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Not only are Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons workin' their way back into popular culture with the film version of the Tony Award-winning musical "Jersey Boys" -- thanks to the introspective direction of screen legend Clint Eastwood, the story of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group is being told from a unique, new perspective.
That's because "Jersey Boys," the movie -- based on the 2006 Tony Award-winning musical -- isn't so much about classic songs like "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Who Loves You" or "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)," as it is the fascinating true story of four guys from New Jersey who through humble beginnings and tumultuous times form and sustain one of the greatest singing groups in pop music history. The songs are expertly performed and have their right place in "Jersey Boys" to be sure; it's just that the film is much more than your standard movie musical.
"I would call it a musical biopic much in the way of 'Ray' and 'The Doors' – they have music in them, but they're classified as biopics. We certainly wouldn't call it a jukebox musical," John Lloyd Young told me in a recent interview, joined by fellow stars Erich Bergen and Michael Lomenda.
Young, who won the Best Actor in a Musical Tony for the original stage production, reprises his role as Valli for the film version, while Bergen plays Bob Guadio, who, sang, played keyboard and co-wrote many of The Four Seasons' songs with producer Bob Crewe. Lomenda plays Nick Massi, who played bass and sang in the original lineup of the group and was responsible for many vocal arrangements; and Vincent Piazza rounds out the core cast as Tommy DeVito, the guitarist, vocalist and linchpin of the group who recruited Valli and fell headlong into the trappings of fame.
Even though the stage version of "Jersey Boys" moves along quite swiftly, Bergen likens the movie version of the story to smash Broadway drama "Lady Day," which recently earned star Audra McDonald her record-breaking sixth Tony Award.
"It's the story of Billie Holiday and there's about 20 songs in the play, but it's not considered a musical. The reason why, is, the songs further plot and serve the story," Bergen told me. "It just so happens that Audra is playing a famous singer, much like we do in 'Jersey Boys.' The songs are a product of the play and serve as some of the plot points. There's really not that much in 'Jersey Boys' about the creation of the music. 'Sherry,' 'Big Girls,' 'Walk Like a Man' -- the songs are what these guys were doing for work. 'Jersey Boys,' though, is really about four guys growing up and going through life together and experiencing the problems of brotherhood."
Fans of the stage versions of "Jersey Boys will no doubt hail Eastwood for sticking to his guns and casting the best people possible for the roles instead of casting familiar Hollywood faces in attempt to appease a demographic. Young, Bergen and Lomenda were all personally selected by Eastwood after he watched them perform their roles on stage, and while they knew the stage production backwards and forward, they loved how the Oscar-winning filmmaker had them perform their roles in a new sort of spotlight.
"Clint Eastwood puts the story in front on you. The music is what they do, but we also go behind the story of these guys, Young observed. "Whereas on Broadway, the music is put in front of you and it's electrifying every time they do a number, and that's great. I love both mediums. The play is like looking at the outside of a mansion, and you could see where the guys lived. But 'Jersey Boys' the movie is like taking you inside that mansion for a tour. The psychological reality of these characters is much more immediately on display in a close-up on film than you would get in an evening on stage."
"Jersey Boys" is bold in that it's a warts-and-all story of the founding four members, including their ties to the local mob in New Jersey, the in-fighting between the group's members, and the critical role each of them played to truly make The Four Seasons gel. And while most identify the group by Valli's trademark falsetto, the movie delves into less-celebrated aspects of the group, including Gaudio's role as songwriter, DeVito's muscle to find success for the band at any cost, and Massi's melding of the vocals.
"Frankie has sometimes said that Nick was his first vocal coach, and you see a little bit of that in the film which is really cool. He had great ears and helped shape Frankie's raw talent," Lomenda said. "Nicky was a musician first and his talent was arranging, so it's great to see him partially get credit for putting Frankie's vocals up top and all that harmony below."
Unfortunately, Massi and DeVito earned their credit the hard way through the troubles they experienced as the group started to come together.
"People, of course, know of Frankie, but story opens the curtains for the other guys," Lomenda said. "Not only do we see their musical history, but we see that they're hardcore, from the wrong side of the tracks guys who were in and out of jail. It took them a while to form The Four Seasons, because they couldn't stay out of jail."
"Nick learned how to play guitar in jail. They called the jail 'The Rahway Academy of the Arts,'" Lomenda added with a laugh. "The thing that's cool about them is that they're singing songs like 'Sherry,' 'Walk Like a Man' and 'Big Girls Don't Cry,' which some people consider as bubblegum pop. But these guys were really scrappers."
Parallel universes
Those who caught the Tony Awards recently will no doubt recall the brilliant stage duet between "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" star Jessie Mueller and the real Carole King. However, because of the old wounds "Jersey Boys" opens up for the Valli, Young doesn't expect to experience such a surreal moment anytime soon, even though the singer, 80, is still touring and is active as ever.
"He would never want to do that. Frankie is very possessive of his own life and career, and he sees them and 'Jersey Boys' as two separate things," Young said. "Frankie would much rather have a documentary of his life made ... because the way some of the things portrayed in film were done for dramatic effect. That's interesting to play for actor, but that's not true to life from Frankie's perspective. He's got a mixed-up feeling about it, and the mixed-up feeling the man has for the story being out there is something I can build from and put it into my character."
Bergen said the feeling is exactly the opposite for Guadio, though, as the legendary, 71-year-old songwriter has been intricately involved in "Jersey Boys" since the beginning.
"Anyone who has done a 'Jersey Boys' stage production has worked with him," Bergen said. "He's very involved in the music, and he's produced the cast album and the soundtrack to this film. On the touring production I was in, he really encouraged us to leave out theater voices behind, and really found the R&B and doo-wop sound. We have a different relationship with him than we do with Frankie. Bob is very much a producer of the show and will do whatever the audience likes."
Tim Lammers is a nationally syndicated movie journalist and the author of the new ebook Direct Conversations: The Animated Films of Tim Burton (Foreword by Tim Burton).


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Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / Staff Photo Students at Websterville Baptist Christian School in Barre Town play basketball in the cramped confines of historic Collins Hall at the school on Friday.
EBSTERVILLE Theyre one of the smallest Vermont high schools whose athletic department is under the Vermont Principals Association umbrella, but they do basketball in a big way. And this year, Websterville Baptist Christian School is back to full strength.
The kindergarten-12th grade private school on the quiet hillside of Church Hill Road has just 40 students in grades 7-12 (140 in the entire school), and nearly all of them play basketball. The school has had cross-country, softball and soccer including a co-ed Division IV team in the late 1990s and early 2000s and is hoping to offer soccer again soon.
Its the best sport, current boys coach Larry Morrison said with a confident laugh when asked recently why the school fields teams for just basketball. We dont have the numbers for anything else, we dont have enough kids to field baseball teams and soccer teams, so weve always put our energy into basketball.
The WBCS Warriors boys team grabbed the spotlight over the past few seasons with phenom guard Jordan Tillas and 1,500-point scorer and dominant shot-blocker Andrew Shuman. Shuman graduated last year after helping the Warriors to their seventh semifinal appearance at the Barre Auditorium. Tillas, along with his father and the teams coach, Angelo Tillas, have since moved to Virginia, and coupled with the lack of a girls varsity program for the past five seasons, rumors flew of the looming end of the basketball program at the tiny Division IV school.
No, thats never been the case, Morrison said.
In fact, the programs are back on the rise. A girls varsity team was fielded after a JV-only schedule last season and the boys team is back with junior Brady Orr shining in a new leadership role.
Through Thursday night, the boys are 2-9 with wins over Cabot School and Trinity Baptist, and the girls are 5-5 after a 3-1 start. The girls weathered a three-game losing streak and have now won two of their last three.
With a young team like this, youre going to have roller coasters, said girls coach Kathleen Croteau, who has coached all levels of basketball, teaches at the school and whose husband, Bill, is the school administrator. Whether it was good or not we started out on a high note and now weve gone over and were dipping. Hopefully we will go back up the other side very soon.
Because the school is so small, the teams are allowed to include eighth graders on the varsity rosters. The Warriors wouldnt survive without such an exception from the VPA.
If you have less than 50 students in the high school, they can automatically play up, Croteau explained. Prior to that you would petition the VPA and give them your numbers and explain that without these eighth graders, youd have less than 10 (players). I have nine with two eighth graders and Larry has three eighth graders and a total of 10 players.
The exception is a double-edged sword, however. It gets younger players experience playing at the varsity level to keep the program alive and also with the hope of being that much more of a leader come the students junior and senior seasons, but thats only if the younger players are able to get in the game in the first place.
I petitioned to get six eighth-grade games to let them play a whole game, Morrison said of his youngest players, one of whom is his son, Wyatt. But they didnt let us. Now we have a few not getting any playing time, but at this point we have no choice.
The girls team made it to the Aud just once in 1998 when they lost to Wilmington (now Twin Valley) 61-46 and were last in the state tournament in 2003, 10 years after the Warriors made their first postseason appearance.
The boys lost to Danville 71-68 last winter in the Division IV semifinals and have made two finals appearances: 2009 in a loss to Proctor and 1996 in a loss to Twinfield. The boys first played in the state tournament in 1991.
Both Croteau and Morrison think the Aud can host the royal blue-and-yellow-clad throngs of fans again sooner rather than later.
This year, because our school is so small, they have to play up, Morrison said. We have a good group of kids going forward, and to be honest, I think well go to the Aud next year.
Ive told the girls a similar thing, Croteau added. Ive said in two years, knowing that the girls who are in eighth and ninth grade, all of the Division IV teams they played in junior high they beat and they actually beat a couple of Division III teams. If they keep working, Im expecting us to be at the Aud in a couple years.
At first glance it might be a lofty goal for a school that doesnt have its own regulation-sized gym, which forces before-dawn practices at Spaulding High School.
Were there from 5:30-7:10 in the morning, Croteau said. It was funny during vacation seeing the (Spaulding) teams come in, about 8:45 theyd start wandering in and theyd be half-asleep. Wed be like, Hey, this is truly vacation for us, we dont have to come in until 7! You guys arent even awake yet! They looked at us like we were crazy.
The kids are willing to do it if they really want to play, and our kids want to play, Morrison said.
With student-athletes coming to WBCS from as far away as Waterbury and St. Johnsbury and as close as Barre, Northfield and Calais, and many without a drivers license, the self-funded program depends heavily on parents and coaches, who are all unpaid volunteers.
The high school wouldnt work without parents, Croteau said.
But since the programs founding in the late 1970s by Jay Ransom and continued oversight by longtime athletic director Virginia Collins, the pieces have been quietly nurtured for a big small-town success story.
It started with Jay, Morrison said.
Ransom took the Warriors to four semifinals and coached both his sons to the state finals. Morrisons father, Paul, was also instrumental in the birth and growth of the youth program.
He knew that the teams that have good (varsity) teams, its about the feeder program, Morrison said. Williamstowns feeder program is fantastic (the Blue Devil boys are undefeated and aiming for their third title in four years). Spauldings losing right now because their feeder program is awful. Until they change that, theyre going to get the same thing every year. We take kids from the second grade and develop them, trying to make them better basketball players, and we get two or three who are really good. And in Division IV, thats all you need to compete.
Morrisons seventh- and eighth-grade team last season went 28-8, losing primarily in out-of-state AAU competition.
And the beginning of the WBCS basketball program is as humble as Collins Hall, the converted second-floor former grange hall gym still in use today.
Thats whats made our youth program what it is, Morrison said of the tiny space with angled ceilings barely higher than the 10-foot backboards placed no more than a traditional half-courts length apart.
It will absolutely shock you. We taught our kids fundamentals up there, how to make layups and make them fast. We used to run a drill with two teams and wed run a layup race, the first team to 20. They would go as fast as they could back and forth, and when we got to a court we could make our layups.
And basketball is not just about the hoop and the orange ball at WBCS.
Believe it or not, the success of the basketball team has a big impact on the school, Morrison said. If the basketball program is doing well, the (enrollment) numbers are higher. When its not doing very well, it seems to drop off.
Perhaps the most noticable aspect of the basketball program at WBCS can be seen in the hallway at Spaulding before and during each home game: the concession table featuring a sea of crockpots, cookies and pies all provided by families at the school.
For us it develops a community, Croteau said. Where do you go on Saturday nights? You go down to Spaulding, have your crockpot hotdog dinners and homebaked desserts. People will come and watch our games because they want to eat.
In an age of the latest technology for statistics-keeping, scheduling, equipment, uniforms and travel, WBCS makes it work without most of those things.
Its proof you dont have to have millions of dollars to be successful, and weve done that, Bill Croteau said. The coaches, parents and students all buy into that.
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Richard Childress Racing teammates finished fifth (Austin Dillon), eighth (Brian Scott) and 15th (Dakoda Armstrong).
Scott is third in the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, trailing leader Sam Hornish, Jr. by 31 markers, while Dillon ranks fifth, 38 points back.
The No. 2 Chevrolet team ranks fourth in the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, with the No. 3 team sixth in the standings and the No. 33 team eighth.
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Kyle Busch earned his third victory of the 2013 Nationwide Series season and was followed to the finish line by Hornish, Regan Smith, Parker Klingerman and Dillon.
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Brian Scott drove to his seventh consecutive top-10 finish Saturday afternoon at Auto Club Speedway, after battling back from the rear of the field to bring home an eighth-place-finish. The Nationwide Series competitor took the green flag from the 12th position and quickly moved inside the top-10 where he became a fixture for most of the event. On lap 95, the field slowed for caution so Phil Gould (crew chief) and the No. 2 crew gambled and took fuel only setting up Scott to restart from the lead. As competitors took four tires, Scott hung tough as he fell to the 18th spot. The caution flew once again on lap 111 allowing Scott to hit pit road for four fresh tires and fuel. Once the field took the green to restart, Scott set sail back towards the front and brought home an eighth-place finish. The Whitetail Club driver now holds the most consecutive top-10 finishes in all three touring NASCAR series at seven.
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"We had a good car and tires were crucial throughout the race. We made a gamble on pit road and it didn't go our way, but luckily we got a caution and were able to come back down for tires. I feel like we're clicking and continue to get better each week. We'll take the top-10 and move on to Texas (Motor Speedway) in a couple weeks."
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"It was a great effort by the entire No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet team today. I am so proud of the team and the way that we were able to work together to get a top-five finish."
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"I can't thank everyone at Richard Childress Racing enough for this opportunity. We definitely had a top-10 car the entire afternoon, but I kept having trouble on the restarts and had to dig myself out of a hole all day. The entire No. 33 WinField Chevrolet team was great, especially on pit road and I'm looking forward to driving this car again at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May."


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BARRE The Granite City man accused of having sexual contact with three underage girls, all in separate incidents, has been charged with having contact with another underage girl.
Jonathan Amell, 20, pleaded not guilty Thursday in Washington County criminal court to violating his conditions of release. If convicted, he faces a maximum of six months in prison and a $1,000 fine.
He is already accused of forcing a 15-year-old girl to have sex with him in November 2011, forcing a 13-year-old to have sex with him in October and having sex with an extremely intoxicated 15-year-old girl in December.
Because of the nature of the charges, Amell is subject to conditions of release set by the court that say he cannot have contact with girls younger than 16. According to the police affidavit, on April 30 police were searching for a 15-year-old girl who had run away from home and found her with Amell at his house.
In court Thursday, Deputy States Attorney Megan Campbell sought to have Amell held without bail. Amells attorney, Rosie Chase, argued against that, saying Amell did not have contact with the girl.
Chase said Amell was sleeping, woke up and came downstairs, saw the girl with two other boys in his home and asked her to leave. Chase said Amells mother, Toni Lawrence, 52, who lives with Amell, came home right after Amell woke up and also asked the girl to leave, but before the girl was out of the apartment, the police arrived.
Chase called Lawrence to testify to what she witnessed, but Lawrence had a slightly different story.
Lawrence said she came home from work and saw Amell sitting at a computer and the two other boys sitting in the living room. She said she then saw the girl walk out of the bathroom.
Campbell asked Lawrence if teenagers frequently come to her home. Lawrence said Amells friends do frequently come over and they are teenagers. She also said earlier that there is no lock on the front door to the residence and people are constantly walking in and out.
Judge Thomas Zonay called Chases argument that Amell had no contact with the girl absurd.
Isnt the evidence reasonable that when this girl came in the house there was contact? he said. Even listening to what his mom said, there was some kind of contact.
Zonay did not hold Amell without bail, but did say he had concerns about Amell being around people who are under age. Zonay imposed a new condition of release that no one, male or female, under age 21 be allowed in Amells residence without his mother present.
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The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has reported that according to a study, "tummy tuck" procedures can lead to lasting weight loss for patients.
Researchers think long-term weight loss might be related to an increased feeling of being full, according to the ASPS.
The study evaluated 20 women after undergoing abdominoplasty – or a "tummy tuck." After one year, 14 of the women had lost weight. The other six women gained back the weight they originally lost after their procedure.
According to the ASPS, weight loss was more common for women whose body mass index was more than 24.5 before their procedure, and for women who had more tissue removed during the procedure.


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Sleek stretch poplin dress with cuffed elbow sleeves and point collar. Pleated waist ties to a bow along with full, pleated skirt with pockets.
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Soft and fluid matte jersey shell is pleated at the neckline to fall into an elegant drape. 95% Rayon, 5% Spandex. Machine wash, cold; lay flat to dry. Or dry clean. Imported.
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Tonik, a poodle-Shih Tzu mix is available for adoption from an Indiana animal welfare agency. The unique thing about Tonik is that he has a strangely human-like face, causing the dog to become a viral hit and therefore increasing his chances of adoption.
Petfinder.com notes that the dog came to the Homeward Bound Animal Welfare Group from a kill shelter in Kentucky, reports the Huffington Post.
Jen Schwartz, the owner of Homeward Bound, said the shelter had recently taken in Tonik, but hopes the cute K-9 will find a home soon.
Interested parties would need to visit the rescue in order to pick him up, as the group has an understandable policy against shipping or transporting their canines.
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Thanksgiving Day becomes an official holiday, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is published, the NHL is formed, "Casablanca" premieres, and the Concorde lands for the last time, all on this day.
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A cat rescued from a trailer fire in Ohio was revived by firefighters with the help of a pet-sized oxygen mask.
Two other cats and a bird died in the blaze in Macedonia on Tuesday afternoon, according to Cleveland TV station WJW.
They found a third cat unconscious but still breathing.
After fitting it with the specially-designed oxygen mask, the cat showed signs of life and was taken to a local vet clinic to be stabilized and put into an oxygen therapy tank, Fire Chief Tim Black told WJW.
The cat was then transferred to an emergency clinic for monitoring.
According to Black, the cat was treated like any other patient during the emergency. Fire personnel called the clinic while en route with condition updates.
The cat is expected to make a full recovery, but is understandably distressed at the moment, WJW reported.


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Top-stitched paneled skirt has flap cargo pockets on the sides and in back. Detailed with tonal embroidery, grosgrain ribbon trim, rhinestone rivets and studs. 98% Cotton, 2% Spandex. Machine wash, warm; tumble dry medium. Imported.
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Deadly shooting in Hayden
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Two men are dead after a shooting at the Lakeview Village Apartments in Hayden, Idaho where one man killed another before fleeing to the woods north of Hayden Lake and killed himself.
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Sweater glamour in a neutral striped sweater with faint touches of gold glitter. Ultra-thin knit brings a fluid drape to the surplice neckline above a ribbed empire waist. You may want to add a Scoop Cami underneath. 98% Rayon, 2% Metallic. Machine wash, cold; lay flat to dry. Imported.
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A poorly written paper on Rosa Parks that a whistleblower claims earned a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student athlete an A-minus is raising eyebrows.
Former UNC learning specialist Mary Willingham shared the paper with ESPN while discussing "paper classes," courses that she and a former UNC football player told ESPN were classes that didn't really exist. They were billed as independent study time and students needed only to write a final paper to receive a grade -- usually a good grade that boosted a student's GPA so he remained eligible to participate in athletics.
The term "final paper" is up to interpretation in this case. The paper Willingham shared is a one-paragraph statement on Rosa Parks' refusal to relinquish her seat on a bus in 1955 that's chock full of errors. The entire paper reads:
"On the evening of December Rosa Parks decided that she was going to sit in the white people section on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama. During this time blacks had to give up there seats to whites when more whites got on the bus. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat. Her and the bus driver began to talk and the conversation went like this. 'Let me have those front seats' said the driver. She didn't get up and told the driver that she was tired of giving up her seat to white people. ' I'm going to have you arrested,' said the driver. 'You may do that,' Rosa Parks responded. Two white policemen came in and said ' I don't know, but the law is the law and you're under arrest. "
The entire system was a scam, Willingham said. She said she would see students getting A's and B's in their paper classes, then D's or F's in classes like biology or economics.
"Some of these students could read maybe at a second- or third-grade level, but really that's, for an adult, that is considered illiterate," Willingham told ESPN.
This isn't the first time this issue has come up at UNC. Two years ago, UNC was embroiled in a scandal where students received grades for classes they didn't attend, according to CNN.
Earlier this year, Willingham shared her own research with CNN that showed 60 percent of student athletes at UNC-Chapel Hill read between fourth- and eighth-grade reading levels, while between 8 and 10 percent read below a third-grade level. The school told The Associated Press her research was flawed, but Willingham stands by her analysis.


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Democrats looking to match super PACsBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | January 30,2013MONTPELIER Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a package of campaign finance reforms they say will rescue Vermont democracy from the corrosive impacts of super PACs.
They failed to mention, however, the one provision that could have the most profound effect on Vermont elections: an increase in the limit on contributions to political parties.
In a late-morning news conference that included the top Democrats in the House and Senate as well as the chairman of the Vermont Democratic Party, officials sought to highlight a suite of proposals aimed at increasing the depth and frequency of election-related disclosures. Federal court rulings may have opened the door to unlimited spending on elections, said Secretary of State Jim Condos. But he said that doesnt mean elected officials cant reform state laws in a way that helps Vermonters follow the money.
But those uncontroversial proposals, which already have broad tripartisan support in Montpelier, may not be the headline out of the Democrats looming legislative offerings. And while nobody mentioned it at the press event, Jake Perkinson, chairman of the Vermont Democratic Party, confirmed Tuesday that hell be asking lawmakers for the ability to take in larger donations from individual contributors.
Im not one to advocate for more money in politics, but the reality is we have super PACs which have unlimited funding and right now the Vermont state Democratic Party can take no more than $2,000 every two years, Perkinson said. But I do think the playing field needs to be evened out as much as it can be so parties have resources to counteract super PACs.
Asked what he thinks the new limit should be, Perkinson said the number is up for debate.
I think $20,000 might be a good number to deal with. The reality is youre not going to have too many people give $20,000, but I think that thats a number where its not so high that it would allow a single individual to influence what a party does, Perkinson said. I dont think youre going to be able to buy a party for $20,000. You might be able to buy one for $200,000.
Perkinson wont be alone in pushing for the higher limits. House Speaker Shap Smith didnt offer a specific number Tuesday but said that the $2,000 cap leaves political parties at a decided disadvantage when it comes time to push back against super PACs.
When you have a parallel organization doing the same things that a party might do but with unlimited capabilities to accept contributions from one person, it seems like the $2,000 doesnt make any sense, Smith said.
Bob Stannard, a member of Priorities PAC, the liberal super PAC whose mission is to end super PACs, said the Democrats proposal at first blush seems to be going in the wrong direction. If what were trying to do is get money out of politics, then this just seems like its adding more money into politics, Stannard said.
But he said democracy might be better served if official political parties, which are at least beholden to citizen committees, have the resources to counteract super PACs. It seems worthy of discussion, he said.
There are plenty of end runs around limits on giving to state parties, as the Vermont Democratic Party displayed during the last cycle. The state party raised about $150,000. But Democrats derived their real financial power from a technically separate entity that is effectively run by the same people but is subject to federal rather than state law. That federal state party raised more than $900,000 during the last election cycle.
The federal state party is permitted to accept contributions of up to $10,000 from a single person.
House Minority Leader Don Turner said he thinks his party will be happy to get on board with the higher contribution limits.
I think Vermonters are going to be far more supportive of parties, whose motivations are pretty clear, than they are of super PACs that they dont really know anything about, Turner said.
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Vermont couples rejoice at rulingBy Gordon Dritschilo
Staff Writer | June 27,2013Jeff Towsley said Wednesday was the best day of his life.
"It was pouring rain today, and I still could not wipe the smile off my face," said the 54-year-old mail carrier from South Burlington.
Towsley, 54, has been with his husband, Mike Bond, for 29 years. They married on their 25th anniversary, after Vermont passed same-sex marriage, and Wednesday they watched their marriage gain federal recognition as the Supreme Court overturned portions of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied national recognition of same-sex unions regardless of those unions' status at the state level.
"It has been an annoyance since 1996 when they passed this law," Towsley said. "To me, it looked like blatant discrimination from the beginning."
It also had real-world consequences, such as when Towsley recently spent time on worker's compensation.
"When I went to buy back my sick leave — you buy it back at a lower rate if you're married or have children," he said. "I am married. I have a marriage certificate. They denied me specifically because of DOMA. They said, no, you're not married because your husband's a man."
Towsley said he has an appeal pending, which he had to file based on a 2nd U.S. Circuit Court ruling.
"Now, I have a Supreme Court decision to uphold me," he said.
Rebecca and Sally Majoya of Proctor would have liked to have had federal recognition a couple years ago when their eldest son applied for financial aid before college.
The Majoyas file their state taxes jointly, but their federal taxes separately. So, they filled out their son's Vermont Student Assistance Corporation paperwork as if they were a family of four, but the federal FAFSA form as if Rebecca Majoya were a single mother.
"They all have to match, so it all got stuck," Rebecca Majoya, 49, said.
It took a number of conversations with state and federal student aid officials to straighten everything out.
"That first year, it was five months late and, or course, it's first-come, first-serve, so he got less because of the wait," Rebecca Majoya said.
Meanwhile, Sally Majoya was pursuing a second bachelors degree with enough of a course load to qualify as a part-time student. Had their marriage been federally recognized, that would have qualified them for more aid.
"She still owes student loans," Rebecca Majoya added. "I don't. If you still owe student loans, they look at that as part of your family's debt for figuring aid."
But not, she said, in same-sex marriages.
Rebecca Majoya said it will be a relief to no longer worry about what other gaps a lack of federal recognition might drop them into.
"Anything happens to me or happens to her, it's going to make it so there's no question who's entitled to what," said Heidi Eccleston of Clarendon, who has been with her wife, Diane Hamel, for 11 years. "It's going to give us the equality we deserve."
For Eccleston, a 45-year-old self-employed carpenter, one of the larger practical aspects of that equality deals with health insurance.
"Diane works for a restaurant," Eccleston said. "When she was a manager there, they offered her insurance, but they wouldn't give insurance to me because they were based out of state."
Wednesday's decision, she said, will keep others in her position from being excluded.
"I was excited that it had passed, that we were getting the equality we deserve, that we're not second-class citizens," she said. "We're no different than any other couple. We love each other and care for each other."
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Lovingly cared for Queen Anne Victorian home of 1892 developed into a bed & breakfast in 1994.
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Magnuson Grand Hotel & Conference Center
This Magnuson Hotels affiliate is within driving distance to the University of Illinois at Springfield, Lincoln Land Community College, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, golf courses, and shopping areas. Guests will enjoy relaxing in the 10 acres of flowered gardens with gazebo and fish pond, an indoor pool, free wireless internet, local cuisine at the Captain's Table Restaurant, refreshments at the Yacht Club Lounge, exercise facilities, meeting space is available, pets are welcome with additional charges and some restrictions. Rooms feature either one king bed or two double beds, patio, free wireless internet access, cable TV with extra stations, air conditioning, free local calls, coffeemaker, hairdryer, microwave, mini-fridge, alarm clock, and iron and board. Poolside rooms may be available upon request for an additional charge.
Holiday Inn Express - Litchfield
Conveniently located between Springfield, IL and St. Louis, MO. Near the historic Old Route 66. Litchfield Lake Lou Yeager boasts a beautiful lake, nature trails and picnic areas, 3 mi from the hotel. There are a variety of restaurants nearby.
Brand New Hotel offers a variety of rooms from standard double queen rooms to king and whirlpool tub suites. Relax in the hotel indoor heated pool and whirlpool or host your next meeting in our executive conference room.
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The Quality Inn & Suites is conveniently located on historic Route 66, only 45 miles from Springfield and several historic points of interest, including the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Conveniently located off Interstate 55 at - less than 30 minutes south of Springfield attractions. Enjoy close proximity to shops and dining in downtown Litchfield, historic Route 66 attractions and outdoor recreation on Lake Lou Yaeger. Facility has 61 rooms with 2 suites. Free Wi-Fi and kids 17 and under stay free.
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Bonnie Watters celebrates 45 years of doll makingCHRISTIAN AVARD / STAFF PHOTO
Bonnie Watters of Bonnies Bundles Dolls is celebrating 45 years of doll-making from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at her home and business in Stone Village in Chester. Watters is seen here holding Andro, a doll made from a design she developed in the late 1970s.
CHESTER Bonnie Watters was beaming Thursday at her doll-making store and gallery in Chester. This weekend, Bonnies Bundles Dolls will celebrate 45 years of doll- making, an achievement that went way beyond Watters expectations, which started out as a hobby.
Asked what kept her going, Watters said it was making long-lasting connections with people who appreciate her craft.
People keep coming back. Its amazing, but they do, she said. Ive had funny things happen. A lady who bought some my dolls in the 1970s and came back to me recently and said, I want a fairy doll for my garden. She came back after 30 years. They dont forget.
Watters doll-making career began in 1968. She worked as an executive assistant at a search firm in midtown Manhattan and a Jesuit seminary in Morningside Heights.
She learned about doll making from her mother who worked as a seamstress and her aunt who worked as an embroiderer. Watters sold her first homemade doll clothes 45 years ago to a Bronxville drug store owner who sold them as party favors.
Watters said they sold out quickly and the store owner wanted more. That led to the beginning of Bonnies Bundles Dolls.
Watters first doll was Raggedy Ann made from a commercial pattern. From there, she made her first original doll, Eliza, which was a big-eyed, long-legged girl made of gingham fabric.
Watters quit her day jobs to raise her family and focus her energy on doll making. She sold her dolls to friends and at craft fairs, boutiques and other events.
In 1974, her family moved to Chester where her business continued to grow. By 1976, she had as many as two dozen employees.
Dolls were manufactured in the back of her house and her husband, Lew Watters, built a showroom in the front of the house in 1980. At one point, Watters said, they were making up to 850 dolls a year.
She said her dolls have distinctly embroidered faces, which is a selling point. The eyes in Watters dolls come in a variety of designs. They come in rainbows, animals, bugs, flowers, sports teams or they are custom made.
Watters is now retired and she now manufactures up to 450 dolls a year with one embroiderer and two dress makers. Despite the slowdown in production, Watters said she will never outgrow the hobby that made her business a success.
Its just very satisfying, she said. Forty-five years is quite a benchmark.
There will be a celebration from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday at Bonnies Bundles Dolls on Route 103 in Stone Village in Chester. Several activities are planned and there will be a special carrot cake with designs of Watters dolls and her cat Silvio.
For more information call 875-2114 or visit www .bonniesbundlesdolls.com.
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A quickest guide to Milwaukee's weekend
6 p.m. Friday
S'mores, snakes and Santa - a good winter's night at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, where Animal Movie Night features "Arthur Christmas." Before the 7 p.m. movie, they're serving s'mores and a chance to meet some of the center's crawly friends (snakes, frogs, turtles). »Read Full Article
Paul McCartney to perform this summer at Miller Park
Paul McCartney stepped onto the field at County Stadium to perform in 1993. Now, 20 years later, he's returning to Milwaukee to play Miller Park.
Multiple sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, have confirmed with the Journal Sentinel that McCartney will be playing at the Brewers' ballpark this summer. »Read Full Article(24)
Mike Brenner secures $750,000 for Brenner Brewing
Mike Brenner of Brenner Brewing announced Thursday that he has secured $750,000 in funding and will be able to launch his art-centric brewing business soon.
Brenner, the former owner of Hotcakes Gallery, got an MBA at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a brewmaster's license, not only to pursue his beer-making business, but because he wanted to be an art patron as well. »Read Full Blog Post(11)
The casual Black Pig takes Margaux's place in Sheboygan
Chef-owner Rob Hurrie closed Margaux Bistro & Wine Bar in Sheboygan this year to make way for Black Pig, which opened March 20.
The new restaurant is more casual than Margaux, which opened in 2005 at 821 N. 8th St. with an expansive wine list. As you'd guess, pork factors into the new menu (and all of it comes from organic Golden Bear Farm in Kiel). »Read Full Blog Post
24 hours: More stuff for Milwaukee's weekend to-do list
7 p.m. Friday
Jazz guitarist and singer Jim Scott performs at the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee, in a concert to benefit the Latino Arts Strings Program, a music education program at Milwaukee's Bruce Guadalupe Community School. »Read Full Article
UW-Milwaukee, church, Times host movies
Latin film series at UWM
The 35th annual Latin American Film Series, the eight-day, free celebration of cinema from south of the border, starts Friday at UWM Union Theatre, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. »Read Full Article
Grammy-nominated Wisconsin native Skylar Grey to release debut album July 9
Grammy-nominated Wisconsinite Skylar Grey's first major studio album has a release date. Executive produced by Eminem and Alex da Kid (Dr. Dre, Nicki Minaj, Imagine Dragons), Grey's "Don't Look Down" will drop July 9 on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records.
A music video promoting the 11-track album will be released each month leading to the album's release, beginning April 16 with the video for new single "Final Warning," Grey's favorite song on the album, according to a press release from Interscope. The album's first single, "C'mon Let Me Ride" featuring guest verses by Eminem (see video below), was released last December and has been seen more than 13 million times on YouTube. »Read Full Article
'Trance' a dizzying thriller, on purpose
Is "Trance" smart or just weird? The question itself is an indication of my disorientation after seeing it.
The unreliable narrator is a tried-and-true device, but the key to its effectiveness is a fluid and fast-moving pace, the better to leave the suckers behind. In that at least, "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle succeeds. »Read Full Article
'42' an inspiring take on Jackie Robinson's - and America's - story
Rarely have the words "inspired by a true story" been so true as in "42," because inspirational it is.
Fortunately, this powerful portrait of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to break Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, is also rousing, well-acted and emotionally grounded entertainment. »Read Full Article
Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper face their fate in 'The Place Beyond the Pines'
Are we masters or victims of our fate? Is who we are determined through personal choice or are we born this way?
And can our absence influence others as much as our presence? »Read Full Article
'The Sapphires' has trouble staying in tune
"The Sapphires" has too many facets.
The fact-based story, about how a scrappy aboriginal girl singing group and their down-on-his-luck manager change each other's lives, is weighed down by subplots, chief among them the mistreatment of Australia's original people and the Vietnam War. »Read Full Article
Listen: John Cleese records ads for MPTV Auction
Comic actor John Cleese, of Monty Python's Flying Circus fame, has recorded two 60-second radio spots for the Milwaukee Public Television Great Auction, being televised April 26 through May 4.
Python, of course, was the anarchic British comedy troupe whose BBC TV series ran from 1969 through 1974. After that it appeared on American public television, including MPTV, in what seemed like an endless loop and became a cult favorite. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Harley-Davidson anniversary celebration adds Toby Keith, Aerosmith
Harley-Davidson is bringing in Aerosmith and country star Toby Keith to celebrate its 110th anniversary at the Summerfest grounds Labor Day weekend.
Keith will kick off the festivities at the Marcus Amphitheater on Aug. 29, followed by Aerosmith Aug. 30. »Read Full Article(22)
2013 beer festivals in Wisconsin
Nice weather and beer go together like, well, cheese and a burger.
Here are a few upcoming beer festivals - some of them extending the season, not that there's anything wrong with that. You might want to put these on your calendar: »Read Full Article
Tales of ale for Milwaukee Beer Week
For the next several days, many will tip a pint glass or two of several styles of beer; maybe pair beer with a fine Wisconsin cheese or an entire meal; or just take a sip from a brewer they've never heard of before. That's what Milwaukee Beer Week is about.
To kick it off, we asked a few brew aficionados: "What is it about beer?" This is how they answered. »Read Full Article(8)
Design Ideas: The Memoto camera
If you could live a single moment of your life over again, which one would it be? Did you have a camera in your hand?
Musician with autism doing benefit shows
Eric Look was diagnosed with autism when he was 3 years old.
"He's had a lot of sensory problems," said his mother, Debbie. "He was sensitive to sounds. You couldn't get flash pictures of him for years. He wouldn't even go on an elevator until he was 20." »Read Full Article
Design Ideas: 'Daily Rituals'
One of the things that Tina Roth Eisenberg, a Brooklyn-based designer often referred to as "Swiss Miss," thanks to her wildly popular blog, said during her keynote this year at South by Southwest, is that she likes people with side projects.
Elephant Cafe opens on Farwell with a menu of Thai, Lao dishes
The family behind EE-Sane Thai-Lao Cuisine on Farwell has opened a second restaurant: Elephant Cafe, at 1505 N. Farwell Ave.
This one looks dressier and offers a menu that's more concise than at EE-Sane. As for the food, "there's more use of ginger and galangal and traditional ingredients," Scott Nanthasane said. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Jeff Poniewaz, Jim Chapson named Milwaukee Poets Laureate
Jeff Poniewaz and Jim Chapson have been named Milwaukee poets laureate for a two-year term, Milwaukee Public Library Director Paula A. Kiely announced in a statement.
Chapson and Poniewaz will launch their terms as the local library's ambassadors for poetry with a joint reading 2 p.m. May 5 at the Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap this Weekend: Dancing, wine, wings and beer
It may seem like summer will never arrive, but don't get depressed. There are enough festivals and events this weekend to make it feel just a tiny bit like that great Milwaukee summer on the horizon. Here's the two-minute rundown of what's happening. »Read Full Blog Post
Koss learned headphones in 'Mad Men' from blog
Michael Koss, CEO of Koss Headphones, tells Ad Age magazine he learned of the headphones appearance in the premiere of "Mad Men" from a newspaper story.
And it had to be mine. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2013: Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and Jack Clement
The Country Music Hall of Fame announced their three newest inductees yesterday. This year's class includes Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and "Cowboy" Jack Clement. The trio of country music legends will be inducted during a ceremony later this year at the Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. »Read Full Blog Post
Milwaukee Beer Week events
Raise a mug to Milwaukee Beer Week, in what might well be considered the original beer town. Dozens of events are scheduled throughout town and throughout the week. Here are some that are free or have a nominal fee.
Sampling: Goose Island beers from noon to 3 p.m. at Consumer Beverage, 5313 S. 108th St., Hales Corners; New Belgium beers from noon to 3 p.m. at Discount Liquor, 919 N. Barstow St., Waukesha; Esser's Cross Plains Brewing Co. beers from noon to 2 p.m. at Ray's Wine and Spirits, 8930 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa; Central Waters Firkin, 4 to 6 p.m. ParkSide 23, 2300 Pilgrim Square, Brookfield; Flying Dog beers from 6 to 9 p.m. at Sneesby's Denoon Saloon, W198-1085 Racine Ave., Muskego; and Milwaukee Brewing beers from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Gary's Beer & Liquor, 9555 S. Howell Ave., Oak Creek. »Read Full Article
Watch: Paisley defends 'Accidental Racist' on Leno
Brad Paisley explained his intentions with the song "Accidental Racist" Wednesday on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."
The song is about a white man explaining that he is wearing a Confederate flag on his T-shirt because he is a fan of Lynyrd Skynrd, and includes LL Cool J rapping about the subject of racism from a black man's perspective. »Read Full Blog Post
LEGO fans invited to enter video contest
Young LEGO lovers can combine a bit of Hollywood with LEGOLAND by entering the first LEGO "Legends of Chima" video contest for children ages six to 12.
Contestants can submit a short LEGO-themed video that tells a story or showcases their LEGO bricks in a fun and different way. Entries will be accepted now through the end of the contest on May 17. »Read Full Article
On Tap Today: The game's afoot
You already know you'd look great in a deerstalker hat. Now learn the kind of crime-solving techniques that would have made Sherlock Holmes proud. "Forensic Science for Mystery Buffs" Thursday at the Discovery World Museum is the workshop that lets you conduct your own investigation of a mock crime scene. Find more clues here.
More foot-work, but this of the classic kind, when the Milwaukee Ballet presents its wonderfully eclectic "Spring Series" Thursday night at the Marcus Center. The mix includes Mozart and the music of Sammy Davis Jr. »Read Full Blog Post


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With the same tempo and temper as "Bridesmaids" and "Identity Thief," and plenty of F-bombs, director Paul Feig creates a different kind of chick flick.
"The Heat" stars Sandra Bullock as a button-upped, by-the-book FBI agent named Sarah Ashburn who is sent from New York to Boston to track down a drug kingpin. If she makes good on this, she'll get a big promotion. There's nothing to stand in her way except Melissa McCarthy as a renegade Boston cop named Shannon Mullins, who takes down bad guys in an unorthodox way and has the entire police force wrapped around her motorcycle-gloved fingers.
In a script written by Katie Dippold of NBC's "Parks and Recreation," the one liners and laugh-out-loud jokes arrive fast and furious. The only thing wrong with "The Heat" is that it is so concerned with breaking new ground as a girlfriend-besties buddy cop movie, that it trips over itself in the actual storyline department. We haven't seen this before, really? Oh, maybe in "Lethal Weapon" or the recent "21 Jump Street" -- a pair of mismatched police types end up finding common ground and everything wraps up nice and neat.
Still, Bullock and McCarthy have such great chemistry and appear to be having such a blast onscreen, there's no way to not love "The Heat." And although Bullock's played this same type of role before, McCarthy gets her out of her typical groove for some pretty impressive physical comedy. There are times, however, that McCarthy can't help but carry the film (she's given the better laughs) leaving Bullock holding the bag as a sidekick.
What Feig lacks in the pacing department he makes up for in the knowing how to play a gag. When Mullins' overbearing Southie-mouthed family has to squeeze into a Town 'N' Country (including Jane Curtin as a overbearing Boston mom) to get them out of harm's way, it's funnier than a clown car. Question, though? If Mullins is such a hometown girl, why does everyone in her family sound like they came out of "Ted" or "The Fighter," but she doesn't have a hint of an accent? How about a riff on that? There are certainly jokes for everything else from Ashburn's Spanx to Mullins' face, who is described as looking like one of the Campbell's Soup kids "that grew up and became an alcoholic."
"The Heat" is peppered with fun touches, including a hilarious opening montage that's a take off on '70s TV cop shows a la "Charlie's Angels" and "Mod Squad" and a closing sequence that finishes the film as the credits are rolling.
What doesn't work, however, is the emotional sap built in to the script as Mullins tries to save her brother, newly out of prison, from getting mixed up in a drug ring and a ridiculous emergency tracheotomy in a Denny's that should have been left on the cutting room floor. Yet, there's so much comic redemption throughout, it's easy to forgive a couple of missteps.
Supporting characters give an extra boost including Marlon Wayans as an FBI agent who may or may not have the hots for Ashburn, and Demián Bichir as Bullock's flustered FBI boss, who was cast, no doubt, because he sounds like Antonio Banderas, setting him up for more than a few "Puss in Boots" jokes.
"The Heat" is a perfect solution to the summertime blues. Sit back, relax, and let the potty-mouthed humor fly.


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Dauweh (John Carter)
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James Newton (flute, b-fl)
Bobby Bradford (composer)
John Carter (cello)
Charles Owens (soprano sax, oboe, cello)
Red Callender (tuba)
Roberto Miguel Miranda (bass)
William Jeffrey (drams)
Luis Peralta (percution)
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- Year2011
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This is the first recording devoted to James Newton's sacred works. The composer has been influenced by the masses and cantatas of Stravinsky and Bach and the operas of Messiaen, Puccini and Verdi.
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Happy Opening Day!
Okay, so nobody actually exchanges cheesy greeting cards for Opening Day, but we really should. Hear me out. Opening Day should absolutely be a national holiday, complete with paid time off from work and the whole nine yards. National pastime, national holiday.
…Yeah my boss, awesome though he is, wasn't buying it either.
But here's the thing, what do many national holidays have in common? That's right, cheesy greeting cards. Hallmark is clearly the power lobby in the holiday business. They have even created holidays just for the purpose of selling more cheesy greeting cards. All we need to do is supply Hallmark with another cheesy greeting card money maker and *poof* I'm telling you, national pastime, national holiday. Seriously. You're reading this on the internet. So it has to be true, right?😉
Oh well, cheesy greeting card filled national holiday or not, it's Opening Day. Very, very early on Opening Day as I post this to be sure, but still. Opening Day! Even if your team doesn't start playing until tomorrow, if that thought alone doesn't make you giddy to the point where your smiles and good cheer just come bubbling out at random moments, then I don't know what would.
Happy Opening Day! Play ball.
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I'd be down for that. It's strange, isn't it, how the beginning of baseball season seems more important than the end? I guess because everyone's teams are still technically in the running, haha. But then, no one really seems to care who's playing in the superbowl in order to watch it. Maybe I'll throw a card together and surprise my mom tomorrow.
I think cheesy greeting cards for Opening Day are a great idea. You know how to write and do graphics. Start a company. You'll make a fortune and then sell it to Hallmark for an even bigger fortune!
Why not!
What the heck is wrong with Hallmark. They are missing a key sports-related market by noy having cards that display "Opening Day", "Sorry You Missed the Playoffs" or "Congrats on the Ring" sediment cards.
Makes me want to fire up the old Microsoft or Photoshop software and produce a few interesting configurations of my own.
I mean it is not like we will buy 100 for Opening Day, but if every baseball fan bought one for a speciaL FAN, it makes the design and research potentially worth millions.
I still think so many great ideas start out as thought bubbles on blogs…then end up in checks with as lot of zeros.
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Alice – I think everyone's team still being in the running has a lot to do with it. As my cousin out in Kansas just posted in her traditional opening day FaceBook comment: Hey everyone, the Royals are undefeated today! My response was only for the next few hours, natch. I think in football it's accepted that the Super Bowl will draw a lot of people who didn't give two figs the rest of the season, while in baseball we mock these folks as bandwaggoners.
Jane – Thank you. Hmmmm…tempting, but I realized I don't have the guts required for self employment watching my folks. That's fearlessness.
Rays Renegade – Oooo, I like your expansions on the idea. I was mostly goofing around and too excited for anything more than a joke post, but maybe there's a real idea here, LOL.
— Kristen
Happy Opening Day Kristen! My team doesn't start until tomorrow but I am still excited today! I agree that there should be some kind of card industry for opening day, even for the playoffs, and world series. There would have to be a big market for that I imagine. Opening Day to me is more exciting than anything else in the game. Everyone is a winner, and everything is fresh and exciting. I would say I hope your team does well but then that goes against my team. So no well wishes for the Angels but I hope you have a fun season!
Six games, the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade, Emma getting in on the festivities at Dodger Stadium – and both LA teams winning! It was a wonderful day, indeed!
– Randy
Kate – And Happy Opening Day to you tomorrow. Perfectly understandable about you not wishing the Angels well, LOL. Likewise on that and on having a really fun season. I love this time of year, so full of possbilty! Thank you for dropping by my blog and commenting!
Randy – It was a great day for L.A. and both of the games were good fun games too. Weaver and Kershaw both pitched gems. It was awesome, even with two nearly blown saves. It was a great day for all of So Cal really. Even the Padres won…and there is no joy in Red State Blue State-ville.
— Kristen
Happy Opening Day to you. I'm sure that you had a fun day. I was lucky enough to have the day off, so I've been gearing up for this. I agree it should be a holiday, and have been pitching it myself for years.
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Mike – It was a great day out here! I hope you had fun too with your opening day festivities. I figured there would be many long time members of the Opening Day Holiday lobby here on MLBlogs.🙂
Mark – Happy Opening Day to you too!
— Kristen
If Hallmark knew anything they'd skip the Sweetest Day b.s. and make your idea a reality. And you'll be rich. And then you can help a brotha out😉
I'm glad the season has begun finally. I want my Opening Day holiday card too!
Jeff – Yeah, we don't have Sweetest Day out here, thank goodness. I like your idea and, if I am ever independently wealthy from baseball greeting cards, I would totally sponsor the RSBS podcast if only to hear "brought to you by Angels baseball…and Lifestyles condoms."
Ron – *grins* This virtual prototype is all we have at the moment. Next year perhaps.
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