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Brand new to Adelaide.......
Brand new to Adelaide.......
Let me say first, what a great city you guys have for getting around on a bike, I'm amazed at the amount of effort that has gone into making this city bike friendly, even if a few of the larger road users aren't as welcoming.
Just a quick question regarding Adelaide's Road Etiquette.
For years I've always made myself like a car when it comes to turning right at traffic lights etc. but I've noticed a number of intersections have a cyclist button along with pedestrian buttons. I'm assuming these are to allow you to go straight across an intersection and if need be you can then make a hook turn to the right when the lights change. I've lived pretty close to CBD's all my life and have rarely needed to activate lights, there has normally been cars around.
Where I'm a little stuck, Adelaide seems to have a lot of left turn and right turn (side streets) that meet more major roads with a set of traffic lights. (Think corner of Winifred Ave and Cross Rd) If I want to turn right from Winifred, do we have an etiquette of where to wait and how to activate the lights so I can get across. I'm hesitant to use the pedestrian button to get across, but how else can I make the lights know I'm there?......I've specifically been warned against ignoring traffic lights here, apparently Joe Law is not terribly sympathetic.
Thanks in advance.
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This explains how the sensors and the cyclist push buttons work: Traffic light tips for cyclists
Now, I always thought the motor vehicle lanes had weight detection - I haven't seen too many intersections being dug up over the years so if they say it's a metal detector then it must be true.
You should check out the rest of the site to pick up on any other state specific road rules/laws that you may not be aware of yet.
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Welcome...now to your nick, does it mean you brew stuff? If so, what kind of stuff?
Amateur oenologist and green-friendly commuter.
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Hook turns are dangerous, i never really use the bike cross button, i just make like a car.
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We don't have them here in SA, thank almighty for that. If you try and do one here, you'll be flattened quick smart.
The Bike button is just another way to trigger the lights if there are no cars.
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I know we don't have the official 'hook turns' like they do in VIC but after putting my reply in, I decided to snoop around the SA Gov 'cycling and safety' sections and came across this little handbook published by DTEI (warning: 1MB PDF): Cycling and the Law.
On page 15 they have this information :
I have never heard of this nor seen anybody do it. Normally if you didn't want to do the right turn I thought you would go straight, sticking to the left and pulling up in front of the cars on your left waiting to go straight (which is the direction on your right currently), turn your bike around and wait for the those lights to go green and go straight?
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Interesting, but I don't care what DTEI say you may do, as no SA motorist will understand what the hell you are doing, and consequently run you over.
In SA, motorists are very precious about their lane space
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I do hook turns in Adelaide all the time, mostly coming south down King WIlliam when I want to turn right.
"I have never heard of this nor seen anybody do it. Normally if you didn't want to do the right turn I thought you would go straight, sticking to the left and pulling up in front of the cars on your left waiting to go straight (which is the direction on your right currently), turn your bike around and wait for the those lights to go green and go straight/"
Yes thats a hook turn. Watch cars do it in Melbourne..they are meant to wait until the lights on the road they are leaving have gone amber/red, before proceeding onto the road they want to enter.
Those bike buttons at intersections are there to help speed up the process of getting lights to change in your favour. Many intersections its difficult to get a bike to set off the detectors in the road, so they put a button there for riders.
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Braver man than me
wrt the magnetic detectors in the road. I have found that if you position the bike in the middle of the two loops (sort of a sideways '8'), it works quite well. Mind you, that is with alloy rims.
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Might be an inadvertent advantage of changing to speedplay cleats!
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Isn't that exactly what the steps are describing? At step (2), you wait until the lights are green. I really don't understand how this can be unsafe - you're staying to the left of traffic at all times, and only proceeding forward when the other cars in your lane are going forward. The right turn is basically split into two parts. Yes, it is slower than just doing a normal right turn, but I feel it is a lot safer than changing over three lanes of heavy traffic to get to the turn-right lane.
I've never seen hook turns in other states, so maybe they're something different?
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The approach I was describing is just basically pulling over then lining up with traffic still waiting at the lights (to your left) to end up going straight (the direction which was previously on your right). Confusing to describe without a diagram I know.
The hook turn allows you to actually make the right turn either on green if no cars or amber or I imagine as it goes red (provided the other traffic hasn't started moving yet) - this is what they do in Melbourne to give way to trams for example - cars line up on the far left and turn right when the opportunity comes.
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True. I meant I have never seen or heard of any cyclist doing the 'hook turn' here in South Australia as it was described in the handbook. As far as I know we don't have any hook turns for vehicles in SA so I agree with Michael that people wouldn't understand what you were doing if you attempted.
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Not all the time but there are several locations/times when I do a hook turn and never had a problem with cars when doing so.
Scott CR1, Kuota Kharma
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We do have one...buses turning right from King WIlliam to North Terrace perform a hook turn from the left hand side of the road, in exactly the same way cars do it in Melbourne and the same way I do it on a bike. I am still scratching my head why people think this is such a dangerous thing to do on a bike, unless we are getting confused by talking about intersections that are or are not controlled by traffic lights (I'm talking one with traffic lights). You are riding along one road, enter the intersection and then pull up on the left hand side of the intersection in front of cars waiting at the red light on the crossing road. Swing your bike around to face 90 degrees to the direction you were originally heading. Wait for the lights to turn green and then head off. On the original road you are always on the left hand side of the road so never in the way of moving traffic. On the new road you pull up to the left of cars waiting at the red light, so you arent in their way. The light goes green and they head off and you head off just as normal. The Qld Road rules website explains it very well
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@Dahondude - ah yes, that old chestnut for the buses on North Terrace/King William!
The turn you describe is the one I was trying to describe earlier in that you are never turning right you are essentially changing your position.
I don't see any problem with this at all and figure this is the way it is usually done but I wouldn't necessarily have thought of this as a true hook turn?
The hook turn I think could be dangerous is the one the buses do on North Terrace and the ones cars do in Melbourne - only due to the fact that if you wanted to start moving on amber and someone runs the amber light you could be in a bit of trouble. Same could be said if you were in a car either way.
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So the way you gutys seem to be describing your 'hook turn' is seeming to me to be equivalent of crossing the ped crossing (but not actually on it), and then waiting for the green to go in the new direction.
Strictly, this is not a 'hook turn' as seen in Vic, as the 2nd phase of the 'turn' is done on the amber of one phase prior to the green of the next phase. That's the dangerous way to do it in Adelaide, IMHO.
The other thing I do, is try and avoid those intersections where it is a bit dangerous.
The Buss hook turn on KW/Nth Terrace is not strictly a hook turn, as it is restricted to Buses only, much like the U-turn just past the Festival theatre.
Meh, do what you feel safest with, given the road structure and traffic.
Oh, and enjoy Adelaide
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That is the dangerous way to do it in Victoria as well. You have to wait for green on the road you are entering.
http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Saf ... urning.htm
I also do hook turns all the time in Adelaide. I have never had any problems from drivers about it either. Most of the the time a driver is going to notice a cyclist doing a hook turn in front of them and is not going to run them over.
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OK I think we are now lost in the semantics of the hook-turn! As a few people pointed out all those Melbourne drivers that hook on amber are strictly-speaking breaking the law. Anyway, now I understand why people think a hook turn on a bike is dangerous and/or likely to make car drivers mad. I agree, swinging right on an amber light is both dangerous and will make it look like you are jumping a red light in the new direction you are heading. But, do a hook turn legally and its the safest way to turn right from a multilane road, or in fast moving/heavy traffic.
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Oh good. For a while there I thought I was doing something strange. I suppose with a bicycle it is rather more like joining the other flow of traffic waiting at the lights because you can swing the whole bike around and can position yourself on the left, whereas with a car you'll end up perpendicular right in front of them.
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I agree, much safer and it doesn't pee anyone off.
This (Cross/Glen Osmond) is one example of many where I make a hook (follow arrows) turn, much safer than trying to into the right turning lane.
All you are doing in this case is moving safely from bike lane to bike lane and proceeding in both cases with the green lights.
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imo : a hook turn is only ever needed if you are unable to get into the right hand turn lane due to traffic flow. the actual turn from the right lane should not be dangerous for anyone - claim the lane, be confident and take off efficiently when the light changes (ie if you can't clip into your pedal and get moving in a hurry, maybe a hook turn is for you)
if i get killed while out on my bike i dont want a 'memorial ride' by random punters i have never met.
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I always expect that I will have to do a hook turn at that intersection but so far I've always managed to safely turn right from the right turn lane, probably fairly easy to do on a quiet Sunday morning at 7;30, maybe not so easy with busy traffic during the morning rush hour.
Scott CR1, Kuota Kharma
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Cheers guys, interesting reading.
Yeah my "hook turn" has always been based on waiting for the lights to change to green on the road I'm turning into, I'm not stupid enough to try and run a red.......
I'm 36 years old and ALWAYS figured the loops on the road were weight sensors, not metal detectors, you learn something every day!
I'm busily trying to piece together all the bike paths etc around Adelaide now though, I did 46k's on Sunday mostly around the park lands and down to Glenelg and back but I'm amazed how often a bike track simply stops and seemingly disappears. I guess this is just a case of needing some more time to sort the shortcuts out. I was staggered that once you hit West Terrace heading east there isn't a dedicated route into and across the CBD and even the governments maps send you down Currie/ Grenfell St.
I'll work it out, I'm heading out to TTP this weekend, I've heard the Torrens, OBAHN (Sp) bikeway is pretty good riding and a 50ish kilo round trip seems a nice way to kill a Sunday.
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My part of the world. BRLVR2 uses the Torrens path a lot too.
It's a great ride, lots of really nice stretches, but bear a couple of things in mind
- it's a shared use path with prams, kids and dogs and walkers so flat-out speed epics is not the way to go
- in parts the path is pretty average, damaged or covered in debris which ranges from branches to loose leaves and sand, gravel
- you can get lost. In places it's a braided path, intertwined with the O-Bahn and directions are sometimes not in evidence. We had river terrace flooding 2 years ago and some council areas who are responsible for the paths upkeep & repair have done a less than stellar job
- the spur off to TTP comes just after the run under the Sudholtz Road bridge, and points you to the left where you get dumped onto a suburban back street or two before the path reappears. It can be infuriatingly dumb.
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Various Artists
|Back To My Roots
|Amor Verdadero
|Dance, Dance, Dance
|On Our Way To Tomorrow
|Waterbed (Vocal)
|Bad Luck
|Wata Wasuri
|Johnny's No Good
|Es Un Demonio Ella
|Call Me
|Afro Hustle
|Mambo Rock (Theme from "Salsa")
|Joe Cuba's Latin Hustle
The years between the late '60s and the mid-'70s were a very special time for the neighborhood of New York known as the Spanish Harlem, or El Barrio. A new generation of American musicians, most of them of Puerto Rican origin, were influenced by rock, psychedelia, funk, disco, r&b and the tropical formats of the Spanish speaking Caribbean. It was an exciting time for music, and El Barrio was fertile ground for the creation of a new sound: salsa, boogaloo and Latin Soul exploded like a shooting star.
Latin Disco is the more genre-specific of the discs, with lushly orchestrated dancefloor scorchers by Orquesta Novel and Louie Ramírez.
Various Artists
|You Need Help
|I'm Satisfied
|Identify Yourself
|Everybody's Got Soul
|Pantaloncitos Calientes (She Got To See What She Got To Get What She Wants)
|Black Dice
|I'm Gonna Get To You Yet
|There You Go
|La Vida
|I Got The Feeling (Tengo Sentimiento)
|Funky Felix
|Kool It Here Comes The Fuzz
|Guajiro Bacan
The man who reputedly became the most widely recorded conguero in jazz, Ray Barretto was born in Brooklyn in 1929. He decided to become a musician after hearing Chano Pozo playing with Dizzy Gillespie on the groundbreaking Latin jazz track "Manteca." After ousting Mongo Santamaría from Tito Puente's band in 1957, he became one of the most requested musicians of the time, performing with the house bands of the Prestige, Blue Note and Riverside labels-- all at the same time. He branched out as a bandleader in 1961, and the following year became the first Latin artist to score a Billboard Top-20 hit with the song "El Watusi." After signing with the Fania label, he recorded a string of progressive minded albums, culminating with the monster Latin funk hit "Together (Juntos)," an anti-racism anthem sung by Barretto himself.
The son of Afro-Cuban conga hero Mongo Santamaría, Monguito should not be confused with the vocalist of the same who recorded with Johnny Pacheco. He released three killer albums, beginning with the boogaloo heavy Hey Sister and culminating with En Una Nota. The most requested of the three is Blackout, which still sells for about $100 in the collector's market. Performed by Ronnie Marks, "You need Help" is culled from that record.
Born in 1942 in Spanish Harlem, Joe Bataan turned to music after a spell in jail for driving a stolen vehicle. Credited for his contribution in starting the Latin soul craze of the late '60s, he enjoyed a string of hits such as "Ordinary Guy," "Gypsy Woman" and "Subway Joe." The heavy funk track "I'm Satisfied" was included in the 1970 LP Sweet Soul, and also released as a limited edition 45 rpm promo. In 1995, Bataan returned to the music industry after 20 years of working with juveniles in correctional facilities throughout New York. Ten years later, 30 years after his last album had come out, he released an album titled Call My Name.
Café's obscure, self-titled 1974 LP on the Vaya label is something of a mystery. Produced by Ray Barretto, the record fuses Latin funk with rock and salsa. A highlight is the instrumental "Identify Yourself," arranged by bandleaders Daniel Zaremba and Jeff Chaumont.
A psychedelic funk group led by George Espada, Flash and the Dynamics released only one album, which is highly sought out. Released on the Tico label, The New York Sound included the track "Everybody's Got Soul," one of the rawest slices of Latin funk ever heard. After the band split up, Espada worked as a professional wrestler before becoming a Republican district leader in the East Harlem area.
Taken from the 1971 album Chanchullo on the Tico label, Gilberto Cruz's version of James Brown's "Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)" is a perfect fusion of Latin and funk. Pressed as a flexidisc in limited quantities, Chanchullo has eluded Latin funk collectors for years. It was Cruz's debut, and it featured Sammy Ayala on vocals, Vincent Prudente on trombone, Junior Vega on trumpet, Andy Vega on vibes, Ray Armando on drums, Teddy Vatapool on bass, and Willie Rodríguez on congas.
No Latin funk compilation would be complete without a Mongo Santamaría track. During the '70s, the percussionist recorded at least one killer funk track per album. "Black Dice" is from Live at Yankee Stadium, which also featured a much sampled drum break on "Coyulde." Ramón 'Mongo' Santamaría was born in 1922 in Havana, Cuba. After moving to the U.S. in the '50s, he played with Tito Puente and scored a national hit with his version of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man." He is also known as the composer of the Latin jazz standard "Afro Blue."
What a treat. Harvey Averne's amazing "Dynamite!," coupled with the previously unreleased "Stablishment" (yes, the spelling is correct.) Averne began his career as an accordionist, learned to play the vibes from Larry Harlow, and then recorded a series of crossover albums for Fania Records in the Latin soul, funk and boogaloo genres. Later, he founded his own label, Coco Record. "Dynamite!" is culled from the 1968 session The Harvey Averne Dozen.
The TNT Boys were Tony Rojas and Tito "Big T" Ramos. They recorded a series of albums for Cotique in the late '60s and early '70s before disbanding and launching reasonably successful solo careers. Tito Ramos had a massive hit with "Big T," from the album Where My Head Is At on Fania Records, whereas Tony Rojas recorded for Rico Records. "I'm Gonna Get To You Yet" is from Símbolos Sexuales / Sex Symbols on Cotique. This 1969 album also featured the "Tighten Up" soundalike "Música Del Alma," as well as the heavy descarga "Jala Jala." It is still regarded as their rarest LP.
The Fania All Stars featured a mixture of bandleaders and musicians from the Fania Records stable in a series of concerts from 1968 onwards. The band's first couple of albums, Live At The Red Garter, Volumes 1 & 2, were slow sellers. Live At The Cheetah, Volumes 1 & 2, on the other hand, became the biggest selling concert albums ever produced by one Latin group. In 1974, Latin Soul Rock bucked the trend with one side recorded live, this time at Yankee Stadium, and the other one devoted to studio recordings. It is from this side that we chose a cover of Edwin Starr's "There You Go."
Vocalist Ralfi Pagán was raised on the lower East side of New York, and was a key part of the '70s salsa movement. He released four albums with Fania, most of which contained ballads such as the Bread cover "Make It With You." "La Vida" is taken from the psychedelic funk album I Can See.
Produced by Cotique label boss George Goldner, the only release by Chollo Rivera and the Latin Soul Drives is a classic slice of Latin soul and boogaloo. This version of James Brown's "I Got The Feeling" has been on DJ want lists for a long time. The record itself sold poorly, even though it was pushed heavily by New York's leading Latin DJ Dick Ricardo Sugar, who wrote the liner notes of the original LP.
Latin rock big band Seguida released two albums with Fania during the '70s-- both produced by Larry Harlow. Entitled Love Is....Seguida, the first one contains "Funky Felix," along with other Latin funk, rock and soul tracks. Released in 1976, On Our Way To Tomorrow embraced the burgeoning New York disco sound and is an underrated gem. After 30 years of inactivity, the band recently reunited to record Seguida III for its own, independent label.
Legendary timbalero Jimmy Sabater was featured on what is considered by many to be the first salsa record ever: Joe Cuba's Stepping Out, from 1962. He was born in New York to Puerto Rican parents and grew up in the same neighborhood as Tito Puente and Willie Bobo. Sabater was an essential part of the Joe Cuba group until 1979-- he even wrote the smash "Bang Bang." From the 1970 Tico LP El Hijo De Teresa, we chose the heavy funk instrumental "Kool It." Sabater is still active in music, currently performing with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
Luis Camilo Argumédez Rodríguez was born in Panama and nicknamed Azuquita (Little Sugar) at the beginning of his career, his voice is as sweet as sugar. He lived in Puerto Rico and trained with legendary sonero Ismael Rivera before moving to New York, where he became a key member of the Fania Records family. Culled from the 1975 album Pura Salsa on the Vaya label, "Guajiro Bacán" is a slow burning funk number. The LP was produced by Bobby Marín and featured Kako, Mauricio Smith, Louie Ramírez, Adalberto Santiago, Jimmy Sabater, Steve Berrios, and Joe Beck.
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|Good Times (Como Vamos A Gozar)
|To Be With You
|Dance, Dance, Dance
|On Our Way to Tomorrow
|Waterbed (Vocal)
|My Love Supreme
|Bad Luck
|Wata Wasuri
|Johnny's No Good
|Es Un Demonio Ella
|Call Me
|Afro Hustle
|Mambo Rock (Theme from "Salsa")
|Joe Cuba's Latin Hustle
Latin disco was the logical step forward following the emergence of Latin funk, which had evolved from boogaloo and Latin Soul. Throughout the '70s, the musicians and DJs who grew up in New York were exposed to a variety of influences. When the disco era reached its apex, it was inevitable that the Latin scene would be influenced by it. The Fania label was at the forefront of this hybrid, with musicians such as Tito Puente, Louie Ramírez and Joe Bataan leading the way. El Barrio: Latin Disco includes anthems by the movement's heavy hitters, as well as lesser known gems and rare grooves.
Formed in 1976 by Cuban güiro player Felipe Martínez, and featuring the vocals of Hansel Martínez & Raúl Alfonso (who would later become the famous duo of Hansel & Raúl), Charanga 76 is known mostly for its Latin versions of disco hits. Listening to their unique take on McFadden & Whitehead's "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" and Chic's "My Forbidden Lover" was a real eye opener for me back in the '80s. It is only fitting that the opening track of this compilation would be the Latin disco gem "Good Times."
Born to Puerto Rican parents in the heart of El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) between 112th Street, 5th & Madison Avenue, Jimmy Sabater was taught percussion by Willie Bobo and Tito Puente. He helped form the Joe Cuba Sextet in 1954. Even though it was named after Gilberto Calderón - or Joe Cuba, as he was known in the music world - the group was very much a unit. It was hastily named just before a show by Catalino Rolón, a promoter at the legendary Palladium ballroom, when he was told that the band had still to be named. Jimmy Sabater was the combo's timbalero. In 1962, he was offered the chance to sing the track "To Be With You," because he had a better English accent than the band's lead vocalist, one José 'Cheo' Feliciano. Sabater stayed with Cuba for 23 years, working also with such luminaries as Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco and Tito Rodríguez. This heavy disco version of "To Be With You" was produced by Bobby Marín and released in 1976. It features a great break around the first third of the track, becoming a staple for disco and hip hop DJs all over the world.
Led by Afro-Cuban pianist Willie Ellis, Orquesta Típica Novel was formed in New York City during the '60s, performing mostly as a charanga and boogaloo group. Its debut album, Do the Boogaloo, came out in 1967 on the Fonseca label. The orchestra released a series of records with TR, before signing with Fania in the mid '70s and shortening its name to Orquesta Novel. Notable members have included Eddie Drennon, Ray Maldonado (the brother of Ricardo Ray), Alfredo 'Chocolate' Armenteros, Jimmy Bosch, Mauricio Smith, Néstor Torres, and Louie Ramírez. The 1980 session Novel Invites You To A Novel Experience was devoted entirely to the disco sound. A cover of "My Cherie Amour" on this album has been used by the likes of Dimitri from Paris and other electronica heavyweights. Here, we decided to include a less obvious choice - the Eddie Drennon composition "Dance Dance Dance," which will work up a storm in any dancefloor.
Formed from the ashes of two high school bands from the South Bronx - Latin Soul Inc. and Devoshun - Seguida was brought together by Randy Ortiz, a local arranger and rock bassist. He led the band together with percussionist Angel Nater Jr. and guitarist Louie Pérez. Support slots with Willie Colón, Ray Barretto and Larry Harlow led to a deal with Fania Records. Seguida's critically acclaimed debut, Love is..., was released in 1974 and contained the crossover hit "Mambo Rock." The song would become the theme tune to Izzy Sanabria's Salsa television show, which featured Seguida as the house band. After touring with Sly & the Family Stone, War and Crown Heights Affair, the band embraced the emerging disco sound on its sophomore effort, On Our Way To Tomorrow. We've picked the album's title track - a killer song. Seguida has recently reformed, releasing Seguida III on its own label.
The lineup of LTG Exchange included Bruce Slade (congas, vocals), Melvyn Barton (bass, vocals), Walter Chiles (keyboards, vocals), Víctor Santos (drums, vocals), and Kevin Beverley (Guitar). The group is known for its two hits: "Corazón," a cover of the Carole King standard, and the sublime "Waterbed." Originally released by Fania Records in 1974, it was later extended at Bell Sound Studios, NYC, for a 12" release on Disco International. This limited edition is now a highly prized collector's item, selling for large amounts of money on internet auction sites.
Milton Hamilton was a music teacher at the Third Street Music School Settlement, confusingly located on East 11th Street, New York, when he formed Yambú with colleague Ramón Rodríguez. Their self-titled 1975 debut was a heady mix of Latin, soul, jazz, rock and disco - enjoying a hit with a "hustle" version of Bobby Hebb's "Sunny." This record is sought after by beat junkies for the massive break on "Hippopotamus." It was also a groundbreaking part of the jazz-dance scene with DJ Bob Jones making "A New Thing" one of his biggest dancefloor tunes. In 1976, Milton formed his solo group, Milton Hamilton Crystalized. He released the great Disco Madness album, featuring "My Love Supreme" and covers of "Poinciana" and "Theme from Mahoghany." "My Love Supreme" was released on 7" format and immediately hit the Billboard disco charts. There is also an extremely rare promo 12" DJ Copy with the full 5.10 minutes version of the tune.
Legendary bandleader, percussionist, pianist, composer, arranger and producer Louie Ramírez barely needs an introduction for anyone with even the slightest interest in Latin music - he is a living legend. During the '50s, he played with Joe Loco, joining the Joe Cuba group the following decade. Louie was the arranger and timbalero on the classic Jazz Espagnole album by Sabú Martínez. He was co-leader of the Alegre All Stars with Charlie Palmieri, Kako and Al Santiago - as well as staff producer and arranger with the Fania group of labels, and president of Alegre Records throughout the '70s and '80s. Louie caught the disco bug and recorded a great album titled A Different Shade of Black. It was released in 1976 on Cotique. The album featured contributions from Bernard Purdie, Cornell Dupree, Johnny Rodríguez, Randy Ortiz, Marty Sheller, and Sonny Bravo, and it is famed among record collectors for the funky "Do It Any Way You Wanna." Here, we have included the smooth disco grooves of "Bad Luck" and "Salsa."
Taken from the 1974 Tico album Tito Unlimited, "Watu Wasuri" was one of the earliest disco flavored records to emerge from New York. Tito played virtually all of the instruments on this recording - the only other credit went to producer Joe Cain. He performed vibes, piano, electric piano, mellotron, tambourine, marimbas, organ, tympany, cowbells and assorted percussion. Born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents in 1923, Puente formed The Piccadilly Boys in 1948 and spearheaded the '50s mambo craze, which reached an apex in 1956 with his classic LP Dancemania. Puente would record over 100 albums, enjoying his biggest hit with Santana's ubiquitous version of his composition "Oye Como Va." Sadly, he passed away in 2000.
The sole album that W.R.L.C. released on the Fania imprint came out in 1975, featuring soft rock and disco versions of classic Fania songs: Willie Colón's "Che Che Colé" and "Jazzy," and Johnny Pacheco's "Acuyeyé." The disco version of Joe Bataan's "Johnny's No Good" is an overlooked guitar groover. The band featured Slim Pezin (guitar), Lucien Dobat (drums), Mamhoud Houari (sax), Patrick Bourboin (flute), Pierre Honoré (bass) and Michel Deverc (violin).
Made at a time when a growing number of Dominicans were migrating to New York, this collaboration between Latin legend Larry Harlow and the Dominican Republic's Fausto Rey was probably geared towards that market. The album is largely forgettable, with the exception of a disco version of "Devil Woman" - made famous in the UK by Cliff Richard. The track's killer breakdowns would fit in nicely on any dancefloor today.
Taken from the unreleased LP Bataan in San Frantasia, "Call Me" is a cool disco inspired number. It can also be found as the b-side of the "Latin Soul Square Dance" 45 rpm single. Born in Spanish Harlem in 1942, Bataan is credited as a Latin Soul pioneer - fusing Afro-Cuban rhythms with R&B, he came to prominence in the mid '60s with the hits "Gypsy Woman" and "Ordinary Guy." In the '70s, he recorded a series of excellent albums for Fania, finding the time to produce artists on the Ghetto label and co-found the innovative SalSoul label. It was with SalSoul that he enjoyed a top-10 European hit with the crossover rap-disco track "Rap-o Clap-o." After spending 20 years counseling juvenile delinquents, he returned to the music scene with a new album, and continues touring to this day.
Of the 15 albums that Lou Pérez recorded under his own name, De Todo un Poco is by far the most famous one. Why? Simply because the title track was used in the movie Dirty Dancing. Sad but true. Also included on this album was the uptempo disco bomb "Afro Hustle." Recorded in 1977, it featured Cuban pianist Ricardo 'Eddy' Martínez, Cuban conguero Cándido, and other notable players.
Joe Cuba formed his group in 1954 and experienced instant success using English lyrics over Latin beats. A pioneer of the boogaloo sound with the hit single "Bang Bang," he went on to record a number of albums for various Fania related labels. Cocinando La Salsa was the first LP that Cuba recorded for Tico after it had been taken over by Fania co-founder Masucci. He asked Joe to make "a blockbuster salsa album" - and Cuba delivered on all fronts, including stunning tracks like "Ataca de Nuevo" and "Quinteto Sabroso." The track included on this compilation has a boogaloo/disco feel, featuring the drumming of Alphonse Mouzon. Other notable musicians include Sonny Bravo, Jimmy Sabater and Louie Ramírez.
El Barrio: Gangsters, Latin Soul And The Birth Of Salsa
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El Barrio: Gangsters, Latin Soul And The Birth Of Salsa
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El Bestial Sonido is the best album in the catalogue of music by Ricardo Ray and Bobby Cruz. It is a must-have for fans of Los Durísimos. Most would agree that in its early New York days, the orchestra saw some of the finest musicians of salsa and jazz. Trumpeters Adolphus Doc Cheatham and Pedro Chapparo, and timbal player Mike Collazo are excellent examples. What is truly indisputable is that the most astounding lineup of the Richie Ray Orchestra was the very one that recorded "El Bestial Sonido" in 1971, confirming what everybody already knew: the best instrumentalists in the history of salsa have been Puerto Rican. El Bestial Sonido de Ricardo Ray & Bobby Cruz is a classic because of the orchestra's masterful and irresistible interpretations, Bobby Cruz and Miki Vimari's vocals, and the band's successful repertoire, which was certainly one of the most stimulating and perfectly balanced of all time. It was musical success that consecrated Richie as the most multifaceted pianist, arranger, composer, and orchestra director of his genre. You only need to hear the first bar of Sonido Bestial to appreciate Richie's savvy in creating a tapestry of rhythms combining the jala-jala, guaguancó, jazz, and classical music in a solo that evokes the influences of formal European music, with ingenious variations on the melodies of Stravinsky and Bach. Aside from achieving cultural transcendence by integrating distant musical forms, El Bestial Sonido is an album with unquestionable sociological value. In 1971, the country was tormented by the boricua blood being spilled throughout Vietnamese jungles in a conflict that enshrouded hundreds of Puerto Rican families in grief and polarized the country on the question of whether to support the United States in the Vietnam War. Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz strived to console their boricua brothers with the song "Guaguancó Triste" by Rubén Blades. This is a song of hope, with an exceptional arrangement that combines the guaguancó, classical music, the boogaloo, the bomba, and the jala-jala. Even today, the lyrics strike a chord in the hearts and minds of the boricua people: Para ti traigo mi guaguancó Triste es su canto sabor a llanto y a soledad. Puedo oír ecos de un pregonar que hablan de penas y de esperanzas lloran por la tierra mía porque se lleven contentos... At a time when many criticized the superficiality of salsa, Richie and Bobby proved with Blades' composition that they could use music to make people dance – or to make them reflect on life. Another great example is the band's version of a ballad with hints of soul, blues, and bolero: "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor. Interestingly, this is one of the first songs in the band's repertoire that alludes to God, the Supreme Being, to whom they would dedicate their talents officially in 1976, beginning with the album Rican/Struction Señor asómate y contempla mi afán Tendrás que ayudarme a otro día afrontar Sólo en mis sueños tengo tranquilidad Es un martirio volver a despertar... However, like other great musicians of the time, Richie and Bobby also paid homage to yoruba deities on countless occasions and, prior to their transformation, they paid tribute to the Saint with Pablito El Indio Rosario's guaguancó number "Cha cha huele Changó," at a time when musicians were trying to survive in an atmosphere of jealousy, lies, and hypocrisy. The contributions from Mañengue Hidalgo on the congas, Manolito González on the bongo and hand bell, and Charlie on the timbal are extraordinary. With El Bestial Sonido, Richie and Bobby also stepped to the forefront by being the first to adapt romantic ballads to the genre. One example is Joan Manuel Serrat's popular song "Señora," which the band performed without montuno or a refrain. In the band's version, Bobby, a singer influenced by Rafael Chivirico Dávila, reaffirmed –as he did in "Fire and Rain"– that he could shine in other genres. His duet with Miki Vimari in the bolero version of the immortal tango number "Volver" by Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Lepera confirms this. Bobby's countermelody is exquisite, and in the first few bars of both "Volver" and "La Vimari," Miki –who had previously collaborated with the band on the albums In Orbit and El Diferente– captures a sensual bossanova that leads into a beautiful son. After Richie's experiments with female vocalists such as Nydia Caro and Carmen Soto, it was clear that Miki was the singer this orchestra had been looking for. Thirty-five years after its original release, El Bestial Sonido de Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz is a must-have, an album worthy of the attention of music lovers around the world. Most importantly, it is an album radio stations should play for younger generations to enjoy. Credits Ricardo Ray: Piano, arrangements, chorus, countermelody Bobby Cruz: Lead vocals, chorus, arrangements Miki Vimari: Vocals, chorus Ismael "Cocolía" Rodríguez: First trumpet Ismael "Maelo" Rodríguez: Second trumpet Manolito González: Bongo, cowbell, timbalitos José "Mañengue" Hidalgo: Conga Charlie "El Pirata" Cotto: Timbals Mike "El Che" Amitin: Bass Recording Director: Johnny Pacheco Producer: Ricardo Ray y Bobby Cruz Recorded at: Ochoa Recording, San Juan, P.R. Engineer: Pedrito Mixed by: Fred Weinberg Original Cover Photo: Maurice Seymour Original Cover design: Izzy Sanabria Written by Jaime Torres Torres "El Bestial Sonido" es el mejor disco de la trayectoria de Ricardo Ray & Bobby Cruz. Es un album obligado para los fanáticos de Los Durísimos. Nadie duda que durante sus primeros años de trayectoria en Nueva York por la orquesta de Richie Ray desfilaron los mejores músicos de la salsa y el jazz. Los trompetistas Adolphus Doc Cheatham y Pedro Chaparro, junto al timbalero Mike Collazo, son buenos ejemplos. Lo que sí resulta indiscutible es que la versión más aplastante de la orquesta de Richie Ray fue precisamente la que grabó "El Bestial Sonido" en 1971, confirmando –como se sabe- que los instrumentistas de mayor virtuosismo en la historia de salsa han sido puertorriqueños. El Bestial Sonido de Ricardo Ray & Bobby Cruz es un clásico por la magistral e irresistible interpretación colectiva de la orquesta, por las vocalizaciones de los cantantes Bobby Cruz y Miki Vimari y por su exitoso repertorio, ciertamente uno de los más excitantes y mejor balanceados de todos los tiempos. Fue el suceso musical que consagró a Richie como el pianista, arreglista, compositor y director de orquesta más polifacético de su género. Baste escuchar el primer corte "Sonido bestial" para apreciar la sapiencia con que Ricardo combina, como una acuarela de ritmos, los patrones del jala-jala, el guaguancó, el jazz y la música clásica, con un solo que evoca las influencias del repertorio formal europeo, con variaciones muy ingeniosas de las melodías de Stravinsky y Bach. Aparte de su trascendencia cultural al integrar formas musicales distanciadas hasta entonces, El Bestial Sonido es un disco de un valor sociológico incuestionable. En pleno 1971 el pueblo era atormentado por la sangre boricua derramada en las selvas vietnamitas en un conflicto que cubrió con el manto del luto a cientos de familias puertorriqueñas y polarizó al país en torno a la discusión de si debía favorecer o desfavorecer la guerra de Estados Unidos contra Vietnam. Richie Ray y Bobby Cruz intentaron consolar a sus hermanos boricuas con la composición "Guaguancó triste" de Rubén Blades. Un canto de esperanza, en un arreglo excepcional que combina el guaguancó, la música clásica, el boogaloo, la bomba y el jala jala, cuya letra hoy resuena fuerte en la conciencia boricua. Para ti traigo mi guaguancó. Triste es su canto sabor a llanto y a soledad. Puedo oír ecos de un pregonar que hablan de penas y de esperanzas lloran por la tierra mía porque se lleven contentos... En una época en que muchos criticaron la salsa por su pobre contenido, Richie & Bobby demostraron con la canción de Blades que se podía tocar para bailar y para reflexionar sobre la vida. Otro buen ejemplo es la versión de la balada con matices del soul, el blues y el bolero "Fire & Rain" de James Taylor, curiosamente una de las primeras canciones de su repertorio en que aluden a Dios, el Ser Supremo al que a partir de 1976, ya de manera oficial, consagrarían sus talentos con el lanzamiento del disco "Reconstrucción". Señor asómate y contempla mi afán Tendrás que ayudarme a otro día afrontar Sólo en mis sueños tengo tranquilidad Es un martirio volver a despertar... Sin embargo, Richie & Bobby, como otros grandes músicos de la época, también le cantaron a las deidades yorubas en una decena de ocasiones y, previo a su tranformación, con el guaguancó "Cha cha huele Changó" de Pablito El Indio Rosario le rindieron honor al Santo en un tiempo en que los músicos intentaban sobrevivir en un ambiente de mucha envidia, mentira e hipocresía. La ejecución percusiva de Mañengue Hidalgo en las congas, Manolito González en el bongó y la campana y de Charlie en el timbal es extraordinaria. Con El Bestial Sonido Richie & Bobby también marcharon a la vanguardia al ser los primeros que adaptaron a su género éxitos de la balada romántica, como la popular "Señora" de Joan Manuel Serrat, una versión sin montuno y estribillo donde Bobby, un cantante que se desarrolló influenciado por Rafael Chivirico Dávila, reconfirma –como lo demostró en "Fire & Rain"- que posee el sentimiento y el fraseo para brillar en otros géneros. Su dúo con Miki Vimari en la versión bolerística del inmortal tango "Volver" de Carlos Gardel y Alfredo Lepera así lo sustenta. La segunda voz de Bobby es exquisita y Miki, quien ya había colaborado en los discos In Orbit y El diferente, demuestra no sólo en "Volver" sino en "La Vimari", en sus primeros compases una sensual bossa nova que desemboca en un sabroso son, que después de los experimentos de Richie con féminas como Nydia Caro y Carmen Soto, era la cantante y corista que necesitaba la orquesta. 35 años después de su lanzamiento, pues, El Bestial Sonido de Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz es un disco obligado digno de la atención de los melómanos del mundo. Y lo más importante, un álbum merecedor de la difusión de los medios radiales para el provecho de las nuevas generaciones. Créditos Ricardo Ray: piano, arreglos, coros y segunda voz Bobby Cruz: vocalista principal, coros, arreglos Miki Vimari: vocalista y coros Ismael "Cocolía" Rodríguez: 1 trompeta Ismael "Maelo" Rodríguez: 2 trompeta Manolito González: bongó, cencerro y timbalitos José "Mañengue" Hidalgo: congas Charlie "El Pirata" Cotto: timbales Mike "El Che" Amitin: bajo Director de grabación: Johnny Pacheco Producido por: Ricardo Ray y Bobby Cruz Grabado en: Ochoa Recording, San Juan, P.R. Ingeniero: Pedrito Mezcla por: Fred Weinberg Foto original de carátula: Maurice Seymour Diseño original da caratula: Izzy Sanabria Escrito por Jaime Torres Torres
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I am so happy and feel so lucky to find this amazing community. I struggled a lot with my compulsive eating and cravings got the better of me in January But no matter, it's february and a new month =)
Thank you all for your support and wonderful feedback. I am my own worst enemy and I beat myself up all the time for not being yet, that 'perfect' vegan...but all of you inspire me not to quit, so thank you!!
I just want to say, that my cravings get the better of me, too, but over the last year I think my regular eating habits have changed. (I can tell by looking at our shopping list that the amount of animal products and processed food has gone way down.) So keep the goal in sight and focus on all the good changes you did make in the last month!
Hey,we all struggle,that's why this is such a great place, very supportive and non-judgemental. This is at least my fifth kickstart and I have not been 100 percent yet. But each time I learn a little more about healthy eating and get better at it.
I've got a problem with the Feb. kickstart, no matter what the menu is. Last night I was in a car accident so I'm stranded without transportation. That means no way to get to the grocery store. Luckily other than my left hand, I'm unharmed physically. I had the green light but another car came through the intersection on the red and we hit. I've put on some dried black beans to soak (using the quick soak method from one of the DVD's with Chef Toni Fiore). I have things like that I can fix for today until tomorrow when I have a way to the store to get fresh fruit & veggies.
hi jennifer,do you have any frozen veggies? they will do! black beans, brown rice and frozen veggies.
Thanks, you guys are awesome
Keep trying every month and you'll get better and better at it every time! The only way to not succeed is to give up or not try at all. Hang in there!
- AmandaBe the change you wish to see in the world...
Thanks Amanda, for believing in me! I don't want to give up, it's hard but sometimes what does keep me going is, at least I'm more 'vegan' now, than I ever was in my life! For example, no meat at all - no egg items, baked goods that contain eggs, um...no cheese! Just a few days and the cheese cravings / addictions were gone, I can't really bear the sight of a pizza now - unless it were vegan, of course. =)
That being said...it's hard not to beat myself up when I DO slip up. Mainly with the dairy, like milk or milk products in coffee / tea. It can be challenging.
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OR leave the animal milk at the store! Although I do have 3 kinds of milk in my refrigerator: soy, almond, and cow's. The cows milk is for my daughter who refuses to go vegan.
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Yeah, if it's just one person (or several people who are all willing to forego the animal milk), then just leave it at the store. BUT there may be others in the household who are not interested in leaving dairy milk (and other animal products) behind. Right now, our household is our vegetarian/vegan selves (me, hubby, son - all 3 on the veg spectrum); sister in law who is totally NOT on the veg spectrum (she buys and prepares her own food but that does mean our fridge has dairy, eggs, frozen meats, etc); and a family friend (adult) who mainly eats what we do but will sometimes purchase and prepare other things (or bring restaurant leftovers home). So, our fridge and pantry have a whole range of food items.
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It's rare to find a program that consistently touches hearts and palates. A Chef's Life has done just that. This SCETV Presents series, distributed by PBS, returns for an exciting Season Two this month. Hosted by Vivian Howard, A Chef's Life has found the secret ingredient to delight and at the same time educate audiences.
A recent visit to Kinston, North Carolina, gave us a little insight into this phenomenon. Kinston is home to Vivian and her husband Ben Knight's restaurants—Chef & the Farmer and the Boiler Room. Our visit, led by Commission Chairman Dr. Brent Nelsen, included Brent's wife Lori Nelsen, Commissioner Nicole Holland, and ETV Executive Producer Amy Shumaker. We learned more about this Southern community with its fascinating heritage.
We stayed at the home of Warren and Jane Brothers, who have turned their picturesque 19th-century farmhouse into a bed and breakfast. We explored Warren's farm, one of the areas Vivian draws on, for fresh produce and pork. Incidentally, if you watched episode one, it is true that Warren is mostly barefooted as he practices his farming wizardry!
We also explored Kinston, a town that fell into decline as cotton mills and textiles began disappearing from the landscape. But Kinston is now seeing some real growth. This growth was largely sparked by the strength of Vivian and Ben's original investment with Chef & the Farmer. Local residents told stories of people driving south on I-95 who frequently take a detour to Kinston (which is in a very rural area) to sample some of Vivian's delightful menu items. We talked to servers and a wine sommelier, who credit Vivian and Ben for giving them a chance and training them in culinary skills they never knew they could develop. And we reconnected with Cynthia Hill, the talented producer who, along with her husband, Rex Miller, director of photography, bring to life this special story. The imagery they capture showcases the region's beauty and the essence of southern foodways and culture.
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FLL Teams Please Sound Off!
I'll start. Coach: Levy, Team: TatorBots , Reston VA USA!!
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Coach: Vickey (my mom). Team: Built On The Rock. Place: Mt. Olive, NJ
This is our second year. We got third last year, and now we're going for first. :)
- Sep 17, 2006, 1:58:00 AM
- David Levy said...
Mt. Olive? I had had college roomate (many moons ago) that was from Hackettstown. I think that's close to you.
good luck
- Sep 17, 2006, 3:03:00 AM
Wow, I live right next to Hackettstown in Independence! Mt. Olive is where the NJ state tournament is held.
- Sep 17, 2006, 7:24:00 AM
Our team name is Wisdom Quest, Hampstead, NH
This is our first year as a team. I was involved on a team last year with our son. He's also the only kid with experience. The ages are 9-12, mostly 10 year olds. It should be fun.
- Sep 17, 2006, 12:17:00 PM
Micah with MAYHEM, hailing from Milford NH.
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If anyone want to check it out you can just go to www.nxtrox.blogspot.com
the blog is still being created so be patient ;-)
- Sep 18, 2006, 1:39:00 AM
- Robolab29 said...
I come from the south. SC that is. We took third three years ago, first after that and last year we got third again. We're going for first again.
maniac000 - do you mean the legendary (in our team)MAYHEM?
- Sep 18, 2006, 1:44:00 AM
Repeat after me everyone:
FLL is about more than tournament placings
FLL is about... :-)
Seriously, this is my 5th year as a coach and I've had award winning teams and well, ones that didn't win anything and I can tell you the end result was the same: we had a blast and ended up learning a lot. FLL is great that way.
This year's challenge is another dandy one. Hats off again to Scott Evans, FLL mastermind. Each year there's always one doozy of a mission (last year it was the flags) and this year's "decider" appears to be the Inividual Atom Manipulation. I'm looking foward to seeing all of the creative solutions to this one. I'm also glad to see the shared mission is cooperative instead of competitive. Last year my team spent a ton of time just trying to figure out how to get to the dolphin faster than the other team. It will be nice to focus that time on more productive pursuits this year.
Good luck to everyone!
- Sep 18, 2006, 3:00:00 AM
Coach: My mum, and FLT LT from ATC
Place: Northumberland, England
Name:? Yet to decide! We think its going to be "The Next Generation" - Air cadet slogan, nanotechnology, and NXT.
- Sep 18, 2006, 5:38:00 AM
Team 123 from Fairbanks, Alaska.
- Sep 18, 2006, 6:59:00 AM
Coach: myself, assisted by two other parents
Team: ZAP!
Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
This is our second year - we had a blast last year so we're back for more. We're a homeschool team and this year the team is four boys, ages 9, 10, 12 and 12, all returning team-members. We're also mentoring two new teams.
- Sep 18, 2006, 7:02:00 AM
They've done well if that is what you mean. But tournement placings are not what FLL is about.
FLL is about...:-)
- Sep 18, 2006, 8:28:00 AM
- GeekyTom said...
First year coach Tom Williamson, read all about us at www.bricksforbrains.geekytom.com
- Sep 18, 2006, 3:22:00 PM
- David Levy said...
Nice site Tom!
- Sep 19, 2006, 1:25:00 AM
- GeekyTom said...
thanks! :-)
- Sep 20, 2006, 4:25:00 PM


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Some cases from drug sweep reaching their endsBy Patrick McArdle
STAFF WRITER | May 07,2013BENNINGTON Two more defendants have been convicted based on their arrests during a drug sweep in Bennington County in January and Bennington County States Attorney Erica Marthage said her office had her office had been handling the increased caseload well.
More than 100 police officers participated in a drug sweep in Bennington County on Jan. 16 which was called the largest police action in Vermonts history. After the arrests, there were more than 50 people to prosecute, many of them facing multiple charges.
Were not seeing really a great strain on the court system outside of the normal. We just have all these dockets that need to come back for calendar calls and discovery conferences and all of that kind of stuff, Marthage said.
According to Marthage, the workload has been a little better than she expected.
On Friday, Melanie Muniz, 34, of Bennington, pleaded guilty to five charges: Two misdemeanor charges of possessing heroin and one misdemeanor count of possession of cocaine; and two felony counts, one for possession of heroin and the other for conspiracy to sell drugs.
When Muniz was arraigned on Jan. 16, she was charged with 21 felonies and three misdemeanors. Most of the charges involved possessing heroin or cocaine, selling drugs or conspiring to sell drugs. Under her plea agreement, most of the charges will be dismissed at Munizs sentencing hearing.
Muniz did not enter into a plea agreement with a guaranteed sentence but the state agreed not to ask for more than two to five years in prison, although all that time would be suspended and Muniz would be on probation. The state can also ask for a fine of up to $5,000.
Daniel McManus, Munizs attorney, is free to argue for a deferred sentence of five years for the felonies. If Muniz were to have no legal trouble during that five years, she would not have a felony record although attorneys on both sides agreed that her misdemeanor convictions would remain on her record.
According to affidavits filed in the cases against Muniz, she was part of several drug sales involving confidential informants. However, in most of the transactions described, Muniz was seen driving to and from the alleged sale and was not the person taking money from the confidential informant or handling the drugs.
No sentencing hearing has been scheduled in Munizs case because Judge Cortland Corsones ordered the Vermont Department of Corrections to complete a presentence investigation first which will include a sentencing recommendation. The sentencing hearing is expected to take place in about six weeks.
On Monday, John C. Lavigne, 28, also of Bennington, pleaded guilty to four charges from two separate cases. Lavigne entered a guilty plea to a felony count of conspiring to sell drugs, a felony count of selling heroin and a misdemeanor count of possession of heroin, all related to the drug sweep.
In a separate case, Lavigne pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of making threats by phone.
As part of a global resolution of all the charges, Lavigne entered a plea agreement which included the state dismissing five felony charges related to the drug sweep and a misdemeanor charge of stalking from the more recent docket. Lavigne was sentenced to serve three to five years in jail with all of the time suspended except for six months.
The drug charges against Lavigne were based on drug sales which took place in Bennington in December and January. In the more recent charge, Lavigne admitted to sending threatening text messages on April 15.
Lavigne was ordered to report to the Rutland jail by Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Michael Munson, who represented Lavigne, said his client was a middleman who was supporting his own drug habit.
Marthage said shes not counting on the workload returning to normal. Instead, shes hoping the successes will lead to more drug cases being prosecuted successfully in Bennington County.
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Alleged pharmacy robber held on bailBy ERIC FRANCIS
HERALD CORRESPONDENT | November 24,2012ERIC FRANCIS PHOTOS
George Akroyd III, 22, of Tunbridge waived extradition back to Vermont after he was identified as the suspect in the Oct. 30 robbery of oxycontin from a pharmacy in South Royalton.WHITE RIVER JUNCTION An unemployed construction worker accused of holding up the Rite-Aid pharmacy in South Royalton on Oct. 30 in order to obtain a bottle of oxycontin was arraigned this week.
George Akroyd III, 22, of Tunbridge was arrested in New Hampshire and waived extradition back to Vermont, where he entered an innocent plea to a felony charge of robbery in connection with the incident.
Akroyd, a 2009 Chelsea School graduate with no prior Vermont criminal record, was ordered held for lack of $2,500 bail after Judge Robert Gerety noted his lifelong ties to the area but also pointed to some hemmin and hawin that was going on after Akroyd was notified that Vermont authorities had developed him as a suspect and wanted him to turn himself in.
Vermont State Police used surveillance camera video from several businesses in South Royalton to piece together a description of the robber who entered the Rite-Aid on Oct. 30 and hung around for about 10 minutes before walking up to a pharmacy assistant and handing over a note saying that he had a gun and wanted oxycontin.
The terrified clerk told troopers afterwards that the suspect had briefly pulled up his sweatshirt to flash some sort of object tucked into the waistband of his pants that she took to be a firearm, so she opened a safe and gave him a bottle of the drug at which point he left the store and ran off into a nearby wooded area on foot.
Employees told investigators that while they did not know the suspect, they believed they recognized him as being someone who had shopped at the pharmacy in the past.
The description given by police, especially of the clothing the suspect was wearing, led to several tips from the public that led troopers to believe Akroyd was the perpetrator. Officers said they began calling him earlier this month asking him to come speak with them. Despite assurances that he was on his way to do so, it was not until New Hampshire authorities came across him in their state and arrested him on the outstanding warrant that he was returned to Vermont to face the charges, prosecutors said Wednesday. Akroyd faces a maximum potential penalty of up to 10 years in prison if he were to be convicted of the felony charge now pending against him.MORE IN Southern VermontBENNINGTON — Ask author and Bennington College graduate Charlotte Silver if the title of... Full StoryPresident Calvin Coolidge was remembered in all sorts of ways Saturday on the 143rd anniversary... Full StoryPresident Calvin Coolidge was remembered in all sorts of ways Saturday on the 143rd anniversary... Full Story
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- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: On this day 1739, 'Richard Palmer' identified in prison at York Castle as the notorious outlaw DICK TURPIN; IN 1836, Battle of the Alamo begins near San Antonio de Bexar, Texas; 1896, the Tootsie Roll invented by LEO HIRSCHFELD.
- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: On this day in 1472, Orkney, Shetland islands put up as collateral by Norway to Scotland in lieu of dowry for MARGARET OF DENMARK on her marriage with JAMES III, king of Scotland; 1962, JOHN GLENN first American to orbit Earth.
- TOMORROW'S HEADLINES TODAY: City mayoral candidates debate campaign issues; Hartford, Conn., woman still missing; Neal Goswami reports attempts to legislate suicide; local woman loses 100 pounds through TOPS program.
- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: On this day in 1878, JOHN TUNSTALL murdered near Lincoln, New Mexico, by the outlaw JESSE EVANS; in 1930, ELM FARM OLLIE first cow to fly in aircraft, first to be milked airborne; 1955, nuke test WASP; '79, snow in Sahara.
- TOMORROW'S HEADLINES TODAY: Rutland Herald News Editor Alan J. Keays and staff writer Gordon Dritschilo discuss stories planned for the February 18, 2015, edition of the newspaper: Winter budgets maxed, legal marijuana, Springfield bank job, USPS slowdown
- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: On this day in 1249 AD, ANDRE of LONGJUMEAU is dispatched by LOUIS IX of France to meet the KHAGAN, ruler of the Mongol Empire; in 1804, during 1st Barbary War, STEPHEN DECATUR scuttles the pirate-held USS Philadelphia in Tripoli.