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What's up everybody. I woke up this morning thinking of freestyle which is weird cause that has not happened in years. i guess i feel this way is because something is missing for me in freestyle music. I know it's not the fans cause they have supported me from the begining til now. I've been thinking about this and I realized maybe I have to go back to the begining. Maybe I have to finish where I started and that is on stage with K7. K7 is one of the best in this genre of music and I have nothing but respect for Mr. K7 but I feel I have to show I am just as good. We started this on a dream and it doesn't have to end in a nightmare.
words by Angel……The storm is coming !!!!!!Here it is controversy for your ass !!!!! , i want to issue a Challenge to Mr K7/TKA to go up against Angel & Aby Formerly of TKA in a battle of the SHOWS and let the fans Decide who they like once and for all , no more GOSSIP who's fighting with who shit !! if you think you're than man let's do it , let's make it happen !!!!!! NY , FLA , CHI , TEX , CAL , where ever whenever , the ball is in your court . TKA KNOCK OUT , YOU BE THE REF ??????? ?
What's on my mind today
Hello everyone. This is my first time here. I want to share my thoughts, my feelings aswell as everything I am up to now a days.
First,with you a story I wrote.
What is the difference between yesterday, today, tomorrow. I lived yesterday and I am alive today. Don't know about tomorrow. I was breathing yesterday and still breathing today. Will I breath tomorrow? Yesterday has passed. Today is here. Tomorrow has yet to come. Those who have eaten yesterday, I pray will eat today. With god by their side will also eat tomorrow. Those who had nothing yesterday I hope find something today and have it all tomorrow. We live in our concrete palaces without a care in the world. How about those that have no home? What becomes of them? When most of them are children.
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If it bleeds, it leads, and if it isn't bleeding, we'll stick a knife in it.
And let's not forget about those all important college transcripts that some rant about endlessly.
Always focused on the college transcripts. Generally, after you land your first job after graduating, one's transcripts never see the light of day. Why are his college transcripts soooo vitally important? Are you secretly hoping that he took a class with the title "Democracy is the Road to Socialism"? I just don't understand how you can elevate college transcripts to the same level as someone's Federal tax returns in importance???
Mazzoli's in Hershey. Homemade ice cream always wins.
Based on the very narrow definition of where this grant money can be used, I can somewhat understand why they passed on applying for it. Yes, it's important to have additional supports outside of school hours. However, if they set up an after-school program this year with the grant, then where does the money come from in future years to support it?
That would be Harbour House Crabs. And they have a West Shore location on the Carlisle Pike, too.
Instead of shutting down the entire program, have the NCAA revoke Penn State's television contract(s). No revenue from TV would hurt them, without denying the current players their chance to play. Or better yet, have the NCAA force Penn State to donate all television revenue to organizations who help victims of child abuse.
While they're at it, the owners should try to land a couple big ones, perhaps bringing back a J.C. Penney...
JC Penney moved out of the mall several years ago and landed barely a stone's throw away at High Point Commons. I understand they're doing just fine and probably would not be interested in relocating back to the Harrisburg Mall.
Some thoughts on change:
"The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress." ~ Charles Kettering
"We emphasize that we believe in change because we were born of it, we have lived by it, we prospered and grew great by it. So the status quo has never been our god, and we ask no one else to bow down before it." ~ Carl T. Rowan
"Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed." ~ Irene Peter
That may be true, but once the revenue-producing assets are all sold off, something has to make up the difference in next year's budget. All that will be left are taxes.
It's not a high priority for PN/PL because Middletown is not Harrisburg or State College. Squeaky wheel gets the grease. In this case, Middletown squeaked enough with an "Act 47" scare to get their attention. I'm guessing if it was only a "Library Closing" scare, the story would have been buried on page 12 of the paper.
"In this case the chief barrier was a lack of transportation, a challenge that remains an obstacle today."
Go talk to your county commissioners. They're the ones who fight CAT and Amtrak transportation studies in Cumberland County tooth-and-nail to prevent the expansion of services.
I'm sure they've thought of this already, and taken it into account, but does Gamut understand that leaving Strawberry Square most likely means they'll no longer have revenue from the busloads of students who visit downtown (for Whitaker Center) throughout the year?
Why would anyone fall for such a scam. Wake up, people. Anything involving a Western Union wire transfer is a fraud. Especially when someone sends you more money than required, then asks you to wire transfer the difference back. Your purse/wallet will be emptied.
The President has not raised any taxes that I'm aware. Congress raises taxes, not the President. Yes, even the Healthcare Act was passed by Congress, regardless of what you may believe.
I can believe that he didn't "knowingly and intentionally" protect a pedophile. He did, however, knowingly and intentionally protect his football program, without thinking of the fallout consequences of his actions. Still disqualifies him for Person of the Year.
Similar to a flash mob (you know, the sudden and "spontaneous" outburst of synchronized dance routines in public), the "cash mob" descends on a local business and buys a bunch of stuff to help out that one business.
Similar to the talking points Brandy often espouses?
Agree with cd3. They're your employer. You represent THEIR company. They have the right to decide how their company is represented to the public. End of story.
The power to pass legislation rests with Congress. The Office of the President (regardless of current occupant) has very little influence over job creation. The President can suggest to Congress until he/she is blue in the face, but until they act, nothing happens. That is the core problem right now. Congress (both House and Senate) are not acting TOGETHER to solve the nation's problems.


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Responsibility for undertaking work at highway-railroad grade crossings is defined in the Texas Administrative Code (43 TAC 25.76). Financial responsibility for costs associated with new crossings, or improvements or adjustments to existing crossings, depends on whose property is being crossed. If TxDOT needs to cross or originally crossed an existing railroad, TxDOT pays for any necessary warning signals, crossing surfaces, and other work. If the railroad wants to cross or originally crossed an existing highway on the state system, the railroad pays for any necessary warning signals, crossing surfaces, or other work.
In the more common situation where TxDOT approaches the railroad to cross their tracks, a "license to cross," rather than an easement, is granted by formal agreement and without cost to either party. The agreement specifies the construction and maintenance responsibilities of the two parties at the crossing. Since railroads are most often not required to bear any of the costs of federal-aid and state funded projects, their contribution to state projects should be the license to cross them and, if necessary, occupy small portions of their right-of-way for the state's structure or roadway. This arrangement is of particular benefit to the railroad for work involving the elimination of hazards at highway-rail grade crossings.Anchor: #i999362
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Where are the Renewables? Wind and solar policy in Virginia
By Ivy MainGuest Blogger Ivy Main has been an advocate for renewable energy with the Sierra Club since 2007. A lawyer by training, she lobbies extensively in the General Assembly for stronger clean energy policies and writes a regular blog, Power for the People VA, about energy policy in Virginia. She was the lead author of the Virginia Chapter's 2010 report, Power Failure: How Virginia is Losing the Competition for Clean Energy Jobs. Since 2012 she has also served at the national level as a member of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign leadership team.
Virginia lags well behind neighboring states on renewable energy. We have no utility scale wind or solar projects and very little in the way of customer-owned projects—a total of 18 megawatts (MW) of distributed solar, at last estimate. This puts the Commonwealth dead last among neighboring states, as shown in the table below. The reason is not a lack of resources, but a lack of will to create strong policies to promote development of wind and solar.
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Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)
Virginia has only a voluntary RPS, which means utilities have the option of participating but don't have to. If a utility opts to participate in Virginia's RPS, any costs it incurs in meeting the goals can be charged to ratepayers.
Until last year, utilities could also qualify for a huge bonus for meeting the goals: more than $38 million annually in the case of Dominion Virginia Power. Widely regarded as a consumer rip-off and the subject of protests by environmentalists and a damning report from the Attorney General's office, the bonuses were stripped out in 2013 as part of a larger package of changes. As a result, the only incentive utilities now have to participate in the RPS is their desire to look "green."
Unchanged are the extremely weak provisions of the RPS. In the case of Dominion Virginia Power, these have been met largely with out-of-state renewable energy certificates (RECs) from old hydro projects built prior to World War II. The Virginia RPS thus remains entirely irrelevant as a driver of new wind and solar projects.
Two efforts to improve the goals in the 2014 session largely fell flat in the face of utility opposition, achieving only a five-year limit on utilities' ability to "bank" RECs for use in later years. (Most states have shorter limits.)
Prior to taking office, Governor McAuliffe spoke in support of a mandatory RPS that would achieve real progress on wind and solar. A strong RPS remains high on the wish list of clean energy advocates.
Utility "green power" programs
Section 56-577(A)(6) of the Virginia code allows utilities to offer "green power" programs. Unlike the RPS, participation by consumers is truly voluntary. Participants sign up and agree to be billed extra on their power bills for the service.
Ideally, a utility would use the money to build or buy renewable energy for these customers; however, Virginia utilities have not done this except in very tiny amounts. Instead, utilities pay brokers to buy renewable energy certificates (RECs) on behalf of the participants. In Dominion's case, these RECs meet a recognized national standard and are much superior to those bought for the RPS, but they primarily represent power produced and consumed out of state, and thus have no effect on the power mix in Virginia. For a fuller discussion of the Dominion Green Power Program, see my previous post, What's wrong with Dominion's Green Power Program.
In the case of Appalachian Power, the RECs come from a conventional hydro facility in West Virginia that was built in 1960, so the RECs don't even meet most environmental groups' standard for renewable energy.
Customer-owned generation
Given the lack of wind or solar options from utilities, people who want renewable energy generally have to build it themselves. A federal 30% tax credit, available until the end of 2016, makes it increasingly affordable. The Virginia legislature passed a bill in 2014 that would offer an additional incentive through a grant program, but it did not receive funding.
Owners of wind and solar systems in RPS states can sell RECs to their utilities, helping to recoup installation costs and aiding in financing. The lack of a true RPS in Virginia means RECs generally cannot be sold to Virginia utilities. (As noted above, Virginia utilities do not need wind and solar to meet their RPS goals.) While RECs generated here can sometimes be sold to utilities in other states, their value is low and uncertain.
Net metering
Section 56-594 of the Virginia code allows utility customers with wind and solar projects to net energy meter. System owners get credit from their utility for surplus electricity that's fed into the grid at times of high output. That offsets the grid power they draw on when their systems are producing less than they need. Their monthly bills reflect only the net energy they draw from the grid.
If a system produces more than the customer uses in a month, the credits roll over to the next month. However, at the end of the year, the customer will be paid for any excess credits only by entering a power purchase agreement with the utility. This will likely be for a price that represents the utility's "avoided cost" of about 4.5 cents, rather than the retail rate, which for homeowners is about 10.5 cents. Given the current cost of installing solar, this effectively stops people from installing larger systems than they can use themselves.
Virginia law also does not allow system owners to share the electricity with other consumers through community net metering or solar gardens. Several bills that would have permitted this were introduced in the 2014 session but defeated due to utility opposition. Community net metering remains one of the solar industry's highest priorities.
Under a bill introduced by Delegate Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg) and passed in 2013, however, owners of Virginia farms with more than one electric meter are permitted to attribute the electricity produced by a system that serves one meter (say, on a barn) to other meters on the property (the farmhouse and other outbuildings). This is referred to as "agricultural net metering." The law takes effect July 1, 2014 for investor-owned utilities (Dominion and Appalachian Power) and July 1, 2015 for the cooperatives.
Standby charges and other limits
Dominion Power is at the forefront of a national pushback against policies like net metering that facilitate customer-owned generation.
When net metering was instituted in Virginia, residential systems were limited to 10 kilowatts (kW), and commercial systems to 500 kW. The solar industry succeeded in getting the residential limit raised to 20 kW in 2011, but the change came with a catch: the utility was allowed to apply to the State Corporation Commission to impose a "standby" charge on those customers.
Seizing the opportunity, Dominion won the right to impose a standby charge of up to $60 per month on these larger systems, eviscerating the market for them just as electric cars were increasing interest in larger systems. (SCC case PUE- 2011-00088.) Legislative efforts to roll back the standby charges were unsuccessful.
In the spring of 2014 Appalachian Power filed for rate changes to include even more extreme standby charges for residential systems between 10 and 20 kW. Its rate case, PUE-2014-00026, will be heard by the SCC on September 16.
The standby charges supposedly represent the extra costs to the grid for transmission and distribution. In the summer of 2013, in a filing with the SCC (PUE-2012-00064, Virginia Electric and Power Company's Net Metering Generation Impacts Report), Dominion claimed it could also justify standby charges for its generation costs, and indicated it expects to seek them after a year of operating its Solar Purchase Program (see discussion below).
Aside from residential systems between 10 and 20 kW and a provision attached to the Agricultural Net Metering bill, there is no express authority in the Virginia code for Dominion to seek new standby charges.
Homeowner Association Bans
Homeowner association (HOA) bans and restrictions on solar systems have been a problem for residential solar. In the 2014 session, the legislature nullified bans as contrary to public policy. (The law contains an exception for bans that are recorded in the land deeds, but this is said to be highly unlikely; most bans are simply written into the HOA covenant.)
Even where HOAs cannot ban solar installations, they can impose "reasonable restrictions concerning the size, place and manner of placement." This language is undefined. It would seem that an HOA cannot use it to prohibit systems that are visible from the front of the home, if that is the only place that gets sun, but beyond that, residents may need to negotiate with their neighbors to achieve agreement. The Town of Blacksburg has been wrestling with this issue in the context of its Solarize program and seems to be developing guidelines that might be helpful to other communities. If litigation ensues, legislation may be needed to define "reasonable restrictions."
Barriers to third-party ownership
One of the primary drivers of solar installations in other states has been third-party ownership of the systems, including third-party power purchase agreements (PPAs), under which the customer pays only for the power produced by the system. For customers that pay no taxes, including non-profit entities like churches and colleges, this is especially important because they can't use the 30% federal tax credit to reduce the cost of the system if they purchase it directly. Under a PPA, the system owner can take the tax credit and pass along the savings in the form of a lower power price.
In 2011, when Washington & Lee University attempted to use a PPA to finance a solar array on its campus, Dominion Power issued cease and desist letters to the university and its Staunton-based solar provider, Secure Futures LLC. Dominion claimed the arrangement violated its monopoly on power sales within its territory, notwithstanding what appeared to be an exception in §56-577(A)(5)(a) of the Virginia code authorizing third party sales of renewable energy.
The threat of prolonged litigation scuttled the PPA contract, although the solar installation was able to proceed using a different financial arrangement.
After a long and very public fight in the legislature and the press, Dominion and the solar industry negotiated a compromise that specifically allows customers in Dominion territory to use third-party PPAs to install solar or wind projects over the next two years under a pilot program capped at 50 MW. Projects must have a minimum size of 50 kW, unless the customer is a tax-exempt entity, in which case there is no minimum. Net-metered projects are subject to the net metering limit of 500 kW. Projects that are not net metered can be as large as 1 MW.
Appalachian Power and the electric cooperatives declined to participate in the PPA dealmaking, so the legal uncertainty about PPAs continues in their territories. Meanwhile, however, Secure Futures has developed a third-party-ownership business model that it says works like a PPA for tax purposes but does not include the sale of electricity, and therefore should not trigger a challenge from Appalachian Power or other utilities. Currently Secure Futures is the only solar provider offering this option, which it calls Customer Self-Generation.
Dominion "Community Solar" Initiative
In 2011, the General Assembly passed a law introduced by Delegate David Toscano (D-Charlottesville) allowing Dominion to build 30 MW of solar energy on leased property, such as roof space on a college or commercial establishment. Dominion confusingly dubbed this pilot program "community solar," but it has nothing to do with community net metering, discussed below.
In theory, the point is to study the effect on the grid of integrating solar energy. This strikes many people as ludicrous, given that New Jersey now has well over 1000 MW of solar and could probably tell us how it's going. Still, it was 30 MW more than the utility had planned to build previously.
The SCC wasn't as thrilled as solar advocates were, so one of the conditions of its approval was that the RECs that are generated must be sold to help reduce the cost. Thus the power will not be used to meet RPS goals.
As of May 2014, Dominion has completed only two small projects, one on a university and the other on a commercial building, for a grand total of 632 kW. The company has hired only out-of-state installers, disappointing Virginia industry members who hoped it would lead to work for local companies.
Dominion Solar Purchase Program
The same legislation that enabled the Community Solar initiative also allowed Dominion to establish "an alternative to net metering" as part of the demonstration program. As developed by the utility, the program turned out to be a sort of feed-in tariff for 3 MW of customer-owned solar. As approved by the SCC this year, the program allows owners of small solar systems on homes and businesses to sell the power and the associated RECs to Dominion at 15 cents/kWh, while buying regular grid power at retail for their own use. Dominion then sells the power to the Green Power Program at an enormous markup, a blatant rip-off that, shockingly, received the SCC's stamp of approval.
I've ripped this program so often and so thoroughly from the perspective of the Green Power Program that I won't bother to repeat my criticisms here. From the point of view of potential sellers, however, the program isn't so hot either. Some installers who have looked at it say it's not worth the hassle given the costs involved and the likelihood that the payments represent taxable income to the homeowner. There is also be a possibility that selling the electricity may make homeowners ineligible for the 30% federal tax credit on the purchase of their system. Sellers beware.
And then there's the problem that selling the solar power means you aren't powering your home or business with solar—which for most people is the whole point of installing it.
Nevertheless, the program has generated interest. Unscrupulous installers sometimes use it in advertising to suggest that the program will make money for homeowners, without explaining the details.
A Renewable Generation tariff for large users of energy
Currently renewable energy projects are subject to a size limit of 500 kW for net-metered projects, or 1 MW for PPA projects that are not net-metered. These limitations constrain universities, corporations, data centers, and other large users of energy that might want to run on wind or solar. And of course, the utilities' interpretation of Virginia law would prohibit a developer from building a wind farm or a solar array and selling the power directly to users under a power purchase agreement.
In response, Dominion Power created a so-called Renewable Generation Tariff (PUE-2012-00142) to allow customers to buy larger amounts of renewable power from providers, with the utility acting as a go-between and collecting a monthly administrative fee.
Putting the utility in the middle of the sale seems cumbersome and bureaucratic, but in a regulated market is probably to be expected. If customers insist on actual power (bundled with RECs) and specify wind and/or solar, this may be useful to the Virginia market. We have not heard whether any customers have stepped forward to use the tariff. Wind developers tell us it is not an inducement for them to build in Virginia.
What happened to utility-scale wind and solar?
A few years ago, Dominion Power had plans to build a 4 MW solar facility in Halifax. The project was dropped when problems plagued the battery storage system that was integral to the project.
Utility-scale wind almost had its moment, too. A few wind farm proposals made it to the permitting stage, including ones in Highland County and on Poor Mountain in Roanoke. For the past few years, Dominion Power's website has listed 248 MW of land-based wind in Virginia as under development, without any noticeable progress. "Under development" turns out to mean "maybe someday."
Plummeting prices for shale gas seem to have been the primary culprit for the demise of these proposals. Wind in the Midwest and Great Plains can outcompete any other fuel source, but it's more expensive in the East. The SCC has also proved unfriendly to renewable energy, dismissing suggestions that it should take into account price stability, environmental benefits and other external costs when evaluating generating sources. If natural gas prices recover, if our RPS gets a serious overhaul, or private buyers step in, Virginia wind projects might move forward. Right now, it looks grim.
As for Virginia's great offshore wind resource, the perception that offshore wind energy will be costly is also making that a hard sell. Dominion won the federal auction for the right to develop about 2000 MW of offshore wind power, and the lease terms call for the company to file construction plans within five years. The federal government's timeline leads to wind turbines being built off Virginia Beach around 2020. As I've discussed elsewhere, Dominion is something less than committed to seeing the process through. This puts advocates in the legislature and the business and environmental communities in the odd position of being keener on a development than the developer is.
Meanwhile, however, Dominion is part of a Department of Energy-funded team proceeding with two 6-MW offshore wind test turbines scheduled to be installed in 2017.
Once (and future?) legislative options
In past years several bills have sought to address the fundamental misalignment of Virginia's energy priorities that supports fossil fuels over renewable energy and energy efficiency. Virginia taxpayers currently subsidize fossil fuel use, including through tens of millions of dollars annually in direct payments to coal mining companies, as well as indirectly, such as by imposing on the public the added costs of health care for treating asthma caused by air pollution.
Bills requiring the SCC and utilities to consider factors such as climate change and the environment (Delegate Kaye Kory, D-Falls Church), health care externalities (Senator Don McEachin, D-Richmond) and price stability (Delegate Alfonso Lopez, D-Arlington), unfortunately, never made it out of committee.


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Josephine AbatiellMarch 10,2013Josephine Abatiell Rites
A funeral Mass for Josephine Josie Abatiell, 88, who died March 6, 2013, was celebrated Friday, March 8, in Christ the King Church.
Officiating was the Rev. Justin Baker, pastor.
Private burial followed in Calvary Cemetery.
Karen Burgess was vocalist. William Gower-Johnson was organist.
Eulogist was Patrick Abatiell Jr.
Bearers were Joanne Cillo, Eugenia Cooke, Joe Duskiewicz, Ethan Abatiell, R. Michael Abatiell and Evan ORourke.
A reception followed in Engle Hall.
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Beacon South Beach Hotel is a proud participant of Take Your Child To Work Day. Every year in May we bring children to work for an exciting day that they remember and wait for all year long. Many of the kids have been coming to the Beacon from a very early age, so it is always fun for them to get together and see familiar faces of friends they made along the way.
What do we do for Take Your Child To Work Day? We are often asked this question by other companies. Every year is little different, but here are some fun activities that kids enjoy:
- Tour of the hotel
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- Helping out at the front desk or in the offices
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Not long ago, having a high-speed data connection to the Internet was considered a luxury. But in recent years, broadband access is not just considered a convenience, it's a foundation of modern life. For both adults and children, it's virtually a necessity for work, commerce and education.
In many schools, children are expected to have broadband access at home. Students are instructed to receive assignments and check homework updates on interactive websites, and to communicate with their teachers off-hours via email.
College applications are now completed on websites. People applying for jobs or college admission are expected to submit resumes and information online.
Businesses need this connectivity to stay competitive and survive, whether it's marketing to customers, dealing with suppliers, or securing sales.
Real estate agents in the Adirondacks and other resort areas report that people seeking to relocate want to know if Internet broadband access is available before they buy property. Hotel and inn proprietors are questioned whether their accommodations have broadband connections and Wi-Fi before vacationers book a room.
Routine banking functions are conducted over the Internet. Patients are increasingly expected to obtain medical test results and communicate with their doctors over the Internet.
However, most small communities in the Adirondacks don't have broadband access, except for satellite service, which can be unreliable and expensive. DSL service in the region is limited. Many of our area residents have only dial-up service, which isn't practical in the modern world.
Regardless of the accelerating trend nationally to have employees work from home, it just isn't happening here. Instead, we've seen a steep decline in populations of towns in the core areas of the Adirondacks. The reason, many believe, is due to the lack of broadband access.
In 2009, the Adirondack Regional Assessment Project determined that broadband access in the region was quite limited. The study revealed that only 5 percent of Adirondack communities had widespread broadband access, and these were primarily the moneyed resort towns — or situated on the perimeter of the Adirondack Park.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Curtis Keels and Vasker Bartell, Jr. were sworn in as Williamsburg County Mag-istrate judges Thursday, June 12, at the magistrate's office in Kingstree. Williamsburg County government staff and administration, members of the sheriff's office, attorneys, public officials as well as family and friends, witnessed the ceremony.
Judge William Driggers presented a formal welcome. In his remarks, Driggers spoke about the newly appointed members of the court. "It has been said that anything on a house can be fixed if sitting on a solid foundation," said Driggers. "These two gentleman epitomize that adage."
Chief Magistrate Judge Delores Williams administered the oath of office. Afterward Williams welcomed Keels and Bartell into the group. "I believe you are going to be a great asset to the office," said Williams. "And we welcome you to the finest magistrate office in the state." Judge Williams added that Senator Yancey McGill sent his congratulations, saying he was very proud of the judges. The senator was attending the funeral of a fellow senator.
Judge Wilmot McCutchen welcomed the judges by recalling his short time as a magistrate. "I've enjoyed being here for over two years now," said McCutchen. "It seems a short time back when I started but time flies." McCutchen joked that he could now pass on a special title designated to him by seasoned Judge Driggers. "Now when you hear Judge Driggers say "send them back to one of the rookie judges, they will go by my office and into your office."
Judge Bartell is a Williamsburg County native. He retired with 23 years of service to the Administrative Office of United States Office of Probation and Pretrial Services.
Curtis Keels is also a lifelong resident of Williamsburg County. "I look forward to serving the citizens of this county," said Bartell. "It is indeed humbling and an honor and I hope I will be able to fulfill this role with fairness and wear blinders as any judge might would wear."
Judge Keels recently retired from South Carolina Department of Probation and Parole after serving in that capacity for 23 years. He retired from military service in 2010, after serving 31 years. Both have the knowledge and experience having spent years of experience in the courtroom and now they will continue those responsibilities only in a different direction.
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People hurried inside the Post Office on Joyce Boulevard to stamp their envelope or drive through and drop off their tax return on Tuesday (April 15).
"We had everything done ahead of time," said Carolyn Parsons. "We had a little snag on this one. It's the only one that's late.
According to Fayetteville Postmaster Don Knotts, post offices will not be extending their hours on this tax day.
"That's a shame, but I understand the situation," said Michael Baber who was dropping off his tax returns as well as some of his co-workers. "That's why I came early today to deliver these and be postmarked today by close."
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Venus1 4 years
Following up from my previous post, we come in all different sizes and should be proud of our breasts (one person here on Sugar has seen mine because it felt right!) not wishing they were different sizes, I do wonder though if articles like this hinder rather than help?!>
4 years
I'm happy with my 34 B's. I'm happy with the size and shape and so is my fiance. He loves boobs of all sizes- from the tiny little mosquito bite boobs to the ridiculously large. He is a wonderful man who can find something beautiful about any woman. None of my previous boyfriends ever complained about my boobs. They just begged to see them! Haha!
LaSigh 4 years
5'6" with 34DD with birthing hips (hourglass)- I love my body because when I gain weight- it still looks like I'm thin (to a point) although downside- when I lose weight no one notices!
Venus1 4 years
I'm happy with what I have. Life can be complicated enough at times without stressing about boob size!
Jezebell 4 years
I wish mine were smaller. They are DD and I breastfed 3 kids. I guess what I really wish is that I had my boobs, pre-kids. lol
Blackwood 4 years
I'm with the people saying it's the shape, not the size. I'm a 36 full C, wear size 42/44 jeans (usually 44 but have it altered) and a 26 waist. I like my figure, but sometimes I feel my breasts hang too low (especially for my age) since they're tear-drop shaped, and that I couldn't wear strapless/backless dresses because they'd look like a granny's cleavage.
Bettye-Wayne 4 years
turtle I'm very pleased to see how many women are happy with their A's and B's too. In my opinion no size is better than any other, but it's a common misconception that larger sizes are sexier and I'm glad to see so many on here aren't buying into that.
4 years
Lol I'm 19 5'6" average sized body and have a D cup.... I'm pretty happy with what i have. but at times i do wish i were a few cap sizes smaller.It's annoying that if i go out in public eyes are drawn to my chest a good portion of the time no matter whats being worn.I've found it easier to conceal them under big comfy sweaters. Doing any kind of physical activity is a hassle for sure.....all they do is painfully bounce around. A down fall for naturally big breasted woman. Id have to say for breast conscious girls out there that a full B to a C is the perfect size.
Amandapedia 4 years
I'm happy with my B, but I wish I had more curves! My boobs are fine and my butt is fine but I have no waist! I joke about being built like a 12 year old boy :)
turtleshell 4 years
I'm pleased at the number of A and B cupped women posting here about how they are happy with their bra size. I'm another happy B lady.
WeTheLiving 4 years
I was a C most of my life and a couple years ago they shrunk to a large B (not from losing weight). At first I was really bummed over it, but I've gotten used to it. I do with they were perkier though. I feel like I sag a lot, esp for my age. Both my sisters and mom have always been A cups and there are definitely pros and cons to big and small breasts. There are a lot of shirts I love that just don't look good on large breasts, but look great on my sisters. I have cleavage easily, but sometimes you don't want that. I feel trashy sometimes wearing a low cut shirt that my sisters could wear just fine. But I know they wish they had more cleavage sometimes. One thing they pointed out recently is how I kind of hold my boobs up with my arm if I'm bra-less (usually in pjs). Well, they are heavy and swing when I move, so it's just keeping them in place. Of course, they don't have to do this.
tigr3bianca 4 years
Wish my boobs were one size smaller and firmer. Its very difficult to run with D's and wearing low cut shirts make me feel cheap and trying for attention.
Ladyseven 4 years
I wear a B/C (depending on the make)... I wouldn't want more than a cup size bigger, but with that comes the squish factor and even more painful trips downstairs braless (see example: my sister.) I still am happy with what I have, but I would LOVE to see them a bit perkier.
commonsense102 4 years
Yes, smaller please!
le-romantique 4 years
Love mine but my sternum is so large... mine are too far apart for Dcups, they look fake, it SUCKS. I can't do the trendy cleavage that looks like a midget a$$ in your shirt! haha.
amber512 4 years
Size is fine, I just wish the shape was better!
4 years
I'm a 30G and I'm happy with them. I'm pretty curvy...but it works for me and I never feel like I look trashy or anything cause they're big. I have a tiny waist and a big booty so if they were smaller I'd probably be too bottom heavy :) haha
inlove23 4 years
I'm a 34 D and sometimes they do get on my nerves -- running with two sports bras, can't wear certain clothes/bikinis, them hurting if I don't wear a bra (or if I wear one for too long -- support goes away) but I like them. I wish they were just a tad perkier though =)
Datura2112 4 years
I would like bigger. I am a 34 aaa and they are not enough. I can't even find bras in my size so I don't even bother. I would be more than happy with regular old a's.
Bettye-Wayne 4 years
No, I'm happy with my barely-b-cup. It surprises me so many of you say your boobs changed after baby, mine got a little bit bigger but that's it. Maybe when I'm in my forties or fifties I'll get mine done, just to keep them perky.
erinflower 4 years
After 3 kids I went from being the perfect B cup to being a AA cup. I would love to be a B again, but they served their purpose and I'm okay with my flat figure, I'm a small person and a good bra can fake it enough.
danakscully64 4 years
I'm a C and happy with them. Sometimes I wish I was smaller, but they fit my body :)
Skeptic52 4 years
Yay for C-cups! Yay for being totally average, I guess :p. I like being able to still wear strapless bras, though sometimes I envied my friends who could pull off those teeny dresses only A-cupped gals can wear without looking trashy. *Side Note: I wish women actually understood how bra sizes worked...especially the numbers.


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Seeing Tommy at it's premiere engagement at the Ziegfeld was truly an incredible experience. The pulsing stereo sound and Tina Turner's performance were incomparable. Could only be fully appreciated in the deluxe surroundings of the Z.
So the Ziegfeld isn't the greatest theatre that ever existed. So what? I'm 37 and most of the greatest theatres that did exist were torn down or mutilated in some way before I was born. Nothing I can do about that. A palace it may not be, but for what's left in this city, I'll take the Ziegfeld or the Beekman as many times as I can as long as they're still here.
At least they played it in 70mm for the 25th anniversary at the Trans-Lux East (Gotham). It's my favorite film but I refused to see it in that sing along version.
Considering that I am bashing 20th Century Fox today may I continue?
Am I the only one to have noticed that the 40th Anniversary of the Rivoli's world premiere of The Sound Of Music in March of '65 has come and gone this month?
So where was the deluxe Todd AO print which should have been struck for this occasion with a run at(gulp)the Ziegfeld?
Pretty soon those of us who saw it in our youths will be gone and then who will go to see the thing in a theater ever again?
While, in a sense, I can understand why they included the Ziegfeld in the article (I can see how, in a narrow sense, it meets their criteria), the listing of it in such an article made me think of the concept and the expression, "defining deviance down."
There is no greater disdainer of the Ziegfeld than myself … .
Talk about damning with faint praise … .
The Ziegfeld may not be ideal … .
I think we tend to put the Ziegfeld on a pedastal and worship her because sadly she is all we have left. In the good ole days she would have been just another movie house, and certainly not a movie palace … .
it's as good as it gets these days … .
Is it a palace? No, I was cheated out of the great palaces. The Paramount, Capital, Roxy were all gone, The Rivoli, Criterion, & Warner were twinned when I came into my own as a serious moviegoer.
I realize, especially from reading the posts on this site, that movie theaters are more than just their architecture and design. Just as important — actually, even more so — is the way a theater presents a movie (e.g., the quality of the picture, the quality of the sound, etc.).
Luxuriously comfortable seats with great sitelines, state of the art sound and projection, great bookings, it is a palace to me, with or without the gilded plaster cherubs.
You MUST'VE been a Ziegfeld junky to sit through dreck like "Grease 2" and "Staying Alive" not to mention "Can't Stop the Music" (you should be cited for your bravery, though).
Actually "Grease 2" was a treat because I got to go to the 70MM test run. They tested the print before the premiere. It was just a friend and I in the auditorium with the director Pat Birch and some producers in the back making sure things were working fine. I also got to go into the projection booth. Nothing like your own private 70MM screening at The Ziegfeld, which made it all the more sweet because I had been such a fan of the place. Like I said everything was better at The Ziegfeld.
RobertR: The paper I saw had all the movie showtimes listed in a separate column called Movie Clock or something like that, but that was probably set up to be printed before the assassination. I don't know if the movie theaters actually closed, but I'm sure you're right about not too many people going to the movies that day.
I like the Ziegfeld and it is the best remaining theatre in New York City still showing movies. It does lack the showmanship that the exclusive reserved seat attractions it use to show. I went with a friend to see the "Road to Perdition" and was surprised at the lack professionalism at such a high profile industry theatre. The curtains never opened and closed during the presentation and the theate wasn't as clean that you would expect. My friend owns a theatre complex of his own with an Egyptian theme and curtains in each auditorium and was surprised that this was the one of the top screens in New York City.brucec
The Ziegfeld, when held in comparison to some of NYC's past movie palaces, doesn't hold up in the same league, but for what it is and for how much the filmgoing scene in the city (and in general) has changed in the last 30-40 years, it's the closest thing to a 'classic' cinema treasure we have.
I have papers my mother saved from JFK's assasination and I think most of the Broadway theatres were dark in memorial to the president. Did it mention anything about movie theatres? Everyone was glued non-stop to the TV.
Vito: I also recently saw a paper from November 23, 1963, the day after JFK was assassinated. I noticed the ads for the two great Cinerama features playing three blocks away from each other, and I wished I was as old as I am now when that paper was new, instead of being only 9 . I would have been going to see them on a regular basis. Another great ad I noticed: Fellini's "8 ½" playing at the New Embassy 46th St. in Times Square.
I was not sure where to post this, however since all of my Cinema Treasure friends visit this page I thought I would put it here
I came across and old newspaper movie listing from November 1963, if we had all decided to go to a movie that day we would have had quite a time decided where to go from the following choices.
Loew's Tower East, played "Fantasia" in 4 track stereo sound
Radio City Music Hall," On screen "The Wheeler Dealers"
On stage "High Spirits"
Rivoli, reserved seat engagement of "Cleopatra"
Warner Cinerama, reserved seat engagement of "Mad Mad World"
Loew's Cinerama, reserved seat engagement of "How the West Was Won"
Oh heck, let's just take the weekend off and visit all those fabulous theatres.
BobT: You MUST'VE been a Ziegfeld junky to sit through dreck like "Grease 2" and "Staying Alive" not to mention "Can't Stop the Music" (you should be cited for your bravery, though).
If you look at the posts above, I too champion The Ziegfeld with much the same arguement that you make: that it may not compare well with the true palaces, it is at least comparable to some of the lesser ones such as The Mayfair/DeMille.
The place is maintained beautifully and it's a great theater to see an event film.
BobT: When I think back on the best soundtrack experiences I've ever had in a theater, one of the best of them all was "Tommy" at the Ziegfeld.
Wow Benjamin, who peed in your popcorn at The Ziegfeld? Gee, tough crowd when I'm defending this place. Hard to believe that I'm in the minority that considers The Ziegfeld a great theater. Is it a palace? No, I was cheated out of the great palaces. The Paramount, Capital, Roxy were all gone, The Rivoli, Criterion, & Warner were twinned when I came into my own as a serious moviegoer. I grew up on Long Island and as soon as I could, jumped on the LI Rail Road to the big city. The Ziegfeld was always considered first class. When you went there, it became an event. Rain or shine, you knew you were going to stand online down 54th Street and I gotta tell ya, no one complained. Getting online before you turned at the corner of 6th and you were guaranteed your favorite seat. In all my viewing, I can honestly say I never experienced a problem in any aspect of presentaion, and I can be a picky SOB.
I went to see films I had no interest in only because it was The Ziegfeld. If it was in 70MM I was there, a musical, I was there. I had the honor of seeing "Apocalypse Now" opening weekend. I still have the special program book with the full credits because the print didn't have them. If the theater was good enough for Coppola, it was good enough for me and hot damn if those helicopters didn't sound like they were above you. Musicals I saw there included, "Grease", "Grease 2" "Tommy", "Hair" "The Rose", "Fame" "Staying Alive", "Pink Floyd, The Wall" and yes (head down in shame) "Can't Stop The Music". But c'mon it was in 70MM at The Ziegfeld!!
Sci Fi was cool there too. "2001", "Close Encounters", The "Star Wars" Trilogy SE, 12 Monkeys. A piece of crap like "Saturn 5" was made better than it was by playing there. The thrill of 1100 people cheering when Apollo 13 landed safely, c'mon what more could you want plus fresh popped popcorn, take that Loews. Not going to continue boring you with all the titles, but I saw more films at The Ziefeld than my own neighborhood theater and I remember everyone of them too.
The last time I was there was for "Chicago". Miramax played it right with the exclusive and it payed off. You would think studios would learn but they are so afraid of not getting that $20 million first weekend, they are blind that exclusives can and do work. I've been to The Grauman's Chinese, been to London's Empire but I'll keep my Ziegfeld. Luxuriously comfortable seats with great sitelines, state of the art sound and projection, great bookings, it is a palace to me, with or without the gilded plaster cherubs.
Thanks Pablo, you mentioned "The King and I" had a Dolby Digital 4 track print. Dolby Digital is a 6 track process, which may explain the lack of surrounds. Perhaps only the stage speakers were used.
Generally the six Dolby Digital tracks are six descrete channels,
1.Left #2.center #3.right #4.sub woofer and #5 are used for stereo surrounds,(left wall,right wall), and ex surrounds which create a rear speaker config. It still should have sounded great and I am sorry I missed it.
There is probably as much chance of Fox properly presenting this film at the Ziegfeld as there is of the studio rebuilding the Roxy at 7th and 50th and showing it with its original stage show.
We're lucky that in New York City "art" releases and mainstream releases often share the same venue, as at the Clearview Chelsea, Loews Lincoln Square, AMC Empire, and Regal 14th Street. Even the Ziegfeld just played Raging Bull, a picture more likely to be found at the Film Forum. So it is conceivable that King and I could have an arthouse release plan, yet play at a big screen house in NYC and the art rounds in other markets.
I would love to see this at the Music Hall during one of their dark periods, but I guess it's just wishful thinking.
I sure hope Vincent is right and they show it at the Ziegfeld. If Fox promotes it properly, they should get a really nice turnout. All of us will be there for sure.
Pablo what does art theaters mean?
Cinema Village, Angelica, the Quad?
Maybe somebody at Fox has a functioning neuron in the brain(though I wouldn't count on it) and they'll show it at the Ziegfeld.
"The King and I" at the Lighthouse was a brand new restotation printdown to 35mm from the original 55mm negative. It was shown in a very wide aspect ratio with black bars at the top and bottom of the theater's cinemascope (uncurved) screen. The sound was remastered in 4-track Dolby Digital stereo. Sound seperation behind the screen was excellent however I could not hear any surrounds,unlike the presentation at the Roxy, so many years ago. This theater has small speakers in the ceiling. This print will soon be realeased to "art" theaters around the country according to the Fox restoration representative who spoke at the presentation.
OK Vito?
Vito: here's the link to the "King and I" screening info. I hope they bring it back someday!
I asked my friend how big the theater was. He said about 250-300 seats, but the screen was very impressive. So it sure ain't the Roxy, but I'm still sorry I missed this screening.
So we're not talking about seeing The King and I at the Roxy, right?
I wonder, did they have a mag stereo print of "King and I"?


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- Leather apron was worn by Monty James who was given it by Fred Kilpatrick in the early 1980s. It was worn while working on the rod loom and binding tables at the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind matmaking workshop, as leaning on the rest board of the loom and on the binding table wore down clothes.
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- Full length leather apron with loop to go around neck and leather straps which buckle up behind. Straps are punched on with studs and reinforced with leather patches.
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...and the brain on poetry: detours through neuroscience and contemporary poetry.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
A fine madness: poetry, the right hemisphere and mood disorders
Green first thing each day sees waves -
the chair, armoire, overhead fixtures, you name it,
waves - which, you might say, things really are...
...and then we're off on a rollercoaster LSD trip, which takes in parallel worlds of the-party-in-the-same-room, hallucinated cats and next door's vibrating plumbing. Green just 'can't find the knob to turn off the show'.
'mad, bad and dangerous to know'. Kay Redfield Jamison's thoughtfully-written book 'Touched With Fire' reviews some of the research connecting the activity of writing poetry with, amongst other things, suicide, manic depression, affective disorder and hospitalisation to discover whether there really is such a thing as 'fine madness' or whether such associations are part stereotype.
As a social psychology student several years ago, I did my undergraduate dissertation on social representations of poets and poetry. The term 'social representation' comes from the French social psychologist Serge Moscovici and refers to the stock of ideas, values and beliefs a particular social group holds about something. Moscovici studied the reception of psychoanalysis in France and how it came to be represented in society. In my research, I was interested in how we collectively 'see' poets as a group, whether the stereotype of the 'mad creative genius' frames people's perceptions of what being a poet involves. To cut a long story short, it does, and there's been a large amount of literature devoted to the idea. In fact, my study suggested it was poets themselves that sometimes held these ideas most strongly.
So is this a self-fulfilling prophecy, or is the relationship a real one? Kay Redfield Jamison, who has written eloquently about her own experiences of manic episodes, posits a 'compelling association' between some aspects of bipolar disorder and some aspects of verbal creativity. In particular, she believes that the states of hyper-association which accompany a manic episode are characterised by rapidity and flexibility of thought and a capacity for forming original connections which are also pronounced in creative thought. Importantly, Redfield Jamison tempers her assertion by being very clear that people who suffer from manic episodes are not in those states most of the time and that by no means all writers experience these kind of episodes.
'The Soul in the Brain: the Cerebral Basis of Language, Art and Belief', Michael Trimble takes Redfield Jamison's argument one step further and tries to suggest a neurological basis for this connection.To Trimble, the clue lies in the functional asymmetry of the brain. To summarise his argument too briefly, poetry is the language of the right hemisphere. Associations between manic depression and poetry reveal just this biological association, since bipolar disorder is associated with right hemisphere activity. Thus "poetry and mood instability are linked through common associations to the functions of the right hemisphere." This is why early attempts to explore a possible link between poetry and schizophrenia revealed little correlation: schizophrenia is associated with reduced activity of the right hemisphere.
Trimble's argument is much more subtle and interesting than this summary implies, and I really recommend 'The Soul in the Brain...'. Over several chapters, he painstakingly demonstrates the link between poetry and music (via the right hemisphere's capacity for prosody and rhythm) and connects this right hemispheric bias to the evolution of language and music from a common ancester (an idea I've written about elsewhere in relation to the work of Stephen Mithen). Perhaps the most interesting part of the book is Trimble's attempt to show how our tendencies towards music and poetry are also connected to religion and myth-making, an idea that I can't possibly do justice to here. In short, Trimble says that the thread that unites music, poetry and religion is the neurobiology of the right hemisphere and its strong connections to the limbic system (a specialised role maintained sometime in the brain's evolutionary history). Reading 'The Soul in the Brain...' it's easy to see how some of these ideas must have inspired Iain McGilchrist's work 'The Master and his Emissary'.
The correlation between mental illness and poetry is a huge, contentious topic, one which writers themselves often have very strongly-held personal beliefs about. This post isn't intended as any kind of decisive or exhaustive commentary, or even as a thorough overview (it couldn't hope to be ins so few words), but more as an attempt to present ideas that connect this much-debated topic to the idea of functional asymmetry of the brain and suggest another way of looking at it. I'm sure there'll be many different future perspectives. For now, I'll end with the wise words of none other than Emily Dickinson and her poem 'Much Madness is divinest Sense.'
Much Madness is divinest Sense —
To a discerning Eye —
Much Sense — the starkest Madness —
'Tis the Majority
In this, as All, prevail —
Assent — and you are sane —
Demur — you're straightway dangerous —
And handled with a Chain —
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Well, I have often thought that madness associated with poets is brought on by people around them rejecting or exploiting or disparaging their creativity. Maybe it is a case of the oppositional forces in the right hemisphere. HYPER right hemi activity = poetry, while HYPO right brain activity = schizoid behaviors. Oh who can say? I know that my brain feels "buzzing" sensations when I am writing and "in the zone" and for hours after that. Is my limbic/right hemi wire vibrating? Oh I hope so.ReplyDelete
Nice to arrive at the Dickinson at the end here.ReplyDelete
I wrote my book of fairy tales in verse on the back of a bout of depression. The whole book was written in a few weeks. I was not manic in any other way though. An interesting article this. I remain very sceptical of neuropsychology. My mentor Ronnie Laing thought it was mad to be normal. Neuropsychology tries to normalize, and in that it makes us less than we areReplyDelete
Very interesting post. I am a poet myself so what you say sounds right. You can read some of my present work here: http://poesiapaulatina.blogspot.com/ and the translations of some of my poems here: http://www.palabraserrantes.com/category/writers/paula-einoder/ Thanks! PD: I lived in Sheffield some years ago and taught Spanish at the Sheffild Uni.ReplyDelete
I totally agree with you, Helen, as I have been on the "right" track of poetry for 20 years in my own research. You might be interested in my article, "Presence, Poetry and the Collaborative Right Hemisphere," found on my website publication page: www.carolebrooksplatt.com, along with other articles expressing the same theme for individual poets. My blog is also devoted to right mind matters. My book, bringing together all of my research on poetry and neuroscience will be coming out next year.ReplyDelete


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John Tresidder's Rock and Pop Memoirs in Cornwall
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By John Tresidder
I HAVE been fortunate to have attended quite a number of Concerts, for some of the World's most famous Underground/Progressive Rock Bands, who performed LIVE, in my Duchy of Cornwall Homeland, from: 1967 – 1972, especially.
Firstly, at the legendary Flamingo Ballroom Club, Pool, Near Redruth, Cornwall – lying, mid-way, on the Redruth – Camborne, Mining Heritage conurbation, on the fringe of the Great Flat Lode Trail:
The Year of 1967, saw Simon Dupree & The Big Sound (Gentle Giant, in latter years), including, amongst the personnel, the three Shulman Brothers - Derek, Ray and Phil - visiting, with Kites, the hit single, featured on the evening – thank goodness, we all sighed at the time..
Then came Pink Floyd and Deep Purple, in 1967 and 1969, respectively, who featured in the top billings at the popular and well-attended Cornwall Technical College Annual Dances. ("Cornwall Tech" – called Cornwall College, Trevenson Campus, Camborne, today),
Floyd, from the "Psychdelic Underground Era", who went on to produce the acclaimed Album, Dark Side of the Moon, in 1973, proved to be innovative, flamboyant and dynamic, with a superb light-show, but they did disappoint, a little, owing to them not playing their hit single, See Emily Play.
However, the Group, with the charismatic Syd Barrett, as the Lead Singer, were almost invisible, on stage, owing to them performing beside a dozen, or more, 1800mm (6' 0") tall "prop" speakers, free-standing, with additional speakers, the same size, perched, crucifix-fashion, on the top – an impressive sight, indeed!
Then, in 1973, Slade, with the affable Noddy Holder, Leading, proved very popular, at the Flamingo, as well, with an enthusiastic audience which packed the Ballroom to the rafters – as happened with The Animals Group, in 1965, a Neighbour informed me, post event.
Meanwhile, Yes at the Winter Gardens, Penzance (1970) and Free, in the Old City Hall, Truro (c. 1971), proved to be wondrous Gigs, well attended, as well. A tragedy that Free and music, generally, lost Paul Kossoff, one of the World's foremost blues guitarists, aged just 26 in 1976.
YES – reported to be peerless when in full flight on stage:
Indeed, the YES INTRO: Yours Is No Disgrace, at the Winter Gardens, Penzance, was the most exciting I have ever witnessed. Furthermore, I read that the Band in full flight, on stage, including Jon Anderson, lead vocalist and the two world-class guitarists in Chris Squire (base) and Steve Howe (lead), were said to be peerless. With my experience, I would endorse this professional assessment.
I was also privileged to have attended two Kernow concerts by Status Quo and Mott-the-Hoople - with Ian Hunter, as lead singer - and Skid Row, on one occasion, each. The Quo's Pictures of Matchstick Men, their debut hit single, remains as their best, to me.
THE WHO, appeared at "Skating Rink", Camborne:
Unfortunately, I missed The Who, at the "Skating Rink", The John Francis Basset Building, Camborne, in 1965, who went on to make another appearance at the Flamingo, where the Small Faces also topped the Bill on another evening.
At Camborne, I was told that Keith Moon – in his element, with My Generation, on his drum-kit - was his usual, enthusiastic bundle of energy and, was surely, the greatest Rock / Beat Showman, in drumming history and one of the foremost, technically, as well, with Ginger Baker (Cream and Blind Faith), also in the frame.
Favourite Rock Group:
My favourite Progressive Rock Group (known as "Prog. Rock" – "Underground Music", formerly), was Deep Purple, undoubtedly, with Ian Gillan as the inspirational lead vocalist.
And, I would rate Roger Daltrey and Ian Gillan as probably having the most innovative lead singing voices, in Beat and Rock Music, respectively.
THE FLAMINGO – one of The South West of England's foremost and most elegant Ballrooms:
In the 1960's and 1970's, especially, the Flamingo Ballroom, Nationally renowned and owned/managed by Businesswoman, Pat Hone, had the reputation of being one of the best Auditoriums in the South West of England and the deepest stage attracting top-flight, iconic groups and bands, on a regular basis.
The Building, with one of England's longest Club/Pub Bars and, incorporating a Main Hall, which measured some 150 feet long x 50 feet wide (47 metres x 15 metres) was, in addition, an Auditorium, multi-purpose, also putting on wrestling and boxing bills, which proved most popular with the clientele.
The Flamingo had a great advantage, over some other venues, in that it could offer accommodation - eighteen rooms, In-house, which could cater for bands, management and roadies, a "Crew", complete - for the night on Site, post Gig.
I also recall those mouth-watering pasties, at the wrestling events, on Friday evenings, in the 1960's, with a full-house on each occasion - those were the days!
In addition, three British Prime Ministers have delivered speeches in the famous Hall, over the years, I understand.
Today, it is the Visitor Site of the Morrisons Supermarket, with the National Trust's Mining Heritage Site, East Pool Mine, with the famous Chimney Stack Landmark - EPAL - in the background.
* John's favourite Progressive Rock Bands & Beat / Pop Groups:
1st Deep Purple,; 2nd Traffic; Small Faces; 4th equal: Yes; Genesis; The Who; 7th equal: The Moody Blues; The Rolling Stones; Uriah Heep; Pink Floyd; Jethro Tull; Duran Duran; Spandau Ballet; Kinks; Yardbirds; Fairport Convention.
For the attention of the CDM Readership – what do you think, folks and should anyone else be up there in the "Lights"?
I would rate the following as being the greatest and / or most Influential GB Lead Singers, in Rock Bands and Beat & Pop Music Groups + Solo Artists, since 1962 (In no particular order):
Steve Winwood, (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Humble Pie + Solo). - the World's "Foremost White Rhythm & Blues (R&B) Artist/Singer", as far as I'm concerned. A true musical genius – singer, guitarist, keyboard-player and church organist, supreme;
John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney, Singer Songwriters – can't separate them as Lead Singers - The Beatles - the most influential/innovative GB Beat Group, indeed World Group, in fifty years;
Peter Gabriel (Genesis + Solo). A Classic, the Video "Lawn-mower Song" Video, from Album: Selling England By The Pound, with Gabriel at his singing/theatrical best, on stage – well worth a viewing;
Steve Marriott, The Small Faces - 1960's "Mods' Group" and Humble Pie + Solo. Sha La La La Lee and Itchycoo Park, my favourite tracks. The other day, I listened to Steve's If I were a Carpenter, recorded with the Small Faces - what a truly remarkable performance - well worth a listen. Some people say he is arguably, the greatest Beat/Rock Music singer in history; quite a claim, but it could well be correct - so sad he departed this World, in 1991 - RIP, Steve.
Sir Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones; Roger Daltrey, The Who; Ian Gillan, Deep Purple; *Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin; Jon Anderson, Yes; Justin Hayward, Moody Blues; Rod Stewart, The Faces + Solo; Ray Davies, Kinks; Keith Relf, Yardbirds; Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention; Tony Hadley, Spandau Ballet; Simon Le Bon, Duran Duran;
David Bowie. Bowie's Aladdin Sane Album, one of the best, to my mind. Space Oddity (featuring poor Major Tom, with his "one-way ticket" to Outer Space) and China Girl, my favourite Tracks;
Sir Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday - remains as my favourite track; Sir Tom Jones – an affable Welsh Gentleman, with such a distinctive and powerful voice; Dame Shirley Bassey; Dusty Springfield; Cilla Black; Annie Lennox. Ultravox.


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