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Mammoth's legal team kicked into high gear this past week, preparing for a make-or-break appeal to a Sacramento bankruptcy court.
The process will begin next week, said Mammoth Town Manager Dave Wilbrecht.
If the legal team, led by town attorney Andrew Ross, wins its case, there is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel for a town carrying a $43 million legal debt that it says it cannot pay.
Lose it, Wilbrecht said, and the town probably would have to find a way through the thickets of the bond market to try to come up with the cash, at whatever terms to which the bondholder and the Town would agree.
This is not about wishful thinking or finding a soft spot in a judge's heart. This is a bottom-of-the-ninth case, built on strict legal precedent and the rule of law.
Mammoth never wanted to be here, but this scenario hardly caught anyone off-guard.
"I wish this hadn't happened," said Mayor Matthew Lehman, "but it's not the way the cards fell for us."
The cards fell in a hurry on Monday morning when the Town Council instructed its legal team to file for municipal bankruptcy protection. The town immediately issued a press release regarding the Town Council decision.
"Bankruptcy, unfortunately, is the only option that the Town is left with, after its largest creditor, Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition (MLLA) repeatedly refused to mediate its $43 million judgment against the Town, and obtained a State court order requiring payment of the full judgment by June 30."
The decision was hardly a surprise,
said Mayor Pro Tem Rick Wood.
"We had no option," he said, "and I think it could be universally stated by everybody here that we don't feel good about it. But it was a necessary and unavoidable step under the circumstances.
"In some ways, and I don't want to say it's anticlimactic, but this has been brewing over some time. We sure tried to avoid it, but here we are."
The intention to file for bankruptcy was the talk of the town in Mammoth on the Fourth of July, as parade watchers and fireworks aficionados discussed a different kind of independence—any kind of path to avoid yet another legal crushing defeat.
Was there a hidden political message in the Trojan Horse parade float designed by Karen and Mono County Supervisor Larry Johnston? Did the warriors accompanying the float represent lawyers? There were a few cracks about the lineup of firefighting trucks, as if they were there to put out some kind of fire.
In Sacramento, the bankruptcy court can accept the Town's argument and set out a payment schedule, or decline to settle the case.
Opening presentations were to be made next week.
Wilbrecht said the town would present a mountain of evidence to sway the court to accept its position.
At the heart of the position is the town's well-documented plan to reserve at least $500,000 this year—and for at least the next five years—for payment of the debt.
Should the bankruptcy court accept the town's plan, which was crafted in large part by assistant town manager Marianna Marysheva-Martinez, the town's obligation could get kicked down to about $5-$6 million.
Earlier this year, a state judge ordered the town to pay the full $43 million by June 30. That date came and went last Saturday, and the town on Monday declared its intent to file for bankruptcy.
On the other side of the take-it-to-the-judge battle will be the legal team representing Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition (MLLA).
"They're going to fight this," Wilbrecht said. He said the opposing attorneys do not want the settlement in the hands of a court, and MLLA believes it has a strong case for keeping it out of bankruptcy court.
Under municipal bankruptcy law, if Mammoth wins the case, the court would determine the schedule of payments.
It will not be an overnight decision, Wilbrecht said. He said the town's legal team has advised that the entire mess would be cleared up "by the end of the calendar year."
The MLLA attorneys, as has been their custom, declined to comment on the case, other than to say that MLLA will contest Mammoth's bid for protection.
"In the past few months, Mammoth Lakes has struggled with two problems," said the town in its press release.
"First, there was a lack of sufficient revenue to pay its current and anticipated obligations, as evidenced by a $2.7 million initial shortfall in its 2011-2012 fiscal year budget.
"That budget was balanced and passed on June 20.
"Second, a Writ of Mandate issued by a State Court ordering the Town pay a $43 million judgment owed to MLLA by June 30.
"The Town has attempted to deal with both of these problems in a responsible fashion, cutting many services and asking its employees and the majority of its creditors and other parties in interest to take substantial cuts in payment.
"These negotiations ended on June 29.
"The neutral evaluation was conducted by the Hon. David Coar (Ret.), who the town characterized as "a very experienced and respected former Bankruptcy and U.S. District Court Judge" selected by the participants.
"The Town has already implemented the cuts it proposed during mediation, in effect breaching many existing contracts.
"However, based on agreements reached with many of its creditors, these contract breaches will be cured in new agreements, contingent upon either (a) a settlement with MLLA or (b) a Chapter 9 plan confirmation.
"The Town's creditors and employees were willing to make their concessions as part of a global resolution of the Town's financial challenges; their agreements were not made without reservations, their concessions are part of a global resolution that would allow the Town to move forward in a fiscally responsible manner.
"As the Town acts in keeping with these agreements and as they are ultimately consummated, the Town will be able not only to overcome its structural fiscal issues, reflected in the annual budget shortfall, but also free up approximately $500,000 a year that can be used to pay its creditors, including MLLA, over the next 10 years, or to obtain a bond supported by that same payment stream, the proceeds of which will be paid to creditors, including MLLA.
"Although invited on multiple occasions, MLLA refused to participate in the AB 506 mediation to discuss settlement or demonstrate to the mediator and the participating creditors that the Town can afford to pay more. As a result, a mediation that might have succeeded in avoiding a Chapter 9 case failed because a crucial party simply refused even to attend and discuss any issues it might have.
"The Town will ask the bankruptcy court to process its Chapter 9 case efficiently and quickly. The Town has limited financial resources and cannot afford a long drawn-out case. If the case lasts too long, it will significantly reduce the Town's available funds, necessarily reducing recoveries to the Town's unsecured creditors.
"While the Town proceeds with its Chapter 9 bankruptcy case, it will remain open for business as expected, with the support from other governmental agencies:
• The Police and Fire Departments, along with other safety partners such as paramedics and Sheriff's office, will provide high levels of response and care
• Road, parks, and airport maintenance services will continue as scheduled
• Town Office business hours and service delivery will continue as usual without interruption of services
• Community services and providers such as Mammoth Hospital, Mammoth Community Water District, and Mono County are separate from the Town and are not impacted."


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Highlights: Tunisia (Tunis, El Kef, Kairouan, Tozeur, Ksar Ghilane, Tataouine, Sfax, Sousse)
So exotic is our take on Tunisia that National Geographic Traveler just awarded our customizable trip to this North African country as one of their Tours of a Lifetime! With its desert oasis, cosmic landscapes & ancient Berber architecture starred in George Lucas's epic series Star Wars, this otherworldly African country makes for a blockbuster of an adventure. Discover its vast mosaic of wonders as you tour Tunis, El Kef, Kairouan, Tozeur, Ksar Ghilane, Tataouine, Sfax & Sousse with the luxury of private guide & driver. Swim at an oasis, see Roman ruins half as old as time, haggle like a local for jewelry at the souks, journey to the gateway of the Sahara, overnight at a Berber camp, visit an island paradise & stumble across abandoned Star Wars sets. Featuring stylish camps, kasbahs & hotels, this private guided adventure promises to truly be a 'Tour of a Lifetime.'
A private vehicle with driver will provide a transfer to the airport.
Private Vehicle & Guide & Driver.
Enjoy this day of touring beginning with a visit to the National Museum of Bardo. This museum holds an extensive collection of ancient Roman mosaic, considered one of the largest, complete collections in the world. Next, visit the Medina of Tunis, exploring the narrow souk lined streets before heading to lunch. Next, head out to visit the ancient city of Carthage. Explore the ruins which surround this once prosperous Roman city including stops at the Tophet, the Phoenician cemetery, the Punic Harbours, Antonin's Bath, the Carthage Museum and the Saint Louis Cathedral. Continue from here to the village of Sidi Bou Said, boasting spectacular breathtaking views of the Gulf of Tunis.
Depart from Tunis and travel to one of the best preserved Roman historical sites in all of Tunisia, Dougga. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, Dougga is an outstanding example of ancient Roman architecture, with numerous well preserved columns and structures spread across this 65 hectare site. Next, head out to explore the archaeological site of Bulla Regia, known for its semi-subterranean housing, and outstanding collection of Roman mosaics. Upon completion of the tour a transfer to El Kef is provided.
Enjoy breakfast, bright and early in the morning before departing toward the city of Makthar. Formerly known as Mactaris during the reign of the Roman Empire, this ancient location is littered with ruins of Roman architecture. Explore the many arches, amphitheatres and temples of this once occupied city, before traveling to the holy city of Kairouan.
Set out to Kairouan for a walk through this holy Islamic city, founded in 671 by Okba Ibn Nafâa. It centralized location, proved beneficiary in adding to its renowned reputation for unique, elegant carpet manufacturing, which feature across a wide range of mosques. Visit the impressive Mosque Sidi Okba, founded in the 7th century; this marvel reflects the greatness of the Islam Empire during this era. Visit the Aghlabiden pool, the city's main water reservoir, followed by a stop at Saint Abou Zemaa El Balaoui, also known as the "prophet Berber". Explore the old town (Medina) and enjoy walking through its characteristic markets (the souks).
A private vehicle with driver will provide a transfer to Sbeitla for some exploration around the ruins of this once flourishing, Roman city. Similar to the monuments at Dougga, Sbeitla is renowned as one of the best preserved Roman, archaeological sites in all of Tunisia. The history of this once bustling city is unknown, but the presence of such megalithic structures led researcher and historians to believe this area was quite undeveloped until the Roman occupation. Next, travel to Tozeur, home to one of the most famous oasis in the world, surrounded by 200 springs, and sheltered by an estimated 400000 palm trees.
After breakfast, a private vehicle with driver will provide the travel means required for touring through the Sahara canyons and oases. Begin with a visit to the old mountain perched town of Chebika which hosts a natural spring that supplies water to the oasis. Next, travel to Tamerza, a once lively town but was abandoned after severe flooding in 1969. Take a chance to admire the local waterfall before visiting the canyons of Mides, located near the Algerian border. Upon completion of the days touring a return transfer to Tozeur is provided.
Early in the morning, after breakfast, depart towards Ksar Ghilane Oasis. The warm water spring provides an excellent water temperature, perfect for a soothing bath. After checking into camp, where a lunch will be provided it off across the dunes to visit the Ksar Ouled Soltane, an ancient Roman fort, seemingly abandoned as if to have been drowned by the sand of the dunes.
After an early breakfast, depart towards Tataouine for some touring. Upon your arrival into Tataouine, visit the old hilltop Berber village Chenini, one of the remaining Tunisian villages where the Berber dialect is still spoken. After checking into the hotel, and lunch, hit the road to visit the various surrounding area Ksar, which were ancient Berber granaries used to stockpile crops.
Enjoy time at leisure to explore at your own pace, or relax at your hotel.
Hit the road for El Jem, a once thriving Roman agricultural region, boasting its grandiose Colosseum, second only in size to that of Rome, attests to the area's great wealth during the Roman reign. The sight of this amphitheatre rising in the distance like a Colossus is both wondrous and slightly strange as the present surroundings give no hint of its former importance. It was the scene of games and circuses during the ancient Roman times, with a capacity of holding 35000 viewers. Hit the road to visit Mahdia, the first capital of Fatimid dynasty, situated on a rocky peninsula, 1500m in length and less than 500m in width. Next, continue to Monastir, a modern resort and harbour town, located along the Dkhila coast. Visit the area Ribat or fortress, this defensive structure was built along the southern coast of the Mediterranean, forming a defensive wall stretching as far as Morocco and Egypt. These walls were aimed at protecting the Muslim empire from sea invasions. Next, visit the Bourguiba's Mausoleum before continuing to Sousse. With such a mild climate, calm and beautiful coastline it is no wonder why Sousse has long captivated audiences as ancient as the Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines and Arabs, who later all settled in this lovely town.
After breakfast, the tour begins with a visit to Zaghouan. This quaint town is famed for its roses, which were originally cultivated by Muslim refugees whom departed Spain in the 17th century. Zaghouan is also known as the source location of water used to feed the city of Carthage, via aqueduct, during Roman times. Next, depart to Tuburbo Majus, or Colonia Julia Aurelia Commoda, as it was referred to during the Roman era, which was originally a Punic town converted into a Roman veteran's colony. Continue to Tunis, stopping along the way to take photos of some ancient Roman aqueducts.
Ideally located in the central business and diplomatic district, the Sheraton Tunis Hotel & Towers overlooks the entire city of Tunis. Inside, the knowledgeable concierge service will put guests at ease, making restaurant reservations or recommending local attractions. All of the 285 guest rooms feature balconies with city views. The Towers rooms include evening cocktail service and hors d'oeuvres in the private Towers Lounge. Keep in touch with the full-service business center, providing 24-hour Internet and e-mail access through WIFI. The hotel also offers thoughtful services like complimentary parking and a car-rental desk right on the premises. Re-energize at the state-of-the-art SPA and fitness center, take a plunge in the outdoor swimming pool, or utilize the indoor whirlpool with aqua gym. SPA services include everything from balneotherapy, hydrotherapy to massages and beauty treatments.
The charming Dar Chennoufi lies in the heart of a region once known as the kingdom of Jugurtha, amidst a six hectare olive grove, only a few kilometres from the medina of Le Kef. This hotel welcomes its guests with its truly convivial and authentic atmosphere. Surrounded by nature and exquisite quietness, Dar Chennoufi is an excellent starting point to visit the numerous historic and geological sites of the region and a perfect place to relax, discover or refresh oneself.
La Kasbah is seated in Kairouan, the focal point for many Muslim pilgrims traveling from around the world. With a simple, Arab-influenced layout and design, the hotel is host to 94 rooms, 2 junior suites, and a presidential suite. Each promises all the amenities of home as well as international phones. Rakada, the hotel restaurant, promises a menu with all sorts of dishes from around the world. Dine a la carte at Sofra. Pass the time lounging by the pool or sipping Turkish coffee at the cafe.
Get into the wonderful world of the Dar Cherait Hotel, a legendary palace situated in the heart of the Tozer palm forest that has so enchantingly grown from the desert. The beauty and refinement of this palace discreetly fits this unforgettable paradise.
A shimmering mirage awaits you in the Tunisian Sahara - nestled at its own oasis in the midst of the desert, offering its charm and shade, its spring and the whispering waters of its seguias: Capement Yadis Ksar Ghilane welcomes you to this hospitable land of colours and contrasts, spices and scents.
The Sangho Privilege is a haven for adventurers touring the fortified granaries of the Ksour. The four-star Sangho Tataouine is an architectural gem. A complex of 62 stone bungalows of the local rough red brown stone follow the contours of the hill side on which they are built. The lush gardens along the winding stone paths attract rare desert birds. There is a side courtyard with a fireplace and traditional goat hair tent for evenings under the piercing stars which penetrate the black desert sky.
Freshly renovated, Les Oliviers Palace in Sfax, Tunisia, is a sleek choice of accommodations for visitors to North Africa. Each of the 137 rooms promise carefully chosen themes as decided by international designers. Some rooms feature kitchenettes, while all have heating and air conditioning that guest can personalize. Dine at any of the two restaurants on site, which serve a variety of European and local cuisine. Its downtown location gives guest the perfect opportunity to experience the sights, sounds, and cultures of this marvellous Tunisian city and it surroundings.
El Mouradi Palace is an Arabian style hotel which offers high standard accommodation and leisure facilities.
This 12 room hotel is a converted traditional house located right in the Tunis Medina. It features whitewashed and tiled surroundings, with latticed windows. The many-levelled mansion is a surprise after the narrow street, with inner courtyards providing light, space and shade.
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Africa Bruce Lundstrom , December 15, 2014 "Morocco has a lot to offer. Food, historic sites, craftsmen (rugs, jewelry, ceramics, furniture, etc.), natural beauty, roads and infrastructure, and a reasonably safe environment. Both Guide (Abdel) and Driver were excellent. Service-oriented, timely and easy going. Abdel was not afraid to speak his mind, offer suggestions and give us feedback on ideas. We enjoyed their company."
Africa AlbertLind , December 09, 2014 "A truly wonderful trip......first class accommodations and service in each venue....the guides were knowledgable and went out of their way to insure that we could see and understand Africa. Capetown is a fascinating city, Sabi Sands an extraordinary private game preserve, and Zimbabwe with Victoria Falls and the Victoria Falls Hotel a once in a lifetime experience. For those who want to visit Africa we enthusiastically recommend Kensington Tours. And Jolene Plant stayed with us in every step during the planning of our trip and itinerary. We saw as much of Africa as much as anyone can during our two weeks vacation."
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Ted Siefer's City Hall: It was a week of finger-pointing in Manchester politics
"That was a significant concern for us," Simmons said. "It's no secret that he has been publicly bashing fellow Republicans, and the mayor is a very big part of the Republican team in Manchester."
Gatsas said he had nothing negative to say about Levasseur, nor did he want to comment on the matter; it was the GOP committee that came up with the policy, he said.
Infantine had recently become chairman of the GOP committee until he temporarily stepped down; he said he didn't want there to be any perception of a conflict of interest during the campaign.
There was a certain irony in Ward 10 Alderman Phil Greazzo having to explain himself to someone from the Attorney General's Office last week. A critic of the Manchester Dog Park Association lodged a complaint against the group, which Greazzo co-founded, over whether it was properly registered.
Greazzo said the report Barry belatedly filed with the city also raises concerns, in particular the fact that most of the money came from public sector unions - and the largest single contribution, $1,000, came from the "Gabby PAC," which was established by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords, D-Arizona, who was shot in the head. That group, Greazzo has noted, is "working to reduce Second Amendment rights nationwide."
Barry insisted there was nothing inappropriate about his sheriff's campaign and that he kept careful records of its finances. "The AG's Office is way too busy to waste time investigating me. They got the girl missing in North Conway. They don't need this," he said.
As for the check from the Gabby PAC, Barry said he met Giffords and her husband over the summer and was very impressed. "She's an American hero," said Barry, who is a retired police officer.
On Thursday, the city GOP sent out a press release noting that three Democratic candidates for alderman and school board seats had unpaid property tax bills. Ward 9 Alderman Barbara Shaw owes $2,077 for her 2013 tax bill; Ward 6 school board member Dan Bergeron owes $2,018; and Ward 4 school board candidate Amy Bradley owes $1,852.
There is a bit of wrinkle in Simmons' news release. It turns out she also is behind on her payments to the city; she's hasn't paid her sewer bills in three years and has a debt of $1,261, according to the city tax collector's website.
"Or maybe not paying your tax bill is a requirement to be a Republican Party Chair in New Hampshire," Kulig said.
"This is why I think it is so important that we elect folks that believe in responsible spending and live within its means so that the residents of Manchester can continue to live within theirs."


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Former president George H.W. Bush (second from right) and wife Barbara (left) are here.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — What do you know, the sun is back out and baseball will be played today. After two straight washouts and some of the longest stretches of intense rain I've ever seen, the Nationals can breathe easy knowing there are no weather concerns today.
Well, actually, that's not entirely true. The system that passed through the state of Florida the last two days has left a vicious wind in its wake. So we've got a stiff, 21-mph breeze blowing out to right field today at Osceola County Stadium. Scott Olsen and Co. will have to be careful not to leave the ball up in the zone, lest they want to add to the Nationals' already unsightly spring pitching numbers.
Check back for updates throughout the day, and check out other new posts for non-game-related stuff…
Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee
Gametime: 1:05 p.m.
TV/Radio: Astros radio via XM and MLB Gameday Audio
Weather: Sunny, 71 degrees, Wind 21 mph out to RF
CF Nyjer Morgan
LF Willie Harris
3B Ryan Zimmerman
1B Chris Duncan
- Anonymous - Mar 13, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Good, Desmond is playing shortstop today. Can't suffer the weak throwing arm named C. Guzman.
- Anonymous - Mar 13, 2010 at 4:19 PM
Oh, look. Someone bitching and moaning. How novel.
- peric - Mar 13, 2010 at 4:26 PM
But he is right to point it out. You have to wonder if Guzman is going to be able to start the season at short with a sore arm. Its an exaggeration but its kind of like putting Jesus Flores back at catcher.Maybe the guy needs to go to Harrisburg hospital AA along with soft-tosser now AAAA pitcher Scott Olsen, CM Wang, Jordan Zimmermann, and Ryan Mattheus. Probably Flores will end up there as well.Still you have to wonder … with that new stadium they built in Harrisburg it behooves the Nats to field a better team there than they did last year.
- Kim - Mar 13, 2010 at 4:31 PM
Mark, Just wondering if you are hearing anything more about trades for starting pitching. The Tigers are throwing Robertson, Willis (gulp) & Bonderman three innings each today, all with no concrete role. Do you think there is any interest on the Nats side?
- Doc - Mar 13, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Mark, wad ya think about Morse vs. Duncan? Don't think we'll see both on the roster. Morse is more versatile in the field. His bat may be just as good.
- Mark Zuckerman - Mar 13, 2010 at 4:46 PM
Doc: That's going to be one of the more interesting decisions Rizzo and Riggleman will have to make. The subject came up the other day and I've been meaning to expound on it, will try to do that in the next couple days. But Riggleman did say there's a chance both guys could make the roster because of the lefty-righty difference. Obviously, they're very similar players in every other way.
- peric - Mar 13, 2010 at 4:51 PM
Both Morse and Duncan hit for power … something Harris, Bernadina, and Maxwell (potential but still not there yet) don't do. Meanwhile, it looks like Dukes was scratched in favor of Maxwell. We'll get to see Duncan and Maxwell.
- peric - Mar 13, 2010 at 4:53 PM
Olsen, Storen, Capps, Chico and Burnett?My theory about Mr. Obvious selections for IntraSquad pitching continues to hold water.
- Anonymous - Mar 13, 2010 at 4:54 PM
@peric – Stadium in Harrisburg is being renovated; it's not new. Also, the Nationals do not own the Senators and therefore have no business interest in "fielding a better team" there. They had the chance, for example, to defend the 2008 Carolina League title but did nothing in terms of player movement last August.
- JayB - Mar 13, 2010 at 5:07 PM
Mark,Does anyone in the Media (I would do it, believe me) ever going to hold Nats FO and Manager's feet to the fire about anything they say….Come on…for months they have been saying Guzman is 100% and ready to go….lots of us have been well schooled in being skeptical about what they say about injuries. This constant wishful thinking winter planning every year leads to a team that is not competitive in April and out of the race by May 15. Now on the plus side of the news….Guzman always sucked going back to 2005 in the field and never should have been given the Starting SS anyway. Omar V or Adam E should be in camp as insurance for Ian D. Nats Front office is not looking like they had any clue what they were doing this off season. Eddie G was held out as a major signing at Fan Fest…now what? Mark, please do not let them just say anything without the follow up of…."that is not consistent with what you have been telling us for the past 3 months, what happened?"
- peric - Mar 13, 2010 at 5:22 PM
Given the amount of "renovation" they have done in Harrisburg you might as well call it new. They must have some business interest in fielding competitive teams? Look what they did in Syracuse … and they did promise Syracuse they would field a competitor and came through on the promise to the folks that own that franchise.JayB is right. Guzman was the starting shortstop on a team that LOST OVER 100 games twice in a row!!! One of the things both Rizzo/Riggleman/McCatty pointed to was poor fielding as a culprit in the poor pitching performances. They pointed to the middle infield. I'm not sure they have fixed the problem.
- Anonymous - Mar 13, 2010 at 6:01 PM
Mark–are you sure today's game is on XM radio? I can't find it on the XM lineup on the web.ThanksFC
- Mark Zuckerman - Mar 13, 2010 at 6:03 PM
Astros media notes say game is on KTRH-AM in Houston. Don't XM and Gameday Audio always pick those up?
- JayB - Mar 13, 2010 at 6:08 PM
Just Gameday….XM has dropped several Nats games they could have covered….100 loss seasons have wide reaching effects…
- Anonymous - Mar 13, 2010 at 6:11 PM
Mark,I'm cutting and pasting from the main XM site and find only these games:Blue Jays @ Braves N/A 1:05PMET 183 Twins @ Phillies N/A 1:05PMET 184 Marlins @ Rays N/A 1:05PMET 176 Pirates @ Red Sox N/A 1:05PMET 177 Dodgers @ Diamondbacks N/A 3:05PMET 185 Rangers @ Indians N/A 3:05PMET 186 Angels @ Royals N/A 3:05PMET 178
- Mark Zuckerman - Mar 13, 2010 at 6:18 PM
Hmm, guess it's not on XM, only online to those who have Gameday Audio. I'll try to provide as much update as I can here for those who can't listen.
- Anonymous - Mar 13, 2010 at 6:25 PM
Mark– Raining and miserable here. No TV. No Radio.No baseball. You are it, brother! Waiting on your impressions of Olsen. Fingers crossed. Also, concerned that we have yet to see our starting lineup on the field all at the same time. How can they get ready for April 1 if they never play together? When will they put the team together for a dress rehearsal? The night before the play opens?
- JayB - Mar 13, 2010 at 6:41 PM
Anyone else tired of Maxwell? Year after year it is the same story. I thought we had these great new front office guys who could make solid baseball decisions….why is Maxwell still in camp? Same of Alberto G….really, is it that hard to see they are not ever going to be more than AAA guys?
- Anonymous - Mar 13, 2010 at 7:01 PM
Zimmerman hit an 0-2 pitch out to RIGHT field?Those outfielders must be staggering around out there trying to keep up with those fly balls. Hope nobody breaks an ankle.
- alexva - Mar 13, 2010 at 7:28 PM
Storen was sharp, the hit was a misplayed popup.
- BarneyBear - Mar 13, 2010 at 7:33 PM
JayB – Nope, its definately just you.Now shut up and quit whining.
- JayB - Mar 13, 2010 at 8:57 PM
When the Nats play some decent baseball and I will get more positive….oh and nice handle BB….mine is my name…yours?
- Positively Half St. - Mar 13, 2010 at 9:46 PM
JayB-I am with you on Gonzalez, and I have been fading in support for Maxwell for a while Willie Harris needs a larger role.I was hoping for a monster spring from Chris Duncan, but so far it is just monstrously bad defense and a low average. Bring on Mike Morse.I am doing my best to remember that Spring Training records are meaningless, but it is getting harder all the time.
- JayB - Mar 13, 2010 at 10:08 PM
I liked Mike Morse back in September….He has to have a big role on the team. Harris is the 4th OF in my view and Morse should get time at 3rd, 1B and RF. Roger B. is the 5th OF. Time to make cuts and get rid of Duncan, Maxwell, Willie T., Alberto G., none of those guys can help this team and they are hurting moral right now.
- Wally - Mar 13, 2010 at 10:51 PM
Has there been any report on Olsen's radar readings?If Desmond keeps this up for another 2 weeks and doesn't win the SS job, there will be a real credibility gap with the players. He has been their best position player so far, and I don't even know who would be next
- Wally - Mar 13, 2010 at 10:57 PM
Mark, I am also curious about Chico's radar readings.
- jeeves - Mar 13, 2010 at 11:00 PM
Oh, shut up JayB. I used to be a regular on Nat's Journal. I essentially quit blogging there, mainly because of you and your ilk. And, of course you are here too.I'll be surprised if Maxwell does not become an above average major league player.Normally, I don't get confrontational like this, especially considering you love the attention. But I guess we all have a limit.
- JayB - Mar 13, 2010 at 11:05 PM
Sorry you feel that way Jeeves….but you are very off on Maxwell….he is not going to be "an above average major league player"…..so if you want a fantasy and sunshine blog I can not help you there.
- JayB - Mar 13, 2010 at 11:09 PM
But hey Jeeves there are sites where all is rosy with this near 300 loss team over the past 3 years….I am sure you can find people who believe all is well and all our prospects as highly respected by the League…Stan's email is email@example.com I think…he sounds like someone you would believe.
- peric - Mar 13, 2010 at 11:26 PM
I think he never posted above 88 on radar. So, really no difference from the previous start. In this one he had only 1 ground out, 1 strike out, and the rest all fly outs. For those who consider JD Martin a "soft tosser", it seems that Scott Olsen has now permanently joined those ranks along with Matt Chico. It really doesn't look they will be the same pitchers in the end.
- Mark Zuckerman - Mar 13, 2010 at 11:32 PM
Olsen's fastball was clocked between 86-88, according to a scout who was in attendance today. Still trying to find out about Chico. Just posted a new, in-depth analysis of several issues that emerged today.
- Anonymous - Mar 13, 2010 at 11:33 PM
JayB why cut position players now or send them to minor league camp? There are still 15-20 spring games left, so I guess the Nats should play Zim and friends every game all nine innings. Surely you have never coached any team in any sport before for it makes no sense to wear out your primary players in the pre-season. Do other teams cut the AAA fodder two weeks into spring training? No…on April 5th, your wishes will most likely come true as Alberto G. etc. won't be on the roster. Until then, the team needs warm bodies to play some innings and keep the starters fresh. Chill please. joNAThan
- JayB - Mar 13, 2010 at 11:49 PM
They have plenty of none starters who will be sitting most of April on the 25 man roster. I am just asking to get ride of the ones who suck so bad they take all the energy out the the team. Danny E should be getting AB's before Alberto. Harris and Morse and Bartlett and Roger B all will be sitting in April on the Bench…play them a lot now….and bring up Chris M for a week too….there are better prospects in Minor League Camp right now than who is "just taking up air in the MLB Camp."


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read moreThe Deniers: The World Renowned Scientists Who Don't Actually Deny Global Warming
The Deniers: The World Renowned Scientists Who Don't Actually Deny Global Warming
Solomon's New Book Full of Hysteria, (Imagined) Persecution, and Fraud
Despite the uncertainties, there is general agreement that the observed warming is real and particularly strong within the past 20 years.
Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions
National Academy of Sciences, 2001
I am afraid you won't find that quote in within the pages of Lawrence Solomon's new book, The Deniers: The World-Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud (and those who are too fearful to do so).
Nope, as the world's longest book title suggests, Solomon is not the least interested in considering a climate consensus - and if that means that he has to cherry-pick quotes, misrepresent data, cut off graphs before their curves become inconvenient and blithely ignore the logical inconsistencies in his own arguments, well, Solomon seems not to mind.
In fairness, though, he comes clean very early in the book (on Page 6, actually) and admits that the whole exercise is a parlor game, a work of sophistry. It all began because he was trying to impress some visiting Chinese environmentalists with the vigor of the environmental debate in North America. So he challenged a friend to "name three climate-change areas that he felt were settled. … I told him if he identified the areas of expertise, I would find a credible dissenting scientist in each."
Though I can't believe anyone would have set up some of the silly points Solomon examines as the most settled in climate science, Solomon set off nevertheless to find any dissent and to write about his findings in a periodic column in the National Post. He later parlayed that series into this book.
The problem is that Solomon's "deniers" don't actually deny climate change. They quibble about the details. They criticize Michael Mann's now entirely dated hockey stick graph. They argue about snow temperatures in Antarctica, but they all still allow - what's the phrase? - that observed warming is real and particularly strong in the last 20 years.
Solomon even says so. He says that while reflecting on his own research, "I … noticed something striking about my growing cast of deniers. None of them were deniers."
If you ask me how someone could make that concession on page 45 and then string the book out to page 213 (not counting footnotes), I have to say that I am still suffering some confusion. And all of it intentional, I am convinced.
Solomon has rounded up the usual suspects and reveled in the usual arguments. He has cherry-picked quotes like this, from the above-reference National Academy of Sciences report:
"Because there is considerable uncertainty in current understanding of how the climate system varies naturally and reacts to emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols, current estimates of the magnitude of future warming should be regarded as tentative and subject to future adjustments (either upward or downward)."
Fair enough, the magnitude (if not the inevitability) of future warming is debatable. But Solomon follows that quote with this hysterical analysis:
"The press's spin? CNN, in language typical of other reportage, stated that it (the National Academy of Sciences report) represented 'a unanimous decision that global warming is real, is getting worse, and is due to man. There is no wiggle room.'"
Click on the link at the top and I think you'll find that CNN's reporting was accurate. "Real and getting worse" was the conclusion that was reported to President George W. Bush at the time, and while the White House was officially unhappy, they didn't challenge the finding.
But Solomon does. Using graphs that tend to end between 1980 and 2000, and throwing his lot in with the likes of Bob (Global-Warming-Ended-in-1998) Carter, Solomon adds brick upon brick to what remains a very low wall separating the purveyors of doubt from an overwhelming tide of agreement.
But, again, Solomon doesn't make excuses for creating a phony balance between his handful of quibblers and the overwhelming scientific concern about climate change. He says: "… our job is not to settle which side is right but simply to demonstrate that there is a debate, a vigorous and serious one."
So, he quotes Carter saying this: "There is almost universal agreement (my emphasis) that significant carbon dioxide increases – human caused or otherwise – will cause gentle* planetary warming."
And, then later, Solomon concludes, "… our mission is accomplished. Knowing what we know now it is not possible to believe that the science is settled or that there is a scientific "consensus" for the doomsayer view of global warming."
The best part of Solomon's book is the last chapter, in which he suddenly starts to make sense (not counting a bizarre analogy between economics and science).
First, Solomon explains his motive for clinging so desperately to some notion of doubt about climate change: he has spent most of his adult life as a self-styled environmentalist, campaigning against nuclear energy and against the ravages of big hydro electric projects. Once he brought it up, I started to remember the incredibly good work that his organization, Energy Probe, did in the 1990s on the Three Gorges dam** in China.
Now, with fossil-fuel-sourced carbon dioxide identified as the overarching environmental threat, nuclear and mega-hydro projects are back on the front burner. Even people who consider themselves ardent environmentalists – frontrunners in the vegan Birkenstock crowd – are looking at those alternatives with a more open mind. And Solomon's life work seems to be slipping away.
You have to be sympathetic.
Solomon also makes some very good points about the fresh batch of stupid decisions that are being made or justified on the basis of climate change. His attack on bio-fuels seems entirely reasonable. His condemnation of carbon credit trading scams is equally defensible. And his oddly contrarian call for the removal of "all the overt and hidden subsidies to road users, industries, and energy producers" is downright laudable.
That said, this book is nothing more than a gift to the denial industry, a clumsy favor to the oil-entrenched lobbyists who will do anything to slow our response to an issue that has given rise to a very convincing consensus.
Solomon says there are quibblers. He's right. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says there is a 90+ per cent possibility that global warming endangers the world as we know it. And on the central question, even Solomon's selection of contrarian scientists won't deny it.
If there is evidence of "fraud" in this book, it's all in the title. Solomon should be a little embarrassed for having brought it up.
*Doesn't Bob Carter's use of the word "gentle planetary warming" make you feel better? And isn't it creepy to think that a more honest sentence would have read, "gentle and cumulative planetary warming"?
** Solomon's report of "fifty-meter-high waves" in the Three Gorges reservoir is, I have to assume, a typo.
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Careful Ian, you're head is going to explode. ;) For the record, at no time have I said the earth is cooling.
… using all data except the spurious float profiles (thick dashed line) suggests much less
cooling, only about 14 ´ 1021 J.
The report confirms cooling in the oceans. This is after correcting for the erroneous data in the ARGO data. XBT data may still have integrity issues but that is another matter.
As I did say previously ARGO data will become increasingly important as they years progress and the system is improved. Now don't let your AGW-induced rage get the best of you Ian.
Paul S/G you are one of the worst deniers on this site. Everything you say is straight out of the denier handbook of obfuscation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation and down right lies when it suits you.
As for your lies, you started off this thread with the following: "Another issue which the press has been silent on is the results from the world-class pioneering Argo ocean temperature monitoring system. Initial results show no warming, in fact a slight cooling, of the world's oceans over the last 4 years". In fact, if you had read the report I cited you would see that Willis says: "This 'Argo-only' estimate shows no significant warming or cooling between 2004 and 2006, with an INCREASE of only 1 (± 16) x 10e21 J during this period". He didn't say that it was "cooling" as you stated above. To me you are deliberately misinterpreting what has been said. That is a LIE.
You are a low life two-faced weasel in your postings here. You rarely give references and rarely answer questions. You only blow your foul smelling smoke into the faces of the honest posters on this site.
You are a despicable person.
Ian Forrester
Coming from a sanctimonious windbag such as yourself Ian, I can take your words as a compliment.
And time for you to e-mail Josh Willis and call him a liar:
"There has been a very slight cooling, but not anything really significant," - Josh Willis
(Sounds of Ian's raging head exploding heard in the background) :P
Well Paul, that quote that you cite is completely meaningless since we have no context for the quote. It is useless as a scientific quote. We don't know when he said it and we don't know which data set he is referring to (there are at least three data sets in the paper I quoted). He has a number of papers out recently, all saying different things but the more recent ones show that the good ARGO data shows a very slight warming.
Willis is quite worried (as are a number of other scientists about the conflicting results from three new methods of observing changes. These are GRACE, ARGO and surface sea level measurements by satellite altimetry. The sea level rise has been consistent over the past many years (measured by two different methods). The rise is a combination of a number of factors but glacial melt (determined by GRACE) and ocean warming are the dominant factors.
How can sea level continue to rise if the ocean temps are decreasing? There are a number of ways to rationalize this but the obvious ones are: 1. glacial melt is much larger than thought, 2. the oceans are not cooling. Further work is needed but the history of ARGO would suggest that that is the most likely area for further errors in either measurements or calibration.
John Cook says: "Willis 2008 [Willis, J. K., D. P. Chambers and R. Steven Nerem, 2008: Assessing the Globally Averaged Sea Level Budget on Seasonal and Interannual Time Scales. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans (in press)] speculates that there is most likely a systematic error in at least one of the three observing systems which is introducing a linear trend".
Two out of three agree with increase in global temps, one does not, which are you willing to bet on?
Ian Forrester
Well, well, well, what happened to your "Liar, liar, pants on fire" rhetoric? As I said all along, Josh Willis said what I said he did. Do your research next time before shooting off at the mouth Ian.
Well Paul, that quote that you cite is completely meaningless since we have no context for the quote. It is useless as a scientific quote.
Take it up with Josh Willis. He said it. It's scientifically useful, a scientist said it based on the most up to date data. Your proclamation of uselessness is made because it does not fit your preconceived worldview.
Two out of three agree with increase in global temps, one does not, which are you willing to bet on?
Truth is not a two out of three proposition nor a popularity contest. Follow the herd like you always do Ian.
Stupid ass. Provide an exact citation next time, and maybe people will think it's worth reading your posts. Now they are just dishonest drivel.
Really VJ, you (and Ian) must work on your ad homs. They are hardly worth me exerting the effort responding. C'mon, try a little harder, I'm sure if you push yourself a little bit, you can do substantially better.
I can do substantially better research than you, at any rate.
Bully for you VJ, that's great news.
Paul S/G you convince no-one with your drivel and lack of expertise. How do you explain an increase in volume of the oceans with the fact that you are saying they are cooling.
If you read what Willis has written (and not to what some radio programme says he said) and can pinpoint the time that he says it you will see that he cannot explain it either so one or more of the systems used must be in error.
Obviously the two are incompatible unless you know of some previously undiscovered "new physics".
You are totally incompetent about most things but science in particular.
Ian Forrester
That's funny Ian. You have claimed all along that Josh Willis never said what I said he did. When confronted with his quote, you spend the rest of your time furiously backpedalling.
Your dishonesty in this whole debate would be shameful if your tactics weren't so obvious
The only quote you have from Willis is that ridiculous transcript from NPR. There is no context, no date saying when he made that comment, no way we know what curve or data he is discussing.
Science is based on FACTS, which are well documented and have a well established provenance. Pulling quotes out of the air is not science but just typical denier obfuscation and denial.
You are a useless joke.
Ian Forrester
NPR is a reputable organization. Willis did say the oceans are cooling. The article is from March 2008.
Science is based on facts, and according to the expert Willis, the oceans have cooled slightly.
It's not the end of the world Ian if the oceans have cooled a little bit. You'll survive you know.
The radio broadcast or what ever may have occurred on March 2008. What you can't say is that is when Willis made the comment. The interview, if in fact there was an interview, could have taken place a long time ago, before October 2007 when the problems with the ARGO divers was first communicated to the users. There is no context as I explained above. Simple comments taken without providing the context and data to which they refer are absolutely meaningless in the real world. Such things exist in your perverse view of reality no doubt, but everyone here I'm sure knows what your idea of reality is by now.
You are simply pathetic in the verbal diarrhea that you use to try and justify your position. It is a joke.
Try reading some proper scientific papers, not denier edited rubbish which is all you seem to be able to quote.
Ian Forrester
To be cynical, perhaps he thinks the word "deniers" will sell books?
Richard, I didn't mean to imply that you personally would "prattle" on about thin ice. It was more an attempt to preempt alarmist warmers who I knew would pounce on ice thickness to disavow the sea ice cover anomaly in the southern hemisphere.
The real thin ice is the overuse of the denier term. Why Solomon is using that term is beyond me also.
What if the magnitude is something close to zero or utterly subordinate to natural forcings? Wouldn't that be a reason not to starve Africa with biofuels and tell them to eat green cake?
Biofuel production has only a minor if insignificant decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. 1% decrease in Canada, (Government of Canada) Biofuel production is due to ever shrinking supplies of fuel, replacement of cancer causing fuel additives, and removing middle eastern oil sources from the fuel equation (ie energy independance) thus any arguments that frame biofuels as being evironmentally movitated to decrease greenhouse gas emissions are quite off the mark. Even the goverment of Canada claims in their offical policy that the primary use of biofuels is to suppliment fossil fuel consumption not reduce greenhouse gas emissions to any significant degree.
In addition world food supplies/reserves have been shrinking for the past 20 years, which has nothing to do with biofuels. Increased consumption due to increases in Indian and Chinease standard of living, poor distribution systems, crop failure, increasing world populations etc are the most significant contributers to that problem.
I thought a review of this book would be a waste of time. Thank you, Richard, for changing my mind. As someone who studied effects of the Treaty dams on fish populations, I have a lot of trouble with promotion of hydroelectric energy over other sources. I'm still working on figuring out exactly where I stand on that.
The simple reason there are a lot of so-called deniers is that the vast majority (like maybe 99%) of the world's people are born, live, die and are buried at at the place of their birth. And they have probably experienced little if any climate change, that is to say, a significant change in the pattern of weather in their lifetimes.
Richard, here is a project that you just can't refuse.
DeSmogBlog.com should lease a fully-loaded motorhome with all the latest hi-tech telecommunication stuff and send you on tour during this summer to the rural areas of Canada where you can interview the really old timers and First Nation elders about climate change. You could send use us videos of the interviews which we can watch on our computers. There is no limit on the company credit card!
Wouldn't it be nice to be on a Canadian safari for summertime?
How Ironic would that be.
The CO2 alarmists out on a cross country trek in a CO2 beltching motorhome to talk to people about the changes in climate they have seen in the tiny, insignifigant little clip of time that they remember.
Climate trends are only signifigant over LONG periods of time. Many hudreds of years.
The two (identical) little upswings in the 20th century (1880 to 1940 and 1979 to 1998) are just two little lumps in an otherwise downward trend line that began 8000 years ago.
It is just sooooo funny to see so many people pretending that our little clip of time is segnifigant.
When oh when will sanity return to scinece?


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A's ask Lester to derail KC's winning streak
Royals send Guthrie in search of club's ninth straight victory
Jon Lester knows why the A's acquired him. He knows they gave up a lot to get him. He understands that there are lofty expectations on his shoulders.
And so far, he's lived up to them.
He's made two starts for Oakland since he was acquired from the Red Sox before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, and the left-hander has won both of them.
He delivered a quality start in his debut, holding the Royals to three runs in 6 2/3 innings, and he threw perhaps his finest outing of the season on Thursday against the Twins, allowing just three hits in a shutout. Overall, he's 2-0 with a 1.72 ERA in his brief time with Oakland.
"We all know what [Yoenis] Cespedes did for this organization and how well he's liked," said Lester of the player Oakland dealt to acquire him from Boston. "Just coming over here, you don't want to screw that up. You want to make the trade look like it had a purpose and it was good. You don't want to come in halfway through the year after these guys have been battling their butts off to be in first place and screw that up."
Lester will face the same Royals team he defeated in his Oakland debut. He's 2-0 against them this season with a 1.84 ERA.
But it's a hot Kansas City team he'll be facing, a team that has won eight straight games and 11 out of its last 12 and has wrestled the American League Central lead away from the Tigers.
"They seem to do this once or twice a year and, lot of times, it's when you catch them," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "So you know it's going to be a battle this week. It almost feels like the last couple years, they've gone on streaks like this. You can see why. They have a starting pitcher every day they're going to feel good about, and a backend of a bullpen that's probably as good as any at this point. You look around the middle of the order, some of the speed guys at the top and the bottom, you can understand the streak they're on right now."
The Royals will send right-hander Jeremy Guthrie to the mound, who is 8-9 with a 4.35 ERA on the season and has won his last three starts. And the Royals will also trot out a lineup that will pack more power than the last time Lester faced them.
On Monday, the Royals dealt pitching prospect Jason Adam to the Twins for Josh Willingham -- a former Athletics outfielder -- adding some punch to the middle of the order.
"He'll be in the lineup most days as we're set up right now. [Manager Ned Yost] will ultimately make that call and how it matches up," general manager Dayton Moore said. "But we see his presence in the middle of our lineup somewhere and a presence that can get some big hits for us. He had a big hit [Sunday], actually, against Oakland. So he's a professional and a winner."
Royals: Cain tops in team average
Outfielder Lorenzo Cain, a .266 hitter though 2013, is leading Royals regulars this season with a .301 average.
"He's hitting the ball to all fields a little better than he did last year, I think. He's still got so much ceiling as a hitter," Yost said.
"He was a late bloomer-type offensive player. He's got really good strength, he's a solid, line-drive, gap-to-gap hitter. But this year he's incorporated his speed more, he's gotten more infield hits, he's hitting the ball to right field more. And when he gets hold of one, he can really drive it."
Cain doesn't hit many homers (three) but has 21 doubles and three triples and is noted for his sizzling line drives.
"When he gets into one, he can hit a line drive as hard as anybody on this team. You watch during batting practice, you can see pure power during batting practice," Yost said. "Salvador [Perez] just launches vicious line drives and Cain's right there with him. The ball really jumps off his bat when he really centers it up. It's like it's 12 feet off the ground all the way to the wall. It doesn't quite make it but it looks like it's going to make it."
Athletics: Vogt adds value beyond catching
A lingering bone bruise in his right foot has prevented the A's Stephen Vogt from catching duties for more than a month, and it's unlikely he returns to them by season's end. That hasn't stopped him from contributing in other ways.
Vogt, batting .315 on the year, made his 20th start at first base on Monday in Kansas City, and he says he's made enough progress at the position to the point where he feels like he could be there on an everyday basis.
"But I don't want to lose the ability to play everywhere," he said.
That's what makes him so valuable to this team, even when he can't catch.
"We have to find a way to get his bat in the lineup, and based on how he's swung the bat since he's been here, to be able to put him in different positions, it's great," said Melvin. "It's not something, when we first brought him over I would've expected, but then you look back and see some of the positions he has played in the past, he's fit right in."
Worth noting:
• Guthrie is 4-4 with a 4.29 ERA in 11 career appearances (10 starts) against Oakland.
• Willingham is a familiar face for the A's. He spent one season in Oakland in 2011, batting .246 with 298 home runs and 98 RBIs before joining Minnesota in 2012.
Michael Lananna is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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beata lei ... che cazzo !!! peccato ke nn ce ne sono in giro ... John Holmes ,,,,, dove seiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii?????????? TI VOGLIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Patsy November 12, 2011
Wish my bf had a cock like this one and that he could fuck me like John Holmes did in this vid.
xxx November 9, 2011
I think the girls were hotter then. they look so fucking strange today...with the faces and the soccer ball boobs...
monk October 29, 2011
that is quite a substantial cock.
newboy November 23, 2011
Was surprised that her stomach was`nt hanging off his dick when he pulled it out. Magnificent
XXX November 30, 2011
creepy music :-D
Cunnilinguo January 16, 2012
This was the real porn: free of vulgarity and spectacularization
robin January 10, 2012
@Serious Fun- 100% true! Great flick, classic or otherwise. John Holmes wields a mighty tool.
Anna December 18, 2011
I keep My Bush thick i love the way it feels. and it makes my pussy smell a little more sweet
Andres August 10, 2011
nice one !!!
Me July 31, 2011
Her pussy sure can take him in, but her mouth has trouble! LoL
travis June 10, 2011
would be a good scene to put into scorsesee's film 'taxi driver'. She looks a bit like the girl that Travis fell in love with.
tia June 6, 2011
ahhhh, that did look like a third leg. nd it was rock solid!!! not like that wack ass Mr. 18incher..
BIGDOG June 4, 2011
tea June 19, 2011
this cook is not so huge! i had two boyfriends with larger ones... that is not 13 inch
oldschool June 24, 2011
I had the VHS and it broke from so many rewinds. xlnt scene!
monica July 27, 2011
that was great. the stuff today needs to be like this.
Chris July 22, 2011
This was art, not like this pornemovies they are making today! Real sex!
sarafigasucchia July 21, 2011
che cazzo immenso, perche non ne fannp piu cosi?
Derek February 27, 2012
I bet when the girls found out that Mr. Holmes was going to be in the movie. They could not wait for his huge fat cock to strench their pussy out.
Harry March 7, 2012
She is so pretty. I love the tenderness. It really turns me on!
AniB July 13, 2013
I love the big cock!
Mr March 16, 2013
. January 29, 2013
aah... nice old times... when a cock was still hairy...
sab October 21, 2012
nice movie, it makes me hot
tosser July 15, 2013
I luv her "O" faces as he delivers his massive meat.
aa August 23, 2013
mandingo is much bigger
Rick May 17, 2014
That is a woman her thick black bush is just sweet so good to tickle your nose
Prime February 24, 2014
I just love her reactions in this. When he slowly pushes to the hilt and she shoots him an OMG look...so hot.
Lover Not Hater January 20, 2014
The best part of this video was the vein in his cock.
pito July 27, 2012
Pobresita la chica
DickCheese July 13, 2012
You realize that John Holmes died of AIDS complications, right? Makes this clip a little less appealing.
uncabudz May 16, 2012
shit my cock ia almost that big. where can I get a gig??
dude April 15, 2012
I would love to see more of Nancy Suiter. She is sweet
LoveThis March 19, 2012
This is probably my favorite porn clip ever. It really seems like they are enjoying each other. It's really hot how she takes his cock and rubs the tip on her nectar-filled, wet, open pussy and then guides him in with her little asshole winking at the camera the whole time. In my sexual fantasy, instead of blowing on her chest - which is still really sexy - instead they climax together. She cums around his cock and he pumps his cum inside her while she squeezes his balls to get the last drop out as his cock keeps throbbing and flowing. Totally making love. That's so hot. Just saying'
dave.smith June 1, 2012
I hav never seen such a huge penny u r great
y June 2, 2012
oh yes we do watch porn hun as much as a guy... oh yes we do. such a beautiful cock btw.
my pussy luvs big cocks June 16, 2012
I always luv classik porn cuz those cocks are not only huge but it's also gorgeous. Not like modern porn. Oh man.... my pussy is wet cuz his cock. I wan it so badly.
eumisi June 14, 2012
as vrea sa o am si eu asa mare
wow June 12, 2012
I wish my dick was that big
Old school May 29, 2011
@Trace That is DEFINITELY John Holmes. I own the VHS.
gerry May 24, 2011
It was good to see her sucking on that handsome cock. Poor John liked to receive as well as give.
KTQT August 13, 2010
Looooove the classic pornos... also fun to put on with the bf - hot as hell! gotta love John Holmes, dont be a hater.
Nigra August 9, 2010
Pool's closed.
HanoverDave August 7, 2010
Holmes was a freak. Not because of the size of his prick. Because he actually thought he was a real actor. Most of the movies he was in he was in he couldnt get a real hard on. And to top it off he was as fucking ugly as my dogs asshole
dirtbag August 7, 2010
That is nancy suiter. She mad films beginning in 1979
James September 1, 2010
My cock is a bit bigger.
good September 3, 2010
good action
clam slapper October 9, 2010
I putting on my gold medallion during sex from now on!
TheRomantic October 6, 2010
That looks like genuine love making not the vulgar crap like today
bobboy bob bob October 5, 2010
nice wallpaper...
stinkydink August 3, 2010
why dont chicks have bush like that anymore, I love that!
LAN July 28, 2010
How is that Nancy Suiter when John Holmes died in 88 and She's only got 4 films release from 2000-2005?
zina June 25, 2010
it's my first time seeing the king of porn in action viva john h. that is massive.
lolla90 June 10, 2010
loulou June 6, 2010
ummm classics
BenLaGuer June 26, 2010
who is the girl?
Big Dude July 3, 2010
I bet she had a permanent echo every time she spoke- after that!
sexi July 24, 2010
hes sooo goood...
Bama July 7, 2010
The girl is Nancy Suiter... Taxi Girls was her most famous flick.
tamaroxx July 5, 2010
Nice cock! Wish I had a tool like that.
Con-naisseur October 16, 2010
The sight of Johnny's monster tool stretching and plunging in and out of beautiful hairy pussy, as at c. 1:58 is a very stirring one, but it is true that even on the poke his cock seems a bit soft and flexible.
<3 October 30, 2010
look how gentle they are to each other. you won't find any porn like this nowadays :/ they just mostly without love and partly just gross. it's so lovely. they are really having fun, look how wet her pussy is
Skytroop January 29, 2011
That was Nancy suiter, still the most lovely woman in porn.
biguy January 27, 2011
go to 3.00, take it from the top, his nice ass, big balls, huge and beautiful dick, and her upturned asshole! love to lick that asshole of hers with that giant cock ramming in and out, just inches away!
Ahh Yeah January 20, 2011
Go to 5:05 to 5:13. It looks like his third leg.
gooball January 19, 2011
this is from taxi girls...the best cuntfuck of all time
ich February 7, 2011
natural breasts and a buch between the legs - I love it!
ohmy February 28, 2011
My pussy is way too tight for a cock that big
Trace April 28, 2011
Don't think that was John Holmes
Serious Fun April 26, 2011
I think that kindness is great factor to want to watch this kind of movies, look how she help grabing his penis gently, it does look like she wan enjoying, I mean yes he had a huge cock, but did look like she was real horny, actual movies are screams and they forget to respect women, when they are the ones that make movies this hot....!!!!
Great March 13, 2011
It's a shame they don't make porn like this anymore. I find I'm having to watch the classics now to get off, because the modern stuff is just so clinical. In a lot of classic porn it looks like the actors are actually enjoying themselves (or at least do a good acting job). There is often a connection, banter, and people who look like they are genuinely getting off - passion, regardless of genre. You rarely see passion in the modern porn. It's just bland, perfunctory, stuff with lifeless actors who look like they don't want to be there, that's not fun for me to watch. More classic porn!
xxx December 30, 2010
look at those nips!
tr December 29, 2010
I would love to lick her ass that hair makes so hard
castimperio November 24, 2010
John Holmes, una vita per il cinema.......
Alicia November 17, 2010
nice FAT COCK
iamtheowl November 8, 2010
8282523 December 1, 2010
John Holmes did have one hellava schlong!!
Bethany December 12, 2010
There is something softer & sweeter about this, why don't they make porn like this anymore?
Juicy December 26, 2010
Dick December 19, 2010
I learned how to eat pussy when I watched the King's videos and damn my GF's loved it....and now my wife loves it ;))
Fan December 16, 2010
What music is this? does anyone know where I can find the original?
yomer June 5, 2010
classics are best than now
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During their break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Hermione Granger used this charm to protect Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Griphook, herself and an Imperiused Bogrod when the Mine Cart in which they were riding derailed after passing through the Thief's Downfall.[2]
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