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"I cannot conceive why this martyred race, scattered about the world, and suffering as no other race has done at this juncture, should be denied the satisfaction of having a flag."
-- Winston Churchill, July 26, 1944
By the age of 26, Winston Churchill had fought in several wars, become a hero by daringly escaping prison during the Boer War, been elected to Parliament and written several popular books (including "My Early Life," which dramatically recounts his escape). Already he was well on his way to becoming what we now know him to be, the most extraordinary character of the 20th century.
Yet at the conclusion of World War II, while in the hospital for appendicitis, Churchill was voted out of office. "In the twinkling of an eye" he later wrote, "I found myself without an office, without a seat, without a party, and without an appendix." The depression that had plagued him throughout his life (he called it his "black dog") was partly the product of many genuine setbacks. Few historical figures had as rocky and uncertain a career as Churchill, an unevenness that persisted even after he became simultaneously the historian and hero of the western world.
Almost as variable as his fortunes were his political allegiances. He shifted party affiliation more than once and had his share of political opponents who reviled him as an opportunist. (A famous exchange with a constituent: "Vote for you? I'd rather vote for the devil!" To which Churchill answered, "I understand, but as he is not standing for office at this time, might I count on your support?")
Yet in the midst of his seeming inconstancy, certain principles were unshakable for Churchill, no matter how unfashionable. One of those is expressed vividly in the story with which Churchill biographer Martin Gilbert begins his newly released "Churchill and the Jews" (Henry Holt and Co., 2007). Interviewing Gen. Sir Edward Louis Spears while working on Churchill's official biography, Spears, who admired Churchill, confided to Gilbert: "Even Winston had a fault. He was too fond of Jews."
Not long ago, an anti-Semitic passage written by Churchill made its way across the frictionless terrain of the Internet. Except it was not, in fact, by Churchill, and no reader of the books under discussion would have been deceived in the first place. For though Churchill's romantic vision of Jewish history and his instinctive affection for the Jewish people was not undiscriminating, it was unwavering. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was known for his friendship with Jews, and even in childhood Churchill would bristle at remarks by adults that could be construed as anti-Semitic.
Throughout the debate over a Jewish homeland, Churchill walked a fine line between encouraging Jewish immigration and declaring a state by fiat. He knew the intensity of Arab opposition and British skittishness. Moreover, Britain was reliant on Egypt for control of the Suez Canal and on Iran for the security of the Anglo-Persian Oil Co.'s production. In the Middle East, then as now, nothing is simple.
Despite his record of powerful support, there were moments when Churchill disappointed his Zionist friends. In 1921, Churchill's White Paper vaguely encouraged gradual development and growth of the Jewish community in Palestine. That weak and amorphous support, a retreat from the Balfour Declaration, infuriated Chaim Weizmann, then the leader of the World Zionist Organization, and others, but in the end it turned out to be a dispiriting episode in Churchill's support, not a sustained diminishment of it.
According to Michael Makovsky in "Churchill's Promised Land" (Yale University, 2007), although Churchill publicly supported the Balfour Declaration, in private his feelings were for a brief while quite different, and he wished Britain could just rid itself of the problem. Speaking of Mesopotamia and Palestine, he said he wanted to "resign them both and quit at the earliest possible moment." But even this frustration gave way to his fundamental sympathy, and, as Makovsky notes, "There is no record of Churchill privately disparaging the pro-Zionist policy again for the rest of his term as colonial secretary."
Churchill's sympathy was tested. When two Stern Gang terrorists assassinated Lord Moyne and his driver, Churchill was stung and furious. Here Makovsky gives a picture of Churchill far more ambivalent than that in Gilbert's "Churchill and the Jews." In particular, Makovsky speaks of Churchill's anger at Jewish attacks on British personnel in Palestine, which led to him tack back and forth after the war in ways that suggest his weariness and frustration.
More than a decade later, with war looming, Churchill proposed a 10-year plan that included limiting Jewish immigration to 30,000-35,000 people a year. Although this was much higher than the usual yearly immigration (in 1937 Gilbert cites a figure of just over 10,000), it was far lower than the Zionists had hoped for. Still, as with previous maneuvers, Churchill did not forget the ultimate goal. In 1939, when the White Paper was adopted, which Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain explained was to ensure that the Arabs would always maintain a majority over the Jews in Palestine, Churchill responded with one of his magnificent rhetorical bursts: "Now there is the breach; there is the violation of the pledge; there is the abandonment of the Balfour Declaration; there is the end of the vision, of the hope, of the dream."
Chamberlain, by the way, commenting on the persecution of the Jews of Germany, wrote the following charming lines to his sister: "No doubt the Jews aren't a lovable people; I don't care about them myself; but that is not sufficient to explain the pogrom." That was the social world in which Churchill too often moved.
Churchill refused to commit himself to any particular scheme of statehood until the end of the war, when the allies would be victorious and the peace negotiations under way. Weizmann and David Ben-Gurion were bitterly disappointed. Shortly after the end of the war, when the King David Hotel was bombed, Churchill was again personally offended and outraged. Still he tried to calm his colleagues, because he knew that the leaders with whom he had developed a relationship, Ben-Gurion and Weizmann, were in no way responsible for the bombing. As he said in 1948, "I will never forgive the Irgun terrorists. But we should never have stopped immigration before the war."
Even before the war, Churchill's support was not motivated only by an historic sympathy, but also by his appreciation for the Jewish achievement in Palestine. "Nothing will stand in your way," he told the farmers of Rishon Lezion in 1921. "You have changed desolate places to smiling orchards and initiated progress instead of stagnation. Because of our belief in you, we are supporting the Zionist movement." He called the Zionists "splendid open air men and beautiful women" who made "the desert blossom like a rose."Churchill's fondness for Jews offset a less flattering image of Islam and Arabs. Commenting on the status of women in Islam, he once said, "Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities - but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it." He early on anticipated a threat that would loom larger as time passed. In 1921, Churchill said on the floor of Parliament: "Austere, intolerant, well-armed and blood-thirsty, in their own regions the Wahabis are a distinct factor which must be taken into account, and they have been, and still are, very dangerous to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina."
Churchill's relation to Jews was personal - he grew close to Weizmann - and was marked by deep understanding. Between the wars, Churchill commented that Bolshevism and Zionism were struggling for the soul of the Jewish people, and he prayed that Zionism would triumph. In addition, his intractable opposition to communism contributed to his understanding of the value of a democratic Israel.
Churchill knew the Holocaust was the "greatest crime" in the history of humanity. He advocated the bombing of the tracks to Auschwitz, and repeatedly expressed the deepest sympathy for the victims of the Holocaust and the most caustic rage toward its perpetrators.
When the State of Israel was declared, Churchill was clear about its significance: "The coming into being of a Jewish state in Palestine is an event in world history to be viewed in the perspective, not of a generation or a century, but in the perspective of a thousand, two thousand or even three thousand years."
Gilbert and Makovsky have written books that are different in tone and even in intent. Makovsky's is intended primarily to analyze Churchill's positive but intermittently conflicted attitude toward the Zionist enterprise. It is a diplomatic history of one man's mind, showing its evolution. The book is readable and absorbing for anyone interested in the history of Zionism or Churchill's career.
Gilbert's is different, and to understand how, we should pause for a moment and say something about the sort of history Martin Gilbert writes. As a rule, great biographers - whether writing on political figures such as Robert Blake on Benjamin Disraeli or literary figures, such as Richard Ellmann on James Joyce - illuminate the subject but also insinuate their own sensibilities. The style of the biography becomes part of the story of its subject. There are even biographers who end up telling you more about themselves than about the central character of their books (read biographies by G.K. Chesterton or A.J.P. Taylor, and you might imagine you have learned more about them than about St. Francis or Bismarck). Gilbert is the exemplar of the opposing school. He has polished his prose until it is virtually transparent. Blessed with a subject of surpassing eloquence whom he has chronicled in multiple previous biographic books, he allows Churchill to speak for himself at every opportunity. Whenever the facts can be interpreted to Churchill's credit, Gilbert does so, but given his unparalleled knowledge of Churchill's life and career, no one alive has greater warrant for interpretation. In this tome, Churchill speaks to us through the undistorted prism of Gilbert's prose.
"Churchill and the Jews" presents one enchanting part of a fuller mosaic. This book, like Makovsky's, is profitably read on its own. But placed against the background of Gilbert's condensed one-volume biography, it is even more compelling.
It is no coincidence that Churchill's son-in-law and official biographer were both Jewish. With his love of learning and deep knowledge of history, Churchill estimated the Jews as follows: "Some people like Jews and some do not; but no thoughtful man can doubt the fact that they are beyond all question the most formidable and the most remarkable race which has ever appeared in the world."
Churchill was not the only prominent British statesman well disposed to the Jewish people. The great British statesmen and Prime Ministers David Lloyd George and, of course, Arthur Balfour, were also markedly sympathetic. But Churchill's willingness to repeatedly declare his affection and leave it as a legacy was extraordinary. A bafflingly complex, prodigiously gifted and intensely self-regarding man ("all men are worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm") Churchill's legacy, like that of Napoleon or Lincoln, will be a boon to historians throughout the generations. But all of them will find, to slightly twist Lord Spears' sneering phrase, that he was indeed very, very fond of the Jews.
David Wolpe is senior rabbi of Sinai Temple. His column on books will appear monthly in The Journal.
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Welcome!In March 2010 I retired early, and have since debated with myself the question of "What do I want to be when I grow up?" I still don't know.
On many occasions I have considered becoming a professional genealogist. I have a certificate in genealogy from Boston University. I've been through Pro-gen. I've been to a few conferences and many online webinars. But I've never found the niche I would want for a genealogy business.
I tried retail and working in a library. Then I found a job doing tech support in a middle school. I liked it, but got the teaching bug. This fall I got a job as a teachers aide, and rapidly concluded that teacher's today have to work 60 hour work weeks to keep up, and that doesn't fit my vision of retirement, so I didn't stay there long. I have since been hired back on at my old middle school doing tech support again, and I plan to stay there for several years. I think teaching the teachers about technology satisfies my desire to teach, and you can't beat the work schedule.
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Once you make granita at home, you can forget the whole homemade Popsicle game: this is way more fun. There is something really special about how flavored ice shaves off itself and breaks up into crystals and how that reacts on your tongue. Just like a kiss.
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Scoop and serve the shaved ice in a bowl with the lychees, the mint, and a little more condensed milk drizzled over top.
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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is taking a closer look at the health of Wisconsin's water ways.
Baldwin is doing a two-week tour along the state's major lakes and rivers. Tuesday she stopped at Genoa's National Fish Hatchery to see some of its recovery and restoration programs. While on her fresh water tour, Baldwin hopes to see how legislation is being implemented at the local level.
She hopes more of the state's funding will be re-directed to help build on one of its biggest natural resources.
"I am hopeful that we will see greater investment in upgrades recognizing that are water ways are also working water ways and vital to our economy," said Senator Baldwin.
Baldwin was a big supporter of the Water Resources Development Act which was passed in May. Some of the key components of the legislation authorizes funding to renew the nation's locks and dam and provides maintenance to harbors and rivers.


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Several BH-BL students began chanting "Amsterico" during Saturday's game, a reference to Amsterdam's significant Hispanic population. The chants began in the third quarter, and the game was temporarily halted when BH-BL coach Matt Shell told the crowd to stop and threatened to end the game if the chant continued.
In a message posted on the school website, BH-BL officials said "disciplinary consequences" will be pursued against the students who participated in the derogatory chants. The district acknowledged the rivalry between the two schools, but said "we regret to say some of our student fans betrayed the code of sportsmanship and Spartan pride that is so important to our BH-BL community."
The message went on to say that high school administrators plan to address the situation with the entire student body, and "will use this as an opportunity to increase our efforts in teaching students the importance of diversity and citizenship."
"Parents, we ask that you join in our efforts by talking to your children about good sportsmanship and the importance of respect for others," the message concluded.
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Montoya Makes 24 Saves, Jets Beat Devils 3-0
Al Montoya made his case for more time in the Winnipeg net after watching the Jets' first five games from the bench.
Montoya made 24 saves for his fourth NHL shutout and Evander Kane scored twice in the Jets' 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday night.
"The team was communicating with me and really letting me see the puck," Montoya said. "It's forwards coming back to help out the (defensemen), (defensemen) coming back to help out the goalie. Selflessness out there — that's what we want our identity to be."
The Jets snapped a three-game losing streak to improve to 3-3-0.
With Ondrej Pavelec a fixture in goal, Montoya made his first start of the season after only making five starts last season in the lockout-shortened season.
"It's not an easy game to play when you watch your team play five and you're under the gun," Jets coach Claude Noel said. "(There was) a lot of pressure on Al. I thought he handled it superbly."
Montoya's best save came in the second period when he stopped Patrik Elias point blank after a turnover in the neutral zone.
"When you play in the other team's zone, you're going to get less shots against," Kane said. "That was a key part — pressuring them and not giving them time and space to attack us and abuse us in our own end."
Kane opened the scoring early in the second period, carrying the puck the length of the ice and banking it off Devils defenseman Andy Greene's leg and past goalie Cory Schneider.
"They got the bounce to get the winning goal, and we didn't," Schneider said. "We've just got to find a way. I was good tonight, but he just made that one extra save."
The goal came after New Jersey (0-3-3) failed to score on a two-man advantage.
"If we score, I think it's a different game," Devils coach Pete DeBoer said. "We've got to generate something there. We didn't work hard enough to create enough offensive opportunities."
Kane added an empty-net goal with 57 seconds remaining for his third of the season, and Andrew Ladd beat Schneider 20 seconds later.
Jets coach Claude Noel juggle the roster after the three straight losses, putting Kane alongside Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler on the top line for the first time this season.
"A lot of good play from a lot of players tonight," Noel said.
Schneider, who made 32 saves, wasn't challenged often. His best stop came on a short-handed breakaway by Kane in the third period to keep his team within a goal.
"We're playing well in stretches," Schneider said, "but our consistency isn't quite there yet."
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- Artists Personal Smile
- Release Date 2013-04-22
- Labels Astralique Records
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- Description "This album has 12 tracks and one bonus track. I called the album 'Free Mind', because I want to show all depth and an expression of human feels and emotions, where each track has different sense's coloring and character. The album has intro and epilogue for complete picture. I tried to show sense games and how our feels are looking through a palette of emotions - how our consciousness speaks with senses."


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After being allegedly fed up with demands for unnatural sex, a 30-year-old woman killed her husband by hitting his head with a heavy blunt stone at Sarni Nagar, police said on Monday.
Anita, a resident of Premnagar under Pathakheda Coal locality killed her husband Ramcharan last night following a tiff over the issue, they said.
Soon after committing the crime, she confessed to the crime at the Pathakheda Police station, where she went with two minor children.
Anita told the police that her husband beat her black and blue when she refused to give into his demands and tried to kill her with a stone.
She, however managed to snatch the stone from him and hit her husband in the head, killing him on the spot, police said.
Some 'kinky' video clippings on his mobile triggered the indecent behaviour, Anita told the police.
Anita has been arrested and a case has been registered against her in this regard, they said.
Ramcharan's body has been sent for post-mortem, police said adding further investigations were on.


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Expert at Mobile Commerce Forum surprisingly says an app.
I was surprised last week at the Mobile Commerce Forum by a presentation from Bryant Shea, vice president of the innovation group, which covers content management and mobile commerce, at consulting firm Isobar.
Conventional wisdom says when launching a mobile commerce program a retailer should begin with an m-commerce site, not an app, because a site offers greater reach than an app. Anyone with a mobile web browser can access a mobile-optimized site, whereas apps can only be accessed by users of the platforms for which those apps were designed. And the smartphone platform market is rather fragmented.
But Shea bucked conventional wisdom.
"If you're going to be focused on any area, it's apps for the iPhone and Android," Shea said, saying the vast majority of mobile web traffic comes from mobile devices using Apple Inc.'s iOS4 operating system and Google Inc.'s Android operating system. "Why do you want to focus on an app instead of a mobile site? Because the experience is better."
I wholeheartedly agree that the experience is better on an app. I think most smartphone owners would agree, as well. And I think apps have a very important role to play.
However, mobile web browsing is soaring, and when a smartphone user types in a URL, the expectation is that there will be a site optimized for their device. And the number of people who use their phones as their primary method for accessing the Internet is greatly increasing. This means they'll be hitting a retailer's site more often on their smartphone.
As a result of these factors, I think it's paramount to launch an m-commerce site before a mobile app. Retailers have to be ready for the onslaught of mobile web users. Once they have a mobile site in place, then retailers can create the super-rich experience of an app. (Though I should add that with the new mark-up language HTML5, retailers can create rich m-commerce site experiences that approach those in mobile apps.)
And don't forget the problem of discoverability. Consumers have to find your app before they can download it and use it. They need to know it exists. So you have to promote it well. You don't have to do that with an m-commerce site—people already know your URL.
So I say site, Shea says app. What do you say?
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'MSD should be careful with comments'
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin feels current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has never minced words in giving opinions on his teammates, should be "careful with his comments" if he wants a happy dressing room in the times to come.
"Dhoni certainly has to be careful about his comments. Many seniors had already played 20 years of cricket before Dhoni made his India debut so making reckless statements can spoil the bonhomie," Azhar said on a news television in a show which also featured 1983 World Cup winning skipper Kapil Dev and India's most successful Test captain Sourav Ganguly.
Kapil, however, felt a difference of opinion does not always mean an unhappy dressing room.
"Today's players have a different mindset. They say and act differently and don't hesitate in speaking their mind. Captain has a way of thinking and it is not bad in having a difference of opinion. I am sure, whether it is Dhoni or Sehwag, they will never put their ego ahead of country's interest," said Kapil.
After a break from international cricket, Dhoni's men play Sri Lanka in a five-match ODI series giving India an opportunity to regain the number one spot in the ICC ODI rankings.
"I have always said that India's real test lies in countries like England, Australia and South Africa. In Sri Lanka, things will be a lot easier and our youngsters can be more dangerous," said Ganguly.


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I'm still on a holiday hiatus, but had to post a quick update after seeing Bill Cunningham New York at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village. I was definitely ready to be wowed by the documentary about the street style photographer, but I wasn't prepared to tear up four, read 'em FOUR times during the flick, one time which threatened to develop into a full-blown boohoo-fest.
Everything about him is charming, from his old-school 'Ha-aahvahd' accent, to his blue workman jacket and his Jimmy Stewart sense of ethics. There are a million heartwarming scenes in the film, not least the part where Bill accepts his Legion d'Honneur, his speech is pretty much Mr Smith Goes To Paris Fashion Week. The man proclaims to have never even taken a glass of water from the many events he covers; as someone who regularly seeks out the kitchen exit to perform a canape interception I have nothing but admiration for this guy.


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The Brown Bunny
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The Brown Bunny
by Eric D. Snider
Grade: F
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Now that I've seen "The Brown Bunny," I'm even more puzzled than before as to why Chloe Sevigny would agree to be in it. If he was being honest, this is all Vincent Gallo could have told her in his initial pitch:
"Hey, Chloe, I've got this movie that I wrote and that I'm going to direct, and there's a perfect part for you! The movie's gonna be really, really boring and pointless, with one scene after another of me driving a car and not saying anything, and it's going to look really amateurish, and when the characters DO speak, their dialogue will sound contrived. So it will be a total waste of a film. And then, at the end, you come in and perform oral sex on me. And it won't be faked; it will be you ACTUALLY performing oral sex on me. How's that sound?"
And then for some reason Chloe Sevigny said yes. I have to assume her agent was not present.
Gallo plays a motorcycle racer named Bud Clay, a fact we learn when the film opens with two solid minutes of motorcycles driving around a racetrack, sans music, dialogue, opening credits or anything. (I'm told the Cannes version of this film, which was nearly 30 minutes longer, contained two MORE minutes of this.) After the race, he gets in his van and heads for California, apparently to see his girlfriend Daisy (Sevigny).
Bud has an unusual power over women. He convinces a gas station attendant to drive cross-country with him just by saying "please" a couple times (he then leaves without her while she's packing), and at one point he stops at a rest area and makes out with a leathery woman who turns out to be Cheryl Tiegs, honest-to-goodness Cheryl Tiegs, who never says a word. Does he KNOW her? Or does he just walk up to strange women at rest stops and begin kissing them? You get the feeling Bud is the kind of man who could convince an attractive young actress to have sex with him in front of movie cameras. For example.
Anyway, he finally gets to California and reunites with Daisy for the sole purpose of berating her (she allegedly cheated on him), calling her filthy names, and getting a Lewinsky from her. This Bud is one charming fellow.
There is no craft here. Gallo, a bit-part actor and occasional director ("Buffalo '66"), constructs "The Brown Bunny" so badly that it must have been intentional, though to what end I cannot imagine. He appears to have been imitating the low-budget indie films of an earlier era -- I did occasionally think of "Easy Rider" -- but without the underlying substance those movies usually had.
There is always either nothing happening, or else something is happening, but the camera is looking elsewhere. (The one exception is The Scene, when of course the camera makes sure to get right up close to the action.) Bud gets out of his van to go knock on someone's door, for example, but the camera stays in the van, watching him from a distance. Or he's driving, with the camera in the passenger seat watching him, but with most of his head cut out of the frame so we mostly just get the driver's-side window. Many shots linger for several seconds after the subject has left the frame. There is almost no music. Bud hardly speaks. It is extraordinarily dull and tedious.
I must also mention Gallo's hilariously bad acting in what is supposed to be Bud's pivotal, emotional scene. He whimpers and mewls like a drama queen on the first day of acting school, making what is already an embarrassing moment -- we just watched him violate Chloe Sevigny, after all -- even more unwatchable.
What does it remind me of most? "Manos: The Hands of Fate," the legendary film that the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" crew declared their most unbearable experiment ever. Both films were made cheap, look cheap, are badly framed, bubble with misogyny, and feature scene after endless scene of people driving.
The longer the film goes on, the more I hate it. If this is a "feature film," then so are your old home movies, or videotapes from a convenience store's security camera. You can praise it for being boldly deconstructionist, or for flouting the rules of cinema, or even for including a scene of hard-core pornography. But I denounce it for being the worst thing a movie can be: boring. It's not just one scene; the whole movie blows.
Grade: F
Not rated, probably NC-17 for one scene of explicit sexuality, with profanity; the rest of the film is very PG
1 hr., 31 min.
In 2011, I reconsidered this movie for my "Re-Views" column at Film.com.
Copyright © Eric D. Snider.
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Jim Mills interviews J.D. Crowe
For fans of Scruggs style banjo playing, there aren't many pickers more esteemed than J.D. Crowe and Jim Mills. Of course, in a relationship between these two, Crowe would be the teacher and Jim the student, though their professional accomplishments are similar. Both are serious followers of Earl Scruggs' music, and have based their own playing on his example.
Now that Jim has retired from full-time touring, he is focusing on his banjo business and his Jim Mills Banjo Showroom. For some time he has been threatening to start a video series about banjos and banjo players, and here is his first installment, an interview with the great J.D. Crowe. The discussion is fully banjo-centric, including his renowned "Banger," his wider-spaced bridge, and how he discovered the banjo and bluegrass music.
Anyone with a passion for the five string will want to watch this again and again.
The video was shot and edited with the assistance of Richie Dotson, prominent luthier and banjo builder.
Can't wait for Jim's next one!
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Dollar General Sets Records for Profit, Sales in Q2
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GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.-The second quarter saw Dollar General break its records for both net income and net sales. Net income reached $245.5 million, up 14.6 percent from last year's second quarter, and net sales gained 11.3 percent to tally $4.4 billion.
The sales increase for the quarter, which ended on Aug. 2, came on the back of a pickup of 5.1 percent in same-store sales. The retailer posted gains in both customer traffic and average transaction value. Home products maintained an upward trend from the first quarter, and Dollar General also reported strong increases from consumables, seasonal and apparel.
Gross margin was down 65 basis points to 31.3 percent. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 10.1 percent in dollars but slipped 23 basis points as a percentage of sales, to 22 percent. Interest expense fell 42.2 percent.
Rick Dreiling, Dollar General's chairman and CEO, said, "We continue to grow our market share and believe that our second-quarter results position us well to deliver our financial outlook for the year."
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Not only do I make ink, but I sell it as well. I don't sell very much of it because I give away about 90% of my ink. The other 10% I sell so that I have money to make more ink!
My ink is being sold by Mistress Ellen of the Scholars on her Etsy store.
I also wanted to put up a link to a website I run called Scribal Resources for Scadians. Yes, there are ads on it and no, I don't control the ads in anyway. I'm not allowed to even try to control the content of the ads. The ads I have see though are often enough focused on arts, though not always. Take a look around and see what you can see.
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Spiced Fall Compote
|Cooking apples
|4 Large
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Cinnamon stick
|1 , broken in 2-3 pieces
|1 Tablespoon
|To Taste
|3 Large, peeled and sectioned
|1 , rind grated
|Red wine
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Grand marnier/Curacao / cointreau
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Chopped walnuts
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
Peel, core, and slice apples; reserve skins.
In small saucepan, combine skins and water; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and cook over low heat about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in another saucepan, combine apples, sugar, cinnamon, butter, and salt.
Add liquid from skins; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and cook, stirring occasionally, over low heat until apples are just barely tender (about 5-8 minutes); remove cinnamon.
Combine with remaining ingredients except walnuts in serving bowl; refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 2061 Calories from Fat 850
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 95 g146.8%
Saturated Fat 14.5 g72.3%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 32.3 mg10.8%
Sodium 399.2 mg16.6%
Total Carbohydrates 265 g88.3%
Dietary Fiber 50.1 g200.3%
Sugars 188 g
Protein 28 g56.8%
Vitamin A 43.6% Vitamin C 585.9%
Calcium 45% Iron 35.1%
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BECKLEY - State officials and authorities gather on Saturday to release information about additional funds to aid the drug problem in Southern West Virginia.
A new budget passed by the House of Representatives is on its way to the Senate for approval. While Congressman Rahall said the new budget is not perfect. He told Newswatch it does not favor one side of the aisle over the other. Potentially, the new budget is allotting $150,000 thousand dollars to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program. HIDTA hopes to focus on the prescription pill epidemic that's hit Southern West Virginia and caused numerous deaths in the area. The funding will go to new training and methods for prevention.
"I think we've seen tremendous progress; you're seeing it in the media everyday; about arrests and closing down of various pill mills and meth labs. So, yes, I think we are making progress. Are we there yet? No. Will we ever be there, probably not 100 % toward our goal, but we are making progress and that's what counts," said Congressman Rahall.
Chief Tim Deems of the Beckley Police Dept. said, "I think this designation and additional resources will be a game changer for our area and it will help with the problem we've seen; not only with enforcement, but with prevention and education."
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Belgian street artist ROA has been in London the last week working on a new large scale mural in East London featuring a series of animals in the artists signature black and white style. ROA is currently in London to participate in Street Art London's "Baroque The Streets: Dulwich Street Art Festival 2013". Check out our photos of the new wall below.
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I could see this for the Chloe scene, but Melanie had a larger role to play in the Philip/Stephanie stuff, because of her past issues with them. It would have been contrived for a random, not very warm character like Arianna to risk her life looking for Stephanie, so there's no way she would have been there to get locked in the mausoleum. Also, at that point, Max's character was up in the air, and Melanie needed to have her ties to the remaining characters strengthened.
I still don't see signs of any kind of blow up that others have been searching for. Has Corday ever given a tactful article?
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This unit covers one-to-one correspondence. Your child will learn how to match one item in a set with another item in another set. Hands-on activities and learning tools are provided to help your child practice this concept. There are enough materials for one week of learning, depending on how often you teach math.
The concepts in this pathway are primarily taught from an experiential, hands-on perspective. Children will spend less time reading background information and lessons, and more time engaged in the projects, activities, and other learning tools in the sections below.
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This website gives a pictorial description of different ways to practice matching items in one set to items in another set.
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Make a fun file folder game to practice one-to-one correspondence.
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Roll a die for a snack to practice one-to-one correspondence.
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Practice one-to-one correspondence by making a book that shows what Mouse had for lunch.
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In this activity, an egg carton will have each cup labeled with a number. Your child will read the number and count that many objects into the egg cups.
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Make a matching game using index cards and pictures. Use the game to have your child match the number of objects on one card to the matching number on another card.
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Your child will use this worksheet to count the number of popcorn kernels (from 1 to 5) and draw a line to the same quantity of popped corn.
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This cute online game allows children to practice matching numbers and objects.
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Your child will use this worksheet to practice drawing a line from each picture to the correct number from 1to 5.
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This worksheet allows your child to practice matching objects (from 1 to 10) to numbers.
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Dj Jescoh's Podcast
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Episode 3-you'll see
July 10, 2013 09:40 PM PDT
deep house music of course =)lost cause ...I like to dicover.
November 02, 2011 01:28 AM PDT
deep and broken. Reminds me of seasons change, and feeling bittersweet about it. Like getting lost in the woods on purpose for a day, spending it talking to God. Reflect and feel gratitude.mixtapes&roommmates_pt8_windchimes&hoodrhymes
September 14, 2011 11:32 AM PDT
A mix tape I did back in 03 or 04. Deep House music that ranges from tribal to chunky west coasty. After listening to it a coulpe times I realized that much of the mix has a "airy" feel to it, which I think was the general feeling I was going for over all. But there are a few spots where I go from "airy" to downright "windy" with a couple of tracks to wake you up.
Please enjoy the music while your party is being connected.
About Dj Jescoh
I'm just your average guy, no "rock stars" here, all though there was a time. I always had a deep love for music, even from child hood, secretly dancing in my bedroom to Madonna. Wearing nothing but my Superman under-roos and trying to master the robot or the scarecrow! Many styles of music came and went since then. Of course I went through my heavy metal phase too! No teenage boy should mature without getting all his angry "head banging" out of his system right! Then there was the "rap" years, which eventually became negative sounding (to me) because of the "gangster rap" explosion! Then... thank my lucky stars! I fell in love with House music the summer of 1992. I was introduced to it by my new English friend Chris Lester, who had just moved to my neighborhood from Brain Tree, England. Back then I didn't know how lucky I was to hear his collection of underground mix tapes! We were listening to tracks that didn't hit "the states" for 3 to 4 years to follow! Those were the days when, if you were driving down the street, and heard House music coming from someones car you flagged them down, cause you knew you had something in common with them. Which is what led me to discover the underground, on many different levels. My stories can go on and on, but for now I just want to say thank you Chris! For introducing me to your friend "Jack"!
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Our Wish List
Don't ever ask FOMAA volunteers what they need, because they'll tell you! Some of the items on our current wish list are listed below and are also available as a pdf to download. If you — or anyone you know — is able to contribute one or more items to the Shelter, we'd love to hear from you. Simply call 781 631-8664 or stop by during adoption hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 to 6:30 pm, Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Saturday from noon to 6:00 pm and Sunday from noon to 3:00 pm.
- Adult Dry Food:
Earthborn Holistic - Primitive Feline
Nutro Max Cat indoor weight control
- Adult Wet Food:
Weruva Pate
Purina One Pate
Newman's Organic
- Fancy Feast paté style wet cat food – Classic Food
- Kitten Dry:
Royal Canin Mother & BabyCat
Blue Buffalo Kitten
Science Diet Kitten
- Kitten Wet Food:
Fancy Feast Pate Kitten
Purina One Kitten Pate
Large Bags of Friskies, Nine Lives dry and wet food for our feral colonies
- Please, no seafood of any kind!
- Advantage II Flea Treatment for Cats (kitten, small and large cat)
- A large cat tree
- cat toys
- laundry detergent
- unscented fabric softener sheets
- bleach and peroxide and band aids
- meat flavored baby food (like chicken Gerber's 2nd)
- Antibacterial hand soap
- paper towels
- trash bags (50-gallon Hefty and 13 gal kitchen varieties)
- mops, brooms and sponges
- Scamp (non-clumping) litter
- a pill crusher
- back scratchers
- organic catnip
- Unexpired Rx dry and wet cat and dog food you no longer need, especially I/D, W/D and R/D diets
- powdered Lysine supplement
- Pill Pockets
- KMR® Powder (kitten milk replacement) and Esbilac (puppy milk replacement)
- anti-bacterial dish washing detergent
- Gift Cards are always a good idea (from a pet store or grocery store) so we can pick out what is most needed.
and most of all, a home for every animal!
Make your tax deductible cash donation here.
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The Drop: Episode 1 by Melissa Meister
Melissa Meister styles David Nelson, receiver of the Buffalo Bills, and his Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader girlfriend Kelsi for The 2012 Epsy's. Watch Melissa dress David in a custom suit and decide a red carpet look for Kelsi while listening to their famous victory love sports story. Click here for the


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14 companies given incentives to create Iowa jobs
Fourteen companies have received state incentives to expand or locate in Iowa creating more than 270 jobs.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority approved Friday projects in a dozen communities including Eddyville, Council Bluffs, Davenport, and Sioux City.
Tax benefits were approved for Ajinomoto Heartland, a company making animal feed ingredients near Eddyville. It plans to spend $33 million introduce a new fermentation technology that will increase production.
Alter Trading, a scrap metal processor in Council Bluffs gets tax benefits for a $20 million expansion creating 15 jobs and Mid-American Glass will received tax breaks for a new building to expand operations in Davenport creating 13 jobs.
In Sioux City, Exoteric Analytics will receive a $25,000 grant to continue development of its monitoring and control system for seed corn producers.
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Features: There was no review for this guitar on UG before I bought it, so I figured I'd let any potential buyers know what they were in for if they wanted this guitar. This is a 2006 model Ibanez, made in Korea. There are 24 frets, on the Ibanez "Wizard" neck, which promises the playability of a thin neck, mixed with the stability of a thick one. The neck definitely delivers, it's lightning fast, but with a bit of chunk, which is always nice, it doesn't feel like it's going to snap or anything. One of my favourite features-shallow as it may be is that this guitar is very aesthetically pleasing. Rather than the usual RG finish, matt colours, which look very unnatural, we have a lovely flamed maple body (hence the 320FM), a solid maple top, and it's available in two stained finishes - transparent lavender blue (not as queer as it sounds), and amber. The body is basswood, which is solid enough, and is a bit of a comprimise tone-wise. It sits between the two ends of the tonal spectrum, meaning it can go either way, great if you're always switching styles. The RG shape is now a classic, the access is amazing, you really can get up to all 24 frets with no bother. It's a comfy shape too, it sits nicely when you're standing up, and is great when you're sitting down.
The guitar is fitted with an Edge Pro III bridge, which is a floyd rose style locking trem. I know the edge bridges get slated on UG, but it's holding up well so far. I don't know if this is because I don't really abuse the whammy so to speak, controlled dives are the order of the day for myself. The point I'm trying to make is that if you treat it with a bit of respect, nothing will go wrong. It's fitted with a set of passive "infinity" humbuckers, in a two humbucker layout, rather than the usual Hum-single-Hum layout on RGs. I was a little concerned about that at first, but more on that later. I was actually very impressed a lot by the neck item, I feel the bridge could be a bit nicer, and I'll be replacing it soon, that's probably just because I'm used to Dimarzio bridge items now. The tuners are irrelevant really, once you've got the trem locked, but they are responsive enough anyway. As for extras, I was a bit annoyed at this, I bought a gig bag for when this guitar arrived, and it already comes with a great Ibanez padded bag! It also includes all the appropriate allen keys, and the whammy bar. // 9
Sound: I know everyone on here says this, but I actually do play a lot of styles. Aside from very heavy death metal and the like (which I'm sick of at the minute), I play some country, acoustic stuff like Jack Johnson, straight up rock, average metal (say Metallica), Muse and the like, corporate rock like the Foos and Pearl Jam, and, predominantly, Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave and The Chilis. The guitar really does deliver in every department. I generally use a semi-crappy Marshall MG, and the guitar still sounds great on everything. The range comes from a very smart pickup layout, at first I thought it would just be a 3-way toggle, because it's a twin humbucker guitar, but instead, it's a five way toggle, offering the option of neck humbucker, bridge humbucker, both humbuckers, the inside coils of both humbuckers and the neck item connected in parrallel. The result is a vast range of tones, to cater for absolutely everyone. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: This was the only slight letdown. Nothing major, just one or two wee issues. Working on the assumption that everything else was more or less perfect, the problems were:
01. The action was too low, and the bottom strings rattled, while the top strings cut out with any bending.
02. One of the bridge saddles had falled out. Two minutes with an allen key soon sorted that out.
03. It then turned out the intonation was slightly off to begin with. This is a batty of a problem time-wise, but I was patient, because it's a new guitar after all. // 7
Reliability & Durability: I've gigged it, it's hard as nails. Nuff said. I'd gig it without a backup, easy. The strap buttons are solid, the hardware has lasted this far with no problems. The finish is tough. What I'm getting at here, is that it is a particularly solid guitar. You drop it, it bounces. // 9
Overall Impression: As with before, I play lots of styles, the guitar churns out a suitable tone for each one. It's thick when it needs to be, thin when necessary, I love it. I don't know why this asks for how long I've been playing and why it's relevant, but that would be 18 months. Don't just dismiss this review as bullshit from a begginer now, in those 18 months I've been through 7 guitars, and my bandmate has had about the same, so I've had prolonged use on all those too. The RG320 strikes me as a great guitar. If it were stolen, I would hunt down the thief, call the Y.D.E, tell them the thief had stolen their Bucky, and watch it unfold. I wouldn't buy a new one, because I couldn't afford it, but if I had it stolen and replaced with 310, I'd definitely buy it again. The tone at the neck pickup is great, and the ease of play is great. I'm yet to see how it will perform with a really high output beast at the bridge pickup, but if it's anything like my last RG, I'm sure it will be immense. The deciding factor is definitely the Edge trem. You either love the floyd rose trems or you hate them. If you switch tunings all the time, and I don't mean drop tunings, just whole guitar changes, then it might be a pain in the arse for you, but as a guy with very very little time, it still suits me, so it should be fine for most others. // 10
Price paid: $ 450
Purchased from: Spotlight Music
Features: I bought this guitar in 2007. It's Korean made and was never featured on the U.S. Ibanez site. It has a 24 fret rosewood fretboard and a Wizard II 3-pc. Bolt-on maple neck either satin or unfinished (it doesn't have the thick, sticky clear coat on it). It has a body of basswood with a flame maple top. No binding any where on the guitar. Dot inlays, 5 way Switch, and an Ibanez Edge III trem. Only has two Ibanez Infinity 3 and 4 humbuckers, no single coil in the middle. // 9
Sound: Has a very modern sound. Good for high mids but not so good for scooped mids. I usually have to turn the bass up a little bit to compensate for the lack of good, heavy sounding pickups. I play mainly metal and hard rock with a little 70's rock. It works good for most rock music, but not quite so well for the heavy metal. It doesn't have quite the bass response I like. Picks up harmonics good, though. Just a little too bright sounding for me. I think if you upgrade to Seymour Duncans or Ibanez V-7 and V-8 pickups it'd sound better. // 7
Action, Fit & Finish: Seemed to be all good when I got it home, but the store always does a free setup on all their items before you take them home so I wouldn't really know how it was straight out of the factory. Has very low action, naturally, and is designed for fast playing. The flame maple top looks good to me. Not quite as good as my cousins PRS Custom 24, but not far behind (better than the top on my LTD GUS-600). Mine is a blueish purple (it depends on the lighting). I think the Amber looks the best, but they didn't have any in that color. Mine has a little defect in the headstock wood, but I think it gives it character. // 9
Reliability & Durability: So far, I've only had one problem and that was with the Edge III trem. The little plastic bearing broke which isn't a really big deal until it got to where I couldn't get the trem arm bar in. It's nearly impossible to get a new one and it took me about 6 months to finally get one. Then I had to disassemble the whole trem to put it in. Also, the finish on the trem has worn off a lot on the bass side, but I palm mute and rest my hand there a lot so it always happens to me. It doesn't help that my hands sweat a lot too. Other than that, it's still in near perfect condition. // 8
Overall Impression: I've been playing for three and a half years and tried tons of Ibanez RG's and similar guitars and this is still my favorite "Strat style" guitar under $500. It feels great and has a really fast neck. The 5 way pickup Switch provides lots of options and it looks cool, too. I like having the simple Dot inlays (a rare sight on Ibanez guitars) because its a bit easier to keep track of where you are than with the Shark fin inlays. It's a light guitar, easy to play, and just feels great. My only complaints are the pickups and trem, but you can't expect to get a $100 Edge Pro and $100 Seymour Duncans on a $450 guitar. If you want to upgrade, you can do it pretty easily. The Edge Pro fits right in and tons of people change their pickups. I've considered trying to find another several times but they are hard to find. If it was stolen or broken, I'd probably cry and head to eBay. If you think you like it, buy it. It's a lot better than most of the Ibanez's at the same price so don't take too much time second guessing yourself. // 9
Price paid: $ 175
Purchased from: Used
Features: When I bought the Ibanez RG320FM used it was in a standard configuration and had a couple of minor problems. It was pretty far out as far as the intonation goes and had a couple of cracked string retention screws on the bridge. I took it to Elderly Instruments for a set up and intonation. They rolled the edges of the neck and dressed the frets as well as properly setting the intonation. I have changed the pickups recently to a JB and Jazz Seymour Duncan. Huge difference. I always liked the 5 way switching set up and the neck, but felt the guitar just didn't have a great sound. Now it may be my favorite guitar of the 6 I currently have. I like the way the body conforms to me when I am playing. Either seated or standing it is very comfortable and lightweight. I'm not a divebomber so I don't use the trem much. I leave it unblocked because I like that kind of "Springy" feel like I get with my strat. (I swear that is why so many players fall in love with their Strats.) The only downgrade is the cheap hardware and tuners. // 9
Sound: The Seymour Duncan Hotrodded Humbucking set ($99 on sale a Guitar Center) has literally brought this guitar to life. It just screams on the JB Bridge pickup and I can get all the squeals and harmonics I was looking for. The neck is rich and throaty with a kind of "woody" tone much like the sound of the guitar when it is not plugged in (which is very sweet and resonant). This is now the first guitar I reach for. I think the lightweight Basswood of the body gives the guitar very nice string articulation vs. The dark sound of a mahogany body. I can add the "Dark" back in with pedals and still get clear string resonance. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: Factory action and set up was weak. Elderly turned this from a poorly finished model into an excellent and playable musical instrument. I have to say I love the Wizard III neck. Fast and flat. Wider everywhere than my '68 Tele, American Strat and Schecter Classic but kind of feels roomy and expressive. I have no problem making the transition from one to the next guitar, and I play all 6 regularly. Great access to the upper register. The cool thing is that once I had this guitar properly set up, it has remained rock solid ever since. // 9
Reliability & Durability: Finish appears solid. I have had this one about 5 years and the only dent is the one it came to me with where someone had dropped it pretty hard. The neck has a very light satin finish that I think is the best of all but my old Tele. It is rock solid electronically with OK 500K pots and the best 5 way switching configuration on the market. This is kind of my knock-around guitar that I drag all over the house. The finish is holding up well and the neck has remained straight and true. I have put straplocks or the oval strap buttons on my other guitars, but the large strap buttons on this one are pretty dependable. // 9
Overall Impression: Buy this guitar for the great access to the upper frets, wonderful fast neck and superb switching configuration. Then have the frets dressed and the neck edges rolled by a pro. Add a pair of Seymour Duncan's or other custom pickups and you will have a serious rock machine that can hang with any other guitar you run into. It is lightweight and fits into your body fluidly making it a dream after 45 minutes of playing. Tis has been a great investment. $175 for the guitar used, 99 for the Pickups and $92 for the neck work at Elderly. For $376 I have a rockin' guitar that I will never part with. // 10
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Behind the Bar
There's a line to get into every Irish pub in the city on St. Patrick's Day, but none seem quite as long as the one at McSorley's, arguably the city's oldest bar. From the time the doors open at 8am until the last customers are booted out at 1 a.m., the queue winds well around the block, with St. Patrick's Day revelers willing to stand in the cold for several hours to drink where supposedly Woody Guthrie, John Lennon, and believe it or not, even Abe Lincoln downed a pint.
On St. Patrick's and every other day, current owner Mattie Maherhis is the third family to run the tavernupholds a strict no-tolerance policy regarding drunk surliness, the longtime motto being "Be Good or Be Gone" (preferable to the now-abandoned philosophy of "Good Ale, Raw Onions, and No Ladies.") For the McSorley's staff, this must be the longest, most grueling day of the year.
We talk with bartender Gregory de la Haba about getting through the holiday, the bar's trademark sawdust-strewn floors, and who gets bathroom duty.
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How long have you been at McSorley's? Since I got the owner's daughter pregnant about 4 1/2 years ago.
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Are you the son-in-law? Now I am. Ha.
How long does it take to get in on St. Patrick's Day? We open up the doors at 8 Am, and within about five minutes, we fill up. The poor guy who gets cut off has to wait at least another three more hours before he's let in, because once people are in, they're not leaving until they get thrown out.
People literally stand outside for three hours? On that day, easily.
And people actually start lining up at 8 a.m.? Every year it gets earlier and earlier. Last year the first four people came at 5:15 a.m. They say St. Patrick's Day is amateur's day when it comes to drinkingbut not here.
Who are these people who come at 5 a.m.? Do they tailgate? If we catch 'em drinking early, we send them on their way. But they're all good guys, regulars. Normally, we see the same people year after year. Everybody who comes here that day has been here the year before, or been here 10 years in a row, twenty years in a row. We have groups that have been coming for 30 years.
What customer do you look forward to seeing the most on St. Patrick's Day? All the regulars..I'll tell you this. We have customers throughout the year, that if they don't come in on a certain day, we'll call to see if they're okay. Like, this gentleman [gesturing to a man across from him, eating dinner] comes every Monday night for the leg of lamb. I only see him Monday nights, and he's here every Monday night.
How has McSorley's managed to stay open for so long [since 1854]? Yeah, even the legendary places close. Look at Second Avenue Deli, look at Billy's up on First Avenue. I think it's because our motto has been "Be Good or Be Gone," we serve good ale, and we keep it simple: we open the doors each day, and the customers do the rest Oh. [Talking to leg-of-of-lamb diner] And as this customer says, we own the building.
Who lives upstairs? Do you? No, but most of the staff do. All cousins, relatives of the family.
How many of you have to work on St. Patrick's Day? The whole staff, everyone has to work that day. 14 people.
Who gets bathroom duty? We call that "The Shithouse." And we have a guy, his name is Bobby Bongos. He's a superb bongo player, percussionist. Plays all over townhe's played bongos all over the world, actually. When he's not playing his bongos, he's doing the shithouse in the back.
How long has he been doing The Shithouse? Maybe 10 years now.
That's a special man. So what goes faster, the light or dark beer? They're both equally delicious and nutritious.
What are some problems that usually arise on St. Patrick's Day? There's usually one idiot out of the whole group of 20 guys. Even the friends know which one's going to puke first. Sure enough, they're right.
Who gets stuck cleaning up afterward? Is there a pecking order? Whoever's section it is. We just throw some more sawdust down and sweep it up.
So sawdust takes care of everything? Sawdust is the cure-all.
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