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Pastor Josh Noblitt Is Sad His 13-Year-Old Suspected Assailant Will Be Tried As An Adult. But He Did Pull a Gun
The six teens accused of assaulting Pastor Josh Noblitt (pictured) and his boyfriend while they were picnicking July 2 in Atlanta's Piedmont Park will all be tried as adults, despite four being juveniles, and face "bias crimes," which should go a long way in convincing prosecutors to use the federal Matthew Shepard Act to treat the incident as a hate crime based on sexual orientation, for which Georgia has no state law.
The youngest suspect is 13, which Noblitt calls "heartbreaking." According to Noblitt, the suspects approached the couple and asked, "Are y'all gay? Two men laying on a blanket. We ought to beat y'all for that." They proceeded to rob the couple at gunpoint.
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I feel sorry for children that young who engage in such criminal behavior, it is not a sign of a healthy childhood but it is a sign of a massive social ill.
Also, prison rape is not funny.
Yeah it's sad to see a 13 year old acting in this manner and destroying his life. Not only is it aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, but the hate crime will knock it up a notch. The tea partyesque baby boomers are crying to slash spending across the board except their precious social security and medicare while the education system rots out from the core. This is what happens, you get a ton of sad stories, rudderless children. It's time to let the Bush tax cuts expire on the wealth and once the economy recovers on all earners. Failing children don't only destroy themselves they terrorize everyone and we need to put a stop to it.
Ironic that it will be more African-Americans prosecuted under Federal anti-hate laws. Not quite what liberal America so naively imagined.
But I agree with Noblitt that 13-year-olds shouldn't be tried as adults.
Hey, do you know what's heartbreaking? Hate crimes and their victims. Hey, do you know who I have sympathy for? Kids who make the right choices. Who live in the same neighborhoods, and in similar circumstances as these punks yet have the good sense to not commit hate crimes. They deserve my attention and sympathy.
@Kev C: Um. You're questioning the very *victim's* own choice of words. If *he* finds the situation heartbreaking, who are you to judge?
(To be more precise: it is one thing to have an opinion about situations – this is of course perfectly fine – but it is quite another to question Noblitt's very own feelings about the incident.)
@L.: I know he's the victim, and clearly he seems to be suffering some sort of PTSD or Stockholm Syndrome. I would recommend he get the help he needs.
@MSZP: Uh… where does it say anywhere that these kids were African-American? I don't see any mention of their race(s?) in either news article.
This is why gay people should carry guns.
Think about it: ARMED GAYS DON'T GET BASHED!
Check out http://www.pinkpistols.org for more info.
@Samwise: Um, have you ever been to Atlanta? The place is over-run with them!
@MSZP: Don't jizz in your pants too much over this, conservatard.
@Samwise: Just some racist gays like Pete up top, getting their hate on.
First off no child under 16 should be tried as an adult. They aren't adults and I would like to think we can fix a 13 year old child.
Secondly, the whole hate crime designation is a bunch of hooey. The only thing that should be considered is 1)was it pre-mediated (which most race, sexual etc based crimes would fit into) 2)due to negligence or non-intentional. The hat crime designation is stupid and should be considered un-constitutional. If hate crime sentencing is allowed then pre-meditated attempted murder should have the same sentence as actual first degree murder. We shouldn't give bad shooters a break just b/c the can't hit the target.
I live in Atlanta. I can confirm that the kids that committed this act were black, not that that really matters. Also, there is a trend of late of gay men and women being preyed upon in Midtown of all places. Between the Screen on the Green incident, this, & the man that was beaten into a coma up near the Eagle, this is worrisome to say the least. It used to be that Midtown was our little bastion of civility and relative equality in a big red state. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I would like to know any gang or organizational affiliations that the perpetrators of these crimes have. Also, I couldn't agree more that we need to start exercising our 2nd Ammendment rights and arming ourselves. After a few people are stopped dead in their tracks while committing a hate crime or preying on gay people for any other reason, we might not seem like such easy targets. The only problem I have with this is in Atlanta, I can't fathom how the press and certain others would react if a middle-aged white man shot and killed a 13 year old black youth, even in self-defense. As for these kids being tried as adults, I don't have a problem with it. Even a 13 year old should know that pointing a gun at someone is wrong, but I respect Pastor Noblitt's position.
@Robert: Prison rape is funny if it happens to violent homophobes!
@Kev C:
You are clearly projecting.
This guy is a minister. He recognizes that prison is no place for a thirteen year old. The fact that Georgia even considers prison for a child that young is outrageous. I work with at-risk youth for a living, and I can tell you that putting him in prison at thirteen will only make him a better criminal. Guys like Noblitt have it right, you have it wrong.
No, it's never funny, especially when talking about children you. Think about your teenage niece or nephew getting raped in prison and see how funny the joke becomes.
The kids aren't going to adult prison until they are typically 17 or 18. They will serve their teenage years in a youth detention facility just like any other juvenile offender. And at 13, this kid seems like he's already a pretty good criminal so I don't see any loss to society by putting this kid away for a significant period of time. Not to mention that the kid committed an adult crime, life's a bitch, but even children have to serve their dues. If this kid or his cronies had killed the pastor, would you all be advocating a youth home and counseling? Because that was as likely an outcome of this incident as what actually happened.
@DR: You forget one important fact; Sociopaths/psychopaths are almost impossible to redeem. It's a matter of brain formation. Once a person becomes a sociopath, it becomes hard wired. When you find a solution for handling sociopaths, please let the medical community know.
Whatever : Actually, I'm not Conservative. I'm independent, and I criticize extremists on both ends of the spectrum. But you have to admit that it is ironic that the first people (possibly) prosecuted under Federal hate crime laws will be African-Americans, possibly in both Atlanta and in Staten Island, NY.
Don't jump all over Noblitt, guys. He is a minister, and he is taking the proper position over the age thing. For his own conscience. You don't have to agree with him, but do understand him.
These homophobic ghetto trash motherfuckers need to be tried as adults, convicted, put in jail FOREVER, and raped bareback with no lube until their shitty little rectums bleed and need stitches.
@Rick Brannon: That site hasn't been updated in years. It needs to be.
If people can be forced to buy health insurance, then every gay man and woman in this country should be required by law to own a gun and receive thorough training.
@MSZP: True saying shit like that is probably a job requirement for him. On the other hand if someone asked me what should be done with those attackers I would have said
"Roast 'em alive, or stew them in a pot;
Fry them, boil them and make them hot
Bake and toast 'em, fry and roast 'em!
Till clothes blaze, and eyes glaze;
Till hair smells and skins crack,
Fat melts, and bones black
In cinders lie
Beneath the sky! "
There is no way the prosecutors are going to try for a hate crimes attachment. They simply aren't that stupid. You have to remember that prosecutor is still an elected office. Do you honestly think a prosecutor in GA is going to be re-elected if they have sent a 13 year old to a double sentencing because of a hate crime targeted at gays? They went for the adult trial simply because of the violence in the park angle. As long as prosecutor remains an elected office, prosecutors will remain to busy playing politics to worry about justice. Also, attaching hate crimes would make it harder for these kids to actually be convicted because no jury is going to want to take 20-30 years of the life some teenager just because he robbed someone in a park.
@Kev C:
And who said these are sociopaths, a specific psychiatric designation? Many youth who engage in violent offenses CAN be rehabilitated, I've seen it first hand. There are a lot of things which need to change, but like the good pastor, I refuse to quit on a thirteen year old child.
Unless you are an expert in child psych or the juvenile delinquency system, you really don't know what you're talking about.
@DR: I know plenty of what I'm saying, having worked in psychiatry. Many criminals fit the defintion of a sociopath. The may show regret at their actions, but feel no remorse or empathy for the victim. Younger kids have a better chance of rehabilition, but not always. And you can only rehabilitate those who want to be rehabilitated. No amount of hoping, faith, support, guidance is going to change common sociapaths.
@MSZP: How is that "ironic"? The law as written protects gays against bias crimes perpetrated against them. It does not say, "Those prosecuted under this law shall be white people only." What the hell is your point?
State hate crime laws have prosecuted people of color numerous times.
I think you are a conservative because blacks are prosecuted under this law, and all you can do is gleefully rub your hands together.
@Kev C:
Then, if you have worked in the field as you claim, you also know that the diagnosis of "sociopath", more clinically known as "antisocial personality disorder" is rare, and generally speaking, children are not to be diagnosed as such absent extreme circumstances. I can honestly say that in all my years of practice in the criminal justice system, I have encountered very few true sociopaths, especially in the juvenile justice system.
You know nothing about this child, and calling him a sociopath is out of line. You have no idea if this child understands the magnitude of what happened, how he feels, or whether he's capable of being rehabilitated. The good Pastor has it correct; we don't need to turn this kid into a better criminal.
@DR: I don't know what type of surrogate parenting you do for these "at risk youth", but I do know that crime rates are rising, homophobic violence is increasing in society. And that's a job for law enforcement, for police to get tough on crime, not pamper them like pretend mommies.
@Kev C:
I don't surrogate parent for them. I zealously advocate that we not treat them like miniature adults, because they aren't, and anyone who works in the psych field knows that. The brain is not fully developed until sometime in the early twenties, and to cheer that a thirteen year-old child could potentially end up serving *any* jail time is an appalling position. He is not an adult, and does not need to be treated like one.
@DR: I'm not judging what you do, but I think it can be misconstrued to appear like gay adult men such as yourself are targetting and troubling vulnerable inner-city youth. Let the police do their job and support them when they do the right things.
Just so everyone is aware…the United Methodist Church welcomes anyone of any sexual orientation but it does not ordain openly, active, professing homosexuals.
Therefore, Rev. Noblitt may have to appear before the UM Church's Judicial body for violating the vows he took at his ordination to uphold the church's doctrine.
@Kev C:
Again, you're projecting. Those of us who work with at-risk youth are not "targeting and troubling inner city youth" and the idea you would even suggest that someone working in the criminal system would do so speaks volumes about you. My job is to advocate for the child, and that is what I'm doing (although he isn't one of my clients, obviously).
The police are not the only ones involved in this. Prosecutors, defense attorneys for the child, probation officers, court-appointed guardians… there are a lot of players involved in this case. The police are not always right. The laws as written are not always right. I cannot fathom supporting a law which allows a case to be direct-filed into criminal court when the perp is this young.
I refuse to accept, without more evidence, that this is a wise decision and that this child is irredeemable.
@Dawson: The hate crimes law is a federal law, so they wouldn't need to worry about being reelected by Georgians. Furthermore, I think an Atlanta or Fulton County Prosecutor would try these offenders under a hate-crimes law if one existed in Georgia. Atlanta is far bluer than the rest of the states and I don't think it would negatively affect their chances of reelection. Also, even if it were tried in a single court at one time, as far as making it harder to convict, it's not typically an all or nothing situation, so the jury could find the youth guilty of Armed Robbery and all the other charges they are being charged with but not guilty for the Hate Crimes violation. Also, in a court of law, typically, possibly sentencing and time in jail are not supposed to even be mentioned until after the verdict. This is to help both sides, because you wouldn't want a guilty person getting off because he can convince the jury that what he did wasn't worth x amount of time in jail and you wouldn't want the prosecution to say "look at this scum bag, yeah we only have circumstantial evidence but if you find him guilty I can put him away for x amount of time."
@DR: Here's what I see. DR is a person who has a personal interest in troubled and homophobic youth, and gets defensive when questioned about HIS reasons for involvement with vulnerable kids. DR also appears unsympathetic towards the victims of homophobic violence. Would it be fair to say that DR is an advocate for violent homophobes? He's on their side? Would it be fair to say that DR is a predator?
@Kev C:
I already stated I work with at-risk youth. Would you like me to post my CV?
The VICTIM in this case doesn't seem to believe that putting thirteen year-old children in jail is appropriate. Are you going to call him a "self-loathing faggot" while you're throwing around the insults?
You come from the worst camp of groupthink, because you insult anyone who doesn't agree with you. Your attempts to paint me as some sort of predator because I don't believe a child ought to be placed in jail show that you clearly cannot engage in rational or intelligent discussion about this topic.
@DR: Well DR, Pastor Noblitt beat one of the kids over the head with a stick, while his friend karate chopped another in the face. Actions speak louder than christian words of forgiveness, eh?
@Kev C: You mistake self-defense for forgiveness, Kev. The two are not, despite what you may think, mutually exclusive. I don't need to become a martyr to forgive those who have wronged me, and neither does Pastor Noblitt.
@Kev C: Writing libelous comments about others on here, and willfully trying to manipulate by "mistaking" self-defense with forgiveness, as stated above, do not a debate winner make.
You worked in psychiatry, eh?
Medice, cura te ipsum.


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In The Shadow Of A Giant
As any drummer who has picked up a pair of sticks in the last 30 years can attest, John Bonham is more than an influence, he's a force of nature. In last month's DRUM! cover story, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron described Bonzo in exactly those terms, calling him "the king of creating almost a weather system of a drum part. He has storm clouds that you can see on the horizon that are coming to just murder you." Show of hands for who wouldn't mind having their drumming described that way. But with Bonham, no metaphor is too overblown, no analogy too big. In the interviews that follow, when these seasoned pros were asked to describe his sound in words, words often failed, replaced instead by sound effects usually reserved for witnesses to a category 5 hurricane ("It was just ... tuuuush, bat! Tuuuush ba-dat pssssshh!"). That colossal, devastating backbeat, full of breath and power and tugging subtly at the back edge of every beat, stretching it to deliver maximum impact and feel but spaced with clocklike precision. A unique combination of equipment, tuning, talent, physicality, and most of all, musicality, are what made Bonham Bonham, and drummers never seem to tire of dissecting his unique formula, searching for the key that might help them unlock that simple yet strangely elusive magic.
It goes without saying, though, that Bonham was Bonham as well because of his band, the only band capable of harnessing such a storm system and directing its full potential. The unique chemistry of the four members of Led Zeppelin is legendary, and it's kept their sound thrumming through the airwaves of modern rock radio, their logo and images still plastered on T-shirts and bumper stickers, key chains, and wallets, still embedded so deeply into the collective consciousness of each new generation that to be anything other than a Zeppelin fan, no matter your age or musical tastes, seems ... incomprehensible. Nowhere is that more true than among drummers.
Because of this, on May 31, 2012, what would have been John Bonham's 64th birthday, nearly two dozen professional rock drummers gathered at the House Of Blues in Hollywood, California, to do their best Bonzo impression and pay tribute to the man who, in many respects, they owe their careers to. The event was the fourth of its kind, each orchestrated by self-professed Bonzo fanatic Brian Tichy, who describes the event this way: "Every drummer gets to pick their favorite Zeppelin song in tribute to Bonzo. So I play the first one, I'm out of the way, and then I just pick up a guitar and wherever there is a song that two guitars fits or there's overdubs there I might be able to do and make it fuller, we do that. I'm in the corner, more or less — and I've got a couple solo spots — but I just love watching the drummers come up. I love watching how happy everybody is and it just looks to me like a bunch of kids playing to Zeppelin records. That's how it feels. Which I think is why everybody does this, is we all love Zeppelin and John Bonham."
The event seemed the perfect opportunity to corner as many drummers as we could to get their thoughts on Bonham. Here's what they had to say, along with a transcribed selection from each drummer's chosen song showcasing a key "Bonhamism." So whether you're an old fan or a new one, or are just wondering what all the hype is about, this tribute's for you.
Brian Tichy
White Snake, S.U.N
On Bonham's Legacy: "Who's really going to dispute John Bonham's the best rock drummer? Okay, there are a lot of amazing rock drummers, but pound for pound he's probably the guy. He's the guy. So when you get 22 or 23 drummers to be here on his birthday, I mean, there's a reason for that.
"I love Zeppelin more than any other rock band — they're my favorite band in the world. It's Bonham and it's Zeppelin. There's a combination going on there with those four guys and that band. It sounded bigger than everybody else. Yes, The Who was amazing and they're very rambunctious. I mean, I love The Who, but there's something about the groove and the swagger of Zeppelin, and most of that is because of Bonham. When you have that foundation, the guy who can be insane and do things that flip you out, but there's a sexy groove swagger thing, no matter what he does, it's there. It's danceable and it's funky."
Most Important Bonham Influence: "The sound and the groove. It's, like, the same thing. The rest is just icing. It doesn't matter, some of the sounds are really big, some of them are ... the kick drum, maybe I can't hear it as much in that song as opposed to that, but it's amazing because of its impact. 'When The Levee Breaks,' I think that's the most perfect drum sound ever recorded. When that came out there was nothing like that ever in the history of drums. Now you have that to go by. Whoa. You want a big drum sound? You're going to have to top 'When The Levee Breaks.' You know what I'm saying? There's a lot of great big drum sounds, but that's the one.
"And then the groove. You can have a big drum sound, but if the groove isn't there, who cares about the sound? You need the two. And then all the intricacies, the fills, the tasty fills, the space between the notes — that's another thing, his space. You don't play Bonham-style triplets of any kind — any triplet — to a click. It's not going to work out. You've got to play as a human being. And he had all that stuff. There's no clicks to Zeppelin, but does it stop you from dancing? But that's drummers; a great drummer makes a song feel good regardless of the click.
Tribute Song: "In The Evening" from In Through The Out Door. "When I was a kid getting into Zeppelin hardcore, that record came out, and I remember hearing 'In The Evening' on the radio and it was kind of like, they're still better than everybody else. That's how it sounded when it came out. It just sounded badass and bigger and tougher than everybody else. And Bonham just stands out so amazingly on that. And also I just wanted a cool intro song. And that opened up In Through The Out Door, the last record he recorded. It just felt right."
"In The Evening"
As Bonham's drum parts go this one's pretty straightforward, but note his use of hi-hat barks to punctuate the rhythm accents.
Frankie Banali
Quiet Riot
First Impression: "I actually went to see what I thought was The Yardbirds. My father took me. This was 1969 at a place called The Image, in Miami, which was formerly a bowling alley that had been converted. When I got there and I went in, I looked up on the stage and the only person I recognized was Jimmy Page. And they started playing ... and that was it. I mean I was sold. I was hooked for life. And I remember coming out at the end of the show, and walking up to my father's car — because he sat out there smoking De Nobili cigars and drinking espresso — and he looks at me and he goes, 'What happened?' And I literally couldn't speak. And he goes, 'It was that good?'
"And I said, 'Yeah.'
"He said, 'You want to come back tomorrow?'
"And I said, 'Yeah.' And he bought me a ticket and brought me back the next night.
Most Important Bonham Influence: "I think it would probably have to be the triplets between the kick drum and the snare. You know, a lot of the things that John Bonham did stem from that whole triplet thing, whether it was just a triplet on the kick drum or in combination with the hands. But I think that's what's stayed with me the most. I've used it, by and large, on just about every record I ever played on to varying degrees."
Tribute Song: "I Can't Quit You Baby" from Led Zeppelin I
"I Can't Quit You Baby"
This powerful 12/8 groove is peppered with jazz ride cymbal bits and some slamming drum fills. Led Zeppelin can occassionally be thought of as a blues band on steroids and depressants and songs like "Dazed And Confused," "Since I've Been Loving You," and this one confirm it. It might be a good idea to lock up the guns and sleeping pills before listening to these tracks successively.
Glen Sobel
Alice Cooper
First Impression: "Bonham is one of the reasons I started playing drums. When I was a kid, long before I ever picked up a pair of drum sticks, I got into Rush because my friend's older brother was into that, and then real soon after I got into Zeppelin. And those were the reasons I wanted to start playing drums. What was it about his playing? It was just so big, and lumbering, and somehow as a kid I recognized that he had this big, laidback feel, and it all just sounded so perfectly imperfect, which is the opposite of what everyone's going for today with the computer, digital age of recording. Somehow, as an 11-year-old, I recognized something about his playing that just was bigger than life. And I wanted to do that.
"And I go through rediscovering Zeppelin and Bonham all the time, like now, this is another rediscovery period, so I'm just going to go back and listen to everything. You hear it differently as the years go by. You pick up other things, you interpret it differently. And then getting to play the songs with a great band like we've got, it just makes you appreciate it all the more."
Most Important Bonham Influence: "The pattern of 'Four Sticks.' He's doing eighth notes on his left foot, the whole song, and the whole song his right foot is on the upbeats, the e's and the ah's — that is quintessential Bonham, because from there it leads to so many of his other licks and patterns. Like the triplet [demonstrates on his thighs with feet playing opposite sixteenths], it just makes sense that that's what that part is, and it leads to all the other Bonhamisms that are out there, like he did on the 'Moby Dick' solo and on so many of the songs that we love."
Tribute Song: "Four Sticks" from Led Zeppelin IV
"It's played with four sticks, hence the name. And this actually makes the drums sound different. If you haven't tried this, go to your practice room, two pairs of sticks, two in each hand, see what the drums sound like, and learn the part. I mean, you will get it all of a sudden. I didn't even do this or try this until I had to do this event. They said, 'Well, are you going to do it with four sticks'
"I said, 'I guess I have to.' And it does make the drums sound more massive. It is a big difference. And you know what I did to prepare for this? In addition to knowing the structure of the song, which is unconventional and weird, I practiced with six sticks. And you know, I could see doing this in the future, if I'm with some rock artist and we're putting a song together, maybe I'll suggest that."
"Four Sticks"
This song is a great showcase for Bonham's inventive grooving. He played the song with a pair of sticks in each hand — hence the song title, much like studio star Steve Gadd did a decade later on Paul Simon's great drum song "Late In The Evening." This song shifts between 5/8 and 6/8 and the drum patterns for this song employ an ostinato pattern where the hi-hat and floor tom play unisons on the numbers, and the bass drum plays on all the &'s. The mounted tom is used to outline the guitar accents with his left hand and I always thought Bonham played on all the guitar acccents (1 (2) & 4 5) but after I transcribed it I didn't hear him accenting the & of 2, it seems the guitar just stressed that count.
Gregg Bissonette
Ringo Starr All Starr Band, David Lee Roth
On Bonham's Legacy: "My favorite drummers were always Ringo Starr, John Bonham, Buddy Rich. Those three guys played the song. Buddy Rich did it in a big band; Ringo did it with The Beatles; and Bonham did it with Zeppelin. And they all played musically. They all played for the song. The parts work with the bass part. The parts work with the guitar. They work with the vocals, the keyboards. They work with the horns — the trombone, the trumpet, the saxophones. When I hear Bonzo's drum solos, on How The West Was Won or The Song Remains The Same, they remind me very much of Buddy Rich.
"When I think about the tuning ... I was in Maynard Fergusson's band and we used to play a lot of the same bills as Buddy. And sometimes Maynard would go first, and sometimes Buddy would go first. I got to hear his drums a lot. And they sound like the wide-open boom ... boom ... boom ... crack. And that to me is the greatest way to tune drums.
"And everybody thinks he was just pounding, pounding, pounding. Not so; Bonham had a lot of finesse."
Most Important Bonham Influence: "His foot" (offered without hesitation). "From the first time I heard 'Good Times Bad Times' — everything about him influenced me, but especially his foot."
Personal Anecdote: "One of my favorite albums, drum-sounds-wise, that I ever did was Joe Satriani's The Extremist. Andy Johns says, 'What kind of drum sound do you want to get on this album?'
"And I said, 'How about any of those ones you got with John Bonham.'
"And he says, 'We can do that.' We used Ocean Way, which is now East West [Studios], and we had that big room, and he close-miked all the drums, told me to take everything out of the kick, use a couple of felt strips, we're going to take a Sennheiser 421, dangle it in the middle through the breather hole, he told me all his tricks — how to tune the kick drum, how to tune the snare, then he put mikes up all over that room. And if you get a chance check out a song called 'Friends.' It's Andy Johns getting those drum sounds.
"I've been with Ringo since 2003 and this is my fourth All Starr Band tour since 2008. To hear Ringo talk about Bonham, they were great friends. One time we were on the plane, and Ringo came into the back, and we were playing a bunch of songs, and all of a sudden, on my Bose dock, I played [vocalizes the opening riff to 'Dancing Days'] and Ringo goes, 'That's the band I want to be in!'"
Tribute Song: "Dancing Days" off Houses Of The Holy
"What's great about the way Bonham played this song in particular is that he just kept it really steady. You can check the tempo, and it's solid, number one. But the way he plays — to me it's intro, A, B, A, B, intro, A, B, A, B, intro, solo, outro. And his musicality — the way he plays it, the hi-hat is tighter on the intro. Usually on the intro I think the hi-hat should be washy, and then on the verse, suck it up and play tighter on the hi-hat. He does the opposite, but it's perfect.
"And just some of the fills: The way he lays out for the & of 4. The ways he chooses, like a big band drummer, to set up the & of 4. He's like Buddy Rich to me in a lot of ways."
"Dancing Days"
This harmonic powerful song is hard to get out of your head — but in this case that's a good thing. Bonham's groove feels very unsettled, stressing the &'s and rarely landing on 1, which makes the song all the more unique.
Jimmy D'Anda
On Bonham's Legacy: "This [tribute] has been such a blessing to me being able to go back and listen to all these records and remembering what made John Bonham so important to me as a drummer. Because I loved a lot of drummers growing up, but I think for any drummer, or musician, for that matter, who listens to Led Zeppelin, when they become aware of what he does, it's like, it changes your life."
First Impression: "You know what's funny is I was a Zeppelin fan before I became a drummer. I became a drummer when I was 13, but I was into Led Zeppelin when I was ten. The older kids down the block would play Zeppelin and we'd hear it outside, and of course you become mesmerized immediately. But then, when I became a drummer and then I began to learn the songs on my own in my bedroom, it was a whole new world of musicality. It was just amazing."
Most Important Bonham Influence: "For me it's a really simple question — it's groove. It really is. It's knowing how to play a song — when given the opportunity, it's knowing when to play more verbose and more on top, and then there are parts where you just pull it back and you learn how to play for the song, but still all the while knowing you have ace cards you can deal out at any time. And he would pull out some drum riffs and stuff that was just so amazing. Like in 'Kashmir,' it's a very simple part, but the very tag of the song [mouths elaborate fill]. It's just so amazing to think that this whole song he's just been playing this hypnotic rhythm and at the end he starts to flare up and you're like, 'Oh, my god, this is so amazing.' So being able to play the song and then being able to throw out some ace cards is the thing I learned most from him. It's very signature for him."
Tribute Song: "We're Gonna Groove" off Coda.
"Man, once you get into that verse, it just sounds like what music was supposed to be about when it was first being conceived."
"We're Gonna Groove"
The intro to this one may throw you, especially if you mistakenly think it starts on 1. Bonham's funky and slightly swung feel is present and as groovy as ever.
Joe Travers
Zappa Plays Zappa
First Impression: "The first thing I ever saw was a midnight movie showing of The Song Remains The Same in my hometown of Eerie, Pennsylvania, and I got to see the 'Moby Dick' solo in that, and I just went, 'Ugh, wow.' And it opened up the Bonham world to me, and I had to go there.
"He influenced me so much that whenever anyone asks me who my favorite drummers are or my most important influences, my stock answer is always the drummers of Frank Zappa and John Bonham."
Most Important Bonham Influence: "I think that when I listened to him I realized how much he swung. And that was when I was like, 'Uh, god, I want to sound like that when I play.' So, I think the grease that he had, it just hits you right where it needs to hit you. And you don't get that in a lot of other drummers. He was listening to Buddy Rich, so he swung, and that's what really separated him for me from everybody else. Because I was going through a lot of phases with a lot of drummers when I discovered him, 'cause I was kind of young, and I discovered him a little bit later. But as soon as I heard him I went, 'Ugh, that's it.'"
Tribute Song: "Out On The Tiles" from Led Zeppelin III
"There's always the classic split triplet, double bass thing in there that's always fun to play. I wanted to make sure I was doing that nicely. I did play it note-for-note for most of it, but I wanted to open it up a bit at the end, so it was kind of a challenge to just do drum fills at that tempo so I wanted to see creatively what I could get together without just doing Bonham rip-off fills."
Out On The Tiles
The title is an English drinking phrase that refers to hitting the bars. THere are lots of ghost notes in this one and some of Bonham's signature single-bass kick drum work seen in the second-to-last measure.
Mark Schulman
Zeppelin Formula Revealed: "Now, here's the secret of the Zeppelin groove: The bass tracks were always right in the middle, Bonham was always a little behind, and Jimmy Page was always a little in front. So people talk about Bonham having that heavy, fat, relaxed drum sound, it's because of the relative placement of all the players. Because I've analyzed this. And you listen back to any of the Zeppelin catalog and you'll see that I'm right."
Most Important Bonham Influence: "I think the biggest influence Bonham has had on me is that there's always a bit of a swing to everything. Like he very rarely played straight, so there was this amazing kind of sexy hump. And that component has stuck with me so much. It's like he combined the big band and jazz background that he obviously had and put it into rock and roll. So there was this slight swing, this slight lilt. And of course, the Bonham sound. The 26" by 14", close-headed bass drum, and the openness of the snare drum and the way he would hit the snare drum. The sounds he would get out of the drums and the cymbals. He'd tune his toms kind of high, because, again, I think it was an offshoot a little bit more of the jazz background. So although he was known for having a big, fat tone, in actuality — the bass drum was tuned down, but the toms and snare were tuned at a mid-range. And it was just magic, the combination of how he hit the drums, the fact that they would record with a lot of room mikes — I'm a real freak for recording with room mikes as a result of Bonham. That's one of the things in my studio is putting a stereo mike away from the drums so you get that sound.
"So ambiance was a really, really big part of the Bonham sound. When people talk about it, they're actually talking about this full drum sound, totally unmuted bass drum that's closed, toms that are closed with no muting, and some distant room mikes that were getting the ambience of the room. Those were all the components of that Bonham drum sound to me."
Tribute Song: "Heartbreaker" from Led Zeppelin II
"The interesting thing about 'Heartbreaker' is that Bonham played it straight, and they had a sort of swing delay [with the guitar riff]. So when I listened to it in the headphones I thought, Okay, I'm either going to play it straight or I'm going to re-create the swing component. And I opted to re-create the swing component. But I was really on the fence about that. And I even asked Brian Tichy about it, who's putting this whole thing on, and Abe Loboriel Jr. played it last year and he said, 'Abe played it straight.' And I thought, Well, that's great — of course I'm a big fan of Abe — but I thought, I gotta put some swing factor in it. I opted to play the swing on the left hand just to capture that bit of delay and give it kind of more of the record sound, even though I'm sure live Bonham just played it straight like when he did when he recorded it originally."
Bonham played much of this track as a two-handed sixteenth-note hi-hat part that he played with a much heavier right hand, creating subtle ghost note quality to all the e's and ahs. Note the 5/4 bar; the occassional odd-time measure was a staple of Zeppelin's music.
Mike Portnoy
Adrenaline Mob, ex–Dream Theater
On Bonham's Legacy: "He's the most universally loved rock drummer. There's people that love Peart. There's people that love Keith Moon. But sometimes Peart is too technical for people or Keith Moon is too sloppy for people. But Bonham, just everybody loves Bonham. He's got the groove, the attitude. And it was his body. Everybody talks about how did Bonham get that sound? Was it the mikes? Was it his drums, the pedals, the hi-hat? No. It was him. That's where you get the Bonham sound. You're not going to get the Bonham sound unless you're John Bonham."
Most Important Bonham Influence: "Just that sheer brute backbeat. You know? Just like, he had such an attitude. He played with such balls and attitude. And the groove. It was impeccable. How many drummers can you name ten classic drum fills? You can name like, a couple from every drummer. But Bonham you got 'Rock And Roll,' 'When The Levee Breaks,' 'D'Yer Mak'er,' 'The Crunge,' 'Whole Lotta Love' ... I mean, just like, every groove is famous within itself. He made the drums sing like any instrument."
Tribute Song: "Dazed And Confused" from Led Zeppelin I
"I had a Zeppelin tribute in 2003 and we did a whole Song Remains The Same version of 'Dazed And Confused.' And I think I might have been one of the first to choose a song for this lineup. Brian came to me early. So I had, like, the whole catalog to chose from. And I wanted to do the live 'Dazed.' I figured, I'll get a 30-minute piece out of it. I could hog up the whole show. [laughs] No, I just love [that song] ... that was quintessential jamming."
"Dazed And Confused"
This dark and disturbing song starts with a damn-near suicidal guitar riff and Bonham's powerful take on 12/8 slow blues drumming. This feel contrasts sharply with the double-time feels later in the song.
Rikki Rockett
On Bonham's Sound: "He tuned his drums up a little bit, more like a jazz guy, and had them wide open, and it was different than what a lot of the guys were doing. And when he played that groove, it worked. I mean, nobody else was really working it that way in rock. That's what was so cool about the '60s and early '70s, is that there were so many drummers that would learn traditional or learn jazz growing up, and that's the lessons that they took, and just sort of popular music and standards. And then all of a sudden they join a rock band and have to figure out how to make that work in a rock band. And I think it created an interesting blend. I think it's why we had so many different kinds of rock. Everything that fell under the rock umbrella was just this whole mixture. I mean you had everything from Loggins & Messina to Iron Butterfly and Queen, and everything in between. And John was one of those guys that made rock rock somehow. He didn't squeeze it in there; he forced it in there, and made everybody work around him."
Most Important Bonham Influence: "The halftime shuffle. He just made it feel good."
Tribute Song: "Moby Dick" from Led Zeppelin II
"Moby Dick"
This excerpt from a live concert video shows Bonham briefly quoting Max Roach's "The Drum Also Waltzes," as Stanton Moore mentions on page 45. Note the 3/4 bass drum and hi-hat ostinato, which also has been employed by Steve Smith and Neil Peart for their solos.
Roy Mayorga
Stone Sour
On Bonham's Legacy: "John Bonham is my favorite drummer, ever, in the whole world. Led Zeppelin's music and his drumming are literally part of my DNA at this point. I've listened to them my whole entire life, since I was a baby — four or five years old. I heard them on the radio for the first time and I was hooked ever since.
"I instinctively was a drummer before I knew what a drummer was, until I'd heard and seen other drummers. Like him or Neil Peart, or Peter Criss, or Bill Ward. I mean, I'd watch TV and see what a drummer does and be like, Okay, that's what I want to do. But I'd already been playing. But by that point when I heard Led Zeppelin and heard John Bonham, that really set the tone of how I wanted to play and how I wanted to sound. I'm not saying I sound exactly like Bonham; nobody sounds like Bonham. But I think every drummer out there tries to channel his essence in their playing. It's just there."
Personal Anecdote: "I got to use one of Bonham's snare drums. Jeff Ocheltree got a snare drum from Bonham years ago, and it was one of the snare drums that was used on In Through The Out Door, supposedly, which I got to use on the new Stone Sour record, on a tuned drum kit — kind of like a Bonham-style kit: 26, 14, 16, 18, but pitched up high. Tuned correctly. It's tuned the way Jeff has tuned it before, working on Physical Graffiti and stuff like that. So we really worked on getting the tone, and we really got it. Right down to the miking, right down to that snare drum: a Ludwig 402 Supra-Phonic. He used two different snares on that record, the Black Beauty that he always used and that 402."
Most Important Bonham Influence: "The groove and swing that he's got. He's got a really big jazz background, which made him the kind of drummer he is. A lot of rock drummers at that time, especially throughout the '60s to '70s, all their drummer influences were jazz. And then they turned into this rock drummer. And knowing that Bonham had a background loving jazz, loving guys like Elvin Jones, Buddy Rich, and Gene Krupa, I went back and listened to those drummers to really capture what he was hearing, which also helped me try to get that style he had. Which is impossible. You can't really copy somebody else's style to a T, but you can try. A lot of drummers out there do. We all do. We all love Bonham."
Tribute Song: "Fool In The Rain" from In Through The Out Door.
"From what I'm hearing, a lot of people didn't really feel In Through The Out Door was like, the big record by Zeppelin. It's one of my favorite records by Zeppelin. When I first heard that song, it made a huge impact on me, and for days I had to lock myself in a room to learn that groove. And it took me years to get that. But finally, when I saw Jeff Porcaro demonstrate the Purdie shuffle into his shuffle with [Toto's] 'Rosanna,' it broke it down and actually helped me learn 'Fool In The Rain' a lot better.
"Fool In The Rain"
This stellar half-time shuffle uses lots of ghost notes to create this memorable groove that's become a grandfather to many other well-known half-time shuffles. For the sambaesque chorus, Bonham plays a polyrhythmic three-over-two ride pattern that is sometimes overlooked but is quite remarkable in its own right.
Seven Antonopolous
Opiate For The Masses
On Bonham's Legacy "His phrasing — as I get older, I get an appreciation for his playing that I didn't have. Even though I've always been listening to his playing. But now, after years and years of touring and doing clinics and sessions and everything else, it's like I've gained this new appreciation for his playing, at how nuanced and subtle [it was]. He wasn't just a basher. I mean, he could bash his brains out. But also, he could lay back and leave space. And that's the hardest thing to do is leave that space and leave that interesting."
Most Important Bonham Influence: "There's a thing that kind of encompasses his playing that to me is one word: tasty. He could be balls-out; he could be subtle; he could play repetitive kinds of grooves; and he could play grooves that were kind of all over the place; and everything in between. And he had this swing that maybe you don't see as often nowadays because you've got Pro Tools, everything's on a click, most all professional tours nowadays you're tied to the click — that's a good thing too. I appreciate playing to the click and it's made me a better player and it's given me a great meter — but there's something to be said for the way that Bonham could swing and just make you feel something. It could be just 2 and 4, and just the way he would play them. You could play those notes, but if it's not swinging and it's not making you feel something then you've kind of missed the point. All the ghost notes and everything. I could play all that when I was younger, but it's one of those things where one day you wake up and go, 'Oh, that's how it's supposed to feel.' And his feel is so iconic. In my book, and in most drummers' books, he is the be-all, end-all. He managed to put all the pieces of the drumming puzzle together — feel, meter, time, swing, technical ability — and still have this ferocious kind of edge."
Tribute Song: "Dy'er Mak'er" from Houses Of The Holy
"With this Bonham tune, I wanted to nail everything note-for-note because ... you have to. These songs are so iconic. This song is so nuanced, and there are so many subtleties to it. And it's really slow — it's a little over 80 bpm. It's a tricky tempo. It's a tricky feel. The verse pattern never really repeats. But I enjoy being challenged in that way. And to pay tribute to Bonham, that's one of the coolest things I could have done."
"D'yer Mak'er"
This song has a bit of a reggae influence that's enhanced by the overdubbed upbeat cabasa part. Bonham's massive drum sound — created by just three microphones, great swinging feel, and laidback fills — is truly remarkable and unique.
Vinnie Appice
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*For the record, he pronounces it "App-eh-sea" while his brother Carmine pronounces it "Ah-peace." There, settled.
Most Important Bonham Influence: "It's hard to say one thing, but the sound. It was just an incredible drum sound that was more out front than more of the other recordings of the day. It sounded like the music was built around the drums and the big foundation of the drums. Besides that, then it's all tricks and all the licks and all the cool stuff.
"I'm not a fan of too many people. I listen to Zeppelin, and all the great drummers — Mitch Mitchell, Keith Moon, even Ringo. People laugh, but Ringo played tastefully. He thought creatively. He played musically, and that's really important with playing."
Personal Anecdote: "When I first joined Black Sabbath in 1980, we were going to play Hammersmith Odeon four nights. It was sold out four nights, and Tony Iommi said Bonham and Page would come down, and they'd probably get up and jam. And I went, 'Oh, my god, unbelievable.' But that was about two months before the show, and that's when he died. So I didn't get to meet him, but I have one of his drum sticks. Some girl gave it to me in Spain about 25 years ago. So I've had this stick for all these years, but I didn't know if it was real. And recently I was at the Hard Rock in Biloxi, Mississippi. And I'm sitting there having a drink, and saw this pair of drum sticks. So I thought, Let me get off my ass and go see what those drum sticks are. So I go and they're John Bonham's drum sticks. I happened to be sitting right across from them. And I look at them, and it's the same exact stick. So that actually authenticated it for me."
Tribute Song: "The Wanton Song" off Physical Graffiti
"The Wanton Song"
This is another example of Bonham's impressive footwork. Check out all the groups of three successive bass drum notes he played.
"The Wanton Song"
This is another example of Bonham's impressive footwork. Check out all the groups of three successive bass drum notes he played.
Virgil Donati
Allan Holdsworth
First Impression: "I was a kid when I was getting into the rock thing. I was nine, ten years old. I was already listening to Deep Purple. And then Zeppelin I came out. I saw it on the Record Club Catalog and I thought, I'm going to buy that. It has an interesting cover. I was just a kid; I didn't know. I bought it and I didn't like it. That first record, it bent my ear — which is a good thing, actually. But I just couldn't handle it at the time. And then, with the successive records, I really got into it. It was a little more, for lack of a better word, melodic, and a little more understandable for my ear. And I really got into it then. And then the rest is history.
"I was inspired by so many drummers as a young student, but in terms of the rock drummers, it was Bonham and Paice for me. I think they kind of summed up everything you needed as a rock drummer. Paice was more fluid and a little more technical, whereas Bonham was just solid, driving, so that combination just appealed to me, and I think I drew from both of them."
Most Important Bonham Influence: "Unwavering time. It's just, his concept of groove — that's what he's known for, just that solid, fat sound, and it's just right on the money. I think the combination of the groove and the sound is the legacy that he left us."
Tribute Song: "Kashmir" off Physical Grafitti
"All of Zep's catalog is all killer. 'Kashmir' had that really fat huge heavy medium-tempo groove, and I like the thought of that so I went for it."
If you have a spare eight-and-a-half minutes today, treat yourself to this polymetric masterpiece. The guitar and string parts play a 3/4 phrase for four bars while the drums play a 4/4 phrase for three bars so these two differing patterns cycle hypnotically against one another realigning ever 12 beats. The bass drum pattern was played with single hits on 1 and 3, the doubling you hear on the e's of those beats was created by an early echo unit applied to the bass drum track.

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Shut up already, u got 2 get off… damn, Housequake closed?
There's a little notice over at our friend-site, housequake.com today that says:
Housequake.com is closed until further notice…
On 'request' by Prince I changed back the old Housequake header. Sorry people, but I can't afford to play any more games. Thanks to Prince & his staff for their "support" over the years.
I don't know the entire story, but understand it to be something along the lines of a disagreement over (the usual) copyright wrangling between Prince and his fansites, of the same sort that this site has been involved in in the past, multiple times. It really doesn't matter much what the exact details are — clearly, there is, and has pretty much always been, a disconnect between how Prince perceives his best business interests, and his fans' desired acceptance of their abilities to 'remix' officially-sourced content (photos, lyrics, you name it), etc.
This particular latest development in the ongoing tug-of-rope between the Prince camp and the fans, isn't really anything new, but it's somewhat remarkable in that it has convinced, temporarily or permanently, one of Prince's biggest and most dedicated supporters, Aaron, to throw in the towel. I hope it's only temporary, but I wouldn't blame him if HQ was shuttered for good. It's incredibly frustrating committing your time, money, and effort to a site for Prince fans, which directly or indirectly, you feel benefits an artist. I don't want to speak for any of the HQ staff, but I believe they probably feel the same way I do: that our sites are a key driver of fan loyalty, overall positive publicity, sales of albums and concert tickets, and a continued sense of relevancy in today's culture.
Now, maybe Prince doesn't agree that our sites perform these roles. Or maybe I'm wrong about it (but I doubt that). Really, it's fine, I've made my peace with this situation long ago. I've been saying since the site started that prince.org has nothing directly to do with Prince, but everything to do with the extremely diverse community that has grown out of past and present (and if he's lucky, future) Prince fans. When we launched this site in 1999, it was right in the banner as it is today: independent and unofficial. We don't want any special treatment from Prince or his camp, at least not if there's strings attached (and, there always are). We just want to bring folks together who might have now, or have had, a common interest, a common thread of experience as a basis for sparking communication and speaking with a bit of shared lexicon. Sure, we're happy to provide some Prince-related news and trivia, etc. as well; that stuff is of interest to some segment of the community, and is a resource to the internet as a whole. But I am still close friends with many people I met through a shared interest in Prince. I wouldn't say I'm still a friend, or fan, or fam, or whatever the hell the currently-authorized term is, of Prince. And that's okay.
So, while I'll miss HQ if it really does disappear into the ether for good, and I'll always sympathize with my friend Aaron, I'm convinced the ultimate losers will be Prince if this stands. First, the hard-core fanbase in Europe, which I always took as HQ's core audience, will be pretty offended and discouraged, and I'm sure at least a few of them will defect in disgust. Now, I've think some of the HQ (and prince.org, to a lesser extent) users are such diehard fans that I'm convinced Prince could personally come to their house and abuse their puppy in front of them, and they'd still smile and simply stutter out the request for an autograph. For these folks, the closure of any one site, even one as important as HQ, won't convince them to swear off Prince forever. But it still isn't good PR, and I can imagine there's just as many diehards who, like Aaron, will stop to put in the extra effort it takes to keep the community vibrant, which is a shame. A dedicated, excited, vibrant community is what supports Prince through the random silly shit he constantly decides to undertake/say/etc., and still buy everything available and spread the gospel of "you must see Prince in concert before you die", which is what drives ticket sales… really. Sure, some folks are going to go just to see Purple Rain because they remember it was the song playing the first time they got to second base, but those folks increasingly have kids and decide, in economic downturns especially, to spend their concert-money on other things. This sort of badwill will, I'm convinced, ultimately trickle down to affecting Prince's bottom line. But then again, it might accelerate his descent into being a permanent fixture at a low-rent Vegas lounge, which would be kind of a fun opportunity for lots of fans, too. Alright, I'm getting off track now, but the point is: I don't think this is a smart move for Prince, but it's his move to make.
That's it, I'm stepping down from the soapbox for now. I support Aaron's decision, whatever it might be — to bring the site back, or not to, or to change his mind later. If regular HQ visitors want to spend more time here on the org, they're welcome — I'll even create a "hardcore fan" forum with more stringent moderation if that'd help keep the community active… there should be someplace for that kind of discussion. We're here for you, the now or once-, or future-Prince fan. Even if it does benefit Prince's crazy ass in the process


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I made this trip on the spur of the moment. I decided to check out US Airways' web page for internet-only specials, and I found out I could fly from Richmond to Detroit and back for $150.00. I priced this itinerary on travel websites and they wanted $899.00 for the same trip. Since I have never been to DTW except to make a connection, I decided to go. Here is my brief report of each flight:
This aircraft had the most comfortable seats of any plane on this trip. We were served a choice of coffee or orange juice, already poured.
This aircraft had the tail painted in the new colors, and the words "US Airways" painted in black on a bare metal fuselage. The interior was immaculate. The windows appeared to be new, not a mark or scratch on them anywhere. The seats looked new, although they were not as soft as those on the F-100. We took off to the west at PIT. We started our takeoff roll at the instant the aircraft ahead of us rotated. I thought they required more clearance between planes than that. We were served a choice of soft drinks, already poured. No food of any kind on either flight, even though both of them were over an hour.
This was a great flight. The DC-9 was completely in old colors, but had the latest interior, very clean and nice. They brought the cart through on this flight, serving our choice of drinks and a bag of Sky Mix.
This was my first flight in an A319. Legroom was very generous. It was almost like on the US Airways Shuttle. We were served pre-poured sodas and no food. The only thing I didn't like about this flight was the smaller windows than on Boeing and Douglas aircraft, and the larger post between the windows. My seat row was not in good alignment with the windows, so I had to either lean back or sit forward to see out.
In closing, I want to say I enjoyed the DC-9 flights the most. They don't look like aircraft about to be disposed of, since they are so well cared for. But on my entire trip, which included 4 different airports including two US Airways hubs, I didn't see a single other US Airways DC-9 aside from the ones I was on.
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World markets gained today, following an overnight recovery on Wall Street after strong profits at a handful of U.S companies buttressed optimism about the world's largest economy.
In Asia, select energy stocks benefited as crude oil prices traded near $71 a barrel while Japanese tiremaker Bridgestone soared after narrowing its forecast for losses. The dollar was modestly higher against the yen.
Investors were encouraged after U.S. markets snapped a four-day losing streak with the help of better-than-expected earnings from homebuilder Lennar Corp. and home furnishings chains Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
The news underpinned hopes that consumer spending, one of the engines of U.S. growth, was picking up after falling over the last year. It also helped investors shrug off another bleak sign that unemployment is rising.
Despite the gains, some investors don't expect the rally that began in March and started to taper off earlier this month to resume anytime soon.
"I think many investors are waiting for more confirmation that the macro economies are recovering," said Winson Fong, managing director at SG Asset Management in Hong Kong, which oversees about $2 billion in equities in Asia. "Without the fundamentals it's hard to see us moving sharply in one direction or the other right now."
In early European trade, France's CAC 40 gained 0.4 percent, Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.6 percent and Germany's DAX advanced 0.8 percent. Wall Street futures trimmed losses to be slightly lower. Dow futures were down 11, or 0.1 percent, to 8,403 and S&P futures dropped 1.2, or 0.1 percent, to 915.40.


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Joined Duke: 2001
Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Alma Mater: University of Utah, Utah State University
Summer McKeehan, a native of Winston-Salem, NC, joined the Duke Athletic Medicine staff in July of 2001 and serves as the program's Associate Athletic Trainer. Her duties include working primarily with the women's basketball program while acting as the insurance coordinator for the Athletic Medicine department.
McKeehan joined the Blue Devils staff after graduating from the University of Utah with her Master of Science degree in 2001. During her time at the University of Utah, she volunteered as the athletic trainer for the Women's Premier Soccer League. Prior to graduating from the University of Utah, she attended Utah State University and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 1998.
During the summers of 2010 and 2011, McKeehan served as the team athletic trainer for the USA Basketball U18 Women's National team and U19 World Championship team. The U18 squad won the FIBA Americas gold medal and the U19 squad won the World Championship in Chile.
In the March 2014 issue of Training and Conditioning, McKeehan published an article detailing a complex case study involving the treatment of stress fractures in a female basketball player. She provided the readers with insight into the patience it takes to treat stress fractures in addition to providing different treatment considerations. Summer has been a member of the National Athletic Trainer's Association since 1998 and the North Carolina Athletic Trainer's Association since 2001.


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Wedding Crashers, The
John Beckwith (Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vaughn) earn their living as mediators at divorces and they're pretty good at it. However, that's not the most important thing for them. During the summer, they tend to crash weddings to make use of the romantic atmosphere and get laid. Whether it's Jews, Catholics, Indian or whatever, no wedding is safe for their swift talks and smooth moves. At the end of the "wedding season", they've got only one last wedding to attend, but it's a big one: Treasury Secretary William Cleary's oldest daughter is getting married and with the secret service around it's a real challenge to get in.
Still, they manage to get in and as usual, their fast talking makes them very popular at the party. However, when Jeremy wants to leave as he's just managed to seduce Leary's youngest daughter Gloria who's all over him, there's one problem: John is falling in love with Claire, the third daughter…
Sound and Vision:
We didn't spot any compression errors or grain and overall the image was pretty sharp and detailed. Good stuff.
The soundtrack is what really surprised us. While most comedies have pretty straightforward sound without too much effects, The Wedding Crashers has a track that's got quite a lot of punch for its genre. The subwoofer gets some decent action while the rest of the channels do what they need to do.
– Audio Commentary with director David Dobkin
– Audio Commentary with Owen Wilson & Vince Vaughn
– Deleted Scenes
– Event Planning: a feature on how the different marriages that were "crashed" in the movie have been filmed and the difficulties that the crew encountered setting things up
– The Rules: a feature that shows Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn explaining some of the rules of Wedding Crashing accompanied with A LOT of movie footage. Not really interesting
– The Rules of Wedding Crashing: 24 static pages of rules to follow when crashing a wedding
– Track Listing: a list of the music used in the movie
– Music Video: The Sights – Circus
– Trailers
I'm not a big fan of Owen Wilson. Actually, I don't like the movies this guy plays in at all. Still, the Wedding Crashers is the first comedy starring Wilson that I actually enjoyed. Ok, the comedy is far from uplifting but it isn't as stupid as that in Dumb&Dumber and is quite enjoyable. A-Film also did a terrific job with the image & sound. The extras – although many listed – aren't really worth much.
All in all, The Wedding Crashers is one of the better comedies we've checked out lately and although – as usual with comedies – it's pretty predictable, it's very enjoyable and you'll have fun watching it!
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This August, we've got a good grouping of titles that are positioning themselves for a Cannes release next May.
Four Cannes regulars will begin production this month: we have Paolo Sorrentino's English language debut film This Must be the Place, Pedro Almodóvar's La piel que habito, Bruno Dumont L'empire and Walter Salles's On the Road.
On the Road
Director: Walter Salles
Screenwriter: Jose Rivera
Producers: Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz, Jerry Leider, Walter Salles and Rebecca Yeldham
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund and Kirsten Dunst
Filming in Mexico
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hmm not had none of them and prob never will
do quotes of someone saying something good about you. heres mine:
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hmm not had none of them and prob never will
help me im dying help
I have had more good stuff said about me than a few months back, maybe because I am at V2.0, time to upgrade to V2.1 Beta
Nearly everyone on this site is pretty nice, so I have no problems with anyone.
The key to immortality is first living a life
worth remembering. - Bruce Lee
PSN ID: Byuakuya
Well lately everyone has been nice. Remember thee old dark ages of vagrant and csiguy4u.
Hahah, I'd say this thread really didn't work out, but I
do have many people who are nice to me.
I'd say uhm, everyone is!
It's just the whole I respect you, and you respect me kinda thing!
Even though, I respect all of you guys. :P But yeah, the most people who
respect me would be ..
Davey (immortaldave)
Jam (Cpt.McCloud)
Dillon (+Maniacal=Maniac+)
Tyler (ssbb_lover)
Sabino (wario2ooo)
:P I also have them all on my Forevers List or they're all listed on my Mii Profile.
Hahah. ♥
-What a huge bump-
♥_December 19th, o8`_♥
My amazing Games
CounterStrike || Left 4 Dead || World of Warcraft: Lich King.
Steam ID: APPLExCHiCk
Wanna play CounterStrike/Left4Dead? Hit me up (:
WoW - Realm/Vashj || Character/Zaduka || Horde, ftw!
Status - O_o Just got back guys. Nice to see you all again!
dang!! that is a huge bump. LOL.
well, i dont have exact quotes, but still everyone on here it pretty cool. ive never had a moment when i jus wanna give a knuckle sandwhich to a member on here.
OHAI! I'm just an old dinosaur from 2006 seeing who's here
The name is. . . Hugo
Got a Nintendo 3DS? 2492-5132-0881
nope none for me
PS3 now, sorry Wii. You gather dust.
my last quote in my sig
the mario that's roomed with mush
my wii is not connected to the internet, so i can't play brawl online for a bit....please do not spam inbox with friend code requests
whoah this is semi old........
i dont know if its genuine nice-ness people have towards me or the fact that i can ban them at the drop of a hat if they arent
seriously though i think people are nice to me somewhat i got my "playa haters" though


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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York City prosecutor wants a special district attorney to investigate claims of sexual harassment against an assemblyman that have roiled New York politics.
Charles Hynes, the district attorney in Kings County, was supported in his 2009 campaign by the county Democratic Committee, which for years has been run by Assemblyman Vito Lopez. Hynes says the committee also supports his 2013 re-election bid and that prevents him from investigating Lopez to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest
The Assembly Ethics Committee on Aug. 24 censured Lopez on charges he sexually harassed women staffers. The women were quietly paid $135,000 — including $103,000 from a taxpayer-paid Assembly fund — to settle the claims.
Lopez has said he won't seek another term as chairman of the powerful Democratic Committee.


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May 14, 2012 by Rami El Chamaa
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Tevez – A Morality Tale1
March 26, 2012 by Andrew Robinson
The great soap opera that is Manchester City unveiled its latest twist this week – the return of its greatest villain, Carlos Tevez. Fresh from the golf courses of Buenos Aires, Tevez put in a short but significant shift providing an assist for Samir Nasri to claim the winning goal and a desperately needed 3 points against a resurgent Chelsea. But what is the moral of this very peculiar narrative?
1. "Temper gets you into trouble. Pride keeps you there."
Category Premier League | Tags: Andrew Robinson, apology, blues, city, goal, mancini, money, tevez


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As if you need another reason to detest the nation's new Affordable Health Care Act.
Recent reports suggest that if you are overweight your health insurance rates could increase along with your waistline by as much as 50 percent.
Surely you jest.
In fact there's a full court press underway on a variety of fronts to address this ever bulging problem that is eating away at the overall health of this state.
Try this on for size. As we sit here today, and that's part of the problem as you should be reading this on a treadmill, 1.5 million of you are obese and chances are, if your kids are near by, 800,000 of them are plump, too.
The AHCA gives you two options.
Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield is hoping more folks will enroll in weight loss programs or else they will pay higher premiums. It's an either or.
The state health director, himself 20 pounds overweight, checked in the other day with a pro-active and interactive program to motivate you to lose 10 percent of your body fat.
You sign up and the state will send you positive reminders. Jim Havemen explains scaring you to death does not work even though you could die.
But the state's track record amounts to: been there, done that, didn't work. In fact last year the obesity rate went up.
Heck the governor pledged over a year ago to shed ten pounds but he's been up, down and all around that figure despite his positive attitude about everything.
Actually Major League baseball has the solution.
You all remember Delmon Young, formerly of the Tigers? He signed a new contract with Philadelphia weighing in at 238 pounds. The team thought he was fat but offered this.
The Big D must weight in six times and he'll get a nifty $100,000 each time if he is under 230 for a cool $600 thou!
Mr. Haveman are you listening?
Pass the potato chips.
Watch "Off the Record with Tim Skubick" online anytime at video.wkar.org


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We're on the road this week in the Endless Mountain region of North Eastern Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is home to millions of acres of unspoiled forests. Forests that are great for hiking, kayaking, fishing and outdoor activities a great place to do that is Salt Spring Park.
The park encompasses 842 of the most beautiful acres in Susquehanna County. The state owns 405 of them and the other 437 are operated by The Friends of Salt Springs Park.
"We have about 14 or 15 miles of hiking trails,2 miles of water way where you can fish, we have hunting fishing, we have camping, we have both campground and cabins and picnicking," said Stephen Sperro president of the Friends of Salt Springs Park. "And it's a good place to get out and enjoy nature as it was."
Some focal points of the park are the towering old growth hemlock trees, many estimated to be over 300 years old and the rocky gorge cut by Fall Brook with it's three waterfalls. There are programs and events all-year round at the park.
"Throughout the summer we have a hiking series a children's' gardening series, where children come out and get to actually hands on activities," said Debra Adleman, administrator to Friends of Salt Springs Park. "Every July 3rd at 7pm in our old threshing barn pavilion we have a free music concert (with) local musicians featuring patriotic music."
Admission to Salt Spring Park is free and they have events going on all year round for a full listing of events click here: http://www.friendsofsaltspringspark.org/html/calendar.html
We're on the road in the Endless Mountain Region of Northeaster Pennsylvania, our next stop would make even Willy Wonka Jealous. We're at Chocolates by Leopold in Montrose. Let's see if we can get Leo to give up some of his secrets.
Leopold has been making chocolates for over 52 years. He comes up with new flavors using local ingredients like his wine truffles with local wines, caramels with stouts from local breweries, and even espresso chocolates with local espresso.
"That's what we like to do is keep things as local as we possibly can because you know a lot of these businesses just like us are small businesses and we like to compliment each other," said Leopold Schrieber, master chocolatier at Chocolates by Leopold.
You can take a tour of the factory which takes about 45 minutes and actually watch as Leo makes some delicious treats.
"Everyone always has a good time on the tours and of course the best part is when they taste the stuff that we just made because actually it never tastes as good as when it is just made," Schrieber said.
You don't have to have a golden ticket to visit the chocolate factory, but you do need to make reservations and bring five of your friends. http://www.chocolatesbyleopold.com/
The Old Mill Village Museum which was founded 50 years ago to preserve the areas rich heritage.
The museum offers visitors a vision of the past and features displays of old farm tools, medical equipment, dresses and even a hearse.
"It's just a museum where kids can see what it was like back in the 1800's," Wayne Frederici, Old Mill Village building maintenance supervisor said.
The Old Mill Village also showcases the one-room Grove school which was built in 1858. The Old Mill Village has many events planned and will have a float in the Fourth of July Parade in Montrose. Montrose is a great place to enjoy Fourth of July activities.
"On July 4th in Montrose we have a whole range of things to do for the family," said Ed DeWitt, executive committee member of the 4th of July Activities. "The big event of the day is our patriotic parade that starts at 11 o'clock. In addition to the parade we have arts and craft exhibitors. We cap the day off with a gigantic fireworks display."
In the village green in Montrose Pennsylvania is a civil war monument thought to be the first ever of it's kind made in the United States. It was dedicated on July 4th 1877. Now this July 4th a lot of activities are going to take place in the village green and for a full list you click here: www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/montrose-pennsylvania-4th-of-july-events.html


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The attention of the racing world was on New York state this past weekend with the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series both taking on the storied road course at Watkins Glen. And when the big names are in town, the short tracks surrounding it can see some special visitors.
Defending Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart actually runs more sprint car races than he runs on the series that pays his bills. And this past weekend he ran two shows and came away with a win.
Black Rock Speedway in Dundee is just a few miles north of the Glen and Stewart won his heat and the Patriot Sprint Tour A-Main Friday night as he led every lap on his way to his first victory at the track. Saturday he traveled west to Canandaigua Motorsports Park and finished fourth with the Empire Super Sprints.
Lance Yonge passed series points leader Justin Barger with seven laps to go and hugged the inside the rest of the way to claim the victory. Stewart, who started fifth, fell back to seventh before mounting a late charge with some nifty moves down low in turn one to get back up to fourth. Out of all the clubs in the northeast, the ESS remains the only one that Stewart has not won with.
Jimmy Phelps won the modified feature at Canandaigua as he held off defending track champion Matt Sheppard and made some bold three-wide moves in traffic. It was the third win of the year for the Baldwinsville driver who just made Canandaigua his weekly home this season.
Rain delayed the show Sunday night at Utica Rome Speedway after the first feature of the night. Once racing resumed, Phoenix's Larry Wight survived a late-race caution after amassing a huge lead and drove away from Ronnie Johnson to win his first feature at the track. He now has won at Brewerton, Fulton and Utica Rome this year and boosted his career total to nine.
At the multi-grooved Fulton Speedway, Lansing's Chuck Bower won his first ever at the track as he picked up ten spots in nine laps to get the lead and proceeded to drive away from the field until a caution bunched everyone up with one lap to go.
Ryan Phelps drove up to second and at one point thought he was in the lead after seeing a number 99 at the top of the scoring pylon. (Bower, Wight and Phelps all run that number) He had a chance the last lap but fell short by .341 seconds at the line in a reversal of a race a few weeks back.
"I thought we had one about a month ago." Bower said, "We were running the bottom, the car was real good. Ryan (Phelps) got us on the top and we were second best. Tonight I didn't want to see that caution at the end. We were getting a lot of lappers between us. The car was really good. I guess it was our night."
Ronnie Davis III also was a first-time winner in the sportsman division as he passed veteran driver Bob Bennett early and held off Bob's son Jordan Bennett at the checkered to win by just under a second. Alan Fink won the late-model feature while second generation driver Chris Hulsizer won the novice race.
Mexico's Mike Barnes was fast Saturday night at the Oswego Speedway as the end of their regular season approaches Saturday. Barnes patiently made his way through the field from his 16th-place starting spot and got around Dave Gruel with just nine laps to go in the 50-lap supermodified feature. It was his fifth career win at Oswego.
Kreig Heroth picked up his first win of the year in the small-block super feature as he passed Mark Castiglia on lap eight. It was career win No. 4 for the former mod-lite racer.
Tonight, the Race of Champions Modified Tour visits Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in Fonda and Thursday the Super DIRTcar Series visits the high-banked Lebanon Valley Speedway just north of Albany. Mr. DIRT Track USA is the biggest race of the year at The Valley and pays the winner $17,500. A huge field is expected.
Tony Stewart raced all over New York last weekend
The attention of the racing world was on New York state this past weekend with the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series both taking on the storied road course at Watkins Glen. And when the big names are in town, the short tracks surrounding it can see some special visitors.


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Atlantic City Electric says it has restored service to all customers whose power is known to have been interrupted as a result of Hurricane Irene and who can safely accept electric service.
The conclusion marks the end of a four-day effort across southern New Jersey after the departure of the storm. According to unofficial reports, at the peak of the outages Sunday morning, Atlantic City Electric had more than 140,000 customers without service.
"We appreciate the tireless efforts of the many field personnel involved in this restoration, along with the support and cooperation of countless public and volunteer agencies as we joined together to help the region recover from this natural disaster," said Vince Maione, Atlantic City Electric region president. "We also extend our deepest thanks to our customers for their patience and understanding throughout this event."
The utility said it recognizes that there still may be outages from the storm that are unreported -- such as customers who are away and eventually will return to report their outage. There also are customers whose homes have been damaged and, at this time, cannot safely accept the restoration of electric service.
Following such a damaging storm, tree limbs weakened by the weather can continue to fall on lines and interrupt service for an extended period, the utility noted. Customers can report problems by calling 800-833-7476.


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It seems fairy tales still hold a special place for many parents, despite a rising trend in thinking that the old stories are just too scary for kids today. Our recent poll indicates a majority of parents believe fairy tales are good stories that stand the test of time.
Poll results:
Do you read fairy tales to your kids? Or are they too scary?
Yes, to all my kids 75.86%
Yes, but only to those over age 13.79%
Never! They're too scary 3.45%
Other answer... 6.9%
Other answers included : "yes, they are life lessons" and "I'm selective with what fairy tales I will read my four year old son."


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News Photos -- June 26, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 7:39 AM
On hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Barack Obama Computer Center at 260 Park Hill Ave., are, from left, state Sen. Diane Savino, Marjorie Garvin, Minnie Graham, Rep. Michael Grimm, Dr. Dashan Shah, City Councilwoman Debi Rose, Michael Shah, Assemblyman Matthew Titone, Mark Murphy, Joseph Sciortino, representing Borough President James Molinaro, and the Rev. Judy Brown. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)


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The Drink
on April 18, 2011 at 3:27 PM
Chapter: The Panda and The Boo
Are we being too mean to the Boo?
On a side note, I giggled a little when writing this comic, but had no idea how much it would make me laugh after seeing how the Panda would draw it. That final panel always gets me.


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Editor's note: Police reports made available on Wednesday did not provide information on bail amounts for some of those who were arrested, or note whether they were taken to the county jail or were released on summonses or after posting bail.
* Jack J. Gibson, 30, of Whitaker Avenue, was arrested Tuesday and charged with simple assault. In connection with the same alleged incident, 53-year-old Cindy R. Hagerty of Smith Street was arrested and charged with obstruction of the administration of law.
* Aundry Lamont Green, 38, of North Street, was arrested Tuesday on a contempt warrant.
* Amy Wiley, 22, of Middle Avenue, was arrested Tuesday and charged with simple assault.
* Tyshawn Robinson, 20, of Bridgeton, was arrested Tuesday on a contempt warrant.
* Anthony Angelo Burton, 49, of Trenton, was arrested Tuesday and charged with third-degree burglary to a motor vehicle and theft.
* A man early Tuesday afternoon flagged down a police officer on North 4th Street to say someone had stolen his ladder while he was at lunch.
The man had been working on a house there, he said. The 20-foot aluminum extension ladder was valued at $150.
The victim said a stranger told him someone in a black and gray Bronco had left with it.


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New Cleveland vs. Old Cleveland.
We hear this thrown around often, as if Cleveland were two different cities, as if Cleveland were somehow competing against itself.
Then comes the St. Patrick's Day to make the city whole again.
Yes, it is a celebration of all things Irish. A sign that spring is chirping around the corner. One big party.
But the day also a Cleveland tradition that connects old and new – thanks in no small part to the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
The 147th edition of the parade will step off at 1:04 p.m. Monday at Superior Avenue and East 18th Street. It will travel west on Superior to Jesse Owens Way (East Roadway), north for one block, then east on Rockwell Avenue. It ends roughly two hours later at Rockwell and East Sixth Street.
Unofficially, the party starts as early as 5 a.m. in a number of pubs around town.
For 50 of those years, it's started for many at Slyman's, located on East 31st Street and St. Clair Avenue.
Yes, even amateurs roll out corned beef on St. Paddy's Day. But Slyman's is a purveyor of the art form year-round. It calls itself the "Home of the Biggest and Best Corned Beef." Which is no idle boast, if you've had one.
There's more to Slyman's than food. The place has a timeless vibe to go with a vintage look that is classic Cleveland – perfect for St. Pat's.
"St. Patrick's Day is more than an Irish holiday, it's a celebration of Cleveland – because we are a city with so many ethnic groups," says co-owner Mo Slyman, who is Lebanese-American. "We feel just as much a part of St. Patrick's Day, even though we are not Irish."
St. Pat's is the biggest day of the year for Slyman's, which is the first stop for countless paraders and partyers.
"The line starts right at 6 a.m.," says Slyman. "They come for our corned beef, but they also see the parade as an Old Cleveland tradition that we are also a big part of."
There's something beyond the Kiss-Me-I'm-Irish allure of it all, says Declan Synnott, owner of Parnell's Pub, which has two locations, in PlayhouseSquare and in Cleveland Heights. (Both will open at 7 a.m. Monday.)
"The parade is a celebration of the working class, where people of all walks are united for a day because everyone is Irish for a day," says Synnott, a Dublin native who moved to Cleveland 18 years ago.
A good deal of them can claim being Irish year-round: 12.8 percent of Cuyahoga County residents are of Irish descent. A good deal more of them are linked to Ireland by music and literature.
"The Irish are a nation of storytellers and music," says Synnott. "Not just 'Irish music,' but people who settled in Appalachia with their fiddles and played a big role in American country and bluegrass music."
The culture has deep roots in Cleveland on many levels – which is why St. Patrick's Day remains an "Old Cleveland" tradition that still seems timeless.
"St. Patrick's Day has brought people downtown even when people were running away from downtown," says Morgan Cavanaugh, owner of Moriarty's, on East Sixth Street, in the old Financial District.
The long, narrow, old-school jewel of a bar has been open since 1933 and has served thousands of rounds on St. Patrick's Day – 80 years and counting. It calls itself "downtown's oldest neighborhood bar, even when there wasn't a neighborhood downtown."
The exception, of course, was on St. Patrick's Day.
"It always makes downtown feel vibrant, like a neighborhood full of all kinds of people," says Cavanaugh, who estimates that he's 92 to 94 percent Irish, even though his family first started arriving in the 18th century. "Cleveland used to have a lot more of a working-class thing going for itself."
"Now, you have a lot of these expensive restaurants and most of the old joints have closed," adds Cavanaugh. "It's no surprise people come to Moriarty's on St. Patrick's Day – it's old, like the parade."
And Cleveland is like the Irish, says the Irishman.
"We expect the worst to happen," says Cavanaugh. "And when it doesn't, we're happy."


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