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Long a critic's darling, singer/guitarist Bonnie Raitt did not begin to win the comparable commercial success due her until the release of the aptly titled 1989 blockbuster Nick of Time; her tenth album, it rocketed her into the mainstream consciousness nearly two decades after she first committed her unique blend of blues, rock, and R&B to vinyl. Born in Burbank, CA, on November 8, 1949, she was the daughter of Broadway star John Raitt, best known for his starring performances in such smashes as Carousel and Pajama Game. After picking up the guitar at the age of 12, Raitt felt an immediate affinity for the blues, and although she went off to attend Radcliffe in 1967, within two years she had dropped out to begin playing the Boston folk and blues club circuit. Signing with noted blues manager Dick Waterman, she was soon performing alongside the likes of idols including Howlin' Wolf, Sippie Wallace, and Mississippi Fred McDowell and in time earned such a strong reputation that she was signed to Warner Bros.
Debuting in 1971 with an eponymously titled effort, Raitt immediately emerged as a critical favorite, applauded not only for her soulful vocals and thoughtful song selection but also for her guitar prowess, turning heads as one of the few women to play bottleneck. Her 1972 follow-up, Give It Up, made better use of her eclectic tastes, featuring material by contemporaries like Jackson Browne and Eric Kaz, in addition to a number of R&B chestnuts and even three Raitt originals. 1973's Takin' My Time was much acclaimed, and throughout the middle of the decade she released an LP annually, returning with Streetlights in 1974 and Home Plate a year later. With 1977's Sweet Forgiveness, Raitt scored her first significant pop airplay with her hit cover of the Del Shannon classic "Runaway"; its follow-up, 1979's The Glow, appeared around the same time as a massive all-star anti-nuclear concert at Madison Square Garden mounted by MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy), an organization she'd co-founded earlier.
Throughout her career, Raitt remained a committed activist, playing hundreds of benefit concerts and working tirelessly on behalf of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. By the early '80s, however, her own career was in trouble -- 1982's Green Light, while greeted with the usual good reviews, again failed to break her to a wide audience, and while beginning work on the follow-up, Warner unceremoniously dropped her. By this time, Raitt was also battling drug and alcohol problems as well; she worked on a few tracks with Prince, but their schedules never aligned and the material went unreleased. Instead, she finally released the patchwork Nine Lives in 1986, her worst-selling effort since her debut.
Many had written Raitt off when she teamed with producer Don Was and recorded Nick of Time; seemingly out of the blue, the LP won a handful of Grammys, including Album of the Year, and overnight she was a superstar. 1991's Luck of the Draw was also a smash, yielding the hits "Something to Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me." After 1994's Longing in Their Hearts, Raitt resurfaced in 1998 with Fundamental. Silver Lining appeared in 2002, followed by Souls Alike in 2005, both on Capitol Records. A year later, a bootleg-feel live set, Bonnie Raitt and Friends, was released, featuring guest appearances from Norah Jones and Ben Harper, among others. Raitt stepped back from the life of a professional musician over the next few years as she dealt with the passing of her parents, her brother, and her best friend. The break from recording and touring was redemptive for Raitt in many ways, and she returned focused and renewed in 2012 with her first studio album in seven years, Slipstream, released on her own new Redwing label imprint.
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer, songwriter and slide guitar player. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country. In 1989 after several years of critical acclaim but little commercial success she had a major return to form with the release of her album Nick of Time. The following two albums Luck of the Draw (1991) and Longing in Their Hearts (1994) were also multi-million sellers generating several hit singles, including "Something to Talk About", "Love Sneakin' Up On You", and the ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me" (with Bruce Hornsby on piano). Raitt has received 10 Grammy Awards. She is listed as number 50 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and number 89 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.^ "100 Greatest Singers". Rolling Stone. November 23, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-01. ^ "100 Greatest Guitarists". Rolling Stone. November 23, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
Early life[edit]
Raitt was born in Burbank, California. She is the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt and his first wife, pianist Marjorie Haydock. She began playing guitar at an early age. Later she gained notice for her bottleneck-style guitar playing. Raitt says she played "a little at school and at [a summer] camp" called Camp Regis-Applejack in New York.
After graduating from Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1967 Raitt entered Radcliffe College majoring in social relations and African Studies. Raitt said her "plan was to travel to Tanzania, where President Julius Nyerere was creating a government based on democracy and socialism". Raitt became friends with then 65-year-old bluesman Dick Waterman. During her second year Raitt took a semester off and moved to Philadelphia with Waterman and a number of local musicians. Raitt says it was an "opportunity that changed everything."^ "Bonnie Raitt". Bonnie Raitt. Retrieved 2014-04-19. ^ "Bonnie Raitt's Aha! Moment". O, The Oprah Magazine, v.3, no.7, July 2002, pp.47–48."
ContentsCareer1.1 1970–761.2 1977–88: Commercial breakthrough1.3 Drop from Warner Brothers1.4 Tongue and Groove's name change and release1.5 1989–95: Increased recognition1.6 1996–20071.7 2008–present
In the fall of 1970, while opening for Mississippi Fred McDowell at the Gaslight Cafe in New York, she was seen by a reporter from Newsweek Magazine, who began to spread word of her performance. Scouts from major record companies were soon attending her shows to watch her play. She eventually accepted an offer with Warner Bros. who soon released her debut album, Bonnie Raitt, in 1971. The album was warmly received by the music press, many of whom praised her skills as an interpreter and as a bottleneck guitarist; at the time, very few women in popular music had strong reputations as guitarists.
While admired by those who saw her perform, and respected by her peers, Raitt gained little public acclaim for her work. Her critical stature continued to grow but record sales remained modest. Her second album, Give It Up, was released in 1972 to universal acclaim; though many critics still regard it as her best work, it did not change her commercial fortunes. 1973's Takin' My Time was also met with critical acclaim, but these notices were not matched by the sales.
Raitt was beginning to receive greater press coverage, including a 1975 cover story for Rolling Stone Magazine, but with 1974's Streetlights, reviews for her work were becoming increasingly mixed. By now, Raitt was already experimenting with different producers and different styles, and she began to adopt a more mainstream sound that continued through 1975's Home Plate.
In 1976, Raitt made an appearance on Warren Zevon's eponymous album with his friend Jackson Browne and Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.
1977–88: Commercial breakthrough[edit]
1977's Sweet Forgiveness album gave Raitt her first commercial breakthrough when it yielded a hit single in her cover of "Runaway." Recast as a heavy rhythm and blues recording based on a rhythmic groove inspired by Al Green, Raitt's version of "Runaway" was disparaged by many critics. However, the song's commercial success prompted a bidding war for Raitt between Warner Bros. and Columbia Records. "There was this big Columbia – Warner war going on at the time", recalled Raitt in a 1990 interview. "James Taylor had just left Warner Bros. and made a big album for Columbia...And then, Warner signed Paul Simon away from Columbia, and they didn't want me to have a hit record for Columbia – no matter what! So, I renegotiated my contract, and they basically matched Columbia's offer. Frankly the deal was a really big deal."
Warner Brothers held higher expectations for Raitt's next album, The Glow in 1979, but it was released to poor reviews as well as modest sales. Raitt would have one commercial success in 1979 when she helped organize the five Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The shows spawned the a three-record gold album as well as a Warner Brothers feature film, No Nukes. The shows featured co-founders Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, John Hall, and Raitt as well as Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Doobie Brothers, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Gil Scott-Heron, and numerous others.
For her next record, 1982's Green Light, Raitt made a conscious attempt to revisit the sound of her earlier records. However, to her surprise, many of her peers and the media compared her new sound to the burgeoning new wave movement. The album received her strongest reviews in years, but her sales did not improve and this would have a severe impact on her relationship with Warner Brothers.
Drop from Warner Brothers[edit]
In 1983, as Raitt was finishing work on her follow-up album, entitled Tongue & Groove, Warner Brothers "cleaned house", dropping a number of major artists such as Van Morrison and Arlo Guthrie from their roster. The day after mastering was completed on Tongue & Groove, the record label dropped Raitt also. The album was shelved indefinitely, and Raitt was left without a record label. By then, Raitt was also struggling with alcohol and drug abuse problems.
Despite her personal and professional problems, Raitt continued to tour and participate in political activism. In 1985, she sang and appeared in the video of "Sun City", the anti-apartheid record written and produced by guitarist Steven Van Zandt. Along with her participation in Farm Aid and Amnesty International concerts, Raitt traveled to Moscow in 1987 to participate in the first joint Soviet/American Peace Concert, later shown on the Showtime television network. Also in 1987, Raitt organized a benefit in Los Angeles for Countdown '87 to Stop Contra Aid. The benefit featured herself along with musicians Don Henley, Herbie Hancock, Holly Near and others.
Tongue and Groove's name change and release[edit]
Two years after dropping her from their label, Warner Brothers notified Raitt of their plans to release Tongue & Groove. "I said it wasn't really fair," recalled Raitt. "I think at this point they felt kind of bad. I mean, I was out there touring on my savings to keep my name up, and my ability to draw was less and less. So they agreed to let me go in and recut half of it, and that's when it came out as Nine Lives." A critical and commercial disappointment, 1986's Nine Lives would be Raitt's last new recording for Warner Brothers.
In late 1987, Raitt joined singers k.d. lang and Jennifer Warnes as female background vocalists for Roy Orbison's television special, Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night. Following this highly acclaimed broadcast, Raitt began working on new material. By then, she was clean and sober, having resolved her substance abuse problem. She later credited Stevie Ray Vaughan for his help in a Minnesota State Fair concert the night after Vaughan's 1990 death. During this time, Raitt considered signing with the Prince-owned Paisley Park label, but negotiations ultimately fell through. Instead she began recording a bluesy mix of pop and rock under the production guidance of Don Was at Capitol Records.
Raitt had met Was through Hal Wilner, who was putting together Stay Awake, a tribute album to Disney music for A&M. Was and Wilner both wanted Raitt to sing lead on an adult-contemporary arrangement created by Was for "Baby Mine", the lullaby from Dumbo. Raitt was very pleased with the sessions, and she asked Was to produce her next album.
1989–95: Increased recognition[edit]
After working with Was on the "Stay Awake" album, Raitt's management, Gold Mountain, approached numerous labels about a new record deal, and she was signed to Capitol by a&r executive Tim Devine. At Capitol, after nearly 20 years, Raitt achieved belated commercial success with her tenth album, Nick of Time. Released in the spring of 1989, Nick of Time went to the top of the U.S. charts following Raitt's Grammy sweep in early 1990. This album has been voted number 230 in the Rolling Stone magazine list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Raitt herself pointed out that her 10th try was "my first sober album."
At the same time, Raitt received a fourth Grammy Award for her duet "In the Mood" with John Lee Hooker on his album The Healer. Nick of Time was also the first of many of her recordings to feature her longtime rhythm section of Ricky Fataar and James "Hutch" Hutchinson (Although previously Fataar had played on her Green Light album and Hutchinson had worked on Nine Lives). Nick of Time has sold over six million copies in the US alone.
Raitt followed up this success with three more Grammy Awards for her 1991 album, Luck of the Draw which sold nearly 8 million copies in the United States. Three years later, in 1994, she added two more Grammys with her album Longing in Their Hearts, her second no. 1 album. Both of these albums were multi-platinum successes. Raitt's collaboration with Was would amicably come to an end with 1995's live release,
"Rock Steady" was a hit written by Bryan Adams and Gretchen Peters in 1995. The song was written as a duet with Bryan Adams and Bonnie Raitt for her Road Tested tour, which also became one of her albums. The original demo version of the song appears on Adams' 1996 single "Let's Make a Night to Remember". Road Tested. Released to solid reviews, it sold well enough to be certified gold.
For her next studio album, Raitt hired Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake as her producers. "I loved working with Don Was but I wanted to give myself and my fans a stretch and do something different," Raitt said. Her work with Froom and Blake was released on Fundamental in 1998.
In March 2000, Raitt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
Silver Lining was released in 2002. In the US, it reached 13 on the Billboard chart and was later certified Gold. It contains the 3 singles "I Can't Help You Now", "Time of Our Lives" and the title track. All 3 singles charted within the top 40 of the US A/C chart.
In 2003 Capitol Records released the compilation album The Best of Bonnie Raitt. It contains songs from her prior Capitol albums from 1989 – 2002 including Nick of Time, Luck of the Draw, Longing in Their Hearts, Road Tested, Fundamental, and Silver Lining.
Souls Alike followed and was released in September 2005. In the US, it reached the top 20 on the Billboard chart. It contains the singles "I Will Not Be Broken" and "I Don't Want Anything to Change", which both charted in the top 40 of the US A/C chart.
In 2006 she released the live DVD/CD Bonnie Raitt and Friends, which was filmed as part of the critically acclaimed VH1 Classic Decades Rock Live Concert Series, featuring special guests Keb Mo', Alison Krauss, Ben Harper, Jon Cleary and Norah Jones. The DVD was released by Capitol Records on August 15. Bonnie Raitt and Friends, which was recorded live at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ on September 30, 2005, features never-before-seen performance and interview footage, including four duets not included in the VH1 Classic broadcast of the concert. With two hours of concert and interview footage, the concert which was filmed in Hi-Definition and is presented in 5.1 audio, features Raitt performing 17 songs with her longtime band – George Marinelli (guitar), James "Hutch" Hutchinson (bass), Ricky Fataar (drums) and Jon Cleary (keyboards). Included are such classic Raitt hits as "Something To Talk About," "Love Letter" (with Mo'), "You" (with Krauss) and a knock-out encore of "Love Sneakin' Up on You" with Raitt, Jones, Harper, Krauss and Mo' as well as highlights from her latest studio album, Souls Alike, including "I Will Not Be Broken," "God Was in the Water", "I Don't Want Anything To Change" (with Jones) and "Unnecessarily Mercenary" (a duet with keyboardist Cleary, who wrote the song). The accompanying CD features 11 tracks, including the radio single "Two Lights in the Nighttime" (featuring Ben Harper). The Bonnie Raitt and Friends TV Special and DVD/CD was produced by Barry Summers of World Productions and Rock Fuel Media.
Australian Country Music Artist Graeme Connors has said, "Bonnie Raitt does something with a lyric no one else can do; she bends it and twists it right into your heart." (ABC Radio NSW Australia interview with Interviewer Chris Coleman on January 18, 2007)
In 2007, Raitt contributed to Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino. With Jon Cleary, she sang a medley of "I'm in Love Again" and "All by Myself" of Fats Domino.
Raitt appeared on the June 7, 2008, broadcast of Garrison Keillor's radio program A Prairie Home Companion. She performed two blues songs with Kevin "Keb' Mo'" Moore: "No Getting Over You" and "There Ain't Nothin' in Ramblin'". Raitt also sang "Dimming of the Day" with Richard Thompson. This show, along with another one with Raitt and her band in October 2006, is archived on the Prairie Home Companion website.
In April 2011, the Bonnie Raitt and Friends DVD officially became RIAA certified gold.
In February 2012, Raitt performed a duet with Alicia Keys at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012 honoring Etta James.
In April 2012, Raitt released her first studio album since 2005, entitled Slipstream. It charted at Number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart marking her first top ten album since 1994's Longing in Their Hearts. The album was described as "one of the best of her 40-year career" by American Songwriter magazine.
In September 2012, Raitt was featured in a campaign called "30 Songs / 30 Days" to support Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, a multi-platform media project inspired by a project outlined in a book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. In 2013, she appeared on Foy Vance's album Joy of Nothing.
Raitt is listed at Number 50 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. She is also listed at number 89 in the Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.^ Benjamin, Scott (February 18, 2009). "Bonnie Raitt Will Not Be Broken". CBS News. Retrieved 2012-04-13. ^ Jon Bream (August 22, 2002). "Grand stands: A longtime fairgoer's most unforgettable shows". StarTribune.com. Retrieved 2011-04-07. ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 31, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-01. ^ Newman, Melinda (September 3, 2005). "Up Front: Don (Was)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2015. ^ Chris Coleman (January 18, 2008). "Summer Conversations January 2008". ABC New South Wales. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 2011-04-07. ^ "Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 10, 2012. ^ 30 Songs / 30 Days for Half the Sky | Half The Sky. Halftheskymovement.org (August 30, 2012). Retrieved on 2012-09-16.^ Foy Vance Debut Album Folk Radio^ "100 Greatest Singers". Rolling Stone. November 23, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-01. ^ "100 Greatest Guitarists". Rolling Stone. November 23, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
Drug and alcohol use, and recovery[edit]
Raitt used alcohol and drugs, but began psychotherapy and joined Alcoholics Anonymous in the late 1980s. She has said "I thought I had to live that partying lifestyle in order to be authentic, but in fact if you keep it up too long, all you're going to be is sloppy or dead." She became clean in 1987. She has credited Stevie Ray Vaughan for breaking her substance abuse, saying that what gave her the courage to admit her alcohol problem and stop drinking was seeing that Stevie Ray Vaughan was an even better musician when sober. She has also said that she stopped because she realised that the 'late night life' was not working for her. In 1989 she said "I really feel like some angels have been carrying me around. I just have more focus and more discipline, and consequently more self-respect."^ "Bonnie Raitt talks new album,' 25 years of sobriety and Whitney Houston – 04/11/2012 | Entertainment News from". OnTheRedCarpet.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19. ^ "Why Honesty About Hitchens' Addictions Matters". Samefacts.com. December 20, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-19. ^ "Bonnie Raitt Will Not Be Broken". CBS News. January 15, 2006. Retrieved 2014-04-19. ^ "The Long and Winding Road to Recovery and Renewal". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
Personal life[edit]
Raitt has taken sabbaticals, including after the deaths of her parents, brother and best friend. She has said "When I went through a lot of loss, I took a hiatus."
Raitt and actor Michael O'Keefe were married on April 27, 1991, when he was 36 and she 41. They announced their divorce on November 9, 1999, with a causal factor appearing to be that their careers caused considerable time apart.Raitt doesn't have children.^ Cite error: The named reference ontheredcarpet1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).^ "Bonnie Raitt and Michael O'Keefe Divorcing". Entertainment Wire (Business Wire). November 9, 1999. Retrieved April 15, 2011. ^ "Left Singing the Blues". People.com. November 29, 1999. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
Political activism[edit]
Raitt's political involvement goes back to the early seventies. Her 1972 album Give It Up had a dedication "to the people of North Vietnam ..." printed on the back.
Raitt's web site urges fans to learn more about preserving the environment. She was a founding member of Musicians United for Safe Energy in 1979 and a catalyst for the larger anti-nuclear movement, becoming involved with groups like the Abalone Alliance and Alliance for Survival.
In 1994 at the urging of writer Dick Waterman, Raitt funded the replacement of a headstone for one of her mentors, blues guitarist Fred McDowell through the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund. Raitt later financed memorial headstones in Mississippi for musicians Memphis Minnie, Sam Chatmon, and Tommy Johnson again with the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund.
At the Stockholm Jazz Festival in July 2004, Raitt dedicated a classic to sitting (and later re-elected) U.S. President George W. Bush. She was quoted as saying, "We're gonna sing this for George Bush because he's out of here, people!" before she launched into the opening licks of "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)", a cover that was featured on her 1979 album The Glow. In 2002, Raitt signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and free lessons to children in public schools throughout the U.S.A. She has visited children in the program and sits on the organization's board of directors as an honorary member.
In 2008, Raitt donated a song to the Aid Still Required's CD to assist with relief efforts in Southeast Asia from the 2004 Tsunami.
Raitt worked with Reverb, a non-profit environmental organization, for her 2005 Fall/Winter and 2006 Spring/Summer/Fall tours.
Raitt is part of the No Nukes group which is against the expansion of nuclear power. In 2007, No Nukes recorded a music video of a new version of the Buffalo Springfield song "For What It's Worth".
During the 2008 Democratic primary campaign Raitt, along with Jackson Browne and bassist James "Hutch" Hutchinson, performed at campaign appearances for candidate John Edwards.^ "Bonnie Raitt's 2006 tour". Reverb. Retrieved 2011-04-07. ^ Daniel Kreps. ""For What It's Worth," No Nukes Reunite After Thirty Years". NukeFree.org. Retrieved 2011-04-07. ^ "Support Musicians Acting to Stop New Reactors". Nuclear Information and Resource Service. October 12, 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-07. ^ "Raitt to rock against new reactors". Charleston Regional Business Journal. January 13, 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
Raitt's principal touring guitar is a customized Fender Stratocaster.:^ "Bonnie Raitt: Return of the Blues Baroness". March 9, 2012.


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Posted by brandon on 02/20/2012
This place undoubtedly has some of the best (bar) food available in the neighborhood after midnight, in my view. For a pub, the food is surprisingly high-quality and differentiated. Not your usual run-of-the-mill stuff.
Posted by Inna Lazareva on 05/14/2011
I have never seen a place with such service! Beware of this place! They charge you for drinks that you have never order. It happened to me and my friends on two separate occasions. The rude waitress/bartender said that we must have been confused!! Well my friend had only had two Molotov cocktails, and the waitress made us pay for 3. What happened to customer being right?? I understand being confused when you have 5-6 cocktail but not 2!!! The waitress messed something up and made us pay for it. Half an hour before that, our friends were leaving the bar and guess what happened? They had 2 extra drinks on their tab and the same rude waitress was trying to convince them that they were wrong. Never going there again!!! For $200 that we spent there for 5 people that was some way to treat its customers!
Posted by anonymous on 11/18/2009
A strange place. More waiters than sitting customers but the service was slow and disjointed. Nice decor, but really too dark. But that's ok. What's not ok is the level of grease in the food. It's a little disturbing. It's also incredibly expensive, but then you are in the W Vill, so what do you expect.
Posted by Anonymous on 04/02/2009
I live on this block and have tried to learn to like Daddy-O. I think it is a great spot and like the space - I understand it used to be much better with the prior owner. My issues after dining/drinking here 10 or so times are: the service is extremely slow (particularly the food service) and the food is not very good. The pluses are the drinks are good and it is frequented by an older crowd (i.e. mid-late 20s) then some of the other bars nearby.
Posted by Anonymous on 04/18/2008
This place is good. Im glad they just started serving lunch because I work in the neighborhood but live too far for dinner delivery. Nonetheless, the chicken sandwich, burger, tater tots, are all among the best I've had. No fancy frills or frou frou ingredients- just plain, high quality grub. Watch out though- bar is small and can get loud and crowded very fast!!!
Posted by DaddyO Fan on 11/04/2007
Very dark, lit at night by the light of the bar and votives on the tables. Thought the drinks were reasonable, probably because the power bill is not too high! This joint was cool! Drinks were great, great price and great selection of originals, Phil is incredible!! Sat around and played cards, talked, met lots of great people (including Daisy!) through 2 votive candles. Never waited for a drink, but had to wait for the bathroom a couple times. Have recommended lots of people, and have heard of a couple great star sightings.
Posted by Anonymous on 10/31/2007
I love this bar! the drinks are great and the service is on point for a place with no wait staff. It's also the best place in the village to grab a bite to eat late night. The kitchen (which is open till 4 am) pumps out great burgers and pub grub. Try the chicken sandwich you won't be disappointed. The bar is stocked with liquor and the bartenders are friendly and make great cocktails. definitely a bar to stop in when downtown.


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The 2013 Sundance Film Festival has unveiled its remaining line up of films in Out-of-Competition, Spotlight, Park City at Midnight and New Frontier sections. The U.S. and World Competition (narrative and documentary) and Next line up were announced earlier. Films for the Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections are yet to be announced. Sundance 2013 takes place through January 17-27, 2013, in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
GANGS OF WASSEYPUR by Anurag Kashyap is the lone Indian narrative feature in Sundance line up so far. The film will be showcased in the Festival's Spotlight section. It was first presented in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes this year.
Trevor Groth, Director of Programming for the Sundance Film Festival, said, "I couldn't be more pleased to announce the films selected for these sections because they illustrate the tremendous creativity and vibrancy of the independent film community. Spotlight features our favorite films that have premiered at other festivals and the Park City at Midnight and New Frontier sections are comprised of films that are bound to shock, intoxicate, derange or dazzle. Expect the unexpected when you venture down the path of these cinematic sensations."
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FILL THE VOID / Israel (Director and screenwriter: Rama Burshtein) — A devout 18-year-old Israeli is pressured to marry the husband of her late sister. Declaring her independence is not an option in Tel Aviv's ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community, where religious law, tradition and the rabbi's word are absolute. Cast: Hadas Yaron, Yiftach Klein, Irit Sheleg, Chaim Sharir, Razia Israeli, Hila Feldman.
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THE GATEKEEPERS (documentary) / Israel, Germany, Belgium, France (Director: Dror Moreh) —Since its stunning military victory in 1967, Israel has hoped to achieve a long-lasting peace. Forty-five years later, this has yet to happen. Six former heads of Israel's Secret Service reflect on the successes and failures of the 'peace process.'
MUD / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Jeff Nichols) — Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and reunite him with his true love. Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon. North American Premiere
NO / Chile, U.S.A. (Director: Pablo Larraín, Screenwriter: Pedro Peirano) — When Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet calls for a referendum to decide his permanence in power, the opposition persuades a young advertising executive to head its campaign. With limited resources and under scrutiny, he conceives a plan to win the election. Cast: Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Luis Gnecco, Marcial Tagle, Néstor Cantillana.
SIGHTSEERS / United Kingdom (Director: Ben Wheatley, Screenwriters: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram) — Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but when events conspire against the couple, their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn. Cast: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram. U.S. Premiere
STORIES WE TELL (documentary) / Canada (Director: Sarah Polley) — Sarah Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers. She unravels the paradoxes to reveal the essence of family: always complicated, warmly messy and fiercely loving.
From horror flicks to comedies to works that defy any genre, these unruly films will keep you edge-seated and wide awake. Each is a world premiere.
ASS BACKWARDS / U.S.A. (Director: Chris Nelson, Screenwriters: June Diane Raphael, Casey Wilson) — Loveable losers Kate and Chloe take a road trip back to their hometown to claim the beauty pageant crown that eluded them as children, only to discover what really counts: friendship. Cast: June Diane Raphael, Casey Wilson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Alicia Silverstone, Jon Cryer, Brian Geraghty.
HELL BABY / U.S.A. (Directors and screenwriters: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon) — An expectant couple moves into the most haunted fixer-upper in New Orleans – a house with a demonic curse. Things spiral out of control and soon only the Vatican's elite exorcism team can save the pair – or can it? Cast: Rob Corddry, Leslie Bibb, Keegan Michael Key, Riki Lindhome, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel.
IN FEAR / United Kingdom (Directed and story by: Jeremy Lovering) — Trapped in a maze of country roads with only their vehicle for protection, Tom and Lucy are terrorized by an unseen tormentor exploiting their worst fears. Eventually they realize they've let the evil in – it's sitting in their car. Cast: Alice Englert, Iain De Caestecker, Allen Leech.
KINK (documentary) / U.S.A. (Director: Christina Voros) — A story of sex, submission and big business is told through the eyes of the unlikely pornographers whose 9:00-to-5:00 work days are spent within the confines of the San Francisco Armory building, home to the sprawling porn production facilities of Kink.com.
THE RAMBLER / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Calvin Lee Reeder) — After being released from prison, a man known as 'The Rambler' stumbles upon a strange mystery as he attempts the treacherous journey through back roads and small towns en route to reconnecting with his long-lost brother. Cast: Dermot Mulroney, Lindsay Pulsipher, Natasha Lyonne, James Cady, Scott Sharot.
S-VHS / U.S.A., Canada (Directors: Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Edúardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Huw Evans, Jason Eisener, Screenwriters: Simon Barrett, Jamie Nash, Timo Tjahjanto & Gareth Huw Evans, John Davies) — Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his abandoned house and find another collection of mysterious VHS tapes. In viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be terrifying motives behind the student's disappearance. Cast: Adam Wingard, Lawrence Levine, L.C Holt, Kelsy Abbott, Hannah Hughes.
VIRTUALLY HEROES / U.S.A. (Director: GJ Echternkamp, Screenwriter: Matt Yamashita) — Two self-aware characters in a Call of Duty-style video game struggle with their screwy, frustrating existence. To find answers, one abandons his partner and mission, seeking to unravel the cheat codes of life. Cast: Robert Baker, Brent Chase, Katie Savoy, Mark Hamill, Ben Messmer.
WE ARE WHAT WE ARE / U.S.A. (Director: Jim Mickle, Screenwriters: Nick Damici, Jim Mickle) — A devastating storm washes up clues that lead authorities closer and closer to the cannibalistic Parker family. Cast: Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, Julia Garner, Michael Parks, Wyatt Russell, Kelly McGillis.
NEW FRONTIER (Films & Installations)
With media installations, multimedia performances, transmedia experiences, panels, films and more, New Frontier highlights work that celebrates experimentation and the expansion of cinema culture through the convergence of film, art, and new media technology.
CHARLIE VICTOR ROMEO / U.S.A. (Directors: Robert Berger, Karlyn Michelson, Screenwriters: Robert Berger, Patrick Daniels, Irving Gregory) — An award-winning theatrical documentary derived entirely from 'Black Box' transcripts of six real-life major airline emergencies brought to the screen with cutting-edge stereoscopic 3D technology. Cast: Patrick Daniels, Irving Gregory, Noel Dinneen, Sam Zuckerman, Debbie Troche, Nora Woolley.
FAT SHAKER / Iran (Director and screenwriter: M Shirvani) — An obese father and his handsome, deaf son share extraordinary experiences in Tehran. Then a beautiful young woman upsets the balance of their relationship, forcing them to renegotiate their position with each other and the world around them. Cast: Levon Haftvan, Maryam Palizban, Hassan Rostami, Navid Mohammadzadeh.
INTERIOR. LEATHER BAR. / U.S.A. (Directors: Travis Mathews, James Franco, Screenwriter: Travis Mathews) — To avoid an X rating, it was rumored that 40 minutes of gay S&M footage was cut from the controversial 1980 film, Cruising. Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine what was in the lost footage. Cast: Val Lauren, James Franco, Travis Mathews, Christian Patrick, Brenden Gregory.
HALLEY / Mexico (Director: Sebastian Hofmann, Screenwriters: Sebastian Hofmann, Julio Chavezmontes) — Alberto is dead and can no longer hide it. Before surrendering to his living death, he forms an unusual friendship with Luly, the manager of the 24-hour gym where he works as a night guard. Cast: Alberto Trujillo, Lourdes Trueba, Hugo Albores.
THE METEOR / Canada (Director: François Delisle, Screenwriter: François Delisle) — Forty-something Pierre, his mother and his wife are linked by crime, guilt and loneliness. Like casualties of love and desire, they are dying to stick their heads above water and breathe the air of life. Cast: Noémie Godin Vigneau, François Delisle, Laurent Lucas, Brigitte Pogonat, François Papineau, Andrée Lachapelle.
Artists: Yannick Jacquet, Mandril, Thomas Vaquié [AntiVJ]
AntiVJ artists Yannick Jacquet and Marc Ferrario blend painting with light projection to transform the walls of New Frontier into a luminous, three-dimensional cityscape that feels strangely familiar yet impossible to locate. With its disorienting sense of time and space, Cityscape 2095 places spectators on the observatory deck of a skyscraper, where they take in a sprawling, imaginary city as it glitters over the course of one day.
Artist: Lynette Wallworth
Inspired by the first collaboration among the international science community to witness the celestial transit of Venus in 1761, Lynette Wallworth's visually stunning Coral: Rekindling Venus is an augmented-reality and full-dome planetarium presentation designed to nurture an emotional connection between a global audience and the planet's endangered coral reefs. This epic project features original deep-sea photography, augmented-reality artwork and music by Antony and the Johnsons. Presented at the New Frontier venue in Park City, Salt Lake City's Clark Planetarium and other locations nationally. Details to be announced.
Artist: Yung Jake
Rap artist Yung Jake is Net art incarnate, flowing lyrics about tweet culture, data-moshing, hashtags, and memes as he blows up on several websites in his HTML5 music video, E.M-bed.de/d. This MC drops unexpectedly into your browser sessions, streams into Festival screenings, Skype-bombs live DJ performances, and pops out of floors and magazines in augmented-reality music videos.
Artist: Joanie Lemercier [AntiVJ]
Inspired by the 2010 Icelandic volcanic eruption that wreaked travel havoc across Europe, Eyjafjallalokull is a stunning, three-dimensional, audiovisual mapping installation that challenges audiences' perception of space by creating an optical illusion that transforms the walls of New Frontier into a sweeping digital vista that artistically recreates the seismic event.
Artist: Meredith Danluck
North of South, West of East enhances narrative storytelling by wrapping the film around the entire room. Presented to an audience in swivel chairs, Meredith Danluck's remarkable four-channel narrative feature deftly unspools a darkly humorous tale of small-town folks as they try to make sense of a posthope America. Shot on location in Detroit, Michigan, and Marfa, Texas, this unique film features fantastic performances by Ben Foster, Stella Schnabel, and Sue Galloway, and a soundtrack by Marfa local punk band Solid Waste.
Artist: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's beautifully resonant, interactive media installation swaths the central lounge of New Frontier with images of the warm, breathing flesh of its visitors. Pulse Index records the heart rates and fingerprints of participants and exhibits them in a beautiful Fibonacci pattern. Place your finger into the custom-made sensor, and your fingerprint appears on the largest cell of the display, pulsating to your heartbeat. Your print then travels down the sequence to join those of all the others who have visited the room, immersing the community space with the radiant glow of the human touch.
Artists: Klip Collective
Ricardo Rivera and the Klip Collective transform the entire front of the New Frontier venue into an interactive, 3-D projection-mapped parable, inspired by the Tom Waits song. Sip a hot beverage in the outdoor lounge and watch the walls and windowpanes dissolve into a story about a man on a mysterious mission inside the building. Use the X-ray flashlight to peek at what he is up to.
(Rajesh Kumar Singh is Editorial Consultant for Festivals and Markets for BollywoodTrade.com. He is a filmmaker, critic and market analyst)
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Virginia Van Dine '13: A Print by Hiroshige
The purple irises, rising up in simple beauty have always captivated me in this print by Ando Hiroshige.
I fell in love with the technique, mastery, and aesthetic look of Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints in a Japanese Art History class taken during my sophomore year.
That class, along with a Prints Study class, taught me to appreciate the skill, time, and thoughtfulness that went into making woodblock prints. Hiroshige's Hundred Views of Edo and Hokusai's print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji contain some of my favorite Ukiyo-e prints.
But this particular print from Hiroshige's Meisho Edo Hiakke series is exceptional for me. Irises are the main focus in the scene, and they obscure the full view of the background in simple lines and soft curves. This print depicts the gardens of Horikiri but Hiroshige's method of making this iconographical connection is unique. The gardens themselves are off in the distance, not the focus of the print at all. It is such a clever and unconventional way of depicting a famous place in Edo.
I am equally impressed with Hiroshige's use of perspective and depth, given that such effects were not commonly utilized in many of the flat, two-dimensional woodblock prints of this time.
What I love most about this print however, is the vantage point. I always feel a sense of calm when looking at this scene, as if I'm sitting amongst the tall irises, looking out over the garden. I have ambitious plans to become a print collector, and this is my most coveted print.
— Virginia Van Dine, Fall 2013
Ando Hiroshige (1797 - 1858), Meisho Edo Hiakkei (Hundred Views of Edo, Famous Places), 1856-1859, Woodblock print, 13.25" x 8.75", Collection of Hallie Ford Museum of Art
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Interior view of the Eames House with staircase, ca. 1950
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Description: Photo taken from beneath the staircase also shows two paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling.
Forms part of: Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1906-1977
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation: Interior view of the Eames House with staircase, ca. 1950
Digital ID: 14598
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- Architecture, Domestic
- Eames House (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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- Eames, Ray Kaiser
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Just so everyone knows, The Post-Standard was not contacted by this family. We went to them, just to do a follow up story on what happened after the fire.
Chulanda Ivey and her family were not looking for anything out of this. In fact, they were hard to contact because of all the moving around, and the fact that they were working, etc.
It seems, however, that a lot of folks are interested in doing something nice for this family.
We will be posting another story this morning about who people can contact to help out.
nice list, John
Yes. I'm in the process right now. Thanks. nw
Thanks for that catch.
Working on them. They'll be posted and linked to from this story by this evening.
Right you are. Thanks.
You're right, Stealthturkey. I've gone back in and added a line about their knee injuries. Thanks
My understanding is that it's the same injury. As with Kimmel's injury, the knees just aren't coming back well enough to play football.
It's not legal.
Marrone said at Big East media day that the Averin Collier thing is not a done deal. He said that we'll know next week if Collier can play or not. That was Tuesday, so I'm assuming sometime next week.
The team was outside, but on the field turf behind Manley.
Jarrod and a trainer walked between the two practice fields and over a storage shed, about 60 or 70 yards from where he first came off the field. I didn't notice if he was driven back to Manley on a cart, but he likely was. Doug Marrone wasn't sure on Thursday what the kid's chances of coming back this year were.
My extreme bad, people.
Must have been tired last night.
Hale said his best 40 time is 4.51, NOT 5.1.
Don't know what I was thinking.
Bad mistake.
Yes, good ideas. We're working on it. Trying to get some confirmation from SU. Thanks for the suggestions.
The word I got was that Brown did not visit Syracuse and is no longer in the picture for the Orange.
You're right on both counts. But I wasn't too sure how much of a shot SU had at Dubose anyhow. McReynolds is another matter.
As far as the scholarships, some can count "backwards," against last year's numbers. I'm pretty sure that at least three players who were in SU's class of 2010, Louiszell Alexander, Dyshawn Davis and Jeremiah Kobena, won't count toward this year's total.
You are right. I'm sorry. It was Timbers who sat out to get his academics in order.
Still don't think Peterman will make it to SU from what I've heard.
Yes. SU does have a scholarship for McReynolds.
Especially if the DeFarrel Davis letter ends up not happening.
But even so, someone else is likely not to qualify, so don't worry.
But don't hold your breath on McReynolds, either.
I'm working on it.
Sorry. Coding error with a link messed that up. It's fixed now.
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BRANDON Harry Ewing Graves, 59, died April 21, 2013, at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Rusty and Marie Barrows in Brandon, where he had been receiving care.
He was born June 2, 1953, in El Paso, Texas, the son of Charles David and Mary (Southwick) Graves.
He served in the U.S. Navy for three years.
He was a longtime employee of Vaillancourt Tree Service in Pittsford.
He enjoyed fishing, camping, hunting, country music, playing poker and old western movies.
Survivors include his children: twins, Jason and Mary and their mother, Debbie Pixley of Bristol, another son, Harry Graves, Jr., and a daughter, Misty Lynn Graves and his former wife, Rhonda Hopkins of West Virginia; his former wife, Patty Munger of Rutland; four brothers, Charlie Graves of South Hampton, Mass., Larry Graves of Goodspring, Texas, Mike Graves of Pittsford, and Rusty Barrows of Brandon; two sisters, Linda Lafoe of Florence, and Rene Osborne of Port Neches, Texas; 10 nieces and two nephews.
A service of remembrance will be conducted Saturday, April 27, 2013, in the Miller and Ketcham Funeral Home, 27 Franklin St., Brandon, at 1 p.m. There will be no calling hours
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M/Mink starts with an absolute, horrific overload of aldehydes – no, not the gorgeously rich, floral/citrus Chanel style aldehydes; Adoxal – a material I haven't smelt in its raw form, but I believe it practically is here. Adoxal smells waxy, intense, sour, heavily marine (almost verging on fishy). It has a balmy/lemony quality which soon reveals an overtly intense incense, not at all comfortable in volume, texture, or scent. It's texture turns to liquid: black, murky and pungent – the perfect ink representation.
But, it's settling… it morphs and changes, floating around on your skin as the discomfort and intensity begins to disperse and evaporate, leaving behind something difficult, but much more approachable… just. The incense is potent, as described before – balmy with a true "lemony" quality. It's not the normal incense variety I'm fond of, it reminds me of the note in Comme Des Garcons 2 Man – only I don't particularly like that fragrance. The salty, literal marine notes still sit underneath, crystallizing into a more solid form that almost "crackle" on the skin.
Patchouli plays a leading role, but it's crisp, clear, stuffy yet almost translucent. There's nothing "headshop-y" about it whatsoever. It has a leafy quality to it like a freshly picked handful of the plant, roots and all, with maybe a hint of vetiver adding to the earthy/saltiness.
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There is something floral going on underneath though – the only trace of anything "perfume-y" desperate for attention whilst buried neck-deep in the "ink". Is it rose? Jasmine? Maybe it's hyacinth? It's something… made a mere sparkle by the crisp patchouli that helps to bring it out. But it's completely blurred, unnoticeable and unimportant – it hardly has a contribution but it's nice to know it's there.
The sourness still rises to the surface every now and again, along with marine/driftwood notes, metallic elements, waxy textures and animalic musk. It sounds like hell in a bottle right? It sort of is… but it's undeniably compelling. The thing is, yes, the first spray of M/Mink is almost unbearable-y difficult, but it's drydown whilst extremely impossible to wear when broken down – combines into a relatively harmonious blend that is somehow mysterious, soulless, and utterly fascinating.
It's mystery is what keeps me hugely interested, because even from afar it's complicated personality is evident and I find that almost meditative. But M/Mink isn't all a challenge, within half an hour to an hour, your nose has got through the worst, and what is on the end is more approachable, even enjoyable. Enjoyable sounds boring, it sounds like it is merely "good" – but if you've made it this far, M/Mink is "great"! And by "great" I mean it's actually a lovely smell. The patchouli/incense/amber leads – which makes it sound like a thousand other fragrances out there, but with the still-potent residue of marine notes and the muted, unsettling beeswax, what it manages to create is something completely original and perplexing. At this point it's not at all difficult, yet it remains avant-garde and completely unfamiliar – fascinating to wear with an aura of abstract beauty. A brilliant fragrance.
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Are people ready to give up their traditional television viewing habits and spend significant amounts of time with the emerging technology behind online video?
These numbers from eMarketer certainly indicate rapid household penetration growth of online video, with at least 50% of US households expected to watch online video in 2008, up from less than 20% four years ago.
However experimenting and watching a YouTube clip here and there is one thing, but truly replacing significant amounts of television usage is something else entirely.
Michael Estrin at iMedia Connection has done some informal qualitative research to see if online video is ready for primetime, by gathering together a small group of twentysomethings who weren't heavy online video users, then showing them some examples of different online video services, and then discussing their merits and shortcomings.
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Expectations for online video are low (the YouTube effect)
With its buffering and the amateurish quality of most of the content, YouTube doesn't fit with what people are looking for from long time frame entertainment:
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Other sites such as Veoh have some of the more popular shows available, however to people accustomed to using DVRs to skip ads, viewing pre-rolls was a disappointment:
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"There's something terribly basic about TV from a user perspective. You watch the show, the ads come on, you go get a snack, and you watch the rest of your show. But while internet video may look a lot like TV (assuming the content and the quality make their way to the computer screen), the advertiser/user relationship is something quite different."
While this could all change with media providers moving beyond dabbling and getting serious with online video, people probably won't be getting rid of their television sets any time soon.
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- 1 Frank C { 02.21.08 at 9:01 am }
I've been on the Hulu beta since November and I've really enjoyed it. I do wish the show selection was more extensive at times but the quality of the viewing has been quite good, even at full screen. I also like that they allow you to embed clips on your blog, the only problem being that they aren't viewable outside the US.
- 2 robojiannis { 02.21.08 at 12:21 pm }
I don't think sites like youtube will manage to compete with television. As you wrote the quality of the tv productions is too good to leave it.
But I've heard that some channels Fox, NBC are putting their shows (Heroes, Prison Break, House) online for free. Maybe for us europeans these are not accessible, but still it's a step towards online video.
- 4 Nick { 03.19.08 at 1:52 am }
As with most big corporate machines, the concept of the web is alien to them. In my experience, it is always down to quantifying gain and it is difficult to put a measurement on giving things away for free. Nice post. Also, I didnt realise TV Guide had a section for online video!
- 6 Nick { 03.22.08 at 4:20 am }
I guess there are workable models with some of the recent "pay what you want" music ideas. Takes radiohead and NIN. Maybe the motion picture industry should attempt such a strategy? Series can be "pay what you like", but charge for exras, behind the scenes, scripts, cuts, extended versions, high definition.. etc?
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Ann Voskamp: Error Mixed in Truth
It was just this Christmas that I told a good friend of mine that Ann Voskamp had written a new book!
I was excited, because not only do I love her beautiful poetic writing style, but I also have been inspired to be more thankful in the little things.
And then I discovered that there is more to what she writes than meets the eye. I was so disappointed, to say the least. It is easy, though, to ignore the warning signs and continue on like as if I don't know anything.
However, I will not place a person above the truth of God's Word and I have found, in the last few weeks, the error mixed into her writings. I'm not going to write a review of her first book, One Thousand Gifts, but I want instead to do what I have been saying is of utmost importance: look into who she endorses and follows. This is what defines for the reader what an individual believes.
If you were to go to her site, A Holy Experience, you will find a recommended reading list. Who is on this list? There are some good authors, including Edith Schaeffer, Elisabeth Elliot, and others. But, there are some authors which no Christian should have anything to do with. Here is a list of the ones who aggressively promote something very dangerous: contemplative spirituality.
- Brennan Manning
- Philip Yancey
- Richard Foster
- Eugene Peterson
- Father Daniel Homan
Brennan Manning
Brennan Manning was a former Catholic priest who was highly influenced by Thomas Keating and Basil Pennington in contemplative prayer. In fact, Manning displayed his low view of God's Word in his book, Signature of Jesus, where he said,
I am deeply distressed by what I only can call in our Christian culture the idolatry of the Scriptures. For many Christians, the Bible is not a pointer to God but God himself. In a word-bibliolatry. God cannot be confined within the covers of a leather-bound book. I develop a nasty rash around people who speak as if mere scrutiny of its pages will reveal precisely how God thinks and precisely what God wants (pp. 188-89). (Online Source)
Why would he be distressed about this? The Word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword. (Heb. 4:12) "In The Signature of Jesus Manning rarely cites Scripture. Why should he, when the truly important knowledge of God comes from his experience of centering down and not from the Bible? Remember 'God cannot be confined within the covers of a leather-bound book.' While Manning would acknowledge that some elementary truths of God can be found by reading the Bible, intimate knowledge of God only comes through centering prayer." (Online Source)
If you think this is just coming from critics, read what one of his avid followers, Melissa Hatfield, has to say:
Abba, I belong to You.
Brennan Manning prayed this centering pray each morning and each night for many years. He taught it to others. You breath in as you say "Abba" and you breath out as you say "I belong to You." You repeat it as you center yourself and think about God, our Abba, our Daddy, and the truth that you are His beloved child. (Online Source)
Ann Voskamp has his book, Ragamuffin Grace, on her reading list. Manning favorably quotes Alan Jones in this book. Who is Alan Jones, you ask? This is what Alan Jones has to say about the crucifixion:
The Church's fixation on the death of Jesus as the universal saving act must end, and the place of the cross must be reimagined in Christian faith. Why? Because of the cult of suffering and the vindictive God behind it" (p. 132). (Online Source)
Hmm. I want nothing to do with Brennan Manning. But just in case it may still seem that he loves the Jesus of the Bible, read what he had to say in his book, Above All:
"[T]he god who exacts the last drop of blood from his Son so that his just anger, evoked by sin, may be appeased, is not the God revealed by and in Jesus Christ. And if he is not the God of Jesus, he does not exist (p. 58)." (Online Source)
Enough said.
Philip Yancey
Yancey is the editor of Christianity Today. He said that "Brennan Manning [is] my spiritual director in the school of grace." (Online Source) What else could be said? A lot, in fact.
Philip Yancey is of the opinion that we really can't take a definitive stand against homosexuals and lesbians being ordained into the ministry. Here's what he has to say:
I've attended a few gay and lesbian churches, and it saddens me that the evangelical church by and large finds no place for homosexuals. I've met wonderful, committed Christians who attend Metropolitan Community Churches, and I wish that the larger church had the benefit of their faith. At the same time, I think it's unhealthy to have an entire denomination formed around this one particular issue—those people need exposure to and inclusion in the wider Body of Christ.
When it gets to particular matters of policy, like ordaining gay and lesbian ministers, I'm confused, like a lot of people. There are a few—not many, but a few—passages of Scripture that bring me up short. Frankly, I don't know the answer to those questions. I'm a freelancer, not an official church representative, and I have the luxury of saying simply, "Here's what I think, but I really don't know," rather than trying to set church policy. (Online Source)
He was also a keynote speaker at the Gay Christian Network Conference in 2011. (Online Source) There is something to be said of a person who believes in contemplative prayer and is an endorser of the homosexual lifestyle.
Richard Foster
Foster is also a contemplative prayer promoter. But even Foster admits that contemplative prayer takes a person far deeper into the spiritual realm than they may realize:
He admits that in contemplative prayer "we are entering deeply into the spiritual realm" and that sometimes it is not the realm of God even though it is "supernatural." He admits there are spiritual beings and that a prayer of protection should be said beforehand something to the effect of "All dark and evil spirits must now leave."
So why even go there? Why not just pray the way the Bible taught and the way Jesus actually did? He didn't go somewhere to be quiet and not say anything to the Father. He went to a quiet place to talk to the Father. Why should I read a book on prayer that this man wrote, not knowing where this "prayer" might take me? Dangerous stuff.
Eugene Peterson
Peterson is definitely on the contemplative prayer bandwagon. You can read what he has to say about "prayer" in this interview. He is also the one who wrote The Message. You heard me right. He wrote it. There's no way on God's green earth that this is a translation.
Read what he has to say about studying the Bible:
One of the Devil's finest pieces of work is getting people to spend three nights a week in Bible studies…Well, why do people spend so much time studying the Bible? How much do you need to know? We invest all this time in understanding the text which has a separate life of it's own and we think we're being more pious and spiritual when we're doing it. But it's all to be lived. It was given to us so we could live it. But most Christians know far more of the Bible than they're living. They should be studying it less, not more. You just need enough to pay attention to God. (Online Source)
The only part of that statement I agree with is that people are not living what they're studying. But, the key is to study less and "pay more attention to God?" Like the British would say, "This is rubbish!"
But it doesn't end there. See what he had to say about "translating" the Apostle Paul's writings when he was approached about doing this "translation":
Maybe I could do Paul, because Paul is easy in a sense because he gets tangled up and you can untangle him. (Online Source)
Let's take a look at which part of Scripture needed "untangling". Romans 1:26-27 says,
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
I wonder what it says in The Message?
Worse followed. Refusing to know God, they soon didn't know how to be human either—women didn't know how to be women, men didn't know how to be men. Sexually confused, they abused and defiled one another, women with women, men with men—all lust, no love. And then they paid for it, oh, how they paid for it—emptied of God and love, godless and loveless wretches.
Do you see how he implies that if it's for love then it's okay? But if this abominable behavior is for lust, then it's wrong. What an incredible twisting of God's Word!
Let's just say, even after having viewed all the facts presented here, that Ann doesn't realize what she's reading and endorsing. I think in a way, it's true. But, I also believe she doesn't really want to know the truth.
In this post, she describes how she doesn't even know what mysticism means, but then equates it with the mysteries of the Bible. So she's jumping to conclusions without doing thorough research.
When it comes to "endorsing" people, she looks primarily to John Piper and he states that it's fine to quote from Catholics and others. He says it doesn't mean you endorse them! (Online Source) Well, maybe not, but Catholicism is a false religion and I don't see why a Christian would want to be reading after them. And the ancient monks and nuns followed by the people I have highlighted in this post which are on the A Holy Experience site were involved in very dangerous mysticism (aka contemplative spirituality).
However, when you have books on your recommended reading list, you are endorsing those authors and one of those authors happened to be a Benedictine monk/Roman Catholic priest.
I don't say these things to be unkind. My heart hurts for her due to the things she's been through. More important, though, than giving sympathy for her life's circumstances, I need to pray that the Lord will show Ann how incredibly clever and deceptive Satan is. It is the spiritual part of our lives where the most damage is done.
But, in the mean time, I can no longer endorse Ann Voskamp. Too much is lurking in the shadows.


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