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Absolutely delightful! LOVED the audience interaction piece, and the half-scripted, half-improvised nature of the piece. Very exciting to see this company experimenting with form, and making "Beertown" a non-passive experience!
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"[S]o gently satiric and utterly involving that you'll find yourself voting for and against issues before you even realize you've raised your hand." —The Washington Post
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The all-out media blitz for DreamWorks Animation's upcoming animated film "Turbo," which premieres July 17, was kicked into high gear on Tuesday at NBC's "Today."
After three-time Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchitti stopped by the show on Monday, the "#Turbo500TODAY" race was launched in the plaza outside the studios.
Three of Franchitti's rivals, defending IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay, current Indianapolis 500 champion Tony Kanaan and three-time 500 champion Helio Castroneves were interested onlookers as NBC Sports Network IndyCar and Formula One lead announcer Leigh Diffey called the race.
Those participating included "Turbo" star Ryan Reynolds, who voices the main character, along with "Today's" anchors, Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Natalie Morales and Willie Geist. They all participated in a "Skee-ball" competition to move their snails up the side of a building.
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Rap mogul Diddy recently discussed Drake's seriousness as an artist and revealed the Young Money star taking time to lock himself away at his home to work on new music.
According to Puff, the time they spent together ultimately turned into their Last Train to Paris collaboration, "Loving You No More."
"I wanted to be smart enough to go to the newest generation, the flyest, young gun of MCs and writers and humbly ask them for help," Diddy said in an interview. "To be honest, a lot of cats were busy. I can respect that. But Drake took the time to stop what he was doing and he was the hottest one in the game. He came to my house for two days, we went to Canada for three days…[Drake] gave me advice for records when I needed somebody else, a fresh ear and he went above and beyond. I appreciate him for that. This is a big record for us because of that and because of the way he treated me and we didn't really know each other. He treated me with so much respect, so much love. And he's one of my favorite MCs, period, so working with him was dope." (MTV)
In the summer 2009, Diddy and Drizzy were rumored to be recording new music together.
The producer took the "Degrassi" grad under his wings for a recording session. And that's a rap! As far as initiations go, hanging out with Diddy in Toronto the other night must have been right up there for Drake, Canada's (and hip hop's) Next Big Thing. There they were at Sotto Sotto. There, again, at Century Room. There, too, in the recording studio above Tattoo Rock Parlour, on Queen, where the Gatsbyish Diddy was said to be recording with the Toronto singer, and where the impressario was seen coming down the common stair well, posing like a pro for pics and jetting off just as fast in his SUV chariot. (National Post)
Recently, rapper Young Jeezy revealed spending around three months at producer Shawty Redd's Atlanta home to record his upcoming Thug Motivation 103 album.
The album is like a hip-hop version of the Stones' Exile on Main St or Dylan's Basement Tapes: To make it, Jeezy went completely off the grid, descending in early 2010 into the basement studio in producer Shawty Redd's south Atlanta home. He didn't come out for three months. The vibe was different from what the Stones had in the South of France, however. Redd had recently returned home from jail on a murder charge, posting $200,000 in bail. (A trial date is still pending.) Jeezy begins the story of the sessions like this: "I had just got off tour with Jay-Z when Shawty got home. I went to his crib, we chopped it up, and finally I said, 'I'm gonna go home and grab my stuff.' Shawty was like, 'Grab what stuff?' I came back with all my clothes and sh*t and moved in." Jeezy hung a flat-screen in his new bedroom and even stocked the cupboard with his favorite cereal, Cinnamon Toast Crunch. (GQ Magazine)
Puff's new Last Train to Paris album is slated to drop in mid-December.
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Damaged equipment on a power pole caused a power outage that affected more than 2,100 homes and businesses in the south part of San Clemente on Sunday, San Diego Gas & Electric reported.
Amber Albrecht, public affairs officer for SDG&E, said the outage began at 10:50 a.m. and technicians were able to restore power to all but 635 addresses by noon. Power was restored to all electric customers by 5:30 p.m.
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Gilded Perkins puts ego yacht up for sale
It looked to us like Tom Perkins could afford the dinner bill. But, we guess, times are tougher than we thought even for Silicon Valley's elite. Just last night, we spotted the famed venture capitalist Perkins dining at one of San Francisco's more ancient restaurants - Jeanty at Jacks. The place has been around since the 1860s …
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It's big, really, really big. It's nice, really, really nice. But it sort of sucks too. It can't be taken too many places, it takes a huge crew to sail (meaning that even the owner isn't going to be in charge on trips, it'll be a Captain who can actually sail the thing), and it's just too over the top.
I would sort of like to see it sink, or be scuttled, since he's really only into the design process anyway - sinking it on purpose would be really cool and a great statement!
Or he could sell it on eBay, that'd be cool too.
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Several are apparently lying idle due to the Imperial Russian Navy having no money to drive them around. And they boast "rooms for relaxation, sauna and swimming pool".
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Brandon and Amanda Cole of Hodgenville announce the birth of twin sons, Triston Anthony and Nathaniel Garret, on Jan. 29, 2009, at Norton Hospital in Louisville. Triston weighed 2 pounds, 4 ounces and was 14 inches long. Nathaniel weighed 1 pound, 12 ounces and was 11¾ inches long.
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1 Ruth Johnson and Jana Gore, chairmen, during the Tea at Brown Pusey House in Elizabethtown.
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Jay and Gina Carlberg of Upton announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Emily Linn Carlberg of Elizabethtown, to Kevin Joseph Skaya, son of Mike and Connie Skaya of Rineyville.
The bride-to-be, a 2003 graduate of Central Hardin High School, works at Texas Roadhouse.
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Anthor Ridge?October 27th, 2014 at 6:37 pm by Mark Ronchetti under Weather
The big story over the next 24 hours weather wise will be a cool down across the state. As we speak cool air is flowing through northern New Mexico on its way down to the south. Here in the metro area we will top out on Tuesday with temperatures in the mid 60s. But the cool down will not be long-lasting.
A strong ridge of high-pressure will begin to build in by Wednesday and last through the remainder of the work week. This high will block all moisture to the north and allow for another warm-up. The difference in this weeks high-pressure is the fact that the warm-up will not be quite as significant. We will top out with temperatures in the low 70s by Thursday and Friday.
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The Boone Dawdle always features a sunset concert on the limestone bluffs overlooking the Missouri River. After exiting the trail at Les Bourgeois Winery in Rocheport, we'll all grab a bite, a libation or two and kick back. This year we believe we've found a fitting accompaniment for your post-ride buzz.
The duo Drakkar Sauna, multi-instrumentalist Jeff Stolz and guitarist Wallace Cochran, channel an assortment of musical influences, soaring vocal harmonies and a love of World Championship Wrestling into an upbeat and infectious brand of folk. Their lyrics subject classic country themes to inventive word-play, creating a stream of ideas both humorous and poignant.
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'Beyond Pretty Pictures' Panel
Technology continues to revolutionize documentary filmmaking. Increasingly light-sensitive cameras liberate filmmakers to capture nighttime scenes; miniature, waterproof cameras are cheap; skeleton crews allow subjects to feel more comfortable revealing themselves. In this year's "Beyond Pretty Pictures" panel, these ongoing innovations serve as the jumping off point for a wide ranging conversation on the art of nonfiction. Moderator Omar Mullick (These Birds Walk) quizzed Linda Västrik (Forest of the Dancing Spirits), Ewan McNicol (Uncertain), and Victor Kossakovsky (Demonstration) on how they harness technology to tell better stories.
Check out this short clip, an exchange on how doc subjects see themselves on film and how they react to these reactions.
If this excerpt peaked your interest, you can watch the whole thing on our video page or download the conversation as an audio mp3. Our panels were filmed by our friends at Columbia Access Television.
Going to the Dark Side with Animator Jodie Mack of 'Dusty Stacks of Mom'
We're perpetually in search of interesting new approaches to the documentary form. That's why we we were thrilled that both critics and audiences responded enthusiastically to the most unique experience at True/False 2014, Dusty Stacks of Mom. In it, experimental filmmaker Jodie Mack utilizes stop-motion animation to explore her mom's old poster shop and the familiar images that people choose to hang on their walls. This odd and hilarious journey is structured around a reimagining of Pink Floyd's iconic album Dark Side of the Moon with new lyrics sung by Mack herself.
Dusty Stacks returns to Columbia this Wednesday, July 2, as the centerpiece of Light Your Light Shine, a program of Mack's animation structured like an experimental film rock concert, complete with opening acts and a blowout 3D finale. Let Your Light Shine is the final installment in Ragtag Cinema's 2014 Homebrewed Series, their fourth annual survey of American microbudget filmmaking.
For a quick preview of Mack's work, check out her irresistible take on a classic pop song, Unsubscribe #4: The Saddest Song in the World.
I got the chance to talk with Jodie a couple months back about her mom's poster factory and constructing a film around a classic album. We chatted via Skype while she worked on a collage in Paris.
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T/F: Hey Jodie! I wanted to start by asking about your relationship to your mom's poster shop and all of the stuff there.
JM: I actually worked there in high school doing data entry and rolling posters. Another one of my chores was taking inventory, counting all of the individual posters once a year. So I did actually feel pretty familiar with the material. And its been interesting returning there as an adult, having this material in mind, where the images they used to sell end up and how popular some of them still are.
T/F: Do you consider the movie a documentary?
JM: I think it's definitely a type of documentary. Documentary was definitely a genre I was hoping to speak to when making it. I'm generally a more abstract, experimental filmmaker, but in all cases it's the material that guides the way I want something to go.
I thought about lots of documentary strategies for conveying information and how animation functions as part of that in documentary. There's certainly a lot of animation in documentaries these days, but there is also graphics and charts, titles or what not, things like that. The big question when starting out was how to convey information . . .
I like musicals and I've made a musical before, so it seems like in some ways, yeah, it's just the voiceover narration being delivered in song. Totally normal, totally conventional (laughs). Do you think it's a documentary?
T/F: Yeah, definitely. One of the things I was really thinking about it while watching is how ubiquitous these images become and how they take on new meanings as they spread out into the world. I thought that was something that you documented.
JM: Yeah, I hope so, it's tricky because I've sort of taken on the lowest forms of imagery. I think that some people might find it hard to engage with. I don't know how it comes of, if I'm celebrating it, or critiquing it or just paying attention, just noticing.
T/F: So when you chose Dark Side of the Moon you locked yourself into making a film around the actual album, and keeping the time signatures of all of the songs?
JM: Yeah, that's right. There is some mild divergence, like "Money" is a little bit shorter.
But yeah, as an experimental filmmaker, I like to make films with rules. It just seemed like an interesting way to guide the content and mood (going back to the question how to convey information).
A lot of things wouldn't have happened if I hadn't decided to take on the album. There would be no mom's head on a prism, the crazy vocal solo or the moment where she's a rock star.
It's such a weird album because it's so many people's point of entry into counterculture. Older folks know every note.
T/F: What was the hardest part about shaping the film around the album?
JM: Yeah, well, there was definitely a discrepancy between the pacing of the album and how you want things in cinema. In music, and especially Pink Floyd, your impulse is to jam and linger. Sometimes in film you want to cut to the chase.
It would have been a lot harder if I didn't have all of these musicians doing different instrumentation tracks. It was still tough. Dark Side of the Moon is a very complex album and being able to shape it with other people was important because I wanted it to feel different than the album.
T/F: Why did you decide to work with different musicians for each song? Why not work with the same musicians through the whole project?
JM: Well, a couple of reasons. In general I knew from other projects that that sort of commitment is a lot for one entity to handle. But also I thought that it would be interesting to make it an exquisite corpse, especially it being DSotM, something that's been covered so many times. I thought it would be interesting to force this upon it and see where it went.
I tried to stay honest to what people did. And then there were some surprises. Someone had to drop out and so I did the kazoo solo.
T/F: (laughs) Yeah, I liked the kazoo solo.
JM: Yeah, animation is always really time consuming, and I sort of forget how complicated it is to do sound.
T/F: Could you describe the process of the animation some for an animation noob?
JM: Yeah, sure. All of it is 16mm stop-motion, so it's on a film camera with reel to reel. So I take a picture and move and then take a picture and then move it, 24 frames per second.
It's all stop-motion animation, no digital effects or anything like that.
T/F: Finally, what was the total time making this film? How long did this project take?
JM: Three years. Not of continuous work. It's really kind of hard to say, from the first session to when I premiered it, it was three years. I shot for few days and then I didn't even touch it again until the summer of 2012 and then I finished it in the spring of 2013. So it could be three years, it could be nine months. I felt it percolating a lot. Hard to say.
Up to Speed: A Chat with Director/ Cinematographer Nick Bentgen of 'Northern Light'
This week, Northern Light (T/F 2013) receives its theatrical premiere at the Maysles Cinema in New York City. It screens at 7:30PM nightly through June 22. Filmmakers Nick Bentgen and Lisa Kjerulff will be in person at Thursday and Friday's screenings. For tickets, visit this page ( http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/669737).
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From a snowmobile driver's perspective, a race consists of careful maneuvers and breakneck turns. For the detached viewer, it amounts to, literally and figuratively, going in circles. Five hundred of them, in the case of the Sault Ste. Marie I-500, the race at the center of Nick Bentgen's Northern Light.
In his directorial debut, Bentgen observes the households of Walt and Isaac, strong-willed, hardworking racers who reside in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Walt is a dedicated father and seasoned rider whose racing career seems to be at a standstill. Isaac is a young and ambitious rising star, married without children. As resolute in its vision as its characters are to their sport, Northern Light is an immaculately photographed and intricately structured study of their world.
One of its fundamental interests is competition, which looms heavy over the community. Sport, which the film observes not only in snowmobiles but also in bodybuilding and auto racing, is an alluring, inescapable presence that's frequently at odds with an even bigger competition, capitalism. Bentgen's camera registers the physical and emotional tolls of both.
But as much as it is an essay about the American struggle to balance checkbooks and athletics, Northern Light is also an incisive character study, wedding empathy and scrutiny to bewildering effect. This is a film where characters perform tender acts of altruism one moment and engage in casually bigoted dinner table conversation the next. Bentgen trusts us to navigate — revel in, really — all this messiness.
Too often nonfiction films take characterization and plot tips from the tidy world of fiction. A meticulously constructed film of ellipses and characters who inspire wildly conflicted emotions, Northern Light seems to find its storytelling inspiration from some completely new world: the real one.
A year ago, I interviewed director/cinematographer Nick Bentgen via Skype a week before his film celebrated its New York premiere at BAMCinemafest.
T/F: I'm wondering if Northern Light is very different from the film you set out to make.
NB: I was staying in this cabin that my dad and his siblings all shared — it's actually my grandpa's cabin, he passed away a long time ago — and I knew I wanted to tell a story set in this place I spent a lot of time in as a kid. I had only a few DVDs with me. Nashville was one and also Two-Lane Blacktop. When I first found the I-500, I remember thinking, "Oh, this is just likeNashville and Two-Lane Blacktop!" Of course it's not. It's nothing like that, but still, I kept coming back to those masterpieces while I was making this movie. Gradually it became its own thing.
T/F: The reason I ask is — perhaps this is something that's entirely accomplished in the editing, but it feels like there are so many moments where you have a clear idea of the film you're making, of its themes. For example, during the race scene when you manage to capture Emily and James, two characters who don't really seem to know each other, in the same frame as one tells a crewmember that God's going to bring their team to victory and the other complains to his buddy about body aches.
NB: Well, yes. By the second or third week, I realized the film was about this community, that this place was the story, regardless of who we eventually ended up focusing on. So like Nashville or any movie that's a large community portrait, I felt it was fair game to let anyone pass in and out of the story. So sometimes people you haven't met will just appear, you'll get a little bit of their story and then they're not in the movie anymore.
During the race, we were very lucky that multiple people we had been filming with were in the same place. It was irresistible to put them in the same frame. Also, we only had one camera, so microphone placement was very important. We had to decide who the story was about on that shooting day. That shot where James and Emily are in the same frame is this beautiful moment. They're on completely different wavelengths and yet they're in the same community.
T/F: So on that day you chose to put the mic on Emily.
NB: Right. With a verite doc, I feel like how you make it is so tied up with why you're making it because you have such limited means. We knew it was a big day for Isaac, and with Walt's team, they didn't have a radio system we could use. There were logistical reasons why we chose to put the mic on Emily, but it was the best choice. She became so excited, and the story totally funneled through her in this great way.
T/F: Going into the I-500, it doesn't feel like Walt has much chance of winning the race.
NB: Walt has a philosophy of life that I really appreciate and respect. That's why I spent so much time filming with him. The bigger things he focuses on — spending time with his family and working hard — make him a really captivating subject. And flawed, like all of us. Early on, I asked him, "Do you think you're going to win?" And of course he wants to win. And he's done well in races, but I don't think that's why he does it. He doesn't do it to win. Isaac has a much different philosophy. He's out there to win. I think that contrast is why they're interesting as subjects.
T/F: If Walt doesn't race to win, what's the draw?
NB: Speed. There's this scene we cut where he says "Once racing is in your blood, it never goes away." He grew up doing it. Lots of the guys who are into snowmobiling got into it at a very young age.
T/F: Structurally, I find it interesting that you frontload a lot of really challenging moments, particularly instances of sexism and homophobia.
NB: Our one strategy in editing — or dilemma, I guess — was being true to the environment Lisa and I were in when we filmed. Maybe it was just by happenstance, or maybe it was conscious, but the final movie is structured a lot like our experience there. At first, we didn't know these people, and with any stranger, you take a lot on assumption. In any community, there's xenophobia or some other issue that prevents you from identifying. As you're watching the film, I want you to go through that process of estrangement and then become closer with these people and feel like a part of the community.
T/F: One of the reasons your film stands out from a lot of other observational documentaries is the photography. You consistently use a tripod. I'm wondering if your camerawork changed very much over the course of production.
NB: It's funny, I really feel like the first month or two is the best photographed stuff. That's partly because the camera was a barrier, this wall I put up. Emily, Walt, Isaac — I connected with all of them at different times during the shoot. If you watched the 300 hours of dailies, it becomes clear that I start caring less and less about what the image looks like as I become more interested in what's going on. But we did have a rigorous rule set. The first rule was to use a tripod whenever possible, and the second was to not screw with the camera if at all possible. There are a lot of times where the camera feels like a fly on the wall, and that's because it is: it was just left there.
T/F: Was documentary new to you?
NB: The film's editor Yoonha [David Park] and I have grown up together in the film industry. We went to school together, and we worked for a music website called Pitchfork where we had 15 minutes, maybe an hour, with our subjects. That was a good early experience.
Most of the jobs I could get as a filmmaker were often doc-style. I wasn't usually given a lot of toys or money, so you tend to fall into this documentary style regardless of what you're filming. After a while of shooting documentary, I realized it was the best way to tell stories because you can't control everything. And then you have to make decisions very fast. It's also the best way to learn to be a DP.
T/F: I'm wondering if you can talk about photographing the I-500. Your technique feels pretty unconventional. You don't get a whole lot of coverage of the race itself. You don't mount cameras on the snowmobiles or stick cameras all around the track.
NB: It's funny, I feel like the race scenes are more conventional than I ever expected them to be. There are also more of them than I figured. There are three in the movie. Initially, I set out with this really crazy artistic tactic. I said I was going to film the race in case I needed it, but my plan was to film from the checkered flag of one year to the green flag of the next year, never showing a race. But I figured out that it was completely not true to the experience of people in this community. I really needed the viewer to care a little bit about those races because all the people I'm filming care a lot. If you don't care at all, you don't understand where all these people are coming from. So it became a big part of the film's narrative.
At some point, I saw Senna and said, "Well, I'll never be that good. I'll never make anything that thrilling." There are also logistical reasons why it's shot the way it's shot. We had one camera, so there was no way to keep track of all the racers . You'd need eight cameras on the track. It would have become a big production. Instead, I decided to embrace the tools we had. When I later saw the footage, I thought it felt like a removed version of a race, which matched the aesthetic of the rest of the movie. The camera is never telling you how to feel, and you have to find other ways in.
T/F: I sort of want to ask you about the way you use nature throughout the film, but it seems like a silly thing for you to discuss.
NB: I haven't done that many interviews. After you're done with a film, it's easy to put everything in a this-is-the-reason-why box. But my favorite filmmakers, Altman especially, say there's not really an explanation for everything. The whole time we were making the film, we wanted to get across the experience we had. It was more a tone we were going after. And nature is just an all-encompassing thing that dictates life. I feel like explanations are easy enough to do, but it limits what the movie is or what a story can be. I don't really have explanations for everything.
T/F: That seems like a good place to stop. (laughs)
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Sarah Goodman, director of When We Were Boys (T/F 2010), just released the new short film Gallant Girl A Journey to True/False. In it a woman from the past journeys through the Missourian landscape to the present day and finds herself swept up in a spectacle that she can't quite understand. This film is part of our new "Second Take" series of short films created at the Fest by T/F alumni. Check it out below.


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- Mussel MagicMferVIPDined on 11/17/2014The four of us each got a different types of mussels all wonderful. The cocktails were imaginativeSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Before you say bon appetite...ToddGVIPDined on 11/8/2014My recommendation: Go elsewhere. We had an 8:30 reservation on a Friday night. We showed up an hour late as an event we were at ran way behind schedule. But we looked forward to a delicious bowl of mussels and flavorful pommes frites. When we arrived, the Plouf staff greeted us with looks of disappointment. They were ready to go home. At 9:30! On a Friday! We asked to sit outside. The hostess' response? Really? Hmmm. Well, ok. They didn't even put a table cloth on our table. Ten minutes after sitting down, we saw the chef go home. He was followed by the hostess. It wasn't even yet 9:45 pm. On a Friday! Long story short, the mussels were sans flavor and our outside seat was ruined by the noise and tumult of the staff cleaning up.Special Features:
- ElleEleanorRigbyDined on 11/3/2014$1 oysters at the bar, can't beat that! I also had the best salmon of my life and I eat salmon about 3X a week. I will definitely be back!Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 11/2/2014Food was not very good. Group of 8 and each of us thought our mains were not very well prepared. Shrimp dish was served very bland mashed potatoes.
- Great seafoodLoveMusselsDined on 10/25/2014Excellent food! Love the mussels. Nice relaxing eveningSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- LinsieLynetteDined on 10/23/2014Wonderful menu in a great outdoor setting. The mussels are the best. I had the curry mussels, very tasty with flavors complimenting the mussels. Pomme frittes great side to the mussels. Dined here several times and always a fun evening. Do not recommend the clam chowder here.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- LellaVIPDined on 10/18/2014True french restaurant, with a little American style. Moules frittes are great. All is good. Never disappointed.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/16/2014Great mussels with a variety of broths to choose from!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Every time we go....SFPubCrawlerDined on 10/11/2014It is always a fabulous time. The food is to die for....and the place is so french.Special Features:
- Best musselsDavidSFOVIPDined on 10/5/2014Order the mussels. Because I said so. Do it now. Make me proud.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Self serveOutnaboutVIPDined on 10/4/2014Pour your own wine, tell server problem w entre and be ignored... Not good, why not warm the breadSpecial Features:
- It's all about the musselsLocalVIPDined on 10/1/2014Wide selection of delicious sauces. Unbelievable fries - they come with Parmesan cheese and truffle oil. Other items I've tried on the menu are delicious too, but "moules frites" with a pint of draft beer is the perfect foodSpecial Features:
- Gone down hillglobaldinerDined on 9/26/2014Unfortunately Plouf has gone down hill. We had not dined at Plouf in a while, but we thought the food was not what it used to be. Mussels were very tiny and bland. The fried oyster appetizer was so spicy my husband, who loves spicy, couldn't even eat it. The Tobasco butter was way too spicy. The service was very good, but the restaurant just seemed dirty.
- A good good timeAndrewAndWellerVIPDined on 9/22/2014Plouf is famous for their mussels and they delivered! Wonderful. Just what I wanted.Special Features:
- Used to be a favorite!OpenTable Diner Since 2004VIPDined on 9/21/2014We were so disappointed. Like many others, Plouf has been the "go to" place for mussels. We have been going there since they opened. What happened? Small, chewy mussels, smaller portion than it used to be, poor quality of sauce. The bacon in the "poulette" was RAW and all fat! It used to be pancetta. The mussels were tasteless. Even the mueniere sauce was flat. The wait staff and management could care less and never checked back with us until time for the bill. We will not be going back again.
- Love the musselsSnoopy1Dined on 9/20/2014I always have to go to Plouf when visiting San Francisco. I love the mussels. They serve mussels in many different broths! The house Chardonnay was very nice and a generous pour.Special Features:
- WonderfulDianaVIPDined on 9/14/2014Husband had the calamari, said it was best ever and it was a huge serving. I had the baby lettuce salad, which was tasty and pretty. The warm bread was yummy. I had the Hawaiian butterfish with risotto and roasted squash. It was soooo good, I didn't want it to end. Husband had the sauteed salmon with cauliflower couscous, asparagus and lemon sauce. Both portions were good-sized. Husband had the chocolate-espresso mousse. Service was great and friendly.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The best mussels!LizToddVIPDined on 8/27/2014Love the "Plouf mussels" and continue to return here for those alone. Not sure what everything else is like on the menu as I can never forgo these. Some good people watching here too. The wine list is excellent and not overpriced which I was pleasantly surprised to see in SF. Thank you for having us again! We'll be back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- KentDined on 8/26/2014moules and frites. The best outside of Belgium! And, they have Chimay beer. Never tired of this place.Special Features:
- DisappointingOlymomVIPDined on 8/23/2014Our concierge recommended Plouf for fish and chips, though it's a French spot. The "alley" location is kind of claustrophobic and I'm not crazy about dining with pigeons so I suggest sitting inside. The staff was friendly, but maybe because they weren't busy, it felt like they hovered. The clam chowder was possibly the worst I've had; watery, few clams, with nearly uncooked bacon and potatoes. Maybe it got better when it cooked longer. The fish (cod) and chips wasn't bad, though the batter was too soggy on the inside for my taste, a common problem. The fries were pretty good. I wouldn't expect these foods at a French restaurant so I was surprised the concierge recommended them. Not a good choice for us.Special Features:
- Now THAT's a BistroOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 8/21/2014Popped into Plouf for lunch at the last minute with low expectations and was blown away by an outdoor dining experience that made me want to grab owners of places with Bistro in the name and drag them down to "International Alley" to see what that word really means.Special Features:
- Only order the butter fishJoyBellVIPDined on 8/20/2014The food here is absolutely sub par. With all of the restaurants in the city you are better off eating elsewhere. The service was good, but the food awful. The one dish in the party that was edible was the butter fish. The shrimp and grits were served cold. The grits were gunked up with horseradish and grease and were cold. Don't order that dish if you go. Lastly, steer clear of any "specials".
- FatigueFatiguedDined on 8/19/2014Used to be a cool, Euro-vibe place with decent food. Food was tired--even the easy dishes like a cheese plate. One main corse-inedible.Special Features:
- Disappointing foodseefoodDined on 8/18/2014I do not go out for nice dinner's often so when they disappoint, it seems like a big deal! The food did not excite, at all. The waiter gave us no direction in our wine selection, only offering for us to try what we had questions about which took a long time, interrupted conversation and ended with us choosing something we didn't love because we didn't want to keep asking after 3 tries! We split some mussels (not exciting) and duck (not cooked to our order). We finished with Creme Brulee (too big and too sweet). So besides the ambiance and the occasion of having a dinner with a dear friend and no children, Plouf was a bust.Special Features:
- Consistently GoodGrecaDined on 8/17/2014I am guessing I've been to Plouf as many as fifteen times and it is always good. In addition you can actually have a conversation. We always look forward to our dinners at this restaurant.Special Features:
- Best mussels anywhereBigbobDined on 8/16/2014Plouf consistently serves some of the best mussels anywhere in SF, which are only second to their pommes frite! Their pre fixe dinner is an excellent way for first-time visitors to enjoy a sample of the excellent menu.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Awesome place!SFCA415Dined on 8/14/2014I love this place and have been going here for years! The food is delicious as always and the staff is wonderful. I have never had bad service or food here for the many years I have ate here. I had a friend in town and he it was his first time here ans loved it. Highly recommended as long as they keep up the great work.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best Musselssunnyside1VIPDined on 8/14/2014Plouf continues to be a great neighborhood gem. My husband swears the mussels are the best ever!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DisappointedDisappointedVIPDined on 8/14/2014I was very disappointed at the quality if the food. I have not been here for over 10 years and it was really good back then.Special Features:
- Wonderful!foodgrlDined on 8/13/2014Our group of 10 family members had a wonderful time, everyone enjoyed the beautiful food and the kindness of our server. The food is as wonderful as it has always been. The prix fixe dinner is a great value; a soup or salad starter, a huge serving of mussels and sublime dessert.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- MusselsFishyVIPDined on 8/13/2014Yup. Their mussels are good. They have six or seven different dishes and preparations. At our table, they were all good. They have other food also, like hamburgers, which the table next to us had an order. They raved how good it was. So, if you want to have some good seafood, and have a person who just is not into that, you may have found your new place. Also, get an order of fries for the table with your order of mussels. Enjoy.Special Features:
- Nice service and ambianceLRinMarinVIPDined on 8/12/2014Two of us had an early dinner at Plouf and all was fine except for one of the dishes. I ordered one of the mussels entrees. The sauce was fabulous but the mussels were tiny. I expected at least some of them to be large or medium sized as I have had at other places. Each shell had a small piece of mussel in it and the bottom of the bowl didn't have much more. I don't know if that is typical or unusual. However the wait staff was very good, the salad delicious as was my friend's duck entree and we enjoyed the wine and after dinner coffee. I just wondered "where's the mussels?"Special Features:
- Once good. Now blah!NicolasVIPDined on 8/1/2014This restaurant was once known for its delicious muscle dishes, but the muscles or bland small and as unimpressive as the service. The fish and chips dish used to be a fresh lightly battered variety of fish. Now it's one solid piece of over fried cod. Gave me indigestion. Won't be back.
- Great musselsOpenTable Diner Since 2005Dined on 7/31/2014The mussels were absolutely fantastic. I wanted every last bit of broth as it was briny yet sweet and creamy. Would highly recommend it to anyoneSpecial Features:
- Very DisappointedmortDined on 7/29/2014The outdoor seating is nice as well as the interior. The staff was friendly and accommodating. The cocktails were solid. The food was terrible. We had the pre-fix, clam chowder, mussels and desert for $30. We also ordered a dozen oysters (we had to ask the server what kind they were). The server misheard our order and thought we only ordered one pre fix instead of two. The chowder was very watery, had only two clams, and was separating (there was oil floating the on top). There were barely any vegetables in the chowder. When the mussels arrived the kitchen hadn't bothered to remove the beards from 70% of the mussels. The creme brulee was warm and runny. The cheesecake was OK. To say I was disappointed is an understatement.
- The following 1145 reviews are from the Plouf reviews archive.
- A longterm fan, but not this timeSFFoodLoverVIPDined on 7/21/2014Generally, I love Plouf. I have eaten many things on the menu and have always had a great meal. This time I had the mussels/clams combo in Poulette. My stomach hurt for an entire day afterward. My daughter had the combo in the coconut milk broth and she also had stomach issues for the next day. My other daughter had the pasta, which was great. Generally, I really enjoy Plouf but something was off this time.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Salmon yes, mussels noPoldyVIPDined on 7/20/2014Two of four of us went for the mussels. While the mariniere sauce was delicious, the mussels were tiny and shriveled up. The salmon and hamburger were reported to be very good.
- Loved itMacDudeDined on 7/18/2014Dining at Plouf is a great way to take advantage of the mild summer weather. Al fresco dining with some fantastically fresh food, especially the mussels which are a must, well it's just delightful. The waiters were attentive and cheerful making for an overall great experience. If you're in San Francisco this is a place you simply must look up.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2004VIPDined on 7/17/2014Disappointed in their specialty: mussels. Small mussels, big price. Truffle french fries were yummy!
- Plouf kinda went PoufluvgoodfoodVIPDined on 7/16/2014The food was not as good as I thought it should be. I had the gravlax club. The gravlax was delicious but the poor selection of bread for the sandwich and the mayo and ice berg lettuce made me take the sandwich apart and just eat the gravlax with the side salad. The sandwich was impossible to eat because it wasn't pressed and cut small enough the way club sandwiches are so all the ingredients slid apart. One of my companions had the Oysters Rockefeller which she said were delicious. The fried eggplant heirloom salad was a nice idea but I thought the breaded fried eggplant was way too heavy and a mismatch for the heirlooms. I think I would try this place again and have the mussels which seem to be the house specialty.Special Features:


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Building a Safe Room at Home or in the Community
July 25, 2014 | 10 comment(s)
We often think of safe rooms as shelters we can go to during attacks or home invasions, but they can also protect us from extreme weather.
According to FEMA, "a safe room is a hardened structure [that meets specific design and safety criteria] and provides 'near-absolute protection' in extreme weather events, including tornadoes and hurricanes." Since safe rooms serve a dual purpose, they're a great investment for those interested in emergency preparedness or home safety in general.
So, how would you build one? What types of materials would you need? And how much would it cost? Here are some pointers to get you started:
The first thing you need to determine before designing or building a safe room is what its purpose will be (is it for home invasions, natural disasters, or both?). You're purpose for building the safe room will influence the materials you use and the way it's built. The following questions will help you determine your needs:
1. Is my home in an at-risk area where natural disasters are frequent or probable?
- This map of the United States can help you to identify your risk factors for tornadoes and hurricanes.
- This worksheet can help you determine what kind of shelter you need based on your risk from the map above.
2. What is the crime rate in your area? How frequently do home invasions occur where you live?
3. Who will be sheltered in the safe room?
- Do you have any family or community members with special needs? Do they need special medical equipment, beds, or ramps to access the room?
- How many people do you expect to house here?
4. What kind of supplies will you store in your safe room?
- Do you need cabinets and/or specialized compartments (like a gun safe) to house your supplies?
5. Do you want any "extras"?
- Extras include: key pad door lock (automatic lock), surveillance equipment, land line phone, ham radio
Now that you have some basic questions answered, it's time to look at designing and building your safe room!
After answering the questions above, you should have a pretty good idea about how many people your safe room will house. If you have a lot of "extras," special equipment, or supplies, you should make your room larger than the minimum size for a given number of people. There are specific sizes based on the event you are preparing for, but here are some general numbers to give you an idea. FEMA recommends the following (largest minimum requirements):
- For residential one- and two-family dwellings: seven square feet per person
- For other residential: ten square feet per person
- For community safe rooms: 20 square feet per person; 40 square feet per bedridden person
Once you determine an appropriate size, determine whether you're going to install your safe room in an existing building, or build a totally separate building. Typically, installing a safe room in an existing home or building is more expensive and challenging than installing one in a new building by about 20 percent (see more about cost below).
If you decide to build a safe room into an existing building, the most convenient location in many homes is the basement (unless you're in a flood zone). Another possibility is an in-ground safe room installed beneath a concrete slab-on-grade foundation or a concrete garage floor. These two locations provide the most protection from airborne objects (like missiles) or falling debris, but above-ground designs can also offer more-than-adequate protection. In fact, placing a safe room on the first floor interior of a building will also work as long as it's supported by interior walls.
One major benefit of building a safe room within a home or garage is that it allows those inside the home to get to safety without venturing outside into the weather or possibly facing an intruder. But the added safety measure that comes with building a safe room in an existing building must be weighed against the challenges of retrofitting the building.
For more information about selecting a location for your safe room, FEMA has a free downloadable pdf that goes into extensive detail on the topic.
According to FEMA, the cost of a 64-square-foot safe room (of their design) ranges from $6,600-$9,000 while a 200-square-foot room can be anywhere from $12,000 to $14,500. Costs will obviously vary depending on a number of factors, including:
- Size
- Location
- Number of existing walls/Number of walls to be built
- Type of door used
- Foundation of location
- Geographic area
As you can see, building a safe room can be an expensive proposition, but here are six smaller, less-expensive things you can do now to create a makeshift safe room in your home, if $10,000 is more than you can (or want to) spend:
1. Replace the door to your "safer" room with a solid wood or metal door with at least one good dead bolt lock on it.
2. Install a home alarm system.
3. Get a gun safe if you have weapons, and a regular fire and waterproof safe bolted to the ground for valuables and important papers.
4. Install a hard-wired phone for the room.
5. Place a 72-hour emergency kit for each person in the safe room.
6. Reinforce your windows. You can install bullet-proof glass, reinforce your existing glass with shatterproof laminate, or install plexiglass windows.
For more tips on building a safe room from an existing room check out our article "Stocking a Safe Room: Crucial Supplies to Have on Hand."
Once you have these smaller items completed, look into saving money for retrofitting or building a full-blown safe room.
If you don't feel confident in your construction and design skills, you can hire a professional contractor. Or you can check out some pre-fabricated safe rooms that require less skill to install. To ensure your future safety, you should obtain documentation from your contractors showing that the safe room is built to specified design and protection criteria (FEMA requirements, for example).
Important Design Aspects to Consider
There are a lot of things to consider in your design.
- Walls: A safe room must have walls that will be sturdy and resist high-velocity projectiles as well as resistant to both positive and negative wind pressures. Walls should be made of concrete or reinforced with steel. Walls should also be anchored, and the room should be windowless if possible (Plexiglass windows are safer than glass).
- Doors: Typically a weak point for safe rooms. Door construction (particularly the exterior layer) is often a limiting element in the door's ability to withstand impact. Doors and frames should be made of solid wood or metal and the door frame should be reinforced if possible. For more tips on reinforcing an existing door frame, check out this article from No Nonsense Self Defense.
- Power: In the event that the electricity is disrupted, you should have a back-up power source like a Goal Zero solar powered generator to provide lighting.
- Ventilation: There are independent systems that can be installed for ventilation, especially if the room may be used for longer than 24 hours. To prevent air leakage, the safe room should not have lay-in ceilings (suspended ceiling tiles) unless there is a hard ceiling above.
- Sleeping Area and Storage: If the room may be used for more than 24 hours, you may consider additional floor area to accommodate sleeping. Also, if you determined the need for cabinets or special lockers, you must remember to include that as additional needed area in your design.
This helpful PDF from FEMA goes more in-depth about safe room design.
Taking steps to create a safe room, or at least a "safer" room, in your home can be a great investment and asset for you and your family, especially in times of emergency or danger. If building a safe room right away isn't viable for you, make a plan to get one over the course of a number of years and do little things to make your home safer and better prepared for emergencies.
For information on stocking a Safe Room with supplies, check out our article, Stocking a Safe Room: Crucial Supplies to Have on Hand.
Have you built a safe room? Did you have a contractor do it? Any pointers or tips for those wanting to build a safe room? Any other items you consider must-haves in a safe room?
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beprepared | July 29, 2014
Thanks for the tip. It's true that many rooms in your home could become safe rooms and we don't even realize it! Did you personally convert your garage into a safe room? What prompted you to do so? Frequent storms in your area? Home invasions? Just to be prepared for whatever comes?
Bob Owens | July 29, 2014
Most people have a safe room they don't know about and cost is minimal. Their garage! Install a hurricane proof garage door, prexiglass any window and you have it. Just lock the doors and hop in your car and you are as safe as any safe room.
Bob Owens | July 29, 2014
I live in Tampa, Florida, Lightning and Hurricane Capitol of the World. I had my garage door re-enforced to Hurricane standards about 10 years ago. The garage is concrete block and only has 1 window so it is pretty sturdy already. And if you are in your car in the garage you have added protection and can listen to the radio or take a nap when things so South. Add a bit of food and water, a couple of pillows and you are all set. No need to go to any great expense for something you might only use once in a lifetime.
Ole Grandpa | July 29, 2014
Didn't get to read all of the above but what I did it was interesting. The problem I see is that this sort of safe room wouldn't work very well here in OKla. Too many twisters running around here and anything above ground is fair game unless it has 2 foot thick concrete walls and roof. Sorry but you wouldn't catch me inside a garage with a F1 coming my way let alone a F5. Did you folks see what happen to Moore, OK, do you really think an above ground safe room would have lasted? So if you're going to build something to be safe in just be sure it will cover any and all problems. Just my thoughts. O_G
beprepared | July 30, 2014
That's great. I think your example will help a lot of people who may be concerned with the cost of building a full out safe room to know that you can make a couple of modifications to help you to stay safe. Thanks for sharing!
beprepared | July 30, 2014
Ole Grandpa,
Thanks for sharing. Your comment does present an interesting twist on the comments made before. Your comment and Bob's also suggests and reinforce the idea that you have to consider and ask yourself specific questions about the area you live in and types of storms you might face. These questions go a long way in helping you to determine what type of safe room would be best for you to build for your particular situation. What do you do or where do you go to stay safe when twisters blow through Oklahoma?
lee | August 1, 2014
Just a question. What do you do if there is as tornado and you take shelter in the basement. The window wells fill up with water and the basement begins to flood. We ended up sitting on the stairs till the weather passed but would prefer not to go through that again. Anyone want to share ideas?
Denise | August 29, 2014
I live within 2 long blocks of the Pacific Ocean in earthquake southern California. The area under my garage is sandy. How can I build a safe house?
Bob Owens | August 30, 2014
Just a few more thoughts on a garage safe room. Yes, it probably won't survive a direct hit by an F5 tornado but only a specialized safe house or re-enforced basement will do that. Where I live we only have Hurricanes and F0 tornadoes so a beefed up garage will do quite well against all but the strongest Hurricanes. Cost wise I have to consider just what sort of protection I want to have vs what I can afford. A safe room that I might never use and that I can't take with me if I move can be an expensive option. If I were building an new home I would have the builder add rebar to the garage walls and pour the walls solid. It would make it almost indestructable and only cost 1 or 2 thousand dollars. My last thought is that you can use your car's seatbelt to keep you from being tossed around should the worst happen. Also, if it looked like the worst was going to happen I would head to the nearest Red Cross shelter that could take the storm, if I had the time to evacuate. With all this said, I hope people remember, if they don't have anywhere to go, their garage just might save them.
beprepared | September 17, 2014
Hi, Denise. Great question!
For specific suggestions for your area, I would suggest speaking with a licensed contractor. They can give you ideas that will meet specific needs for the soil type and the building codes in your city.


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Mr. Stephen L. Gobeille
Family Medicine, Family Care Medical Center
- 1515 Allen St
Springfield, MA 01118
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Mr. Stephen L. Gobeille is a practicing physician. Mr. Gobeille practices medicine in Springfield, MA and specializes in Family Medicine. Mr. Gobeille speaks English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
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Added Mar 6, 2012
by LadyDanburry
Orem, Utah, Unit...
I've been wanting a Sherlock Holmes blouse ever since I saw the movie. I used a self-drafted pattern and vintage cotton. The special details include a Nehru collar, cuffed sleeves, and a hidden-button placket.
Mar 31, 2012, 05.19 PMby Abigail Jones
This is gorgeous! And hidden button plackets are the best feature!
Mar 9, 2012, 05.00 PMby adriprints
Hidden button placket! Do you have any hints/tutorials/or references on how to add this little detail? I love it!
Mar 9, 2012, 07.17 PMby LadyDanburry
Basically, you just cut the right side wider past the center front line. and then fold it four times like an accordion.
This probably doesn't make sense. I'll do a tutorial. (I'm never good at explaining.)
Mar 11, 2012, 10.44 AMby adriprints
It does make sense. I thought it was a separate folded piece and couldn't figure out how you'd hide it within the garment, but an accordion fold makes sense. So it's four sides – two that have the buttonholes, two that are folded fabric?
Mar 6, 2012, 10.38 PMby freakusbzzz
complete perfection.. (when will it end!!!! Curse you lady Danbury.)
Mar 8, 2012, 09.40 PMby LadyDanburry
Thanks! oh, and thank you for the curse as well.
Mar 6, 2012, 10.12 PMby infinite-plus-one
it really looks great on you (:
Mar 8, 2012, 09.40 PMby LadyDanburry
Mar 6, 2012, 05.14 PMby lindsoriah
This is so unique yet simple! I really like the details and love the outfit :)
Mar 6, 2012, 09.16 PMby LadyDanburry
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