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Saturday, 21st January, 2012, 02:28 AM #21
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ø Ignore Steel_WindI don't post in my own review threads, as people should feel entitled to tell me I'm utterly full of crap, vent and have their say unimpeded by anything that I might have to say about it.
But it seems you aren't commenting on the review, rather, you are commenting on Erik Mona's comments -- so that's a different matter.
First, you are wrong: Wizkids has sold their Clix and Mage Knight line in both blind and see through starters, booster packs with 6-8 figures, 4 pack boosters, 2 packs, and one packs over the years.
Right now, they are clearly emphasizing single blind boxes in their Clix lines for reasons of making minis available at an accessible price point to teens.
And yes, Erik Mona is aware of Wizkids history and business practices. To be blunt, he's probably forgotten more about the gaming industry than you'll ever know. Moreover, he's posting in a thread on ENWorld to elucidate, clarify and inform all of us.
Everyone on ENWorld benefits when representatives of game manufacturers post here. Everyone on ENWorld loses out when they choose not to, for fear of getting drawn into a bitch session with cranky fans. You'll notice that it has been a LONG TIME since executives from WotC posted on ENWorld. That is not an accident.
My point: Just because you may disagree with Paizo's business decisions doesn't entitle you to be rude in how you express that displeasure. Don't wreck the place for the rest of us, please.
But if you want this to work ...
As for "working out" -- you did read the part above where the product line just sold out, right?
It may not be working out the way you want it to -- but it appears to be "working out" just fine, thank-you-very-much.
You are all about you; however, the product is not all about you. It's all about the marketplace. And you aren't the marketplace.
Try to be more fair in your criticisms and remember to separate the two.Last edited by Steel_Wind; Saturday, 21st January, 2012 at 02:41 AM.
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Saturday, 21st January, 2012, 03:13 AM #22
We've been posting production images on the blog every Friday for the last two months or so. We'd planned to swap in those images on the main product page this week, but the office was completely shuttered due to Seattle's snow and ice emergency over the last week, so that hasn't happened yet. As someone mentioned, you can see all of the images quite nicely on pathfinderminis.com. We'll get them on our site shortly.
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Saturday, 21st January, 2012, 03:25 AM #23
I was not being rude. What I was is surprised that in response to a review that is given (on a good product, I make no bones about that) that mentions the waste of packing material, and a thread that gets multiple comments on that, that Erik comes here and acts surprised. Unless they never thought to ask WizKids about the packaging at all, they had to have signed off on the design at least once (as it uses Paizo IP in the logo designs). Even he admits it's a big pile, in a way that almost sounds like, "Wow, more than I was expecting." That may not have been his intent, but it sounded like it.
No more than my intent was just to point out that that has been the preferred method pf packing singles for WizKids since day one. Singles. This is not a starter set or theme pack, so the other standard methods of WizKids packing does not apply here. If they still use that much packing on the theme sets when they come out, then we have a whole different conversation to have. But for now it is singles, and using the same packing methods as Clix for no good apparent reason.
Second note on this, single Clix cost more than a single Pathfinder mini because the Clix have multiple moving parts. Yet these are almost the same cost, and I am pretty sure that Pathfinder as a license does not get as much as DC or Marvel. So why the same cost?
And yes, I was aware they sold out. So did the first run of DDM. Long term, however, that model became unsustainable. It was short term profit, but not necessarily long term value, and I do give Paizo credit for trying to build long term value for both the company and its customers. But right now it looks like they are doing the exact same path as DDM, except less minis at a higher cost (as pointed out by others here) and we all know how DDM ended for WotC. Paizo might use similar models, but they overcame D&D/WotC in sales by doing different things with that model. So, why would they follow almost the same path as WotC in minis?
What I am saying is, if they have a different model planned, it would be good to use it sooner than later, because long term now, it looks very iffy.Last edited by OpsKT; Saturday, 21st January, 2012 at 03:52 AM. Reason: spelling
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Saturday, 21st January, 2012, 03:33 AM #24
I don't understand why you are being rude to me when I'm just trying to add additional information.
As Robert has already posted, WizKids has numerous packaging methods, from single boosters to multi-figure blind boosters (in several different formats) to visible sets (in tubes, in flat packs, etc.). When we signed our license with them, the pack-out option on the minis had not been set, and was not a major part of our negotiations in any event.
I agree that a less wasteful packaging solution would be ideal, but at a certain point little toy men made out of oil is already an extravagant waste in the eyes of a lot of people.
My primary concern is that the miniatures look cool, are fairly priced, and represent the Pathfinder brand well. Though they are certainly more expensive than many consumers would want, I think WizKids delivered ably on all three of those issues.
How they package their product, and what formats they use, is more an area of their expertise. It's important to know that it's a big turn-off for people, and it's something we'll be discussing as we move forward with the line, but our general business practice is to partner with established experts in the field, and trust them in their areas of expertise.
Frankly, selling these things one at a time IS a new model, at least for fantasy RPG miniatures. Whether or not it's the best model is for the consumers and the market to decide, and we're still REALLY early in that process to conclude anything definitive. Rest assured that we will always be trying to find better ways to do things, and push prepainted minis in new and exciting directions. The Frost Giant with swappable weapons is one example of this, and there will be plenty more as time goes on.
I'm relatively certain WizKids has thought of all kinds of different distribution methods for miniatures. The product you propose would certainly have a higher price point than the current model, which might result in fewer impulse purchases. I know WizKids has had a lot of luck with the single-minis boosters for HeroClix and various licensed properties, so I assume their interest in using this method for the Pathfinder minis is based on practical market experience. In fact, I know this.
No, we haven't considered this. We have a great relationship with Reaper Miniatures, who make beautiful, finely detailed metal Pathfinder miniatures for those who prefer painting miniatures. I suspect the per-unit cost on an unpainted plastic mini would be comparable to an unpainted metal miniature, but the metal miniature would likely have much finer detail, and would appeal to a market segment that currently exists and is buying miniatures. Games Workshop aside, there is not a proven market for unpainted plastic miniatures to the extent that WizKids (and Paizo) is shooting for with Pathfinder Battles, so I'm afraid this idea is a non-starter.
Well, it's early yet, but I'd say that the line is already working. There are some details that require more fine-tuning (such as the waste issue discussed in Robert's review), but I'm pleased with the quality of the sculpts and the paint jobs, and I think future sets are only going to get better.
In the coming days, we'll be announcing details on the next set and the first Encounter Pack of nonrandom miniatures. The latter will likely appeal to gamers who feel the price on randoms is too expensive (though I also think those customers may be best served buying singles that they want from resellers or their FLGS).
We'll keep trying to improve Pathfinder Battles with every release. So far, while there is definitely room for improvement here and there, I think we're off to a remarkably good start.
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Saturday, 21st January, 2012, 03:50 AM #25
I was not being rude. I fear for the community if the phrase, "Sorry to burst your bubble." is considered being rude. Perhaps the West Coast is the most friendly work environment in the world, but I have had jobs where if they shot down the idea with JUST that phrase, it was a good day.
Trust me, when I'm being rude, people will know. There would also be a lot of in place of my words. I'm not a subtle guy.
Thank you for responding to the other points. At least some other ideas were considered, and the future plans do seem pretty different. Perhaps you will do better than DDM, perhaps not. Perhaps the market for that kind of product is too limited.
No one really knows. Even marketing projections are little more than educated guesses.
I'm just going to ignore this thread now, before I piss some other er off.
See, that's what I mean. Not subtle.Last edited by OpsKT; Saturday, 21st January, 2012 at 03:55 AM.
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Saturday, 21st January, 2012, 04:05 AM #26
Well, two strangers thought you were being rude, so take that for what it's worth. "People I work with are mean" or "you'll know when I'm _really_ being an ass" isn't a great defense, but whatever. If you didn't mean to be offensive, I'm not offended.
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ø Ignore darjrI was skeptical of the single boosters. but I've changed my mind. it's nice to have something in this price range that I can pick up at the store on impulse
Saturday, 21st January, 2012, 05:30 AM #28
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ø Ignore megamaniaAll in all I like these figures.
well painted
well sculpted
well posed
VERY generic choices (but expected as the first set)
packaging...... my issue isn't the single pack or the amount of pack. Its the lack of security. What is keeping certain groups from cherry-picking the rares and leaving the rest for sales?
No dragons? Only the promo one? (awesome as it was but no set dragons?)
basically before I order the next set I need to know if there is variety. Most people here (I may be wrong) were avid collectors of the DDM figures. Do we need Dire rats? More Orcs? 4 Goblins (repaints so really only 2). and in no way,shape or form would I buy these in any way but as a brick through a bulk discount dealer. Cost and security.... cost and security.
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ø Ignore FeeroperI like the fact that Paizo/Wizkids are putting out PF specific minis, and its just nice to have more minis available in general to replace the old D&D minis, but I have a couple issues:
- I bought a couple of the 2 small mini random packs just to test the waters (already picked up the Beginner Box Heroes mini set prior to this) and Ive found these guys do not have very good durability. I dont pack them tight as noted in this review, and they are reasonably secure in a tupperware container with a few of my DDM minis as well. However after about 3 trips with them I now have 2 broken minis - I couldnt understand how this happened!
- Generally I like the minis, but I find them to look too cartooney. I thought they looked cartooney from earlier photos before they were released, and was hoping that it might be different in person, but no. They just feel like they are very much from a cartoon to me, especially when next to the DDM minis. I think it has something to do with the kind of paints used, or at least the tone of the colours. I havent really seen anyone mention this, so maybe it is just me. Does anyone else find them a little too cartooney?
Otherwise though, they are nice sculpts from what I have seen myself so far. I was also a little apalled by the massive amount of waste these suckers produce though (thanks for pointing that part out Steel_Wind, its definetly an important aspect), so Ill likely stay away from them in the future unless they change the quality/cartooney style/packaging, pretty much any combos of those improvements would do alot to get me to be a repeat customer for those minis.
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ø Ignore SammaelActually, the choices are "wide range of miniatures," "cheap," and "non-random" - pick two.
Unfortunately, I think only the "wide range of miniatures" choice is being observed here. I imagine that the price is also higher than DDM because the minis are not manufactured by Paizo but licensed out, i.e. both Paizo and WizKids need to turn out a profit.
Looking at the gallery, these are the minis I'm interested in (so if someone were to post high-res photos of them, it'd be greatly appreciated):
Lizardfolk Champion
Half-Orc Barbarian
Giant Caveweaver Spider
The rest I either have in abundance, or the sculpts/paint jobs don't appeal to me.Last edited by Sammael; Saturday, 21st January, 2012 at 08:16 AM.
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After recording 2 albums for Atlantic Records, the band was dropped by the label, citing lackluster sales. Shannon, along with his bandmates (Brad Divens, Terry Carter, and Jay Abbene) disbanded Wrathchild America only to resurface as Souls At Zero.
Souls At Zero was signed to the now defunct label Energy Records. Their self titled debut album was well received by critics and fans alike. Unfortunately, it doesn't translate into CD sales.
In the meantime, Shannon formed a side project band called MF Pitbulls in which the other members later formed the band Snot. MF Pitbulls' member Jamie Miller later became Souls At Zero's drummer right after Shannon was tapped by Ugly Kid Joe. According to Wrathchild America's/Souls At Zero's former manager Chip Seligman, Shannon was the one who recommended Jamie Miller as his replacement. He later replaced Jamie Miller on the Snot album Strait Up.
Shannon recorded 2 albums with Ugly Kid Joe, and the band was no more. Still a struggling musician, Shannon found himself without a band. As luck would have it, Shannon once again was tapped into another band. This time it was Casey Chaos's Amen. Shannon was referred to Amen by producer Ross Robinson of Slipknot fame. Shannon recorded 2 albums for Amen, before he left the band.
Shannon also recorded the Hard to Swallow album by Vanilla Ice, and Worship and Tribute by Glassjaw.
Shortly after, Shannon got a call from his old friend Sully Erna who wanted him to play drums for his band, Godsmack. Shannon replaced Tommy Stewart and subsequently recorded his first album with Godsmack: Faceless.
On July 1, 1997, Shannon played drums for one gig for Black Sabbath; the final one on the Ozzfest 97 tour. This date was actually a makeup gig for a postponed date earlier in the tour. The regular drummer for that tour (Mike Bordin) could not make the gig due to scheduling conflicts, so Shannon stepped in for this lone gig; he was never intended on being a permanent member of Black Sabbath.
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I have to post in response to the negative comments below. My kids have been at Foothills for three years. I have never seen HS kids all over campus, kinder kids alone, or complete lack of supervision. I am on campus multiple times each week at varying times of day. There are always teachers on the playgrounds and in the cafeteria during hours children are there and there are two seperate playgrounds for younger and older kids. They have begun locking the gates during school hours this year, which has made me very happy. Improvements have occurred with the new principal. There is definitely some room to grow, but this new principal seems to have his work cut out for him after this school has seen dropping scores the previous two years and other details. It is getting better. Foothills certainly encourages parent involvement.
This school has had one of the best community caring environments that I have been in. While there are issues with students' discipline, I hope the new prinicipal will address these areas of concern. This school is making great strides in the areas of reading and is working hard to address the new common core frameworks. For anyone to say that the staff/teachers do not care about student success is ludicrous. Parents need to take an active role in their children's lives and follow through with consequenses when behavior warrants it. Student, Parents, and Teachers should be a team. This school has alot of wonderful attributes, and if everyone works together, it will continue to improve.
My school is.. Pretty good.. I wanted to go to pioneer though, because last year when I was in 6th grade they didn't do anything when I was getting bullied.. then I almost got suspended cause of the bullies.. But this tear im hoping its different cause theres a new principle, Im not a huge fan of the choir teacher Mrs.Burnett.. But who knows.. Maybe ill learn to like her..
This school is okay, and that parent who said there is zero security, a whole lot a other schools in the PUSD have no security, Marshall Ranch Elementary (near ironwood) is worst, a bridge goes from on side of the canal into the school. Anyway, Cactus High is right next to the school, and the only place I see the high schoolers go on campus is either home, picking up a sibling, or talking to one of their 7/8 grade friends. The offic, principal, and school organization is pretty bad though, and this school is cheap. My sons school in LA Unified (one of the poorest in the U.S) could afford more than this school. Something happened to this school, my son said the principal said this school used to have 1100 students. You can send your kids to this school, only thing to worry about is your kids personality, since the kids here are "semi-friendly", and if your kid has a bad personality they will be bullied, which is rare at this school, so is fights, but both have been growing in the junior high areas after this one 8th grade girl came, which I think her parents wrote the review below, and all the kids say she started drama that literally spread as far as 5th grade.
This is by far the worst school our child has ever attended. For starters, there is ZERO security, no monitoring of visitors, no staff whatsoever before or after school. There are up to eighth graders mixed in with as young as second graders with no supervision before or after school. ANYONE can walk on campus and pick up your kid. Then there are high schoolers walking all over the campus right after school. We have witnessed older kids bullying little ones, a kid left at the kindergarten playground alone after the bell rang with the gardening staff (no teacher in sight), and much more. We walk our child to the classroom door in the am and walk in to pick her up after school and pray that she is safe in between. We addressed our concerns with the VP, and saw more staff for a few weeks, then things went back to "normal". We also placed a call to the Admin staff with another concern, and never received a call back from the principal as we were promised. We are working on getting our child placed elsewhere. Do not send your kids here.
awful principal & most teachers are very mean to the kids. My kids went there for 5 years 4 of those years had zero problems then the principal came. its been a while since we left & Im so so glad we did I know people who still go there but will not for long.
This is an excellent school. Because this is the "performing arts" school in the district, the junior high has the opportunity to be involved in real dance instruction, choreography & performance. The dance teacher is one of those utterly amazing women on this Earth who changes lives. My daughters get dance as a regular class during the day & are graded on such things as their performance etiquette & whether they spot when doing triple pirouettes! But its not just that. The office staff are friendly and knowledgeable, the principal is actively involved and upbeat. They have plenty of ways to get involved and support their community. The 6th - 8th grade teachers are excellent. Creative, ambitious, understanding, thoughtful, and so many of them are like those amazing teachers we have had once in awhile & will always remember! Sad that the great tech teacher left this year and no so impressed with the replacement, hopefully the staff will rub off on him. I feel so very blessed that I found this school and now am looking to move into the neighborhood so we will be in district. -- a very concerned and involved mother of 4 girls.
I posted the 24th of January review and I am back because so much has changed in the past few months. My husband and i are extremely disappointed in this school. First of all my daughter who was so optimistic and has always loved school is now very unhappy. There are a group of kids who have been bullying her. It does not just end at school but continues on the net..I have found mean messages on facebook from these kids who are going out of their way to make her miserable. I have approached her teacher is doing her best to resolve the situation but they only stop for a few days then carry on again. I have brought it to the attention of the principals who told me they would not tolerate this. However it seems nothing has changed despite the fact that I have gone numerous times to complain as well as email my concern. I now have a daughter who absolutely hates going to school. We have decided to move our children for the new school year.
I am very displeased with Foothills. The principal is a retired employee who continues to be hired back each year. She acts like she is retired and provides no leadership to the faculty and staff. The 7th and 8th grade team is very weak except for the 8th grade math teacher. They have little concern for student success and treat students like a number in the system. Many of them sit at their computers during class and allow the students "free time" instead of teaching the curriculum. The principal has admitted awareness of the situation but takes no corrective action. Beware of this school!
Foothills is an excellent school with a great staff and amazing arts integration program. I highly recommend Foothills to anyone looking for a new school for their child.
My child was in pre-school at foothills in 2007, a kindergartener in 2008 and going into first grade this August. This school is wonderful! Great teachers, office staff, principle, PTO and our librarian is wonderful!!
I went to Foothills for 8 years, and my kids go there now. (4th grade & twins in preschool). I loved it, and they love it also. The teachers and staff are excellent, and welcome positive parent involvement. It is nice to know that if anything the school has gotten better with time, and my kids have a great school to call home.
I really liked Foothills the moment I was able to go on campus with my daughter, sign in as a visitor, and head over to the classroom unannounced. From beginning to end we were welcomed with kindness and smiles. The Kindergarten teacher that was present that day just happens to be the teacher my daughter was assigned to, and she is outstanding on paper but this education, and experience shines through the children's happiness. My daughter is always excited to go to school and when the day ends she talks about her day with Mrs. Stefan non-stop. I've worked with both my kids learning ABC', numbers, writing and spelling at an early age; however, the interaction and different learning centers in the class really gets the kids to retain what is being taught. The teachers have personal emails and will allow parents in as often as possible to help!
Both of my children have attended Foothills for the seventh and eight grade. We chose Foothills because of the Fine Arts Institute, but also because of the academics. My children have excelled in their academic classes and been allowed to participate in visual arts and dance. The teachers and administrators have always been helpful and accessible if I had a concern. My children have had a wonderful experience at Foothills and are glad they had the opportunity to attend.
I have heard many good things regarding the Arts Program available at Footshills Elemantary School. I am very interested in finding out more info on the school and what it has to offer.
I am pleased with Foothills Elementary. The academic programs are wonderful whether your child is excelling or not. I have 3 children at different grade levels. Parent involvement is greatly appreciated and welcomed at Foothills.Now that my children are getting older they have taken advantage of Foothills' Band Program and their Strings class as well.
This school has the best K-3 grade teachers. They are patient, caring and very dedicated to their profession. I have had 2 children through this school and now have moved to another peoria district, but had nothing but positive experience with both staff and administration. This school also has excelled in the arts program and should be commended for trying to enhance the curriculm.
The principal, teachers and office staff do not communicate well. I have received several calls asking why my son was not in school when he was suspended from school. I received a call from the office on another occasion informing me that my daughter was not in school. The office staff and the teacher had failed to follow procedure when a child is tardy. Rather that have her wait for a pass, the office told her to go to class and the teacher did not call to ask why she did not have a pass. Her presence was not reported to the attendance clerk. They caused unnecessary panic by not following their own rules.
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For starters, I've learned that putting other author's names on your books is a simple and much appreciated way of promoting other authors. Why would you do that? Well, because people believe what they read, and if another author writes a positive review about your book, readers will believe that the book is good. Also, using other writers to edit and including them on the cover is another way to promote other authors.
I have experienced this first hand. Published author, Dory Maust, author of Blood Stained and the Benn Mac series liked my book Killing the Giants so much that she invited me to join her editing team with the promise of putting my name on the jacket as editor of her current project, Letters to the Savior.
I mean, Wow! That was incredibly flattering and a marketing blitz for both of us. You see, her main character in the Benn Mac series is…your not going to believe this…Jeff Bennington (that's me). In return, I have put her name and information on the cover of Killing the Giants. You can learn more about Dory, our books, and how all that came together at www.dorymaust.com. See, that is how you network and promote other authors. It's kind of like the old adage, what goes around comes around, or you get what you give. Not that I want to over do the cliché thing, but I think you get the point.
But wait there's more! There are other great ways to network and market that are cheap and easy. But to keep this short, I'll just post some links here that you can go to for free, accessible marketing. Also, never forget the value of public libraries, your alumni association, press releases, bookstores, and your local newspaper. Your contacts with these folks are absolutely invaluable. Finally, note how I use my email signature at the end of this blog. Trust me, people will look at your site just by including it in all your emails.
· Free web hosting - www.Yola.com (used to be synthasite.com)
· Free Promotional videos - www.animoto.com (look at my web page. It's fun and easy.)
· Free networking… Facebook.com, myspace.com, & Authors Promoting Authors.
To see how I use these tools, you can friend me on Facebook or better yet, go to my webpage, www.chasingthegiants.com. Happy Networking!
Jeff Bennington
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Great ideas Jeff ... my book is with my editor now and will be available in about a year. I've been reading everything and anything I can to find marketing ideas.
My editor is also published so I will have to make this suggestion to her!
Can't wait to read your book, it's been added to the long list I am building!
good wishes of great success heading your way
Janet Beaver, author of Why Don't They Come With Instructions?
www.jbeaverbooks.comNice post.
I hadn't heard of www.animoto.com before, it looks like a great resource.
I would really like to see posts on suggestions of finding a lit agent. I think that is much needed. I know sites exist where critques are done but I think if you featured them on APA it would have more of a community feel.
What does everyone think?This post makes excellent points. So often, we forget the old credo 'It Takes a Village.' But that adage is true in so many ways, especially for promoting your work.
I know I personally have to get over my fears of 'sounding pushy' and of letting people get to know me online. I"m such a face-to-face person, I'd have no issue speaking in front of a hundred people, but allowing anyone to know me online makes me nervous.
Your point on free marketing is very valid. We are in such a lucky time in publishing history, where the world is literally at our fingertips. We merely need to push the correct buttons.
I know I will grab a copy of your book, Jeff, and I have already become one of your fans on Facebook. Well done and congrats!
D. VonThaer
www.dvonthaer.comIn keeping with what you just advised I think you and my father Thor Duffin could be a valuable team. He is a new political thriller writer who has just authored "The Jefferson Project". We are actually in the process of trying to find reviews that are not just from friends and friends of friends. We need either other author reviews or reviews from reviewers. I could use your help in this task.
Here's what I can offer you. If we swap books and you write a review that we can put on the back of my dad's novel, I'll name drop you and your book in all the blog comments I'm popping up on.
It actually works to my favor because If I'm trying to be subtle and just mentioning one book....my motives are suspect, but if I mention two unrelated books and authors my opinion gets extra credibility.
I already helped you both out with a comment I left on your review of Glenn Becks book.
Thank you for any consideration here.- Anonymous9/17/2010
Nevada Country Girl,
That sounds like a great idea! You can email me direct at firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll swap address information. And I'd be glad to help mention your Dad's book in the plethora of Amazon discussions that enter into, which by the way, is another great marketing method. However, it's no good on Amazon if you're not in print or on Kindle, because you have to leave a link!
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Jeff Bennington


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Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones | |
(L to R) Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck, Jeff Coffin, and Futureman
Background information | |
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
Genres | Jazz fusion, post-bop, progressive bluegrass, funk, funk rock, jam band, folk rock, world fusion |
Years active | 1988–2012 (Indefinite Hiatus) |
Labels | Warner Bros. Columbia/Sony BMG |
Website | www.flecktones.com |
Members | Béla Fleck Victor Wooten Future Man Howard Levy |
Past members | Jeff Coffin |
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones is a primarily instrumental group from the United States, that draws equally on bluegrass, fusion and post-bop, sometimes dubbed "blu-bop". The band formed in 1988, initially to perform once on the PBS series Lonesome Pine Specials. Its members are prominent virtuosos at their respective instruments. The Flecktones have toured extensively since then, often playing over 200 concerts per year. Each of the current members of the quartet has released at least one solo album. The band's name is a play on the name of the 1960s rock band Dick Dale and the Del-Tones.
Frontman Béla Fleck plays acoustic and electric banjos, mixing a bluegrass and folk sound into a modern improvisational style. Fleck has received Grammy nominations for performances in the jazz, bluegrass, pop, spoken word, contemporary Christian, gospel, classical, and country categories—more categories than any other musician.[1]
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones use bluegrass, fusion of jazz, or anything else that catches their interest. They leave their music open to inspiration and have recently been incorporating a lot of African instruments. Because of the great variety in music Fleck has been nominated for awards in jazz, bluegrass, pop, spoken word, contemporary Christian, gospel, classical, and country categories. Some Grammy awards include the 1995 Best Country Instrumental performance, 1996 Best Pop Instrumental performance, 1998 Best Instrumental Composition, 2000 Best contemporary Jazz Album, 2001 Best Instrumental Arrangement, 2006 Best Contemporary Jazz Album, and 2008 Best Pop Instrumental Album. Because they adopt so many musical styles it is hard to place Bela Fleck and the Flecktones into a single musical category and just as their music is diverse, so is their audience.
Brothers Victor Wooten and Roy "Future Man" Wooten form the rhythm section. Victor Wooten is widely lauded in jazz and bass-playing circles for his sometimes hyperkinetic slap and pop technique on bass guitar, and many[who?] consider him the leading bass virtuoso in music today. Futureman – the group's percussionist created the "drumitar" (a modified SynthAxe rigged to play percussion samples instead of a synthesizer), which is his innovation and contribution to the music.
Membership in the Flecktones has changed little since the band released its eponymous first album. Harmonica and keyboard player Howard Levy appeared on the Flecktones' first three albums. After Levy's departure, Fleck and the Wooten Brothers regrouped on the album Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the title a reference to Ken Kesey's novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Saxophonist Jeff Coffin joined the band beginning with the album Left of Cool.
The band went on an amicable year-long hiatus throughout 2005, during which the individual members toured frequently in other configurations. The Flecktones were active and touring again in 2006.
Victor Wooten was also a judge for the 4th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.[2]
On September 30, 2008, the band released Jingle All the Way, their holiday album. It received critical praise as well as one Grammy Award and one nomination in 2009.
Bela Fleck's motivation for going to Africa was to discover the origins of the banjo, an African instrument. He wanted to break down the stereotype that it is a white man's instrument/music. He was also trying to discover the original banjo prototype there. Released in 2009, Throw Down Your Heart is a film about Bela Fleck's travels to Africa to explore the roots of the banjo and to record an album with African musicians. While in Africa Fleck travelled through Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali where he "overcame cultural and language obstacles through music".[3]
The Flecktones toured in 2010 with founding member and harmonica player Howard Levy for the first time in 18 years under the moniker "Béla Fleck and the Original Flecktones". The band returned to touring with Coffin for their holiday tour.[4]
In 2011, a new album, titled Rocket Science, was released. It is an album of new material with the original Flecktones lineup, as Coffin is now playing full-time with the Dave Matthews Band. The song "Life in Eleven" won Best Instrumental Composition at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.
Title | Year | Label | ||
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones | 1990 | Warner Bros. | ||
Flight of the Cosmic Hippo | 1991 | Warner Bros. | ||
UFO Tofu | 1992 | Warner Bros. | ||
Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 1993 | Warner Bros. | ||
Live Art | 1996 | Warner Bros. | ||
Left of Cool | 1998 | Warner Bros. | ||
Greatest Hits of the 20th Century | 1999 | Warner Bros. | ||
Outbound | 2000 | Columbia | ||
Live at the Quick | 2002 | Columbia | ||
Little Worlds | 2003 | Columbia | ||
Ten From Little Worlds | 2003 | Columbia | ||
The Hidden Land | 2006 | Sony | ||
Jingle All the Way | 2008 | Rounder | ||
Rocket Science | 2011 | eOne Records |
- Live at the Quick (2002)
- Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (1991)
Grammy Awards[edit]
- 1997
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance, "The Sinister Minister"
- 2001
- 2007
- Best Contemporary Jazz Album, The Hidden Land
- 2009
- 2012
- Best Instrumental Composition, Life in Eleven by Béla Fleck and Howard Levy
- ^ "Béla Fleck - Official Website". Belafleck.com. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ "Independent Music Awards". Independent Music Awards. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ Paladino, Sascha. "synopsis of the film." Thrown Down Your Heart. Available from http://www.throwdownyourheart.com/. Internet; accessed 8 December 2009
- ^ "The ORIGINAL Flecktones are back! van Béla Fleck and the Flecktones op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
External links[edit]
This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelines. (October 2012) |
- Official band web site
- Béla Fleck's web site
- Victor Wooten's web site
- Future Man's web site
- Another Future Man web site
- Howard Levy's web site
- Jeff Coffin's web site
- Bela Fleck Interview with Jarrod Dicker (Nov2009)
- Béla Fleck and the Flecktones collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- Jazz fusion ensembles
- Post-bop ensembles
- American jazz ensembles
- American bluegrass music groups
- American folk rock groups
- American folk musical groups
- American funk musical groups
- Funk rock musical groups
- Jam bands
- Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee
- Grammy Award-winning artists
- Musical groups established in 1988


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Meanwhile, Trujillo also has tried to drum up support for a leveraged buyout of Sprint. Private equity firms like KKR and Blackstone favor LBO's which uses leverage to purchase a company for as little money down as possible, financing the balance from money raised from selling off non-essential components and using cash flow from operations. The major part of an LBO is getting a source of cheap financing and according to Tom Taulli, an M&A consultant, financing is currently cheap. But that doesn't mean that a deal will get done. Taulli points out that there haven't been many $10 billion plus LBOs lately.
While Deitsche Telekom refused to comment on the story, the company is allegedly open to a sale of all or part of its U.S assets including T-Mobile, and would prefer to invest in its European operations. A person with inside knowledge says that Deutsche Telekom's board has not discussed a sale of T-Mobile to any private equity firm.
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1. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 4579; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Sol Trujillo use cunning smile. :D
2. phonearenasucks (banned) (Posts: 1; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
Whenever I hear trujillo, I remember "In the time of butterflies" both the movie and the book. Nice movie sad ending. RIP Minerva, Maria, Patria !
3. rockstarlive (Posts: 307; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
This might actually work....
4. snowgator (Posts: 3149; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Wait a minute.... Aren't private equity firms supposed to be evil, money suction hatchet companies?
Huh... Maybe we have been harsh....
5. richardyarrell2011 (banned) (Posts: 510; Member since: 16 Mar 2011)
This ain't getting no place...
6. som (Posts: 768; Member since: 10 Nov 2009)
T-Mobile is trying to chase away it customers with Galaxy S3 $200 down and $20/month for 20 month on the phone. It is very outrageous offered by T-Mobile.
7. remixfa (Posts: 13901; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
horribly outrageous!! especially when you pair it with that super expensive $60 unlimited Talk text and web plan!!!
how dare they!
you do realize thats the best deal going on all the major carriers right?? lol
8. Jphones (Posts: 230; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
just stick to not commenting
9. johnbftl (Posts: 160; Member since: 09 Jun 2012)
This would be WAY worse than the AT&T purchase option. If a private equity company bought T-Mobile, they would more than likely sell off the spectrum to the highest bidders, so Verizon and AT&T, and dump off the customer base regionally to companies like C-Spire and U.S. Cellular leaving T-Mobile customers with less network coverage, slower data and lower customer satisfaction. This will be worse than the Alltel debacle. Anyone that was switched from Alltel to Verizon or AT&T or worked for one of those companies during the acquisitions knows what I'm taking about. It was hell for everyone. At least let Sprint take them over if they are intent on selling. At least they could handle the merger, I hope. Maybe they learned their lesson with Nextel.
10. lsutigers (Posts: 611; Member since: 08 Mar 2009)
I don't think Sprint will consider T-Mobile anytime soon, they have bigger fish to fry, so to speak. They are in the middle of a multi-year, multi-billion dollar network re-build. Once Network Vision is complete, then maybe, Sprint can worry about acquiring T-Mobile, but even then, all they would want is the spectrum and customers which would lead to a lot of layoffs in the consolidation process and Sprint is not in desperate need of spectrum right now. Sprint's latest report shows healthy gains, they lost money mainly because of the iDEN decommissioning but they are adding customers and selling iPhones which is more than T-Mobile can say at this time. I really hope T-Mobile stays afloat and DT invests the money to upgrade to LTE as planned. They just need to give customers what they want and that is fast data and better coverage, exactly what Sprint is doing and it seems to be working for them.
11. Jeradiah3 (Posts: 925; Member since: 11 Feb 2010)
ALL OF THIS wouldve been avoided if AT&T bought out Tmobile in the first place!!! Theyre right, the spectrum is worth more than the customer base SOOOOOO why not send them to the only company that is similar when it comes to technology???
The US Justice Dept got pressured by Sprint and other "smaller" companies to step in and avoid this merger...................NOW they look stupid by liatening to them in the first place. Dan Hesse should be more concerned about trying to make a profit with the iPhone instead whinning about sometihng that has nothing to do with him
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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley hasn't officially said she's running for re-election, but her campaign this week reported having $2 million cash on hand. She raised a quarter of that just in the last three months – much of it from out-of-state donors.
Winthrop Political Scientist Scott Huffmon says Haley is leveraging her national profile to position herself for a rematch of the 2010 race in which she narrowly beat Democratic State Senator Vincent Sheheen.


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hey Kaitlin hows it goin'. terrific? awsome? ama'ing? Ever notice how Gen-y kids put an
apostrophe in words like important? "impor'a(nt)" Finally figured out it is imitation of the annoying briitish announcers and things creeping in. Speaking of..Great advice on flip-flops, but they did not "transpire into". How about 'Morphed"? its slang-y too but something which transpires, just plain happened. Any other grammar/semantics/vocabulary curmudgeons out there? Great advice tho'..right on about the clothes. And if a boomer ever has authority fat chance--flipp-ers just make me uncomfortaable! Like is she going to fall down? stub toe?get it caught under something?


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As universal as they are, the frustration of the "Why" questions is that most of them will never be answered this side of heaven. We don't ask those questions lightly, and we really do expect answers. But they just don't come.
When you start asking the "How" questions, that will be a good sign that you are making good progress. How questions spark action, rather than mere contemplation. They invite help from God and from others.
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In case you missed the premiere last Sunday, Breaking Bows and Arrows is airing again tonight at 11PM Eastern/8PM Pacific. This winner of the United Nations Media Peace award follows the reconciliation ceremony of bitter rivals in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea as they finally make peace. Check out the promo for this program here.
Also, be sure to catch the premiere of Music, Sound and the Sacred featuring Rev. Alan Jones and Grammy Award-winning-singer Joanne Shenandoah this Sunday at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific.


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Anacapa Island's oceanfront overlooks, throngs of wildlife, and a picture-perfect lighthouse highlight this classic 2.5-mile loop in Channel Islands National Park.
Squeeze this 4.3-mile dayhike in before the ferry departs for the mainland. Highlights: super rare pine trees and breezy views of the mighty Pacific.
Climb a rugged mountain spineâand cruise wide-open bison territoryâon this 5.6-mile section of the Trans Catalina Trail that joins two of the islandâs best beaches.
This 8.3-mile lollipop loop quickly ascends 2,500 feet into the coastal hills; bring your camera to capture striking above-the-fog seascapes.
Look for banana slugs, newts, and canyon tree frogs on this 2.5-mile hike to Tangerine Falls, the largest cascade in the Santa Barbara frontcountry.
Cruise through oak-filled canyon country and shrubland meadows to overlooks of the Channel Islands, city lights, and the Pacific coast on this 7-mile out-and-back.
Delve deep into the Santa Ynez Mountains on this 4.7-mile, creek-hopping, canyon traverse to rock climbing walls and a hang glider launch pad.
Marvel at Pacific coast views, tree-lined canyons, snowy peaks and tumbling waterfalls on this 7.5-mile highlight reel of Santa Barbara's frontcountry.
Hike or run past oak forests, vernal pools, rock climbing walls, and fields of chaparral on this 9-mile out-and-back to the Santa Ynez Ridge.
Don't forget to pack a swimsuit: This 2.4-mile out-and-back leads to a multi-tiered cascade with sandstone swimming holes and views of the Santa Ynez Mountains.
Pacific Crest Trail: CA Section 11


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Hong Kong, Distance from city centre: 14.9km
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- " very bad hostel. "
- 01 Feb 2014 Amit
- " we booked a 4 person private and one of the beds was just a mattress on the ground! they should specify that before you book. the staff was very unhelpful, and we were locked out of the building one night with no way to get in. "
- 06 Aug 2013 Jacqueline USA
- " The hostel is a very nice hostels with clean rooms and good equipment. The hostel is close to metro station and not far from city center. We were too people and we really enjoyed the stay there. The only problem is that they onlyhave one bathroom for the 6 bed dorm and a private double bedroom. So sometimes you have to wait. But it was no problem. The staff are helpful and friendly. Good place to explore Hongkong. "
- 04 Apr 2013 Anonymous Germany