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Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
Need some info here and I am sure all I will hear is how great this thing works for everyone. Cause that is just my luck with this stuff. I am trying to get this piece of sh!t on my car. 396 short water pump. Well first thing is No matter what, I can not get this thing to line up to get any on the other screws in. I wish the bottom holes just went all the way through the housing. I will probably drill and tap to the next size up on the bottom two holes. I run out of adjustment on the right side. It needs to be pulled down that direction to line the others up. I bottom out the threads before I can get it to line up. Second the need little adjustable thrust bearing hits the bolts mounting the cam on. I will just get smaller diameter bolts so it can clear no biggie there. Also I just bought a new 8" dampner and it warns of it possibly hitting the bolts holding the second cover on. I am sure I can figure that out if it does. Also looks like I will have to grind on either the water pump or the cover just a little to get it to clear. Great use of 140 bucks. On a much brighter note I got to meet Tom Mobley today. He cam over and helped me dial in my new camshaft. Very nice person and I appreciate the heck out of it. Even let me borrow some tools. Thanks again Tom.
Re: Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
So why the fancy cover? Are you running a roller cam? Be careful with that thrust plate I have seen that little bearing go south and filling a engine up with filings from the cover. I hate fancy stuff it either leaks, corrodes, or explodes.
Re: Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
Yes it is a Hyd. roller. I just hate it when something fits this horribly bad. Its like they didn't even try. Tomorrow should be interesting. I can just see it now I get it all on finally and then press the dampner on only to see that there is not way to make it work. Hurray!
Re: Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
can you lay the timing ccover gasket on the cover and see how the holes line up? Or match it up with the old cover?
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Re: Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
Is this the nice polished Cloyes cover that has the cam access circular plate held with four allen head screws?
I had one on an engine that broke a timing chain. Unfortunately it damaged the cover too. But it fit perfectly.
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Re: Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
i have used several with out a lot of trouble-first, i have had some interference with the waterpump on both sides, and had to grind
is the oil pan on the car? the front pan seal makes it hard to push down on the cover to line up with the locating pins (i have heard of people rem them, but i dont)
are you mtg. it w/o the center section first?
if you are using one of those locking plates on the cam gear, some times the hole in the center is not big enough for the thrust bearing to go thru-i believe they tell you to set it up then install the o-ring for the center cover, for ease of ck'ing
the biggest problen i had was reusing the cover, trying to get the locking screw out to re adjust
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Re: Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
Hate to hear this , this is my favorite cover on my sbc but I have the rigid aluminum. I have the Quick button cover.
I also use the hex-ajust timing set that has the encapusulated roller bearing. With the button bearing properly adjusted, this canned roller bearing will not come out as its recessed into the back of the gear and loaded with the button bearing. Cover button bearing has always fitted right into the timing gear hole but you have to use small shouldered bolts as the gear kit comes with 3 5/16 x 1" allen head bolts to retain cam to gear. If you use anything else, the bolt head or shoulders will interfear.
As for the cam to block thrust bearing, this is not the same as the older Torrington bearing but like it as its encased with too hi wear material sides. I have used these on two of my motors and after many miles cruising, no issues.
As for the cover not fitting, unless there is a mistake in drilling the cover, it always just popped on but if you are trying to do this without the front of the pan off or dropped, you will have problems, more so with the one piece pan gasket as the big lip needs to fit up into the cover grove.
I have never used one on a bbc with a short water pump, I know the back of the pump may interfere with the pump rear cover bolts.
These are good covers when running retro roller applications. Another option would be to install a late model type thrust bearing where the front cam plate retains the cam.
Re: Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
I had to clearance it a bit around the water pump on mine too but once I did that it fit perfect!
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Re: Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
i have one on my BB that i have not fired yet, but i had to grind some of the cover edges by the water pump inlet outlet ports and i ground some material on the water pump so it would fit. Fit to the block was fine, here i thought it was just me,,,, sounds like they need to do some more R&D
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Re: Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
Well I can get bolts for the cam gear no problem. I have Toms grinder so operating will not be a problem. I will need to check the holes compared to the other one I took off. It gets to were it needs about a 1/16 of an inch to line the holes up, but I do have a one piece oil pan and need to be able to get a few more turns on it to pull it down on the right side. That is why I think I will just drill it out and all the way through so I can turn as much as I need to to line it up. Thanks, they need to fix this thing. It is way overkill, I am sure they can let some material go in a few spots. Thanks again. I will be calling ya later Tom.
Re: Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
I agree with Tom if it does not align with the gasket send it back ...I have had 2 on bb's never a problem ,always used the Cloyes hex a just chain set so no bearing issues
...I have never used a stock water pump with one always Stewart water pumps so no clearance issues ........ and of course assume you installing with pan off ......
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Re: Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
I have used a lot of these covers over the years both big & small block & never had an issue with the way it fit the block??
As for the water pump, yes most short water pumps will hit but it has never been a big deal I am used to "bolt on" aftermarket parts so I just deal with them as the need arises.
On the cover to block, just use the gasket as a template
If the gasket lines up with the block & it lines up with the cover you are doing something wrong
You do still have the two alignment pins in the front of the block right?
And if your pan is in the way it is not the fault of the cover, you need to get the pan down first or it will be a complete bitch to install the cover
It has to be centered on the crank or the front seal will leak big time.
Now if you have the alignment dowels in the block & the bolt holes do not line up you may have a defective cover & you need to send it back as you have not way of knowing what is off
If you just make it fit you may well end up with a huge oil leak at the seal.
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Re: Cloyes timing cover. Royal Pain
OK here is what went down. It was dark and I could not see that the power steering bracket was in the way so I had to grind on the cover in that area then it fit and lined up fine with all the holes. Then I Matched it to the original cover I took off and I ground the shoulders that stick out on the cover closest to the water pump so it matched the original cover and it fit fine.
Then problem two, the short water pump. The bolts on the back were hitting the cover and the bolts on the center piece of the cover were hitting the back of the water pump. Bought some short allen headed bolts for the back of the water pump and they were still a little bit long. After quit a bit of grinding on all these bolts it finally all fits. Setting the cam button is frigging easy as hell. Almost worth all the pain in the ass it took to use the cover. Now for any one who has this same set up and like me amd for some reason decides they need a 8" harmonic balancer, the only problem I ran into is it just about hits the bottom of my stewart stage 2 or 3 water pump. Which ever one is still the stock appearing unit. So I had to do some grinding on the water pump and have about 1/16" of clearance now. Hopefully it is enough. This is a 1968 396 with a short water pump. Also the Pioneer hi. Po. Balancer I used is not allowing my H2O pulley to line up quite right. I know because my power steering used to be way off and now it is allmost straight and now the H2O is off. Not to bad though. Yes the balancer is all the way on. I already broke Toms installer making sure of that. It was a well made and very strong tool too. Sorry again Tom.
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This is while watching Te'o post a 4.83 in his 40 at the combine.
EDIT: McKayla weighs in:
Someone who has a little bit of firsthand experience watching an elite inside linebacker.
Just out of curiosity, I wonder what Ray Lewis currently runs in the 40. I would bet it's no faster than Te'o.
with or without Antler spray? Away from the cops after a knife fight?
This post becomes infinitely better due to the avatar. I just see a retired, old Lewis mounted on the wall at this point.
Ray Lewis is 37 years old and retired. Manti T'eo is in his early twenties and yet to play an NFL game. There is a big difference between the places in which they are in their career path.
Lewis ran a hand timed 4.71 at the combine thats about a official 4.81
In 1997 mlb weren't asked to cover TE that could run 4.4's. It was a different game and Lewis was a liability in the passing game for the last couple years but made up for it with his ability to align himself and the rest of the defense based off diagnosing the offense. Unless you think te'o is as good at diagnosing an offense as ray lewis then that 40 time is a huge red flag.
Those guys require combo coverages(safety/corner with MLB help).
I answered the question that was asked, I had no insight on the topic. I dont care about about Te'o unless the lions draft him. Now I will offer some insight, a 4.81 is nota red flag even in todays game case in point
Vontaze Burfict was undrafted last year ran 5.09 40 which was dead last in linebackers his rookie stats 73 solo tackles 54 assisted 1 sack 2 FR
Mychal Kendric was drafted 2nd rd pick 14 ran a 4.47 40 which was fastest his rookie stats 58 solo 17 assisted no other stats
Zack Brown was drafted 2nd rd pick 20 ran a 4.50 which was 2nd fastest his rookie stats 68 solo 25 assisted 1 ff 1 fr 3 int
Thats not a very big difference
Other notable slow 40 times for linebackers
James Laurinaitis
Brandon Spikes
Brian Cushing
Rey Maualuga
all of them have been productive in "todays nfl" so Im asking is your opionon on Te'o bias?
How many of those are 3 play middle linebacker guys? burfict was out of shape at the combine and got himself turned around. I'm not saying te'o should go undrafted, you just don't take a guy in the first round you have to hide in pass coverage.
Burfict played much better than those other 2 but didnt play pass coverage this yr
This is another hint at how 40 times and "strength and conditioning" are a bit overplayed. Honestly, does .1 or .2 seconds in a 40 yard dash mean a player is better than another? No. 40 times have become an ego measuring contest more than anything at this point. It's just like "advances" in strength and conditioning. Don't get me wrong, being in shape is important, but there is absolutely no replacement for practicing and focusing on, you know, playing the actual game.
He's a hell of a lot faster that Dick Butkus, as so too were many of the RBs Dick chased down from behind. The kid, no matter the recent bashing he has taken in the press, knows positioning, angles of pursuit and just has a head for the game. That might help explain just why he had so damn many interceptions this past year. If you don't think it was due to his knowing the game, you are only kidding yourself.
NFL TE's also don't typically run 4.4s, unless they are named Vernon Davis.
Jerry Rice ran a 4.6. Times have changed.
I never really understood this argument. For some reason, there seems to be a widely-held belief that human beings are much faster now than they were ten years ago.
Athletes today have better nutrition and dedicated 40 training, specifically the fast start, which were not as emphasized as in the past.
The past being 2004? I'm just not buying it until I see some evidence. Look at the top 15 receivers by total yards in the NFL and their corresponding 40 times.
Well 40 times have certainly gotten progressively faster over time. I think that athletic training has become more of a science, and I think raw speed is also more of an emphasis now than it was in the 1990's. It doesn't mean that players are better athletes or faster, it just means that more effort is put into the technique of running on a track to show your speed than, you know, just playing football.
Gradual increases in speed over 25 or 30 years, sure, but people often just assume that players from the 90s and early 2000s were slower, and I haven't seen any evidence to suggest that's true or that it's important.
"Better nutrition" and "better training" is Ostrichian code language for "Performance Enhancing Drugs."
For what it's worth, I *do* think that players have gotten faster over the past 20-30 years. And I've just stated the reason. It is true that people are training better (and that there may be more 40-specific training now than there was 20 years ago), but the actual product on the field looks a bit different than it did in 1990 and that is because players are capable of molding their bodies into ever-bigger-and-faster shapes because they are using chemicals which assist in that transformation.
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Watching my ND friend go crazy on Twitter yesterday about all the people saying Teo shouldn't be a first round pick was amusing.
I had the same reaction when I learned that his dead girlfriend never existed...
may think that I am overreacting, but I don't think Teo has an NFL future. I think that one can only convclude based on the recent events with him that he is not all there upstairs. He is now running a very sub par forty, he did not take part in the bench press, and he is having to answer questions about sexual orientation in team interviews. I just don't see how this goes well from here for him.
I think you probably are overreacting, since T'eo amassed a pretty impressive body of work during game conditions over his career in South Bend. He may not be a three-down LB at first, but the man has game (and not just with the nonexistent ladies, where he's got mad game). No question his prospects have plummeted since the BCS game and all the distractions, but he played very well for NDU this year, and to say he has no NFL future seems a bit extreme.
Just my opinion, of course.
when you have to go Katie Couric interview pre-draft, have to address the media at the combine regarding your fake girlfriend and needing to convince NFL teams that you are not gay when it seems pretty certain you are, I just don't know if I can find the happy ending in that scenario. It just looks like the writing is on the wall there.
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I would really hope that he wouldn't have to convince any NFL team of anything pertaining to his sexual orientation. These teams ought to care about the body of work on the field, and any off-field issues that may make him "unavailable" during the season.
Prospective employers are actually prohibited by law from asking about sexual orientation as a condition of employment. Given that this is basically a pre-hire evaluation/assessment, this line of questioning should be way out of bounds. The girlfriend thing is fair game, assuming its not framed in a discriminatory manner and is relevant to his potential fitness to perform the job duties required of him. Ditto on the physical stuff.
I am not an employment law expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm pretty sure that no federal law prohibits exmployment discrimination based on sexual orientation. Some states/territories have laws that do, though.
Federal EEOC law has been interpreted to also prohibit discrimination based up sexual orientation: http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html
This is the 21st century, folks. I understand that this sort of stuff remains par for the course in professional sports, but fans condoning or accepting it as practice speaks to where we are as a society.
(Trying to prevent crossing the "politics" line. If this has happened, I didn't mean to disturb the peace!)
I don't think anyone on the board is condoning it. As for "accepting it," that seems more like simple acknowledgement of reality. Until active players start coming out*, fans not accepting the homophobic culture of the NFL doesn't really mean a whole lot. The push to change the culture of the league has to come from within the league. And I think there has been movement in that direction the past few years (you're seeing more and more players openly say they'd be fine with a gay teammate and players who say they aren't OK with that are being shouted down and shamed into apologizing).
*And let's not kid ourselves. Doesn't matter who the first player to be openly gay is or how good at foodball he is, he will be loved by some fans and hated by others solely for being gay. That's the reality where we are.
I was just about to write something about how fans' money could be the "push" to change the culture, but then I decided that that is a foolhardy statement. Football is too popular, and even if fans did take their money elsewhere, the NFL would only be able to present a facade of tolerance.
Oh well.
1. I was not condoning and do not condone discrimination based on sexual orientation.
2. The OPM interpretating a law as applying to sexual orientation is not the same as there being a statutory prohibition or a decision by a federal judge.
Regarding #2 - I am a manager for a Fortune 500 company and just had to take our legal course on this issue. It is against the law on a federal level and even though the EEOC is based on interpretation, there is already legal precendent based on indivudal court cases. I.e. my company says legally you can't descriminate based on sexual orientation.
I think those must be state court cases. Also, I think your employer is probably being cautious. And, FWIW, I'm glad that they are...I don't have the time to really research the law, but I don't think you'd have gay rights organizations advocating for a federal non-discrimination law (see below) if it was a waste of their time....I think that someone who really wanted to make a point of exercising his right (however much was may dislike that) to fire someone b/c he or she is gay could do so if the relevant state's law doesn't prohibit it.
Note: This is not legal advice. I am a lemur in a lab typing on a keyboard as part of an experiment.
The link you posed notes that the Office of Personnel Management has intepreted the law as you suggest. The OPM is basically the HR office for federal employees. Thus, its interpretations don't apply to the NFL or its teams. The link also comments that many states and localities have adopted laws, ordinances, rules, etc. on the topic. These do vary from place to place.
As a legal matter, the ability of an NFL team to ask that question and to base a draft selection does vary from team to team based on the jurisdiction they are in. (This could actually be a pretty interesting jurisdiction questoin for a law school exam. Team x from place y, makes an employment decision in place z that is announced in New York City . . .)
(Please note that I am only commenting on the state of the law - not what the law should be or what employers should do.)
Way out of bounds? Sort of like asking a prospective WR about whether or not his mother was a prostitute? No NFL organization would ever cross that line.
You do bring up an interesting point, though. Are NFL teams subject to the same employment laws as other employer organizations? I would assume yes, but I'd have to imagine that teams get away with things that other employers wouldn't in selecting players for their team.
EDIT: Wasn't Clarrett's lawsuit against the NFL a discrimination suit? That the NFL was unlawfully discriminating based on age or something. (Interesting side note: the judge that overturned the initial pro-Clarrett ruling was current Supreme Court Justics Sonia Sotomayor.)
Say what you want about Doyel, but I buy what he's selling about the context of the Ireland/Bryant yo mama a ho conversation.
That article seems to basically say "hey, maybe Ireland asked a really shitty question, but maybe that question was a follow-up to a previous question. We'll never know because neither Ireland nor Bryant will say anything. I'm not saying, just saying..."
It does, again, make me wonder about the NFL v. any other employer. What employer would ask you what your parents did for a living during a job interview? Let alone have follow-ups (allegedly) to the answer "My dad was a pimp."
I've wondered the same thing.
Is the difference that this is not a typical employer/employee relationship?
This interview does not even mean that there will be an opportunity for the NFL team to select the player in the draft.
Even if the team does select the player in the draft, they still have to enter into contract negotiations.
I still don't see how an NFL team can get away with asking about a player's sexual orientation. Doesn't seem like it should be legal.
As a practical matter, what the law is on this issue doesn't matter. What is Te'o's recourse, if he feels that NFL teams have been asking inappropriate questions? To sue the NFL, before he even plays a game? I'm sure that would go over well, especially since he's already considered somewhat of a potential distraction.
involved, and thus an NFL team can come to any decision they want but point to something else. It's an extremely competitive business, and the judgments about draftees are as much art as science (e.g. Tom Brady).
If Teo had run a 4.4 and had shut down Bama, no one would be asking these questions. Now how do we interpret if someone who has not performed well for the past few months is being passed over for his sexuality? His performance and bizarro tale have given GMs and coaches with their jobs on the line reason to be concerned.
I suspect someone will take Te'o as a value pick. I'm going w/ round 3 for the pool.
Is anyone doing a draft pool here? Something that rewards the minimum summed penalty function?
Sexual orientation is not explicitly mentioned as a protected class in federal anti-discrimination laws. Some states have enacted legislation that explicitly outlaws employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, but at the federal level, only the "traditional" classes are protected (i.e., race, gender, religion, age, national origin, disability, etc). The EEOC has tried to find ways around that (for example, by classifying discrimination against people who are transgender as a form of gender-based discrimination and therefore illegal), but it remains one of the major gaps in federal anti-discrimination law. It's one of the issues that LGBT rights groups are trying to address.
Strahan? Dude's been married twice and is now hitting Eddie Murphy's ex-wife. In divorce testimony, his ex accused him of repeatedly cheating.
You serious, Clark?
No doubt. Cromartie is clearly the gayest NFL player to ever hit NYC.
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Do you know something I don't know about him? Not that there's anything wrong with it. Side note this thread just makes me miss "Playmakers". Best show ever. Damn NFL and their sensitivities....
I'm curious what led you to conclude with some certainty that T'eo's gay. I could not care less whether he is (other than it may give him a chance to be a trailblazer in the NFL), but I hadn't heard anyone come to this conclusion with certainty.
I'm not saying you're wrong - just curious if that theory had more credibility than I thought before reading your comment. Of course a big part of me thinks it's nobody's business but T'eo's.
To be clear, I'm not criticizing you here - obviously him being gay might be an issue for a team drafting him, although in a better world it wouldn't be. So it potentially plays into his draft status.

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Older and married with children, William McKnight was more typical of the later Civil War volunteer than the first wave of ebullient youths. Born in Canada to Scottish parents, he settled in Meigs County, Ohio, working as a blacksmith. In the fall of 1862, the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, the "River Regiment", was organized to patrol the southern border of the state. McKnight enlisted in the unit's Company K and was awarded sergeant stripes. Edited by Donald Maness and H. Jason Combs, Do They Miss Me at Home?: The Civil War Letters of William McKnight, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry contains 108 letters, mostly from McKnight to his wife, Samaria.
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Although they might have been more helpfully placed at the bottom of each page, Maness and Combs's endnotes fulfill well their explanatory role, as well as the straightforward task of identifying persons, places, and events mentioned in the text. In addition to their notes, the editors also provide general and chapter introductions, some transitional narrative, and an epilogue. Appendices include battle and officer lists for the 7th, a roster of Company K, and some tabular data about Ohio's troop contribution to the Union cause. Useful only for general orientation, however, the few maps present are inadequate in number and detail. Overall, with its subject's experience of events not often addressed in the literature and the book's sound editorial work, Do They Miss Me at Home? is recommended reading for western theater students, especially those most interested in the war in Tennessee and Kentucky.
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Sean Taylor Appreciation Thread
I'm sure you have all heard, lets all just pray that he recovers. I hope the Redskins don't have to play on sunday, I don't care if it counts as a loss, we will be too emotional, Sean is the heart of the team.
sean was starting to turn it all around too apparently after becoming a father, teammates remarked about his increased maturity and personality, this is a tragic event and i hope he pulls through
My favorite player ever since he arrived at Miami. My heart goes out to him & his entire family. I truly hope whoever did this is caught and brought to justice. There is never any reason for something like this to take place. This truly was a travesty. Sean is a guy starting to turn his life around after becoming a Daddy for the first time. I just pray and pray that he pulls through this ok, forget about the football aspect of this and ever playing again, I just hope that he is able to completely recover from this traumatic event. ONE LOVE SEAN... WE ARE ALL PULLIN FOR YOU!
RIP Sean :(
Rip Sean Taylor
Condolences and best wishes to his family.
This is terrible TERRIBLE news...I'm sorry that you guys are losing out on this force on the field, but more than that I'm sorry that the community itself is going to have to struggle through this. Obviously the team will suffer and so will the families. These kinds of things are why guns should not have ever been invented.
I thought this was a very moving image.
Rest in peace. He was one of the best safeties, and in my opinion, the best safety, and he was just 24 - too young... way too young. I pray for his family, especially his 1-year-old daughter and the murderer to be brought into justice.
oh my god. i don't even know what else to say
hey ghetto, im using the sig. hope you dont mind...
all this is just to surreal.
because of him portis and arrington washington will always be my second team, taylor most of all, he will be missed insanely
i know its odd but it will be sad to not see him on madden
Since idiots have ruined the Sean Taylor thread in the NFL forum, I will post this here, for those of us who can appreciate the man and mourn in our own respective ways. This is an interview with Ryan Clark who we all know was Sean's dude, I was sad when we let him go, I took out excerpts of the best parts, if you want to read the whole thing go here:http://blog.washingtonpost.com/redsk...l?hpid=topnews
Portis on the John Thompson Show.
Shedding some light on the real ST.
Sean Taylor was an elite safety. This is tragic. Just a shame when you step back and look at all the evil in the world. Prayers go out to all affected by this hideous crime.
I've been a Skins fan for 35+ years and this is by far my worst day ever. I can't imagine the Skins without Taylor and I can barely type through the tears. If he had stayed healthy he would have been HOF material, maybe the best safety ever. thanks for setting up this thread, Ghetto.
Did you get this Idea from Cowboys-forum.com?
J/K, I don't really care. I could careless about Green Bay at this point. I just keep thinking about him wearing #26.
wow, i just cant think that this is real... it honestly hasnt truly hit me... i just cant put it together that its actually real.
I came here to pay my respects. I will now forever be a Washington Redskins fan. They will always be my second team now. Only second to the Dolphins, which are hometown team. What a tragedy. I still cannot stop my tears. It will take a long time to recover from this. For now though, all we can do is pray he is up there watching over us now as our Angel above.
Rest in Peace Sean. You will be missed dearly.
i just cant take this, i need to stop watching/reading things about him... its too much, i just cant believe it happened.
Has anyone heard from Moss or Rocky?
From a Cowboys' fan, condolences. What a tragedy. I only hope they get the clowns who did this.
From one classy organization to another:
IRVING, Texas - Cowboys safety Ken Hamlin said it best:
"Sometimes it's not about football. It's about life."
The tragic death of Redskins safety Sean Taylor was a big jolt to many Cowboys players who were stunned and saddened by the news.
Taylor, 24, was shot in the upper leg by an apparent intruder at his Miami home early Monday morning. After being airlifted to a nearby hospital and undergoing surgery for the wound, Taylor died early Tuesday morning.
"The guy had a family, a lot of friends," Hamlin said. "Sure he's a great player, but from everything you hear, he was a great person as well. It's definitely a big loss. I pray for his family and friends at this time."
The Cowboys' defense held a collective moment of silence for Taylor on Tuesday, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league will honor Taylor at all games this weekend.
"We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Sean's family, friends, teammates, and the Redskins' organization," Goodell said. "This is a terrible tragedy involving the loss of a young man who leaves behind many people struggling to understand it."
Cowboys safety Roy Williams said he plans to have his own tribute to Taylor, who like himself, was a top draft pick. Taylor went fifth overall to the Redskins in 2004 while Williams was the Cowboys' eighth overall pick in 2002.
"It's tragic. I'm wearing a (No.) 21 on the back of my helmet for the rest of the season," Williams said. "He's a great dude. I met him at the Pro Bowl and was impressed with him on the field and off the field. He really will be missed."
Williams said he wasn't close friends with Taylor, but has met him twice in Hawaii at the end of the season.
He said he was looking for Taylor after the Cowboys' recent game with the Redskins, which Taylor missed with a knee injury.
"When we played the Redskins two weeks ago, I was looking for him so I could reach out to him and talk to him," Williams said. "I didn't know he was hurt. It's just things like that it's like I wish I could have said something to him."
Taylor is the second NFL player fatally shot since January. Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, a Fort Worth native, was shot and killed outside of a Denver nightclub on Jan. 1.
"We're human. It's not like we're invincible to anything," Hamlin said. "Anything can happen to us. So it's just a real scary thing. But it's a sad loss for the NFL and certainly the Redskins."
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The last of three people police charged in a cold murder case from eight years ago has turned himself into police.
David Jude surrendered to police last night.
Jude was one of three people charged in the beating death of Patrick Calvin Blackburn back in 2002.
Police say David Jude turned himself in at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.
Officials say now with all three suspects in custody, the case can move forward in court.
Police were tracking down David Jude.
Officials say he was out of bond on other charges in West Virginia and expected in court there, but Jude was in Eastern Kentucky and surrendered.
"He actually went to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center and turned himself in. He was aware that he had a warrant for his arrest and turned himself in. All three subjects have been charged and arrested. the indictment warrants have been served. Each are awaiting trial," Shaun Little said.
Jude, Jerry Stepp, and Jimmy Cornette Jr. are charged with murdering Patrick Calvin Blackburn in June of 2002. Police say Blackburn was beaten and then put into his own car and pushed over hill to make it look like a wreck.
Cornette Jr. is serving state time on unrelated charges in Meade County. Paintsville Police arrested Stepp Monday night.
All three suspects are being held different jails. Cornette in Meade County; Jude in the Big Sandy Detention Center in Johnson County, and Stepp in Floyd County.
Court officials say the suspects are expected to be arraigned in Martin County on October 21st.
Bond for Jude is set at $100,000.
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Firstly, he's mostly a great kid.
Secondly, I know that the best discipline techniques involve frequent, positive rewards.
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6 months later . . . it's finally been made in re-usable, magnet form. A one time printing deal. Never again will this (still) sleep deprived mommy forget.
Above is a copy for your personal use. Feel free to download and alter it for your family's expected behaviors.
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C loves his chart. He smiles every time he hears the clink of money in the jar and is always so proud when he hands his own money to the cashier. I love that he knows exactly what behavior is expected, were using math every day, and as he masters each goal they're easy to alter.
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National Geographic produced several Middle East maps, the first one coming out in 1938. This region has long been referred to as the Cradle of Western Civilization. You will find these maps rich in information on the history and people of this Land.
Click on Map Titles that are Links to see a Picture of that map.
If you are interested in buying any of these maps check out my Purchase Maps page. You will find the link in the table of contents on the left.
This section covers six Middle East maps from the early 1900s till 1969. These maps cover a lot of the early history of the region.
1. Bible Lands and the Cradle of Western Civilization - December 1938 (34.5"x24.5") The main map here contains historical facts and information about archaeological finds. There are also multiple inset maps detailing different historical periods.
2. Bible Lands and the Cradle of Western Civilization - December 1946 (32"x22") This informative map has an abundance of details on the history of the region. It has inset maps of Jerusalem, the Holy Land in biblical times and the region as it existed in 1946.
3. Lands of the Bible Today - December 1956 (41"x29") This map is a great collector's item with lots of historical information. It reveals the locations of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
4. Lands of the Eastern Mediterranean - January 1959 (25"x19") This map has detailed inset maps of Lebanon, Israel and the Suez Canal. It also has a map of Jerusalem and the surrounding area with religious sites noted.
5. Holy Land Today - December 1963 (25"x19") This map has an abundance of historical notes. Included is an inset map of the Crusade Routes in the Middle East. It also has a Walled City of Jerusalem map revealing the Fourteen Stations marking the Way of the Cross from Pilates Hall to Calvary.
6. Lands of the Bible Today - December 1967 (41"x29") This map has a lot of historical information as well as details of significant events of the time. It shows the territory occupied by Israel in June, 1967 during the Six Day War.
This section covers eight Middle East maps from 1970 to 1989. These maps deal more with the social and economic issues of the peoples of the region.
1. Peoples of the Middle East - July 1972 (35.5"x22.5")
Side A: This Middle East map contains a wealth of information on the diverse population of the region. It has a beautiful relief map with illustrations and details about the history, religions, languages, trades and lifestyles of the Peoples of the Middle East.
2. A Cultural Map of the Middle East - July 1972 (35.5"x22.5")
Side B: This map has over a dozen smaller maps detailing historical periods, religious sites, land use and ethnic groups. It has a wealth of information on the inhabitants of the region including their work, religions, languages, the role of woman, politics and more.
3. Middle East - September 1978 (37"x23")
Side A: This political map has an inset map of the Eastern Mediterranean showing areas occupied by Israel for the last decade after its occupation of the West Bank, Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights.
4. Early Civilizations in the Middle East - September 1978 (37"x23")
Side B: This beautiful map features illustrations of artifacts and an overview of the history of the region and the civilizations who called it home.
5. Mideast in Turmoil - September 1980 (20.5"x14")
Side A: This map summarizes the social and economic turmoil in the Middle East at this time. It includes the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the War in Ethiopia and the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
6. Two Centuries of Conflict in the Middle East - September 1980 (20.5"x14")
Side B: This has a large physical map showing the percentage of Muslims amongst the various ethnicities of the region. It also has four maps highlighting the historical conflicts of the region.
7. Special Places of the World: Holy Land - December 1989 (31"x20") Side A: This map has lots of historical, religious and geographical facts from the Stone and Bronze Ages (CA 500,000 to 1200 BC) to the Islamic Period (AD 640 to 1971).
8. Special Places of the World: Holy Land - December 1989 (31"x21") Side B: This map has lots of details of the history of this land inhabited by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Has a great illustration of Jerusalem with historical sites noted.
This section covers six Middle East maps from 1990 to the present time. Some of these maps cover a bit of the history of the region. Most of the maps, however, cover issues dealing with modern times.
1. Middle East - February 1991 (24.5"x20")
Side A: This was published during the Gulf War. It has a variety of geographical features, extensive transportation details and sites of ruins and oil fields.
2. Middle East: States in Turmoil - February 1991 (24.5"x20")
Side B: This is a fantastic relief map highlighting each country's military facilities, population, troops, oil reserves, Gross National Product and more.
3. Jerusalem Map - April 1996 (20"x15.5")
Side A: A great map of Jerusalem showing a brief history of the city, a historical timeline, maps of various periods and a modern look at the city.
4. Jerusalem: The Old City - April 1996 (20"x15.5")
Side B: This map features many of the city's historical sites. It has notes describing the most significant sacred sites and shows the Christian, Armenian, Muslim and Jewish Quarters through distinctive colors.
5. Middle East: Crossroads of Faith and Conflict - October 2002 (31"x20")
Side A: Beautiful physical map of the area with notes on the conflicts, religions and areas of oil and water around the region. It has sixteen insets showing the population, religion, GPD per Capita, crude oil reserves and troops of countries in the region.
6. Heart of the Middle East - October 2002 (31"x20")
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Chapter Ten: A Moment of Doubt
I jumped into my truck and sped all the way to Paul's farm. I parked in front of his house and started to repeatedly honk the horn. I did this for a minute before Paul finally emerged, dressed in his night clothes, and looked at me in a way that suggested he was a little pissed.
I shouted, "get over here!"
He reluctantly approached the truck and stood outside my open window. "OK Luther, what in the hell is going on?"
I asked, "where does Lizbeth live?"
Paul shook his head. "Jesus, have you been drinking because you looked messed up. And no, I'm not going to let you go to her house in the dead of night and make a total jackass of yourself."
I looked right at Paul and told him, "listen, get your wife and get the hell out of town. You are in danger."
Paul shook his head. "Luther, in the history of our friendship I have put up with a lot. Are you going to flip out or something."
"Paul, listen you and everyone is in danger. Please, friend, get the hell out of dodge because something bad is coming."
"What are you talking about?"
"The thing that killed Ma, I saw it and more. God, you wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"It wasn't human, it was, a, a, a monster."
Paul said, "Luther, maybe I should drive you to the hospital in the next county."
"One favor, tell me where Lizbeth lives, please Paul."
"Fuck," Paul shouted, "I've been doing you a lot of favors lately, man, don't test the breaking limit of our friendship, cause I'm really getting annoyed here."
"Paul, please, I need to see her."
"Fine! But I'm going with you, just to make sure you don't do anything stupid. And after this, I really don't want to see you for awhile."
"OK, get in the truck."
Paul climbed in and I floored it and raced back towards town. He was looking at me, he seemed to be concerned and somewhat suspicious. He had been a trust worthy friend, though I imagined now he might have had doubts if it was wise to call me friend. After he gave me directions to Lizbeth's home, he asked in a deadly serious tone, "Luther, what is happening to you?"
"What do you mean?"
"Why are you acting like a fucking lunatic buddy."
"I'd elaborate about what is going on, but Paul, you really don't want to know. Trust me, get you and your family the hell away from here."
Paul sighed. "Leave every thing behind, listen, I need to know the fucking reason for why I have to leave."
I turned to him. "Paul, this town is fucked, that is all I can say."
"Listen, if you go to Lizbeth's, Carl is going to pound you into the ground and Luther, this time I don't have your back because I don't know what is your god damn problem."
"Yeah, but I have your back, you may not believe that, but it is true."
I arrived at her home, a large country estate on the outskirts of town which had once been the home of the only rich family to ever call these parts home. God, I didn't like the fact that Carl had given her more then I've ever could have, he treated like she deserved and I guess the better man won.
Paul asked, "sure you want to do this? Cause let me tell you, it looks bad, really bad."
Then the front door to the large home opened and Carl stepped out into the night, he looked very angry and I could tell this wasn't going to be pleasant.
I and Paul emerged from the truck and walked up to the house.
Carl said, "Paul, your wife phoned and warned me you two where coming by."
Paul explained, "hey, I didn't want to come here."
Carl folded his large arms across his chest and asked me coldly, "and what the fuck do you want psycho?"
I told him, "Carl, I can't explain, but you have to get your family out of this town. Something is coming, something bad."
Carl sneered. "Yeah, accept this thing is already here, Luther, you are just as fucked in the head as your murdering bitch mother. Leave now or I'll beat you to an inch of your life."
I stepped up to Carl. "Jesus, you are in danger."
"I'm counting to three," Carl said, "after that I'll seriously fuck your shit up, I promise. One."
Paul put his hand on my shoulder. "Luther, we better leave."
I yelled, "Carl, you don't know what is going on!"
"Three mother fucker."
Next thing I knew Carl had forced me to the ground and he was now on top of me, powerful blows reigning down on me. I had taken more then a few beatings in my life, but never like this. Paul didn't do anything, he just watched.
"Carl!" Lizbeth's voice yelled out.
She rushed out from the house and she tried to pull him off me. She pleaded, "leave him alone."
He whipped around to face her and shouted, "why do you stand up for this piece of shit every fucking time, you married me, not this pathetic asshole."
Lizbeth was crying now. "Carl, he is sick, he needs help."
Though my jaw, inches from being broken, made it painful to talk, I managed to plead, "Liz, get out of this place. Please."
Then alternating red and blue lights shined upon the scene as a police car pulled into the drive way. Carl stood up then looked down on me then spit.
A lone police officer approached the scene and he asked, "we got a call, what seems to be the problem."
Carl told the cop, "this guy on the ground is trespassing on my property, please arrest him."
The cop looked down on me. "OK, I have to take you in. Please don't resist."
Lizbeth said, "look at him, does he look like he is in any condition to resist."
The cop helped me up from the ground then slapped some handcuffs on me and escorted me to the car. Then Paul stepped up and said, "Officer, I admit my friend made a bad choice coming here tonight, but does that justify beating him to a pulp when my friend here didn't do anything to warrant that."
The cop stopped suddenly then said, "I have a member of the town council here, his stock is worth a little more then this guys who everyone knows is trouble. Your friend is just lucky that he hasn't been arrested for murder."
Lizbeth explained, "he needs to go to a hospital, not to the county jail."
Carl looked sternly at his wife. "Get inside please."
I said to her, "Liz, listen to him, go inside."
She mutely went back into the house. I didn't want her to see me get hauled of by the cops. God, maybe I was just as crazy as my mother supposedly was. Maybe the Redstone curse wasn't the disdain I often endured here, maybe it was really a genetic predisposition towards insanity. Maybe I was the monster, god, maybe I had killed Ma and I was creating a delusion to place the blame on something other then myself. Maybe I had come back for one reason, to satisfy a need to avenge myself which was concealed even from me. At that moment, I just wanted the cop to pull out his revolver and shoot me dead. Maybe that would end this whole mess.
The cop put me in the car then went off to talk with Carl, the officer had left the door open for some reason but I didn't feel the urge to run even if I could, I just wanted to be put away. Lizbeth and Paul, the few who had made the mistake to call me friend, needed to be protected, protected from me.
Paul looked at me. "Listen, I'll go see you tomorrow. Get some rest, I'll find a lawyer."
"Paul," I said, "just leave me alone, go back to your wife, I'm tired of you having to having to deal with the problem it is to call me a friend."
"Luther, goodbye." Paul got into my truck and drove off. I felt that this was the last time we would part as friends, and I felt a deep feeling of sorrow. God, I really must have looked like a maniac.
Then a tall figure emerged stealth fully out of the night and stood before me. It was Jason Raven, that native fellow who was like a local enigma.
He said solemnly, "don't doubt what you have seen Mr. Redstone, and don't give up."
I asked, "what are you talking about?"
"You," he said, "you acted tonight out of concern for those who you care for; you may think you are crazy, but you are just as sane as I."
"Please, leave me alone."
He turned and began to walk away but said as he left, "Mr. Redstone, don't doubt what you have seen. For far worst I fear may come to pass and you may be able to help me prevent it."
Then the cop turned towards the car and shouted, "get away from the car?"
Jason left with out saying anything else. Just disappeared as suddenly as he appeared. For a brief moment, I felt that maybe it was all true, but as the police drove me away, I again became convinced that if there was a central villain here, that is was I.
After some brief questioning by another officer at the county jail, they threw me into a cell and left me there alone. I just kept thinking about how the only woman I had ever truly loved had seen me, a raving lunatic hauled away by the cops. I had always felt alone in life, but I never felt as alone then I did then. I felt hatred for myself, and I didn't see any point in going on.
Then Detective Moss showed up, he looked down at me as I sat slumped down on the small cot in the jail cell. He passed a towel through the bars and said, "wipe the blood of your face."
I muttered, "high Detective, what are you doing here?"
"I heard you caused some commotion tonight, may I ask why?"
I lowered my head and replied, "because, I'm sick and everybody was right about me. I think I killed Ma."
Moss stated, "you may be sick for all I know, but I know you didn't kill Ma for a fact."
"And how do you know that?"
"I neglected to tell you since it was need to know information, but we are pretty sure we got a footprint left by the killer. When she was attacked, a bag of flower was spilled on the floor and we got a good print."
"Yeah, listen, this print was of a bare foot which was severely deformed beyond anything the medical examiner had ever seen. He couldn't even be sure it was human. Would you know anything about who may be responsible?"
"You really don't want to hear it."
"Listen, I got a killer in this county who I believe is responsible for a lot of tragedy around these parts, and I know that it has some connection to you."
"Why do you think that?"
Moss explained to me, "do you know that there have been over two dozen disappearances in and around Sanctuary Hill, and it started almost an exact year after that incident with your mother. Honestly, I've been trying to solve this case for my entire career. May I ask you if you remember the name of those twins who vanished?"
Then it clicked in my mind. "The Moss twins."
The detective nodded. "Yes, they where my younger brothers. I wanted to nail the perpetrator who was responsible. And I think you can help me finally do that."
"Shouldn't you hate me, my family was partly responsible for your loss."
Moss said, "I used to, but I realized that there was something creeping about this community which was responsible for what happened to my brothers, as well as much more grief around here. And Luther, you are going to help me close this case once and for all, I know that."
"Why do you think that?"
"This killer, it never leaved a single victim to be found, yet when you returned, suddenly it left its first victim to be found. Why when you returned, because you are connected to this situation. It seems to be somehow focused on you."
"Detective, why are you sure all the disappearances and Ma's murder are connected?"
"Because, statistically, this town has the highest total of missing individuals in all of this province, maybe the country. Something really bad is loose in my county, and I'll stop it. With your help."
"How can I help you detective?"
"It all started during that summer with your family, that event triggered something which is still lose out there somewhere, and I think you might know."
I asked, "You know about Edna, the invalid my mother shot?"
I knew how it sounded, but I wanted to help Moss because he seemed like a good cop, so I told him, "I think Edna is responsible for all of it."
"How can a dead woman be responsible?"
So I explained it all to him, seeing that thing which I thought was Edna, though I omitted Ashley's involvement since I didn't want to get her in trouble for some reason. And I told him about how something much worse might be coming. Moss just listened.
I said, "I know how it sounds, I'm probably insane."
Moss seemed thoughtful. "Yeah, undead monsters seems a little unlikely, yet there is something I should tell you. An exact year to the day after Edna's death, someone dug up her grave and stole the body."
"What? I never heard of this?"
"Yeah, the town council puts a lid on events around here that they feel might disturb the public peace. Thing is, I saw that grave myself. It wasn't someone digging down into the ground, it was something digging its way up from under the ground."
I stood up. "Why didn't you realize that something really odd was happening?"
Moss shook his head. "I prefer to rely upon my logical nature, and I really didn't want to believe what I privately suspected, that something had dug itself out of the grave."
"Do you believe me?"
"Luther, I don't want to, but I will accept what ever the truth is, and I don't pretend I know exactly what is possible and impossible in this reality. But that foot print, how I saw the grave, and the fact you confirmed a theory I didn't want to believe for so long. Honestly, I would prefer if it was all your fault."
"Yeah, me too, that would be easier to live with."
"Edna," Moss cryptically said, "if she is the thing at the center of this mystery, if she somehow survived her own death, then she is the one we have to stop. Will you help me?"
"I'm kind of in jail right now."
Moss shrugged. "I know a sympathetic shrink who is also a close friend, I get him to write tonight's episode of as a panic attack caused by stress. I'll get you out by tomorrow."
"What do you want to do?"
"If it is real, then I'm going to kill it if I can."
I asked, "yeah, but how do we kill it."
Moss began to walk away but said before he left, "there must be a way, and we will find it."
"What is it?"
"Edna might only be a symptom of some disease that infests that town, something worse might be coming."
Moss said, "then we better figure out how to stop it."
Then I was alone and once again was living in a world where such terrifying realities hid beneath the facade of normalcy of our existence. My moment of doubt had passed, and once again my reality was one that could have been nightmare.
If we could stop it, Edna, and the sickness that had spawned her; then I would succeed or die trying. The town in which I had been vilified for many years now was relying on me and the detective for salvation. Funny how fate can be so ironic in the end.
I slept, scared of what was to come.
Chapter Eleven: Home
The next day detective Moss when through the motions and procedures to get me released with nothing more then a slap on the wrist for my actions the night before. It was dusk when I and Moss exited the police station and got into his car. Then we began the journey towards the cursed town of Sanctuary Hill.
I asked him, "so, what is the plan here?"
Moss replied, "we are going to start at your families house, see if we can't find anything there."
I felt a momentary twinge in my stomach, I knew returning would dredge up a life time's worth of repressed emotions. I had hoped never to see that house again, I had tried hard to forget it. Now I was going back to where it all began.
Moss said, "I sneaked some hardware out of the armory, what kind of fire arm are you comfortable with?"
I shook my head. "I hate guns, ever since what happened to my mother and all. Swore I would never touch one."
Moss shrugged. "I got a baseball bat."
"Look," I said, "I not sure we can even kill this fucking thing, you haven't seen it, and trust me, you don't want to."
"Listen to me sir, we both have lost the people we love to this damn thing. You want vengeance as much as I."
Even though I knew he was right; I protested, "it will most likely kill us."
Moss asked, "you know we must stop it, will you help Luther Redstone?"
I nodded. "I don't care if it kills me, I just want this fucking thing resolved finally."
As we drove during the later hours of dusk we approached Sanctuary Hill as night slowly fell over the land.
"Sorry, I don't share your pessimism, but it is my job to take chances, to protect and serve."
"I'm just a lowly mechanic, and no offense, people around here have always been kind of shitty to my family for awhile, why take a chance for them when I know god damn as well they wouldn't spare a squirt of piss for my ass if I was on fire."
"A rather crude way to say it, but I understand your sentiment."
"Actually, why don't you get fucking S.W.A.T. in on this, they would stand a better chance."
"Yes, I doubt I could go through proper channels to get S.W.A.T. assistance when I tell them our perpetrator is undead. But don't worry, we have some firepower."
"You're going to need it, this thing is a fucking demon from the fucking pits of hell, and there might be something worse coming."
"I don't know, we stand a good chance I would say."
"What are you basing that on exactly?"
"Blind optimism. But someone must face it, and I suppose it is our responsibility now."
We drove in silence until we reached Sanctuary Hill just as a fat harvest's moon had risen into the sky, looming ominously over the town as it cast a surreal moonlight over the land. I wondered just what evils might be hiding in the dark of that night, I hoped Edna was solely responsible, I hope she was not just a symptom of a greater unnatural disease which infested this place.
We reached the end of the long dirt driveway which led to the dilapidated farmhouse to where I had once lived, I hadn't been there ever since I left that house long ago; I had never wanted to see it again. Looking at the darkened, decrepit structure I could imagine Edna looming within. I supposed that Edna was not the only demon in that house for me, for that house carried a load of personal demons for myself and seeing that house brought it all back for me.
It was not bravery which compelled me to face this thing, it was pure anger and hatred. I loathed this thing because all my problems in life could be directly put upon this thing's doorstep. I also had my family avenge, my father and mother as well as my self.
We where parked at the end of the driveway, we got out of car and Moss walked around to the back of the trunk and opened it. Inside where some guns.
Moss turned to me and asked, "sure you don't want a weapon?"
I shook my head. "No, I hate guns."
Then I saw the aluminum bat in the trunk and picked it up and said, "this will be fine."
Then headlight's appeared out of the night, and Paul drove up, in my truck. He was quick to see the guns. He stopped the truck and he jumped out.
He said, "Luther, I saw you pass by in town, thought I would bring you your truck. What the fuck is up with the guns Officer?"
Moss asked, "how much does your friend here know?"
I explained, "Paul, crazy as it sounds, my aunt Edna is still alive and is responsible for a lot of death's around here, and we are going to kill it."
Paul looked at Moss and asked, "Please say Luther is fucking insane, Moss, you don't believe any of this?"
"You see," Moss said, "I haven't seen it myself personally, I just have Mr. Redstone's word here, but he seems to confirm some long time suspicions I had. I think you should listen to him."
I told Paul, "go home, get or wife and get out of town, trust me."
Paul seemed to think for a second then shook his head. He said, "Luther, I guess I will go with you."
"Don't, don't risk your fucking life for this."
"There is nothing in that fucking house, I'm so sure I'll go with you and show you two you are wrong."
Moss asked, "so here is how we proceed gentlemen, wait here while I go recon the house."
Paul said, "recon the house, we are just going to go search that house so I can show you two assholes you are both wrong."
I nodded. "We will stick together."
Moss asked Paul, "want a gun?"
Paul shook his head and replied, "let's just go get this done with. I've had just about enough of you two assholes."
Moss pulled out a large, gray shotgun out of the trunk and pumped the barrel. He picked up a box of shells and started loading his coat pockets.
Moss said, "off we go, into the fray."
So we walked slowly down the driveway and the terror I felt grew more intense with each step I took towards my boyhood home. Moss seemed expressionless, his eyes completely locked with the house; while Paul seemed more annoyed then anything else.
So then we arrived at the house and we all stopped to look then we heard it, the sound of an old woman cackling maniacally from inside the house, we all heard it.
Paul jumped back and gasped, "what the fuck was that?"
I raised my bat, me and Moss walked up the porch and approached the gaping double door's that led to the kitchen. It was not dark inside for moonlight was illuminating everything. So we both entered as I noticed Paul run down the driveway.
I screamed, "come get me you fucking bitch!"
Moss said, "you just gave or location."
Then Edna's distorted voice spoke out from somewhere deeper inside the house, and it chilled my blood the moment I heard it.
"Luther, nice of you to bring me a snack. I'll enjoy sucking the marrow out of his bones."
I yelled, "show yourself."
She sneered, "your friend had more sense then you to run away."
Moss whispered, "it's coming from upstairs."
"Yeah, it is in the attic, in its room we made for it up there."
I felt like a child again, bringing up Edna her tray of food, and I remembered the terror I felt then.
So I led Moss into the den when we saw the grisly thing we where about behold. In the center of the room was a crudely constructed thing which resembled some ungodly shrine, but it was made entirely from human bones and skulls. And complete skeletons where lying on the floor around it.
I stammered, "what the hell is this thing."
"Let us go on, put it out of your head and just focus on what we have to do."
So we went up the stairs into the second floor where we came to the attic entrance, the ladder was already extended I looked up into the blackness above.
Moss pulled out a flashlight and went up into the attic first, I followed; I expected I only had seconds to live. Then we where standing in that attic where it all began for me.
The deceptively large room was unlike any other room in the house, it was still in good condition; everything all neat a tidy as it had been before. Her rocking chair was empty. The mirror on the wall though, it had been smashed, while everything else in the room seemed organized and tidy.
Moss asked, "why do you suppose it would maintain this one room so well."
Then I realized. "Because, it comes here to feel human again, just to be a good little girl who cleans her room, it smashed the mirror cause it made her see what she had become."
"Sounds like a reasonable explanation."
I said, "it is not here."
Then I heard something scuttle across the roof above us and that is when I saw her window open.
Moss said, "it is on the roof."
Then Edna, out of sight, chillingly asked, "do you boys really want me to come down and play, you won't like that very much I'm afraid."
Then Moss aimed his weapon at the area of the roof where the sound had last come from and he pulled the trigger, making a defining sound as well as filling the room full of choking smoke. It screamed out in the night.
Moss excitedly proclaimed, "she can be hurt!"
Then Edna's voice, obviously enraged, yelled, "you will regret doing that. Here I come."
Then one of Edna's hands punched right through ceiling, like the wood was wet tissue, and the arm seemed to expand and undulated like a tentacle, and a large hand grabbed the detective's head and it pulled him of his feet.
I yelled, "Moss!"
Moss quickly prepared to fire in defense when the thing then snapped his neck with a sharp cracking sound. It let go and Moss fell lifelessly to the floor.
Edna bellowed, "run, because you know what, you get to be it."
I wanted to help Moss but I knew the man was dead, and I now didn't want to join him, so I ran as quickly as I could out of the house. About halfway down the stairs I heard Edna scramble through the house after me and it sounded fast.
It yelled, "now you die boy!"
I ran out from the house and could see Paul standing at the edge of the driveway and I raced towards him.
I screamed, "start the truck!"
Then I heard Edna's approaching footsteps growing closer. Paul saw her I guessed because he suddenly seemed terrified and he grabbed a large pistol from Moss's trunk and tried to fire it unsuccessfully. He began to fumble with the gun.
I hollered, "safety!"
Then gun shots filled the night air and I could hear bullets whiz by my face then I heard Edna stop and I was able to reach the parked vehicles and looked back. Paul fired until there where no more bullets.
I said, "let's get the fuck out of here."
"It's real," Paul muttered, "it is fucking real."
Edna stood in the driveway, she seemed to be looking at us then she started laughing, it's jagged teeth shining in the moonlight.
She said, "I'll let you go, but Luther, I will come for you. I imagine your parents are lonely in the cold dirt, so I will send you to them."
Paul, angered, said, "shut up, shut up, you fucking freak!"
"Let's go," I said.
"Where is the cop?"
"Dead, us to if we don't leave."
Me and Paul got into the truck and drove away from that accursed house.
Moss was dead, I couldn't help but think I could have done something but he was gone now. I was sorry to see the only ally I had parish so suddenly, now I felt alone.
Paul and me said nothing as we drove to his home, and we didn't talk as he gathered his family and packed some belongings into his car. His wife waited in the passenger seat, and she looked pissed, but she didn't seem to be asking questions.
Paul was about to get in when I said, "you are doing the right thing."
"Yeah Luther, I just can't deal with what is going on, so I'm out of here. I would suggest you come with me, but you being so infinitely predictable, I know you can't leave without Lizbeth."
"Yeah, something like that."
"I can't help you with this, but good luck, I mean it."
We shook hands for a moment, I got the sense I would never see him again.
I said, "later Paul, thanks for always being a friend."
"Call me when this is over."
He got in the car and drove away. I spent the night at his home, I kept thinking of Moss, I couldn't help but feel guilty.
I slept, wondering what would happen next.
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Medusa. I always picture her as unbelievably gorgeous, so gorgeous one look can turn you to stone...ha get it....sigh, yeah...unfunny.
Athena checking out the Percy Jackson books.
And finally this is Circe waiting for her next victims to arrive at her door.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Some Mythology Themed Drawings
Medusa. I always picture her as unbelievably gorgeous, so gorgeous one look can turn you to stone...ha get it....sigh, yeah...unfunny.
Posted by Becca at Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Labels: my drawings
11 comments:
- MikeG said...
Love these! Great theme for your next sketchbook!
- Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Yeah, not all tellings of Medusa's story have her as starting off as a monster. The tale is often told that she was very beautiful, and after having relations with Poseidon (the tales vary on whether consensual or not) in Athena's temple, Athena cursed her. And yes, there are those who would start to feel some stiffening at your drawing of her.
Next picture, well, I've not read the Percy Jackson books, so I don't know of any joke I'm missing. At least Athena's not reading a book on childbirth, considering she sprung fully-formed from her dad's forehead (talk about your splitting headaches).
And finally Circe, the first woman who ever thought of men as pigs. :)
- Wednesday, April 21, 2010
- The Vicar of VHS said...
Wonderful! I love mythological subjects, and your pin-up interpretations are worth questing through the Underworld for! :)
- Wednesday, April 21, 2010
- Arkonbey said...
Having Medua's snakes in a hairdo, is inspired (and well rendered).
Do I detect a look of incredulity and mild anger on Athena's face?
I find Circe to be problematic. The drapery is very strong, the hair, as usual, is exquisite and the diaphanous curtain works very well.
However, I find that, compared to your other recent works, the pose is forced, which makes the anatomy seem off. The face is also not as strong as your usual and feels very stiff.
This small critique was difficult to write as I've received some pretty harsh critiques from Sweet Enemy lately (and didn't take them well, to my shame). Please take it in the spirit in which it was given: not in harshness, but in appreciation of your overall talent.
- Wednesday, April 21, 2010
- Captain Zaphod said...
Your Medusa is so much better looking then Uma Thurman was in "The Lightning Thief" http://url.ie/5ufp
- Wednesday, April 21, 2010
- MJenks said...
Medusa was always very beautiful. Only after she offended Athena did she get transformed into the monster that Perseus slew.
Also, Athena was virginal. She wouldn't be dressed like that.
- Thursday, April 22, 2010
- Becca said...
Great idea! And thanks for the kind words. Love your profile pic if I haven't said before.
I have read that she was lovely before the cure I just always figured she was lovely even after. Sort of makes it more of a tragedy in my opinion if she continues to be sooo lovely yet no one can look at her :)
The Greeks had the best "curses"! Greeks and Gypsies :)
"And finally Circe, the first woman who ever thought of men as pigs. :)"
HA!!!! Never thought about it that way ;)
Awww you are too sweet!
On Medusa: thanks I like how stylish it turned out!
On Athena: Hmmm not sure....I actually enjoyed the first book myself but...huh wonder how Athena would react to that book. Have you read it?
On Circe: I've been trying to try more complicated poses in that on-going attempt to improve my skills. I know the more I do the more unusual poses the more natural they will look...it's just getting there. I agree with the face...though I kind of like the way she looks a bit older. I was also very pleased with the curtain :)
Thanks again for the criticism. You really have been a huge help as I struggle along this art path-o-mine. So thanks for taking the time.
Poor you! Sweet Enemy seems like a harsh but fair mistress ;) Just kidding I love you guys :)
Captain Zaphod-
Wowee talk about photoshop disasters...it looks like someone cut and pasted Uma's head and those snakes together! Haven't seen the movie yet but I hope the Medusa effects look a bit better on screen. Yikes.
I have read that she was lovely before the cure I just always figured she was lovely even after. Sort of makes it more of a tragedy in my opinion if she continues to be sooo lovely yet no one can look at her :)
"Also, Athena was virginal. She wouldn't be dressed like that."
Why not? She was a virgin but that has nothing to do with the way she dresses. Virgins can't be sexy in any way? Do you think she walked around in thick formless linen? Ah who knows...I guess we all kind of envision these things in our head differently and I can respect your vision. This is just mine.
- Thursday, April 22, 2010
Three things:
- Your Medusa can petrify me any day. Rowr!
- I love the expectant expression on Circe's pig.
- Athena's perpetual virginity is a later add-on intended to symbolize the impregnability (no pun intended, kinda) of the city of Athens. I kid you not. As a warrior, it only makes sense she would be running around as scantily clad as any other hoplite.
- Friday, April 23, 2010
- MJenks said...
No no no...I'm not saying that virgins can't be sexy, it was just out of character for Athena to be sexy. Yes, she was (by most "accounts") beautiful--fiercely beautiful--but she was also kind of cold and wasn't one to flaunt her wares. So, she did walk around in a thick, white costume. Also, she wore armor (being a war goddess and protector of cities and all that).
I did forget to mention that your Circe was dead. freaking. on. Exactly how I've always envisioned her.
- Friday, April 23, 2010
- Nathan said...
Well, maybe Athena dresses differently when reading in her boudoir than when making public appearances. You just caught in a private moment. {g}
I really like the detail in the Circe drawing, and I used the Medusa one in a post I just wrote about the Gorgon (with all due credit, of course).
If you're interested in drawing any more mythological women, how about Eris?
- Saturday, April 24, 2010
- Becca said...
The pig was my favorite part to draw :) Thank you!
And the Athena thing is fascinating, it's interesting how people use fables and religion to kind of guide and control society. It also makes sense that as a warrior Athena would be right there in the battle and yeah not wanting long robes holding her back or being used against her.
What a fascinating conversation this has all turned into!
Yeah Nathan below kind of pegged what I was feeling that she was reading on her downtime. I'll have to draw her in her armor too, that would be fun.
And thanks for the kind words about Circe :)
Yes that is exactly it :) Kind of got distracted by the virginal thing but each of these drawings was meant to be a quick candid peak at these figures sort of like someone walking into the room and taking a snapshot. So exactly a private moment.
- Saturday, April 24, 2010


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