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07 November 2005
World Fantasy: The Short Version
The award that most excited me was John Picacio's for art, because his work is stunning and it's nice to see him get recognition as a professional illustrator. If more illustration were of such quality, it would be less embarrassing to be associated with SF and fantasy books than it so often is.
I met oodles of people I had hoped to, and many others I hadn't realized I would, and they were all generous and fun and patient and silly and -- well, I barely made it to any panels other than the ones I was on, because I was just having so much fun spending time with people in hallways and lounges.
Sleep deprivation is causing me to keep this post short, but on either Wednesday or Friday I will give some more specific thoughts about the convention, the panels, the people, and the reason a couple of Australians now call me Captain Twee.
Until then, there is some coverage of the convention at Emerald City, but I haven't seen any specific reports other than that yet. Some pictures are here. I expect everyone is about as tired as I am, and so will be posting reports and pictures later.
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If more illustration were of such quality, it would be less embarrassing to be associated with SF and fantasy books than it so often is.ReplyDelete
Or to walk through the dealer's room.
Great meeting you! I hope we get to hang out more at the next con.
John Picacio's art looks great - I've not knowingly come across it before.ReplyDelete
I think one of my favourite contemporary artists is Richard Marchand - you've probably seen his work in TTA:
(Posted here in the hope that those *not* familiar with his work will become so.)
Hey Matt.ReplyDelete
Just wanted to say that it was very nice to meet you and to finally put a face to your blog.
Looking forward to your posts on the convention.
It's just not fair. Picacio's brilliantly talented -and- good-looking -and- a nice guy. No one should be all three.ReplyDelete
I count myself tremendously fortunate to have John doing my covers. I've no doubt that he's added significantly to their sales.


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apologies — i fell behind on my nail posts (been traveling for work). this is a design i had from a few weeks ago.
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when i first saw what could be done with feathers at Studio L, i just knew i had to try it on a design soon!
- Manami recommended laying a color down as a base, so the feathers would show more prominently, i decided to change up the base colors a bit to mix it between a peach / light grey / dark grey
- lay down a clear layer of Calgel, then while sticky, position the full feather tip across the nail
- once in place, cure under the UV, place another layer of clear Calgel over, cure again, then cut off excess. ultimately you can file off the extra excess until it's perfect!
- afterwards, Manami added a few accents of glitter to the feathered fingers to bring it out!
i think this is one of my all-time favorite designs i've done. the feathers looked so sophisticated, but it still had personality!


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Weinhaus hosts South American tasting
Friday Night Flights presents Summertime in the South from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday at the Weinhaus, 86 Patton Ave., Asheville.
By saying South, they mean South America, where it is summertime now. The tasting will compare and contrast the characteristics of red and white wines from Chile and Argentina. The wine will be accompanied by light hors d'oeuvres.
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"It was a misunderstanding,'' Frieri said. "I'm sorry if I offended anybody. I respect the Oakland A's, they've been playing really good baseball. But at the same time, I have confidence in my team. I knew we were going to play better baseball.
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Get down and dirty in the garden
by Taylor Miller
My Garden, Garden Gnome, Taylor Miller, Mint, Cilantro, Pineapple Sage, Lemon Thyme, Fruit
Even though we're still having hard frosts, sigh, our garden centers and nurseries are already beginning to sell herbs and plants, and I'm having trouble restraining myself. You see, it used to be that I was an emotional eater, and to a certain extent, I still am. But now, I think I'm an emotional plant buyer, and it's been a LONG WINTER.
Check out my latest additions:
1. MINTS: I have always had a lot of success with mint, especially because, when I first planted mint (catnip) during my freshman year of college, I planted it directly into the ground. Big mistake – it spreads like a weed. On any given summer night, you can still catch me chasing cats from the yard or watching as Pitters and Janie (my two fancy felines) flirt through the dining room window with the drunk kitties of the night.
So far this year, I've bought chocolate mint (Mentha piperita cv.), spearmint (Mentha spicata), and peppermint (Mentha × piperita). Read about all kinds of mints from the article Many Mints: Recipes and Growing Tips for Mint, found in the latest issue of The Herb Companion by herb expert, Jim Long.
I grew spearmint and peppermint last year, so I'm excited to experiment with chocolate mint this year. It is said to leave an Andes Chocolate Mint flavor in your mouth. Here's a recipe I found from Mountain Valley Growers:
Chocolate Mint Banana Bread
• 1/2 cup butter• 1 cup brown sugar• 2 extra large eggs• 1 cup mashed banana• 1 teaspoon vanilla• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour• 1/8 cup dried crushed chocolate mint• 1 teaspoon baking soda• 1 teaspoon salt• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1. Preheat oven to 350 F and butter loaf pan.
2. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, banana and vanilla. Add flour, soda, salt, chocolate mint and nuts. Mix well.
3. Bake for about an hour – a knife inserted in the middle should come out clean. Freezes well and mint quantity can be adjusted for taste.
2. PINEAPPLE SAGE (Salvia elegans) and LEMON THYME (Thymus × citriodorus): Still excited about the idea of dessert herbs, I added these two really fragrant herbs to enjoy when the weather starts to warm up, which, I hope, will be happening soon-in the very NEAR future. Ahem, anyone up there listening?
I was introduced to pineapple sage my first day working for The Herb Companion and was fascinated with the potent fragrance – I'm looking forward to using it in some dishes this summer, like this one from a 2005 article in The Herb Companion, Sizzling Summer Treat: Herbs on the Grill.
Tropical Chicken In early fall, when the rest of the garden is drifting into slumber, this 6-foot-tall herb ignites the sky with a lipstick-red flower that's just as tasty and heady as its leaves.
• 4 chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks• 20-ounce can pineapple chunks in juice• 1/4 cup brown sugar• 1/4 cup dark rum• 2 sprigs cinnamon basil, chopped, stems removed• 2 red peppers, cut into chunks• 12 large pineapple sage leaves, torn in half• Skewers• 1 handful pineapple sage flowers
1. Wash chicken and pat dry with a paper towel. Set aside. Reserving juice, drain pineapple chunks. Set aside. Mix pineapple juice, brown sugar, rum and basil in a medium-sized glass bowl. Place chicken in mixture and marinate for at least 30 minutes. Thread chicken, pineapple chunks, red peppers and pineapple sage leaves onto skewers, alternating ingredients.
2. Place skewers on prepared grill, away from direct heat. Grill for 5 to 6 minutes per side, basting with marinade. Garnish with pineapple sage flowers.
Lemon Thyme CookiesMakes 3 to 4 dozenThis recipe is from a 1995 article in The Herb Companion, Herbs in the Cookie Jar. • 1/2 cup butter• 1/4 cup sugar• 1 1/3 cups flour• 2 tablespoons freshly snipped lemon thyme
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Beat the ¬butter with the sugar until fluffy, then add the flour and thyme. Roll the dough 1/4 inch thick and cut out shapes (we like stars). Place the cookies on ungreased baking sheets and bake 10 minutes. Cool on racks.
3. CILANTRO: Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is an essential herb for most dishes of the Mexican food variety, my other emotional crutch (which also happens to be what I gave up for lent). I have a sad face right now, but I'm thinking it's going to be a nice summer.
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Here's a cilantro recipe I found from a 1998 article in The Herb Companion, The Cilantro Seduction.
Shredded Chicken in Cilantro Sauce (Pollo Encilantrado)Serves 8
Serve this dish with small bowls of chopped cilantro, chopped white onion, chopped serranos, and lime wedges. It's also good with rice instead of corn tortillas or tostadas (deep-fried tortillas). Any extra sauce keeps for several days in the refrigerator. Tomatillos look like small, green-husked round tomatoes. They have a sweet-tart flavor and are widely used in Mexican cooking.
• 2 pounds (about 20 medium) tomatillos, husks removed and rinsed• 1/2 white onion, quartered• 13 cloves garlic, peeled• 10 to 12 serrano chiles, stemmed• 1/2 teaspoon salt• Freshly ground black pepper to taste• 1 white onion, coarsely chopped• 1 1/2 cups cilantro sprigs, packed• Pinch of sugar (optional)• 5 teaspoons canola oil• 4 green onions, chopped• 4 cups cooked chicken, shredded into bite-sized pieces• 20 corn tortillas or tostadas
1. Place the tomatillos in a pot with enough boiling water to barely cover along with the quartered onion, 4 garlic cloves, serranos, and salt and pepper; reduce the heat and simmer for 7 minutes, or until the tomatillos lighten in color and become soft. Don't cook them so long that they burst open. Drain, reserving the cooking liquid.
2. Puree the cooked ingredients in a blender with the chopped onion, 6 garlic cloves, and 3 to 4 tablespoons of the cooking liquid. Add the cilantro and coarsely blend. Season to taste with sugar, more salt, or additional chopped serranos. Set aside and keep warm.
3. Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a large pan; add the green onions and remaining garlic, minced, and sauté briefly. Add the chicken and toss over medium heat for 2 minutes.
4. In a large saucepan, heat the remaining oil and add the cilantro/tomatillo sauce and cook for about 3 minutes on medium heat.
5. Place the chicken in a large bowl and pour about 3 cups of the warm tomatillo sauce over it. Serve over tortillas or tostadas. Pass the remaining sauce.
4. FRUITS: I also added a few brambles (raspberries and blackberries), some blueberries and a self-pollinating cherry tree I'm particularly excited for. I have also purchased a few perennials, ferns, hyacinth and columbine as well as a beautiful exotic indoor orchid, The Jungle Monarch (photos of which will be posted when in bloom!)
So, that's what I've been up to so far this spring, how about you?! Any exciting experiments?
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New Sculpture Installation—Andy Goldsworthy's
Stone Sea
Stone Sea
, a site-specific commission by world-renowned British sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, has been installed at the Museum.
Stone Sea
was inspired by St. Louis geology and the city's underlying base of limestone, formed more than 300 million years ago when the Midwest was covered by sea. Using limestone from a local quarry, Goldsworthy fabricated twenty-five arches, each measuring about ten feet high. The arches are densely arranged in the Courtyard adjoining the Main and new East buildings. Made of roughly cut stone, the arches produce a sense of fluidity reminiscent of the sea.
Stone Sea
looks to the past, present, and future to celebrate the expansion of the Museum. It brings together many of the artist's key themes and goals: commitment to the arch form, exploration of enclosed spaces, merging of outside and inside, investigation of local material, and finally, connecting of people and place.
Stone Sea
is visible through the windows of the Level 1 Concourse, Gallery 113, and Gallery 213, as well as from the South Terrace of the Main Building. Regular public hours to view the sculpture from within the Stone Sea courtyard will be established later this year.
It was challenging for an artist, such as myself who responds to place, to know what to make for a space that did not yet exist. However, trying to see beyond the surface appearance of things in an attempt to reveal what is there has always been of concern.
The courtyard is, for me, a hole. Anyone who knows my work will be aware of how important holes are to me. Holes have always been a means to explore what lies beneath the surface. The courtyard offered me the opportunity to reach through the building and work with its underlying nature in an attempt to understand the nature of the site, the nature of the building and the connections between the two.
Full Artist's Statement
Born in Cheshire, England (1956), and raised in Yorkshire, Andy Goldsworthy is an internationally recognized sculptor who lives in Scotland. A contemporary land artist, he is celebrated for monumental works, such as dynamic constructions of stone, as well as intimate gestures, including sculptures made of ice and delicate leaf assemblages arranged in natural settings. Living and working in close communication with natural landscapes since his youth has deeply informed Goldsworthy's site-specific approach to sculpture. At age 13, he was employed as a farm laborer, stacking hay bales and building sheep pens. This work shaped not only the artist's aesthetic, but also his technique—much of which relies on gravity, balance, and proportion.
Full Artist's Biography
Who is Andy Goldsworthy?
Andy Goldsworthy is a world-renowned sculptor who was born in North West England and now resides in Scotland. Growing up as a farm laborer, he developed a keen understanding of the relationship between place and people. Goldsworthy builds and photographs ephemeral sculptures made of natural materials like leaves or stones—work that has situated him as one of the foremost figures in contemporary land art. Drawing on a heritage of drystone construction in the rural landscape, he also produces permanent works which hinge on the balancing of stone and wood. Andy Goldsworthy is also an accomplished photographer committed to capturing his temporary and permanent works on film.
What does
Stone Sea
mean for the Museum?
Goldsworthy's work celebrates a dynamic, yet reflective, connection between people and place. One of his largest and most complex permanent installations to date,
Stone Sea
is a sensitive and apt way to celebrate the expansion of the Saint Louis Art Museum and what it means for the evolving landscape—natural and cultural—of St. Louis.
Where does Goldsworthy usually source materials? Where were the materials for
Stone Sea
Goldsworthy is well known for his attention to the origin of his materials, whether found on-site or shipped across oceans. Known to work with everything from feathers and petals to ice, stone, and even manure, Goldsworthy uses materials that serve as the conceptual anchor of his works. In developing a large-scale, permanent sculpture for the Museum, Goldsworthy spent a great deal of time exploring the site and studying the geological history of St. Louis.
Ultimately, Goldsworthy selected local Missouri limestone from Earthworks Quarry in Perryville, Missouri, to form a grouping of 25 arches. The limestone not only complements the locally-sourced Missouri granite used in the new East Building, but also speaks to the ancient, aquatic history of the land beneath the Museum and the city of St. Louis.
Why the arches?
Goldsworthy asserts that for him, the arch form carries a sense of movement, transience, and exploration. The dense arrangement of arches gives the appearance of motion—of the arches taking a walk, even striding along. In
Stone Sea
, many arches flow together, filling the Courtyard between the Main Building and the East Building with the visual effect of liquid stone.
Where else has Goldsworthy shown work?
Though attached to the landscape of his Scottish home, Goldsworthy has created and installed temporary and permanent sculpture all over the world. His permanent works are housed in numerous museums and parks, including the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in England; The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; the Des Moines Art Center; the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York; and the de Young Museum in San Francisco. His temporary works have been shown at venues such as the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
What will be the best way to see the installed work?
The intricate process of installing
Stone Sea
, which required several months and the assistance of a massive crane, is visible through the windows of the Level 1 Concourse as well as Gallery 113, and from the South Terrace of the Main Building.
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24 October 2013
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Uruguay on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.Presenting the report, Ricardo Gonzalez, General Director for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that since Uruguay's last report of 1998 the country had changed in many respects: the rights of Uruguayan citizens had been greatly expanded. In June 2012 the Human Rights Institute become operational. Efforts had been made to strengthen gender equality, improve the conditions of migrants and foreign workers, and to fight domestic violence, racism and other forms of discrimination. Same-sex marriages had been recognized, overcrowding in prisons had been reduced and legal and political solutions to the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed during the period of military government continued. Committee Members commended Uruguay for being a pioneer in many areas of human rights. They asked about the legal framework for the prosecution of crimes committed during the military dictatorship, and about cases of enforced disappearances. Questions were also raised about violence against women, including domestic violence, the extremely high numbers of people held in pre-trial and preventive detention, and prison reform in general. The amparo remedy, the functioning of the Human Rights Institute, trafficking in persons, the rights of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, as well as affirmative action for people of indigenous and African descent were also discussed. Ricardo Gonzalez, in concluding remarks, said the input of the Committee was extremely valuable to the Government, as all three branches of the Government were ready and willing to improve conditions in various areas of human rights in the country. In concluding remarks, Nigel Rodley, Committee Chairperson, recalled that in the early days of the Committee much of its work had regrettably come from Uruguay, including cases of torture and disappearances. The country had come a long way since then, although it was disconcerting that there were still concerns about impunity. The Government was clearly committed to the reducing prison overcrowding and its openness regarding scrutiny of its prisons was commendable, although the numbers of people in pre-trial and preventive detention were exorbitant. The delegation of Uruguay included General Director for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director in the National Directorate for Human Rights of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Executive Coordinator of the Secretariat for Human Rights of the Presidency, Advisor to the Minister of Interior, the Parliamentary Commissioner in charge of monitoring the conditions of persons deprived of liberty, and the representatives of the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations in Geneva. The Committee would next meet in public at 3 p.m. to continue discussion of Draft General Comment on article 9.
ReportThe fifth report of Uruguay can be read via the link: CCPR/C/URY/5.Presentation of the ReportRICARDO GONZALEZ, General Director for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that since Uruguay's last report of 1998 the country had changed in many respects. Over the intervening 15 years the rights of Uruguayan citizens had been greatly expanded; efforts had been made to strengthen gender equality, improve the conditions of migrants and foreign workers, and to fight domestic violence, racism and other forms of discrimination. Same-sex marriages had been recognized. Another major step forward was a reduction in overcrowding in prisons, amid general improvements in prison conditions. In 2005 the Ministry for Social Development was created, in addition to several other bodies that could receive complaints regarding human rights violations, many of which were highly appreciated by the civil society. In June 2012 the Human Rights Institute become operational. Regarding the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed during the period of military government, Mr. Gonzalez said that legal and political solutions had not been exempt from difficulties and stumbling blocks. In 2011, a new law was adopted, which annulled and superseded the 1986 Act on the Expiry of the Punitive Powers of the State, and re-established the punitive powers of the State for the crimes committed during the military dictatorship. In February 2013, the Supreme Court of Uruguay proclaimed as unconstitutional articles two and three of the law that had established that no statute of limitations or other legal instruments could be applied to the period between 1986 and 2011. The Supreme Court also declared that the crimes of the dictatorship constituted crimes against humanity, in line with the definitions in the human rights treaties ratified by Uruguay. Notwithstanding such obstacles, the Government was committed to continuing along the path of justice and was re-affirming its international obligations for ethical and judicial reasons.Mr. Gonzalez said that during the reporting period Uruguay had further developed cooperation with the multilateral system of protection of human rights. Uruguay had ratified all the fundamental human rights treaties, as well as their optional protocols. It had also hosted visits by several Special Rapporteurs over the past two years. However, Mr. Gonzalez said, those advances were not sufficient and there was always room for improvement, and it was with that belief that the delegation of Uruguay had come before the Committee. Uruguay looked forward to benefiting from the advice of Committee Members, with the view of improving the quality of the policies and implementing them better. Delegation's Response to the List of IssuesA delegate said Uruguay was the first country to accept the new optional reporting procedure, which consisted in the adoption of lists of issues by the Committee, which were transmitted to States parties prior to the submission of their periodic reports. The report under consideration had been prepared on the basis of the State party's responses to the lists of issues. Uruguay believed that the new format favoured dialogue and cooperation, and allowed for a greater focus on the progress made, as well as weaknesses, in the implementation of the Covenant. Highlighting key pieces of new legislation, a delegate said affirmative action in favour of citizens of African descent was being made law. Persons of African descent had been guaranteed eight per cent of positions in State administration. Trafficking in persons had been defined as a crime against humanity. Uruguay believed in marriage equality, and had approved same sex marriage in May 2013. The minimum age of marriage for both sexes had been increased to 16 years of age. Reports of torture against persons deprived of their liberty were being processed; 29 persons had been deprived of liberty for such offenses. A number of steps had been taken to combat domestic violence, and Uruguay had listed in detail measures which were being taken in that regard. There was a new registry, while electronic measures were being used for localizing and monitoring offenders and preventing future cases of domestic violence, which had yielded some positive results.Uruguay was updating its information regarding persons who had been trafficked for work purposes, and the data was being broken down according to gender and how the judiciary had acted. Charges had been raised in several such cases. Concerning prison reform and the penitentiary system, in the previous 11 months, Uruguay had made important headway, including reconstruction, refurbishment and expansion of existing prisons and construction of new facilities. That had addressed the previously very serious issue of overcrowding, and the situation now was significantly different from the time of the previous report. Progress had also been made in improving the juvenile justice system. Within the Ministry of Interior, a special team had been created to deal with state terrorism in the recent past. Charges had been brought for 178 cases of forced disappearances; while a further 40 cases were in the process of confirmation. A Secretariat for Human Rights had been created under the Presidency, which dealt with the issue of forced disappearances and worked on defining public policies to remember those who had disappeared.Important progress had been made regarding legislation dealing with adoption. Questions by the ExpertsThe Vice-Chairperson said Uruguay was the first State party to present its report according to the new procedure, which included the adoption of lists of issues by the Committee, which were then transmitted to States parties prior to the submission of their periodic reports. Several Experts expressed satisfaction that the new procedure was now fully in action, benefiting both the Committee and the State Parties, as the report under consideration contained the State party's answers to the issues submitted by the Experts.Another Expert commended Uruguay for being at the forefront of the human rights agenda, involving, inter alia, the opposition to death penalty and equality among all, and said that in many areas Uruguay was indeed a pioneer.The Expert asked about the direct implementation of the Covenant in the State party. How were the use of 'state emergency' rulings regulated in the country, and were those provisions in line with the Covenant? Was there a domestic procedure in place to ensure that decisions by the Committee or other similar bodies were implemented? There were complaints that the existing procedure was slow and inefficient, another Expert added. Could Uruguayan legislation be brought into line with the amparo remedy?The Expert raised the issue of the capacity of the National Human Rights Institution, and expressed concern over its lack of autonomy in hiring staff and other institutional weaknesses. Furthermore, the national preventive mechanism against torture was supposed to be an independent mechanism. What were the relations between that mechanism, the Human Rights Institution and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?Another Expert asked what the State was doing to implement recommendations on women and gender equality. An income gap still persisted between women and men, especially in the private sector, and there were also higher rates of unemployment and underemployment among women in Uruguay. Only two women had ever been appointed as judges at the Supreme Court. What was Uruguay doing to address that situation and promote women to high-level decision-making positions? Uruguay had not been able to reduce the number of women killed as a result of domestic violence, and one out every four women reported being a victim of domestic violence. What was the Government doing to reduce those numbers? What was being done to change the attitudes of perpetrators of domestic violence, and how was support provided to the victims?An Expert asked about the treatment of persons with disabilities, especially when it came to employment. Had any sanctions been imposed on private employers discriminating against such persons, and had any compensation been provided to the victims? The Expert asked about the status of the draft bill on the affirmative action for people of African descent.The State party was commended for having exercised leadership when it came to marriage, sexual orientation and gender related issues. The Expert noted that significant level of intolerance towards transgender persons remained nonetheless, and the police had been reported to sometimes be unwilling to protect those people from violence.Legislation on the same sex marriage was welcomed by another Expert, but he noticed that the legislation did not resolve all the problems of discrimination which homosexual persons were experiencing. Trafficking in persons, particularly in girls and women for sexual exploitation, remained a problem. What could be done to make efforts to combat the problem more effective? The conviction rate was reported to be rather low. The Expert asked if there were provisions to protect persons trafficked into Uruguay. Did the State party consider torture a crime against humanity, the Expert asked? Was the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of torture and was the definition of torture going to be included in the Criminal Code? Could superiors in civilian and military institutions be prosecuted for torture? Regarding the prosecution of crimes committed under the military dictatorship, an Expert asked how Uruguay planned to solve the deadlock between law 18.831 of 2011 and the Supreme Court decision of 2013, to ensuring that impunity did not take place and the State party met its obligations under the Covenant. When it came to forced disappearances, one possibility would be to say that the statute of limitations did not apply, an Expert suggested. Different human rights violations committed during the period of military dictatorship could also generally fall under the same category. Responses by the DelegationA delegate stated that the Constitution did not have particular provision establishing a hierarchy of legal instruments for domestic purposes. It was accepted in doctrine that the Covenant would take precedence over domestic legislation under the positive approach. The Covenant was being directly implemented in practice. An inter-ministerial commission had been created to update and continue presentation of the reports of Uruguay before the nine most important human rights committees, and the recommendations of the Human Rights Committee and other monitoring bodies were shared through the inter-institutional commission, which was also expected to work on their implementation. A delegate recollected that one of the early recommendations of the Human Rights Committee had been to speed up the penal code reform, but there had not been sufficient advance. The State party was lagging behind in that regard, but a bill was currently before the Parliament. A total change of penal system in Uruguay was needed, and a move was planned towards the adversary system, which would require some time. A specific chapter on victims would be introduced, and the procedural code would include pre-trial detention only as the last measure to be applied. Uruguay was turning to the Committee for advice on particular individual cases. The amparo remedy had been included in the legislation for a while. It was not slow or bureaucratic, and there had been no reported procedural problems with that remedy. The highest court in Uruguay was the Supreme Court, which had the jurisdiction of the Court of Cassation and the Constitutional Court. The Court was the controller of legal norms and the exclusive competence in the regime, similar to the system of the United States. The Court could make a law inapplicable, but not bring it down. The law would continue to be applied except for those clauses which had been explicitly struck down. Regarding the legal framework for the National Human Rights Institution and the Ombudsman, a delegate explained that both bodies were created by law in 2008, and only recently became operational. The system was thus still being consolidated, and both institutions were considered to be fundamental. The Institution had five elected members and could appoint thematic rapporteurs and working groups. The ideal situation would be if the Institution did not have any dependence on the existing State institutions. That would be remedied with constitutional changes, under which the Institute and the Ombudsman would be given separate constitutional provisions. An independent budget would then be assigned to those bodies. Regarding staffing of the National Human Rights Institution, a delegate said the officials working in the national human rights system were there on the basis of the loan system. Uruguay did not want to increase its number of civil servants, which was why the officials had not been hired from outside. Coordination with the national preventive mechanism for torture was conducted through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The idea was to avoid creating multiple bodies which would overlap. Uruguay believed that it would be better to gather, in one collective body, all mechanisms for follow-up, which allowed it to see the cross-cutting nature of human rights and various issues at stake.The National Gender Council was made up of the representatives of the State, legislature and judiciary. It was a well-defined body which had implemented training courses, promoted protocol to take action on trafficking, which had to be applied across the state system. There was also an inter-institutional commission on gender issues, which was the national authority on women issues in the country. The law on persons of African descent was a positive law introducing major changes for those persons. It recognized historical discrimination of such persons in Uruguay, which was very important because Uruguay had usually been perceived as the society of white people. All affirmative action of those of African descent was declared to be in national interest and eight per cent of vacant posts should be awarded to persons of African descent. The law also provided for training of persons of African descent. Companies who hired them were given tax breaks, which was an important encouragement for private sector to do so. A delegate stated that there was a law in force providing quotas for the women candidates at parliamentary elections, which provided that every third candidate on the list had to be a woman. Two of the three major political parties had women representatives.Women's employment rate was lower that of men. A national care system was being put in place, because traditionally it was women spent their time caring for the elderly and children. A new law would extend maternity leave and introduce paternity leave, so that the burden of child raising would be shared. Uruguay had also approved the law on domestic work, which was almost exclusively carried out by women. There had been a significant increase in formalizing such work since the adoption of the law. Domestic violence was a Government priority, and such behaviour had been criminalized in the Penal Code since 1995. In 2002, a Law on Domestic Violence was adopted which expanded the scope of preventive and punitive measures. Ever since then, the Government had continued to fine-tune and further develop measures to combat that issue. An emphasis was also put on public visibility, while special units were being added to police forces. There was ongoing training for the police forces being carried out by the Institute for Women, and supported by the United Nations Development Programme. Those measures were encouraging the population to lodge complaints. More than 60 people had been given electronic bracelets to be monitored more easily. Uruguay was working on rehabilitating prisoners, which involved treatment for those who had shown violent behaviours, including domestic and sexual violence. There were many different monitoring services. A delegate said that public policies on persons with disabilities were being adopted in line with the Covenant. Some 500 million USD were planned for social measures in that respect. The Government was aware of the employment issues for persons with disabilities, which was why four per cent of all vacancies had to go to persons with disabilities. Only several departments and regions had been able to meet that quota. Regarding sexual orientation, a delegate said that homosexual persons were already allowed to adopt children even before the law on equal marriage had been passed. Discrimination in employment and the society at large still existed. The Commission for Refugees had acknowledged that the fear of persecution over sexual orientation could be a cause for claiming refugee status in Uruguay. Cases of trafficking in persons, both domestically and abroad, were brought to specialized criminal courts. Several large cases involved foreign companies bringing in foreign workers and exploiting them without paying them. When foreign workers wanted to return to their home countries, they were allowed to do so, in line with international standards. Responses by the DelegationRegarding the domestic definition of torture, there was a specialized law which defined torture as crime. Such crimes were not subject to the statute of limitations, and were defined as crimes against humanity regardless whether they were wide-spread or individual. Concerning Law 18.831, a delegate called the existing discrepancy a legal flaw. There was no statute of limitations applied to forced disappearances, but the Supreme Court had recognized forced disappearances as aggravated homicides, which was why the statute of limitations could be applied to them. There were more than 200 cases of violations of human rights in the recent past before courts at the moment, a number of which had covered torture. There were no political prisoners in Uruguay – that phenomenon no longer existed.A delegate explained that the Parliamentary Commissioner in charge of monitoring the conditions of persons deprived of liberty monitored conditions in prisons, ensuring that the rights of persons deprived of liberty were upheld, and it was allowed full access to places of detention, through both announced and unannounced visits. Their members were elected by the Parliament on the regular basis. The amparo remedy was a constitutional right and citizens could use amparo only after they had exhausted all other domestic remedy, which was why amparo actions were now more restricted than they had been beforehand. The complaint had to be heard within three days, and the sentence had to be awarded within 24 hours and carried out within another 24 hours. There was no problem of slowness, but rather a challenge of proving that all other remedies had indeed been exhausted. Habeas corpus was provided for in the Constitution of Uruguay. There were currently two cases being processed on habeas corpus. The whole process was being reviewed by the Parliament at the moment, and all deprivations of liberty could now be included in the law. The overhaul of the current approach was necessary, which would make pre-trial detention an exception rather than the rule.Isolated, individual acts of forced disappearances or torture should constitute a crime for which there were no statute of limitations, which could not be subject to amnesty or pardon. Habeas corpus could not be suspended, and emergency measures could not go around that principle. A delegate explained that, during the dictatorship, military courts used to try civilians, which was no longer the case. Victims used to be overlooked, but necessary steps were being taken to ensure that all due care was now being given to them. Questions by the ExpertsAn Expert wanted to know about the status of the bill on marital rape, which was reportedly being considered by the Parliament.Another Expert expressed his concern regarding the state of emergency, which had to be in line of article 4 of the Convention, providing for rights which could never be suspended, and not only habeas corpus. When would the State party domesticate that provision?The Human Rights Institute was staffed with ten officials loaned from other institutions, due to the budgetary and hiring constraints. It had to be given a minimum of permanent staff. Could the Committee be assured that the Human Rights Institute would be appropriately strengthened and become operationally functional? The high rate of those currently still held in pre-trial detention was raised by another Expert, who asked where the State party identified problems in that regard. What were particular proposals the Government had in mind? Would the current long list of offenses which denied bail be reviewed? What alternatives to detention were there in place or were planned to be developed? What was the maximum period an individual could be held before the initiation of trial, and before the termination of trial?Responses by the DelegationThe State party recognized that there was no law or draft law in place which would criminalize marital rape and intended to bring its legislation in line with the Covenant in that regard, a delegate said. The Parliament was currently looking at the new Criminal Code, and the issue of marital rape would be brought to its attention. A delegate said that the new Criminal Code was expected to be adopted in 2013.The National Human Rights Institution was the cornerstone institution for Uruguay, and years of hard work had gone into its establishment. There was undisputable and categorical commitment to the strengthening of the Institute. Staffing remained an important issue. Constitutional reforms were not opportune for the time being, but, when they came, the Human Rights Institute would be covered by them. Regarding detention, a delegate explained that standards promoting habeas corpus would be incorporated. Pre-trial detention was not as much of an issue as keeping in prisons persons during the entire course of their trials. No person could be detained in police stations during trials. Explaining the high number of persons in preventive and pre-trial detention, the delegate said that one problem came from the fact that there was a long list of crimes which required preventive detention, basically any crime that carried a sentence of two or more years imprisonment. Additionally and person charged with a crime who had been prosecuted previously also had to be detained pre-trial. Questions by the ExpertsAn Expert noted that 70 per cent of prison population in Uruguay were not convicted, which was one of the highest rates in the region. What kind of practical measures was the Government contemplating of taking to alleviate the current situation? The Expert asked for more details regarding the work of the Institute for Children and Adolescents.
A question was asked about possible divergences in perceptions between the Parliamentary Commissioner for prison system and the prosecutors as to what constituted torture, given that only a few complaints raised by the Commissioner had been effectively prosecuted. Could the Inspector General for psychopaths raise cases and submit complaints to the public prosecutor?More information was requested with regard to the functioning of the family courts and whether they were no able to cope with the large number of pending cases. What percentage of domestic violence cases were being forwarded to criminal courts?Had the minimum age of marriage for both males and females been established at 16, and why not at 18? Was there any statistics available regarding the percentage of marriages under 18? What was minimum age for driving, buying alcohol, voting or being elected to the Parliament?An Expert asked why there was such a high percentage (65 to 70 per cent) of persons held in pre-trial detention. What lessons had been learned from those countries that had moved from an inquisitory to accusatory system? What would be done to change the general culture so that there would be assumption of innocence until proven otherwise? There was a law in Uruguay which mentioned children in conflict with the law, and Expert commented, asking what was being done to avoid excessive pre-trial detention of children. Were options of electronic tracking of children being considered, so that they would not need to be separated from their families?What was the obligation of the State party regarding the retroactive application of justice for enforced disappearances, for which there were provisions by the Covenant? Enforced disappearances could not be treated the same way as aggravated homicides. What concrete actions were being taken by the State to ease access to justice for vulnerable persons, particularly for those of indigenous background?An Expert raised the issue of legislation on national and international adoptions and also asked what measures the State party was taking to end the existing discriminatory provision on children born out of wedlock. What strategies were being used to discourage child labour, such as sanctions or incentives aimed at employers or parents who illegally employed children? Responses by the DelegationImproving prison conditions was a priority for the administration. Major reforms were started in 2005 under the new President that included adoption of a humanitarian emergency law. In 2010, another declaration was adopted to promote the penitentiary report. Uruguay was on the path to solving the priority issue of overcrowding, which was expected to be accomplished by 2015. Transparent management was paramount – the system had to be opened to international and civil society scrutiny, and a number of international rapporteurs had already visited the country's prisons. Prisons had to be taken out of police authority. Providing the most recent statistics, a delegate said that as of September 2013 there were 9,788 prisoners in Uruguay, of whom around 3,500 had been convicted. A new curriculum for training for police and penitentiary officers had been developed, particularly on the issue of corruption and excessive use of force. A number of different courses had already been in place, prepared and conducted with the help of Argentina, United Nations Development Programme and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The national police school had incorporated international human rights training in their curriculum. All the training programs were constantly monitored and fine-tuned. An important program was underway, in cooperation with the European Union, focusing on changing mind-sets among prison and judicial staff regarding prohibition of torture. Conditions of women prisoners were being improved in addition with the Bangkok Rules. A number of guides and handbooks had been published in relations to female prisoners and prisoners living with HIV/AIDS.The Parliamentary Commissioner for conditions in prisons was an independent ombudsman body and not a Government organ, and was not subjected to any political mandate or interference by the Government. The issue of deprivation of liberty had traditionally been put on the back burner, which had led to a high number of persons in prisons, leading to an emergency situation. More had been invested in improving conditions in prisons in recent years than ever before, but there had been a yearly increase of six to seven per cent in prison population.In a report in December 2012, the Government had explained what improvements had been made in improving detention conditions for juvenile prisoners, but the number of child and adolescent prisoners was growing. The Institute for Children and Adolescents was monitoring the situation in penitentiaries and making recommendations. A grassroots approach was being applied in the regard of reforming the entire juvenile justice system, and detention was described as a measure of the last resort.One mechanism for the prevention of torture – a national observatory had stopped its work in 2012, after it had been established to be ineffective. Non-governmental organizations were allowed access to the prisons. A delegate explained that there were provisions for creation of interdisciplinary teams in family courts to deal with domestic violence. Five mediation centres had been established in the country, and five more were planned across the country. In 2012, there were over 23,000 reports of domestic violence, of which 16,000 were brought to court, which demonstrated that the profile of domestic violence had been raised.The Equal Marriage Act had established 16 as the age of marriage for both boys and girls. There had been appeals from international bodies for years to raise the minimum age for marriage from 12 and 14 for girls and boys, respectively, and raising the age to 16 for both sexes had been meant to eliminate gender discrimination. The Government was not going to bring the age of criminal responsibility down from 18 to 16. In October 2011, Uruguay adopted a law which had made the Expiry Law on 1986 ineffective. The crimes committed under the military dictatorship were thus to be considered as crimes against humanity. The Supreme Court had subsequently established articles two and three of the law to be unconstitutional. There were differences in opinion on that matter between the executive and the Supreme Court, which was why debates were still continuing. The legal description of forced disappearances as crimes or as aggravated homicides was another matter and not related to the issue of statute of limitations. Many Uruguayan citizens had disappeared in Argentina during the dictatorship. The Uruguayans who had disappeared in Argentina were now included on the list of 178 recognized disappeared persons, while 40 additional cases were being considered for inclusion on that list. The remains of some of the disappeared persons had been found in Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. Regarding the access to justice of people of African and indigenous descent, the Brasilia Rules were applicable to all courts. That population was not facing any particular obstacles in accessing justice, but poverty remained a major obstacle in that regard.The new Law on Adoption had introduced several main new changes. Deterrent measures had been put in place to encourage families to keep children rather than give them up for adoption. When a newborn baby did not have a family, efforts were focused on placing the child with its extended biological family or a family chosen from the registry of families willing to adopt. There were no recorded cases of slavery or enforced labour of children. A branch of the Government dealt with children living and working in the streets, who were a different case. If it was established that families were willingly sending their children to beg in the streets, children allowances were abolished. Uruguay's policy on refugees was in line with international protocols. All refugees were receiving ID cards, which were the same as ID cards of Uruguayan citizens. Concluding RemarksRICARDO GONZALEZ, General Director for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, thanked the Committee Members for a constructive and positive exchange of views. The inputs provided were extremely valuable to the Government, as all three branches of the Government were ready and willing to improve conditions in various areas of human rights in the country. There had not been enough time to go into details on all matters, but the delegation remained at the disposal of the Committee to discuss any issues in further detail.NIGEL RODLEY, Chairperson of the Committee, recalled that in the early days of the Committee a lot of its work had regrettably come from Uruguay, including cases of torture and disappearances. The country had come a long way since then. It was disconcerting that there were still concerns about impunity, and it had come as a shock that some judges in Uruguay believed good judicial conduct included calculating the period of prescription. The State party was encouraged to do what it could to overcome those obstacles, deal with the impunity and provide justice and reparations to the families of victims. The Chairperson expressed his conviction that the Government was committed to the ending the problem of prison overcrowding, and said that the numbers of people in pre-trial and preventive detention were exorbitant. He commended Uruguay's openness when it came to giving access to its prisons and having conditions in them scrutinized. The Committee welcomed the planned reform of the Criminal Code, and praised Uruguay for being the first State party to accept the new optional procedure on preparation of reports. _________
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About the Book
The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors.
Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. But it was his prolonged dedication to his craft that won him the public's adoration. He capped off one of the most remarkable runs in tennis history at the age of 39 when he reached the semifinals of the 1991 U.S. Open, competing against players half his age.
More than just the story of a tennis champion, The Outsider is the uncensored account of Connors' life, from his complicated relationship with his formidable mother and his storybook romance with tennis legend Chris Evert, to his battles with gambling and fidelity that threatened to derail his career and his long-lasting marriage to Playboy playmate Patti McGuire.
When he retired from tennis twenty years ago, Connors all but disappeared from public view. In The Outsider, he is back at the top of his game, and as feisty, outspoken, and defiant as ever.
This autobiography includes original color photographs from the author.
Jimmy Connors is a working-man's hero, a people's champion who could tear the cover off a tennis ball, just as he tore the cover off the country-club gentility of his sport. A renegade from the wrong side of the tracks, Connors broke the rules with a radically aggressive style of play and bad-boy antics that turned his matches into prizefights. In 1974 alone, he won 95 out of 99 matches, all of them while wearing the same white shorts he washed in the sink of his hotel bathrooms. Though he lived the rock star life away from tennis, his enduring dedication to his craft earned him eight Grand Slam singles titles and kept him among the top ten best players in the world for sixteen straight years—five at number one.
In The Outsider, Connors tells the complete, uncensored story of his life and career, setting the record straight about his formidable mother, Gloria; his very public romance with America's sweetheart Chris Evert; his famous opponents, including Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Arthur Ashe, Ivan Lendl, and Rod Laver; his irrepressible co-conspirators Ilie Nastase and Vitas Gerulaitis; and his young nemesis Andre Agassi. Connors reveals how his issues with obsessive-compulsive disorder, dyslexia, gambling, and women at various times threatened to derail his career and his long-lasting marriage to Playboy Playmate Patti McGuire.
Presiding over an era that saw tennis attract a new breed of passionate fans—from cops to tycoons—Connors transformed the game forever with his two-handed backhand, his two-fisted lifestyle, and his epic rivalries.
The Outsider is a grand slam of a memoir written by a man once again at the top of his game—as feisty, unvarnished, and defiant as ever.
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- Imprint: Harper
- On Sale: 05/14/2013
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Bear, I always pegged you for a stick ball in the streets kind of guy....
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Aug 26, 2013, 11:23 AM #61
Pump, I moved out of the area when I was 4. Returned after a tour of the country at 12. Spent the first 9 months in Yeadon, PA(my grandma's house) while my daddy and mummsy got settled with jobs and got a house in Jersey.
We had just moved from California, where I had started tackling the whitewater at Zuma Beach and for some odd reason, amongst the cholos in Port Hueneme.......that's like Oxnard, dudes. SSL dudes......SSL. My Californian friend and prolific writer, Dale Johnson, has SSL status.
Mummsy and Daddy were cool enough to make moving to Jersey the plan due to my wave obsession. Actually I graduated from whitewater before I left. I caught the wave at the peak and rode straight. And I had more fun than anytime in my life, while Dirty Deeds played on KMET and KLOS....95 and a half KLOS. If I would have stayed in Yeadon I would have died 20 years ago.
In Yeadon, PA(right on the border of SW & W Philly) I did play stickball. Played stickball, dudes. We'd use a hockey stick shaft as our bats. But street hockey was our thang. But I played stickball. But we never played lacrosse. Can you imagine Danny Lee(not Asian Lee) playing lacrosse?
I was also exposed to that 1950's - 1960's city-neighborhood atmosphere that was quickly dying at that time. You guys know, like those movies aboot Brooklyn y'all watch with the close-knit neighborhoods full of guidos and mics.......catholic school.........and rites of passage. Yeah, all of that. Plus we had some A Bronx Tale drama with the newer residents moving in from West Philly. That was always fun.
Oct 25, 2013, 07:36 PM #63
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Fall Out Boy. I f**king hate fall out boy. More than liknin park, more than fun, even more than mumford and daughters. Yes, I bumped this thread to say that. And it dawned on me yesterday when I heard a new song from this hideous group on our local 'alternative' radio station, and i need to get this off my chest. Part of the reason my abhoration for this 'band' is so strong is beacause for some unknown reason, people refer to them, or at least used to, as a punk band. I will not tolerate fall out boy being classified as punk. Thank you I feel better now.
I have never heard this band....nor do I want to. I read a little blurb interview with the lead singer in TIME some months ago........I wanted to shot the dude. He was such a douche that it should be against the law, even in MIS-13's anarchist state.
OMG, such a horrible person. He even claimed that the coolest, bestest, most brillant people of out time are: Kanye West and that Lena Dunham chick.....she does that HBO thang Girls, WHICH SUCKS TOTAL SCHLONG. SHE SUCKS. SHE TOTALLY SUCKS. HER TATTOOS SUCK......HER SHOW SUCKS....SHE SUCKS.
And don't even get me started on that son b!tch Kanye West...........I sometimes entertain the idea of becoming a papparazzi-type dude....just to piss off Kanye West. Man, I'd annoy the hell out of him. Yeah, come at me Kanye, with your attitude. Now, I'm no tough guy(4'10" 100 pounds), but I promise you I'll knock Kanye the F out. I promise you. I got depressed rage that would surface with him. He ain't no hood. He's an act.
ahh man..........
Oct 26, 2013, 02:16 AM #65
Linoleum. Supports my head.
Oct 26, 2013, 03:23 AM #66
Igotpocketsfulloflintandchangeandeverythingimporta nttomejustseemstofallrighttothefloor
I was singing that in the line up tonight
I hate my sore back.
Bear, I was reading Lord Alfred today and listening to Rock n Roll Suicide. I like the melody of language. Tell me he ain't a lyrAcist.
Wished I had told
Ooh was the only one
But it's too late, too late
She's gone
You sweat her, and I ain't talkin' 'bout a Coogi
You a big L, and I ain't talkin' 'bout Cool J
See me at the airport, at least 20 Louis
Treat me like the prince and this my sweet brother Numpsay
Brother Numpsay, groupies say I'm too choosy
Take 'em to the show and talk all through the movies
Says, she want diamonds, I took her to Ruby Tuesdays
If we up in Friday's, I still have it my way
Gone, we strivin' home
Gone, we ride on chrome
It's too late
Y'all don't want no prob from me
What you rappers could get is a job from me
Maybe you could be my intern, and in turn
I'll show you how I cook up summer, in the win-turr
Aaron love the raw dog, when will he learn?
Caught somethin' on the Usher tour he had to let it burn
Plus he already got three chil'run
Arguin' over babysitters like, ""*****, it's yo' turn"
Damn 'Ye, it'd be stupid to ditch you
Even your superficial raps is super official
R-R-Roc Pastille with Gucci on
With TV's in the ride, throw a movie on
Said he couldn't rap now
He at the top with doobie long
'Cause the dookie's on any song
That they threw me on
Gone, we strivin' home
Gone, I ride on chrome
Gone, we strivin' home
We strivin' home
Gone, I ride on chrome
Knock knock, who's there? Killa Cam, Killa who?
Killa Cam, hustler, grinder, gorilla true
Oh, my chinchilla blue, blue you ever dealt with a dealer?
Well here's the deal ma we goin' to the dealer booth
No concealin', no ceiling I don't need a roof
Act up, get out, I don't need you, poof
Poof, be gone, damn tough luck dag
Dag, ****** still doin' puff puff pass
Pull the truck up fast and I tell 'em
Hey, back in a touched up Jag, Jag
Y'all *****z want Killa Cam, cerebellum
An old man just gon' tell 'em
Then I see how y'all gonna react when I'm gone
My last girl want me back then I'm on
Fine stay, you got the grind hey
Came back, read what the sign say
Yes, I know you wanna see my demise
Yeah, you church boy actin' like a thief in disguise
Ain't leavin' my side, see the greed in my eyes
Ask Abby y'all hustle for a week to the Chi
And that ain't leavin' alive, please believe me
Gave Weezy a piece of the pie, and
You can ask Georgia or Regina
The whole West side I explore with the Beamer now
We strivin' home
I ride on chrome
Listen homeboy, move on
That's your best bet, why's that?
Uhh, uhh, yo, yo
I been pourin' out some liquor for the fact that my pal's gone
And tryin' to help his momma with the fact that her child gone
And since we used to bubble like a tub full of Calgon
Guess it's only right that I should help her from now on
But since they got a foul on, what coulda gone wrong
Now they askin' Cons, how long has this gone on?
And maybe all this money mighta gone to my head
'Cause they got me thinkin' money mighta gone to the feds
So I ain't goin' to the dread, but he'll go on up to bed
And when I came the next mornin' he was gone with my bread
And with that bein' said, I had gone on my instincts
And gone to the spots where they go to get mixed drinks
But lookin' back now shoulda gone to the crib
And rented 'Gone with the Wind', 'cause I'da gone about 10
But I had gone with my friend, and we had gone to the bar
And heard a ***** talkin' ***t so I had gone to the car
And now the judge is tellin' me that I had gone too far
And now we gone for 20 years, doin' time behind bars
And since I gone to a cell for some petty crimes
I guess I gone to the well one too many times, 'cause I'm gone
Uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh, uh onn, uh uh uh onn
Uh uh onn, uh uh uh I'mmm
Ahead of my time, sometimes years out
So the powers that be won't let me get my ideas out
And that make me wanna get my advance out
And move to Oklahoma and just live at my Aunt's house
Yeah, I romance the thought of leavin' it all behind
Kanye step away from the lime
Light, like, when I was on the grind
In the one, nine, nine, nine
Before model chicks was bendin' over or
Dealerships asked me Benz or Rover, man
If I could just get one beat on Hova
We could get up off this cheap-a** sofa
What the summer of the Chi got to offer a 18 year old?
Sell drugs or get a job, you gotta play gyro
My dawg worked at Taco Bell, hooked us up plural
Fired a week later, the manager count the churros
Sometimes I can't believe it when I look up in the mirror
How we out in Europe, spendin' Euros
They claim you never know what you got 'til it's gone
I know I got it, I don't know what y'all on
I'ma open up a store for aspiring MC's
Won't sell 'em no dream, but the inspiration is free
But if they ever flip sides like Anakin
You'll sell everything includin' the mannequin
They got a new ***ch, now you Jennifer Aniston
Hold on I'll handle it, don't start panickin', stay calm
Shorty's at the door 'cause they need more
Inspiration for they life, they souls, and they songs
They said sorry, Mr. West is gone
I'm just messin wit u Bear. I like that song though, you should listen to it.
Oct 26, 2013, 05:11 AM #67
Often I hear some of you men say that "ALL THE CULTURE SUCKS NOW"...
All of you older guys... I've lurked long enough, and read your concert histories enough, to know that you have seen and done some choice sh*t. But to say that "all culture post 2000 sucks," or something like it, is foolish...
Could I guarantee that someone is playing some good sh*t in your very neighborhood? Maybe not.
But I can guarantee that you don't put much time into searching for new music. There's something decent out there, probably local too.
Now, Behold my hatred:
Cat 1 - 'I'm Going Full Roy N***a!!':
Jay-Z: Supremely talented, but his thirst for capitalism has thoroughly disgusted me and his shamelessly constant output has worn his talent thin. "Wooden shapes, I'm da lord, Makin boards you can't afford, Five-hundo-K, Don't question me, F**k you R-cart and Yankee"...
Cat 2 - 'Where Da Snipers At?':
Drake: Nothing without his producers.
Ke$ha: Slampig, die ho.
Florida-Georgia Line: Just look at the name and imagine the sound. Yep.
MILEY CYRUS: Nuff said, die die die my darlin.
Cat 3 - 'Hand Me That Rifle':
Jimmy Buffet: With all of his Margaritaville restaurants/merchadise, he is the Wal-Mart of pop country; choke on a cheeseburger please.
Chris Brown: No further explanation necessary. Pull the trigger.
Adam Levine: Singer of absolutely terrible band Maroon 5, host of 'The Voice,' and supposed proprietor of a line of women's shoes, he is the all-encompassing embodiment of a pure douche.
Of course nearly all pop-country is pure garbage and any solo-artist who doesn't play an instrument probably sucks too. And yes, Katy Perry is by far above and beyond the most poundable.
For some good tunes though... all you jaded dude's check this good sh*t out.
Ramsey Midwood, Austin TX slow groove country:
and Night Birds outta Jersey... surf-tinged shred punk. Go see these guys.
Gaf, I'm assuming that is a Kanye joint. Not impressed by any rapical lyricist post 1997. I can do Kanye stuff sober for God's sakes. Gaf, you read Lord Alfred? Hmmm. Who is more sophisticated? I read Proust, by the fireside, while sipping tea and eating krimpets. Pip Pip. Gaf, youse guys have waves out there? Hey could we get a few. Peace be upon you, Gaf. And watch out for the Laughin Devils.........
It just turned fall in the NE - highs in the 50's...low's in the 30's...colder north - and I DESPISE when it finally turns cold and there's no bubs. It ruins the whole season. We're supposed to be digging the chill, getting a shack, busting a lip, and then smelling fireplaces and watching leaves being windswept down the block. It's not happening.
Any G-Town thugs out there: Put me in a studio......teach me what buttons to press to "create" your jams, and give me a straight-up thuggy voiced dude...........I'll write the rhymes that make the young girls cry. Also, when I was 16, Eddie Van Halen said aboot me, " Whoa that dudes got some chops." Then he took another swig of Jack, did a large bump and said, "Ok I have to go shoot a video for 'Jump,' " Now watch the video for "Jump," not one of their best songs by the way, and see how messed-up Mr. Van Halen is.
Slashdog: I don't see what is so talented aboot Jay-Z. Rap is the least talented genre in music. They rhyme 3rd grade poetry over computer generated music. Your rap was better than any of the clowns making bank out there today. Really, I'm serious.
Your other targets are on-mark, as far as I'm concerned. Though I don't know who Florida/Georgia be. But Drake's a sissy from Canada who played a paralyzed dude on a feel good Canadian TV show.......now he's G-Town thugster. Man, why do Canadians smoke rock out of soda cans...opps I mean pop cans.....? Fools.
And this Adam Levine dude............That band sucks......ten times worse than the hated yet commercially succesful Nicklebag. They alter his voice in the studio, right? You know nobody likes Bon Jovi or Nicklebag but they sell millions of albums.....uncanny. I have never encountered anyone who says, " Yeah I dig Nicklebag," Yet they sell tons.
Led Zeppelin, crackers....... a little Black Sabbath..........and lsiten to some jazz in soft lighting late at night after you banged a few bags. Stare at the ceiling.
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Man you guys are the best. I hope you all have a great weekend.
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some of the worst torture in my lifetime are Fleetwood mac ,journey, bon jovi, dave Matthews, sheryl crow,madonna,train,avett brothers,jack Johnson and the list goes on and on. music was awesome here in America from the jazz age through the 60's/70's until video killed it so by the 90's it was over as far as top 40 goes.


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Rudy Donatello is a flamboyant drag queen, lip-syncing hit tunes at a gay bar in Southern California in 1979 when he meets Paul, a divorced district attorney. What might have been just a one-night stand turns serious when Rudy finds that his drug-addicted neighbor has abandoned her teenage son, Marco, who has Down syndrome. Though he is broke, Rudy decides to take the child under his wing, and he goes to Paul for legal help. The two men secure temporary custody of Marco, moving in together to prove they can supply a stable environment. What started as a flirtation has suddenly become a family: Marco has brought Rudy and Paul together in a way that brings out the heart in both men. They give the boy the kind of parental attention and guidance he's never had, and he thrives. But, knowing the prejudice they'd be up against, they lied about the true nature of their relationship at the court hearing, and when authorities discover the two men are lovers, Marco is forcibly taken from them. They must mount an unprecedented legal offensive to try to protect Marco from his mother, Family Services, and the world.
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LOWELL- Inside St. John's Evangelical Church in Lowell, more than a dozen people gathered Friday morning to learn of the struggles of France and pray as part of an international prayer event.
"The World Day of Prayer is an annual event and started in the United States in 1884," said Don Hart, pastor of St. John's Evangelical Church. "It's an international and ecumenical movement that started out as a women's organization, but is beginning to incorporate men."
It is celebrated the first Friday of March annually, and is carried out in more than 170 countries. One of the goals of the event is for men and women to affirm that prayer and action are inseparable and both have immeasurable influence in the world, according to the World Day of Prayer International Committee website www.worlddayofprayer.net.
World Day of Prayer is not to be confused with the National Day of Prayer, an event that has been celebrated for more than 60 years.
The National Day of Prayer is held on the first Thursday of every May and was originally created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman, according to www.nationaldayofprayer.org.
Each year Marietta has a gathering of people downtown at the courthouse to observe the National Day of Prayer.
The main difference between the two events is that the World Day of Prayer is specific to a different country every year.
"Each year a different theme and country is chosen by the international board," said Hart. "Once these are selected the board makes up a universal program that is sent out, and local churches are then able to adjust the basic structure accordingly to their needs."
Hart has been the pastor of St. John's Evangelical Church for the past three years but this is the first year he has been involved with the event.
"This year the country was France and the theme was, 'I was a stranger and you welcomed me,' which was based from Matthew 25 verses 31-46," said Hart. "The service was really effective in bringing out the physical and spiritual needs of France."
Aileene Biehl, of Lowell, agreed that the service was very effective in broadening attendants' horizons.
"We learned a great deal about France in general and what they are dealing with currently," said Biehl.
Naomi Roe, who was also in attendance, said she was surprised to hear about some of the concerns in the European nation.
"One of the main messages was about how France is having trouble with immigrants in their land," she said. "The message was all about the importance of caring for strangers in your land."
The event was an hour long and was similar to a normal church service, just more informal, according to Hart.
"We had a program with parts that were read by members of the church. It almost reads like a play," said Hart. "An offering is collected and all the money goes toward funding potential solutions for the problems of the country."
After the service was over, those in attendance gathered for a potluck downstairs at the church.
The food was provided by those in attendance and almost all of it had a connection to France in some form.
Bob McNabb, 77, of Lowell, said has been attending St. John's Evangelical Church for the past 67 years and he enjoyed his first experience with the event.
"I know they have held it here in the past, but this is the first one that I've attended," he said. "It was a fun event, It's just a shame so many people had to work and couldn't make it."
Flo Parcell, of Lowell, agreed that the experience was great, but the small turnout of 13 people was a bit of a disappointment.
"The service was excellent and the post ceremony was fun because we were able to visit with each other and eat some delicious French food," said Parcell. "I just wish more people could have been here to help eat some of the food."
Hart said the event cycles through churches so it might be quite sometime before St. John's Evangelical hosts the event again.
Regardless of where it's held, Hart said he believes the event is a wonderful tool for building faith.
"It wakes everyone up to the needs of other people rather than just their own needs," he said. "We need to realize that everyone has problems and that we should address them the same we would our own."