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Monday, 30 June 2014
A Hard Day's Night review
No, it's not my review but the guy who is doing Beatles-reviews over at DvdBeaver knows his stuff, and compares the new release with those older editions. Apart from that, we have heard that some buyers are experiencing synchronisation problems between audio and picture.
DvdBeaver review
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Australian turnaround
|The original cover design for the Australian A Hard Day's Night
|New design
And on this happy note, WogBlog is taking a holiday break, as we are going to a small Greek island with limited internet coverage. See you!
Friday, 20 June 2014
A Hard Day's Night - Japan edition
|Japan Limited edition of A Hard Day's Night on VAP: 6,800 yen + tax
|Regular edition in Japan: 4,800 yen + tax
Bonus material:
- You Can't Do That! The Making of A Hard Day's Night
- Things We Said Today
- The Beatles: The Road to A Hard Day's Night interview with Mark Lewisohn
- In Their Own Voices
- Anatomy of a Style
- Picturewise
Looks like it will only be released on Blu-ray in Japan, not as a DVD.
Thursday, 19 June 2014
Blue Plaque for Brian Epstein
|Another Eppy plaque: this one by Seven Dials Trust is at 13 Monmouth Street, London
Epstein's company NEMS Enterprises occupied offices on the fifth floor of the building from the height of Beatlemania in 1964 until shortly after his tragic death in August 1967, aged just 32. Epstein would have turned 80 on September 19th this year, and was recently posthumously inducted into the USA's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. A bio-pic of his life is also currently in development.
David Stark, founder and editor of SongLink, the global song-plugging resource said, "As a lifelong Beatles fan I'm delighted to be involved with this official commemoration of Britain's most famous music manager. Epstein's signing of the Fab Four in 1962 developed into the greatest story in music and showbiz history, thanks to his belief and vision that the group could conquer the world, but even he couldn't have foreseen to what extent that would become true. Sadly Brian only lived to enjoy five years of their phenomenal success from 1963-67, but it's important that we recognise his outstanding contribution to the music industry and popular culture in his short but highly influential life."
VIP guests at the unveiling ceremony will include Geoffrey Ellis, Liverpool friend of Epstein and MD of NEMS Enterprises (later a PRS director) who worked at Argyll Street from 1964-67; Tony Bramwell (ex-NEMS & later head of Apple Records); Beatles author Mark Lewisohn; actor Andrew Lancel who stars in the upcoming play "Epstein - The Man Who made The Beatles"; Martin Lewis who secured Epstein's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; Rod Davis of The Quarrymen (the band that became The Beatles); Adam Ant and other celebrities.
The event will be hosted by actress Vicki Michelle, President of the Heritage Foundation, and followed by a sold-out tribute lunch at the Marriott Regents Park with live music by the Trembling Wilburys, Dave Berry & others. In addition, messages of goodwill to be read out on the day are being received from Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Cilla Black, Sir George Martin and others associated with Epstein.
David Stark added, "It's totally fitting that Brian Epstein should be honoured in his 80th birthday year, and at one of the most prestigious show business locations in the world - right next door to the London Palladium, where his clients The Beatles, Cilla, Gerry and Billy J. Kramer all performed. I'm delighted that the current owners and managing agents of Sutherland House have given permission and their blessing for the plaque to be erected, and am sure it will give pleasure and be of enormous interest to the hundreds of tourists and music aficionados who pass by the site each day, not realising that this was the place where so much of the Fab Four's busy day-to-day schedule was meticulously planned by Brian and his staff. The Heritage Foundation and I are proud to honour the man who paved the way for so many others in the music business, and who is still recognised as being one of the most visionary, hard-working and totally honest managers of all time, withoutwhom The Beatles phenomenon might never have happened."
The Heritage Foundation
Epstein - The Play
Brian Epstein website
SongLink International
In other words, it's the usual crowd who turns up for these Beatles related plaques in London.
New cover for UK A Hard Day's Night
|New cover. Second Sight Films
It's not terribly original of course, as the same photo is used on The Beatles Rockband game, which was released in 2009 and still is in the shops.
|The Beatles Rockband
Initially, the art for the DVD and Blu-ray in the UK looked like this:
|Original cover idea, designed by design studio La Boca.
|Second Sight's second thought
Birthday boy
|Birthday party
Earlier that day, the photographer from M&M / Splash News captured Paul and Nancy in more casual clothes, strolling around. They passed a street musician who obviously didn't notice the celebrities. But wait, what's that t-shirt the musician is wearing?
|Earlier that day
|Yep, it's the $40 Wings t-shirt they are currently selling at the 'Out There' tour...
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
New auction tape: Hull, 16 October 1964
|Upcoming Pop Culture auction has lots of Beatles memorabilia
1. A rare and previously unheard reel-to-reel tape recording of The Beatles in concert at the A.B.C. Theatre, Hull, 16 October, 1964, the recording with loud screaming throughout, recorded on 1/4 inch Emitape by John Hill from the orchestra pit at the theatre, the recording, over two tapes with an approximate total running time of 24 minutes, contains ten tracks, each introduced by either John Lennon, George Harrison or Paul McCartney, comprising:
1. Twist And Shout
2. Money (That's What I Want)
3. Can't Buy Me Love
4. Things We Said Today
5. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
6. I Should Have Known Better
7. If I Fell
8. I Wanna Be Your Man
9. A Hard Day's Night
10. Long Tall Sally
Accompanied by a ticket stub for the A.B.C. Theatre, Hull, Friday 16 October, 1964, 2nd performance 8-3, Centre Circle (Front); another smaller ticket stub printed Front Stalls; a CD recording of the concert; three original black and white photographs of the Beatles on stage, one of John Lennon, one of Paul McCartney and another of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, all 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (9x13.5cm.); and a document concerning the provenance.
This appearance in Hull on 16 October, 1964, came as part of The Beatles' 1964 British Tour. A Hard Day's Night, the band's third studio album, had been released earlier that year in July and this appearance saw them perform six songs from the LP, which formed part of their standard repertoire for the U.K. and later World Tour in 1964. By this time, Beatlemania was in full swing and, with much of the performance drowned out by the intense screaming of the fans, this recording gives the listener a real sense of the atmosphere in the theatre at that time. George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney all take turns to address the audience and make introductions to the songs, with McCartney in particular rallying the audience and scat singing in between songs.
2. A previously unheard reel-to-reel recording of Paul McCartney playing piano during a press conference at the A.B.C. Theatre, Hull, 16 October, 1964, the recording on 1/4 inch Emitape recorded by John Hill on a Fi-Cord Fidelity Recording machine, with a running time of 3 minutes, the recording features McCartney playing Have A Go Joe and Roll Out The Barrel, with John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr singing and responding to comments from the assembled press; accompanied by a CD recording; four black and white photographs of Paul McCartney playing piano with John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr gathered round singing and smoking, majority 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (9x13cm.); and a document concerning the provenance.
Although it is known that the Beatles occasionally played Roll Out The Barrel and Have a Go, Joe during their early performances at the Cavern, the songs had certainly disappeared from their stage repertoire by 1964. Although various recordings of interviews with the Beatles are in existence, this is believed to be the only known recording of the band playing piano and singing during a press conference.
3. A previously unheard reel-to-reel recording of an interview with John Lennon, the interview conducted by John Hill at the A.B.C Theatre, Hull on 16 October, 1964 for the Hull University Union newspaper, Torchlight, published on 21 November, 1964, the interview, recorded on 1/4 inch Emitape on a Fi-Cord Fidelity Recording machine with a running time of 8.30 minutes, includes Lennon discussing the songwriting and recording process, his favourite books, failing his exams whilst on tour in Germany and Scotland and his recently released book "In His Own Write"; accompanied by a CD recording of the interview; two black and white photographs of John Hill with John Lennon and one photograph of Paul McCartney with another Torchlight reporter, largest 4 3/4 x 6 1/2in. (12x16.5cm.);a copy of Torchlight, 21 November 1964; an issue of Fabulous magazine, 18 January, 1964; and a document concerning the provenance.
|Accompanying photo.
During this interview, Lennon gives some candid responses in answer to questions about various subjects. When asked if he was told what to record, he replies "We were nearly told at the beginning to record other stuff. It was us that forced the issue to record our own songs." He discusses his songwriting process "sometimes I use the piano, I can just about handle a couple of chords…" and confesses "I enjoy recording better" [than being on stage]. When asked what he would have been if he hadn't been a Beatle, he answers "I probably would have been a layabout" and reveals that whilst he was at Art School "I was in Scotland on tour and some other lad did the exam for me". He talks about the last book he read Clockwork Orange and admits "I've enjoyed very few books…the one I enjoyed the most was Alice In Wonderland". When probed about his future plans, he reveals that he would like to work more with film: "I fancy working on films and making them good…there's a lot to do in films…"
Link: Christie's
Monday, 16 June 2014
The Beatles: Mono vinyls press release
|The vinyl mono boxed set © Apple Corps Ltd.
With an audiophile audience in mind, The Beatles' mono albums have been newly mastered for vinyl from quarter-inch master tapes at Abbey Road Studios. While the corresponding CD boxed set from 2009 was created from digital remasters, these new vinyl versions have been cut without the use of any digital technology. Manufactured for the world at Optimal Media in Germany, The Beatles' albums are presented in their original glory, both sonically and in their packaging.
London – June 16, 2014 – The Beatles in mono
This is how most listeners first heard the group in the 1960s, when mono was the predominant audio format. Up until 1968, each Beatles album was given a unique mono and stereo mix, but the group always regarded the mono as primary. On September 8 (September 9 in North America), The Beatles' nine U.K. albums, the American-compiled Magical Mystery Tour, and the Mono Masters collection of non-album tracks will be released in mono on 180-gram vinyl LPs with faithfully replicated artwork. Newly mastered from the analogue master tapes, each album will be available both individually and within a lavish, limited 14-LP boxed edition, The Beatles In Mono, which also includes a 108-page hardbound book.
|The Beatles, 1968. © Apple Corps. Ltd.
In an audiophile-minded undertaking, The Beatles' acclaimed mono albums have been newly mastered for vinyl from quarter-inch master tapes at Abbey Road Studios by GRAMMY®-winning engineer Sean Magee and GRAMMY®-winning mastering supervisor Steve Berkowitz. While The Beatles In Mono CD boxed set released in 2009 was created from digital remasters, for this new vinyl project, Magee and Berkowitz cut the records without using any digital technology. Instead, they employed the same procedures used in the 1960s, guided by the original albums and by detailed transfer notes made by the original cutting engineers.
Working in the same room at Abbey Road where most of The Beatles' albums were initially cut, the pair first dedicated weeks to concentrated listening, fastidiously comparing the master tapes with first pressings of the mono records made in the 1960s. Using a rigorously tested Studer A80 machine to play back the precious tapes, the new vinyl was cut on a 1980s-era VMS80 lathe.
Manufactured for the world at Optimal Media in Germany, The Beatles' albums are presented in their original glory, both sonically and in their packaging. The boxed collection's exclusive 12-inch by 12-inch hardbound book features new essays and a detailed history of the mastering process by award-winning radio producer and author Kevin Howlett. The book is illustrated with many rare studio photos of The Beatles, fascinating archive documents, and articles and advertisements sourced from 1960s publications.
Available now for preorder at www.thebeatles.com.
The Beatles In Mono
* Available individually and collected in a limited 14-LP boxed edition, accompanied by an exclusive 108-page hardbound book.
- Please Please Me
- With The Beatles
- A Hard Day's Night
- Beatles For Sale
- Help!
- Rubber Soul
- Revolver
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Magical Mystery Tour
- The Beatles (2-LP)
- Mono Masters (3-LP)
|"The Beatles", affectionally known as "the White album". © Apple Corps Ltd.
Official promotional film for the mono vinyl releases.
The prices from Amazon in USA for the boxed set is $409.26, single-LPs are $26.60, the 2LP "The Beatles" $43.97 and the 3LP "Mono Masters" $77.52.
Official press release.
Sunday, 15 June 2014
September for mono vinyls
|Here come the vinyls again, this time in mono.
Friday, 13 June 2014
A Hard Day's Night - US box view
|A crate of hard days and nights
|Close up of three boxed sets
|The inner disc holder slides out
|The inner disc holder
|Open it and you see the discs, 2 DVDs 1 Blu-ray
|Back and front of disc holder
Here's a comparison of the various front covers used so far:
|Germany, Special Edition (1 Blu-ray, 3 DVDs)
|Germany, Blu-ray
|USA Dual format edition
|UK, Blu-ray.
Thursday, 12 June 2014
A Hard Day's Night in Australia
|Australian release of A Hard Day's Night
In Australia, here's what they get:
* The Beatles: The Road to A Hard day's Night- An Interview with Mark Lewisohn
* In Their Own Voices: The Beatles on A Hard Day's Night
* Anatomy of a Style
* Picturewise- A New Featurette on Richard Lester
* Audio Commentary
* New Trailer
* Things They Said Today
* You Can't Do That! (The Making Of A Hard Day's Night)
* The Running Jumping & Standing Still short film
* Audio Commentary
* New Trailer
Site: Umbrella Entertainment (Blu-ray) and Umbrella Entertainment (DVD). Release date is 2. July. The Special Edition Blu-ray will contain a DVD with the above listed contents.
A Hard Day's Night: Interesting facts
|The look of the UK blu-ray release of "A Hard Day's Night" when it was first announced by Second Sight Films.
Read the other nine facts in the New York Post
Another interesting fact is that Second Sight Films seem to have had Second Thoughts about the cover, they have removed the colours. We think it's an improvement.
|Current image of the UK blu-ray box.
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Lennon's "One to One" Concerts due soon
|From one of the concerts. Photo: John Skelson.
On 30 August 1972 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Lennon performed two shows, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, to raise money for children with mental challenges at friend Geraldo Rivera's request. The benefit concerts, billed as One to One, also featured other performers in addition to Lennon, including Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Melanie Safka and Sha-Na-Na. These concerts were Lennon's only rehearsed and full-length live performances in his solo career, and his first – and last – formal, full-fledged live concerts since the Beatles retired from the road in 1966.
Both concerts sold out in advance. The first show, which had been added due to public demand for tickets, was dubbed "the rehearsal" by Lennon, owing to the band's relative lack of experience performing live to such large audiences.
The setlist was (as pieced together by The Amazing Kornyfone Label from amateur recordings):
- Power To The People intro / New York City
- It's So Hard
- Move on Fast
- Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
- Sisters, O Sisters
- Well, Well, Well
- Born In A Prison
- Instant Karma
- Mother
- We're All Water
- Come Together
- Imagine
- Open Your Box
- Cold Turkey
- Hound Dog
- Don't Worry Kyoko (only performed at the matinee performance)
- Give Peace A Chance
"Give Peace A Chance" was the final song, and Lennon and Ono were joined on stage by the other stars and the organisers of the concerts.
A 40 minute special from the evening performance was shown on ABC-TV on December 14th, 1972 as a pilot for the future late night music series "In Concert", with a simulcast on FM radio. The special included "Come Together," "Instant Karma!," "Sisters O Sisters," "Cold Turkey," "Hound Dog," "Give Peace a Chance" and (over the credits) "Imagine". There were also three tracks from support acts: "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder and two from Roberta Flack: "Reverend Lee" and "Somewhere".
From 1973 the King Biscuit Flower Hour live radio show produced a six song edit of highlights from the evening performance, which was played on radio stations via a transcription LP (with Yoko's song usually not being aired subsequent to its initial airing in 1972).
Yoko's performance of "Move On Fast" was seen on British TV in BBC2's late night Rock programme "The Old Grey Whistle Test" on 30th January 1973, in order to promote her album "Approximately Infinite Universe".
In 1986, Yoko Ono decided to release a concert video, as well as a CD from the "One To One" performances.
|1986 release, never remastered.
The concert video, released on VHS, Betamax, Laser Disc and the little known format VHD Video Disc was a 55 minute edit of the afternoon performance, containing the following:
Power To The People (merely a part of the record played over the PA during the introduction, the video used the afternoon show intro), New York City (from the afternoon show), It's So Hard (afternoon), Woman Is The Nigger Of The World (afternoon), Sisters, O Sisters (evening), Well, Well, Well (afternoon), Born In A Prison (afternoon), Instant Karma! (afternoon), Mother (afternoon), Come Together (afternoon), Imagine (afternoon), Cold Turkey (evening), Hound Dog (evening) and Give Peace A Chance (evening). John's introductions were also a mixture from the afternoon and evening concerts, many of which did not match the choice for the actual performance. As you'll gather from the above, Yoko also performed four other songs that were not included on the video, these were Move On Fast (afternoon & evening), We're All Water (afternoon & evening), Open Your Box (afternoon & evening) and Don't Worry Kyoko (afternoon show only).
The soundtrack was radically remixed and issued as an accompanying album (omitting Yoko Ono's tracks all together) to the home-video, both were first released in the USA by Sony on 24th January 1986, and international releases followed in February.
Upon its release, Yoko Ono was criticized by former members of Elephant's Memory for using the first - and weaker - performance instead of the stronger evening show. They also took issue with the video release of the concert, which it was alleged had been edited to show Ono as prominently as Lennon.
However, in fact, on the album release, Ono's vocal performances on such numbers as "Hound Dog" had been mixed out completely.
"John Lennon: Live in New York City" reached #55 in the UK, and surprised many with its US appeal where it peaked at #41 and eventually went gold.
|A 1992 Laser Disc from the TV Special
Three songs from the evening performance later saw release on The John Lennon Anthology boxed set in 1998: "Woman Is the Nigger of the World," "It's So Hard," and "Come Together," as well as Rivera's spoken introduction.
"The most recent issuance of One To One material was the inclusion of three tracks and Geraldo Rivera's introduction from the evening on Anthology. Although the performances are considered to be superior to those of the matinee, they were considered unusable at the time of Live In New York City's release due to unacceptable noise levels. Advances in digital restoration software allowed their inclusion on Anthology." [Madinger & Easter, p. 80]
The performance of "Mother" was released as a bonus track on the Classic Albums: Plastic Ono Band DVD from Eagle Rock Entertainment on 28th April 2008.
Douglas has said that for the new release, unlike the 1986 LP and video cassette versions, he plans to include material from both the afternoon and evening charity concerts. Douglas said that he wants fans to be able to relive the moment with the benefit of modern technology: "What I'm proposing is that we get the One To One concert, get it to be at its proper status and sound and do a stereo and 5.1 (mix) that are worthy of the experience and make a proper DVD and get it to the fans. I would hope that we would do everything that I could get my hands on as far as footage and sound. That event really deserves more than, than we have right now."
In a May interview with hit-channel.com, Gary Van Scyoc from Elephant's Memory was asked about the upcoming release. He replied that we are getting really close to a release, as he recently met Jack Douglas who confirmed that it will be released soon.
The Beatles, interviewed by Binny Lum
|The Threetles and Binny Lum
Link: Soundcloud
Monday, 9 June 2014
Beatletoon: The Making of Paperback Writer
This cartoon, made by Alvar Ortega, is all the rage among Beatle People in social medias today. Voiced by Stevie Riks, it's "The Making of Paperback Writer".
Here are some more of Ortega's Beatles cartoons: Link.
Here are some more of Ortega's Beatles cartoons: Link.
Saturday, 7 June 2014
Ringo Starr setlist
|From a rehearsal
- Matchbox
- It Don't Come Easy
- Wings
- I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren)
- Evil Ways (Willie Bobo)
- Rosanna (Toto)
- Kyrie (Mr. Mister)
- Don't Pass Me By
- Bang the Drum All Day (Todd Rundgren)
- Boys
- Yellow Submarine
- Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen (Fleetwood Mac)
- Anthem
- Honey Don't
- You Are Mine (Richard Page)
- Africa (Toto)
- Oye como va (Tito Puente)
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- Love Is the Answer (Utopia)
- Broken Wings (Mr. Mister)
- Hold the Line (Toto)
- Photograph
- Act Naturally
- With a Little Help from My Friends
- Give Peace a Chance
Friday, 6 June 2014
When the Beatles Drove Us Wild: trailer
Trailer for the upcoming Australian documentary.
TV Documentary: When the Beatles Drove us Wild, Tuesday June 10 8:30pm on ABC1
Fifty years after their only Australian tour, the ABC will screen a documentary on The Beatles 'down under' called When the Beatles Drove us Wild.
Narrated by Brian Dawe, who queued for three days to buy his tickets to the first concert in Adelaide, this features interviews with many leading Australians about their direct experiences.
Among those reminiscing are Glenn Shorrock, Jim Keays, Glenn A Baker, Blanche d'Alpuget, Jenny Key, 'Little Pattie', Chantal Contouri, 'Molly' Meldrum, Bob Francis, Bob Rogers andBob Katter.
Squeaky clean by day and musically charged at their concerts – it was a different story behind closed doors. Much of what really occurred on the Beatles' Australian tour has never been told before. Like JFK before them the media indulged in the spoils of being on tour with the Beatles and turned a blind eye to the bedroom antics!
In June 1964, the Beatles made their one and only visit 'Down Under' and turned the southern hemisphere on its head!
The social turmoil caused by scenes of mass hysteria and the loss of control of public spaces was new and very unsettling for conservative authority figures.
In Adelaide a crowd estimated to be around 300,000 people (half the City's population at the time)turned out in the streets to welcome the Beatles. It was the biggest reception the Beatles ever experienced, anywhere in the world.
In Melbourne the army was called in to help police control the crowd.
In Sydney over 10,000 girls entered a competition to win one of just 17 invitations to attend Paul's 22nd birthday party!
The Beatles and their music embodied the future – a future of infinite possibilities. This was a future that promised a world of freedom and promised it to the young! For the first time in Australia and New Zealand, jobs were plentiful and there were a lot of people under twenty with disposable income. It was fun!
In Australia and NZ, the older generations, shaped by depression and war, seemed bewildered and alarmed at their children's reaction to the Beatles.
What happened 'Down Under' in June 1964 was a mirror to what was evolving worldwide.
This was a time when the 'baby boomer' generation was just starting to find its voice and unwittingly flex its muscles. Youth culture was inventing itself, marshalling its forces and was on the march to change Australia, New Zealand and the World!
Beatles in Hillegom
|Rehearsing for the TV show
See the photos at: beeldbank.noord-hollandsarchief.nl
Thursday, 5 June 2014
Little Wing - The Jimmy McCulloch Story
|One thing about this book is that every photograph included has never been published or seen before.
Over the past six and a half years, Salley has been compiling a visual archive of McCulloch's musical career and seeking out people who personally knew him. To date, Salley is in touch with people from each stage of McCulloch's life including his family. Among those that Salley has interviewed are Pete Townshend and John Mayall.
Little Wing: The Jimmy McCulloch Story will feature interviews from the people who knew Jimmy best in addition to rare and unseen photographs taken throughout his life.
Lennon auction a success
|An untitled drawing of a four-eyed guitar player by John Lennon. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
All of the 89 lots in the sale were snapped up by buyers, something auctioneers call a white glove sale.
The highlight of the sale was The Singularge Experience of Miss Anne Duffield, the manuscript for Lennon's parody of Sherlock Holmes from A Spaniard in the Works which fetched $209,000 (£125,000).
More about this in The Guardian.
Ocean Galleries Hosts "The Art of Ringo Starr"
|Meet Ringo the artist!
On June 19, a collection of Starr's self-portraits will be unveiled at a VIP reception and exhibition at the Soho Contemporary Art Gallery in New York.
The following weekend, Ocean Galleries brings the collection of Ringo's artwork to Caesars Atlantic City where it will be displayed in the Tiberius Room (third floor) from 6:00 PM until 12:00 AM on Friday, June 20 and from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM on Saturday, June 21. Anyone who acquires Ringo's artwork throughout the June exhibition run will have the opportunity to meet with the legendary artist at a private reception and have a photo taken on Saturday, June 21 prior to the All Starr Band's performance at Caesar's.
"It is an honor to host this historical collection of contemporary artwork," explained Kim Miller, owner of Ocean Galleries in Stone Harbor, which was one of three galleries in the U.S. chosen to host the icon's artwork in conjunction with Ringo's summer All Starr Band tour. "We have had so many calls already from our clients and others that are eager to own a piece of rock 'n roll history - artwork by the renowned Ringo Starr. We can't wait to share this amazing collection of artwork!"
All of the vibrant artwork selections in the collection were composed by Starr electronically. Ringo began composing art on his computer in the late 1990s while on tour. "While I was touring, it gave me something to do in all those crazy hotels you have to stay in on the road," explained Starr. What started as merely a diversion to pass the time, has since developed into an iconic collection of artwork. His initial creations focused on "faces" featuring a variety of expressions, but have since evolved to include a wide array of subject matter, many tied to the recurring theme of "peace."
Over the past several years, he has created art for various groups and organizations, including Knot For Violence, Imagine World Peace, WaterAid, and Timberland boots, as well as an original design for the Hard Rock Signature Series T-Shirt.
Ringo's new artwork will feature "Self Portraits" from his early days to now, as well as a new series of Peace Signs, all depicted in his bright and colorful palette. As always, Ringo's proceeds will benefit the Lotus Foundation Charity, which funds, supports, participates in, and promotes charitable projects aimed at advancing social welfare in diverse areas.
"The Art of Ringo Starr" will include nearly 50 pieces of his artwork, all available for acquisition. You may also see the artworks over at RingoStarrArt.com.
On July 7, Starr will celebrate his 74th birthday in Los Angeles. As in past years, he encourages fans around the world to pause at noon local time to share a "peace and love" moment. He's inviting L.A. fans to gather with him at noon PT in front of the Capitol Records building.
Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love, a tribute concert honoring the drummer, will premiere at 8 p.m. ET July 13 on AXS TV. The special showcases performances by Joe Walsh, Ben Harper, Ben Folds, Brendan Benson, Bettye LaVette and others, plus a band featuring Don Was, Benmont Tench, Peter Frampton, Steve Lukather and Kenny Aronoff. The concert, taped in January in Los Angeles, launched the Ringo Starr Peace & Love Fund , a division of the David Lynch Foundation, which provides Transcendental Meditation instruction to tens of thousands of at-risk students in underserved schools, women who are survivors of domestic violence, and veterans with post-traumatic stress.
Wednesday, 4 June 2014
Shaved Fish - US edition
|The original sticker is probably not included on this re-release.
You may preorder the USA release from Acoustic Sounds.
Promo film for Japan box
Japan's Universal Music has put together this promotional film for their upcoming boxed set of five Japan albums on CD for the first time.
See also Press release.
Track list.
Liverpool fan search
|Six fans wanted: At St John's Hall in Tuebrook, Liverpool, 1961
The six girls were pictured with the fab four at St John's Hall in Tuebrook, Liverpool in 1961.
The negative of this image was given to Stephen Bailey who has managed The Beatles Shop in Mathew Street for 28 years.
The shop is busy collecting memorabilia for the 23rd Annual Liverpool Beatles Auction which will be held at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts in August. The annual event always turns out interesting pieces from the early days in Liverpool and Merseysiders are busy rummaging through their attics in anticipation.
This photo was one such find which was discovered when a man dropped off some negatives to The Beatles Shop in Mathew Street which he said had been taken half a century ago by his father who was a photographer. Stephen got the pictures processed and found they were in perfect condition. One in particular stood out.
Stephen said: "It is a lovely photograph and so evocative of the relationship The Beatles has with their early fans. Pete Best was replaced by Ringo Starr the following year."
Stephen now wants to invite the women to be VIP Guests of Honour at this year's auction which is being held at the Paul McCartney Auditorium at LIPA.
If you are one of the women pictured or you can help identify them please get in touch either at email@example.com or call in to the Beatles Shop on Mathew Street or call Stephen on 0151 236 8066.
Source: Liverpool Echo
Of course, this is also a nice way for Stephen to get some free promotion for the auction, and we benefit from getting one more interesting photo of the boys. George Harrison pulls a face this time, and Pete prefers not holding on to any female fan, as he always stayed away from other girls while he was dating his girlfriend.
The Beatles played at Liverpool's St John's Hall on 11 occasions. The dates were 17 February; 10 March; 13, 20 and 27 July; 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 August; and 8 September, all in 1961.
Wrongly captioned by Liverpool Echo as taken after the Beatles came back from playing the Star Club, Hamburg - that venue didn't open until 1962.
If this was really their first gig after a Hamburg stint, the date would be 13 July 1961, as that was their first gig after returning from their second Hamburg trip, where they played at the Top Ten Club.
Tuesday, 3 June 2014
Shaved Fish for vinyl re-release
|A strange re-release on vinyl: John Lennon's hit collection "Shaved Fish" is due out in the UK on July 7.
It's a strange choice, because since the original's release in 1975, other collections of Lennon's songs, such as The John Lennon Collection (1982), Lennon Legend (1997), Working Class Hero (2005) and Power To The People - The Hits (2010) have all far surpassed the this album by including more songs.
"Shaved Fish" was Lennon's final release on Apple Records, released in the UK on 24 October 1975, peaking at number 8 and number 12 in the USA. The album contains all of the singles that he had issued up to that point in the United States as a solo artist, with the exception of "Stand by Me", which had been released earlier that year.
The only compilation of his non-Beatles recordings released during his lifetime, it was a commercial success, ultimately becoming one of the world's first platinum albums.
Track list:
Side 1:
- Give Peace a Chance
- Cold Turkey
- Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
- Power to the People
- Mother
- Woman Is the Nigger of the World
- Imagine
- Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
- Mind Games
- #9 Dream
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over)/Give Peace a Chance (Reprise)
I'm gonna buy your songs, Paul!
|Once friends, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
Here are a few interesting passages:
"I got Yoko on the phone," recalls [John] Branca. "And then I said, 'Michael asked me to call you and find out if you're bidding [on] ATV Music that owns all the Beatles songs.' "
Ono: "No, we're not bidding on it."
Branca: "No?"
Ono: "No, no, if we had bought it, then we'd have to deal with Paul, it'd have been a whole thing. Why?"
Branca: "Because Michael's interested."
Ono: "Oh, that would be wonderful in the hands of Michael rather than some big corporation."
According to Branca, John Eastman, Paul McCartney's lawyer and brother-in-law said McCartney wasn't interested because the catalogue was "much too pricey."
To finalize the deal, Michael Jackson had to commit to perform a concert in Perth, Australia as part of the payment.
Now, go on over to Forbes and read it, if it interests you.
Of course, in interviews over the years, Paul McCartney has claimed that he did talk to Ono regarding the possibility of buying back the rights to the Beatles' songs, and that her reply was that she thought they could get them for less than the asking price. In the end, Jackson bought the catalogue for $47,5 million, and it's value is now estimated to be $2 billion. During his lifetime he sold half of his interests to Sony, but his estate still owns Jackson's half.
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Dazed? Confused? Plots shifting too quickly? Too many damn characters? I'm here to help, for once. The purpose of this post/thread is to keep running tabs on all of the characters, because evidently some people have trouble following concurrent story arcs.
Don't you think it's kinda funny how I always update this thing for a Monday update mere hours before a Friday update? Anyway.
SECTION 1: Sata Andagee
Ostensibly the protagonist, Fatima plans to defeat Malbez and rescue Sal.
Status: Alive
Location: Malbez's throne room
Let's be honest. He's really only good at comic relief.
Status: Alive
Location: Trying to ogle Fatima without getting Sworded
The "Dark Master" has helped Fatima and friends find Malbez's throne room in exchange for furthering his nefarious plans.
Status: Angsty, but alive
Location: Malbez's throne room
The old man is still out for revenge. So dedicated to it is he that he demands to fight Malbez solo.
Status: About to make a terrible, terrible mistake
Location: Malbez's throne room
Hiro tried to play hero and rescue Sal alone, but he played right into Malbez's waiting hands. What a tool.
Status: Stasis
Location: Malbez's Throne Room
The figurative Holy Grail of the arc, she was kidnapped to lure Hiro to Malbez's Tower.
Status: Alive
Location: Malbez's Throne Room
The bastard who started this mess. Presumably Malbez was only interested in Sata Andagee for Hiro's power.
Status: Alive
Location: Still Malbez's Throne Room
I don't know what the hell this thing is. It gives Malbez updates on the heroes, though.
Status: Alive
Location: Malbez's Tower
Who is this guy? What's he want? He's a total mystery. ...wait, you say he's from the Shirande Empire and is investigating Hiro's slaughter of their soldiers? Way to be a buzzkill.
Status: Alive
Location: Sata Andagee
The girl ran away after her sisters got offed. Lucky for her, Kev didn't ask her on a date.
Status: Missing, presumed alive
Location: Unknown
The most powerful of Malbez's elemental minions and the only one cool enough to get a character page image. He fled when Fatima cut off his arm.
Status: Missing, presumed wounded but alive
Location: Unknown
I'd bet Dirk just wishes he were Gendo Ikari.
Status: *sneaky, slight grin*
Location: Sata Andagee
In order to conserve texture memory, this game recolors sprites in some areas. Please pretend they are not the same person with a different shirt.
Status: Alive
Location: Sata Andagee
FAUST AND ALLiES
Some other group of adventurers who tried and failed to kill Malbez. Theoretically important.
Status: Alive
Location: Malbez's Tower
SECTION 2: The Forbidden Region
The supposed hero of this arc. She needs to protect some relic in some temple.
Status: Alive
Location: En route to Lortia
A Psi Knight who lost her memories. Also allegedly not the True Milliene.
Status: Alive
Location: Also en route
Evidently she's the true heir to Milliene's abilities and memories. Why does the "fake" get primary control, though?
Status: Alive
Location: The part of the brain responsible for MPD, perhaps
Status: Alive
Location: Lortia
Dude visited the Regent of Lortia to talk about some tablet from Hazard's Wake. He gots ta be important.
Status: Alive
Location: En route to wherever his home is
The seer born to scry gave the Regent of Lortia warning about a threat to come, possibly from the approaching Holy Knights of Zera.
Status: Alive
Location: Also en route to her home
Background friend of Solaria. She got a couple two or three appearances, so she gets a mention.
Status: Alive
Location: Zera (Quadragulia)
The leader of the Holy Knights was pretty confident Regent Germ would give Solaria and Milliene a boat. So why did the Regent assume they were going to be a threat? And why did Nelly come before him in this list?
Status: Alive
Location: Zera (Quadragulia)
A she-demon lamia dispatched by Xantrich. She needs to destroy some relic in some temple.
Status: Alive
Location: En route to Palrm Temple
SECTION 3: Burning in Water and Drowning in Flames
Theoretically the hero of this arc. He's amazed that Araceli is the daughter of his boss. How Maple confused this for a crush is beyond the ken of mortals like us.
Status: Alive
Location: Shores of the Haato continent
Daughter of King Elm and Lady Ethereal (not Queen Ethereal? Ohshi--, scandal). She probably didn't even think of Cress in a sexy-sexy way until Maple said something. Hell, she probably still doesn't.
Status: Alive, terrified of almost everything
Location: Haato shores
Maple imagines a love triangle between her, Araceli, and Cress. She can't tell the difference between someone having an inner monologue and... well, people like her.
Status: Alive, jealous, probably thinking about Cress naked
Location: Shores of Haato
Fluffy is useful!
Status: Zaz!
Location: Haato Beach
A girl. Living in a mirror. With some kind of evil-looking wing. She seemed to have gone back to sleep, or stasis, or whatever since making contact with Maple, but she evidently can see what Maple sees. What else can she do? We'll have to wait and see.
Status: Alive
Location: Temple of Mirrors
Some kind of demonic demi-god. He hasn't shown any manifestation in the real world, so who knows? He might just be the result of something those faceless things slipped in Araceli's dinner.
Status: Unknown
Location: Also Unknown
Fluffy's master was responsible for Maple and Cress surviving the Krakenhead attack. He wants Xantrich to unseal Hazard's Wake for as-yet unknown reasons.
Status: Alive
Location: Talon's Tower, wherever that is
Equal-opportunity capsizer.
Status: NOT A PET!
Location: The Ocean near Haato
PYRE AND TAURDiAN
Xantrich sent these two to find Araceli. Who wants to bet that they'll go after the wrong Dark Elemental user?
Status: Alive
Location: En route to one of the Dark Elemental sources at all powerful enough to maybe be Araceli
SECTION 4: The Others
Allegedly, they aren't those tentacles, damn it all.
Status: Unknown
Elder God that tastes great over fire.
Status: Fhtagn
SHiN AND ARiA
The two of them escaped Basilisk with their lives. Kev doesn't know what happened to them afterwards.
Status: Unknown, presumed alive
Location: Unknown
TiM AND KATiE
Creepy faceless things that took care of Araceli since she was little.
Status: Alive, I guess
Location: Nephilim Tower
THE TRiOCH
Creepy demons living in some kind of rotting world. Might also be caused by something Araceli's been eating for the past several years.
Status: Unknown
Location: Unknown
That guy with a big sword. He's roaming the world looking for Xantrich.
Status: Alive
Location: Probably a Berserk parody
Anywhere there needs to be a healthy dose of meta-humor.
Status: Alive
Location: Wherever's plot-convenient
Some evil demon (possibly demon lord) who plans to invade Hazard's Wake. How he will do this remains unknown, but somehow involves Araceli and Evadne's Relic in the Forbidden Region.
Status: Alive
Location: Zaagor Pyramid
Xantrich's incubus and right-tentacle man is still at his boss's side.
Status: Alive
Location: Zaagor Pyramid
This familiar-looking sorceress has been confirmed to be Araceli's mother. Too bad for her she's confined to one city and thus can't help her.
Status: Alive
Location: Dianolva
KiNG ELM
Araceli's father hasn't been seen in a friggin' long time. When he still came out of his hole, he stuck his daughter in a creepy tower. Why?
Status: Alive?
Location: Zera (Quadragulia)
DR. BiERANGESiCHT
Scientist from the future. Studying Flying-dragon-orb-thingie-or-whatever-the-hell-you-are anatomy. Owns a wicked cool statue that's actually Nefausto's powerful brother, So Fucking Evil.
Status: Life is short, bury! Steady Sword!
Location: TO FUTURE!
In order to reduce loading time for this page, I'm moving all dead and presumed dead characters down here. Click the name to see their pictures. Approximately in alphabetical order.
Former Mayor/Elder, The
Nefausto, So Damn
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A video that has gone viral on popular website WorldStarHipHop.com has landed some Dekalb County Sheriff's deputies in hot water.
The video appears to show hostile officers banging loudly on a door at the wrong house for nearly an hour before being let inside where they verbally and physically assault the young men. But according to a Dekalb County Sheriff's Department spokesman, the recording is more hype than truth.
"At no time were we at the wrong address," Dekalb County Sheriff's Department spokesman Lieutenant Kyle K. Jones told the Daily World. "That's just more sensationalism for the video. They had a valid arrest warrant for the female occupant of the residence. At no time did we announce that we wanted any other address than the address that we were at."
Donavan Hall and his younger brother shot the 20-minute edited video, which was uploaded on Thursday and is said to have taken place July 26, 2013, on their cell phones. The video appears to show deputies outside the family's Ellenwood home starting at around 1:30 a.m. Once they are let inside, the officers are heard using profane language and threatening to use a taser on occupants of the home on several different occasions.
The deputies seen in the video are still on active duty, according to Jones, but they will be disciplined accordingly at the conclusion of an investigation, he said.
"We don't train our deputies to conduct themselves like that," Jones told the Daily World. "The verbal abuse, we don't condone that. And that's gonna be dealt with."
In an earlier interview with WSB, Hall said that the deputies loud banging woke up the family and when they finally opened the door the deputies charged in and abused them.
"Once I get back here I'm like 'Please stop,' the officer's gun butts me in the face and then I fall backwards," Hall said.
Jones said the occupants of the house were throwing things back and forth and moving quickly. While he maintains the deputies were at the right place and had every right to be at the house, he says the language used on the video, including the threats by deputies to use a Taser on the occupants, was unacceptable.
"As for the claims of physical abuse by the deputies I can't see any physical abuse on the tape…so I can't speak to that 'til the conclusion of the investigation," Jones said. "But what is clear, and we can agree on that, is there was verbal abuse and that's gonna be dealt with, along with whatever other policy violation comes out of the investigation."
Dekalb County Sheriff Tom Brown also responded to the video, telling the AJC that he understood why his deputies were frustrated, but that their actions were still not justified.
"I'm sure the officers were teed off because the family kept them outside for a (half) hour and told them they had the wrong address," said Brown, who is considering running for Congress. "But the behavior of my officers was totally unacceptable and it will not be tolerated. It will be addressed and addressed very quickly."
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IT news might be bad in almost every corner of the industry, but one industry segment seems better fit to ride out the recession than most. Sales of security appliances to various business sectors in Western Europe grew revenue a total of 14.4 percent in 2008 as compared to 2007, but that growth slacked off a bit in the fourth quarter; sales rose only 10.1 percent. Those are solid numbers in any economic climate, and particularly in this one.
The increase in total revenue was not spread evenly across the top five vendors. Fortinet reported 29.5 percent revenue growth from 2007-2008, followed by Cisco (20.5 percent) and "other" (18.7 percent). Nokia and Secure Computing eked out smaller gains of 6.6 percent and 2.3 percent, respectively, while Juniper fell off a cliff. Company revenue dropped 17 percent year-on-year, which helps explain why everyone else grew at such a high rate.
Broken down by hardware, firewall/VPN solutions grew sluggishly (up 3.2 percent year-on-year), but IDC notes that customers are trending towards Unified Threat Management (UTM) systems and away from dedicated FW/VPNs. UTM is now the largest section of the security appliance market, but growth in intrusion prevention systems (IPS) should put this type of system in second place (displacing FW/VPN) by 2010 or so. Intrusion prevention systems are designed to actually take countermeasures when a software intrusion is detected, unlike the older type of intrusion detection systems, which merely warned users when suspicious activity occurred.
Results for the first quarter of 2009 will be the real gauntlet for the security application industry to run. The IT market as a whole didn't start to seriously skid until just after the fourth quarter had begun; it's possible that firms with contractual purchase agreements or budgeted upgrades helped buoy the sector.
If first quarter figures are similar to those from the end 2008, it could be a sign that company CEOs and accountants have changed their minds regarding the importance of upgrading system security. Faced with the reality of angry shareholders no matter what, big businesses may have decided they'd rather answer nasty questions about their bottom lines than angry questions on the whereabouts of some 100 million bits of personally identifiable information (PII).
The continued growth and nuisance of worms like Conficker is further evidence (if anyone needed it) of how a small number of actors can both compromise herd immunity and create expenses that could rise to be orders of magnitude above whatever potential sum was saved. In Conficker's case, a relatively small number of companies on a long patch update cycle had failed to apply MS08-67. Conficker found these systems, exploited the vulnerability, and the rest is history.
It's virtually certain that these systems could have been patched before Conficker hit, and probably would have been patched if the system administrators had any idea of the risk or cost to all the other companies and individuals online—but they didn't. If security appliance spending and/or security spending in general stays relatively strong, even in the face of recession, it may be because the cost of saying "Yes" to a potential security upgrade or out-of-band patch cycle is finally being evaluated as greater than the money saved by saying "No."


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A History of mimoLive: The Early Years
In a sense, mimoLive was born on August 11th, 1999. That was the day when we produced our first large scale live video stream on the Internet: The total solar eclipse of 1999.
I had become friends with Markus, the CTO of the largest website in Germany at the time, Focus Online, when we both worked for Apple touring Germany, Austria and Switzerland to train Apple Service Partners. Markus actually took a holiday from his duties as CTO of Focus to go on those tours, which had a brutal schedule, and after we finished our duties, Markus worked some more hours fixing his servers. He is that kind of guy. But I digress.
My former physics teacher at the Max Born Gymnasium (the German version of high school), was an astronomy buff. For him, the solar eclipse was the perfect occasion to get the students excited about his favourite topic, so he decided to put on a huge solar eclipse party.
At the same time, Apple was looking for use cases for the brand new QuickTime Streaming Server. I thought: Why not combine all of this and live stream the solar eclipse from the observatory – the largest school observatory in Germany – of the Max Born Gymnasium?
It was easy to convince the MBG, Focus Online and Apple and so, on August 11th, 1999, the observatory was stuffed with PowerMac super computers and a top notch Sony video camera attached to the telescope, ready to stream the event to the world. In the end, the telescope proved to be too powerful to be useful, so we just taped the Sony camera to the side of the telescope and pointed it at the sun directly, but the telescope's tracking proved indispensable for keeping the sun in the center of the camera view.
Shortly after the live stream started, Markus' mobile phone started beeping like crazy: One server after the other texted panic from overload due to too many watchers. Markus looked at me with a huge smile on his face and said: "That's a job well done!" It was the largest online live event in Germany at that time.
None of us could have imagined that the enthusiasm for live video streaming born on that day would eventually lead to the creation of mimoLive – The Multi-In, Multi-Out Live Video Engine.
Apple's QuickTime technology was way ahead of its time back then: We also produced 360° photos – called QuickTime VRs – of the event as shown in the cover picture of this article. View the 360° version over on Facebook.


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The Avengers
If my 12-year old self thought it was even remotely possible that several of my favorite Marvel superheroes would not only have their own solo movies fronted by big Hollywood celebrities, but one day all appear in the same movie as one big multi-movie universe event, I would've lost my mind. And, hell, even now in my 30s the fact that The Avengers movie exists makes me lose my mind! Back when Marvel kicked off the first batch of their self-produced films with Iron Man, the slim glimmering hope that it would lead to The Avengers was there, but I don't think any of us comic book fans actually thought it would happen. The fact that it did, and that writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Firefly, managed to pull it off and make it into one of the biggest and thoroughly entertaining action blockbusters of the summer is a miracle.
What's great is all the other Marvel movies have been leading to this. If you've been watching along with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America, then this movie is all pay off from everything you've seen before. Yet it simultaneously works as a stand alone film that any viewer can watch and enjoy because of how well Whedon balances each character's introductions and screen time. It's similar to watching any ensemble flick and wondering where all these characters came from before the movie. In this case, those movies exist and you can go back to them! But alas, let's focus on the one at hand.Continue Reading


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Last month, I wrote a column saying it was time for Maine to go around the Legislature and directly to referendum if we want to enact sensible gun laws. After years of seeing police chiefs, hunters, university officials, psychiatrists, and victims of gun violence turned away as they pleaded for sensible gun regulation in front of our Committee on Criminal Justice, a public vote seems to be our only path.
Now, you might think the gun lobby would welcome a battle at the ballot box to resolve whether Maine wants greater gun control. After all, back in the 1980s they were able to amend the Maine Constitution by ultimately winning a referendum to strengthen gun rights. But no.
Through columns and hundreds of comments on Facebook and the BDN website, the gun lobby and its supporters are out in force to avoid any such public vote.
But just yesterday, perhaps, we learned why. The Portland Press Herald has published a poll, conducted by Critical Insights between Jan. 7 and Jan. 9, in which an astounding 81 percent of Mainers believe we should have sensible restrictions on guns. By a six-point margin, we want an assault-weapons ban. By a 25-point margin, we want a ban on high-capacity magazines. And by a 43-point margin, we want a ban on armor-piercing ammunition. They didn't even test universal background checks, which I am sure would enjoy similar margins.
But perhaps the greatest myth buster is how Maine ranks against national polling. There has long been a belief that we Mainers just don't consider gun safety a problem the way other states do. The thinking goes that because we are a hunting state with low crime and lots of guns, Mainers don't want new restrictions on guns the way other states do.
Well, according to the Press Herald analysis, in every category listed above, there is a stronger percentage of Maine people who support stronger gun laws then we see nationally.
- Nationally, 44 percent want an assault weapons ban. In Maine, 51 percent.
- Nationally, 53 percent want a ban on high capacity magazines. In Maine, 61 percent.
- Nationally, 57 percent want a ban on armor-piercing bullets. In Maine, 69 percent.
So, maybe now we understand better why the gun lobby is so scared of a referendum. They may control the Legislature, but they don't control the people.
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Gardy's grand! Skipper posts win No. 1,000
Only nine other managers have accomplished milestone with one team
CLEVELAND -- When Ron Gardenhire walked into the Twins' clubhouse at Progressive Field after picking up career win No. 1,000 on Saturday, he was greeted by all 25 of his players wearing an amusing T-shirt to celebrate the honor.
The front of the gray printed shirt read, "1,000 wins … 67 ejections," with a picture of Gardenhire being tossed by the late Wally Bell, while the back said, "And still counting," with a shot of Gardenhire being thrown out by Angel Hernandez.
It was a funny and touching moment for Gardenhire, who picked up career win No. 1,000 behind a solid effort from right-hander Kyle Gibson, who tossed five-plus strong innings in his season debut to help lead the Twins to a 7-3 win over the Indians.
"It means a lot," an emotional Gardenhire said in the visiting manager's office with his wife, Carol, sitting nearby on the couch. "Everyone was pumped up and excited. We were sorry it didn't happen last year. So to get it done now, we can move forward and concentrate on this baseball team and make it right. It's good stuff."
Gardenhire was also tricked by his players upon entering the clubhouse, as assistant general manager Rob Antony presented him with a bottle of Dom Perignon before Brian Dozier called a toast. But it was just a ploy to distract Gardenhire from seeing that he was about to be doused by a case of beer from behind.
So it was a fun scene in the locker room after the game, and players were happy to be a part of the celebration, which will continue on Wednesday, when Gardenhire will be honored in a pregame ceremony before the Twins' game against the A's at Target Field.
"It's pretty special, not only for Gardy, but for all of us and the Twins organization to have a manager like that who is so special," Dozier said. "It's such an elite group now. Not many can say that. It's pretty cool."
No. 1,000 was a long time coming for Gardenhire, who seemed assured of picking it up late last season before the Twins lost 10 of 11 to end the year and leave him just two wins shy.
"Gardy's been doing this for a long time," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "I guess I wish it would've come in the next series. He's been good at what he does for a long time."
Gardenhire became the 60th manager to reach the milestone, and just the 10th manager in baseball history to reach it while managing with just one team. Gardenhire, who is in his 13th year as the Twins' manager, led Minnesota to six division titles along the way to 1,000 wins.
"It's nice," said Joe Mauer, who made his Twins debut exactly 10 years ago Saturday. "We probably should've had it some point last year, but we knew we were going to get it. So it was nice to get it today. It's a lot of wins, and we've had some great teams over the years, and he's been right at the helm leading us all the way."
Gibson helped get him to the milestone on Saturday, as the right-hander gave up just one run on three hits and four walks with three strikeouts to pick up his third career win. Gibson said he walked up to Gardenhire before his start and told him he was going to try to get the win for him.
"I went up to him before the game, and just said, 'Let's get it today.'" Gibson said. "So it's exciting to be the guy out there to get the 'W.' But that's Gardy's 'W' for sure."
Gibson was handed a three-run cushion in the first inning, with the Twins starting off strong offensively against Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco.
Dozier led off the game with his first homer of the year, his fourth career leadoff blast. It was only fitting that Dozier led off the game with a homer in Gardenhire's 1,000th win, as Jacque Jones did the same in Gardenhire's first win back in 2002.
"It popped through my mind as soon as he hit it," Gardenhire said. "I started laughing and said, 'Here we go boys.' So it was a good way to start it."
Jason Kubel and Josmil Pinto both chipped in with RBI singles in the first to score Josh Willingham, who doubled with one out, and Trevor Plouffe, who walked.
The Twins added two more runs in the third, when Plouffe doubled home Chris Colabello with a deep drive to right field after Colabello was plunked by a pitch. Plouffe then advanced to third on a passed ball from Yan Gomes before scoring on another passed ball just three pitches later.
The Indians scored their lone run against Gibson in the third, as Lonnie Chisenhall led off with a double and came around to score on a wild pitch.
Relievers Brian Duensing and Jared Burton combined to hold Cleveland scoreless for the next three innings after Gibson's exit.
The Twins added two insurance runs in the ninth against reliever Vinnie Pestano, with Mauer scoring from third on a wild pitch with two outs before Kubel added an RBI single to right.
With a six-run lead, closer Glen Perkins pitched the ninth for Minnesota and gave up two runs, but they were able to hold on to get Gardenhire his milestone victory.
"The win was huge," Gardenhire said. "A lot of excitement toward the end. Yes, it was nerve wracking, but who better to have on the mound than Glen Perkins? He was really excited about the whole thing. So a good win for us, and hopefully we can get another 92 this year and be in the playoffs."


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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A Senate panel Tuesday voted along party lines 14-11 to recommend the full Senate approve Chuck Hagel's nomination as U.S. defense secretary.
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I thought I would take a moment today to answer the question that really is on the minds of everyone across the nation: which British car show is better? By now, everyone probably knows that I'm a huge fan of BBC's Top Gear but I also watch Channel Five's Fifth Gear…usually when TG is off the air, which seems to be more often than not in recent years because of Clarkson's bad back and Richard Hammond crashing at almost 300MPH. It's not that I don't like Fifth Gear because I do but I simply prefer Top Gear. Every car enthusiast watches one of the two or both. There are those that believe Fifth Gear is the superior show in many ways so I thought I would look closer at both and give everyone an in-depth breakdown. We'll split up the categories into two…categories: production (the show itself) and presenters (the hosts).
1. Production – Location: Top Gear is filmed at Dunsfold Park, an old airfield that has been converted into a racing circuit and the news/random rambling segments are held in a converted aircraft hanger. I don't know about you but I think that's just absolutely perfect. It's a setting synonymous with speed and while it does look like a bit of a sparse soundstage at times, the hangar is well decorated with Top Gear historic memorabilia such as the indestructible Toyota truck. A couple seasons ago, Fifth Gear adjusted their format a bit to compete with Top Gear since the inane conversations between the hosts make them incredibly popular. Most recently, they have moved their home-based to a cafe on a race track. They're both very cool locations since the Fifth Gear set is very homey and colorful while the Top Gear hangar just has all kinds of awesome stuff lying around. Unfortunately, Top Gear will not be back at Dunsfold Park next year as their lease is up but it is quite exciting to see a whole new set. Verdict: Tie
2. Production – Segments: Fifth Gear is a much more grounded show, with fewer supercars and more sensible econoboxes. What they don't have is a Bugatti Veyron racing a plane from Italy to London or idiots seeing if they can buy a car for less than a 100 quid. This isn't to say that Fifth Gear doesn't have interesting films. Oh, by no means since I found stuff like the visit to the Maybach dealership and the world's most expensive car wash interesting but they don't feel epic in scale like the films on Top Gear, which most recently threw the three hosts into downtown Miami, told them to buy cars for $1000 and then complete a series of challenges while they drive from Miami to New Orleans. Both shows have a good deal of celebrities but Top Gear attracts more star power with their weekly Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment. Verdict: Top Gear.
3. Production – Information: With that being said, Fifth Gear, being the more sensible show, does provide more useful information, especially for living in Europe. They review more cheap cars and film more segments with actual news. Top Gear on the other hand, answers questions such as how many bouncy castles you can jump in an ice cream van. No, I'm serious. Verdict: Fifth Gear
4. Production – Film Style: While both shows use fancy filters and such to emphasize the cars, Top Gear obviously has a higher budget and a better film crew. The photography on the show is often absolutely stunning, especially on their cross-continent races. Oh, and the camera keeps moving around during Fifth Gear's news segments which is really annoying. Verdict: Top Gear.
5. Production – Entertainment: The first thing you'll notice about Fifth Gear when you watch is that it seems so much more stiff and scripted. While there are some genuinely exciting and funny moments, they are few and far between compared to Top Gear, which is about entertainment first, information second. Top Gear is easily one of the most entertaining hours of television you can find today. Everything is far more ridiculous and there's just a sense of grandure to the whole thing. Verdict: Top Gear.
6. Presenters – Charisma: Fifth Gear just isn't funny, which is a shame because the British have a fantastic, ironic sense of humor, something that Top Gear takes full advantage of. Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond have a great chemistry, like three regular guys talking cars. Their personalities off-set each other well with May being sensible and old-fashioned, Clarkson being obsessed with power and…kind of an idiot and Hammond as a sort of everyman that most young people can identify with compared to the two oldies. While Tiff Needell is definitely a cool guy and Vicki Butler-Henderson…well, it's hot when a girl can powerslide better than me…they don't have the same appeal as the hosts of Top Gear. Everyone else on Fifth Gear is kind of like a pylon, especially the new guy: Tim Lovejoy, who is just plain boring. Oh…and Top Gear has a cute dog…named Top Gear Dog. Verdict: Top Gear…by a lot.
7. Presenters – Credibility: No one on either show is really an expert when it comes to cars. Most of them are journalists with a great love for cars but that's like me saying I have a great love for surgery. You wouldn't really want me to give you a new heart valve. However, Tiff and Vicki were once professional racers which gives them the slight edge, especially since Clarkson usually just gives his incredibly biased opinions on everything anyways. He's got star power going for him but I think most people would rather have Tiff's opinion. Verdict: Fifth Gear.
8. Presenters – Driving Skill: Again, Tiff and Vicki were pros and drive better than Clarkson. James May is nicknamed Captain Slow (although he has shown an affinity for speed at appropriate times such as maxing out the Bugatti Veyron) and Richard Hammond isn't spectacular either, although he is above average. Jason Plato, who was a presenter on Fifth Gear until last season was also once a pro racing driver. The only person with possible racing credentials on Top Gear is The Stig but since we don't know who he is or if he is just one person (he might even be Tiff…), we can't seriously factor that in. Verdict: Fifth Gear.
The tally gives Top Gear a 4-3-1 edge over their Channel Five rival but personally, the race wasn't that close. As with everything, there are intangibles involved. Fifth Gear is wildly inconsistent with their programming as one episode might be good but two others might be snorefests. There are entire segments of Fifth Gear that you just don't want to watch while the boys of Top Gear can make paving a road entertaining (which they do in the season premier for season 9). There's rarely a dull moment on the BBC show. Top Gear is also much more…believable. While the show is probably scripted, you never think it is since Clarkson, May and Hammond have such a great rhythm and they have a serious passion for cars. I have no doubt that Tiff loves driving and Vicki giggles affectionately every time she finds a great car but they don't convey it as well.
So say what you want about how they promote irresponsible driving or hurt the environment by running over moss or melting polar bears but as a television show, Top Gear wins by a mile. And on that bombshell, it's time to end. We'll be back tomorrow.


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