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The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (formerly the Royale) was originally built in 1927 by real-estate magnates, the Chanin Brothers, as part of a three-theatre complex that also included the Majestic (a large musical house) and the Theatre Masque, now the John Golden (a small house). The three theatres enabled producers to move shows based on their ticket sales to the most appropriately-sized venue. In 1930, the Chanins transferred ownership of all three houses to the Shuberts. During the Depression, control of the Jacobs passed to John Golden, who renamed the theatre after himself and ran it from 1934 to 1936. The Shuberts regained control in 1936, restored its name to Royale, and leased it to CBS as a radio studio until 1940. It was renamed the Bernard B. Jacobs in 2005 to honor the president of the Shubert Organization from 1972 - 1996.
As a midsized house, the Jacobs has been home to both plays and musicals The musical Piggy (1927, aka I Told You So) was the inaugural production, followed by two musicals: Oh, Ernest! (1927), and the Shubert-produced musical The Madcap (1928). But a non-musical was the theatre's first hit: Mae West's Diamond Lil (1928). West returned in The Constant Sinner three years later. Other notable shows of the 1930s include When Ladies Meet (1932) and two Theatre Guild productions: Maxwell Andersons Pulitzer Prize-winning Both Your Houses (1933), and John Wexley's They Shall Not Die (1934), inspired by the story of the Scottsboro boys.
In the 1940s, the Jacobs housed some long-running hits and critically-acclaimed productions. Cole Porter's Du Barry Was a Lady (1940), featuring Gypsy Rose Lee, Bert Lahr, and Betty Grable, moved from the 46th Street Theatre (now the Richard Rodgers). Ethel Barrymore starred in another transfer to the Jacobs: The Corn is Green (1941). Three Elmer Rice plays followed: Flight to the West (1941), Counsellor-At-Law (1942), and A New Life (1943). John Gielgud graced the stage in four productions: The Importance of Being Earnest (1947), Love for Love (1947), Medea (1947), and The Lady's Not for Burning (1950). Other significant plays include Mae West in Catherine Was Great (1944) and Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie (1946).
The 1950s, 1960s and 1970s witnessed some significant theatrical hisory: Julie Andrews made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend (1954); Ruth Gordon starred in The Matchmaker (1955); Lawrence Olivier played a song and dance man in The Entertainer (1958); and Bette Davis played in The Night of the Iguana (1961). Other productions include Gloria Swanson in Nina (1951), Geraldine Page and James Dean in The Immoralist (1954), From Second City (1961), The Subject Was Roses (1964), Cactus Flower (1965), and The Man in the Glass Booth (1968). Grease (1972) transferred to the Jacobs and, in its day, surpassed Fiddler on the Roof as the longest running show on Broadway.
In 1980, Mary Tyler Moore starred in a gender-reversed return engagement of Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1980). This was followed by A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (1980) directed by Tommy Tune. Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982) transferred from Off Broadway, and his Song and Dance (1985) featured a Tony-winning performance by Bernadette Peters. Madonna made her Broadway debut in David Mamet's Speed the Plow (1988), and in the following year, Philip Bosco, Victor Garber, and Tovah Feldshuh starred in Lend Me A Tenor (1989). Shows of the 1990s included Conversations with My Father (1992) featuring Judd Hirsch, the Shubert co-produced An Inspector Calls (1994), and Yasmina Reza's Art(1998).
The 2000's began with Michael Frayn's Copenhagen (2000), the Pulitzer Prize winner Anna in the Tropics (2003), and acclaimed revivals of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2001), The Elephant Man (2002), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2003), A Raisin in the Sun (2004) starring Sean Combs, and David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross (2005). Julia Roberts made her Broadway debut in the New York premier of Three Days of Rain (2006), followed by Frost/Nixon (2007) with Frank Langella, Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll (2007) and the Tony Award winning Best Play God of Carnage (2009).
The second decade of the 2000s brought the Jacobs the rock musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (2010), a revival of That Championship Season (2011), Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Basset in The Mountaintop (2011), and the Tony Award winning musical Once (2012).
Herbert J. Krapp designed the Jacobs and the other theatres in this complex under the unifying theme of "modern Spanish style." The theatre's interior features a groin-vaulted ceiling supported on either side by archways decorated with two murals entitled "Lovers of Spain," by Willy Pogany.
Details on the Bernard B Jacobs Theatre's Accessibility
Access Information
Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible.
Accessibility by Seating Section
Orchestra Location: Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. There are no steps to the designated wheelchair seating location.
Mezzanine Location: Located on the Second Level, up 3 short flights of stairs (29 steps). Once on the Mezzanine Level there are approximately 2 steps up/down per row.
Handrails: Available at the end of every stepped seat row in the Mezzanine.
None Available
Located in the lobby. Accessible at 54".
Wheelchair accessible (unisex) restroom located on the Orchesta level.
Water Fountain
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Samuel Eto'o's protacted move to Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala is finally complete, with the Cameroonian striker leaving Inter Milan to become the highest-paid player in the sport. The motivation for him to make a move isn't hard to divine - he's been promised a whopping €20.5M per season for the pleasure of his company (and, presumably, his goals). Inter are also unlikely to have too many issues about the move, because they're getting good money for Eto'o as well, with a reported transfer fee of somewhere between €25M and €27M and huge savings in his salary.
At 30, Eto'o is past his prime, although he's still more than capable of terrorising Serie A defences and should be a hit in Russia (apart from the racism thing - one assumes he won't enjoy that). Anzhi have now got themselves quite a team, having already relieved Chelsea of Yuri Zhirkov earlier in the summer and keeping Roberto Carlos on as captain. Is it enough to unseat the big(ger) sides at the top of the table? We'll just have to wait and see, but it's certainly an interesting experiment.

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After the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals ended, the word "class" kept popping up for both good and bad things. But what does that mean?
Wednesday night after the Boston Bruins beat the Vancounver Canucks and won the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, all hell broke loose in the streets. The riot grew ugly fast with fights, attacks on Boston...
The end of the Stanley Cup Finals was marred by a riot in Vancouver following the Canucks' Game 7 loss to the Boston Bruins. It's time for the city to pick itself up and repair the damage done.
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Whenever I find myself discussing MMA with someone else, be it casually among personal friends, or intimately among strangers on the internet (funny how that works), I can't help but identify the similarities with the discourse and MMA itself; an experience that can be simultaneously frustrating, and exhilarating.
UFC on Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen was the perfect case in point. I was frustrated by Uriah Hall. Here's a guy whose talent and wits in the cage appear vast. He has some of the most gorgeous wheel kicks you'll see in MMA. Yet watching him plod forward like "a street fighter character controlled by someone who's on the phone" (as one twitter fan described it) was frustrating.
I was frustrated with Alistair Overeem. The carnage he enacted on Travis Browne was incredible. Yet a few seconds later Overeem is back to his old tricks; breathing heavily, eating shots he should otherwise avoid, and eventually falling down in a position he's grown accustomed to in the UFC.
At the same time I was exhilarated. Exhilarated by Browne's incredible comeback; a comeback that was only a few right hands shy of Barry. vs. Kongo (though ultimately a much better contest). I was exhilarated by Matt Brown putting the stamp on Mike Pyle faster than...well, this.
Juggling these emotions can be a test in and of itself for MMA fans. Which is why I think that juggling tends to manifest itself in post-fight schadenfraude. Our resident moderator, Dave Strummer, wrote a brief thoughtful fanpost on any fans' favorite past-time.
It's natural for a fan to be mean to the tribe they don't belong to. Readers are probably sick of hearing me talk hockey because who the hell watches that besides Jordan Breen, and whoever happens to be Canadian among MMA fans, but yes...by my own admission, I take a certain pleasure out of watching the LA Kings lose. Sometimes the hatred isn't even intentional...it's just a groupthink atavism among Dallas Stars fans. There's no real logic, to any of this except that their team is an obstacle to Dallas' success*.
But none of this is to say that it's justified. In the wake of Fox Sports 1, there's been a lot of celebration from some fans. A celebration in watching Uriah Hall not fulfill his potential; a notion all the more foolish because it's undercut by the fact that Hall is 29, has been fighting since 2005, and has likely plateaued as a fighter.
And then there's Alistair Overeem. If you were reading the PBP thread during the Overeem fight, the comments section might look like a place two seconds removed from the experience of watching The Empire Strikes Back for the first time.
I suppose for some, the logic is that it's "fitting". Overeem is already a known "steroid cheat" (a phrase that has less and less meaning the more we explore performance enhancement), and he's cocky. He "deserves" to lose like that, the logic goes.
In team sports, you can get away with this. But I agree with Mr. Strummer that MMA is a very different game. Fighters can't fall back on a lucrative contract...or in some cases...contracts so lucrative that you can be paid upwards of a million for doing nothing other than reaping the benefits of your general manager making a mistake. For fighters, the reward only marginally outweighs the risk.
And this ignores the metaphysical humiliation. I've never been in an actual fight (or does a fight only register on your personal fight finder if you actually got punches in?), but my dad was a hell of a machinist for an amateur boxer. One day I decide that youth is enough to overcome his myopia, and crow's feet. So we strap on some 8oz. gloves, and I proceed to do my best Reggie Strickland impression.
Unlike in team sports, there's no metaphor for a humiliating defeat. In a prizefight, if you lost, your body feels that humiliation as much as your mind. And sometimes, that humiliation can leave a permanent mark (I'm pretty sure that the photo above is what Brad Pickett will look like weeks from now).
I understand schadenfreude in sports. Nowadays it's exacerbated by the internet(s). And no not ironically...it's easy to find yourself quietly rooting for teams or fighters to lose because you're hyper-connected to the intimate details of their fandom. You can actually make generalizations about entire subcultures that didn't exist ten years ago. A Nick Diaz fan isn't just a potential pothead. No, he's a potential pothead whose closest connection to philosophy is a barely legible fortune cookie soundbite surrounded in tribal tattoo. And he tweets all day about Danny McBride movies. He's even politically educated, inasmuch as he knows lots and lots of details about Ron Paul.
My point is that we're up close and personal with our opposition these days. Maybe it would serve some of us some good to just take a few steps back. Nobody is saying who you can and can't root for. Nobody is saying some fighters don't deserve ridicule, and mockery from time to time (like War Machine). Just that UFC Fight Night 26 was one of the best shows of the year. Chances are, the fighters you hate the most played a part in this personal treasure of yours. Surely that's worth just a little less negativity.
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Dudley C. Rutherford is the author of "God Has An App For That" and the senior pastor of the 10,000-member Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch (Los Angeles), California. He has been blessed with the ability to convey God's truth dynamically and passionately. Dudley's published works are Proverbs in a Haystack, Romancing Royalty, and most recently "UNLEASHED: the Church turning the world upside down". Dudley and his wife, Renee, have three children and reside in Porter Ranch.
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My Next Journey – Introspection and Personal Realities
by Celestine on Jun.05, 2012, under About My Pecan Tree
Just Because…..by Celestine
…Not an end, but a beginning
Life isn't idealized, it is lived
An on-going quest for peace, tranquility, and balance…
(An excerpt from Revelations , a poem from the collection,
"Voice From the Soul of Trees" by Celestine McMullen Allen)
This post is about embracing and understanding the power of self. This post is about the power of knowledge, specifically self knowledge. This post is about taking the time, in whatever intervals, to allow time for a personal assessment of self. This post is about taking the time to do a personal introspection on me.
Of course, this activity takes place on a regular basis, but since I have some downtime and not currently working, I have had an ample amount of time to get "into my head". This downtime is welcome in that it has allowed me the opportunity to decompress, to release, and to relax – as in de-stress. This valued time has also allowed me time to focus on me.
Over the years, professionally, my career has been about helping others, lending an ear when one was needed, advocating a cause, helping people to understand themselves and their emotions, helping others to follow "viable" career paths, helping others to secure employment opportunities, and helping others to understand that" the glass is always half full versus being half empty". Over the years, personally, I have been immersed into the heart string of my family, siblings, extended, and otherwise – a perpetual sister, auntie, cousin, great auntie, and friend. These combined activities, both professionally and personally are all emotional, fulfilling, soul zapping, soul satiating, and rewarding on so many levels. I have embraced these essences of life, oftentimes, carrying the weight of others' burdens, hurts, and pain as if they were my own. And because I am a poet, a writer, have a sensitive soul and a strong "personal antennae" and "people gut" – I truly eat, live, and breathe these emotions.
There is a saying that an idle mind is the devil's workshop. Trust me, this has not been the case for me and I have done everything I can to keep from falling into this trap. I am a constant thinker, and over the years have learned how to "relax". But I also know how to focus on activities that are important to me. This time has allowed for deep reflection, introspection, continuing to understand me, and most importantly, focusing on my desire to continue on the path of God's plan for me. I have been using this time to discern my own career options, if it were time for a career change, and determining which skill sets I want to focus on that truly define me. I have been focusing on what new books to write, – several of which are in progress now. I have also been continuing my efforts to promote my first book, "Voice from the Soul of Trees".
One thing I do know and understand, I will continue to keep my finger on the pulse of mankind, which is a natural stance for me. I will continue to write and share messages of life, love and hope. I will continue to learn. And most importantly, I will remain true to myself. In writing this post, I was reminded of how I philosophically try to live my own life. My philosophy of living is based on embracing the following basic concepts and continuing to be a "good person with a good heart":
- It is never good to "force fit" situations of life.
- In times of personal turmoil, pray, let go, and let God.
- There is always a time for compromise, but never to the detriment of my personal convictions.
- Listen to the voice "in my head", be discerning, and act accordingly.
- Think through my reactions to "life".
- Continue to listen to my "body speak".
Celestine McMullen Allen
Just Because by Celestine……life, our glass houses and understanding of life
by Celestine on May.11, 2012, under About My Pecan Tree
Just because…..by Celestine……"life, our glass houses and understanding of life"
I have not posted on this blog for several weeks. I was personally wrapped up in emotions that consumed me. I decided to "be still" for a minute. I decided to let life flow. And when the time came, I knew that my time to write would ripen again. I felt the need to brew. I felt the need to step back. There is nothing worse than sharing forced feelings. And with all of this emotional stuff bottled up in me, I knew that when I "picked up the pen", that this would another time of sharing me. I recently posted a status on my Face Book page a prelude to this moment; the words…….."Looking forward to the next journey". The first level of my release on this phase of my life came when I recently visited the water. The next phase of it was a recent camping trip and communing with nature in its raw form. These experiences ran parallel with the essence of my soul – nature in her bounty.
Living comes back to haunt us in many ways; dependent upon how we live. Whether it is in dynamics with self, dynamics with the ones we love, or dynamics with mankind, there is a price to pay or a benefit to reap. And as innocently as "out of the mouths of babes", the questions are why…..Why this or Why that or Why me?
Pure intentions wharf in the air as if they did not exist. They are called fleeting moments for a reason. For a fated moment, they emit, we feel, and in a fleeting gasp of time, they are gone, only to be replaced by another aroma of life. When we do not embrace these momentary experiences of life, or we can't smell, hear or see, the aromas of life become jumbled. Imagine the negative aromas of life – hate, disdain, personal ego wars, hidden agendas to hurt self and others that take us over. We can't discern. We become numb. And when senses shut down like that, our options become limited. Heart strings are broken as they are plucked, serenades of dance have no emotion, and the purest of intent of floating on a cloud of bliss are marred with perceptions of hidden agendas and lack of faith in love and the essence of the soul of man.
This dialogue can go in so many directions. The backlash can affect relationships with the ones we love. But I think that the worst repercussion is the internal fight that we have with ourselves regarding some "ill fated" moment of pain that we experience. This fight can turn into lack of love for self causing us to implode if we are not grounded. If this happens, we lose our personal power.
So instead of this happening to me, I chose to "continue to be me"; to know and embrace "my center"; to know these moments are a part of my personal and emotional growth; and that these moments will pass, and will meet "me" on the other side.
"To flow with life is to drift upon a calm wave as if there would never be turbulence.
To live life is to soar the eagles' flight.
To understand life is to be present in chirp of a bird and hear the wings of a butterfly.
To embrace life is let life grow like the limbs of a tree" – Celestine McMullen Allen
Just because….."the plight of the world" and "personal hurt"
by Celestine on Mar.25, 2012, under Blogging - My Pecan Tree
just because……by Celestine….."the plight of the world" and "personal hurt"
A twinkling star was my sage when I started to write this post. It was as if the star was shining right into my window speaking only to me; although I know that there were others that saw it. The star depicted strength; a lone warrior. And if the world ended tomorrow, it would still be shining bright, beaming hope. But the imagery gets deeper. I had this thought. We are inhabitants of earth and we live as the individuals that we are. What makes us uniquely the same is the fact that we feel……we hurt……we anguish…and we get into mental and emotional overload. We strike out, or people capitalize on our personal sorrows; for whatever reason. What if we carved a hole into the core of the earth and everyone that felt pain just poured their feelings into this cavity. Can you imagine the weight of this collective pain? Where would the world be? What would be the impact of this weight?
The reality is that these experiences take place everyday; ongoing issues of the weight of the world; our individual and collective repository of life experiences. This is what happens to our individual souls when we hold onto pain. The manifestations can create an onslaught against us personally and against our fellow man.
The headlines of current media speak to this every day. Social issues are telling "us a story"; stories contrived in cultural differences; stories contrived in just living; stories contrived in being in the wrong place at the wrong time, stories that may have nothing to do with personal karma, and stories contrived in the name of personal survival; whatever that means. There are stories of youth dying because of a perceived idea of being where they are not supposed to be. There are stories of people that hurt others because of cultural differences. There are stories of abuse. There are stories of babies slain. There are stories of elderly slain. There are stories of rape, robbery, and gang wars to validate some personal stance in life that speaks to an inhumane way of being a person in our society. Are these negative instances meant to lament on the misery of mankind, or should we take these messages and say shame on us for capitalizing on the misery of someone; regardless of a personal bias or whether personal biases dictate a position of harm to others. Or should we embrace these biases and admit to being wrong.
The weight of the world of human existence shall always be an issue for us. We should all strive to overcome a position of harming others to save self or to validate an unwarranted position of "self-survival". It is the perspective of life that we chose that will be the factor that will drown us in our personal fears or which will save us from our "personal" ignorance.
Just because…by Celestine…."emotions and the river song"
by Celestine on Mar.14, 2012, under Blogging - My Pecan Tree
Emotions are just as much a part of us as is our skin, ears, eyes, and each breath that we take. Emotions create our heart song. Going deep within, they create a foundation for us to embrace life and love. And with this song, we express our individuality; we create synergy in life. This scenario is the epitome. But sometimes, we get out of synch with this powerful force. Sometimes, the rain falls. This is another way of saying that all in life is not about smiles and joy. Sometimes, there is pain. Instead of embracing life and all that comes with it, we block it. Instead of living through the pain, which is also a manifestation of emotion, we lash out. When we lash out, there is the potential to harm self and to harm others that we love and love us. Being out of synch drains us. It affects our lifestyle, the choices we make, and ultimately, our capacity to give and receive love.
But if we go with the river song, we understand that those things that cause us pain will subside. Understanding this gives us strength. We can't discount them as if it never existed just as we can't dismiss the tumultuous waves of the water. If we flow like the river song, it is easy for us understand the crests and relish in the fact that there will be calm waters again.
just because…..by Celestine……"fated moments"
by Celestine on Mar.07, 2012, under Blogging - My Pecan Tree
….soul open, the world is my oyster
…..soul open, my soul is receptive
…..soul open to the universal messages of life
I am in that place of "receptivity". In other words, I am embracing "fated moments". Fated moments come into our lives now in many ways. What does that mean to you? For me, in conjunction with my recent blog posts, it is another level of being "soul open", exposed, and receptive to the blessings that come my way. It can take the form of a message of inspiration, a phone call, an unexpected introduction with someone, or just being in the right place at the right time. On the other hand, it could be that you are placed in someone's life that may need to hear your message. In this case, you may end up touching their lives in ways that you may never know.
There are several words that come to me as I write this post – communication and connection. These two words are powerful, for you never know who you meet, why you meet them, the places that you find yourself in, and the potential bounty of acknowledging relationships that you establish with people just by the sheer act of meeting or connecting with them. Call it what you may – kindred spirits, spirit sisters or brothers, vibes, being comfortable with someone, and "gut feelings" – these connections are real.
Our methods of communication and connection are more varied. Communication venues are beyond one-on-one face time. What once was telephone, telegraph, snail mail, and tell a friend, we have technology that has allowed us to connect with people that we would have never met otherwise. This communication extends to the various forms of social media platforms like Face Book, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, blogs, chat rooms, and other platforms. We connect with people in phenomenal ways and feel their spirit and character, if we are discerning. And within these venues, there may be a "fated moment". The messages could be as small as a "mustard seed", so we have to pay attention. Most importantly, these "fated moments" could be the key to "your path" in life.
just because …by Celestine……."soul open"
by Celestine on Feb.22, 2012, under Blogging - My Pecan Tree
To share the vulnerability of the soul is to expose yourself, especially to yourself - be "soul open". The following poem reflects my sentiments of what this post is about:
Curtains open…..appreciating the rain…..ears discerning…..listening to the thunder…..soul open…….soul open……soul open………embracing life………
Curtains still open….it is the early morn…..grass dazzling in her dampness ……more fertile……overcast skies…….awaiting another nurturing from the source of the sun…….piercing through natural patterns of life……soul open.
These lines were written amid a backdrop of a heavy rain, figuratively and literally. And as is typical, I get a lot of inspiration from nature and the natural cycles of life. This night was no exception, nor the following morning. The rain, projected to be severe, only ended up being a hard rain – strong, but not torrential. My mindset was reeling with the events of the day – Whitney's funeral and how I was personally affected. This post is not about Whitney's funeral or any specifics about her death. This post is about how I was personally affected with her loss and her death placing me in a position to reflect.
During the course of the day, the evening and in the wee hours of the morning, I was reminded of a quote:
"We only have one life to live, so how do we chose to live it?"
This quote has been a part of me for years as I formed, framed, and orchestrated my life. After life-altering circumstances reared their presence in my path, these words took on a different meaning. So to this day, I search deep……."soul open".
Nature speaks to me. It has always been a part of who I am as a person – the water, the trees, the wind, the sun, and life; all of which were inspiration for my collection of poetry, Voice From the Soul of Trees. The collection represents a life perspective; my perspective, and my "path". I was reminded of this as it rained this night. The rain provided another opportunity to be vulnerable to me and to God – "soul open". Typically, rain can make one feel depressed – lack of sunshine, having a case of the blues or melancholy. Not in this case. The rain was soothing, it was nurturing, and served to replenish my spirit.
I lay awake most of the night with the rain still pouring. I chose to leave the curtains open all night. I didn't have to worry about who saw me. Yet, as I went to sleep, I knew that I was being "exposed" in a very special way. In my communion with God, I was being reminded of "my perspective" – "soul open".
…"soul open" is another way to express my willingness to embrace messages from God; …ears discerning. With that being said, I heard the inspiration for these words. I listened. If there are messages for me, I embrace them. If there are messages I feel compelled to share; I share them either through my poetry or through avenues such as this new segment of my blog.
I received my confirmation to continue on my path. And yet, the message gleaned from this beautiful rainy night also had a message that speaks to the overall nature of man; a universal message.
Sometimes, we position ourselves to be so closely guarded. Sometimes we close ourselves off for fear of being vulnerable – "exposed". We block our hearts from enjoying the best blessing in life; that of love and that of having an open heart and soul to truly receive the blessings of life. Thus, inhibiting our capacity to love self and others.
It is easy to shut it down. All it takes is one hurt, one trial or one broken heart. Negative consequences rear their ugly head. We shut ourselves off from the realities of life. We shut ourselves off from friends. We shut ourselves from the capacity to love others and our selves. We shut ourselves off from life. We miss our blessings because we chose to fix the problem ourselves, instead of "letting go, and letting God".
The seeds of life are given to us in so many ways. Being discerning is the only way for them to infiltrate our being, as God intended. To be discerning is to be aware……and this awareness leads us to our responsibility to be attuned. Being attuned means having "discerning ears" and "soul open".
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by Celestine on Feb.21, 2012, under Book Reviews
just because …By Celestine
by Celestine on Feb.20, 2012, under Blogging - My Pecan Tree
As in life, most of us have adapted the ability to be flexible. Such a critical trait. Flexibility means that we can bounce back from despair, that we can move beyond "issues" of life, and that we can maintain a presence that defines us. The ability to do this is based on our strength, our inner fortitude, our perseverance, and how we juggle the variables of life. The ultimate is to flow like a ship in the most turbulent waters, and once upon solid ground, we rejoice in the deliverance from this journey…..awaiting the next tidal wave.
…..like rock and sand, crystal clear becomes the dreams of man….
This is a very appropriate quote for this blog post. Yes, I wrote the quote. It is a stanza from one of my poems, "Serenity and Dream of Light". This quote is suggestive of how life equates to understanding our own frailty, like a fragile piece of glass.
Do you know what the process is to make glass? It is actually amazing. Heat, rock, and sand; tempered and forged to make exquisite bottles and containers for our daily use. Heat – overcoming issues of living – rock, our foundation, and the sand, life's circumstances. And for me, this is the epitome of life – the fusing of these natural elements to become a resource that can be idealized, that can be seen through, that which can be reflected upon; and that which can be broken down as in the frailty of life – just like rock and sand.
I was really unsure as to where this post would go. It first began as a poem. Then I realized that I just wanted to write…..Then I realized that I really wanted to create a venue for just sharing. Sharing is a good thing……sharing is about being vulnerable to exposing the soul…..sharing is about embracing and "speaking" to our mutual life existences that make us the individuals that we are.
…a journey into the soul has far more worth than a life time of reflections. The reflections are the images that you recall…..the soul journey is one that you live…
For these words are about sharing. And what a more private place…..that of vulnerability……There is nothing negative about this. For you the reader, for me the writer, for anyone that lives.
Share….. leave a post……share the vulnerabilities of your soul…Celestine
Dancing to the Tunes of Life
by Celestine on Feb.07, 2012, under Poetic Moments
Spoken Word – Dancing To The Tunes of Life
Guidelines for Book Reviews by Celeste
by Celestine on Jan.30, 2012, under Book Reviews
When I first started this page on my blog, I was outreaching to new authors of various genres, especially poetry. As I thought about what I wanted to accomplish, it entailed:
- giving new authors an opportunity to announce their work,
- giving new authors an opportunity to share excerpts of their work
- giving new authors an opportunity to have their work reviewed
Although I am a poet, I do have an appreciation for a variety of genres; so I don't want to exclude anyone. If you want to have your book reviewed, I will do so as long as I can keep up with the volume.
If you are interested in having your book reviewed, please follow these guidelines:
1) Send a copy of your book to me at the following address:
Celestine McMullen Allen
205 Aspen Circle
Dothan, AL 36303
eBook submissions can be sent as a PDF file to : firstname.lastname@example.com
Upon receipt of the book, I will make a determination of the books that will receive first priority for review.
2) Upon completion of the review, I will submit a copy of the review to you, the author, as well as submit your review to sites that I am affiliated with, including being posted on my blog. At this point, there are no fees involved. In addition, I am not touting this service as a marketing tool for the success of your book, just a voice from my perspective as a reviewer.
3) Please provide the following information when you submit your book:
a. The name of your book, your name, the date your book was published, and who the publisher is, and pertinent information like your website or blog address.
b. Provide a biography, why you chose to write this book, and a brief overview of the book.
c. Provide information where your book can be purchased.
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Dr. Doris Dwyer, Western Nevada College, will be on campus Monday, October 25 to conduct a one day visit for the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). She will meet with students, faculty, staff, board members and administration to evaluate our implementation of the 2009 Commission recommendations.
A history and humanities professor at WNC's Fallon campus, Dr. Dwyer is one of Western Nevada's most honored faculty members. She has twice been voted Instructor of the Year by students at the Fallon campus, was honored by her peers as Outstanding Faculty Member and was given the Governor's Humanities Award by the Nevada Humanities Committee. In 2005, she was presented with the Nevada Regents Teaching Award. Her colleagues described her as an innovative teacher, a state and nationally recognized scholar, and a productive researcher. Former students said her innovative teaching methods gave them a realistic view of what a university course would demand from them and her high expectations challenged them to excel. She may be best know, however, for her more than 250 appearances nationwide as a Chautauquan, where scholars painstakingly study historical figures to take on their personae, and then illuminate their characters in live presentations.
Teaching and learning are fundamental to all we do at DCC. From the selection of quality faculty to the reconstruction of the roof over our heads, the bottom line is we are here for teaching and learning. One question Dr. Dwyer may have for us is: How do we, at Dawson Community College, facilitate our time, energy, and resources to this singular purpose? Our answer: The Strategic Plan. The 2010-2013 Strategic Plan is the guide we all use to fulfill our Mission. It includes prioritized strategic initiatives and defined success indicators. The plan, "A VISION OF EXCELLENCE", is on our website for easy and open accessibility. The document is our guide for the next few years. It will evolve as assessment practices utilized in program and curricular departments, in fiscal operations management, and in human resource management provide data to drive leadership decisions—decisions which reflect the plan and our mission. Basic to this mission is the fundamental reason for our existence which is to provide for teaching and learning.
We welcome Dr. Dwyer to our campus.
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The crew was excellent. The steward didn't smile, but that didn't make him any less friendly. Everyone associated with the dining rooms were easy to deal with and were eager to please me. The passenger services desk didn't ever seem to have a line. The senior doctor and nurses were pleasant to see each time I went.
The food was almost always excellent. There were a few misses, but even those weren't horrible. Chef's Table was definitely worth the money.
There were plenty of activities throughout each day. My activity of choice was trivia. I ended up with a team that stayed together the entire cruise and were the ones to beat. Other activities I participated in were the Gingerbread House Contest, the Ultimate Ship Tour, the Cruise Long Scavenger Hunt, and the Scrapheap (Boat Building) Challenge. I would participate in all of these except possibly the Scavenger Hunt again, and that's just because I tend to be lazy which means I would lose.
The ship was very clean. I dropped a napkin and the buffet attendant picked it up within 30 seconds. Room was cleaned well.
I requested a towel animal and received an elephant one night and a monkey the next.
Finally, I had taken a stuffed mouse on the cruise, and some of the staff really enjoyed seeing it on a regular basis. (It also serves as an excellent ice breaker.)
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Microsoft may try to revive support for Hyper-V in OpenStack as the community considers removing the code -- which one OpenStack developer called broken and unmaintained -- from the stack.
"Microsoft is committed to working with the community to resolve the current issues with Hyper-V and OpenStack," Microsoft said in a statement.
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That comment followed a suggestion on an OpenStack news group by Thierry Carrez, a developer handling release management for OpenStack, that the code supporting Hyper-V be removed from the version of OpenStack Compute currently being developed. In a newsgroup item titled "Essex dead wood cutting," he included Hyper-V among just two items that could be removed from Essex, the version of OpenStack Compute scheduled for release in the second quarter. He called the Hyper-V code "known broken and unmaintained."
If it is removed, few people are likely to miss it. "I don't know of any production deployment of it. I don't know of any active development deployment of it," said Joshua McKenty, CEO of Piston Cloud Computing. McKenty was the technical architect of NASA's Nebula cloud platform, which spun off into OpenStack, and is very involved in the OpenStack community.
He recalled that Microsoft hired a contractor company to do the integration work "but they never really finished," he said.
The project may have fizzled for a couple of simple reasons, he said. For instance, the people at Microsoft who championed the idea may have moved into a different group at the company and no one else picked it up.
However, Microsoft may have also decided instead to focus on its own Azure platform for use in public and private cloud deployments, he said.
Microsoft did not answer other questions about its interest and experiences with adding Hyper-V support to OpenStack.
If Microsoft wants to sell server software to cloud service providers using OpenStack, the lack of interest in its hypervisor might be a concern, one analyst said. "What this says more than anything is that people aren't building clouds on Windows as an underlying architecture," said James Staten, an analyst with Forrester Research.
Because Hyper-V is included with the Windows Enterprise server license, a lack of interest in Hyper-V in the OpenStack community probably means cloud service providers aren't using Windows server in their OpenStack deployments.
That's not particularly surprising, Staten said. "If you're building using an open community based solution, you'll start with things that carry no license at all," he said.
However, he said that many individual cloud service providers are beginning to build two offerings: one uses primarily open source software. The second is built on commercial products that are used in enterprises and thus might be more appealing to enterprise customers. Currently, VMware has the bulk of the market share for the cloud services aimed at enterprises, he said.
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On July 27, the Brewers were battling the Cardinals and the Pirates for first place in the NL Central, and then second baseman Rickie Weeks went down with a severe ankle sprain. The injury was expected to keep Weeks away for several ... weeks ... and the Brewers looked to be up against it.
Fast-forward to September 8. Instead of sinking, the Brewers have established a huge division lead, and even better, Weeks is back:
Rickie Weeks has been activated from the Disabled List and will be active tonight.
Weeks will not start out of the chute, instead being limited to pinch-hitting duties for a short while. But he should be back to full strength at the plate and in the field before long, in plenty of time for the playoffs.
Weeks returns to an .825 OPS and 19 home runs. Since his injury, the Brewers have leaned heavily on Jerry Hairston Jr., who has done a fine job. Hairston will soon assume his more familiar utility role.


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I woke up thinking about mowing. Again. This happens a lot between May through October. In my dreams, I find myself having spent what feels like several hours of mowing only to find that I have etched into the field in front of my house what looks like a UFO crop circle. Other times I have an out-of-body experience, and like a Bugs Bunny cartoon I do a "snap focus" high above my property to realize that I have spelled out "Eat at Joe's" in the meadow in some crazy Etch-a-Sketch pattern. Read more
When I was little, I would pack up a backpack, grab a flashlight, pillow and blanket and go camping—in my front yard. I had a tiny tent. Each panel was one of the primary colors: yellow, red and blue. I would sleep in my purple sleeping bag, which was pink and fuzzy on the inside. I always brought a book and read it by flashlight way past my bedtime. These are the things I remember. Read more
Travel down any number of country roads throughout the Catskills and one can discover architecture that exemplifies what life was like during the heyday, when the region was known as a playground for those seeking respite from the workaday world of city life. Boarding houses, hotels, bungalows and inns were scattered across Sullivan County, and among them, The Old North Branch Inn stood proud. Read more
Finding inspiration in items other people get rid of, mixed media artist Dee Rivera creates unique objects d'art that might best be described as three-dimensional collages. Her work is all about putting together parts of found trinkets and everyday items—pieces of jewelry, a handle from an old drawer, a candle holder, an old cheese board, vintage buttons, broken watches, wooden and tin boxes. "I'm always looking for things that have an interesting texture, or shape, or color," she said of her flea market excursions. Read more
Having a place to call home is meaningful to most of us. As a poetic ideal, it's a welcoming environment where we can slip into baggy pants at the end of the day and leave the mad world behind to "just be" without pretense. It's a place where we can rest, recover and recharge ourselves, as well as our smart phones. Read more
After enduring a punishing winter, there is nothing more welcome than the first signs of spring poking up from the impossibly barren earth. Out in nature, knotweed, ferns and nettles are among the first things to appear. In my garden, it is the incipient tender green of sorrel, rhubarb and angelica. This year, I hope to be adding asparagus to that list, because we planted a patch last spring. Read more
In some years, the weather is warm enough in March that the fence around my garden can be inspected and repaired in anticipation of the upcoming gardening season. But this year, with snow still piled high, the garden gate has not even been opened yet, so garden activities thus far have been limited to starting seeds indoors.
The biggest challenge with starting seeds indoors is getting enough light to the seedlings once they emerge. A bright sunny window will sometimes do, but most windows aren't sunny enough for a long enough time, and space in front of them is limited. Read more
"Is it Monday yet? Can I please go back to work?" asks Judy Shaffer, emphasizing the word "please."
For the past 18 years, Judy has worked side by side with Mark and Andee Weller, owners of Sterling Upholstery Co., Inc.(www.sterlingupholsteryco.com/), located at 50 Neville Rd. in Moscow, PA. Read more
Spring is the season of renewal and birth. It is a time when we get a fresh start in our lives, and the ever-popular phrase "spring cleaning" enters our vernacular (and hopefully our activity). If you're anything like me, you often throw things into your closet without really paying any attention; it's the ideal throw-stuff-in-and-shut-the-door kind of space. You might find yourself looking at your closet and shaking your head or averting your eyes from the horror. If you can't find what you're looking for, it's time to tackle that project and spring clean your closet. Read more
When Gina and Tom Kaufmann share how they met, they evoke a scene from the movie "When Harry Met Sally." They grew up 20 minutes apart on Long Island, vacationed 20 minutes apart in the Upper Delaware River Valley region and even closer on Long Island, but only first met when they went horseback riding together in their mid-to-late teens. Then, there's the house. They were dating about a year when they first entered the Skinner House, visiting family friends. Gina recalls thinking it would be romantic to live there one day. Read more
Listed under the Special Skills section of my resume are ballet, cooking and sleeping in. Just kidding. But really, if sleeping in were an Olympic sport, I would get a gold medal. If you wanted to give me a present, you should give me a day where I can sleep in. As The Postal Service (the band, not the mail delivery system) said, "Don't wake me; I plan on sleeping in." Read more
The Catskills and Upper Delaware River Valley are known for many things: hiking, river rafting, apple picking and the beauty and serenity that a visit to our region provides. Each season has something different to offer to visitors and residents alike, but since the 1970s, a warm and fuzzy attraction has caught on—alpacas. The gentle creatures have been domesticated for thousands of years and the Moche people of northern Peru often used alpaca images in their art. Too small to be used as pack animals, they have been bred exclusively for their fiber and meat, but it's their fleece that has made the alpaca highly prized throughout the world. Today, alpaca can be found all across the United States, including right here at home, where their incredibly soft hair is made into scarves, hats, gloves and socks, along with stylish high-end garments that are sought after by folks from all walks of life. Read more
Madonna Badger wasn't awakened by her three daughters' squeals of delight on Christmas morning 2011. Instead she awoke to smoke in a dark and silent house. Quickly the house was engulfed in flames, and all efforts to save her family failed. Ashes from the fire that had warmed her Connecticut house on Christmas Eve had been carelessly disposed of, and in the night, the embers caught fire. In addition, no smoke alarm sounded a warning. The resulting inferno robbed Badger of her children, her parents and her home. Read more
Most, if not all, homeowners would fix a window broken by a wayward softball. What many people don't know, though, is that there are often small air breaches in many different places of the home that, if combined, could easily be the size of a softball or bigger. As a result, much energy, and many dollars, can be lost. Read more
Nature's timing is flawless. As if on cue, the winter squash and pumpkins appear just as the onslaught of zucchini starts to ebb. And they're here to stay, their stout curves and painterly colors a pleasure to behold throughout the winter. Every year I stock up on the many varieties grown by Alice and Neil Fitzgerald of River Brook Farm in Cochecton, NY including international heirlooms like the brilliant orange Hubbard, the voluptuous Musque de Provence and the charmingly bumpy Marina di Chioggia. These all have a dense, creamy flesh that is equally delicious roasted, fried (pumpkin tempura!) or stewed. Read more
After a summer vacation on your porch or deck, it's time to prepare your house plants for the trip back to their winter home. For their survival and your enjoyment, they need to be prepared for the lower levels of light, temperature and humidity of the house. It's really just a reversal of the process of hardening off plants or seedlings in the spring. When night temperatures cool to the 50s, the fall ritual can begin. These tips should help with the process: Read more
Imagine yourself on a leisurely drive through the winding countryside of South Wales. You pass luscious green rolling hills speckled with woolly sheep and patches of lush woodland. This journey ends down in a deep valley, complete with a river running through it, at a stately home built somewhere around 1810. You make your way up to the beautiful home past the stables and horses, and find yourself sitting in the conservatory in the center of the large house. The conservatory is filled with beautiful plants, where the sunlight pours in through the many windows to warm your soul. This memory was one of many shared by Christine San Jose, who has "84 years' experience in high tea." Read more
Kelly McMasters owns a small, independent book store, Moody Road Studio, located in Maude Alley in the 1000 block of Main Street in Honesdale, PA. She writes about the experience in a monthly column for The Paris Review. She is the author of "Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town," the personal story of growing up in her hometown on Long Island, NY where there were three nuclear reactors and all three leaked. A documentary based on the book was shown earlier this month at the Black Bear Film Festival in Milford, PA. Read more
Some do it for the fellowship and conversation. Some do it for the satisfaction of having something to show for all their hard work. Some do it for the art. But they all have the same goal: to make a quilt. Read more
There's a reason that people are obsessed with home makeover shows. There's nothing like a good transformation story and the big reveal. We constantly tune in to "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Trading Spaces" to watch cringe-worthy spaces become homes you want to live in, all led by the skilled and snarky renovators who have become household names (Ty Pennignton, Genevieve Gorder). Not to be outdone by celebrity makeover artists, Ramona Jan of Country Home Restoration (Abrahamsville, PA) has recently completed a project to restore an 1800s farmhouse in Hortonville, NY, owned by Westchester resident Cheryl Greenberg. Read more


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Departing to End Season in Oklahoma Derby
Trainer Al Stall Jr. said the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (gr. III) at Remington Park Sept. 29 will be the last start of the season for Departing, winner of the Sept. 7 Super Derby (gr. II) last time out.
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|Albert M. Stall, Jr.
|Arctic Comet
|Karl Broberg
|Distorted Economy
|Neil D. Drysdale
|Golden Moka
|Martin D. Wolfson
|Hurricane Ike
|Michael Stidham
|Ricky Tick
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Trainer Al Stall Jr. said the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (gr. III) at Remington Park Sept. 29 will be the last start of the season for Departing, winner of the Sept. 7 Super Derby (gr. II) last time out.
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KGB Imperial Stout - Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
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Ratings: 273 | Reviews: 163 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by Overlord:
3.18/5 rDev -13.1%
Pours a dark wood-sy brown. Weird cola-like bubbling consistency, like the bubbles are too big .. or something.
Smells like charred malt, some chocolate, a bit of ... booze? ... and an earthy nuttiness.
Smells better than it tastes, unfortunately. There's an off-note of rotting alcohol in the background that destroys what the beer is trying to accomplish. Charred malt also becomes a little too dominating. Some chocolate, a bit of coffee ... maybe even a hint, just a hint, of burnt caramel.
Too much going on, off-notes abound. Mouthfeel is okay.
04-10-2011 01:34:18 | More by Overlord
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3.34/5 rDev -8.7%
Thanks to Kevin or Jeff for this one, not sure who it actually belonged to. It pours out nearly black with some very, very dark brown tints that stain the extremities. The khaki, almost half-inch head actually has decent retention (for a Russian Imperial Stout, anyway) and leaves a few spots of chunky lacing along the sides of the glass.
Straightforward and simple is the aroma, possibly almost to the point of being a little one-track minded. Heavy roasted malts, embarking on the modest trail of light ash and light char. Sprinkle something faintly reminiscent of cocoa powder over that, and you've pretty much summed up the aroma of this one. It's missing out on a lot of great, yet typical RIS elements, and that makes it seem kind of bland and boring.
After taking a few sips, it unfortunately doesn't seem like the flavor profile will end up being the redeeming factor of this beer. It's far from bad, offensive, or gross - it just happens to be far too stripped down and painfully average when other beers of the same style are considered. Some deeply roasted, almost charred and burnt malts scrape the palate along with a dark cocoa bean finish, and now I'm struggling to pick out anything else.
The one and basically only addition the flavor has that the aroma doesn't is a bit of alcohol. In retrospect, it really isn't good nor bad, it's just there. I guess it gives a bit of robustness to an otherwise basic and slightly wimpy RIS. Even the mouth feel is lacking a bit; it's medium bodied, but still thin within the style; more oily and wet than creamy or smooth. Carbonation is pretty good, and sadly, it looks like that may be the high-point.
A pretty big "meh" in regards to a style that's full of huge, robust, and complex beers. I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with lighter, simpler brews - hell, I love me a nice German Helles Lager... but when I pick up a Russian Imperial Stout, I have certain expectations and they just really weren't met here. Not bad, but uninteresting to say the least.
05-22-2013 11:24:40 | More by tectactoe
3.73/5 rDev +1.9%
Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #49 (Feb 2011):
Tan lacing crowns this deep, sooty brew. Stewed dates, leather, hint of mace, carob, mild coffee and a watery charcoal fill the nos- trils. Smoothness is there, but the creaminess is over the top--sip after sip enjoyment. Choco-burnt character comes off a little bitter; burnt sugar and charcoal. Hops jump in there with their own bitterness to balance the malt, and the fruitiness struggles a bit to stay in the game. Inner warmth grows after each taste, with hints of vanilla or nougat and with a burnt black currant flavor in the charred semidry finish. Perhaps not of epic proportions, yet sized just right, it's a welcome surprise this winter.
04-07-2011 00:43:32 | More by BeerAdvocate
4.19/5 rDev +14.5%
I gotta say, I really enjoyed this 2013 version.
In a tulip glass the beer was near black in color with a small tan head and a little bit of lace.
Roasted malt aroma. Coffee and chocolate; strong coffee and dark chocolate.
Taste of espresso and dark chocolate. Some tobacco.
Dry, appropriately bitter.
Nice beer.
02-24-2013 19:02:30 | More by lordofthewiens
2.78/5 rDev -24%
12oz bottle W'11 version dated 1/4/11. Pours a dark brown-black with a big creamy tan head that retains well and laces the glass.
The aroma is a bit subdued - chocolate malts and grains with a little roast and a touch of plastic.
The flavor is roasted chocolate malts, anise, and some tar with a big charred bitterness in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with smooth carbonation.
Overall, an interesting big beer from Widmer. But it's too much tar and charred bitterness for me.
02-06-2011 06:24:02 | More by Beaver13
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
05-22-2013 02:45:43 | More by SmellsofMahagony
3.73/5 rDev +1.9%
The beer pours a dark brown to black color with an off-white head. The aroma is heavy on the coffee and chocolate with some roasted malt mixed in. The flavor is more of the same. I get a lot of bitter chocolate as well as some charred and heavily roasted malt. The alcohol is very well hidden and is not noticeable at all. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. A very nice imperial stout.
05-02-2011 04:04:13 | More by Mora2000
3.6/5 rDev -1.6%
On Tap
Churchill's Pub & Grille
San Marcos, CA
Dark black throughout with a thin brown head that leaves spiderwebs of lace down the glass, though the beer looks a bit thin.
Bold and complete aroma of roasted malts, a touch of chocolate, and a bit of tangy licorice.
The flavor is simple, with the roasted malts dominating most of everything else. There's a bit of sweetness, though this is a simple, but complete stout.
Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Decent enough big stout, but there are better options available practically anytime, anywhere.
02-07-2012 20:10:53 | More by ehammond1
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
07-17-2013 00:20:36 | More by TKEbeerman
3.56/5 rDev -2.7%
Pours jet black, small beige head, nothing out of the ordinary for style. Aroma was largely a deep burn of roast.
Taste, good, warming, heavily bitter, heavy on the heavy roast, slight hoppy feel to it. Hoppier than most in the style. A little bit too alcoholic to be excellent, but the price point on a 6 of this $9 works very nicely. A good beer, solid second tier option for the style, and nice to have it in 12 oz bottles.
04-07-2011 18:21:38 | More by Beerandraiderfan
South Carolina
3.79/5 rDev +3.6%
12 oz, 2012 bottle of KGB Russian Imperial Stout.
Black and opaque in the glass, with a semi-durable head. Limited lacing.
Aroma: rich dark and sweet malts and aged alcohol esters.
Flavor: rich and fairly complex, with a hint of whisky that comes with the obviously high, but not harsh, ABV. Lingering flavor of very dark roasted grains.
Feel: full, thick and smooth with some warming. Good, light carbonation.
08-02-2014 00:35:27 | More by chinchill
North Dakota
3/5 rDev -18%
07-08-2013 01:23:56 | More by Oelschlager
New Mexico
4.35/5 rDev +18.9%
Big rich light brown head slowly dies leaving a pretty decent lacing atop a clear dark brown or black colored stout.
Roasted malts with a dark fruit backbone aroma, almost like roasted cherries or apricots.
Taste warm and roasted malts with dark chocolate hints and a light dark fruitiness in the background, rather enjoyable.
A light dark chocolate roasted lightly dry aftertaste.
I rather enjoyed this imperial stout, when I poured it I could smell the alcohol but that seems to disappear as I drank it.
Not the heaviest stout I've tried but a pretty darn good one.
07-31-2011 23:05:34 | More by LXIXME
3.68/5 rDev +0.5%
While it doesn't appear to be especially viscous, there is a certain thickness to this beer. It's almost black with a tan cap of head that stays strong and gives up some rings of lacing where the beer settles and some spotting between.
Roasted malt is heavy and leads to some char in the smell. Dark fruits come in along with the usual roasted coffee and bittersweet cocoa. There's just a faint whiff of alcohol at the end.
There's lots of roast in the flavor as well, and this beer finds itself just short of tasting burnt. Cocoa powder, baking cocoa and coffee grounds add strength to it, but where it improves over the aroma is a little added sweetness of vanilla as it pulls some dark fruits and char into the finish.
As with many Widmer Brothers offerings, the body leans light for this huge style. It does have some heft, but thickness and richness are key to this style in particular. It almost makes it, but not quite.
12-06-2013 19:35:13 | More by Brenden
3.25/5 rDev -11.2%
02-23-2013 05:00:15 | More by switzer
3.1/5 rDev -15.3%
Bottled Jan 27 - consumed 5/31
I'm seeing a lot of Sub-Par reviews and I'm disagreeing with them to a point. For a $8.99 six-pack RIS at 9.3% it's a solid brew and value...not to mention ageable!
A - Black - teetering on dark brown root beer cola. So-so.
S - Dark Fruits, vanilla, coffee and dark chocolate
T - Well...the dark fruits are there, almost a Belgian quad characteristic followed by vanilla, coffee, and chocolate. You'd guess by everything I mention, it has everything solid that a good RIS should. There's a smokey, almost ashy component that compliments all the above mentioned. Not quite offensive, but not happy it's there either. Will it mellow with age....I hope so. Don't mistake this with roasty...because it's ashy. As it warms, it gets more ashy...the price is keeping me from a 3 score.
M - No complaints at all. Oily, velvety slick. It paired extremely well with some moist brownies...my father in law who HATES stouts loved it along with that desert and said he finally found a stout's place in the world. (For him at least)
O - at $8.99 why not pick one up? Good, but nothing to call home about. Mouthfeel was the best aspect of this brew...which is very important when it comes to RIS's.
*EDIT* I've now finished the 6er. Thin, ashy and subpar. Go with Green Flash Double Stout or Old raspy for the 4-pack over this 6er... best advise I could ever give.
06-01-2011 00:42:46 | More by RBassSFHOPit2ME
4/5 rDev +9.3%
01-12-2014 22:20:29 | More by DrewBest
3.54/5 rDev -3.3%
Appearance - Pours an opaque black with a cocoa powder colored head that sits just over a finger thick. Fair retention. Streaky lacing with good stick.
Smell - Not much, to be honest. Earthy, with mild hints of chocolate and roasted malt.
Taste - Moderate notes of deep roastiness. Darkened caramel. Earthy. Mild bitter chocolate tones. Finishes with a lingering coffee bitterness.
Mouthfeel - Medium to full body. Moderate carbonation. Super smooth and creamy. Entirely drinkable; near quaffable. That's not nearly the case with most imperial stouts.
Overall - Pretty tame by RIS standards. Might be a good intro brew for the style. Even near room temps this thing didn't have much kick to it. In a way, trades a punchy flavor for a smooth, drinkable experience. Old Rasputin's doppelganger, if you will. Certainly nothing that's going to satisfy the hardened Imperial Stout drinker, but I wouldn't call it unpalatable, either. Just a bit safe, is all.
03-29-2013 06:48:48 | More by TheSixthRing
3.25/5 rDev -11.2%
12oz. bottle stamped 1/4/11.
Served cold into a pint glass, KGB is a very dark brown stout. The head is short but creamy smooth and has good longevity. Some small lacing is left behind.
Aroma is rich and roasty with a nice coffee character. There even seems to be a solid late hop addition.
Flavor is where this imperial stout starts to disappoint. It has a nice strong roasty quality to it but it doesn't have the depth to make it really interesting. A little hoppy, a little sweet, but that's about the extent of it's bag of tricks. If you're looking for complexity, this won't do it.
Mouthfeel is medium-plus in body and a little over carbonated. The alcohol comes through a little strong but it would probably be better after a few months to a year.
It is a fair strong stout but certainly not going to complete with the TenFidys, Storm Kings, or Old Rasputins of the world. Then again, it's considerably less expensive. If you consider it a budget RIS, then it's probably worth what you paid.
02-10-2011 04:12:57 | More by GilGarp
3.28/5 rDev -10.4%
I found some old notes on this one...
A: liquid black. Soap bubbles sit atop a thin dirty yellow foam, lace is meager (understandable due to ABV). Presentation is lacking overall, it just doesn't catch my eye
S: smell is of roasted grains and malts with a rather strong wafting of spicy alcohol. Sweetness has some chocolate, licorice, and a tinge of fruitiness. Interestingly it reminds me of bananas
T: this beer blends its roasted character with alcohol. Nothing is cloying sweet nor is it sweet enough to stick around. I find a soft toffee and caramel flavor with some crushed coffee beans. These few flavors sound nice but are a mishmash of insecurity. Nothing is flowing well and if something tries to make a stand on the tongue, the peppery alcohol knocks it over. This beer gained some strength as it warmed both in flavor and alcohol, with more of the latter
M: a soft snap of carbonation and a hearty medium to heavy body. Mouthfeel is rather slick but when the flavors are awry the feel suffers as well
D: the menu mentions "notable alcohol content." Not sure if I have ever seen that before as a selling point. In any event this is a good winter warmer and I was able to snag a fading out of season glass. Plenty of other RIS's to reach before this one, although I am glad I was able to sample it
10-08-2009 22:14:44 | More by Magpie14
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
04-09-2013 22:29:30 | More by ShawneeIrish
3.85/5 rDev +5.2%
Pored from the 12oz sniffer into a Maudite sniffer. Body is a deep dark brown - almiost black - topped by a thin layer of creamy, khaki-colored head. Aroma is big on roasted dark malt, with notes of mocha and dark cocoa nibs. A hint of floral hops and a touch of lactose sweetness round things out.
Palate is big on roasted dark malt, with big notes of bittersweet chocolate and mocha. A good dose of floral, bitter hops, bourbon, and some bitter dark chocolate linger on the finish. While some rough, boozy edges still remain, the base of the beer is still quite tasty.
Body is full, slightly creamy, but not as thick or rich as other vintages of this beer. It's still very tasty, but nit as finely crafted as it could be. I don't know if it's the scaling-up of the batch or a different recipe, but they've lost a bit of the edge here.
02-03-2011 07:07:31 | More by ElGordo
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
05-07-2013 21:15:22 | More by markcp
3.35/5 rDev -8.5%
Got a six pack of this at the local gas station.
A: Very black in color, with a nice dark khaki head at the end of the pour.
S: Smells of coffee, and light chocolate aroma. Very nice malt overtones that also does not smell very boozy at all.
T: The taste is a little more boozier. At 9% this beer does taste like a great stout. Coffee, some chocolate, dominate the taste.
M: This is a nice thick stout. Goes down nice and smooth, and no nasty aftertaste.
O: I would probably drink this again on tap, but I don't think I would buy another 6 pack again.
03-22-2011 04:11:27 | More by bradleyp
3.25/5 rDev -11.2%
03-23-2013 07:42:50 | More by jmccraney
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20 Jun 2013
Tony Award winner John Rando (Urinetown, A Christmas Story, The Musical) was attached to direct the production that was announced to begin Broadway previews in July towards an August opening night. Burke-Cohen Entertainment/Jimmy Burke and Jeff Cohen are the producers.
A representative for the musical confirmed to Playbill.com that a lack of available theatres prevented the production from arriving on Broadway this summer as initially planned. Producers hoped to capitalize off Bowersox's draw during the summer tourist months.
The producing team is now anticipating a fall Broadway premiere. Bowersox is currently on tour with dates through mid-August.
The show features 27 chart-topping songs, including such Cline classics as "Crazy," "Walkin' After Midnight," "I Fall to Pieces," "Sweet Dreams" and "Back In Baby's Arms." It also features such country classics as "Your Cheatin' Heart," "San Antonio Rose" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky," pop classics like "Bill Bailey," "You Belong To Me," "True Love" and rock 'n' roll classics like "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and "Stupid Cupid."
The centerpiece of the show is Cline's live concert at the Esquire Ballroom.