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When Lauren Graham was growing up in suburban Arlington, Virginia, her single dad had a standard response to his only child's endless questions: "Look it up. Everything you want to know, you can learn in a book." But on this rainy New York afternoon, the Parenthood star dashes into the library at the Greenwich Hotel and realizes at once that a lounge filled with reading material just won't do. "It's too quiet in here," says the actress as she sheds a pile of cold-weather gear—white knit cap, Catherine Malandrino quilted jacket, rickety black umbrella—to reveal a formfitting black Helmut Lang dress. Simultaneously, she offers an apology for showing up 15 minutes late, which she will later repurpose as a self-deprecating tweet: "Actressy things I said during today's More magazine interview: 'Sorry I'm late—I couldn't get a cab in this rain.' #actressy."
As it happens, Graham, 46, is fairly new to Twitter, which Ballantine Books asked her to join to help promote her first novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe, published this month. The surprise for her fans: Though on TV Graham is the Queen of Single Moms, bringing humor and heartbreak to her roles in Gilmore Girls and now Parenthood, her book is closer to her own past—a breezy, semiautobiographical account of a young actress's professional and romantic struggles (see excerpt, page 90 in the May issue, on newsstands now!).
In Parenthood, Graham's character, Sarah, is divorced and broke when she arrives at her parents' house in Berkeley with her two mopey kids in tow. They desperately need a home and so must deal with all the parents' issues, as well as with Sarah's three siblings and their mates, who constitute the extended Braverman clan. Playing a forty-something woman who has been rubbed raw by life, Graham gives a delicately nuanced and movingly authentic performance that critics stop midreview to praise. Take the shout-out from the New Yorker's Emily Nussbaum: Considering the episode in which Sarah's younger boyfriend suggests they have a baby together, Nussbaum lauded the actress's reaction as "a twenty-sided facial expression that should earn Lauren Graham a special Emmy."
The next Graham reviews you'll hear, however, will be from book critics. Now resituated at a corner table at Locanda Verde, a restaurant adjacent to the library and noisy enough to suit Graham's conversation requirements, she explains why she chose fiction instead of the standard celebrity memoir or a collection of humorous essays like Tina Fey's Bossypants. "It's sort of like, 'Who would be interested?' " says Graham, a lifelong bookaholic and Barnard College graduate who majored in English. Instead, she decided to peel back the curtain on what young actors experience by combining small, autobiographical moments with imagined details.
"I started from a kind of nostalgia and a relief at not living in that time anymore, that time of just starting out," says Graham, whose protagonist, aspiring actress Franny Banks, rents an apartment in a Brooklyn brownstone in the mid-'90s (as did Graham), was raised solely by her father (as was Graham) and constantly monitors the number on her bathroom scale. Regarding the autobiographical accuracy of that last detail, Graham, who has just vetoed the grated Grana Padano on the menu's salad, says simply, "I've been on a diet for 35 years." (Later, she tweets, " 'Can I get that without the cheese?' Actressy things I said today at lunch interview. #actressy.")
"I wanted to write about the tiny, tiny progress and the complete unknown of wanting to follow any impossible dream," she says. In her case, that dream entailed "time running out and being in a pursuit where no one is going to tell you to leave. Acting is the most bizarre profession. You can stay in it for years and not really be in it and be waiting for someone to give you an opportunity. It's like when I watch American Idol and see people who have been told to believe in themselves at all costs: It's not always a good idea."
Graham admits, however, that one reason she sat down and wrote a novel was the jarring difference between her dialogue-heavy, 14-hour-a-day Gilmore Girls starring role and her relatively relaxed position as just one member of the sprawling Parenthood ensemble. Suddenly there was downtime in her schedule, and initially it threw her off. "It was very hard for me to enjoy that; it made me really antsy," says Graham, adding that the notion of writing a book was first suggested to her by actress and author Diane Keaton, who played her compulsively meddlesome mother in the 2007 romantic comedy Because I Said So and whose advice she claims to follow unquestioningly. ("If she had told me to consider a career in banking, I would have done that.")
In her free hours, Graham began crafting a 100-page sample of the novel. Once that sold, she says, "I'd finish my scene for the day and then stay in the trailer and work." Peter Krause, Graham's Parenthood costar and now her boyfriend, was the first to point out to her another element that fostered a productive writing schedule: the drabness of her trailer. Says Graham: "There's not a lot of distraction, and there are only ugly pictures of fake flowers on the wall."
What Graham's editor, Jennifer Smith, noticed in the early drafts was that the actress, after reading hundreds of scripts over a 17-year career, was able to make each character's voice distinctive and keep the plot moving. "She had a kind of innate feel for the rise and fall of a story," says Smith, who was also impressed by Graham's perfectionism. "I think she would have kept working on it if I hadn't pulled it out of her hands at a certain point. She's a really hard worker."
The constant tinkering may be one reason many of those closest to Graham haven't yet laid eyes on the novel. "My father just finished reading a book on the making of Patton, so I'm not sure this is going to be his cup of tea," she says of Lawrence Graham, for whom she was named and who once also aspired to be a novelist. What about Krause, who shares her Spanish-style Los Angeles home? "I have not allowed him to read one word yet because the revision process was so intense," she says. "It's such a girly book. I just want to give it to him once, you know?"
Her "girly book" did make it into the hands of 24-year-old Mae Whitman, who plays Amber, Graham's kohl-eyed Parenthood daughter. "I'm the exact perfect target audience," Whitman says. "I loved it. I read it once and then started reading it immediately again." The young actress, who is so close to Graham that they exchange almost daily texts and frequently belt out show tunes together, considers her a role model: "She's honest and loving and just so smart. I think she really has a good balance and a good head on her shoulders. She's definitely someone I look up to."
Graham also dropped off a bound manuscript of her book with her writer friend and fellow debut novelist Kathy Ebel (Claudia Silver to the Rescue), then quickly took it back to do further revisions. But Ebel, who has known Graham since their Barnard days, says that when she was finally allowed to read Someday, Someday, Maybe, the first thing she thought was, "The way she puts her observations, her turns of phrase, I can really hear her."
So many in Graham's circle refer to her as family that it's hard to believe she grew up in a household of two. Her mother, Donna Grant, moved to London when Graham was only five, leaving other women in the little girl's world—relatives, teachers, neighbors—to fill the maternal gaps. "I can remember things, like I did some children's community theater and they sent some costume pieces home to be sewn by your mother," says Graham, whose stitching was eventually completed by her father's secretary. "But I don't remember it being an emotional thing. I just remember thinking that I didn't know anybody else [in my situation]."
Over the years Graham has had enough practice talking about her mother's life choice to get her arms around a difficult subject. "[She was] a person who needed to find herself. She was in a band, she was a painter, she designed clothes—she was so talented in so many ways," Graham says. "She gave me exposure to a world I would never have seen otherwise. I only view that as a positive in having an example of the possibilities.'' And it isn't hard to draw a line between what she calls the "nontraditional choices" of her mother and the special resonance Graham has brought to her roles on Gilmore Girls and Parenthood, playing single mothers who are smart and beautiful yet can't seem to get their lives in working order.
For the next 10 minutes, Graham sketches out the contours of her jury-rigged relationship with her mother, which included rollicking adventures in London and a half sister, Shade Grant, 15 years her junior, who was dispatched to the actress's L.A.
home for vacations. But when Graham addresses memories of her mother's breast cancer and death at age 61, her voice gets tight with emotion. "I felt like I wasn't there during the months when my mother was deteriorating," says Graham, whose intense Gilmore schedule prevented frequent travel. "So my young, young sister was handling this all on her own."
Graham moved Shade to L.A. There, daughters who shared the same parent but knew her in radically different ways merged into true siblings. "To help her get on her feet? It made me feel good," says Graham. A very long moment passes. "I promised my mother I would do that," she finally says, her blue eyes filled with tears.
Graham's father eventually remarried and had two more children, but, she says, "they were just babies" when she shared their household. Until Shade, then in her twenties, moved in, she'd never really known how it felt to have a sibling. Their hours together were uninterrupted: After breaking up with a longtime beau, Graham found herself dateless. "I just went from always having a boyfriend to being like there was nobody I wanted to go out with," she says. "And nobody wanted to go out with me." She was so unattached that in 2009, when she was starring as the lovelorn Miss Adelaide in a Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls, Graham joked to costar Oliver Platt that even her skimpy attire wasn't enough to land an invitation to go out. "I'm up on a stage in lingerie," she said in mock chagrin. "Really? No one?"
Yet just a year later, the right gig revealed the right suitor. Graham walked onto the set of Parenthood and looked at love in the form of an old friend. She first met Krause, who plays her sensible older brother, Adam, in 1995, when the two were guest stars on an episode of Caroline in the City. "It was just a funny timing thing," says Graham, who recalls asking Krause to carry a dresser she'd bought up a flight of stairs and, on another occasion, going to his house to play board games. "We were friendly. But our lives went in separate directions. I would see him now and again. It wasn't like I thought, Oh, someday."
When they finally connected, it was as if Cupid had shot his arrow. "We were just together," says Graham, who believes her forties were the perfect time to make a relationship work. "For whatever reason—it could have been my upbringing or whatever—but the idea of getting married when I was in my thirties panicked me. I was very ambitious. I just wasn't ready." Does that mean she and Krause plan to walk down the aisle? "I don't know," she confesses, then clarifies her state of marriage readiness: "I just mean the feeling."
As for starting a family, Graham says, "I'm just focused on enjoying what I have right now. I know it's not the same thing, but I love Mae [Whitman] and Miles [Heizer], my TV children, so much. It's an extremely satisfying relationship, and they let me mommy them a little bit. I feel really lucky to have those kids in my life."
Not only is Graham comfortable being in her forties, but she's comfortable talking about them. "My mom was very shy about her age, and I thought, I just want to go the other way," she says. "I remember when I first got to L.A., a friend and I had a 30th-birthday party, and we wrote the number on the invitation. Some casting person was like, 'You shouldn't have put that number on there.' It was still sort of the time that you could fudge it, before [the age-revealing show business website] IMDB. I was like, 'I don't care. Whatever.' "
Life with Krause is equally casual, with occasional weekends in Northern California to visit his 11-year-old son (he shares custody with his ex-girlfriend Christine King) and time to indulge in her favorite form of procrastination: making dishes from David Chang's cookbook-memoir, Momofuku. "Our pantry looks like Korea blew up inside," she says of her culinary obsession, which now encompasses all food from Asia. "Peter sometimes will take a bag of bonito fish flakes out and say, 'Are we ever going to go through this giant bag? What is this even for?' "
For the past hour or so, dark rain clouds have been gathering in the Manhattan sky, and Graham is lamenting her decision to wear fashionable instead of practical footwear. "Peter gave these to me for Christmas," she says of her black calfskin Hermès boots. But aside from that wardrobe choice, Graham doesn't have many complaints. In March she began work on a movie called A Friggin' Christmas Miracle, with Joel McHale and Robin Williams. ("I'm going to try to be in all the fun Christmas movies from now on," says Graham, who played a sexed-up Santa groupie in the gloriously profane 2003 Bad Santa.) Then there's the follow-up to Someday, Someday, Maybethat Ballantine has already commissioned. "She's growing up and maturing," says Graham of her heroine, Franny, who will next learn to navigate her way through Hollywood. The newly minted author is deep enough into this project to pull up on her iPhone a rigorous-looking chapter-by-chapter schedule sent by her editor.
After lunch, Graham plans to meet with Platt. (Later she will tweet, "Off to meet my friend Oliver Platt! #namedrop #actressy.") Back when the two starred in Guys and Dolls, they used to sit backstage and play a mournful speculation game called "What Will Become of Us?" At the time, it was a comic way to deal with the gnawing are-we-closing-tomorrow? uncertainty that comes with being in an expensive Broadway show that was greeted with mixed reviews. But since then, Graham has decided that constantly worrying about the future robs you of the day you're in. "I've spent a lot of time wondering, What's going to happen? What's going to happen?" she says. "I try not to allow myself to do that much anymore. I think I've gotten more comfortable with the unknown."
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I really want to hear other people's opinion on this. I post here, Romantic Times and on other websites. I have great experiences posting on AAR and Romantic Times. By great, I mean I haven't any of my posts or topics removed by these sites. AAR and Romantic Times seem to allow everyone to say what they want. Sometimes I've posted a topic in a forum where it shouldn't have been. Once I realized the mistake, I really expected to find the topic removed the next time I returned to read the comments. But my topic was never removed, and I was never reprimanded by either site. Posts probaly are removed occasionally on both sites, but mostly I think AAR and Romantic Times allow everyone alot of freedom to post what they want to.
I've posted on some other places where topics are removed daily. I have posted new topics only to return that night or the next day and find them gone. I understand removing offensive posts or topics. However, some of the things I see removed, don't seem offensive.
Have you ever had anything removed by a website? You don't have to tell what website if you don't want to appear as though your critizing it. If you've never had anything removed, then just tell me how you feel about a website removing a post or topic?
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I have no problem with posts being moved or removed that's up to the moderator. In the same way, there is absolutely no obligation for me to visit particular sites. I may avoid one site because it has been moderated into total blandness, and I may avoid another because it has degenerated into vituperative obscenity.
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Is the post breaking some forum rule? Are you sure they're being removed and not just moved?
That happens freguently; a topic may be merged with another topic if they are similiar. Like AAR, all anyone has to do is click on their profile and click on find all posts by whoever. I've done this on some of the other sites I post to find topics I wanted to read again, but couldn't find the my comment I posted. Some of these other places I post will also change the title of topics.
I just think people should be allowed to say what they want. I understand removing things if its offensive.
I don't like over-moderation.
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If a discussion becomes a little hairy, we prefer to see if our posters can work it out (and it usually works that way). But that doesnt mean there are not times we moderate because we, in fact, do. It is the right of the sites owners to control content as needed or desired.
I have split threads and moved threads (and possibly merged threads) when required. A good example of a necessary thread movement would be a Wild West thread planted in the middle of the Potpourri forum. Our Wild West forum is described as no-holds barred and controversy is the name of the game. Our Potpourri forum may be controversial at times but, we hope, not political, religious, etc. There is a large difference in the two forums. Another typical reason for moving a thread is a Writers forum thread posted in one of the other readers forums.
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Lucrezia Borgia is a romantic work with major dramatic effects and hints of verism, and occupies a special place among Donizetti's wealth of opera works. This powerful and violent woman is the Italian composer's Salome, according to Julian Reynolds, who will work once again with Guy Joosten after their beautiful production of Lucia di Lammermoor a few seasons ago in the same venue – Cirque Royal. This venue is a true challenge for the conductor given the size of the orchestra, the number of soloists and the theatre's distinctive features.
Lucrezia Borgia is not the most popular work by Donizetti. What makes it special according to you?
I am convinced that Lucrezia Borgia represents a new beginning for Donizetti, as well as for Italian opera in general. This work was highly successful when it premiered, being performed thirty-three times at La Scala in Milan during the first year. The critics, however, were divided, as it broke with certain well-established habits and was quite daring in several respects. Firstly, its general concept is based on an early verist element: a shocking subject. Even librettist Felice Romani was not at ease with the fact that the daughter of a pope was a character in an opera, as well as her illegitimate son. The opera nevertheless benefitted from the support of the public and singers, who were especially drawn to a role such as that of Lucrezia. The size of the cast is the second reason which explains why Lucrezia was so revolutionary and why it did not quickly earn a place in the repertoire. The work is full of interesting characters, including secondary roles such as Orsini and Rustighello, whom Donizetti and Romani took care to develop individually. It is said that in order to stage Il Trovatore, one must have the five best singers in the world; in the case of Lucrezia, the problem is much the same, except that one must find the twelve best singers in the world!
You said that Lucrezia Borgia represents a new start for Donizetti. Can you explain?
Lucrezia Borgia (1833) was written two years before Lucia di Lammermoor, when Donizetti was in the middle of his artistic life. It represented an important stage in his career: from that moment on, Donizetti chose subjects which inspired a new way of composing. He broke with Rossini's formal models, thus following an evolution which had begun with Anna Bolena. Furthermore, Lucrezia Borgia clearly has a romantic dimension. This appears in the pure expressive singing, in perfect keeping with the text, in which the ornamentation fully serves the dramatic expression. Lucrezia's aria M'odi… ah m'odi is a wonderful example – it is the largo from the finale of the second act, when she begs Gennaro to take the antidote. The expressiveness is such that the musical form goes totally unnoticed; everything unfolds naturally, following the plot's development on stage. Donizetti took a big step forward and distanced himself from the composer he was at the beginning of his career. The finale of the first act provides us with another eloquent example: Alfonso d'Este – the embodiment of evil – speaks for a long time to Gennaro with great self-control in order to lead him into a trap, which he succeeds in doing when he utters the word 'guai' (beware). The group changes into a trio before becoming a duo once again. Here, Donizetti composed a grande scena with a very free structure. This finale is not a sequence of the traditional ingredients of recitative, cantilena and cabaletta. It is just a long piece of freely composed drama. It was quite new that Donizetti was able to explore great structures such as this with so much freedom, while maintaining the dramatic tension without undermining the musical interest.
Can we conclude that Donizetti heralds Verdi in this work?
Yes. Verdi was in the middle of his studies the year Lucrezia Borgia premiered, and he certainly saw it. Many small echoes of it may be found in his work. One might think that the calm and courteous attitude of Alfonso when he questions Gennaro at the beginning of the first finale, reappears in the way in which Verdi presents Otello's questioning of Desdemona. Donizetti had the audacity to make use of unusual themes and subjects, which opened new horizons for him from a romantic and dramatic point of view. A new type of drama was born.
How did singers react at the time?
They had a positive reaction. Donizetti was not seeking a naturalist style, as he was very classical in his vocal tastes. In this respect, he was in keeping with the tradition of Rossini: the beauty of singing prevailed. But he encountered problems at another level. The singers at the time had very strong personalities and enormous charisma. This was the case in particular with Henriette Méric-Lalande, the prima donna who created the role of Lucrezia. One of the key moments in the work is Lucrezia's entrance, which in any case caused a dramatic turn of events. The plot requires the protagonist to be veiled – she must not be recognised because everyone knows what she has done – but Lalande refused outright to make her entrance wearing a veil, fearing that her fans would not recognise her. She also demanded the addition of an aria with cabaletta, which was not originally intended by Romani and Donizetti. In the end, we are indebted to her for a fantastic cabaletta, which is now an integral part of the work. And as an aside, Lalande's fee was nine times higher than that of the composer!
How did Donizetti imagine the character of Lucrezia?
Romani and Donizetti's idea of her was totally different from that of Victor Hugo. The story of the Borgia family – with everything surrounding it – had a different impact in France than it did in Italy, where it was really a part of cultural heritage. Donizetti added the terrible inner conflict which tore Lucrezia apart. We must feel compassion for her because destiny decided that she would be born Lucrezia Borgia. The crimes – which from a historical point of view must not be attributed to her but are nevertheless still associated with her – were in a way part of the inescapable destiny of all Borgias. Lucrezia was therefore marked by a sort of original sin. In Italian culture, she is often associated with the image of Mary Magdalene, the sinner. The death of her son Gennaro – who realises at the last moment that he is her son – is clearly a religious reference: the tears of the Madonna. Romani and Donizetti therefore enriched the story of Lucrezia with religious connotations. They added a dimension, as Guy Joosten pointed out: it is not just a cruel story; the protagonist experiences a sort of transcendence, like Norma or Tosca for example.
What is the role of the orchestra in this work? Is it as important as in Lucia?
Yes, the orchestra is just as important as in Lucia di Lammermoor and is often used in a very interesting way. In comparison with Lucia, this score includes more examples of dance music off stage and strong contrasts in the instrumentation. Lucrezia proves that Donizetti could write marvellously for the orchestra and create great dramatic effects. Note that for this opera, he modified the arrangement of the orchestra: for the first time, the leaders of the string section were placed in a semicircle in the front as is done today. Donizetti's experimental instrumentation led to this change in the arrangement. For our ears, these novelties are no longer noticed, but at the time they were revolutionary.
With the special arrangement of the orchestra for your production of Lucia di Lammermoor, you experimented with new acoustic possibilities at Cirque Royal. Are you following the same lines for Lucrezia Borgia?
I don't want to reveal too much, but because Cirque Royal represents such a different space than La Monnaie, we have had to make several decisions concerning the location of the orchestra, the way to tell the story, the places in which the action takes place, etc. In this space, it is extremely difficult to put each element in the right place. One or two metres often make the difference. The rehearsals are a sort of work in progress during which we try to find the best option. In any case, it will be extremely exhilarating for both the singers and the audience to be so close to each other without being separated by the orchestra. Cirque Royal allows us – in the large ensembles for example – to concentrate on the text and the emotions of each character, more than a traditional stage does. It is exciting to work this way, all the more so in the case of an opera like Lucrezia Borgia. While great emotional power emanates from Lucia di Lammermoor, Lucrezia is more like a big punch in the gut: it is a much more violent and physical work. Lucrezia Borgia is Donizetti's Salome.
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EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon Ducks topped Gonzaga, 5-2, and Portland State, 6-1, in a home doubleheader at the Oregon Student Tennis Center on Friday night to improve to 4-0 for the 2013 season.
In the first dual match of the day, the Ducks topped the visiting Gonzaga Bulldogs by winning the first six matches of the day (two doubles, four singles) to grab a 5-0 lead in the match. Oregon would lose the final two singles matches of the day but its earlier victories were enough to propel the team to a 3-0 overall record.
In singles play, senior Patricia Skowronski beat Gonzaga's Katie Edwards in straight sets (6-3, 6-1) to secure the point for the Ducks in the No. 1 position. Sophomores Sofia Hager and Nicole Long followed Skowronski's lead in the No. 2 and 3 slots, respectively. Between the two of them, Hager and Long lost just one game; Hager trounced Kylie Peek, 6-0, 6-0, and Long had no problems with Isabelle Klingert (6-0, 6-1). For Long , it was her seventh-straight singles victory and ninth win in her last 10 tries.
Junior Lana Buttner rounded out the singles victories for the Ducks, topping Alexandra Tallas in the No. 5 match, 6-1, 6-2.
Senior Julia Metzger and junior Lena Macomson both lost their singles matches third-set tiebreakers.
In doubles, Skowronski teamed with Long to win their third consecutive doubles match in the No. 1 position, 8-3. Hager and freshman Brooke Hughes won, 8-2, in the No. 3 slot to secure the doubles point for Oregon. Metzger and Buttner played in the No. 2 match, which was suspended with the Duck duo leading, 6-3, after Oregon had earned the doubles point over Gonzaga.
Gonzaga fell to 0-1 with the loss. Oregon picked up its second regional win (2-0) with the victory.
Hager and Hughes kicked off the nightcap against Portland State by picking up their second win of the day, an 8-3 triumph over the Vikings' Marina Todd and Navanatara Vadali in the No. 2 doubles match. The Oregon duo is now 3-0 in dual matches. After Metzger and Macomson dropped their No. 3 doubles match, 8-5, Skowronski and Long improved to 5-2 in dual matches with an 8-4 win over Daria Burobina and Kelsey Frey in the No. 1 slot to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead in the match.
Pascale Neubert won her first singles match of the spring in convincing fashion, beating Marina Todd (6-0, 6-0) in the No. 2 match. Long followed with her eighth straight singles victory in the No. 3 position (6-1, 6-0) to give the Ducks a 3-0 lead in the match. Hager clinched the match for Oregon with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Kelsey Frey just moments later. Her win over Frey marked her fourth consecutive victory. Skowronski won her fourth consecutive dual match at the No. 1 slot - a 6-2, 6-3 win over Daria Burobina - and Rabea Stueckemann capped the night with a 6-2, 6-2 win in the No. 5 match.
The Ducks improved to 4-0 with their 6-1 victory over Portland State. It is the second time in the last three years that Oregon has started a season with four consecutive wins.
Portland State fell to 3-2 with the loss.
The Ducks next hit the court on Sunday (Feb. 3) with two matches against Air Force and Portland at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., respectively.
Complete Results: Oregon 5, Gonzaga 2
1. Skowronski (UO) def. Edwards (GONZ) 6-3, 6-1
2. Hager (UO) def. Peek (GONZ) 6-0, 6-0
3. Long (UO) def. Klingert (GONZ) 6-1, 6-0
4. Polayes (GONZ) def. Metzger (UO) 6-3, 1-6, (10-6)
5. Buttner (UO) def. Talls (GONZ) 6-1, 6-2
6. Koehler (GONZ) def. Macomson (UO) 1-6, 6-2, (10-2)
1. Skowronski/Long (UO) def. Edwards/Yates (GONZ, 8-3
2. Metzger/Buttner (UO) vs. Peek/Polayes (GONZ), susp.
3. Hager/Hughes (UO) def. Koehler/Tallas (GONZ), 8-2
Complete Results: Oregon 6, Portland State 1
1. Skowronski (UO) def. Burobina (PSU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Neubert (UO) def. Todd (PSU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Long (UO) def. McDonald (PSU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Hager (UO) def. Frey (PSU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Stueckemann (UO) def. Pellicano (PSU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Govi (PSU) def. Macomson (UO) 6-2, 6-1
1. Skowronski/Long (UO) def. Burobina/Frey (PSU), 8-4
2. Hager/Hughes (UO) def. Todd/Vadali (PSU), 8-3
3. Pellicano/Govi (PSU) def. Metzger/Macomson (UO), 8-5


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A 41-year-old Georgetown woman is facing drug charges after reportedly being found with heroin and prescription medication.
Patricia Ortwein was arrested Tuesday after officers from the Georgetown Police Department executed a warrant on a room at the Classic Motel at 313 N. Dupont Highway, police announced late Friday.
During a search of the room, officers reportedly found 20 bags of heroin, 28 Xanax pills and drug paraphernalia.
Ortwein is charged with two counts of possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence and possession of drug paraphernalia.
She is being held at an unidentified detention facility in lieu of a $20,500 cash bond, police said.
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Luanne Holland, medical account executive at Delaware Hospice, was selected as the Volunteer of the Year by the Milford Chamber of Commerce at its annual awards banquet.
Holland was chosen for her active participation in the Chamber's activities. Some of her activities include: Her service as the Power Breakfast Coordinator; Her contributions as a representative of Delaware Hospice; Her willingness to step into a board position when a colleague had to step down.
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Stick foundations are harder to come by these days, so those who prefer this type of makeup may want to consider Shu Uemura's contribution. It has a silky, lightweight cream texture that blends with a hint of drag, but we'll take that over a texture that goes on too slick, which makes blending a challenge. This sets to a natural, satin matte finish and provides medium coverage that can be layered where needed for extra coverage without looking thick or cakey. The wax content of this foundation stick can be a potential pitfall for those struggling with blemishes, but it's fine if that's not a concern and you have normal to dry skin. The shade range is quite large and most of the colors are beautifully neutral with a slight push toward the warm side of the color spectrum. Those with light to dark skin tones will be pleased; those with fair skin may need to look elsewhere.
Dimethicone, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate, Isotridecyl Isononanoate, Synthetic Wax, Ceresin, Talc, Diisostearyl Malate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tocopherol, Canola Oil May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Mica
Shu Uemura At-A-Glance
Strengths: Oil-based cleansers for dry to very dry skin; makeup is this line's strong suit; the Pro Concealer provides incredible coverage and comes in a great range of colors; excellent powders, powder blush, and powder eyeshadows; good lipsticks; a brilliant, extremely well-made selection of makeup brushes and all manner of cosmetic applicators.
Weaknesses: Expensive; some sunscreens leave skin vulnerable to UVA damage; no products to manage acne; mediocre toners and moisturizers; irritating masks; for the money, the pencils and mascaras lack even a mild "wow factor,"; the Brush Cleaner is inferior to using a gentle shampoo to remove makeup residue and oil from your tools.
Shu Uemura (pronounced "ooo-ee-moo-ra") has been a makeup artist for over 50 years, and is said to still be involved with his namesake company. The line is based in Japan but has an international presence; L'Oreal obtained a 35% stake in the company in 2000, and gained management control in 2004. L'Oreal's involvement with this line explains why many of the previous foundations have either been discontinued (rightly so) or retooled for the better, and undoubtedly must have something to do with the dismissal of other lackluster products and the line's expanded presence in department stores. They've done a good job giving this already-trendsetting group of products an valuable breath of fresh air while at the same time keeping several of the classic products the line has become known for. We also want to applaud the new tester units; most are sensibly labeled, and they're very accessible. Also a plus is that this line tends to draw salespeople who are adept at makeup and have a penchant for being experimental with color (which can be great for those looking to get out of a makeup rut).
We suppose the best thing we can say about Shu Uemura's skin care is that the cleansing oils (which are recommended only for dry to very dry skin) do a thorough job of removing all types of makeup. Beyond that, the unreasonable prices, dubious claims, and overall average formulas don't add up to a justifiable reason to assemble a full skin-care routine from this line. Color and brushes are where Shu Uemura excels, and their reputation in this area is well earned.
The selling point of almost all of the Shu Uemura skin-care products is deep sea water and algae, neither of which is unique to this line or essential for any skin type. Deep sea water does not have any research backing up the claims for its anti-aging benefit for skin. One study examined a species of deep sea urchin whose skin was infected with a bacteria present in the water, while another illuminated the fact that deep sea water contains pathogenic bacteria that can cause skin problems, as seen in humans who dive to such depths. So much for deep sea water being helpful.
Other published studies have demonstrated that drinking the stuff had benefits for a sampling of people with atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome (AEDS). But drinking deep sea water isn't the same as slathering or spraying it on skin, and since this was not a comparison study, who knows if the eczematic patients involved may have had a similar response if they had been drinking green tea, or eating more omega-3 rich foods, such as salmon instead? (Sources: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, September 2005, pages 1093–1096; and Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, February 2000, pages 193–199). In short, there is no convincing evidence that seawater, whether bottled near the shore or from leagues below, is superior water for skin.
Shu Uemura hypes water as the best source of hydration for skin, but that is also far from the truth. It takes much more than water to create healthy skin. In fact, too much water is bad for skin! Excess water actually impairs and disrupts the skin's protective outer barrier and can cause irritation, dryness, and an impaired immune response (Sources: Journal of Investigative Dermatology, December 1999, pages 960–966; and Wound Care Journal, October 2004, pages 417–425). What's in short supply in the skin-care products below are antioxidants, cell-communicating ingredients, or skin-identical ingredients, types of ingredients that are much more essential to healthy skin functioning than any kind of seawater.
For more information about Shu Uemura, owned by L'Oreal, call (888) 748-5678 or visit www.shuuemura-usa.com.
Shu Uemura Makeup
As you'll see from the reviews below, Shu Uemura does several categories exceedingly well. His powder blush and eyeshadow textures aren't in a class by themselves anymore thanks to other companies improving their formulas, but they are still amazingly smooth and a pleasure to work with. The loose powders are wonderful, too, and the latest foundations improve on their predecessors with even better shades and higher sunscreen ratings. Of course, the brushes from this line also deserve mention. Other than M.A.C. and possibly Trish McEvoy, you won't find a more extensive selection anywhere, though you'll want to keep in mind that the prices are all over the map, and mostly on the high side.
We'd ignore most of the pencils, which tend to be expensive and ordinary, as are the lipsticks. Considering L'Oreal's influence you'd think that this line would've become stronger with their mascara offerings (as L'Oreal did when it purchased Maybelline a few years ago), but that hasn't happened yet. Perhaps that improvement is yet to come.
Note: Shu Uemura is categorized as a brand that tests on animals because its products are sold in China. Although Shu Uemura does not conduct animal testing for its products sold elsewhere, the Chinese government requires imported cosmetics be tested on animals, so foreign companies retailing there must comply. This requirement is why some brands state that they don't test on animals "unless required by law." Animal rights organizations consider cosmetic companies retailed in China to be brands that test on animals, and so does the Paula's Choice Research Team.
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Access 2000 for Windows For Dummies Quick Reference
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Alison Barrows has taken the long route to .For Dummies writing, most recently thinking she would have a career in economics. A serious computer user since high school, she found herself irresistibly drawn into technical support, training, and documentation with help from friends who are .For Dummies authors. Since finding herself in a career as a writer, Alison has authored or coauthored seven books for IDG Books including Dummies 101: WordPerfect 8 and Excel 97 Secrets. During her career in technical writing and training, she has designed and written software courses and taught hundreds of computer users how to make computers work for them. In addition to writing books, Alison teaches custom computer courses and writes technical documentation and training material. Alison has a master's degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School at Harvard University and a B.A. from Wellesley College. In real life, she loves to sing, watch Star Trek (the newer versions), cook, and dabble in yoga, rock climbing, and Ultimate Frisbee. She currently lives in Boylston, Massachusetts, with her husband, Matt, and the newest member of the family, their Portuguese Water Dog puppy Jake.


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One attendee at the biennial Young Author's Festival talks about the writing life.
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The English department uses soup suppers, retreats, snowball fights and one book to build community.
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Calvin's biennial Festival of Faith and Writing encourages good writing and tough conversations about faith.
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text: Self-consciously rebellious and defiant, punk rock emerged in the 1970s as a subculture that rejected what it saw as the overblown and outdated mythology of rock and roll history dominated by male performers. This new punk attitude opened doors for women to actively engage rock and roll culture in fresh and exciting ways. From Patti Smith to Bikini Kill, Siouxsie Sioux to L7, female musicians claimed punk as their own into the 1980s and 1990s and created music that challenged listeners to listen in a new way, to challenge long held beliefs and to redefine the position of women in society.


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Health officials say 19 people have died from the flu in Arkansas this season and that number is expected to rise.
Arkansas Department of Health spokeswoman Ann Russell said Thursday it's not too late for people to get flu vaccines. She says the flu season in Arkansas typically lasts from October to March.
Flu symptoms tend to come on quickly, with fever, headache, body aches, cough and chills.
The severity of flu season varies by year and the past couple of seasons have been comparatively mild. In 2009, more than 50 people died from the flu in Arkansas.
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I was watching SportsCenter on ESPN this morning, and they re-ran the
"Outside the Lines" segment that aired Sunday night.
It detailed the incident surrounding Pat Tillman's death, interviewing his
fellow soldiers, reciting the findings of the inquiry board, and producing
an animation of what happened the day that he died.
It was compelling, and I was moved by it. He is no less a hero because he
dies by friendly fire; in fact, he died while trying to protect some of his
comrades who were taking fire.
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ZF-6899: Can not search chinese string by chinese UTF-8 word sequence
StandardAnalyzer in java lucene could search chinese string by chinese UTF-8 word sequence. For example: There are two document, one is "文件编辑器", another is "编码格式" . When we search string "编辑", the analyzer we use will cut the string into "编" and "辑". We will get both of these two document result in Zend, but in Java lucene, we could get the correct doc - the first document.
Could Zend search consider the relative position in two terms? Thanks!
Chinese is one of the languages that you do not leave space mark between words by a word unit.
Unfortunately , Zend_Search_Lucene seems to not support Chinese, and also incorporating languages, agglutinative languages now.
I think it would be 'postpone'.
Hi Satoru,
Thanks for your reply. I have investigated this issue by comparing Java lucene, and found the root cause is that Zend only uses Zend_Search_Lucene_Search_Query_MultiTerm for each clasue separated by Zend_Search_Lucene_Search_QueryParser(please see Zend\Search\Lucene\Search\QueryEntry\Term.php:line 182).
Is there any way to use Zend_Search_Lucene_Search_Query_Phrase for each sub clause?
I just wrote a patch that - among other things, does exactly that. Though in Zend\Search\Lucene\Search\Query/Preprocessing/Term.php
Previously if a Term search phrase was tokenized into several tokens by the analyzer, Zend\Search\Lucene\Search\Query/Preprocessing/Term.php created a Zend_Search_Lucene_Search_Query_MultiTerm query in its rewrite() function. I changed that into a Zend_Search_Lucene_Search_Query_Phrase
Theoretically that should fix the chinese phrase problem.
Ill run a test on the two supplied strings...
I am obviously missing the analyzer you mentioned that tokenizes each chinese word into a seperate token. Common_Utf8Num just tokenises all of 文件编辑器 into one token which can be matched with * 编辑 * (However with terrible performance due to the leading *)
I still think the patch should in theory fix that, but I need someone with access to that Analyzer to confirm.
Bulk change of all issues last updated before 1st January 2010 as "Won't Fix".
Feel free to re-open and provide a patch if you want to fix this issue.
Bug has been closed by default in "Bulk change". However patch is already attached to bug (in this case to ZF-7738), what has been missing is a maintainer


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Well after being called an old man by a classmate for not owning any polymer guns I was in a pawn shop and saw the cz p-07 and read some positive reviews online and I think I'm gonna go for it and buy one. Anyone recommend it or against it?
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Well after being called an old man by a classmate for not owning any polymer guns I was in a pawn shop and saw the cz p-07 and read some positive reviews online and I think I'm gonna go for it and buy one. Anyone recommend it or against it?
it OK "probably" -- can't hold a candle to a real cz-75 though.
i never understood why some people are in love plastic frames or plastic lowers , at best they are acceptable and at worst problematic. the main reason the industry went to them is that plastic parts are easy and super cheap to mass produce. huge profit margin on plastic.
i have glocks, tauruses and witnesses with plastic frames, none of them have broke yea and they are all do the job "well enough" . -- the thing is i enjoy shooting the 1911s and steel framed witnesses much more. the glock is the best of the plastics i have -but it is mostly a CCW role , so plastic frames do have a place --but their hardly a "wonder weapon" that some ass hats make um out to be.
i would just tell your pal to "pull up his pampers". if you like shooting what you got.
i would look at a witness match single action if it was me or a CZ75b--LOL!
Never been a big plastic gun fan myself and only have 1 myself,, but any CZ I've ever had,rifle or handgun,,I've loved. CZ is one of the best guns in the world IMO and without a doubt have one of the best triggers around. Love -um,,never shot a plastic one though. But any CZ,,anything,, I've had are great so I imagine the P-07 is just as good too.
I can't remember if a friend has one of these or not, but I know he has a 75 & a P-01 (steel or alloy frame) and they are both really nice.
I'd say the main thing is how it feels in hand, it's most likely a well made pistol, just check around for the going prices (which I'm sure you have).
Im in the same camp as you guys. I prefer the steel but I wanna get atleast one polymer. I'm thinkin i'm gonna go for it and let yall know how she performs. I was mostly askin to see if anyone had a "don't buy it it sucks!" story. I'm a big fan of cz as well. I really like my cz82
seems like there is a CZ related place on the internet, i would check there. before i bought one.
i don't recall CZ having any real 'turkeys" in the area of pistols. seems like the 45 acps got mixed marks mostly because of their overly large grips. IIRC.
my experience with CZ designed pistols is mostly the 75s and other mill surplus makes.
for CCW a hammer less plastic framed , striker fired "glock" pistol is the darling. not because it shoots better but because it is light and mostly snag-less and the long trigger pull helps prevent ADCs.
a CZ type or a 1911 is a little more work for a CCW.
a plastic framed short barreled CZ may well be a good carry piece. i woudn't expect it to be as easy a carry as a glock is though.
it depends on what you want-- myself i got enough of the plastics--LOL
+1 CZ75, do not like polymer handguns myself!


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kcdyer, Sunday November 1, 2009 - 12:41pm
So...it turns out that the week after the conference is ALMOST as nutso as the week before. So much to do -- so many thanks to share, waves goodbye to flutter, kisses to blow -- well, you get the picture.
Kathy Chung has taken the reins of the position of coordinator, and you will see her around here a lot more, very soon. But don't think you've gotten rid of me completely -- no sirree. I'll still be around like a bad penny, turning up when you least expect it. I've accepted a position on the Board, and as the biggest resident geek in the place, I'll still be hovering around the blog, of course.
For today, I'd like to give you a taste of what some of the attendees have to say about SiWC 2009 on line. Didn't make it this year? Have a read of some of these blog posts, and get a feel for what you missed.
Registration for SiWC 2010 is a mere 6 or 7 months away! But don't take MY word for how great it is...
Here are some reasons why you shouldn't miss NEXT year's festivities:
Gemma and Teresa LOVE the SiWC!
A Contest Winner Shares the Glow.
A Novel Woman Sees SiWC as a sign...
Photographer Don Denton shares a visual peek into the conference.
Cheryl wishes she'd stayed longer...
Presenter Anthony Flacco shares his thoughts
A young writer shares her excitement
Denise Jaden shares a fangirl moment with MegTilly
Presenter Richard Scrimger speed dates at Surrey
Sandra Wickham shares photographic evidence of a good time...
If you have seen other links about the SiWC 2009 experience, please share them in the comments!
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Wow, I opened up the young
Wow, I opened up the young writers link and there's my blog. Cool => thanks for everything you've put into the conference kc you have done an AMAZING JOB and will continue to be invaluable as a board member as well! Welcome also to kathy chung you'll do great =>
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Hey Alison, Thanks for
Hey Alison,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about SiWC with us. Young writers rule!!!
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Another link
I've read several of these great posts already, after searching the web for any crumbs from the SiWC table (since I wasn't able to attend). ;) Looking forward to reading the rest of them!
Another link you can add is http://janmarkley.blogspot.com/ -- she's doing a series of posts on the conference.
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It was very enjoyable to
It was very enjoyable to read the posts by other attendees. I also mentioned the Conference on my blog, and may add more details in the future ^^
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Thanks kc =>
Thanks kc =>
kcdyer replied on Permalink
Jan Markley's posts are
Jan Markley's posts are ALWAYS great. She's an SiWC success story, you know!
Another link to add from Dina Fleet Berry:
Thanks Dina, Lin and Shari!
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Found another link via
Found another link via conference success story Denise Jaden:
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SiWC Board
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Great conference!
It was such a great conference, kc! Thanks so much for all the work you've done.
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Conference Kudos
Thanks for providing the links to other blog writers sharing their experience at the conference. It's great to relive the experience and keep the excitement and motivation going now that I'm back home. Kudos to the volunteers, SiWC was a great experience (I'm blogging about it over on The Prairies - www.prairiechickswriteromance.blogspot.com - today). Can't wait for next year.
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A few more...
From attendee Mary Higgins...
From presenter Anthony Flacco...
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SiWC Conference Coordinator
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Lisa Rector's workshop -- 11th Hour Checklist
Tremendous conference. I hope to be back next year. There is another post on the Prairie Chicks blog today(Jana Richards), not to mention various comments from time to time as topics remind us of the great experience we had at SiWC. My post tomorrow provides a link to Lisa Rector's website where her checklist can be downloaded, and highlights that I have culled from my notes on her eloquent and inspiring presentation. www.prairiechickswriteromance.blogspot.com
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Thanks, Helena. So glad you
Thanks, Helena. So glad you and Jana had fun!


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Determining where your next trip will take you requires a lot of planning. Where to go, when to go, how to go, who to go with and the list goes on.
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Over the course of a short career that only lasted a little more than five years, the Doors had a tremendous impact on rock and roll. They were a truly unique group, with a singer, Jim Morrison, who was a genuine poet with an almost mythical persona. Unlike most bands at the time, the Doors did not have a bass player. Ray Manzarek played the bass lines on his keyboards. John Densmore was a solid, steady drummer. And Robby Krieger was an elegant guitarist with a distinctive style unlike the blues-based guitar leanings favored by most his six-string peers. 20 years after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, Robby Krieger sits down for an exclusive interview with the Rock Hall, reflecting on the passing of friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek, patching up differences with John Densmore, the Doors' greatest moments, where the Doors would've gone had Jim Morrison lived, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, what he's listening to now and more.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: First, let's talk about Ray Manzarek's death…. Did you see that coming? Had he been sick for a while?
Robby Krieger: Not really…. He only found out in March, and by May, that was it. He had liver bile duct cancer. It had gotten into his bones by the time they diagnosed it. He went to that clinic in Germany, where Michael Douglas was treated. But it had already gotten too far.
RRHOF: Were you and Ray still close?
RK: Yeah, we had been touring together for the last 10 to 12 years. He lived up in Napa Valley, so I didn't see him much except when we were on tour. But we got along great. So it's not easy…. But there was a very nice memorial service for him in Napa Valley, where he lived with his wife Dorothy. It was great to see how many people showed up, including his brothers; Jac Holzman, who was the president of Elektra Records; Michael McClure, the poet, and many old friends who I hadn't see for way too many years.
RRHOF: What's your relationship with John Densmore now? I know you had a falling out after you and Ray created the Doors of the 21st Century band.
RK: Well, we're trying to get back on better terms now that Ray's gone. We're talking about doing a show on Ray's birthday, which is February 12th. A kind of tribute for Ray. That would be the first time John and I have played together in quite a while. When we created the Doors of the 21st Century, he didn't want to play, and he said, "Okay, you guys go play." Then when we got Stewart Copeland and started booking some big shows, he changed his mind and said, "Now wait a minute!"
RRHOF: He was in the Butts Band with you, right?
RK: Right. We did stuff after that, too. We did Storytellers on VH-1 with Ray and John and a bunch of different singers. And we played a couple of different shows together and stuff. Around 2000, my band was over in Europe, and John came and sat in with us. But then there was that whole thing where we wound up going to court over the use of the Doors' name. That's never good for anybody, except for the lawyers!
RRHOF: You've done several solo albums, as well…. The most recent one was Singularity.
RK: That came out in 2010. That started off as a tribute to Miles Davis, when he died quite a few years ago. My buddy Arthur Barrow, who plays bass and was Frank Zappa's guy, had been doing stuff with me for years, and we did this crazy piece that started with a flamenco guitar, but we never finished it. Then, a couple of years ago, we decided to finish it. That's how the album started. We had a few other guys from Zappa play on it, including Tommy Mars, who plays keyboards. And Richie Hayward, who was the drummer in Little Feat, played with us before he passed away. And a guy named Larry Klimas, who is a sax player, was on the record. He's played with Neil Diamond, War and Chicago, and he still plays with me in the Robby Krieger Jam Kitchen.
RRHOF: That's your current band, the Jam Kitchen, correct?
RK: Yeah, we just did a tour recently. We did some shows in August and September. We were in Chicago, Detroit, New York and Boston, then we went down to Florida. So that's a fun thing for me, working with these really fine musicians and playing some more outside stuff.
RRHOF: Who all is in the Jam Kitchen?
RK: Well, we have Arthur Barrow, Tommy Mars, Larry Klimas, and we have a drummer named Tom Brechtlein, who's played with Kenny Loggins, Chick Corea, Robben Ford and others. And then there's Vince Denham, who is a sax player. He plays with Michael McDonald, and he's also in the Jam Kitchen. And we have some other musicians who join us. We don't play as big venues as I played with Ray, but it's still a lot of fun. And we play a few Doors' songs, like "Back Door Man," "Riders on the Storm," stuff you can stretch out on.
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RRHOF: So let's talk about the Doors. When you look back, what are your thoughts about the band?
RK: Basically, I think about how unusual it is for four people to come together like that and just have the perfect musical personalities to make a band like that. You don't see that very often.
RRHOF: What kind of impact do you think the Doors had on rock music?
RK: I think we were the first kind of jazz-influenced rock band. We'd stretch out our songs and do more instrumental stuff. Then there was the poetry, with Jim's lyrics. And that was before rap. I can't say we were the first rap band, but we did use poetry in our lyrics. And we had songs like "Unknown Soldier," which was an anti-Vietnam song.
RRHOF: What are some of your favorite Doors' songs?
RK: We had the only flamenco-based rock song with "Spanish Caravan." "L.A. Woman" is one of my favorites. That song just came about out of a jam. That probably would have been the direction we would have taken had Jim lived.
RRHOF: Are there any Doors' shows that you remember and that you are particularly fond of?
RK: I think the first time we went to San Francisco and played the Fillmore. That was quite amazing. All of our San Francisco shows were great. And Madison Square Garden was pretty cool. Some of the early Chicago and Detroit shows were wonderful. We had great audiences.
RRHOF: I saw you here in Cleveland at the Allen Theater….
RK: That was a crazy show. The audience didn't quite know what to make of us, and after the show, after we left the stage, they destroyed the place. They messed up all the chairs and on and on. I don't know why. Maybe it's because we didn't come back for an encore. I think it was pent-up emotions. They didn't know what to do, and then after we were done playing, it was like…. "Okay! Let's destroy the place!"
RRHOF: Let's talk about your induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
RK: That was pretty cool. Eddie Vedder inducted us, and Don Was played bass. We didn't really get to rehearse much because Eddie Vedder decided to drive down from Seattle to L.A., where the ceremony was being held. And there was this huge storm, so he barely made it. He got there the last day of rehearsal. And he was a big Jim fan, and he grilled me for hours about Jim.
RRHOF: What did it feel like being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
RK: It was very cool. It was one of the first years they did that, and it could have been corny, but it wasn't. Bob Dylan was there, and I got to talk to him, and he was one of my idols. And all of our families and friends were there, because it was in Los Angeles.
RRHOF: What music are you listening to now?
RK: You know, I mostly listen to the jazz channel and the Sixties station on XM. Jim Ladd, I like his shows.
RRHOF: Are there any new bands you like?
RK: I'm really not so impressed with most of the new stuff. I did sit in with John Mayer [recently], though, and that was cool. It was in New Jersey, and I performed "Call Me the Breeze" with him.
RRHOF: Going back to the Sixties, what do you think about the impact the Rolling Stones had?
RK: They were huge. They were one of my favorites. When I was in college at Santa Barbara, I thought their first couple of albums were amazing. I always liked blues, and that's really what they were at first – a blues band. I was really amazed that English guys would be able to play the blues that well. And I liked the Animals for the same reason. And Van Morrison…. His first album was brilliant.
RRHOF: As a guitar player, what did you think of Jimi Hendrix when he first hit the scene?
RK: Pretty amazing. I was quite impressed. We were in New York and doing a video with Murray the K, and Hendrix hadn't hit yet. And Murray said, "Hey, come here. I want you to hear this record I just got." And he played me a couple of Hendrix songs, and that was the first time I heard him. Pretty amazing….
RRHOF: So what are you up to now? Anything particular you are working on?
RK: I have a studio I am putting together down in Burbank. So that's my main focus right now. It's going to be pretty cool. It's going to be all old-school gear. I think a lot of bands today are going back to that sound. So I'm going to do my stuff there, but we will also have other bands and musicians come in and record there.
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"I know," I say. This is all I ever say, because there is nothing else. And because this is all that my mother wants to hear. Until recently, my mother wouldn't have shared her sorrow at all. Traditionally, she has suffered losses in virtual silence. In this I am not my mother's daughter. I am a chest thumper and a copious weeper who can't get through the opening credits of ET without wailing.
I remember my mother's characteristic restraint two years ago when she called to tell me that her sister had taken to her bed and that her daughter, my cousin Rachel, had said she believed Muriel would die very soon.
"How quickly can you get down to see her?" I asked my mother then. Muriel was in Kentucky.
There was a pause on the line before my mother replied. "I don't think I'll be going," she said.
"Of course you have to go," I said. "You'll regret it if you don't see her."
"Brett, I can't go. She wouldn't . . . " My mother took a longer pause. "She wouldn't want me to see her like that."
That was it. I knew the Lundquist women. My mother would be immovable in her belief that Muriel wouldn't want her baby sister to see her so vulnerable. Any appeals from me would meet with the conviction that I simply didn't understand.
But I did understand. As soon as we hung up, I called Rachel.
"I want you to invite my mother down to see Muriel," I said. "She won't go unless you ask her."
And so, unbeknownst to her own mother, Rachel crafted an e-mail to mine, inviting her to see her dying sister. Because the Lundquist code had always been clear: Refusing a request was worse than making one.
"Were you glad you went?" I asked my mother upon her return from Kentucky.
"Oh, yes," she said, as if the answer were obvious. "Oh, yes."
Muriel didn't die then, and in the months that followed, my mother's habit of restraint diminished slightly.
The emotional landscape in the kitchen with my mother is a topography of stinted impulses—mine to reach for her hand and weep with her, my mother's to harden her face into a smile of acceptance, get up from the chair and apply herself to a domestic task.
I wait, and she pushes her calendar to the middle of the table.
"Will you give me some pictures of the boys with their new haircuts?" she asks.
"Of course," I say. My mother sends Muriel a package every week: pictures, cookies, books for Rachel to read to her.
"Good," my mother says with a wistful smile. "I'll send them to her on Monday." She stands up, walks over to the sink and looks out the high window there. Her back tells me nothing.
"Was there something you wanted to talk to me about?" she asks. "Do you need something?"
I fight every synaptic urge to deflect. Instead, I hold myself to the chair. She has asked if I need something, and I do. She cannot help Muriel, but she can help me. And isn't it possible that being able to help is what she really needs right now?
"Yes, Mom," I say, my throat catching. "As a matter of fact, I do."
Brett Paesel is the author of Mommies Who Drink and the blog Last of the Bohemians. She and Pat paid her parents back as soon as the check arrived.
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