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Jazz musician Keith Jarrett and his band mates played two quite different sets in the Earshot Jazz Festival on Tuesday night in Seattle.
It is Keith Jarrett's genius that he can take a deep, yogic breath before playing a note on the piano, strip away all aspects of "mind" and let himself be blown by the winds of the moment. His receptivity is almost palpable.
Tuesday night at Benaroya Hall, at the Earshot Jazz Festival, his trio spent a lot of time in calm waters, rarely plowing forward full sail. Though his playing was masterful, swinging, evanescent and peppered with tiny surprises, his restraint verged on emotional distance.
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Wearing a tan shirt with billowing sleeves and tiny-lensed glasses that darkened in the spotlight, the slight, 66-year-old pianist and his band mates — Gary Peacock (bass) and Jack DeJohnette (drums) — played two quite different sets. The first was oblique and elegant, with the highlights a singing, soaring phrase in the opener, " I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over," and a sprightly edition of Clifford Brown's "Joy Spring." A vamping "Fever" never rose above 101, a heavily disguised "Body and Soul" felt tepid (though Peacock stepped out nimbly) and a legato Nat Cole obscurity, "Answer Me My Love," suggested movie music.
Jarrett is notorious for hypersensitivity to crowd noise and cameras, but his reactions to what sounded like a baby crying and an errant cellphone were uncharacteristically affable.
"Everyone thinks I'm always serious," he joked.
The second set was a study in unorthodox tempos. Duke Ellington's usually loping blues, "Things Ain't What They Used To Be," crawled at a Basie-like drag; the usually chipper "I Thought About You" was delivered with eloquent but reticent grace; and the ballad "Autumn Leaves" raced at top speed, with Jarrett rumbling through a long, spiraling phrase that suddenly just ended, as he got up from the piano.
Somehow, this kiss-off felt just right, part of Jarrett's intensely physical relationship with his instrument, in which he appeared to be dancing with a lover, lifting himself from the bench, swaying to and fro, or peering down over his right shoulder, as if to tilt an ear to what the piano was saying.
The evening climaxed with one of Jarrett's deliciously throbbing vamps, raising the energy to a welcome level.
The reverent crowd pulled the trio back for two encores — a pellucid "When I Fall in Love" and "God Bless the Child," bathed in warmth.
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I saved Mondays and Thursdays for Shannon because she loved the idea of type differences, their weaknesses, their strengths. One day, she said, all of her pokémon would have two types. I saved Tuesdays for Joey. Items fascinated him, man-made or not. Fridays were for Jason, since he got so discouraged when he lost a battle. Every Wednesday varied. Saturdays were for Earl–every other day wore him out. I saved one day of the week for me, and that was just to make sure that I was still alive.
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But there was nothing I could do. The kids couldn't understand me, Earl seemed just as consumed, and I wouldn't have known what to do out in the world if I left—because despite all of the time that I had spent in a school, I had learned next to nothing.
"Why don't you teach them something that doesn't have to do specifically with pokémon?" I asked Earl one day. It was a Friday and the kids had just been let out for the day. We were cleaning up and getting ready to go home. I picked up the garbage on the ground while Earl sorted out papers and straightened out the desks that had been moved in result of the children's excitement when they were told that they could battle. The excitement was always present. I thought that they got louder each week, and that they caused more messes every week when they tried to run and pile out the door all at once. Now, it was quiet, and I wanted to take advantage of it.
"What you want me to teach them?" Earl asked, not even bothering to look at me. He twirled over to the side of the room to close the windows, as if no one could hear what I was about to say.
"I don't know…" I faltered, suddenly embarrassed for asking. I didn't particularly like attention, and I had just blatantly asked for it when I could have stayed invisible. During the day, it was impossible, since the children's fascination with pokémon automatically turned into a fascination of
, the only pokémon that was allowed out in the classroom. I simply made an effort to say only what needed to be said, and to never leave the corner in front of the classroom unless I really needed to.
"Maybe teach them how to light fires…" I continued, trying to get over my embarrassment. This
need to be said, after all, so I couldn't back down now. I kept hoping that Earl wouldn't look at me, and I too refused to look at him and distracted myself by picking up more lost paper and pencils on the ground, though they were bitter reminders of why I was bringing this topic up in the first place.
"Want to teach is a fire? Teach kids fire-types, yes," Earl replied as he finished closing the windows. I imagined him nodding his head eagerly and intensely. This would have been a good thing if he had understood what I said.
"No… Fires for their journey. To keep warm." Perhaps, I thought, trying something else that couldn't be directly related to pokémon would help. "Teach them how to budget their money. How to choose and save food."
"No, no, no. Kids learn to do that on own time," Earl said earnestly. And that was the end of that.
What could I say to make him understand? He taught the subject of pokémon all day, and he taught it almost every day. It was ingrained in his mind, probably permanently. He had no desire to teach about the dangers of the world or the possibilities of being something greater. He had told me many times while smiling from ear to ear that this had been his dream since he was a boy, and he was so glad to be here…
Doesn't it ever get boring? Don't you ever wonder what holds the world together outside of this school? I wanted to ask, but didn't.
And I was his pokémon. He certainly took care of me. He kept me fed and rested, didn't make me battle often anymore since I didn't like the attention, and he boasted about his oh so special hitmontop every chance he got, even if it was in fragmented English. There was no doubt that I was his, but I just couldn't think the same way.
On Monday, things went by as they normally did. Water beats fire, grass beats water, and fire beats grass. Electric beats flying, and flying beats grass. "Beats" would be a term used loosely, as factors such as experience and strategy also had a huge effect on the outcome.
Shannon eventually called me over. As usual, she made some statement that was similar to what was just taught, and I would nod my head or shake my head depending on whether her answer was right or wrong.
"Ghost can beat psychic, right?" she said, fidgeting in her seat restlessly and looking at me expectantly.
I nodded and wondered how many questions she would ask me today.
"And psychic can beat poison."
I nodded at the statement and grinned despite myself.
"Psychic can't do anything to dark-types, though. I always forget..."
Another nod.
! Fighting-types can beat dark-types! You could beat a dark-type with no problem, right?" I would have nodded, albeit reluctantly, but she didn't give me enough time as she added, "Dark-types seem evil. You could beat all the evil in the world, huh? So cool!"
"I wish," I said quietly, but all she heard—if she heard me at all—was my name.
She decided that she was done after that. She jumped out of her seat and moved on to show off her newfound knowledge to her friends, and I went back into my corner. I was already exhausted from the conversation and was ready for the day to be over.
On Tuesday, the class got a new student.
He was obviously a bit older than the rest of the kids, and I wondered why he was here. He probably should have been on his journey for at least a few years already. But Earl welcomed him with open arms.
"This is Sai! Sai is new student," he said after rushing the boy to the front of the classroom. His eyes were closed and he was smiling broadly while the boy only looked to the ground, not bothering to introduce himself. I felt instantly connected to him just for that. My first impression was that he was clearly the outcast and that he didn't like attention, either. "He will learn lots, yes? Yes. Take a seat now, boy." And the boy listened. He took a seat in the back of the room, the only place available.
I didn't think that having Sai here would change anything, but it still felt nice to be a little bit closer to someone. I started to wonder about my first impression, however, when he saw me for the first time. He flinched when he saw me, and I couldn't tell if it was from surprise or from seeing something rather repulsive. But he didn't look away. His expression was blank as he stayed focused on me. He seemed to struggle when trying to pay attention to both Earl's lesson and me, even though I wasn't doing anything but standing in the corner.
I actually tried leaving the corner to walk in between the desks so I could get out of his sight a few times, but his eyes always seemed to follow me. I even stayed with Jason longer than normal, and tried to stay focused on what he was saying and asking. But Sai was always looking, and I knew it. When you don't like attention, you always know when someone is looking at you. Someone is always looking at you, no matter how illogical the idea is. The idea consumes your mind. I was used to this since the other kids often recognized my presence, but the anxiety was never this intense with them. Probably because their attention wasn't constant, and they gave me attention with enthusiasm rather than apathy.
I wished that he would look away. He was here to learn about pokémon, after all, and I was here to pass time until something… anything… happened.
Look away from me. Look away. If you don't like such attention, why am I getting it? I cannot and do not want to help you.
On Wednesday, I didn't have anyone to focus on in order to distract myself from Sai. No one seemed to need my help, and there was nothing else for me to do until everyone left. I considered simply leaving the school and hoping no one noticed, but the new boy would definitely have noticed. He was still staring at me. And I still didn't know what to do about it.
When all the kids were doing an activity with one partner, Sai didn't have a partner. He hadn't talked to anyone and everyone was set in their ways by choosing the same partner every time. Earl, with all his good intentions, told me to go be Sai's partner. The new student spending time with a pokémon in a pokémon school would be good, after all. I didn't have the energy to protest, and I didn't want to risk causing a scene, so I reluctantly went to the boy. Up close, his blue eyes seemed soft and intense at the same time. Still unnerved and holding on to silence, I tried to smile as best as I could.
Admittedly, I had no idea what the activity was, so I didn't know what to do next. He must have known the assignment, but all he said was, "You made it possible for me to be here, so thanks."
I had no idea what he was talking about. Shifting around uncomfortably, I wanted to say that I just a classroom pet, nothing more. I figured that I should have been grateful he didn't want to talk about just pokémon, but somehow, I wasn't. The topic was at least comfortable and familiar, even if I despised it.
"I'm not supposed to take the time to be here," Sai explained, and I wondered if he caught on to my confusion. "But since you're here, it's okay now."
At this point, I was beyond confused. I was nervous and tired and I wanted this boy to go away. We connected on the wrong level, I decided. My first impression didn't mean anything good for me.
"Well, you should start the assignment," I said, trying to say words that would make him stop talking and would make me sound confident at the same time.
"I'm not interested in the assignment," Sai said, suddenly frowning. He looked back and forth between the paper on his desk and me, and eventually, he settled on staring at me. I was about to open my mouth again to speak when I realized that he had understood me. I hadn't pointed to the paper or picked up a pencil or made any sign that I was talking about the assignment. Had I? In my nervousness, I may have missed my actions completely…
I stared back at him, not so confident anymore. Maybe I never was. Despite Shannon's words, I couldn't beat the evil in the world, especially when I could hardly keep my eyes focused on the path in front of me. I always looked down to the ground, and I ignored the present as best as I could. I focused on what I wanted, but never did anything to get what I wanted.
"You're so shy…" Sai observed, still looking at me. "You don't seem to like it here."
This seemed familiar. He said a statement, so I nodded. He was right, anyway.
"Well, you don't have to worry anymore. I like it here, since I'm learning about pokémon and getting better like I'm supposed to. But I can't stay here forever. And when I leave this place, I'm taking you with me."
On Thursday, I didn't go to the school. I just told Earl that I didn't want to go, and he was okay with that. I mentally apologized to Shannon for not being there, but I wasn't really sorry. I needed a day for myself. All I did was sleep, I was so, so tired.
On Friday, I was glad that I had taken that day off. Friday was all about battles, and I hadn't battled in such a long time. Earl made me battle a lot as a Tyrogue, but once I had evolved after battling the students' pokémon so much, I was considered too experienced. And Earl caught on to the fact that I didn't like being on the battlefield so that everyone could watch me and judge me.
I didn't usually battle, but thanks to Sai, I had to battle on that particular Friday.
The boy said that he had no pokémon to battle with. I thought that Earl was going to have me battle for him, but he didn't. Again, he said that I was too experienced, and that I may not listen to a beginner like him.
I was vastly relieved—until Sai asked if he could borrow me for the weekend so that I could help him catch his first pokémon.
"Well," Earl started. No one had ever requested such a thing, and I had no idea how he was going to react. At that moment, that was what scared me most, more than the idea of actually going with him. That quickly changed when Earl said, "Yes, of course! Hitmontop is strong pokémon. He will help catch for you. A good idea it is."
And then I was scared of everything.
I spent the day watching other kids battle. But I could hardly pay attention to them when they asked me questions, and eventually, they just left me alone, which I was eternally grateful for. Hearing kids yell commands at the top of their lungs made me anxious. Having others point out when a pokémon lost or won made me cringe. I didn't need this, but it was what I was going to get with Sai, who simply also watched and seemed to be faring much better than I was. He was absorbing it all, I was sure. He was learning. About pokémon. He would spend his life going on a journey, I was sure. He was no better than the rest of them.
My fears were confirmed when Sai took me away from Earl when the school was let out, even though it was soon revealed that he already had two pokémon. He had brought me to the edge of the city only to meet up with his sentret and totodile, two popular, common choices among the kids in the school. They stared at me with interest, especially the totodile, and I was sure that they had never seen a hitmontop before. I silently wished that I was as common as them so that they would look away from me, but then, the idea of me belonging to a trainer—especially a new one—was inevitable. I couldn't win.
But I was soon going to be expected to win, I knew...
Looking directly at me, Sai said, "We're going to the pokémon gym now. You didn't battle today, so you should be fine."
Despite myself, I immediately said, "I… I thought that you needed me to help you catch a pokémon."
"Lying gets you what you want, no? Earl wouldn't have let me take you if he knew I was going to fight a gym leader for my first battle…"
There was too many things wrong with that sentence, but it successfully shut me up until we got to the gym. When we got to the entrance of the gym, however, I couldn't stop talking.
"I haven't battled in forever. You don't want to use me… What about these guys? I'm a fighting-type. This gym uses flying-types. E-Everyone knows that. Didn't you learn anything when you were in—"
This time, I shut myself up. To actually deem the information used in class worthwhile was astonishing and unfamiliar to me. I didn't deserve to get out of this situation so easily, since I hardly was supportive of my real beliefs.
The sentret answered for Sai, anyway. The boy probably wasn't listening. That was good. "We were going to train, but Sai saw the school and decided to do that instead. We haven't battled at all," the sentret said.
"Why… don't you train and battle when you're stronger, then?" I asked.
"I can't waste too much time here. We can do it on the way to the next city. Don't be difficult," Sai said sternly, the softness in his eyes gone. So he had been listening. I wished that he hadn't, and I scolded myself for speaking out to begin with.
"I won't do well. I wasn't meant for this," I said solemnly.
"You'll be fine. Let's go," Sai said. He probably had meant to sound reassuring, but it didn't work. His voice was now impatient and eager and harsh. Nevertheless, I stepped inside the gym after him and his pokémon.
The first thing I noticed was how big the gym was. The walls extended much higher than that of the school's, presumably so that the bird pokémon had room to fly without being restricted in any way. Maybe everyone would be so fascinated by the flexibility of the bird pokémon that I wouldn't be noticed. I could only hope.
The second thing that I noticed was that there was a small line for those who wanted to battle Falkner, the well known gym leader of this city. We waited in line, mostly in silence. The sentret and the totodile made conversation and they briefly introduced themselves to me, but quickly left me alone when they realized that I didn't want to talk. I could hardly pay attention, anyway. Maybe sometime later I would apologize, if I ever saw them again. They seemed kind enough, but Sai's first impression had been wrong, so I was wary.
It was eventually, finally, our turn to battle. I just wanted to get it over with. Falkner approached Sai and shook his hand. Sai stared at the handshake curiously and oddly, as if he wasn't used to the greeting.
"Since I've had a lot of battles in a row, this will just be a one-on-one battle," Falkner said as he turned around impatiently, going to his stand on his side of the arena.
"Should I… make an appointment next time?" Sai asked, his hand still outstretched. Falkner turned once more and stared at the boy.
"If you want. It's hard to battle ten trainers in a row with just a few pokémon," Falkner explained, his voice softened and his body less tense.
"Okay, then. I apologize," Sai said. I stared at him, dumbfounded. Just a moment ago, he had seemed furious with me for trying to disobey him, and now he was acting like the friendliest boy in the world with the gym leader. I tried to dwell on this instead of the fact that I was about to be sent out for battle, but these thoughts also made my head spin.
I staggered back slightly when Sai bent down to talk to me face-to-face. "Look," he said, "I'm not going to tell you what to do. You battle how you want to. I… wouldn't know what to say, and you don't seem to like being told what to do…"
This boy made my head spin. Now he was being just as kind to me. But I couldn't deny that I appreciated his concern and kindness. I simply nodded and walked slowly to the battlefield, sparing him from having to announce the fact that he would be battling with me.
"A hitmontop, huh? This battle may not last long, then, and that's a good thing. I'll send out pidgeotto," Falkner said, grinning while throwing out a red and white pokéball onto the arena. A bird whose body consisted of various shades of brown appeared. I just looked at the pidgeotto's features, waiting for the battle to start. The feathers on its head were red, as were the feathers on its tail. I noticed some yellow on its tail as well. It looked a bit tired and dirty, and I really did feel sorry for it. It had probably battled just earlier today, whereas I had been safe for months at this point. I wasn't so lucky anymore.
"Challenger usually goes first," Falkner stated after quite a few moments of silence.
"He will be battling on his own. He does not wish for me to command him," Sai said just as sternly.
"All right, then," Falkner said, shrugging his shoulders and brushing some of his blue hair out of his eyes. "Pidgeotto, start off with a wing attack!"
Of course he had to choose a move that required flying. The bird spread its wings and took off into the air, completely and easily annihilating all chances for me to attack it. I had no long range attacks, and this was why fighting-types would forever be considered weak to flying-types.
The pidgeotto flew high enough to ensure its own safety, and then flew closer to me. Then it started diving downward, its wings spread out and ready to attack me. I just stared at it, waiting for Sai to give me a command. I didn't want it, but I was used to being told what to do. The fact that he wasn't going to command me to do anything hit me too late, as the pidgeotto's wing slammed into the side of my face and sent me flying to the side and colliding with the concrete floor of the gym, near the wall. Before it hit me, I saw how intense and serious the bird was. Why did it have to look at me like that? I was here against my will…
"Now use quick attack, pidgeotto," Falkner said.
This time, Sai's lack of participation didn't have to register. I got out of the way, though the pidgeotto was still very close to hitting me again. It was much faster than me, but this turned out to be a disadvantage as the bird collided with the wall that I had been near. Its tiredness and speed had made it unable to turn out of the way of danger in time. The bird quickly slunk to the ground, but quickly got back up and stood on its two feet.
"It's all right, pidgeotto. We'll avoid speedy attacks from now on. Try to peck at it. Be persistent."
The pidgeotto extended its wings once more and flew in my direction again, this time more slowly and carefully. I held up my arms to cover my face, but I realized that I wasn't going to get anywhere if I kept being so defensive. As the bird flew at me with that same intense look, I made it think that I was going to give in to its attack. When it was close enough, I tried to forget the look—just for a few moments—in order to lift my arms from my face and slam one of them down onto one of the bird's wings. I had successfully pinned one of the pidgeotto's wings down, and the other one was safely tucked back into the bird's body. Taken by surprise, the bird kept trying to peck at me out of anger instead of with confidence, but it couldn't reach me in the position that it was stuck in.
"Pidgeotto, try to get out of there!" Falkner said, his calm and smug demeanor gone.
But it was no use. My arm was stronger than its lone wing. It seemed that the wall had done a lot of damage last time, so I prepared to use my rolling kick attack to send it in that direction once more. As I started to swing one of my legs behind me as far as I could to generate as much power as possible, I quietly said, "I'm sorry," and hoped that the bird understand. But I wasn't sure that it would. I couldn't tell who had more experience, but it was tired, and the type advantage had turned out to be a disadvantage because of it. And since Falkner was the first gym for new trainers, he had obviously been chosen because he was weaker than the rest of the boy's pokémon. I was sorry for it. But I did what I had to do.
When I had finished preparing my rolling kick attack, I swung my leg around my body and made direct contact with the pidgeotto's side. The white spikes on my feet dug into its side and the collision made it fly into the wall, just as I had wanted. This time, however, it didn't get back up on its feet. It was only as the bird fainted that I realized the battle had been done in almost complete silence aside from Falkner's commands and my apology.
"Pidgeotto, return," Falkner said solemnly. I wished that, if I had to be here, that it was with Earl, so I could be returned to a pokéball, too. I suddenly remembered that I was with Sai again, and I felt a mixture of nervousness and pride.
I distracted myself by watching Falkner walk over to Sai, who was smiling and had his arm outstretched once more. The gym leader dug into his pocket and took out a small, oddly shaped object, and placed it in Sai's palm.
"I wish that I could have fought you at full strength, but the hitmontop still would have been tough," Falkner said. He obviously didn't like to lose, as told by his voice when he returned his pokémon, but he sounded glad now. "Next time, though, you should use your own pokémon. Earl must have given you the hitmontop to see how you'd do, am I right?"
Sai frowned for just a moment, and I wondered if Falkner would do anything about it. But he didn't. Sai simply nodded, and Falkner added, "It feels a bit weird, then, giving you the badge when you didn't seem to do much… but the teamwork was still there. Allowing the hitmontop to do what it wanted based on its personality was a good thing. I can tell you'll be a good, considerate trainer to your own pokémon."
Sai smiled again, though not as broadly. With a quiet thank you, Sai turned to leave the gym, clutching the badge in his hand. He looked to the ground as he walked out, just as he had done when being introduced to the class by Earl. I felt connected to him again, but didn't have much hope for it this time.
Outside of the gym, the mixture of anxiety and happiness returned. It didn't help when the sentret was tending to my wounds and when the totodile kept yelling about how strong and awesome I was to have beaten the bird so quickly and with apparent ease. I didn't want their praise. I had just directly contributed to Sai's journey. Even if I hadn't meant to, I still did it. He could be doing something else. I'm sure that the world was in need of something besides pokémon trainers. But I had probably just encouraged him to stay as a trainer by winning him his first badge. I hated myself for it, yet I liked knowing that I still had strength, even if I didn't know it.
I knew that I was right about encouraging Sai when he came to me and told me that I had done a good job, and that he had made the right choice when he chose me to be his pokémon. Again, I remembered him telling me that he would be taking me with him on his journey. It seemed like he had said that so long ago, but really, I had been pushing it into the back of my mind, because the idea seemed impossible. I had no idea what was out there. And the idea of facing the unknown was terrifying. But he seemed set on taking me with him, since he then nicknamed me on the spot.
"Your name is Atis. And Atis, I think you did a good job," he repeated. The name made it more final. Earl had never given me a name for some reason, and it seemed like a more creative name compared to the kiddy names that the children called their pokémon. There had been many cyndaquil named Blaze, I recalled…
Sai dug in his pocket and pulled out an object. Dice. I recognized the object from some activity that Earl had done with the kids once, but I wasn't sure what Sai was going to do with it. It seemed pointless in regards to pokémon training, after all, so surely he couldn't be interested in it.
He seemed to have found some use for it, though. He handed it to me, and told me to throw it. I did so since I could see no harm coming from it. It landed on the number three, and I was still just as confused as before.
"Now you can see it with your own eyes," Sai said, grinning. "You're my third pokémon. It's official."
"But I—" I started to say. But what? I belonged to Earl? I was miserable with him, though his intentions were pure. Could Sai be much better when I despised trainers who thought of nothing but pokémon? I could at least learn more about the world... Maybe I could convince Sai of being something else. Focusing on one child had always been easier than a whole classroom full of them, anyway. "What about Earl?" I decided to ask anyway. "What about the school?" Surely, I would have time to decide and think. Or time to push back the thoughts and go crazy when I only have a few minutes to make a decision. And I was right.
"We're leaving in a week," Sai said. "You best be ready."
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Whip It 2009
In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin...
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- October 2, 2009
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- 111 min
- Director:
- Drew Barrymore
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- Drew Barrymore, Eve, Andrew Wilson, Juliette Lewis, Erik A. Williams, Kristen Wiig, Marcia Gay Harden, Ellen Page, Zoë Bell, Carlo Alban, Alia Shawkat, Claudia Rodgers, William C. Fox, Shawntay Dalon, Daniel Stern, Ari Graynor, J. Todd Anderson, Shannon Eagen, Madge Levinson, Brent Mata, Rusty Mewha, Lauren Mae Shafer, John Lepard, Jimmy Fallon, Har Mar Superstar, Danny Mooney, Adam McNinch, Doug Kolbicz, Sarah Habel, Dwayne Roszkowski, Edward Austin Kelly, Mary Callaghan Lynch, Barbara Coven, Nina Kircher, Mark Boyd, Douglas Minckiewicz, Michael Petrillo, Sean O'Reilly, Sam Zikakis, Kent Cummins, Sarah Yaeger, Chloe Trueheart, Kyle Kentala, Genevieve Harrison, Landon Pigg, John Eatherly, Jonas Stein, Max Van Peebles, Will Brick, Alexis O'Neill, Eli Bleiler, Kristen Adolfi, Rachel Piplica, LaTasha Pippen, Sydney Bennett, Brent Kyle, Wallace Bridges, Patrick Moug, Austin Bickel, Joshua Amir, Mike Ancrile, Max Bassett, Cindy Chu, Julia Garlotte, Eric Tuchelske, Eulala Scheel, Julie DiJohn, Jeff Butcher, Morris Lee Sullivan, Penny Gibbs, Joseph Victor, Kyle Rich, Erin Renee Frankfort, Diane M. Leach, Lawrence W. Leach, Curtis Matzke, Jeffrey Scott Basham, Johnny Gel, Kimberly Harsch, Jeff Solano, Noah Stahl, Vincent Tran, Gracie Denton, Ed Kelly, David Gibson, Nesti Gee, Fox Langenkamp, Sarah O'Dea, David Gibson ...
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Faithdwnsouth1 1 month ago reply report
I wish they were a little better at skating. The relationship chemistry was terrible and for a comedy it wasn't funny. I do think Barrymore didn't do too shabby for her directing debut. 5/10
Nathan_Cole 8 months ago reply report
Whip it good!
lazyliberty Banned 1 year ago reply report
amazing movie, only fault is the lack of chemistry between her and that dude, their relationship was super boring. in retrospect it makes sense, what with her being a lesbian, lol. Whip it would have been much better if her love interest had been another roller derby chick.
Ellen needs to do a remake 10 years from now where she's one of the older leaders of the derby and is dating a younger woman ;) she'll still be cute as hell pushing 40 lol
Festus_Haggen over 2 years ago reply report
This was a good movie . Love Ellen Page
Great balance between drama and excitement.
Pretty good story line, and enjoyable debut for Drew Barrymore as a producer. However "whip it" kinda felt like a roller coaster;the balance between comedy and drama wasn't well thought trough. In general, an agreeable movie for all those who enjoy the mixture of freedom and responsibilities.
What an awesome surprise! While Whip It does stick to the whole 'sports underdog' narrative formula, this movie is anything but mediocre like I was expecting. It's actually refreshing, joyful, and a whole lot of fun. Drew Barrymore proves that she has plenty of potential as a director - she gives Whip It a fresh punk-rock feel, and gets good performances all around from her talented cast. Ellen Page is excellent in a role that's surprisingly different from her Juno MacGuff. Marcia Gay Harden, Juliette Lewis, and especially Kristen Wiig are also fantastic - and I was happy to see Death Proof's cute and badass Zoe Bell show up in a small role. I definitely recommend Whip It - it's not incredibly original nor will it change your life, but if you're just expecting great fun then you'll come away satisfied.
This was an extremely fun movie. Easily a great movie that can appeal to both sexes very well. The characters work very well and you don't have any of those "poorly casted" actors that ruin good scenes in the movie. After seeing this movie I felt like putting on roller-skates and beating the piss out of people.
fun funny and touching but never is more than a better than average teen comedy
Great young adult film! Juliette Lewis adds interest and maturity to a fun, eclectic cast. Drew Barrymore puts rollar derby drama back on the map. Good girlfriend movie.
Whip It! was like a bad John Hughes movie...except i didn't enjoy it...Juliette Lewis is a bitch from hell in this one and she looks awesome! Drew Barrymore was funny and her directorial debut is somewhat believable...good enough for her first try.....loved it when Juliette called the timid little brat a suck up and threw her into a locker...that was classic!Ellen Page better watch out or she might just get typecast as the brooding alterno-chic who's mature for her age....oh wait! TOO LATE!the soundtrack was mediocre...it had all the right punk songs for the Hot Topic generation...typical punk anthems by the quintessential punk favorites......nothing original. it needed WAY more rockabilly, 'cuz that's what most derbygrrls are currently into these days.i happen to know a few gals on the roller derby team in the city i live in and their lives are NOTHING like this movie! their blue hair is NOT clipped on and definately NOT dyed that way accidentally....they don't have politically correct tattoos in all the politically correct places on their bodies. they don't sit around and bond over integrity, high-fiving eachother like football players, or gathering around the "queen bitch" of the rink.overall, this was an enjoyable flik for young women who DIDN'T get caught up in the Twilight craze, and no doubt will start a roller derby trend for awhile...and that's a plus, 'cuz it's an very underrated sport!i would suggest everyone go and watch a game at least once! take a group of friends out for a night of slicin' and dicin' by some of the baddest chics around or even join a team yourself! ...but if your a Hot Topic junkie or if your blue streak is a clip-on, you might get skate-checked for being a poseur!BETTER BEEF UP, BIOTCH!
One of my favorite movies of the year. Welcome to the world of directing Drew!
Great Soundtrack - and I just love Ellen Page! =)
Even though it's full of stuff we've seen before, it's still a nice little movie. Drew Barrymore does a great job directing and the cast is fun to watch.
I loved this movie so much the first time, even more the second time, and now want to buy it on DVD for sure.It's such a great movie, maybe cliched, with the familiar themes of the teenage girl finding her new passion, hiding it from her family, and then getting them to accept it at the end, but it uses these things in a new, fresh way. The movie does everything it's meant to perfectly, in my opinion.Great performances from all of the actors, especially Ellen Page, of course. Her best performance since Juno, and she's just going to keep getting better at this rate.Props to Barrymore as her directorial debut- she did an amazing job.
I absolutely loved this movie from the beginning to the end. I commend Drew on a job well done on directing this movie. I loved the story line, the characters, the dialogue, the wit and humor. My favorite scene is when Coach tries to get them to do a play from the book and the team refuses so he gives it to the other team to prove a point. You gotta watch it to see what happens. Ellen Page was excellent and i must says HANDS DOWN one of the my favorite movies so far this year. Good job Drew. cant believe it didn't make a lot of money at the box office. People who has not seen it, rent it asap or buy it.. BABE RUTHLESS .....
A directorial first for Barrymore, she brings her free spirit to a coming of age movie about a teen following her heart. Who would of thought that roller derbies could be such a laugh.
I thought i would enjoy this more than i actually did. Its great that Drew Barrymore has become a director, i just wish the movie was a little less weird and i little more funny. I enjoy rollerblading and thought that i would also enjoy this movie, but to some extent i didn't. The casting was good, as Ellen Page stuck to her usually wackiness.
Barrymore's directorial debut is as easy as a home-made pie but enough to supple the viewers satisfaction
A couple of times a year, quality directors like Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, Coen-brothers and many more make great movies with scripts that do everything to avoid silly cliches. These guys are exactly known for staying away from cliches. Here we have a movie made from every single Hollywood cliche movies that has been thrown into the Hollywood dumpster. Not one original idea is to be found here, only old and overused formulas that even the most standard directors avoid with all their power. Whip It is a one big cliche and if you wanna see something original this is not the way to go.I am not saying this movie is all bad but I have too say, I don't see the point of making a movie that has been made so many times before and to be honest most of them are better. No performances stand out here and the actors give very little of them selfs but it's not like they had a lot of room to work with. I am still wondering why Drew Barrymore decided to direct this one herself but I know she has produced a lot of films including the amazing Donnie Darko.Whip It is a movie you can mildly enjoy and at times it's great fun but this movie could be so much better had there been more work and ambition put into making the characters less forgettable. Juliette Lewis, Alia Shawkat , Kristen Wiig, Zoe Bell and Barrymore are all very flat here and like I said before they are easily forgotten. Ellen Page is fine In her role even though she's just playing a more relaxed version of Juno. I liked Daniel Stern a lot(where the hell has he been?), Marciu Gay Harden and Andrew (brother of Luke and Owen) Wilson were trying to act a bit more then the others and deserve credit for that.Whip It is an innocent film for girls that are too young to understand the cliches that are everywhere in this film. The message is nice even though it's way to obvious. I also wanna complant the music that wasn't half-bad. I have no idea why Barrymore decided to call this movie Stick It, Derby Girl(name of the book) is so much better.5/10


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The strong start surpassed the early performance for the last version of the iPhone, underscoring the continued draw of Apple's products. The company said the sales over the first three days marked the most successful start for a product in the company's history.
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Dave Maddock and Connor Coldwater won a pair of tight matches Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the championship flight at the Irving Jackman Memorial Tournament at Glen Oak Country Club.
The pair edged Jerry Musheno-Art Brunn Jr., 2 and 1, in the first round and then defeated Sam Borgia-Bob Zaleski in 19 holes. Maddock-Coldwater will play John Sheroda-Kyle Williams in the first semifinal today at 9:10 a.m.
In the other half of the bracket, Mike and Eric Montella cruised into the semifinals with a 4 and 3 victory over Paul Petriello-Gary Phillips in the first round and a 5 and 3 win against Ken Powell-Harry Dowling in the second round. The Montellas will play Jody Fitzsimmons-Mark Bartkowski in the second semifinal at 9:20 a.m. The finals are scheduled for 3:20 p.m.
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1-John Sheroda-Kyle Williams over 16-P.J. Farrell-Floyd Bowman, 5 and 3; 8-Chris Cuneo-Corey Cuneo over 9-Pat Foley-Christian Davis, 3 and 2; 5-Dave Maddock-Connor Coldwater over 12-Jerry Musheno-Art Brunn Jr., 2 and 1; 4-Sam Borgia-Bob Zaleski over 13-Chuck Volpe Jr.-Steve Hudacek, 3 and 2; 3-Jody Fitzsimmons-Mark Bartkowski over 14-J.P. Sweeney-Tim Hinton, 5 and 4; 6-Jim Egan-Jamie Egan over 11-Jeff Muir-Jim Gardas, 19 holes; 7-Ken Powell-Harry Dowling over 10-Ron Yanoski-Mike Manci, 2 and 1; 2-Mike Montella-Eric Montella over 15-Paul Petriello-Gary Phillips, 4 and 3.
Second round
1-John Sheroda-Kyle Williams over 8-Chris Cuneo-Corey Cuneo, 2 and 1; 5-Dave Maddock-Connor Coldwater over 4-Sam Borgia-Bob Zaleski, 19 holes; 3-Jody Fitzsimmons-Mark Bartkowski over 6-Jim Egan-Jamie Egan, 3 and 2; 2-Mike Montella-Eric Montella over 7-Ken Powell-Harry Dowling, 5 and 3.
1-John Sheroda-Kyle Williams vs. 5-Dave Maddock-Connor Coldwather, 9:10 a.m.; 3-Jody Fitzsimmons-Mark Bartkowski vs. 2-Mike Montella-Eric Montella, 9:20 a.m.
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I have had two really close calls this season. I drove up on a rattlesnake and today I had a king snake strike at my shoe. I was just wondering how much you all are having to deal with snakes while riding. Just curious.
I have had two really close calls this season. I drove up on a rattlesnake and today I had a king snake strike at my shoe. I was just wondering how much you all are having to deal with snakes while riding. Just curious.
No snakes up here in Alaska, but there are bears and moose
I've ridden by a few rattlers that weren't to jazzed that I was there, but never close enough to really strike at me. Another time I was bombing down a section of fire road, and as I got close to what I had thought was a little root turned out to be a gopher snake. I hopped over it unscathed.
f that s in the a. i hate snakes! i've seen two rubbber boas this year. it was terrible!
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I wasn't on the bike, but I was peeing barefoot in the backyard last week when I looked down and saw a snake about a foot from my foot. Scared the royal **** out of me.
There's just something satisfying about not aiming at the porcelain. I don't remember the particulars of this instance but I was probably either a) drinking b)just getting back from a ride and couldn't be bothered to go inside (not likely from the barefooted fear) or c) outside cuz the roommate was using the only bathroom and I really needed to go.
Whatever was left finished quick. I couldn't decide whether it'd be better to aim at it or away from it.
Terrapin Ben, after visiting a friend in Missoula this summer I must say I am very jealous of your locale. Sawmill gulch was beautiful and a lot of fun, I just wish I could've gotten over to snowbowl while I was there.
Our trail system is pretty awesome. Glad you enjoyed your visit! Don't feel bad about missing out on snowbowl, though. I mean it's cool, but it's not worth worrying about missing. You pretty much hit the nail on the head riding at in the Rattlesnake.
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I actually have been bitten by a snake. Now, this is where the type of snake you're describing is terribly important. My sister and I used to catch snakes by the rock face of the buffalo jump in the Cochrane Ranche in Cochrane, AB, Canada. These are harmless little grey garter snakes. They would get POd at you fooling around with them and these little teeth would come around and *GLOMPF*, big mouthful of people. Unfortunately for the little guys, they have no jaw muscles and the tiniest teeth so we get no broken skin or diseases or even snake spit, if I remember right, and we just keep on fiddling around with the snakes. The biggest one we caught was over six feet long but it couldn't break skin when it bit you either. I never complain about having to bike there...it's someplace PROXIMATE to rattlesnakes, bears, cougars, etc, but you never see them anywhere near the town or where I ride. I saw a badger once, if that counts for danger points.
Unfortunately, I live in southern California now and I have almost stepped on rattlesnakes...twice. Let's just say that El Moro Canyon is off my hiking/biking 'must see' places.
Thankfully no snakebites have happened to anyone in our riding group.
I had never seen a rattler in the wild during my entire 29 years on this planet but on my last road ride (rail 2 trail ride) we saw two Eastern Diamondbacks and one Cottonmouth Moccasin. Two of them were small but one of the Diamondbacks was every bit of 5'-6' and as big around as my arm. We heard him before we saw him so we were able to get to the other side of the trail; good thing too because he was coiled up ready to strike. As for being bitten I have but only by the Garter & Rat snakes we used to catch as a kid.
I see a couple rattlers every year when out on my dirt bike, not on my mtn bike yet tho,, I even have seen them in my yard.. dont like things that move that well without arms or legs,, just isnt right,,
But I live up in the pocono mtns,, they used to have rattlesnake roundups here,,
Saw a Southern Death adder once at one of the overnight huts on the Munda-Biddi trail, it had a home under the hut, cant remember which hut folks. Didnt stay there, made it to the next town that night.
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I catch snakes for fun. I haven't been bitten yet, I don't plan on it. The only semi-venomous snake that I've caught was a northern banded water snake, but he was a small one. I almost caught the bigger one which was about 3'. I mostly catch garters. Ring necks are too uncommon.
Haven't had to deal with anyone else's snake bite either.
So trueOriginally Posted by cerewa
Since I have moved to Texas I have been road biking more because of the snakes, but with fall coming I will be back on the MTB soon. I had a few get pissie at me, but not close enough to do anything to me, but close enough to get my heart rate up. I hate snakes
So far I only have seen black snakes while riding. But I have seen the effects of people being bitten by poisonous snakes. The muscle around where you are bitten shrivels up, gets wrinkly like a dried up prune, and pretty much goes dead.
Not bitten luckily, But two years ago, I rode a local trail to a spot that I have found Morel mushrooms before. Hid the bike and walked along the bottom of a creek on top of large flat rocks and concrete slabs that had been dumped there. It's early in the year, the sun is almost directly overhead and it's probably 78 degrees. I get 50 yards along this creek and stop for a second, look down a couple feet below my feet and there is a cottonmouth, sunning itself. As I look arond a little better, there's another and another, and I realized I've walk into the middle of a den of them.
They seem oblivious to me, still cold and not warm enough to really be too concerned. I was concerned! I turned and headed back about ten yards and though I could go up the bank and walk the field to my mushroom spot. Climbed up two rocks and there is a small one, maybe 15 inches long curled up right in front of my face. I'm close enough to see the pit in front of it's eye, but again, it seems it's not warmed up enough to freak out about me being there.
Well this time I backtrack all the way to my bike, and ride it across the field, to where i want to be. Funny, 30 years ago, we didn't have cottonmouths, or armadillos in NE. Kansas. Of course back then the ticks didn't carry spotted fever or lymes disease, here either. And what is with this west nile virus?
i was at scout camp about 7 years ago and i was trying to catch this huge black rat snake that was trapped in the shower room, how he got there i have no idea. He was at least 4 feet long. Hurt pretty bad, but not the worst pain of my life.
Ive seen a ton of different snakes saw what i think was a western diamondback when i was in Yosemite as well as some kind of king snake, seen several copperheads, the water snakes we have in the east, and the normal garters and black rat snakes.
Originally Posted by kergin
You guys probably don't want to ride the American River bike trail in the Sacramento/Folsom area...lots of rattlers, especially in the spring. Many large buildings have a "beware of rattlesnakes" signs posted. I have probably seen 6 this year and 1 was about 6'. I really hate snakes...especially after my sister was bitten on the thigh (did not rattle) and spent 2 nights in the hospital.
BTW, don't kill the king snakes...natural predator of the rattlesnake. I have never seen a king get mad or strike. Do not harm them...they're on our side....lol.
Plenty of snakes here in Australia, not uncommon to see 3-4 in a day depending on the time of year. Most common venomous snake would be the red bellie black snake and then the King brown a very venomous snake able to kill a grown man within 10-15 minutes if not treated. The further north you go towards the top of Australia you are likely to find the TAIPAN and the FIERCE snake probably the two most deadly snakes in the world ! YEp ridin is fun down here !!!!
Snake sare cool. I have been bitten several times.......and snakes are still some of the coolest critters around.
Like a circus monkey on a stolen Harley......
Was at the bottom of a sinkhole yesterday getting ready to take some pics while my buddy and I were riding and almost set my bag down on a lil guy about 1.5-2 ft long. Pretty glad he just decided to slither away.
I've had two close calls. The first I was just riding on a straight trail and thought a branch was laying over the trail. Luckily I went around it, he still tried to strike at me, but I was far enough away.
The second time I had come to a stop and was just standing there, after a minute or so I looked down and saw a cotton mouth about a foot from me. I got the hell out of there!
i ran over a live 2 ft. green snake several weeks ago. i was going downhill and didn't see it 'till it was too late to swerve. i just lifted my legs. good thing i wasn't bitten, i was going pretty fast


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