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The Rhythm of the Saints
|The Rhythm of the Saints
|Studio album by Paul Simon
|October 16, 1990
|December 1989 – June 1990
|Pop rock, worldbeat
|Warner Bros.
|Paul Simon
|Paul Simon chronology
|Professional ratings
|Review scores
|Deseret News
|Entertainment Weekly
|Los Angeles Times
|Robert Christgau
|Rolling Stone
The Rhythm of the Saints is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released on October 16, 1990 on Warner Bros.. Like its predecessor, Graceland (1986), the album gained commercial success and received mostly favorable reviews from critics.
In 1992, The Rhythm of the Saints earned two nominations for the 34th Grammy Awards — Album of the Year and Producer of the Year.[7][8]
Production history[edit]
Following the success of 1986's Graceland, on which he worked principally with South African musicians, Simon broadened his interests in diverse forms of music from around the world. He turned to Latin America for the musicians and rhythms which characterize much of this album, partnering with Afro-Brazilian superstars Grupo Cultural Olodum, masters of the heavily percussive sub-style of samba called Batuque or Batucada. The group's drumming is featured on the opening song and first single, "The Obvious Child". Brazilian singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento co-wrote "Spirit Voices" and contributed some vocals. Guest appearances were also made by mandolin- and "guitarra baiana" master Armandinho, another Bahia musician, and by Afro-Cuban drummer Francisco Aguabella, and Puerto Rican-born drummer Giovanni Hidalgo. Another collaborator was jazz percussionist and master of the berimbau, Naná Vasconcelos; jazz guitarist Rafael Rabelo also played on the album, along with many other Brazilian musicians.
The musical styles on The Rhythm of the Saints are, however, not uniformly Brazilian. US saxophonist Michael Brecker and other horn players contribute as session musicians (for example, on "Proof"), as well as American roots rock guitarist JJ Cale, Fabulous Thunderbirds vocalist Kim Wilson (contributing harmonica on "The Obvious Child"), R&B keyboards player Greg Phillinganes and jazz drummer Steve Gadd. Art rock guitarist and synth player Adrian Belew, who played on Graceland, is credited on "Spirit Voices". There are also many backing vocals on The Rhythm of the Saints, such as "She Moves On", a duet with Charlotte Mbango. Simon was also influenced by bikutsi for this album.[9]
The album is characterized by impressionistic lyrics (referencing the Chernobyl incident in "Can't Run But," an Amazonian ayahuasca experience in "Spirit Voices," and the state of the world in "The Cool, Cool River"), with slower tempos than Graceland and an atmospheric flow. Along with Latin rhythms, the prime influence on the album was West African and Central African music. Cameroonian jazz composer Andre Manga plays bass,and South African guitarist Ray Phiri, who also collaborated on Graceland, plays on much of the album, while famed trumpeter and worldbeat bandleader Hugh Masekela is credited with playing flugelhorn on one song.
Although drums for "The Obvious Child" were recorded live at Pelourinho Square in Salvador, Bahia, Simon recorded most of the rhythms for the tracks in Rio de Janeiro studios before returning to The Hit Factory in New York City to record guitar accompaniment and, later, the final arrangements. The Rhythm of the Saints marks Simon's first collaboration with Cameroonian guitarist Vincent Nguini, a member of his band since. Nguini is credited with creating the music and guitar arrangements for "The Coast", although Simon still wrote the lyrics. Nguini also arranged guitar for other songs, such as "She Moves On" and "The Cool, Cool River," and he arranged the horns for "Proof." Together, Simon and Nguini created the melodies, lyrics, and arrangements that changed the bare rhythm and guitar recordings into (due to Simon's studio experience:) the expertly-edited final product.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks composed by Paul Simon, except where indicated.
- "The Obvious Child" – 4:10
- "Can't Run But" – 3:36
- "The Coast" (Simon, Vincent Nguini) – 5:04
- "Proof" (With Vincent Nguini) Bikutsi (Cameroonian rhythm) – 4:39
- "Further to Fly" – 5:36
- "She Moves On" – 5:03
- "Born at the Right Time" – 3:48
- "The Cool, Cool River" – 4:33
- "Spirit Voices" (Simon, Milton Nascimento) – 3:56
- "The Rhythm of the Saints" – 4:12
Alternate listing[edit]
According to an article published in Stereophile magazine, Simon's original track sequence was changed when "the boys in Warners' front office insisted the album's lead single, 'The Obvious Child' be given pride of place." To hear Simon's preferred track order, the current release would have to be re-sequenced as 3-6-4-7-8-1-2-9-5-10 (see below).
- "The Coast"
- "She Moves On"
- "Proof" (With Vincent Nguini) Bikutsi (Cameroonian rhythm)
- "Born at the Right Time"
- "The Cool, Cool River"
- "The Obvious Child"
- "Can't Run But"
- "Spirit Voices"
- "Further To Fly"
- "The Rhythm of the Saints"
2004 reissue[edit]
In 2004, the album was remastered by Dan Hersch and Bill Inglot. It was reissued with the same track order as the original release, along with four previously unreleased bonus tracks:
- "Born at the Right Time" (Acoustic demo) – 3:50
- "Thelma" (Outtake) – 4:14
- "The Coast" (Work-in-progress version) – 5:13
- "Spirit Voices" (Work-in-progress version) – 3:49
Central Park concert[edit]
Simon and his fellow musicians performed live versions of many of the songs from the album at a free concert in Central Park, New York City on August 15, 1991, in front of an audience of around 100,000 people. The performance was recorded and later released as the album Paul Simon's Concert in the Park, August 15, 1991.
Chart performance[edit]
The Rhythm of the Saints peaked at #4 on the US album chart, while Graceland had peaked at #3, both among Simon's most commercially successful albums. The album was also commercially successful across the Atlantic, reaching #1 on the UK album chart. However, with the exception of "The Obvious Child", none of its singles charted or received substantial radio play ("Proof" and "Born at the Right Time" were released as well). "The Obvious Child" also failed to reach the US top 40, although it came in at #15 in the UK – his last major hit in the UK. In the end, the album was certified multi-platinum.
Chart positions[edit]
Year-end charts[edit]
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When I went to Italy to study architecture back in my college days, one of the things that made me feel at home right away was the discovery that the Italian outlook on life was just like a Southerner's: that is, both revolve almost completely around food. When we're not actually putting it into our mouths, we're talking about what we've eaten, what we're going to eat or, at the very least, what we'd rather be eating.
There's no getting away from it: just like Italy, almost everything in Southern culture comes around, in one way or another, to this relationship with food, even when, at first blush, it doesn't really seem like there can be any connection.
Take, for example, the old expression "Well, she's no spring chicken." We've all heard that said of someone trying to look and act younger than they really are, but few of us take in its full meaning, because we've forgotten that it goes right back, yep, to the table.
Once upon a time "spring chicken" referred to an actual bird, to the young, tender chickens that could only be had during the barnyard's natural breeding season in spring and early summer. Only new birds whose underdeveloped muscles are supple and tender are suitable for grilling, broiling, sautéing, and frying. Try doing any of those things with a tough old hen and the results will not be pretty.
Ever since poultry farmers found a way to fool their flocks into reproducing year round, however, we've come to take young chickens, once a strictly seasonal delicacy, for granted. Unfortunately, we've also become a little too used to having fried, broiled, grilled, and sautéed chicken any time we want. Fried chicken, the icon of Southern cooking for many, is nowadays so commonplace that it no longer seems special, and even stands in danger of becoming ordinary.
There's one spring chicken dish, however, that is endangered, though more from neglect than overindulgence: the fricassee. It's a sort of refined stew in which the bird is first fried and then simmered in a richly aromatic liquid. The name is thought to derive from two French verbs, frire (to fry) and casser (to break), the latter because the bones were disjointed and often chopped into chunks or cracked to expose the marrow.
A fricassee can be (and sometimes was) made with an old, tough hen, and even meat other than poultry, but it is at its elegant best when made from birds young enough to cook quickly, so that the flavor is as fresh and delicate as the sun-washed air on a warm spring day.
Chicken Madeira
Here's a classic fricassee from old Savannah. Until well into the twentieth century, Madeira, a sherry-like wine from an island near Morocco, was one of the most popular in our city, not only for drinking, but for cooking. It's only natural then that it had a hand in the way our spring bird came to the table.
Serves 4
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 chicken, weighing no more than 2½–to-3 pounds, cut up as for frying
Salt and whole white pepper in a peppermill
1 cup minced shallots or yellow onion (about 5 medium shallots or 1 onion)
8 ounces fresh brown (crimini) mushrooms, wiped clean with a dry cloth and thickly sliced
1 cup thinly sliced leeks
2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
1 cup medium dry (Sercial) Madeira
1 cup chicken broth
½ cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
½ cup thinly sliced green onions
Warm 6 tablespoons of butter over medium heat in a deep, heavy-bottomed, lidded skillet that will hold the chicken in one layer. Season the chicken well with salt and pepper and when the butter is hot, add it to the pan. Sauté, turning frequently, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes, and remove it to a warm platter.
Add the shallots and sauté, tossing frequently, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and sauté until they are beginning to color, about 2 minutes. Add the leeks and sage and sauté until fragrant.
Add the Madeira, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan, and bring it to a boil. Add the broth, let it come back to a boil, and return the chicken to the pan. Reduce the heat to a slow simmer and cook gently until the chicken is tender, about 20 minutes longer.
Remove the chicken to a warm platter. Raise the heat to medium high, add the cream, and cook, stirring constantly, until lightly reduced. Knead the flour into the remaining butter and add it in bits, stirring constantly. Simmer until thickened, about 4 minutes longer, and stir in the green onion. Turn off the heat, pour the sauce over the chicken, and serve immediately.
Damon Lee Fowler is a culinary historian and author of six cookbooks, including Classical Southern Cooking, Damon Lee Fowler's New Southern Baking, and The Savannah Cookbook. His work has also appeared in Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, and Relish. He lives and eats in Savannah, Georgia.
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By shelia on October 30, 2012
Paula, I know what your talking about with the spring chickens. I grew up with southern grandparents on my moms side, and my grandparents on my dads side had one of the largest farms in our home town. I know in the spring we would all gather round the Sunday table for grandma's fried chicken. It was so sweet and tender. I remember grandma used to put up a few chickens, which meant froze them, so we could have that delicious young tasting chicken off and on through out the year. My mamaw (great grandmother) who lived in Kentucky, made the worlds best fried chicken. I remember my mom telling me when she finally took mamaw to Kentucky Fried Chicken for the very first time. Mamaw was in her 80's and had never eaten there. Her only remark was now why would I drive all the way into town for this chicken, when I can make it just as good at home. Of course that was the one and only time that I think mamaw ate at KFC. Oh, by the way, her chicken was 100 times better than the Colonels. Reading your stories always takes me back to my childhood with my grandmothers, aunts and mom. For that I have to thank you so much. You stir up so many memories from my past that I had totally forgotten about. Thank you and all my love to you and your family Greg
By Greg Kantner on March 13, 2011
Interesting that author of spring chicken article's last name is "Fowler," considering the topic!
By Kathy Riddle on March 13, 2011
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What is a good recommended Infrared Filter for Photography?
I'm wondering if its possible to get it in square shape and slide it in front of a lense instead of a circular "screw on" as well. Is it better or should i go with a Screw On?
Edit: being clear, i'm looking for a recommendation of brand (Hoya, B+W...) as well as, get an idea of what's better in "shade"; Dark Red, Light Red... all these others.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Mar 01, 2013 at 08:34 PM
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Which also brings to question; is it advisable to use a ND filter (of various strength) with IR filter?
Mar 01, 2013 at 08:39 PM
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What camera/lens are you planning to use this with? IR-modified sensor or not?
How far into the IR you want to go depends on what "effect" you want. A 630nm cut (B+W 091 "Very dark red") passes the extreme red from the visible spectrum; the result is dramatically darkened blue skies and black foliage, but not the stereotypical "IR" look. A B+W 092 (695nm long pass) filter transmits only a miniscule amount of visible (you can still dimly see bright light sources through it once your eye dark-adapts), and provides the typical "false-color" IR look, since the camera color filter still has slightly different response per pixel color. A Hoya R72 (720nm long pass) gives similar results. A strong IR filter like the B+W 093 (830nm long pass) will give monochromatic IR results (all camera color filters have about the same leakage) with yet another look. As you go deeper into the IR, necessary exposure times will increase dramatically (this depends a lot on what camera you are using). Also, lenses may show very different behavior from visible-light results (sometimes excellent visible-light lenses fail terribly in IR, with poor sharpness and terrible contrast/flare; cheaper, simpler lenses sometimes do better).
Mar 01, 2013 at 08:50 PM
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Wow, loads of information on that post Mpmendenhall thanks;
To answer your question i'm looking at a Nikon D800 as my workhorse. Although i do have a Canon 5D on my desk right now (Mark1) which might also do the trick.
I'm less interested in a IR sensor, since its very restrictive on the body. That's why i'm wondering about the filters instead.
Mar 01, 2013 at 11:15 PM
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With an unmodified sensor, you will be very limited in what you can do --- since the (unmodified) camera sensor has an IR-blocking filter built in. There's no point even trying with a strong IR filter (like a B+W 093), since you don't get enough light through to the sensor even with multiple-minute, high-ISO exposures in broad daylight. The nearer IR, like the 695nm long-pass B+W 092, might be marginally useful (I've tried these on an unmodified 5D), if you're patient enough for tripod-only, higher ISO shooting in broad daylight. With the 5D, getting focus right will be tricky (no live view to see what the camera sees with the filter on, which will probably be different from the visible-light image). Modern, un-modified DSLRs are poorly suited for IR work.
If you want to try out IR, your best starting point would be to find one of the point-n-shoot cameras that already has a weak built-in IR filter to start with (I don't recall specific models, but you can find this info online). If you like the results, you can move up to a sensor-modified DSLR (removing the IR-blocking filter) with Live Vew, which will give you hand-holdable shutter speeds in daylight.
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I just went outside to grab a quick sample shot of what you can get with an unmodified 5Dc, using a B+W 092 filter:
this required 0.5s exposure at f8, ISO1600 in bright sunlight, so don't expect to do much without a tripod. There was just enough visible light in the viewfinder to focus (with the lens open to f2.8) after letting my eye adjust to the darkness. This type of filter gives you the characteristic "false color" IR images, where the different types of foliage have distinct (alien) colors. With this filter, the red channel pixels get much more light than Green/Blue, so the red channel is completely blown out in order to get useful Green/Blue pixels; I could have exposed the image ~6 stops faster to use the red channel, at the expense of seriously degrading image quality by losing most of the data from 3/4 of the pixels (green and blue).
Another gratuitous IR test shot, because threads are no fun without pictures:
Mar 02, 2013 at 12:07 AM
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Hoya R72 would be possible too - but with an unmodified camera the exposure times would be long. With unmodified camera and IR pass filter the multiplication of IR cut of camera and IR pass filter transmission results with only a small rest transmission.
Modified cameras make much more fun :-)
Mar 02, 2013 at 12:38 PM
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ZoneV wrote
Hoya R72 would be possible too - but with an unmodified camera the exposure times would be long. With unmodified camera and IR pass filter the multiplication of IR cut of camera and IR pass filter transmission results with only a small rest transmission.
Modified cameras make much more fun :-)
+1 on the Hoya R72, and the usefulness of modified cameras. I need to get myself an R72 in a more useful filter size. The R72 on the Canon 5D partially alleviates the B+W 092 problem of either blowing out the red channel or having no green/blue; with the R72, the R channel is still ~3-4 stops too "hot" compared to G, B, but you can still get all 3 within a somewhat usable range at once. A camera like the D800, with considerably larger dynamic range, can probably handle this exposure difference fairly gracefully.
Here's a similar scene as above, re-shot with a Hoya R72:
Mar 02, 2013 at 05:38 PM
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interesting stuff! There is much to learn about this method of photography.
So essentially, converting a sensor is the way to go then. I suppose thats more costly tho? (not counting the extra body). How exactly do you make a conversion like that tho? do camera stores do it?
Mar 03, 2013 at 02:37 AM
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There are several companies that you can find online who do camera body conversions, typically in the $200-$400 range depending on specifics. Adventurous tinkerers can also do this themselves --- or at least wreck their sensor trying. Sometimes you can find already-converted used bodies for sale. Try a web search for "IR camera conversion" to get results for many services, then check for actual user experiences with each service on photo forums.
A second, less common, option is to get one of the Sigma DSLRs (and you'll need to buy lenses for it, too) --- these have a user-removable IR-blocker.
However, before you spend big bucks on a converted DSLR, you might want to play around for a while with a cheap compact camera (many of which have weaker built-in IR blocking than DSLRs --- internet search for specific models) plus filters to learn for yourself what kind of photos you'll get. Once you know what kind of results you can get with different filter options, and start feeling limited by the image quality of the camera, then you'll be in a better position to figure out what converted DSLR upgrade is best for you.
Mar 03, 2013 at 02:44 AM
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If you do go with 'mpmendenhall's' suggestion to start with a P&S & Hoya R72, try to get a model that is sharp wide open. I can get very acceptable shutter speeds with my un-modified Oly c750 (1 to 2 seconds at f/2.8 & f/3.2 respectively), but since the Oly is so sharp wide open, it works well for IR (that is, in great light with a tripod).
I tried my wife's Canon A 570 and while I can get the same shutter speeds, the camera produces softer images wide open. Too bad, because the A570 does focus quicker.
Very cool about the Sigma DSLR's and the removable IR cut filter. I didn't know about that. One of the older Sony P&S cameras would be great too, since they had a night scene mode that moved the IR cut filter out of the way. I wish they were still made that way.
MPM...loved the IR shots. Especially that last one with the R72. Nice color.
Mar 03, 2013 at 03:02 PM
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At the bottom of my German language infrared site you find several
DIY infrared camera conversion links
For my own infrared camera I have invented a way to
use exchangeable infrared filters with bright viewfinder
. But this is probably a bit too experimental and risky for most users.
Mar 03, 2013 at 07:46 PM
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If you like the look of IR then skip the "unmodified body with a external filter" route and purchase a modified body or have an older, back-up body converted to full-time IR. The ability to shoot handheld, low-ISO fast shutter speeds is priceless.
From my 830nm converted 5DII:
Mar 03, 2013 at 08:53 PM
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I just picked up a Tiffen 87 IR filter (out of personal interest due to this thread). This is a "Wratten #87" filter, which is equivalent to Schott RG780 glass (also available as the Heliopan RG780 (87) filter), a 780nm long-pass filter --- so a considerably deeper IR cut than the Hoya R72 (720nm long-pass). On an un-modified 5D, the result is almost monochromatic, with a closer balance between the RGB channels than the R72 (Aperture.app is capable of setting a white balance, at T=2000K, tint=-91 --- weaker IR filters produce results out-of-range for this setting). There is significant color shift towards the corners, probably due to angular dependence in IR transmission of the camera sensor package. You also really get the "bright white glowing foliage" look typical of deeper-IR shots. This is at the expense of further reduced light: in near-maximum sunlight, I needed 20s at f8, ISO400 for this shot:
With my B+W 093 filter, an even deeper 830nm long-pass, yet another stop of light is required for equivalent exposure (now 20s at f8, ISO800). The results are basically completely monochromatic, including eliminating the color shift:
Once desaturated to pure monochrome, the 780nm long-pass results on an unmodified 5D are nearly indistinguishable from the 830nm long-pass, at 1 stop faster exposure, so this is probably the best filter choice to produce the "stronger IR cut"-look monochrome images.
With a modified camera, one could get much more usable shutter speeds (greggn's example above took 1/125s @ ISO400 in similar outdoor sunlight to what took 20s @ ISO800 on my unconverted camera --- 12 stops faster!), and also likely less color vignetting (from the angular dependence of the removed IR-blocking filter).
Mar 04, 2013 at 10:01 PM
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Hooya R72 and start from there. You will need a tripod.
Mar 05, 2013 at 05:33 AM
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This is the best reference I have found listing IR filters, it also has color and UV filters listed. It was invaluable for me when I shot black and white IR film, color infrared slide, infrared slide (using DR-5 processing) and later moved onto digital IR and full spectrum. Not all filters are available anymore.
The manufacturers that are missing from the list are Lee, Singh-Ray and Tiffen.
IR filters missing from the chart are
Heliopan RG645
Lee 87
Singh-Ray I-Ray
Tiffen 87
Singh-Ray doesn't specify its rating but states "Transmits over 90% of near-infrared light between 700 and 1100 nanometers while blocking virtually all visible and UV light". I have found that the Sing-Ray is close to the Hoya R72 and B+W 092, but seems to allow a little more red through than they do.
Heliopan has the most complete set of filters available to choose from but I found that they now refer to them using the Schott-Glass Equivalent. I was able to obtain all the Heliopan's from RG645 upto and including RG1000 but many had to be special ordered and after approaching several of the big photo stores only Helen at Adorama was able to help me.
As far as I recall on the only square filters available were the the Kodak Wratten, Lee Polyester, Cokin and I could be wrong that Lee had a square glass one. The drawback of square is there is a possibilty of light getting in through the edges.
As you can see from Michael's images each filter has differences. They are all good in their own way.
I still use filters(all 19 or so I have) on the lens for differing results on my tripod mounted modded full spectrum camera and focus using live view, but if I am shooting action I use my RG715 modded camera so I can see what I'm shooting.
Pricing wise most people go with a Hoya R72.
Mar 05, 2013 at 09:48 PM
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burningheart wrote
This is the best reference I have found listing IR filters, it also has color and UV filters listed. It was invaluable for me when I shot black and white IR film, color infrared slide, infrared slide (using DR-5 processing) and later moved onto digital IR and full spectrum. Not all filters are available anymore.
The manufacturers that are missing from the list are Lee, Singh-Ray and Tiffen.
Thanks for the reference; that's a useful compilation.
Tiffen filters are easy to place on the chart, since they name all their filters by Wratten #.
Mar 05, 2013 at 10:29 PM
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The cheap ($15, shipped) Chinese "IR760" filter that I bought off eBay arrived today. Based on the sale description, one might assume this is supposed to be equivalent to a 760nm 50%-cutoff long pass filter, placing it deeper than the Hoya R72 (720nm) and very close to the Tiffen Wratten #87 780nm long pass.
Out of the box, the first thing you notice is how light it feels --- this is an extremely thin slice of glass. Viewing a lamp through it, you see the bulb in dull orange (instead of the pure, deep red that proper 720nm IR filter produces, or the near-complete-black of a 780nm filter), indicating a large amount of shorter-wavelength visible light leakage. Also, the dull orange image dims a lot when looking through the filter at a steeper angle, indicating a very broad rather than sharp cutoff edge. On the camera, it lets through a lot more R than G,B, but not so much as to completely blow the R channel when G,B are a couple stops underexposed. The effect produced isn't "bad"; the filter just isn't remotely like what an actual 760nm long pass would be:
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In 2002, the Foundation trustees who are all men and seem to have inherited their positions from family members (one current member's father was her lawyer and one member's uncle was her accountant), created the Mary Pickford Institute for Film Education to honor her legacy and make people aware of her pioneering work in Hollywood. The Foundation provided a significant amount of the Insititute's budget for a decade. Keith Lawrence, one of the Foundation's board members conceived the Institute and was also the CEO of the Institute (at $100,000 a year) until May of 2011 when he resigned.
That's when the trouble started.
All the info above is a lead up to the phone call I got this week from one of the staff members of the Institute calling to tell me that the Foundation has decided to defund the Institute completely. The staff is very confused by this change in direction. Several of the education programs have outside funding, but others including the archive, the research library, screenings and lectures will be greatly effected by the loss of funding.
I emailed the three men on the board earlier this week and asked some basic questions about this issue, but none have responded. To give them the benefit of doubt, foundations do change directions. That is their perogative. If you look at the foundation documents (which were sent to me by the staff) the focus is very wide and they can do many things with the funds and not raise any flags.
But this is the Mary Pickford Foundation and none of the MEN on the board are movie people. They also all make $60,000 a year for their 12 hours a week work and the staffers who work 40 or 50 hours a week make about the same. I know the staff has pleaded with them to no avail so now they are taking their issues to the media and the blogosphere.
Here's why I care about this. I care about this because Mary Pickford is a very important historical figure in Hollywood and it would be a huge shame if her legacy was erased. This would be another example of men erasing women's history. These board members need to come out from behind the screen and say what is going on, why they want to defund the Institute, and what they are going to be doing with the money in the future. They have a fiduciary responsibity to the public as board members of a foundation.
mike smith | March 31, 2012 1:27 AM
If anyone wants to know more about the alleged not for profit foundation, the IRS filings are not hard to find. Just look at the financials of the foundation and the institute and how they allegedly produced films that some say don't exist. It struck me as very odd. Then all the sudden they break contact with the institute after people started asking questions about where the money goes. Some say to a nice house on the beach others say a nice ranch in Temecula. http://riverside.blockshopper.com/property/931110008/40730_calle_bandido
Ask Keith Lawrence (Resigned or ????), Henry & Pauline Stotsenberg (Foundation directors) , Gary Shoffner" email@example.com (foundation lawyer/director)(714) 550-5010 or Jordan Susman (firstname.lastname@example.com; (foundation lawyer)) about where it all goes or the alleged accusations against the foundation; or better, yet ask the students of the foundation what they have to say if you can find a student that will speak with you. Most will find it interesting at the least. We have lots of questions we canât get answers to but they have lots of money or so they say on their tax returns. I agree, this could ruin the silent film devotion Mary had in mind, WHAT A SHAME! We want to know the facts.
Katherine | March 30, 2012 8:50 PM
Obviously both entities care about Mary Pickford and her legacy. Board retreat with an outside counselor(s) would do world of good. Clarify mission. Cutting off an institute that the foundation begat doesn't play well...Hope a resolution comes about. Mary Pickford deserves it.
Madeline Di Nonno, Executive Director, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media | March 30, 2012 6:30 PM
Giant thx. Melissa for calling attention to this situation. We're currently partnering with The Mary Pickford Institute on a wonderful educational workshop. It would be such a shame to see the terrific work of the Institute fall by the wayside. All the best, Madeline
NLMO | March 30, 2012 3:45 PM
Thanks Melissa - haven't seen this talked about anywhere else!
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|Excellent - 645 reviews
With a stay at Cincinnatian Hotel in Cincinnati, you'll be minutes from Contemporary Arts Center and Fountain Square. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Aronoff Center for the Arts and Carew Tower. Make yourself at home in one of the 146 air-conditioned rooms featuring DVD players. Cable programming and video-game consoles are provided for your e...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 645 reviews
Good 8.0
Room had broken blind that was so obviously needing replaced. Also vents I'm bathroom filthy.
Excellent 9.0
The location of the hotel was perfect for our planned weekend. The staff were friendly, energetic and welcoming.
Our car was damaged while in Valet parking.
|Good - 1173 reviews
Located on the Ohio River, Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Riverfront offers spectacular views of the Ohio River, downtown Cincinnati and the hills of Northern Kentucky. Featuring 170 well-appointed guest rooms, including 4 luxurious Whirlpool Suites, and 10 state of the art meeting rooms. Centrally located to the central business districts of both Cincinnati and...
Overall Rating - Good - 1173 reviews
Staff was extremely nice and helpfull.
Hotel was very old, in need of renovation, and in a run down part of down.I do not believe the hotel is a 3 star, maybe 2 or 2-1/2 stars. Location to the interstate, and downtown Cincinnati was convenient but area of town did not feel safe to someone not from the area.
Excellent 10.0
The rooms were very nice and super clean! Staff was friendly and helpful!
|Good - 3603 reviews
With a stay at Millennium Cincinnati Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Cincinnati, steps from Duke Energy Convention Center and minutes from Fountain Square. This hotel is within close proximity of Carew Tower and Contemporary Arts Center. Make yourself at home in one of the 422 air-conditioned guestrooms. High-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge) k...
Overall Rating - Good - 3603 reviews
Good 7.0
Very convenient downtown location.I have stayed at Millennium Hotel in Cincinnati several times. It's a nice hotel, and staff are very courteous. Unfortunately, we were next to a room of very noisy people. I called security, she came and addressed the issue right away. The noise stopped.
Good 8.0
The best price you will get for a great central location. Middle of downtown, close to the freeway, plenty of nearby parking. A rooftop pool and fitness room with lots of equipment.
Like most high end hotels, there is no continental breakfast or even free coffee in the lobby. However, this is the standard for most downtown hotels, and there is at least a coffee maker in the room.This is our second stay at the Millennium and we will for sure be back again. Great location, friendly staff and reasonably priced. It's an older hotel, but the updates are clean and modern. Definitely our hotel of choice when visiting Cincy.
|Good - 560 reviews
The Travelodge Newport/Cincinnati Riverfront is conveniently located within walking distance of downtown Cincinnati and 13 miles from the Greater Cincinnati Airport. We are next to Newport Aquarium and short walking distance from Newport on the Levy voted number one in the nation for family entertainment malls, American Ballpark Home Of The Reds, and US Ban...
Overall Rating - Good - 560 reviews
Great location The best Travel Lodge we ever stayed at Clean rooms & location was great
Good 8.0
The front desk person was very very helpful!! Courteous!! And informative!!! Very friendly!!
The carpet was filthy in the room they need cleaned!!!!!Clean the carpets and it would have been great!
|Excellent - 879 reviews
Open since 1931, the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza hotel is one of the world's finest examples of French Art Deco style. Admire rare Brazilian rosewood paneling, two-story ceiling murals and original German silver-nickel sconces at Cincinnati's 'must-see' hotel — a registered National Historic Landmark. Experience an unforgettable stay surrounded by cla...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 879 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Great beds and beautiful public areas and extremely nice employees!
noBe sure to have a cocktail in the bar, it's like stepping back in time. And don't miss Sunday brunch if you happen to stay over Saturday!
Good 8.0
The staff is wonderful. Our room was quite large and more than sufficient for our needs. The Valet Parking offers a come-and-go as often as you like for one day rate.
|Excellent - 213 reviews
Bellevue Hotel is the newest addition to Newport on the Levee. If you're looking for a place to stay outside of Cincinnati, come to the Holiday Inn Express Bellevue - Newport on the Levee. Our Bellevue, Kentucky hotel offers such amenities as an indoor pool, a complimentary hot breakfast bar and a 24-hour business center for your convenience, along with a we...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 213 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The staff were so accommodating. We arrived earlier than expected and they provided a room quickly.
NopeBreakfast was better than I expected. I was in Kentucky for a wedding and needed a sewing kit, called customer service and the woman literally ran up the stairs to deliver. Awesome Staff!!!!
Excellent 10.0
Comfortable beds, great breakfast selection
Bath tub/shower head too lowit was fine
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A stay at Extended Stay America Cincinnati - Covington places you in the heart of Covington, convenient to Goebels Park and University of Cincinnati. This hotel is within close proximity of Northern Kentucky Convention Center and Paul Brown Stadium. Make yourself at home in one of the 105 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with full-sized refrigerators...
Overall Rating - Good - 18 reviews
Location. Close to several restaurants, and shuttle pick up.
The building seemed to be getting 'old'. A little too expensive for the experience.
I stayed on the smoking floor so that smelled but the room was alright.It deserved more than a one star rating. Fairly clean. Attentive staff. Decent room. Snack to grab for breakfast. I would say two stars.
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across the river and right at the action.. welcome to the Hampton Inn Cincinnati-Riverfront (Downtown Area) The Ohio River's winding flow sparked the growth of Cincinnati, making it an important hub city. The river remains the center of town today, physically separating Cincinnati from Covington, yet uniting the two cities in activities, culture and spirit...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 362 reviews
Good 8.0
Nice breakfast. Courteous staff. Shuttle to baseball game.We will stay again if in the area.
Excellent 9.3
Staff was very friendly and helpful, Room was clean and tidy, Bathroom was large.
Exhaust fan in Bathroom did not work
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Overall Rating - Excellent - 265 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Great location for going to Cincinnati ball game.
the drive up to the main entrance was too small for the amount of cars coming and going.Updated rooms for very nice. Hotel staff was very friendly and helpful.
Good 8.0
Close to Southbank Shuttle / bus line. Quiet room, comfortable bed.
Elevators were slow and you often had to wait multiple times to ride.The hotel was very busy with several boisterous groups that appeared to be attending weddings. Despite that everything was great!
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Overall Rating - Excellent - 175 reviews
Mediocre 3.0
The room was nice and clean with lots of light and the hotel is very close to UC.
The noise from the hallway when breakfast was delivered to the room across woke me up one morning. A loud TV woke me up the other night at 3am. There was a 5 minute wait for breakfast even though there were plenty of available tables.
Excellent 9.0
Staff was very helpful and I thought the room was very nice for the star-rating it had on Priceline.
Not really.Hotel was very nice and in a good location for the Uptown area, specifically UC, UC Hospital, the Zoo, and Clifton. Parking was $10 and was very reasonable and allowed you to come and go thru the day.
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Welcome to the Embassy Suites Cincinnati - RiverCenter (Covington, KY) hotel, located on the banks of the Ohio River. Enjoy picturesque views of the Cincinnati skyline from this all-suite hotel in Covington, Kentucky Enjoy the best of Cincinnati from our downtown area hote We're a two-minute drive from downtown Cincinnati venues such as Paul Brown Stadium, U...
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Good 8.0
Good location, near trolley stop which takes you to Newport and Cincinnati and shuttle to casino, good breakfast.
Our room was nice, showed some wear, wall air vent was filthy and sticky substance on carpet. Left note for cleaning staff, vent may have been wiped?, note on floor was still there!
Excellent 10.0
Big rooms, free happy hour and great breakfast included in the price. Really nice!
Nothing!It is very near Newport on the Levee, which makes its location OK. Otherwise, it's in a rather sterile area. Very good experience. Highly recommended.
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With a stay at The Westin Cincinnati, you'll be centrally located in Cincinnati, steps from Fountain Square and Carew Tower. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Contemporary Arts Center and Aronoff Center for the Arts. Make yourself at home in one of the 456 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes wit...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1296 reviews
Excellent 10.0
quiet excellence; I have stayed many times at the Westin in the past years and you always get the same quality. You know what to expect and they deliver. It is comforting. Also, the location on Fountain Square can not be beat.
Nothing~Handicap access in bathroom and shower was an added treat. Bed and bed accessories fantastic.
Good 8.0
The staff was very friendly, and the top floor pool and gym were very nice.
The bedding was stained and dirty upon arrival, and the A/C in the room did not get it down to the desired temperature.
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Our Cincinnati Airport Hotel Makes Getting There Fast and Easy You'll find great Cincinnati hotel deals at our Holiday Inn® Cincinnati Airport hotel in Erlanger. We're close to the Cincinnati Airport (CVG) and we offer a free airport shuttle service and parking to make your life easier. Plus we're close to area attractions & businesses. Corporate travelers l...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 271 reviews
Good 7.0
Staff was great
Loud gathering of people outside at midnight just outside my window. I called from desk and they took care of it.
Excellent 10.0
It was very close to our grand children's home.
Nothing at all.The staff was friendly. Everything was just great!
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The newly transformed Hyatt Regency Cincinnati offers a twenty-two-story atrium hotel with an abundance of natural light. Experience a hotel offering every possible convenience under one roof—including the locally sourced Red Roost Tavern, Grab-And-Go Market Café, an expanded 24 hour fitness center and the city's largest hotel ballroom. We also offer a 24...
Overall Rating - Good - 927 reviews
Good 8.0
really did not spend much time in the hotel, but it was bery nice and weel located for what we nneded to do
no, cannot complaincheck in went very smoothly, met my daughter there, I stayed one night she had to stay for 2 nights, hopefully only got charged for the one night car stay for me, that was kind of confusing but al seams good so far
Good 8.0
The location and lobby were awesome. The room furnishings were nice, as well.
The room was really hot and never cooled down even after hours of the A/C on 60. The valet staff was not prompt, nor did they help take my bag out of my car or open my door.Overall it was a good hotel and I would recommend if they get the air and valet situation figured out.
|Excellent - 265 reviews
With its charming decor and comfortable amenities, the Wilder Hotel is only 10 minutes from downtown Cincinnati and only 15 minutes from the Greater Cincinnati Airport. We have exciting Newport on the Levee which features the Aquarium, several restaurants and a comedy club for your entertainment. We offer a deluxe continental breakfast where you can even mak...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 265 reviews
Excellent 9.0
Very clean, nice staff, close to concert we attended. Great restaurant/bar within walking distance.
No, (do wish there would have been a larger tub)Would definitely recommend to anyone, we will definitely return again!
Mediocre 3.0
Great breakfast. Plenty of parking close to the front doors. Very quiet in the rooms. Didn't lose any sleep over loud guests or staff.
When we returned to our room on our last evening, one of our phone chargers was missing. It was obvious someone had to take it because it was plugged into the desk lamp plug. Because I cannot tolerate theft, I can't recommend this establishment.As I said, even though it may seem trivial to some, I can't stomach theft.


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"This is a weird experience for us," said James Murphy, front man of the dance/rock band LCD Soundsystem at the start of the last show they would every play, at Madison Square Garden on April 2. "In keeping with the history of our band, we hope it's going to be a weird experience for everybody."
Indeed, the whole thing did seem a little weird, even by New York standards. Here's a band that decided to call it quits after less than a decade, with three albums that consistently showed up on critics' Top Ten lists, and a hipster cache that would make most indie bands drool with envy "A lot of the songs I've written are as good as I'm going to do," Murphy told The Clash last year. "I don't want to repeat myself. So, what becomes the next goal? Being bigger? The next goal becomes about making more money. It's just not all that interesting."
In order to go out with the proper bang, and in turn give their fans one last thank you, Murphy and crew hit on the idea of doing one last gig in their backyard, MSG to be exact, never mind that most venues the band played were less than half the size of the Big Room. And yet, when tickets went on sale for the April 2 gig, it sold out in minutes, though not without some hiccups on availability and online ordering. Murphy, in a now-legendary rant on his website and Twitter account, went after scalpers ("i will try to figure a way out to fuck these fuckers. NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, IT IS NOT WORTH THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SEE US!") and announced the band would add an additional four shows at Terminal 5 in New York the week before the MSG gig as an additional thank you to the fans.
In the end, that final show at the Garden was the money shot, and it proved to be one of the seminal events of the New York scene in the past decade, reaching near-legendary status already for its length (nearly four hours, in three sections, with a middle section consisting of a 45:33 song called, yes, "45:33,"), its sartorial splendor (the band asked that everyone dress in black or white for the show, and thousands complied, some in tuxes and party dresses, and a few braves souls inexplicably in panda costumes), its hipster cache (Hey, it's Arcade Fire, singing backing vocals! There's Spike Jonze, filming the show! And is that Aziz Ansari crowdsurfing?), and, perhaps most gratifying for all, its, well, weirdness (a full on-choir, a pair of spaceships housing DJs Shit Robot and Juan McLean, did we mention nearly four hours and a bunch of guys in panda suits?).
It was also a bit weird for Eric Cathcart, who served as the band's LD (and board op) for its last tour, and who was tapped to design (and run) both the Terminal 5 and MSG gigs, and who, like the band, had never worked the Garden before. Much like the band he worked for, Cathcart suddenly found himself thrust on the big stage. With a lot to do. Honestly, how often does an LD also run the board at a Garden gig?
For Cathcart, the road to that last gig really began when he was first hired to light the band's tour. "I had an iChat with James, and they decided to go ahead and use me," he recalls. "This was LCD's first foray with a lighting designer, so they weren't exactly sure what they were doing. James had a ton of ideas; some were feasible, some were impossible, and some were just so crazy that they just might work. James would mention something that he thought would be a good idea, I'd respond with, 'OK if you want to, but that isn't how it is typically done.' He called me Passive-Aggressive Lighting Designer."
One of those ideas was the use of MIDI to trigger cues. "He asked about using MIDI, and I was like, I don't know, the consoles all have MIDI connectors, but I don't know anyone who's ever used it. It was one of those things where I begrudgingly agreed to it but I embraced it after a while."
Cathcart used a MIDI expander that converted midi to RS-232 along an XLR cable out to FOH, where there was a second box that converted it back to MIDI. On stage there was a MIDI-Merger that allowed four MIDI devices to run down one MIDI line. For the triggers, Cathcart used a device that would assign a MIDI note to each different trigger.
"For about half of the tour I had the keyboards playing the lights on the song 'Movement,'" he says. "That song was pretty straightforward, assign a cue to a note and away we go. As I started doing more research I was adding more parts. Eventually, the keyboard was playing lights on 'Tribulations,' the percussion triggers in synth land were triggering lights on 'I Can Change,' and the clap pad at the drum set was used for the intro to 'Movement' and on 'Tribulations' as well."
The rig itself grew over time as well, starting with little more than a few mini strips and a handful Martin MAC 700s for a few initial surprise gigs in the NY area followed by Coachella, and then moving to Europe. Upstaging, who Cathcart credits with getting him the gig, was the vendor for the early US shows, while Adlib handled the UK gigs. Once the tour moved back to the US, Bandit become the vendor, and Cathcart's rig expanded slightly. "At the Terminal 5 shows back in May of last year, I still just had a floor package at that point," Cathcart explains. "I had three rows of Martin Stagebar 54s on the floor, and a few MAC 700s on the side fills. Eventually that grew into four rows of Stagebars, and three rows of moles, and that grew into putting the same thing on the sides, and it just kept growing and growing and got quite modular. The main elements of the Garden show were the same as when we started doing full production shows." (For a look at the various iterations of the rig over the year, check out the photo gallery of lightplots.)
Two elements remained as constants throughout all the iterations: a GrandMA console, and a mirrorball, the latter serving as something of a mascot for the band as it graces their first full-length album. For some of the European festivals last year, all Cathcart carried with him was a console and a 4' mirrorball. For the Garden show, the mirrorball grew to 5'.
Once the Garden show was announced, work eventually turned to how that would look. I was kind of working on it while we were in South America on the last part of the tour, earlier in the year," he recalls. "We all sat down and had a meeting to discuss what we were doing; the set list was about twice as long as normal. We added a bunch of songs just for that show. The Terminal 5 shows were technically a rehearsal; they had never played most of those shows live up to that point." Cathcart estimates he had a little over a month to put it all together: three weeks of pre-production, then straight into programming, one week at the Bandit shop, and then another week at Sonalysts Studios in Waterford CT, where they were able to load in the whole rig, though without being able to match the trim height for the Garden show.
"When it came to the final show James was happy with what we had been doing for the previous year," Cathcart says. "Once he decided what songs they were playing, we knew where lights were needed, and then I just needed to add a little oomph."
For that final rig, Cathcart swapped the Stagebars for Bandit GRN battens and moving washes. "When I programmed it I just did a fixture type change so that all the color info I had done with the battens on the previous tours I just had to add pan and tilt," he explains. Other new gear included the Bandit Motodata motorized truss, a dozen Martin MAC 2000 Performances added to the downstage truss, and a variety of Vari-Lite VL-3000s.
Colors and fixture locations were also relatively set by the time they hit the Garden. "James did have a few things in mind that were right in line with what I wanted to do," says Cathcart. "A lot of light from a source low and behind the band was something he wanted. Most of the things that he suggested were things like dumbing things down, and making it way less 'fancy'. There were several things that he wanted to do that I thought were a huge mistake, but for the most part they worked and they worked so well that I used them and don't even remember what they were.
"The colors just kind of happened," he continues. "On 'Yeah,' James just requested that it be dumb and rave-y. Green just came to mind. The red, amber, and green on 'I Can Change' was James idea. We were going off of the idea of the silly stop light lights that used to be in novelty stores in the '80s."
More notable than the use of color on the show was the lack thereof. Perhaps in keeping with the black and white aesthetic of the band, Cathcart made extensive use of white light. "I've always wanted to do an N/C (no color) show. It just seemed to fit. For the first leg it was pretty much entirely N/C or color correction except for maybe three songs. When I changed from moles and zip strips to LED battens is when the color came into play. Also as the tour progressed the band started learning and playing new songs I started using more color as I programmed those songs. When I did use color I wanted to keep it within the primary and secondary colors. In the end I think I had about eight color palettes total and three of them were off white."
If the Terminal 5 shows were the rehearsals, then the Garden show was by far the biggest one-off Cathcart had ever been involved in. Because of the limitations of the Sonalysts space, he never actually saw the full rig in all its glory until he walked into the Garden on April 2. "It was great when I walked in there, but also a little nerve wracking," he says. "We had done all the songs at Terminal Five, so I got very familiar with the songs, but it had been a week since I saw the whole rig and programmed it, and then I had done four shows without seeing the side trusses. And then I had different fixtures at T5 because I used part of the house rig, so I had to do fixture changes so some of the stuff I programmed got messed up in the fixture swap. So going into it I didn't have time during the day to look at everything again and familiarize myself with some of the cues."
Still, despite a few bumps—the board froze at one point, and Cathcart moved to his backup, forgetting for a moment to switch over from slave to master mode—the show went flawlessly. "Overall, I thought I nailed it, considering that it was a one-off," he says. "I could sit here and critique myself all day long but at the end of the day it got up, it happened. There were a few of the songs when the crowd was bouncing and singing along that were spine-shivering. The way that 'All My Friends' continuously builds and the audience progressively builds as well was a great moment. The guitar solo in 'You Wanted A Hit' had a great reaction, especially the end because it stops so suddenly. On 'Yeah,' when it dropped into a big rave feeling was also a great reaction. These were prevalent throughout the tour, but the sheer mass of people at the Garden made it seem huge."
Cathcart, who has his own design company, Big Time Lighting Design, based in Kansas City, moved onto other projects afterwards, including an awards event in Talladega, AL, and some work on the current tour for Cake. But he still has fond memories of that very weird night in April. "It was very exhilarating, and frustrating," he says. "Every positive and negative emotion that you could come up with was what I went through that day."


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Canada and the United Kingdom continue to have a profound, positive influence on each other. The two countries share a sovereign, and both have among the oldest continuous traditions of parliamentary democracy.
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