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The Spartan Podcast Celebrates 10 years
Ten years ago this month, Gary Reid, Bill Castanier, Jeff Smith and I launched The Spartan Podcast. It was one of the first of it's kind in the university space. We started out riffing on the week's news but soon began to get fascinating guests to join us, people like Lawrence Lessig, Keith Ferrazzi and Milo Radulovich.
Russ White was a guest in October of 2005 year to discuss MSU's new radio contract with WJR. He became executive producer in April of 2006 and has turned our Beggars Banquet brainstorm into a best in class multi-media archive. Here's a link to the very first Spartan Podcast from February 15, 2005.
On The Road With @MSU_Hockey
By Scott Westerman
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My trip to Madison with the Spartan heroes of MSU Men's Hockey.
To begin to understand another's journey, you must walk in his shoes. That was my goal this past weekend as I traveled with the MSU Men's Hockey Team to Wisconsin.
Our journey began at the corporate terminal at Lansing Capital Regional International Airport. A bus with the team's equipment was already in Madison. The aircraft that accommodates a group this size can't carry the hundreds of pounds of sticks, pads, helmets and uniforms that are the tools of the ice trade so ours felt a lot like a commuter hop to Detroit.
The underpinning of every excellent athletic organization is an equally gifted supporting cast. The operations team, a trainer, a doctor, a videographer, student managers and 5 of us civilians, 45 in all comprise the travel compliment. It's easy to see why winning programs require financial resources that stretch beyond ticket and concession revenue. As the team bus arrived on the tarmac, I felt a wave of gratitude for the Spartan Fund and the men and women of vision who write the checks to invest in champions.
A minus 25 wind chill stung our faces as we climbed the steps to enter the cramped confines of the charter. I'm continually amazed when I see the kids out of uniform. On the ice, they become motor geniuses, a plethora of personal brands to be celebrated, second guessed and devoured by the insatiable appetite of a 24 hour sports media beast. But without their superhero garb, they are no different than the other students I see braving the frozen tundra. Their travel bags are filled with books, laptops and homework, assignments with deadlines that don't bend to meet practice and travel schedules.
While this team boasts many NHL draftees, everyone here realizes that one day, their bodies will no longer generate a primary income stream. One day, they will earn a living with their brains. Much of their free time on this trip will be dedicated to preparing their intellect with the same intensity they exert on the ice.
One of the main benefits of being a student athlete is that your days are carefully scheduled. Show up where you're supposed to be and the organization takes it from there. Thirty seven minutes after takeoff, another bus greets us. We are bound for the Madison Doubletree, home to the temporary residents who provide competition for Wisconsin's broad portfolio of varsity sports. Carolyn Eggenberger is my handler. She gives me my keys and a list of every other participant, along with their room assignments. Earlier in the week, Carolyn emailed the full itinerary. I intend to parallel every team activity to try to get a feel for what it's like to look at the world through a the steel mesh of a Spartan hockey helmet.
My benefactor is head coach Tom Anastos. Next month will mark his fourth anniversary as the central pivot of our men's hockey program. We became fast friends soon after his arrival, two Spartan alumni who found ourselves back on campus impacting lives, in our own way, just as the likes of Amo Bessone and Ron Mason impacted ours.
I have contributed to my share of turn-arounds. Rebuilding a dynasty takes time and the hockey program is only just now beginning to show glimmers of greatness. The hardest part is enduring what feels like an unending string of setbacks. The team plays with energy, intensity and focus. But until this year, this month, the sense that we might just be on the road to greatness has been illusive. The Spartans are finally beginning to gel. I see it in the easy camaraderie they exhibit off the ice and a competitive game time vibe on the ice that challenges everyone involved to give their best effort.
Soon after we settle into our hotel rooms, we are on the bus again for The Kohl Center. The Kohl is a sprawling multi-purpose venue that morphs from ice arena to basketball court to wrestling mat to concert hall, often exhibiting multiple personalities within the same 24 hour period. We see that it's set up for a Lady Badger basketball game with Maryland, relegating our practice to a serviceable facility within the complex dedicated to the women's hockey program.
It seems incredible that, once upon a time, people didn't treat student athletes of both genders with equanimity. Title 9 drove that cultural evolution and today, we are its beneficiaries. The visitor's locker room has been well prepared by our advance team. Athletes are just like the rest of us. They have comfortable routines that turn the internal ferocity of competition down a notch. Lockers are assigned to maximize energy, minimize distractions and promote the chemistry that separates the exceptional from the ordinary. And so it is that our accoutrements here mirror Munn's locker room arrangement as closely as is architecturally possible. I'm invited into the private room reserved for the coaches. Ron Boyd and John Draeger are watching video of their Penn State performance with assistant coach Kelly Miller. The atmosphere is almost like that of a library. Coach Miller brings a quiet intensity to the proceedings. It's circle of radiation encompasses the two defensemen and quickly ropes in my attention.
From above, a hockey rink is divided into smaller fields of battle. How the enemy enters your territory determines your defensive strategy. Every sector has it's strengths and weaknesses and proper troop placement is essential to protecting goalie Jake Hildebrand from incoming howitzer fire. Coach Miller's 15 years of NHL battle tested experience is on display here. He demonstrates how minute adjustments can mean the difference between protection and penetration. Ron and John drink it all in.
Likewise, an offensive attack is akin to an aerial dogfight, where fighter planes pass a single rocket between themselves until one has the best shot at the target. By any sane analysis, scoring appears to be an impossibility.
Practice is carefully divided into exercises to sharpen passing and shooting, offense and defense, with speed laps in between. The forty minutes spent here is just a tune up for Friday night. The fundamentals have long been sharpened, each man's assets and weaknesses are well documented. Today's exercise is much like the last mileage before a marathon. If the mojo isn't inculcated by now, it won't be tomorrow.
Lisa Byington, the ubiquitous sports journalist who will cover the game on the Big Ten Network watches from the stands. The press, especially those on television, have a true symbiotic relationship with their coaching counterparts. It is an arranged marriage that both parties alternately appreciate and dislike. The reporters must ask the sometimes tough questions that attract a loyal audience. The coaches want favorable promotion of their programs. Recruits and their parents can be just as influenced by the commentary as they are by the game, so sound bytes that put the good and the bad in the proper context are the golden nuggets that coaches hope will be picked up and promoted. Journalists learn from experience to sniff these things out and come to the task with the cynicism of a veteran beat cop. Athletes and those who lead them share an equal measure of distrust, worrying that sensation may trump reality. It's an uneasy mating dance.
The bus is loaded with our non combatant passengers as the team files aboard for the ride to Prime Quarter, a grille-it-yourself steak house. My travel schedule provides many opportunities to overextend an appropriate food intake, so I opt for small portions and a maximum of the green stuff that Colleen insists will prolong the quality and quantity of my life. My tiny fillet looks like an island surrounded by the continental sized steaks that are essential fuel for athletic bodies. Villam Haag and I discuss his post graduation plans. He's an advertising major with a hint of his Swedish heritage accenting our conversation. It strikes me again how unaffected this team is by the white hot attention that often surrounds student athletes. Villam is a truly nice guy. He reminds me (they all remind me) of what my own son, Brandon, was like at this age. Approachable, friendly and still trying to figure out how to create a rewarding, productive life.
I pick a corner seat at the team table and talk with Jake about our favorite NHL goalies. this is a subject he has studied carefully, integrating the best of their moves into his own toolkit. It's a collection that has served him well. With reasonable fighter protection from his defensemen, it's rare that a puck gets past him. There are three of us at the table who own Green & White Shinola watches, Mackenzie MacEachern, Michael Ferrantino and I, so that becomes a topic of conversation. But the bulk of the dialogue isn't much different from what you would hear at Brody Square at any given meal time. These are normal kids.
We return to the hotel at around 9:30. Coach Anastos gives the team a little later wake up call than originally planned. Four of us adults repair to the bar to talk about the day. Sherraine Pencil from MSU's Office of Compliance Services joins Tom, Kelly, Carolyn and me. We all select a glass of our favorite style of red wine and the conversation soon turns to things other than hockey. We come to the present from circuitous paths and I enjoy hearing tales of other fascinating careers. These are men and women of true depth, who have the same hopes and fears as the rest of us. By the time we head for the elevators, we know a little more about one another. Common ground is revealed. Friendships are deepened.
I resolve to experience game day in total parallel with the team. Breakfast is at 9 and immediately afterward we head to the arena. It has been transformed into a hockey venue. The confines are larger than Munn with another ten feet of ice behind each goal. Jake recognizes this immediately. Coach Miller will later point out the risks in the corners with a reminder that, "nobody ever scores a goal from behind the net." This practice is even shorter. Just twenty minutes. We're back in the hotel by eleven watching videos detailing Wisconsin's offensive attack. They are in the midst of a season of struggle, but won a game last week and will come into tonight's contest with some renewed confidence. And something to prove. It's a feeling our guys know all too well.
There is time for the kids to finish homework, take a nap and "hang out". The wheels of the MSU Alumni Association continue to turn, even when I travel, so I open up the laptop and wade through a mountain of email until it's time for the 3PM team meal.
The food is serviceable, not quite up to the standards delivered by MSU's Culinary Services Team. But it gets the job done. Refueled, it's back to the bus and off again to the Kohl.
"You wait a lot." That's what Coach Anastos tells me as we sat in the visiting coaches locker room. And, "The waiting," as Tom Petty famously puts it, "is the hardest part."
The team begins their pre-game rituals. "Uptown Funk", the latest Bruno Mars creation blares through a speaker in the locker room. Director of Hockey Operations, Phil Osaer, attends to the vagaries of the house television system so that we can grab the all-important video for post game review. Videographer Justin Garrant checks the batteries on his camera. Athletic Trainer, Dave Carrier, glances at the contents of his go-box. After three decades he knows instantly, instinctively if everything is where it should be. The team's student managers do their thing, nearly invisible but essential to the successful functioning of the program. A Big Ten rep comes to ask for the starting line-up. All of this sounds frenetic on paper, but there ends up being a lot of time to wait and think. Will we capitalize on the Penn State sweep? Ohio State gave us a gift with a strong win over Michigan earlier tonight and all at once our kids have the opportunity to move toward first place in the conference. But are we ready?
The energy is high when Coach Anastos gives his pre-game speech. There are cheers as the starters are announced. And before we know it, it's game time.
Few sensations compare to being at ground zero during an NCAA Division 1 contest. I've stood behind Tom Izzo and Suzy Merchant at the Brez and have witnessed touchdown plays develop from the edge of the field at Spartan Stadium. But hockey holds a special place in my heart. Growing up in Ann Arbor, we laced up skates whenever and wherever we could. Hockey Night In Canada was required prime time viewing for any kid who could pick up Channel 9 in Windsor. Gordie Howe was our hero and nothing could beat the feeling of firing that black circular piece of compressed rubber into a well protected net.
Tonight I get to witness all of this from the team box at ice-side.
"The first rule," Coach Anastos says, "Always keep your eye on the puck. It can come at you quick when you are this close."
I know that one well, having taken a line shot to the face many years ago. A concussion rattles the hard drive in your head, slamming your brain into a circular loop of confusion and locking your short term memory into a three minute box. You ask the same questions over and over and forget them almost as soon as they are answered. I don't intend to miss imprinting every minute of this evening into my memory banks.
I must have watched literally hundreds of hockey games in my time. But witnessing it like this, up close and personal, compresses time. The puck drops and before you know it the PA announcer is saying, "One minute left in the period." Lines changes are fast and furious. The players become extensions of one another, yelling encouragement and intel as they jump in and out of the box. The dedicated spectator develops a players sixth sense It's possible to see the action begin to develop. You instinctively feel when a combatant is outside of his box and can visualize every vector to the goal. But even real time can compress beyond our ability to perceive it.The laws of time and space seem to bend. Mistakes are made and points are scored in this place. Those who can effectively exist in such an unnerving environment become stars.
As close as this team may be to one another as men, they fail to congeal tonight. A nano-second's distraction, the tiniest reduction in speed, a momentary lapse in focus; these are the things that distinguish the victorious from the vanquished in the rarified altitude of elite athletic endeavor. And ours is still a young program, often uneven, prone to both greatness and disappointment. Our defense provides two opportunities too many and the Badgers slip a pair past Jake Hildebrand to cement a 2-0 lead in the second. Even though we out shoot our opponents 33-18, Wisconsin's all-conference goaltender, Joel Rumpel turns 32 of our scoring thrusts away. Only Joe Cox finds an opening, assisted by Ryan Keller and Michael Ferrantino.
When the final horn sounds, we come up short, 3-2.
This team knows what happened. Coach Anastos made that crystal clear during the second intermission. Why it happened is harder to discern. Did the Penn State sweep give us undeserved confidence? Was there something we could have done to better prepare? Or is this just part and parcel of a program that is still finding its center?
It's easy for spectators to over analyze. This is the province of armchair analysts, and those who purchase ink by the barrel. The actual inhabitants of this arena feel its outcomes with a far more visceral introspection. Victories are easily and magnanimously shared with the team. Dealing with a setback is intensely personal. It's a grieving process every bit as complex as the Kubler Ross continuum. Those who can sustain excellence allow themselves to work through each stage, compartmentalizing when necessary to re-focus on the adjustments that are essential to winning… the next time.
For that is the ultimate aim of every endeavor: to live to fight another day.
"I never lose. I win or I learn." This is the phrase that those in search of excellence internalize. By the time we've finished the post game meal at the hotel, iPads have been loaded with video from today's game. Those who would win tomorrow will dissect each scenario tonight, replaying every sequence in their mind. It is in this ephemeral theater that they will sharpen their awareness of what is happening around them, pre-playing what they expect to encounter tomorrow, this time being in the right place at the right moment to take the right actions.
Wisconsin will also adjust. They are in the best possible position, coming into the series with a confidence building win and a season of suffering for which they intend to atone.
How we apply what we learned from last night's experience will speak volumes about who we are and what we will become.
Saturday dawns and Coach Anastos clears the room of every distraction. From now on, only he, coach Miller and the players will interact. It's time to close the doors to the monastery and concentrate on the precepts with zen-like precision.
He tells me later that it's a phone conversation with his wife that flips his own switch. "You need to get back in the game and lead these kids," she says. If you are married to a coach there are moments when you become the coach. Coach Anastos banishes last night's emotions from his mind and inspiring words emerge. Tonight the locker room is a different place. The moment a team becomes one is something you have to experience to understand. It's the athlete's ultimate high. A well prepared, deeply connected team can be unstoppable.
That's exactly what happens tonight. The metamorphosis is stunning. From the banter on the bench to the acuity of the execution, these Spartans came to play. They gave Jake Hildebrand an important shutout. One more this season and he will be the best defender in the league. Penn State beats Minnesota in overtime, leveling the playing field. Statistically speaking this team stands right where they stood coming into Friday's contest. All sins are forgiven. They remain in control their own destiny.
There are still many areas where this team can improve. But they were able to capitalize on failure as the learning experience it always is. And prevailed, as "Spartans Will."
It's just after midnight, Eastern Time, as our charter climbs into the Wisconsin night sky. I gaze at the stars. Their comforting steadfastness clears my mind and I begin to ponder all that I've seen and learned this weekend.
At the forefront is a deep gratitude to Tom Anastos and his team for allowing me access to their most personal moments. It's not easy to open one's heart to others. In a profession surrounded by the judgmental, authenticity is the greatest gift a person can give. Tom gave that to me in abundance.
I'm also grateful to my good friend, Mark Hollis for continually demonstrating how athletics truly is a microcosm of existence. Every emotion humanity is capable of feeling is played out on this small stage. Our, parents, teachers, mentors and coaches will do what they can to educate and inspire, but in the end, each team member knows that future outcomes are always the result of sustained individual contribution. There are no secrets to success. It is how we consistently apply knowledge, skill sets, awareness and execution in the direction of achievement that determine the extent of our triumphs.. or travail.
This is the essential lesson life can illuminate for each of us. Many will assign blame for their situation to others. The currency of accountability is available to all. And yet, only the few see it as the gold mine it truly is. Enlightened Spartans come to understand that we are all self made. Only the accomplished will admit it.
As I re-read this post one final time, the lights of the Lansing airport come into view. I'm struck by the fact that after 60 years of life, I, too, still have much to learn.
Elie Wiesel's words dance through the halls of my jumbled mind palace, laughing at the successes and failures I have filed there, and whispering a warning: "Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself."
Don't tell me I can't!
By Scott Westerman
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My friend, Brian Willis, writes a great blog about maximizing human potential. He believes that life's most important question is, "What's Important Now?" And he's right. We'll talk more about that one sometime soon. But today I want to expand on his recent blog post about "The True Meaning of 'I Can't'".
"How many times in your life," Brian asks, "has someone told you that you can't do something?"
And he shares this nugget of wisdom from Sean Stephenson: "If someone tells you, 'You can't' they really mean, 'I can't.'"
I love it when someone tells me that something can't be done. It almost always inspires me to prove that it can.
Early in our radio careers, my college roommate, Steve Schram and I were often told,"you can't". There is a lot of "no" in radio. We made a pact that whenever that happened we would challenge one another to work harder, get smarter, act and dress in a more professional manner and out hustle the competition. If someone told us we couldn't do something, we immediately set out to prove that we could.
I credit that attitude to every success I've enjoyed ever since.
When I first read Dr. Vicktor Frankl's amazing book, "Man's Search For Meaning", I was fascinated to learn who survived the Nazi death camps. It was the people who had something they desperately wanted to do. It was often the desire to see loved ones again. For some it was as simple as living long enough to get back at the guards.
But they created that fire in the belly that drove them to succeed even when the reality of what they saw made it feel like the odds were stacked against them.
I'm still on the lookout for things that put a fire in my belly. That fire pushes through fear, obstacles and conventional wisdom. It keeps you going when everything around you tells you to give it up. Fire turns iron into unbreakable steel. It turns a placid pool of water into powerful steam that can warm the coldest heart and bring light to the darkness.
And nothing stokes that fire like hearing someone tell you something can't be done.
Remembering Don Herro
By Scott Westerman
The elements that so mix to create the tapestry of words and deeds that reveal our character is the creation of many artists. If we are lucky, there are singular people who come into our lives at just the right moment, guiding our adventures in the direction of excellence.
In my life, one of those amazing individuals was Don Herro. My first impressions of the man were reflected through the prism of his children. Inclusive, magnanimous, focused and fun, they welcomed me quickly into the family. I saw it happen to many others, too. When you were at the Herro's, it immediately felt like home.
With Don, you were always the center of attention. He greeted you with a smile and a handshake that telegraphed acceptance. He was fascinated by your story and you got the sense that you were the most important person in the room.
It was later that I learned that these elements were central to the achievements of a brilliant business man. You expect successful people to wear status on their sleeve. Don never did. For him, the ins and outs of leading a customer focused team were a fascinating puzzle to be solved. When things went well, he praised the team. I never knew if they didn't because Don always had faith in a positive outcome and radiated confidence and humility at every turn.
Don knew sorrow and loss. The passing of our years bring us both frustration and joy. But he never lost his resilient spirit. If retirement had any disadvantage for Don, it was the fact that it was harder for him to roll up his sleeves and jump into the fray to solve the world's problems. But I will always remember him as a man for whom each challenge faded with the setting sun and each new day dawned with fresh opportunity.
The most important thing to Don was family and he was quick to extend the definition to the teams he served and to the dozens of friends he picked up along the way. He epitomized one of my favorite maxims, "Strangers are only friends we haven't met yet."
Perhaps the most important lesson Don taught us was to pay it forward. He modeled self sufficiency and the Midwestern work ethic. And he helped us learn to fly without a wingman, even though we always knew he would instantly be by our side in time of need.
His passing leaves a huge hole in our hearts. But Don Herro taught us well. Even though he has shed a body that no longer could contain his spirit, that spirit still flies beside us. Don Herro's essence is indelibly etched into the tapestries of the people we are becoming. We have the potential to be his living legacy. That certainty is cause for celebration and will continue to comfort us and inspire us to be the best we can be.
And to pass it on.
Some final thoughts from Dallas
And so ends another memorable Spartan footballl season.
It shall be recorded that the only teams to have besmirched a perfect record for our young men will now compete, on this same Dallas field of battle, in the first-ever national championship game. Of course, there will be voices will likely argue otherwise. This is a world where fandom biases are extreme and the ability to shout across social media gives equal time to all points of view. But, having watched this program grow and mature during my 5 years as an alumni servant at MSU, I contend that these Michigan State University Spartans have earned the right to be recognized as the number 3 team in the nation.
As ever, number one in every true Spartan's heart!
What it means to be a Spartan
The night before every important athletic event, I always try to recenter myself by thinking about what it means to be a Spartan. Being a Spartan is not just a degree from a university or your name on the back of a jersey. It is not resting on the accomplishments of our forbears nor taking credit for the achievements of others. Being a Spartan is walking the talk. It is living a belief system that promotes service above self, fairness, inclusiveness, tenacity, beneficence, personal engagement, a thirst for continuous learning, self improvement, excellence and class. It is the courage to deal with darkness without losing faith in the sunshine. It is fighting for what is right, even when it may not be the popular thing to do. It's going the extra mile when everyone else has given up.
Being a Spartan is not a given. It is earned every day. Many may claim it, but only a few truly live it.
Where there is arrogance, Spartans Will be magnanimous.
Where there is negativity, Spartans Will find the positive.
Where there are setbacks, Spartans Will rise above them.
Where there is anger, Spartans Will defuse it.
Where there is excellence, Spartans Will exemplify it.
When everybody else has lost their cool, Spartans Will stay centered.
Where there is a job to be done, Spartans Will get it done.
Who will be part of the solution to the world's biggest problems in 2015? Spartans Will.
Monday Motivator: What I've Learned
By Scott Westerman
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"Carpe Diem!"
This will be my 327th Monday Motivator. And at long last, I'm closing the book.
Our weekly visits have been an often enlightening exercise in self discovery. I've enjoyed the discipline of studying life's ups and downs and finding a deeper understanding the habits of happiness. It has stretched my mind, helped me over some of the bumps along the way and crystallized, for me at least, what's important, and what's not.
Before signing off, I wanted to share a few of the things I've learned. (more…)
Monday Motivator: Do Something
By Scott Westerman
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Twitter #QOTD? "Social media's biggest irony: The loudest complainers are often least likely to personally engage to affect meaningful change."
If Shakespeare had a Facebook account, he might say that, words without actions are but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: .. a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. (more…)
This Holiday Be Grateful For Those Who Serve
By Scott Westerman
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I marvel at our men and women in uniform. These days, it's hard to get kids to make this a career, so I have a particular appreciation for those who have dedicated themselves to protecting our way of life for decades.
They must work, even on the days we do not. Money may not be their primary motivator. They are dedicated and steadfast at their posts, doing the things we take for granted. The things we won't do. (more…)
Remembering Tanna
I can't remember which of us said it but there was a lot of discussion about the particulars. Our house in Florida was small back then and the kids were not yet in high school. We had tried our luck with a Brittany Spaniel several years before but drew a hair brained knucklehead, out of control from the start and clearly unable to make the trip with us from Illinois to Florida.
It took awhile but we somehow settled on the Yorkshire Terrier breed and rescued our first, "Casey", from the puppy mills that churn out product for pet shops.
Casey was high strung, barked a lot and didn't like being snuggled. But boy was she protective. Even the hint of a tickle fight and she was all in, biting the stronger competitor as if she knew who might need the help. (more…)


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How To Clean And Restore Old Wood Furniture
Alternate punny post title: Some Midcentury Microdermabrasion. Ok, so yesterday John explained how we hunted down an old thrift store table and repaired its rickety legs. And since we're nothing if not honest when it comes to keeping things real-time in this little DIY diary of ours (if something takes two days, it earns two posts – and if a kitchen takes four months, it earns about a hundred) here's the second chapter for our little dresser-turned-media-cabinet. The title of which could be: How I Showed A Dingy Old Wood Dresser Some Sweet Sweet Love. Or Dr $herdog And Her Scrub-tastic Tricks. You know, depending on your mood.
So let's dive right into how I brought this 50+ year old piece back from scratched and bedraggled territory. Here are my tools. It's a pretty simple equation.
Yup, you read that right. Ladies and gentlemen, my first weapon of choice was a Magic Eraser. I've found that for old beat up pieces like this, it's great for scrubbing off years of grime. It essentially does the same thing as very fine steel wool or sandpaper does (but seems to be more gentle on the hands). The cool thing is that sometimes what you think are paint streaks and scratches actually can be buffed off with the eraser so the wood is back to looking downright sexy again. For example, see this detail shot that I took of the bottom right side of the cabinet before I did any scrubbing?
Here it is after about five minutes of buffing that area with a damp Magic Eraser:
I did the same buffing thing all over the top, the sides, and even the legs (tip: you might want to test it on an out of the way spot to make sure it doesn't mess with your piece's finish, but if it's dry old wood like this guy it should work just like high grit sandpaper and just buff things down a bit).
Then it was time to clean out the inside of the drawers. Those were musty and dusty, so it was less about buffing them down to their original glory like it was for the exterior, so my approach changed. I just used an old rag moistened with white vinegar to wipe down the insides of each drawer. That removed all the dust, and since vinegar is also great for absorbing/removing musty smells in old wood, it was amazing how that tangy vinegar went on smelling strongly but then dried to have no smell at all (so those formerly musty drawers smelled like nothing at all as well). Huzzah.
Here's how she looked after about a few hours of working the outside with the Magic Eraser and the inside of each drawer with a vinegar-moistened rag.
It's a far cry from the muddled old finish that we saw at the thrift store, right? Now you get the post title, right? It's like I hooked her up with some nice microdermabrasion, right? Dr. $herdog doesn't mess around.
The next step was letting her sit out in the sunroom with her drawers all open so everything could evaporate and fully dry out (all the vinegar-wiped drawers need to full air out so the bitter smell dissipates). Then about eight hours later we finally (finally!!) brought her into the living room. Nothing like waiting over two years to find the right media cabinet.
We eventually plan to use a drawer or two for the TV components instead of sitting them on the floor (we can either hinge the front of that drawer for easy remote-access to them or use one of those cool RF remotes that work through wood) but this works for now.
And speaking of planning, we also originally planned to paint the top, sides, and bottom of the piece white (while leaving the rest of it in the same wood tone that you see now – sort of like this but wood where the white is and white where the wood is) but now that we've scrubbed it down and brought it into the living room we actually like it just the way it is.
We already have a white desk, a white table, and a white ottoman in the room, so the wooden media cabinet balances nicely with the wooden console that we built for behind our sofa along with the wood-framed chalkboard that we made. We even like the original hardware (although you never know if we'll see something awesome and be completely seduced). Now that I'm sitting here staring at it, I actually think the existing hardware could look great in an oil-rubbed bronze finish since the curtain rods on both sides of this piece (as well as the dark TV on top of it) are that tone. So that's always a possibility down the line. Either way you know I'll keep you posted.
I'd also love to use some sort of wood restoring seal/topcoat to coat the cabinet (since it's pretty dry and not really very glossy at all) – just to bring back even more luster. I hit up Home Depot and grabbed something that I'm dying to try, so I'll be back with pics and details for ya about that – maybe along with a tutorial for hinging a drawer for those media components or giving an RF remote a try? Might not get around to it for a few weeks with all of our book tour travel coming up, but I can't wait to get 'er done.
Oh and as for securing the TV so it's kid safe, we use this anchor system to keep it in place (here's a picture of it with our last media cabinet from this post, but it's the same system, we just unattached it and reattached it higher on the wall to work with the new cabinet). We've also had luck using similar systems for tethering desks and dressers and leaning mirrors to keep them from tipping (more on that here).
Now we're just basking in the glory of a not-too-low TV that actually doesn't make the whole room feel sofa-heavy (that side of the room always felt more substantial thanks to the teeny old TV table). Ooh yeah, I'm going to stuff those abundant drawers with all of Clara's games and toys that runneth over. Momma's excited about that. Oh and as for the old TV cabinet, we just craigslisted it for $30 yesterday! So in the end this new $59 TV cabinet was more like $29 after you put that $30 craigslist payment back in our pockets.
Is anyone else trying to bring an old piece of furniture back to its former glory? Have you ever used a vinegar wipe-down to de-must drawers? Have you tried the Magic Eraser approach on old grungy wood? I'm not sure it would be a good idea on something super shiny (sealed/lacquered) since it might make tiny scratches in the finish, but for old dry wood that looks beat up and battered already, it certainly removed a lot of things that I thought were deeply rooted into the stain (they must have been sitting right on top). Word up to less-beat-up-than-you-thought furniture.
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It looks great! I can't believe how well it cleaned up.
Another note on the RF remote (I mentioned it yesterday) – I love it for keeping little hands away from the components and keeping fingers from getting pinched in drawers/doors. The other bonus is that you don't have to be anywhere near the TV to use the remote. We play music a lot and can change the songs from the kitchen since the remote works through walls, etc. How cool is that??
Ummm, that dresser is down right sexy. We use vinegar to wipe down our thrift finds too. Works wonders on funky smells :)
What a difference!! I love this piece and love even more that it was such a steal! I wish magic erasers worked for everything though…last year I found these awesome old suitcases that were just a little worn and dirty so I tried using a magic eraser on them (startng on the bottom so I could test it out where I wouldn't see it). Unfortunatly the eraser started to take off the blue coloring. I have no idea what the suitcases are made of but I am so glad I tested it on the bottom before ruining the whole shabang!
wow, it looks so awesome, and i'm glad you are keeping it in its original finish for now–i think it looks great as-is. and what a smart tip with the magic eraser, would not have thought of that but it makes complete sense! definitely hoping you give us some tips on the wood sealer down the line as i've got a great MCM dresser that needs some elbow-grease and love. safe travels, hope you enjoy austin!
Glad to hear you decided not to paint it! The wood is absolutely gorgeous after the fantastic Magic Erasering (any word can be a verb, right?) you did.
MIA is basically what i've been looking for to replace my 4 x 4. i'm pretty jealous!
I have a great Art Deco bar that has seen better days. I found it on Craiglist and was hoping to find a way to clean it up without having to completely refinish it. Now I can't wait to try a Magic Eraser and see what happens. Thanks!
It looks amazing! What a transformation and what an amazing bargain!
I have seen lots of media cabinets like this where they take out the middle column or top row of drawers for open storage. Maybe your other components could go there?
Magic Erasers truly are magic–especially with an (almost) 3 year old in the house! Never would have thought to use it on furniture, though. It looks beautiful! And score major points for all that extra storage space!
What a find! Great job restoring that beautiful piece of furniture. I also enjoyed reading about the wooden console. Great idea! I'll be sure to bookmark it for future woodworking.
Love those Magic Erasers! I recently brought my son into the office with me on a weekend, he drew on the wall with a dry erase marker! It literally happened in about .4 seconds. I was mortified, and my Mom who lives nearby came to our rescue with the Magic Eraser!
Quick question – You mentioned how you secure the TV to the wall. Do you have any recommendations for securing furniture to the wall in a child's bedroom? I have an old dresser that should be secured to the wall – but I admit I cringe at adding more holes to the wall. I tend to rearrange furniture often. All the big box stores sell the ones you screw into the wall, any alternatives either of you might be aware of? Thanks!!
That looks like the perfect size for your TV, what an awesome steal!
I'm SO glad you posted this. I just got a (ridiculously cheap!) gorgeous old antique desk/bench at an antique shop the other day. I was originally going to paint the top of it a glossy white but I love how it is so much. I scrubbed it out with vingear, but it didn't do anything for the scratches. I'm so happy to try the magic eraser! I also picked up something at Home Depot to help shine/seal it, but it wasn't a stain or anything. I wonder if it's the same thing!
Gorgeous! I never would have thought of using a Magic Erasure for this application. Great job!!!
"Eraser" (sigh)
Looks great, I love mid-century furniture, and I love how you kept it the original finish :)
Love it! Such a steal and exactly what your living room needed!
Crazy to think those Magic Erasers are capable of cleaning an old dresser.
Wow! Talk about balancing out a space. Everything looks so much more proportionate (proportional? Proportioned? In proportion?) The size of everything works much better together is what I'm trying to say! And I personally love the projects that involve simple TLC and elbow grease.
A great post! The Magic Eraser is a good (less invasive) place to start on a piece that doesn't really need a full strip-and-refinish. Another product I've used with success is Restore-A-Finish. They also have an oil finish that might be good for your piece. Or you might want to consider paste wax.
I wouldn't have thought to use a magic eraser on furniture either! I did use it on my older white MacBook. It was amazing at buffing scuffs off of that!
Hi Sherry and John–
Long time lurker, first time poster. My wife and I love your blog! Great work on that dresser-turned-media-cabinet. What an amazing find.
As far as putting the video components inside the cabinets, you shouldn't need to go all crazy with an RF remote (which can get really expensive) — just this affordable IR repeater: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011009&p_id=9895&seq=1&format=2
I used it when I put built-in cabinets in our living room, and now all our video components — receiver, TiVo, Blu Ray, Apple TV — are completely out of sight. That particular IR repeater is very fast and responsive, so if you're thinking about hiding the equipment I'd recommend giving it a look.
Just make sure you ventilate the back of whatever space you put the video components in. Good luck!
Could you offer any more information for readers now exploring this option? Would this work with a Charter DVR HD Cable box and remote? Thanks Matt!
Wow, I'm amazed! I thought for sure you were going to have to sand and restain that piece. It looks so great!
AHHH!! I LOVE this! Looking for something similar for our living room! :) Will have to keep the mr.clean + vinegar in mind!
Happy traveling today! :)
I'm still not sure how you found such a fantastic piece for $59 bucks!! You must have had a coupon!
Looks great, I love it. I just wanted to suggest using Miss Mustard Seed Hemp Oil all over the piece to condition the wood and shine her up. I've used it on a lot and LOVE it! Just my two pennies :)
Great idea. I would think it would dry out the wood (which is probably already pretty dry from age/neglect.) Any plans to treat it with some kind of furniture body lotion?
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Take a look at my unusual green tipped daffodil mutant
I appear to have a very unusual sport of daffodil "ice king". I have a couple of these in the middle of a big clump of Ice King.
Have you ever seen green tipped daffodils? I grow many different kinds but have never seen any like this. From Garden Misc
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That is awesome looking Brenda! I just love it when unusual things like that happen in the garden. Let us know if it does it again next year...
-schoolhouse, I found seeds on one of my daffs and they are hard, round, and a dark blackish color.
Sorry, but that isn't a genetic mutation, its weather damage. You can see the actual "burnt" area on the tip of the outermost petal (the one at the 7:00 position in the photo).
I had a lot of this this year, too, on certain varieties. Happens more to the double/split cup types such as 'Petit Four' or 'Tahiti'.
Sure doesn't look like burn to me, those brownish areas appear like fade or die off; see the green even on the curls inside? Well, weather damage or not it sure is interesting. I've never seen anything like it on mine.
I'm going to look for those black seeds later on CMK. Thanks.
I have no knowledge of this sort of effect, but I don't think this is really a "symmetrical" effect. It looks like it occurred on the upper tip of the bud before it opened up, and now that the flower is in full bloom, the effect shows up on each outer petal and some of the inner ones.


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I'm fermenting a light lager beer at 50 degrees.
All is going well, gravity went from OG 1.043 to 1.006 in one week. (I pitched 2 packs of Wyeast Pilsner 2007 w/ starter and it fermented nicely.)
I checked the gravity today and got 1.006. I noticed a thick white film on the top of the beer. I stuck in my "turkey baster" (after being sanitized) to get my sample wort. The beer tasted good and for a light lager (my first attempt) I was shocked at how good it tasted. I need to do a diacetyl rest from what I've read, but I don't know how soon to do that. I figured two weeks...but the beer has fermented better than expected and I don't want the yeast to peter out too soon before I warm it for the D-rest for about 48 hours.
Question: is the thick, white layer of foam MOLD? or yeast residue?
And should I do the diacetyl rest NOW or wait a couple more days? I will eventually rack and lager for about a month before bottling.
I worry about the thick film on top of the beer...but it tastes good and no bad smell or anything. I just don't want a problem if I can catch it prior to being a "mold" problem.
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probably not mold. I hear mold is actually hard to grow in beer. it could be some other undesirable growth, but if it tastes good, I'd suspect it is just some yeast and krausen. if it is down that far in gravity, I'd think you could do the d-rest now, then rack and lager it.
I hope that yeast is a good one, I'm about to use it for the first time.
This is my first attempt at a lager.
I wanted something my dad would like, and for that...I needed to keep it like BUD/MILLER (etc...) I just used 7 lbs. of Pilsner and .5 lb rice solids.
It's got a nice malty taste and the 1 oz. of Hallertau hops blended right into the background. (keeping it about 18 IBU's)
Anyway, I can't normally do LAGERS in NC, without the aid of cold weather and my garage getting to 50 degrees. (and we've had snow and ice lately, so that helps) I keep my 5 gallon fermenting bucket in a larger bucket of water and add ice if needed. The water surrounding the fermenting bucket keeps the temperature fairly stable even on the days it got to 55-60 degrees outside. (My fermentation has been at 50-54 degrees for the entire week!)
I only made a 4 gallon batch, so maybe it is finishing up?
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You should read Radical Brewing by Randy Mosher. Its a great book and there is a chapter on historic brews. He talks about Kvass and has a recipe in there. Lots of other great ideas and other recipe's too! Its reasonably priced and an easy read!
There is a local nano-brewery here near Pittsburgh that gave this a shot. I went out to chat with him and he sent me home with a growler of it so I could review it for him on beer advocate. Again, as seems to be the case with a lot of attempts at this, it wasn't perfectly true to form...about 2.5% alcohol and he used a little bit of brewer's yeast in addition to the bread just to kickstart the fermentation. It wasn't all that good. It tasted like a watered down citrus drink to me and as you can imagine, it was VERY yeasty in taste.
I just bottled it and now I have to wait 4-5 days to carbonate... It says to rebottle off the sediment but I'm just gonna treat it like a beer and pour it off from yeast layer... It looks and smells disgusting but nothing flat and yeasty looks appetizing. I wasn't brave enough to taste it. I put some raisins in there cause recipe said so.. Can't wait to try it... And I was looking at getting tht book. I do like radical things
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I born in Russia and lived there for 18 years, and from what I know kvass is non-alcoholic beverage. More like soda, just not so carbonated and sweet. It is hundreds of years old, made from bread but this days its made out of extract on large scale and authenticity suffers as well as taste. I remember home made kvass, when I was a kid and my mother always make some. I have not found one commercial example that would be even close to that.
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First of all Monk can have different types of role depending on what is your personal preferences or style. I personally choose what benefit the situations. In this scenario we are suggesting how to play a solo monk proficiently as possible! What that being said let me first introduce you what I emphasize on survival abilities. I can not stress how much of important it is for a solo monk to have while soloing. Apparently most of know and understands that concepts. right? This will not cover every aspect of the monk such as what weapons types and gears do I choose, that is for you to choose. I will also not go in dept about what weapon is best..Although I might add that I preferred 1h-1h
How do you play a Monk? For obvious reason I can not say that my statements and concepts holds true to its form because everybody plays the way they find it suitable to their standards. However, I do understand It will help you improve your games when it comes to soloing! Also, you primarily want to focus on Dex and Vit. When choosing your weapon it is really up to you. The most important part and what I am mostly concern about is you Have to grab some sort of life leech and damage convert into life. GEMS are your best bet! either or both is GREAT. Enough of the formality lets get started...
If you are starting off, that means your skills will be limit. playing in normal mode its not very difficult and it will be a breeze in most cases. It to teaches you the basic of the mechanism of the games. Therefore, I believe I won't be needing to cover that part of the situation in dept. This is the skills you aim for until you reach level 35 and up. This is what you will need until you can get the skills for starting off.
Now once you get in nightmare and so forth, the fun starts. The skills you want to pick up is:
(1)Lashing kick: scorpion string:Give you the opportunity to stun monsters or vulture claw does 200% of weapon damage..depending on what you are up against you can alternate between the two but YOU choose what works best for you...
(2) Fist of thunder and runes Quickening: It give you the fast spirit regeneracy which you will need to sustain your mantra of heal and breath of heaven spam. You want to keep your spirit above 50% at all times at least.
(3)Breath of heaven and runes circle of life: It heals you to full health at most and do you or absolutely choose circle of life it can be anything but I do suggest you to keep BOH.
(4)Dashing strike and runes is Quick-sliver:Must Have because it give you some breathing room or if you need to catch up to running away monsters. I feel this skill is very versatile and essential to have but by all means choose what you feel is best.
(5)Mystic Ally: Air All(optional). Can be replace with Seven sided Strike and runes sudden assault. I used it because it give me 2% chance of generating 100 spirit and it come in handy when it does but there are far better skills to choose from other then this. I do used others skills occasionally depending what I am up against. However, I used it for the sole purpose of him tanking!
(6)Mantra of Healing: Sustenance, read the skills for a more detail information but it heals you and generates your life for about 285 or so..You can Spam this skills long as you can keep up with the spirits.
(9)one with everything
(10)seize of the initiative..
These are the Passive I choose but play around what works for you.
All of the skills I have chosen so far are all spirit generator or spirit boost related. Critical in the build I am giving you because you want to spam your Mantra of healing and breath of heavens. This will keep you alive for soloing, this is the key to your survivability and of course dashing strike to get out of tight corners. YOU should generate enough spirit to keep up with the spamming by using fist of thunder but like I said not necessary if you can get spirit faster with another alternative solution.
All positive criticism is welcome and please don't be too harsh on me because it is my first guide! :)
I hope the guide helps you or gives an idea on how to solo normal, nightmare,hell and possibly INFERNO with your own touch up of course...
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