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What Laird Cometsevah heard, he heard from his father, who heard it from his mother, who camped at Sand Creek when she was five or six years old. Old enough to remember the soldiers coming.
The story was told as Laird and his family sat outside under a thatch of willows, making a fire, cooking supper, boiling coffee. It had been passed down through the family, by elders telling children, children growing up and telling their children.
The way Laird's father told it, there was a lot of turmoil and disagreement between Indian and non-Indians. After gold was discovered in 1858, cattle drives had come across the Indian lands, the men stealing horses, causing trouble. The Indians tried to keep them away. They tried to protect what belonged to them.
Black Kettle went to Denver to try to speak of peace for his people. He was led to believe that Fort Lyon troops would protect them if they stayed on a reservation along Sand Creek. So they set up camp there.
Black Kettle's camp had many elderly people, children and widows. He tried to take care of them. That was his duty as a Cheyenne chief. The young men, they probably were at Smoky Hill with the Dog Soldiers, who lived apart from other Cheyenne, banned after a killing among themselves.
At the time, Colonel Chivington was tied in with Governor Evans, who had wanted to invite non-Indians into the area since gold was discovered. Gold didn't amount to anything for the Cheyenne. Anyway, Governor Evans formed this militia with Chivington.
Early one morning--they always said it was morning--some young people were herding horses when they saw images coming from the south. It was early, with the sun just coming up, and they couldn't see too well. It was cold. Very thin snowflakes were falling.
The young people thought what they saw were buffalo. Then they realized it was U.S. troops. Quite a few of them. Chivington's troops, coming toward the camp. So these young people ran back and told the village.
The troops got closer.
Black Kettle came out of his lodge holding a long pole with the American flag and a white flag underneath. He stood in front of his teepee and told his people, "Don't run. Don't run. Don't be afraid. Come around me. The soldiers won't hurt you. As long as we have this flag, they won't bother us."
Chivington's troops divided in three groups. One headed off the herd of horses on the south side of Sand Creek; another group of troops dismounted and went upstream toward the camp; the third group of mounted troops came from the northeast.
Chivington's men started shooting. They ignored the flag, the truce of peace, whatever you want to call it. The troops walked through the camp, shooting, killing, they even walked over their own flag.
Chief White Antelope came out of his teepee. When he saw the soldiers weren't going to stop shooting, he started singing his death song. They shot him down as he stood singing.
Laird's great-grand-father, Cometsevah, lost two of his six children when the shooting started--his oldest boy and his oldest daughter. He also lost his younger sister, who was twelve or fourteen years old. She died at the beginning, too.
Cometsevah ran toward the commotion and tried to fight. That's one of the laws of a Cheyenne chief. When your people are attacked, you go forward and stand your ground until your people can run away. While Cometsevah fought with the other men, the women, old people and children moved upstream, maybe two miles.
Colleen's great-grandfather's brother ran to the camp from the horse herd; his mother and father were already gone. He picked up his war things--his war bonnet, his shield and the gun that his father had given him. As he ran up Sand Creek, soldiers shot at him the whole way. All the feathers were shot off his war bonnet, but he didn't get a scratch.
Black Kettle and his wife left the flag standing and went up the creek after the rest of the camp. Halfway there, Black Kettle's wife was shot down. When he looked at her, she looked like she was dead, so he ran.
The troops were shooting at them from three directions. The women dug into the sand, making pits to hide from the gunfire. That's how they survived.
Cometsevah caught up with them sometime later.
By the time the shooting stopped, Laird's father said, the sun was straight up in the sky.
Cometsevah and the other men went back toward the camp, where they could see smoke. The troops had burned their lodges. Cometsevah walked through the camp, looking for the bodies of his missing children and sister, whose Indian name was Tallow Woman. He couldn't find them. He didn't know what the soldiers had done with them. Maybe cut them up. But he knew they were dead.
These troops, they mutilated people. Bodies had arms gone, legs gone, fingers cut off. Heads were missing. A lot of the women were cut open. Even Chief White Antelope had his ears cut off. Things of that nature.

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The Refinance Index increased 5.7 percent from the previous week and is at its highest level since May 1, 2009. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 0.6 percent from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index decreased 1.1 percent compared with the previous week and was 38.8 percent lower than the same week one year ago.
"The volume of refi applications last week was up 26% over their level four weeks ago. Mortgage rates dropped to their lowest level in the survey, going back to 1990, as incoming data continue to indicate that economic growth has slowed," said Michael Fratantoni, MBA's Vice President of Research and Economics. "We are at a new 15 month high for the Refinance index. With rates this low, many borrowers who refinanced in the past two years may well have an incentive to refinance again, and this is likely increasing refi application activity." The four week moving average for the seasonally adjusted Market Index is up 5.0 percent. The four week moving average is down 0.3 percent for the seasonally adjusted Purchase Index, while this average is up 6.2 percent for the Refinance Index.
The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 82.4 percent of total applications from 81.4 percent the previous week, which is the highest share observed since January 2009. The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity increased to 5.8 percent from 5.7 percent of total applications from the previous week.
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 4.55 percent from 4.60 percent, with points decreasing to 0.89 from .92 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio loans. This was the lowest 30-year contract rate ever recorded in the survey. The effective rate also decreased from last week.
The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 3.91 percent from 3.99 percent, with points increasing to 1.64 from 1.05 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans. This was the lowest 15-year contract rate ever recorded in the survey. However due to the increase in points, the effective rate increased from last week.
The average contract interest rate for one-year ARMs decreased to 6.84 percent from 6.90 percent, with points increasing to 0.22 from 0.21 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans.
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File this under Things You Would Never Do: dump your entire life's creative work in a pile, spray gasoline on it until everything's soaked, and flip a lit match at it.
We all have Days Of Suck when we feel like doing this. Following through, though? You just wouldn't. That's for drama queens in cheesy movies.
But unless you're adequately backing up your computer-based work — crucial word there, adequately — playing with fire is exactly what you're doing. Every day. It's no different. You're just hoping the match snuffs out before it hits.
Computer pros have this scary saying: There are two kinds of people — those who've lost data, and those who are going to. It's just a waiting game. All hard drives will fail eventually.
Yet backing up remains one of those things everybody knows they should do, but only a minority actually practice. Which is why data recovery services thrive. And why do they charge so much? Because they can.
If your work is worth laboring over in the first place, isn't it worth investing an hour or so to disaster-proof it all?
Here's how. I promise to make this, as Einstein suggested, as simple as possible, but not simpler.
And if you still need convincing, imagine ending up like this guy:
When You Can't Be A Good Example…
I saw it happen again recently: a Facebook friend reeling over the scorched earth left by some really rotten luck.
There had been a break-in at his home. During which the thief or thieves made off with his laptop and its auxiliary external hard drive. Evidently, not once in 15 years had he backed anything up.
Result: 15 years' worth of writing, notes, photos, and the like … poof. All gone.
The response was predictable, a flood of "poor baby" messages. Well, OK — you don't want to be cruel, and add insult to injury.
Still, I didn't join in the litany of commiseration. To be blunt, this would have been hypocritical. I wasn't feeling it. Here's what was really going through my head:
You sad, sad fool, you. Instead of fishing for public sympathy, you should be hanging your head in shame.
Because you let this happen. No, worse — you invited it. Worse yet, you were complicit with the thief. Of course I feel bad for you for the computer and hard drive and everything else that was taken. You're right, though, stuff can be replaced. As for the real loss, the true casualties, it didn't have to be this way.
But no. You thought you knew better. You trusted in the wrong things and you couldn't be bothered. And now you've thrown away 15 years of work and memories because you didn't value it enough to invest a little time, and maybe a little cash, in protecting it.
So now you've become the worst kind of object lesson. Because you failed to be a good example, you'll have to serve as a horrible warning.
Harsh? Good. It should be. Losing everything is a harsh outcome.
Backup Theory 101
Backing up is like a workout regimen: The best plan for you is the one you can stick with. And the easiest plan to stick with is the one that, after it's up and running, you hardly have to think about unless you need it.
Fortunately, you can easily set this up for both kinds of backup that Information Technology professionals routinely rely on to protect vital business data.
I've had occasion to talk with and interview numerous IT professionals, and some of their habits and approaches have rubbed off, as I detailed here. Including how I go about protecting my life's work.
Here's the key: Data isn't safely backed up unless it's backed up at least twice, both on-site and remotely.
Why two copies? An on-site backup can become a casualty too, because there are worse things than hard drive failure. Theft, fire, flood, tornado — if the situation is dire enough to wipe out your computer, it may also claim your close-at-hand backup. Redundancy can save your butt.
But What If This Geeky Stuff Just Isn't Your Forte?
In wired households, there's often one person who plays the role of the IT person. Under our roof, that's me. Hardware set-up, networking, wi-fi, printer sharing, routine maintenance, troubleshooting … it all falls to me.
But if, in your home, that's not you, ask the person who does handle these tasks to get you set up. Ask, beg, play the guilt card … whatever it takes. And if you don't have a live-in IT proxy, then you surely know somebody who groks this stuff.
Whoever it is, put them on the job and make it worth their time. A plate of cookies, a gift card from Starbucks or Amazon or Best Buy … you'll think of something.
It's not as big an imposition as you might think. True geeks find this stuff fun. And if we like you, we'll probably work cheap.
Three Shades Of Backing Up
This is the backup system I use, with on-site and remote copies, plus a third copy I call an off-site backup. It's hardly your only option, or the last word on the topic, but I do think it's the most comprehensive, most flexible, and fastest-access-if-you-really-need-it configuration.
(1) On-Site Backup
What you need: External hard drive; backup software
Your primary backup is your first line of defense. This is the one that should cover anything and everything that, if you lost it forever, would have you eyeing the rafters for the best place to dangle a noose.
Mac. This is my platform of choice, and I'm highly satisfied with Time Machine, the backup program built into the last several iterations of Mac OS X. Set-up, found in System Preferences, is dead simple. It runs hourly and does versioning, meaning you can retrieve an earlier version of a file. More than once I've used it to fetch an earlier draft of a document, and rescue something that got deleted.
Windows. Select versions of Windows have also provided a built-in backup program since at least XP, although it's buried deeper. In recent versions, follow this path, or something similar: Start —> Control Panel —> System and Security —> Backup and Restore. At which point, you're off to see the wizard.
Both platforms' homegrown programs have their critics, mostly on the grounds of being too simplistic and not providing a lot of user options. If you're just getting started, this probably isn't going to be an issue.
Still, in case you prefer to go third-party: On the Mac, I can recommend Prosoft Engineering's Data Backup, which is also available for PC. Or you could choose something from Lifehacker's list of readers' picks for the 5 best Windows backup tools.
Backup destination. Any reliable external drive should do. This allows you to easily shuttle your backup to another computer if needed. Just make sure it has at least twice as much storage space as your current data requires. This gives you room to grow.
My current choice: Iomega's MiniMax FireWire 800/USB 2. I like the flexibility of 2 types of connectivity, FireWire 800 is really fast, I've had great service from Iomega products, and it runs in almost total silence.
(2) Remote Backup
What you need: High-speed Internet connection; account with Dropbox, or similar online storage service
The rise of cloud computing makes remote backup easier than it ever has been. While many online storage services are available for a monthly fee, a basic Dropbox account (with 2 GB storage) is free, and free is always awesome.
Dropbox works by installing a folder on your hard drive. Anything put in that folder gets uploaded to cloud storage; when a file is changed, the latest version uploads, replacing the earlier draft. As long as you're connected online, this synchronization happens almost immediately. It doesn't do versioning, obviously, but you do have a near-instantaneous duplicate of whatever you choose to back up, which you can access from other computers.
Now, a lot of people, myself included, don't want to dump everything we wish to protect into a single folder. I use Dropbox for a variety of important files — work documents past and present, financial records, e-mail database, etc. — and prefer to keep my longtime organization scheme intact.
Not a problem. I just use symbolic links (symlinks for short), instead.
If you've ever used a shortcut in Windows, or an alias in the Mac OS, then you've got the principle behind symlinks nailed already. It's the same thing: a tiny file that points to an actual file, folder, application, etc. Symlinks just work on a deeper operating system level than the Mac's Finder or Windows Explorer. When an alias or shortcut fails to fool a program into thinking it's found what it's looking for, a symlink usually does the trick.
Dropbox is one such program. It balks at shortcuts and aliases, but feed its folder symlinks and it's happy.
How do you create symlinks? While you can do it with command line tools, it's much easier with a utility that turns the process into a simple menu option.
On the Mac, a tiny freeware plug-in called SymbolicLinker works great. For various flavors of Windows, here's a quick tutorial on different methods, including an add-on called Link Shell Extension.
(3) Off-Site Backup
What you need: Portable external hard drive; backup or disk cloning software; someone or someplace you trust
This is an extra level of protection that may not be necessary, depending on how complete your remote backup is. For me, it's a good idea. I currently have 1.3 TB of stuff to back up. That's a long, time-consuming download if I need it, and if I do need it, that means my original drives and primary backup are toast, so I'm already having a stupendously bad day and apt to be a bit impatient.
A further consideration: If things are that bad, could I even count on having a reliable high-speed connection? Plus I prefer having a bootable backup that I can quickly work or restore from, if needed.
So: I've used a clone utility, Carbon Copy Cloner, to make simple clones of my hard drives and partitions. If you're on PC, check the aforementioned Lifehacker list for tools that will deliver the same results.
I store this mega-clone a few minutes away from home. Every couple weeks or so I bring the drive in, update the clones, and back out it goes.
Most of that 1.3 TB of data doesn't change nearly as often as my active work files. Because I use Dropbox for the most important stuff, I can be more leisurely with this second backup covering all the rest.
Get Your Own Back
People who don't back up are staking the survival of their work on two things: that they will never make a mistake, and nothing bad will happen.
When has this ever been the smart longterm play?
The world doesn't cooperate with that. We screw up. Hard drives crash, data gets corrupted, components fry. Thieves take. Disaster strikes.
Even as I'm wrapping this up, I've received an email from a European publisher asking if I could send them a tax-related digital form that accompanied a recent book payment. Which they've deleted on their end, and apparently hadn't bothered to … well, you know.
They're hosed. I binned it too. Almost immediately. Because I have no need to hang onto the financial documents somebody else is required to keep for their business.
Nobody else can pull you from the fire. Only you.
Only you can minimize the damage, and preemptively prevent a data mishap from turning into an irreparable calamity that erases years of your life.
Seriously, you have enough to worry about. So protect what's yours. Schedule an hour and set this up. And be the good example … not the horrible warning.
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Crime Alert: Robbers targeting people pumping gas | abc11.comCUMBERLAND COUNTY (WTVD) -- Cumberland County Sheriff Earl R. Butler is warning residents to be aware of their surroundings while pumping gas or shopping at local convenience stores.
The alert comes after two armed robberies were reported Thursday.
Authorities said the first incident happened around 9:30 p.m. in the 3500 block of Gillespie Street in Fayetteville at the Lake Lynn Short Stop. They said three African American men, wearing hoodies and blue jeans, robbed a convenience store customer at gunpoint in the parking lot.
The victim told investigators that one the suspects approached the driver's side of his vehicle, pointed a gun at him and demanded money. When the victim told him he didn't have any money, the suspect grabbed the victim's cell phone and fled the scene.
This has been discussed before but since I do go to Fayetteville on occasion this getting a bit too close for comfort. Biggest problem is most of my trips involve a stop at the VA hospital and being federal property no carry is allowed. I do carry pepper as a backup but would prefer to be armed. I have thought about checking with some of the pawnshops I know to see if they will let me pawn my EDC for a short period and pick it up after my appointment.


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With the local interest in the competition for Lord Stanley's Cup at a close, I am at a loss for things I actually want to watch on television. While it may cost me my "Man Card," I will freely admit that with the Blackhawks done for the season, I have no interest in watching hockey until fall.
The National Basketball Association was never a factor in this year's TV viewing. Watching multi-millionaires play a game that barely resembles the contests of skill and finesse I grew up with is not happening. I am unappreciative of the evolution of Mr. Naismith's game. I believe two steps without dribbling is travelling, and drives to the basket should not resemble a running back plunging for a first down.
FIFA's World Cup or most of the other purported sporting events found on multiple cable channels do not excite me.
Interestingly, even without great interest in the bulk of this televised fare, I find myself paying for the privilege of having these contests available. One of the dirty secrets of our information age is that a significant price is being paid for the 24-hour flow of information, entertainment and space fillers that constitute television viewing.
Those of us with cable or satellite subscriptions are paying, whether we watch or not, and it keeps getting more expensive.
The old broadcast TV paradigm bundled a tolerance for commercial messages with free programming. Now we find ourselves paying for a broad collection of channels we may or may not want to have access to those few outlets carrying items of interest. More frustrating, in addition to paying to receive the service, are the seemingly endless commercial interruptions.
Adding insult to injury, a recent Federal Communications Commission report indicated that unregulated competition among broadcast providers leads to higher, not lower prices for subscription television services. The culprit behind these increased rates seems to be the number of special interest channels carried by operators seeking out content that will attract viewers.
Unfortunately, we end up paying for all of these channels, and the FCC's report indicates that "the average monthly price of expanded basic cable service increased overall by 5.1 percent in the year ending January 1, 2013, while the average price per channel increased by 2.1 percent."
These channels seem more interested in narrow casting, not broadcasting — slicing and dicing their programming focus (and associated advertiser messages) to appeal to very specific demographics — groups that do not include me. This channel specialization results in surfing through hundreds of listings, typically to no avail, while searching for suitable entertainment.
There is some local respite from TV's wasteland. Most Thursday nights will be spent in Central Park enjoying the Naperville Municipal Band. The Park District has concert events at various locations three nights a week, too. There is a great selection of current and classic videos available for free to card holders at the Naperville Public Library.
As for sports, the White Sox are not too bad this year.
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Posted By: Steve ShapiroDate: December-29, 1997 at 14:58:04
I've been on the plan for 6 months. I just had my second dark field microscopic exam, and overall, it shows roughly a 25% improvement. Plus, I got to see clumping in action. It was 'neat' watching the teardrop shape form as the red blood cells agglutinated together. Now I have something to focus on while meditating and asking for nice round, untearful red blood cells.
The results, for those with too much time on their hands are as follows:
diagnosis: Pemphigus Vulgaris (autoimmune)
NutriScreen: Dark Field Microscopic exam results:
overall 25% improvement test #1 5/97 score = 38test #2 12/97 score = 30
major improvements in: Thrombocyte aggregation, spicules, plaque,
minor improvements in: Rouleau, erthrocyte aggregation, chylous, rod forms, protoplasts, mesasomes, crystals, poikilocytosis, macrocytes
no change in: Protein Linkage (slight clumping), Parasitized RBC's (still 'many'), Neutrophilic Macrosytosis, increase of eosinophils (severe), anisocytosis (moderate), ovalocytes (few)
Worse: Acanthocyte percentage, neutrophilic macrocytosis, target cells
anything not reported was negative on both tests.
prednisone dosage @ test 1, 5/97 = 30mg/dayprednisone dosage @ test 2, 12/97 = 3 mg every other day
IgG immunology shows much less active allergy responses, however, this test may not be accurate. I had a test in 7/96 that showed rice and soy to be high allergens. The test I took in 11/97 also showed this, so it is probably valid. I have removed rice and soy from my O diet.
My New Year Resolution: To share this gift and acquire a spiritual 2x4 to hit people over the head with.
thank you everybody who has made this possible, especially Peter & James D'Adamo.
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We've been keeping an eye on Freeze mechanics for the past few months, and we've decided to make some changes to certain cards that utilize Freeze in this patch: Cone of Cold, Blizzard and Frost Nova. These cards are all having their mana costs increased by one. We understand that the Freeze mechanic can be frustrating to play against, and we feel that these changes should allow the opponent some additional time to be aggressive with their minions and well as slow the overall pacing of the control-based Mage play style while still keeping Freeze playable in many different types of decks.
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But perhaps the boldest play is being made by Jade Mountain. Set atop the highest point of Anse Chastanet Resort, near the west-coast town of Soufrière, the addition wraps around the hillsides. Designed by the resort's owner, architect Nick Troubetzkoy, the exterior is organic and flowing, all sensuous curves and rough stone. Towering spires come out of nowhere and stop abruptly—rebars protrude from the ends like the tines of a dinner fork. Pedestrian bridges, large enough for a car, lead like gangplanks to the louvered wooden doors of each of the upper-floor suites.
Walk into the living area and, it seems, you walk right into the Pitons themselves. There is no "fourth wall" insinuating itself between the room and the view; the room is completely exposed to the elements. Several ceiling fans cool the space. Each of Jade Mountain's 24 suites is unique, but they do share critical features: infinity pools from 400 to 900 square feet, soaring 15-foot ceilings, and an open-plan concept that might seem just a bit extreme—although cleverly hidden by curving half-walls made of crushed-coral plaster, even the raised bathroom is essentially part of one huge space. (As in the rest of Troubetzkoy's rustic Anse Chastanet, there are no televisions, stereos, or phones.) This is, I think as I look around, a place clearly made for couples. Who know each other very, very well.
Not everything on the island is luxe. In the north, busy Reduit Beach, the island's most famous stretch of white sand, seems cramped, pinched in by a monolithic wall of hotels. Towns like Soufrière and Canaries, although picturesque, need much more in the way of tourist-friendly amenities if they hope to entice visitors away from the resorts and into their streets. But there is one thing St. Lucia hasn't yet developed that actually works in its favor. Tourist burnout, a common affliction on many islands, seems nonexistent. Everywhere I go, "How do you like St. Lucia?" is said so often, and with such authentic pride, that it might as well be the national anthem.
This means more than any Man Friday–equipped villa, I decide, as I wander the shanty-lined streets of Anse la Raye, a small west-coast fishing village where every Friday night the residents block off a main road for a fish fry. Jamaican dance-hall music pounds from a bank of speakers. Locals and tourists alike wander from stall to stall, checking out a ridiculous variety of fresh seafood: conch stew bubbles in a pot, skillets of crayfish and prawns crackle, and whole lobsters, as large as house cats, are hawked by the pound.
At 9 p.m., the party is just getting started.
And then the rains begin. The entire street runs for cover under the stalls' canopies. Everyone—the Rastas with their harlequin tams, wan British women, the newly married couple from New York—stands together patiently, knowing the deluge will be over in minutes. I take out a notepad, jot a few things down. As the rain breaks, I look up from my notes to find a young woman smiling at me.
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Last night, after watching my beloved Twins flounder in their attempt to score more than 1 run for the fifth game in a row, I was in a fairly dark mood. Fortunately, the Independent Film Channel was able to indulge my inner darkness, showing George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead. As a fan of zombie movies, I am naturally a tremendous admirer of the father of the genre, and his impressive body of work considering the restrictions in which he has typically had to work (low budgets, amateur actors, tight shooting schedules). Romero is an iconic figure who has seen his career reborn in recent years, rising again from obscurity like one of his undead monsters.
We've seen several players this year who have also made huge strides to resurrect their careers. Like a horde of slow moving zombies, they have come back to claw at the boarded-up windows of their opponents, who have taken mostly to hiding in the basement (or a mall) until the storm passes.
Jacoby Ellsbury is like Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead came mostly out of George Romero's boredom in 1968. He had spent the majority of the decade making commercials and industrial films in the Pittsburgh area, and wanted to branch out into a horror film. He and his collaborators scraped together $114,000 from investors and began shooting in the rural suburbs of the Steel City.
The results were remarkable. While the teeming horde of well-made-up monsters is a real and oppressive threat that put constant pressure on the film's central characters, it's perhaps the characters themselves that are the greatest threat to each other. The dissention that rots through the small band of survivors is the most realistic and sympathetic aspect of the film, as these very different people struggle to act in unison and fight over how best to ride out the waves of the undead. Interlaced throughout the film, whethere Romero intended this or not, is a strong critique of the notion that African-Americans couldn't be lead actors in "white" movies, and a repudiation of racist stereotypes of the time. Even today, the film is a powerful statement agaist racism. Romero's movie, thanks in part to the fact that it mistakenly entered the public domain, has been an incredible success and has made him a quasi-household name.
Likewise, before his breakout in 2011, Jacoby Ellsbury was content just to be a speedy outfielder who got on base at an ok clip and played good defense. He was a terrific basestealer and a good player, but nothing terribly special. In 2010, due to a broken rib and other problems, Ellsbury played just 18 games, hitting .192/.241/.244 and earning the ire of Red Sox fans around New England. They said he wasn't tough enough, that he couldn't play hurt, and that he wasn't a team player (you know, exactly what they're saying about Joe Mauer right now).
Finally healthy this year, Ellsbury has been a man on fire, seeing his stolen bases fall, but his power spike. His 23 homers are more than double his previous career high, his walk rate is up, and his defense remains excellent. According to rWAR, Ellsbury has been worth 6.3 Wins Above Replacement, making him the 5th most valuable player in the AL. Fangraphs estimates he's been worth 6.8 WAR, third in the AL. Either way, it's an incredible season, and Ellsbury is poised to become a household name for years to come.
Matt Kemp is like Dawn of the Dead
Over the next ten years, Romero mostly stagnated. He achieved some success with the 1973 rage-zombies movie The Crazies, but mostly was dormant until 1978′s Dawn of the Dead, the Godfather Part II of zombie films. On a budget of $650,000, Romero sends four survivors of the zombie plague in a helicoptor to a Pennsylvania shopping mall, where they decide to take up residence. The four of them secure the mall and make plans to ride out the zombie plague there for as long as possible. Of course, it goes awry due to man's own inhumanity, as a biker gang violates the sanctuary, allowing the zombies inside. Romero's political agenda is just as subversive in this film, and much more blatant. Mocking the consumer culture of the United States, Romero has zombies wondering around the mall as elevator music plays in the background, simply because that's one of the few things they remember about their lives. Dawn of the Dead is not just a classic horror film, but one of the great films of all time, and it cemented Romero's status as one of the top guerrila filmmakers of all time, and a unique voice from outside of the traditional Hollywood system.
Similarly, Matt Kemp burst onto the baseball scene in 2007, hitting .342/.373/.521 as a 22 year old, and suggesting to the world that he was going to be a superstar. He had another strong seaon in 2009, but has otherwise had trouble sustaining his success, turning in competent but unremarkable seasons in 2008 and 2010. But in 2011, Kemp has taken his rightful place among the greatest players in the National League, hitting .323/.392/.576 (a 168 OPS+). He has gone far beyond his previous performance, establishing career highs already in homers, walks, all three slash stats, and will soon eclipse his career high in stolen bases and RBI. Kemp leads the National League in rWAR with 7.7 and has even been decent on defense. Matt Kemp is now the superstar we all hoped he'd be, and hopefully will be able to maintain that into the future.
Lance Berkman is like Land of the Dead
Romero was mostly dormant for much of the next thirty years. He popped up with one Dead movie, Day of the Dead, but truly returned to form in 2005′s Land of the Dead, starring Dennis Hopper as a George W. Bush-esque leader who holes up and tries to recreate society in Pittsburgh, thanks to the natural protection offered by the city's three rivers. Romero ramped up both the gore and the political satire for this film, which mimics the dissolution of the American middle class, and how the American poor bear the responsibility for maintaining the security of the rich through military service. Hopper's character also proclaims that he won't negotiate with terrorists when one of his former employees threatens to take down his empire. Land of the Dead was a triumphant return for Romero, who proved that given time and budget, he could still deliver a movie with chills, gore, and substance. It's not his best film, but it's pretty damn good.
I will admit to be similarly skeptical when the Cardinals signed Lance Berkman to man right field for them this year. After all, Berkman had just suffered from a knee injury, was going to be 35, seemed to be trending in the wrong direction in regards to his physical fitness, and had been in a definite decline over the previous two seasons. Indeed, after his abysmal .413 slugging Percentage last year, it seemed likely that Berkman simply wouldn't be able to catch up to good fastballs anymore and that his salad days were behind him.
I was totally wrong. Berkman now has his highest OPS+ of his career (171), is hitting .292/.403/.576 with 30 homers (his highest total since 2007 and the highest rate of homers per AB since 2006). Berkman's success this year is so overwhelming it's worth wondering whether the Cardinals should bring him back next year. Certainly, they may not want to make a multi-year commitment, but Berkman has shown he may still have a lot of good baseball left in him.
Aaron Harang is like Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead
Then again, the Cardinals might want to be careful. Romero has followed up his terrific Land of the Dead with two absolute clunkers. In Diary, Romero critiques the YouTube culture in which everyone sees themselves as a potential journalist, documenting horrible things that happen rather than trying to stop them, where people don't consider themselves "actors" but rather filters. His second follow up, Survival, focuses on the massive divide that seems to exist within American society, where compromise is a dirty word on a small island dominated by two families, even as the world burns around them. Sadly, while both offer interesting perspectives, Romero also makes them formulaic, dominated by uninteresting characters and didactic philosophical discussions. Instead of zombie movies about politics, they are political movies that happen to contain zombies. They are largely miserable and fairly boring, with only occasional flourishes of the old Romero.
Like Diary and Survival, Aaron Harang is an important reminder that it's important to be skeptical of "comebacks." Harang was the vastly underappreciated ace of the Reds from 2005-2–7, before heavy workloads began to take a toll on his arm. He struggled in 2008, pitched all right in 2009, but collapsed in 2010, posting a 5.32 ERA (77 ERA+) and struggling through a lower back strain. It looked like Harang was done. But despite pitching for a bad Padres team this year, Harang has a sparkling 12-3 record in 22 starts, and has a perfectly decent looking 3.96 ERA. But don't be fooled. Harang has been ok, but much of his apparent recovery is due to a terrific pitchers park. He's thrown 13 of his 22 starts at home, allowing batters to hit just .252/.320/.395 against him there. On the road, however, batters have hit .322/.381/.485. Despite his 4.65 road ERA, he is 6-0 on the road, propping up a mediocre 90 ERA+ with some great luck. Like Diary and Survival, it's easy to get excited for the return of Harang. And on the surface things look the same. He's winning and his ERA is below 4.00. But there's not nearly as much substance behind him. The Aaron Harang that was so wasted for those Reds teams is gone, and this is what we have left. It's sad, and much like Romero movies, a little gross. That doesn't mean he's not worth watching, but you'll have to slog through a lot of less than stellar stuff to get to a gem.


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Registration is now open for the Princeton HealthCare KIDS MARATHON - a 26.2-mile run completed over 10 weeks, culminating in a final, festive sprint on the Princeton University Campus.
The marathon, presented by the Auxiliary of University Medical Center of Princeton, encourages children to tackle 2.5 miles each week starting March 20 - the first day of spring - leading up to the big event: a final, 1.2-mile "Fun Run" June 6 at Princeton University. Participants are offered a variety of ways to go the distance - jogging, playing youth sports like baseball and soccer, walking to school, and more. Children with disabilities are also encouraged to enter. Participants also receive small prizes every two weeks that mark each five miles conquered, and encourage them onward to their goal. "The Kids Marathon is designed to promote good health and help children incorporate fitness into their daily routines," said event co-chair Amy Rabner. "We all know that obesity is a growing problem among school-aged children with serious and life-long consequences. The time to start building healthy habits is now." Participants are also helping to raise funds for the Pediatric Clinic at University Medical Center at Princeton. Each child is encouraged to find 10 sponsors to contribute $1 per-mile (a $26 pledge). The KIDS MARATHON is open to kindergarteners to eighth graders. A $25 registration fee includes a t-shirt, a commemorative medal, prizes for every five miles logged, as well as goodie bags, snacks and Mylar blankets - the shiny, metallic wrapping typically given to marathon runners after a race. To register, and for more information, visit the event's web site at http://www.princetonkidsmarathon.org/ or call the auxiliary at 609. 497. 4069.
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Dear Riots. Ok. Look down below. Now back at me. Now to the skins. Now back at me. I'm not here. So do you. Make skins! Earn money. I'm on a shroom. Also can I count those upvotes as referrals? Osla, if you want to contact me with anything (I prefer a muffins), feel free to write me on Iviknier @ gmail . com Osla2, if you want contact me via game client. I'm Rainbow Farts at EU: West server. I don't playing at US client (for past one year and a half). Also you can contact me with skype (ivik_nier) and ask me anything about Teemo (I'm on 2k+ ELO right now and can help you get some fun with this little guy, cause I love him so munching much). Still I'm not pro-gamer-and-stuff so don't use my advises as radical and one and only. ------------------------------------------------------------------------DONATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (if you want to offer me some free muffins use this donate link) paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=R2CUNNRHMCJUE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Champs skillsets: Inko - The Chasing Shadow Ephelaplexus - The Atlantic Child Anastasia - The Undying Hunter Nazrat - The King of the Jungles Picatso - The Magnificent Artist Goo - The Paranormal Radioactivity Cantervilliam - The Scared Ghost Wabu&Taki - The Siamese Twins Socks - The Unbelievably Adorable Weirdo Li-fa the Soul of the Forest Elena - the Blood Mistress Kleidi - the Key Keeper Urai Jacksam - the Air Cutter Nero - the Essence of the Ocean New Champs without description: http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/4223/williamk.jpg http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/8981/ratatoudle.jpg http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/9584/marcepan.jpg http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9...mapprentic.jpg http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/4757/frora.jpg http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/1...ratemidget.jpg http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/6...nvariation.jpg ---------------------------------------------------------------Some Stuff-------------------------------------------------------------------- http://ivikn.blogspot.com/ - My blog where i will add some new information about art, skins ideas and new champions approaching. http://www.leagueoflegends.com/board...d.php?t=489096 - My thread with "Teemo Sudden Adventures" Comics http://www.leagueoflegends.com/board...d.php?t=820134 - Improved interface of LoL. http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/....php?t=1585848 - Legendary Veigar Skin thread. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------My streams------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm playing (Teemo AP - most of the games) - not available now. I'm drawing and playing LoL in General - not available now. General Draw-n-Play stream on Twitch.tv Own3D Stream - drawing and playing - General Stream For Playing-n-Stuff. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------Replays------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://filehost.net.ru/23578962 To be able to enjoy those replays you need to get Lolreplay Client at - http://www.leaguereplays.com/ All Replays are with Teemo AP only by me. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------Referal Link------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want help me to get reward and make some champion with RIOT team, please use my referal link http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/?r...4be68503837183 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since there is problems with attachments in this thread (they all disappeared somehow). I'm giving you a link with all what I could find on my computer. I hope nothing was missed. http://imageshack.us/g/839/veigarskins.jpg/ .................................................. .................................................. ..............................................
These concepts are brilliant! I would so get Steampunk Malphite
Where do you come up with these concepts? They're ****ing awesome!!
Bump for ya.
bump beacuse these skins are awesome and at least deserve some feedback.
Cute teemos!!! Sexy mundos!!! Funny Amumus!!! Awesome malphite and outstanding silent hill skins!!! I Likah!!! ^___^
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I love most of the original ideas more than the use of copy write material ideas (except for wizard of Oz, that is awesome) WTB STEAMPUNK (hextech?) Malphite
I love the "made in china" on the second to last pic.
I love the Blitzcrank ones the most, also the Teemo/Lux ones.
Epic. I want to see you going outside the comfort zone. Skins for teemo etc. Try to do skins for Taric, Shen etc... really epic. (i love the Oz bundle ^^)


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Apart from finding a job that will justify the hefty price tag of the MBA, the greatest challenge of the modern business school student is financing now the lifestyle that we think we deserve post-MBA. With the average MBA student taking on some $120,000+ in loans over two years, the common strategy entails paying less for the b-school basics (lunch, books, and beer) so that we can afford the real reasons we quit our day jobs: wining and dining at Alinea, re-enacting scenes from Aspen Extreme at a ski resort where beer flows like wine, and lazing on the beaches of Fiji, Brazil, and South Africa on school-organized treks designed to help us make friends before classes begin (aww!).
It's a hard-knock life, to be sure, but thankfully after surviving a year with no income, we've learned a trick or two that we'd like to share, on how to spend more than we're worth.
Tip #1: Share everything.
"If you live like a CEO when you're a student, you'll live like a student when you're a CEO."
— Priscilla Parker, Director of Financial Aid
When our class listserv started up the summer before school started, we learned to use it liberally. In a persistent effort to make or save a few extra bucks, everything on the planet was put up for potential sale, rental, or share: sublets of our own apartments for idle cash-burning long weekends, cabs from airports in cities where people might be going for winter break, textbooks and calculators by the hour, a shark costume, wifi across apartment units, babies, etc. Okay, maybe not babies. But invariably, everything discussed landed in a shared google spreadsheet. For us, the listserv turned into part-Craigslist, part-oversharing-party (regarding very particular personal needs in order to find the one person who can relate/help) for our community of ~600 students.
Through the list, our class actually got so communal and so close that practically an entire apartment building occupied by Booth students agreed to share one stellar, state-of-the-art vacuum cleaner. Together, 600 of us learned who in this building was allergic to dust, why a HEPA filter was strongly favored, and better, what floor everyone lived on. Thoroughly bemused, someone followed up:
To: Class of 2012 Listserv
Subject: Toothbrush share / recommendationsHi all,
Anyone interested in going in on a toothbrush?
Manual only, not Sonicare, as my debt-financed budget cannot allow that extravagance. I'm open to whatever brands, have heard / read good things about Oral B, GUM, and Reach. My only preference is for the softest bristles because my dentist perpetually chides me for brushing too hard.
Perhaps we can involve a google spreadsheet, find potential local matches, consider buying two toothbrushes, possibly three, and a 5-pack of floss from Costco as well? I bet we can get a deal on that, if we buy in bulk. Maybe on the vacuum cleaner that our entire class is sharing, we can attach a toothbrush holder for convenient transport.
Oh and I live in Wicker Park, probably a ten minute drive from most of you, but for the right brush and share arrangements, I'm willing to commute at least twice a day, though ideally after every meal.
I was really concerned about the dust that would get into the bristles during transport, but most people seemed to get it. However, I later learned the note may not have translated well, as I heard some international students found this "Toothbrush Girl" exceptionally dirty.
Tip #2: Capitalize on student loans to add "Avid World Traveler" to the "Additional" section of your cosmopolitan resume.
#1: Okay I have to go. Take the bus. Booo.
#2: Gross.
#1: I know.
#2: Plebeian.
#1: Yeah I'm realizing I'm a plebeian. I went to the loan office to tell them I wanted more money. I didn't want to sell stocks. They were like, "It doesn't work that way."#1: So now I have to sell equities to finance beer drinking? Seems very 2008.
#2: Ha. But wait — really? But I'm financing my equities with loans.
#1: I want to also! That's exactly what I want to do.
#2: How come they didn't let you?
#1: Well I want more than the standard, whatever that is.
#2: Oh, okay.
#1: I want, like, more funds. So I can do a bunch of stuff. Like fly around Asia.
#2: Ha …NetJets? Why not?
What is this? A Goldman Sachs Elevator??
Nope, this is business school. We save, we sell, we share, we even scalp on occasion … and importantly, obviously, we sure know how to spend.
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As long as that toothbrush vibrates, I'm in.
-L. Tilton
Me too!
– Barney Frank
thanks for ruining my afternoon by bringing up dex :(
The average B-school student has closer to $50-60K loans, not $120K. So far so good w/ the advice.
Worst. Post. Ever.
Boo motherfking hoo!
Point of story – MBA college kids do not have a lot of money and have student loans so they borrow each others things.
How is that different from any other college? Guess what, it's not !
Aspen Extreme broke my heart when that guy died in the avalanche.
creative writing would not appear to be your strong suit
Sharing a vacuum cleaner so you can save trivial amounts of money for that exorbitantly expensive Spring Break trip to the Caribbean? Well, I suppose if nothing else, it's good preparation for a long life of screaming at the checkout lady at Costco over the price of frozen strawberries while making payments on a half-million-dollar McMansion.
Well, a strong 0-2 so far. Time to shut the experiment down.
More bullet points on a powerpoint chart and in color.
-DeVry Class of '2012 MBA Candidate
I know this girl at Booth – Her face looks like it caught fire and someone tried to put it out with an axe…..True Story
This post is exactly like most B-students I meet. Long winded and uninteresting.
I can now sympathize with witnesses to the Hindenburg.
You : blogging :: Mets : baseball
Great post. For your next break, I recommend the Beverly Hills Hilton. You and your classmates can coordinate on Listserv for room service/ group tub.
You tried to get with her and got rejected…. True story
Uninterested studying : CFA :: Uninteresting reading : You
Re: Guesto – Avg B-School are certainly around $120k….At least for me they were and I am pretty average.
Surely someone at Booth is drinking, taking drugs, getting laid, cheating, working his/her way through Booth as a stripper, sabotaging other teams at a case study competition, or regretting not taking the easy way out i.e. CFA. Know your audience. Try writing about some of those things. Preferrably in a way that combines two of the above…
– Ed.
you're dead!
Stop sending me information and start getting me some Buddy.
– guy who couldn't resist and now furiously fears a tasing
cheaper to get MBA from a booth than a business school
The Mets prevented the Red Sox from winning the series in '86.
maybe at Yale – but not real schools
That why only kids with money are suppose to go to b-school because the things you listed are normal occurances in our everyday lives.
$240000. The "Parents Pay For Fuck All" scholarship plan.
Funny because it's true.
UBS Sucks
What the fuck are you people wasting your time on now?
Positive attitude, creative problem solving, AND a great sense of humor !
What size chicken suit do you think you take?
what's "no income"?
– Stern part time MBA '12
I don't know why, but I automatically hate anyone that chooses "cheers" as their go-to closing. It's not hip, douchebag.
I thought the first one was funny. That said, for her third try I am certain she will go with a predictable sex-sells theme to drum up responses, e.g. how she banged some Chicago Blackhawk's defense man she met while blacked out in Lincoln Park.
And how can you forget Benny Agbayani?
What happens when you score more than 600 on GMAT
– Back Office Baller
"Surely someone at Booth is drinking, taking drugs, getting laid, cheating, working his/her way through…"
Dude, it's the University of Chicago, i.e. literally no one there is doing anything exciting. A kick-ass weekend for them is 20 nerds putting in $50 each and getting bottle service at some club nobody goes to anymore.
Alinea, Aspen and the Caribbean? Bravo cupcake, you hit the new money retard trifecta. Bonus points for leasing a white BMW after B-school.
I am new money, I live the flashiest life possible, I live in a neighborhood full of car rich individuals that live life with no limits, I only buy things because they are expensive, not because of principles, my family has less money in their savings account than the 1995 Powerball winner in Arkansas, I will someday file for chapter 7 bankruptcy.
The SAT is hard.
Spending 2 years of the prime of my life living like a welfare baby, while racking up $120,000 in debt to get a piece of paper that illustrates I'm really sick at making PowerPoints sounds awesome. No it doesn't.
SO DB Bus School is a chick, but PMCO is a dude?
Tell us, on what are you basing this? -
I thought the point of B-school was so your family could justify giving you a position you were decades away from actually earning. So, your Grandpa sneaks you in to Harvard by donating enough to build a new rotunda and you get to spend two years giving your Dad's Amex a workout and letting the gunners handle most of the challenging stuff on group projects. In contrast, this slam makes her B-school experience sound like the fucking Peace Corps.
there are girls at Booth?
Does this mean the Jamie Kennedy experiment is coming back!?
"Positive attitude, creative problem solving, AND a great sense of humor!"
That's cool and all, but more importantly, does she swallow?
-Everyone that reads Dealbreaker
You've got to have some kind of closing. "Sincerely" and "regards" are cold. What's your go to?
Spoken like someone sorely lacking powerpoint skills. I bet you don't even know how to make a fade that looks like a moose ejaculating out the new slide.
Seriously though, I'm in b-school and feel like I'm learning a lot of content (accounting/finance/econometrics) as well as some meaningful "soft skills" like networking with hedge fund managers, pitching stocks etc. As a career transitioner, I'm find it very valuable.
I liked the post. Not the funniest thing I've ever read, but pretty funny. Y'all are hating on the author too much.
his name was Dexter Rutecki!
go away
"Best" is favored by everyone at the NY Times. My go-to is "Chill."
Not so much – I would argue $120k+
U Phoenix doesn't count
"Fuck it! It stays on the resume anyway."
Seriously though, I learned those things during undergrad. That said, I'm sure you'll make a really good $100k/yr consultant who enjoys the prestige of.. potential bumps to Delta business class and upgrades on your Hertz rental car. Dream big.
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Thanks author
Accounting/finance/econometrics are undergrad classes that can be had at any $5k/year state school in a much more sexually liberal environment. How about I "pitch" that trade to your "hedge fund managers" that you are hob nobbing with? Short Cathagius because he/she is willing to eat $120k at 6% to network with a bunch of people that also didn't have fun in college. Long state school business undergrad who has already lived the college years and is ready to work to get paid.
CFA looking like a pretty good relative value play….
And yet- you still read it! Good job. You sound SO interesting.
600 on GMAT is the new killing it
Your cuts are deep
Business Pro:
Did you know that you ca pick any car in the row and go?!
Wow… state school and no grad degree? You must be a hit around the office.
Cant get a job ? Go to Stanford for an extra year then get a job in a "boutique" start up…
Love this. Don't worry about those negative posts. Those people are either idiots or are idiots and don't got to a good b-school.
This post is so on point.
Love this. Don't worry about those negative posts. Those people are either idiots or are idiots and don't go to a good b-school.
This post is so on point.
Dealbreaker's Business School Bureau Chief went to Booth?
Shit.. If I knew it was going to be that kind of party I would've stuck my dick in the mashed potatoes.


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With only fifty bucks in his pocket, Rupp couch-surfed with some friends -- the only people he knew in town -- and did time on the cover circuit while he acquired the means to get a place of his own. After toiling behind the counter in a handful of local record stores, he finally saved up enough for a humble abode on Dahlia Street. In the seminal days of original music in Cowtown, the place served as a rock-and-roll flophouse for half a dozen local bands, as well as the Rumble, the first of a slew of outfits Rupp kept time for.
Rupp lets out a laugh as he recounts the wild times on Dahlia. "The Rumble was living there, pretty much. We had Dick and the Chicks living there. We had the Rabbits there every night. They didn't rehearse there -- they had their own place -- but they were there almost every night," he recalls. "A jazz band, You Guys, was living there. So at that part of the scene, almost the entire original music scene was based pretty much at my house. Six or seven bands were rehearsing at my house at all times, and then we'd all go to the clubs and play and then come back and party. It was really a high-energy scene."
Only a handful of clubs supported original music in the late '70s and early '80s: Walabi's, the Mercury, the Pearl Street Music Hall. That was it, the underbelly of the scene.
"You had all these great fucking bands -- killer bands that were just doing it with no idea what the hell was going on," Rupp says. "Because the big thing back then was cover tunes -- you know, like Mr. Lucky's, My Sweet Lass and Godfather. You'd go in there and play sets of cover tunes. I was kind of doing that, but I quit doing that and started playing original music with the Rumble."
Mr. Lucky's was all covers, all the time. But it wasn't the music that attracted local scenesters. "They had a law there in Glendale where you could get in there as an eighteen-year-old girl," Rupp recalls. "You were allowed to dance but not drink. That was the whole thing: Dance but don't drink. But eighteen-year-old boys couldn't get in. It was the weirdest thing ever. So what'd you have in that place was sixteen-year-old girls with a fake ID going in as eighteen-year-olds and getting drunk all night. It was decadent and just a really fun rock club. Needless to say, a lot of people got arrested in the parking lot.
"So, we were living there -- 1979, 1980 and '81 -- I mean, I was there every night; it was just magical," he continues. "So, I kept bugging the guy that booked it about putting original music in there, and he wouldn't hear of it; he didn't think it would go over. So finally the Rumble went in and did a set, and it went over huge."
For the next couple of years, Mr. Lucky's ruled the original scene. And by the time the club shut its doors, Rupp was already on to something else. Not only had he started booking Aspen City Limits, across the street -- the club eventually became Bangles, where decadence was taken to new levels in the late '80s -- but he'd quit his day job as a car salesman. "Selling cars, what a terrible job that is," says Rupp. "I just walked out one day. I said, ŒYou guys are nuts. You lie to the customers. I can't lie to people; I'm a very bad liar.' Honesty always prevails, 'cause at least you speak the truth."
The unemployed Rupp started selling Denver's Dragon Drum kits to pay rent. Sensing an opportunity, he acquired Dragon's entire inventory through a buyout and started making drums for people to give as Christmas presents. That led to the birth of Rupp's Drums on January 4, 1984, in the living room of his 400-square-foot house. During its infancy, the shop was open only on weekends.
"I did two years in my living room as just a guy selling drums to my buddies, pretty much. I really had no inventory. I had nothing. I had zero," says Rupp. "My first year in sales was like $27,000. I thought, 'That's cool.'"
City agencies didn't find it quite as cool. Nor did Rupp's competitors, who'd ratted him out to the city's zoning authorities. So Rupp found a proper storefront location and wound up outlasting all of his competitors, buying their inventory when they went out of business. "We were just an honest shop that was making deals," he says. "I was terrified to go into retail. I didn't know what sales tax was; I didn't know any of that shit. So after struggling and struggling, it just slowly grew. All of a sudden, I'm a retailer with no business background. But I knew drums and I knew drummers. Plus playing in Denver, you knew everybody.
"I tried to touch every drummer -- not physically, of course," he adds with a laugh. "No, I mean get to know the drummer and become friends and pals with that kind of guy. That's what kept the business surviving, was me working the streets every night."


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I'm quite excited about this year's Stanley Cup Final match up, and you should be too. Let's take a look at the 10 reasons why:
The Devils forecheck
For over a decade now, New Jersey has been associated with the hockey equivalent of watching paint dry. They trapped beyond belief, slogged the game down, and won. Hurray for you guys.
Well, this team plays nothing like that. They have electric talents like Zach Parise, Ilya Kovalchuk, and Travis Zajac who pursue the puck like a dog after a tennis ball every time they lose possession, and teams in the playoffs have looked helpless against the relentless assault. Hell, they even send two guys after it, meaning they're likely to trade a few more chances more than they used to. And how fun is that?
The Kings energy
The Los Angeles Kings have only played 14 games in playoffs this year (only been done seven times since the lockout), and find themselves nearly 100% healthy heading into the Final, assuming Dustin Penner hasn't concussed himself eating a croissant or something during the layoff. Add to that fact that they're the second-youngest team in the League, and these guys are going to be jamming.
Combine their energy with the Devils forecheck, and it's safe to say that this is going to be some seriously fast hockey.
The goaltenders
Watching Marty Brodeur play goal these days reminds me of watching Robert DeNiro in a movie these days - you know his body of work is impressive enough that he's going to be a legend no matter how what you're currently watching goes. You know he's not quite as good as he used to be, but he's still capable of making moments happen that few humans can manage.
If Brodeur wins a fourth Cup, it'd be tough to argue that anyone ever had a better career in net than him, and we get to watch his quest for that claim play out.
In complete contrast to Marty is Jonathan Quick in the Kings net – young, never won a Cup, nominated for a Vezina and getting better every week. He's a thrill to watch, and you know that if he ever wants to get where Marty/DeNiro are, he's going to have to turn in some Oscar-worthy performances.
Jeff Carter and Mike Richards
This whole deal with Carter and Richards this season has been bizarre. They were teammates and best buddies in Philly. Then they get dealt to two different teams. And by trade deadline they're re-united across the continent, back living together, and en route to playing in the Stanley Cup Final just as they did in 2010. That they were admitted rebels of the Flyers "Dry Island" plan makes me support the way their story is unfolding.
Ilya Kovalchuk
Speaking of the way stories are tying up, you absolutely have to be happy for Ilya Kovalchuk. He spent the majority of his career to date toiling fruitlessly in Atlanta, rarely sniffing the playoffs. He seemed destined to be a star player on a bad team who'd never get to shine in the national spotlight.
Fast-forward a few years, and here we are – the big forward is leading the playoffs in points (which is apparently good), he's making plays when his team needs them the most, and he's honed his all-around game. For all the years he put in on a relatively brutal team, he deserves this. Also, he deserves a time machine so he can hold out and demand a trade to a team that was occasionally in games that mattered. (Sorry, Atlanta. Cheap shot.)
A 6-seed has home ice advantage
It's no secret that the NHL has more parity than any of the major professional sports, but this year seemed ridiculous. We're at the point where none of the teams with home ice in the first round are left, and the highest seed remaining is the Devils, who finished 6th in the East (though the Finals are decided by points, not seeds).
I think that's a great thing – it's nice to know during the regular season that sometimes just sneaking into playoffs is enough to get a shot at the Stanley Cup (though I know the Leafs would disagree with that theory, for some mind-boggling reason). It keeps things interesting for a long time.
College kids
As a college guy, I'm a little biased here, but I think it's great to see so many ex-NCAA players get a shot to put their name on the Cup. There's 16 in all, nine on the Kings and seven on the Devils. Guys such as Parise, Zajac, Harrold, Carter, both Greene's, Scuderi, Quick, Penner, Mitchell and others all came to the League through school.
Fresh blood
This comes back to the parity thing, but we're constantly force-fed the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and a few others. I think it's nice to see a team like the Kings, who haven't been to the Final since 1993, get their shot to win the first Cup in the history of the organization.
Dustin Penner
Somewhere along the line Dustin Penner became a sympathetic figure (that "somewhere" was around the time he blew out his back eating "delicious pancakes," as I referenced earlier in the post), and someone easy to root for. The self-deprecating tweet after TJ Oshie trucked him in the previous series didn't hurt either. Who doesn't root for the lovable goofball?
The jerseys
Okay, "10″ was an ambitious number of reasons, but I do have one more little one: I think both teams have pretty kickass jerseys, and it's going to be an aesthetically pleasing series. Unlike, say, if the Wild were to play any team in any series (fortunately, I don't think we have to worry about that anytime soon. …Sorry, Minnesota. Cheap shot.)
Game 1 gets underway tomorrow night – Pizzo and I will be back hosting the podcast in the morning to further preview the series.