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ALBANY —The enacted 2009-10 State Budget approved today by the New York State Senate will fund agriculture programs at levels close to 43 percent higher than the Executive Budget had proposed, restoring critical programs and investing in the future of our farmers and producers.
With the economic downturn, Sen. Aubertine, Chair of the Senate's Agriculture Committee, and the Senate Majority worked diligently to preserve and fund programs and opportunities that help farmers improve their product and business model, market their produce, and otherwise increase their bottom line. The budget adds close to $6.3 million more in funding over the executive budget's proposed $14.76 million, and restores funding for the Wine and Grape Foundation, apple growers, the maple industry, agriculture development programs, and local fairs.
"No budget is perfect, but we're facing economic uncertainty in difficult times and this budget addresses the core needs in our agriculture programs," said state Sen. Darrel J. Aubertine (D-Cape Vincent). "We've allocated more than $21 million focusing on the critical programs that help our farmers the most, seeking efficiencies and consolidations to make sure the vital needs of New Yorkers are met."
The Wine and Grape Foundation, which would have received no funding in the executive budget, will receive $951,000 plus another $250,000 for promotions. The foundation has been the voice of the state's wine industry, which has grown to about 250 wineries and 1,400 vineyards producing more than 200 million bottles of wine annually. The wine industry is an attraction for millions of tourists and contributes between $3 billion and $6 billion per year to our economy.
Another important provision in the budget is the Health Food/Healthy Communities initiative which will provide financial assistance through the agricultural economic development fund in the form of loans, grants or contracts for service to increase the number of food markets providing affordable and nutritious foods in underserved areas. This "Farm to Fork" program will help to connect the state's farmers with new markets to sell their quality produce.
The Senate pushed for the restoration of funding for local fairs throughout the state. County and local fairs throughout the state showcase the state's agriculture and involve young people and adults in agriculture. The executive budget offered no funding for fairs, but the enacted budget includes $453,000.
"Our local fairs remind people that food doesn't come from the grocery store. It comes from our farms," Sen. Aubertine said. "The active role our young people and adults take in showcasing their prize fruits, vegetables, and livestock, helps preserve interest in agriculture throughout the state and the prizes this funding helps pay for are an important incentive."
The budget increases the allocation for the Farm Viability Institute from $400,000 to $3,242,000. The Center for Dairy Excellence farm viability program allocation will increase by $176,000 to $376,000 compared to the executive budget and "Grow NY"—a multi-faceted program that includes "Pride of New York" and helps the economic development efforts of the state's agriculture production, processing and marketing industries—will be funded at $600,000. These programs help farmers increase profits by offering assistance to improve their business models.
Other key increases over the executive budget allocation for agriculture programs include $7,579,000 for Cornell University agriculture programs, which represents a more than $1 million increase. This funding will provide $250,000 more for the "Core" Diagnostic Lab, $200,000 more for the Quality Milk program to help dairy farmers combat mastitis, $250,000 to combat rabies statewide, increased funding for the Geneva experiment station and experimental state seed inspection program, and $300,000 for Northern New York Agriculture Development Program.
Senate Majority Leader Malcolm A. Smith said, "Our farmers, growers and so many others in the process produce healthy, local food, attract tourists, and bring new economic opportunities to Upstate, particularly rural communities. Developing a 21 st Century economy for the ag sector is a priority and this budget is a very good first step towards that goal."
Outside of the agriculture appropriations for aid to localities, the budget also includes continued funding of $1 million for Clarkson University to continue its Dairy Waste to Energy program to help farmers turn cow manure, waste silage, and cheese whey into energy with the design and construction of an anaerobic digester and power/heat recovery system.
In the Environmental Protection Fund, the Senate fought to restore $5.5 million for the Farmland Protection Program, which allows farmers to sell the development rights for their land to the state to preserve it as farmland and obtain much needed capital to re-invest in their business. Studies of worldwide food production have forecast a shortage of farmland and the demand for this program has risen in recent years.
"The viability of New York's farms, wineries and agricultural businesses remain an integral part of the upstate economy and New York State's economy as a whole," said Senator Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee. "The funding we were able to restore will help jumpstart businesses that have suffered due to the fiscal downturn and enable New Yorkers to benefit from more locally grown products."
"Agriculture is an often overlooked industry, but it has a multi-billion dollar impact on our state and is the foundation of our rural communities," Sen. Aubertine said. "I'm pleased that in working with the Majority Leader, the Assembly, and the Governor, we were able to maintain our commitment to agriculture and fund these essential programs."


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Working papers from the Economics Department of the OECD that cover the full range of the Department's work including the economic situation, policy analysis and projections; fiscal policy, public expenditure and taxation; and structural issues including ageing, growth and productivity, migration, environment, human capital, housing, trade and investment, labour markets, regulatory reform, competition, health, and other issues.
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Raising Investment in Brazil
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- 21 oct 2011
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Low investment rates are limiting Brazil's future potential growth rate. This paper analyses a number of potential reasons for these low investment rates and discusses policy options to achieve faster capital accumulation. A shortage of domestic saving appears to be a major constraint to higher investment rates in Brazil. Due to high levels of current expenditures, in particular pension entitlements, public sector saving is negative. In addition to being costly, the pension system redistributes income to individuals with relatively low saving propensities, thereby reducing private saving as well. In order to control pension expenses in the future, this paper suggests a number of parametric pension system reforms. Beyond a scarcity of domestic savings, major curbs on investment include the high level of real interest rates, whose reasons are not easy to pin down, and thin long term credit markets, which are dominated by the national development bank BNDES. Going forward, engaging commercial lenders in the provision of long term funding will be necessary to cover the country's investment needs. This will require leveling the playing field, which can only be achieved by removing BNDES' exclusive access to low-cost funding from a workers' welfare fund and through budget transfers. Another factor limiting investment is the fragmented tax system, which raises firms' compliance costs and adds to an already high tax burden. Finally, regulatory reforms, including the removal of remaining entry restrictions as well as reductions in trade protection, may reduce firms' costs and enhance investment incentives. This Working Paper relates to the 2011 OECD Economic Review of Brazil 2011 (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/Brazil).
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- E21: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics / Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy / Consumption ; Saving ; Wealth
- E22: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics / Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy / Investment ; Capital ; Intangible Capital ; Capacity
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- H20: Public Economics / Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue / General
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- O16: Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth / Economic Development / Financial Markets ; Saving and Capital Investment ; Corporate Finance and Governance


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Started and organized by SP member Bob Burd, the Sierra Challenge, held yearly, is a 10-day affair featuring a different peak to climb each day (some days, there is more than just one to climb). Thus, veterans of the real Sierra Challenge will just laugh at what I am calling, for lack of a better term, "My Own Sierra Challenge." This was merely a 4-day affair featuring just 7 peaks, and some of it developed more or less spontaneously, but it wasn't a bad showing for an Easterner whose legs and lungs were not yet in prime summer mountaineering condition. In the summer of 2012, mountaineering season began for me on July 13 and ended 35 summits later on August 23. By the end of the summer, fit and strong and down to my high school weight, I may indeed have been able to complete the real Sierra Challenge.
Despite the incredible beauty and spectacular climbing opportunities of the Sierra Nevada, my growing obsession with Greater Yellowstone and the Glacier-Bob Marshall country of Montana has meant that I have done very little mountaineering in the Range of Light. Until July 2005, my only Sierra Nevada summit had been, I regret to admit, Whitney in 1999 by the mobbed hiking route out of Whitney Portal (unless you count Moro Rock-- even more regretful-- which I "climbed" in 1996). In 2005, I took a painful break from Wyoming and Montana and made a point to get back to the Sierra, where I climbed Cathedral Peak, Mount Conness, and Mount Dana (by Dana Couloir, not the trail) over successive days. But then the summers called me back to grizzly country and my beloved dark Absarokas.
After my parents moved to Las Vegas in the spring of 2010, I knew that there would be opportunities for summer trips to the Sierra Nevada.
Yes, I evaluate the need to visit people based on proximity to mountains I want to climb. No, I am not ashamed.
Although Las Vegas is a noisy eyesore to someone like me, there is no denying that of all the major cities in the West, it is perhaps the best in terms of proximity to great outdoor recreation. Among my favorite places all within a day's drive of Vegas are Red Rock Canyon (of course), Great Basin National Park, the Wasatch, Zion and Grand Staircase-Escalante, Death Valley, and the Sierra Nevada.
Summer 2010 was already out; I'd had long-standing plans for a road trip out to Montana and Wyoming. So was summer 2011; July was to see a family trip, complete with in-laws, to Montana (bless my wife for allowing me to escape to climb about every other day), and I gave in to my cravings for the Absaroka Range and planned an August trip out to Wyoming via a flight into Jackson Hole (note to those who like window seats-- the flight from Denver to Jackson Hole is the most beautiful I have ever been on, for it goes up the valley of the Wind River very near to the crest of the Wind River Range, and the glaciers, high lakes, and peaks of the roof of the Winds are all on display, and it is amazing to behold even if it does feel like cheating).
So on July 10, 2012, I flew out to Vegas with the kids (on August 1, I would drive up to Great Falls, MT, having left the kids with my parents, to meet my wife and spend a few weeks with her in Montana, Idaho, and Nevada).
Originally, my Sierra plan was to go there at the end of the summer, after my legs were strong and I was adjusted to altitude, but my wife's schedule made that too difficult, and I had to make the Sierra days part of the first leg of the summer. Knowing that would make things a little tougher on me since a major goal was doing at least one 14er that involved a minimum of Class 3 terrain (although I am no list-chaser, I wanted at least one "respectable" CA 14er since Whitney and White Mountain were the only ones I'd done), I tried to do what I could to get myself some exposure and preparation, but I knew things would mostly hinge on how my lungs decided to adjust to the altitude.
At home during the spring, I'd done plenty of biking, running, hiking, and cragging to get myself ready for the summer, but there is no substitute for altitude and real mountains.
July 13-- White Rock Pinnacle in Red Rock Canyon. Not high, but several spots of Class 3-4 and one 5.4, so a good outing, especially in a rain making things treacherous.
July 14-- North Peak in Red Rock Canyon. Drove the 4wd road to Red Rock Pass and hiked the peak around sunset when temperatures were cooler. Spent the night in the car.
July 15-- Bridge Mountain in Red Rock Canyon. Did that at dawn and then drove out to Death Valley. My brother's old 4Runner had gotten so weak that I had to go into 4-low to reach Mahogany Flat! Along the way, I stopped and hiked up Wildrose Peak, partially for some altitude but also because I'd never been up it before. Spent the night at Mahogany Flat by myself, about the only cool road-accessible place in the park after a day that had reached nearly 120 at Badwater.
July 16-- Telescope Peak, for both the altitude and the fact that I hadn't hiked it since 1997 (though I tried in April 2003 but turned around due to waist-deep snow at Arcane Meadows). Also, I wanted to photograph the bristlecone pines near the summit. My March 1997 hike yielded a very nice picture, but when I was going through a purity phase a few years later and throwing away all prints and negatives except for those I considered my very best, that picture went to the great album in the sky. One of the dumbest things I ever did.
After hiking Telescope Peak, I drove out to Panamint Springs, got a shower, and then steered for Onion Valley in the Sierra Nevada.
And that is where "My Own Sierra Challenge" began.
July 17-- Kearsarge Pinnacles and University Peak
July 18-- Dragon and Gould
Wisdom attained this day: anyone who actually wants to hike up Mount Gould from Kearsarge Pass must be out of his f-----g mind! Fortunately, I descended from the summit to the pass after having traversed from Dragon Peak, but as I flew down each section of steep sand, I shook my head as I thought about what a miserable way to go up the mountain that would be.
And I actually have one of SP's proud, self-styled trolls to thank for this day's plan. When I told her several weeks earlier about my intent to climb Gould from the pass, she suggested Dragon Peak as something I might find more challenging and enjoyable. After doing some research and learning about the traverse between Dragon and Gould, I decided to do just that. For several reasons, I chose Dragon as the first objective, and I'm glad I did.
So thanks, Toxo, for the great suggestion!
No special stories here. The sustained scrambling and exposure high on Dragon made for a memorable and rewarding climb. The views from the traverse were outstanding even though the traverse itself wasn't too exciting. The Class 3 summit block on Gould was fun but way too short and way too easy; I left thinking that Gould is a fine destination as part of a multi-peak day but not that great as a sole destination unless you actually want to hike up from the pass over all that steep sand and talus for a 10-second scramble at the very end.
At Kearsage Pass, the earbuds and antisocial guy reappeared. This day, however, I did not bask in the late-afternoon sun. Instead, I had a craving for a bacon-and-turkey sub from the Subway in Independence, so I got in the 4Runner, started driving down into the valley, picked up some John Muir Trail through-hikers looking for a hot meal and a mattress and a restocking of supplies, murdered them and dumped their bodies in a ditch, and then continued to town for my sub.
(That was to see if you are really reading!)
July 19-- Independence Peak
- I'd hiked the entire trail approach to the peak the day before and didn't feel like doing it two days in a row. Boring.
- Although the views must be great, I just couldn't get too excited about the route. I need some exposed scrambling, dammit!
- Independence Peak had been looking a helluva lot more awesome ever since I'd driven in the afternoon of the 16th. Plus, it was closer. So, once again with no beta, I set out...
July 20-- Norman Clyde Peak
- It is indeed a fun route. Norman Clyde's standard route is Class 4, with a lot of Class 3 and 4 and plenty of exposure, and the route-finding is not simple. Cliffing out or getting onto Class 5 rock is very easy to do. Cairns are not abundant, nor are they necessarily useful; we found some to be pretty pointless (perhaps markers for a prior party rather than markers for the best route). A week after we climbed the peak, someone else fell to his death from the same route. It seemed that he had reached the summit ridge and perhaps the summit itself and then couldn't find his way back down, and so he tried a descent down the other side of the summit ridge and fell somewhere along the way (if that is correct, I am mystified by that decision since a successful descent that way would have put him literally days from his starting point.
- What scenery! Many assert that the Palisades area of the Sierra Nevada is the most visually spectacular part of the range. Not having truly extensive experience with the range, I can't firmly agree or disagree with that statement, but I can certainly see the case for it. The views, the glaciers, the lakes, the peaks-- just stunning.


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Pit Stories: The Hipster Mosh
Each week we check in with fans and bands from around the world to get their mosh pit stories from live shows. This week our Pit Story comes courtesy of Metalunderground.com reader Gorecunt about experiencing a hipster mosh:
The show I went to was primarily for fans of post-metal, which is the first scene where hipsters and metalheads have a common interest. Both subcultures go together like water and oil (sometimes a match - Cynic said this in his article "Black Metal: The Shoegaze Wave"). And so me and a small handful of metalheads were in a crowd of hipsters. Deafheaven was playing and they were the only ones with music heavy enough to mosh to. Not expecting hipsters to *try* starting a pit, we remained reserved. Then the pit started. Me and the guys initially laughed at them as they were slamming about awkwardly in their skinny jeans outside their natural habitat and trying to hold on to their thick-rimmed glasses.
Then one of Deafheaven's heavier songs came on ("Unrequited"). Three of us took places where the pit would be as we waited for the soft intro to give way to the heavy riff. I took center position, two metalheads were at my left and right. The heavy tremolo chords blasted and I pushed the two off, starting the pit. We showed the hipsters how its done. Some got hurt but they brushed it off and resumed moshing. They learned well. The next decent song played and they got the hang of it. It was a proud moment, kind of like old school teaching the new school. It was a surprisingly awesome bonding moment.
Now here's what makes hipster pits fun for me: They're so small and frail by comparison so starting a pit is so easy. I easily pushed 3-5 of them at once and next thing you know half the room is a pit. Its so lulzy.
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Pit Stories: Mosh Pit Trampling
Now that Tuesday has rolled around again its time for another Pit Story shared by metal bands from all genres and locations.
The pit can be the center of the live show experience, where metal heads can get their aggression out, but injuries are an unfortunate byproduct - and a badge of honor for many show veterans. This week Wyoming metal/hardcore outfit Righteous Vendetta shares the following story of a fan getting trampled in the chaotic sea of the mosh pit:
Being a smaller band at this point we have seen a good amount of mosh pits but nothing as massive as say an As I Lay Dying pit. That said, we have seen some pretty crazy injuries in the pits. As a kid I always went to As I Lay Dying shows and got in the pits which consistently would extend 50 feet in diameter around the sound board. I remember running, breathing in all the dirt as I struggled to keep up with the people in front.
Something similar to this scenario happened at one of our shows in Wyoming. A circle pit broke out in the middle of this venue/skate park. I would say it was about 20-30 feet in diameter. There were huge kids, tiny kids, old kids, and youngsters alike. About fifteen seconds into the pit I saw a kid trip and fall and get trampled, I lost sight of him as the pit continued and forgot about what happened shortly after the incident.
We finish our set and someone comes up to us asking about the kid. Well apparently when he tripped he broke his ankle, not only that, when he was basically run over, his right arm was completely broken in half by someone who stepped on it. Both bones were protruding from his arm. In our compassionate hearts we went to visit him at the hospital where we just missed him as he went into surgery. I believe we drew him a nice picture!
Righteous Vendetta recently completed recording a new album at JTW Recording Studios with producer Joel Wanasek. The album is due out later this year, with more details to follow. Stay up to date with the band's latest activity over at Facebook. You can also start your own pit at a Righteous Vendetta show on these dates:
7/26 - Sheridan, WY @ Sheridan Fairgrounds
8/02 - Kassel, GERMANY @ Freakstock Festival
8/10 - Rybnik, POLAND @ Sonar Days Festival
8/16 - Grossandelfingen, SWITZERLAND @ Heavenstage Festival
Check back in next week as we share more Pit Stories, and let us know about your craziest metal show experience, and whether you've got any pit-induced injuries, in the comments section below.
Pit Stories: Pissing Off Danzig
Each week we check in with metal musicians to get their best stories from live shows.
While these tales usually center on the mayhem of the mosh pit, today guitarist Christian Larson from Venomous Maximus shares a story that takes place backstage during a Q&A with the infamous Glenn Danzig.
Christian had this story to share about an ill-advised question to Danzig regarding the Samhain box set that took years to finally see release:
In the late 90's in San Antonio at a metal fest, SOD headlined and saw some of my 1st Swedish metal bands. I sold my Peavy amp to get a ticket to the show. As we rolled up into the parking lot, a local Houston band asked us if we wanted to buy backstage passes for the whole fest. So we got to roll around back stage and further enticed me to get into playing music more.
We were allowed to sit in on a press conference with an interview with the singer of Morbid Angel and Glenn Danzig. Some magazine was asking Danzig when the Samhain box set was coming out. He was very annoyed by the questions and gave very smart ass answers back, obviously not wanting to talk about it.
So I guess my buddy Willow wasn't paying attention as he was gazing into Danzig's eyes (keep in mind this room is packed wall to wall with press and fans). So my buddy gets the last question and he asked the same question about the box set and all the press and attention is on him. No one could believe he asked it and Glenn didn't respond and just walked out the conference.
The Venomous Maximus album "Beg Upon The Light" is due out in North America on July 2nd via Napalm Records. For more info on the band and upcoming tour dates, head over to the Venomous Maximus Facebook profile here, and be sure to check back in next week for more heavy metal Pit Stories. More...
Pit Stories: Newsted's Unintentional Stage Dive
The pit is the heart of the metal scene, and just about every metal head has a favorite pit story, which is why each week we check in with musicians from around the globe to get their best tale of moshing mayhem.
Today Detroit act Wilson shares this story of a stage dive gone wrong while the band was supporting Newsted at Highline Ballroom on May 21st, 2013:
Recently Wilson was honored with the privilege of being Jason Newsted's direct support for his new endeavor aptly called Newsted. We went out on a string of dates from May 15th – 23rd together. Each night venues packed in tons of middle aged veterans of metal who had most likely just dropped off their suits to the dry cleaners on 5th Ave right before they traded their Hush Puppies for a pair of Converse to "kick out the jams" for their well-deserved evening of debauchery. I mean no disrespect here, the folks that were in attendance at these shows were ready to let the juices of the metal parking lot coarse through their veins once again, however, these folks were not there to "mosh it up" like they had in their teens, they wanted to bang their heads, crush some brews and party hard, (as hard as a 40 year old pissed off teen turned carpenter could) but not to harm each other. You could literally see the aggression build in each one of them as Newsted ripped through bangers every night, but never crossing that line…except in NYC.
The gods of metal were toiling with the crowd at the Highline Ballroom and as Newsted starting ripping the opening riffs to Whiplash (the only Metallica cover he played) the crowd went ape shit. Let me precursor this by adding this was the only show on the tour that did not have a barricade of sorts… and after that night it would be the last. About half way through the song (you know the part where "its fucking WHIPLASH") a rapid fan had let his blood boil enough and just HAD to get on that stage with the legend for some honest to goodness stage divin'. And just as he thought his coast was clear and he spotted an open area to let the hands of the crowd carry him into sweet, sweet drunken revelry …BAM!! His body met the body of a Mr. Jason Newsted. In fact the collision between him and Newsted was so fast and jarring it sent Jason flying off the stage face first into the crowd. Well, the crowd and some floor.More...
Pit Stories: The Masked Midget
Every Tuesday we check in with metal musicians to get their favorite mosh pit stories from live shows. Today drummer Stephen Carr from Exotic Animal Petting Zoo shares the following story of a masked midget commanding the pit:
This pit story takes place in El Centro, CA and I think the venue was called the Print Shop. A little person at about 4' 3" was the king of the pit ordering every single person at the show to to circle pits and wall of deaths. Kids obeyed him firmly and he never revealed his face or identity the entire show. It was pretty freakish and awesome at the same time. Proof of his existence can be seen in our video below at 0:20 - 0:25.
Exotic Animal Petting Zoo will be hitting the road with Polkadot Cadaver in June, with dates for the North American trek available right here.
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Pit Stories: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Every week we check in with fans and musicians to get their favorite Pit Stories. Today guitarist Ed Hartwell from Heart In Hand tells the following story about courteous moshers lending a helping hand...and wishing they hadn't:
This was not at a metal or hardcore show, but I think that makes it even funnier. A couple of years ago I went to see The Foo Fighters at the Milton Keynes Bowl and during one of their "mosh pits" (I use the term as loosely as possible) it became apparent that a pretty fat guy had fallen and was in a lot of pain. I think he had broken or sprained his foot from teeny bopping or something.
The crowd around him adopted the 'all for one and one for all' safety mentality which is usually the case at shows and helped lift him up to the barrier. It took a lot of force cos of his size. At this point a few people had noticed that he'd shit himself and it was coming out his shorts.
Of course they immediately tried to get away, but of course couldn't due to the sheer density of the crowd. It was too late and their heroic good samaritan deeds were rewarded by being horribly traumatized, as a big shitty guy tumbled over their heads. I was about 3 metres from the incident so luckily had a good enough view without getting any fecal matter on me whilst I enjoyed "Monkey Wrench."
Heart in Hand's second album "Almost There" is due out May 13th via Siege Of Amida Records. The band will be touring the U.K. and Europe over the summer and making various festival appearances. For more info on the band, head over to the Heart In Hand Facebook profile. More...
Pit Stories: Helloween Hanky Panky
The pit: a convergence of metal heads and outlet for built-up aggression. Everybody's got a pit story, and each week we share the favorites from metal musicians covering the entire spectrum of the underground and the mainstream.
A few weeks back vocalist Eric Dow of Helsott shared a story about Pantera stopping a show due to a lack of pit mayhem, and today Eric again gives a tale of pit shenanigans, but this time of a very different variety.
The following story comes from an interview at the 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise with our own writer CROMCarl, in which Eric discusses love birds getting swept away by the sexy tunes of Helloween.
Eric: I was in the pit and they weren't doing very much moshing or anything, but they were dancing around, having a good time. It was a pretty good crowd. All the sudden, I hear 'Uh [in a female voice], Uh [in a male voice]' and I turn around and some dude is fucking this chick right behind me….in the pit! I'm like what the fuck!
CROMCarl: Who was on stage at the time?
Eric: Uh, Helloween.
CROMCarl: Remember what they were playing?
Eric: Uhhhhhh… No [laughs all around]. Ugh…if I can try to remem…no. The fucking thing really fucking threw me off. No, no, no….I remember! "If I Could Fly!" Andy Deris fucked it up, I remember that. He fucked it up…I got these guys fucking behind me…Andy Deris fucked it up and he just rolled his eyes on stage like "I can't believe I fucked up our most simple song." That was great.
They were in the back of the pit. It's a smaller venue and I know there was probably at least five or six people having the same "what the fuck" reaction. I've never seen that before…I've seen sex at concerts in plenty of places, but right there in a small venue in the mosh pit. You know…the lights all hitting them and shit..and nobody…the security guards were maybe twenty feet from them…didn't do anything. I was like "alright, this is fucking Santa Ana, California."
You can catch Helsott live on the remaining dates of the Paganfest tour this month, or find more info on the band via Facebook. Be sure to check back in again next week for more Pit Stories!
Pit Stories: Failed Festival Backflip
Every week Metalunderground.com checks in with musicians and fans to get their most memorable Pit Stories. Today, drummer Will Green from Ohio act Set to Reflect shares the following story about an unfortunate fan failing to pull of a back flip during a Burden of a Day set at the Cornerstone festival:
July 2nd, 2009. It was the most humid 105 degree Illinois day I'd ever lived through, and being smashed together between the 20,000 people at Cornerstone festival was not helping the already over-heated situation. I noticed one extremely lanky, yet absurd kid as I stood on the edge of the pit and watched everyone throw down to Burden of a Day. He was pulling out all the moves. Picking up the change, Windmills, spin kicks... you name it, he was performing it. The band's fantastic live presence only escalated the energy in the pit, and by midway through the show, he was acting more insane than anyone I've seen to this day. That was when it happened...
The next thing I know, the kid is jumping near the edge of the stage and doing a back-flip off... at least, half of a back-flip. As he landed awkwardly, you could see the bone pop out of his leg. His shin acted as if it were a third knee, and the look of shock on his face said it all. It was apparent that no one there had ever seen anything so gruesome in real life, as it took a full minute for anyone to come to his aid due to the immediate surprise of what had just occurred.
Once we were done lifting him and helping him to the outskirts of the tent, the paramedics arrived and carted him off. The image, however, is forever burned into my memory.
Set to Reflect's latest EP "A New Path To Walk On" is out now through Standby Records. For more info on the band, head over to the Set to Reflect Facebook profile here.
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Pit Stories: Pantera Stops The Show
Each week we check in with metal musicians to get their favorite mosh pit stories. Today Eric Dow, vocalist of Helsott, shares the following story of a Pantera pit from a Long Beach show:
The Pantera pit in 2000. It was just flat out the biggest, craziest fucking most single fucking chaos even I've ever been involved in. I think the Long Beach Sports Arena, makes the whole floor a pit…and they stopped the song, if you didn't pit. They would stop the song, it didn't matter if they were three minutes into it…or two minutes, or whatever. Pantera would stop the fucking song if they weren't happy. So the pit grew about half way…I mean, it was still the biggest pit I'd ever been in…The whole fucking floor. They took the chairs out, it was just concrete. They stopped the song…I thought that was pretty funny. Phil Anselmo was like 'you didn't believe me, did you? If you guys are not moving around, we will fucking stop the song again.'
I think the only people that didn't move were the guys who had their spot on the rail and I wouldn't have moved either. But yeah, that whole fucking bottom floor…was probably easily 8,000 people. People going this way, people going that way….and then the whole song – the song was 'Becoming' – and the whole song, I think I got around the pit twice. It was that big….and I got hit by so many different people. Fuck what was I… I think I was 18... no, no I was 17…that's right, I was 17 years old at the time. Shit just isn't like that anymore, man. Concerts are nowhere near like they used to be.More...
Pit Stories: Fen's Prank Gone Awry
Every Tuesday, Metalunderground.com checks in with bands from around the world to hear their most memorable Pit Stories from live shows. Today we have a story from Vancouver's Fen (not to be confused with the U.K. act) about a band prank backfiring:
Last fall, on a day off from our BC/Alberta tour we climbed a small mountain in Fruitvale. We reached a lookout and Jeff and Taty sat down to enjoy the view of the valley while the rest of us kept bushwhacking to see if there was a higher peak. Along the way Nando scratched his forehead on a branch so we hatched a plan to freak out the others. We came back down to the viewpoint with Sam and I propping Nando up on either side, and there was blood smeared on his forehead. We said he'd fallen and hit his head and he pretended to be dazed. Jeff jumped up and doted over Nando with a terrible look of concern, helping us as we laid him down on the moss. Then we started laughing. Jeff was pissed. Taty said we were shitty actors. It was the classic horror movie intro.
The next day we were in Calgary at Vern's Bar. It was a Tuesday night and we were stoked there was anyone there at all. After we played, it was The Reckless Heroes, a hilariously energetic punk metal band. They flew all around the stage while people just sat and watched. Still pumped from our set, Sam and I started a pit. It maxed out at 5-6 people so there was a ton of room and we were getting some pretty good runs at each other. The bassist kept jumping off the stage and bashing around with us. At the end of the night, loading up gear I noticed Sam was missing. Jeff said, "Didn't you hear, he messed up his foot while moshing."
Right away I was suspicious, thinking Jeff was setting me up as revenge for the shit we'd pulled on the mountain, but I went along with it, helping carry Sam's gear while he sat in the bar with his foot up on a chair and sipping beer. When it was time to leave he walked only on the heel of that foot. It looked pretty painful, but I was paranoid that the second I showed any sympathy, he would start walking normally and Jeff would jump out of the woodwork and call me a sucker for carrying the extra gear. Two days later the foot was turning black and after an x-ray it was officially declared broken. I felt like a jerk for being so suspicious. Sam played the rest of the gigs in a chair in front of his 4x12.
Fen is out with latest album "Of Losing Interest," and you can also check out the music video for "A Long Line" below. For more info on the band, head over to the Fen Facebook profile here, and be sure to check back next week for more Pit Stories. More...
Pit Stories: The Epic Outdoor Show
It's Tuesday again, which means it's time for members of the metalverse to share their favorite most pit stories.
While many of our Pit Stories center around violence and insanity as fans throw down in front of the stage, today Dark Century guitarist Martin Gendreau instead shares a story of an epic outdoor show. Martin comments:
October 6th, 2012 Beauharnois - Dark Century's outdoor concert on a stage mounted on a flatbed trailer. Next to the stage, motocross jumping on a big air ramp. Behind the crowd, some car smoke show with artisanal bombs and fireworks. A Bar-b-cue was on the site for an all you can eat meat buffet.
Because of the temperature being near 10 degrees, some woods were burning into a old metal trash screwed to a frame of a mower. It was incredible the see that in a mosh pit! Also mechanical shovel on the site had fire inside to heat the crowd. A stage filled with beer donations… That was one epic heavy metal show.
Check out the latest happenings with Dark Century over at the band's Facebook profile or official website, and check out the track "Kill the Crowd" below. More...
Pit Stories: Grindcore Mayhem
Every week Metalunderground.com checks in with rock and metal acts from across the world to find their best mosh pit stories.
Vocalist Bryce Lucien of Texas act Seeker today shares a story of an out-of-control Daughters show (Daughters being no stranger to live antics). Bryce tells the following tale:
There are very few pits that have stuck with me. Years on the road have left me desensitized to most of the ridiculous happenings at shows, but there is one experience that was so extreme in its GG Allen-esque awesomeness and so relentless in its lack of fucks given that it will forever be seared into my memory...
This was 8 or 9 years ago now... Daughters and An Albatross were in town and me, being the total grind fanatic that I am, was obviously beside myself with excitement. I got to the show early, made sure I was front and center, and prepared myself for what I was sure would be the most wonderfully abrasive and debauched show that I had ever attended. After suffering through two despicably awful locals, Daughters finally took the stage and began sound checking. Their singer was nowhere to be seen. The band yelled for him over the PA and minutes later he finally walks onstage, scowling, glossy eyed, beer in hand... he was so fucking cool. The band launched into their first song and the crowd exploded. I was shoved into the stage, punched, jumped on, and I didn't care. I loved it.
However, through all the mayhem I noticed that their singer wasn't singing any of the words and there was a gagging sound coming through the speakers so I looked over and realize that he is standing on the lip of the stage, deep throating the mic, and flipping off the crowd. He then pulls the mic out of his mouth and projectile vomits all over the stage. As he does this I feel a pair of shoes connect with the back of my head. I turn around and see the crowd surfing girl momentarily get sucked back into the sea of arms before being thrown at me again. I duck and the singer of Daughters grabs her left shoe, rips it off, pours his beer into it, chugs it, throws the shoe back into the crowd, falls off the stage, and finally screams his first line...
This all happened in less than 2 minutes. The rest of their 10 minute set was just as insane. This is probably a really horrible reflection on me, but that night totally solidified my love for this lifestyle and my desire to tour...oh well. Fuck it.
You can check out Seeker's music video for "Serpent Skin" in the player below, along with a list of upcoming tour dates later this month. A teaser for the new single "Alone" is also available at this location.
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Pit Stories: The Crowd Takeover
Every week we chat up bands from around the globe to find their favorite stories from metal shows. This week, bassist Morgan Rider of Canadian act Vesperia had this tale to share about the crowd taking over the stage during a Dimebag tribute:
We were doing a show in Ottawa a couple of years ago and it happened to be a Pantera / Dimebag tribute show. We knew about this show a while in advance, so we came up with a folk metal version of "Fucking Hostile."
During our set, the time came for us to play the song, so we invited some people to come up and sing it with us. Two seconds later, half of the crowd is on the stage, forcing all of us except our drummer at the time off of the stage and onto the floor. We played the song on the floor and the crowd moshed and rocked out on stage. It was really weird.
Vesperia recruited a new guitarist late last year and is currently in the process of recording a new album. Follow the latest recording updates and listen to the band's music at Facebook here.
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Pit Stories: The Tighty-Whitey Mosh
It's Tuesday again, which means we've got a new metal show story taken from the underground musicians themselves who keep the scene running. This week guitarist/vocalist Spencer Le Von from Canadian thrash act Fatality shares the following tale of the band's first show going horribly wrong:
My pit story was actually from Fatality's first-ever live show when I was at the supple age of 15. We were performing at a dive called Club Rockit in Downtown Toronto back in 2004. I will never forget this story because it incorporates all of the elements that make up a nightmare gig, and how I handled it as a confused 15-year-old zilch. First of all, it was in the middle of January, and there was a massive storm that hit Toronto and we barely made it to the gig as we slid up and down the highway. Also, right before we hit the stage, I opened my guitar case and to my complete chagrin: my fuckin' ax was smashed in 2 pieces.
So, up we went. There was me with no guitar and no sense of what to do with my hands as I clumsily sang through our songs like a mush-mouthed buffoon. Boy, we (I) stank up the joint good. As we got closer to the end of the set, I realized I had a decision to make: play out the last of our songs half heartedly, and then pack up and go home for a good cry, or do something so fuckin' stupid that even though we were playing mediocre at best, the crowd would still go home and remember us. I chose the latter. In one foul swoop, I pulled of my pants and shirt reveling a tainted, ripe, skid-marked pair of tighty-whities and a matching pasty white stomach. I then proceeded to jump into the mosh pit and clobbered the shit out of people as my band riffed on the stage above.
It was this night that I learned a major lesson. There is no such thing as the perfect gig, and each night has a different obstacle to overcome. What makes a good performer is not just in how well he can play; it's all in his capacity to deal with the bullshit!
A photo of the event in question can be seen below. To hear Fatality's music, check out the "Monstrous" music video at this location or head over to the band's Facebook profile here.
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Pit Stories: A Truly Dedicated Fan
Each Tuesday we have metal musicians check in with their most memorable mosh pit stories from live shows.
This week vocalist Tom Emmans of Odium shares the following story of a truly dedicated (or perhaps just overly drunk) fan fighting through the pain to see the end of a show:
One time at a show in our home town a fan broke a beer bottle in the pit and it sliced his whole arm down to the bone. Everyone was freaking out cause they thought someone had knifed him. Turns out he was just partying and having a good time, not even realizing he was bleeding all over the place. When the ambulance arrived he was trying to convince them to let him stay until we were done. They were like "Uh no. You could bleed out. Your entire arm is cut to the bone." So they raced him to the hospital and stitched him up. He showed up for our last song drunk as fuck, smiling from ear to ear. See you at the next one brother!
You can check out Odium's music by downloading the track "No Way Out" on the free "Happy Metal Annihilation Volume 2" compilation over here, or watch a music video for the track below.
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Pit Stories: Projectile Vomit T.K.O.
Every week we have metal fans and musicians check in with their favorite mosh pit stories. Today guitarist/vocalist Chris Friesen of Ontario's Adrenechrome shares the following tale of a fight in the pit coming to an unexpectedly quick end:
While attending a CKY show in Toronto a good friend of mine ended up in a violent altercation with a fellow concert goer (something to do with a bumped girlfriend). Being quite drunk, the pair squared off in the middle of the pit to exchange fisticuffs. The first blow of the bout was scored by the angry boyfriend, a solid punch to my friends mid section.
The answer to the punch was a devastating finishing move a la Mortal Kombat, he proceeded to projectile vomit in an arc covering his assailant and the dozen or so other concert goers in the pit with digested beer and street meat, needless to say his opponent was unwilling to continue the fight resulting in a very rock 'n roll T.K.O.
Adrenechrome released debut EP "Hideous Appetites" back in November of 2012, and you can hear the full release at this location, or find more info on the band via Facebook.
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Pit Stories: Xul's Mudslide Party
Every week we check in with fans and bands from around the world to get their favorite pit and road stories from metal shows.
This week Canadian blackened death metal act Xul shares the following story of a small town suddenly hosting a party as bad weather prevented travel:
We had a mini tour lined up that consisted of Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton shows in the span of 4 days. Living in Vernon (half way between Vancouver and Calgary) we went to Van for our first show. It was an awesome turnout and and a good set. A good start to the tour. We had a day off before we had to head to Calgary so we decided to go back to Vernon and sleep a night in our own beds. There was talk of HWY 1 being closed but we didn't think it was going to be a big deal. We were wrong.
We woke up the next morning early enough to check the weather reports before we headed out. All that was said was that HWY 1 was closed due to mudslides and that there was no timeline for its opening. HWY 1 is a direct route to Calgary. It's about an 8 hr drive from Vernon. I'd say it would have taken us 9 because we're riding in a short bus that hits a top speed of 90km. It was early in the morning and we had to make a quick decision as we had to be in Calgary that night for a show. We could either go south and take a ferry but there was rumours it was closed due to the extreme weather (we later found out it would have been a horrible idea) or head north and go through Jasper then down from Edmonton to Calgary. We chose to go North.More...
Pit Stories: A Bouncer Finds Love
Every week we share pit stories from rock and metal acts across the globe. This week bassist/vocalist Sean Arata of Fort Wayne based hard rock band Downstait shares the following tale of a bouncer finding love after a fan gets out of control:
We were playing a show with Ra in Flint, Michigan, and some guy was drugged out of the mind in the crowd, and picking physical fights with everyone, including the girl he came with.
One of the bouncers tried to get him out of the place, he resisted, and the bouncer blasted him in the face, which knocked him out, but also shattered his hand. They both go to the hospital, and the girl goes along.
We come back about a year later, and the bouncer fills us in about how the guy he knocked out thanked him for bringing him to the hospital, not remembering he was the one who put him there in the first place. Also, he filled us in that he and the girl he defended were getting married soon.
Downstait recently canceled a string of December tour dates due to illness within the band, but you can hear music from the act and find out about upcoming live appearances at the Downstait Facebook profile here. Check back in next week for more mosh pit stories from fans and band members.
Pit Stories: A Rolling Chair Pit On Barge To Hell
Every week we share pit stories from bands and fans across the globe. This week, I'm going to share one of my own experiences, from my adventure on the Barge To Hell a couple weeks ago:
On day two of the world's most metal cruise, Municipal Waste was playing the smaller Spectrum Lounge for the group's first performance of the cruise. The band played fast and loose with its brand of "party metal" crossover thrash. Just a few songs into the set, some metal heads in the crowd got the idea to grab the chairs that are on wheels and roll around in the mosh pit area of the main floor. It looked a lot like bumper cars, but then other people began pushing them or grabbing hold of arms of people in the chairs and slinging them through the pit, causing some high speed collisions and overturned chairs.
Soon after this began, Municipal Waste frontman Tony Foresta commented on how they are "the shortest band in metal" and asked the crowd for a circle pit. With the lights in his face and his short stature, it appeared he couldn't see what was going on behind the people up front at the barrier. As the band launched into their next song, the pit erupted into more chaos as moshers attempted a circle pit around the chair pit to little avail.
It was a surreal experience, but it looked FUN! The crowd would attempt to do the same during other thrash sets like Bonded By Blood and Havok, but no other pit compared to Municipal Waste's rolling chair pit on Barge to Hell.
Being unable to zoom out and capture the whole scene, this video really doesn't do the chair pit justice, but it's all I've got to give an idea of what was going on:
A full Barge To Hell report is forthcoming, as well as tons of photos from the metal cruise.
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Pit Stories: '50s Prom Night
We scour the heavy metal and hard rock landscape to get Pit Stories from musicians across the globe, and today we have an interesting look at an "un-pit" of sorts when the crowd experiences genre confusion. Oregon based "melodic wondercore" act Whispers of Wonder shares the following story:
Whispers Of Wonder was paying live at a local venue here in Portland called the Hawthorne. We were the second to last band on the bill. Now the kind of music we play isn't necessarily as brutal as the local scene is comfortable with, and sometimes fans aren't quite sure how to act in the crowd. Now before we had hit the stage there was a big empty pit with 3 hardcore dancers in it, but once we got started something unfolded unlike anything we have ever seen at a show of our genre.
People weren't moshing. It wasn't a violent mosh fest. It was a dance pit. The best way to describe it is prom night in the 1950's, though the soundtrack wasn't exactly as upbeat. And they kept it going throughout our whole set. All of a sudden an entire crowd of people looked like some scene out of an episode of The Peanuts. It was definitely a night to remember.
Whispers of Wonder will release the new EP "The First Year" this coming November 27th, 2012 and pre-orders are available at this location. You can also check out the band's music via Facebook here.
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It has been once again proved that all combinations would never be hit always. The combination of director Siva and hero Gopichand was a hit for Souryam. However, Siva has disappointed the audiences in general and Gopichand in particular with his latest flick 'Sankham". The story has nothing novel and it is a routine subject with factionalism in its backdrop. Had the film concentrated only on action and faction as the elements, it would have impressed the audiences, but the comedy tracks that have been kept in gaps have spoiled the mood of the audiences, as they appear to be too nagging and boring.
Chandu (Gopichand) is the son of the landlord, Sivayya (Satyaraj). However, he was brought up by his maternal uncle (Chandramohan) abroad and doesn"t know his parents. His uncle had bluffed that Chandu"s parents died when he was too young. However, Chandu"s uncle sends his photographs to Sivayya to show him that his son has grown up as per his wishes. Chandu learns martial arts but never gets an opportunity to fight with anyone.
Once Chandu falls in love with a girl called Mahalakshmi (Trisha), but she never reciprocated. Later she decides to reveal her love. But, by that time, her aunt (Telangana Sakuntala) takes her away to India. Somehow, Maha calls up Chandu and expresses her love and pleads with Chandu to save her as her aunt wants her to marry her son. Learning this, Chandu too reaches India. The twist here is that Maha is the daughter of Sivayya"s bitter rival (Kota Srinivasa Rao), who was responsible for the death of Chandu"s brother and mother Parvati (Sita) in a faction rivalry. As per Parvati"s last wish, Chandu was kept off from these factional feuds and brought up abroad.
Maha"s father who recognizes Chandu as the son of Sivayya, tests Chandu and asks him to bring his brother (Katraju) as he feared that Sivayya would kill him. Maha"s father promises to get them married, if he passes the test. Chandu successfully passes the test and safely brings Maha"s paternal uncle (Chinnanna). But he still refuses to perform their marriage claiming Sivayya is keeping obstacles. Chandu decides to settle score with Sivayya and suffers grievous injuries at the hands of Sivayya"s followers. At that juncture, Sivayya recognises that it is his son and calls up Chandu"s uncle who reveals the truth to Chandu that Sivayya is his father. They both become one.
Sivayya, being a gentleman, decides to perform Chandu"s marriage with Maha and invites Maha"s father for the marriage. With vengeance, Maha"s father hatches a plan and kills Sivayya. Being the son of a factionist and born with Seema blood, Chandu kills Maha"s paternal uncle and leaves Maha"s father to the villagers, who lynch him in the climax.
It is the lead pair, who have made the film enjoyable to certain extent. Gopichand and Trisha share the honours and their performance remains a highlight of the movie. But for the two, the film has nothing much to offer. Gopichand, with his muscular body, has proved once again that he is the best action hero and all the action scenes are quite impressive. Popular Tamil actor Sathyaraj has played a special role in this film and in fact there is no need for him in this film as he could have been replaced by many other artistes like Suman, Srihari, Mohanbabu etc. However, Sathyaraj has given some freshness to the role. Regarding the music, only a couple of songs are good to listen. Action scenes have been choreographed well keeping in view the mass audiences.
Siva"s direction, screenplay and age-old storyline plays the spoilsport. Neither the story nor the screenplay has anything novel to offer. Moreover, the comedy track penned for the film appears boring as they have been stretched beyond limits. Stalwarts like Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Venumadhav, Srinivasa Reddy have failed to tickle the funny bone of the audiences. Moreover, Gopichand too has failed in presenting comedy in an impressive manner as he could not keep up the comedy timing. It appears that the director has lost his way in moving the story in a proper direction with a view to give relief in an action film. But it has boomeranged as the comedy scenes have been stretched beyond limits.
The film has all the ingredients to entertain the masses. Some of the songs have a fast beat and could enthuse the fans of Gopichand to dance. Trisha fills the glamour slot. However her costumes and make up in some songs fail to suit her. However, there is a good chemistry between the hero and heroine. Sathyaraj played a decent role a la Mohanbabu in 'Pedarayudu". Kota Srinivasa Rao, Katraju play the routine villainy, while Krishna Bhagawan plays the sidekick to the villains. Srinivasa Reddy who appears in the beginning, vanished in thin air in the latter half of the movie. Chandramohan is okay in his role. Camera work by Vetri is impressive especially in the action scenes. Editing by Marthand K Venkatesh should have been a little more crisp as the length of the film has been stretched beyond two hours and 45 minutes. He should have used his scissors to cut short the comedy scenes.
Cast: Gopichand, Trisha, Sathyaraj, Chandramohan, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Katraju, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Ali, Venumadhav, Krishna Bhagawan, LB Sriram, Raghunatha Reddy, Srinivasa Reddy, Benarjee, Prasadbabu, Fish Venkat, Sita, Rajita, Telangana Sakuntala and others.
Dialogues: Aril Ravipudi
Music: Thamas
Camera: Vetri
Art: Vivek
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Producers: J Bhagawan and J Pulla Rao
Story, screenplay and direction: Siva.
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Just a couple things that popped into my head:
type of action,
Type of release used to open the action,
type of claws used to lock the action,
type of safety and where located,
type of firing system,
type of extractors/ejectors used,
whether a rib is installed and what kind,
type and number of beads,
type of steel used in the barrel and actions,
Type of chokes used,
Type of treatment to the forcing cones, porting barrels or backbored,
type of forearm and grip…
Type and quality of wood and engraving are cosmetics…
fit and finish, wood to metal fit, quality of browning or blueing (lustre) are cosmetic to a degree but an important degree…
Custom dimensions -- cant on/off, cast on/off, length of pull (LOP), drop of/at heel (DOH), drop of/at toe (DOT) may or may not be or may only partially be included in the price and whether or not set with a try gun and a fitter…
Things like type of gun case provided, if any, if adjustable chokes number included and which ones, fitted recoil pad or butt plate and if metal or plastic, ribbed or smooth...
It just adds more questions not answers, but I hope it helps...
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The British Over And Under Shotgun
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Shotguns And Shooting
More Shotguns And Shooting
Best Guns
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The Gun Review
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Book Of Shotguns
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Book Of The Shotgun
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The Shotgun Encyclopedia
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Shotgunning Trends In Transition
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i just saw it yesterday,,a guy had a 28" Citori,,,,$650,,,on one of these forums,,,,might have been the THR
i have 2 of these shot guns,,,the first one i bought in "73-74",,,some where along in there,,i would not take $650 for the one i have,,,i don't have any idea how many rounds have been down the tubes,,,,skeet,sporting clays,,,bird hunting,,rabbit hunting,,,turkey,,you name it
if you can find it and it is not already gone it would fill the bill for you for a long time
tommyb,,,i just found that Citori,,,on this forum,,, it is still for sale!!!! rap_55 has it,,, 12 ga. Browning 28" Citori,,,,,i don't think you will do much better
i don't know the guy but sounds like a good deal to me,,,if you are interested i would tag this thing i don't think it will hang around long at that price,,,i could be wrong,,,but i don't think so
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IMO, where you really start to see the differences is when you jump from the 4K guns to the 8-10K guns. Those would be the Perazzis, Beretta DT-10's, Kreighoffs, and Kolar ranges.......These guns are made for one thing - crushing targets over and over and over and over - thousands of targets a week - with no hiccups or malfunctions. Go to the major matches and see what the serious folks use - both here and abroad - there is a reason Perazzi is in the winner's circle at the Olympics - and it isn't sponsorship. There's a reason Kreighoff is seen at American sporting events in record numbers - and it isn't sponsorship - these guns work - ALL the time, EVERY time - serious competitors can't afford a malfunction of a gun that costs them a bird. In a serious match 1 bird can mean being tied with 15 others for first, or losing....
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There is plenty of great racing at Caulfield this Saturday, but the main event is without a doubt the 2014 Orr Stakes.
The Orr Stakes is always a tricky betting race, with so many horses returning from a stint in the spelling paddock, and the 2014 edition of the race is no different; with seven talented gallopers set to clash in the Group 1 event.
Moment Of Change was beaten as a short-priced favourite in the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on January 24, but he is still the favourite in 2014 Orr Stakes betting markets at a quote of $2.40.
2013 Cox Plate winner Shamus Award ($3.20) has been a clear market mover, while there has also been a sprinkling of support for classy colt Eurozone ($5.50) and the Chris Waller-trained duo of Hawkspur ($8) and Foreteller ($14).
Can Moment Of Change breakthrough for his first race win in over a year or will Shamus Award make it two wins in a row? Our team of horse racing experts have analysed the form guide facts and betting statistics for the race to come up with our 2014 Orr Stakes Tips!
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- The 2013 edition of the Orr Stakes was won by Team Hawkes-trained All Too Hard, who was ridden by Dwayne Dunn and jumped from barrier nine.
- Neither Team Hawkes nor Dwayne Dunn are involved in the 2014 Orr Stakes and no horse will jump from barrier nine.
- Favourites have won 16 of the past 30 editions of the Orr Stakes.
- Moment Of Change and Finishing Card are the only horses in the Orr Stakes field who have had a race start this preparation.
- Sertorius, Finishing Card, Shamus Award and Eurozone were all successful at their last race start.
- Foreteller, Moment Of Change, Sertorius and Finishing Card have all previously won at Caulfield.
- Foreteller, Moment Of Change and Finishing Card have scored race wins over 1400 metres.
- Foreteller, Moment Of Change, Hawkspur and Shamus Award have all recorded wins at Group 1 level.
- Barrier four is the most successful gate in the recent history of the Orr Stakes and will house Finishing Card tomorrow after Playing God was scratched from the race.
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1st #8 Eurozone ($5.50)
This is a very difficult race to analyse, but Eurozone looks to represent the best value at his current quote of $5.50. The son of Northern Meteor performed well during his 2013 Spring Racing Carnival campaign and according to connections has improved significantly. 1400 metres looks to be his best distance and jockey Damien Oliver could prove to be the difference in what is set to be a very tactical affair.
2nd #7 Shamus Award ($3.20)
Shamus Award is a tough horse to analyse because he has only recorded one win from ten race starts – it just happened to be in the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) one of the biggest races on the Australian calendar. Based on his jump out performance at Flemington last Saturday the son of Snitzel looks to have returned in excellent condition and trainer Danny O'Brien is confident that the three-year-old is forward enough to win first-up.
3rd #4 Hawkspur ($8)
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Kelvin Elliott, 38, of Kent Street, Southampton, 46-year-old Clive Bratcher, of Sulivan Road, Southampton and Anis Aden, 23, from Birmingham appeared at Southampton Magistrates Court charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
It comes after more than 50 police officers established a "ring of steel" around the Northam estate, in Southampton, in a bid to disrupt the use and supply of drugs in the area.
Southampton District Chief Inspector Charlie Rimmer said: "Obviously there were initial concerns from residents about the large number of officers and vehicles arriving on the estate. However we have had some really positive feedback from residents we have spoken to who are really keen to help us."
"I would like to reiterate our message that we will not tolerate drug related activity, we would encourage anyone with information about the use or supply of drugs in their neighbourhood to contact us on 101."
The trio will be remanded in custody until June 20.
Two others arrested on suspicion of drug offences, a 46-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man, have been bailed until August 4.