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What I would like Jerry Manuel to say
I have been asked more than once if I agree with his verdict. Are the Mets hurt? Or course. Have they automatically rolled over and died? No! The question isn't whether I agree with Jerry. It's what should Jerry be saying to begin with? So here, Jerry, is my speech writing attempt, which I think you should print out, fold in your pocket, and bring with you to the next press conference. Here is what, as a manager, you should be saying about your team.
Press: Jerry, with all the injuries, do you just simply have a losing team?
Jerry: No, no, I can't say that. But I know you'll write that in your papers tomorrow, heh heh, shoot. But look, I will tell you–is this the team we thought we would have in July when we started on opening day? Well no, of course it isn't. But even without a lot of our core guys, and even without a good number of our pitching staff, it's still our job to win ballgames. And we have a professional group of guys who are going to give a hundred percent to try and get that done. Look, is it hard when we lose a game because of an error or two (or three even, shoot). Well yes, yes sure it is, I can't lie about that. But the fact that we were close enough to win those games tells you that we've got the potential to pull out some wins that might not be expected of us. What we have to do is make sure we're not careless. Playing short staffed, it doesn't mean we're a losing team, it just means we have to take advantage of the opportunities that come to us when we get the chance. So I will say we have less room for error.
But now, we still have some very good guys on our team. We've got David Wright, who's been a lot more clutch than people give him credit for, even if he can get streaky sometimes. We have an Alex Cora, who's been just phenomenal, not only as an everyday player, which we did not expect him to be–and an injured one at that, showing quite a bit of heart turning down surgery to play every day. But also as a leader, a veteran presence in the clubhouse. And Luis Castillo, I think once we find the right spot for him in the lineup, he'll really step up and continue to perform like he did in the beginning of the season. And I plan to play Daniel Murphy more so he can get in the swing of things, get his rhythm going. I need to trust the guys I have, and I need to figure out the best way to use them.
You know, yes, it would be an easier job for us with more power in the lineup, but we can do what we need to do with the guys we have. I believe in them, that they'll sharpen up their game, turn the double plays that need to be made, make the routine plays that they just have to do. And if we can score runs playing small ball, knocking out a few base hits or drawing walks instead of relying so much on the long ball, well then we can still win games.
So don't count us out yet. I think our players will see this as an opportunity to prove a lot of you all wrong. I think they have the fire in them to start a winning streak and keep us going as a major player in the division. We might just surprise you all, and then what would you have to write in your papers? Heh, heh, heh.
Two Mets events, featuring Faith and Fear's Greg and Metsblog Matty
Last week (aka a hundred years ago in blogland) I attended two Mets bloggery events where the fans were all enthusiasm even as our Metsies were continuing to play understaffed. This season, the disabled list is the new black.
Despite the near DEATH of my computer, which is now just mostly dead (a la Princess Bride and JJ Putz's elbow), I wouldn't be me if I didn't share the pics with you!
First up was a trip to the Lower East Side to visit a bastion of Metsiness that I didn't know existed: Two Boots Tavern. Two Boots Pizza I knew about–I remember way back in the 80s when it opened in my hometown neighborhood of Park Slope, and I knew the owner is a Mets fan. But I didn't know there was this enclave with baseball cards lining the walls, Mets banners flying, and a mural including an afrotastic 70s style lady Mets fan. Rock on.
What a fitting place, then, to attend a book reading featuring the biggest Mets fan you will ever know. No really, he's it. Read the book and you'll have to agree. The fan in question is the blogosphere's own beloved Greg Prince, of Faith and Fear in Flushing. Here's where I'm being given the perfect opportunity to review his book, which I am allllmost done with. I've been reading it during Mets moments–on the 7 train to Citi, during commercials of game broadcasts, and it's been a great companion piece to Metsy fun (and fury). However, I am strapped for time right now, and so I will give you my solemn oath to review it soon. For now, you may see the pictures of Greg, his blog partner Jason, Coop, Dana Brand, and Mets By the Numbers author Jon Springer, who also read from his blog-turned-book, all about the history of the Mets as told through their uniform numbers. Fun stuff. You may also want to check out the third book, a recent reprint called A Magic Summer: The Amazin' Story of the 1969 New York Mets.
Oh and hey, speaking of…Mets, Orioles, 40th year anniversary. Surely we'd have a repeat performance by our amazin' Mets, squeaking out a victory that Thursday night and not at all blowing a save with the best closer in baseball. Surely. Or not… So let's focus on the reading then, an evening of Mets bloggers and writers and pizza and beer and booze and cool Mets t-shirts. Enjoy.
Oh, and I made these two dudes (I asked nicely) pose tog
ether to show off two of the most popular unofficial shirts floating around the Mets onliniverse, ImKeithHernandez and No Mas's I'm Calling it Shea. So if you've seen them, and you've wondered, now you know!
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The next night would see me and Coop (The Mets Divas, of course) joining Matty Cerrone at a sort of SNY, sort of Metsblog viewing party at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone in Times Square. We had a fun time–the drinks were good (as they should be at $12 each), the company great (Dykstraw made an appearance early on too), and the Mets actually won. Yay!
I voted for our bartender, Missy, for the bikini contest, and yes, I'll show you her picture here. She was very nice, but lost to the girl who "always wins," because she goes to every table soliciting votes. Boo.
My favorite moment was when a Metsblog groupie approached Matt with a cell phone. "Dude, would you say hi to my friend's voicemail? He'll flip. He'll just flip." Matt held the phone, said "Hi," then gave it back. And then I took a picture of him. So this is Matt's "Yeah, yeah, I know you're ribbing me" expression. One I know and love–and he takes it well.
That last photo may well be the blog debut of a behind the scenes superstar–someone responsible for many hours of your blog enjoyment, though you might not know it. He's John, the proprietor of BlogHarbor, which hosts both Metsblog and Faith and Fear in Flushing. Matt credits him as making his whole shebang possible. John, it was great to meet you!
Okeedoke, game's about to begin now. Which I keep thinking is a rubber game against the Cardinals even though there's one more tomorrow. What are we now, 0-100 in rubber games this year? Headed to the Blind Pig to watch me some ball…
3 Mets events to report on, starting tomorrow…
So…guess what? My computer died. Heaved its last cough, gave me a scary blue screen, and seems to have vowed never to boot again. However, Computer Man is coming to help me tomorrow, and the lovely Lynn Cohen has lent me a spare laptop to see me through the dark hours.
Which means tomorrow, you can expect coverage to continue. I have 3 events to tell you all about, starting with 2 that will come tomorrow, featuring Mets bloggers you know and love well…
Stay tuned!
Twitter with Delgado
Mlblogs verifies that this is Carlos Delgado's official Twitter feed, carlosdelgado21. He's not the most prolific updater, but I enjoyed June 3rd's "Nothing really
exciting about being hurt, most days are pretty slow and boring but
therapy is going well. Good spirits all the time!!" And June 2nd "Right at 2 weeks after surgery, recovery and rehab are going very well!!"
Keep letting us know how it goes, Carlos! I think good news about your rehab will be welcomed happily by all. Carlos himself counts among the Twitter feeds he follows, Danny Glover, Brooke Burke, the Zappos CEO, NPR, and–I do not kid–Wil Wheaton. Wil Wheaton?? Well, okay…
And so, by the way, I am also on the Twitter, @ZoeHelena. In truth I'm not a huge enthusiast, but feel free to follow if you like.
Mostly I'm waiting for the Delgado tweet that says "OMG you guyz, hip totally fine! Wherez my bat?!!"
Pics from the *good* game at Yankee Stadium
I started writing this entry on Sunday, when score was 11-0–and not the good kind of 11-0–in the 4th inning (for reals? 4th??) of the rubber game of the Mets-Yankees subway series. Then it got worse. I typed "brb" to the blog and went into the kitchen to stick my head in the oven.
But now it's Tuesday. The oven door is firmly shut. A new series is just starting literally right now. Come on Big Pelf! Let's go, Metsies! And as for the subway series, we'll focus on Saturday's game, shall we? Thankfully, that's the one I saw in person, a crisp, rainy, and yet wonderful Saturday at Yankee Stadium with Pick Me Up Some Mets friend, Eric. Click here to see all the pics from Yankee Stadium, where Eric and I got into not one single fight with opposing fans–but that didn't stop the Mets fans around us. Oh we saw some doozies. Apparently we were in the beligerent section–wayyyyy in left field, 4th row from the back. Really, we could almost touch the very back of the very top of the stadium. But we didn't. You know, 'cause of Yankees cooties.
But we were sheltered from the rain, and in truth the seats were total fun. I really like the way the field is laid out, with broad tiered sections that surprisingly must give lots of great seats, since ours were some of the worst and we liked 'em just fine. The rest of the ballpark? I mean, it's okay. I don't dislike it. It's just…well, in truth, it's not all that special.
We entered into the great hall entrance, with the banners and the high ceilings and the feeling of nice, airy space. Okay, I can dig it. But hey, Yankee Stadium, what's with your tons of tiny cramped concrete industrial looking hallways? We kept thinking we were in the areas that were supposed to be behind the scenes, like the hallways at Shea that led to the broadcast booth, past the Diamond Club.
Our first stop, and our first narrow hallway, led to Monument Park (expect a line). And Monument Park is fine–it's historic, it's all bronzy, has some flowers, some stately brick and granite going on, it's perfectly nice. But I don't think we were blown away. Still, it's a necessary photo op. I gotta say, though, those bronze likenesses are just not the most flattering. Every forehead crease looks deeper, and what's with those creepy looking bronze teeth? But it's a fun little stop. I posed with Babe Ruth and Casey Stengel, and Lou Gehrig seems to flatter Eric, no? (I think he really just wanted a pic with the dude in white.)
As for the below, I never thought I'd see Coop and I posing with pictures of Yankees in the background!
Despite what happened the game before…and the game after…Saturday's game was really quite fun, with Fernando Nieve earning a standing ovation, going longer and stronger than anyone expected. And with a very unblown save by K-Rod, followed by his signature raised arms.
And okay, fine. Maybe Eric and I punched out one little Yankee. But don't feel bad for the creepy statue. I totally punch like a girl.
Off to Yankee Stadium today…
I'm gonna guess that most if not all of you haven't been reading this blog from day one. So perhaps you don't know that although you should definitely classify me as die-hard now, I was not always a Mets fan. In 2003, when asked about baseball, I would have said, "I'd root for either team, I'm a native New Yorker." WRONG ANSWER, Zoë!
So if you're interested in seeing how I became a Mets fan, read this from June 2006. I started out a Mets girlfriend, but by 2006 I was a true fan in my own right, and you'll see a bit how I got there. Kudos (or really, painful laser darts from my eyes) to Rob for getting me to Shea for the first time. He was a great Mets boyfriend for 4 years, and we remain the poster children for post-breakup friendship (see left for evidence).
Point of all this? Oh, you were there. You saw it. Last night was the worst regular-season-non-season-ending loss I've seen yet as a Mets fan. I was watching with a new member of my Mets circle, Eric, whom we love. We were at Landsdowne Road, aka "The Beer Money Bar," and we were surrounded by Mets fans, and it was awesome. And I actually said, "Come on, K-Rod, just get him to pop up!" And then he did. And I jumped on the bench, grabbed Eric's shoulders in excitement (sorry, Eric), and was about to jump up and down uncontrollably–what a great game! So back and forth, but we hung in there and…and…AND…
Are you kidding me???
But how…!
No, no, no, no, no. That's not possible. Rewind. Try again.
Please? Please try again?
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Today I go, again with Eric, to Yankee Stadium in a different mood than I would have otherwise. Swagger? What's that? But I'm determined to have fun. Hear me? Determined. So let's put last night out of our minds as much as we can. You'll see pics tomorrow of me and Eric frolicking around Yankee Stadium, touring the goods, wearing our Mets gear, and cheering on our boys. I'm not going to boo Luis Castillo. And though it still feels a bit weird, I've been practicing my "Come on, Nieve! Let's go Nieve!"
Even if it's not easy, let's all make sure–the team, the fans, all together now–that today is a better day.
Coop and Zoe do DC, and it will never be the same again
This past Saturday morning saw me and Coop headed toward DC to support our Mets for the last two games of what we'll call not their best road trip. Do you see us there at Nationals Ballpark? Holding yard-long frozen margaritas? With the smiles? Oh, Citi. Oh, if you only had refreshing frozen beverages for us to enjoy during the game! Honestly, I'm a 1-drink at the ballpark gal, if even that, and I don't like beer. But I will tell you Citi Field is missing out on a gold mine here with the frozen margaritas. I am sure, like me and Coop, every fan would be responsible and have only one…
For the complete trip photo album, with shots of the ballpark, close-ups of the players at BP and during the game, and pics of us frolicking fans and bloggers, click here!
I was all excited to see my boy John Maine pitch. Ay, Johnny. But I don't know why Jerry Manuel was going on after the game about dead arm. It was obvious John Maine had lost a bit of weight from his stomach flu, he looked on the pale side, and buddy Tracy saw him leaning over and a lot and spitting in the bullpen before the game. Hopefully he'll be fully recovered and effective once more come his next start.
Now on to more fun topics like–ooh!–the ballpark itself. What a fun spot to watch a game. There's a lovely open feeling to the park, a lot of cool baseball-related art–statues and mobiles, columns with paintings of historic players on them–and, of course, there are the presidents. We love the presidents. It's possible I molested Lincoln a little, but it's not like he was complaining. As for refreshments, I devoured the delicious giant chicken nachos and Italian gelato (chocolate hazelnut, mmmm). And everyone (except for one bartender, boo him and his stank attitude) was just the nicest person you could ever meet. The people who work at Nationals Ballpark are awesome. They greet you with smiles every step of the way, they offer to take pictures of you and your friends–and then take like a million of them until they get it just right–and they're just super polite and friendly.
Not to mention the company we had at the ballpark. Mets bloggers were representing hard core. We had Metsie and Mrs. Metsie, Danielle from The Wright Stuff and her best bud Andrew, frequent Pick Me Up Some Mets guest stars Tracy and her son Ryan, and a drive-by hello from Dykstraw and Lady Dykstraw.
Mets fans were everywhere at the ballpark, and all over DC. I assure you New Yorkers took over our capital for the entire series. For the most part, we were friendly and well-behaved. We commiserated together during the loss and celebrated the win. I'm guessing Mets gear outnumbered Nats gear by two to one🙂
At BP, some of the Mets were nice enough to sign autographs, but I missed the 2 I really wanted! Johan Santana was signing–he put his glove on his head so he could use 2 hands. Very cute. And Daniel Murphy signed for the fans juuuuust to the left of me. I just missed him! But I got Jerry Manuel and Brian Stokes. Brian Stokes, by the way? Super nice, the nicest Met to us by far. It's possible I yelled out "Brian Stokes! I'd use you more!" before he lifted an arm in appreciation and signed my cap. And after I shouted "Razor Shines, you rock!" he was sure to toss me a ball, which Danielle expertly caught for me.
Coop and I stayed at quite a nice hotel! We'd gotten a fantastic rate by booking early, and I recommend the Fairfax at Embassy Row highly. Embassy Row is beautiful, perhaps the prettiest part I've seen of DC. Nationals Ballpark? Not in the prettiest part of DC. But it overlooks water, which I have to say is a helluva lot prettier than our Willets Point chop shops.
Here are some shots of our lovely little corner of DC. But don't miss the full album, which has tons more pictures of our Mets, and a guest appearance by Kevin Burkhardt filming the pregame show. When I waved hi, he said (having seen on Twitter), "You took the bus?" I yelled back, "Yup, it was okay. I'm not that fancy." He smiled and said, "I know!" Ha. You gotta love KB!
Rained out game means…meeting the players!
Not me. Oh, how I wish it had been me too! But Pick Me Up Some Mets friend Tracy and her son Ryan were in Pittsburgh to catch the game last night, when the rain started coming down, the game got canceled, and they instead wound up in the same hotel restaurant as many of our favorite Mets! Thanks to Tracy for sharing her pics with us! Below you'll see David Wright, Daniel Murphy, Gary Sheffield, Omir Santos, Fernando Tatis, and Jeremy Reed–and of course Tracy and Ryan. Tracy reports that all our Metsies were charming and delightful, and Daniel Murphy's trademark dry humor was present in full effect. When they told him they'd come from New York, D-Murph deadpanned, "So did I." You'll also notice that D-Wright has traded his pastel polo shirts from a couple years back for something a bit edgier. If that's all that's changed since his $50 million plus contract, then he's still the David we all know and love! Enjoy, and thanks again to Tracy.
You never quite lose that Metsy feeling
I've written the beginning of about 3 separate entries now that keep becoming irrelevant before I can finish them. So let's start again, shall we? And we'll save the other stuff (Delgado shaved his goatee! David tongues his bats! Did you see that Times article about the food?) for a happier time.
This evening started so well. Yes, last night's loss was a toughie. Oy, Putz. I'd forgotten how frustrating that feeling can be in your stomach–the one where you're watching it go downhill, a 5 run lead, just given away! It can only be described as the Bullpen '08 Dread. We'd been kept apart, mostly, that feeling and us Mets fans, for most of the season. But boy does it sting, even if it's getting rarer. Still, tonight was going to make up for it. Johan! And the Pirates! There's no way Johan loses to the Pirates. That's like Woody Allen knocking out Evander Holyfield.
But more, I would be joined by two of my favorite new Metsy friends, Eric and Mets Weekly host Julie Alexandria whom, by the way, we love. Eric brings an impish sense of humor and a smile that lights up a room, and Julie is just born to be everyone's best girlfriend. It's impossible not to like her. Add Johan and bar drinks to the itinerary, and the night was guaranteed to be winner.
But you never quite lose that Metsy feeling. The company was winning, yes. The game, not so much. I'm still not quite sure what happened. I have it on DVR, but when I got home all I wanted to watch was something else, something entertaining. So now I've got Baby Mama on in the background. Oh, Tina Fey, you are so funny and soothing.
I'm not overreacting. Tomorrow I'll be my usual sunny self, and yes, I will believe that it's only June 3rd, and I'll be sure that the Mets will go on a winning streak and put the Phillies in their place and give us something to be proud of. But for tonight, I'm nursing a wound. As I left the bar with Eric (Julie left early in order to prepare for a morning Mets Weekly shoot tomorrow–how professional!), I shook my head. "They tease you–they get you so excited by winning the big games, but then they just throw away the gimmies." Eric nodded, "And then you realize at the end of the season that they all count the same."
So for now, I'm stewing over two stupid losses. Hoping they're not *the* two stupid losses that wind up hurting us in September. But also knowing that tomorrow, or the next week, our team will start winning the exciting games again. The guys we least expect to will make the diving catch or drive in the winning run. They'll be there for us, they'll lift us up.
And I'll forget that Metsie feeling one more time.
GKR Mother's Day! With Gary, Ronnie, Kevin, cutest Logan ever, and more!
Oh dear, I didn't mean to disappear! And in the meantime, the Mets were up, up, up with a stellar winning streak, then down, down, down with gutting injuries and frustrating, unnecessary losses. And I will catch up after this entry and start blogging in real time again! But for now, we step to the past, to Mother's Day, so I can share pics of one of the best GaryKeithandRon events yet. Make sure to check out the full album here!
On the heels of the first GKR Empire Party Suites event a Citi Field came the 2nd extravaganza of the year, for Mother's Day. Oh, we had so much fun! And on this day for families, I was joined by my parents, for their first major league ballgame in…well…over 40 years. Each GKR event has been a total blast, so go buy your tickets for Father's Day, which will be in the Modell's Clubhouse, separated from the outfield by only a chain-link fence!
If you're a fan of our beloved SNY announcers, you've just got to make it to a GKR event. Almost always present are Gary, Ronnie, and Kevin Burkhardt, and they are so gracious with fans, sharing laughs and taking pictures and signing autographs. And for Mother's Day, we got the bonus of some of their families–and oh, they're great families. I will admit I am a little bit in love with Gary's mom, Joyce. And seeing her in the shirt with the slogan I penned for GKR, "I wait for Gary's call," was hilarious and perfect. Game ball goes to Joyce for wholeheartedly trying to get my parents to love baseball. Mom and Dad had a great time, and I'm sure they'd like to return to the ballpark again. But at heart, they just aren't ball folks. As Ronnie said (and I paraphrase), "That's okay, we need the non-baseball people for the other stuff!" Indeed we do!
Can you guess who was the enchanter of the day? The little tyke who made friends everywhere he ran–and oh can he run!–racking up surrogate big brothers right and left? Why, Logan, of course! The famously adorable Logan Burkhardt, whose parents are two of the nicest people you'll ever meet. He's getting big! And his smile will melt you.
I can only stress that there are more delightful pics in the album, including my folks, Gary and Ronnie, Lynn, Kevin, close ups of the players on the field, and some Pick Me Up Some Mets friends you may recognize. Check it out!


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2015: Soul singer Ben E. King, perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me," dies of natural causes at age 76 in Hackensack, New Jersey.
2009: The Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The automaker would emerge from bankruptcy proceedings on June 10, 2009, with the United Auto Workers pension fund, Fiat, and the U.S. and Canadian governments as principal owners. However, Fiat gradually acquired the other parties' shares to take majority ownership of the company.
2009: Venetia Burney, the first person to suggest the name for the planet Pluto in 1930, dies at age 90 in Banstead, England. Burney was an 11-year-old English schoolgirl when she suggested the name after the Roman god of the underworld. She told her grandfather, Falconer Madan, a librarian at Oxford University, who then forwarded the suggestion to British astronomer Herbert Hall Turner, who cabled his American colleagues at Lowell Observatory, where the discovery was made.
2008: Two skeletal remains found near Ekaterinburg, Russia, are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, (third from right) and one of his sisters. After the February Revolution of 1917, Nikolaevich, the son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and his family were sent into internal exile in Siberia. There, he, his parents and his four sisters (Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia) were murdered during the Russian Civil War by order of the Bolshevik government, though rumors that he and other family members had survived persist today.
2007: Actor Tom Poston, best known for his TV work in sitcoms like "The Bob Newhart Show," "Mork & Mindy" and "Newhart" (pictured), dies of respiratory failure at the age of 85 in Los Angeles, California.
1997: ABC airs the "coming out" episode of the sitcom "Ellen." The title character, played by Ellen DeGeneres, revealed she was a lesbian, becoming the first main character of a television show to come out as gay. DeGeneres herself came out on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and in Time magazine shortly before the episode was broadcast.
1994: Children's book author and illustrator Richard Scarry, most famous for his series of books about "Busytown," a fictional town inhabited by an assortment of anthropomorphic animals, dies of a heart attack at age 74 in Gstaad, Switzerland.
1993: Monica Seles (seen here at the 1993 Australian Open) is stabbed by Günter Parche, an obsessed fan of Seles' rival Steffi Graf, during a quarterfinal match of the 1993 Citizen Cup in Hamburg, Germany. Although her physical injuries took only a few weeks to heal, Seles did not return to competitive tennis for more than two years. Parche was charged following the attack, but was not imprisoned after being found to be psychologically abnormal. He was instead sentenced to two years of probation and psychological treatment.
1992: The last episode of the sitcom "The Cosby Show" airs after eight seasons. The show, which starred comedian Bill Cosby as obstetrician Cliff Huxtable, was TV's biggest hit of the 1980s, finishing at No. 1 in the ratings for five straight years starting with the second season and never falling out of the top five except for its final season. The show won six Emmys, three Golden Globes, a Peabody Award and 26 People's Choice Awards.
1989: Italian film director Sergio Leone, mostly associated with the "Spaghetti Western" genre and known for movies such as "A Fistful of Dollars," "For a Few Dollars More," "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "Once Upon a Time in the West," dies of a heart attack at the age of 60 in Rome, Italy.
1985: Model and actress Gal Gadot is born in Rosh HaAyin, Israel. She won Miss Israel in 2004 and is best known for her performances in "The Fast and the Furious" movie franchise as well as for playing Wonder Woman in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."
1983: Blues musician, singer-songwriter and bandleader Muddy Waters, considered the "father of modern Chicago blues," dies in his sleep from heart failure at the age of 70 in Westmont, Illinois. Born McKinley Morganfield in Issaquena County, Mississippi, some of his best known songs include "Hoochie Coochie Man," "Make Love to You," "I'm Ready," "Mannish Boy" and "Got My Mojo Working."
1982: Actress Kirsten Dunst, best known for movies such as "Interview with the Vampire," "Bring it On," the "Spider-Man" film trilogy and "Marie Antoinette," is born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.
1982: Rock music journalist, author and musician Lester Bangs, who wrote for Creem and Rolling Stone magazines and was known for his leading influence in rock music criticism, dies at the age of 33 in New York City of an accidental overdose of Darvon, Valium, and Nyquil.
1977: At the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, Led Zeppelin plays a show to an audience of 76,229, setting a new record for attendance at a single-act concert. The concert came on what would end up being the band's last North American tour.
1975: Actor Johnny Galecki, best known for his television roles on the sitcoms "Roseanne" and "The Big Bang Theory," is born in Bree, Belgium.
1975: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese President Duong Van Minh. Pictured is one of the tanks that crashed through the gates of the South Vietnamese presidential palace, one of the iconic images of the fall of Saigon.
1973: R&B and hip-hop singer-songwriter Akon, best known for hits such as "Locked Up," "Smack That," "I Wanna Love You" and "Don't Matter," is born Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam in St. Louis, Missouri.
1973: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aides H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and others have resigned as a result of the Watergate scandal. Nixon also fired White House Counsel John Dean, who went on to testify before the Senate and became the key witness against the president. Both Haldeman and Ehrlichman would eventually be indicted, convicted and sentenced to prison for their roles in the scandal.
1961: Basketball Hall of Fame point guard Isiah Thomas, a 12-time NBA All-Star who won two NBA titles with the Detroit Pistons in a 13-year career, is born in Chicago, Illinois. Thomas also led the University of Indiana to a NCAA Championship in 1981.
1961: K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned.
1958: The American Association of Retired Persons is founded in Washington, D.C.
1956: Film director Lars von Trier, best known for movies such as "Breaking the Waves," "Dancer in the Dark" and "Dogville," is born in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
1954: Filmmaker Jane Campion, who in 1994 became the second ever woman nominated for a Best Director Oscar, for "The Piano," is born in Wellington, New Zealand. While Campion did not win the Best Director Oscar, she won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "The Piano," which was also nominated for Best Picture. Seen here in 2010, Campion has also directed movies such as "The Portrait of a Lady," "Holy Smoke!" and "In the Cut."
1952: Mr. Potato Head becomes the first toy advertised on television. The toy, which went on sale the following day, originally cost 98 cents and contained hands, feet, ears, two mouths, two pairs of eyes, four noses, three hats, eyeglasses, a pipe and eight felt pieces resembling facial hair. The original Mr. Potato Head kit did not come with a potato "body," so parents had to provide their own potato into which children could stick the various pieces. In 1964, a plastic potato body was introduced, replacing the need for a real potato.
1945: With the Soviet army within blocks of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide the day after their marriage. Braun bit into a cyanide capsule while Hitler shot himself. Their bodies were then carried out of their underground bunker and burned. Berlin would officially surrender to the Soviets on May 2.
1943: Pop singer Bobby Vee, best known for hits such as "Rubber Ball," "Take Good Care of My Baby," "Devil or Angel" and "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes," is born Robert Thomas Velline in Fargo, North Dakota.
1940: Actor Burt Young, best known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Sylvester Stallone's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie in the "Rocky" film series, is born Gerald Tommaso DeLouise in Queens, New York.
1939: The 1939-40 New York World's Fair opens. The fair, which was the second largest American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904, drew more than 44 million people to its future-themed exhibits over its two seasons.
1939: Lou Gehrig plays his last game with the New York Yankees. The game was his 2,130th consecutive major league game, a record that wouldn't be broken until Cal Ripken Jr. did so in September 1995. Gehrig would be diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in June 1939 and pass away on June 2, 1941.
1938: The animated cartoon short "Porky's Hare Hunt" debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).
1926: Actress Cloris Leachman, best known for her television work on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Phyllis," is born in Des Moines, Iowa. Leachman has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards (more than any other performer) and one Daytime Emmy Award. She's appeared in movies such as "Young Frankenstein," "Spanglish" and "The Last Picture Show," for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and also appeared in the TV shows "The Facts of Life," "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Raising Hope."
1925: Country singer Johnny Horton, whose best-known songs include "The Battle of New Orleans" and "North to Alaska," is born in Los Angeles, California. He died at age 35 in a Nov. 5, 1960, car crash in Milano, Texas.
1923: Actor Al Lewis, best known for his role as Grandpa Munster on the sitcom "The Munsters," is born Albert Meister in New York City. He died at age 82 on Feb. 3, 2006.
1904: The Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St. Louis, Missouri, to mark the centennial of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Informally known as the St. Louis World's Fair, it ran through Dec. 1, 1904.
1900: Railroad engineer Casey Jones dies in a train wreck in Vaughn, Mississippi, while trying to make up time on the Cannonball Express between Memphis, Tennessee, and Canton, Mississippi. The passenger train collided with a stalled freight train in rainy and foggy conditions, but Jones was hailed as a hero for his attempts to slow the train down before the collision. Jones, who was the lone fatality in the crash, was immortalized in a popular ballad sung by his friend Wallace Saunders.
1885: New York Gov. David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, the first state park in the United States, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
1883: French painter Édouard Manet, a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, dies of rheumatism and untreated syphilis at the age of 51 in Paris, France. Some of Manet's masterworks include "The Luncheon on the Grass" and "Olympia."
1877: Alice B. Toklas, the companion to writer Gertrude Stein for nearly 40 years until Stein's death in 1946, is born in San Francisco, California. Toklas and Stein met in Paris in 1907 and hosted parties that attracted expatriate American writers, such as Ernest Hemingway, Paul Bowles, Thornton Wilder and Sherwood Anderson, and avant-garde painters, including Picasso, Matisse and Braque. Stein's bestselling memoir, published in 1933, was titled "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas."
1859: Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" is first published in serial form in a literary magazine.
1812: The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana.
1803: The United States purchases the Louisiana territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation. The property included all of present-day Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska and parts of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Louisiana.
1789: On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected president of the United States.
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Write-in votes will take time to tallyBy Neal P. Goswami
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | August 24,2014MONTPELIER Results from the states primary balloting Tuesday could be delayed because of high-profile write-in campaigns being waged for the states top offices.
Secretary of State Jim Condos said write-in campaigns will take longer for election officials in each town and city to count.
Write-in campaigns will create a lot of work for Vermonts hard-working town clerks and other local election officials, he said. All write-in votes have to be recorded.
In the GOP primary for governor, Libertarian candidate Dan Feliciano is hoping to overcome establishment candidate Scott Milne, whose name appears on the ballot along with fellow candidates Steve Berry and Emily Peyton.
Feliciano has won the support of several state Republican party officials. Write-in campaigns are hard to win, but Feliciano is expected to tally significant votes that will have to be reviewed by officials.
Meanwhile, Progressive Dean Corren hopes to win enough votes on the Democratic ballot for lieutenant governor. The party is not fielding its own candidate after John Bauer dropped out when he did not secure enough support for public financing.
Additionally, a small groundswell of Doug Racine supporters, a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate and the recently dismissed Agency of Human Services secretary, are urging voters to support him against Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin. The effort is expected to produce negligible votes, but could add additional work time for officials.
Condos said official results will not be finalized until one week after the Tuesday primary. However, town clerks are mandated to report unofficial results to the secretary of states office on election night. That could require working late into the night, according to Condos, though those early results wont note the number of votes tallied for individual write-in candidates.
On election night, they will only be reporting the total number of write in votes per race not by individual. The official return of votes will be sent to the Secretary of State over the two to three days following the election, he said.
The election staff will be working into the weekend compiling the statewide votes and they are not official until Tuesday after the Canvass Committee meets, Condos said. That is when we will know the election results.
Montpelier City Clerk John Odum said he doesnt expect the various write-in campaigns to substantially slow progress.
It isnt so much a particular challenge as it is particularly time consuming, he said. An election like this, its probably not a big deal because its a lower-turnout election. It really is just a matter of putting in some extra time and person power to it.
Low voter turnout, which is expected in this nonpresidential election year, will likely help alleviate some pressure for clerks.
This years general election does not have races for either president or U.S. Senate, said Condos. That will typically result in a lower primary turnout. Also, there are fewer contested primary races as well. I am reluctant to predict except to say that I believe the turnout will be low and could range from 8.5 percent to 24 percent.
Voter turnout in the previous four primaries has varied. It was 9.3 percent in 2006, 8.5 percent in 2008, 24 percent in 2010 and 23 percent in 2012.
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Expectations High, Results Higher…
It was probably the most anticipated start in major league baseball for as many years as I can recall. I don't remember a time when a rookie was as hyped as Stephen Strasburg was this year. I know the opponent was only the Pittsburgh Pirates, but it is still a team of major league players. Strasburg was brilliant despite the incredible pressure of high expectations. He matched the season high in strikeouts for any pitcher by striking out 14 batters (Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers struck out 14 on May 30th against the A's). It was also the highest strikeout total in a pitching debut since James Rodney Richard of the Houston Astros in 1971 and Karl Spooner of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954. Strasburg went 7 innings until he was lifted for a pinch hitter, allowing only 4 hits and 2 runs. Matt Capps closed out the game to give Strasburg his first major league victory in his first major league start. I'd say expectations were met…
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I am happy for the Washington Nationals and their fans. The Expos/Nationals have historically been the Los Angeles Clippers of Major League Baseball. Great baseball players have passed through the organization, but too often they achieved their greatest successes elsewhere. However, they've finally started to collect good, young talent and are the new Tampa Bay Rays. Their future is very bright, and Strasburg gives the team a leg up on everyone else. Five years from now, when many current stars will be fading or retired, Strasburg should be at the top of the heap with the Nationals, with an outfield that include 2010 #1 overall pick Bryce Harper, and primed for championships.
I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed with the Yankees first round selection in the 2010 MLB Draft. They selected a player that did not appear on any mock draft boards and wasn't targeted to be selected until possibly the 4th or 5th round. When his name was read, an internet search yielded nothing. Cito Culver/RHP. I was surprised that the Yanks would go for a high school pitcher, but later reports indicated that his name was actually Christopher Culver (Cito is his nickname) and he was drafted as a shortstop. It's possible that he may be Derek Jeter's future replacement. Before the draft, I had heard that the Yankees had intended to go for the best player available. Given that Culver is a New York-area player, I am hopeful that the lack of praise for Culver is the product of a very astute Yankees scouting department and not simply a reach for a player with potential promise. Time will tell…
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Oh yeah, the Yankees did play a game tonight. Granted, the Yankees generally struggle against lesser teams but the next two series involving the Baltimore Orioles and the Houston Astros should serve the team well as they start revving up the momentum for interleague play which ultimately leads to Dodger Stadium. Behind Phil Hughes, the Yankees defeated the O's 12-7. Hughes' performance wasn't quite Strasburg-like, but it was enough to win his 8th game of the season. He only went 6 innings, giving up 9 hits but only 3 runs, and struck out 4. Kevin Millwood (0-7) continued his no-luck pitching for the O's in taking the loss.
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If it is possible to blow a 9-run lead, Chad Gaudin did his best to try. He allowed a two-run homer to Adam Jones in the 8th, and gave up a two-run scoring double in the 9th. Personally, I thought that Manager Joe Girardi let Gaudin pitch too long and if it were up to me, I would designate Gaudin for assignment after the game. Just like he did for Oakland, he has done nothing for the Yanks and is occupying valuable roster space.
Unfortunately, both the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Ray won so no ground was gained in the AL East standings.
Oh well, tomorrow is a new day! J
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Strasburg was amazing, and I agree that while the Pirates aren't the heavy hitters of the NL, they're still major league hitters. Very impressive debut. Gaudin isn't helping at all when he gives up four runs at the end of what should have been a complete blowout. Bye bye, Chad. How about those Lakers!
I worry about Stephen Strasburg. So much pressure is being put on him to "save" the Nationals…..what if he can't? A team needs more then just one player. And what if his next start is just ordinary….good but not "stellar"? Will the fans come down on him? He is just a kid; I hope he has enough support around him for this could be a VERY bumpy ride.
Was surprised (and pleased) to see Strasburg live up to the hype — at least for one night. Read today that he'll be semi-shut down after the All Star break to keep him fresh for September. Glad they are taking the cautious approach with him.
A little befuddled at the selection of Culver. Wonder if a 17 year old would be ready to take Jeter's spot in time. Certainly something the Yankees have to start thinking about. Jeter's defied the age gods so far, but even he will eventually be too old to cut it anymore. I do think the Yankees farm system has restocked a bit after being emptied out by all the poor trades made between 2000 and 2008, so hopefully just some heads up scouting and he'll be a future star for the Yanks.


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Drivers in the Milwaukee area can expect delays starting this weekend due to highway construction.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said the exit ramp from westbound Interstate 94 onto northbound state Highway 100 will be closed beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday. It will remain closed through the summer.
Also, traffic on state Highway 100 will be shifted onto the southbound side while crews work on the northbound side. The road will remain open in both directions.
Crews will be widening state Highway 100 to four lanes in each direction.
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'' This well-maintained guesthouse is home to 10 immaculate rooms and is one of the best budget dealsThis is the nicest guesthouse of those found in New Lucky House and each oth the nine ultraclean guestrooms has a telephone, TV, air-con and shower. The affable and helpful owner, Kevin Koo, is a keen hiker and he will often invite guests out along with him for country walks on Sunday. ''
We have history, being well-regarded in several editions of LP HK, the Hakkas had been operating for 20 years in Nathan Road, Jordan, where in between the properous Mongkok and TsimShatsui (Both 15 Mins by foot).
When you get down to the street from Hakkas, you can see the full-of-neon-light Nathan Road and thrill by the dynamic HK.
Being famous tourist spots, MK and TST's hostels and restaurents are oftenly expensive. For those who want to save money, avoid air pollution in too properous area but still enjoy quality service, you may choose Jordan as your resdential.
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Headed to San Francisco next week for the MacIT/MacWorld event? Here are a few tips:
1) Ravens jerseys are not so popular at the moment in SF.
2) You shouldn't leave town without going to the Mission and having a Papalote Mexican Grill burrito drenched in their amazing salsa. Or your mouth will resent you.
3) Adobe's session on Thursday 4:45pm – 5:30pm will be THE best session of the entire conference.*
*Okay, so I just looked at the lineup and that statement might not be completely accurate. Chip Pearson from JAMF's keynote is likely to be great. Oh, and I didn't see that the likes of Rich Trouton and Randy Saeks are also speaking Thursday. Those guys are always good. So I guess I can't even state that we'll have the best session that day. Man, looks like on our time slot we are up against a DNS session that looks pretty good. And "iPads on Planes" sounds cool. Although seems like they missed their chance to call it "iPads on a Plane." So okay, so let's say the we will have one of the top 5 sessions at the conference during the Thursday 4:45pm – 5:30pm time period. Yes, I feel confident about that statement. Although I bet there might be some compelling conversations out in the hall during that time period.
In all seriousness we are really excited to be participating in the conference as a sponsor and getting to engage directly with the Mac IT community. Our session was initially entitled "Managing Adobe Software: Taking IT To The Next Level" but I've taken that Keynote presentation and I've Control clicked on it and chose Move To Trash. That's right, I've scratched the whole talk so that we could bring you the latest info around managing the Creative Cloud. The new talk is called "What The Creative Cloud Means For IT." What? You don't have to manage the Creative Cloud yet in your environment? Well one great thing about conferences like this is the opportunity to stay ahead of the curve, to be the first on your block with the scoop, the 411, the…oh you get it. Plus we will have an unveiling of something new. And there will be prizes. Prizes!
And this year I will be joined on stage by the new Product Manager of the IT Tools, Karl Gibson… all the way from Dublin, Ireland. That is 5091 miles/8192km. Traveling 7689 miles/12,372km we have our QE Lead for the IT Tools, Rahul Baiswar, all the way from Delhi, India. And coming all the way from San Jose, California (wait, that is just a train ride away) is Eric Wilde, who is not only my fantastic guy and manager (it's review time btw) but Eric is also my partner in internal advocacy for the Enterprise IT admin. We are all excited for the event and can't wait to see old friends in the community and meet new ones.
Here's the details of the season. Hope to see you there. Did I mention there was going to be prizes?
Session ID: 2396
Managing Adobe Software: Taking IT To The Next Level What The Creative Cloud Means For IT
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Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata is well aware that Gareth Bale is the man to watch when his side host Tottenham on Wednesday night.
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"Obviously, it's a vital game for both teams and we'll have to watch one of the best players in the world in Gareth Bale," said the Spain international, quoted in The Sun.
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Iron Maiden -- Camden, NJ -- October 7th, 2006
Yes, I know we have a rather lengthy (and I believe, debate filled) thread for this show. However, I was watching a bootleg of this tour from a few nights later in Uniondale, NY and it inspired me to go back and revisit this show and try and get some memories of it jogged down. I hate to say it but it's really starting to fade in my mind, not because it wasn't fucking spectacular and wildly important to me, just because it's been so long and it was over in a flash just like all Maiden shows.
I don't remember when they announced the US leg of the AMOLAD tour but I remember seeing that it was criminally short and noting that the closest show seemed light-years away (although I was such an idiot that I wasn't sure if Philly or Boston was closer to Virginia). I was bummed because it looked like I wouldn't be seeing Iron Maiden promote their new album (of which I had not yet heard as it was still months away from release). I mostly let it go after that. I thought there is no way for a 16 year old to go see a concert out of state, multiple states away. I don't know what revived my interest in trying to make the show but I remember some time later (around mid-August of that year I think) I floated the idea to my dad about driving me to the concert. I was shocked that he took to the idea so well! After he checked the information and found out it was on Saturday, which, looking back, thank god it was or I probably couldn't have gone, he asked if my brother would like to go and if I would like to invite my best friend and his dad. So we made the phone call and all things were a go! I went from nothing to seeing my favorite band with my best friend in a city 6 hours away in a matter of an hour or two. I'm so glad I got up the courage that day to ask about what I thought was a crazy idea. Because the show had been on sale for awhile we got the best tickets we could which were in the 200 seating sections off on Steve's side of the stage.
So October came on and the week of the show came. And man was that a good week. I only saw two concerts in 2006, and both of them were in that first week of October. Gigantour came to Portsmouth, Virginia on October 3rd I believe. I was pretty big into Megadeth too (I remember hearing Holy Wars off of a burned CD my friend gave me for the first time on the bus ride home the previous Spring and having it knock my damn socks off) so I was stoked to go to my first concert without parental supervision. So I skipped out on marching band practice that day and made the 25-minute drive to a cool little amphitheater (who nobody good ever, ever, ever plays at but would be perfect for medium sized package tours like Zombie/Slayer and stuff) in the next town over and saw Into Eternity, Lamb of God, and Megadeth. This was a downsized show from the normal Gigantour so no Opeth or anything. I had a seating ticket because my parents wouldnt let me buy a pit ticket but halfway through Into Eternity the security person left the area where I was seated so I seized on the opportunity to sneak into the pit. I cant believe it worked so easily! Im not one to break rules so I was also surprised with myself that my first instinct was to go for it given the chance. So that night I got my first taste of metal up close and it was great. Thats still the 2nd best Megadeth show Ive ever seen to this day, the song selection was great and I loved the pyro they had. Man, they need to bring back Blackmail The Universe. Oh, and the day before Megadeth and some of the other bands and crew played a softball game for charity at the minor league stadium in Norfolk so my brother and I got to see Megadeth play softball. But he wasnt allowed to go to the actual show.
So it was a good week already. It was also around this time that I first heard that Maiden had played the full album live in Hartford a few nights earlier. Great, I thought. The album is great and all the tracks are good enough to deserve to be played live. Bear in mind that I had only seen Maiden once before and it was the short Ozzfest 2005 set, so despite the fact that I was still new to Iron Maiden shows I understood that its important to play new stuff and that diversity and rarity are huge keys to an incredible show, not dragging around worn-out dinosaurs for the millionth time. So fuck anyone who still bitches about the 2006 setlist.
Anyways, come Saturday morning we hit the road for the elusive and magical place known as Camden, New Jersey. I didnt know anything about Camden or New Jersey really but I couldnt believe we were actually going there just for a concert. I believe my listening on that six hour trip included a healthy dose of AMOLAD, Blood Mountain, Cryptic Writings, and various other Maiden songs. I dont remember where we were but I remember the construction and roads being horrible by the time we got close to Camden, my dad got lost multiple times until we finally found our hotel. Again, I have no idea what town we were in, Im sure it wasnt Camden itself. We met up with my best friend and his dad who had driven in from West Virginia. We got in the same car and went out to dinner before the show. We stopped at a Chinese place but took one look at the menu and decided it wasnt for us. I didnt like Chinese anyway but they were saying it appeared to be pretty authentic. So eventually we found our way to a place called King of Pizza, and man was I glad we did. That was some of the best pizza Ive ever had. It was massive and it was so light and fluffy. Maybe its nostalgia but I remember even at the time we were all saying how amazing it was.
Once we finished dinner we headed over to the Tweeter Center as it was known back then. We had seated tickets so we werent concerned about getting there early. We walked into the lobby and went straight to the merch table. To this day that may be the best collection of merch Id ever seen, tons of cool designs to be had. I could only afford one shirt so I got a Benjamin Breeg tour shirt and so did my brother, my friend got an album cover tour shirt. Later on the two of us went back (I think we walked out on BFMVs set) and got Ben Breeg posters. Although it turned out the merch guy messed up and my friend didnt notice till he was home that he actually received an undated AMOLAD cover poster, bummer. Ive since been trying to get the rest of those shirts from ebay. I loved this tour and those designs so I want to get all the shirts. I have Benjamin Breeg, Different World, and one Eddie soldier one. I still need to find an album cover shirt and US tour shirt in medium, they seem pretty rare.
After buying our stuff we found our seats. They werent great but we were all just happy to be there. Little did I know Id be back in the same venue in June 2012 a few feet away from Dave Murray and Adrian Smith. Its funny how you remember things though because from what I remember the venue and the lobby looked nothing like it did this past summer. Im sure it was the same; I just remember it completely differently. Bullet For My Valentine came on and they were super gay, we all made fun of them. Finally Maidens intro started up with the awesome red search lights probing the stage and our excitement building. They hit the stage with Different World and it was just great. The stage was designed to look like an old trench with a bombed out city as the first backdrop. Unfortunately this is the point where I cant remember many specifics. It just went by so fast and was so awesome to be there seeing them play an album I loved all the way through. I almost have no memory at all of tracks like The Pilgrim and Benjamin Breeg. It just became on big, extremely enjoyable blur. Much like almost all the other Maiden shows Ive seen I suppose. I do remember some cool stage happenings though. The newspaper backdrop to The Longest Day was really cool and really original; I loved the Ben Breeg backdrop, and the These Colours Dont Run one. The walk on Eddie they used that tour was particularly cool with the machine gun in his hand.
Speaking of Eddie, how about that big tank Eddie? Well, I wouldnt know about that, we didnt freakin get it! During Iron Maiden the lights went down low and some tire treads extended onto the stage and started moving while metallic lurching sounds filled the arena. We waited, and waited, and waited, but it seemed the tank had run a bit low on fuel or else Eddie was having a nap backstage. Bruce came out a few moments later and tried to call our attention and apologize for a slight malfunction. As he put it, it was his biggest Spinal Tap moment since he ripped his pants one time and had his balls hanging out, apparently there was supposed to be a big fucking tank that comes out but the Philadelphia electric company didnt have a big enough plug installed backstage to power the bad boy. It was a bummer but it did make for an interesting part of the show. I remember the whole venue erupting in a chant for Eddie and Bruce standing up there looking a bit at a loss for what to do. The continued with the encore and Eddie was quickly forgotten about, although my friends dad always joked that Kisss show never broke down. I was thankful that all three Eddies worked this summer in DC when my friend and his dad were there for their first Maiden show since 2006. That night I saw them play 13 tracks I had never seen before, the AMOLAD album, 2 Minutes to Midnight, The Evil That Men Do, and Fear of the Dark. I remember losing my mind for 2MTM. Haha By the end I was hot, sweaty, thirsty, and exhausted. What a terrific show and an amazing setlist.
We left and my brother instantly started blasting AMOLAD on his ipod on the drive to the hotel which we found a little weird haha. We went to bed and went our respective ways in the morning. It was a long drive home and I was glad to be back but it was definitely worth it. This concert was something I will never, ever forget or stop being thankful that I had the opportunity to see. In the months afterwards I officially began thinking of AMOLAD as my favorite album ever, and that hasnt changed since. To this day it is still my favorite Maiden album, and my favorite album of all time. The fact that I got to witness my favorite album of all time live in its entirety is unbelievable and Im very lucky for the opportunity to do so. So thats it I suppose, one amazing show, one perfect setlist, and the greatest album ever recorded. If I could go back and relive one single show it would be a terribly hard choice between this one and the first Heaven and Hell tour in 2007 but I think this show would win out.
Now release a damn live album from this tour!
6/17 - Meshuggah
6/28 - Iron Maiden - Bergen, Norway
6/29 - Blaze Bayley - Bergen, Norway
7/1 - Iron Maiden - Luxembourg
10/31 - Fleetwood Mac
I was there too, made what was supposedly a 7 hours drive (that became 9 because of customs & trafic)
My first of 3 times seiing the AMOLAD tour, definately the worst of the 3 mainly because of the crowd. It was pathetic, screaming ''Play Classics'' and shit like that, I always knew american crowds were not as enthusiastic as Canadian ones but that was just terrible. It's pretty rare that a lame crowd can affect my fun at a gig but it almost happened there (and a few more time in the states unfortunately...)
anyway I was 5 th row in the front in the seats (there was such a small pit) and having the time of my life like always, Maiden are always on top of their game even though technical problems\crowd not into it that much\first few gigs of a tour rust (like it happen that time), but they are always waaaaay better than any other fucking band live.
Funny when I met Davey in Québec city 2 days later I told him about the tank that didn't came out we were laughing about it.
Up The Irons !
Cheers !
Life Down There Is Just A Strange Illusion
Well, from what I hear Philly is usually one of the worst places for Maiden gigs as far as audience and ticket sales go. Don't know why but every time they play in Camden it's one of the least attended shows of the tour. I think it was by far the least attended NA show of SBIT. I remember the crowd actually starting to fray Bruce's nerves at one point at this show. He was trying to get them into it and it just wasn't happening. I remember my section being fairly dead but I didn't give a fuck, I was giving it my all.
When I saw them in Philly this past summer the crowd seemed to be on fire, of course I was on the barrier so the only crowd I could see were RAZOR from this site and the guy on the other side of me. That's one of the nice things about the barrier, it always feels like a great crowd because you don't even notice the stupid lawn-sitting, hotdog-eating, piss break-taking, Run To The Hills fanatics behind you.
6/17 - Meshuggah
6/28 - Iron Maiden - Bergen, Norway
6/29 - Blaze Bayley - Bergen, Norway
7/1 - Iron Maiden - Luxembourg
10/31 - Fleetwood Mac
Oh yeah, and as far as a live album from this tour do you have this bootleg?:
18.11.06 Stockholm Globen Stockholm, Sweden ?
it's a radio broadcast so apart from the fact that you have the commentators chat a bit between songs (which I find add some charm into it) this bootleg is almost as good as any live recordings they made.
P.S. If you don't have it send me your address by PM I'll send it to you buddy
Cheers !
Life Down There Is Just A Strange Illusion
I was there as well. Me and a buddy had a 10 hour drive from North Carolina. We stopped over on the way and crashed at my in-laws house in Maryland. We then met up with my brother who lives close to Camden, and crashed with him post show, then the full drive back.
We stayed in the lobby and drank beers during all of BFMV. Good to know I didn't miss much.
Our seats weren't great - center most of the way back.
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I just realized that with En Vivo being from TFF tour...yea, the reason there is no live album is because they definitely realized playing the whole album live was a mistake.
George W. Bush is the son of a swine. I hope that one day his body is identified by the teeth marks on my penis.
I went to the Irvine show, the crowd booed heavily after the show. The sound was pretty shitty too, at least from the 10th row.
I actually do have an AMOLAD album cover shirt in medium. Message me if you want!
Full length release "Sentient" now available!
The other issue is that I've found a few of the songs, like The Legacy, lose a bit of power live because the slight changes in the tempo change the whole feel of the song. While it's great live, it is better on the album. I felt the same way about the verses on The Longest Day, the faster tempo actually lessens the power of the song by a little bit. Maybe I'm just a fanboy but I think that speaks to the complexity of the album when such small changes can alter the vibe in a noticeable way.
You can check it out here on Shirley's official site: http://www.cavemanproductions.com/live.htm
Shit, it looks like the thing is in the can and ready to go. But Maiden announced the release of LAD (and Maiden England actually) and the SBIT tour sometime in late 07 / early 08, thus taking away the momentum from the Donington release. My guess (and that of many on the official Maiden forum) is that the release will be held over until the band retires and then released as a way to keep the cash flowing. However, many have noted that Donington 07 was not their best performance and I personally don't want something from the 2007 leg, they only played half the album on that leg and a bunch of boring hits (although Children of the Damned was a nice addition). An indoor show from 2006 with the full album really should be released. Hell there's already a great potential title, A Matter of Live and Death.
6/17 - Meshuggah
6/28 - Iron Maiden - Bergen, Norway
6/29 - Blaze Bayley - Bergen, Norway
7/1 - Iron Maiden - Luxembourg
10/31 - Fleetwood Mac
This is Metal SETLISTS, not Lady Gaga Setlists
12/17 Metallica?
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October 30, 2013 —
New York State — Should voters in New York choose to turn over their ballots on election day they will find not only ballot propositions on gambling and the exchange of land in the Adirondacks, but also four other propositions on which they will be able to vote.
Ballot Proposition Two is a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow disabled veterans who have been appointed to or promoted to a civil service position to be able to collect additional civil service credits.
The constitution currently grants veterans five points for an appointment and 2.5 points for a promotion; disabled veterans are entitled to an additional 10 points for an appointment and five points for a promotion.
According to Project Vote Smart, (votesmart.org) "Veterans are eligible for only one grant of additional credit, and so a veteran who is appointed or promoted before being certified as disabled currently is not eligible for the higher amount of credit he or she would have received if he or she had been certified as disabled before his or her appointment or promotion.
"This amendment would create an exception to the one-time-only additional credit rule. It would permit veterans who are certified disabled after having already received credit at one appointment or promotion, because of their status as veterans, to receive additional credit one more time after certification of their disability. After being certified disabled, a veteran would be entitled to an additional grant of credit equal to the difference between 10 and the number of points received at the initial appointment or promotion. This would bring the total additional points of civil service credit such a veteran can receive to 10 for either an appointment or a promotion."
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Proposition Three would change the constitution to allow towns, cities and villages to construct or reconstruct sewer facilities and not include the debt incurred as part of the municipality's constitutional debt limit.
According to Project Vote Smart, "The state constitution currently provides that indebtedness contracted on or after January 1, 1962 and before January 1, 2014, for the construction or reconstruction of facilities for the conveyance, treatment, and disposal of sewage shall be excluded from the constitutional debt limits of counties, cities, towns and villages. The effect of the proposed amendment would be to extend for 10 years, until January 1, 2024, the period during which sewer debt will be excluded from the constitutional debt limits of counties, cities, towns and villages."
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Capital Sounds: New places, new music
Some of my regular readers who know me around town may have noticed my absence from The Uncommon Market lately. After four and a half wonderful years at that fine establishment, I have moved on and am now honing my culinary skills at the Vermont Thrush Tavern. I assure you the parting was amicable; quite frankly, Peter Foote and Sharon Allen are some of the loveliest people anyone could ever hope to work for. They've been like a family to me for years. There comes a time to move on, however, and I'm really enjoying the challenge of my new job.
And speaking of challenges, writing this column has been a bit more challenging lately, as the venue scene in Montpelier continues to change and evolve. There are some places stepping up to fill the gaps, however, one of them being Positive Pie. This weekend at its Montpelier location on State Street, there are two nights of live music, starting Friday with Afro-pop sensations Kina Zore.
"Fronted by soft-spoken and charismatic Mozambican songwriter Helder Tsinine, the seven-piece powerhouse commands the dance floor with earthy-yet-electric African rhythms that echo from Helder's hometown of Maputo, Mozambique," says the band's Facebook page. This sounds like a good one for fans of African-inspired music, or if you just want to get out and dance. The fun starts at 10 p.m.; no word on a cover at press time.
On Saturday night, P-Pie Montpelier hosts local funk and hip-hop purveyors A Fly Allusion, with a special guest singer, Morgan Klarich of D'Moja fame. The band has been excited about playing more and more original material in its potent mix of soul, funk and hip-hop covers, so check out what all the fuss is about starting at 10 p.m.
Notice I specified P-Pie's Montpelier location above: That's because the resto has two other locations, in Plainfield and Hardwick, that are increasingly hosting live music. On Saturday night, you can catch longtime central Vermont bluesman Blue Fox playing solo at the Hardwick location at 8 p.m. Kudos to the Pie for bringing live music to the increasingly hip Northeast Kingdom town.
If you want to catch Blue a little closer to home, he's hosting a blues jam at Charlie-O's every first Thursday of the month. (So that would be … tonight!) It is an "open jam" format, so bring your instrument and you can get in on playing some "Mustang Sally" with the dude if you like. The fun starts 9 p.m.-ish. Friday night at the ol' world famous is listed as TBA, but they will be kicking down their request-friendly dance party by Blue Moon Entertainment on Saturday night, so bring your good taste along with your dancin' shoes.
There are a few other new venues outside Montpelier. Just to the south of the capital in Northfield, The Knotty Shamrock is hosting live music every Saturday night starting early-ish at 8 p.m. This Saturday features Celtic-inspired folkies Yanks in the Attic. A venue in Northfield — whoodathunkit?
Heading in the other direction, Morrisville has also gotten a new venue in the recent past, this one featuring live music nearly every night of the week. Moog's Place is on Portland Street right next to the movie theater and is featuring a wide range of local talent on its stage. Tonight you can catch bluegrass-inspired sounds from The Hubcats.
On Friday night, folk-rockers Tritium Well will get the place radioactive, but in a totally good way. And Saturday night, Moog's hosts an eight-band extravaganza to benefit "Griselda," who is apparently a bass. Tall Grass Get Down, Spider Roulette, Girl's Night Out, George Woodard, Lesley Grant & Stepstone, Sweet and Lowdown, Old Dirty String Band, Cal Stanton and Slick Martha's Hot Club will all perform for the cause, starting at 8 p.m. Kudos to Moog's for expanding the live music vibe in Mo-Vegas.
If you're looking for an alternative to a bar venue in the area this weekend, look no further than the Adamant Community Club in the little hamlet near Calais. On Saturday night it'll be hosting an acoustic performance by local honky-tonk heroes The Starline Rhythm Boys. Bandleader Danny Coane tells me the performance will be augmented with some stories and history of the band's decade-plus career, which should add some extra fun to what is sure to be a great show. The fun starts at 7 p.m., and a potluck supper precedes the event at 6. Advance tickets can be had for $10 by calling 229-4026, or are $15 at the door — yeehaw!
Back in ol' Montpeculiar, The Skinny Pancake has music every Sunday evening at 6, and for those who don't like to stay out late, this is a great option as the programming is pretty high quality. This Sunday features Chicago-based Americana singer-songwriter Sara Syms. Fans of Patty Griffin, Ryan Adams and Ray LaMontagne should find lots to like here, for a modest cover or donation.
Go, Skinny P!
Bagitos on Main Street in the capital also features early-evening live music almost daily. Tonight you can catch some great traditional folk from Colin McCaffrey, one of our area's finest talents. On Friday night, you can get all folked up with The Barn Burners, while Saturday night Neptunes take its place in the front window. Finally, on Sunday, catch a brunch show with Eric Friedman at 11 a.m. Cheers to the crew at Bagitos for providing early-evening live music.
That about wraps up this week. Here's to new beginnings and more live music options in our neck of the woods. Cheers!
Ed DuFresne is the former talent coordinator at Langdon Street Café and The Black Door, occasionally produces concerts, and books at various venues in the area on a freelance basis. He lives in Montpelier with a lovely Polish anarchist and an energetic aspiring waitress.
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Tiled, because two is twice as nice...
And here he is in clean copy (model Ashtyn Long)...
* Question the Dominant Paradigm *
From yesterday I have a more wintery desktop - from Caspar David Friedrich, "Winterlandschaft mit Kirche" (winter landscape with church).
i'm using this as my desktop at the moment..
i think its very pretty.
Taken on a hike last Saturday.
If stupidity got us into this mess, why can't it get us out?
I got two desktops..
My Vista Laptop:
And my desktop PC, running Ubuntu 8.10
Too many Vista machines!
..There's Things I Haven't Told You.. I Go Out Late At Night..
And If I Was To Tell You.. You'd See My Different Side..
My 'backup' PC. Ubuntu 8.10
My newest desktop has VISTA on it but I don't think my video card is fully supported. It freezes occasionally so I have been using this computer more
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nothing is ever really forgotten
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I still don't understand why people choose an image which they then smother with icones. Why not use the bar at the bottom of the screen?
I have also noticed that the JUB icone doesn't appear on any of your screens.
Is it too embarrassing?
My Friends, past weekend in Merida
Ooooohhhhh!! David Tennant!
Boring, but useful
My world of warcraft character..Smexy blood elf :3
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I'm heading for the stars.
Yep, thats my baby boy Torin.
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I'm heading for the stars.
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Movie cars race for title of most memorable
Published On: Dec 15 2011 02:36:19 PM CST Updated On: Oct 29 2013 04:39:04 PM CDT
Some of the biggest movie stars in film history haven't been actors, but the cars that the actors drove.
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Joy Martin
Office Phone: (540) 432-4233
Main Campus, Harrisonburg
Office Location: LB 314
Office Hours: During the academic year: 9-5 Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Disability Support Coordinator
Joy has worked at EMU in various academic departments since 2005. In August 2010, she began her current role as coordinator of Student Disability Support Services as part of the Academic Support Center – a role she is challenged by and loves!
She is a wife and mother of 3 adult children, 2 in-laws, and one grandson. Prior to working at EMU, she worked as a nurse. Joy served with her husband in pastoral roles and at Mennonite camps. Her hobbies include tending her perennial gardens and hand quilting.
Master of Arts in Counseling, Eastern Mennonite University, 2013
B.S. Eastern Mennonite University, 2006
A.A. Eastern Mennonite College, 1984
Church, Community and Professional Service
Associate Pastor – Ridgeway Mennonite Church
Professional Memberships
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Regional Affiliate – Virginia