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Endangered Species
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|I never thought I would be writing these notes to an album so dear to me, but with a history of frustration & deceit. But here I am - When we made our first full length recording (Live at the Roxy), in 1977 we had little idea what was ahead, after all punk had No Future, and we were certainly living for the NOW! This was still evident when the studio versions of those early songs came out in 1979 on the album Another Kind Of Blues which charted at #21 in the national charts following 2 top 30 singles. The songs were well short of masterpieces and existed on adrenaline not substance. The second (official) album Brand New Age was somewhat more thoughtful if just in arrangement & charted at #18. Then the live album Crash Course charted at #8. Although a fare picture of the bands live show it hardly broke new ground. Diminished Responsibility showcased the new rhythm section, again more thoughtful but poorly produced by Mike Leander (Gary Glitters producer). Endangered Species began to take shape early in 1981 with a few demos - I had persuaded Charlie that I should produce the next album after the disaster with Diminished and he agreed. I decided to split the album into two half - the first more experimental (Which ended up as the second side) and the other side more traditional Subs sound. This venture into a new sound for us was not jumping on any bandwagon, it was more my frustration with punk beginning to sound all the same with a number of bands like GBH, Discharge and the Exploited become popular. I had total control, for better or worse. The title track was previously recorded as a demo with different lyric (Shoot You Down), and Ice age had been released as the B side of the special edition of Keep On Running 7. Countdown, Sensitive Boys, Divide By Eight and Ambition also existed as demos. Alvin Gibbs brought living Dead and the musical draft for Down On The Farm. He also wrote the two bonus tracks Plan Of Action and I dont need your love both recorded at the same sessions. I documented the other songs, with the exception of I Robot written by Charlie alone, on my sony walkman at home and then I showed the various parts to the band during rehearsals in the studio. The interesting ending of Lie Down And Die was the result of trying to choose between three different endings - we ended up using them all! After 5 weeks in the studio we ended up with the pinnacle of the bands opus - Endangered Species. The NEMS record label went out of business during the promotion of the album and certain, lets say account abnormalities arose making the album somewhat hard to find for a time but here it is... - Nicky Garratt 1998
|About This Release
|Recorded at Jacobs
studio in rural surrey between Aug 1981 and September 1981, Endangered Species was put
together during the day (In between swiming pool breaks), and fine tuned by Nicky &
engineer Ken Thomas in the evening and night. It was mixed and produced by Nicky and
engineered by Ken Thomas & Martin Haskell.
|Key Selling Points
|1. Endangered
2. Living Dead
3. Countdown
4. Ambition
5. Fear Of Girls
6. Down On The Farm
7. Sensitive Boys
8. Divide By Eight Multiply By Five
9. Ice Age
10. I Robot
11. Flesh Wound
12. Plan Of Action
13. I Dont Need Your Love
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In NFL, 4-0 Doesn't Mean Much
How good are the Arizona Cardinals?
The 4-0 NFC West leaders, one of three undefeated NFL teams, will go some way toward answering that question when it plays the Rams on Thursday night. On paper, it looks like a mismatch: St. Louis is 2-2 and has been outscored by 12 points. But the brevity of the NFL season means that even when a quarter of it is in the books, there's a lot of uncertainty about how good teams are, regardless of their record.
A 4-0 team would seem to have established that it will win more than it will lose. But in the prior 24 NFL seasons, the 69 teams to start 4-0 averaged 11.3 wins on the season, according to Neil Paine of Sports Reference. That means they won an average of 7.3 more games while losing an average of 4.7 games, equivalent to winning a mere 60.8% of their games. Moreover, there was a lot of variation behind that average: One-third of the 4-0 teams won 50% or fewer of their remaining games, finishing with 10 or fewer wins. So a team that's started 4-0 has given some indication that it's better than average, but not much, and it's far from a guarantee — only two-thirds of teams have been better than average over the rest of the season.
A 2-2 team such as the Rams has given even fewer clues. On average these .500 teams go just about .500 for the rest of the season. More than one in five have won just one or two more of their remaining 12 games, while 11% have won at least nine of their remaining games.
The teams that start really badly, though, really are signaling something meaningful. They've won an average of 4.3 games over the whole season, meaning they've won just 35.8% of their remaining games. About three in five of the teams that started 0-4 won just four or fewer of their remaining 12 games. And only 2% finished with a winning record. So the 0-4 Browns and 0-4 Saints haven't given much reason to hope they'll finish with respectable records.
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Amazon.com has pulled a controversial pedophile book from virtual shelves. Police have begun an investigation on the author due to the content of the book.
Police are aware of at least one threat against Phillip R. Greaves II that was posted on-line after the story about his book aired Wednesday. There have been reports that police have been monitoring his house, but Pueblo police have said that is not true; they are treating him like any other person. Daniel Anderson, a detective with the Pueblo police, said that just like anybody else, if he has a problem, he can call 911.
The book, called "The Pedophile's Guide To Love And Pleasure", drew national attention-- and outrage.
It was being sold on Amazon. Amazon bowed to the pressure by people pushing for a boycott for distributing it.
The book had more than 2,000 "reviews," virtually all of them negative.
There was also a Facebook page: "Boycott Amazon.com for Selling How-To Guide for Pedophile." More than 2,200 people say they like that idea.
Amazon initially defended its sale of the book because it "believes it is censorship not to sell certain titles because we believe their message is objectionable."
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Greaves said he's not a pedophile, and "The word 'pedophile,' I believe, means somebody who loves children, OK? And you're not somebody who loves children if you're raping and murdering and killing them." He also says "Anything such as kissing, fondling, that sort of thing I don't think is that serious of a problem."
Greaves is not a registered sex offender and does not have a criminal record.
Many people would find some of his comments to 11 News very offensive.
We're not airing that interview on our newscasts, but we are making excerpts available here if you are interested in viewing them.
Police and child safety experts say books and information like what Greaves published on Amazon have been available for years, and it's up to parents to help stay aware of their children's safety.
Jan Isaacs Henry, of KidPower in Colorado Springs, says stories like these are a good time to give parents ideas for ways to help teach their kids "People Safety."
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10.8-3 Illegal Wiretapping -- § 53a-189
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Note: Section 53a-189 contains two ways that eavesdropping occurs, wiretapping and mechanical overhearing of a conversation. This instruction is for wiretapping. See also Eavesdropping, Instruction 10.8-4.
The defendant is charged [in count __] with eavesdropping by unlawful wiretapping. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of eavesdropping when he unlawfully engages in wiretapping.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Wiretapping
The first element is that the defendant engaged in illegal wiretapping. "Wiretapping" means the intentional overhearing or recording of a telephonic or telegraphic communication or a communication made by cellular radio telephone by a person other than the sender or receiver of the communication by means of any instrument, device or equipment.
"Cellular radio telephone" means a wireless telephone authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to operate in the frequency bandwidth reserved for cellular radio telephones.
Element 2 - Without consent
The second element is that the defendant did not have the consent of either party to the communication. If (he/she) received permission from one of the parties to the conversation to make a recording of the communication, then (he/she) cannot be found guilty of eavesdropping. A person does an act "without consent of another person" when (he/she) lacks such other person's agreement or assent to engage in the act.
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The third element is that the defendant intended to overhear or record the communication. If the overhearing is unintentional, involving the malfunctioning of telephonic equipment, then (he/she) cannot be found guilty of eavesdropping. To be guilty of the offense of eavesdropping, there must be a deliberate and wilful intention to overhear the communication. A person acts "intentionally" with respect to a result when (his/her) conscious objective is to cause such result. <See Intent: Specific, Instruction 2.3-1.>
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Clinical trials generate the evidence needed to bring safe and effective medicines to patients. But did you know that they're also a powerful engine for jobs and local economies?
A 2013 review of biopharmaceutical industry-sponsored, site-based clinical trials across the United States found that the industry:
- Sponsored nearly 6,200 site-based clinical trials with 1.1 million participants
- Invested close to $10 billion to conduct clinical trials at sites in 50 states
- Generated $25 billion in economic impact from conducting clinical trials in communities throughout the country
"Innovation and research are two important components to job creation. Alabama is a leader in medical research, and that supports economic development in our state while also improving lives. The biosciences industry is also a prime area for growth in Accelerate Alabama, our strategic plan for long-term economic development. In 2011, biopharmaceutical research companies in Alabama generated approximately $3.2 billion in economic activity and supported nearly 17,000 jobs." Alabama Gov Rebert Bentley
"The University of Colorado (CU) plays a major role in clinical research. CU is one of a handful of universities that has created four different drugs that have been approved for marketing. CU also has created 18 different drugs currently undergoing clinical trials. Additionally, six CU created drugs have been approved for clinical trials, and 44 drugs are in various stages of pre-clinical trials. CU clinicians are also active in conducting clinical trials. For example, for the 2 month period between January 5, 2012 and March 5, 2012, CU was seeking volunteers for 50 different and newly initiated clinical trials. These clinical related activities address a wide array of human maladies and provide significant economic activity for the State of Colorado." David N. Allen, Ph.D. University of Colorado Associate Vice President for Technology Transfer
"Clinical trials of new medicines are good not only for patients, but also the state's economy. About half of those that are underway or have been conducted over the last 13 years are for such challenging diseases as asthma, heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and mental illnesses. These new treatments have the potential to improve the quality of overall patient health care. Clinical trials of new drugs are also a good source of revenue for the state's university medical schools, local hospitals and clinical research centers." Eric George, Connnecticut Business & Industry Association
" With such facilities as M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, the Cleveland Clinic Florida, the University of Miami and the University of Florida, it's not at all surprising that biopharmaceutical research companies have taken advantage of the state's strong biopharmaceutical and life sciences infrastructure to conduct nearly 8,000 clinical trials of new medicines in Florida since 1999, including 3,840 for the most debilitating chronic diseases—cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, asthma and mental illnesses." Austin Curry, Executive Director, Elder Care Advocacy of Florida
Clinical tests involve three phases and thousands of volunteer patients and are often conducted at multiple sites around the country. In Georgia, biopharmaceutical companies have the luxury of having trials conducted at the states' well-respected university medical schools, comprehensive cancer centers and clinical trial research centers.
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"At a time when the state is focused on creating jobs and rebuilding the economy, clinical research and the biopharmaceutical industry have been real bright spots. These companies provide thousands of good-paying jobs, and to the extent they succeed in finding innovative medicines, they make the entire workforce stronger and more productive." David Miller, President and CEO iBIO (Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization)
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As the children begin another school year, it reminds me of my childhood - shopping for back to school clothes, getting a new lunchbox with thermos, and checking off the school supply list which included that brand new box of aromatic, perfectly pointed crayons.
Thinking about these things takes me back to my early years of reading and library experiences. As a former children's librarian who has recently "grown up," I am devoting this column to children's literature as I review my early literacy memories.
I remember my mother reading to my brother and me, especially before nap time. We heard stories from the Bumper Book, and enjoyed classics like "Little Engine That Could" and "Peter and the Wolf." My dad's favorite books to share with us were "Gift Bear for the King" and "Harvey's Hideout."
In my preschool years, we had a record player and albums with fairy tales which we would act out. My best friend and I played "office," where we scribbled on notepads and pretended we were writing. I remember looking at Archie comics and trying to figure out the story by looking at the framed pictures.
In first grade, I was not in the advanced reading circle - I was in the middle of the pack. We read primary readers featuring three siblings who each liked a different color.
At home, we read picture books from the Weekly Reader book club. I bought Archie comics for a dime each. Henry Huggins books by Beverly Cleary were another favorite. How interesting that her books are still available at our library today, except Ramona is now the popular character.
The first series I remember enjoying as an independent reader was the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I discovered these on my own in the school library, and eventually introduced them to my parents and grandparents. I loved receiving the boxed paperback set one Christmas.
I was quite the Nancy Drew reader - reading all 50 plus titles that were out during my youth. They were hard to put down with cliff-hanging chapter endings! I was disappointed years later in library school when I learned Carolyn Keene was a pseudonym for several authors.
As I matured in my reading ability, my grandmother introduced me to "Little Women." It remains my all-time favorite, and I've read it numerous times. I collected the Madame Alexander character dolls from this novel. They were a whopping $8 each.
I enjoyed participating in the local library's summer reading club. My kid brother, also a reader (but not diligent with his reading log), remembers that I was a world traveller on the library's wall map, and he never left our home state of Texas. Little did I know I would one day be the one putting summer readers' names on the library walls.
I had to laugh when I came across a "CHILDRENS LIBARY" sign penciled on notebook paper which I put together when I was 10 years old. I put "date due" slips in my own books, and then lent these out to my siblings, my friends, and imaginary library patrons. I guess I knew my destiny!
I love the fact that several favorite books from my childhood are on our library's shelves today, if they are not checked out and in the hands of one of our young readers. I enjoyed many of these with my own kids, and it is always fun to see other parents reliving their youths when they seek out their favorite memorable titles to share with their children


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Washington State Community College's agribusiness program is coming to an end due to low enrollment.
Students already in the program will be able to complete their courses, but the school is no longer accepting new students in the track, said John Tigue, vice president for academic affairs at the college.
The two-year agribusiness degree - which included study in small business entrepreneurship, crop and pest management, environmental biology and marketing - was introduced in the fall of 2009. At that point, nine students indicated they wanted to pursue the degree.
The next year, when a lab was constructed to provide hands-on training in areas like soil sciences and crop production, 14 more students went into the program. That number dropped to 13 the next year and only seven or eight this year, Tigue said.
"That's not even enough to really fill a class," he said. "When we identified that, we decided that it really wasn't a sustainable program."
The full-time faculty member who oversaw the program has moved on, with other credentialed instructors working with the remaining students, Tigue said.
Agriculture is a major part of the economy in the area, and Tigue said responding to the needs of the community is an important part of the college's mission.
"We also have to recognize that we have to discontinue those (programs) that are no longer viable," he said.
Brian Welch, agriculture educator at Marietta High School, said one factor in lower interest in the program could be the significant start-up costs associated with going into farming.
"I'm running between five and six hundred head of cattle, and I'm still working a day job. And that would be unheard of 20 years ago," he said. "It does discourage a lot of kids."
Welch said he does have a number of students going into ag-related fields, but many of them are focusing on veterinary medicine.
There are still options available for students interested in agribusiness, Welch said, including online courses and work experience on local farms, in addition to four-year programs through The Ohio State University and OSU's Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster.
Tigue said Washington State will look at other options for the ag lab and ways to meet the community's needs in agricultural areas. What form that will take has not been determined.
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Residents of the Mark Twain Lake surrounding area can contribute to these efforts by donating their trees. The trees will be bundled together and sunk in Mark Twain Lake, creating underwater fish structures for fish to rest. This underwater habitat also encourages the growth of algae and zooplankton for young fish to feed upon which enhances growth. Structures will be placed in Mark Twain Lake in late March by Corps of Engineers employees, and volunteers.
Artificial or trees with artificial snow cannot be accepted. All tinsel, decorations, stands and plastic bags should be removed from the tree. Anyone wishing to volunteer or wanting information should contact Brad Stamp at the Mark Twain Lake Project Office at (573) 735-4097.
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In the pulse of everything political and historical in DC, this hotel is 1 block from the Metro, shops, and restaurants of Union Station; the Capitol is 2 blocks away; major landmarks are within 3 miles.
Pub with live music
Richly polished mahogany, a marble floor, a spiral staircase, and Irish-themed murals decorate the Phoenix Park Hotel lobby. An Irish pub offers live Irish music every evening and seasonal outdoor seating. Hotel provides accessibility features in public areas and in rooms.
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Phoenix Park Hotel520 N Capitol St NW Washington DC 20001
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The shops, restaurants, and Metro at historic Union Station are only one block from the Phoenix Park. The hotel is two blocks from the U.S. Capitol and four blocks from the National Mall, with its world-famous Smithsonian museums.
In addition to a popular Irish pub, this Washington, D.C. hotel offers secure valet parking, concierge services, a fitness center, complimentary wireless Internet access, and a business center with computers, a printer, and a fax machine.
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 9
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Luggage storage
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 149
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Smoke-free property
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator (on request)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Bathrobes
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Flat-panel TV
- Individually decorated
- Pillowtop mattress
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free weekday newspaper
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- In-room safe
- Partially open bathroom
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Shower/tub combination
- Turndown service
- Room service (limited hours)
Where to Eat
The Dubliner - Irish pub with wood paneling and mirrored walls. Open-air patio in warm weather. Classic Irish fare includes corned beef and cabbage, Irish stew, and multiple brews. Live Irish music every evening. Open early morning until late evening.
Room service is available from early morning until late evening.
Nearby Things to Do
Working out is always an option at the hotel's 24-hour fitness room.
The Phoenix Park Hotel offers more than just proximity to the numerous historic attractions of Washington, D.C. Guests can jog around the National Mall, four blocks from the hotel, or rent a rowboat in Georgetown, three miles away, and explore the Potomac River.
The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 15 and USD 35 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 54.00 per day (in/out privileges)
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for an additional fee
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
Hotel Name
- Hotel Phoenix Park
- Park Phoenix Hotel
- Phoenix Hotel
- Phoenix Park Hotel
- Phoenix Park Hotel Washington
- Phoenix Park Washington
- Pheonix Park
- Phoenix Park Washington Dc
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of Historic Hotels of America.


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It's going to be an amazing show. I'm touring with one of my favorite producers, Mux Mool, for this Colorado mini tour. We just traveled the East Coast together, and our styles are contrasting but complement each other. I'm bringing my drummer AC Lao along, too. And there's an up-and-coming producer from Denver that I added to the bill, named Late Night Radio. I've been listening to his stuff on tour, and this dude is nice on the beats.
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"It's the beginning of Deputy Alton Creech's shift, six o'clock and nearly dark. That's why he says wearing bright clothing on Halloween is so important.
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interview with Reformer.com 4/21/03
this interview was conducted by Daniel Barlow
Q1: There seems to be a momentum behind you and your work lately. Word of
mouth is spreading fast. You've been getting lots of press. You've recently
signed with Epitaph. Has touring been a large part of expanding your
audience? Have sales picked up on your record and CDs? Are you eyeing a shot
at the "mainstream?"
A: I haven't signed the paper yet, but Epitaph is practically a done deal. Beyond that, we (Non-Prophets) are currently signing with Lex/Warp Records. Touring has played a huge part in expanding my fan base. The more I return to each city, the larger the crowd becomes. You first have to have songs that make people desire to see you live you...THEN you have to put on a performance that is worthy of returning to. I guess I've been doing a good job with the little things that count, because I've had no major backing at all. My records sell at a steady pace. I always eye the mainstream...I wink at them. I grab my crotch at them too. Sometimes they dig it and come play in the dirt with me. Other times they say, "whuhhh?" and I'm like, "Yeahhhh...just wait."
Q2: What's the creative process you go through? Lyrics first and then the
beat? Or the other way around?
A: I often write to silence. Because the lyrics pop into my head at random moments. Almost never around a radio. The words pop into my head and then my mouth starts linking them together. When I get a chance I try to find a beat that they fit to. Sometimes I do, other times I don't. Sometimes I get the beat in advance, but when that happens I feel compelled to write to its dimensions and sequence. I don't know which is better.
Q3: I hear the non-prophets album will be coming out soon. What's it sound
like? How different is it from your solo material, both in sound and subject
A: The name of the album is HOPE. It consists of original drum breaks, head-nodding loops, catchy choruses and some damn interesting rhyme patterns. The Non-Prophets album definitely sounds like the kind of party I would have had when I was a teenager. Joe Beats had a catalogue of beats that were making me dig into the spirit that made me love hiphop for as long as I have. Fun, up-tempo, scathing, disturbing silliness. The subject matter is much less personal than Personal Journals. It is more about...everything else. haha. There's no two-ways about it...this is a RAP ALBUM. poke poke poke.
Q4: Are you working on a new solo album? After doing a very personal album
which direction are you heading in next?
A: I am working on new solo album right now. I am hoping to have a lot of live instrumentation. Music is a huge part of my life, and whether I expose it to the public or not, I plan on exploring more music styles. My solo material is always going to have a very personal edge to it, but I have to imagine this next album is going to lean in a more political direction. The politics of our country and this world is really consuming my thoughts lately. And the fact that I don't see too many other musicians putting shit into perspective is really annoying.
Q5: Makeshift Patriot seems to have been a break-out track for you. There is
a big buzz about it and other anti-war rap tunes in the hip-hop community
(I'm also thinking of Mr. Lif's "Home of the Brave"). I know you wrote the
song shortly after September 11. Could you talk about its genesis a bit?
A: It was definitely a track that attracted many people to my music. Because it was the kind of song almost no one else could have done at the time. And if they could...they didn't. When I perform the song now, the whole meaning of it is completely renewed. Everything I say in that song is 100% relevant to what is happening a year and a half later. 3 days after the attack, I was still glued to my television and radio waiting for information on what the hell was going on. This is the first time I watched TV news since I was in college. I was appalled at the lack of integrity these fools had. I could go on and on and on...but fuck this. I wrote down 3 pages worth of news reporter quotes, parodied an actual speech made by our joke of a president standing on a pile of rubble while holding a megaphone, and incorporated actual audio I took of people cheering on rescue workers at Ground Zero 5 days after the attack. This song was written, recorded and released free to the public one month after the attack. The blind patriotism was scary. The racism was thick. The energy around me was so negative, I felt it necessary to get the song out to as many people as possible right away. What could we have done to stop the invasion of Iraq though? Our tax dollars have been used to help murder of men, women and children who have done NOTHING to us or anybody else. It's so fucking sick, but this plan has been in effect for more than 10 years now. The attack of 9/11 was used as a vehicle to follow through with a foul abuse of power by our false leaders. People tell me to leave the country if I don't like it. I tell them to get the hell out of my country if they aren't willing to change things.
Q6: Many of your songs are highly political, ranging from the fallout of
September 11 to corporate logos and sweatshop practices. Yet, all I hear in
the media now is how artists and musicians should butt out of politics and
get back to making music. Is this part of the trend of looking at music as a
means of entertainment rather than personal expression or education?
A: Of course corporate media is going to say things like that. And of course people INFLUENCED by corporate media are going to support such statements. Because those opinions are fueled by the beneficiaries of war who select the information (slants and all) that is fed to the TV-hungry public. What determines the news that is reported to the people of this country by such media outlets as CNN, MSNBC, and...Fox (chuckle)? It certainly isn't truth. There is more truth in one picture of a bloody Iraqi child than anything I have seen in the green tinted video game presented to me all day and night these network stations have the nerve to call news. And now the celebrities are made out to be the bad guys because they're the only ones with the FREEDOM to actually say what should be heard. Dissent. I feel for the poor men and women who are scared shitless in a country they've been sent to just because they were molested by military recruitment officers before graduating high school. I don't support the troops by waving an American flag...I support the troops by demanding their return so they can tend to a productive, happy life. Immediate threat by Iraq? And how many weapons of mass destruction have been found while we pummel their land with BOMBS? okayyyyyyyyy.
Q7: Performing poetry and rapping have a lot in common. Is there a
difference between the two for you?
A: There is a difference. I am more of a stickler with rhyme patterns and rhythm in my raps. I am more of a stickler with alternative writing techniques and unique expressions of ordinary subject matter in my poetry. It doesn't necessarily rhyme. In fact, it's best when it DOESN'T rhyme. I have yet to present most of my poetry to the public. It all goes to the women in my life before I steal it back and burn it.
Q8: I've yet to see you perform live ... but I heard it's like watching a
well-acted play. What's your approach to live performances?
A: A well acted play? heh. I have seen enough plays to know that the immediacy of my show goes well beyond a play. Unless its the kind of play where the actors are willing to jump into the crowd and improvise a very serious altercation. Yes, it is theatric. Yes, my blocking is superb. haha...nah, I don't know. My approach is to get on stage and entertain the crowd with alternative performance methods. None of which include the tried-and-true "say hoooooooo" shit. Sometimes I see seasoned rappers going through the motions and it really annoys me. I'd rather have half of the crowd hate my guts if the rest of the crowd is able to truly appreciate the lengths I go at entertaining them by stripping naked and reading Jewel's "A Night without Armor."
Q9: What's up with your alter-egos anyway? There seems to be a lot of people
in your head.
A: Mmmm...nah. They aren't in my head at all. I have given names to my personality flaws. To help you.
Q10: What brought you to Keene? I dropped out from the college you'll be
performing and just recently moved away from Keene (too many bad memories
and shitty friends). You know ADeeM, don't you?
A: Someone asked me to play a show in Keene and I agreed. I do know ADeeM. What's much more relevant is my love for Shalem who actually graduated from Keene State.
Q11: You said you don't listen to much rap these days, but you obviously did
when you were younger. What artists inspired you when you were young? What's
in your CD player/ turntable right now? Do you read books?
A: Public Enemy, KRS, Run DMC, Ice T, Rakim, LL Cool J, De La Soul, Tribe, Beastie Boys, and on and on and on. I loved anything that had anything to do with hiphop between 78 and 93. I am listening to Bad Religion at this very moment. Beyond that, I am a big fan of classic rock as of late. I do not read as often as I would like to. I love books and there's going to be a time (hopefully soon) when the time I dedicate to random people is just going to go into reading.
Q12: You don't have a traditional 9-5 job, right? What's an average day for
you? Do you spend your time working on new material? Do you make enough off
your music to stay financially stable?
A: I haven't worked a 9-5 since 1999. I bust my ass to make my music available to the purchasing public. The rest of my time is dedicated to eating, sleeping, sex, booking shows, performing shows, traveling, interacting with people and art in general.
you can get info on new product or upcoming shows by emailing me at
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well stated.
Mon Apr 21, 2003 6:56 pm
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WHOA! You're signing with Epitaph!? I had no idea! Congratulations man! Damn. Makin' moves.
Mon Apr 21, 2003 8:02 pm
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Posts: 347
Location: dreamin, not sure if im awake
hmm bad religion is a epitaph signed band
Mon Apr 21, 2003 8:22 pm
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Posts: 7872
I knew he was on that compilation...didn't know he was signing.
I guess I missed the boat on this.
Mon Apr 21, 2003 8:50 pm
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Posts: 1
Location: Dummerston, VT
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Hey guys,
The full story, which I'm working on today, will be in the entertainment section of Thursday's Brattleboro Reformer (for those that don't know us, we are VT's second-largest daily newspaper and perhaps the most liberal paper in the entire country).
It should be available at
on Thursday. Go to the search menu, type in my name, "Daniel Barlow," and it should pop up.
Thanks again to Sage for his quick response and amazing answers. I'm actually excited today to do a story for my newspaper.
Hope to see a bunch of you at Friday's show at Keene State. I'll be the "professor-type" with a hot blonde on his arm ...
-Daniel Barlow
Tue Apr 22, 2003 11:32 am
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Last Modified: Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 4:43 p.m.
Community members and students from East Henderson High School volunteered their time Thursday to pack food boxes for the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program at the old Food Lion building.
Volunteers will pack 800 boxes of food, which will be distributed Dec. 20 along with toys to people who applied for the Angel Tree program.
Those who did not apply to the program can make an emergency application on Dec. 21 at the old Food Lion building, on Greenville Highway, from 9-11 a.m., or as long as supplies last.
People can still adopt an angel from the Angel Tree program at the Salvation Army office through Dec. 14.
On Saturday, the Salvation Army will have a truck at Walmart for people who wish to donate toys to the program. "Fill the Truck for Local Kids" will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Walmart stores in Hendersonville and Brevard.
A Salvation Army truck will be available to receive new toys and coats at the Walmart locations at 250 Highlands Square in Hendersonville and 400 Forest Gate Center in Brevard.
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Sponsored by the Union for Reform Judaism, the ad offered three free weekly sessions "exploring the modern Reform Jewish perspective on living in today's world," and in boldfaced letters it stated, "For beginners, Jewish or not."
"Or not" being the operative word.
In the past decade, as Jewish leaders grapple with how assimilation and intermarriage have affected the numbers of Jews, many Jewish organizations, temples and synagogues are increasing efforts to reach out to teach Judaism -- both to secular and unaffiliated Jews, as well as to interfaith families.
"In-reach" and "Outreach" these efforts are called.
But this program, called "Taste of Judaism," which has already reached more than 75,000 people in 450 synagogues around the country, is taking outreach further than the usual embrace of people who are born Jewish, or who are married to Jews. It deliberately and forcefully moves into the mainstream world, extending an open door to anyone who might just like to get to know more about becoming a Jew.
Some would argue this is an overlooked opportunity, while others see it as one more step away from halacha: Proselytizing traditionally has been seen as taboo.
"There are so many people who are interested in Judaism," said Arlene Chernow, Los Angeles regional director of outreach and membership for the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ). "Somehow it's an urban legend that you're supposed to turn them away. It is halacha, but it also says that you turn them away with one hand and welcome with another hand."
Chernow has been with the URJ for 22 years and helped implement the pilot "taste" program 11 years ago.
"I think it really opens the Jewish community to people," she said. "It gives people a sample for how Judaism can have a positive impact on their life"
In three two-hour sessions taught by a rabbi, the class attempts to provide an overview of the three major aspects of Judaism: God, Torah, Israel -- or as it's called here, "Spirituality, Ethics and Community." Before teaching the class, each rabbi attends a training course, and then tailors it individually, using text study, discussion and handouts.
The program is not targeted solely at non-Jews. Unaffiliated Jews, Jews with no religious education, intermarried Jews and friends of Jews all have enrolled in the class.
"Our goal is large, meaningful, vibrant communities that are open to people who are born Jewish and open to people who aren't born Jewish," Chernow said.
And yet the new, very public push to promote the program in mainstream media around the country to all spiritual seekers, appears to turn on its head an age-old prohibition in the Jewish community. Which raises the questions: In modern-day America, where many ancient Jewish traditions no longer hold, should this one also be relegated to ancient times? In short, can Jews seek out converts? Can Jews proselytize?
These questions become particularly poignant this week, as we celebrate Shavuot, the commemoration of when Moses received the Torah on Mount Sinai. This is the holiday that celebrates Jews-by-choice, and for it we read the Book of Ruth, the story of Judaism's most celebrated convert of them all, from whom King David is a descendent.
Ruth's story is seen by many as evidence that historically, Judaism, in fact, is meant to encourage conversion and early on even actively sought out people to join the faith.
"It is important to remember that Judaism began as a proselytizing religion," said Rabbi Neal Weinberg, a Conservative rabbi and the head of the popular Miller Introduction to Judaism Program at the American Jewish University (AJU) (formerly the University of Judaism). "The Book of Ruth is very pro-conversion. By the first century, according to Salo Baron, 10 percent of the Roman Empire had converted to Judaism. Proselytizing ceased when the church [in the fourth century] prohibited Jews from converting. Christians and later Islam [seventh century] prohibited Jews as well," he said.
Jonathan Sarna, professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, concurs with Weinberg's account.
"Historically, we certainly know that Jews in very early times converted people -- sometimes even forcibly converted people as recounted in the Bible in the book of Joshua," Sarna said.
He points out that the Talmud includes people who have converted -- and cites the major argument between Hillel and Shamai, where Hillel tells a potential convert that all of the Torah can be reduced to: "Do onto others as you would do onto yourself." He says in the early Christian era, the early post-Temple era, there was a certain amount to conversion to Judaism.
"But what happens in the Diaspora is -- especially as Jews become a minority -- the Jewish community could get into great trouble when they were seen as proselytizing," he said. "Once Christianity takes hold, whole Jewish community could be attacked because they were accused of Judaicizing."
Jews made a "virtue" out of not seeking converts, arguing that the prohibition became a point of pride, a differentiation between Judaism and Christianity. In modern times, in countries where Jews feared for their rights, like in England and Germany, the fear was that proselytizing "would undo the bargain where they were allowed to remain."
But this logic never really applied in America, which is founded on freedom of religious practice.
"American religion developed as a free market," he said. "Naturally, when you have a free market in religion, there are plenty of Jews who say, 'If they can convert me, I can convert them.' From a logical point of view how can you be in a market and refuse to compete?" he asked. "Hillel didn't seem to be worried when the proselyte came to him, so why should we?"
That's exactly how Rabbi Ron Stern feels. Stern, the charismatic teacher of the "Taste of Judaism" class at Stephen S. Wise (where Vanderhope is participating) thinks the world should know how great Judaism is. "Let people know about this incredible identity that we call Judaism," he said. "I'm a rabbi because I absolutely believe that the world needs Jews, and the Jews need Judaism. And if it's something that's wonderful, as I believe it is, why shouldn't the world know more about it? It's marketing."
One of the things that Christians do well is convert people, he said: "We're not going to stand at the airports and give out flyers like Hari Krishnas, but how we get them in the door to experience Judaism is an important question."
Stern called the fear against marketing and proselytizing "ghetto Judaism."
"In a world where we're fearful for the lack of Jews, why shouldn't we be doing anything possible to get people into Judaism? It's about promoting Judaism to people don't have a religious identity."
Some observers don't see such classes as proselytizing, but rather as "outreach," says Weinberg. His AJU classes, whose breakdown he said includes intermarried couples, children of intermarried couples and some looking to reconnect with their Jewish heritage.
"There are many non-Jews who no longer follow the religion they were brought up in. They may be curious and interested in exploring Judaism," he said. "This is a good entryway for them to begin."
Besides, some of the most committed Jews -- like the biblical Ruth -- are Jews-by-choice. "I have found that people who choose to become Jewish as adults really do so; they're enthusiastic participants," Stern says. "There's very little downside to bringing them in."
Not so said Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein, taking the Orthodox position. His argument is not historical but a spiritual/halachic reading of Jewish law.
"You're not doing a favor to anyone by broadcasting Judaism as if it's the panacea to spiritual woes, by offering this open invitation, when you take seriously the notion that Jews are responsible for 613 commandments and there are consequences for non-compliance," he said.
Non-Jews, according to the Torah, are only responsible for the seven Noahide laws (No idolatry, incest or adultery, murder, theft, cursing God or eating the flesh of a live animal; establishing courts of justice). A non-Jew following these laws would get a place in heaven, Adlerstein said.
"When you start off with this better expectation of the non-Jewish soul and where it was going, there was much less need to proselytize, and you were doing non-Jews a disservice when they were the wrong candidates for it," Adlerstein said.
Because once a person converts to Judaism, he or she must follow all the mitzvot as someone born Jewish.
"Once you convert them, you give them the opportunity to have a different spiritual level, but the life of a committed Jew is difficult," he said. "It's a big risk."
It's not that Orthodoxy is against converts, he says. (Although the Orthodox are the only denomination that still turns converts away three times, as proscribed in the Talmud and Shulchan Aruch.) They just don't go looking for them.
"We're looking for the special neshama," Adlerstein said, the one or two souls who really need Judaism. "We're looking for the needle in the haystack, not the whole haystack."
"Judaism is the greatest thing in the world for Jews," he continued. "It was never meant to be a universal religion. Even in the Messianic age we believe that not everybody is going to be Jewish. They will recognize and take seriously the oneness of God and know what it is to serve him," Adlerstein said. But "anyone who believes that 5 million Chinese people will be eating cholent on Shabbos is making a big mistake."
Aside from the halachic problems with proselytizing and difficulty of converting so strictly, the Orthodox have no need to go out and seek converts," Adlerstein said.
"The Reform Jews are proselytizing to offset the outflow of Jews from their community. Orthodoxy is growing by leaps and bounds and that happens to not be a concern at the moment."
But it is a concern for other denominations, particularly the Reform movement. In 1949, Reform leader Leo Baeck made a call for the movement to promote conversion, establishing a "missionary center" in America to train Reform leaders to spread the faith. In 1978, longtime president of the movement, the late Rabbi Alexander Schindler, head of the Reform movement from 1973 to 1996, urged Reform Jews to begin offering Judaism to the "unchurched" -- non-Jews not affiliated with a particular Christian church. He renewed that call in 1993.
A year later, "Taste of Judaism" was born. Again, slightly more than 10 years later, in 2005, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, Schindler's successor as president of what is now known as the Union for Reform Judaism, renewed the call to push for conversion -- although the focus became more on interfaith members of the community than "unchurched" Christians.
Today, Stern said, "We're concerned about the Jewish future and the diminution of the population. One of the ways [to resolve the problem] is to bring in non-Jews. It's just logical. The other notion is that Judaism is a genetic identity, but you can learn to become a Jew and not have Jewish parents and be an incredible addition to the Jewish community, so why shouldn't we make that available to the Jewish people?" Stern said.
That's what Stern is trying to teach in the "Taste" class, where he uses a PowerPoint presentation.
"Judaism is the product of the Jewish people," Stern animatedly told his class of a dozen people in a small auditorium at Stephen S. Wise on the first of three Tuesday night classes recently. "The traditional view is that God came to Mount Sinai and made us Jews. I'm taking a cultural/historical perspective and saying that through that connection grew a religious identity and search for God and a religion that we came to identify with Judaism. Torah became a product of the Jewish people. Torah records what Jewish people did. The Israelites produced the Torah. That's a quick way of understanding that Judaism is much more than a faith, that people identify with it beyond a religious expression."Stern was conducting his "Israel/Community" class, addressing a common question for many non-Jews, this time posed by Susan Maleski, when everyone went around the room introducing themselves.
"I'm here because my boyfriend is 'Jewish,' and he said it would mean a lot to him if I learned about Judaism," said Maleski, 49. "But he doesn't believe in God. He doesn't go to temple, but he identifies very strongly with being Jewish, and I don't understand why," she said.
Most of the people in the room were part of interfaith relationships. Daisy Cain was Colombian, a Christian, and she came with her husband Steve Cain because he wants to raise their 16-month-old daughter as a Jew.
"It's time for me to figure things out," he said.
Skander Lemseffer, who was born Jewish but didn't know much about the religion, came to the class with his girlfriend Lana, who is Greek Orthodox, because he's hoping she'll convert before they have children.
A few of the people, like Robin Parkinson and Marcia Goodman, were born Jewish but wanted to find out more.
"I was not raised with any religion, but with Jewish roots, I want to hear about it," said Parkinson, a 50-something-year-old woman who studied religion in college "but not Judaism."
There were a few people who were simply interested in Judaism. Carl, an elderly gentleman who preferred not to give his last name or age, said he was originally Roman Catholic. "I have been studying the Jewish religion out of interest now."
Some, like Carl and Ingrid Vanderhope, the Australian-born Christian Jehovah's Witness, have been searching for religion their whole lives.
"I haven't been really happy in Christianity," said Vanderhope, 62, who was brought up Christian, but decided to become a Jehovah's Witness when her children were young so they would have God in their lives. Recently, she joined a group of Christian believers who follow the Sabbath and the Torah and the festivals, and that's what brought her to the "Taste of Judaism" class. She brought along her husband Maury, a reluctant, non-observant Jew who left after his bar mitzvah. "He's fed up with it, and I'm still searching," she said.
Vanderhope is a typical "Taste" attendee, according to URJ's Chernow, not because she's married to a Jew, but because her ancestors were Jews. Chernow calls them "Madeline Albright" Jews, people who find they have Jewish ancestors. For Vanderhope, it was her father, a doctor whose family survived the Holocaust who didn't want to raise his children Jewish.
"He felt we would have a better life without the pressures he went through," Vanderhope said.
But she fondly remembers her Jewish grandmother lighting Sabbath candles -- and perhaps it is this tradition and sentimentality that draw people like her to the class.
It's easy to see the appeal of "Taste of Judaism" classes, where smart, lively rabbis present the best of the religion in sound-bytes and engage interested adults in meaningful conversations about God, ethics, eschatology and the purpose of life. It's a far cry from Hebrew school classes of yesteryear, and a definite step up for many people on the mundane Britney Spears discussions of regular life.
But what will happen after the classes end?
Some of the attendees said they may go on to the AJU's 18-week Intro to Judaism class, which is a first step before conversion. Some, like Vanderhope and Daisy -- both from more fundamentalist backgrounds -- found the Reform's viewpoint too lax ("I think it's nice to be obedient to God if he went to all the trouble he did," Vanderhope said), and they might want a more spiritual and stricter form of Judaism. Others felt the Reform outlook fit in perfectly with their values and lifestyle.
"I want to know the history, the culture, and possibly some ethics," said Parkinson, who said she wouldn't be attracted to any other denomination of Judaism. And for a few people, the class awakened a latent sense of Jewish identity they didn't know they had.
"The way I was raised, it was not just a religion or faith but an identity," said Steve Cain, who admitted to cutting most of Hebrew school to play basketball in the park. "I feel like it's my responsibility to carry on not only the religious rituals but also the identity."
It's too soon to tell what will happen to the individuals who attended the "Taste of Judaism" class this spring, but consider Helen Sabo, who took the course 10 years ago.
Sabo, 44, had never thought much about how she wanted to raise her children religiously. She herself was born Jewish but had never gone to temple, and she married a non-Jewish man. But when her father died 11 years ago, the question began to bother her. Especially when her 5-year-old daughter pulled a book about the baby Jesus off the shelf at the library and asked her mother to read it to her. "I can't read her this book. This is not our story; this is not the story I want to tell our children," Sabo thought.
"I thought it was more important to give our children an understanding of our Jewish identity, but I had no idea how to do that," she says. The how came shortly after, when she went to temple with her mother for her father's yahrzeit, on the first anniversary of his death. "It was just so moving on that occasion and people were so welcoming and I wanted to find out more," she said. She took the "Taste of Judaism" class, and then joined Temple Adat Shalom. Within a year, after attending special beginner services, she ended up on the temple's board for the next seven years. She also ran outreach programming. "That was very meaningful to [share with] other people in that situation, who had no idea about Judaism that there was a really a wonderful world of a Jewish community," she said.
On May 19, Sabo's son is becoming bar mitzvah.
"It's so amazing, because if you would have said to me 11 years ago 'Are your kids going to have a bar or bat mitzvah?' I would have laughed and said, "What, are you kidding?"
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Ethel May Noland, 92, died Thursday, November 8, 2012, at Millgate, her home near Marietta.
Ethel May was born January 15, 1920, to Nelson and Virginia May Beare in New Matamoras, Ohio and attended elementary and high school there until she entered Marietta College. She graduated in the Class of 1942, just as the United States was entering World War II. On October 10, 1942, she and Lloyd Henry Noland were married at her parents' home at Lock 16 near New Matamoras. Lloyd had joined the US Navy so the newlyweds moved often, to Washington DC, Boston, and Geneva, N.Y., before Lloyd was posted to the Philippines. During this time Ethel May also served her country, working in the National Weather Bureau in Washington DC, and teaching meteorology to servicemen at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After the war, Ethel May and Lloyd returned to Marietta where they lived and raised their five children.
Throughout her life, Ethel May served the community she loved. At Fort Frye High School she taught Earth Sciences and as head of the Science Department she started the Ecology Club, a recycling program, and planted the school arboretum, earning the nickname "Mother Nature" from her students. She was a leader in the Washington County 4-H Clubs, the AAUW, PEO, the Marietta College Chi Omega alumni and the Washington County Farm Council.
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As president of the Women's Board at The Betsey Mills Club and subsequently president of the Club's corporate board, she helped raise major funds for the endowment and renovations of the Club. Ethel May was also a leader in the establishment of the Castle on Fourth Street for use by the community as a museum. In 1999 Ethel May received the Zonta Woman of the Year Award in recognition of her years dedicated as a teacher and in community service to Marietta.
Ethel May will be remembered with gratitude and affection by many in Marietta and Washington County. She and Lloyd, who died in 1994, are honored and loved by their children, Ethel May Noland Jackson (David), Mariam Charl Noland (James Kelly), Harley Nelson Noland, Gifford Beare Noland (Ellen Morgenthaler), and Cara Holly Noland (Patrick Truex); and grandchildren Holly Jackson, Jacobson Truex, Lukas Truex, and Isaac Noland.
Funeral services will be held 2 pm Monday, November 12, 2012 at Christ United Methodist Church with Reverend Don Archer officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home from 2 pm Sunday with the family present from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8. Messages of sympathy may be sent at www.mslfuneralhome.com. Memorial gifts may be made to the Betsey Mills Club, 300 Fourth Street, Marietta 45750.


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LIVERMORE -- Foodies and wine fans -- whether experienced or just enthusiastic -- will be in their element this week when top chefs from around the Bay Area join local vintners for a four-day celebration of great food and drink.
The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association will host its largest-ever Taste Our Terroir event Thursday through Sunday at dozens of area wineries. The French word terroir refers to a sense of place; how the land, climate, culture and technique combine to create regional wine attributes.
The extravaganza will offer more than 20 events over the four days, including a food- and wine-pairing competition, cooking demonstrations, wine-tasting seminars and vineyard tours.
The event has been a popular mainstay for more than a decade, but this year it is expanding significantly, said Heather McGrail, co-owner of McGrail Vineyards and Winery.
"Our signature event has always been a sellout, and our clientele appreciates fine wine, so we wanted to draw from that and have them stay the whole weekend," she said. "We want to get people to come in from all over the Bay Area and to realize how much there is to do in the Livermore Valley."
The event starts Thursday with the popular wine- and food-pairing competition, in which 20 local winemakers each partner with a Bay Area chef to create a tapas-size item perfectly paired with a wine. The combinations are rated both by a panel of expert judges, who choose a winner, and by guests, who select a "people's choice" favorite.
A sampling of Friday events includes a sushi demonstration at Page Mill Winery; "Secrets of a Sommelier" at Double Barrel Wine Bar and a dessert wine stroll hosted by seven wineries.
Saturday includes a cooking demonstration by celebrity chef Ryan Scott at McGrail Vineyards and Winery and a demonstration of barrel-making and the effect of the wood on wine at Nottingham Cellars. Saturday will also feature a five-course varietal dinner with local winemakers featuring 17 Livermore Valley wines at the Martinelli Event Center at Garre Winery.
Sunday's events include a wine-and-cheese-tasting seminar at La Rochelle Winery, a wine and food pairing at Auburn James and a wine glass seminar and tasting at Las Positas Vineyards.
"There is something for every level," said Chris Chandler, executive director of the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association. "If you already have an in-depth knowledge of wine and the winemaking process there are options for you, and at the same time if you're just curious there are some interesting and engaging events as well."
Organizers are hoping to showcase the continued growth and success of Livermore Valley wines to food fans throughout the Bay Area, said Jennifer Fazio, vice president of operations for The Steven Kent Winery and La Rochelle Winery.
"When I was first on the (Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association) board, there were 12 wineries; that was back in 1996," Fazio said. "Now, we have well over 40. Obviously we've grown a lot. There's a lot to see, and the quality is really apparent. Hopefully we'll get people out here to see that for themselves."
The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association Taste Our Terroir four-day event will be held Thursday through Sunday, July 18-21, at a variety of winery venues. Each event requires its own ticket, with prices ranging from about $35 to $65 for most. The popular food- and wine-pairing competition kicks off the series from 6-9 p.m. Thursday. Tickets for that event are $85.
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Come on in back to the teen table and make yourself an original beaded bookmark. Keep for yourself or give as a gift. Easy and fast.Library: Thurmont Regional Library
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