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Chattanooga Times Free Press entertainment reporter Casey Phillips spoke with Seattle-based folk/old-time duo Cahalen Morrison and Eli West about how they met, their creative touchstones and making the modern sound timeless.
CP: When did you start playing music?
EW: I started playing bluegrass in my late teens in the Seattle area of Washington. I studied with a bunch of different folks and mostly listened to a lot of music. I came about it that way. I started as a Suzuki violin kid, which is the standard violin process for most kids, and then I played big bands and jazz music through high school. I got into bluegrass in late high school and college and have been working my way to old time.
CM: I started when I was really young, around 9. My dad is a fingerstyle guitar player and an old-time fiddler, so I grew up backing him up on fiddle and playing guitar. I started picking up instruments on the way and going to bluegrass festivals with my folks growing up. I ended up playing drums throughout college and taking that whole "music school drum" route. I never left playing strings, but I came back to doing that full time when I graduated college and started touring as a folk singer playing my own stuff.
CP: How did you start playing together?
EW: We have a mutual friend, who has a geographic interest in a place called Ghost Ranch, N.M. He's my college mentor, who actually is a DJ in Washington. He knew Cahalen growing up, so Cahalen was in Seattle visiting his sister, and he said, "You guys should get to together to play some music." That's what started.
CM: That was about a year and a half ago. That was the first time we met, and now, we're pretty much full-time buddies.
CP: Are you still based in two cities?
CM: I've been in Seattle for the last eight months.
CP: So you moved to a new city just eight months after meeting Eli? Was the performing chemistry that immediate?
EW: Yeah, I would say it was. Both Cahalen and I have a healthy dose of skepticism about us, but despite that, it was rather instantaneous. Cahalen is a good songwriter, and I was really drawn to his writing. That was instant, and we've since built the dialog of the musicality to it.
CM: In the same way that he was drawn to my writing style, he has a really unique and really musically interesting playing style, which accompanied my writing style very nicely. It was an immediate draw for me, too, in the other direction. We both brought this puzzle piece to it that fit really well.
CP: How has that partnership developed over the last year and a half?
CM: I would say that definitely we've started doing more collaboration, or deeper collaboration. It was pretty much me bringing my songs and we would play it together with him bringing his sound. Now, I don't know that it's changed dramatically, but it has deepened a lot in that we both know each other's sound well enough that we know what's going to fit well and what's not. We have a really easy time putting stuff together.
We've started writing a little bit together and tossing ideas around. When I'm writing a song, I'll go to Eli and ask him what he thinks about the A part or the B part or whatever. There's more communication about the music.
EW: For me, the big benefit of there just being two of us is that we're really lightweight, in that we can change direction really easily. It's not a big deal to change things up and surprise each other by playing something differently.
Even though we've built a foundation, I don't think either of us are interested in abandoning the improvisational creativity that happens really easily with the two of us. Cahalen is the major writer, and so far, we have one co-write together, which involved talking more about the subject and arrangement. I'd like to move more in that direction. It's somewhere I need to go personally, since I'm nowhere near as prolific a writer as him.
I would say our growth since meeting has been getting a shared language around delivery. Even though our record is pretty solid and representational, I think we're still both really interested in growing into it.
CP: Have you ever played in Chattanooga before?
CM: I've been through it, but I've never played there. I don't think Eli has either.
CP: Do you have any expectations about playing here?
EW: I hear it's a really fantastic town with a really distinguished downtown. I'm from the Northwest, which is pretty detached from any geographic identity with bluegrass, so it's exciting to have my first experience of playing old-time/bluegrass in its homeland.
CM: I always enjoy playing in the South, in general, for the same reason. It's where a lot of music we cite as our reference points of music came from. It's exciting to be around the places and the names and all that. People are generally more knowledge about it than they are in Seattle or wherever.
CP: Folk music is a genre full of timeless melodies that carry over from generation to generation. Timeless is sometimes used as a descriptor of Cahalen's music. Does it ever add any pressure to the process that you may be adding to a generation-spanning repertoire?
CM: I don't ever feel a weight. I have a lot of material that I really like that I'm maybe the most proud of that other people isn't timeless at all. It's a very personal thing, where no one will understand the lyrics because they're so internal for me and no one will get the references. The music is a little more inaccessible. That's the stuff I like the best.
I definitely, I guess, have found a knack for writing stuff that sounds old. I have had a lot of exposure to the lifestyles and everything that makes writing sound timeless. I grew up in the country, and you write your material from that, and people think it sounds old. But I never feel a weight.
EW: From the perspective of being a propagator instead of a writer of the music, I've felt a lot of comfort and freedom with this huge vernacular and a language to build on. A common complaint about folk singer/songwriters is a lack of reference to anything that is really immediate, like that "It sounds like Dave Matthews."
Given this kind of expectations, if you look at our record and say, "Oh, it's old-time or bluegrass," having that preconception and coming with an imprint of what it will sound like versus someone not having any idea what it's going to sound like and just trying to generate that for them, I think there's a lot more to be had with the history.
CP: Where do you draw inspiration from, Cahalen? You mentioned growing up in the country in New Mexico. Does that experience serve as a creative touchstone for you?
CM: A lot of it - most of it - is from the things I've done and places I've been, but I find that it's a fun and interesting challenge to implement modern things that are still relevant to people into something that sounds timeless or traditional.
I write about the sea a lot, the ocean, just because it's great imagery to use and there are so many great things you can draw from - even though I hate the ocean, really. It provides so much material, so much great material, to work with. Through metaphors, I can easily tie that to something I've experienced and I think is a real thing for me and for other people, too.
CP: I definitely noticed that in some references to the East Coast and hornpipes on a couple of songs off "The Holy Coming of the Storm."
CM: We sing an a capella ballad on the record, and it's all about the sea and talks about the Eastern Shore. That's straight out of my life, just twisted enough to make it sound old, even though everything in it is current and relevant to something that has happened to me. That's the trick, taking relevant things and turning them into something that sounds like it's been around for a long time.
CP: Do you feel like you have knack for that?
CM: Yeah, I'd say so. It's still hit or miss, but generally, I'd say I can do that pretty well.
EW: You're creating truth by holding up your own experience to a history of truth, versus just trying to put forward your own truth and hoping people can relate to it. Our style of music and Cahalen's style of songwriting leans on something bigger, as opposed to propagating on its own.
CP: Your bio online, which I was written by your agent, describes you as having "a gift for communicating the simple truths of folk music." What are those simple truths? How do you communicate them?
CM: Hmmm …. Umm, thanks, Devon. I kind of think it's just what I was talking about, the ability to weave tradition and current affairs in with one another and make people able to identify with both of them at the same time. I don't know if I'm great at that, but that's what I try to do.
CP: Eli, you come to the old-time style of music from jazz and bluegrass. Your guitar playing has more flair than is typical of old-time guitarists, but still sounds appropriate to the style. You've clearly done some evolving to adapt to Cahalen's approach. Has he shifted at all in your direction?
EW: Good question. My style has moved towards bluegrass and old time from listening to too much Bill Frisell jazz and Bruce Cockburn, who was really influential as far as rhythm. I don't know, I think that's where we're young. We both still have a lot of autonomy.
A little more than a year of playing together has been awesome, and we've really been insanely productive in that year, but when we do more projects, we'll look at this record and it's going to be the most representative of our musicianship up until the point of meeting. Our future projects will sound more integrated, for better or worse.
I wouldn't say I am to bluegrass as Cahalen is to me. We both have our story of how we've developed our own sound, and we're just now working on our collective sound. I don't think that Cahalen has compromised - maybe he has, actually (laughs) - his sound, in light of me. I think his songwriting is starting to do that in that I'm becoming more of a part of the arranging, but even there, I feel like there's so much exciting room for us to grow.
CP: Tell me about your approach to melding your voices for the first time on your collaborative debut, "The Holy Coming of the Storm."
EW: Cahalen was in Seattle for about three months when we first started playing, and then he went out touring to the East Coast and was in Boston. He called me one day and said,
"Hey, we should do a record." I was thrilled.
We both had, in our minds, the most stripped-down, live record possible in mind to really expose ourselves. We were both thinking about the Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott record, "Real Time," which we both listen to a lot. It's totally bare bones. That was a great starting point because it's a strong frame of reference.
From there, in working out material, Cahalen has an arsenal of stuff, and we were just collectively arranging it. We were looking for a producer, and one of my musical heroes, Matt Flinner, was up for it, which was great.
We were already creating a strong Colorado connection, so we thought to employ three other amazing Colorado musicians. We didn't want to take it too far away from that real-time feel, but there were some songs that were begging for fiddle, definitely, and upright bass. On the record, there are four or five tracks that are just Cahalen and myself, maintaining that initial though, and the rest has other musicians.
CM: It was exceptionally fun to have the folks we had play on the record, because they're extremely talented and creative. A lot of musicians for hire will do what's asked of them and nothing more, but all the folks on this record went a lot out of their way to help be really creative in their roles without stepping on our toes and furthering the sound and making the whole thing sound more creative than it was. That was really a pleasure.
EW: As testimony to that, I felt like we were really prepared. We went in for three days of recording with everything packaged and ready to just play through it. In the end, some of my favorite moments were created totally on-the-spot - really improvisational - especially Ryan Drickey playing on fiddle. He kind of worked out parts, but what he put down was so much cooler than what he had been working on. It's really good collective delivery, as far as creating something that wasn't even what we were planning on.
CP: I know it's soon, given that "The Holy Coming of the Storm" just came out, but have you given any consideration to your next project? If so, will it be another collaboration?
CM: I've been compiling a list of songs, which I haven't even shown Eli, to not scare him away. I have a list of songs I'm working on and trying to compile another one, just to be ready for it when it comes. It'll be a while, for sure.
We'll be doing a lot of touring. For the next year, we'll do the East Coast thing, we're going to Europe twice and then we'll have festivals this summer all over. We're plenty busy, but another recording will definitely happen.
EW: I feel like I've really fallen into the best place possible. I've played in a lot of larger four- and five-piece bands, but this is so exciting, because you're responsible for 50 percent of the sound. I don't plan on going anywhere. Cahalen is such an amazing writer.
Both of us were rightfully exhausted after the recording process, and this album is still new to a lot of people, so we want to run with it. I think the next few months will definitely be touring for this, and maybe next year, I'm sure that we'll have tons of material.
Casey Phillips has worked as a features reporter in the Life department since May 2007. He writes about entertainment, consumer technology, animals and news of the weird. Casey hails from Knoxville and earned a bachelor of science degree in journalism and a bachelor of arts in German from Middle Tennessee State University, where he worked as the features editor for the student newspaper, Sidelines. Casey's writing has earned numerous accolades, including first and second place ...


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my dry streak went on for so long that I went and got myself a sassage.
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This has to be an SNL Digital Short, right? Although it hasn't happened yet, at some point, Andy Samberg will jump up from behind a bush in the following video, no?
That's the only explanation behind "Friday," a track released by random artist Rebecca Black. The single went viral over the weekend, soon after it was posted on Comedy Central's Tosh.0 blog. Since then?
It's racked up over five million YouTube hits, despite a lack of impressive vocals, an unknown singer behind autotuned lyrics, a video that makes no sense (why is Black waiting at a bus stop if her friends are picking her up?!?) and words that include how Friday is a great day and how "partying" is "fun, fun, fun."
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its friday and this song makes me wanna kill myself. this girl is NOT talented!
Ok people have a lil heart shes only a 13 yr old girl and 2ndly she didnt even write those lyrics and do you pricks know that she plans to donate what earnings she made from that song to the japanese earth quake relief fund? Well you do now. . U should be ashamed of ur selfs
i sooooooooooooooo agree it made me want to poke out my ear drums...it seems thats any ass clown with a auto tuner and lack of self respect can get a record deal...ugh i hate to see how much worse music can get..
This is quite possibley THE WORST song i have ever heard when i heard it i shook my head in disbelief and thougt to myself. . damn they would give Anyone a record deal these days
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Man friday sucks.now :(
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How did the parents let this happen? OMG How did the songwriters let this happen? This song is soooo awful. The parents wanted to make their spoilt little princess famous and now it backfired.
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but i feel bad for the girl, all this negative attention she's getting. & it's not like she wrote it herself, two "award winning songwriters" wrote it. which is an outrage. THEY'RE the ones who should be getting most of the blame. the rest of the blame should go to the lousy parents who let this poor innocent girl take part in such monstrousness.
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Partnering in the pool
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Sounds of cheering and splashing could be heard from Ramona High School's pool on Wednesday mornings when a group of students learned water polo from peers who know the game well.
The program proved beneficial for the Adapted Physical Education (A.P.E.) students who have moderate to severe disabilities, their swim instructors and the volunteers who helped.
"I love the kids," said peer tutor Tatiana Lloyd-Dotta, who volunteered. "It's an amazing opportunity and eye-opening about life."
Learning the game of water polo was just one of many activities for the A.P.E. students who participated in a four-week extended school session.
"We want them to participate with family and friends with activities," said Connie Halfaker, A.P.E. specialist. "Our focus in general is getting kids and families to recognize how recreationally-able the kids are."
"There's very little these kids can't do," said adult volunteer Stacey Riordan.
Eighteen A.P.E. students, from age 13 to 22, attended the extended school. They spent an hour each weekday morning at the pool where, in addition to learning water polo, they had lessons and free swim.
"When you teach them, you're giving them something new and when you do that it feels really good," said swim instructor Spencer Schwegler, a junior at Ramona High School who competes on the swim and water polo teams.
RHS aquatics director Jolyn Yanez partnered with Halfaker and Dan Marshall, who teaches Ramona High's adult transition program for those with disabilities. Yanez's swim instructors and lifeguards, most of whom are Ramona High students or graduates, participated in the pool part of the program.
The pool, Yanez said, created a nice break for the A.P.E. students and teaching them safety skills is important. For those with limited mobility in their joints, the water can be therapeutic, she said.
Lessons revolved around such fundamental skills as breath control and floating on the front and back and being able to turn over quickly in the water, she said.
As for teaching the sport of water polo, Yanez said, "Because so many of my kids have been in water polo, so that's a natural. They've all got this intrusive love for the sport."
On free swim days the A.P.E. students played in the pool with floats, noodles, squirt guns and other water-related toys.
"You hear them giggling and laughing," commented Yanez.
According to Halfaker, for those who have difficulty walking, the water gives them a sense of weightlessness and they can be independently mobile in the pool.
"It just gives them a sense of independence," she said.
Halfaker praised the high school and college students who volunteered and offered their support.
"They just come, show up and play with the kids," she said.
Llody-Dotta said working with the A.P.E. students has taught her more about life than in any high school class.
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La Quinta Inn Daytona Beach/International SpeedwayJust off Interstate 95, this pet friendly hotel features free Wi-Fi and a daily continental breakfast. Daytona International Speedway is less than one mile away.
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In Daytona Beach, this seaside hotel features an outdoor pool and hot tub. Guests can also enjoy a free coffee, juice, and wrapped pastry before visiting the beach a 1-minute walk away.
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This Ormond Beach resort features a heated pool, a children's playground and a picnic area with barbecue facilities.
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Guests at this Daytona Beach resort can enjoy an outdoor pool with a terrace and beach access. The hotel is steps from the beach and only one mile from Boardwalk Amusement Area and Pier.
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The staff was wonderful and so accommadating. Free shuttle service to nearby attractions saved us from having to rent a car. Our room was great.
The complete stay was great and i would recommend the stay there to anyone.
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Nederland, Colorado is mainly known for the Frozen Dead Guy Days held the first weekend in March each year. However, it's a nice place to spend a day any time of year. A recent visit revealed plenty of things to do in the summer, especially if you have a canine companion along. The town is very dog friendly and there were many pups of all sizes in evidence during our visit.
Nederland is about thirty minutes from Boulder on Highway 119, or around an hour's drive from the northwest Denver suburbs via Highway 72. From Colorado Springs, it takes about two hours, and you can either go through Boulder or via Highway 470 West. It's a pretty drive and a nice day trip out of the Denver area.
A trek around the Barker Reservoir is not to be missed. It's a beautiful spot with plenty of room for fishing or hiking. Dogs big or small will enjoy exploring several different paths. The reservoir is accessible from the middle of town. One possible path goes through Chipeta Park, complete with a children's fishing pond.
Before you set off around the reservoir, the B&F Mountain Market is a great place to stock up on supplies, including bulk dog treats for your canine buddy. After your hike, you can take a spin on the Carousel of Happiness and cross the street for a snack and maybe some reading material at Blue Owl Books, Coffee House & Ice Cream Parlour. The waffle cones were a favorite snack for our little buddy.
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(This letter is in response to the article, "St. Joseph Hospital Brings Patient Back from Brink of Death," that appeared on the front page of the Farmingdale Observer on Friday, Aug. 27.)
One must admit, I did start to get a warm folksy feeling after reading the latest edition of the Long Island Wins article by Maryann Sinclair Slutsky, about her celebration of the various cultural events held on Long Island during the summer. Then the agenda Long Island Wins is really peddling was found tucked away mid-article, hidden between the Italian food favorites. It was once more about how we should all accept illegal immigrants as if they were just like legal immigrants. Long Island Wins works hard to blur the lines between illegal and legal immigrants here on Long Island, and there is a glaring difference between the two groups, and none of you should be confused by Long Island Wins' agenda and mission to make you feel wrong for wanting America's immigration laws enforced.
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"We're done here" - the mid-meal departure [Moved from Texas Board]
- ErinTulane Jan 13, 2008 05:39 AM
We ate - or rather tried to eat - at a very well regarded local restaurant last night. We had heard that it was fantastic and were looking forward to a great meal. That never happened - everything went wrong with our experience.
This was the poorest service we have ever had in five years of eating out - entirely too much - together.
From the 20 minute wait at the bar for even a greeting (there were only 10 people at the bar, there were empty bar stools), to being asked to move, to the bad table where we were sat (dim drafty corner out of view of the main room staring at a door), to running out of certain dishes, to the entrees that arrived so long after our app they were cold, little went right with our visit. When the waiter offered to re-heat (and thereby overcook) my husband's lamb shank, (they were out of the braised osso bucco) he responded with "thanks, but I think we're done here." The highlight of our experience was the manner in which our waiter handled our departure.
This was a first for us and hopefully an only - we are not complainers and frankly we are not picky - but we left mid-meal. The only other time I have done that in my life was in New Orleans and involved a cockroach.
It was almost 10 when we left and we sought out a place we were certain would still serve us. On that criteria we chose Toulouse. I know Toulouse is much maligned on this board but let me tell you, from the always warm greeting at the door which involved a kiss on each cheek, our meal was friendly, prompt and properly prepared. It was a welcome change.
Everyone has a bad day at the office and the restaurant's reputation is likely built on the back of the house. Maybe this one of those freak instances of all of the bad things happening to one set of customers.
But I am curious, has anyone else on this board left a restaurant mid-meal? Tell us your story.
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I and hubby left a restaurant mid-meal, both due to verrry bad service and lack of anything we wanted on the menu. Perhaps I was also having a bad day, I can't remember, but I do remember the manager/owner coming out and she wasn't too upset at there being nothing acceptable for us.
What is notable is that the service was SOO bad that I wanted hubby to leave no tip but he insisted. Well, the bill was perhaps $16. for what we had up to that point (this was a looong time ago) and he left a two dollar tip.
Problem was, he put a $ sign in front of the two and...you guessed it, the bank gave the restaurant a TWELVE dollar tip!
After I reattached my head to my shoulders, I worked it all out. The restaurant, I am happy to report, has closed.
My fiance and I have done it.
It was about a year ago at a new Italianish place near Highland Village in Houston. It was dead empty so we probably should have known better, but it's right by where we live so we thought "what the heck." Nothing on the menu excited us and after a bad appetizer and terrible service (when we were literally the only couple in the place ...), we bolted.
Not mid-meal, but by ex-bf who was very fastidious insisted on leaving when he found a hair in the appetizer. Personally I thought his behavior was hasty, especially as the owner was humbly apologizing.
I think it would have to be something REALLY extreme for me to leave mid-meal...if it's that bad, i just pay up and don't go back. I have a friend that once ordered some pasta, said it was awful, and wanted to leave right then. My food was fine as was the service. My friend then proceeded to eat more than half the food on her plate, and after she was done, refused to pay! I was soooo embarrassed. That's just not me.
Late into Boston one night jfood wondered over to a steak house for a meal. Seated at a table and ordered the smoked salmon for an app and the PH med-rare and onion rings for entree. Salmon was brought, eaten, very good. Then the steak arrived and it was wel-well done. Jfood called the server over who took one look and brought the manager over. He looked at it and ran to the kitchen. Back in a couple of minutes he told me he was hoping there was one already available abut it would take at least 20 minutes to prepare. Jfood, looked at his watch and said, it's getting late, can you just bring the bill for the salmon. The MOD brought the check presenter himself and when jfood opened it, there was his card and a bill for $0.
Needless to say the next time the steak was perfect.
Yes we did and in Paris at a very highly Board recommended resto...an excerpt from a post last year " Wednesday was the long awaited La Os Moelle …a relatively long cab ride but I was sure that we would be well rewarded….not us …a bad night .They apparently had multiple staff sick calls . The room was chock full of patrons ( like 50) and there were again 2 waitstaff ,…. a runner and a waitperson. We had 3 courses all of which were delicious But we were there for 90 minutes and hadn't gotten past the amuse , soup and starter ..and we had finished a bottle of wine and feared for our ability to give a cab driver our return address. So we paid our tab in full being very polite and feeling very bad for patrons and staff alike and went across the street to the Cave where we enjoyed a sidewalk table ( the weather was grand ) and cheese . We would give it another try..We also suspect there was some conspiracy ongoing as it was school vacation week in Paris and perhaps people who work in restos like to spend time with their Kids on vaca so okay…they call in sick . " stuff happens
I only considered it once, when we were enjoying our meal, and a woman of large carriage at the table next to us leaned forward and broke wind RIGHT AT US. She didn't even stop shoveling food into her mouth while she did it.
But it wasn't the restaurant's fault or the server's fault, and I was really hungry, so we just waited for the air to clear and resumed eating.
I have walked out several times before being served, when the wait staff just left us waiting at a table without a menu, an offer of a drink, or a rational explanation.
My wife was craving wok fried flounder and we could not even get into the parking lot of our favorite chinese establishment. so we tried one we had never been to before, There were only 6 tables occupied out of 20, which should have been a tipoff, but they were featuring flounder on their specials board.We were seated promptly and ordered the flounder, fried rice, steamed bokchoy with oystersauce and salt and pepper pork chops. The rice came first and it was yesterday's, hard as bb,s and oversalted, just then the table next to us seating a family of 6 exploded . "This food is inedable, I'ts cold , salty, and I can't feed my family this slop" The manager proceeded to throw the family out. Now what are we still doing there? you might ask. The flounder arrived as well as the bokchoy at that very moment, only the fish was swimming in grease and the bokchoy had morphed into napa cabbage, "I did not order this, i wanted the bokchoy with oyster sauce". "This is bokchoy" the waiter replied. Table 2 exploded and proceeded to leave. That was it for me. I paid the bill and left a nickle tip along with a note on the reciept. " This is the worst food I have ever been served. do us a favour and close you'r doors. They obliged 3 weeks later.
i was at a local coffee shop here in nyc with a friend. we both ordered burgers. we were enjoying our beverages and the pickles/cole slaw on the table when the burgers arrived. my friend reached for the ketchup and found a large roach staring at him from inside the bottle. he put the ketchup down, got up and walked out telling me i could do what i want, but he was done. i calmly pointed out the offensive guest at our table, and had them pack mine up to go.
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I have never left a restaurant mid-meal. I am lucky though as I have never had any of these horrible experiences, extremely bad service, roaches, truly inedible food, etc. I wouldn't hesitate to leave a restaurant under almost any of these circumstances though. I am not picky, but there are certain expectations that should always be met when dining out. A few times I have left a restaurant after being seated when I found nothing on the menu appealing. It was a bit awkward as we'd already been given water and moved things on the table, but we still tipped and left.
Once at an Indian resto and Margarita bar (It's on the sign, I couldn't make it up) wifey and I stopped for an early dinner. We were early enough to be the only ones there for dinner, and were seated at a deuce in the middle of the floor. I asked if we could have a booth instead and was politlely told no by the waitron. We then ordered the house specialty mango margys and were told, sorry, no, nobody here can make them. We ordered appetizers instead and were told again, sorry, no, we're out of them.
Wifey and I agree that when you get told no three times in a row by a resto it's time to leave. So we did.
Twice. First time was just south of Carmel. I have no idea what we ordered for food, but we chose a red that I knew should be decent bottle. The waiter poured for us and when I tasted the wine it was hot. I mean, hotter than body temp - over 100F. It was so hot that there seemed no point to actually discern what the wine was giving up. We could not enjoy it. The waiter was incredulous that we would complain about this bottle and started to make a scene - "This wine should not be served cold, would you like me to bring you a cold wine?." (duh... it shouldn't be as warm as my cappuccino, either. ) "Would you like me to bring an ice bucket out for your red wine?" Other patrons were looking at us by then. The guy was obviously trying to embarrass us, so I simply looked at my wife, nodded and we excused ourselves.
The second was proof you can get bad service in Italy and it's now a funny story my wife loves to tell. It was a Sunday afternoon in Bologna - and those who've been there know the problem: There isn't much to be had for dining on Sunday afternoon in Bologna as most places don't open until 6pm. But we needed to catch a train and tried to eat earlier.
We found a place near the train station. It appeared OK, although there was but one customer inside. We ordered, and our young waiter, after some issues actually understanding our orders, came over with the wine glasses, stubbing his toe on the table, spilling the wine onto my wife's (thankfully) black pants and dropping one glass on the floor, breaking it. Accidents happen, not that big a deal. He got a towel for my wife and began picking up the glass from the floor. He comes back with the primi, puts a plate down in front of my wife and there's blood on the rim from where he cut himself picking up the glass. He wiped off the blood, figuring that would be OK. It wasn't, obviously.
Apparently this place has no Band-Aids because all he could do was wrap a towel around his cut and he kept bleeding through it and onto the replacement wine glass, which he wiped off with a clean part of the towel/bandage He offered to take away the primi and get something else and we said "No thanks." The manager came over to see what was wrong and seeing no blood assumed we were just stupid Americans and wanted to know why we were insulting his food.
We left at that point, but we did pay for the primi and wine and actually left the waiter a fair tip so he could buy some gauze pads and tape.
On a long ago business trip in Pittsburgh, my co-worker had researched a restaurant she wanted to try. I well trusted her food picks and agreed. the place had no menu posted outside, she said the menu looks great online, I say- ok. We walk in, the place is e-m-p-t-y and covered in fake foliage, mirrors and white Christmas lights,a true accomplishment in the world of tack. Woman greets us and asks us if we have a reservation, we say no, she looks at us as if to say, "well, you've got some nerve," and says she'll see if she might possibly be able to find us a table. Hmmmm. After nearly 5 minutes of her deciding which of the empty tables would be best, we are seated and order 2 drinks. Drinks (martini and wine) take nearly 10 minutes to get- in an EMPTY place. We get drinks, 10 more minutes pass and still no menu! By now, my head is swimming in red flags and is telling me to get out at all costs. About when I was deciding how to do this, menu finally arrives and the server feels the need to talk us through each one, saying in an extremely pompus manner "this is what you will be having tonight." Well, I've got news for her, no one, I mean no one, tells me what to eat. Anyway, after reading/hearing about 7 items, which all consisted of cuts of meats smothered in any white based sauce. I said to myself, I would rather be hungry than eat this s***. One item was a black forest tenderloin, stuffed with nice canned cherries and coated in bechamel, appetizing, eh, for the reasonable price of 30 bucks. At that point, with no consult to my dear friend, I pull out my card and kindly ask to settle and leave. The woman was pissed and to add to the hilarity of it all, my friend asked her to call us a cab. Place is still empty by the way. Anyway, we left and collapsed with laughter. Somehow, the experience was just hilarious-once we escaped. Turns out the place she researched, was in Philly, but had the same name.


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Some taxpayerswho believe Vermont schools already receive too much money with declining enrollments and little results in the way of improved academic achievementare thrilled with the news, while others are not.
Several area schools are seeing a decrease in the percentage of expenditures devoted to classrooms, according to First Class Education for Vermont, an education spending watchdog group. The group, which has analyzed data recently put out by the Vermont Department of Education, has identified schools that are spending smaller percentages of money on classroom expenses and more on non-classroom expenses, such as administration and support services.
Identified school systems in the Rutland area are Brandon, Castleton-Hubbardton, Fair Haven, Fair Haven Union High School, Otter Valley Union High School, Proctor,and West Rutland.
The largest decrease in classroom spending percentages in Rutland County was the West Rutland school system, which went from 68.33 percent to 65.84 percent.
Curtis Hier, chairman of First Class Education for Vermont, said that while some schools are improving and others holding steady, people should be concerned about the schools that are still experiencing lower classroom spending percentages.
In many school systems, more and more money is achieving less and less in terms of education, Hier said.
First Class Education pushed for legislation this last year that would promote a benchmark for classroom spending percentages. Our legislation died in the House and Senate, but well be at it again, Hier said.
But not everyone feels Hiers urgency.
Martin Harris, a Rutland Tribune newspaper columnist and long-time critic of Vermont public-school spending, said, Who'd have thought we'd live to see the day when public schools proudly boasted about spending less of their budget on actual teaching? What's missing from this is where's the money?. Did the money not spent on in-the-classroom teaching go back to taxpayers, or was it absorbed in increased administrative expenses; maybe it just went to redecorate the teachers' lounge.
Vermont Sen. Kevin Mullin (R-Rutland)introduced legislation in the 2007 session to require schools to report classroom spending percentages to voters.
|Rutland County School System 2005-06:
Brandon 65.75-63.69 Castleton-Hubbardton 66.37 Clarendon 67.29-69.89 Fair Haven 62.37-60.46 Fair Haven UHS 65.56-63.95 Mill River UHS 64.46-65.50 Otter Valley UHS 65.9563.85 Pittsford 64.63-66.89 Poultney 63.90-64.40 Proctor 62.77-61.22 Rutland City 71.28-71.74 Rutland Town 70.54-72.21 West Rutland 68.33-65.84
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Golden Globe-winning actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under) performs Truman Capote's provocative, naturalistic masterstroke about a young writer's charmed fascination with his unorthodox neighbor, the "American geisha" Holly Golightly. Holly - a World War II-era society girl in her late teens - survives via socialization, attending parties and restaurants with men from the wealthy upper class who also provide her with money and expensive gifts. Over the course of the novella, the seemingly shallow Holly slowly opens up to the curious protagonist, who eventually gets tossed away as her deepening character emerges.
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote's most beloved work of fiction, introduced an independent and complex character who challenged audiences, revived Audrey Hepburn's flagging career in the 1961 film version, and whose name and style has remained in the national idiom since publication. Hall uses his diligent attention to character to bring our unnamed narrator's emotional vulnerability to the forefront of this American classic.
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"[Michael C. Hall] uses his diligent attention to character to bring our unnamed narrator's emotional vulnerability to the forefront of this American classic.... I felt content and comfortable in Hall's hands as the tale unfolded. He did a wonderful job giving each character voice, especially that of Holly." (Caffeinated Book Reviewer)
I focus on fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, science, history, politics and read a lot. I try to review everything I read.
"Subtle yet Extravagant"
Of course I have seen the movie and loved the subtle story and Audrey Hepburn and Moon River, but I never noticed the story was written by Truman Capote. An Audible banner ad pointed this out and got me to order this short novel. It was great. Narrated wonderfully by Michael C Hall (Dexter and Six Feet Under) this novel is more enjoyable than the movie. But this is a rare case where you should see the movie first. Having Audrey Hepburn in your head while reading this is definitely not a bad thing. The writing is beautiful, with full and interesting characters and a story that is subtle yet extravagant. I have always appreciated Capote's writing, and appreciate it even more now. This is a book I will likely come back to, and share with others.
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""Better to look at the sky than live there""
First, Michael C. Hall did an excellent job on the narration, lending a personality and voice to each character. You always know when the narrator does a great job when you lose track of him in the characters; that is, you forget that this guy speaking is the guy on that Dexter TV show. You don't remember the narrator until the audio is near finished. I wish I could give more than 5 stars. This narration job is up there with Will Patton's best work and at times is even better.
As for the Book,
I'd always seen the commercial highlights/trailer for the movie version of "Breakfast at Tiffany's," and the phrase is even iconic of that era and place. Yet, I'd never seen the movie or read the book--until now. I didn't know what to expect besides basically the description on the audible version of the book - the basic storyline. So I know if I say too much here in the review of the couple of twists and the ending, I'll be spoiling the enjoyment of this audio for another listener.
With that in mind, Truman Capote's masterful short novel displays this young lady's complexities of character underlying the shallow facade. Some can rise above the admixture of nature and nurture and dream so much they will follow it to the ends of the earth. Holly Golightly was a dreamer extraordinaire or as Capote put it, a "lopsided romantic" whose trait of personality would never change.
A poignant line which I think captures a major theme of the novel is Holly's observation that:
"it's better to look at the sky than live there; such an empty place, so vague, just a country where the thunder goes and things disappear."
I've read somewhere that Capote ran in the same circles as Marilyn Monroe and parts of Holly Golightly are loosely based on Norma Jean's personality and her early years. I don't know if that's true, but it sounds right, based on what I know.
I must add my thoughts that an outcast sissy-boy from Monroeville, Alabama at the time (and even today) was likely extremely sensitive and keenly observant of his environment in the Big Apple and the fact that he was also a gay man from down South up in the big city probably served to further enhance his remarkable attention to details in that society at that time. The difficulties he endured in those years likely integrated into his makeup as an artist who could and would so vividly paint the outsider trying to fit in with the clouds, "an empty place," as it turns out, "where the thunder goes and things disappear."
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"Michael C. Hall in Your Ear + Capote = Bliss"
Holly was flighty, fake, fun, and completely redeeming. Superbly written story narrated by the enigmatic Michael C. Hall, at the low, low price of $4.95 made for a fantastic listen. Thank-you to Audible for courting the likes of Hall!
"Michael C Hall makes it even greater!"
Michael C Hall's adaptation of the narrator was outstanding, but Holly is a close second. He really makes you feel like you know them
Incredibly easy to listen straight through with no break
Absolutely would listen to this again. The story never gets old and Michael C. Hall's narration was perfect.
Too many to count...I liked the scene where Holly and "Fred" spend a Sunday drinking at the bar. I love the simplicity of the metaphor of masks used in many ways, overtly and obliquely. The stolen masks at the store, a nice metaphor for Holly's stolen identity and "Fred's" assumed identity given to him by Holly. I enjoyed the hospital scene where Holly puts on her makeup as a sort of fortification or armor to help her read the letter of dismissal from her fiance. Makeup as armor or mask of another sort.
Everything. I love that he used different voices for each character, but didn't have to force it. Switching from voice to voice was smooth and not jarring in any way. His nuanced reading of the point of view character was even better than expected.
Well...there is already a pretty famous movie isn't there?
If you've read this story already, it is worth it just to hear Michael C. Hall narrate. Enjoy.
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"interesting short story"
I would have never guessed that the Truman Capote book that was turned into a hit movie, now a classic, was based on a short story. The book being made into a movie must have given Capote's career a real jump start. That the book was narrated by Michael C Hall was an added bonus as I'm a fan of his as well. Based on the character of free-spirited Holiday Golightly, the author describes her life through the eyes of a would be writer. You might think he experienced this himself when he first moved to New York City although it's possible the character of Holly could have been based on several people he met. It's hard to think of Holly as anyone else than Audrey Hepburn. But it was a good short story and Hall's narration was great, I especially like the way he did Holly.
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"Compelling & Nostalgic Classic"
've never read Breakfast at Tiffany's before this, though I saw the movie years ago. I was surprised to learn that the book is so different than the movie, and I feel like I need to watch it again now to compare. If you've only seen the film version of Breakfast at Tiffany's you may be interested to read the source material behind the classic film. The tone is totally different, and there are some major plot changes.
The story centers on Holly Golightly, a flawed and flighty girl of nineteen living in New York City. She wakes up her neighbors late at night, and asks them to let her into her apartment since she always forgets her key. That's how she meets her neighbor, the unnamed narrator of the story. Holly dubs the narrator Fred after her brother, and the two become friendly. "Fred" is a writer, and the free-spirited, dark and damaged Holly is his muse. Fred gets caught in the web of Holly's crazy life.
Breakfast at Tiffany's was originally published in 1958 and the slim novella packs a lot of story into its 150 or so pages. Truman Capote's writing makes you feel like you're the narrator getting to know Holly, and leaves you just as captivated/confused/appalled as he is. It is a complex character portrait that kept me guessing to the end.I can imagine this book was quite controversial for its day, especially in regards to the frank discussion of sexual identity, and even gay marriage.
This is his Michael C. Hall's first audiobook performance, and he really commits to the story. I think the audiobook is the perfect way to experience the book for the first time. Hall's tone has a richness to it, and he makes each character sound distinct. Hall uses different accents and voices in his performance that help to paint a vivid picture. I preferred his male voices in the audiobook overall, but Halls' Holly captures her quirky and complicated essence. At just under 3 hours long, this audiobook delivers a compelling, nostalgic story.
"A Poignant Novella"
Capote's novella of Holly Golightly captures the superficial atmosphere surrounding Holly and her entourage. The narrator, probably a stand-in for Capote himself who came to New York from the Deep South, admires Holly at times, but also becomes exasperated with her. The author brings out the complexity of her character and her ability to design her own life, at least for a time, the way she would want others to view her. As the story unfolds, the readers / listeners get to know a bit of the real Holly, but by the end of the book, can only wonder what will happen to her eventually. She seems to be only able to face life by ignoring parts of herself. This thin novella has quite a different tone than the 1961 movie with Audrey Hepburn. The movie made Holly a much more sympathetic character. I really prefer the novel's character - she seems more human.
Michael C. Hall's narration was excellent. He brought out the vulnerability and hesitancy of the narrator in the story, called "Fred" by Holly and his voicing of all the characters was very good.
"Different than movie..."
The book is far ahead of the movie with Audrey Hepburn...Great character Holy Golightly...Great easy read...
"Hall Brings New Depth to A Great Story"
Beyond Capote's light yet vivid scenes and characters, Hall's narration adds a sense of mystery and longing completely appropriate to the theme of the story.
The narrator's initial meeting with OJ Berman in Holly's living room is not what the listener expects and therefore very amusing and beautifully described.
I'm familiar with Mr. Hall's work on the TV show, Dexter, the primary reason I got this audio book. I've read the book at least twice before and was just curious to see what Hall would do with it. Breakfast at Tiffany's was in my view an unusual choice for Mr. Hall to read. Frankly I was blown away by it. I was aware of the charisma in Hall's voice from his TV work. Add to that Capote's exquisite description and characterizations and this was my treat for last week. I will listen to this again.
Never love a wild thing.
I hope Mr. Hall will have time in his schedule to read more books. Rest assured I'll be listening to them.
I don't think anything could make it worse I don't know what could make it halfway decent.
That's for me to know and you to know I know.
"I have no idea why this is a classic..."
Boring story. Sordid lives. I have not seen the movie, but I don't know why anyone would bother making this into a movie. I guess I only made an effort to finish because it was short. I even left the last 40 minutes pending for a week before I managed to get back to it and finish...
Probably, as I think I read something by him many years ago and found it good enough.
I guess he did his best, the material he had was sort of lifeless...
Disappointment. Since the movie is famous, I had expected better.
"Excellent listen"
I actually walked the long way home on a couple of days because I didn't want this to end. I have read the book before but really enjoyed having it read to me. I really felt transported to the moment of the story.
There are a lot of interesting characters in this book but of course Holly is the star. She isn't the nicest person in the world and you know you shouldn't like her yet its difficult not to feel a little jealous of her life and admire her spirit.
Michael Hall performs excellently. His accents are wonderful. I especially enjoyed his portrayal of Holly's "husband" ,Doc.
This book made me happy. It reminds us that life is an adventure and we should never "settle".
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Infectivity of Norovirus in Groundwater-Human Challenge Study
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|April 10, 2006
|Last Updated Date
|November 18, 2013
|Start Date ICMJE
|February 2006
|Primary Completion Date
|January 2007 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Infection with norovirus [ Time Frame: Throughout study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00313404 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Infectivity of Norovirus in Groundwater-Human Challenge Study
|Official Title ICMJE
|Assessment of Calicivirus Survival in Surface Water and Subsurface Water
|Brief Summary
Norwalk virus and related "Norwalk-like viruses" are the most common cause of outbreaks of stomach sickness (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea) in older children and adults in the United States. These viruses are sometimes found in drinking water, ice, shellfish and in other foods. They can be spread easily from contact with water, food, objects or hands that have even small amounts of feces from someone who was sick.
The purpose of this research study is to see how long Norwalk virus can survive in water and still be able to cause sickness. When this is determined the researchers will be able to recommend risk levels for norovirus contaminated waters. Another purpose for this study is to see how a person's body's immune cells respond to Norwalk virus in the body. During this study volunteers will receive a dose of Norwalk virus in water that may make them sick.
|Detailed Description
|Not Provided
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Not Provided
|Study Design ICMJE
|Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Biological: Safety tested norovirus inoculum
This is a safety tested live infectious norovirus inoculum that has been placed in groundwater that meets EPA drinking water standards
Other Name: Norwalk virus in groundwater
|Study Arm (s)
|Experimental: Norovirus in groundwater
We dosed volunteers with safety tested infectious norovirus in groundwater (that met EPA standards for drinking water). The length of time norovirus remained in groundwater varied by volunteer.
Intervention: Biological: Safety tested norovirus inoculum
|Publications *
|Seitz SR, Leon JS, Schwab KJ, Lyon GM, Dowd M, McDaniels M, Abdulhafid G, Fernandez ML, Lindesmith LC, Baric RS, Moe CL. Norovirus infectivity in humans and persistence in water. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Oct;77(19):6884-8. Epub 2011 Aug 19.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Enrollment ICMJE
|Completion Date
|April 2011
|Primary Completion Date
|January 2007 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years to 50 Years
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Location Countries ICMJE
|United States
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|0584-2002, EPA-5 R01 AI056351-03, 82911601-1, RSPHGH-CLM-2005-EPANoV
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|Responsible Party
|Christine Moe, PhD, Emory University
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Emory University
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Johns Hopkins University
|Investigators ICMJE
|Information Provided By
|Emory University
|Verification Date
|November 2013
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