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(Blu-ray update) Not a restoration, but an entirely different view of the film.,
This review is from: The Wizard of Oz (Three-Disc Collector's Edition) (DVD)
I was just critized for foisting off the following review of the 3-disk DVD set as a review of the new Blu-ray. I didn't; Amazon did. As anyone who's been here for a while will notice, Amazon throws all DVD reviews into the same bucket, regardless of the edition. So don't blame me.
I just got the Blu-ray, and will have some comments on it at the end.
There's no need to discuss "The Wizard of Oz" itself, a classic among classics (though I'll have something to say about its "philosophy" later on). You probably want to know whether the UltraResolution transfer justifies the purchase.
It does. Oh, yes it does.
"The Wizard of Oz" has always looked good, one of the better Technicolor films. Unlike "Gone With the Wind", which was generally dark and desaturated, and which UltraResolution greatly improved, I didn't expect much enhancement for "Oz".
Was I ever wrong. I stared with my jaw hanging open. "Oz" is the best UltraResolution transfer by far -- and the others were not exactly chopped liver.
The improvement in detail and sharpness is startling, especially as the original prints did not seem obviously lacking in either. Even more amazing is the expansion of the tonal scale. Dark scenes (particularly those in the forest and outside the "witches" castle) are now filled with rich detail. Have you ever noticed how beautiful the Winkies' red, white, and gray uniforms are? I hadn't -- until now.
These enhancements combine to produce the biggest improvement of all -- a major revelation of _texture_. The "feltiness" of many costumes is obvious. The burlap of the Scarecrow's face is now plainly visible, particularly in the close-up where he misstates the Pythagorean Theorem. And the Lion's costume is a thick pile of fur you want to reach out and stroke. You can see every last strand of hair.
I'm exaggerating only slightly when I say the improvements of this UltraResolution transfer are not much less than those from cleaning the Sistine Chapel's frescos. It's as if layers of murk and grime -- that you never even knew were there! -- have been stripped away. Until you view it, you cannot imagine what this film (that is, the original camera negatives) _really_ looks like. It's a shame the people who created "Oz" never got to see it this way.
The image quality is so high that I often felt as if I were looking through a window at live performers. (Well, almost.) No matter what versions you already have, you won't be disappointed with this one. I watched it twice in two days, and I might even view it a third time tonight.
My only quibble is that several matte paintings do not blend properly, because the hues at the join lines do not match those of the scene. This could have been fixed; I suspect it seemed too much work for a small improvement. (A friend suggested that these sorts of things are left in because videophiles enjoy finding them.)
As to the differences between the two- and three-disk sets... The latter includes a packet of original programs and promotional material of the sort we haven't seen in 40 years ago. (Remember the 50-cent deluxe programs for road-show films?) There's also a set of 10 reproductions of Kodachrome publicity photographs. For this viewer, these extras alone justify the higher price.
The third disk will be of most interest to lovers of all things Oz. It includes a handsomely produced biography of L. Frank Baum (interesting enough that you might want to watch it more than once), plus all the silent Oz films and a Technicolor Oz cartoon. The existence of these is well-known to anyone familiar with the history of Oz productions, but they've never appeared (as far as I know) in any home-video format.
The films are problematic. The two from Baum's production company are the best -- they have style, charm, and imagination. The others are cheesy ripoffs that bear little relation to the original book. The Larry Semon -- a once wildly-popular but now virtually forgotten cartoonist and comic -- version is especially obnoxious, as it is little more than a vehicle for Semon's brand of physical comedy. The Baum estate is at least partly to blame -- _any_ movie version must have seemed more attractive than none, especially as the technology to make a convincing version of "Oz" would not exist for another 15 years.
The film's opening titles praise the book's "kindly philosophy", which seems to be either "You already have everything you need to be happy", or "The answer to your problems lies within yourself". These are not so much "kindly" as reflections of the hard-nosed "All your problems are your own fault" and "If you're not a success, it's because you're lazy" homilies that grew out of the great opportunity for personal development and material success this country offered.
I believe L. Frank Baum had something rather different in mind. "The Wizard of Oz" is a fairy tale in which magic has no bearing on the issues at the center of the story. I believe Baum wanted to discourage children from fantasizing that magic could be a solution to one's problems.
So... he has the four principals make a grueling journey to the Emerald City, then find the wizard is a humbug. (What a shame the blander "fake", "fraud", or "phony" have replaced that delightful word.) He posesses no magic to supply wit, love, or grit, which the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion have demonstrated they already have.
Baum's "moral" is simple -- Love, wisdom, and courage are what we need to get through life. No one can _give_ them to us, because we _already_ possess them, and all we need to do is express them.
"Is that right?"
"That's all it is."
Now... the question you've been waiting for the answer to... Is the Blu-ray set worth the price?
I viewed the Blu-ray on a Pioneer 60" Pro Kuro, fed from a Sony BDP-S550. I also watched the DVD on the Pioneer (fed from the same Blu-ray player), and on a 36" Sony 400-series WEGA "improved definition" TV (fed from a Sony DVP-S7000).
The DVD remains a terrific DVD, and looks terrific on a high-quality 480i monitor. (See the preceding review.) It was, and still is, a demo-quality DVD.
When played on the BD player, and upconverted to 1080p, the DVD's image on the Kuro is pretty darn good -- the sharpness and detail are at least "acceptable". But when you play the Blu-ray disk, the image goes from "acceptable" to almost-startling. Two examples... Note the enhanced detail and texture in the weather-beaten wood above the WWE's lifeless legs. And in the crowd scenes, you can see (just about) every Munchkin face. There is virtually no smearing of detail.
So... should you rush right out in a buying frenzy and get the BD edition? It depends.
The DVD is good enough for an excellent picture on a high-quality SD monitor. But even upconverted, it isn't good enough for a _large_ HD display. If you have, say, a 40" display; your BD player has a good upconverter (not all do); and you don't sit "on top of" the screen (as I do); you might see little difference between the DVD and the Blu-ray.
But if you're a video fuss-budget (as I am) and sit closer than the "experts" recommend (why _shouldn't_ you?), you will almost certainly prefer the Blu-ray. It's your call.
IMPORTANT POINT Since this review was written, MGM has issued an inexpensive single-disk Blu-ray edition. There's no reason /not/ to buy it.
A few remarks on the extras... The wristwatch, as the kid in the Ally bank commercial says, is a piece of junk. The design shows little style or imagination. And as others have said, "The Dreamer of OZ" is a wretched transfer, very badly unpconverted to 1080. It is not of acceptable quality, and should have been put on the DVD disk in its original form.
I will come back later (I hope) with some more comments on the sound and the other extras. Forcing yourself to repeatedly watch large chunks of a movie, regardless of its quality, is an ennervating experience.
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Initial post: Dec 23, 2007 1:24:02 PM PST
hellomynameis says:
The moral of the story as described by this reviewer brought a tear to my eye.
Posted on Dec 26, 2008 12:05:08 PM PST
TamRock says:
I truly... TRULY appreciated reading this review. Well done William, I will look forward to reading more of your reviews.
Posted on Sep 19, 2009 8:51:46 PM PDT
Ken Howard, LCSW says:
This was a lovely review. You are a gifted writer. I loved the last lines. Very moving to read.
Posted on Sep 20, 2009 4:43:57 AM PDT
Thank you for the kind remarks.
I wish I _were_ a gifted writer. Sometimes I get lucky. My review of "300" has also moved a few people to tears. (Really.) If there is any trick to expressing strong feelings, it's to do it in the simplest way you can.
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The problem is that Amazon doesn't divide up DVDs by edition -- every review gets lumped together. That's why you're seeing my earlier review under the Blu-Ray.
I've added comments on the Blu-ray edition, and might add more as time and inclination permit.
PS: The guy who said the BD is no better than the broadcast version is crazy -- unless it's being shown in 1080 HD.
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B. L. Moslen says:
I am looking to buy this set ,but I dont know if I should just stick with the DVD or go Blue-ray. I will be getting a blue-ray player for Christmas...What do you think?
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In this particular case, I would go with the DVD (unless price is no object). Although the BD is an improvement over the DVD, it is not so much an improvement as the BD of "Gone With the Wind". Read my comments and decide accordingly.
Addendum: The single-disk Blu-ray edition is so inexpensive there's no reason not to buy it.
Posted on Jan 22, 2010 10:20:13 AM PST
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Gary Fisher says:
I like your rendering of the moral, William; I think it relates fairly well to (though it does not duplicate) the description given by the producers of "The Secret of Oz," a 2009 film exploring another interpretation of Baum's work. According to them,
"It is well known in economics academia that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 is loaded with powerful symbols of monetary reform which were the core of the Populist movement and the 1896 and 1900 president bid of Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
"The yellow brick road (gold standard), the emerald city of Oz (greenback money), even Dorothy's silver slippers (changed to ruby slippers for the movie version) were the symbol of Baum's and Bryan's belief that adding silver coinage to gold would provide much needed money to a depression-strapped, 1890s America."
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Why does the man drop his club before he runs? I would bring it with me!
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Lois: Stewie, mommies and daddies like to hug each other that way. In fact sweetie, that's sort of how you were created.
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Bonnie: The movers tracked grease all over my carpet. I tried everything to get the stain out.
Lois: What about lemon juice?
Bonnie: Oh, what about club soda?
Stewie: What about shutting the hell up?
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Lois: Oh my god, my baby's drunk!
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Seeing as Wreck-It Ralph was Disney Animation's most well-received movie in quite a while, the studio has wasted no time in getting one of its main creative talents to work on a new project. Today they announced in a press release [via ComingSoon] that Ralph co-writer Jennifer Lee is not...


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Mystic Blues Festival Lineup, June 26-27-28, 2015
Friday, June 26th
Green Tea
Members: Toby Kniffin – Guitar & Vocals Jamie Conroy – Guitar Amie Coffey – Vocals Michael Chicoria – Keys Marty Moroney – Bass Jay Hartley – Drums Gino Maiorano – Percussion.
Green Tea was formed in 2001 when members of Third Stone & Beggars Bash got together to make some music, jam and share some ideas. Twelve years later Green Tea is going strong with a wealth of original material, a third studio CD under way and momentum that is contagious.
The seven-piece line up consists of two guitars, bass, keys, drums, percussion and the dynamic Amie Coffey on vocals. Amie shares the lead vocal duties and plays percussion and saxophone as well. This variety gives the band a depth not often found on today's jam band scene. Melody lines and groove work in and out with guitar lines and harmonies that define the sound of Green Tea.
The songs are the driving force and that is what we are selling. Toby Kniffin is the primary songwriter and his well-crafted compositions work. He has been playing and writing for nearly twenty-five years, has performed up and down the East Coast and has learned how to harness emotion and craft a song that can be delivered by a live band. He spent the late 80's and most of the 90's fronting the very successful group Third Stone. Since then he has been a leading force in the bands Liquid Dead, based out of Burlington, VT and The Desolation Angels form New York. Liquid Dead created a vibe with their outstanding musicianship & loyal following of deadheads and music lovers. What also developed was a devoted fan-base for Toby and the energy and soul he brings to the music.
Rounding out the line-up for Green Tea is Jamie Conroy on guitar, Marty Moroney on bass, Michael Chicoria on Keys, Jason Hartley on the drum kit and Gino Maiorano on percussion. The music that has influenced the sound of Green Tea ranges from the melody and magic of Garcia/Hunter, to the driving rock n roll and melody work of the Allman Brothers. Mix that with a Dylanesque writing approach that focuses on the lost art of "the song"….you get Green Tea, a unique and rich sound that is chock full of our forefathers, yet pushes all corners of the proverbial envelope.
Green Tea released its debut CD in October 2005 titled The Healing and then followed up in 2008 with "Steep". The band is very excited and proud of these two studio works. Break or Bend, the bands 3rd studio effort is in the final stages as Green Tea is gearing up for a 4th trip to the studio.
Saturday, June 27th
The Weight: Playing songs of The Band. Featuring former members of The Band, Rick Danko, and Levon Helm Band
Replicating the music of The Band is a tall order. But interpreting the music of The Band is an art. Songs that have reverberated across history for decades continue to speak to millions of us. And The Weight, a five-piece ensemble featuring Jim Weider and Randy Ciarlante from The Band, Brian Mitchell and Byron Isaacs of the Levon Helm Band and Marty Grebb, who worked with Rick Danko and Richard Manuel of The Band, remains a vehicle through which we can continue to share those stories and dance to those back beats. Come and take a load off.
Jay Stollman
Jay Stollman has achieved unparalleled success as one of the most popular vocalists on the East Coast. He has performed around the world to rave reviews, sharing the stage with musical legends such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett, The Temptations, Four Tops, Jose Feliciano, Blues Traveler, Joan Osborne, Johnny Winter, Peter Frampton, Bo Diddley, Ronnie Spector, Felix Cavaliere, Tower of Power and Elton John, to name a few.
Jay's vocals are a dynamic fusion of Blue Eyed Soul and Rock and Roll. Along with great performance ability and stage presence, a Jay Stollman show is always guaranteed to rock the house.
Jay Stollman is currently appearing with The Johnny Winter Band as the front man and lead vocalist for the Johnny Winter Remembrance Shows, honoring the legendary bluesman, as well as performing with The Jay Stollman Blues Band. He is a standout performer and always a crowd favorite.
"One of today's most soulful and powerful blues singers. The real deal!"
—–Johnny Winter
Debbie Davies
"She wields an electric guitar as if it were a wand." – LOS ANGELES TIMES
Debbie Davies is an award-winning singer, songwriter, guitar player of extraordinary talent. A professional musician since the early 1980s, Debbie ranks among the top blues artists in the country. She has received ten nominations for Blues Music Awards, and in 1997 and 2010 won the award for Best Contemporary Female Blues Artist. A thirty-year veteran of the road, this latest recording leaves no doubt that Debbie Davies is truly one of the leading lights on the contemporary blues music scene today.
"Davies playing is extraordinary – full of propulsion and energy and melodic invention." – PEOPLE MAGAZINE
"Davies exhibits guitar playing virtuosity with the likes of Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan." – MUSIC CONNECTION
"She pulls out all the stops. She can play it all: seductive, soulful material, down-home delta blues, or humorous tales of life on the road." – BLUES REVIEW MAGAZINE
"Debbie is one of the direct links to the originators of this music. She knows what the blues is all about and you can hear it in the passion of her playing." – COCO MONTOYA
"Debbie is an incredible guitarist who plays with great taste and can cook like mad. Debbie plays from the heart and her heart has a lot to say. She inspires me. Besides being a fine musician she's also an outstanding person that I am very glad to call a friend of mine." – CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE
"I don't often give endorsements or references, but once in a rare while I hear a musician of such talent that I want people to know. I believe my reputation backs up my ability to recognize exceptional blues guitarists. Such a one is Debbie Davies. Hear her now." – JOHN MAYALL
Neal Vitullo and the Vipers
As orginator and name sake of Young Neal And The Vipers, Guitarist /Frontman Neal Vitullo has honed his craft through 30 years of countless club dates and concerts. That conviction and tradition continues with all Neal And The Vipers shows.
Neal has furthered his reputation by playing with and sharing the stage with such greats as. Roy Buchanan, B.B. King, Albert Collins, Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Dixon, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Plant, Johnny Copeland, ……………
Dave Howard
By Don Sikorski
Sound Waves Magazine
Dave Howard is happily retired. But that doesn't mean his working days have come to and end. In fact, the 51 year-old blues singer from Warwick, Rhode Island is thoroughly enjoying his new job, lead vocalist of the legendary band Roomful of Blues. In the fall of 2006, Howard landed a role he was ideally sculpted for, teaming up with Rhode Island's premier rhythm and blues act, to tour the country. Behind him are the days of hammering out two jobs, rising early in the morning to work his day job, rushing home, and then heading out to the bars for a late evening. "I worked two jobs all my life," reflects Howard of his 30+ years as a City of Warwick employee. "It got to be tiring".
If anyone deserves to have "made it" to the next level in the music world, it's Dave Howard. An integral part of the New England blues scene for years, Howard's gritty, baritone voice arrived on the music scene in the mid 1970's with the band Old No.7, covering everything from folk to rock to country music. Howard eventually teamed up with 18 year-old guitar wizard and fellow Rhode Islander Neal Vitullo, who had been playing in a band with Howard's friend Stovall Brown, and co-founded Young Neal & the Vipers. The Vipers rose to prominence in the New England and New York bar scene, working over 250 nights per year, and eventually caught the eye of the mighty Atlantic Records. But the Atlantic deal never materialized, and Howard stepped aside in October 1989 to form his own roots-rock blues band Dave Howard and The High Rollers with guitarist Tommy Ferraro. After a brief return to the Vipers in 1991 (recording "Hooloovoo", the Vipers debut effort, which sold well regionally), Howard and the High Rollers again teamed up, recorded three CD's, and continued to "slug it out in the bars for 13 or 14 years," as Howard describes it. With the High Rollers, Howard was able to carve out a second living and return to the music he loved most, unlike the direction that Atlantic wanted to send his previous band. "It was an ill-fated deal," said Howard of the whole ordeal. "Atlantic was in real turmoil at the time."
Flash forward to 2006. Howard had just landed what he would consider to be a dream job, replacing Mark Dufresne as the lead vocalist in Roomful of Blues. "I first saw them (Roomful) in the Spring of 1971 at Roger Williams Park when Duke Robillard was fronting the band, way back when I was in high school," Howard recalls. "I've always loved the band". In between gigs with the band, Howard has also managed to put out his own CD, an all-original progressive country record titled "I Tried To Tell You". His ability as a vocalist to cross over from blues to country is a result of his diverse musical background, and Howard belts out the material on "I Tried To Tell You" in fine fashion, especially evident on standout tracks like the steel guitar driven honky-tonk "Somebody Gets Hurt", the slow hurtful "Look of Lifelong Sorrow", or the driving uptempo rhythms of "I Don't Want to Hear It". It was this same musical diversity that made Dave Howard such an ideal candidate for the Roomful job. And while it was a difficult decision to leave the High Rollers, Howard feels blessed with the opportunity to move forward in his musical career.
Howard hit the stage for his first gig with the band on October 12th, 2006. The evening went really well, and he hasn't looked back since. "I love it," says Howard of being on stage with Roomful. "They're a great bunch of people and a talented group of musicians. Roomful of Blues has lined up a tour beginning in early March that will travel the East Coast, playing a lot of small theatres along the way. Howard has made the successful transformation and is growing more comfortable in his new role. Yet, he remains modest and relishes his opportunity to play music at the next level. "I'm a blues singer," says Howard when asked to describe himself as a musician. "I guess that's the nicest thing anyone could call me."
Greg Sherrod Blues Band
The Mystic Blues Festival is very proud to present Greg Sherrod – and his brilliant Blues Band.
One of the most powerful and passionate Blues Vocalists and interpreters of true Blues on the scene today.
Greg Sherrod has been entertaining audiences in the New England region for 22 years, playing music in the best venues in the area. He spent many years involved in musical theater starring in many productions like Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas), Nunsence (Sister Hubert), and being involved in Dandelion Children's Theater, He has taken the stage with bands like the Disco Biscuits, The Clarke Brothers, Powerhouse, Sugar Daddy and, The Highrollers He also supported or played with acts like Tower of Power, John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band, King's X, Deep Banana Blackout, E.C. Scott, K.D. Bell, and James Motgomery. Greg also led the house band at The Newport Blues Cafe.
Bad News Barnes & The Brethren of Blues Band
Chris Barnes became a regular opening act at The Legendary NYC Blues Bar, "Tramps", where he would improvise original blues tunes based on audience suggestion, with his blues harmonica keeping the rhythm. Barnes opened for and preformed with Legendary Blues Greats, Koko Taylor, Hound Dog Taylor, Pinetop Perkins and became a protégé of Harmonica Legend; Big Eyes Willie Smith. Barnes became very tight with Rock N Roll Hall of Famer; Otis Blackwell (Elvis & Jerry Lee Lewis) and was signed to his FEVER records label, (located in the legendary Brill Building), recording Original Hokum Blues parodies and even Mr. Blackwell's last documented song #1 King of Rock N Roll. Barnes went on to write three short films for Saturday Night Live and wrote James Belushi's highest Q-rated piece, "Rappin Jimmy B", with the original score written by Tom "Bones" Malone. He also became a weekly apprentice writer/ performer at Saturday Night Live. While a member of Chicago's Famed Second City Comedy Troupe, Barnes recorded "The Prez" with Dave Mason (Traffic), a rap parody of the 1984 presidential elections which became a hit novelty single. In Santa Monica, CA at The West Coast Second City Theatre Barnes Directed & Performed The Mock Rock Comedy, Lemmings 2, with fellow cast members Ryan Stiles, Joel Murray, Mark Beltzman, Dave Pasquesi and Clint Smith.
Barnes directed & performed two stage shows for Comedy Central, "Lalapalooka", the mock rock comedy concert, which toured both coasts and "Lemmings" starring the late Chris Farley, Andy Richter and Tim Meadows, Barnes enlisted Jimmy Vivino (Conan O'Brien Show) as Musical Director and Crispin Cioe (Uptown Horns) as Brass director, the one night special, which was performed at New York City's Bottom Line, was awarded rave reviews.
Badnews Barnes & The Blues Brethren are currently recording a Hokum Blues Album and collaborating with Pianist, Bette Sussman, (Whitney Houston, Bette Midler, Cyndi Lauper) as Musical Director, & Ann Klein (Guitar) with special guest players such as Blues Brothers Alumnist, Blue Lou Marini and Tom Bones Malone.
Lisa Marie and Johnny Juxo
Lisa Marie (vocals & percussion) and Johnny Juxo (piano). Playing Rockabilly, sweet 60s soul, 50s rock 'n' roll, New Orleans R&B, ragtime, honky-tonk & drinkin' songs you ain't never heard before… In a nutshell: F-U-N!!
ABOUT LISA MARIE: Not only a blues shouter in the tradition of Big Joe Turner and Wynonie Harris, this Boston native carries on the sweet gospel soul of Sam Cooke, the yearning of Hank Williams Sr., and the boisterous, cartoonish fun of Louis Jordan. From jump-swing to swamp boogie, country or Piedmont blues to funky New Orleans grooves, her deep husky vocals express an unmistakeable joy. Lisa Marie tells her audience that "joy and sorrow are two sides of the same coin"… This woman is a storyteller, with a gift that allows you to fall deeply in love with a song – sometimes one you may have heard before, but never have you heard it done quite like this… Innovative, creative vocal and musical arrangements that put a new twist on every story.
Professor Harp
Although born and raised as Hugh Holmes of Boston, Mass., the emanations from his harmonica and vocals make it clear that Professor Harp has the blues of Texas and the whole wide Delta coursing through his veins.
The Professor was a rock 'n' roll drummer until '69, when the Boston blues revival and a sterling performance he caught of blues harmonica great George Allen 'Harmonica' Smith, combined to lure him away from drums and into a full court press on the blues harp. "Undaunted!" he brags, by the vicissitudes of his life as blues man, front man, every kind of man, Professor Harp puts forth his commanding presence and exceptional talent, night after night.
Primarily playing a sparse, yet full-sounding brand of no-nonsense, no-frills Texas style blues, Professor Harp specializes in what he calls, 'roots music'. "It's whatever makes me feel good and moves me, so to speak." Indeed it has evolved while continuing to move audiences for decades.
Under the influence of many diverse blues greats, Professor Harp has developed a robust playing style. He often utilizes the Leslie rotating-speaker sound system to give his harp a Hammond organ timbre, while he alternately and simultaneously employs the standard or traditional 'electrified' blues harp. The Professor tops this off by singing the blues with an infectious fervor, supported at his strictest insistence by only top-flight musicians on guitar, bass, and drums.
Professor Harp performed with various bands throughout the Northeast including legends Solomon Burke and Luther 'Guitar Jr.' Johnson and played live on NBC's Today Show. Among the legions of hot performances at rocking blues clubs, the memories that often stand out for The Professor are the nights his harp helped to swell the room, in a spontaneous jam with his old mentor, the inimitable bluesman Muddy Waters.
Muddy Waters and Professor HarpIt was the spring of '75 when a friend first introduced Hugh to Muddy Waters. Following his friend backstage at Boston's Paul's Mall, he found Muddy immersed in a game of Casino with bassist Calvin Jones. Muddy was unresponsive when it was suggested that Hughie Holmes should sit in on a few numbers. Holmes and his friend backed off.
Yet, halfway through his show Muddy stopped and asked where that harp player was. The Professor was ready. Overcoming the sudden burning in his ears, Harp climbed on stage and miraculously grabbed exactly the right harmonica from his disorganized bag of harps. As usual he took the time to grease it up with Vaseline, and still jumped in without slowing down the show for a moment. From that day on Harp had a standing invitation to join in whenever Muddy took the stage.
Harp says every show with Muddy was a learning experience and he cites Muddy as his greatest teacher. Muddy, in turn, called Hugh the professional of the Harp. Solomon Burke called him Professor Harmonica Holmes. After two greats anointed him with sobriquets, Hugh Holmes decided it was time to split the difference and became Professor Harp.
Sunday, June 28th
The Knickerbocker All Stars
Featuring: Bruce Bears, Fran Christina, Bob Christina, Rich Lataille, Brian Templeton, Willie J. Laws, Bob Worthington, Cliff Goodwin and more!
w/ special guests James Montgomery and Christine Ohlman
The Knickerbocker All Stars are a group of extremely talented blues musicians who have been in the business for decades. Members of the band have played with such notable performers as Freddie King, Robert Cray, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Roomful of Blues as well as their own bands.
Sunday night at the Knickerbocker Café in Westerly, RI featured the Roomful of Blues in the 1970's and early 80's. It quickly became the hottest social event in the area. Duke Robillard, the legendary blues guitarist and leader of the Roomful, would invite many up and coming musicians on stage to get their licks in as well as featured artists, the list of which is too long to mention.
Every song on the CD was carefully selected to emulate the great blues front-men, backed by a full horn section with bluesy and boogie woogie piano. Bob Christina was working as the drummer in the blues band Ricky King Russell and the Cadillac Horns. With Bob's efforts we were able to bring together the Knickerbocker All Stars.
If you play their songs loud enough and close your eyes you can envision the band blasting away while dancers on the floor twist, swing, jitterbug and slow dance real tight. All of this is what was and still is the hallmark of the Knickerbocker Café.
Joining the Knickerbocker All-Stars on stage will be the legendary "Bee-Hive Queen" herself – CHRISTINE OHLMAN – along with Blues Harp Legend – JAMES MONTGOMERY – for an End-of-Fest Gala Finale!
Christine Ohlman
Christine Ohlman is fresh from an incredible year that has included appearances on "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon", at The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, at the WC Handy Festival in Muscle Shoals and on concert stages with Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Bill Medley, Bonnie Bramlett, Elvis Costello, Widespread Panic, and a host of others.
Ohlman was recently awarded with "Top Female Americana Vocalist" honors on The Alternate Root's International Readers' Poll (sharing top slots with Paul Thorn, The Mavericks, and Rodney Crowell) and appears as Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 2014 Inductee Andrew Loog Oldham's special guest on his "ALO Orchestra Sings The Rolling Stones Songbook Vol. 2." Her Grammy-nominated recordings include slots with Charlie Musselwhite and the late Hubert Sumlin. She is, of course, the current and long-time lead vocalist with NBC's Saturday Night Live Band.
"I've come here to set your souls on fire," she tells her audiences. And she will.
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James Montgomery
One of the greatest blues harp players and stirring performers in music today. James has had the brilliance of James Cotton and Jr. Wells – his masters – handed right down and he's performed live with everyone from his buddy Johnny Winter to Mick Jagger.
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Greg Piccolo & Heavy Juice
"Piccolo wails with wild abandon, resurrecting the sound and spirit of the legendary R&B sax heroes."
– Michael Point, Austin American Statesman
Over his long career, Greg has played with scores of the legendary heroes of American music, and although he will emphatically deny it, he now has his own place in that pantheon.
Music with a feeling indeed.
– Bob Bell
Paul Gabriel
Paul Gabriel is an Electric Blues guitarist, Singer/Songwriter and a recording session musician. His professional career began in 1969 and has spanned forty-six years as a working artist.
Early in his career Paul Gabriel appeared on three albums by singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, played slide guitar on Rory Block's Grammy nominated "Mama's Blues", toured with Michael Bolotin (a.k.a. Michael Bolton) and eventually formed a number of his own groups;
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Thank you, Wayne. Welcome to Resolute's fourth quarter earnings call. My name is Rémi Lalonde, Vice President for Investor Relations. I am joined by Richard Garneau, President and Chief Executive Officer and Jo-Ann Longworth, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. You could follow along with the slides we'll be using for today's presentation by logging on to the webcast, using the link in the Presentations and Webcast page under Investor relations section of our website. Slides are also available for download.
Before we begin, I direct your attention to the note forward-looking statements in this morning's press release and the slides accompanying this presentation. We will discuss forward-looking matters today. Due to uncertainties inherent in these statements, actual results may differ. Our statements are not guarantees of future performance.
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Good morning and thank you for joining us today. 2012 marked our second full year as a restructured company. It was a year in which we responded aggressively to market challenges. We significantly improved the company's competitiveness by optimizing the asset base and strengthening out financial position.
Before I review the details of our financial performance, I want to highlight some of the many changes we have accomplished this year. We grew the Pulp segment by adding the three Fibrek mills, one mill in bleached southwood kraft and the two recycle mills representing about 750,000 tons of capacity. This positions us well as a long term player in Pulp since we are now the fourth largest pulp producer in the North America.
We announced a number of projects that will help us grow our woods product business; capacity enhancement in Thunder Bay, Comtois, Senneterre, St-Thomas, La Dore and Girardville; and in addition to the announced restart of the Ignace saw mill and construction of the new Atikokan saw mill. When all completed by mid 2014, these projects will represent 400 million board feet of additional annual production capacity. These projects will help to offset the 150 million board feet of capacity plus as a result of the Oakhill closure with the sale of Mersey assets.
We also invested in power generation. We added 9.5 megawatt of capacity at Saint-Felicien and 28 megawatt at Dolbeau, which were fully operational in December. 65 megawatt of new capacity at Thunder Bay is now only weeks away from production. We will use these facilities to sell power to the grid in addition to the facilities we use only for internal consumption; Calhoun, Catawba, Coosa Pines with Hydro Saguenay and Fort Frances and it gives us an important advantage.
We have made significant progress toward optimizing our paper asset base this year while preserving our ability to generate cash flow. These steps provide for a leaner and more efficient mill network. Here is other few examples. As part of our efforts to manage exposure to export market where the relative trend of the US dollar has created difficult conditions for North American producers, we idled and subsequently sold our Mersey newsprint mill.
We restored a high gloss paper machine in Dolbeau. This machine is of superior quality and the machine was built in 1999. Together, with power generation we are confident that Dolbeau will be an integrated state-of-the-art operation. But given the unmistakable drop in demand for specialty papers and our strategy to focus production on our most productive facilities and machines, we closed higher cost machine and low run in addition to the Kénogami machine closed in late 2011.
We idled a coated paper machine in Catawba to improve overall efficiency and reduce the labor and other manufacturing costs. We independently idled both mill as well as the high bright and book paper machine in Fort Frances and in order to drive better efficiency and lower overall labor costs, we implemented more efficient manning structure at the number of sites. In the fourth quarter, we announced the elimination of 112 positions in Alma, 75 in Clermont and 40 in Thorold. We've also begun discussion at the Saint-Felicien scrap mill to optimize manning and costs.
At the corporate level, we completed the transfer of the remaining corporate function from South Carolina to our Montreal head office and we also absorbed Fibrek and saved $11 million. It is efforts like this that help maintain our low cost SG&A to sales ratio.
On sustainability we continue to advance on our key efforts in the areas of responsible fiber sourcing, carbon footprint reduction, environmental compliance, product stewardship and sustainability disclosure. We became the world's largest manager of FSC Certified Forests in 2012, with 65% of company-managed forests certified to FSC standards.
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Many times, health conditions and problems just happen. While they don't necessarily require a trip to the emergency room, you would like to see a doctor right away.
Wouldn't it be great if the was a health care office in the Conyers and Rockdale area that a person could be treated for all types of conditions without having to wait for an appointment? Well now there is. Dr. Andrew Smith & Randy Riner, PA has opened Georgia Primary and Urgent Care right here in Conyers. At Georgia Primary and Urgent Care in Conyers, you can walk in and be seen by a doctor for all types of problems.
Dr. Smith is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has vast experience in treating all types of conditions. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, sore throats, allergies, rashes, sprains, fevers, flu and ear aches are just a few of the ailments that Dr. Smith and Randy Riner treat every day. Dr. Smith and Randy Riner treat all patients over the age of 2 years old.
It seems like it is almost always cold or flu season or allergy season now. If you are suffering you shouldn't have to wait a week or two for an appointment to get treated. Georgia Primary and Urgent Care clinic in Conyers is here to help NOW!
At Georgia Primary and Urgent Care, we can even provide school and sports physicals. Additionally we perform DOT physicals and even treat worker's compensation injuries. Since we are an Urgent Care facility, we also take x-rays here on site and can provide most lab work. This not only saves you time, but also saves you money.
Dr. Smith, Randy Riner and staff in their Conyers office are open 6 days a week and are here to help you. Most insurance is accepted; just call them at 678-609-4912 if you have any questions. They will be more than happy to assist you.


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