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This one is a little harder to explain. It basically connects the main overhang in the middle of the Main Face with Balance Climbs # 1, 2, and 3. The belay point would be where those three routes end at the Army Cable route (5.0) that runs up the face. The main reason I noted it here is that it's a good one to use to link routes up to practice multi pitch on. It's easy climbing but it does run out quite a bit at the top before you can get a final piece of pro in to belay from.
It starts about halfway up the Army cable route that angles up the middle of the main face. If you hit the cable from Army Routes 1, 2, or 3 then you are in about the right spot. Aim for the left side of the main overhang. As you get to the top you'll have to shoot thru some vegetation and then find a spot to belay from. If you rappel down to the cable route again you'll have to leave some gear unless you trust the little tree that is under the overhang. You could find your way off left if you keep following the headwall or you can pick a spot on the headwall or the overhang to finish it out and top out on the Main Face.
I believe there is one bolt at the start and then after that I placed one nut under a flake and then the route runs out a ways to the top under the overhang. Set up a belay with some slings or cams.


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VA-Pittsburgh Special Screening IV (Rescheduled)
A special, on-site screening of miscellaneous federal property is being conducted by the GSA Personal Property Management division on March 5-6, 2014, starting at 10:00 am EST (each day) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VA-Pittsburgh) at 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206.
Items will include office and hospital equipment & furniture, file cabinets, carts, lockers, automotive maintenance equipment, shelving, display cases, printers, monitors, hospital beds & lifts, exam tables, artwork, TV's, building materials & maintenance equipment (nuts, bolts, lighting equipment), medical analyzers, and others.
This screening is open to Federal & Military agencies on March 5, 2014, and State Agencies for Surplus Property (SASP) and affiliates on March 6, 2014. Agencies must have a respective Activity Address Codes (AAC's) for civilian agencies or Department of Defense Activity Address Codes (DoDAAC's) for military agencies to participate or be affiliated with an SASP.
GSA will be in communication with the VA-Pittsburgh to approve all Federal Transfers (Standard Form 122) and State Transfers (Standard Form 123). Agencies have 15 calendar days to remove property after the screening dates. For information on the process contact GSA-Area Property Officer, Robert Kitsock, at email@example.com or phone at 717-580-5303. For information on the inventory and the "day-of" site tour, contact VA-Pittsburgh representative, John Scott, at firstname.lastname@example.com or phone at 412-216-9071.
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Fully furnished home with eat-in kitchen that has all appliances
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and cookware for 10 people.
Our private, heated pool is enjoyable with the pool toys we provide
for our special guests, the children (of all ages).
The split floor plan of the house provides privacy for the four
bedrooms, and gathering places in the Family room, Living room and
Kitchen area.
The Master Bedroom with Queen size bed has ensuite with his and hers sinks, garden bath and separate shower. Two other bedrooms have double size beds, and the forth bedroom has two twin size beds. There is a bed
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To complete the pleasure of your stay we have a game table, board
games and video movies, two TV's,Stereo w/CD Player, Air
Conditioning and ceiling fans.
The pool side furniture is in the lanai area, for sun tanning, and
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The garden patio is equiped with full size gas BBQ for total outdoor
Maid service at the end of your stay, and pool heat is included in
the price.
If your require Crib and High Chair, please request at time of
booking. These will be provided at no charge. We have two baby
strollers available as well.
activities and attractions in Disney Area Central Florida
Located only 5 miles from Disney World Parks, and Celebration, a
little further from Universal Studios, Sea World, Gatorland and
excellent shows like Arabian Nights, Medieval Times, Murder Mystery
to name a few. Many fine restuarants, and other activities are also
very close by, including excellent golf courses, mini-golf courses,
water parks, helicopter rides and horseback riding.
One hours drive east will take you to Daytona, a little further to
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
A hardy annual: the obligatory garden-in-the-snow picture
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- petoskystone said...
A lovely picture it is. The Connecticut Valley doesn't have a flake of snow this February :(
- February 5, 2012 at 2:45 PM
- Nigel Summerley said...
Yes, I'll always remember Rory eating his first snow... a magical moment.
- February 5, 2012 at 3:09 PM
- Céline said...
Here at botanic bay, it snowed some 10 cm of white fluff - turned to skiddy ice with the temperature ! So I pot around in the house. Come and have a look ! Do you like indoor gardening ?
- February 5, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- Alison said...
It is pretty when it first comes down, but unfortunately, it then gets ugly fast! Like you, I dislike the disruption it causes, not to mention the difficulty with driving.
- February 5, 2012 at 4:15 PM
- Susan in the Pink hat said...
Snow in London! It seems like it's rarer and rarer. And Cedar City can get a LOT of snow. The only time I've ever pulled off the road for the night because it was snowing too heavily was in Cedar City.
- February 5, 2012 at 4:24 PM
- Lucy said...
Hurray for the picture of the garden. Hurray for snow.
(Except we don't have any where I live!)
I did part of my growing up in London. Because I remember one year of deep snow and great long ice-slides in the playground, I've tended to have the impression we had it a lot. But maybe we didn't. Or maybe I've lived through a range of climatic changes and am really ever so, ever so old. (Probably that's it!)
- February 5, 2012 at 4:44 PM
- Lancashire rose said...
I'm with you Victoria. Your garden looks very pretty with its winter dusting. I think it snowed once when I was growing up. Everything was at a standstill but they didn't let us take the day off school. Snow really improves the winter garden as does rime. We seldom see it here but it has happened a few times and I am just like a child. Me, who spent 12 years in Montreal. Now that is snow.
- February 5, 2012 at 7:55 PM
- Mark and Gaz said...
Snow in the south east in the past 24 hours is the current hot topic amongst gardeners. The west seems to have wholly escaped, getting just rain instead. I would have preferred rain over snow anytime but hey, at least it looks pretty.
And it's only pretty for a shot while. The longer it hangs around the faster its charm goes (for me anyway). Btw, lovely photo, the garden looks lovely with the white dusting :)
- February 5, 2012 at 9:20 PM
- Gardeningbren said...
The snow gives the garden a whole different dimension doesn't it. The four season landscape is a good thing, really ;-). Glad you shared secretly liking it as we Canajans kinda take it in stride.
- February 5, 2012 at 9:21 PM
- Denise said...
Just read in the online New York Times of record cold temps in Europe, including Rome, then immediately wondered if Victoria has mentioned it in her blog yet -- yes, indeed, and with a wonderful story and photo. What charming synchronicity.
- February 6, 2012 at 2:03 AM
- James Golden said...
Talk about climate change ... have you read Doris Lessing's Mara and Dann? It puts our little climatic aberration into a larger perspective.
- February 6, 2012 at 3:21 AM
- benton said...
Nice post Lawn .
- February 20, 2012 at 11:09 AM


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Jury selection began this week in Newark in the latest federal trial of a former state and federal prosecutor accused of operating his New Jersey law firm as a racketeering enterprise.
Paul W. Bergrin, 57, a once-prominent defense attorney, faces 26 counts including murder and drug trafficking. He is accused of selling large quantities of cocaine in an operation he is accused of running from his Newark law firm and conspiring with others, including a fellow New Jersey lawyer, to murder a witness against a client in 2008, the Record recounts. The Associated Press also has a story.
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LIMA — Thomas Fielding, DMus., one of the first young musicians to audition for a Ronald W. Richards music scholarship, returns to Lima on Sunday to open the 2013-14 Ronald W. Richards Series at Lima Trinity United Methodist Church.
This concert marks the 28th year Trinity has sponsored the series to Lima area music enthusiasts. Funding has been made possible through the generosity of church members and interested residents and businesses of the area.
Beginning at 3 p.m., the concert is open to the public. A free will offering will be received to assist with music scholarships for students who intend to make teaching music a career following college graduation.
The Lima Kiwanis Club, of which Richards was an active member, with the assistance of Clarence Brown and a select committee, choose the winners each year.
Richards directed the Lima Public Schools Music program from 1957-1978 and was in charge of Trinity's music program from 1957 to the year of his death in 1986.
The Lima Area Guild of Organists, along with Fielding, will also host a workshop from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at Trinity. Additional information about the workshop can be obtained from Cathryn Nihiser, 419-222-3397, Dean of the AGO.
Organist and composer Fielding is director of music and liturgy for St. Augustine Cathedral, Kalamazoo, Mich., and is a graduate of the Indiana University Jacob's School of Music. He has taken first prize in the national Arthur Poister and San Marino performance competitions, won several national composition prizes, been the recipients of several full-tuition scholarship awards at IU and as an undergraduate, won several music prizes offered by his alma mater Valparaiso University. He was for four years the Dean of the Central North Carolina Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
As an active and commissioned composer, Fielding is published with the Choristers' Guild, EC Schirmer and Boosey & Hawkes. His works have been performed by soloists, choirs and orchestras in the United States, England, France, Canada and Korea and have been broadcast of National Public Radio. The first commercial recording of his prize-winning piece "Behold the Dark and Bitter Night" has been released on the Gothic label.


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The Orpheum Theatre was located in the downtown section of Neosho on South Wood at West Harmony Street.
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Robert Boller was the architect of a 1953 remodeling of the Orpheum. The project included removing the stage and installing a CinemaScope screen. Boxoffice of January 6, 1954, said that the auditorium's capacity had been increased by 25 seats as a result of the project.
Here's a link to an illustrated trade article about the wide screen installation: boxoffice
Todd G. Higdon's reminiscence about the Orpheum Theatre in the Neosho Daily News of March 7 this year says that the last movie he recalls seeing there was Moonstruck in 1988, so the house lasted at least that long. The Orpheum has since been demolished. There is a photo of the Orpheum on this Facebook page, with a 1951 movie on the marquee.
The Orpheum was advertising in the August 30, 1921, issue of the Neosho Daily Democrat, so it was in operation at least that early. A comment on this page of a Neosho community forum says that the Orpheum was built as an opera house. The 1906-1907 edition of Julius Cahn's guide lists the Neosho Opera House as a 600-seat theater, but fails to mention if it was on the ground floor or not. Quite possibly this was the house that became the Orpheum, though if so it was a rather plain building for even a small town opera house, unless the facade had been remodeled before that 1951 photo was taken.
Other comments in the forum say that there were once theaters on all four sides of the town square in Neosho, including one called the Lux on the south side and one called the Bandbox on the west side.
I found a 1913 reference to a house in Neosho called the Lyric. One early movie house in Neosho was opened around 1907-1908 by A. V. Cauger, later the founder of the Kansas City Slide Company, one of Walt Disney's early employers.
This web page, Neosho and High School, is from a memoir by Russel R. Windes, who became an usher at the Orpheum Theatre about 1944 at the age of fourteen. There are quite a few paragraphs about the operation of the theater, including a couple of funny anecdotes worth reading. Windes names the other two theaters operating in Neosho during the war years as the Carmar, named for owner Hugh Gardner's daughters, Carolyn and Marilyn, and the Photosho. I don't know if Photosho was an AKA for the Lux or Bandbox or not, but the Carmar shows up in this vintage photo showing the east side of the square, ca.1943.
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on Mar 30, 2009 at 2:47 pm
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From: Troy Galloway
Subject: Worst day of my life
The worst day of my life was when I got that pink slip. I expected to work in the steel mill until the day I retired, and then suddenly my job and my livelihood were gone.
Then in 2006 a wind turbine company opened two plants near my home in Hollsopple, Pennsylvania. Today, I build the blades for wind turbines that are powering parts of America with clean electricity.
A clean energy job saved my family and me, and many more in my community. But with the current economic mess, even some of my smartest and hardest-working friends here are still struggling as I know millions of Americans are.
That's why I am asking you for help.
We need millions more green jobs like the one that saved me all across the nation. And those jobs will only be available if our leaders in Washington take bold steps.
Please sign the petition to our leaders here:
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"Congress must support bold national policies this year to transition to a clean energy economy and help solve the climate crisis. We urge you to cap carbon pollution to help create the jobs and businesses that will Repower America."
I'm hearing some talk on TV about how we can't afford to deal with the climate crisis and the economic crisis at the same time. Well, my experience shows we can't afford not to. The green jobs that reduce carbon pollution are this country's ticket out of a deep economic rut.
I hear that we lost half a million jobs last month. Imagine if those laid-off workers could turn in their pink slips for jobs in wind, solar, clean cars and green technology.
Well, our leaders in Washington have an opportunity to deliver green jobs like these to cities and towns all across America.
Send them a message today:
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i know where this is going. i think the city should expect the businesses to fund any kind of work to prevent the rising sea levels flooding the community. it should not end up people paying to protect these business entities like google and microsoft. we have to stop the corporate welfare jsut because they are powerful and have too much money.


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This is a research study to look at vitamin D deficiency (low levels) in men and women with HIV. As part of your regular medical care, you will be screened for vitamin D deficiency. If your levels are low, and you choose to start using vitamin D supplements, the investigators would like to take some blood before and after you start using vitamin D to see how this affects your levels of HIV, T cells, cholesterol, and other blood levels. The investigators will provide you with vitamin D supplements for the first 24 weeks (6 months) of the study. If you and your physician decide that you should continue taking vitamin D supplements after that time, you will be responsible for purchasing your own vitamin D supplements.
Vitamin D Deficiency
Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Vitamin D, Immune Activation, and Metabolic Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy
- To assess the success rate of a standard, 12-week, vitamin D supplementation regimen in achieving a 25(OH) D levels>30ng/mL in virologically-suppressed, vitamin D-depleted, HIV-infected subjects [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To assess changes in levels of fasting glucose, insulin, and insulin resistance (as measured by HOMA-IR) following vitamin D supplementation in virologically-suppressed, HIV-infected subjects with baseline 25(OH) D levels<30ng/mL [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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|January 2012
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|June 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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- HIV-positive men and women age 18 and older.
- HIV-1 RNA documented to be < 200 copies/mL on their current ART regimen, with supporting viral load documentation in the 24 weeks prior to study entry.
- Subjects must receive primary HIV care at the UCLA CARE center.
- Subjects must be undergoing screening for vitamin D deficiency by their primary care provider at the time of study entry, or have undergone vitamin D screening in the 90 days prior to consent without yet initiating vitamin D supplementation (for insufficient subjects).
- Ability and willingness of subject to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of vitamin D supplementation (not including 400 IU daily, the amount in a standard multivitamin) at the time of screening.
- HIV-infected subjects not on ART.
- HIV-infected subjects not suppressed on their current ART regimen (HIV-1 RNA > 200 copies/mL in the 6 months prior to screening).
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01250899
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Vitamin D
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Vitamin D Deficiency
Deficiency Diseases
Nutrition Disorders
Vitamin D
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Bone Density Conservation Agents
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The Arizona Daily Star reports that the U.S. Forest Service announced this week that most of the original fee area will no longer be subject to recreation fees. The move comes after a federal court settlement in January between the Forest Service and Tucson residents, who filed suit against the agency over collection of fees.
The original fee system in the Catalinas, in effect since 1996, allowed the Forest Service to charge fees to people who parked and hiked on trails or used recreation-site facilities.
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Ratings: 66 | Reviews: 56 | Display Reviews Only:
3/5 rDev -25%
07-09-2014 19:55:43 | More by lakersfan16
4.25/5 rDev +6.3%
01-09-2014 21:00:10 | More by DaveRinn
3.75/5 rDev -6.3%
12-30-2013 05:27:00 | More by Mole_Playing_Rough
3.89/5 rDev -2.8%
12oz bottle served in pint glass. Beer is a deep brownish red in color, slightly hazed, but produces neither head nor evidence of high viscosity. Spicy and phenolic aroma. Big flavors of spice. Very winter warmer. Suggests prunes and dark fruit, and betrays a fair amount of its alcohol content. I get nutmeg, cloves, and allspice. There's clearly some residual sugar in here, but the finish is dry, with plenty of beta hops to balance out the sweetness. Another really enjoyable winter warmer for me this season!
12-23-2013 05:12:58 | More by hreb
New York
4.75/5 rDev +18.8%
05-31-2013 22:20:26 | More by magnusdave
3.5/5 rDev -12.5%
02-04-2013 19:09:36 | More by teraflx
4.08/5 rDev +2%
Bottle into pintglass.
A: Strong coffee brown, nicely opaque. Vigorous head. Holds better if poured a little warm.
S: Mostly malt and doesn't really give the full picture.
T: Best aspect of this beer. Nutty and dark, with a just a little burnt in it. The malt balance in this one is among the better of any NW brewer's winter offerings, and it has been consistent and consistently good for years.
M: Mmmm. Gets better the closer to the back of the throat it gets. Slosh it around.
D: Don't like a lot of the other Dicks beers but the DD is the exceptional exception. A goto option on any cooler shelf you can find it on. Love that they haven't even changed the GRAPHICS for 10 years, why mess with a good thing?
02-01-2013 01:44:20 | More by bizweasel
3.5/5 rDev -12.5%
12-18-2012 07:06:03 | More by twelveinches
3.88/5 rDev -3%
12 oz bottle courtesy of Libby pours a clear, dark crimson color with a very creamy tan head. Retention is decent and not much lacing.
Nose is a nice interplay of choco-caramel maltiness and bruised strawberries and plums. I dont get much hop aroma or alcohol. Malt and fruit...pretty straightforward.
Taste throws a nice nutty curveball in the mix along with the aforementioned overripe fruit and strong, hearty malt presence. A fairly substantial bitterness creeps in slowly on the finish to dry things out, very nearly like biting a pine needle at the very end. Mouthfeel is smooth, and I think much of that can be attributed to the very fine carbonation. I like it, but the flavors are kinda all over the place. Top 25 winter warmers...sure. Top 10...prolly not. If I lived in WA though, I would surely look forward to a sixer of this every year, thanks Matt for a tasty rendition of a style that rarely gets any production love here in the south.
04-06-2012 00:28:28 | More by twiggamortis420
3.75/5 rDev -6.3%
03-30-2012 23:22:38 | More by EddieJoe
4/5 rDev 0%
02-25-2012 06:37:38 | More by shelby415
4/5 rDev 0%
12-01-2011 19:19:59 | More by Kevlee722
4/5 rDev 0%
11-23-2011 19:40:24 | More by beefandbean22
4.1/5 rDev +2.5%
12 oz. bottle procured at John's Marketplace, consumed in Saint Arnold's shaker pint glass, 11.8.11.
One finger slightly off white head tiny bubbles, medium dissipation with a decent layer of head retained, above average lacing. Reddish amber clear body, continual stream of carbonation streams rising up one side of the glass. Caramel, light molasses and faint stone fruit in the nose, plums, floral hops. Same malt profile on the tastebuds, fairly big caramel hit, and a nice light resiny hop finish. Mouthfeel is a bit on the light side of medium, light effervescence. Tasty stuff, though hardly sessionable at the ABV. Yummy, to be honest one of my favorite PNW Winter Warmers. Makes me reflect I should be drinking more from this first wave northwest brewery. Tasty.
11-09-2011 03:37:53 | More by jdense
3.53/5 rDev -11.8%
Pretty simple beer here. Done very well, but nothing too exciting. Pours a small head that only sticks around for a minute or so, leaves nice lacing throughout the glass. Nice dark brown color with hints of red in it. Smell is extremely malty, very sweet. Taste is just the same, very malty and unbelievably sweet, that is really the only shocking thing about this beer, I know malty beers are supposed to be sweet, but wow, this was on another level. It didn't taste bad, or overpowering, just really sweet. Drinkability was decent, might have been higher if that sweetness was diluted. Now that I think about it more and more I can't decide if the intense sweetness was bad or good, I guess I'm neutral on it, either way, not a bad beer.
01-16-2011 10:51:44 | More by MaltsOfGlory
4.08/5 rDev +2%
NOTE: The Bottle I have says it's ABV is 7.5%, not 8.5. Regardless, here goes!
A - Pours a deep mahogany-amber hue, with a big, thick tan head, with excellent head retention and lacing.
S - Smell is of spices, molasses, nuts, dark fruits, and toffee. Not a potent aroma, but one that captures the essence of the style well.
T - Taste is of bready caramel/molasses malts, with wintery spices (nutmeg?), toffee, cherry, other dark fruits, nuts, and a hint of balancing pine towards the end. Warming alcohol. This is definitely a winter warmer done right here!
M - This beer is on the higher side of medium body-wise, with fairly modest carbonation, and a creamy, almost chewy mouthfeel.
D - The ABV is pretty deceptive here. This beer is delicious and relentlessly commands another sip!
Overall - This is definitely one of the better offerings from Dicks (Not that I've had anything I don't like from them yet!), and one of the better local examples of this style that I've come across. This is a great winter warmer. Highly recommended!
12-29-2010 11:22:47 | More by Flightoficarus
3.83/5 rDev -4.3%
Poured into a pint glass at just under 50 degrees. Very nice translucent amber color, 1 inch head with good retention and lacing. Smell is all caramel malt, slightly one-dimensional and weak for a winter warmer. Taste is more aggressively malty, rich and heavy with a very sweet finish. Creamy, medium mouthfeel with a long-lasting residual sweetness which detracts a little from the otherwise solid drinkability. A good winter warmer, but probably one I won't revisit as long as I have access to Jubelale and Celebration.
11-27-2010 10:45:01 | More by bridgetowhophead
4.08/5 rDev +2%
A: Pours a dark reddish color nice sized frothy white head, nice sticky lacing down the glass
S: Roasted malts, lots of earthy scents in there as well.
T: Sweet malt up front, earthy hops along with plentiful amount of spiciness.
M: Medium to full bodied beer, nice amount of carbonation goes down with a nice creaminess
D: This is a nice beer, one of my favorites from Dick's.
11-21-2010 23:55:05 | More by loren01
4.22/5 rDev +5.5%
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a clear pint glass. Single purchased for $1.69 at John's Market.
A-Poured a medium amber hue with a one+ finger head that receded into a modestly sticky lace.
S-Piney and citrus hops and some biscuit like malt. More like a DIPA toward a light barleywine than a winter warmer, but I'm not complaining. Nice effect for a 7.5% ABV (according to the label).
T-Hoppy bitterness with a nicely balanced malt sweetness I find very pleasant. It is a lot like a light barleywine. I love the taste. I often am disappointed by DIPAs that are more like barleywines, but to have a winter warmer with aroma and taste like a barleywine, without the ABV to kick your ass is very nice.
M-Very smooth and well balanced. Nice carbonation level.
D-This went down very easily and I would readily reach for another. Wish I had bought more. First time I have had this and I will reach for this again. Also wish it wore more readily available.
10-28-2010 03:43:13 | More by velosuds
4.25/5 rDev +6.3%
Poured a copperish gold color with good carbonation and a nice dirty white head. Nose is spicy, caramel. Taste is balanced, slight hoppy finish, lots ofcaramel, some toasted malt, a very slight amount of dark fruits and some booze. Mouthfeel is nice coating, caramel goodness being creamy ad coating. Very good Winter Warmer.
04-02-2010 03:32:19 | More by barleywinefiend
4.1/5 rDev +2.5%
12oz. bottled poured into my Sam Adams "perfect pint" glass, received as an extra from ScreamForMe, thanks!
Pours a slightly hazy dark toffee color which when held up to the light becomes a nice dark amber. A one finger so white head forms and leaves just as quickly, pretty much no lacing...
Malt bomb in the nose, bready, caramel malts dominate and make for an overall sweet aroma. A bit of a yeasty aroma mixed with some dark fruits and "Christmas" spices make for an interesting nose...
Hoppier than expected with an equally unexpected, albeit really nice warm alcohol presence has made me doubt my nose. Initially, I didn't believe I was drinking the same beer I smelled. Beer is malty and somewhat sweet, some of the spice in the nose shows through, but both aspects are more subtle than I expected, surprisingly hoppy and warm from the alcohol...
Medium bodied, depth of flavor with an alcohol burn all keeping your palette satisfied...
Pleasantly surprised by this one, normally not a big Winter Warmer or Brown fan in general, I really enjoyed this one, probably would've enjoyed it even more in December not this balmy 35 degree spring day...
03-26-2010 00:32:28 | More by hawks10
4.22/5 rDev +5.5%
I must first say that I've never been impressed with Dick's offerings. They've been mediocre at best in my book. I decided to give them another whirl with Double Diamond.
What a pleasant surprise! A winter warmer meets English barley wine. Very smooth and the warmth from the abv is definitely there.
I'd love to try this after a year (or two) of age on it. That's my plan....
Next review!
02-16-2010 22:02:40 | More by ScreamForMe
4.65/5 rDev +16.3%
Could there have been a better beer for the first meeting of the new city hall than this? A thirty degree night atop this unfinished beast with three 08 double diamonds. We called this meeting to celebrate life. This beer is in fact a winter warmer and as the tempered high gravity glided down our throats, our very souls were warmed. a year in the bottle has made this beer truly smooth and very easy in the frosty night.
Dick, you will be missed.
12-06-2009 00:04:57 | More by olympuszymurgus
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4.38/5 rDev +9.5%
Appearance: Pours a hazy mahogany with a a prim beige head; nice retention and an intriguing pattern of lace
Smell: Holiday spices waft above the caramel base, featuring brown sugar, allspice and cinnamon
Taste: Sweet holiday spices (clove as well as cinnamon and allspice) perform a holiday dance above the malty caramel backbone, while the piney hop flavors edge their way into the fray by mid-palate; after the swallow, the sweet and bitter flavors are nicely balanced into the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Drinkability: By far the best of the Dick's beers I have tried, this is one of the better Winter Warmers I have tried; I have cellared my bottle since the winter of 2007 and it is drinking very nicely now; Bring on the weather!
10-16-2009 23:09:34 | More by brentk56
3.85/5 rDev -3.8%
Pours a very nice clean/clear dark golden brown color, nice carbonation, nice one-finger creamy off-white head, with some nice sticky lacing left behind. The nose is malty, with some slight hop notes, caramel, and some spice. The taste is slightly sweet, malty, a little hop bite, nice caramel notes, and some spicyness. Medium body. Drinkable, this is another nice brew from Dick's, it's been awhile since last time. Excellent price for all the one's I've had to date.
05-24-2009 18:21:20 | More by Wasatch
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, the meanings behind his lyrics, the latest on his side projects and life apart from music.
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Burn Out Brighter (Northern Lights)
10/18/08 at
Jonathan Bautts
So late last night I was able to interview Anberlin vocalist Stephen Christian a second time. Despite battling laryngitis, he put on a dynamite show and was nice enough to still do the interview, further proving why he's one of my favorite people ever and an incredible human being. In honor of their album
New Surrender
being one of the best of 2008 and Stephen's general awesomeness, here's the lyrics to one of my favorite songs from it, which is a great one to live life by.
Live, I want to live inspired
Die, I want to die for something
Racing towards the heavens
I fell into a pitch black
I'm moments from landing and I'm
Shaking like a heart attack
Is there time?
Can I turn back?
I made mistakes in the past
Need a chance
Can't say goodbye
Wish I could set things right tonight
Live, I want to live inspired
Die, I want to die for something
Higher than myself
Live and die for anyone else
The more I live I see
This life's not about me
All I know spins out of control
Wonder what's next for a hardened soul
Nothing I earned can save me now
Here in what may be my final hour
Is there time?
Can I turn back?
I made mistakes, well, in the past
Need a chance
Can't say goodbye
Wish I could set things right tonight
Live, I want to live inspired
Die, I want to die for something
Higher than myself
Live and die for anyone else
The more I live I see
This life's not about me
Don't want to leave this world
Knowing I breathed in vain
Looked out for myself
So sorry, so ashamed
Don't want to leave this life
Knowing I barely tried
To chase down all my dreams
That I hid away on the inside
Live, I want to live on fire
Die, I want to burn out brighter
Brighter than the northern lights
Want to live to feel the daylight
The more I give I see
This life's not about me
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Anberlins Stephen Christian Talks Upcoming Record, Side Projects
12/14/07 at
Jonathan Bautts
I think theres a moment in everyones life where its this do or die moment, Anberlin's Stephen Christian acknowledged, minutes after another terrific performance at Anaheims House Of Blues on Dec. 3.
You have this one chance. Do you jump off the train and try to save the day? Do you go out and create some art you dont think anybodys ever seen before? Do you quit your day job and go back into television or producing movies? Who knows when that moment is for you? But you have to decide.
For Anberlin that time is now.
With long, shaggy hair and a stern face, some might suspect Christian to be shy and soft-spoken. In fact, the singer is quite the opposite. Charismatic and outgoing, he radiates a contagious energy to those around him, making it easy to see why Anberlins future is so bright.
The band, which also features guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat and drummer Nathan Young, is currently nearing the end of their two-month tour supporting Motion City Soundtrack and former labelmates Mae. Then after a break for the holidays, they will be entering the studio with around 20 songs to record for their fourth record and first for Universal Republic.
Lyrically, its going to be more like
than the other two, Christian explained. As far as sonically, I think its going to be a cross between Dismantle. Repair. and Paperthin Hymn Not too intricate that you get lose it, that you get lost, but a little more epic.
If it continues to explore the growth
demonstrated one of 2007s best there is no telling what could be in store for fans. However, he is quick to point out it will sound like a natural progression.
We havent changed at all, he pointed out. Nobodys going to be like, Whos this? Its going to be very, very distinctive.
After working with Aaron Sprinkle, who Christian regards as almost like a sixth member, on their previous three records, the band will be collaborating with a different producer this time around. Although his identity cant officially be revealed quite yet, suffice it to say he has worked with plenty of big bands and is more than capable of taking Anberlin to that next level.
In the meantime, last month saw the release of the b-sides/rarities album
Lost Songs
, which should be able to tide fans over until the summer when their new effort is scheduled to drop. In the end though, the release wasnt something the band was entirely pleased with.
It was contractual. We didnt want to do it at all, confessed Christian, chiming in that he personally has never purchased a b-sides record. Tooth & Nail Records originally wanted to put out a Greatest Hits release, which the band was adamantly against, before finally consenting to the current 18-song collection.
I love my fans too much, Christian said. I dont want to slop something together just to make some money for Tooth & Nail, me or whoever.
All of this came in the wake as Tooth & Nails major label partner, Virgin Records, questionably opted against upgrading Anberlin to their roster. This was a setback for the band, and Christian described the feeling as though they were trying to slaughter our careers. We worked this hard and suddenly [they] put the nail in the coffin.
The band eventually settled on Universal Republic, who coincidentally had been pursuing them before
was even released. Unfortunately, once they were finally off Tooth & Nail, they received a less than stellar reaction from their former label.
It felt like they didnt care anymore. Its sad, Christian admitted. As soon as we left, they were more invested in the money that could be made instead of the lives that they could have touched.
While he stated some of my best friends in the entire industry are at Tooth & Nail Records, he also recognized that, in the end, it is a business.
With Tooth & Nail, I believe that theres a glass ceiling. You can go so far and then you kind of have to stay there, Christian pointed out. There comes a chance when you have to step out on a limb, go out and see what the rest of the world has for you.
For Christian, that doesnt solely include Anberlin. Over the last year, he has been working on a side project under the name Anchor & Braille, with some help from Copelands Aaron Marsh.
These are songs, either lyrically or sonically, which felt like they werent in the vein of Anberlin, he explained. I think Anberlin is more of like Foo Fighters/Jimmy Eat World fast rock, stuff like that, whereas Anchor & Braille is very much like Sigur Rós/Ryan Adam-ish Im not comparing myself to them, just that kind of genre.
While a few of these songs are circulating around the internet, the official release wont come out until Anberlins latest offering is complete, which is currently Christians primary focus. Until then, I dont want to get my head in the clouds.
Besides music, he has also completed work on his first book, entitled
The Orphaned Anythings
. Nevertheless, he is hesitant to call himself a writer, preferring the term tryer instead.
We have a lot of down time on the road, so instead of playing video games all the time, I try to pick up writing and stuff like that.
The book, set for release early next year, is centered around the line theres more to living than being alive, which was incorporated into the song Alexithymia on
. Christian described the story as the monotony of life and trying to get out of the sludge and the cyclical world that we put ourselves into Its about turning your life around and going, You know what? There has to be something more than just this.
Meanwhile, the band finds it exciting to be among the recent uprising of Christians in the mainstream marketplace, which this year has included the likes of Paramore and OneRepublic.
Its cool because we can set a lot of different examples for not only the listeners but other bands. We can go, You know what? You really dont have to do this and participate in the stereotypical rock n roll.
While the band isnt a huge fan of the Christian band label, the lyrics arent afraid to touch on spiritual or philosophical issues.
I dont sit down to avoid the word God, avoid the word Jesus or something like that. Thats never my intention, Christian explained.
If I could have any goal in lyrics, it would be to teach a life lesson. Whether out of failures or out of successes. Out of life or death or hate or whatever it is, to hopefully better peoples lives. I dont want every song to be, Girl, I want to hold your hand cause youre pretty, and I dont want every song to be like, Well, the third law of thermodynamics states that everything is in the process of decay... I want a medium where I can relate to that, I can absorb that and I can apply that to my life.
Its this sort of attitude which already has the band considering their career a success. No matter how their major label debut performs, it has encouraged them to dream big and give it their best shot.
And what if it flops? Christian questioned. Lets say we only sell 10,000 of the next record. You know what? Ive had some of the best years of my life. This has been so much fun. Ive gotten to tour with amazing bands and live out dreams that I never thought in a million years would be possible. So its like why not take the risk?
Come this time next year, its likely fans will be glad they did.
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Anberlin Interview - 12.03.07
12/12/07 at
Jonathan Bautts
This is an interview I had the privilege of conducting with Anberlin singer Stephen Christian following their set at Anaheims House Of Blues.
Hows the tour been going? Has it been a lot of fun so far?
A lot of fun. This is one of the coolest tours. I like all the bands. Ive gotten to know the guys in Metro Station real well. Mae, were former labelmates with from Tooth & Nail, and theyve gone on to bigger and better things. Then Motion City is just awesome. Theyve been doing this for years. They know the formula and theyre just so good at it. So Motion Citys just great guys. A couple of them are really outgoing, so we hang out a lot. Some of them are into Kid Robot, which is like a Japanese toy store, and they take me around and go like "this is cool," just to hang out. But yeah, good guys. Really nice guys.
You guys just had the b-sides/rarities album come out a couple weeks ago. How did that come about?
You know what, it was contractual. We didnt want to do it at all. Ive never bought a b-side record in my life and felt like it was almost a rip-off. I love my fans too much. I dont want to slop something together just to make some money for Tooth & Nail, for me or whoever. So to be honest, I hated it. I hated the idea. It actually started out as a Greatest Hits, and we were like "Dude, whatever. Were not over. Were not done with."
Yeah, Tooth & Nail seems to do that a lot.
Yeah, dude. Theyre good. I was like "Okay, can we please do a b-sides?" So we finally convinced them, and I was like "Do we mind if we do 18 songs and a DVD? We have all this footage from throughout the years." And theyre like "Yeah, yeah. That sounds great, that sounds great." Then a month before it was released, it got chopped down to 12 songs and no DVD. We were like "You got to be kidding me." Were off the label, so it feels like they dont really care. At moments it feels like they almost dont care about us or our fans. We finally had to take the DVD and chop it up into seven webisodes and put it on youtube. So its
, and theres seven of them. I just uploaded one a couple hours ago, so I think theres only two left to complete the seven. That was supposed to go with the b-sides record.
With it, we finally got them back up from 12 to 18 songs because we were just so furious. We were like "You cant rip us off. We still have ties with you guys. We still want to push these records that you put out for us." I dont know. It just felt like they didnt care anymore. Its sad. As soon as we left, they were more invested in the money that could be made instead of the lives that they could have touched. So it was sad. But anyway, b-sides is just a collection of stuff that didnt get on records. Its stuff that if you were an avid fan, you would already have.
Yeah. I already had about half of it.
See. That drives me nuts. I dont expect, and I hope you dont, to pay like 10 dollars to get these songs that were just slapped together. You already have the best ones. Whatever you have were the best ones.
Do you now regret any of them not making the records?
I mean yeah. I wish I could go back in time and on
I really wouldnt want a few songs. I would want "Haunting" on, just because I had no idea of the response. That was one of those songs that I wrote and was like "I dont think people are going to like this." I just felt like it didnt fit the mood, and I felt like we shouldnt have put "Mathematics" on
. I love the song. I absolutely love the song. I think its dark and tells an awesome story, but I think people just didnt get it and dont like it. I dont know. So we shouldnt have put that one on. I dont really like "Alexithymia," and theres one other one I was thinking about the other day that I wish I didnt put on. Im trying to think, doggone it "Mathematics" Anyway, those two. And "Alexithymia" seems to be a curse for us. Every time we try to play it live, something goes wrong. It was a bad song, so we stopped.
You guys are going to be working on some new stuff and recording pretty soon, right?
Yeah. Were already at 10 songs. Hopefully, were going to take off the holiday after this tours done, go back into the studio probably February 1 and work with an awesome producer named [cant be officially announced yet].
Yeah. Were actually going to meet him tomorrow for the first time. The contracts not signed, but hes already fully committed. Were going to hang out with him tomorrow, give him the idea for the overall picture and show him the first 10 demos. Well keep writing through the holidays and hopefully when we walk into the studio Februrary 1, well have like 20 songs together.
Now you guys have only worked with Aaron Sprinkle before, right?
Oh yeah, absolutely. I mean we never really had the opportunity to work with any other producers, not that we would have. I love Aaron Sprinkle. Hes just an amazing guy, and we all talked about maybe going back on the fourth record to him not for old times but just because hes almost like a sixth member. Hes that entwined. I know [our new producer] is going to do an amazing job. Me and him have had incredible conversations and hes just a solid, solid dude so far. Hes a very songs-oriented producer, and Ive never had that. Aaron Sprinkle is a music mastermind genius, but his first main career wasnt a producer. [Our new producer] worked with [artist] in the 70s and 80s. Then he stretched out on his own and did some fabulous stuff. So were just excited to work with him.
Thats cool to hear. What kind of stylistic direction are you guys taking with the new stuff?
Its still all over the place. I dont think that we can all settle on one thing. The one thing I can say is that Christian now being in the band from Acceptance brings back a lot of the riff stuff from "Readyfuels" and "Feel Good Drag." That kind of like heavy, riff stuff. So I think thats really going to push Joey to take what Christian writes and make it his own. Make it Anberlins. So its going to be really cool to see. I think the direction that Im kind of aiming at lyrically is going to be more like
than any of the other two. As far as sonically, I think its going to be a cross between "Dismantle. Repair." and "Paperthin Hymn." Kind of right there. Like not too intricate that you lose it, that you get lost, but a little more like
Like epic sounding, kind of.
Yeah, epic. I guess thats what I mean. Anberlin we havent changed at all. Nobodys going to be like, "Whos this?" "Oh, its Anberlin." I mean, duh Theres no way. Its going to be very, very distinctive.
You guys are also on Universal for this one. What made you decide to go to them?
I think several factors really. With Tooth & Nail, I believe that theres a glass ceiling. Its like you can go so far and then you kind of have to stay there. The thing is that when we assessed on staying at Tooth & Nail, we could have had another five-year career. Everythings stable. We just sell to this market that they have a niche in. But I think theres a moment in everyones life where its this do or die moment. You have this one chance. I mean do you jump off the train and try to save the day? Do you go out and create some art that you dont think anybodys ever seen before? Do you quit your day job and go back into television or producing movies? Who knows when that moment is for you? But you kind of have to decide. I think that for us, this was like heres Universal, whos just begging for the opportunity. Im talking like hounding my manager everyday since before
came out. We were like "Wow. These guys really want us. Why not take the risk?" And what if it flops? Lets say we only sell 10,000 of the next record. You know what? Ive had some of the best years of my life. Ive had so much fun. Ive got to tour with some amazing bands and live out dreams that I never thought in a million years would be possible. So its like why not just take the risk?
On top of that, we wanted to do like a Tooth & Nail/Virgin thing, as far as a major and a development. We wanted Tooth & Nail to stay with us because we love the people there, but Virgin just wouldnt have us. Heres all these other major labels just hounding and then they were just like "Hey listen, theres no singles on
." Universal said, "I want to buy it. Theres five deep on that CD. Well buy it." And Virgin was like "No. Not only are we not going to push it, but were not going to sell it." It was just kind of like "Dude, are you trying to slaughter our careers? Weve worked this hard and suddenly you just put the nail in the coffin." So we love Tooth & Nail. I love their passion. Some of my best friends in the entire industry are at Tooth & Nail Records in life, not just in music but there comes a chance when you have to step out on a limb, go out and see what the rest of the world has for you.
Thats kind of weird because Virgin just had a lot of success with The Almost.
Yeah, they did.
So thats kind of weird that they didnt like you guys.
I agree. I think they also had a lot of I mean Underoath sold awesome. If Underoath would have wanted to have been on the radio, they could have. They would have been huge. I dont know. They just have a lot of integrity. So they just went with other bands.
Now Christian is from Acceptance, and when they made the jump to the majors, they werent met with the best of results. Has he been able to bring any advice to the situation?
Oh absolutely. I think he was a great balance of like "Hey, heres what labels are going to do. Heres what theyre probably going to say." But actually in the end, Christian was quite I cant put words in his mouth but I think he was quite surprised at how supportive Universal was, and how they were like "Listen. This isnt going to happen." He was like "Wow. I didnt even know because I didnt even tell them that." They were already saying "Listen. This isnt going to happen. Its not like if you sell under this then youre gone. Were not going to drop the ball. Were not going to leave you hanging." So that was really like okay, calming us down. So that was really cool.
In addition to Anberlin, you have your side project Anchor & Braille. Can you describe that a little bit?
Its just songs that Ive sat down and wrote that I knew Anberlin couldnt portray or translate. Theres a couple songs, like 4 or 5, that Anberlin has taken and made their own, but these are songs that either lyrically or sonically felt like I dont think these are in the vein of Anberlin. I think Anberlin is more of like Foo Fighters/Jimmy Eat World fast rock stuff like that whereas Anchor & Braille is very much like Sigur Rós, Ryan Adam-ish. Just kind of more in that vein and stuff like that. Im not comparing myself to them. Im just saying that kind of genre-ish.
Now when is that supposed to come out?
You know what? We have no idea. I think that my manager agreed with the label on this that Anberlin has to be the primary focus until Anberlin drops the record. Then we can all focus on Anchor & Braille. Until then, I dont want to get my head in the clouds.
Youre also something of a writer and have your first novel coming out next year. Whats the deal with that?
I dont know if Im a writer. Is there a pseudo-writer out there? Im a tryer. I dont know. We have a lot of down time on the road, so instead of playing video games all the time, I try to pick up writing and stuff like that. I dont know if its a short story or a novella, it depends on how its bound I guess, but its going to come out in February/March of next year is the tentative date. Its called
The Orphaned Anythings
. I dont have a lot of press for it or anything like that, but I do have
Yeah. I read the first chapter. It was pretty sweet.
Hey, thank you. Thanks very much.
So whats the plot of the book?
I think the plot is kind of like Well, actually the line "Theres more to living than being alive" was in the book and was almost translated over into a song. Youll hear a lot of lyrics off
from stuff in the book. Its about the monotony of life and trying to get out of the sludge and the cyclical world that we put ourselves into. Such as this girl emailed me the other day at Modesty, and she was just saying how she looks back shes 25 now and shes at a desk job. Shes not married yet but she still has this boyfriend, and one morning she just woke up and was like "What am I doing? This was never what I wanted to do." I told her that there was a quote that says, "The road to hell is a slow and gradual one." Im not saying shes going to hell by any means, but Im saying that I think you make real small justifications and you let little details go. Its just little things. "Well, I dont really need to do this." Or "I can put off college until next year." Or "I would take this film job but it doesnt pay nearly as well as this job at Kmart." After a while, in three or four years, youve made all these justifications. Here you are in the thick of life, and youre just like "This is not who I wanted to become." So I guess thats what its about about self revelation, turning your life around and going "You know what? There has to be something more than just this."
Now over the last several years, theres been a huge uprising of Christians in the mainstream music market. Back in the day, it was like P.O.D. and Switchfoot, and then this year its been Paramore and OneRepublic. How exciting is it to be right in the middle of that?
Its great. I think for most of us, we dont go in there and go "Im a Christian, so I should get into a band and try to save the world." I think for most of us, its almost a calling. Like a burden. Like "Hey, this is what I really want to do with my life." Its cool because we can set a lot of different examples for not only the listeners but other bands. We can go "You know what? You really dont have to do this and participate in the stereotypical rock n roll." I think you can see the seeds of that were planted with like maybe MxPx, P.O.D. or Switchfoot. I think you can kind of see them now whereas a lot of bands are getting behind a lot of causes. You never saw Guns N Roses doing a charity event, believing in an organization or funding a well in Africa. But now you see everything from Fall Out Boy to Cute Is What We Aim For to Paramore to Thrice. Everyone takes up a cause. Its just unreal. All these people trying to be a positive light, and its really cool seeing the fruits of that coming out of our scene.
Do you have any theory why youve seen the mainstream respond to this so well?
What do you mean? Im sorry.
Like have you seen any reason why the mainstream is more accepting of Christians and "Christian Music," and are more responsive to it now than they were back in the day?
Well, I think its just desensitization. I think when the first bands came out, everybody was like "Christians in a band! Christians in a band!" But now you have everything from U2 to Paramore to Copeland. You cant even name the amount of bands that have Christian members in them. I just think its like the How do I explain this in better words?... Its just not a big deal anymore. Its just over. No one talks about it anymore. Its just like "Oh, okay. Big deal." Theres tons of people in it. I think that over time, people have just gradually become like "Oh, uh-huh. Good deal."
The band has written its fair share of love songs, but you arent afraid to delve into those deeper issues, be it spiritual of philosophical stuff. Is there a favorite area you like to write about and do you find it difficult to balance both aspects?
No. If I could have any goal in lyrics, it would be to teach a life lesson. Whether out of failures or out of successes. Out of life or death or hate or whatever it is, to hopefully better peoples lives. I dont want every song to be "Girl, I want to hold your hand cause youre pretty," and I dont want every song to be like "Well, the third law of thermodynamics states that everything is in the process of decay." What? I dont want to hear that. I want a medium where I can relate to that, I can absorb that and I can apply that to my life. I think thats the area I love the most.
What is your approach and philosophy to writing lyrics, and how are you able to incorporate your faith without it coming off as preachy or something like that?
Well, I dont sit down to avoid the word "God," avoid the word "Jesus" or something like that. Thats never my intention. I know this is going to sound creepy, or whatever you want to call it, but a lot of times when I sit down to the music, it already talks to me. In other words, if you have this fast paced song, like "Dududududududu," youre not going to be like [Sings] "Girl, your eyes are blue, yeah, and so is the sky." So it already kind of gives you like a "Well, this is the direction where its going in my head." Then I usually journal. I try to journal everyday, it doesnt work out so well, but I keep this little black notebook with me. If lines or something inspires me, whether out of a book, a film, or just life or someone says something like my grandfather was the one who told me "Never take friendship personal." I was like "Wow." It stuck with me for like a year. I hated that quote because it was like "Dude, thats just sad." But then when you have people completely turn their back on you and despise you, its kind of like "Ah, yeah. At moments it feels like that. You can never take friendship personal." Its little things like that. So when I sit down to hear the song, Ill flip through my journal the front is where I do like my "Write One Today" and Ill flip it over where its all lyrics, one-lines or something like that. Usually when I hear the chorus, I can translate some of those words into that chorus, and then I start to write the song around that. Then I go to the pre-chorus. Then I go to the verses start with one then two.
Last week, the music community was a little shaken up with the passing of Casey Calvert [guitarist for Hawthorne Heights]. Were you able to get to know him at all?
It killed me. It crushed me. I can tell you the time, the place, even the city we were in. Minnesota. It was right in the afternoon. I had just walked in the bus after coming in from the mall, and one of my friends from Bayside called me. I just didnt move. We had been on tour with Hawthorne Heights three times, and Casey ask anybody who has ever toured with them was the first one to get off the bus, the first one to hang out with you and the first one to hang out in the backroom. He was just hilarious. Always a kid at heart. Like we would go and find these Kid Robot toys together those same ones and stuff like that. He was just the greatest guy. It was so funny because I had just gotten a new phone and, no offense to the rest of the Hawthorne Heights guys, but his was the only number I put right away in my phone. I knew that if I was going to talk to one of them talk or see where theyre at in the country, like most bands do. Like "Where are you at today?" "Oh, Minnesota." Or wherever. He was the first one I put in my phone. And I had just gotten the phone like days before. I think everybodys going to have their own "Casey story." For us, I dont think anyone else treated the band better, the other bands on tour, even our staff or anything like that. He was definitely the nicest, most friendly, most outgoing guy in Hawthorne Heights, and maybe in the entire music business.
I read your blog from time to time I try to keep updated on it and you seem to be pretty knowledgeable on a wide variety of subjects. With the New Year approaching, what do you see as the big issues facing not only the music industry aspect but also our country as a whole?
Wow. I mean obviously the elections are coming up. I think thats one area Im definitely going to tackle as soon as I process it out and get more data. As far as politics is concerned, I really wish we had an election where you dont have to choose from the lesser evil. Why cant you choose for someone that you love and are proud of to have in there? Im not saying Im going to enact it, but Id love a third party, or something like that, so we have a little more of an option. A little more of a choice as far as who we put to represent the most powerful country in the world to go out there, whos going to take me and you and everybody, go to a different country and speak before thousands of people. Its just scary. Its like why we do we have to choose between I hate him and I hate him less, so Im going to vote for him? I wish it was different. I wish there were two awesome candidates, and youre biting your nails at the last second at the polls with who youre going to vote for. So its just a concern that is going to face us next year, since we do elect a president in 08.
As far as the music scene, I think people are, in the next two years Id say definitely within the next three years are going to have to come to terms with themselves and start to either justify, admit or change as far as downloading music illegally. In the beginning, I think we all had the attitude of "Down with the man. Down with the big corporations. If I burn this CD, what does it matter? Its one CD." Well, now its to the point where some people are suggesting that if youve sold one CD, theres three out there that have been burned. Thats great for the consumer, but the problem is that in the end, its going to eat them. Youre taking money away from the corporations, which takes money away from the bands, which means they cant sign as many bands, which means the local band that you start or this other guy starts is not going to get signed. Instead of me being able to sign 30 bands because were Tooth & Nail or some indie label or major I dont care who you are we cant sign 30, we can only sign 10 now because thats all I have the budget for. So I think that thats really going to have to be addressed very shortly. With the consumers, its like a reality check.
There was a really cool label in the late 90s called Deep Elm. They put out a lot of really cool bands like Mineral and Appleseed Cast a lot of bands like that. I just read an interview where he said the year that burning CDs became not okay, but you had the accessibility to buy a machine that burns his sales dropped 50 percent. And thats why hes declaring bankruptcy now. Hes like "Im the little guy. Im the small guy. I was the one fighting for the consumer, signing these real indie cred bands. Im not trying to sell them out or anything like that." But hes like "If Im closing my doors, its going to work its way up." Now its going to go to the bigger indies, then its going to the massive indies like Vagrant and Tooth & Nail, and then its going to climb its way to the majors. I think its just crazy. Like when is it going to stop? We have definitely seen it. Our contract, the way that we signed it with Universal, has encompassed so much more of our life besides just our CDs. Now we have to branch out and give them a part of merchandising and live shows
Part of that 360 thing.
Oh, yeah. And you know what? The consumer doesnt care. 360 doesnt mean anything less to them. I just know that at the end of the day, Im the one who has to suffer, and then we have to work twice as hard. Its not that any one of us are rich. None of us own a house. I just moved out probably four months ago. I just bought my first car last year in October. This was before Universal, so it wasnt like we signed and got a million dollars. This is after saving up for all these years. Its like if this is whats happening to us, and were one of the bigger bands on Tooth & Nail, then what about the little guys? Theyre still living with their parents. Theyre meagerly getting by. Well, this is going to eat them alive. Now theyre going to have to go get day jobs because their CD cant get pushed as much, or they may just get dropped. Like before, I think if you dont sell 15,000 or more than youre dropped. But now whats it going to be? 50,000? We cant afford it. They just cant afford it.
Do you see bands moving towards self-releasing it on their own?
I mean maybe but Well? Thats really hard. Sure its easy to do. You can all stick it up on iTunes or whatever. Youre going to maintain the audience you have. Lets say youre like The Barenaked Ladies or whatever. They did that. I think 3 Doors Down did that, I believe. What happens is you maintain the fan base and then it slowly starts to dwindle and dwindle, like it did for 3 Doors Down and Barenaked Ladies. So you can self-release it, but your album sales are going to slowly dwindle. You cant be a starting band and self-release it. Youll gain no new fans. No one will hear of you. iTunes is going to put you out. Best Buy wont carry you. So sure, you can do it. You can make decent money. But unless you were already selling 10 million records, youre not going to survive. So somethings going to have to change. I dont know what it is. I have no suggestions. I really, really dont.
Is there anything else youd like to add?
I think we covered pretty much everything. Maybe the end of the world even. Theres nothing we havent, so this was awesome.
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bob in CT wrote:Lurker Carl wrote: What happens to the porch decking when the can leaks is very unfriendly.
As told to you by your neighbor, right?
I wish! My lovely wife discovered the "wood carving" and told me about it.
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Re: Carb Cleaning
I wish! My lovely wife discovered the "wood carving" and told me about it.
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Re: Carb Cleaning
No quick fix on this one. The top is warped. Oh boy. I'll have to wait till after the move to fix it up or replace it.
Re: Carb Cleaning
Many jigs around to flatten them. I think most of them are warped.
Re: Carb Cleaning
I found the blue print for the jig. I'll have to get around to it later. We move this week. The the shop will have to be set up. ETC! ETC! ETC! My wife said, "buy a new one, you don't have time to fiddle with a carb when there's something to be done." Don't you just love that kind of attitude. Still, part of owning one of these things is to keep em going.
A video on how to use the jig would be good.
Re: Carb Cleaning
I was talking to a friend today who recommended putting the carb in a can of water and boiling it out after cleaning it. Anybody boiled a card out.
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If it's a working tractor the pretty on the outside won't last long!
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If you soda blast it you will need to wash it in warm water boiling it want hurt
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Pretty don't go fast
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