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Louisa shares the tombstone with her husband Angus at Calvary Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.
Certificate of Death Louisa Jane McDonald, 3268 38th Ave. SW, died April 7, 1939. She was white, widowed. Husband Angus McDonald. Date of birth Sept. 12, 1866. She was 72 years old 6 months 25 days old at death. She died at home. She was born in Scandinavia, Wisconsin. Father was Ole Hanson born in Norway. Mother was Lena born in Sweden. Helena Penglase was the informant. Interment in Calvary Cemetery on 4/10 /1939. Bonney-Watson handled the arrangements. She died of a metastic carcinoma of the abdomen. C.A. Anderson signed from 47…California Ave. #1360.
The Family History Library has films of the death certificates for Washington State up to about 1952 and the Everett Stake has a nice collection. The films are little challenging to figure out. Large cities can be on several films. There is an index.
In past posts on Angus I have shown the census for the family and in the 1920 U.S. Federal for Seattle, Washington Albert and a Frank Hanson were living with them at that time. I got curious to see if I could find Louisa's family and go a little further back.
Her father was Ole Hanson and her mother was Lena and they had the following children:
- Albert H. Hanson born about 1853 in Norway
- Sena Hanson born about 1858 in Norway
- Maggie Hanson born about 1861 in Norway
- Anthony Hanson born about 1864 in Wisconsin
- Louisa Jane Hanson born in 1866 in Wisconsin
- Frank G. Hanson born about 1868 in Wisconsin
The 1880 and 1870 U.S. Federal Census for Ole and Lena Hanson has them living in Eau Plains, Portage Co., Wisconsin. Apparently Ole was not in the 1880 and Lena was on her own raising the family.
pg. 5 Line 35, 28, 27, Hanson, Ole, 46 M, W, Laborer, Norway. Hanson, Lena, 44, F, W, keeping house, Norway. Hanson, Albert 13, M, W, laborer, Norway. Hanson, Sena, 12, F, W., at school, Norway. Hanson, Maggie, 9, F, W, at school, Norway, Hanson, Anthony, 6, M, W., at school, Wisconsin. pg. 6. Line 1, Hanson, Louisa 3, F, W, Wisconsin. Line 2, Hanson, Frederick, 1, M, W., Wisconsin
Source: 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Eau Plaine, Portage Co., Wisconsin, pg. 5 and 6, P.O. Plymouth, enumerated 8 June 1870 by a Peter Grove. Ancestry.com.
Line 28, 42, 95, Hanson, Lena, W, F, 54, widowed, Weaver of carpet, born Sweden, cannot write, parents born Sweden. Hanson Albert, W, M, 24, son, single, mill hand, born Norway, father Norway, mother Sweden. Hanson, Magdalena, W, F, 18, daughter, single, keeping house, born Norway, father Norway, mother Sweden. Anthony, W, M. 16, son, single, mill hand, 6 mos., born Wisconsin, father Norway, mother Sweden. Louisa, W, F, 13, daughter, single, born Wisconsin, father Norway, mother Sweden.
Source: 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Eau Plaine, Portage Co., Wisconsin, pg. 18, SD 11, ED [187], enumerated June 21, 1880 by a [Jas I.] Ennis.
Sena and Frederick are not in the 1880 Census which is very interesting. I believe I started to have trouble with the Ole Hanson family and could not find them in the 1860 which means they might have been migrating at the time? There are lot of Ole Hanson's so it might take awhile to figure out if he did submit naturalization papers or when they actually arrived.
As usual, I try to identify the location of a family history site but I am having trouble with Eau Plaine, Wisconsin. I was also having trouble with Scandinavia with just a Google search. So I caution you regarding these locations. Counties have a tendency to change as an area develops and places come and go. I have not done much research in Wisconsin and I am not comfortable continuing at this time.
There is more to be done on Great Uncle Angus' family and it would be fun to figure out where he took out his naturalization papers? Tracking Angus has been difficult and I have a big gap between 1881 and 1897, then another gap up to 1910. I just wish I could find them in the 1900 U.S. census or the 1901 Canadian?


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Was my LAST NIGHT...
Ahhhh, it feels so poignant reading that it is your last night in Paris. I love going to Paris with you and hate leaving it behind as well. Bon voyage!ReplyDelete
ohhh what great photos!! Thank you. I just love this post. I really felt like I was there. Hope it was a great last night for you. I look forward to more pics of this visit.
Oh, what romance in all of these images and your text! I am sure you have at least half of Paris and Paris' macarons in your carry-on! ;-)
Some enchanted evening
When you find your true love,
When you feel her call you
Across the Big Pond,
Then fly to her side,
And make her your own
Or all through your life you
May dream all alone.
Once you have found her,
Never let her go.
Once you have found her,
Never let her go!
Never tired of macarons! Have a nice trip back to NYC.See, how sunny the weather is today! Mon Dieu, Paris already misses you!!!!!! Take care.ReplyDelete
Absolutment non... there is no such thing as too much Paris! I hope you return soon since I will not be going this summer and I need to live vicariously through someone else! Merci pour les belles photos, Carol.ReplyDelete
Home already!? Quelle dommage. Glad you got to go again, Carol! Lovely photos of the Tour Eiffel. Safe travels home. Welcome home!!ReplyDelete
"Wondering for a last time if I should have bought this silly souvenir..." Yes! I hope you got it! I wondered the same thing, and happened to see one at Target!! And-I now have mine...yet,one from Paris,France would be so much more 'authentic'! Thanks for your fantastic siteReplyDelete
in my mind, there's no better time to walk around Paris than at night - so beautiful! Thanks for the vicarious tour, Carol, and have a great holiday weekend!ReplyDelete
You certainly know how to make me miss it!ReplyDelete
Great photos. Is your trip over all ready. seemed to fly by. safe trip home.ReplyDelete
Dear Carol,
I have been a bit of a glutton while reading your blog. Three years of breakfasts crammed into one week— okay, I have pigged out. I was on google searching for information about tea at the Ritz, and your blog was recommended. I was entranced, and so I began from your first entry and have read all the way to the present. I as well share your passion for Paris; after several experiences of being in France and in the beautiful city of Par-eee I spent my recent fall semester abroad in Paris and am already planning my next trip (hence the search for tea at the Ritz). Also, I am from Long Island and am now quite eager to visit some of the places in the city that you have blogged about! I relate to your interest in maps (I have several hanging in my room), the anxiety you get before you travel, adoration for French pastries (I miss them every day) and your love for painting. I have not been able to paint since last summer, and I'm not good by any margin, but it is still something I love doing. Reading your blog brought back so many dear memories, it was fantastic. (I studied at the Sorbonne and on my way to class every morning I stopped at Columbus Café on rue du Sufflot. I was desperate for hot chocolate on the go, and they had fantastic muffins.) Thank you for sharing your experiences and I look forward to taking breakfast with your blog!
Paris is so full of atmosphere...
It trips you up on every footstep...
My husband surprised me with a trip to Paris. We just arrived back home last night. I LOVED it!! I came across your blog through a friend and enjoyed reading your posts prior to our trip...and will continue enjoying them now that it is over! We went to Angelina's for hot chocolate. Unbelievable!! I also took your advice and tried the macaroons at Pierre Herme and Laduree and both were fantastic. C'est magnifique!! You're absolutely right...you can never get enough of the Tour Eiffel and macaroons. Thanks for all of the wonderful posts and, until my next trip, I look forward to reading about all of your experiences!ReplyDelete
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Go to Spoonflower. Do not pass Go. Do not win $100 (thought it would come in handy at Spoonflower). Make macaron and Eiffel tower fabric! Do pajamas with your fabric...then next time, you won't even have to dress to pursue your macs.


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15 July 2010
(My World is Blue) with Lavender-Infused Potatoes with Garlic and Fennel
As mentioned earlier this week it was time for another personal challenge here at More Than Burnt Toast. I love to create a menu around an ingredient or an idea. As you are reading this I am continuing the B-day celebrations in Vancouver (such is the power of Blogger) but I wanted to continue to share my experiences with cooking with lavender with you all. For the past week I have taken on the challenge of creating a menu from beginning to end... from salad to dessert... using culinary lavender and infusions, each recipe incorporating a new technique.
One of the pleasures of having lavender in the summer garden is thinking up new ways to use it. I started this challenge off with a Nectarine and Lavender Salad with Goat Cheese Medallions as a first course. Fresh lavender flowers were used to impart their unique flavour. Our next technique used the stems of the lavender for an entree of Lemony Shrimp and Garlic on Lavender Stems. These shrimp skewers get their hint of lavender flavour from the skewers themselves. Today I am using a third technique by creating a lavender infused olive oil for a potato and fennel side dish I found at Cooking with Corey that married well with the shrimp. Many of us associate lavender with a floral taste but it is interesting to note that it is part of the mint family and can be substituted for rosemary in almost any dish.
Unless you are from France the fact that has surprised readers the most is that lavender lends itself to savoury dishes, from hearty stews to wine-reduced sauces. Release the flavour by using an herb mill or mortar and pestle to break up dry lavender to release its aroma before using in as an ingredient in a recipe. In The Lavender Garden, Robert Kourik suggests that lavender foliage can be substituted for rosemary in almost any dish. Both are members of the enormous mint family, and both have a powerfully aromatic flavour with resinous undertones. His recipes include one for lamb chops cooked over lavender sprigs and garlic and another for boneless chicken breasts laid on top of fresh lavender stalks and cooked on a cast iron griddle over an open fire.
Lavender has become a popular ingredient for cooking for both sweet and savoury dishes but a little goes a long way. Keep in mind that too much lavender, as with other herbs, can overpower a recipe. Use it sparingly. Start out using small amounts and experiment a bit until you find what amount works best for your taste and in a particular recipe. Meantime, consider it as a complimentary background flavour, similar to the use of vanilla.
Wherever your culinary experiments take you, the real secret is to use lavender with the greatest restraint, particularly if you are substituting the dried flowers for fresh blooms: A good rule of thumb is to use half as much dried lavender as you would fresh. And if you buy lavender, be sure that it is culinary, unsprayed quality.
My own inspiration came from a beautiful farm property with sweeping views of Okanagan Lake the Okanagan Lavender Herb Farm . The McFadden family reinvented their heritage property into an agritourism business which today features over 60 varieties of fragrant lavender. Row upon row of gentle waves of icy blue, mauve, and deep violet billow all around you with themed herbal gardens and an array of whimsical vine sculptures.
This potato dish complimented the shrimp well with it's subtle hint of peppery lavender. I added some of the fennel fronds in for good measure. Next comes dessert which is something we associate with lavender more readily.......so stay tuned:D
**Lavender-Infused Potatoes with Garlic and Fennel**
Cooking with Corey
Ingredients for Lavender-Infused Olive Oil:
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon dried lavender buds
Ingredients for Potato Fennel Dish:
1 tablespoon lavender-infused olive oil (created from the above concoction)
2 large cloves of garlic, finely minced
2 medium-sized red potatoes, sliced into 1/4" rounds, with skins intact
1 small fennel bulb with stalks and fronds intact
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, finely chopped
sea salt, to taste (approximately 1/2 teaspoon)
pepper, to taste (approximately 1/8 teaspoon)
1/2 cup water (optional, add as needed)
1/4 cup fresh Italian parsley (for garnishing)
To make the lavender-infused olive oil, put dried lavender buds into a small glass jar and pour olive oil on top. If necessary, add more olive oil to completely fill the jar to the top. Put lid on jar and tighten. (If you don't have a lid, tightly stretch plastic wrap over top of jar and then place rubber band around top lip of the jar.) Keep out of direct sunlight, placing jar in a dark place like an unlit cabinet. Please note: Jar must remain in this location for 1 week before using. So you might want to plan to do this step in advance. LOL!
After 1 week, remove jar and place contents into a strainer, with a bowl underneath to catch the liquid. Press spoon against strainer to extract excess olive oil. Pour contents of bowl back into jar and seal. Place aside.
Boil potatoes for 10-15 minutes, then drain and set aside. Potatoes should still be slightly hard to the touch; they shouldn't be cooked all the way through at this point.
While potatoes are cooking, remove fronds and stalks from fennel bulb, separating the fronds and putting them in a small dish. Reserve stalks and put back into the refrigerator for future use. (Although this recipe doesn't make use of the stalks, they can be incorporated into recipes like fennel bean soup, etc.) Chop fennel bulb into crescent-like slivers and put aside.
Pour 1 tablespoon of the lavender-infused olive oil into a large sauté pan. Seal the jar tightly and return to unlit area. (The remainder of the lavender-infused olive oil can be used for culinary or cosmetic purposes.)
Add garlic and cook on medium heat for about a minute or so. Do not brown garlic.
Add sliced potatoes and cook until they are just starting to brown. Then add fennel to pan and cook until tender. Stir continually and add a dollop of water if necessary, so that ingredients don't stick to bottom of pan and/or burn.
Add lemon juice, oregano, and marjoram. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Cook until all ingredients are soft and tender. (Watch pan carefully while you cook, so that ingredients aren't accidentally overcooked or burned.)
Garnish with parsley and serve.
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You are with lavender like I was with rhubarb! Love all the ideas. I will be using it much more now. Still haven't made my contribution to the competition.ReplyDelete
What a fabulous potato dish! Very original and fragrant!ReplyDelete
I recently picked up some lavender infused oil that can be used in baking - must give this a goReplyDelete
Thos efingeling potatoes look so fresh and young and you treated them so well with the lavender, garlic and fennel. Enjoy the birthday celebrations, Val!ReplyDelete
This dish looks awesome. I am up for trying it :)ReplyDelete
Sounds like a great combo to me, Val. I adore roasted fennel to begin with and paired with fingerlings it looks great. With the strong flavor of the fennel and garlic, I would think the lavender-infused oil would be marvelous.ReplyDelete
I think this is my favorite lavender recipe yet! I will definitely be making this with the lavender I just received from a giveaway. I'm also going to have to check out Robert Kourik's website for some more ideas!ReplyDelete
I adore this post and the recipe!ReplyDelete
You are really tempting me with this recipe, Val. I think I'm going to end up liking lavender after all. Pairing it up with fennel really sounds delicious.ReplyDelete
Valli: The recipes look delicious and the photos are breathtaking. Thanks for such a lovely read this morning.ReplyDelete
Potatoes, I can always do potatoes! With lavender will be different but sounds good. Great photo!ReplyDelete
What a fabulous way to handle potatoes. I love the way they look on the plate and I'm sure they taste every bit as good as they look. Have a fabulous day. Blessings...MaryReplyDelete
One of these days I am definitely going to cook with lavender. Right now I've only experimented with lavender honey.ReplyDelete
We have huge bushes of fragrant lavender here and I had zero idea on how to use them other than in a sachet for the linen closet! Thanks for some great ideas!ReplyDelete
Wow I have been looking for a blog with lavender recipes and now I have found one :-)ReplyDelete
I have just set up an all things lavender blog and would like to share some recipes with my readers.
Could I share some of yours and provide a link back to your site?
My blog is at www.lavenderuses.com
Patricia Perth Australia
How could I have forgotten to plant lavender in my herb garden!!! Aargh! Next year... I have just the spot for it!ReplyDelete
lavender is so beautiful! these taters look great, and i'll bet they smelled AMAZING with all those herbs fighting it out for center stage. :)ReplyDelete
These potatoes looks amazingly tasty!ReplyDelete
I will definitely try the lavender infused olive oil!
I have a dish in the oven now that uses quite a bit of fresh rosemary: the next time I make it I will try using some lavender as well. I am curious to taste the result. Thanks for all these great ideas about using lavender.ReplyDelete
Val...thank goodness we know what a great lady you are...or else I'd start thinking that you were a lavender pusher LOL.ReplyDelete
Jokes aside...I'm thinking potatoes and fennel...both on my favorite list...just maybe...you could sneak in some flower at me after all ;o)
Ciao for now,
I don't think I've ever met a potato I didn't like. Made with lavender-infused oil? I'm game to try it!ReplyDelete
This is just perfect, Val. I love finding new uses for culinary lavender, and since I'm such a fan of the potato, this will work nicely indeed!ReplyDelete
A stunning fennel & potato dish infused with so many stuning aromas!!ReplyDelete
MMMMMMM,...fab food!
Love lavender but have never cooked with it- this recipe looks lovely and I just happen to have some lovely lavender growing outside. Thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
I want a large plate of this.ReplyDelete
Vall I really love potatoes and love this recipe, huggs, gloriaReplyDelete
Wow, potato with lavender? It sure looks and sounds SO good! Need to get lavender :-)ReplyDelete
I can imagine that the sweetness of the fennel is fabulous with lavender. I always have lavender in the yard, but always go for the rosemary. I need to bee more experimental, don't I?ReplyDelete
that lavendar farm looks so enticing - what a beautiful purple blanketReplyDelete
i've always loved the smell of lavendar, but i anm still squeamish about adding it to my food (!)
Oohhh!! Love the look and flavours of this! I can't get lavender here and would love to experiment with it....ReplyDelete
Val, I've just started to use lavender more and more in my cooking too and it is fabulous! We grew lavender in our herb garden last year, but the extreme cold got it this winter and I couldn't find any new plants to replace them with.ReplyDelete
I've never used lavendar but this has inspired me to give it a go! :)ReplyDelete
Aside from the herbes de provance mixes that include lavender, i've never cooked with it myself. You are definitely inspiring me to do so, especially with potato dishes - a woman after my own heart!ReplyDelete
Interesting! I'd never thought to use lavender in a savory dish. I've only used it in cookies and ice cream (honey lavender is my daughter's favorite). You're right - a little goes a very long way. Too much and I feel like I'm munching on lavender stalks.ReplyDelete
I love experimenting with lavender in my cooking. This recipe looks wonderful!ReplyDelete
This is delightful. Not just lavender but fennel too. It challenges my taste buds in new ways.ReplyDelete
I also love the idea of the lavender skewers. When you say that lavender can often be substituted for rosemary it makes great sense and gives me some fun ideas.
I really love this blue theme and can't get over how fabulous each and every dish sounds. Bravissima!!ReplyDelete
Am lovin' your blue lavender world. I have a TINY stash of lavender that I guard with my life!ReplyDelete
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I am really glad to see that the Santa Fe Trail Bicycle Racing Team in Leavenworth has several youth members who seem to regularly show up to race in sanctioned races.
I am really glad to see that the Santa Fe Trail Bicycle Racing Team in Leavenworth has several youth members who seem to regularly show up to race in sanctioned races. I personally think that kids should start learning how to race at a very young age because learning how to ride well enough to race a bicycle results in safer riding skills in general.
We all see quite a few kids riding their bikes all over town, especially in the months without snow on the ground, but even when there is cold weather and snow for some kids. I know that I used my Schwinn to deliver newspapers and that meant all year including snow, ice, rain, sun, wind, etc. There is a very dedicated group of riders with which you can connect online called Ice Bike. They adapt their bikes to be ridden all winter in Alaska and all points north.
I hate to bring up the obesity and youth issue, but it is what it is and there are lots of young kids who may live a not-so-wonderful life with obesity and then die at an earlier age than their parents. I am not saying that riding a bike will solve that issue by itself, but I do think that kids who ride bikes on a regular basis are less likely to experience obesity.
That is one reason that I highly recommend that you should encourage your kids to join up with a bike club and a bike racing team. They are quite likely to develop very good bike riding skills in the process and will almost for sure be better riders than those who do not belong to a club or race. I can guarantee that they will get great adult support when they belong to a club and to a racing team.
Speaking of racing teams, I think that the local schools are missing out on a great sport for kids in school that has the potential to last a lifetime for them. It may be fun to watch kids bang heads playing football, but really, how many adult football leagues do you see in any city? On the other hand, there are more than 30 bicycle clubs in Kansas and I believe that several of them have a few hundred members.
I really think that any local college or university is missing out on a great sport for its students, too. Most kids who attend a community college or university are not going to become professional athletes, but many of them would enjoy a competitive sport that they could continue playing well into their seventies or older. Bicycling is the kind of sport that may involve an accident or two, but they are truly unplanned accidents, not the head-banging and body smashing that is part of some of the main line school sports.
Every answer that involves football seems to end up with money as the key issue. Even basketball is tied to the money that it brings into a school sports program. To me, school is about learning knowledge and skills and developing abilities with which a person can grow to support himself and herself and their community. Sport is supposed to be a side issue, not the driving force in our schools. Competitive sports are great, but in a public school funded by our taxes, the emphasis should be on academics and not on sports. In addition, any sports program should emphasize those sports activities that can be carried on for a lifetime and not regularly cause severe injuries to the students.
Now is the time to start training for the annual summer classic youth bicycle racing series in Leavenworth. The best way to do that is to join a club and the local bike racing team and to learn how to train successfully so that you stand a chance at winning. I am looking forward to seeing more youths becoming better bicyclists and bicycle racers.
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Sunday, July 29, 2007
ESPN Changes The NASCAR TV Dynamic
Everyone was eagerly awaiting the first NEXTEL Cup race coverage by ESPN. Viewers had seen the broadcast team of Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree working on ESPN's Busch Series this season. What they had not seen was the added layer of "special TV stuff" that ESPN was going to bring to the table for The Brickyard 400.
Brent Musburger was heralded as the telecast host, although he played no active role once the racing began. After hosting the NASCAR Countdown show, Suzy Kolber, Brad Daugherty, and Dale Jarrett remained on the set and were featured frequently in the racing portion of the telecast. ESPN also bought Tim Brewer a new "Tech Center" to be used in explaining the technical issues that popped-up during the race.
Finally, ESPN had promoted their "Draft Track" coverage which allows an animated version of the air flow on the track between cars to be displayed on the screen by using colored graphic elements. All of these elements were newly added for the NEXTEL Cup coverage, and definitely changed the on-air dynamic that ESPN's Busch Series viewers had come to know.
No one was more deeply affected by this "shared attention" that Jerry Punch. Now, Suzy Kolber was being featured as a co-anchor, and she often voiced the program elements in the show like billboards and promos. The Infield Studio was used frequently during a caution period instead of the normal flow of pit reporters bringing viewers up-to-date about activity on pit road. Punch was not the star of the show, as he had been for the Busch Series races.
Veteran ESPN viewers who watch other sports on the network have seen this approach before. The actual sporting activity becomes almost secondary to the many announcers, the technical TV "tricks," and multiple TV studio sets that seem to be present on many ESPN events.
Punch was working hard to maintain his focus on racing as things on the track began to tell the "real" story of the race. Give Rusty Wallace credit, he was as plain spoken as he has been on the Busch Series, and so was his partner Andy Petree. Unfortunately, this flow was often interrupted by the Infield Studio crew who had their own agenda.
One program element that did not work out was the use of Dale Earnhardt Jr. as ESPN's in-race reporter. Although his crew chief was helpful to Andy Petree, Junior was having absolutely none of Wallace asking him questions and seemed to be on the edge of being very annoyed. Maybe we will subsequently find out what that was all about.
Tim Brewer was the mystery man, as he and the "Tech Center" were used sparingly. After all the hype in the media, Brewer was the odd man out because there was no real time for him to talk. He also did not appear well-informed on several occasions, but did a nice job with the Junior engine failure. The Infield Studio and Suzy Kolber took-up a lot of the content time that normally would be given to the "Tech Center."
Musburger returned about halfway through the race, and after asserting his presence Suzy Kolber appeared and allowed Dale Jarrett and Brady Daugherty to offer their analysis of the race. Once again, this would have been a perfect time to allow Tim Brewer to point out the "tech issues" that were key to the race. Instead, Daugherty again summed-up the obvious and led into a pre-produced feature on Jeff Gordon actually placed in the middle of the race. This was a big wow for veteran fans. What was happening on the track, and in the race, was again made secondary.
Around 5PM Eastern Time, ESPN cut-into the NASCAR race to update viewers on Barry Bonds and his baseball pursuits. Musburger followed with another trivia-style factoid before returning the broadcast to Punch and crew. Unfortunately, the racing action on the track was sizzling, and it included both a car into the wall and a head-to-head battle for the lead. Again, the actual racing action appears to be "secondary" to ESPN's pre-planned production features. Perhaps, many NASCAR fans are asking...Barry who?
With less than fifty laps to go, ESPN finally offered an actual race recap using the pit reporters. This helped viewers to get a clue about the on-track activity of the non-leaders because the network was having a hard time following the stories of the teams coming back-up through the field. Clint Bowyer was a good example.
In this race, even under green flag conditions, ESPN used Kolber and the Infield Studio to show video highlights of the race in-progress. Jarrett and Daugherty commented on the highlights and then returned the broadcast to Punch and company in the booth. In the "old" ESPN NASCAR days, there would never be an interruption of green flag racing by a pre-produced element. Several key points of this race had to be replayed because of ESPN's own production elements being played.
As usual, ESPN continued to have a good technical season in "NASCAR land" this year. The Brickyard pictures were excellent, the audio was consistent, and the graphics were crisp. The "triple split" on pit stops worked well, and the in-progress race graphics scrolled at a good speed. Very quietly, the ESPN technical operations gang has put together an excellent season of quality TV for NASCAR fans.
With twenty laps to go and the race raging, ESPN finally let Dale Jarrett talk directly with Wallace and Petree in the booth. DJ really lent another veteran perspective to the coverage and helped bring this broadcast another point of view. Wallace and Petree really click well with Jarrett, and it allowed the announcing crew to end their part of the race on a good note.
Unfortunately, Dave Burns conducted a horrible interview of winner Tony Stewart. It was clear that Stewart was increasingly annoyed with Burns inept questions, and this anger ultimately resulted in a profanity on national television. Perhaps, Mr. Burns will be relegated to the goofy stories which are his specialty.
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33 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Just my humble opinion. After watching a minimum of 15 to 20 "kissing the brick" moments in the pre-race hype & in race...espn blows the Stewart 2007 live moment.
Suzy Kolber is a joke.....the director comes back to green flag racing with a taped Gordon brick kissing piece. Why was "Zippy" the star & Harvicks "Zippy" was Delana Harvick (no mention of his crew chief sitting on the box next to the wife) B+ on pictures/in-car/replays/ C- on the broadcast team (in-race) Rusty Wallace brings the crew down a full letter grade. Kolber, Musberger, Jarrett & Brad D+ (they serve no real purpose) Just my opinion....
- July 29, 2007 at 6:25 PM
- Modman75 said...
Thank god this race is finally over....
If I heard Rusty say Aero one more time I was gonna explode.
And the "Draft track" thing... that was horrible. Just show us the race.
Is Delayna the crew chief on the 29 now? That three way split with the cars, Zippy, and her sure made it seem that way.
Way to many people talking at the end...
HEY ESPN... thanks for not showing us anybody else finishing the race.
Ooops ... did Tony just say Bullsh_t? LOL thats gonna cost a few bucks
- July 29, 2007 at 6:27 PM
- Modman75 said...
I thought maybe I missed it.... ESPN missed the kissing of the bricks, right??
- July 29, 2007 at 6:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
I agree that the "Draft Track" gimmick was poor. It doesn't show anything. Some of the cheap animation that TNT/NBC let BP show about the draft, loose/tight, etc. was much better than this.
Rusty needs to cut his vocal emission by about 50%. Too much talking, Rusty.
Yeah, too much kissing the bricks. My mouth feels like it has dirt and rubber in it.
- July 29, 2007 at 6:30 PM
- jfs-va said...
I found the whole brent musberger hosting thing to be completely needless. I assume he's there for his "you are looking live" presence.
I felt as though I kept seeing so many things over and over, like how great it is to kiss the bricks and/or win at the Brickyard.
And I'm sure a subject of the next blog item will be once again not showing anyone but the race winner crossing the line.
- July 29, 2007 at 6:31 PM
- Anonymous said...
Tony's crew chief, according to ESPN's super, is "Scott Zipadelli." Meanwhile, apparently Kevin Harvick's wife is his crew chief, since she was shown in the splitscreen with "Scott."
There was a caution which was never explained.
When Jimmie Johnson crashed, we were treated to a shot of the flagman waving the yellow while Jimmie's car was burning with him still inside.
Draft track proved to be a silly waste of time.
Who came across the line after Tony, and in what order? We didn't see that. Hey, it's just the climax of three hours of racing; I guess it doesn't matter.
Add that to more cliches than you can shake a stick at (irony intended), and you have a very poor job by a network that considers itself the leader in sports coverage.
Oh, one more thing, a tip for the director: When your producer has talent pretend like a taped interview is actually live, you must ROLL before you TAKE.
- July 29, 2007 at 6:33 PM
- bevo said...
The technical guys get an A. Director and producer a D-.
Brent and Suzy an F.
Rusty a C.
Punch, Jarrett and Petree a B (mainly for the effort to overcome Suzy,Brent and Rusty)
And of course once again NOT SHOWING the finish.
Anyone who bitched about Mr.Daly doubting the ESPN production owes him a big apology. He was right on target.
- July 29, 2007 at 6:40 PM
- cwebs said...
I think ESPN's coverage of this race was quite poor. The low point came on the last caution flag. There was never a full explanation of who pitted, who stayed out, or why those choices were made. The restart wasn't setup properly, and viewers weren't informed on what to expect when the final green flag dropped.
Then, during the restart, viewers were never given the opportunity to see Harvick setting up Stewart for the lead change. Why do we need to see the whole field zooming past the start/finish line on the final restart? The cameras should stay put on the leaders! This isn't rocket science!!!
Of course, we were also treated to Rusty Wallace explaining that Harvick was able to make the pass because he was taking advantage of "fresh tires". Ummmm.... What???? Is Rusty even paying any attention at all??? I guess he never noticed that some of the lead cars never pitted on that final caution...
- July 29, 2007 at 6:41 PM
- Sicklajoie said...
Anyone keep track of how many time Rusty started a sentence with "I'm tellin you what"??? Or how many times he talked about aero?? If it was up to Rusty, the drivers never did anything wrong. It was always an aero issue.
I think Randy LaJoie did a good job on Saturday's Busch race. Too bad Randy or Jarrett couldn't replace Rusty now.
BTW, I'm not related to Randy. :)
- July 29, 2007 at 6:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
I agree totally with everything written by Mr. Daly and all the other comments. I wish Rusty would go back to F1, or whatever, and bring on Dale Jarrett. Punch, Jarrett and Petree should click pretty well. Also get rid of Suzy. She has a nice speaking voice,but that is all. Gonna be a LONG 17 weeks til the end of the season. Where is FOX???????????
- July 29, 2007 at 7:04 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
There is now a new post up specifically about the finish of the Brickyard. Thank you.
- July 29, 2007 at 7:17 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Oy vey! What do I add to the excellent criticism of THIS column and fellow posters.
Rusty Wallace suffers from "I wanna hear my voice syndome." I needed an air sickness bag between the I TELL YOU WHAT, "aero" and his inane chatter.
Oh, was I THE ONLY ONE who noticed the camera on J Johnson's fender before it blew?..we all knew his tire was GOING. As they went to change cameras and were FOCUSED ON THE FENDER, I saw a piece break off and more black show thru. Well, what do you know apparently that was the TIRE BLOWING and two seconds later, JJ on fire in the wall, and the ENTIRE fender was gone over the tire.
IS ANYBODY AT ESPN PAYING ATTENTION. Say what you WILL about Fox but DW and Larry would've SEEN THAT tire go.
And I am happy folks are able to relive their acid trips with that STEWPID animation of draft air. Geese, just show the RACE man.
And do NOT get me started on how they were INTERVIEWING Kasey about his wreck when a HUGE new wreck broke up and they did NOT cut away from the interview?
Am I the only one noticing these details? John were you too busy typing to see two obvious things ESPN SHOULDA seen. :-)
HONESTLY, my cats could've produced a better show.
THIS FOCUSING on the two leaders and damn wives/cc/family on the side lines stuff has GOT TO STOP. THERE ARE OTHER CARS racing...s.how us what is going on FURTHER BACK.
After the Kasey yapping while a big wreck incident, I grabbed my transister only to find the local FM station that had MRN has STOPPED carrying NASCAR due to more country music being played!? SAY WHAT? But I digress.
Then we had the CHASING AARON crap from a junky sports star who beefed up some 30lbs between seasons and even increased his SHOE SIZES...but hey, he is breaking an HONEST record of a more respected athlete.
John HOW LONG is ESPN's contract for because they STINK.
NASCAR better be stepping up to the plate because if ratings were down before, well they are going to take a nose dive.
WHY should I sit around for 4 hrs to watch a race to NEVER see the end of the race..no order of the finish?
Oh, man, I would write more but am annoyed and need to go watch SPEED REPORT, VL, and WIND TUNNEL.
Are you listening ESPN?????
Your stupidity and arrogance is BEYOND all reason.
I feel like I saw a little racing in betweens ESPN's "We have our own agenda about WHAT YOU SHOULD SEE rubbish."
Man, oh, man.
All I can say, thank GOD I am watching NASCAR in a safer era and nobody was hurt from the multiple crashes. But if I a middle aged lady on my couch could see Jimmy's tire rub was disentigrating (sp) on the semi close up camera view, SOMEBODY ON ESPN should've seen that.
I can assure you Larry MAC or "jaws" would've.
ALso, it took forever for the yapping ESPN heads to hear stuff on radio transmissions...like Stewart's "here kitty kitty."
I wish I had a door slam sound effect because I am worked up over being held hostage by ESPN for a sport I have recently come to love.
And we can't afford DIRECT and the fancy TV packages and are relatively happy with our cable, thank you.
I NEVER EVER thought I would long for 'boogity, boogity, boogiy'.
P.S. Thanks John for the site...i think my BP just dropped after my rant. Sorry to be so verbose everybody.
- July 29, 2007 at 7:19 PM
- Tripp said...
ESPN clearly subscribes to the belief that the network's personalities and produced pieces are gaining import relative to the action on the track. Brick kissing was well overplayed in today's race. Cameras repeatedly focussed on drivers not involved in any active battle while competitive passes were ignored again and again. Montoya's final pass for second was missed while the cameras tracked Stewart, well out in front of the field. ESPN eventually did show a short replay of the pass, but this sort of missed action happened over and over during the race.
One cannot say that ESPN broke any new technical ground in Cup broadcasting save Brewer's touch-screen virtual engine, which was effective in describing Dale Jr's retirement. "Draft Tracks" may have been of value for neophyte NASCAR viewers, but for everyone else it was a graphical representation of the obvious.
ESPN brought the whole circus to Indy, cranking up the hype machine in a way that only a company with Disney's deep pockets can. But did it make the race more interesting or exciting to watch?
For serious race fans the answer is "not really". Unfortunately, the best way to get the most out of a race in the comfort of your living room is to mute the TV sound, listen to the radio race broadcasts and watch the timing and scoring on NASCAR.com.
- July 29, 2007 at 7:56 PM
- Matt said...
ESPN had so many "toys" they wanted to show and use and talk about that they forgot about what they were actually there to do. ESPN had FIVE MONTHS to work out kinks in the broadcast, but because they couldn't bother to actually keep the same Countdown crew or booth crew for two races in a row that they couldn't figure out a balance. And of course, some things HAD to debut this wkend. Hopefully, as the weeks go on, they will find a balance.
There were 4 major issues with the coverage. Some can be solved, some can't be. (1)Rusty is Rusty. You can't change him. He's not a good analyst and gets out-shined when paired next to Jarrett. (2)Speaking of Jarrett, ESPN was lucky to have him there but why didn't we hear from him until 20 to go? (3)The studio is being overused and the tech center underused. This will fix itself over time. FOX did the same thing for years with the "Hotel." This was the first year that 6 or 8 "race breaks" didn't occur during FOX's coverage. (4) DraftTrack and ESPN's obssession with it ruined the show. It disrupted the flow and Rusty and Andy clearly had no idea what it was supposed to do. They wasted 3 min showing the same replay, from the same angle 4 times, showing the same thing. It also forced Rusty's word of the day to be "aero."
One more word of advice to ESPN, Decide who is the lead Pit Reporter. They should be the one to interview the winner. Allen Bestwick was always the lead on NBC and he almost always interviewed the winner. He's the one with the most experience and he should be rewarded for it.
- July 29, 2007 at 8:11 PM
- Anonymous said...
Thank God Barry Bonds did NOT hit a home run--because I guarantee you, ESPN would have dumped out of the race that race fans were watching to show us a baseball game we were NOT watching.
- July 29, 2007 at 8:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
At one point during the race Musburger made a comment to Suzy along the lines that this was such a big event that there was "not a seat to be had." Replays of incidents in the corners showed a large number of open seats.
This is really a great site with great commentary on the race coverage. I hope these posts and comments result in improvements because this was awful.
I never thought I'd miss FOX this much.
- July 29, 2007 at 11:40 PM
- shinnery said...
What prerace show I watched was on Speed so I cannot comment on ESPN's attempt. But the best thing I saw on ESPN today was the National Anthem. Immeadiately they goofed up the Air Force's flyover by showing too little of it and their aircraft identifier must have been asleep because the caption said B-2s when they were obviously Bones. Everything was downhill after that. Show Rusty the door and tell him to close it on his way out. Trash the Draft trash or whatever it was. And most of all SHOW THE FINISH of the race, I do not need to see the inside of the winner's car when everybody else is finishing.
- July 29, 2007 at 11:51 PM
- SonicAD said...
I have to disagree with you about Dave Burns's interview of Tony at the end, I thought it was pretty standard, and I didn't see the anger you talked about... and in regards to Tony's swear, I think that was just Tony being Tony, I don't think it had anything to do with the way he was being interviewed, though it indeed wouldn't have happened if that question wasn't asked. It was up to Tony to censor himself, and he didn't, so I don't see any reason to blame Dave Burns for that. Just nonplussed by it, really.
- July 30, 2007 at 12:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
Was I imagining things, or did one of the post-race reporters ask JPM how long it would be before he finally got his first win?
- July 30, 2007 at 1:43 AM
- Phil Lee said...
Did I really hear Rusty say that this was JPM's first time at Indy? He's won the 500 and raced in F1 there. There is a world of racing outside of NASCAR Rusty in case you hadn't noticed.
- July 30, 2007 at 5:08 AM
- Sal said...
Someone tell ESPN that, if race fans were that interested in whether Barry Bonds would hit a home run, we would be watching a basball game, not a race. It would be nice if television would ever learn that there is racing going on all through the field, not just at the front. Pit reporters can be used to update fans on many of the cars that seldom get coverage on screen, but are typically used only for pit stops. Too bad.
All in all, it was fairly typical of what fans have come to expect from television coverage these days...way too much time spent with novice commentators adding irrelevant sound bytes, too much time spent away from the race, while too little coverage of the actual racing takes place. ESPN was no better or worse than the mediocre standard that race fans are expected to settle for.
- July 30, 2007 at 6:02 AM
- Anonymous said...
ESPN will always be a stick and ball chanel.Except recently when I saw poker on Espn2 Sport ? Hot dog eating contest...Sport ? Rock,paper ,scissors competition...Sport ? But hey they covered them much better than the race yesterday.I known NASCAR has got to have some control over these people but I guess as long as their paying NASCAR all the big bucks for the rights they don't care either. I have been a fan for thirty years and this is most definetly been the worst year of coverage. Even the radio broadcast was terrible yesterday. Somebody HELP !!!!!
- July 30, 2007 at 8:19 AM
- Kevin said...
How about what I can only assume is a poor placement of cameras as there were VERY FEW detailed videos of the development of crashes...the cameras always swiveled in to catch a lot of smoke and not much else. Even TNT beat ESPN in that regard, and TNT was horrible, as we all know.
Can we petition FOX to get all of the races? DW's cliches get old, but I think we can all agree they produce the top-flight coverage we've all come to expect...
- July 30, 2007 at 9:19 AM
- Anonymous said...
I never thought I would ever say this, but I am ready for Fox and (gag) DW. That's how bad the ESPN telecast was. However, it did make a smooth transition from TNT. From nothing to nothing.
- July 30, 2007 at 11:16 AM
- Anonymous said...
Is it just me or does ESPN insert a fake fan cheer at the end of the race. I heard it for the first time a few weeks ago during a Busch race, and heard it again at the end of the Brickyard 400. I think I heard it also when there was a lead change. Anybody else notice this????
- July 30, 2007 at 11:40 AM
- Anonymous said...
Sophia and others did a great job of covering the thoughts my husband and I had about the race. The qualifying show was no better. The graphics were irritating. Too much junk on the screen and not enough cars. We have a 42-inch TV and could barely read (or understand) the tracker at the bottom. Maybe it's because we didn't grow up with computers and video games, but we like simple and readable - not all the zap zap pow pow busy over-hyped graphics. Let's have bigger pictures of race cars and fewer pictures of drivers' smiling faces.
- July 30, 2007 at 12:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
not the espn of old! bob,the good doctor and ned.its good to see the doctor back.rusty needs to loosen up.kirk needs to loosen his tie.brewer needs to lose the jacket and tie(lose the bling on your hands also) and thanks for showing us the air.now i can sleep at night..
- July 30, 2007 at 12:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
I had to laugh when Musburger said there were 250,000 fans there and you couldn't get a ticket for the race all the while they were showing a lot of empty seats in Turns 3 & 4. Then the other gaff was when they identified Reid Sorensen's rear tire changer as the front tire changer. It's the details folks.
I'm sure ther were 43 cars running at the start of the race, but with the coverage being what it was, we only got to see about 12 of them. The old Fox coverage courtesy of Neil Goldberg. Hard to believe this is the same guy who gave us such great coverage on ESPN back in the old days.
The Draft Track is an attempt to keep the short attention span crowd enthralled. Sorry, us fans who can follow a race with just pictures, a decent commentary, and a ticker aren't amused.
I'd have to give their coverage a D+, which is better than the F- I would normally give Fox.
- July 30, 2007 at 12:46 PM
- Anonymous said...
In my estimation the camera work was terrible. It seemed as though it jumped from shot to shot. There was no rhyme or reason to dialogue with the pictures. Did not follow any story lines. Too much repeat with kissing the bricks, Tony/Jeff etc. Am I the only one that wanted follow up to Jaime McMurray interview. He described in detail a move that Matt Kenseth made followed by Denny Hamlin trying to make it 3 wide. They weren't even in the accident so obviously something was happening ahead of the crash that contributed to it. Can't believe no cameras got that. For those that complain about Fox, DW and Larry Mac have a knack for seeing the whole track and anticipating potential issues or highlighting the non star drivers doing well. How about Paul Menard finishing 20th. Way too many talking heads saying nothing. Did like the tech center.
- July 30, 2007 at 12:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
just who is this brad guy?? and whats he got to do with it??
- July 30, 2007 at 1:25 PM
- Dot said...
Dear John and commenters,
We are going about this all wrong by bagging on ESPN. We need to tell them what a wonderful job they are doing on all their racing programs. Remember back when, when your parents didn't like who you were dating, made you see that person even more? If they happened to like them, you'd dump them? Same thing with ESPN. I just love Brent& Suzy. And I really love Erik with a K. I love their coverage of the races and I really really love NASCAR Now.
- July 30, 2007 at 5:17 PM
- racer racing said...
draft tracker was so bad. it looked like that thing FOX tried way back when they were trying to do hockey games. the glowing puck deal. I thought at first when I saw jimmie johnson's car on fire it was the espn draft tracker.
I thought it was only an ok show, but I will give them some time to get it all together.
I wouldn't want to be the person at ESPN/ABC that thought rusty was worth 2 million a year. you either get it or you don't in TV. he doesn't!
- July 31, 2007 at 6:38 AM
- darbar said...
Can someone do a comparison of how many commercials these networks do for every sport, and if there's a major difference between sports? The reason I ask is during TNT's Nascar broadcasts, there was far too many commercials, but when I watched TNT's early coverage of the British Open there was markedly less commercials per hour for that sporting event. It would be interesting to see how FOX, ESPN and TNT cover other sports and how many commercials per hour each sport endures. I would bet Nascar takes the brunt of commercial hell.
- August 2, 2007 at 8:51 PM