text: Items 1 to 48 of 302 total View 12 / 24 / 48 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 ... 7 Next Gets the job done By Mike on 3/29/2015 Mike would recommend this product to a friend I have this set up on my 120 gallon reef tank and it gets the job done having dedicated GFO and carbon. keeps my water clean and my phosphates down as well as very easy to maintain all set with the price can't be beat Awesome By txaggies07 on 3/27/2015 txaggies07 would recommend this product to a friend Works great. This is far better than the previous system I had. The system is well made and easy to get up and running. gfo& carbon reactor By Izzy on 3/25/2015 Izzy would recommend this product to a friend excellent product and easy to hook up with instruction and videos if you don't know how to use it,I would definitely recommend to all my friends. Single dual reactor By Greg on 3/24/2015 Greg would recommend this product to a friend I'm splitting the dual reactor to create 2 single reactors with a "T" and another ball valve run off of one pump. Very nice product, wish it was bigger to place more media By Harold on 3/17/2015 Harold would recommend this product to a friend A great product, just opened the box and 20 minutes latter it was running with no leaks or problems. Just wish it was bigger to place more media… Works just fine By VP on 3/9/2015 VP would recommend this product to a friend Included plumbing assumes installation in sump. I placed a follow up order for additional connectors and tubing to hide the pump behind some rocks. It's working just fine. easy & Simple By m2140 on 2/24/2015 m2140 would recommend this product to a friend This thing is easier to setup and run than other media reactors. great for tanks that are up to 150 gallons. Great Reactor, Great Price By Linda P on 2/20/2015 Linda P would recommend this product to a friend I was fighting phosphates and nitrates so I added this to my system. They immediately started to lower once I hooked this up. It's working well and it was simple to hook up. The hanger is plastic so I do understand some people's concerns there. Mine is sitting beside my sump, not hanging. Phenomenal! By ayaws on 2/17/2015 ayaws would recommend this product to a friend Great reactor...exceeded my expectations. I especially love the internal strainers that make it easy to clean and fill. Well done! Easy as an RODI! excellent product/ great price By scotty p on 2/16/2015 scotty p would recommend this product to a friend An excellent investment in the future health of my tank. Works great and was easy to install. Hands down the absolute best packing job I have ever seen. Any UPSER would be impressed. I will look for more BRS branded equipment in the future. perfection By - on 2/11/2015 - would recommend this product to a friend this is the most you can do for your tank. Other reactors have the center tube, changing filter media is A huge mess, not to mention trying to hook up hoses at angles in your sump, just to find them leaking or full of air. this is an actual RO reactor so filters water to 100%. I use a 250 gph Sicce syncra to go through 4 chambers which I keep chemi- pure in. cant use chemi pure in other reactors. Dual reactor By Drag Racing Gramps on 2/8/2015 Drag Racing Gramps would recommend this product to a friend I bought the dual reactor but I also purchased some extra fittings so I could plumb the two reactors to run separately from the pump. I used two separate ball valves so I can set the flow rates individually, they work great!! Great Product By Coral Dude on 1/31/2015 Coral Dude would recommend this product to a friend Easy setting and well build. Highly recommend it Good One By Coral Dude on 1/31/2015 Coral Dude would recommend this product to a friend It has been a week since I've set up this reactor and so far I'm very happy with this. Very easy to set up and works great. Highly recommend it. Great product By Billy on 1/31/2015 Billy would recommend this product to a friend Great product wish I had bought one sooner, if your using gfo in socks , this is 100 times better, I had a bad hair algae problem, after a month it's almost all gone. pretty good By CHEF on 1/29/2015 CHEF would recommend this product to a friend This dual reactor i just got was a pain to set up, it leaked in about 3 spots, the hoses need to be pushed in way more than you may think, and the pump was a bit finicky, could take a little while to start up, the tool is neccesary to tighten the chambers or they will leak. but over all i am satisfied Awesome Unit By George on 1/28/2015 George would recommend this product to a friend This is a great easy to use and very convenient system to have i wish i would of bought this unit sooner i love it! thanks BRS Poor Mount By Michael on 1/28/2015 Michael would recommend this product to a friend The reactor works great and is constructed well except for its mount. The mount is a cheaper plastic material that bends when hung on the wall. Something has to be placed behind each canister to keep it level. There has got to be a stronger rust proof material available. Quick and Easy By Oldguy on 1/19/2015 Oldguy would recommend this product to a friend Just makes sense to have both of these media in the same place operated by the same pump. I really like the media cartridges as they should make changing out the media very easy. Quick and Easy By Oldguy on 1/19/2015 Oldguy would recommend this product to a friend Just makes sense to have both of these media in the same place operated by the same pump. I really like the media cartridges as they should make changing out the media very easy. Great Product By Jordan on 1/16/2015 Jordan would recommend this product to a friend I have had mine set up for a week and am very happy. Took about 5 minutes to set up after watching the video. Quality of Reactor By Craig on 1/16/2015 Craig would recommend this product to a friend When I ordered the reactor I didn't expect to get something as well constructed as the BRS GFO / Carcon Dual. The frame is made of some heavy duty plastic and the chambers are heavy and crystal clear. As good as my SpectraPure RODI unit. Works awesome By Mark on 1/14/2015 Mark would recommend this product to a friend In the past i ran the 2 little fishes reactors( 2 of them) i like the fittings on these much more. the unit can also be hung above sump to save space. i also love the fact that i only need one pump... changing media is easier with internal container (less mess) than 2lf. 5 stars Great By Joshua on 1/13/2015 Joshua would recommend this product to a friend They are a little heavy that's the only drawback. Running gfo in one and carbon in the other. Do yourself a favor get the one with the pump included Outstanding! By sgtjonny on 1/9/2015 sgtjonny would recommend this product to a friend What a difference this reactor has made. It's been up for 1 week and my water is clear and phosphates a barely noticed. The reactor was super easy to put together and I'm very happy I got it. BRS...you have a new customer for life!! Sorry I waited! By Robin on 1/5/2015 Robin would recommend this product to a friend Wow! Very easy to set up and install. Always looked complicated. Tank is incredibly clear and water parameters spot on. Thank you BRS. quality By steelslapshot on 1/5/2015 steelslapshot would recommend this product to a friend Well built. Has been in my sytem for a couple weeks now, no issues. Can't beat the simplicity By Michael on 12/27/2014 Michael would recommend this product to a friend This reactor was purchased for an office setup on a 120g mixed reef. The ease of setup and simple design make it so versatile. The ability to remotely mount the unit without the need to take up valuable sump space is a major plus and the provided mj pump is more than adequate flow. Overall this is the only reactor I will be using for future builds and installs. Great additions By Samsffr on 12/26/2014 Samsffr would recommend this product to a friend I have used two of these now and would trade them. Ease of use and changing media is a big sell! Very Happy By Christopher on 12/24/2014 Christopher would recommend this product to a friend I am over all satisfied with this product. I think it is an excellent addition to over all tank performance. The pump can be a bit touch at first to dial in properly. The media is easy to change out. I think it is solidly built, and easy to mount. Works great By George on 12/15/2014 George would recommend this product to a friend Great value and works really well. Its also really easy to change the media which is an added plus. easy media exchange By Michael on 12/13/2014 Michael would recommend this product to a friend For the price how can you go wrong fro easy media exchange. Very simple to hook up and install on wall or in stand. Easy to maintain By Roger on 12/12/2014 Roger would recommend this product to a friend i love how easy it is to switch my media with this reactor. easy to install and can be hung inside of your stand, for the price how can you go wrong!!!!! Great product By Craig on 12/11/2014 Craig would recommend this product to a friend I setup up the product in about 10 minutes because it is not mounted in my cabinet yet. Everything is very good quality and easy to use. I would recommend to anyone and sure I will buy another down the road for my other tank. top can be removed By blazen on 12/9/2014 blazen would recommend this product to a friend I was a little concerned about the size of the dual reactor as I am almost totally out of space under my tank,, thankfully you can remove the hanging bracket on this witch is large,, requires removing 4 plastic screws, and it fit perfectly were I needed it to, quality is really good as all BRS products are, does its job and my tank thanks them. great for compact system By justyn on 12/4/2014 justyn would recommend this product to a friend If your tight with space, or need extra media to run this is a great reactor for your system. Carbon and gfo is the back bone of media to my system and it works great. Easy to install and easy to maintain. I love this this unit. Difficult to set up and maintain By Adam on 12/3/2014 Adam wouldn't recommend this product to a friend Let me preface this review by saying that this is the first reactor I've ever owned, so I don't have any reference to go by. That said, I think my experience is probably worth sharing. First, I'll speak to the pros of this kit. If you run GFO at the recommended amount, this will take your phosphates to zero in 24 hours. Secondly, it's well-built and sturdy, and the tool they provide for unscrewing the canisters is super-helpful. Now for the bad. When I set it up initially it didn't come with enough hose. I don't have a sump, so this is understandable, but I had to go to Home Depot and purchase 6' or so of hose to run the plumbing to and from the tank. Secondly, you need to be very careful with the quick-connect fittings. I removed the hose from the fitting at one point, since the provided hose was too short, I unknowingly dislodged all of the rubber o-rings inside the fittings. When I finally turned the unit on, water was squirting everywhere! What a mess. It took me a few hours of frustrating and wet troubleshooting to find out what the problem was and fix it. The biggest weakness is that eventually the carbon and GFO (I'm using the BRS stuff) will turn into a brick after 2-3 weeks of running. You'll notice the GFO stop tumbling and the flow coming from the return will slow to a trickle, since the water cannot pass through the media. Cleaning the canisters is a messy job. You have to bang the thing until the brick breaks into chunks and slides out. Then you have to wash out all the residual media and other junk. I've also burned out one of the provided MJ pumps when the media turned into a stone. I don't think it was helped by the fact that the restrictor valve had to be almost completely closed in order to keep the GFO from over-tumbling, which puts a lot of back-pressure on the pump. That pump lasted under 2 months, and I blame the reactor design, although had I changed the media earlier this may not have happened. Probably wouldn't buy this again. Since my tank is 55g, I definitely don't need the dual reactor. I would probably buy the single reactor and mix the carbon and gfo, which would have sufficed for my needs, although based on my experience with the BRS unit, I'd be eager to try a different brand. Great Product, easy setup By Cliff on 12/1/2014 Cliff would recommend this product to a friend I've been using the dual reactor for around 7 months with great success. The GFO takes care of my phosphates and the carbon helps polish the water to a crystal clear. I would have given it 5 stars , but I do seem to be having an issue keeping the carbon to the top of the canister using the circular filter pads. After a bit it tends to slide down. Doesn't seem to cause any issues, so I haven't gotten around to trying to correct it. Still, I highly recommend this to any reefer. Dual Reactor By Michael on 11/28/2014 Michael would recommend this product to a friend Great product, easy setup started working right away. NO LEAKS! convenience By mcbridepcm on 11/23/2014 mcbridepcm would recommend this product to a friend I like that it convenience and easy use of GFO, and GAC; however my GFO does not and will not tumble, whether it the GFO or the reactor , it's not for lack of pump GPH I have a Rio 2500 tunned down or not it doesn't get it to tumble, sense maybe it's the GFO? I know the water is flowing through the reactors and there is a small amount of GFO fine residue that occasionally get in aquarium. I do like how well built it is and convenient to access and change media, mounts easily in my cabinet, and it's footprint isn't too big. I'm not to distruat over the non-tumbling, but if it would my score would have been much higher. As advertised. By GARY on 10/27/2014 GARY would recommend this product to a friend Ordered this and some standard GFO, act. Carbon and the Hannah low range Phosphate test kit. Upon installation my phosphates read .06. I tested again 24 hours later and it read 0.00 Had it up and running in about 20 minutes which including mounting on wall next to sump. NO LEAKS, with the proven slip lock configure. No issues whatsoever. It is now integrated with my apex controller. Good and bad By Reefer4ever on 10/19/2014 Reefer4ever would recommend this product to a friend Everything is great although the second reactor will not stay full of water. I have bled the air off many times, checked the seal to ensure its free of any debris. Very frustrated as it does not look good with the second chamber the way it is. I pride my tank on how neat and beautiful every part is (wiring, hard lines, softlines, lighting, controllers etc). Someone HELP! Please High Quality By Daniel on 10/16/2014 Daniel would recommend this product to a friend First reactor I've used/owned...but I did a ton of research. I have to say, if you want to do it right...have a crisp look...and good a nice bundle. This is it. The unit itself just looks sharp...very neatly put together...handling it feels great too. The fittings are nice, I like the high quality quick lock fittings. I got the pump edition...you get more than a pump...you get the whole pump in retail packing, with tons of mounting options. I personally mounted it to the side of my sump with 3 suction cups, and used the supplied strainer so large debris doesn't enter the pump...I didn't expect to get all of these goods...the operation is near silent, which is wonderful. Included ball valve is easy to adjust, and flow is good throughout the unit. One thing I will mention, I didn't push the fittings together enough the first go around. You really really have to push the fittings together or you'll have leaks. Once I did that, dry as a bone. The tubing is semi-hard tube. You can flex it back to a straight enough form even though it comes curled up. Mounting bracket is firm, but has a little flex once the unit fills with water...it should hold, but you may want to add a rear support for the canisters to rest on, so that the bracket isn't "bending" Great product By Brian on 10/6/2014 Brian would recommend this product to a friend So far so good. Setup was easy and fast. The MJ pump is very quiet and that is huge to me. Installing carbon and GFO is easy and I'm looking forward to the results it brings to my tank. As always props to BRS on fast shipping! Great Quality By Ben on 10/4/2014 Ben would recommend this product to a friend Purchased this a few months ago. Once again very happy with the quality of BRS products. I picked it up to replace some other name brand reactors because I hated how the top fit on and cleaning was a pain. These reactors are far superior. I love the inner tube... makes cleaning a piece of cake. The standard BRS twist on canister is a beast and I have no concerns about under tightening or breaking anything. Best reactors out there. great product and easy to set up! By perry on 9/12/2014 perry would recommend this product to a friend This is a great product I orders the one with the MJ1200 pump and it was supper easy to set up I have had no problem with it at all for the time I have had it. Great Product By Todd on 9/6/2014 Todd would recommend this product to a friend I Have become a fan of all the BRS Brand products they work as intended and are a great value. I run a Carbon/GFO blend with good results per another one of BRS great recommendations. I would recommend this company to anyone that wants value for there money and great customer service! I am always amazed how fast I receive my orders. Great carbon/gfo reactor By dbh on 8/31/2014 dbh would recommend this product to a friend Set up is easy, works great. I found that leaving all sponges/filers out of the gfo side is the way to go, I originally had one at the top of the gfo, after a week that one sponge/filer plugged. Took it out and it made it work 10 times better. Hopefully it doesn't plug the next sponge/filter in line (carbon side), time will tell. Also found that by letting it hang crooked also let's the gfo tumble in a rotating motion. In my opinion it works even better crooked. Write Your Own Review You're reviewing: BRS GFO & Carbon Reactor – Dual *How do you rate this product? *Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes No *Nickname *Summary of Your Review *Review Submit Review


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Reese's College All-Star Game
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The Reese's College All-Star Game, founded by the NABC, is a men's college basketball game showcasing 20 of the best senior players in the NCAA Division I. The two teams are coached by current and/or former college basketball coaches. The game is played annually on the Friday of Final Four weekend during the Men's Basketball Tournament. The all-star game is also played in the same basketball center as the semifinal and final games of the tournament.
Reese's also sponsors the senior all-star games for NCAA Division II and Division III, held at their respective NCAA Championships.[1]
All-Star Game results[edit]
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|Host city
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|Reese's 105, Hershey's 100
|Ford Field
|Detroit, MI
|(Reese's) Tyrese Rice, Boston College
(Hershey's) Jermaine Taylor, Central Florida
|Reese's 106, Hershey's 101
|Lucas Oil Stadium
|Indianapolis, IN
|(Reese's) Lazar Hayward, Marquette
(Hershey's) Jerome Randle, California
|West 113, East 108
|Reliant Stadium
|Houston, TX
|(West) Kenneth Faried, Morehead State
|East 103, West 99
|Mercedes-Benz Superdome
|New Orleans, LA
|(East) Jae Crowder, Marquette
(West) Ricardo Ratliffe, Missouri
|East 87, West 81
|Georgia Dome
|Atlanta, GA
|(East) D. J. Cooper, Ohio
(West) Will Clyburn, Iowa State
|East 87, West 75
|Cowboys Stadium
|Arlington, TX
|(East) Jerrelle Benimon, Towson
(West) Drew Crawford, Northwestern
|Lucas Oil Stadium
|Indianapolis, IN
|Reliant Stadium
|Houston, TX
2013 Reese's College All-Star Game[edit]
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The 2013 Reese's College All-Star Game was held on April 5, 2013, in Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA between East and West.
Ohio University's D.J. Cooper was named the Reese's Perfect Player of the Game from the East team, leading the East to an 87-81 win over the West in the 2013 Reese's Division I College All-Star Game at the Georgia Dome. Cooper was one of six players on the East team to finish in double figures as he scored 11 points to go with four rebounds while finishing with a game-high nine assists.
Iowa State's Will Clyburn was named the Reese's Perfect Player of the Game for the West as he finished with a game-high 17 points to go with eight rebounds.
The East led 43-33 at intermission as Brandon Davies of BYU led the way for the East in the first half with eight points and six rebounds.
Clyburn had seven first half points to lead the West while Mouphtaou Yarou from Villanova had a team-high six rebounds in the opening half.
The East took its largest lead of the game 60-45 with 13:45 left. The West then got back in the game by scoring eight straight to begin a 17-4 spurt cutting the deficit to just two at 64-62 following a basket by Bucknell's Mike Muscala with 7:42 left in the game.
The East led 68-66 with 5:04 left and put the game away with a 9-0 run keyed by a pair of baskets by Long Beach State's James Ennis to take a 77-66 lead with 2:11 remaining.
VCU's Troy Daniels knocked down a three-pointer with 25.6 second left pulling the West to within 83-79, but that was as close as they would get.
Ennis led the East with 13 points while E.J. Singler (Oregon) and Davies had 12 points each for the East, coached by Tennessee head coach Cuonzo Martin. Also for the East, Rodney McGruder (Kansas State) finished with 11 points while Jake Cohen (Davidson) added ten points in the win. Singler and Davies had nine rebounds each to lead the East.
Muscala added 15 points and eight rebounds while Jack Cooley (Notre Dame) finished with a double-double with 13 points and a game-high tying 10 rebounds for the West team, coached by Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg. Yarou also had a game-high 10 rebounds for the West.
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I recently played a round with rented sticks in Florida. The putter was a Kombi S which I haven't stopped thinking about since that round. Putted lights out. I would like to get custom fit for it but I noticed the length options for custom only go up to 35". I have always played a 36" putter length and feel that works best for my game. Can I get a Kombi S at the 36" length and can I order it directly from Titleist or do I need to go thru a local store? Last question - what is the size difference between the Kombi and the Kombi-S? Thank you!
Thank you Cathi. I will search for a Kombi S 35 inch and send it in for customization asap.
I found a Kombi-S! Just sent it into Scotty to customize length and to regrip and paint to make it mine. Can't wait for her to come back with all the new custom touches requested. Will post photos when I get her back. Will also post after my first round with her.
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Afghanistan Blocks YouTube Over Anti-Mohammed Video
On one hand, you have to wonder if this is what we've fought in Afghanistan all these years to see: blocking freedom of speech. On the other hand, can you blame the government of Afghanistan? They must know that theirs is the only religion that will riot, burn, destroy, and kill over a simple video
(Telegraph) The Afghan government on Wednesday banned YouTube from the country for the first time to prevent people from watching an anti-Islam film, The Innocence of Muslims, which sparked a riot in Libya that killed the US ambassador and three other American diplomats.
"Following instructions by the ministry of information and culture, the ministry of communication has ordered all service providers to block YouTube access," communications ministry official Aimal Marjan told AFP.
On third hand, Muslims sure seem to be touchy people.
He said the block had been ordered "until YouTube removes this abusive film".
And you just know that YouTube will remove it. They always cave to fascists, whether they be Progressives, Warmists, or Islamists. Now, if it was a video that demeaned Christianity, there's no way it would be removed. Partly because Google doesn't have to worry about Christians blowing up the companies people, servers, and buildings.
The Afghan presidency earlier condemned the film as "inhuman and insulting," calling for it not to be broadcast.
Know what else is inhuman? Blowing people up because they do not subscribe to your religion.
And this is what we've fought for all these years. So far the movie hasn't been removed. And does, let's be honest, look pretty dumb. But, is free speech here in America.
And what's Obama doing after giving a bland statement on what happened in Libya and Egypt (and refusing to take questions)? He's on his way to Las Vegas for a fundraiser. A complete abdication of duty. And JackM rightly points out that Team Obama used stronger language against Dinesh D'souza than against the Islamists.
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Obey thy concert commandments
LOS ANGELES -- Now that smartphones have overwhelmed the concert experience to become part of life, we must strive to reach an understanding regarding etiquette and rules of engagement.
As it stands, anarchy reigns. Frustrated technophobes grumble at wired enthusiasts during many shows, and with good reason. Deciding to document the event not only affects the documentarian but also the performer and other fans. Eager to offer a solution, we've carved onto (imaginary) tablets a reasonable set of commandments, with the aid of "divine" guidance.
The 10 Commandments of Smartphone Usage at Concerts:
1. Prior to a performance, thou shalt reduce the brightness on thy phone screen to the lowest setting before tweeting, texting, recording or playing "Temple Run."
2. Honour thy performer and venue. If they request thou bear witness without recording, thou shalt not only abide but also enforce this dictate on those who would disobey.
3. Thou shalt not invade the airspace of surrounding people. As is the law, airspace is vertical, not diagonal. Bumping the head of the person in front with thy forearm, for example, is forbidden and punishable by a pointed glare or, in extreme cases, an "accidental" beer spill.
4. Before deciding to shoot video or a photo, thou shalt survey the scene to note others already doing the same. Inevitably, those videos will land on the celestial bodies known as YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, available to thou and everyone else on Earth.
5. Those who too frequently experience the transcendence that is live music by gazing through a little screen while reality stands immediately before them may be banished to purgatory, where they shall be forced to record for all eternity the live performances of Justin Bieber and / or the Wiggles.
6. Honour thy inner voice that asks, "Will this abhorrent, low-resolution clip contribute to the betterment of the world? Will it honour the spirit of creation?" Most important: "Will I ever look at this video again?" Let thy answer be thy guide.
7. Those who employ their smartphone more than five times during a performance waste not only space but also energy, and shall be banished from all post-performance discussions or assessments of the experience. (Unless thou art a music critic taking notes.)
8. Thou shalt not talk on the phone during a performance, unless at the bar or in the bathroom. Take thy foul habit elsewhere.
9. Those who insist on recording entire performances shall inform the person behind him in advance, and allow this person the opportunity to switch seats. This process shall be repeated until an amenable (and taller) soul -- or the back of the venue -- is found.
10. Before an event, recite this truism: "Life is beautiful, and music performance is a pure embodiment of this." Honour its spirit through mindful, uninterrupted attention.
-- Los Angeles Times
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»Chicago Street Theatre
From a modest beginning as Valparaiso Little Theatre Guild to a full-fledged theater, Chicago Street Theatre has made a mark in the performing arts scene of Indiana. This intimate theater, which has a seating capacity for 130 spectators, offers a repertoire of dramas and musicals that are scheduled throughout the year. Owing to its extensive renovation in 2008, the auditorium is fitted with state-of-the-art sound and light technology which enhances the fun of watch the stellar performances of the artists. Parallel to the theater performances, the Chicago Street Theatre also hosts concert series, inviting a number of local and national artists/ bands on tour. Call ahead or visit their website to know more.
»Valparaiso Memorial Opera House
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A few months ago I was contacted by the band Resistor to do a remix for a song called Breathe. Resistor is an EBM band from Bogota Colombia. Since I had a great time there when I performed there and my friends Delectro, Modernista and Equitant were also doing remixes I said yes. The release is on Black Leather Records which is owned by Victor Lenis aka Cute Heels. Victor is a bit crazy but his music is always great.
I did the remix almost entirely on my now large Eurorack modular. The drums are Tiptop Audio 808s sequenced by a Tiptop Circadian Rhythms. I layered the snare with a Synthesis Technology E355 wavetable LFO. The bassline is a combination of a Microbrute and Synthesis Technology Cloud Generator. There is some sequenced filtering going on with a Toppobrillo Multifilter. The sequenced line that comes in at 2:45 is from an Intellijel Metropolis. The reverb it arrives under is a MakeNoise Erbeverb. I decided to re-sing the vocals. I used a Shure SM7 mic, API 512c micpre and Izotope's Nectar plug-in. There is some delay at the end on the snares from a Modcan Dual Delay. There are some vocals being manipulated for effect and those were done using a MakeNoise Phonogene. This release breaks the ice for 2015. Expect some good things!
"Label based in Colombia and devoted to Electro, Techno, New Wave and EBM." – Discogs
Listen to the entire EP here: bandcamp.com/album/breathe
Last Friday night I threw and event in Brooklyn at the Cameo Gallery. I (The Horrorist) performed and I also booked the Belgian EBM band Vomito Negro, pioneering LA Synthpunk band Nervous Gender and local band Love Pig. I also had DJs Andi, Blackwidow and Reade Truth. Lastly, I had a merchandise and vinyl collectable's table set up and run by Athan Maroulis. Athan was in the bands Executive Slacks, Spahn Ranch and currently Nior. He also worked at Metropolis Records and has the best record booth at the Brooklyn Record Flea each year so he knew what to bring!
While I perform live and DJ myself all the time this is only the 4th event I have ever done myself. The first two were in the early 2000s. One at CBGBs which got a lot of press for being one of the first techno parties at the legendary spot. The other was at a venue called Club Fun in Chinatown. The event at Fun was amazing because all 4 walls were full video screens. The third event was just this summer in Berlin. It was an EBM DJ event called Blitzlicht. The event last week was the biggest and most ambitious I've done.
I wanted a small interesting venue with a good stage in Brooklyn. I live in Brooklyn now and it's more interesting these days as far as nightlife than Manhattan. Cameo Gallery was perfect and Jify the owner was easy to work with. The size, stage, sound and backstage all met my needs. They are used to hosting many bands in a night. They had a great sound guy Brendan who helped us set up Vomito's electronic drum kit, find Euro power adapters (last minute!) and batteries for my cordless mic. They also have a small restaurant attached to the venue and since it was raining it was easy for the bands to grab a bite without getting wet and disappearing. The cherry on top is that Cameo currently has a wonderful art installation on it's ceiling. It's a thousand white "spikes" hanging from above the stage and over the crowd. When they light it up either with a moving wave pattern or solid color it's really over the top.
I've known DJ Blackwidow since the 90s. When I met her she was dating a friend of mine Eddie who worked for TVT Records. TVT distributed a techno label I did a few releases for (Mokum) and they also had recently purchased Wax Trax. Blackwidow threw her own events in Brooklyn and when I had a music studio on N. 4th & Berry she did a small goth/EBM event at Teddy's Bar & Grill on the same block. At the time she asked me if I would DJ but back then I was purely just making music. Year's later I performed a small show for her in Philadelphia. A friend who throws events here brought her up in conversation as someone to spin for this and it seemed perfect to give back a gig to her. She's been to Wave Gotik Treffen more than once and dresses the part (let's just say she looks goth!). I knew she would set the stage for the night esthetically. Incredibly she brought a purple laser with her and set it up! She played two great sets of classic EBM.
Bossa Nova Civic Club is a tiny bar and dancefloor in Bushwick, Brooklyn. It probably is the single reason people even started going to Bushwick for fun and making the area "cool". It's a mix of dealers, hipsters and good music. It has an 80s alphabet city bar vibe to it. One night I was there and a guy named Rogelio Ramos was performing live. There was only a few people in the club. He set up right on the dancefloor. A few synths and drum machines right directly on the on the floor. With a strobe light, microphone he sat on his knees and belted out a weird and amazing set. It was kinda like Soft Cell but not. I had to meet him and after a quick chat I discovered he called his music Love Pig. He had another band FBI Warning and with that band member they took the stage at Cameo. They had a Roland Juno-60, Roland SH-101 and MFB Tanzbar drum computer. Who brings such amazing equipment to a live show? Rogelio's head was wrapped like a terrorist and FBI Warning played and amazing set of melodies and drum sequences. Rogelio belted out some hyper sexual lyrics and swayed back and forth in the same vein. They were amazing and I was so glad to put them in front of a packed crowd.
There is a movie from 1979 called Breaking Away. It's about a young man in a small mid-west town so obsessed Italian bicycle racing that he speaks and pretends to be Italian. DJ Andi is like that but replace Italian bicycle racing with Belgian New Beat. She knows every record, every producer and practices DJing all day long. Not only is she obsessed with the genre and loves anything Belgian but inside this tiny genre she chooses specifically the New Beat with Egyptian melodies to go on and on about. Therefore, to know her you know the term "Begyptian". This is all coming from a person who is so young she was listening to Hanson when the New Beat scene was alive in the 80s. She performed two meticulously perfect sets.
It was my turn. I won't review myself but I will tell you I had so much fun on stage. I've made a lot of new friends in NY since I performed last here so it was great to let them see what I actually do. My current show is set up with a Roland TR-8 and Arturia Minibrute controlled by long time friend (and fellow Depeche 101 kid) Jay Serken. I control Ableton and of course vocal duties. The highlight of the show was when Matt Moran (Satronica) came on stage and sang Metal Man with me. I use a 500W light as a "prop" along with video in sync with the sequences. I've been working on a new album for a long time now. I feel like I've done 2-3 new albums already and have thrown them away. I want the new album to be very "EBM" but as an American it's not an easy task so lots of finished songs are going into the garbage bin. I was pleased to here cheers after I did a live version of DAF's Der Mussolini. In fact the main reason for perform it was to test the sounds in the track!
Speaking of EBM let's talk about the band who performed who helped create the genre! Vomito Negro took the stage around midnight. They had never performed in NYC before. Gin Devo on vocals. Sven Kadanza on electronic drums. I whole heartedly believe we are on the cusp of a lot of new genre specific music that is as good or better than the 80s stuff it tries to be. Vomito Negro has already started that trend. Earlier this year I was listening to a DJ set on Mixcloud and a song played. It sounded familiar yet new. I had to know what it was. After some research I discovered it was a new song from Vomito Negro called Obsession. I couldn't believe it. Soon I found another new track by Vomito called Enemy of the State. And there it was: A new EBM song as good as or better than any old one. It's been a long time waiting for something like that. There show was dark. Gin belted out track after track while Sven stood aggressively pounding the kit. They rarely looked at each other. True EBM in NYC.
Let's re-write history. We need to change the record books. Nervous Gender should be known as large a pioneering band such as Kraftwerk or Throbbing Gristle. They were making and performing with synthesizers synthpunk music starting in 1978! Not only were they first they were wicked. Like most new music I find I found them on Youtube. I was doing my usual playing and clicking and a song came on called Cardinal Newman. Since that day I must have played that song a thousand times. They never once performed live outside of California… until last Friday. This is a true punk band yet they all love all the same pure electronic music as I do. In the hotel they were playing DAF and using Moog iPad synth apps. The band had a member die and one member Michael had a stroke and has to sit on stage during the performance. Yet being around for a while for this band didn't mean they needed special treatment. In fact their kind demeanors hid that once they got on stage they were there to blow everyone away (and they did). Edward Stapleton's vocals are truly punk. He's Irish and was raised in a strict religious school full with god and beatings and oh boy can you hear it. Joe Zinnato on synth and vocals backs up Edwards screams and at one point switched places with Edward as lead singer. Tammy Fraser stood on synth actually reading musical notes on paper! Michael who I afore mentioned sat at a small table controlling the computer. At the soundcheck I joked to a friend that he looked like he was going to do all our accounting. I ate my words because on stage the accountant look turned to full on super villain. Hunched over the table Michael sat with one eye partially closed, a light coming up from below surrounding my three other punk maniacs screaming. Everyone at Cameo was seriously blown away.
To close out the night Reade Truth DJed. Having Reade DJ and end the show brought things full circle for me. Around 1987 my parents got divorced and my mother got a new boyfriend Doug. Every Friday Doug would give me $100 so my brother and I could go record shopping. I never thought about it until recently but now I realize it was to get us out of the house so they could get it on! I guess they did get it on quite a bit because by the time I stopped collecting records around 1992 I had over 5,000. A good portion of those records I bought at Vinylmania, Record Runner, Discorama, St. Mark's Sounds, Tower and Groove. Reade worked at Groove and recommended a lot of what I bought. His own vinyl collection is around 10,000. He still plays music from back then that I have to run up to the DJ booth to ask what it was. In fact even on Friday I did just that. No one else could have had that last slot of the night.
I will say it was a lot of work. Everyone including myself, Cameo, the bands and hotel gave a discount and worked extra hard to make the event free. The love of music. To see the full set of photos including some press about the show: click here
"Chesler performed as The Horrorist during the December 5th show, delivering a blistering set of pounding, aggro industrial." – The Brad Lebeau Company Inc
For more info: facebook.com/events/640798396029276
A couple of summers ago I performed in Sweden at the Klubb Kalabalik Festival. At that festival I saw the band Kontravoid perform and met the man behind the music Cam Findlay. At one point Cam was also a member of the band Crystal Castles. Both bands are incredible so when Cam asked me to remix his new project VOTIIV I didn't hesitate in saying YES! For VOTIIV Cam has teamed up with Kat Duma on vocals. I selected the song Bad Memory to remix.
My method of remixing music is a little different than the way most producers go about things. I like to start from scratch using my own sounds and that's what I did here. I replaced the drums with an old Korg KR-55 drum machine. To make them pop I layered the kick and snare with some Vengeance samples. For the main arpeggiating synth I used an Arturia Microbrute. The Microbrute, it's brother and the Analogue Solutions synths are probably the only new synths you can buy that sounds truly vintage. There are two synth pad sounds both coming from a Roland JV-2080. Additional sounds come from a HISS and Roar sample pack. Additional processing came from my API Lunchbox and Eurorack Modular. I can't wait to hear this in a club. By the way the track is set to FREE download. Enjoy!
"He comes to me in dreams. He tells me how I feel." – VOTIIV
For more info: votiiv.com
Posters, flyers, online ads are all shooting out around the NYC area! If you are in town this Friday night please join us!
"It's a sign! The sickest show of the year is THIS FRIDAY!!"
For more info: facebook.com/events/640798396029276
I am pleased to announce a very special event! For the first time ever in NYC: Belgian band Vomito Negro will take the stage and perform live! The pioneers in EBM (Electronic Body Music) are preparing something incredible for you. Also for the first time ever in NYC the notorious early 80's LA synthpunk band Nervous Gender will play live! Nervous Gender are one of the most unique genre busting acts out there. I (The Horrorist) will also be performing LIVE a very, VERY special show! This is more than just the seriously crazy live shows though. DJ Andi, Reade Truth and DJ Blackwidow (from Philadelphia) will turn the fantastic Cameo Gallery venue into one serious night in NYC. There will be a rare vinyl & collectables market and this event is FREE! Feel the heat!
"Who's your master? Who's your slave?" – Vomito Negro
For more info: facebook.com/events/640798396029276
I created a bank of presets for Arturia's fantastic iSEM synthesizer. The presets are available in the latest update. I also did an interview for Arturia (link). iSEM is really one of if not the best iPAD synth app. I worked hard on making these sounds so please check them out and enjoy the preset names too.
"Discover The Horrorist, the artist behind the new iSEM presets, and what he thinks about the app." – arturia.com
For more info: arturia.com/company/news/agenda/interviewhorrorist
About a month ago I threw an event in Berlin called EBM Blitzlicht. I was spending a week in Europe on tour and instead of meeting a bunch of friends at a bar I thought, "let's all DJ!". I booked a small basement club near the Fernsehturm (TV Tower) called 1820 Bar. The dance floor sits low in a pit with a cat walk surrounding it. There is a large video screen. During the event I played some videos of 80s goth dance nights. I (The Horrorist) did a DJ set and I booked Petra Flurr, Denard Henry aka Sonic Architect, DJ Death Bat and DJ Andi. Everyone played EBM, New Beat and Industrial. While it's a small genre everyone had a very different style and played different tracks. Good friends Miro Pajic, Adam X, Aga Wilk & Christian Gjelstrup (77TM), Sid Lamar (Schwefelgelb), Alison Lewis and Pieter Van Der Veg all came out and "getanzt"!. It was great to make some new friends too and as always I can't wait to visit Berlin again soon.
"The club felt full despite it being mid-week at a niche show: about 150 people came and went, clustering around the sidelines in nefarious conference, eyeing the dancers doing aerobics through smoke machine fog at the center of the room." – unsceneberlin
For more info: facebook.com/events/764871263569278
W?VES 23 – 12/10/2014 SPECIAL SUICIDE TRIBUTE TO NEW YORK ICONIC LEGENDS by W?ves on Mixcloud
Here is a DJ set and interview that covers the recent release of the "Special Suicide Tribute To New York Iconic Legends" album. I did one of the covers for the song Rocket USA. Enjoy the listen and you can hear my remix and order the album here: link
1. Suicide – Johnny – 1977
2. Novo – Cheere -2014
3. Simi Nah – Diamonds Fur coat, Champagne – 2014
4. Black Egg ft Hausfrau – Dream Baby Dream – 2014
5. L.A.A.G. – Rain of ruin -2014
6. Radical G – Ghostrider -2014
7. Adán & Ilse ft Gabi Delgado – Girl – 2014
8. David Caretta & Jürgen Engler – Wild in Blue – 2014
9. Position Parallèle – Je t'en prie – 2014
10. Nick Void – Rocket USA – 2014
11. Millimetric ft Dirk da Davo – Devastation – 2014
12. Agenda – by Felicie
"Broadcast on October 12th, 2014 at 20:00 on Radio Vibration (vibration.fm) in Brussels & Mons, Belgium. Special 'Suicide Tribute to New York Iconic Legends'. Presented by Fernando Wax, with the help of Phil Blackmarquis and Pierre Sensurround. Agenda by Félicie." – W?VES
For more info: facebook.com/wavelengthbroadcastingsystem
I (The Horrorist) will be DJing tonight in Manhattan. The event is called "Sunglasses at Night" and it will be at Leftfield (87 Ludlow St, New York, New York 10002). The dress code is "sunglasses" although you can certainly join us if you want to come with your naked eyes. Tonight will be more on the fun side meaning I will not be playing the normal dark EBM or Industrial. Tonight is everything else 80s like some lighter New Wave, AOR, Breakdance, Freestyle, etc… The event takes place in the basement room. So please join me and have some fun!
"Dresscode: Sunglasses Music: 80s (Breakdance, New Wave, AOR, Freestyle, anything that sounds good snorted off a glass table!)" – Sunglasses at Night
For more info: facebook.com/events/1488790524712597
I was looking through some old photos last night and I came across a photo of myself in my studio in 1995. It was in this room I wrote the first Things to Come Releases including One Night in NYC and many of the early Industrial Strength Records I recorded. This studio was in my mother's basement. Her bedroom was just above it. Looking back I realize how funny it is that I was screaming my head off down there. I do remember I was going to a wedding and thought, "OK I look cool lets take a photo in the studio.". So hah please look past my uncool look and let's see what gear I had!
– Atari 1040ST & SM124 High Resolution Monochrome Monitor running Cubase and Dr. T's KCS.
– Yamaha NS10M Studio Monitor Speakers driven by a Crown Microtech 500 AMP.
– Roland TR-909 Drum Machine
– Roland TR-707 (not pictured… sat to the right of the 909)
– Roland TB-303 Bassline Synthesizer
– Roland SH-101 Synthesizer
– Roland Juno-106 Synthesizer
– Roland SH3 Synthesizer
– Electrocomp-101 Synthesizer
– Roland S-50 Sampler with external monochrome CRT
– Akai S950 Sampler
– Korg SDD-2000 Digital Delay
– Mackie 1604 Mixer
– Another large old mixer (in the photo with the record, CD and DATs on it)
– Tascam 1/4″ Patch Bay
– Tascam Dual Cassette Deck
– Tascam DA-30 DAT Machine
– Turntable for Sampling Records
– Ultimate Support Systems Desk with extra "wings"
– Ultimate Support Systems A-Frame Keyboard Stand with extra "wings"
– Ultimate Support Systems 3 Tier Keyboard Stand
– 2 SKB Rackmount Cases
– Slanted 19″ Rackmount Stand with Wheels
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What Went Wrong At Ocwen, And What Happens Next? [View article]
Also, not sure you'd face the same BAC/ Countrywide legacy issue in an asset divestiture, in or out of BK. Buying the MSRs gives you servicing rights in the future. Unclear why/whether purchasing these rights would carry the liabilities of things OCN did wrong while servicing those loans in the past.
Fuzzy, agreed, but worth watching.Jan 13, 2015. 12:02 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
What Went Wrong At Ocwen, And What Happens Next? [View article]
Still, even if they go out of business, the MSRs and other assets on their balance sheet have cash value to buyers looking to built out these platforms. Someone has to service the loans, and it's not going to be the banks.
Worst case and spit-balling (never looked at their numbers before 5 minutes ago): assuming a healthy (though indeterminable) charge for future settlements, and writing off all the goodwill and intangibles, I still get a margin of safety in the low to mid single digits in the case of a forced liquidation.
Anyone know if/where the senior unsecureds trade, or was that a PP?Jan 13, 2015. 10:55 AM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
I've already said above that I don't think the author understands the capital structure in SD. His "arbitrage" trade would have you potentially losing on both sides in a typical BK scenario. But the covenants being discussed--by him and the mgmt--*are* (not "might be") with respect to the senior secured revolving credit facility--not the bonds. And the consequences of having your working credit line yanked are indeed every bit as "supremely adverse" as he says.
Jan 8, 2015. 04:18 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
He's prob talking about the revolver, not the notes. Notes typically don't have these kinds of restrictive covenants tied to earnings or leverage. They're unsecured. But I'll let the OP explain for himself...
Jan 8, 2015. 10:51 AM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Your entire premise for this article is a howler. SXDRP is EQUITY, albeit preferred equity and convertible. The 2021s are senior unsecured DEBT. They're behind the senior secured revolver, as you say, but in front of all other unsecured debt, as well as all the equity.
Re. SXDRP:"In regard to the payment of dividends and UPON LIQUIDATION, the preferred shares rank JUNIOR to the company's senior debt, equally with other preferreds of the company, and senior to the common shares of the company."
Check the prospectus for the preferreds and the 2021s if you don't believe me.
No opinion on SD one way or the other, but if you think a buyout is in the offing, just keep it simple and buy the debt in size, or hedge some of the risk by shorting the common. My guess is that at this stage of the game the trade is uneconomical.Jan 6, 2015. 01:09 PM | 3 Likes |Link to Comment
Fishing In The Oil Patch [View instapost]
Thanks so much for the detailed run-though on your numbers for recoveries/ liquidation. That's fairly conservative, I agree. And I hadn't factored in the compensatory value of the hedges, which is why I was coming up with worse numbers. Never paid these small E&Ps much mind before they suddenly all went on sale.
The preferreds still scare me, to be honest, but I began a small starter position of .5% of portfolio. Will be monitoring closely and hope that mgmt can make good on their "worst case" scenario for 2015. The risk/reward on this is just too good to overlook completely, but still can't go as deep into the water as you guys.
@ jpmist: hey, greetings, and happy new year! I didn't read all the original covenant docs on the senior and 2nd liens, but ran through the recent modifications/ waivers fairly carefully. There's nothing outlandishly bad, other than Apollo Inv is sticking them for 13-14% on the supposedly secured 2nd lien (which might give some indication about where the shotgun preferreds ought to be yielding). The only thing that's unusual (and maybe this reflects my general ignorance of the small E&P space) is that the lenders are literally telling them what wells they can drill. It's like someone adult needed to step into the boardroom and takeover their capex given all the cash that's been squandered lately on dry wells.
The serial preferred issuance at the market is also weird, frankly, but I guess it was more cost effective for them than a true senior unsecured bond issuance with a real underwriter.
Something here just doesn't smell right to me, which explains why I'm only treating this one as a lottery ticket...Jan 3, 2015. 04:39 PM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
Gundlach: Bull market for Treasurys to continue [View news story]
Using agency CMO derivatives (which most small investors can't access) allows him to express this directional view on IR and also to capture a much fatter coupon than just buying a bunch of long dated treasuries.Jan 3, 2015. 10:32 AM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
Ditching The 401(k) [View article]
Ok, so the 3% employer match isn't great, and you may not stay long enough to collect the full benefit, but even 2% is something (assuming you leave early). True--the tax advantaging is contingent on your highest adjusted marginal bracket, so in your case it may be, say, 10%. And let's assume that your fund choices aren't great in terms of either performance of fees.
Even so, you are conservatively leaving 12% on the table right off the bat by declining to participate. And if you're a true saver, as you say, and socking $ away (versus having cash in hand now in your paycheck) is a real priority for you, you can get a lot more money (up to 18K per year, plus the match) into tax advantaged accounts via the 401k than by means of individually managed accounts, and in many cases do a Roth IRA on top of the 18K. Maximizing the amount of $ that's shielded from the tax man every year has an ongoing benefit, as it's amazing how much taxes eat into gross profits, even for supposed "buy and hold" investors.
Lastly, maybe you're right and your plan options all suck. This happens frequently as (gasp) employers put little thought into designing these things. However, as mediocre as the options may be, I would bet you dollars for donuts that over a 10 year investment horizon, even dollar-cost averaging into that crappy, fee-heavy large cap US equity fund they're offering you will still outperform your own attempts to beat the S&P by assembling your portfolio of dividend growth stocks. If it were so easy, everyone would do it, and beating it isn't the point so much as doing so on a risk-adjusted basis.
But to each his own, and good luck to you, really ;)Dec 29, 2014. 08:51 AM | 21 Likes |Link to Comment
Fishing In The Oil Patch [View instapost]
How confident are you that they won't immediately hit the new covenants in the amended credit agreements? By my very quick reading (and without cross-checking against the originals) these waivers look like they were designed by the lenders as a stopper to put a brake on cash going out the door to the preferreds (or more stupid capex). Based on the current price of the Prefs, Mr. Market is assigning 100% prob of a dividend cessation in the immediate future. Wouldn't be the worst thing to preserve some cash.
Not sure on your buyback theory, though, as I'm assuming the secured lenders would insist on any FCF going to paydown the senior and 2nd liens, no? That's more or less the demand they've made w/r/t the impending Alaska credit receivable. Why would they allow cash to go out the door beneath them in the cap structure, even if, as you correctly point out, it's more accretive than drilling?
I'm also less sanguine than you on the margin of safety through the prefs. Given the huge write-downs to reserves in the last Q, don't you worry that another big chunk of their assets could vanish with the stroke of a pen? You've also got to haircut the rigs, equipment, etc. for a firesale liquidation. And with any further preferred issuance at a standstill, what's to stop them from issuing something else senior and secured to the prefs, leaving them with nothing? I notice the lenders ratcheted up to 90% their senior security claims on the assets. Doesn't exactly scream confidence in valuations.
Pretty much the only truly positive signal I see on the prefs is that one of the Directors just ponied up to buy some in the open market.
Mad props to these guys if they can make it to the other side of the mountain and carry the pref holders with them. Fantastic upside r/rw on these things. But thus far, this company looks like a well-oiled machine designed for taking money from the state of Alaska, drilling dry holes, and selling dodgy preferreds to the retail market.Dec 28, 2014. 01:38 PM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
Seventy Seven Energy: Underfollowed Special Situations Gem Trading At A Deeply Distressed Valuation [View article]
With the spin they issued 500M of unrated debt and...promptly paid it to CHK. Nice trick.
As far as revenues, assuming a 2014 annualized base of 2B, over and against OPEX of 1600, SG&A of 110M, and Interest expenses of 100M, they are/were FCF positive to the tune of 200M as of the last Q.
Stressing for a 25% reduction in revenues in 2015 and assuming some inelasticity of expenses, you get 1500-(1280+110+100)=or roughly breakeven for FCF.
Anything more than a 25% decline in revenues and they're burning cash. 50% decline and they'll burn through the revolver in 12-18 months.
Not the biggest POS in the dog park, but nothing to write home about.Dec 19, 2014. 10:14 AM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
Seventy Seven Energy: Underfollowed Special Situations Gem Trading At A Deeply Distressed Valuation [View article]
You *absolutely* have to stress for debt coverage before concluding that this is worth more than zero.
Moreover, and without even glancing at the 10-Q or other docs, I want to vent about a new favorite pet peeve of mine that I'm noticing more and more often from all the Joel Greenblatt fetishists around here. Namely, that not all "spins" are good opportunities, and many of them are outright scams intended to offload debt-ridden subsidiaries onto the gullible.
I can name a dozen recent bankruptcies that originated as "spins," which were really thinly veiled dumps of debt. Case in point: many of the Sears divestitures such as Orchard Supply Hardware. Back when spins were underfollowed and misunderstood, the Greenblatt trick worked. But now that everyone knows that everyone else knows the trick, nudge-nudge, wink-wink, companies are mercilessly spinning off debt-laded subsidiaries that are designed to fail. To me, the fact that this was a top of the market spin is a red flag NOT to invest.
No idea whether this is a bargain or not, but the fact that the senior unsecured debt is changing hands in the 50s is not a good omen.Dec 19, 2014. 09:38 AM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
Key Energy At $1: Priced Like An Option With Upside Potential To Match [View article]
On the credit agreement: looks at a glance like Wells or the syndicate agreed to relax the covenants temporarily in recognition of the FCPA problems in exchange for lowering the amount. It's scheduled to decrease to 350M by July. They may hit the new covenants. Haven't stressed for those as I assume they'd get them waived.
Not to say they can't refi and get more secured debt in front of the unsecured bonds, but I kinda like the fact that they're currently locked out of the capital markets. Rather than a long-drawn out chess game, what you see is pretty muh what you get in terms of the capital structure. They either make it to the other side of the mountain in the next 9-12 months, or they file. Equity is a call option, like hawk says.Dec 17, 2014. 01:03 PM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
Key Energy At $1: Priced Like An Option With Upside Potential To Match [View article]
I would second the author's point about the liquidity position as being strong. Taking a very conservative liquidation value of the assets, I end up with 1250M as the highly stressed NAV, over and against LT debts of 975M, for a coverage in liquidation of 1.3 times through the senior unsecured bonds. Assuming they draw down fully the revolver tomorrow, for a total debt of 1000M, there's still 1.22 coverage through the bonds, with a little something left for the equity holders.
From a capital structure standpoint, these guys are in better shape than Basic, and hence the rationale for the recent S&P UPGRADE to BB-.
But here's the problem, which Hawk slides right past. They are subject to an ongoing and expensive FCPA investigation, which is a few million a year drag in legal expense with the possibility of a nasty penalty waiting down the road.
The biggest problem, though, comes in terms of revenues. Their current annualized revenue is +/- 1250M. Assume that's the baseline for 2014. But against that, they're only generating a measly 130M in EBITDA. This provides a respectable 2.37 coverage of their 55M in annual interest expenses, but doesn't leave any margin for error.
Let's assume that revenues decline by a *mere* 25% from the baseline of 1250M, down to 950M annualized for 2015. Over and against that, they have 225M per year in G&A expenses; 55M in interest expense; and assuming some inelasticity of their OPEX (80% of previous year) or 1066M, you get total expenses of +/- 1346M.
950M-1350M=(400M) cash flow deficit based on only a 25% decrease in revenues, which would kill them in less than a year. You can do the math yourself and assume an even more draconian decline in revenues, but the results are the same: a speedy trip to Ch. 11.
One can quibble with my estimates of the inelasticity of costs as being too conservative (feel free to correct my #'s), but the bottom line is that these guys are barely cash flow positive under current conditions. I think the risk/reward on the bonds looks much better, especially given the asset coverage.Dec 17, 2014. 10:33 AM | 4 Likes |Link to Comment
BKLN Is Yielding Almost 5% And Has Over $6B In Assets, But Is It Worth The Risk? [View article]
Meanwhile, be careful with this one. $6B all trying to get out a very small door at once can get ugly. Single file, no shoving...Dec 16, 2014. 10:12 PM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
BKLN Is Yielding Almost 5% And Has Over $6B In Assets, But Is It Worth The Risk? [View article]
You're a man of great equanimity to indulge my rants ;)
We can agree to disagree on this one, all the more so if, as you say, these loans are being sourced by private equity firms such as Bain Capital and off-loaded into an ETF vehicle.
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ok so i bottled my 2.5 gallon batch of chocolate almond stout about 2 weeks ago. well i wanted to conduct a little experiment. so when i bottled, i filled 12 of them 3/4 from the top of the cap and i did the other 12 about 2 inches from the cap. so i go to try one right...... weeeelllllll, first i tried one that was 2 inches from the top. -BEER, DEFINITELY BEER, BUT FLAT AND NO HEAD RETENTION WHAT SO EVER, AND COULD NOT TASTE THE ALMOND EXTRACT AT ALL, KINDA GAVE ME A HEADACHE.... LIKE STRAIGHT LME- next i tried the one that was 3/4 from the top of the cap - MAN, 2-3 INCHES OF HEAD, ALMOND WAS THERE AS THE AFTER TASTE AND REALLY GOOD, COULD USE ALITTLE MORE TIME, BUT WAY BETTER- any ideas???? -Lee
Do you have a bottling wand? You are supposed to fill the bottle right to the top with those and when you remove it, the perfect amount of head space is left. Leaving too much room means there is too much space for the CO2 that is given off to move into before it has to be absorbed by the beer, meaning it stays flat.
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well the first beer i tried was put in the fridge and cooled. that is the one that had no head. well i opened 3 that were room temp and they went crazy. 3 inch head on it. why is the cooled beer lacking head. ????
Leave it in the refrigerator longer. If I am remembering correctly, cold liquids hold much more CO2. When it is warm, all of the carbonation wants to escape quickly. If you leave it in the fridge for a few days, you let the CO2 even itself out in the beer.
Also, 2 weeks is slightly low on how long you should let beer bottle condition. I'd let is sit for another week before chilling more.
hey thanks bro, and yeah i figured it was a little short but i like to try one every week after bottling. to get the taste right you know. i learn alot that way. but thanks again.
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