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Updated: 08/07/2008 - Barack Obama has won the Democratic primary in Illinois. Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic primary in Oklahoma.
Updated: 08/07/2008 - Barack Obama has won the Democratic primary in Illinois. Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic primary in Oklahoma.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - A proposal to create an animal abuser registry in Tennessee has moved forward in the Legislature.
Updated: 08/07/2008 - AP is reporting that John McCain has won New Jersey, Illinois and Connecticut and that Mitt Romey has won his home state of Massachusetts.
Updated: 02/05/2008 - Knoxville Police are responding to Arbor Place Apartments for a report of multiple people shot in the parking lot, according to Knox County dispatchers.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, guru to the Beatles and founder of the Transcendental Meditation movement has died at his home in the Netherlands.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - Polling places around Kentucky have closed, with one vacancy in the Senate and two in the House up for grabs.
Updated: 08/07/2008 - Barack Obama has won the Democratic primary in Georgia.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - Emergency officials say a tornado touched down northeast of Memphis, and authorities were tracking more reports of touchdowns in southeastern Tennessee.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - Not only is the presidency an open seat, so are a dozen offices in Knox County, including 8 seats on the county commission.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - Suspect Taylor Olson's attorney Greg Isaacs confirms he has filed a motion for continuance in the case.
Updated: 02/05/2008 - Health care is one of the most critical issues facing millions of Americans.
Updated: 02/06/2008 - It's causing headaches and sore throats. Residents say it's sickening.
Updated: 08/07/2008 - Depending on who you talk to, the term "Super Tuesday" dates back to either 1984 or 1988
Updated: 08/07/2008 - Whether it's county government, the presidential election, or simply a call for change, there were several reasons why voters headed to the polls on Tuesday.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - A grand jury has indicted a former western Kentucky preacher on charges that he raped a teenager nearly 25 years ago.
Updated: 02/05/2008 - Mike Huckabee won the first contest declared on Super Tuesday, picking up all 18 national delegates awarded at West Virginia's state GOP convention.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - The National Weather Service says most of East Tennessee could experience some bad weather over the next 24 hours.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - A new report gives failing grades to the quality of Elizabethton's water supply.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - A man and his son walking their dog saw the animal decapitated when it put its head in a trap baited with bacon.
Updated: 02/06/2008 - Continuous voting updates from the Volunteer TV Newsroom
Posted: 02/05/2008 - The brother of a Morristown man charged in the beating death of a 94-year-old has been arrested on drug and drunken driving charges.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - Ford says it's recalling about 225,000 vehicles that were already repaired as part of an earlier recall to address concerns about a cruise control deactivation switch.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly accident in Campbell County.
Posted: 02/05/2008 - Knoxville Police are working together with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department to figure out why a suspect stole a school bus.
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A reminder that time is running out for you to vote for your choice as Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director at the Fairbanks Branch Library. Pick up your ballot at the front desk and circle your choices and place in the jar on the display featuring books that have been made into movies. Ballots will be accepted through Saturday, March 06. Ballots will be tallied on Monday, March 8, and the results posted here on this blog.
If you have a Harris County Public Library card, we need to notify you if an item you requested has arrived, if the time is about to run out for picking up a requested item, if you have an item that is going to be due soon, or you have an item overdue. PLEASE let us notify you by email instead of through the postal system. You will get the news sooner and you will save the county LOTS of tax dollars. If you think you gave us an email address, but you have not received any emails from us recently, please check and make sure your address is correct and current. Thank you!
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It is that time of the year for putting on your cowboy boots and hat to celebrate rodeo time here in Houston. To help get you and your kids ready, the Fairbanks Branch has a special display of cowboy and rodeo stories, "Boot Scootin' Books!" Saddle up and get on down to the library and rope a few books for fun reading. We'll be looking for you!
Democratic and Republican primary elections will be held on March 2. Early voting ends February 26. Your Harris County libraries have 3 election-related resources for you: the League of Women Voters (nonpartisan) Voters Guide, sample ballots, and early voting locations. These resources are also available over the internet using the links in the previous sentence. Voters will cast ballots for all 32 U.S.
The staff here at Fairbanks Branch thought we would like to do something a little different this year regarding the Oscar nominations. Rather than just share among ourselves our preferences for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director, we want you to vote for those categories, too. We have a new display of books that have been turned into movies, "Books on the Big Screen," and there is a jar in which to place a completed ballot. The ballots are available at the front desk (where you check out items and ask questions), so just ask for a ballot, circle your choices for the the four categories, and drop it in the jar. After the awards are announced on March 7 at the big ceremony, I will blog here as to who won according to the tally of your votes. See you soon at Fairbanks Branch and don't forget to get your Oscar ballot and vote!
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's historic drought is putting increasing pressure on Gov. Jerry Brown to tackle longstanding problems in the state's water storage and delivery systems.
For the Democratic governor, the drought brings both opportunity and risk as he faces re-election this year.
Brown is pitching a contentious $25 billion proposal to drill two 35-mile-long, freeway-size water tunnels beneath the Northern California delta.
He also faces mounting pressure from the state Legislature on an $11 billion water bond that lawmakers want to scale back in hopes of winning favor with voters in November.
Few things are more politically divisive in California than water, but those affected by the drought are hoping the crisis provides much-needed urgency to yield a rare political compromise.
Brown says if anybody can get it done, he can.
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Alan Freed Collection
- Collection Number:
- Dates:
- Bulk, 1954-1965; Inclusive, 1921-1992, undated
- Size:
- 12.63 Linear feet (6 Hollinger boxes, 3 half Hollinger boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 shared flat file drawer, tube)
- Language(s):
- Collection is primarily in English; materials in French and Spanish are indicated at the item level.
- Citation:
[Identification of item], Alan Freed Collection, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
- Abstract:
- American disc jockey. Accounting records, Assistant District Attorney notes, cancelled checks, contracts, correspondence, indictments, invoices, memoranda, music clearance sheets, reports, State of New York Grand Jury exhibits, subpoenas, witness statements and summaries, and duplicate and annotated photocopies of documents regarding the Payola case against Freed; also lobby cards, magazine articles, movie posters, programs, audio and video recordings, sheet music, and yearbooks related to Freed's career and personal life.
- Finding Aid Permalink:
- http://catalog.rockhall.com/catalog/ARC-0006
The Alan Freed Collection spans the years 1918 to 1992, with the bulk of the collection dating between 1954 and 1964. The collection consists primarily of financial and court documents relating to the commercial bribery case brought by the City of New York against Alan Freed, known as "Payola." These files contain accounting records, Assistant District Attorney notes, cancelled checks, contracts, correspondence, indictments, invoices, memoranda, music clearance sheets, reports, State of New York Grand Jury exhibits, subpoenas, witness statements and summaries, as well as many duplicate and annotated photocopies of documents. Other materials in the collection relate to Freed's renowned career as a radio, television, and film personality and include lobby cards, magazine articles, movie posters, programs, audio and video recordings, sheet music, and yearbooks. The collection as a whole illustrates Freed's impact on the early history of rock and roll. Seen in a broader context, the collection provides insights into the recording and broadcasting industries in the 1950s and early 1960s, the resulting "Payola" scandal, and its long-lasting effects.
- 1921 December 15
- Albert James Freed is born in Johnston, Pa.
- 1933
- The Freed family moves to Salem, Ohio.
- 1942
- First broadcasting job by WKST in New Castle, Pa., as host of a nightly classical music program.
- 1943
- Sportscaster at WKBN in Youngstown, Ohio.
- 1945
- Disc jockey at WAKR-AM in Akron, Ohio, playing hot jazz and pop recordings.
- 1949
- Hosts the afternoon movie at WXEL-TV in Cleveland, Ohio.
- 1951 July 11
- Convinced by Leo Mintz to emcee a rhythm and blues program on WJW-AM in Cleveland.
- 1952 March 21
- Organized with Mintz and Lew Platt, the Moondog Coronation Ball is held at the Cleveland Arena and is considered the country's first rock and roll concert.
- 1954 September 8
- Hired as a disc jockey by WINS in New York, N.Y.
- 1955
- Promotes the first of many live shows in New York City.
- 1956
- Stars in Rock Around The Rock as himself, the first of five film appearances.
- 1957
- Hired by ABC-TV to emcee a rock and roll dance show Alan Freed's Big Beat; show is canceled months later after controversy over performer Frankie Lymon dancing with a white teenager.
- 1958 May 5
- Arrested and charged with inciting a riot at a Boston, Massachusetts concert he promoted; the charges are dropped.
- 1958 May 8
- Resigned WINS.
- 1958 May
- Hired by WABC in New York, N.Y.
- 1959 November 21
- Fired by WABC, given four weeks notice.
- 1960 February 26
- Indicted for commercial bribery in the state of New York.
- 1960
- Hired as a disc jockey by KDAY in Los Angeles, California.
- 1962
- Pleads guilty to two charges of commercial bribery.
- 1965 January 20
- Dies from gastrointestinal hemorrhaging in Palm Springs, Ca.
- 1986 January 23
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- 1988
- Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
- 2002 March 22
- Ashes are interred at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.
Alan Freed, the disc jockey who became famous for coining the term "rock and roll" to describe the rhythm and blues records he was broadcasting, began what would become a revolutionary radio career in New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1942. By 1951 Freed was in Cleveland, Ohio and working in television. Record Rendezvous owner Leo Mintz urged Freed to host a radio program featuring black rhythm and blues, based on the increasing number of white teenagers buying "race records" at his store. On July 11, 1951 Freed began hosting what he called the "Moondog's Rock 'n' Roll Party," with Freed himself as the "Moondog." The popularity of the program quickly grew and, by March of 1952, Freed was promoting his own Moondog Coronation Ball concert, recognized by many as the first rock and roll concert ever held. The concert was oversold and between 15,000-20,000 teenagers attempted to fill the Cleveland venue with a seating capacity of only 12,500. The concert was quickly shutdown, and Freed's notoriety grew, leading to a job offer from WINS in New York, which was changing its programming format to rock and roll.
Once in New York, Freed's popularity and influence continued to grow. He engaged in the common practice of accepting payments or writing credits to get air time for certain records (as Freed did for Chuck Berry's "Maybellene"). This would become known as "payola" and was Freed's ultimate downfall. But, at WINS from 1954-1958, Freed enjoyed a success that few disc jockeys ever achieved. He promoted live shows, was interviewed in print and on television, starred in films, and hosted a television dance show and his own radio show. Then in 1959 he was fired by WABC for refusing to sign a "practices in the selection of music for broadcast affidavit," stating that he never accepted incentives for playing records. In early 1960, he was indicted on 26 counts of commercial bribery in the State of New York. He would ultimately plead guilty to two counts, receive a suspended sentence, and pay a $300 fine.
Freed never again enjoyed the success or influence he had in the 1950s, moving from radio station to radio station in California and Florida, and eventually died due to complications from alcoholism. Regardless, his reputation as a pioneer in the history of radio, and rock and roll in particular, remains intact. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class in 1986 and into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988. Finally in 2002, as part of an exhibit dedicated to the "Architects of Rock and Roll," Alan Freed's ashes were interred at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.
"Alan Freed Biography." Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Accessed June 1, 2010. http://rockhall.com/inductees/alan-freed/bio/.
Fong-Torres, Ben. "Alan Freed Biography." Accessed June 1, 2010. http://www.alanfreed.com/biography.html
"Freed, Alan." eNotes. Accessed June 21, 2010. http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/freed-alan-biography.
The Alan Freed Collection was received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. as a gift from Judith Fisher Freed on August 29, 2002.
Commercial recordings and publications have been transferred to the library collection. Please search for the "Alan Freed Collection" in the library catalog for a list of donated titles. If you are unable to find what you are looking for, consult the Library and Archives staff to ensure these materials are available. Some items are on exhibit. These items are noted at the item level. Consult the Library and Archives staff in advance of your visit for additional information.
Processed by James A. Kohler, Project Archivist. Completed February 2, 2011. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual. Additional processing by Justin Seidler, Intern. Completed July 19, 2012.
Collection is open for research. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights statement on the Researcher Registration form before using this collection. Some of the materials in the collection are confidential and, therefore, are RESTRICTED. Redacted access copies of the confidential documents are available in the collection. Some of the audiovisual materials in the collection are on defunct media formats and, therefore, are RESTRICTED. Access copies of these materials may have to be created prior to use. Some of the materials in the collection are RESTRICTED due to their size and storage. Contact the staff of the Library and Archives prior to scheduling an appointment to ensure access to these materials can be provided.
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
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- Names:
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
New Quad Lift!
That's right – Solitude Mountain Resort has begun installation on Powderhorn II, a $1.5 million improvement to the lift system. This new fixed grip quad replaces the original Powderhorn double, a holdover from its mid-70s installation – albeit with an improved lift line . Coming on the heels of last winter's $7 million investment in […]
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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Five Course Wine Dinner at St. Bernard's (8/1)
Limited to just 45 lucky diners, enjoy five courses of Chef Matt Barrigar's finest seasonal dishes. Dinner is $60, with wine pairings an additional cost. Call 800-748-4754 for reservations. Wine Dinner Menu: August 1st 2009 Appetizer Mussel and Scallop Ceviche Mixed with fresh cilantro, diced cucumber, grilled scallions, and citrus juices on an Idaho potato […]
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Whoa…It's Spring, I mean Summer!
Mud season quickly turned into rain season…or is that just another way of saying mud season was extra long this year? Either way, Summer is officially here, as of June 21. And as if on cue, the sun is shining, the mountains are green, flowers are beginning to bloom, so tada! Summer is here. As […]
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
Guest Post: Caroline Gleich
Utah's poster girl weighs in after a day on the hill at Solitude: "During the springtime at Solitude, the snow piles up extra deep in the woods. We found bottomless powder off of Powderhorn on the Milkrun and from Summit chair in the Evergreen forest. It's a great time to take advantage of spring specials […]
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Monday, March 30th, 2009
$39 Lift Tickets at Solitude!!
Solitude's Spring Stimulus allows you to enjoy the best snow conditions of the year for just $39 a day (juniors ski for only $29/day). With a 114″ base and over 70″ of snow in the past seven days there is no reason not to take full advantage of the few remaining weeks of winter! Solitude […]
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Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Who needs a Bed & Breakfast…
…when you can have a slopeside bed and a gourmet dinner instead? Take for instance the new special the Inn at Solitude is offering – it includes a room a stone's throw from the lifts and three courses served fireside at St. Bernard's. There are only a few weeks of spring skiing left – really […]
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Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Ski Salt Lake Shootout
The Ski Salt Lake Shootout inaugural competition produced magazine covers and images published worldwide. The shootout returned for its sophomore run Feb. 22-26, 2009 and Solitude provided the background for many memorable images sure to grace a few magazine pages next winter! Photographers and athletes were paired to battle for cash prizes and bragging rights […]
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Aerial Mountain Tour of Solitude
Can't afford to hire a private heli for the day? Well, grab a seat in ours and feast your eyes on a scenic ride from frontside groomers to the depths of Honeycomb Canyon. Soar and float like a bird above skiers and boarders making their way down the hill – with no risk of motion […]
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Friday, February 6th, 2009
Solitude's Nordic Center Offers Great Instruction
One on One instruction @ the Solitude Nordic Center One of the benefits of working at a mountain resort is occasionally we do an employee specific event, like we did last night at the Nordic Center. The idea was simple, expose our employees to something here at Solitude they would never otherwise do on their […]
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009
Getting Off The Beaten Path
Last weeks fury of powder days left most of us exhausted: all the non-stop top to bottom runs, screaming "THAT was the best run of the year", and repeating the cycle. Now that the skies have cleared and warm air and sun are plentiful the draw to being outside is great – far greater than […]


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The competition to land the tag of the world's "smartest city" entered the final stages today when the chairman of a New York think tank met with Chattanooga officials and business people.
John G. Jung, chairman and co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum, said Chattanooga is the last of seven cities officials are visiting leading up to a June 3 decision.
Jung met with more than a dozen entrepreneurs and others in the city to gain a better feel for Chattanooga's technology efforts and how those are impacting people.
Already named one of the seven most intelligent cities, Chattanooga leaders are trying to move from the short list to the top.
For full story, see Tuesday's Times Free Press.
Mike Pare, the deputy Business editor at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, has worked at the paper for 27 years. In addition to editing, Mike also writes Business stories and covers Volkswagen, economic development and manufacturing in Chattanooga and the surrounding area. In the past he also has covered higher education. Mike, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received a bachelor's degree in communications from Florida Atlantic University. he worked at the Rome News-Tribune before ...
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Songs from the Black Hole
|Songs from the Black Hole
|Studio album by Weezer
|Not released
|December 1994 - June 1996
|Alternative rock, power pop
|Geffen Records
Songs from the Black Hole is an unfinished, unreleased album by the American alternative rock band Weezer, once intended to follow their 1994 self-titled debut album. It was to be a science fiction rock opera that expressed songwriter Rivers Cuomo's mixed feelings about success, feeling he was "lost in space". Its six characters were to be voiced by Cuomo, Brian Bell and Matt Sharp of Weezer, Rachel Haden of That Dog and the Rentals, Joan Wasser of the Dambuilders, and Weezer collaborator Karl Koch.
Cuomo recorded demos for Songs from the Black Hole over Christmas 1994, and Weezer worked on the album in recording sessions over the following year. At the end of 1995, Cuomo enrolled at Harvard University, where his songwriting became darker and more confessional. Feeling the Black Hole concept was "too whimsical", he abandoned it in favor of Pinkerton (1996), featuring new songs written at Harvard.
Two Songs from the Black Hole tracks were released as B-sides for singles from Pinkerton. Many of Cuomo's demos were eventually released on the compilation albums Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo (2007), Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo (2008) and Alone III: The Pinkerton Years (2011). In 2007, Rolling Stone named Songs from the Black Hole one of rock music's "mythical lost masterpieces".
Weezer's self-titled debut album was released in 1994 and became a commercial and critical success. Songwriter Rivers Cuomo told Rolling Stone that success had "stirred up a lot of mixed feelings in me – 'Yay, I'm happy' as well as 'I'm not sure this is the life I want to lead.'"[1] Touring with Weezer, Cuomo had listened to the operas Aida (1871) and Madama Butterfly (1904), the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar (1970), and the musical Les Misérables (1980); he admired "how these works married music and drama, how the different characters would sing to each other instead of talk and how the story unfolded through song."[2] He decided that a musical drama could be "the larger scale composition I wanted to write for Weezer's second record: a new-wave influenced rock musical in which I could explore my feelings about relationships, stardom, and my life in Weezer."[2]
Songs From the Black Hole was to be a science fiction rock opera with tracks that segued seamlessly, ending with a coda that revisited the album's major musical themes.[3]
In the year 2126, the spaceship Betsy II embarks on a galaxy-wide mission. Crew members Wuan (to be voiced by Weezer guitarist Brian Bell) and Dondó (bassist Matt Sharp) are in high spirits, but the ship's captain, Jonas (Cuomo), has mixed feelings. The ship's robot, M1 (Weezer collaborator Karl Koch), urges the crew to stay focused on their objective. Jonas becomes involved in a love triangle with the two female crew members, "good girl" Laurel (Rachel Haden of That Dog and the Rentals), and the ship's cook, "bad girl" Maria (Joan Wasser of the Dambuilders), with whom he fathers a child. When the ship finally reaches its destination, Jonas is disillusioned and longs to return to a simpler life.[4]
Cuomo said the story was a metaphor for "taking off, going out on the road and up the charts with a rock band, which is what was happening to me at the time I was writing this and feeling like I was lost in space."[5] The ship's name Betsy II is taken from Weezer's first tour bus, nicknamed Betsy; M1 represents Weezer's management and record label; Wuan and Dondó represent the part of Cuomo that was excited about rock and roll success; Jonas represents his doubts and longing; Laurel and Maria represent his relationships with women.[2]
Recording and abandonment[edit]
Cuomo recorded demos for Songs from the Black Hole on an 8-track at his family home in Connecticut over Christmas 1994. Most of the songs were written before Songs for the Black Hole was conceived and "reshaped" to fit the new concept.[6] Cuomo performed every part himself, pitch-shifting his voice for the female characters.[7] In January 1995, he purchased Electro-Harmonix and Korg synthesizers, wanting to add a "sci-fi" element to Weezer's guitar rock sound.[2] By February, he had completed an initial track list.[7] While Weezer was on tour in Europe later that month, bassist Matt Sharp returned to America due to a family emergency, leaving the band stranded in Hamburg for a week. Cuomo and drummer Pat Wilson rented a recording studio and recorded additional demos, including a version of "Blast Off!" using a vocoder for the robot character of M1.[7]
In March 1995, Cuomo had extensive surgery to lengthen his leg, followed by months of painful physiotherapy sessions. This affected his songwriting, as he would spend long periods hospitalized under the influence of painkillers.[8] According to Cuomo, around this time the rock opera concept "started to feel too whimsical for where I was emotionally, going through the pain of the procedure ... I went to a more serious and dark place."[1]
Recording sessions for Weezer's second album began in August 1995 in New York City's Electric Lady Studios, where their debut album was recorded, but were not productive.[7] Further sessions were held in September and October, and Weezer recorded versions of "Blast Off!", "Longtime Sunshine", "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams", "Tired of Sex" and "Getchoo". Weezer had not yet abandoned Songs from the Black Hole, but the songs were recorded with "no story, no theatrics, no characters."[9]
At the end of 1995, wanting to "escape the limelight", Cuomo enrolled at Harvard University to study classical composition.[9] Becoming socially isolated, and still recovering from surgery, Cuomo's songwriting became "darker, more visceral and exposed, less playful".[10] In January 1996, Weezer restarted recording in Los Angeles at Sound City Studios with new material. The Songs from the Black Hole tracks "Superfriend", "She's Had a Girl" and "Dude, We're Finally Landing" were recorded, but shelved.[10]
By May 1996, Cuomo had settled on a new direction for Weezer's second album, expressing his loneliness and frustration at Harvard, and Songs from the Black Hole was abandoned.[7] The decision was influenced by that year's release of Return of the Rentals, the debut album by Sharp's band the Rentals, as Cuomo felt it shared many musical and lyrical themes.[1]
Weezer's second album, Pinkerton, was released on September 24, 1996. It includes "Tired of Sex", "Getchoo" and "No Other One" – songs written before Songs from the Black Hole was conceived, altered to fit the concept, and finally altered again for inclusion on Pinkerton.[6] In June 1996, after Pinkerton's completion, Weezer recorded the Songs from the Black Hole tracks "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams" (with Rachel Haden on vocals) and "Devotion" as B-sides for the singles "El Scorcho" and "The Good Life" respectively.[10]
Demo releases[edit]
In 1998, Cuomo discussed releasing a compilation album of his demos with Weezer's record label Geffen Records, including Songs from the Black Hole tracks, but the label feared it would "dilute" the Weezer brand.[6] On December 18, 2007, after further negotiation with Geffen, Cuomo released Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, a collection of his demos recorded from 1992 to 2007.[11] The album includes five Songs From the Black Hole demos: "Longtime Sunshine", "Blast Off!", "Who You Callin' Bitch?", "Dude, We're Finally Landing", and "Superfriend". Cuomo considered releasing the unfinished Songs from the Black Hole in its entirety, but felt "it wouldn't really stand up, like it wouldn't be a very good listen."[12]
On November 25, 2008, Cuomo released a second album of demos, Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, including "Oh Jonas", "Please Remember" and "Come to My Pod".[13] On November 2, 2010, Geffen released a "Deluxe" edition of Pinkerton, including a version of "Longtime Sunshine" recorded at Electric Lady Studios in August 1995 and Cuomo's demo of "You Won't Get With Me Tonight".[14]
On December 12, 2011, Cuomo released a third album of demos, Alone III: The Pinkerton Years, including a "Suite from the Black Hole" comprising "Oh No, This Is Not For Me", "Tired of Sex", "She's Had a Girl", "What is This I Find?", "Now I Finally See" and "Longtime Sunshine". The album was sold exclusively with a book, The Pinkerton Diaries, which collects Cuomo's writings from the era, including Songs from the Black Hole lyrics and sheet music.[15]
In 2007, Rolling Stone named Songs from the Black Hole one of rock music's "mythical lost masterpieces." In 2012, Complex included the album on its list of "50 Unreleased Albums We'd Kill to Hear", writing that "most of Weezer's best material was recorded during the Blue Album to Pinkerton era. Naturally, we'd love to see more Weezer records from the period."[16] In June 2014, the NME included the album on its list of "25 Unreleased Albums We'd Really Love To Hear", but conceded that Pinkerton was "not exactly the worst second prize."[17]
Reviewing Alone, Pitchfork felt that "Blast Off!" was the album's "crown jewel", writing that "it is such a fleeting rush of distortion-driven joy that the edges of the supposed dialogue are entirely blurred, and are hardly essential to enjoy it ... [it is] at least on par with Pinkerton's stellar B-sides (many of which would have made up Songs from the Black Hole)."[18] Reviewing Alone II, Pitchfork found that its Songs from the Black Hole demos were "all goofy, off-the-cuff, and charming."[19]
The American band Tera Melos included a cover of "Blast Off!" on their EP IDIOMS vol. I (2009). In 2013, the Weezer tribute act Operation Space Opera released an album recreating Songs from the Black Hole in its entirety based on Cuomo's demos and writing.[20]
Track lists[edit]
Cuomo compiled track list 1 in February 1995 and track list 2 in late 1995.[7]
Track list 1[edit]
|"Blast Off!!"
|"You Won't Get With Me Tonight"
|"Maria's Theme"
|"Come to My Pod"
|"This is Not For Me"
|"Tired of Sex"
|"She's Had a Girl"
|"Good News!"
|"Now I Finally See"
|"I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams"
|"No Other One"
|"What is This I Find?"
|"Longtime Sunshine"
|"Longtime Sunshine (Reprise)"
Track list 2[edit]
|"Blast Off!!"
|"Who You Callin' Bitch?"
|"Oh Jonas"
|"Please Remember"
|"Come to My Pod"
|"Oh No, This is Not For Me"
|"Tired of Sex"
|"She's Had a Girl"
|"Dude, We're Finally Landing"
|"Now I Finally See"
|"I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams"
|"Superfriend (Reprise)"
|"You Won't Get With Me Tonight"
|"What is This I Find?"
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c Greene, Andy (2 November 2010). "Rivers Cuomo Looks Back at 'Pinkerton'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo liner notes
- ^ Luerssen 2004, p. 137.
- ^ Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo booklet and liner notes
- ^ Rolling Stone. November 2007.
- ^ a b c Heisel, Scott. "Web Exclusive: A conversation with Rivers Cuomo". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ^ a b c d e f "Weezer Recording History page 7". weezer.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ Luerssen 2004, pp. 148–149.
- ^ a b "Weezer Recording History page 8". Weezer.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Pinkerton Deluxe liner notes
- ^ Kharas, Kev. "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo to release solo album". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ "Rivers is in Japan". January 24, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ Thompson, Paul (October 28, 2007). "Rivers Cuomo Talks Alone II, Weezer, That Hair". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (September 27, 2010). "Weezer Reveal Pinkerton Reissue Details". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ Pelly, Jenn (November 11, 2011). "Rivers Cuomo Releasing Pinkerton Diaries Book and Demos Comp Alone III". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ "50 Unreleased Albums We'd Kill to Hear". Complex. August 8, 2014.
- ^ "25 Unreleased Albums We'd Really Love To Hear". NME. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Crock, Jason (13 December 2007). "Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Crock, Jason (8 December 2014). "Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Munro, Tyler (September 7, 2012). "Ambitious fans remake Weezer's lost rock opera, "Songs From The Black Hole"". Aux. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- Sources
- Luerssen, John D. (2004). Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-619-3.
- Cuomo, Rivers (2011). The Pinkerton Diaries.
External links[edit]
- Operation Space Opera - a recreation of Songs from the Black Hole by fans
- Songs from the Black Hole fan site
- Songs from the Black Hole article on Weezerpedia


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- Betty Jan 11, 2008 05:38 PM
We'll be in Italy for just under 3 weeks next summer and will have kitchen facilities in 3 of the 4 stops - 3 or 4 days each in Vernazza, Venice, and Rome. It isn't that we don't want to eat in restaurants, we will for sure, its just that on our trip a couple of years ago it made me crazy to see all that gorgeous stuff in the markets and not be able to take any back to a kitchen a play with it.
I'm assuming the kitchens will have only the most rudimentary equipment, but as long as I have a skillet and can boil water I'll have fun.
I'm wondering if there are any books youall would recommend I read about the markets. I'm reading "Paris in a Basket" (our first stop before Italy), so thought there might be something that would be fun to read and helpful about the markets in Venice and Rome. I don't need recipes particularly, just information about ingredients that I may not be familiar with, etc. We're staying in Dorsoduro and in Trastevere.
Not exactly responsive to your question, but - my extended family spent a month in Tuscany, in a villa outside of Lucca. Since dining out constantly would be ruinously expensive, I did a whole lot of cooking. Zenning your way through the markets, and letting inspiration strike through what's presented, is a good bet, but a few etiquette and other tips will benefit you up front, I think. First, as an American, we're used to launching straight into our business transactions with storekeepers and the like. WAY rude in Europe in general, please be sure to greet anyone prior to getting down to business. Also, in the Italian supermarkets (or smaller markets, even) there are generally ways to identify and price your produce before you bring it to the checkstand, so investigate that as you enter your first market type store. The deli counter is a delight beyond compare - find out how the line is formed and watch what the other people are ordering. Buy a lot of olive oil. In the meat section, you'll probably see things that will go into a mixed grill beautifully, and in the summer when the kitchen can become very hot, that's a great way to go.
I hope you have a wonderful time! Auguri!
Eating in Italy by Faith Heller Willinger is a good place to start. It covers Northern Italy so you get Venice but not Rome. The first section of the book covers Italian food generally and the entire book is a good read. I learned a lot, even from reading about the places I never traveled to. I had a kitchen for almost all the time I was in Italy and thoroughly enjoyed cooking from the markets. There are also stalls in most of them selling good housewares, kitchen tools, and linens. If your kitchens are poorly equipped, pick up a few gifts for yourself to use there and bring home as souvenirs.
Venice has beautiful glass and also the wonderful Rigattieri ceramics shop for beautiful serving pieces. Buy one fabulous souvenir for your table at home.
I could have stayed in Italy forever. What a glorious place!
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Thanks all, great idea to gather cooking tools to carry home. I've had bad luck purchasing ceramics to have shipped home - the ones I got were the same pattern, but possibly seconds. I know a glaze flaw when I see one!
Yes, market etiquette is something I am looking for too. I'll order the book.
I was afraid the Italy board wouldn't be the right place since I'm not asking about restaurants.
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No need to worry. Folks regularly post questions of the sort you're asking. Recently, we had a great thread about super markets -- not even traditional stall markets -- in Florence.
In Venice, you'll find a market near Campo Santa Margherita. Sorry, I can't be more specific than that.
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In Venice, there's a few supermarkets called Billa and they have very good prices, suprisingly so for Venice, plus a wide variety of items/produce. There is one near the San Basilio vaporetto stop and one in Cannaregio that I know of.
Here is their website, but it's in Italian:
There is an outdoor market/carts on the Strada Nova, in the Cannaregio area. We were there last May and they had beautiful produce -- what I would have given to have a kitchen for all those beautiful zuchinni blossoms! Make note, that some small vendors don't like you squeezin' the Charmin -- the don't like you touching their stuff -- point to what you want and they will bag it for you.
You will find some minor canals will have produce boats selling their wares.
If you' re talking about Vernazza as in the Cinque Terre, you can purchase the mild Ligurian olive oil; not as peppery/grassy as you get in Tuscany. You could make your own pesto and toss it with the traditional Ligurian Troffe (tro-fay) pasta that is quite inexpensive, sort of like long skinny spatzle.
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actually the market is called standa-it is in the basement of the department store Oviesse
You are going to have fun! One general cultural comment - in Italian produce market, the vendor picks out the fruit. veg for you - you do not touch, in most cases. You can point if you want a particular item. You will either be asking for a particular number of items/pieces or "etti" 1/10 of a kilo. The supermarket is a different matter - you bag and weigh your own produce - the scale will give you a price label, very modern.
In Venice, the Billa at San Basilio is pretty good - there is also a supermarket as you enter Campo Sta Margherita from the corner nearest San Barnaba. There is a guy sending veg off a boat on the San Barnaba canal in that same area, as well as a small market in the Campo. Apart from the supermarkets, you want to do your shopping in the morning, because thats when the markets are going strong.
Venice is really a small town with diminishing population and the supermarkets (which are very good) are usurping the role of the local butchers, bakers etc (very few independent bread bakers in venice and those not markedly better than the supermarkets IMO)
You will definitely want to do some shopping in and near the Rialto market - the best cheeses and fruit, for example, will be found there. There is a old-style bakery, Colussi in Dorsoduro, on Calle Lunga San Barnaba - Fred Plotkin recommends their "foccaccia" which is more like a pannetone than anything, and made on thursdays - I hope they are still open, I liked this place very much (not a bread bakery and limited range)
Ive not stayed in Trastevere but there are lots of stores and markets there - as well as across the Tiber at Campo di Fiori, etc. From the Gambero Rosso Rome guide (my copy is 2005) here are a few: for cheese: Antica Caciara Trasteverina, on via San Franceso a Ripa, 140a-b, a couple of gastromomie, one Ferrara Store, via del Moro, 3 another Innocenzi, at piazza San Cosimato 66, bread bakery, Il Fornaio, Via Natale Grande 4. meat, La Norcineria Iocozzilli at via Natale dei Grande 15. You should find no lack of places to buy ingredients, bread etc. in Rome - and hopefully your landlord can direct you to the best nearby places. Do look out for the wonderful breads from the camgagna and Altuamura that are brought into the city - and usually sold by weight from huge loaves - Genzano and Lariano are two types to see.
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thank you Jen, I still have my file of your Italy posts I studied last time! I think cooking may be one of the best parts of this trip. We'll have to look for the vegetables-from-the-boat guy on the Santa Barnaba canal, if only for the photo op.
It may have been the sliced artichoke hearts in Venice or the figs in Rome that made me do this, but I think it will be worth it.
But while in Florence I promise to look again for the perfect candied fruit stall you wrote about.
re: Betty
that place was at the Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio, which is a really interesting place to shop, less touristic than the San Lorenzo. The booth was inside the market, on the side toward central Florance and and away from the end where the restaurant was, I think. However , we were there just before Christmas and almost 9 years ago (!) so who knows what has changed and whether it will be there now? Im sure it will be a wonderful trip.
I would suggest tracking down a copy of Fred Plotkin's "Italy For The Gourmet Traveler."
The 1st edition was published in 1996 (I think), so some of the info may be a bit dated. Each chapter is devoted to the food & wine of the various regions of Italy. Reading the chapters on the Veneto & Campania will give you a good idea of the local foods & ingredients (& wines) you will find in the markets of Rome & Venice.
Each chapter also suggests a variety of markets, food shops, bakeries, cafes, restaurants, etc. worth visiting in the cities of each region. This book contains a wealth of helpful info.


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A native of Birmingham, Ala., and now living in Fort Payne, Johnston was among four artists to be inducted into In-Town's membership earlier this year. Although she currently is focusing on acrylic paint, her past media have included drawing, printmaking, encaustics, ceramics and photography.
Every month In-Town displays the work of a member artist on the front wall of its Frazier Avenue gallery space. The group's bylaws limit member artists from being exhibited more often than every other year, but, as a new member, Johnston immediately was eligible to be featured, despite being included in the gallery's "New Work -- Year 40" exhibition this spring.
When it goes on display next month, Kirkpatrick says Johnston's exhibition, "Summertime and ...," will be noteworthy for being created in the alla prima style, which allows the artist to work quickly by layering layers of wet paint atop one another. The resulting works, she says, are bright, vital and colorfully abstract.
"[In alla prima] you go there and go for gusto," Kirkpatrick says. "I think the spontaneity and the bright colors will strike viewers.
"It's expressionism, but it's not abstract expressionism."
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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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