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He's Off to a Mighty Fine Start
If I were a comedian (which I'm not) who dabbled in hosting TV shows (which, you know, I don't), I would think that the most intimidating job out there would be The Tonight Show. The show as such a storied history, and if nothing else, there's the pressure of knowing that Johnny Carson sat behind that desk for thirty years.
So when NBC announced a year or so ago that Jimmy Fallon was going to take over the reigns of The Tonight Show – well, I was more than a little nervous for him (I tend to err on the side of co-dependent). My husband and I enjoyed Late Night with Jimmy Fallon like crazy, but The Tonight Show is an institution, you know? Nonetheless, we couldn't wait for Fallon's first episode this past February, especially neither of us had watched The Tonight Show since waaaaay back in the 90s when Johnny Carson was still the host.
You could say that it had been a while.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon has now been on the air about four months, and while I'm not necessarily a person who keeps up with ratings and critics' reactions and whatnot, it seems to me that the folks at NBC must be thrilled with the results. I hear people talking about the show all the time – at the grocery store, at work, on the Twitter – and my guess is that NBC has significantly broadened its audience in terms of demographics.
(Or maybe not – maybe every 30- and 40-something in America was watching when Jay Leno hosted and I was just too worn out by 10:30 to notice).
(Stranger things have happened.)
There are a whole bunch of reasons why I've gotten a kick out of seeing Jimmy Fallon host The Tonight Show, but I think what I love the most is his infectious enthusiasm. He enjoys his guests without fawning over them, and he embraces the fun parts of pop culture without giving way to cynicism. He's also stinkin' hilarious, and he's so dadgum kind that I almost feel like a proud sister.
To be clear, I am not Jimmy Fallon's sister.
It's just that he's so likeable that he even makes strangers proud of him.
That's a feat, y'all.
Even though it's only been four months since he moved from Late Night to The Tonight Show, he and his guests have created all manner of memorable moments. Add to that the fact that The Roots are better than ever as his in-house band, and you have a late night version of must-see TV.
Well, for us it's actually must-DVR TV – because we are old and need our rest.
But that's not really as catchy a slogan, now is it?
Anyway. Here are five of my favorite Tonight Show moments from the last few months.
1. Celebrity Photo Bomb with Jon Hamm
2. Billy Joel & Jimmy Fallon Form 2-Man Doo-Wop Group
3. Lip Sync Battle with Emma Stone
4. The Evolution of Hip-Hop Dancing with Will Smith
5. Lip Sync Battle with Paul Rudd (I know – another lip sync video, but it's just too good not to include it)
It's great to have something funny to watch every day, and I have to say that we're enjoying The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon even more than I expected.
Are y'all watching (and laughing), too?
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Maura N On Wednesday, June 11 at 4:20 pm
I've never been a faithful Tonight Show watcher… Until now. Now it's recorded nightly and my husband and I love to laugh as we watch together. Go, Jimmy!!!
C On Wednesday, June 11 at 4:24 pm
Absolute BEST moments are with hashtag the panda! LOVE the panda! Could watch him every night!
Sue On Wednesday, June 11 at 4:48 pm
I agree. I love the various games he plays with his guests as well – Pictionary, Catchphrase and Charades are hysterical.
sloaner On Wednesday, June 11 at 4:48 pm
I know there are too many clips to pick a favorite. You certainly picked some funny ones. If you haven't caught "tight pants" with Will Farrell… well… google it. It is stinkin' hilarious.
Caren Gittleman On Wednesday, June 11 at 5:25 pm
Couldn't agree with you more! I have not missed a single Tonight Show since he took over. I have even watched the 2 weeks of repeats that they had. Every night I go to bed with a smile on my face, from Jimmy! You are right on the money when you said he is nice….he is which makes him even more special. Oh and I am 58!!! Older than the demographic they probably want to attract but I am one hip and hilarious 58 yr old who knows great comedy when I see it!
pat in oak ridge tn On Sunday, June 15 at 10:19 pm
I'll be 58 in a couple of weeks and I always watch him too. makes me crack up every single night. one of the good guys.
Jan S On Wednesday, June 11 at 5:49 pm
Fallon is fresh, topical and just downright funny. Great writing staff. He rarely shows the mean streak some comedians resort to when they're struggling for material. Keep up the good work, Jimmy!
suzygray On Wednesday, June 11 at 5:54 pm
I, too love watching Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show and think he's doing a great job. Usually love his skits,especially thank you letters on Fridays, and guests, but I REALLY don't like the ew sketches where he and sometimes a guest play vapid preteen girls. So awful and demeaning and they always come off as complete idiots. Seth Rogan did one with Fallon and then spent the rest of his interview giggling like a goofy 13 y/o. Surely he can be a more interesting and funny guest than that! Lip sink battles are my favorites…Emma Stone? The bar is set.
m On Wednesday, June 11 at 5:56 pm
I guess I am the odd woman out. I watched the first few weeks but he just doesn't do it for me. he is nice and kind and all, but there is something about him that rubs me wrong. not sure what it is. I do like jimmy kimmel quite a lot. and if I'm up, definitely craig ferguson!
Kelly On Wednesday, June 11 at 9:38 pm
Thank you Boomama. I love Jimmy, but go to sleep way too early to watch him. I have been cracking up watching these clips and others. You made my night!!!!
Rebecca NorthernPayne On Wednesday, June 11 at 10:00 pm
My kids and I watch the previous night's show after dinner every night. I love the occasional guest where they really riff off each other – JT, Seinfeld, etc., but nightly, it has to be Jimmy and Higgins. So funny!
Bonnie M On Thursday, June 12 at 6:15 am
boomama, I couldn't agree more!! I think that Jimmy Fallon is BRILLIANT!!! He is enthusiastic, a cameleon when imitating artists, so sweet and childlike – he laughs at his own jokes, and his show is refreshingly unique!
I love his version of the theme from "Reading Rainbow" sung as Jim Morrison of the Doors.
I love it when the equally brilliant Justin Timberlake is a guest!
I can't say enough about how much I love The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon!!
Thank you for sharing – – I also DVR his show – – I can't stay up that late either!!
Have a very lovely day!
Take Care, God Bless.
Marie On Thursday, June 12 at 7:55 am
I love Jimmy too! Mainly because he is kind- and because he can't hold a straight face. My favorite things on the show: The Ragtime Gals, #tags, and when SNL people are on the show. Plus Steve Higgins is funny too!
KimberlyAnn On Thursday, June 12 at 8:02 am
We have been watching Jimmy Fallon for the past 2 months and love it! We DVR the TS and the next morning wake up, watch a little news and then settle in for about the first 15 minutes of the show. Starting your day off with laughter is a great way for my husband and I to get moving in the morning.
LindaS On Thursday, June 12 at 8:28 am
I don't watch often because I'm also old and tired. But I absolutely loved his water war with Lindsey Lohan. Somehow, he made her seem normal.
And the "Rapper's Delight" with Brian Williams was hilarious!
Ydubby On Thursday, June 12 at 8:49 am
Yes I must admit I've switched Jimmys——- Kimmel to Fallon. He's very much like the Master Johnny Carson and you can tell he has Studied the king of Late Night.
Amy H. On Thursday, June 12 at 11:06 am
You are actually tempting me to watch! He is wonderful!
keisha On Thursday, June 12 at 12:15 pm
Jimmy Fallon is a LEGEND
Carolyn On Thursday, June 12 at 1:55 pm
He is soooo funny! I'm 45 years old and he is the first late night host/show, or any late night programming for that matter, to keep my attention. An added bonus is my college daughter likes to stay up and watch it with me. Last night's Wax On/Wax Off game had me rolling! Ouch!!
Jacki On Thursday, June 12 at 10:25 pm
Have loved Jimmy Fallon since his SNL years……when I heard he was taking Jay Leno's seat….I KNEW it would be a hit! And when he has Justin Timberlake on as a guest……..this gal knows they will do something to crack me up…..AND….I am 55 years old.
Tissy On Friday, June 13 at 7:43 am
These video clips are hilarious! Jimmy Fallon is a sweetheart….a total mess!! Who could not love him? Think I'm ready to do the Do-Wop thing with a partner…..looks like so much fun!!!!! Thanks, Ree!
Rebecca On Friday, June 13 at 8:31 am
Ditto to this post! I was nervous for him because it was such big shoes to fill, but I too feel like a sister proud of him that he did it.
Jimmy is a kind and genuine human being who happens to be ridiculously talented and super funny, but it's his kindness that really seems so unusual in showbiz. Because he's never cruel it's makes him all the more fun and relaxing to watch.
And yes, we DVR it too. Oi!
Vickie Crawford On Friday, June 13 at 8:43 am
Jimmy Fallon is absolutely a gift to watch!
Michelle W. On Friday, June 13 at 9:10 am
YES. And his segments are funny and creative. Hilarious!
Susan in Colorado On Friday, June 13 at 10:01 am
I totally agree with you 100% .. the man is a genius! Just watched the anatomy of dad dancing (or whatever they call it) .. so funny.. although I thought the mom dance was better..
I just love love him and he just gets better and better… and yes I have to DVR it.. I'm old. But my 73 old mother loves him too.. and she is no where near any demographics they are hoping to get..
Caryn On Friday, June 13 at 10:03 am
My daughter and I especially love Hashtag the panda!! And "Ew!"
MariaV On Friday, June 13 at 12:20 pm
Fallon's laugh is infectious.
pamb On Friday, June 13 at 6:02 pm
Oh I'm with you 100% on this. The only thing I'd add to your "favorites" list was his first opening monologue. The sweetness, the humility, the adorableness were off the charts! He's easy to root for. GO JIMMY!!!
Bernie On Friday, June 13 at 6:23 pm
I DVR him every night. He is extremely talented. The fact he used to be an altar boy makes me love him even more!!
Cat On Friday, June 13 at 11:52 pm
Yep, I'm a fan too. Frankly, just started watching recently because I happened in on You Tube in which he and Jennifer Lopez were doing a sketch called "Tight Pants." I liked Jay Leno fine, but I think Jimmy Fallon's going to top him! As somebody else commented, he's an all-around performer – sing, dance, heck, he probably knits and ropes cows on the side!
Lois Thompson On Saturday, June 14 at 12:11 am
Hubby and I DVR jimmy every night. I enjoy keeping up with pop culture and the Tonight Show and Fallon do a great job. I wonder what happened to his Ford truck??
Terry Turner On Saturday, June 14 at 1:44 pm
Thank you for this post. I loved the YouTube clips!
Theresa On Saturday, June 14 at 3:20 pm
I just adore Jimmy Fallon and he is superb on The Tonight Show! Your comment about feeling like a proud sister sums up EXACTLY how I feel about him. He's just too adorable, in the best way possible.
Cathy Thompson On Saturday, June 14 at 3:22 pm
I love, love, love the way Jimmy Fallon has taken charge of the tonight show. I rarely if ever watched Leno, and I rarely if ever miss Fallon. As a matter of fact last night the show was pushed back because of a darn hockey game so I was up even later than usual… happy yawn.
Tiffany P On Saturday, June 14 at 11:34 pm
Yes-he's funny but still miss the original -Johny and Ed-I'm really dating myself now!
Pam the Goatherd On Sunday, June 15 at 10:35 am
My family has not had TV for 17+ years now and I have not missed it until JF became the host of The Tonight Show. My husband and I just don't have the time to sit down and watch TV, but I love watching the clips of the best parts of the show on-line.
Jeanne B. On Sunday, June 15 at 11:54 am
I love love Jay Fallon! I love that he puts 100% of himself into everything that he does and I love that, even though it's sometimes put down in the business, that he breaks character and laughs at his own jokes – it makes them funnier – to me, anyway! Thanks for putting all these great clips of shows in one place!
pat in oak ridge tn On Sunday, June 15 at 10:17 pm
ok, I had seen all of these except the one with Billy Joel, which is fantastic. I'm not sure whose lip sync battle I liked best, Paul Rudd or Emma Stone, both are pretty fantastic. I got laid off last year so I do stay up and watch him most nights, it comes on here at 11:30 but is well worth the wait. I did love Jay Leno and I miss him and I sometimes watched late night with Fallon and I loved him so I knew he would be fantastic on the tonight show. It doesn't matter how down in the dumps I am about the job situation, Jimmy always makes me laugh and I sure do need that.
Michelle S On Monday, June 16 at 1:32 am
Jimmy was always great on SNL but he's finding his Absolute Groove with the Tonight Show. He brings such a fresh feel and makes his guests the life of the party. He has such a gift for making his guests feel like superstars – so when he occasionally steals the spotlight, they never seem to mind. Because Jimmy. I was big into late night talkshows when I was much younger, but they'd gotten stale and predictable. In this era of "reality tv" trash, I'd almost given up on television altogether. I'm back to it because of Jimmy.
Twana Ann On Monday, June 16 at 2:52 am
These clips were hilarious! Thank you so much for sharing them.
rosemary On Monday, June 16 at 8:47 am
Yep. I am. And I had rarely watched Leno or Letterman. Fallon is so very talented. You never know what he is going to do.
Karin B On Monday, June 16 at 9:52 am
I'm with you Ree! I love the way he doesn't take himself too seriously. I worried how he'd translate but he's doing outstanding. I think the skits that he does and his games with the guests actually remind me a lot of Johnny (not that anyone could take his place but still…)
Kari P. On Monday, June 16 at 11:14 am
My kids and I enjoyed watching a few of the clips that you posted! Hilarious! A few days later, we were in the grocery store checking out. My 6 year old son was surveying the magazines and said, "Hey! There is Jimmy Allen from the Goodnight Show!" Everyone is line cracked up!!
Nancy @ CouponClippingCook On Tuesday, June 17 at 2:21 am
My face hurts from laughing. Loved these clips. So funny.
Misty On Tuesday, June 17 at 9:18 am
He's a hoot!! I don't know that I've seen another person enjoy their job so much, (except maybe the host of "The Talking Dead". But Jimmy Fallon, is so much fun, like you said it is infectious! He seems to make all his guests so comfortable, then makes them do crazy skits. Hilarious! He's a GREAT choice by NBC.
Lara On Tuesday, June 24 at 12:10 am
I haven't watched The Tonight Show since Johnny Carson left and I was a kid that could stay up past 11:30. Jimmy Fallon has taken the show to whole new level. He can sing, act, and carry his own against some big names. He's very funny and super talented! He's also clean and a family man. Love him and the show! Thanks NBC for getting one thing right in the past few years!
Lara On Tuesday, June 24 at 12:12 am
One more thing… I spent the weekend with my Mom a few weeks back and I couldn't stop laughing at her laughing at the dancing panda, Hashtag. I really had not seen my Mom laugh like that in a long time. Jimmy is a genius!
Jilene On Tuesday, July 1 at 1:51 pm
I am so happy he is on the Tonight show, so funny!!
Lena On Wednesday, July 16 at 12:10 pm
oh my god, the lip sync battle with emma stone just killed me. i still have tears running down my face after the second time. thanks for flashing this, you just made my week!


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CHARLESTON — State police are seeking a suspected shoplifter who left an off-duty trooper in critical condition after she ran him down with her car.
The trooper who was attempting to nab the woman for shoplifting on Monday at the St. Albans Mall. Media reports say the officer is being treated at the intensive care unit at Charleston Area Medical Center's General Hospital.
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Forcella evaluation approved, contract extended
After little discussion and lots of praise, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education unanimously approved Superintendent Tom Forcella's evaluation, extending his contract through June 2017.
The board met in closed session immediately before its regularly scheduled meeting with Forcella to review his self-evaluation for the 2012-13 school year.
"A raise would have been merited but given the economic climate, we can't do that so we can give you praise and accolades," board chair Michelle Borwnstein said.
Forcella did not speak as the board gave comments but smiled and nodded.
The board crafted a letter to Forcella about his evaluation in which they spoke to his work over the past two years.
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The evaluation was originally scheduled for the board's October meeting but was postponed until November when the October meeting ran long.
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The letter explained that,"we are excited about our district's future not only because you have built a solid foundation in a very short time but also because we have confidence in your leadership, that is clearly fueled by your passion, innovation and hard work for the betterment of the students in our district."
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This is my first post btw...
anyways Im excited to say that i will be getting an Ibook shortly and im excited to make the change from pc.
Im planning on getting a 12in ibook but theres a few upgrades i want to do.
through CompUSA if i get an applecare protection plan i get a free 256mb stick of ram :) so thats done for memory.
I want to upgrade the hard drive to 80gb. Heres my question. Can I use any 2.5" mobile HD with my ibook? This would be cheaper than buying one from apple but, how difficult is it to install OSX and such back onto the computer.
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TOWSON, Md. - The University of New Hampshire and Towson University battled to a 0-0 tie in women's soccer action here this afternoon. The Wildcats now stand at 4-10-1 on the season and 1-4-1 in America East while Towson is now 8-6-1 overall and 3-2-1 in America East.
Neither side could find the back of the net through regulation or the two 15-minute overtime periods. The game was the first tie for the Wildcats since October 27, 1999, when UNH battled Providence to a 0-0 tie. The 'Cats were also involved in a scorless tie with Northeastern last season.
Towson outshot New Hampshire 24-7 in the contest. Angeline Alexakos (Bedford, N.H.) led the Wildcats with three shots.
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Reviving Organizing
Over at Daily Kos, I wrote an essay reflecting on two essays
from Dispatchers from the Religious Left in light of recent political developments.
"One of the premises of this site is that we need not just more, but better Democrats as candidates and office holders. As we look beyond the current policy battles and 2010 elections, we also need to consider how it is we do what we do. To the extent that many of us are frustrated by the way things are, we need to also consider whether if we continue to do things the same way, can we really expect different (and better) outcomes?"
This is a revised and updated version of "Dreaming of Better Dems."
We are entering a critical political time that is not for the fainthearted. It is easy to second guess what other people do, but it much more difficult to change our own premises about politics, especially if we are professionally invested in the status quo — even the status quo of doing social change. It is time to invite ourselves to rethink our approach to political organizing.
The essays were by Jean Hardisty and Deepak Bhargava, and by Marshall Ganz. Both involve how to think about organizing for social justice. The first one makes the useful distinction between broad organizing towards a goal, and mobilization towards a specific project, like passing legislation or getting out the vote for a canidate.
I think that the concept of organizing has drifted considerably in political life and is in need of reinvention. If that is so, these essays are an excellent place to start.
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You had to see this coming. A new leaked Verizon doc is showing the Droid 4 — rumored to be launching tomorrow — has been postponed all the way back to February 2nd of next year. This no doubt comes as bad news to those of you looking to get your hands on a 4G LTE equipped QWERTY device before the New Year. On the bright side of things, maybe this delay will see the device launch with Android 4.0 — and update already promised to the Droid Razr in early 2012.
We should be able to get some hands-on time with the device at CES 2012 in January, where the Droid 4 will more than likely make its debut. Anyone going to wait for this device or will this news force you to use your upgrade elsewhere?
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Must-See Video! The X Factor USA: World Premiere Preview
Don't miss this high-octane first look at The X Factor USA. It opens on a little girl singing a tune from Annie. We cringe, waiting for Simon Cowell to eviscerate her with a snarky putdown. But wait, has Mr. Nasty lost his edge? Not so fast! | The X Factor premieres on Fox September 21, 2011.


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Best Cop St. Louis 2005 - Sanela Konjevic
As a 26-year-old and a female, Sanela Konjevic is already something of a rarity in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Factor in her distinction as the squad's lone Bosnian? Unique indeed. Konjevic came to St. Louis from Prijedor in the former Yugoslavia in 1996, attended Soldan High School and studied criminal justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Since 2002 she's been keeping it real on some of the toughest south-city streets, cruising the turf of gangs including 36 Minne. At last Konjevic is about to become a trendsetter: Two fellow Bosnians have finally climbed the police-academy ranks to patrolman status. "I love being a cop," says Konjevic, ever a straight shooter. "Since I was a kid, I never wanted to do anything else."


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Will we be able to still access Google maps on our iPhones and iPads?
Apple dropping Google backend from Maps app in iOS 6, replacing with in-house map data
iOS 6's built in Maps app will no longer call on Google Maps as its back end, but will instead host an Apple-made solution. Map's will retain a Street View-style option and 3D building functionality thanks to their acquisition of C3 Technologies, with other mapping data coming from Placebase and Poly9. The design will be similar to the current Maps app, with a minor icon tweak, but will offer a "cleaner, faster, and more reliable experience". This according to 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman, and confirmed by our sources.
Apple has already started to ditch Google Map data in iPhoto, so this isn't exactly a huge surprise.
We're expecting to out first glimpse of iOS 6 and hopefully some confirmation of that Google Maps is gone at WWDC this summer.
Source: 9to5mac
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Apple dropping Google backend from Maps app in iOS 6, replacing with in-house map data
i get bus and tube information in google maps, they'd better not break this, or forbid gmaps as an app in the store.
The map in iPhoto sucks big donkey balls. Theyre making a mistake by getting rid of google maps.
The reality is that Google probably doesn't want to support the platform anymore. I'm surprised they even allowed Apple to piggyback off their servers and systems for this long. They're trying to move Android, why would they give a competitor such a major advantage?
I imagine that Google and Apple sat down when Android first starting gaining momentum and Google said "we don't want to support you anymore starting in 2012." Apple said "ok we'll find another way." And everyone left the party happy.
Apple isn't piggybacking. Commercial use of Google maps over a certain volume requires payment. I'm pretty sure there has been an exchange of a large sum of money for the use of Google maps every year.
Now Apple probably doesn't want to use a direct competitor's services for a core feature if they can use something else, which is what they are doing here (they're probably looking at options to move their manufacturing away from Samsung too)
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The non-Google iphone maps I've seen up until now are really, really, really ugly!
Very much doubt Apple is going to ad navigation to their default apps.
Like me I'm sure everybody has been clamoring for this feature. Rolls eyes.
Personally I wouldn't trust a data connection for routing and maps. I've been in several places where I needed to map a new route and didn't have any signal.
I also find that Google Maps grossly overestimates travel time. I suppose it is better than underestimating, but sometimes it can be way out. For example a recent trip took just under 8 hours excluding stops. TomTom quoted the route as taking 7hrs 49mins, which was pretty much spot on. Google Maps quotes 8hrs 55mins for the exact same route with no traffic issues.
As I often use Google Maps to quickly check out a route at my computer I have also seen it give some slightly odd routes whereas I don't have that issue with TomTom. YMMV.
Maybe Tom-tom doesn't calculate potty breaks. ;-)
I for one don't trust Google as far as I can throw them. I'd be willing to sacrifice short term issues for a long term solution from Apple.
Also, curious to see if they're also planning to add a mapping feature to iCloud as well or if it's intended only for iOS/Mac OS.
Is Apple going to drive cars around the world protographing steets too? I doubt it, so their maps solution will never be as good as Google Maps.
Sorry, but this is bad news for the user. Unlike Google Maps, Apple maps will be good for big cities and major countries, and lame for everything else, just like OpenSteetMap.
You need to check out C3 Technologies. It's a 3-D rendering of the entire globe, used by the military to put weapons on target anywhere on the globe. With this software not only can you tag (drop a pin) which building someone or something is in, which is the limit of Google maps. This new mapping system can tell you which floor. Takes "Find My Friends" to a whole new level.
It is a big miss if you unfortunately are missing it! I use it regularly.
Tap on a pin for a location (so the grey text bubble displays coordinates or name of location). On the right end you see the blue arrow to give you more info, on the left end you see a orange circle with a dude in it - that's Street View!
Hope this helps.
Drop a pin on a street you think there might be a street view.
Wait a second to see if a figure of a little man pops up.
Click on the figure.
I don't know if Google is stifling Maps on iOS or not but I welcome this change. A couple weeks ago I used Maps on my iPad and it blew my mind with the lack of features compared to Android. I literally was frustrated with it, which does not happen often.
So...I welcome the change in hopes Apple can provide a decent Maps app, which it doesn't have now.
^ This. I find Google Maps on my Galaxy Nexus to be vastly superior to Google Maps on my iPhone 4. The iOS version is OK and gets the job done, but the Android version just has more features and functionality that I wish the iOS version had. That's one thing I found frustrating after having used my GNex for a while and then going back to using my iPhone 4.
As long as Apple do at least as good a job on their version of Maps as Google is doing with theirs, I'm cool with it.
Google Maps is crap because they block Canada and Siri functionality for directions and local search results (ie. Where is the closest Tim Hortons?)
Now Apple won't need to worry about licencing anymore with this, and can roll out global functionality for Siri directions, instead of what they do now.
Canada to this post date STILL does not have directions, and we're one of the biggest users of iOS! It's a good thing Bolivia got it before us..
All I can say is I hope apple knows what they are doing. By removing Google maps, they better have a equivalent or better app up their sleeves. If not, it would be a huge blow to apple. With search, Google is tough to beat. Bing isn't terrible but not good. Yahoo just plain sucks. Can't wait to see what apple will release!
I don't WANT a pretty 3d view.
I don't CARE about a gimmick.
I want good simple map data that has the coverage all over the world that Google has, and nobody else does.
I do NOT BELIEVE for a second Apple has the data or coverage, Street View or independent support.
I do NOT BELIEVE for an instant Apple will allow Google to provide their own Google Maps app for the iPhone for those that despise Apples new "pretty 3d map".
I NEED A SIMPLE, SIMPLE, SIMPLE Good maps app that has data where I need it. Not Infinite Loop... in MY COUNTRY, not the USA. Apple, do NOT MESS THIS UP, this app is the MOST IMPORTANT ONE ON MY PHONE. If you ruin this and do not provide an option to go back to the old data, which if anyone knows apple, knows they will, I will first not upgrade and secondarily never buy a single thing from Apple again.
I can't even fathom where Apple's going to get the necessary coverage for this. I can tell you from personal experience Openmaps does not provide necessary coverage in other countries, or even come close. I -need- Street View, and it works FINE as it is. The only right thing they can do is let Google make their own map app. The web app is too slow and completely inadequate.
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The Buccaneers walked in the Super Dome with nothing to play for but pride. While the opposing Saints needed to stay unbeaten on their home turf in order to secure a spot in the NFC Wildcard Playoffs.
New Orleans converted on a fourth and one on their opening drive of the game. The conversion kept the Saints the drive alive, leading to a Drew Brees 44-yard touchdown pass to Lance Moore putting the home team on top 7-0.
The Buccaneers would respond on their initial possession. Mike Glennon handed the ball off to running back Bobby Rainey, who in turn tossed the ball back to Glennon for a flea flicker pass to Tiquan Underwood for a 48-yard scoring connection. The touchdown tied the game at seven.
Brees and the Saints would respond to recapture the lead, on a Jimmy Graham touchdown catch. Trailing 14-7 heading in to the second quarter, the Bucs could do little to slow down the Saints passing attack.
On New Orleans fourth possession of the game, Brees connected with Robert Meachem for a 41-yard touchdown strike. The pass play put the Saints up 21-7.
The Buccaneers would counter on their very next drive when Glennon hit rookie tight end Tim Wright for his fifth receiving touchdown of the season.
Brees and the Saints would extend their 21-14 advantage with a 76-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Stills. At halftime the Saints led the Buccaneers 28-14. Brees has passed for 351 yards.
In the third quarter the Bucs tried to control the clock, orchestrating 8:25 drive leading to a Rian Lindell 54- yard field goal.
Cutting the Saints lead to 11. But New Orleans would answer with a 92-yard drive of their own capped off with a Pierre Thomas touchdown run.
Heading in to the fourth quarter the Saints lead 34-17.
In the fourth and final quarter of the season for the Buccaneers, Brees ran in the games' final score from 9-yards out.
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GLENS FALLS - An 80-year old man is facing charges after a complaint of public lewdness. Police arrested Donald Winne, of Glens Falls, Tuesday night after a teenage girl allegedly saw him on a bike path with his hand down his pants.
Police say the incident happened as the young girl passed him on the bike path near Baldwin Avenue. The girl says Winne was engaging in acts of masturbation. A short time after Winne was taken into custody and charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
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See definition in Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionarySaltos de línea: take|away
Pronunciación: /ˈteɪkəweɪ/
Definición de takeaway en inglés:
1British A restaurant or shop selling cooked food to be eaten elsewhere: a fast-food takeaway [as modifier]: a takeaway pizza
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- Almost half the weight of some chicken sold through restaurants and takeaways is made up of water and food additives, according to an investigation.
- He works seven nights a week delivering food for a Chinese restaurant and a pizza takeaway.
- Currently in the High Street there are two Indian takeaways, two fish and chip shops, a Chinese takeaway and a pizza takeaway.
1.1A meal or dish bought from a shop or restaurant to be eaten elsewhere: he phoned for a takeaway [mass noun]: he is happy to eat Chinese takeaway
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- Many of today's young people, existing on takeaways or meals taken out of the freezer and bunged in the microwave, complain about the cost of things.
- But despite feeding ready meals and takeaways to their children parents are eating far less of them - on average just 64 ready meals each a year.
- About once a fortnight, I eat a fatty takeaway for dinner: fish and chips, Chinese, kebabs.
2A key fact, point, or idea to be remembered, typically one emerging from a discussion or meeting: the main takeaway for me is that we need to continue to communicate all the things we're doing for our customers [as modifier]: the takeaway message
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- The important takeaway point is that SEO isn't something that can just be tweaked under the hood.
- The other big takeaway from the book was that life insurance is another industry that only commanded high prices by hiding information.
- I'll write more detailed notes later, but here are some quick takeaways.
3 Golf another term for backswing. many golfers ruin the swing with a poor takeaway
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- Under Harmon, Pavin has worked to lose his distinctive habit of lifting and fanning the club open on the takeaway, producing a backswing that was too narrow and too long.
- To create a consistent tempo, it helps to have a little movement before the takeaway, such as a waggle of the clubhead back and forth above the ball.
- Recently, we've smoothed out some minor kinks she had in her takeaway and the top of the backswing.
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Bremerton, WA Sept 21, 2013 Bremerton Raceway held the final CCCA race of the season. In a season long battle between the Ford Drag Team, Team GMC and the Mopar Drag Team at both Pacific Raceways and Bremerton Raceway, the Ford Drag Team won their third straight championship. The FDT drivers won the track championship […] [Read More]
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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Camille Grammer Hints at Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 3 Cameos
Will she or won't she? Looks like she just well might!
Camille Grammer — who recently left the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills but has since been spotted around town with her former co-stars — just may make a few cameos on the coming season after all!
At a party thrown by Housewives co-star Adrienne Maloof on Saturday, Camille Grammer spilled some Season 3 details to RumorFix. "You might see me show up at an event or two… We'll see," she said.
Camille has also been seen around town filming with Adrienne, Taylor Armstrong, Kyle Richards, and Kim Richards.
In other news, while Cam might just be reuniting with the small screen for a Real Housewives cameo or two, there's at least one person she won't be spotted with — on or off-camera.
Ex-hubby Kelsey Grammer, she tells RumorFix, "made it very clear" to her attorneys "that he will never speak to me for the rest of my life…"
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Children use broomsticks to simulate barbells during Friday's third annual Olympic Days at ETSU. (Photos by Tony Casey/Johnson City Press)
Who wants to win a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? Holler "I!"
The main requirements, as relayed by East Tennessee State University's Olympic Training Site Director Meg Stone, include high-bar athletic talent, love for country and a willingness to be a part of something that's bigger than oneself. On Friday, she and about 30 ETSU master's and doctoral students, including some on the U.S. Olympic Committee, were at Memorial Park Community Center, helping expose, teach and cultivate talent between the ages of 6 and 12 in several not-so-highlighted Olympic sports.
The day's events were called the 3rd Annual Olympic Days.
Six years before the Games of the XXXII Olympiad are set to begin might seem like a stretch to scout out talent for coming world championships, but Stone said this is what's necessary to achieve that level of success. Plus, she's seen the long-view approach to athlete development work before.
In 2001, three years shy of the Athens Olympics, Stone was in Chula Vista, California, another U.S. Olympic Training Site, when a team formed to shoot solely for American medals in the marathon. The team analyzed the course and trained two runners specifically for success at the longest Olympic distance. It was bronze for Deena Kastor in the women's race and silver for Meb Keflezighi, for nothing short of an accomplished mission.
And Stone knows about the Olympic process well, having competed in two Games for her native Great Britain in her successful days as a discus thrower and shot putter, two field disciplines where she's still the NCAA record holder.
The next mission, set for all members of the USOC across the country, too, is to find that next great American weightlifter for a 2020 podium result. Stone's mission doesn't end there. She, specifically, wants that athlete to come from Johnson City, from where she said no native has ever gone on to compete at the Olympics.
Not a shot in the dark, Stone said she sees many talented youngsters and working with the MPCC in providing sports training with their summer camp kids. The approach and the benefits are two-fold, Stone and her colleagues said, as they spread out, teaching groups of kids the basics of sports like track and field, field hockey, rugby, bobsledding and weightlifting.
These sports don't frequently get the attention basketball, soccer, baseball, football, hockey and other international sports receive, so the main reason they're there is to expose kids to sports they might not see frequently.
Fundamentals and basics were taught to about 80 aspiring athletes in the most-fun manner possible, said MPCC Program Coordinator Renee Ensor, who frequently puts on summer camps with the city of Johnson City. Ensor said the talent she sees displayed by many of the kids is impressive, and it wouldn't surprise her in the least to learn one of them could go on to athletic greatness. Often all they need is that exposure, she said.
"I feel like a lot of kids don't get the exposure," Ensor said. "Half of them don't know what (those sports) are."
And that's where Stone and her crew come in, to help introduce sports not as popular in the East Tennessee area.
She said the region is an untapped golden nugget for training and as a resource for talented, potentially Olympic-caliber athletes. If not a golden nugget, she joked that she'd be OK with a silver or a bronze nugget.
From track and field relays and races on scooter boards to introduce the teamwork needed to excel in bobsledding, kids were able to bounce from sport to sport, receiving advice along the way. Outside MPCC, where field hockey, foot races and rugby took place, ETSU's rugby team had several players on hand teaching the basics of how to move the ball up and down the field.
"Are you the one that made me bleed?" Thomas Lawson asked one of the kids he was instructing, donning an ETSU jersey.
Tim McInnis, weightlifting coach, was instructing nearly a dozen athletes on the proper way to do an overhead squat, using just a broomstick-like bar, more focused on technique than anything else. He and the ETSU students and USOC members, including Stone, were wearing Team USA Olympic Day shirts.
A smooth overhead squat, combined with an impressive vertical leap, Stone said, shows a certain level of athleticism that often catches the eyes of her group, which is why many of them had their phones out, recording video of the potential weightlifters.
Stone agreed that many young athletes have better opportunities when they come from a higher economic standing, which is why she said she and her colleagues welcome any interested athletes, regardless of income, or parents of athletes, to go to an ETSU training site for a tryout, with no cost.
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New International Bridge Opens After Much Anticipation
A coming together of two countries..to celebrate the new bridge that connects them.
"It represents a connection between Maine and New Brunswick, of the US and Canada, of economics and community and heritage. Much like our two regions, this is a bridge to be proud of," said Maine DOT commissioner David Bernhardt.
Officials from both sides of the border celebrated the opening of the 13.9 million dollar bridge connecting Fort Kent and Clair New Brunswick on Thursday morning.
"It's crucial for an economic perspective but its equally as important in allowing people to come to visit New Brunswick or to go to Maine and other parts of the US..the bridge is a link between our communities, between families, between friends as well," said N.B. Premier David Alward.
A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the partnership between Maine and New Brunswick's deparments of transportation in building and funding the bridge. It's a project that has been TWELVE years in the making.
Fort Kent town manager Don Guimond said, "oftentimes you shuffle paper, and you shuffle paper, and you feel like you accomplish nothing. This is a totally different feeling because we're standing on it..it's done, it's visible, it's in many ways massive, and more than that, we're one people in this region."
"People from Fort Kent and Clair – some of them are the same families – so I guess at the end of the day, it's reuniting the same family, the same people," said Clair Mayor Pierre Michaud.
The bridge work was completed two months ahead of schedule so it would be ready for the World Acadian Congress, just a week away.
"We know there's going to be a lot of traffic come time for the World Acadian Congress so, we really pushed the bridge and the approach works and all the work that needed to be done, we wanted to have at least a week to play with, and we met the date, July 31st," said Bernhardt.
Daily traffic on the bridge averages more than 1 thousand cars and 45 trucks — Lynn Levesque was the first to come across the bridge from Canada into the US after it opened. Her reason – a trip to Irving.
"We waited so long for that bridge and we're so happy to have it," she said.
Officials on both sides of the border said they were extremely proud of both departments of transportation for a job well done…the beginning stages of taking down the old bridge will start next Monday and is expected to be completed by June of 2015.
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18-Inch Alligator Seized In Saugus
An 18-inch alligator in a fish tank near a playground in Saugus was seized by police on Friday.
Keefer Madness: Are Alligators Even Tough?
Rich Keefe investigates!
Small Alligator Found In Merrimack Canal
An alligator was found in the Merrimack Canal late Saturday night and, so far, no one has claimed it.
4-Foot Alligator, Pit Bull Found Abandoned In New Bedford
A 4-foot alligator was found abandoned in a New Bedford apartment on Tuesday.
Alligator pulled from the Charles
Canoeists and crew teams are an everyday sight on the Charles River in Needham. Alligators aren't quite as common.


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Torchlight - A review from a Diablo 2 fan
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The truth is present.
You know, I almost pushed the "buy" button for Torchlight last night due to all the rave, player reviews: especially ones on this forum. Instead I opted to try the demo first.
Glad I did.
Torchlight is (almost) EXACTLY like Fate. In fact, it is so much like Fate I'm wondering if a copyright lawsuit is in the devs' future.
Now, Fate is a good game : cheap, not too deep, easy to play, good graphics, enough variety to keep one playing for 10+ hours. But, and here's the thing, I ALREADY OWN FATE. So I'm not about to plunk down another twenty to play a game I already own.
Take the advice of the honest gamers who are both familiar with Fate and Torchlight:
If you've never played Fate: get Torchlight.
If you've played Fate and would like to play it again: get Torchlight.
If you've played Fate but you impulsively bought Torchlight thinking that it was a different game only to discover that it is actually Fate with a different title here are your options:
1) Stick to your mantra on the forums ("It's not Fate!") but silently lament your purchase at home
2) Admit it's just like Fate and that you hastily bought it.
With option 1 you'll have our sympathy and a little *wink*. With option 2 you'll have our respect.
FINALLY! A REAL person with a brain!
Mizzer has the exact same feelings I do. That means my assumption is correct.
Diablo 2 is NOTHING like this. I repeat. NOTHING. And if you think "point click die" = Diablo 2, then you are a damn retard. Diablo 2 requires a great deal of strategy and planning throughout the entire game. There are many "copies" of Diablo 2. None that come close. They all add their own twist that ruins the game.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Diablo 2 is
best game I've ever played. You can call me a "fan boy" of it all you want. I don't turn my nose up at games that "copy" diablo 2. Titan Quest was great fun. This game... This game isn't fun.
BadBoy. In two weeks, you won't be playing this game any more. I guarantee it. Diablo 2 is 10 ****ing years old.
I still play it to this day
. Thats the difference in a
and a some $20 cheap junk game. 2 weeks... 10 years. If you think they are still the same, you have something wrong with your head.
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Originally posted by Jamsters:kk , I will edit the guide every week or so. I will make sure to include what you and Dragon said :D Thanks guys for your feedback! :)
kk , I will edit the guide every week or so. I will make sure to include what you and Dragon said :D Thanks guys for your feedback! :)
Just edited the post now and put the improvments in. Also , thanks to anyone who has given feedback! I am looking forward to getting more feedback , so I can make the guide even better! :D
Wow , this guide has gotten a lot of views! Thanks :D
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FAQ, Game Guide, Tips, Info
Good work on the F.A.Q :)
Oh , sorry I forgot to mention them. I will add them in some time. Anwyas , thanks for your help :D.
Could you tell me what certain points in the post I could improve on? It would really help. Thanks for the feeed back :)
Are you wondering what to spend your donuts on? Well click here for a helpful guide on what to spend them on! http://forum.us.herozerogame.com/index.php?/topic/65-donuts-a-good-guide-on-how-to-spend-your-donuts/
Hope this helps you , If so , please like / comment on it on the website! :D
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Originally posted by eprode:euh guys the most important thing in an mmorpg is THE SAVES realy what a retarded game is it when u reach level 14 start a nice guild , u come online the next day and it let u make a new char?? then the only thing that comes to my min is WTF?
euh guys the most important thing in an mmorpg is THE SAVES realy what a retarded game is it when u reach level 14 start a nice guild , u come online the next day and it let u make a new char?? then the only thing that comes to my min is WTF?
1. Maybe refreash the page?
2. Don't panic if this hapens.
3. Try and click login if that dosen't work.
4. Make your problem more clearer to use please.
Topic: Hero Zero /
✹-Helping The Game -✹
Originally posted by nasajd:Rude is telling someone to take some grammar lessons, polite is supporting a developer of a flash game you enjoy then asking that developer if you could help in some other ways as well.
Rude is telling someone to take some grammar lessons, polite is supporting a developer of a flash game you enjoy then asking that developer if you could help in some other ways as well.
I agree.
Topic: Hero Zero /
Hey Hero Zero members , me and some of the other members of Hero Zero are currently constucting a wikia to provide infomation to clueless members.
The only people I know that are working on the project are me and caprica , sorry if you are helping and I don't know… but if you are , tell me :)
Anways… if you would like to help , please post a comment / PM to me or caprica. Thanks :D
Link to the wikia : http://hero-zero.wik…/Hero_Zero_Wiki
DISCLAIMER : We haven't finsihsed it at all yet , in fact. It looks like we haven't even started! lol.
Topic: Hero Zero /
a new idee ;)
That would be cool…. :)
You may not find this insulting , but I do. Just saying…..
xD , I love that "Just Saying" bit on the post. Now please , don't start an internet war over grammar….
Maybe you could be more polite? Just saying….
Hey , I was wondering if I could help the game in anways , as I do like this game very much :D I just want to know if there is anything I can do exept :
✹Play The Game
✹Donate Kreds / Buy Donuts
I have allready bought donuts just to let ya know :)
Please tell me if I could help make your game / coumminty better in any way.
Topic: Hero Zero /
Join the Coffee Knights
Oh , sorry. lol :)
Topic: Hero Zero /
when u work at lvl 30-60 how much coins do u earn ?
I normaly make about 10k – 20k Coins a day and Im level 52 , depends how long you are on and what level you are / team boosts and stuff like dat :)
lol 200 coins…. pice of cake :)
Topic: Hero Zero /
Godzs team is recruiting bros!!!
Nice post Benzo , I trusted you with this position. Donuts would also be a helping as we need them . Anyways , good job! :)
Topic: Technical Support /
Hero Zero : I Bought Donuts and lost kreds but didn't get any :P
Thank you. I will do this now :D
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I remember Fred Howard one time saying to me back in 2009 that he wished fans would "do more" for Wizard101. Since that time I think it's pretty safe to say the fans have gone the extra mile for their favorite game.
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I probably shouldn't have opened that bottle. (Actually, I didn't open that bottle. Amber opened it when I had my back turned.) It is labeled after all . . . it's bottle 49 out of 48. I ain't kiddin'.
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On 14 February 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been 'sentenced to death' by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being 'against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran'. So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. He was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. He thought of writers he loved and combinations of their names; then it came to him: Conrad and Chekhov - Joseph Anton. How do a writer and his family live with the threat of murder for over nine years? How does he go on working? How does he fall in and out of love? How does despair shape his thoughts and actions, how and why does he stumble, how does he learn to fight back? In this remarkable memoir Rushdie tells that story for the first time; the story of one of the crucial battles, in our time, for freedom of speech. He talks about the sometimes grim, sometimes comic realities of living with armed policemen, and of the close bonds he formed with his protectors; of his struggle for support and understanding from governments, intelligence chiefs, publishers, journalists, and fellow writers; and of how he regained his freedom. It is a book of exceptional frankness and honesty, compelling, provocative, moving, and of vital importance. Because what happened to Salman Rushdie was the first act of a drama that is still unfolding somewhere in the world every day.
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Salman Rushdie is the author of eleven novels, one collection of short stories, three works of non-fiction, and the co-editor of The Vintage Book of Indian Writing. In 2008 Midnight's Children was judged to be the Best of the Booker, the best novel to have won the Booker Prize in its forty year history. The Moor's Last Sigh won the Whitbread Prize in 1995 and the European Union's Aristeion Prize for Literature in 1996. He is a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres and in 2007 was knighted for his services to literature.
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By Marianne Vincent 08 Dec 2012
Joseph Anton is the memoir of controversial Indian author, Salman Rushdie and concentrates on the time in his life during which he was under threat of the fatwa imposed by the Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini for his novel, The Satanic Verses. From this memoir, the reader gains an understanding of the roots of Rushdie's atheism, as well as the inspiration for and circumstances surrounding the writing of his novels. It is certainly interesting to see how events in his life are linked to his novels: I was especially gratified to learn about the genesis of my favourite Rushdie novel, Haroun and the Sea of Stories. The mechanics of being in hiding, protection by Special Branch, risk and threat are intriguing and occasionally quite amusing. The loyalty and generosity of his true friends ("Friends Without Whom Life Would Have Been Impossible") was nothing short of remarkable; the lack of support and criticism from certain literary figures, politicians and governments was surprising. Well into his years of hiding, he says "I have been given a lesson, in these years, in the worst of human nature, but also the best of it.." While the details of the many trips, dinners, meetings, press conferences and politicking verged on tedious, it is apparent that Rushdie's journals must have been extremely detailed. The matter-of-fact manner in which he describes his infidelity is breathtaking. The soup of famous names began to smack of name dropping yet the funniest part, the interlude in Australia, involved no celebrities, just a bunch of ordinary people helping out: I also loved that because it mentioned my home town and lots of familiar places. His "unsent" letters were clever and often very funny. His strong stand on freedom of speech and imagination is well presented and his comments on what he was battling, "popular irrationalism", succinct: "The unreasoning mind, driven by doubt-free absolutes, could not be convinced by reason." As with most of his major works, Rushdie never uses two words where three will do, more evidence of those detailed journals. Bizarrely, Rushdie has written this memoir in the third person, perhaps because he was writing about his alias, Joseph Anton: mostly, this works, but occasionally it gives rise to some ambiguity: which "he" said or did that? This is a fascinating insight (even if is it rather one-eyed) into this fine writer.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Furiously now.
I feel very comfortable in stating that despite the rather drastic acceleration in the pace of these drawings, the art has not suffered in any way. If anything, I think I am making some of the best illustrations yet. There are quite a few that I am extremely excited to post here and share with you all.
Currently, my plan is to continue working unabated until I am done. I will occasionally be posting two pieces per day because I would like the illustration for page 500 to be posted on December 31. The new year will begin with page 501 and will see the final 52 pages of this project some time before early February.
Additionally, I plan to write a few posts that will serve as a sort of history lesson regarding my attempts at art over the years. I have mentioned on multiple occasions that since the early 1990s, I have tried my hand at a number of creative endeavors from photography to drawing to making comics. This Moby-Dick project is by far the most demanding and personally fulfilling creative effort I have ever been involved in, but in many ways it feels like the end of something rather than the beginning.
Kurt Vonnegut, a writer I admire tremendously, wrote these words in the in the preface to his novel Breakfast of Champions...
"I think I am trying to clear my head of all the junk in there – the assholes, the flags, the underpants. Yes – there is a picture in this book of underpants. I'm throwing out characters from my other books, too. I'm not going to put on any more puppet shows.
"I think I am trying to make my head as empty as it was when I was born onto this damaged planet fifty years ago.
"I suspect this is something most white Americans, and nonwhite Americans who imitate white Americans, should do. The things other people have put into my head, at any rate, do not fit together nicely, are often useless and ugly, are out of proportion with one another, are out of proportion with life as it really is outside my head.
"I have no culture, no humane harmony in my brains. I can't live without a culture anymore."
Those words resonated deeply with me. I empathize with what I think Vonnegut was feeling. I feel very much the same way. This project was many things for me. One of them was a loving farewell letter to my own artistic past. A life filled with visions and images of comic books, vinyl album covers, paperback sci fi and fantasy books, videogames, action figures, and yes, even pornography and numerous trips to the finest art museums in these United States. It's all there. And it's all here, in this blog. When I read Vonnegut's preface, I felt that his words were a fine summation of what I've been trying to do here. Empty my head. Take all of those thoughts and ideas and pictures and images and things, hold them up one more time, look at them closely, say goodbye, and set them down for good. I'm not ashamed of any of it. Of some of it, I'm still quite proud. But it's time. I'm only 41 years old, not 50 like Vonnegut was when he wrote that. But I still feel good. I still feel very very young. I still feel like there is more ahead of me than behind me.
Viewed from that perspective, these upcoming "history lesson" blog posts will serve as a fitting epitaph. A line of connectivity showing the past that bred this present. It's exciting and a bit melancholy, but it has to be this way.
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I am loving your project. I'm becoming closer to this lonely whale, and I can almost smell seasalt in your images. Perhaps he isn't lonely, tis just what I glean, but no matter. The point: thank you for your brain.ReplyDelete
Hello Patty, your words did me a great deal of good. Working on this project and posting it on a blog can feel terrifyingly solitary at times, especially now as the days darken, the ice closes in, and the book nears its bleak and nihilistic climax. If it wasn't for the lifeline of my wife, I think I might be halfway to madness now.ReplyDelete
I am looking forward to being finished for so many reasons, but one of the biggest is that right now I just can't see the size of shape of this thing I've made. I'm too close. I'm still inside it. I don't even know what I will think when I finish, but I do know I will have no regrets for having undertaken it, regardless of the cost.
Oh, and your comment about smelling the seasalt in these images? Brilliant, wonderful, and so deeply appreciated. Many many thanks.


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• On Sept. 28 a woman reported that she and her husband borrowed her father-in-law's 42-inch Craftsman riding mower. The mower broke down in front of a Tobacco Road residence. The woman asked the resident if she could call him to pick up the mower later. She obtained his telephone number and nickname. When she called back later to pick up the mower the man did not answer the phone. A deputy went to the Tobacco Road residence but was unable to locate the mower, which is valued at about $1,000.
• A man residing on Main Street in Bonneau reported on Sept. 28 that a man used his cane to strike the rear door of his mobile home, causing damage. The deputy saw two dings on the door. The complainant said the man also threatened to slash the tires on his vehicles for not paying him money for services earlier in the day.
• The manager of a U.S. 52 car dealership reported on Sept. 26 that someone stole all four tires off a 2007 Ford Expedition the previous night.
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By mattdentler | Matt Dentler's Blog October 1, 2009 at 10:06AM
Ti West's The House of the Devil is easily one of the best American horror films of the year. You can refresh your memory with my thoughts from the Tribeca premiere in April. I also interviewed Ti at the Apple Store in SoHo, on the same day. (You can get the podcast audio version on iTunes) The film recently screened at Fantastic Fest, where it impressed the hell out of all who witnessed Ti's precision for scares. I've known Ti for years (since premiering his first film, The Roost, at SXSW a while back) and I'm really happy to see this film get an enthusiastic response as well as an enthusiastic release from Magnolia.
In the grand tradition of many Magnolia releases, The House of the Devil is currently available on Cable VOD nationwide, even though it opens in limited theaters starting October 30. This is great news in my opinion, because there's a late-night-cable quality to what is so scary about the film. As the title suggests, this is a horror film about a frightening house, so watching it at home late at night, may be the best method. Remember those movies that disturbed you awake on a sleepover? The House of the Devil is that, plus so much more. If you don't have cable, you can still watch it at home, via Amazon VOD. It's available for rental on Amazon, which means you can watch it through a Roku box, a TiVo player, or a Sony BRAVIA television. Go there now, and check it out.