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- Enochian Temples: The Lower Temple
- The previous sections dealt with the Temple primarily in its relation to the macrocosmic world. The Servient squares were considered only in their formation as the floor, and were largely ignored otherwise. But they can also be grouped to form altars of the...
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- Sensible Ideas: The Knowledge Behind the Perception
- Do objects exist independently of consciousness? If so, what is the nature of these objects? These questions shall be investigated through the conflicting philosophies of John Locke and George Berkeley. Preliminary Quotations from Locke and Berkeley: Primary...
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- What is Qabalah?
- Being Appendix A to Liber 777 Qabalah is: -- (a). A language fitted to describe certain classes of phenomena, and to express certain classes of ideas which excape regular phraseology. You might as well object to the technical terminology of chemistry. (b). An...
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- The Doorway Meditation
- TO begin, find a quiet place. Away from the phone, TV, kids, what have you. Someplace you feel comfortable and away from distractions. This could be the backyard, the beach, the bathroom, or our own special room set aside, anywhere that you can concentrate on...
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- Soul Mates - Our Magic Mirror
- The subject of soul mates is an intriguing one for most of us. We are curious to know how we can meet our soul mate, if maybe we have already met our soul mate without even realizing it, or why the relationship with a soul mate, especially if it is of a...
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- Wards 101
- Anyone who is around Pagan or metaphysical people for long will inevitably hear about warding. Circles and other sacred spaces are warded during worship to protect participants. So what are wards? Wards are magick raised and set into place to protect a space,...
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- Magick and Science
- Many people wonder how magick works. To the non-believer, they say that there is no proof that spells work. And those abilities such as telekinesis are illusionary or product of imagination. They ask us to use scientific means to explain how exactly these...
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Editing a UITableView: The Animated Insert Row
This post originally appeared on my Incomplete Labs blog on September 2nd, 2009.
An iPhone app I'm working on has your traditional table view with an edit button in the upper right. I wanted an "Add New Item" row to appear at the bottom of the table once the edit button was tapped (think iPhone contact editor), but I couldn't find a succinct description of how that's done. Here's how I did it.
If you start out with a new UITableViewController subclass, Apple's template code for the UITableViewController sets us up with what we need to enable the edit button: (it's commented out in
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = self.editButtonItem;
If we uncomment this line the newfound edit button will animate our table into a listing of (apparently) deletable rows. What we need is a way to add a row to the end of the section that we want the user to be able to add to. Initially I tried doing this by checking for
-isEditing inside
-tableView:numberOfRowsInSection:, hoping that the table data would be automagically reloaded when Edit was tapped (it wasn't):
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
if ([tableView isEditing])
return [items count] + 1;
return [items count];
I also added code to
-tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath: to provide the a cell label for the extra row ("Add an item"), also implementing
-tableView:editingStyleForRowAtIndexPath: to return
UITableViewCellEditingStyleInsert as appropriate. Those steps are important, but they weren't enough. My data source and delegate weren't being queried for the updated information and the table view wasn't showing the new row when the edit button was pressed.
What we need is a way to tell the
UITableView that there is a new row, and we need to tell it at the right time. I was tempted to look at setting up my own target/action on the Edit button, but since we're subclassing
UITableViewController the
-setEditing:animated: method is a great place to do this. We can just override it in our own subclass, being sure to call the superclass's implementation:
- (void)setEditing:(BOOL)editing animated:(BOOL)animated
[super setEditing:editing animated:animated];
Then we call the table view's
-insertRowsAtIndexPaths:withRowAnimation: to tell the table view where the row is being added when we're editing. There's a complementary call,
-deleteRowsAtIndexPaths:withRowAnimation:, which will work for when we aren't editing any longer:
NSArray *paths = @[ [NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:1 inSection:0] ];
if (editing)
[[self tableView] insertRowsAtIndexPaths:paths
else {
[[self tableView] deleteRowsAtIndexPaths:paths
That's about it.
-insertRowsAtIndexPaths:withRowAnimation: and its complement are the key to getting the behavior we want, and we can use them in other scenarios to get smooth table view updates.

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- Software of the Mind #1: In The Beginning There Was Thought
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- The Symbolic Language of Dreams
- In dreams we are carried away to a wonderland of imagination - pleasures and fears blend themselves into a magical universe. When awake we have forgotten that this wonderland exists in our own souls. A Language According to Jung, dreams as well as daydreaming,...
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- Story of the Celts: The Celts Today
- The Celts Today [ 40 ] The Celts, and Celtic peoples, are alive and well today. Celtic culture is well documented and preserved, and there are millions of people on different continents who make it a point to identify with that culture. In Ireland Irish...
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- What is hypnotic trance? Does it provide unusual physical or mental capacities?
- 2.1 'Trance;' descriptive or misleading? Most of the classical notions of hypnosis have long held that hypnosis was special in some way from other types of interpersonal communication and that an induction (preparatory process considered by some to be...
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- Bringing it Down to Earth: A Fractal Approach
- 'Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line.' B. Mandelbrot W e want to think about the future - it's our nature. Unlike other creatures, humans possess an...
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- Story of the Celts: Who are the Celts?
- The ancient Celts were a group of culturally similar peoples who once occupied most of central and western Europe, north of the Greco-Roman world. Perhaps the most common cultural characteristic of the ancient Celts were the Celtic languages, a branch of the...
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'Treme' - 'All On a Mardi Gras Day': Beignet, done that
A review of tonight's "Treme" coming up just as soon as I anticipate munchies...
"It's Mardi Gras. Go and have your fun." -Desiree
Good art has the power to transport you - to make you feel like you've been to a place you've never visited, or like you understand a person you've never met. Going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras is one of those trips my wife and I talked about forever but never managed to pull off. I still want to do it one day, but for now, I'm sated by the time I spent watching "All on a Mardi Gras Day."
I'll leave it to the New Orleans residents (and to those who've traveled there to attend) to assess how accurately the episode captured the city's big day. But from my outsider's perspective I felt like I was allowed to witness the depth and breadth of Mardi Gras experiences available to many, whether the unapolgetic hedonsim of Sonny's "day apart" or the more innocent tour of different Mardi Gras venues provided by Davis and Annie, or the tearful expatriate just happy to be back in his hometown for the event, or Antoine and Ladonna letting the spirit of the day (and the weight of the secret Ladonna keeps through it) nudge them into having a go for old time's sake.
Early in the episode, Delmond disappoints Lula when he tries to argue that the city would be better off without the holiday if it meant devoting all the time and energy spent on it towards rebuilding. By the end, though, he's had such a good time, and gotten a first-hand reminder of the thrill of seeing the Mardi Gras Indians, that he can sincerely tell the crowd at his gig that he thinks "New Orleans might just make it." And after the day we've witnessed, can you blame him?
Of course, not everyone feels that way. Creighton the sourpuss lets his writer's block mix in with his sense of ownership over the city's culture and lead him to despair over the sights and sounds of a diminished Carnival. I found it a very nice touch when Toni pointed out that she's a native and Creighton is not, and that certain aspects of the local culture take on a different meaning when you grow up with them, as opposed to when you adopt them. Creighton, like Sonny, has a tendency to overcompensate because he's a transplant - whereas native Davis, who often has much in common with Creighton, has himself a fine old time even as he's acknowledging that this year is different - and at times he can be almost as unpleasant a character as Sonny.
Well, no. No one on this show - and perhaps in the entire David Simon ouevre - is as unpleasant as Sonny. The great thing about "The Wire" was that every character had some kind of redeeming and/or humanizing feature. Valchek was a myopic, petty bully, for instance, but he knew how to get things done. Sonny, on the other hand, is loathsome in pretty much every way. Even the scenes in this one with the man who claims Sonny rescued him during the storm - which matches up with the stories Sonny was telling back in the second episode - don't feel particularly redemptive, because Sonny clearly has no idea who the guy is. So either he's been telling someone else's story (and has now been confused with the original teller), or (more likely) he doesn't remember, either because he was high then or high now. If Sonny did go out on a boat to help people, it wasn't because he cares about other human beings, but because it was the sort of adventure that fits the persona he's constructed for himself. While his scenes offered up a side of Mardi Gras we weren't going to get from any other character, I still find anything with him a chore to get through, and in fact dislike him so much that I was hoping Davis and Annie would have sex - even though Davis was making an effort to be a gentleman for the sake of both Annie and Janette - just so she would get to experience the love of a better man.
(Congratulations, Sonny. Davis is a more admirable person than you are.)
Chaste though it was, Davis and Annie's day together was extremely charming, as were our glimpses of Janette the Mardi Gras fairy wandering around on her own, increasingly drunk, trying to turn a car into a taxi cab. (She can wish and wave her wand all she wants, but that car won't become a cab anymore than her restaurant will become solvent, her home become fixed or the city become whole once more.) I reckon I would have watched an entire hour that just followed Janette around in that costume, so adorable was Kim Dickens. (And "adorable" is not usually an attribute you associate with the characters she plays.)
For that matter, I could have watched an entire episode that was just Antoine following the grief-stricken Ladonna around (and Khandi Alexander was outstanding at showing us the weight Ladonna was carrying and trying to keep from others, even the prosecutor who kept fighting Toni in court). And I absolutely would have watched an hour that was just Antoine and Mr. Toyama catching up, debating jazz trivia and toasting to fallen idols. I think it says something about "Treme" that the most choked up I have gotten at any point in these episodes - more than when Albert got a look at his house, or when Ladonna got her look at Daymo's body - was when Antoine told Toyama the story of regifting the new trombone to his teacher, and then to his teacher's grandson, and Toyama smiled and said that pleased him very much. I had been so afraid that the truth would create another ugly moment between the two men - that Toyama would be upset that his expensive gift would be so cavalierly given away - and was relieved that it was not only not a problem, but a reason for these two men from different parts of the world to better understand each other.
"Treme" is a show about people, and for the most part (Sonny excepted), it does a beautiful job at breathing life and humanity into them. But it's also a show about a city and its culture, and the fear that the flood may have destroyed that culture right along with all the houses. For Antoine to be in the company of a man who knows of, and mourns, the loss of his beloved teacher - and who understands and is even pleased with the idea of the family tradition - is as comforting and appropriate a moment as he can have in the run-up to Mardi Gras. The city is diminished, the parades smaller, but people are still coming to New Orleans for the Mardi Gras, they still know, and they still care. And that matters.
Some other thoughts:
- The season's early episodes seemed to be setting us up for Albert's tribe to make their triumphant return during Carnival. Instead, payback for his political protest keeps him in jail through the holiday. But with two episodes to go and all the mentions of the impending St. Joseph's celebration, I wouldn't count out seeing the Big Chief don his feathers before the season is out.
- Annie and Davis don't step out on Sonny and Janette with each other (even though Sonny is off having sex with another woman, while it's arguable that Davis would be cheating, since Janette considers them friends with benefits), but Antoine and Ladonna's significant others do get betrayed here. I feel particularly bad for Desiree, since she encouraged her man to stay out and have a good time, while simultaneously making it clear what the paramters of that good time should be.
- For the most part, "Treme" has tried to stick with the same visual template and music rules that "The Wire" followed, but because it's a show about music, it seems more flexible on the latter. So while the show will often try to have a practical source for any songs on the soundtrack (ala Creighton turning on Professor Longhair's "Go to the Mardi Gras" before the montage of everyone doing just that), there are other times (like the opening montage's use of Aaron Neville's "Struttin' on Sunday") where they don't bother.
- Eric Overmyer's script throws in a couple of nods to other movies and shows about New Orleans, one of them fairly self-referential. When Creighton is pointing out local landmarks to Sofia, he points out a location where they filmed scenes for "The Big Easy" - a movie that co-starred John Goodman. Later, Overmyer gets in a dig at "K-Ville" with the scene where Annie uses the phrase "gumbo party" - which was a much-derided line from that show's pilot episode - and Davis cringes and says, "Yeah, we don't really call it that here."
- Dave Walker, by the way, was the one who first explained the wrongness of "gumbo party" to me, and as always, I highly recommend you check out his blog for his annotated look at this episode.
- Hard to choose the more hilarious Davis moment in this one: Davis responding to Janette's talk of a day spent doing nothing with "Pretty much a normal day for me," or Davis pausing on his way out the door to grab the judge's Get Out of Jail Free card, just in case. (And I know some people last week speculated that he just took the card to use as part of the ongoing campaign, but it would appear based on that gag that he took it because he knows he'll need it at some point, given the life he leads.)
- And one more Davis note, while we're at it: the scene with his parents offered not only a glimpse of how the city's white aristocracy behaves on the day, but helped soften the characterization of Mrs. McAlary. After all, if she can love the Zulus, she can't be all bad, can she?
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Music from Melbourne: the sounds of Wondercore Island
Wondercore Island is a Melbourne-based label/ artist management and PR company label that supports a range of future soul, alternative and hip-hop acts, including Clever Austin, Ainslie Wills, Jaala, Oscar Key Sung, Vulture St. Tape Gang, Hiatus Kaiyote, and Sampa the Great, to name a few groups and artists. You can check out more from this umbrella group/ thing on Vimeo, YouTube, Soundcloud and perhaps most conveniently on Bandcamp, where they have a number of mixtapes and other musical collections available to stream and download for free.
Do not throw away your Chance
It's around 9 a.m. on a brisk New York Friday when Chance the Rapper and Lin-Manuel Miranda meet at a photo studio in Chelsea. Within the hour, they're dressed in dingy overalls and covered in oil, faces smeared with dirt.
Bitter Taste in My Mouth / Spit it Out With a Rhyme
Riz MC has just dropped his new mixtape Englistan. Released on St George's Day, it turns out that as a second generation immigrant he has some thoughts about identity and nationality. [more inside]
Life after Death Star
What happens when you mix a legendary sci-fi series with one of the greatest rappers of all-time? We decided to find out.
Y'know what I'm Saiyan?
As Canadian hip-hop artist Sese releases a new, entirely Dragon Ball Z-themed mixtape, and gets hilariously quizzed on his trivia on VICE, Eric Francisco of Inverse ponders the many homages to DBZ in hip hop generally in an interview with Adult Swim creative director Jason DeMarco, who was associate creative director for Toonami at the time that it ran DBZ.
DA Inner Soul of Yancey
February was a great month for hip hop aficionados, what with De La Soul's Valentines gift of their entire back catalog free for download and filthy light thief's extensive post on producer J Dilla. But if that wasn't enough peanut butter and chocolate for you, here's some more mixed all together just like you like: Smell the DA.I.S.Y. is a new mix tape from De La Soul featuring some re-worked vocals over unreleased Dilla beats.
"I've known Tip for about 26 years..."
On November 21, Busta Rhymes announced that he and Q-Tip would be releasing a joint mixtape. On November 25, the two released Thank You, a single from the tape featuring Kanye West and Li'l Wayne. In a December 6 interview with RapFix Live, Rhymes explained that the tape would consist of old material that has been reworked or gone unreleased, mixtape-specific material, and songs that will be on future releases from the artists. This tape would be about their legacy, as embodied in the artwork. The day has arrived, and you can now download The Abstract and the Dragon.
Combining the voices of many struggles, peoples and nations, from LA to Chicago, Detroit to New Brunswick, Germany to Palestine, Phoenix to Greece, Nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm̕ , Tsalagi and Six Nations, to Anishinaabe and Mi'kmaq, and everywhere in between, the #NationHood Mixtape brings together an amazing array of hip-hop, spoken word, beats, ideas and sounds from artists across the world. [more inside]
Microphone Check and Mate!
Hip Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) Presents: Street Games Vol. 1 [more inside]
Got a style from the guts of the most irrational beast in the district
El-P (also known as El-Producto, formerly of Company Flow), founder of Definitive Jux and producer and rapper of note, and often political rapper (don't call him one), "mayor of Atlanta underground rap" Killer Mike have teamed up to release a free mixtape. It has already gotten some good reviews. (El-P Killer Mike, and R.A.P. Music previously, previouslier.)
Last spring, Chance the Rapper got suspended from High School for 10 days. Faced with an ultimatum from his Dad to make real progress as an artist or drop it and get serious about his studies, Chance spent his suspension making the mixtape #10Day, a critical hit. Now, Chance has released another mixtape, Acid Rap, that delves even deeper (and with even more complex wordplay) into his favorite subjects: hallucinogens, nicotine addiction, the 90s, his mom, and the current dire situation of the south side of Chicago. Many critics are calling it a masterpiece. Download for free here, or listen here.
More soundtracks for 2013!
DJ Nirso explores the connection between Africa, North and South America with tasteful remixes and mixtapes.
Please support tiny flower sparkle princess fairies in hip hop.
The new Kitty (formerly Kitty Pryde) EP, D.A.I.S.Y. Rage is out today for your free streaming/download. If'n you wanna tumblrize and girlize and otherwise coyly subvert yr hip hop. ☠DEAD❤ISLAND☠ video. Previously seen on MetaFilter for her Okay Cupid and Orion's Belt videos which sparked heated debates. Noisey has an interview with her, and she's also taking over their twitter for the day. "If her new EP feels like the work of an artist coming into their own, that's because it is: It's as cohesive a body of work as the rapper has ever put out, showcasing the crooked self-assurance that it takes to cop to shit like bed-wetting and making a song with a guy who rejected you."
More music from Mishka
You might have seen the hours of music from Bloglin last year, but Мишка ("Mishka," or "bear cub" in Russian) has another treasure trove of music: free albums, anthologies, and mixtapes on Bandcamp. They started a bit slow with a single mixtape in 2009 from Ninjasonik, and 2010 wasn't too active. But in 2011 they had 9 releases, and already 14 in 2012, the newest being the debut album from 19-year-old nu-disco producer Cream Dream. A handy rundown of the releases to date below the fold. [more inside]
Get Based! Instrumental cloud rap with Clams Casino
The name Clams Casino has been floating around for a while, whose production was likened to a castle floating in the clouds by the BasedGod himself, Lil B [prev]. But recently, 24 year old Mike Volpe has shot up from relative obscurity to being dubbed a "visionary beatmaker" in Rolling Stone. You can hear the start of the north Jersey bedroom producer's ethereal sound in his 2006 remix of Mobb Deep's "Get Twisted", which has carried forward into tracks for Squadda Bambino, Lil B, Havoc (of Mobb Deep), and Soulja Boy. Clams Casino has since released a free mixtape of his instrumental production (streaming) to glowing reviews. [more inside]
Death Grips: Zombie holocaust in seconds
It started two months ago to the day, when a stuttering/strobing video of angry man obscenely rapping over a spasmodic drumbeat was posted on YouTube from an unknown group who called themselves Death Grips, with the promise of an album and a mixtape within the year. The next day, a new track went up, not furious like the day before, but the rapper sounded a bit hoarse now. More tracks were uploaded every few days, and on April 26th the mixtape was on YouTube, soundcloud, and available to download from their website and other places. Still, little is known about the group, beyond that it's probably a trio and Zach Hill is involved. [more inside]
Halloween Mixtapes
The pumpkins are mouldering or smashed, candy wrappers are strewn about, and your costume is tossed aside. Keep the mood going for a bit longer with some Halloween mixtapes, from film composer Alan Howarth (credits, IMDb), and three(tracklist) streaming mixes from electronic/breakbeat producers Evil Nine. If you are looking for more beats and rapping in your mixtapes, here are three volumes of Night of the Living Dead (NSFW), from Cookin' Soul.
Longest Mixtape Ever
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Just a 15-minute walk from Jasper National Park and Jasper Artists Guild, Maligne Lodge offers budget ski Jasper hotel accommodations. You'll also be within a short walk of Jasper Information Centre National Historic Site and Jasper Municipal Library.
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The Los Angeles Kings have been one of the more surprising teams of the year, and not in the way their fans would like. Despite being a heavy favorite to finally end the Sharks reign atop the Pacific Division and at one point in October being the number-1 team in the entire NHL, the Kings have struggled in a number of areas this season, which has led to them often times fighting to stay in the top 8 of the Western Conference.
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The Red Wings have been one of the best franchises in the NHL for the past 20 years. They have stunned people with great seasons year after year and with late-round draft picks that turn into All-Stars.
The Red Wings have made the postseason 19 straight years and are looking to make it 20 this year. Which they almost are for sure getting in.
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Bomberman on Xbox Live Arcade?
And Hudson wants to port the Saturn version, to boot.
Of course, nothing's set in stone yet, but Hudson's online marketing manager has told 1UP the possibility of Bomberman appearing as part of the ever growing collection of old school downloads is currently "under evaluation," and the company definitely felt the Saturn Bomberman incarnation would prove a great addition to Xbox Live Arcade.
Let that sink in for a second. Saturn. Bomberman. Saturn. Bomberman. There is no better installment in the long-running multiplayer series than the Sega-powered 10-player frag fest that is Saturn Bomberman, and the possibility of bringing the magic back in an online format with voice chat is almost too much for me to handle.
I'm already choking back the tears, evaluation project or not. Please, Hudson, make it so, but as of right now, the company made sure to underscore it's simply something they'd like to see happen and "in no way is it currently happening, nor are there any plans to release it."
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Port Saturn Bomberman On 360!!! PLEASEPosted: May 13, 2010 12:00AM PST by LOVEIT1
It simply needs to happen.Good times going round a friends house rolling out the bomberman when i was a kid(im 22 now!),the game defines a era.Microsoft need to take up the oppurtunity and listen to the many ever growing fans of the series. we'll see what happens.
Dream come true...Posted: Apr 01, 2006 12:00AM PST by Kadey
When someone asks me what my favorite multiplayer game is, I say Saturn Bomberman. I spent countless hours on this game along with a bunch of other friends. It's simple yet addictive and makes it even more fun with huge gatherings. This will be a must download.
bring it on!!Posted: Mar 31, 2006 12:00AM PST by iceclimber
XBL marketplace is da shiznay!! cant wait for SFII and hopefully BBMan! I hope Nintendo adds online play with all multiplayer NES games on REV. Online Iceclimber? sign me up
Bomberman Live? :DPosted: Mar 31, 2006 12:00AM PST by MrSpringate
Bomberman has been milked for all its worth. HOWEVER - Bomberman Live, a cheap-cheerful-10-player-bomb-fest of action in the vein of Saturn Bomberman? That would be amazing - and a superb return to form for the little blue guy..
This will rock, bummer lobeznoPosted: Mar 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by TiberiusJones
One of my online friends sent his back and got it back in 72 hours. THIS GAME WILL ROCK DA CAZBAH!! Suweet!
Plz make it HudsonPosted: Mar 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Sweetbread
I have e-mailed Hudson twice about porting over the Sega Saturn Bomberman to XBL Arcade. This is a dream come true. This game is in my Sega Saturn right now. The only thing they have to fix is the Dinosaur jump-off Glitch.
Online Bomberman is teh suxPosted: Mar 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by DarkKoji
I don't mean to say that people who want online bomberman are bad or anything, I just don't feel bomberman would be the killer app people are saying it will. I think Street fighter is in the same position. The games are old and for our gen. Now get Diablo, Baulder's Gate, Starcraft, Foresaken (N64), Sonic Adventure (The OG DC version), or turok 1 and 2 with online multiplayer...what would rock!
Question....Posted: Mar 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by bullfrogj3
Who doesn't want this game? 10 player Bomberman over Live? That's called a killer app.
I'd buy a 360 if this happens.Posted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by andrewkendall
I'd buy a 360 if this happens. Make it so.
Muy ExcellentePosted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by JesusWasaZombie
Bomberman over Xbox Live? It doesn't get much better than this...
DB's Magic Ball...Posted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by :Dangerboy:
Now - Companies see possibility of successfully selling games online via real consoles (i.e playstation 3, xbox 360, rev) June 2006 - a handful of companies release ports of REAL games via xbox live market place, to go along with the current crop of other real games like street fighter 2, gauntlet, etc. that are already for sale online November 2006 - microsoft gets a bunch of real developers to release real retro games on the 360 to help in the fight against nintendo and sony. Companies like sega, and ea devote alot of key titles like madden and sonic. summer 2007 - every console has hundreds of real retro games for sale via online...
Still waiting for Street Fighter 2Posted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by Hylian_Knight
If they are just thinking about it, don't expect to see it online until the end of the year based of how we don't even have SF2 release date yet.
It is On-linePosted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by psporchickentaco
The Saturn Version is On-line as I speak right now, you just need the Netlink Modem. Reeses Peaces.
Gotta love the B-manPosted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by RodWoodsonIsGod
Great multiplayer action. Can't wait!
michael!Posted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by caleb_t
You can count me in! The more the better. You have to admit, these games primative or not, are sweet. I hope they continue to get great old school titles out. Its a "win win" for everyone. Publishers get to "revamp" old titles, we get to play them again! Everyone is happy.
SaturnPosted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by slyguy13
I would love the ability to access the libraries of both the Saturn and Dreamcast on XBLA. Although I already have both a Saturn and a Dreamcast, being able to play everything on one console would certainly be nice. There were a lot of good titles on those systems. Bomberman is no exception. Please Hudson, I bet you would get a lot of copies of this game into gamers hands if you went the XBLA route. I know, without a doubt, I would be one of them.
10 Player Bomberman Returns!Posted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by that_jon_guy
This is the best news I've heard all day. I think I might cry.
im gonnaPosted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by wierdgamer00
own you all bomberman fans
Hell YEs!Posted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by EmperorSamoth
I can testify to the ass-kickingness of the game because I have Saturn Bomberman. I suck at the game, but my wife plays it like a mo-fo. It's about damn time someone acknowledged this long forgotten ass-kicking game.
Virtual Console?Posted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by DarkKoji
I guess Hudson would be doing what's in thier best intrests...but still this move seems like a stab at nintendo to me. Or maybe they are seeing how much people will actually buy the game before re-releasing it on nintendo's platform. OR! Mr. Iwata pulled a samsh brothers again and asked Hudson and Sega about the virtual console after his speach at GDC. In this case, I would see the move to MS understandable.
Saturn Version RocksPosted: Mar 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by mpyre
Along with a group of friends, I still play the Saturn version. We play the 8 player mode (on the default battle screen) at least twice a month. This is great news, if it's true. And the thought of ten player online play...heaven. Oh...and please keep it 2D. 3D bomberman is poop.


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Duvet & Duvet Cover
Duvets are filled with layers of material. A common fill is down feathers, but other options are polyester batting or wool. Duvets are commonly plain white and are used as inserts for a colored or patterned duvet cover. Duvet covers are decorative and protect the duvet from stains and spills. Duvets are usually sold separately from the duvet cover. If you change bedding for the season or you like to change up your style, a duvet and duvet cover may be a great fit for you.
Quilts are commonly made with three layers: a top and bottom layer of woven fabric with batting in the middle. The three layers are stitched together in a decorative pattern. The top layer of quilts is usually constructed from many different fabrics, while a single piece of fabric is used for the bottom layer. Quilts can also be used as throw blankets and/or hung on walls as decorations.
Coverlets are lightweight bedding that can be used as a decorative layer over thicker or warmer bedspreads. Coverlets with a thin layer of batting make them warm enough to use on their own. They are usually quilted with a stitching technique that creates ornate patterns, such as geometric or floral designs. Often, coverlets are sold with coordinating shams.
Blankets are usually made of one or two layers of fabric with no fill or batting between the layers. They are usually made to fit the bed.
Throws are usually made of one or two layers of fabric with no fill or batting between the layers. They are used on sofas and beds for decoration and warmth. Many throws have decorative trim, such as fringe or bound edges. Measurements are usually 60" x 50" but can certainly vary.


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Ben's Biz Backlogged Blog Bonanza, the Sequel!
Hey, remember that thing I did yesterday? Where I wrote a bouillabaisse blog post that included a bunch of Minor League items thrown together in haphazard fashion? Well, that's happening again, so buckle up the brain belt and drive right in!
After an extended liaison with the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2013 marks the State College Spikes' return to being a Cardinals affiliate. And, wouldn't you know it? The team now has a resident cardinal. (They've named him Ozzie, as in Smith.)
Minor League team stadium visitation by a species representing said team's Major League affiliate are rare, though who among us can forget that time a crusty sailor took up residency at Clinton's Ashford University Field after the LumberKings became a Mariners affiliate?
I'll be visiting the West Michigan Whitecaps later this month — June 27th! — and if the ultra-spicy Squeeling Pig is available in gluten-free form then I'm definitely going to give it a try. Either way, it's the only concession item I am aware of that requires a waiver.
In this video, some intrepid members of the team give it a try. No trips to the disabled list resulted.
I'll also be visiting the Wisconsin Timber Rattler later this month — June 21 and 22! Think they'll give me a ride in this sweet bullpen car?
I've written about Daytona super-fan Front Row Joe on several occasions, but little did I know that there is a Front Row Joe equivalent in good ol' Curve PA. This Altoona Mirror article profiles Susan Mielnik, who has attended every Altoona Curve game since the franchise's 1996 inception. Hats off to her!
I wrote about the Fort Wayne TinCaps rather brilliant Social Media Night jerseys in this week's Promo Preview, which of course you read already. But that's indicative of the team's larger approach, as the TinCaps have been taking theme jerseys to new levels of transcendence all season. Just check out these 50's Night duds:
TinCaps creative director Tony DesPlaines writes:
Designed in-house and produced by Wilson, these jerseys featured a beautiful green argyle design with a jukebox on one sleeve and the TinCaps logo on the opposite sleeve. The team thought they looked like golfers, but from the stands they looked great.
Speaking of theme jerseys, check out what the Omaha Storm Chasers wore during their Star Wars promo.
There's more to this than meets the eye. Storm Chasers director of marketing and promotions Ben Hemmen explains:
May the FORCE be with you… The Omaha Force that is! It's the second annual "What If… Night" presented by Autism Action Partnership featuring a unique Jersey auction…. Plus, it's "Star Wars Night"! Dress up like your favorite Star Wars characters, help us find "Yoda" around the ballpark, hear Princess Leia sing the National Anthem, and meet Darth Vader. The force, Omaha & Jedi will definitely be strong at Werner Park Saturday night so it should not take a Jedi mind trick to tell you not to miss out on this special evening. What If… the Storm Chasers had been renamed the Omaha Force three years ago? Head out to Werner Park to find out!
More where all of this came from? Oh, you better believe it.
A Shell of a Good Idea
Year after year (after year after year) there are two Minor League teams that can be counted on to deliver the goods when it comes to creating unique concession items. One of those teams is the Charleston RiverDogs, featured yesterday.
And the other?
The West Michigan Whitecaps, of course, who made a colossal impact with 2009's "Fifth Third Burger" and, since then, have never looked back. Each year they present 10 potential menu additions to their presumably food-crazy fan base, and the one that receives the most online votes is integrated into the concession offerings.
This year's addition is (lurching, arrhythmic, artery-clogged drumroll please): The Baco!
The Baco (which, when first announced, had an umlaut in its name) is, quite simply, a bacon-shelled taco. Because variety is the spice of life, here's another view:
And because the rule of threes must always be abided by, here's one more look.
The Baco will be sold to anyone willing to purchase one, no strings attached. But the other truly significant addition to the Whitecaps' concession menu REQUIRES FANS TO SIGN A WAIVER. This is the "Squeelin' Pig," to be eaten at your own risk.
Regarding the above sandwich, the Whitecaps have this to say:
Billed as the spiciest sandwich served at any ballpark, this is a pulled pork sandwich packed with a punch of Giardinara, a sprinkle of Ghost Pepper and flaming BBQ sauce.
It's certainly the spiciest ballpark sandwich that I am aware of (if you have a dissenting view, then please let me know). I think this deserves a closer look. I mean, not all that much closer. Just a little bit:
Okay, my picture supply is officially exhausted (although please note that I actually have multiple pictures). But even in the absence of images, I must carry on. For the Whitecaps have actually added 17 items to their 2013 concession line-up, and I'd like to alert you to some of the highlights:
Fried Mac & Jack Cheese Bites – Macaroni and Jack cheese, battered and fried. (Main Concessions Stands)
Iced Coffee – Swiss Mocha or French Vanilla creamy iced coffee topped with whipped cream. (Suites and Main Concessions Stands)
Mac & Cheese Cart – Traditional or White Mac & Cheese topped with your choice of bacon, lobster, buffalo chicken, hamburger, or chili (Home Plate Concourse Cart)
Smoked Sausage Kabobs – Seasoned and apple wood smoked sausage, potato, and green pepper kabobs (1st Base Concourse Smoker)
Moo-ville Ice Cream – Flavors such as Supercow and Cowtrails top the list of a variety of premium ice creams sold at the ballpark (3rd Base Concourse)
Red's Apple Ale, Perrin Golden Ale, and Shock Top Apple Crisp Beers– New unique profile beers to be served throughout the ballpark. (Beer Portables)
ALSO! The Whitecaps' website features a downloadable PDF of their Gluten-Free Menu. Great news for celiac-afflicted individuals such as myself, and something I'd love to see more teams do. Let me know if your team, in fact, does.
Oh, and because I'm the best there ever was, is, or will be, this post isn't the only thing I've produced today. New Ben's Bookshelf column out NOW, featuring my favorite Minor League Baseball books. What are yours?
Metallic Birds, Batting Buffalo and Feline Waves
The Aberdeen IronBirds must have been well-rested after the holiday weekend, because this morning they set (what I believe) is the record for the earliest new logo unveiling in the history of Minor League Baseball. Beginning at 6:15 a.m., noted baseball bros Cal and Bill Ripken (of IronBirds' ownership group Ripken Baseball) embarked on a whirlwind early morning tour of local television stations in order to debut the team's new logo for 2013 and beyond:
As any seasoned MiLB logo observer will be able to tell, the above mark is a Studio Simon creation. (The team relayed to me via Twitter that "the main design idea" came courtesy of Bill Ripken.) The bird seen above replaces the more overtly cartoonish anthropomorphic plane that previously served as the team's primary logo.
The IronBird featured in the primary logo is even more prominently featured on the hat:
In a press release put out by the team, Bill Ripken employed three verbs over a five-word stretch in an attempt to explain the reason for the new logo. That's no easy feat!
"The IronBirds are evolving to continue to remain on baseball's leading edge," said Bill Ripken, co-founder and executive vice president of Ripken Baseball. "This is why we wanted a fresh new look and feel to connect with families, and resonate with fans of all ages."
Another team to have recently jumped aboard the new logo train are the Buffalo Bisons. The team's previous blue-tinged logo made an overt attempt to highlight their affiliation with the New York Mets, but with the dissolution of that relationship the Bisons have instead chosen to assume an identity distinct of the parent club (which is now the Toronto Blue Jays).
This logo isn't "new" so much as it is a callback to a look employed by Buffalo during the years 1988-97. Sez the team:
"It was important for us to reestablish our own team identity with our new logo. Our fans have continued to express their fondness of the red, white and blue logo from the late '80s and early '90s at the ballpark. We feel this new logo not only pays tribute to that history but gives the team an exciting new look for the future," said Mike Buczkowski, Vice President/General Manager of the Bisons.
And far be it for me to gratuitously point out press release typos, but this one is really funny:
For the past four seasons, the Bisons adopted a blue and orange theme with a more atomically correct bison charging out of the city landscape.
And, finally, there are the West Michigan Whitecaps. The club has unveiled an array of supplemental looks in advance of their upcoming 20th anniversary campaign.
The "Olde English" logo will now serve as the team's official road cap. And, wow, that alternate logo on the far right is certainly one of the more ridiculous to come down the pike this offseason. It takes the team's long-standing primary logo and combines it with a tiger because, you know, the Detroit Tigers are the Whitecaps' parent club. Here's one more cut-and-paste job for you, before I end my blogging day:
"I'm excited about these new logos," said Whitecaps president Scott Lane. "They strengthen the Whitecaps' identity with the Detroit Tigers in a very literal way for our fans, who are also Tigers fans. I think the logos are a little more edgy and youthful and will appeal to the younger generation of fans."
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In the Absence of Whipped Cream: Other Delights
Everything's Cyclical is what I named my (now-defunct) bike shop, but these two words apply to Minor League blogging as well. And in accordance with the natural rhythms of that particular cycle, it is now time for me to write a bit about ballpark food.
In comparison to past seasons, there haven't been any media-baiting monstrosities unveiled as a means to generate interest in the coming baseball campaign. But, as always, there are some new concession stand items vying for your attention (and mine).
Down in Southwest Florida, the Fort Myers Miracle have premiered the Breakfast Brat (topped with bacon, egg, and a "drizzle" of maple syrup).
That looks like a wonderful concoction, but surely it's not enough to satiate the appetite of the hungry blog reader. So for dessert, let's head to that delicately-combined triumvirate of state names known as Delmarva. The Shorebirds are offering a "super-pretzel" this season, one that's the size of five mortal pretzels and comes equipped with three toppings.
Apparently it is so tempting that the photographer ate some before taking the requisite glamor shot:
The team asked fans to give this pretzel a name, a query which generated an amazing 130 responses.
Some suggestions, such as "This does not look appetizing at all," were not as clear and concise as the team would have liked. But many were, and among these "Pretzilla" was my favorite. My suggestion: Love Me Dough.
UPDATE: In response to a flurry of reader inquiries, I contacted the ShoreBirds in order to determine just what the above three toppings are. Your answer: Chocolate, strawberry, and cream cheese. AND THAT'S NOT ALL! The team is also offering a "savory" version of the pretzel, with toppings of pizza sauce, garlic butter, and nacho cheese.
Meanwhile, the Quad Cities River Bandits have asked fans to vote on what 2012's new concession item will be. The choices are:
- Chorizo Corn Dog
- Mashed Potato Sundae
- Smoked Turkey Leg
- Deep Fried Pork Tenderloin
- Fried Ravioli with Marinara
- QC Steak Sandwich with BBQ Sauce & Cheddar Cheese
My choice is an emphatic one: the Chorizo Corn Dog. But, as is so often the case, my opinion has proven to be too esoteric. The QC Steak Sandwich is currently in first (voting ends today!), with the Chorizo Corn Dog a distant fourth.
Basically, I just wanted to write about a Chorizo Corn Dog. And it was all for naught.
One team that is no stranger to fan voting are the West Michigan Whitecaps, who, as is their custom, had fans vote on 10 potential new food items. As always, there were some interesting contenders.
How about some Scotch Eggs, followed by a deep-fried root beer float (ice cream sandwich dipped in root beer batter and deep fried)?
In college I used to call the above combo the "breakfast of champions," but since then I've learned to consolidate. Now I just stick to deep-fried Scotch. But neither above the above two items will be on the 2012 menu. That honor goes to…well, I'll let the team make the announcement, as they have done so in cinematic style.
Yes, the Westside Po' Boy: sports kielbasa, pierogies and sauerkraut smothered in marinara sauce and loaded on a hoagie roll. It replaces last year's winner "Chicks With Sticks" (celery, carrots, and hummus) which was — the horror! — actually good for you. Clearly, healthy eating at the ballpark is a concept that the American populace is not quite ready to embrace.
An Inspiring Display of Heart
The Memphis Redbirds "Organ Donor" jerseys" got a lot of attention both here and elsewhere, and for good reason — very few professional baseball teams, if any, have ever taken the field while decked out in innards-exposing uniform tops.
It all went down on Saturday, with the Redbirds earning a 5-2 victory over the far more conservatively-dressed Tucson Padres. Prior to the ballgame, backstop Nick Derba modeled these awareness-raising duds in the dugout.
Credit for each of the next six photos: Allison Rhoades/Memphis Redbirds
Whether on the mound, at the plate, in the field, or in the dugout, the Redbirds really showed a lot of heart.
And at the end of the day, everyone learned a valuable lesson. Whether black or white, bald or hirsute, smiling or grimacing, we're all the same on the inside.
But in another, far more accurate sense, we are not all the same. Some of us are way better dancers than others, as evidenced by this amazing video featuring touring ballpark performer B-Boy McCoy going toe-to-toe with preternaturally gifted Whitecaps hurler Alex Burgos.
And on the topic of artistically precocious Minor League ballplayers, here's a clip of Charlotte Knights catcher Adam Ricks shredding his way through the National Anthem prior to last Thursday's ballgame.
But for every triumphant moment in life, there is one of defeat. This sobering lesson was brought home earlier this week, with the news that Mark Hamburger had been knocked out of this this year's (still-ongoing) Minors Moniker Madness tournament by none other than Shooter Hunt.
This despite the fact that Hamburger and his Round Rock Express cronies had put together some truly excellent campaign videos. Click HERE for one. And HERE for another. And then watch one more below.
And you know what goes well with a large helping of Hamburger? A side of corn on the cob, that's what. We'll end today's blogging (mis)adventures with Cedar Rapids' unflinching look at the harrowing aftermath of anthropomorphic vegetable bathroom usage.
Ending on a high note, as always.
West Michigan Celebrates Alien Cultures, Foreign Lands
Tonight is "Thrifty Thursday" in West Michigan, featuring a plethora of food and beverage discounts. It is also "Space Alien Night."
And judging by the looks of jersey the team is wearing, it looks like they might want offer a special on hamburgers and Jim "Beam."
"Space Alien Night" appears to be an ambitious endeavor, as the team has the following events planned:
Pregame interview with an alien…Video clips and music from famous alien movies…Inflatable Aliens decorating the ballpark and given away as prizes…Space alien jerseys for the team and alien costumes for the staff…Recreation of the mashed potato sculpture from Close Encounters of the Third Kind…A $5 reserved seat offer ($4.50 off the normal price) to anyone that lives on Jupiter Ave….Alien themed promotions on the field…An alien autopsy display…We will reveal the answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything…Alien trivia.
I like that penultimate initiative, thrown in there like it's no big deal: "We will reveal the answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything." Of course, the best way to advertise such a spectacular event is through a series of absurdist no-budget comedic vignettes.
The WhiteCaps are strong proponents of the absurd comedic video, as evidenced by this recent ad for "Japanese Baseball Night":
Japanese Baseball Night was more than just a celebration of dubious b-movie dialogue that may or may not have been of Japanese origin in the first place. Promotions manager Brian Oropallo writes that
We served some hot dog sushi, played Japanese music and baseball highlights, had a Japanese announcer for the starting lineups and an inning of PA announcing and, as seen in the video, some animal mascots from Japanese league teams. The balloon launch was the highlight of the evening.
Ah, yes, seventh-inning stretch balloons. Just one of many, many, many things I have written about through the years. Here's how it looked:
In closing, I once again urge you to send me your introspective mascot photos. Since self-respect is an "alien" concept to me, I will continue to beg for them until I have attained at least 10.
In-vest-ing in the Ridiculous
We live in a strange and unpredictable world, but amidst the daily uncertainty there are aspects of our existence that remain reliable and consistent.
For example, at least once a year the Fort Myers Miracle will attract national media attention by staging satirical sports promotion. Some recent highlights:
2010: Dress Like Craig Sager Night
2009: What Would Tim Tebow Do Night? (later rescinded)
2007: Billy Donovan Night (MiLB.com's "Promotion of the Year")
And let's not forget "Mike Tyson Ear Night", "The World According to Sir Charles", and "Don't Be A Bengal, Be A Good Citizen Night."
And then there was what took place last night — "Rest the Vest," poking fun at the signature sartorial stylings of scandal-soaked Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel.
The new coach of the Buckeyes presumably will not wear sweater vests on the sidelines; so it's time to retire them. Fans are encouraged to bring their sweater vest and place it in the retirement bin near the front gate of Hammond Stadium.
The Miracle want everyone to enjoy the "Rest the Vest" Night and even though you might not have a favorite sweater vest, if you have a tattoo then you also benefit.
Some pictures from the evening:
This all leads me to a bigger question — are topical but not necessarily locally-connected promotions worth doing? The Miracle obviously think so — after all, it put them in the national spotlight yet again. Google "Fort Myers Miracle Jim Tressel" and see for yourself.
But I've spoken to quite a few Minor League employees who don't see the point in staging a promotion that lacks a local connection. If it doesn't energize and engage the hometown fans, then why bother? National attention is all well and good, but not at the expense of alienating or exasperating the fans showing up at the ballpark on a regular basis.
It's not all so cut and dry, of course, and this is perhaps an issue worth exploring in further depth. But, for now, thrill to the sight of a costumed Bat getting hit with a ball.
As far as I can tell, the ball went into Buddy's mouth and stayed there. The pitcher and the catcher were wholly unconcerned, however, retrieving a new ball without so much as a second glance.
But you may want to give this photo gallery a second glance, seeing as it features images from the West Michigan Whitecaps' "Led Zeppelin Night."
Moving on from a uninspired segue to no segue at all, I recently came across the between-inning innovation that is the Team Trax logo race.I have yet to see one of these in action, but definitely seems like something that could catch on.
Let's hear it for teamwork!
One Thing, Led, Another
My recent post on the Lake Elsinore Storm experience included many photos, including shots of the team kitchen as well as the easily-angered Grounds Crew Gorilla. But never did it occur to me that I'd soon be posting a photo of the Gorilla in the team kitchen.
And yet here we are:
For reasons unknown and perhaps best left unexplained, the Grounds Crew Gorilla has gotten into the international youth fad known as "planking." The Storm have posted a photo set on Facebook entitled "Gorilla Planks the Diamond." Here's a few more:
The word plank brings to mind nautical discipline which brings to mind John Paul Jones, the "father of the American Navy" but also the name of the bass player in Led Zeppelin.
And here we are. Yesterday was the West Michigan Whitecaps' second annual "Led Zeppelin Night", Led Zeppelin II as it were.
And when it came to theme jerseys, the song remained the same. Once again, the team took the field in these:
The Whitecaps have also done "Pink Floyd Night", and other bands that have been celebrated in such a fashion around the Minors include the Grateful Dead, Beatles, and Rolling Stones.
This leads me to make the following demand, which like all my demands will be aggressively ignored.
Nonetheless: Do a Creedence Clearwater Revival Night! CCR are easily one of the greatest rock bands of all time and deserve Minor League Ballpark immortalization.
Abbreviations such as "CCR" are prevalent on Twitter, a mode of communication that encourages extreme brevity. And as part of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs "Social Media Night", the team will be wearing the first Twitter-themed jerseys in Minor League Baseball history.
As part of the promotion, the team is asking fans to change their Twitter and/or Facebook profile pics to the following image:
Those who do so will be eligible to win game tickets and an autographed Ryne Sandberg baseball.
Let me close with a final demand — Read Crooked Numbers!!!
It would mean a lot to me if you did so. I spend way too much time on that column, but it's a labor of love.
The Sky's the Limit
To begin today's post, I'd like to share one of the greatest mascot photos of all time:
That sky-diving bull is Hornsby of the Tulsa Drillers. Jumping out of an airplane (why not?) was one of his last acts before undergoing a thorough overhaul. As part of an effort overseen by Mascot Doctor (and original Phillie Phanatic) Dave Raymond, the Drillers hired a full-time performer and and re-did the costume.
Meet Hornsby 2.0:
I think a good way to publicize the new Hornsby would be to make a video of him in a sushi restaurant eating soup, accompanied by the sounds of 2 Live Crew. The video would be called "Miso Hornsby."
Never mind, sorry, strike that from the record. It's just that if you can't please everyone you've got to please yourself. And speaking of guardin' parties, the 550-pound Ryan Howard Garden Gnome recently presided over the Reading Phillies humdinger of an Opening Night celebration.
A $10 million offseason renovation project always results in an extra-festive atmosphere!
But for many teams, the pomp and pageantry of Opening Day soon succumbs to cold, hard, reality. Emphasis on the cold. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are snowed out today, and yesterday evening West Michigan Whitecaps played a ballgame despite this being the scene earlier in the day:
But in the team's own words: "If there's snow on the field, play ball!"
Such frosty weather can be hazardous to mascots as well, as the Lake County Captains latest "Christmas Story"-themed giveaway dramatically illustrates. On July 23, one year after the "Skipper Leg Lamp", the team is distributing this:
Yes, Skipper's nose magnetically attaches itself to the foul pole.
That's all for me today, but before I go let me note that there is a NEW PROMOTION PREVIEW column and that FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED! I want to be the Big Meech of Minor League Baseball writers, but instead feel like Hoover because all of my writing occurs in a vacuum.
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November 19, 2015 | by Sadie Stein
In the past week, I've downloaded a guided meditation app, bought a new album I'd been looking forward to, and let several worthy podcasts pile up in my queue. And yet, the only thing I find myself listening to is "Skylark," the 1942 standard brought to prominence by Glenn Miller. Do you ever get in these obsessive ruts—these experiences where suddenly, a song you've heard a hundred times speaks to you in a new, urgent way? And nothing else feels like the sound track of that moment? Read More »
The Gilded Age
September 15, 2011 | by Sadie Stein
"Yes, there's an elevator," a worried guest was assured on Tuesday night in the lobby of the Ace Hotel. This was no small concern. The event she was on hand to attend, cohosted by Ari Seth Cohen and Tavi Gevinson, was located in the basement. And the crowd was largely over eighty.
The evening was a celebration of Ari Seth Cohen's street-style blog, Advanced Style. As the name suggests, the ladies of the silver-haired set are Cohen's muses; the site contains a mix of known fashion royalty, like Iris Apfel and Beatrix Ost, and strangers whose dashing ensembles catch the photographer's eye. It was both disconcerting and wonderful to see the parade of extravagantly dressed grandes dames enter the aggressively hip Ace, which had been rendered especially youthful by the descent of New York Fashion Week attendees.
Fashion Week parties, as anyone can tell you, are largely about exclusion: lists, velvet ropes, and stony-faced, implacable bouncers. This one was no different, but instead of models and actresses, the women being ushered to the head of the line and pursued by photographers were white-haired, turbaned, and carrying canes. Periodically, organizers scanned the crowded hotel lobby: when they spotted a hat or a caftan, the old lady in question was whisked ceremoniously downstairs to Liberty Hall.Read More »


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Returns Policy
Goods purchased at Scotland Nurseries Garden Centre can be exchanged or refunded within 28 days of purchase providing a receipt of purchase is shown.
Our shrubs and trees are guaranteed for 12 months from date of purchase providing our staff consider the shrubs have received adequate care. A Receipt must be shown otherwise we cannot exchange so please retain your reciept.