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An Illustrated History of Old Sutton in St. Helens, Lancashire
Part 48 (of 83 parts) - Memories of Sutton Part 1
Compiled by Stephen Wainwright ©MMXVI
'Arthur Normington? Who's He?' by David Normington GerrardArthur Normington was born in Providence Street in Parr on the 8th July 1907. What made it complicated was that he was born out of wedlock and somehow it marked him for most of his young life. I'll tell you why. On his birth certificate it says "father unknown" which was a stigma hard to live down for his mother. She gave him her maiden name of Normington, so he never knew who his father was. He was brought up by his grandmother and started work down the pit at the tender age of 13. He didn't last long there and did all kinds of things before leaving his grandmother's to work at The Research Establishment in Reginald Road as a government employee. This was often referred to by Suttoners as the Poison Gas Works, although its official title was HMRE Sutton Oak. He had to find digs and went to live with a widow and her daughter Hilda in Mill Lane. They became his family but tragedy occurred. Nanny Morris, as she was known, lost her husband in WWI at the Battle of the Somme and her only daughter, Hilda, was studying at college. Arthur got her pregnant, once again traumatic at that time, but even more so was the fact that Hilda drowned herself in the Mill Dam.
Arthur showed the gentleness of spirit and care for other people, which was a hallmark of his personality all through his life, by staying on with Nanny Morris and becoming her "son". That's when he made his darkroom upstairs and started amateur photography, which he became very skilful at, all the time working at the Research Establishment just down the road. The house where he lived in Mill Lane is still there and I believe it's now a dental surgery. It was right at the top, 200 yards from the old post office opposite Marshall's Cross Infants' School.
A young Arthur Normington (left) and Nanny Morris (right) - contributed by David Normington Gerrard
Because of his job in the labs at the Research plant, he didn't go to WWII but stayed on as work's photographer as the work they were doing was top secret and had to be constantly recorded. Luckily none of the gasses were used in the War but Arthur got a bad mustard gas burn and had to give up work. He lived off the money he made taking photos. He met Bertha Gerrard, later to become his wife, and took her back home to meet Nanny Gerrard. Very difficult times. They eventually got married, went to live with Bertha's family at 6, St.Nicholas Grove, had a son, David Arthur, and immediately went to live at 53 Waterdale Crescent, which was to be their home until it was demolished and they moved to live in Eccleston. A daughter was born in 1948 and still lives in St.Helens at Rainford, Elizabeth Ann.
Arthur was a lovely bloke, loved by all, and I think that he took the wedding photos of 90% of the people from Sutton – and also from the whole St. Helens area. He loved his Saints and was a season ticket holder until he died. He loved his ale too, and you'd find him at the Glassmakers every night for the last hour. He played tennis, cricket and snooker for Sutton Cricket Club and was a founder member. Everybody loved him. Small as he was at 5ft 4", his heart was huge. Although C.of E. he always took all the communion photos for St.Anne's Church and Sister Albertus and some of the priests were regular visitors to his shop.
Arthur's mother Catherine Normington (left) and Arthur, David & Bertha at Sutton Cricket Club in July 1944 (right)
He was loved by his in-laws too and always did the rounds of the pubs and clubs on Fridays with Arthur, Gordon and Ray Gerrard, his "brothers". He actually had 11 half-brothers and sisters as his mother married again. Her name was Catherine Glover and she came onto the scene very late in her life, about 1958, dying sadly a short while later. Arthur died on the 15th August 1987. He'd celebrated his 80th birthday the month before, surrounded by his family at lunch in Integrity Lodge where he was a freemason. I know all this because I was there. Arthur Normington? Who's he? I'm proud to say he was my Dad.
St.Helens Reporter obituary 22nd August 1987 - contributed by David Normington Gerrard
'Being Sick in Sherdley Park and Walisdale Cottage' by Joan Heyes & Brenda MacdonaldMy mother Joan Heyes (née Williams) was born in 1916 and was brought up in Ellen Street and Mill Lane, living in Sutton until she married in 1938. After moving to Widnes, Mum emigrated to Australa in 1966 and is now 93. She attended Sutton 'Nash' school and is pictured on the right of this photo c. 1924 sat next to her best friend Margaret Baines. Mum remembers having school marches and then a picnic in Sherdley Park. All the children sat on the grass and were each handed white paper bags with their lunches inside. There was a sandwich, a piece of fruit and, the favourite, a meat pie!
Mum says on one hot day the pies were off and she and a brother were very sick! She remembers the big wall and gates around Sherdley Park too. The wall was known as 'long wall' and every Sunday evening the local teenagers would walk there in groups, then move on and meet others, which they called "walk long wall".
Going even further back, my great grandparents Mary (née Fildes) and Charles Prescot had a small holding in Gerrards Lane called Walisdale cottage near Pudding Bag. Charles was a miner and Mary looked after the farm, including six children. The house had a cellar and their son Willie - who was thought to be a park keeper in Sutton Park - trained boxers down it. The farm had chickens and pigs and they supplied the Sutton convent and monastery with fresh goods.
Mary & Charles Prescot at Walisdale cottage in Gerrards Lane - contributed by Brenda Macdonald
A group of women and children enjoying a tea party in Sherdley Park in 1923
'Diving in the Clayhole' by Ian Bate
This is a photo of a lad diving into the Clayhole with the Hospital in the background. Me Mam used to give us money to go to the baths and then we went to the bakery at the top of Robins Lane facing the Park Gates, buy a loaf which had just come out of the oven, eat it and then go down to the clayhole to swim. We were lucky we didn't sink without trace! There were three Clayholes. There was one on the side of the Hospital closest to Peasley Cross, only a yard from the glass brick wall surounding the hospital. The water was very clean but it was quite deep and the banking closest to the hospital was about 20 feet above the water, lovely for diving. A small pit backed onto the hospital nearest Baxters Lane and this was fenced off and belonged to the Ramblers Fishing Club. The Clayhole with the lads swimming in the picture was quite deep, about 30 feet at it's deepest and was where the new hospital has been built. So if it hasn't been piled or rafted they are going to have problems with subsidence in the future.
'Christmas Productions at Robins Lane Secondary Modern' by Ivy Swift
Full of magical effects that baffled the audience and held them spellbound. I will never forget the hush that fell when the Beast was dying and Beauty's rose began to fade and die. Slowly, one by one, the outer petals dropped onto the dressing table until there was only a central bud. Then the stem of the rose began to bend over and droop over the side of the vase. Aaah! Other magical moments included the doors to the Beast's castle opening by themselves and the Beast's flask of wine tipped up by itself to fill his beaker. The Wizard who was prone to boasting and telling lies about his prowess had a lie detector attached to the roof of his house. A ball shot up a wire and rang the blue bells when he told a porkie!
AA Milne's 'Make Believe' at Robins Lane Secondary Modern girls school - contributed by Ivy Swift
'Catching Sticklebacks in Sutton Mill Dam' by Ken WhittakerWhen I was a child in the 1940s, the gang used to play around the Dam in summer. We caught sticklebacks in the reservoir and played hide and seek in the undergrowth on the opposite side of the road where the stream came from a tunnel under the railway embankment. Now and again some brave (or foolish) lad would try to walk through the tunnel against the current, but nobody ever got right through. On the other side of the railway we played around by the dam itself. We also used to go up the hill on Mill Lane to Mill Brow where we used to walk down the path to the waterfall which splashed us when it was in full flow.
'School Memories' by Jan TickellI went to Sutton Nash primary and then Robins Lane school. I remember quite clearly the old Sutton Nash primary school that was rebuilt when I was 8 years old led by Mr. Anderton who was regularly caning the boys - we were terrified of him most of the time. The new Sutton High school was opened when I was in year 9 in about 1977 and there was a competition to design a new school logo and I entered and won it. I see the badge is still in existence today (pictured right). I can remember how I designed it and winning a £5 gift voucher. My name was Janet Tierney then and both my brothers and my mum also went to the same schools.
'The Best Ice Cream in Town!' by Ivy SwiftJames Ashton was my paternal Grandfather and in the Summer he churned his own Ice Cream in a little outbuilding in his backyard. The best Ice Cream in St Helens - thick and yellow and creamy. I can still taste it !! Across from the shop at 95 Peasley Cross Lane next door to the Hawk & Buck was a Football Ground. I don't know which team played there but Grandad had a wooden hut inside the ground and on match days he used to sell his ice cream and sweets from it.
James Ashton and his sweet shop in Peasley Cross Lane on the corner of Manor Street - Contributed by Ivy Swift
'St.Michael's House & Cromwell's Oak' by David Richardson
St.Michael's House was a very impressive old house with a moat surrounding it. The moat existed up to its demolition although it was not filled with water. It surrounded the house on three sides, the exception being the front which was filled to provide access. It was the late fifties when I used to sleep over at my uncle and aunt's at St Michael's. My uncle's name was David Eden and I believe he was the Sutton Manor Colliery Manager then. I remember a magnificent staircase which ran up the right hand side of a large wooden panelled hall. The staircase had a landing at the top which overlooked the hall giving an appearance of a "minstrels gallery". There was also a large york stone floored kitchen and a wooden panelled library. I distinctly remember the tree with the white wooden picket fence surrounding it, forming a quasi roundabout.
'Our Engine' by Ken WhittakerI was born and brought up in Sutton. I lived initially in Kent Road, then in 1945 my parents bought the newsagents shop in Waterdale Crescent and called it Whittakers. As a child I used to go with my father on the weekend paper rounds. On Saturdays we used to go to the Pudding Bag to deliver papers and collect the week's money from the customers. When that was done, we used to go to the Golden Cross where my dad would have a pint or two and I would play bagatelle in the back room.
A year or two later I used to go across the bridge to Penlake Lane and watch the shunting in the goods yard. There I met Teddy Abbott who lived in a house opposite the bridge and who's father worked at the Sheeting Sheds. In those days there used to be a daily goods train which ran past the front of the houses where Teddy lived, bringing in empty wagons and taking out others loaded with tarpaulin sheeting. The locomotive was usually a saddle tan or an 0-6-0 tender engine, one of which was 52397. Teddy and I used to go to the siding further down Penlake Lane where the engine would go for the train crew to have their lunch. We got friendly with them and used to call 52397 "our engine". Then one day it came no more and was replaced with 52393, but it was never the same again!
"Our Engine" no. 52397 pictured outside Sutton Oak Sheds off Baxters Lane, St.Helens


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WBS Penguins edge Rochester in exhibition
Rookie winger Adam Payerl scored with 1:52 left in the third period to give the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 4-3 victory over the Rochester Americans in their exhibition opener Wednesday night in Rochester.
Paul Thompson, Jayson Megna and Brian Gibbons also scored for the Penguins.
Thompson gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead with 4:50 left in the first period. Megna scored on the rebound of a Brian Dumoulin shot midway through the second period. The Amerks answered with a pair of power-play goals from Luke Adam and Phil Varone less than five minutes apart in the second period.
Gibbons added an empty-net goal in the final minute to make it 4-2. Rochester's Brayden McNabb scored with two seconds left.
Penguins goalie Jeff Zatkoff played the first two periods, stopping 11-of-13 shots. Patrick Killeen played the third period.
Rochester has only two preseason games scheduled, so the Amerks used a lineup similar to the one they will use on opening night. The Penguins used a younger lineup missing at least 11 regulars. The Penguins host Rochester at 7:05 p.m. Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
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Ross 21, Goshen 14
The Rams scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to pull out the come-from-behind victory. Goshen claimed a 14-0 lead in the first half but Matt Couch of Ross scored with 4 seconds remaining in the half.
The Rams tied the game with 9:30 remaining on Anthony Raker's two yard run. Raker added a two-point conversion to tie the score at 14. Couch scored the winning touchdown with 4:42 remaining.
Ross's defense stiffened in the second half. They shut Goshen down on their final drive to seal the outcome. The Rams limited Goshen to 121 yards of offense.
Goshen 7 7 0 0 - 14
Ross 0 6 0 15 - 21
G-Gulley 73 fumble recovery (Snapp kick)
G-Clock 20 pass from Jones (Snapp kick)
R-Couch 6 run (kick failed)
R-Raker 2 run (Raker run)
R-Couch 1 run (Minges kick)
Records: R 4-2 (FAVC-C 1-1), G 2-3.
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By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank froze the key interest rate for the 12th straight month on Friday amid concerns that the deadly sinking of the passenger ferry Sewol is feared to weaken consumer spending.
Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Lee Ju-yeol and his five fellow policymakers unanimously held the benchmark seven-day repo rate, called the base rate, at 2.5 percent as widely expected.
The BOK said that the Korean economy is expected to maintain its uptrend, but uncertainties related to domestic demand have increased, influenced by the recent ferry accident, which claimed the lives of more than 270 people aboard.
Gov. Lee said that it cannot be excluded that the fallout of the ferry disaster on domestic demand may persist throughout the second quarter.
"Consumer sentiment was sharply weakened due to the ferry sinking, raising concerns that the recovery of domestic demand could be curbed," the governor told a press conference.
But touching on the direction of the monetary policy, Gov. Lee noted that the BOK's next move would be a rate hike, though he refrained from commenting on the timing.
"The level of 2.5 percent is seen as being supportive of the economic growth. Given the trend of economic movements, the direction of the rate policy will be tightening," Lee noted.
The central bank said that the monetary policy committee will pay close attention to external risk factors such as shifts in major countries' monetary policies and closely monitor the movements in domestic demand following the ferry sinking.
The 6,825-ton Sewol sank on April 16, with hundreds of high school students on a field trip aboard. A number of industries are seeing slumps as people saddened by the accident are shunning spending.
"As there is a growing chance that domestic demand may slow in the second quarter, there might be the need to check the growth path for the third quarter," said Lee Jae-hyoung, an analyst at Tong Yang Securities Co. "Given the Korean currency's strength and low inflation, the BOK is not likely to hike the key rate in a pre-emptive manner."
Earlier in the day, the government said it will spend an additional 7.8 trillion won (US$7.6 billion) in the first half in a bid to support weakening domestic demand in the wake of the ferry sinking.
It said that it will provide low-interest loans to businesses in the tourism, transportation and lodging sectors, which are hard hit due to massive contract cancellations and a sharp drop in demand.
The Korean won's gain to the U.S. dollar could also complicate policymakers' efforts to gauge the timing of a possible rate increase, analysts say. The won's strength makes prices of Korean goods more expensive in overseas markets, compared with their rivals.
The local currency rose to as high as 1,020.90 per the greenback at one point, the highest in nearly six years, but it reversed the gain and fell 0.18 percent to end at 1,024.40 won following foreign exchange authorities' verbal intervention.
"The won's gain has negative effects on exports, but it can prop up domestic demand by raising the real purchasing power," Gov. Lee said.
The Korean economy is on a moderate recovery path on the back of robust exports and improvement in domestic demand.
The BOK earlier forecast that the Korean economy will grow 4 percent this year following a 3 percent advance last year.
Despite signs of economic recovery, Korea's inflationary pressure still remained tame. The country's consumer prices grew 1.5 percent in April from a year earlier, up from a 1.3 percent on-year gain in March, but they ran below the BOK's 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent inflation target band for the 23rd straight month in April.
Experts said that the BOK is not likely to be in a hurry to raise the policy rate as the recovery pace could be eased due to a possible slowdown in domestic demand.
Eight out of 13 analysts forecast that the BOK may freeze the key rate until the end of this year while four argued for a rate hike this year in a poll surveyed by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news arm of Yonhap News Agency.
Kwon Young-sun, an economist at Nomura in Hong Kong, reiterated in a report his call for a rate hike in December, but also saw a risk that this could be pushed back if private spending continues to slow in the second half.
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GGD-99-70: Published: May 6, 1999. Publicly Released: May 6, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on federal offenders who were ordered to pay criminal fines and victim restitution, focusing on: (1) the percentage of offenders who were ordered to pay fines or restitution in fiscal year (FY) 1997 and those who were not; (2) differences across judicial circuits and districts in the percent of offenders who were ordered to pay fines or restitution and those who were not; and (3) officials' opinions about possible reasons for those differences.
GAO noted that: (1) while many factors influenced whether an offender was ordered to pay a fine or restitution, the judicial circuit or district where the offender was sentenced was a major factor during fiscal year (FY) 1997; (2) most of the approximately 48,000 federal offenders sentenced under United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines in FY 1997 were not ordered by the courts to pay a fine or restitution; (3) the percentage of offenders who were ordered to pay fines or restitution varied greatly across the 12 federal judicial circuits and 94 federal judicial districts; (4) across districts, the percentage of offenders who were ordered to pay fines ranged from 1 percent to 84 percent, and the percentage of the offenders who were ordered to pay restitution ranged from 3 percent to 49 percent; (5) an important factor in determining whether an offender was ordered to pay a fine or restitution was the type of offense committed; (6) while 6 percent of offenders sentenced for immigration offenses were ordered to pay a fine, almost one-third of property offenders were ordered to pay; (7) besides the type of offense committed, other factors that were associated with whether an offender was ordered to pay included factors such as sex, race, education, citizenship, length of sentence, and type of sentence imposed, such as prison, probation, or an alternative; (8) even after controlling for all of these factors for four specific types of offenses in GAO's multivariate statistical analyses, the judicial circuit or district in which the offender was sentenced continued to be a major factor in determining whether an offender was ordered to pay a fine or restitution; (9) some court officials and prosecutors provided explanations of why differences existed among the districts; (10) some attributed the differences to the nature and type of offenses committed or types of offenders sentenced in the districts; (11) some officials believed that the culture in the judicial district among the prosecutors and court officials contributed to whether offenders were fined or ordered to pay restitution; and (12) since the imposition of restitution for certain offenses became mandatory with the passage of Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA), the percentage of offenders, overall, who were ordered to pay restitution during FY 1997 actually declined from 26 percent of offenders sentenced for crimes committed before April 24, 1996, to 12 percent of offenders sentenced for crimes committed on or after April 24, 1996, when MVRA became effective.
May 26, 2016
Human Trafficking:Actions Taken to Implement Related Statutory ProvisionsGAO-16-528R: Published: May 26, 2016. Publicly Released: May 26, 2016.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection:Review of the Staffing Analysis Report under the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014GAO-16-606R: Published: May 26, 2016. Publicly Released: May 26, 2016.
May 23, 2016
Prisoner Operations:United States Marshals Service Could Better Estimate Cost Savings and Monitor Efforts to Increase EfficienciesGAO-16-472: Published: May 23, 2016. Publicly Released: May 23, 2016.
May 17, 2016
Office of National Drug Control Policy:Progress toward Some National Drug Control Strategy Goals, but None Have Been Fully AchievedGAO-16-660T: Published: May 17, 2016. Publicly Released: May 17, 2016.
May 9, 2016
Smartphone Data:Information and Issues Regarding Surreptitious Tracking Apps That Can Facilitate StalkingGAO-16-317: Published: Apr 21, 2016. Publicly Released: May 9, 2016.
Apr 26, 2016
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program:Improvements Made but Information on Performance Goals Still NeededGAO-16-617T: Published: Apr 26, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 26, 2016.
Apr 5, 2016
State Marijuana Legalization:DOJ Should Document Its Approach to Monitoring the Effects of LegalizationGAO-16-419T: Published: Apr 5, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 5, 2016.
Feb 22, 2016
Health Care Fraud:Information on Most Common Schemes and the Likely Effect of Smart CardsGAO-16-216: Published: Jan 22, 2016. Publicly Released: Feb 22, 2016.
Feb 11, 2016
Immigrant Investor Program:Additional Actions Needed to Better Assess Fraud Risks and Report Economic BenefitsGAO-16-431T: Published: Feb 11, 2016. Publicly Released: Feb 11, 2016.
Feb 1, 2016
State Marijuana Legalization:DOJ Should Document Its Approach to Monitoring the Effects of LegalizationGAO-16-1: Published: Dec 30, 2015. Publicly Released: Feb 1, 2016.
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We are very pleased and proud to present the May 2013 CCD Imaging Semi-Finalists in the Cloudy Nights Imaging/Sketching Contest.
Centaurus A galaxy NGC 5128.
From Melbourne Australia outer suburb on May 9th at zenith.
Telescope: 8" f6 Newt.
Modified NEQ6 pro mount.
TS9 OAG with Lodestar guider & PHD guiding. Baader RCC.
12 frames at 10 minutes each - total integration time 2 hours, bin 1x1.
Darks & flats applied in DSS.
3 x 10 minutes each of LRGB with QHY9 mono camera at -30°C.
Gain 5% offset 100.
Used an Astronomik CLS-CCD 2" ALP filter in front of all filters.
120s frames each of RGB used for bright stars.
Processing with: DSS, Fits Liberator, PS CS5, Fitswork4.
Crop from center of larger frame as 2 x drizzle median stack.
See full frame in flickr.
Larger 1600 pixel wide version - press F11 - here:
Terry R
Eta Carinae Nebula in narrowband
Imaged from Melbourne, Australia (15 km from CBD). 15 hours total.
CCDStack2 was used to calibrate, register, normalize, perform data rejection, and final stacking. Final combining of the data to false colour was performed in Photoshop 6.
The SII data was mapped to the red channel, Ha to green, and OIII mapped to the blue channel.
Image details:
12 X 25 min in SII 8nm
13 X 25 min in Ha 7 nm
13 X 25 min in OIII 8.5 nm
Vixen R200SS with comma corrector (f4 8 inch newt) – stock focuser
Astro-Physics AP900 mount.
First generation ST-8300 mono running at -15C
Baader Narrowband Filters: SII 8nm, H-alpha 7 nm, and OIII 8.5nm
Mike Wiles
Dates: April 2nd, 2013 through May 12th, 2013
Location: Benson, Arizona
Telescope: Explore Scientific ED152CF Refractor - 152mm f/8 Carbon Fiber Triplet
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO CP3
Camera: SBIG ST-8300m and SBIG FW8-8300 filter wheel
Guiding: SBIG ST-i Mono and SBIG OAG-8300 off-axis guider
Exposure: 30 hours
HAlpha - 12 x 60 minutes
OIII - 10 x 60 minutes
RGB - 8 x 20 minutes (2x2 binning)
Capture: CCD AutoPilot v5, CCDSoft v5, The SkyX Professional
Calibration & Processing: PixInsight 1.8 RC7
Larger image can be seen at Astrobin
Messier 16
Date: 05/07/2013
Location: Cheifland Astronomy Village, Fl
Telescope : Astrotech 8"RC
Mount: Orion Atlas Eq-G
Camera: SBIG ST-8300M
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Total Exposure: 3.7 Hours
Full size image: Messier 16 - Eagle Nebula @ SgAstrophotography
The Virgo Cluster
Date: 05/11/2013
Location: Anza, CA
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106EDX-III
Mount: Losmandy G11
Camera: Moravian Instruments G3-11000
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Total Exposure: ~5 Hours
Full size image: The Virgo Cluster @ Cooledpix.com
Please note that voting will conclude on June 8th at Midnight ET.
Many thanks to all who took part in the contest!
May13 Imaging/Sketching Semi Finals Poll
Started by Charlie Hein , Jun 01 2013 05:32 PM
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Posted 09 June 2013 - 06:21 AM
What - a 3 way tie - now what happens?
All 5 were good pictures - thanks for the votes I received.
All 5 were good pictures - thanks for the votes I received.
Posted 10 June 2013 - 01:04 PM
Guess we have ourselves a run off! Posting new poll...


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While this might have been inevitable, it doesn't make it any less hilarious – Huey Lewis and "Weird Al" Yankovic have teamed up for a pretty spectacular Funny or Die clip riffing on the infamous scene from "American Psycho" where Christian Bale's titular nut job Patrick Bateman discusses the artistic merits of Huey Lewis and the News, before driving an axe blade into Jared Leto's skull. In the video, Lewis fills in for Bale and Yankovic subs for Leto, with the pair chatting about the "American Psycho" movie. The results, predictably, are maniacally funny.
The two-minute clip perfectly copies both the choreography of the "American Psycho" scene (down to the plastic rain jacket and Lewis moon-walking with an axe in his hands) and the way that Bale originally delivered the lines. Lewis, an actor in his own right and a movie legend for his contributions to "Back to the Future," eerily mimicking Bale with lines like "The movie works as both a grim examination of male vanity while also maintaining real genre thrills, maintaining these tonal shifts by putting you inside the head of its lead character," and an absurdly chipper, "Christian Bale's lead performance gives it a big boost!"
There's also an amazing moment where Lewis puts on the "American Psycho" DVD and does the exact same hand gesture. "Weird Al," for his part, has less to do but does get off a good Huey Lewis and the News joke about the newspaper on the floor. (We won't ruin the video's big punch line.)
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Okay, so the 2012 season is well and truly behind us, and most of the focus is now on the enticing 2013 season. However, I'd like to have a more specific reflection of a variety of players and how they performed in 2012.
So this is a simple exercise. All you have to do is to choose five matches that defined your favourite player's season. You can do this for multiple players, if you wish. Leave a summary with each match as to why you chose it, but only if you feel like it, and your explanations can be non-existent or they can be as long as you like.
So imagine that in fifty years' time. Someone is looking back at a certain player's 2012 season. Which five matches would best represent what this player went through.
I'll do an example.
David Goffin
Chronological Order
1) Miami Masters 1000 R64: David Goffin l. Nicolas Almagro 4-6, 2-6
Harsh lessons were learnt that day, which would ultimately go on to help him achieve a great deal later on. Almagro played a supremely dominant baseline game, and gave Goffin no room to express himself. A very astute performance from the Spaniard. He did exactly what he had to do to snuff out any chances that the youngster had. Things would soon afterwards*turn out very good for Goffin, however.
2) Le Gosier CH F: David Goffin def. Mischa Zverev 6-2, 6-2
Certainly a minor win, if you look at his season as a whole, but this was a brilliant performance, and in my view, the catalyst to go on and achieve great things during the season. Not much more needs to be said.
3) Roland Garros R16: David Goffin l. Roger Federer 7-5, 5-7, 2-6, 4-6
One of the most memorable moments of the season. The little boy playing his idol. This was a beautiful match for about ninety minutes. Both were playing some delightful stuff, but I think everyone, including Goffin, knew that Federer had some gears to find. Goffin lost momentum and faded pretty badly in the end. Still a great match from him, and a wonderful tournament.
4) Wimbledon R128: David Goffin def. Bernard Tomic 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
As a fan, I've never felt so nervous watching a match as I did with this one. I really wanted Goffin to win, and for about forty-five minutes, things were going horribly wrong. However, he showed great maturity to steady the ship and take the next three sets rather comfortably, with one break in each. Tomic was in the middle of a rotten spell, but many believed a return to the grass-courts of Wimbledon would spark a revival in him. Goffin disagreed with them.
5) Valencia R16: David Goffin def. John Isner 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-4
This was topsy-turvy, to say the least. Despite not being televised, one could easily sense the tension and drama in this one. The reason I select it, is that Isner had the momentum. He had brought it back to one-set all, and he even had a break in the final set. Goffin must have been very assured, to not panic when in such a situation against arguably the best server in world tennis is a testament to his mentality that belies his age. He's already showing great signs of learning and displaying the experience, but one feels he still has much to learn.
It would be nice if people tried to do different players. While it would be nice to debate the best matches of the big four, that wasn't the main purpose that i had in mind when I thought of this activity.
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Phlipp Kohlschreiber
1. Doha R1: Nadal def. Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-7 6-3
Well Kohli was in a real slump at the end of 2011 and he started of his season with a brutal draw. But he showed in this Match that there are better things t ocome this season and so Kohli was off to a great start to 2012
2. Munich Final: Kohlschreiber def. Cilic 7-6 6-3
This victory was maybe the real breakout this season, because he finally got it done the whole week. He played 4 great Matches and he won the title again on home soil
3. Halle QF: Kohlschreiber def. Nadal 6-4 6-4
Do I need to say more, finlly he won against Nadal after coming so close in a lot of Matches.Well of course Nadal was tired, but for Kohlis confidence this was maybe the biggest boost he could get.
4. Wimbledon R16: Kohlschreiber def. Baker 6-2 7-6 6-3
I couldn't decided which Match was more important, this Match or the win against Haas, but here he finally reaached the Quaters of a grand slam, which lead the way that he finally entered the Top 20
5. US Open R32: Kohlschreiber def. Isner 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
Kohli was in a little slump prior to the US Open and played two bad Matches to reach the R 32. But then ut of nowwhere the Kohli of the spring returend and fought down the American Giant in a 5 set thriller. Isner was one of the favorites to reach the semis until Kohli came into his way.
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Good thread George :yeah: Doesn't deserve to be DOA :sadface:
Barcelona Final: David Ferrer l. Rafael Nadal 6-7 5-7 - Played very well, going after Nadal at every opportunity. Yet failed to get it done in the clutch. Similar story in the first set of their Rome SF before David seemed to lose all belief in himself and Rafa won four straight blow-out sets on the clay. Sadly for Ferrer, he really struggles to take his opportunities against the top 4, which was evidenced again against Murray at Wimbledon and Federer at the YEC.
Roland Garros Quarter Final: David Ferrer def. Andy Murray 6-2 6-7 6-3 6-2 - Reached his first RG SF. Something that was long overdue.
Wimbledon Fourth Round: David Ferrer def. Juan Martin del Potro 6-3 6-2 6-3 - Wins handily against one of his competitors for a top five ranking and the third of a four match win streak he is currently enjoying over del Potro. He would also beat Berdych, his other rival for a top 5 place, comfortably in one of the biggest matches of each man's season.
US Open Quarter Final: David Ferrer def. Janko Tipsarevic 6-3 6-7 2-6 6-3 7-6 - Outlasts a red-hot Tipsarevic in a marathon match with fluctuating momentum, epitomising his gritty determination and reaffirming his confidence while playing those ranked below him. In doing so, he reached his second GS SF of the year.
Paris-Bercy Final: David Ferrer def. Jerzy Janowicz 6-4 6-3 - Takes advantage of an open draw and wins the biggest title of his career at the age of 30.
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1. Nadal d. Djokovic Monte Carlo 6-3 6-1
May not seem like the most important one, but in my opinion it was. He finally snapped his losing streak and bounced back from that heartbreaking AO loss. Also a record breaking 8th consecutive MC crown. A loss here on his beloved MC clay against Djokovic (again) would've been terrible and would've had major consequences for his career.
2. Nadal l. Djokovic AO 7-5 4-6 2-6 7-6 5-7
Need I say more about this? Cost him a slam, but more importantly, it gave him the confidence he could beat Djokovic. On Nole's turf he had him on the ropes. And he even arrived in Melbourne after a tough indoor/off season, not expecting too much. And he played brilliantly and almost had him. Very important.
3. Nadal d. Djokovic RG 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5
Record breaking match either way, Rafa showed why he is the greatest ever on clay, finishing off a fantastic tournament in style with a win over his main rival these days. Probably would've been straight sets without the rain, but who cares.
4. Nadal l. Rosol Wimbledon 7-6 4-6 4-6 6-2 4-6
Could've easily been nr.1 this, but I chose a more positive approach. Terrible loss, end of the season, start of his injury woes. Don't want to say much more about it
5. Nadal d. Federer AO 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-4
Any win over Federer in a slam just adds to that fantastic legacy of Rafa. 8-2 already, staggering numbers. And another one on Fed's beloved hardcourts, showed the world again what a brilliant tennis player he is, on ANY surface.
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Very good idea for a thread in offseason :)
Martin Klizan
1. Winston Salem R32: Isner def. Klizan 46 63 75
Klizan was worried about autumn hardcourt season but this match proved him ready to compete with top players and gave him good chances to US Open.
2. US Open R3: Klizan def. Chardy 64 64 64
Yes, some people may argue that Tsonga win was bigger, but I think to beat Chardy after such a succes was a harder (and Klizan said so as well). He showed consistent performance throughout whole match and get to last 16 with perfect symetric result.
3. St.Pete SF : Klizan def. Youzhny 67 64 76
Almost 4-hour battle, this match had everything and it may be highlight of his season (in performances) and with the fact he was able to back this win up in final day after.
4. Kitzbuhel QF: Klizan def.Bolleli 16 75 61
He wasn´t really in that good form until he played Kitzbuhel. He struggled against Thiem in 1st round there and against Bolleli in first set and things looked bad for him. This result gave him his first ATP semifinal start his great summer (San Marino W, US Open R4, St.Petersburg W)
5. Paris R1: Seppi def. Klizan 62 26 76
I hope this match will force Martin to train even more and motivate him a lot during offseason. He should win this match but blew it away and it was his last match of 2012 so it stayed in his head for a time, that is sure.
Plus - all 3 matches against Cilic this year. In every match, he had chances to decide in important sets, but couldn´t take opportunities and it was breaking point in whole matches. He was able to be good for set or two in every match but couldn´t deliver. I hope it will help him in 2013.
Lukas Lacko
1. Helsinki F: Lacko def. Nieminen 63 64
Great way to end up-and-down 2012. 125 points for a win in tough challenger and first time in top 50 after this tournament. It also brought him good mood into offseason for sure and may kick him up for a good start in 2013.
2. Wimbledon R2: Lacko def. Melzer 64 67 36 63 64
This match helped Lacko gain some points during his drought between Miami and Tokyo (yes, quite a lot of tournaments). Win in 5-setter in GS is always very important and he could play at big court for a first time (@Wimbledon).
3. Tokyo R1: Lacko def. Ramos 60 62
Ending of streak of 9 consecutive loses was in style. 45 points for this win and chance to play Murray in next round was a nice, too.
4. Dubai R2: Berdych def. Lacko 61 62 /Tokyo R2: Murray def.Lacko 61 62
A fine proof that top players are still far far away from his level. First match was in February, second one in October - and nothing really changed (in fact, his form got even worse - but improved in the end of season). Lukas really sucks against top players, got straight-setted by Tsonga, Nadal, Federer or Ferrer without any chances in each set. Last time he played good against top player was that bagel against Nadal.
5. Bucharest R1: Balasz def. Lacko 67 76 64
Start of his early decline in 2012. Clay court. Weak opponent. Weak tournament. First set won so-so. Second set lost in tight moments. Third set lost as well and mental problems with clay were back. So simple.
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I'm actually going to do 9 matches of Nadal that defined this year.
1. AO QF vs. Berdych- Berdych has success vs. Nadal on hard courts in years past, and had a set up and a set point to take it 2 sets up, but Nadal just fought hard and came through with a defining win, imo. We saw how Berdych can take out a top seed in a HC slam at USO. This was a big match for Rafa to get through.
2. AO SF vs. Fed- Nadal's win over Fed in AO 09, many thought was a fluke blah blah blah, this was a big match for Nadal over Fed in a hard court slam.
3. AO F vs. Nole- 6 hour war, incredible stuff
4. Fed in IW- First time Nadal lost to Fed on an outdoor hard court since I think Miami 2005?
5. Tsonga in Miami- Nadal should have wrapped this up in 2, but struggled in 3 and his body paid the price.
6. Nole in MC- First time beating Nole since 2010 WTF, meant a lot to him.
7. Ferrer in Barcelona- Only Ferrer and Nadal can play a 2 set match that lasts over 3 hours, and what a match it was. Truly Ferrer's best chance to beat Nadal.
8. Djoovic RG final- Cemented legacy as greatest clay courter of them all.
9. Rosol match at Wimbledon- Not much more needs to be said, really.
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Del Potro
1. Lost to Federer at Australian Open quarterfinals 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
Showed how far off the top players, namely Federer, Del Potro was at the start of 2011. This result was followed by similar beatdowns in Rotterdam and Indian Wells, showed how much work he needed to do.
2. Beat Berdych 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in round 4 of Roland Garros
First match since his comeback where he really hit his FH with same devastating power and metronomic consistency he used to back before surgery. He beat Berdych despite an injured knee and came within a whisker of doing the same against Federer in the following round. He had already got back what he needed to emerge into a threat again.
3. Lost to Federer 6-3, 6-7 (5), 17-19 in Olympic semis
Showed how much progress he had made since the start of the year by reaching the semis at the Olympics and pushing Federer to the very limits on the latter's best surface. It was arguably the match of the year with JMDP giving Federer all he could handle and, despite losing, essentially ending his chances at the gold medal. He showed he belong with the elite again in this match.
4.Beat Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 in Olympic bronze medal match
Confirmed his return to contention by beating the world's best player in an Olympic medal decider in emphatic fashion. A horribly timed left wrist injury set him back during the American hardcourt season but even then he was only derailed by Djokovic, but he'd be back strong in the indoor season.
5.Beat Federer 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) in the Basel final
He desperately needed a win over Federer and he got it in the lion's den no less. He went on to beat Federer again at the World Tour Finals and then narrowly losing the semis to Nole, showing once again he's getting closer to the top guys.
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i agree and except maybe i would substitute the loss to djoko at the USO with the federer one at the ao
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He still put up a much better fight than against Federer at AO, where he was simply blown off the court easily. Despite BH issues at USO, he forced Djokovic to come up with some great tennis to beat him in sets 2 and 3.
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Roger Federer
Wimbledon Final: Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4: Return to winning slams after failing to do so in 2011. 7th Wimbledon title, tied for most Wimbledon titles. Winning this match and title allowed Roger to retake his rightful spot at the top of men's tennis. Roger was able to bring his best tennis to defeat Murray in the finals. Great quality in end of set 2 and sets 3 and 4.
Cincinnatti Final: Roger Federer crushes Novak Djokovic 6-0 7-6: The true HC King showed how tennis should be played on the surface. Beautiful display of attacking tennis. Not broken all tournament. (shame there are so few fast surfaces nowadays)
Olympics Semis: Roger Federer defeats JMDP 3-6 7-6 19-17: This match showed how much Roger wanted the gold in singles. It was a brutal match that lasted roughly 4:30 hours. Unfortunately Roger was too tired and gave no fight whatsoever to the eventual winner. But there is still Rio in 2016. :yeah:
Madrid Finals: Roger Federer defeats Tomas Berdych 3-6 7-5 7-5: First title on clay in almost 3 years. Showed the crying, complaining self-centered divas how to adjust to different surfaces like back in the day where the surfaces weren't all identical. Great tournament overall and one more important step in the quest to regain world #1.
Wimbledon R32: Roger Federer defeats Julien Benneteau 4-6 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-1: The fighting spirit Roger showed and the will to win were fantastic. Roger battled back issues and was able to outlast an inspired Benneteau. This match showed that Roger really loves the game of tennis and especially Wimbledon.
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In chronological order:
1. Djokovic def. Nadal - AO - 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7, 7–5
A brutal match that cemented Nole's greatness and gave him the chance for a non-CY Grand Slam. Played some phenomenal tennis during the second and third sets but ultimately won the match via determination, durability and a bit of luck.
2. Isner def. Djokovic - IW - 6-7, 6-3, 6-7
Lost another two tie breaks in a big match and an early indication that Nole 2.0 had regressed into Nole 1.5 territory.
3. Nadal def. Djokovic - RG - 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 5–7
As above, really. Nole's level dropped enough that Rafa won three in a row in clay finals, most importantly at the final of RG of course. Still showed glimpses of supreme tennis - absolutely bossing the fourth set.
4. Murray def. Djokovic - USO - 6–7, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 2–6
Another crucial tiebreak loss that set the tone for the first half of the final. Disappointing to see his usually great stamina/fitness let him down a bit in the final set and also disappointed by how long it took him to adapt to the dreadful conditions.
5. Djokovic def. Federer - WTF - 7-6, 7-5
Highly entertaining match of great quality with Nole reinforcing that he's still the best player around by some distance even if he didn't bring his A game at some important moments during the year.
Choosing 3 losses feels weird :eek: But it was an odd year for Nole imo.
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Andy Murray
1. Djokovic def Murray Australian Open semis 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-1 7-5.. or the match that made fans believe this Lendl arrangement might pay dividends. You could see already the difference in Andy on the court.
2. Federer def Murray Wimbledon final 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4
3. Murray def Federer Olympics 6-2 6-1 6-4 - #2 and #3 will be tied together for many years to come. Without the Wimbledon final disappointment, you don't get the preparation that leads to this.
4. Murray def Cilic US Open QFs 3-6 7-6 6-2 6-0 - Every year Murray has at least one match where he pulls a rabbit out of the hat and storms back from a deep deficit against an underdog. While he did not have a two-sets-to-none comeback this year, he did have this match to get to #5.
5. Murray def Djokovic US Open final 7-6 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2
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Tomas Berdych
Australian Open R4 - Beat Almagro 4-6 7-6 7-6 7-6
High quality match against a fellow top player but also a key match in starting his year well. Kept all the pressure within himself when big moments arrived and produced the goods when needed. Also no doubt one of the most controversial moments of this year at the end.
Australian Open QF - Lost to Nadal 7-6 6-7 4-6 3-6
Finally a big match against a big player not named Federer which he's shown up at. In my opinion played as well as he could have but on a court as slow as that, Nadal's best was always going to be too good. Regardless of him losing I don't think anyone was going to beat Nadal playing the way he was, definitely the best hardcourt match Nadal has played in years, forehand and serve were absolutely incredible from him.
Wimbledon R1 - Lost to Gulbis 6-7 6-7 6-7
The best match to describe how much Berdych's game has changed the last few years. Before 2010 there's no way he would have let Gulbis dictate him off the ground the way he did, yet it happened here. Berdych is a far more controlled aggressor now and it showed in this match more than any other the last few years. Gulbis probably played the match of his life but still I'm disappointed that Berdych didn't at least try to revert back to his old game and at least put Gulbis on the backfoot when able to.
US Open QF - Beat Federer 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-3
Definitely Berdych's match since Rome. Didn't let Federer have any rhythm at all and forced his opponent to go for more than he's comfortable with. Also arguably the best mental performance Berdych has ever put in a big match, after losing the third having been a break up, the fourth set from him was world class considering how he not only maintained his level but raised it.
Davis Cup Final - Beat Almagro 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-3
Not the greatest match quality wise but a massive match for Berdych to win given had it lost it Spain would have gone 2-0 after the first day. Berdych's form the few weeks prior to the match wasn't great so it always had the potential to be tight, but like that match against Federer at the US Open he produced the goods when he needed to, especially early on in the 5th set saving quite a few break points. Definitely the man who won the Czechs the Davis Cup this year and a great way to end a great year.
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Yes, the plan was simple, throw the fight, and my life would be turned upside down
for a year or so. But, in the long run, it would be better for all of the parties involved.
William Faversham told Jack and Robert Nilon that he could have all my legal problems
corrected, if I played ball. Mr. Faversham was a smart businessman, and he had the
connections, so I did believe him. He gave the Nilon's his word, that I would be well
taken care of, but that I had to keep my mouth shut after the 1st fight.
If I did, the rematch would net me over $1,000,000 - and I could retire a wealthy man.
What I had to do was, act like I was getting in shape, but also act like Cassius
was nothing to worry about. In other words, act like I wasn't taking Clay that serious,
like most of the boxing people down in Miami Beach.
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Great Acid Movies #4: The TRIP (1967)
Boy meets boy meets pill meets Death!
The first boy in the above bizarre and inaccurate tag line is a disillusioned TV commercial director (Peter Fonda) in the midst of a divorce from a hot girl in a pink coat (Susan Strasberg). The boy he meets, the "guide" played by Bruce Dern, arranges the meeting with pill, for Fonda's first lysergic play date, bringing him to dealer Dennis Hopper's hippie pad to score ("Let's make it upstairs, man") and then up to Dern's place high in the Hollywood hills, which has been 'proofed' and bedecked with odd toys, and a book ofAllen Ginsberg poetry, so Fonda can drop and safely frolic. But Dern ends up hovering over poor Fonda, creeping him the fuck out. As Michael Weldon wrote "Would you trust Bruce Dern as a guide?"
Fonda then hallucinates a couple making love under a blanket of patterned light, 'dies' symbolically in a Big Sur cave stocked with leftover props from Corman's Poe films (and a costumed dwarf, of course), trips out on an orange ("The energy is dripping all over my hand, man!") while Dern tries to touch fingers with him, and make sure he doesn't jump or drown.
Fonda eventually escapes Dern's creepy clutches and the film picks up the pace; his nocturnal wanderings as he makes his way onto the Sunset Strip include breaking into a neighbor's house to watch TV and chill with a young child and freaking out a Barbara Mouris at the laundromat; all while (he imagines?) the cops are after him. Finally he makes it back to Hopper's pad and Salli Sachs (who came onto him earlier at Dern's) rescues him, takes him back to her pad, and he says goodbye to his marriage, in his mind, as tripping often accelerates these things.
In his big LSD peak moment, Fonda hallucinates his way into a plastic fantastic merry-go-round set filled with the carnival props leftover from Corman's films CARNIVAL ROCK and X-THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES (reviewed here); Hopper and the dwarf preside over things and they all watch clips from Fonda's advertising reel so he can realize he's guilty... guilty...of poisoning the well of myth with his bland imagery. "Guilty... guilty," Fonda keeps saying. "Yeah, but don't wallow in it," Hopper chides, "because it's weak and pathetic!"
Susan Strasberg is only around in little bits here and there as the wife Fonda's about to divorce, but she's a maze of kittenish yearning and aching feminine sincerity and she makes you feel guilty and sad that you prefer LSD and painted go-go dancers to her simple charms. Anyone who ever broke a heart will feel Fonda's pangs. LSD really does amp up that feeling of you can't go home again, and you want to reach out to her --you can feel the sexual yearning and pink vibrations of nurturing maternal warmth emanating in waves that turn your leg muscles to jelly.
And then there's all those hot, zonked-out love-vibing chicks, especially Salli Sachse as Glenn, a free-love far-out kitten who loves being around the energy of acid first-timers. She finds Fonda at a topless painted lady go-go bar and when he mentions the police are looking for him she dismisses it, "I don't believe in police!" Hey far out.
So it's free love central, but it's not free love in some grimy Ratzo Rizzo / Herschell Gordon Lewis way, man. It's free love in a cool pretty Fonda hipster next-stop EASY RIDER way, with serious acting, every one young and gorgeous and a real sense of drugged interconnectivity (except with Dern). If you were tall, young, successful, good-looking and not a scrounging dirtbag, or skeevy guide, then you got laid on the Strip, is the moral. With her iron-blonde hair and groovy white convertible whisking Fonda away to her swanky pad to cap off a perfect evening with some fading light-show sex, Sachse is beyond what most of us dare hope for.
Alas, who wants to begin to crash while forced to endure stock recording kazoo-driven dixieland. Coming from the oddly named "American Music Band," some tracks sound like Corman fished them out of the trash at a high school pep rally, the sort of thing Otto Preminger might put in SKIDOO, the kind of stuff Kevin Spacey might play to torture prisoners in THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS. I love Dixieland jazz, don't get me wrong, but not when it's so generic and bouncy-free. My guess is Corman grabbed it from a royalty-free sound library where it was used as the score for Harold Loyd silents that used to be on TV with 'BOinggg!'-style sound effects added.
Of course 1967 was a strange year for music, it went in with kazoos and country blues progressions, and went out with Sgt. Pepper and Hendrix. My guess, Hendrix wasn't around yet, or THE TRIP soundtrack might be really different. (Just compare the music used in EASY RIDER the following year, man oh man music makes a lot of difference in these things.)
It's telling that Bruce Dern never actually took acid before or after this film, and in the talking head interviews that accompany THE TRIP on DVD he alone, of the entire cast and Corman, seems really out of it, kind of unfocused and cranky, as he badmouths psychedelics. One day, not far from now, cooler heads in medicine will discover just how important a good acid trip or twenty is for preventing Alzheimers and countless other maladies and problems but back then it was considered a big risk and Dern bowed out because he was marathon runner. Hah! Like it's going to weaken him! But considering the futility of living for longevity as opposed to the brief sprint to the flaming finish line of lysergic glory, especially in the show business, I would say he should have gone for it. Those who did are still going strong--coherence wise--all the other talking heads are still sharp as tacks and he's, quite frankly, a mess (at least in the documentary).
See, what the anti-drug ads don't tell you is that contempt prior to investigation is easy (with eyes closed). It takes guts to say yes and open up to the unknown, despite all your friends and relatives urging you not to. In the end no artist should abandon the pursuit of knowledge, the discovery of the depths of self, the furthering of craft, in favor of mere longevity and health. Anything is worth any risk, for, as John Lennon sang, "all I can tell you is, it's all / show biz."And if you believe that old lie about it mutating your genes, then you probably will die from chemo malnutrition because you're afraid to smoke weed, and god help us, you're reading the wrong blog. Peter's head freeze frame fake lens crack!! Let's make it upstairs, man.
See also my 2003 Popmatters review of the double feature with Psych-Out
9 comments:
- Anonymous24 August, 2009
The Music for this movie is fucking awesome, it fits with the groove of the story perfectly. "Lame" like WTF !!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous10 May, 2014
I agree with you about the music! The soundtrack has been one of my fav recordings for 30 years now! It is a concept album with a lot of mood and color. It plays differently when you listen to the soundtrack with out the film! - JT Milhorat - May 10, 2014Delete
- Anonymous29 July, 2010
I enjoyed some of the music, but I agree Floyd or the Dead during some of the love scenes and especially at the end instead of that awful jazz crap.ReplyDelete
Nice blogReplyDelete
Like this Wonderful Psychedelic Atmosphere and this Time.ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous19 April, 2013
Actually, I can see how some of the music is cheesy but maybe half of it is pretty good, particularly "Synaesthesia" and "Fine Jung Thing." The American Music Band was actually the Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Nick Gravenites..none of it was library or stock music, it was all stuff the band thought would fit the scene. Which just goes to show that junkie blues-rock bands aren't the best soundtrack scorers. By the way, does anyone know what "roybal" is or if Dennis Hopper just made it up?? I've been curious for a long time.ReplyDelete
Anon - I think it's STP, or some variant from the Berkeley labs. I took it once, called DOM, and another time a different version called Ethyl (Ethel?) - it's pretty intense - a 24-36 hour nonstop trip peak. You need to really know how to psychedelic-surf... we ended up listening to Electric Ladyland over and over for like twelve hours... all other bands or music was too plain or shrill. THat's one reason I'm put off by the American Music Band, even with Kooper, et al. Some of the tracks are, as you say, good. But that cheesy Dixie-lite jug band -- jeezis! A person on royball would kill themselves to escape that noise. Hendrix, man, get you through Royball, and this chick takes it all the time, man. Can you believe where her head's at?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous21 June, 2014
Does anyone know where the scene locations were > like the hippie drug house on theReplyDelete
hill and the house where Fonda does his acid trip? and other street names and locations? Thanks.
I saw this when it first came out in 67' and it inspired me to take acid!


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Skip to comments.The Post-Election Public Mood: Its About to Hit the Fan
Posted on 12/04/2012 4:27:33 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Freedom Outpost has previously reported on the fact that gun sales represent at least one booming sector of the American economy since the re-election of Barak Obama. I dont think its unreasonable to interpret that piece of data in terms of sociology: What must people be thinking? Thats a legitimate question, and its easy to think of an answer.
Horror icon, Stephen King, has a theory that the same sort of weather vane indication of the public mood can be discerned from the popularity, or lack thereof, of current scary movies. In his nonfiction book about creating horror fiction, Danse Macabre, King theorizes that if horror flicks are enjoying a great deal of success, thats an indication that the public at large is nervous or fearful. If the horror industry tanks, that means the public is generally optimistic about the future. (And, by the way, horror flicks have been doing really well since about 2008. Im just sayin.)
I believe Ive stumbled onto another bit of information that says a great deal about the public mood. And that is, as a writer whose wares are on sale at Amazon.com, it behooves me to keep an eye on whats selling and what isnt. What are the hot topics?
Well, before the November election, books about President Obama and about political theory in general were flying off the shelves. But now, checking the same bestseller lists that used to show those books doing well, it is plain that the mood has shifted. Those sorts of books have been supplanted and upstaged to a large degree. And the genre or theme that has replaced them is [insert drumroll here] Disaster Preparedness.
Books about how to assemble a survival preparedness kit, or more popularly, a bug-out bag, are all the rage. Freedom Outpost, as always, is here to help. Save your money: the information is widely available for free. In fact, here is a link to the aptly named Bug Out Bag List website which has done a good job of consolidating it for you.
Caution: As I perused the provided links, I noted that my computer started acting wonky when I tried to access the list provided at the Ready.Gov site (the third link on the other lists list.) You might stay away from that.
So, here you go: A short list that represents what experts seem to agree are the absolute essentials of disaster preparedness. Of course, the number of other items that might well be extremely useful is endless. But this seems to be the general consensus on critical items:
As youre considering this, recall that the folks affected by Sandy were without basic services like water and electricity for a lot longer than 72 hours
Is this the perfect list for you? Thats doubtful. The perfect list is the one that fits your needs to take care of your family.
But back to our sociological experiment. Let me ask, whats going on in the public mood that prepping is suddenly all the rage? Im guessing the answer is probably the same as with all the gun sales. Is there some alarmism involved? Probably. But I think its more about people simply coming to the realization that they cant really depend on anyone, especially the government, to make sure they survive a crisis. Its still good American advice: Trust in God and keep your powder dry.
For more discussion about how Bible-believing patriots specifically ought to respond to darkening skies, caused by their own government, get the book, Resistance to Tyrants: Romans 13 and the Christian Duty to Oppose Wicked Rulers, for less than a decent cup of hipster latte.
The Kenyan is going to make guns illegal by fiat. People are buying guns while they can. Next come confiscation. That's when the shooting starts.
i heard recently from someone whose husband bought a gun from a shop that had Obama's picture up on the wall with a sign saying EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. i LOLed.
Ping again!
What will you do when all the middle class obuma liberals are chased out of the big cities by savagery, and they show up at your doorstep begging for food and protection? Some will have babies and little kids in tow.
LOL! Thanks for that, much needed.
Invite them in for dinner, the tender ones that is.
Feed the kids immediately.
Put the parents to work digging ditches and pulling weeds, then feed them.
Yeah, you're right... if by "tender" you mean repentent, then yes.
I was wondering if they would ever be "chased" out of the city.
Tots are tasty.
Not just the tater type.
Seriously, ever hit a grocery store after midnight? The aisles are loaded with pallets of stuff coming in. If that stopped even for two days, the shelves would be empty.
People cannot now conceive how insane and how quickly it would all happen. If it were to happen right now, by this weekend there would be dead bodies by the side of the road.
"Feed the kids immediately."
Those "parents" would snatch the food right out of the kids hands. If they voted for obama, they certainly couldn't give a crap about their kids.
Ah, but the same restraint that would keep them from snatching the food out of your hands (you being heavily armed) would restrain them from snatching from their kids.
"People cannot now conceive how insane and how quickly it would all happen. If it were to happen right now, by this weekend there would be dead bodies by the side of the road."
The veneer of civilization and society is very thin.
Gold and Silver Eagle coin sales are up as well.
After Sandy, I most certainly could. Two weeks after the storm the shelves were still sparce in Monmouth County.
People cannot now conceive how insane and how quickly it would all happen. If it were to happen right now, by this weekend there would be dead bodies by the side of the road.
You are absolutely correct. And so many can't look at localized disasters and mentally expand that to the National Scale.
That is when you will have to be a leader and make the hard decisions.
Liberal socialist are enemies of the United States of America. I they show up at my home, the adults will be target practice and the children will be retrained and armed with enough information to become independent, something their parents should have taught them.
Picture Korean store owners on rooftops with rifles....it won't take long for that to happen.
Here at the -- mostly red -- Jersey shore, it was unpleasant being without power after Sandy, but somehow we survived without resorting to cannibalism.
I'd want to avoid living under any of those blue spikes, in any case.
My best advice is pay attention to it, but don't let it take you over.
True story.
My wife died in 2000. I made it through that, barely.
Late summer 2001 I found I had alot of extra space, so I decided I should stock up on stuff. Went to the store and bought about 100 bucks of canned goods, and arranged it in a closet.
One week later two planes slammed into the WTC towers.
Since then, I have stored a pretty good amount of food and tools and water, etc. I wonder if it's worth it.
If you get into survival-at-all-costs mentality, you are constantly wired. You are on a hair trigger, thinking any event, might signal the end.
It's an existence, but not a cheerful one.
Sometimes ya gotta just sit back and smell the roses!
For those who still have family, today you should just hug them like there's no tomorrow...
And then get yur rear to the store and buy a case of beans!!!
i know, i've been depressed too!
"For those who still have family, today you should just hug them like theres no tomorrow..."
Absolutely. We are all very finite on this Earth.
I'm sorry about your wife. I'm sure that there are times 2000 seems like yesterday.
FEMA hadn't even gotten out of bed, yet. I give the market an A+.
FEMA (and the phone and power companies) get a D-.
Now that's funny.
Aim lower and don't lead them as much.
My contention is that out here in "red country" in the suburbs, exburbs and rural areas, most people have skills. We don't need the cities nearly as much as the cities need us.
If Camden NJ and Detroit disappeared tomorrow, would they be missed? Why?
Thanks for posting the incredible map.
For others, here is the link to the article about it:
Technology Review highlights 3D Purple America election map
Sound advice all my FRiend.Thank you, and please accept our condolences on the loss of your wife.
May God bless and keep you.
The government, especially the 0bama regime has had years to lay in their plans to deal with this. They already know the hotspots, New Orleans showed them what to expect.
They will let chaos reign in the hotspots for about a week, cordone off escape and then load people onto busses or trains for the camps.
Preppe's PING!!
Whatever the cost - DON'T BE A REFUGEE.
Look what is happening right before your eyes and take heed. Theres a Great Storm coming you can feel it.
Listen to what the bible says: A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it. NIV Proverbs 22:3
One of the things that will hurt is the fact that many will not except that a breakdown is occurring even as they watch it happening before their eyes. Why dont they realize it?Its caused by a condition called Normalcy Bias a mental state people enter when facing a disaster.
It causes people to underestimate both the possibility of a disaster occurring and its possible effects. This often results in situations where people fail to adequately prepare for a disaster, and on a larger scale, the failure of governments to include the populace in its disaster preparations. The assumption that is made in the case of the normalcy bias is that since a disaster never has occurred then it never will occur. It also results in the inability of people to cope with a disaster once it occurs. People with a normalcy bias have difficulties reacting to something they have not experienced before. People also tend to interpret warnings in the most optimistic way possible, seizing on any ambiguities to infer a less serious situation.
A good article on Normalcy Bias is on our own ChocChipCookies Blog The Survival Mom:
You either prepare and stand on your own beholden to no one or you become dependent on others to provide your basic needs and become their serf. Me I dont want to be beholden to anyone for providing what is needed for me and mine. I certainly dont want to have to kiss some gubberment third class bureaucratic to try and coax some help from them, I dont want some jack booted thug herding me in line and telling me where to stand, sit, eat or sleep. And last but not least I dont want to be shut up in with a bunch of zombies and have to worry about not only trying to get basic necessities but having to fight to keep what I manage to get.
Its your choice you can prep or you can stand around on a bridge waiting for FEMA to bring you a bottle of water, a MRE, a warm blanket and a kiss for your boo-boo and maybe you can even get your picture as you stand there on the national news.
For those who are just starting or are old hands at prepping you may find my Preparedness Manual helpful. You can download it at:
For those of you who havent started already its time to prepare almost past time maybe. You needed to be stocking up on food guns, ammo, basic household supplies like soap, papergoods, cleaning supplies, good sturdy clothes including extra socks, underwear and extra shoes and boots, a extra couple changes of oil and filters for your car, tools, things you buy everyday start buying two and put one up.
As the LDS say When the emergency is upon us the time for preparedness has past.
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There is no greater disaster than to underestimate danger.
Underestimation can be fatal.
It's ABOUT to hit the fan?
I took my mom to a Christmas concert last Saturday. Y'all remember Christmas, right? Holly-jolly Christmas? Ho-ho-ho?
Everyone there (and I mean everyone) was grim and standoffish. It took the performers a long time to get the audience to relax and enjoy the show. And that was a festive event. The attitudes I routinely encounter on the street range from sullen to outright hostile!
Now I could understand if this were a conservative town - considering the magnitude of our loss. But I live in liberal la-la town where the average Seattlunatic's feet rarely touch the ground. These are the bastards who won. They should be full of gloat (in addition to being full of shiite).
I'd say it's already here.
More importantly:
1. At least 1 firearm per family member, the more the better. A good combo of rifles and shotguns (for close in work) and a handgun or two.
2. Plenty of ammo, preferably your weapons are a common caliber or two.
3. Rope or parachute chord, tarps, and axes/chainsaws.
4. Two way radios, both for family uses and contact with other defenders.
Now when you run out of stuff give the libs a dose of their own medicine and take their stuff.
Forgot maps because expect GPS and internet access to be non-existent.
They will let things settle down--either the bad guys will be eliminated or they will prevail--or some sort of truce will happen.
Simple enough--get out of those hotspots if you can't really hide well (like from thermal imaging).
If anyone thinks you are nuts have them check out what happened with hurricane Rita in 2005.
People were like locust moving across the land.
Convenience stores shelves were emptied in just a couple of hours.
Fuel tanks ran dry and there was no way to get more fuel delivered.
Tens of thousands of cars ran out of fuel and were pushed to the side of the road.
Very easy decision to make: RUN THEM OFF.
The kids are just props. Like good New Socialist Parents, the kids will be used as window dressing, to garner sympathy from those of us who had the maturity to prepare. "It's for the children!" they cried while they indoctrinated them in their government schools.
If you give them even so much as an Obama Happy Meal, you just told them that you've got stash. They will think, "what ELSE have you got"? And they will come back in the night, with their boyfriends in tow, and they will kill you, your family, even your cat, and take all you have. It's their "fair share", they are "entitled" to what you have.
Tell them to go to the nearest FEMA shelter and show their voter ID card (if they have them). Their liberal creds can get them helpings from Obama's stash. After all, the gibmedats wanted it that way.
People cannot now conceive how insane and how quickly it would all happen. If it were to happen right now, by this weekend there would be dead bodies by the side of the road.
I just watched "The War of the Worlds" (Tom Cruise version) this weekend. The scene near the bridge when he came through the crowd with his car was very instructive. Civilization's veneer is very thin - you see proof of that just going for a parking spot or trying to merge into traffic every day. We see it yearly on Black Friday, as people turn on each other just to save $5 or $10 on the latest piece of garbage for their kids. People are just smart animals, and we are generally ruled by fear and greed.
I don't want to be near any crowds at all when the SHTF - the best way to walk away from a fight is not to avoid it in the first place.
Oh, and there were very few guns in The War of the Worlds - which is not reflective of reality at all, even in the Northeast (where I grew up). In the South and West there are generally more guns than people. The carnage during food shortages will be shocking to most. Stock up on your bullets, beans and band aids and practice your skills NOW, while there's time to do so.
They get a bag of rice, 2 liters of potable water, a disposable lighter and a warning. Tell no one where you got it and don't come back. Next time a bag of rice won't be what you get. Harsh but true.
Now, depending on circumstances that basic protocol could change. If they were injured, if they had screaming babies, if there were hostiles roaming the area, etc.
Different considerations would also be given for folks who have something valuable to bring to the party.
Imagine how those animals will act when they think order and the rule of law will never be restored.
The welfare types already do that. Seen it myself.
I can't see that type having the wherewithal to walk out of the city to where the food is.
"Horror icon, Stephen King, has a theory that the same sort of weather vane indication of the public mood can be discerned from the popularity, or lack thereof, of current scary movies. "
Recently, we've had Paranorman released, The Walking Dead is a huge hit, Warm Bodies is coming soon as well as World War Z.... all zombie movies/shows.
The real zombie apocalypse is coming.
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Need to redo a voice-over for a martial arts history and sales presentation, which you can view here:
I need you to basically do a screen capture of you going through the presentation and reading the text off the screen, appropriate fluctuations in tone and voice.
It starts as a historical narrative, but then transitions into a sales pitch. This transition needs to be smooth yet effective.
I have the slides in Keynote and Powerpoint.
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