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I've been a resident of Harlem for quite a while - and am thrilled to be included in it's newest professional music project - the brass choir of the Harlem Sound Project. May 5 is the brass' debut concert -- with some heavy programming. Henri Tomasi's Fanfare Liturgiques (a tour-de-force!) and a new work by Sung Jin Hong called Harlem Fanfare. They are also doing Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat... a heavy brass show!
Check it on Facebook
Posted at 07:04 PM in Classical/Orchestral, Playing in NYC | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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In 2012, the avant-garde collective Anti-Social Music released it's Sleeps Around record, which includes the heavy-drone work I played on called Music for ASM composed by the experimental hip-hop group Dälek
(hear the work here)
This record is released on vinyl and is contained in an amazing record sleeve that is a work of art on it's own. (it turns into a cube!) The artist who designed it called "Scrapworm" was just awarded an official patent for it's design!! Awesome! (www.scrapworm.info)
Posted at 06:07 PM in Avant-Garde, Electronics, Playing in NYC, Recording | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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I finally got a chance to hear the CD by the Jack Grace Band that I played on! It's a fun, whiskey-soaked romp reminiscent of Johnny Cash, Elvis and Dire Straits. I play on several of the tracks: Bothered to Think, and Poor Boy - which includes a cute tuba solo! I also add some pads to other songs as well. This CD also includes a cameo by Popa Chubby and horn parts by Emmy-winning J. Walter Hawkes.
Posted at 05:53 PM in Playing in NYC, Recording, Rock, Trad | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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The initial "hit" song off of the upcoming Dillinger Escape Plan album, called "When I Lost My Bet" (DEP is a popular math rock / metal / grindcore band) got over 100K views in just over 2 days. The song features a literal choir of tuba tracks I recorded as the "sub bass" power chord sound as well as many effected tuba sounds and other brass parts mixed in throughout.
Those brave enough to hear/watch the track (it's intense and the video is GORY) will hear a bass swell at 2:22, a moment people are commenting about -- that's the tuba! Rumor has it that the band is also using TubaJoe samples in their sold-out live shows!
Posted at 05:39 PM in Avant-Garde, Electronics, Playing in NYC, Recording, Rock, Video | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Joe contributed tuba as well as valve trombone layers, textures, and brass orchestrations to several songs on the new Dillinger Escape Plan album called One of Us is the Killer. This anticipated release from the famous mathcore/metal/punk band is to be released on 5/14/2013 on Sumerian Records.
(album cover)
(tracking with Ben Weinman in New Jersey)
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A new promotional video for Gato Loco with highlights of shows from Europe and NYC!
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Sunday, December 18th, at the Cameo Gallery in Williamsburg Brooklyn, indie-rock-band-with-tuba NEW BEARD will be doing a show to celebrate the release of our EP Moment of Peace. On this bill I'll also play with homeboys Gato Loco de Bajo as it will be a big family affair! ...and on the show our good pals Lavalier will play (with full-sized mics tho... ha ha, that's a joke), as well as the band Toys and Tiny Instruments.
This is exciting for me as the pre-release-release of Moment of Peace has been getting some kickass response! This EP is also to accompany the release of our video to the song "Given" which debuted a few weeks ago on Stereogum.
This is going to be an exciting night -- please join us!!!
Posted at 01:08 AM in Gato Loco, Music, New Beard, Playing in NYC, Recording, Rock | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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This week is packed with some interesting brass music... tonight I got to play an exceptionally eclectic program with the Orchestra of the SEM Ensemble. It was nice to play with them again. I got to do some antiphonal Gabrieli as well as John Cage's Atlas Elipticalis.
Brass players all know to revere every second they get to play Gabrieli's antiphonal brass music (especially in a great space for it!) and Atlas Elipticalis is a work I've known about for some time, but had not, until now, had the chance to perform.
Also, the Paula Cooper Gallery in Chelsea is a great place to perform! It's big but-only-enough echoic space was perfect for both of these works.
Also through the week is some typical holiday brass quintetting. Always a decent time!
And then...tomorrow night I get my ass kicked! I get the pleasure of playing a NY premiere of a work for brass quintet, jazz tenor sax, and drumset, composed by NYC-Toronto sax player Quinsin Nachoff; his 'Pyramid Brass Project.' What a brass quintet to be a part of!! (I'll be shedding this one up until the last second before the gig!) I get to share the stage with brassers Ralph Alessi, Shane Endsley, John Clark, Ryan Keberle, drummer Dan Weiss, and tenorist/composer Qunisin. It's going to be brutal!
Posted at 12:37 AM in Avant-Garde, Classical/Orchestral, Jazz, Music, Playing in NYC | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Here's the video from New Beard's song "Given", produced by Gustav Ejstes of Dungen. (I'm thrilled about the tuba sound... which is the bass sound, but still nice and tuba-y!)
The link to it on Stereogum.com
*note, Stereogum's article mentions that the band will be playing on Dec 2, I will not be on that show due to a family commitment. James Schoen of the band Edensong will be filling in on bass, as will Ben Wigler. I WILL however, be back in the saddle as New Beard's bottom end for our EP release show on December 18 at the Cameo Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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The fall is always a marathon, and I now finally have a couple of days to catch my breath. This fall has been a time of constant motion... Have tuba will travel!
Starting in September, New York's notorious Ja Ja Jas kicked off our Oktoberfest tear with shows in New York at our home base of Zum Schneider. It was madness as always; a line down the street to get in (and we heard that someone actually slept in their car to get a good space in line!)
(Zum Schneider photos by Richard Greene)
Right after rehearsing in NYC, the Ja Ja Jas immediately hit the road for the south, first down to North Carolina, then up through Virginia, back to NYC for a few shows, then back down to Virginia again.
(here I am with Herbie Abernathy of Valient Thorr -- was at our show!)
Big festival crowds and new friends and great food and... beer. Those shows are a lot of work, but are worth it for the vibe and the crowd!
I took a break from the Ja Ja Jas' constant string of Blaßmusik rocking, to head overseas again with the mighty Gato Loco for our third European trip in just over a year. We brought our "Psycho-Mambo" brand of jazz-rock to headline the Salzburg "Jazz and The City" festival in gorgeous Salzburg, Austria. (original home of W.A. Mozart, who I share a birthday with)
Gato Loco all converged in Munich, from what seemed to be a million different flights. We finally all made it in and got a great afternoon of rehearsal in a gorgeous art loft transformed out of an old post office in Munich's West End.
Here I'll mention that this was the maiden air flight for the famed Accord tuba case. This is the hi-tech carbon flight case which weights only slightly more than a soft gigbag. It worked great - I had to take 2 different airlines to get to Munich and they obviously put the case to the test (scratched the crap out of the outside of it, and beat the bumpers) but the ultralight case held it's own - no tuba damage! It came right out of baggage claim, right up the conveyor with the normal-sized suitcases, and I was able put the horn right on my back and walk right out of the airport and hop on a train. Tuba players will understand what a HUGE deal this is!
After rehearsing we hit the town
We visited this retro place called a CD store and look what we found displayed prominently!
and of course, we hit some bier halls!
The next morning, we got up early and hurriedly headed up the Alps toward Salzburg.
Once in this very pretty town, we got to the hotel and the band quickly befriended the dirndl-laden hotel staff and everyone got a quick nap to chill in our nice digs before soundcheck.
The venue was great - a large ballroom type of venue. The band and house staff got quickly to work putting together our sizable setup of two separate drum setups, two separate bass setups, guitar plus seven different horns.
During our soundcheck, a representative came to our venue in Salzburg from the Accord Case company in Croatia to modify my case for me! (Rockstar treatment! yeah!!) He set me up well!
Between soundcheck we had the pleasure of heading up the mountain to one of the most notorious restaurants in Salzburg which overlooks the entire town. Amazing! There we dined on Deer and got a chance to catch up with our festival-mates Bobby Previte and Steve Swallow, who had just finished their set. We didn't linger long tho... Gato Loco was on the clock and had a job to do!
We started our usual off-stage entrance and quickly surprised the crowd.
The band threw down for the entire extended-length set. The kind Austrian crowd ate it up, got out of their seats and danced the night away. It was a great show.
After the show, per Gato Loco tradition, we joined some of the locals for some reveling on the town.
The next day we traipsed back to Munich, then headed back to NYC.
Upon my return to the Big Apple, there was no time to rest! First, immediately, the De Bajo portion of Gato Loco played at our favorite home base of Barbes in Brooklyn, and New Beard was in rehearsal. I then headed with the Red Hook Ramblers for a quick jaunt to Boston, then rushing back for a show at Lincoln Center in NYC. Right from LC I ran to a CMJ spot with New Beard at Union Hall in Brooklyn. The next morning it was back to the studio with NB and then break and run to play an orchestral gig at Carnegie Hall, all of this within about 3 days time. Whew!
(the Accord case, backstage at Carnegie Hall)
Fortunately this week I have a few days to recover and then in a week it's back to the studio with New Beard, Halloween with Gato Loco de Bajo, then back to Germany for a few more shows with the full Gato Loco.
Lots of things to come... some great media from both New Beard and Gato Loco to be released soon and more shows shows shows with all sorts of bands. Tuba Life is never boring in NYC!
Posted at 11:50 PM in Accord Case, Classical/Orchestral, Europe, Food and Drink, Gato Loco, Ja Ja Jas, Jazz, Music, New Beard, Playing in NYC, Recording, Rock, Travel, TubaJoe Gear, TubaJoe Touring | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Simple, Post-Summer update:
This time of year is always a point of change and rejuvenation. Leaning into Oktoberfest is always symbolic - it's more than a bier-soaked gropefest powered by Oom and Pah, It's a transition out of the slower moving, fragmented summer into the work-frenzy that Autumn always is for me.
Summer was good, but I am glad the fall is here. As usual, I been working with quite a few bands and ensembles, but here's a few summer highlights from a few of the groups I am more vested in:
Big growth for the indie rock band of New Beard... from the big show we all put on at Littlefield, to the recent pre-hurricane show at Union Hall (which kicked ass!), and Zebulon and others between, that band just keeps getting better (and soon will hopefully release the awesome CD that we spent a year recording...!) The songs and dudes are just great.
I spent a lot of time in the trad trenches with the Red Hook Ramblers... we played all over place, and did several records. Highlights included our residency at Galapagos' Floating Kabarette, and now to add the Way Station. We made a live EP of original tunes recorded direct on to wax cylinder on an original Edison cylinder phonograph from 1908. The Ramblers will also appear in an upcoming episode of TLC's hit TV show "Four Weddings" to air in January.
Gato Loco has been working hard, much of it behind the scenes. We've kept the fire burning around town, but more importantly we've been working on two trips to Europe: Austria in October, then a larger trip in November which includes, Germany, Switzerland, and Holland. We have a number of trips already in motion for 2012. Stay tuned for upcoming media coming from this group!
Stay tuned for updates from NYC's legendary Mösl Franzi and the Ja Ja Jas. This coming Saturday kicks off our rockstar whirlwind that is Oktoberfest. Wish me luck!
Other CDs are coming out or recently came out with me on them: Recordings by Jack Grace, Kiku Collins, Voltaire, and Sabrina Chap' in addition to bands listed above. I go in this week to record another... I don't yet know who it is for!
Posted at 02:16 AM in Europe, Gato Loco, Ja Ja Jas, New Beard, Playing in NYC, Recording, Rock, Television, Travel, TubaJoe Touring | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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I want to share a new case situation with you all... as well as a plunge I am taking!
For years I have searched for an optimal tuba case situation -- something similar to what almost every other non-tuba playing instrumentalist enjoys: a case that is usable on a day-to-day basis and is also protective. Constant dings, dents, and damage while-in-the-case is considered to be an expected inevitability for tuba players, especially ones who drag their horns around constantly, such as myself.
As of now, tuba players must rely on soft cases for day-to-day use, and then switch to an industrial bohemoth for more protected transport.
Players of other instruments, even large instruments, don't seem to have this issue, or at least as much of one.
Cello players for instance, enjoy superior portability versus protection while their instruments are exponentially more valuable and fragile. I have also noticed that many of my trumpet, trombone, and sax playing colleagues have form-fitting cases which are lightweight and ergonomic.
Most current tuba hard cases are simply too large for reasonable cartage, much less daily use, and pose major logistic challenges and consequences for the player. The philosophy behind many of them is often one of excess and often downright ballistic in their design.
Protection of the horn is of course a good thing, but protection means little when practically unusable. I need a case that fits to what my personal logistic situation is - I haul the tuba most every single day to different locations, in a wide variety of transportation situations. I average 150 gigs a year, and that's not including rehearsals and giving lessons etc. This means I am dragging my horn with me constantly, and to venues which vary greatly. I often find myself in crowded, bustling situations where a gig bag is simply not enough protection. I require protection and maximum portability at the same time.
To add to this, I am playing more out of town lately, making the need for a better case situation paramount. I need a touring-quality case where I can reasonably go from an airplane to a train to a normal-sized car all within the same logistic sweep. I need a protective case which will easily pass through varying international airlines and airport situations. Before, I would use a standard flight case and take my empty gig bag along in a suitcase, then I'd have to beg people overseas in the city I was flying into to stow the flight case (and pick it up) while I traveled on with the horn in the gig bag via trains and cars.
I play a fairly standard tuba - an old Mirafone (Miraphone) 186 CC that I use for everything. I'm not really an F tuba fan, and a tiny travel tuba is out of the question for use in performance. For most of what I do, the 186 is perfect; not too big, not too small. I can dig deep and sound like a b.a.t., and I can make it sound light when I need to. Plus, I have played on this horn pretty much exclusively for 20 years. It fits me and I fit it. My relationship to this horn sort of akin to Willie Nelson and his guitar named Trigger.
In searching for a better case situation, I contacted some makers of fiberglass form-fitted cases for other wind instruments, and none were interested in making a tuba case.
I then ventured into the world of casemakers of other types of instruments. It seems that string players have the most options (probably due to sheer numbers of players) and have access to higher-tech materials such as carbon and kevlar. I figured something had to work for me. Size-wise a tuba is around the same size as a cello, and as far as tubas go, my tuba is not all that heavy, weighing in at around 18lbs.
I sought out hi-end string case makers, and surprisingly found that one actually listed a new hi-tech tuba case. I had never heard of it, but it seemed like it might fit the bill.
The company is Accord Case from Pula, Croatia, right accross the Adriatic from Venice. They are primarily known for their ultra high-end cello cases (Yo Yo Ma and Rostrapovitch use them. Yo Yo Ma's cello is an $8M Stradavarius!) and guitar cases (Santana, Sting, Eddie Van Halen) and their carbon and Kevlar technology is so revolutionary that Ferrari used them to make seats for their F1 racecar.
I found the representatives at Accord to be incredibly responsive and professional and were more than happy to work with me and help to put together a case that fit my needs. We corresponded constantly for weeks, always with a prompt detailed response and no language barrier. I had to provide them with many detailed measurements, photos, as well as a full-sized concise tracing/blueprint of my horn which I shipped to Croatia in a box. In turn they provided me with photos of my case, as well as photos of their prototypes with horns in them, showing how it would work.
It seems that their design is made for something similar to a 186 and/or any German-style 4/4 CC or F. The case is not too much bigger than the tuba itself, and then the fine-tuning is made with adjustments are then made to the the suspension on the inside, which is designed to suspend the horn with a series of bumpers, pads and straps. (more details on this when I take delivery of the case)
My tuba weights about 18.5 lbs (it's unlaquered and fairly lightweight) and that's about just what the case is supposed to weigh as well. So, what I should have is a flight package that weighs UNDER 40lbs! (my previous setup is 98lbs, having it in a prosound crate case)
Here is a stock photo of someone standing on the demo case, demonstrating the rigidity of their flight model case.
Here are photos of my personal case (while still at the factory) which is has a more rugged matte finish in Ferrari Red (with a design I commissioned from NYC artist Dima Drjuchin http://www.avrodesign.com/dima/ )
This is a whole new era and approach to instrument cases. Here is a Toyota TV commercial with classical guitarist Berta Rojas, with her guitar in an Accord case, which is very similar to the tuba case I had them make for me.
Posted at 02:12 AM in About the TUBA, Accord Case, Europe, Playing in NYC, Travel, TubaJoe Gear | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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On June 21, I joined about 20-ish other brass players at the shores of the Central Park lake to create / perform an ambient work set up just for NYC's Make Music New York. This annual event presents large-scale (and I mean really large, to the point of being environmental) works throughout the city.
This specific mass-brass event was made up of members of and hosted by the new-music-brass collective named TILT which I occasionally play with, peppered with a nice handful of other players.
The day prior we met for a rehearsal at the amazing Seventh Regiment Armory on the Upper East Side. This great old building and sufficed well as we worked out and experimented with our plan for the outdoor concert the next day.
Set up by three Australian "sound artists", the work was designed to be best heard from rowboats (which are cheap to rent from the city) out in the lake. We were to perform two sequential performances, each about 45 minutes in duration. It was ridiculously humid out, and we were sweating like mad, as well as swatting a mosquito or two or three or four. We pressed on positively.
We were segregated into many trios and were peppered surrounding the lakeshore. We all did our best to reflect our assigned tones off the water and to hurl them out into the midst as best as possible. My trio was the only low/conical trio, two euphoniums and myself on tuba.
The event got a pile of press including coverage by the NYTimes and NPR. Here is one good clip someone posted from a boat itself, I'm quite audible, sort of resembling a bullfrog, but not intentionally.
Logistically, the work was signaled to start via a sent text message to the leader of each trio, which came from the lead sound artist out in the lake. Thank goodness AT&T was behaving that afternoon. Each trio would then wait for a previous trio to start the long sequential pattern and start at an approximate self-counted time length after. The work had three consecutive "movements" per se, each following a specifically dictated row of tones, dynamics, and intent.
One of my trio was a composer / euphoniumist from Boston, Jason Belcher. He was interviewed about the experience here, it captures the event well.
(this page also includes a link to the great work for TILT Brass by Jason's teacher, Anthony Coleman, which consequently ends with yours truly belting out a screaming *but* melancholy, unanswered tuba solo, recorded on the recent TILT release, which was a joy to record)
This particular event was surprisingly nice and extremely well received. I ended up enjoying it quite a bit.
It's takes a certain type of energy to create an actual cohesive "vibe" out of tones out across a lake. I think we succeeded.
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I am writing about this event after-the-fact as I was so wrapped up in the planning I was not able to do much else beforehand! Last Saturday night, 3 bands (2 of which I am a part of) came together to create a fun event called "Farewell to Normal Scene" this last Saturday night.
This event involved a host of performers: 3 main bands, an acapella ensemble an aerialist, and a cook. It all started about 6 weeks ago, when representatives from New Beard, Yula and the eXtended Family, and Gato Loco, descended on "The Hive", the Bushwick, Brooklyn lair of my friend Yula Be'eri.
Representatives of each ensemble started to meet about 6 weeks ago and we came up with the concept in a really synergetic way and produced this promotional video.
We booked the show at this beautiful space in Park Slope called Littlefield, and worked it out to rock a Saturday night. The show turned out GREAT. We brought in a great crowd over the course of the night and all 3 bands rocked it. It was a big accomplishment for me as I had not been involved in the production of a big show in quite a while (it's a huge task!)
It was a night of great performances, New Beard emerged from it's long hiatus with a bang, Yula and her family charmed the crowd, and Gato Loco, was well... Gato Loco! Our aerialist was wonderful, and while we had to squeeze the Bandanna Splits into a different slot, they were charming as well. I thought the whole night really went wonderfully. It was a lot of work, but well worth the effort. Response was great. Special thanks to Andrew Dunn and Stefan Zeniuk for really digging in and doing a lot of the legwork involved... special thanks to Darren Morze for the sound, Dmitry Drjuchin for the poster, and Caroline Craighead of Craighead and Company for publicity.
Here is a gallery of photos from the night
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It's always an exciting day when a new CD that I'm on comes out! I absolutely adore the art of recording.
Recently, I got the pleasure to jam alongside my pal, trumpet monster Al Chez on the leading track of the rock-jazz trumpeter Kiku Collins' new record "Red Light." Kiku, boneman David Gibson, Chez and myself all get to bring it home on the jam-session styled tune called "Blue Patrol".
ps - all you trumpeters can pick up a copy in person, as she'll be at ITG this week
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Mia Wolff does some great drawings of Gato Loco as we play. She was there at the abandoned convent last weekend. She captured me looking like a tuba hunchback as I stoop over a bunch of stompbox electronics.
Cool drawings!! Thanks Mia!
See the whole set HERE
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While unearthing some archived media, I just discovered a documentary about a studio orchestra recording session I did about a year and a half ago. The video documents the recording of a beautiful and moving work by Kenny Werner entitled "No Beginning, No End". He wrote the piece about the untimely death of his daughter.
At about 2:06 in the video it shows me closely as we work out some of the orchestration and chord voicing.
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One of the recently released CD's I am on is is a recording of new works for brass ensemble. The "Tilt" Creative Brass Band is actually a standard-sized full brass ensemble made up of more than just great players, every member is a creative artist all in their own. I was honored to be a part of this group and to play this amalgomation of works by NYC "Downtown" composers. It was an inspirational group of folks to play amongst!
The group is led by trombonist Chris McIntyre and the CD was prodced by the legendary Anthony Coleman. We recorded it at Oktaven Studios in Yonkers, NY.
Here's some tuba-centric excerpts:
Link to the CD Link to the Ensemble
Posted at 03:26 AM in Avant-Garde, Classical/Orchestral, Jazz, Playing in NYC, Recording, Rock | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Zip Classic Black Friday Sale
One of my favorite tiny house pre-fab design companies, Cabin Fever, is having a Black Friday sale on their stylish Zip Classic cabin. The Zip is a 120 square foot one-room structure that normally costs $12,500, but is being sold November 23-29, 2013 for only $9,900. The Zip building package comes delivered complete with everything required to build a tiny space.
The insulated wall sections of this cabin come assembled and are easy to bolt together with a few helpers. The building includes a raised foundation with steel brackets and 3/4 inch plywood floors, a 8 foot wide glass sliding door and two windows, 3 inch insulated roof panels with trim and solid wood beams on metal columns, wood paneled interior walls and vinyl tile floors and all the hardware necessary to put the house together. The Zip also has a 12×16 ft front porch made with 1×6 inch planks.
The Zip falls into the category of tiny homes that are permit exempt in most localities and this tiny building can be turned into a guest house, artist studio, yoga room or full-time tiny home. Multiple Zips can also be placed next to each other to create a larger dwelling.
Photos by Cabin Fever
By Christina Nellemann for the [Tiny House Blog]
Matt and Kathleen's 5th Wheel
You wouldn't normally think of a 5th wheel trailer as a tiny house, but when I was invited over to Matt and Kathleen's Forest River Cardinal trailer which is parked behind a friend's home, I was astounded at how cozy and "house-like" it felt. The couple, who downsized from their home in Seattle to this 30-foot trailer about a year ago, have turned it into a little mobile retreat.
A few years ago, a trip to India opened the couple's eyes to an alternative way of life and they decided to sell their home in Seattle and most of their belongings. Kathleen said they were both "ready for wheels on a house" and wanted more time for themselves and each other. Matt works as a freelance multimedia designer and Kathleen is an acupuncturist, so their jobs can go on the road with them. Their cats, Mojo and Chloe, also travel along with them and seem to love their new, sunny home.
The couple's travels have taken them to several RV parks and campgrounds in the West and they spent last winter on a relative's ranch in Arizona. They currently live in the large acreage behind a friend's home and pay $500 a month which includes their utilities and Internet access. Since this winter will be colder than the one in Arizona, the 10,500 lb trailer has currently been fitted with a plywood skirt to protect the tanks and pumps. Matt mentioned that the skirting keeps the bay and bottom of the trailer about 4 to 10 degrees warmer than the outside air.
The reason the couple chose a fifth wheel rather than a wooden tiny house on wheels is simple: Matt is 6'2″ and needed the headroom. This particular trailer was also rated one of the highest in insulation value. The couple purchased the fifth wheel from Fife RV in Washington for $14,500 and it contains a slider for the living room, a cozy kitchen and dining area, a stand-up work station for Matt, a shower and separate toilet, full bedroom, and they keep it warm with the propane/electric furnace and small space heaters. Gray and black water is first sent through a grinding pump before being pumped into the home's septic system.
Kathleen said that while it can be difficult to keep the trailer warm and that cleaning out the tanks is not fun, she loves the freedom of the trailer.
"I love the mobility and the idea of being totally self contained," she said. Matt added that he also loves that there's no wasted space and he totally digs the trailer's "Command Center" where they can keep an eye on the level of the tanks, the lighting and battery system.
"We were a bit worried about what people would think of us," Matt said. "But the response to our decision to move into the trailer has been overwhelmingly positive."
Photos by Harry Thomas
By Christina Nellemann for the [Tiny House Blog]
Mr. Cabin Affordable Mini Cabin
For anyone who has dreamed of having a real log cabin in the woods, but still wants to keep it small, Washington based Mr. Cabin, Inc. builds substantial and very affordable log cabins that stay under 200 square feet. Rhett Conner and Robert Burrington of Mr. Cabin also claim that you don't need level land to have one of these cabins. Many of them have been built on hillsides that still have beautiful views.
Rhett and Robert are childhood friends with over 45 years of exterior and interior construction experience and build tiny cabins and other structures like garages and sheds out of real four-inch milled logs. To them, real logs add more value to your home as well as beauty and warmth. The logs are protected with metal or cedar roofing with an eight-inch to one-foot overhang and some even include dormer windows. After construction and when the logs have had time to dry, each of the cabins are chinked to close up small gaps and add insulation quality.
The largest cabin is the Grizzly (show below). It's 10×20 feet with a loft, a nine-foot sidewall and measures 14 feet at the peak. The Grizzly sells for around $11,600 if built on site and $9,600 for the milled kit which you put together yourself. This price does not include the dormers. The smaller MaMa Bear cabin (shown above) also has a sleeping loft and runs about $6,600 for a built cabin to $4,800 for the milled kit. The kit is not available for purchase in Washington and Oregon. Final costs of the cabins will also depend on the types of windows, doors and roofing. Please contact Mr. Cabin for questions on cost, building services and kit delivery.
Photos by Mr. Cabin, Inc.
By Christina Nellemann for the [Tiny House Blog]
Stingray Tents
If you've always wanted your camping experience to be more elevated, the new Stingray Tent, built by UK company Tenstile and distributed in San Francisco, is a new design that looks like a floating sea creature. The Stingray, which can be set up on the ground or suspended in the air is a three season tent that can fit up to three occupants and their gear.
This aerial tiny shelter is made of UV resistant and waterproof materials and anodized aircraft aluminum poles. The full tent is 13x13x13 feet and it can pack down to 27×10 inches. A rope ladder and ratchet straps come standard and optional accessories include luggage nets, tablet pouches, shoe nets and mobile phone pockets. Two access points in the bottom hatch allow occupants to access various parts of the tent and you sleep in a 6 ounce reinforced cordura hammock. They are currently on sale for $799. The Stingray Air, with a removable, PU coated waterproof polyester flysheet sells for $1,199. Which stings just a little bit.
So, if you are looking for a more clandestine tiny house, you only need to look up.
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PHOENIX — Requests for asylum in the United States along the Southwest border with Mexico have more than doubled over the last three years as immigrants seek legal entry into the country by claiming fear of persecution back home, according to new figures from the federal government. By Brian Skoloff.
WASHINGTON — A resurgence of violence and a renewed threat from al-Qaida have recently revived flagging U.S. interest in Iraq, officials said as Baghdad asked for new help to fight extremists less than two years after it forced American troops to withdraw. By Lara Jakes.
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FORT HOOD, Texas — A police officer who responded to the 2009 Fort Hood shooting has testified that she remembers trying in vain to fire her weapon as she laying bleeding on the ground with the gunman standing over her. By Michael Graczyk and Nomaan Merchant.
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WASHINGTON — New revelations from leaker Edward Snowden that the National Security Agency has overstepped its authority thousands of times since 2008 have undermined White House hopes that President Barack Obama had quieted the controversy with his assurances of oversight.
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FORT MEADE, Maryland — A military judge, in a document explaining why she found U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning guilty of 20 counts including six violations of the federal Espionage Act, said the enormous leak of classified information he engineered was "imminently dangerous to others."
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MEXICO CITY — The son of Mexico's most revered modern president, known for nationalizing Mexico's oil industry, says his dad is rolling in his grave. In fact, both sides in the heated debate over proposals to open Mexico's oil industry to private companies are using the image of former president Lazaro Cardenas, roughly Mexico's equivalent of Franklin D. Roosevelt. By Mark Stevenson.
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MEXICO CITY — In months leading up to the death of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero tortured and killed six innocent Americans he mistakenly thought were undercover agents. For the families of the victims — four Jehovah's Witnesses, a journalist on sabbatical and his dentistry student friend — Caro Quintero's release has reopened bitter memories of the brutality that marked the dawn of the modern era of Mexican drug trafficking. By Michael Weissenstein.
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TORONTO — BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins could receive almost $55.6 million if the company is sold and he is ousted from the top job. Heins would receive $48 million in equity awards, based on the company's share price at the end of its latest fiscal year, according to a regulatory filing earlier this year. He would also get $7.5 million in compensation for his salary and bonus under the change of control provisions in his contract.
MEXICO CITY — Mexico's Aeromexico airline and its ad agency have apologized for a producer's casting call requesting that only light-skinned people apply as actors for a television commercial. By Adriana Gomez Licon.
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Dressing gown made using a vintage 1950's how-to.
The full story (with pictures from the drafting booklet) at my blog
Jun 22, 2012, 01.27 PMby Yuki M
Just gorgeous. Perfect on you ! Thank you for the sharing vintage booklet photos on your blog, it is very interenting.
Jun 21, 2012, 08.41 PMby dottty
O how i love paisly, and what a fantastic dressing gown jj:)x
Jun 18, 2012, 11.24 AMby Couture Academic
Beautiful. Always wanted to make a nice dressing gown, can't seem to find one in the shops these days. Lots of gorgeous details – but the 50s were like that, eh? :)
Jun 17, 2012, 09.31 PMby harrietbazley
This really is lovely – it caught my eye at once when glancing at the Projects page, and now I see that it's a vintage 50s-style pattern. Which explains a lot, but not the skill that went into making it!
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Birth of a Sea Gypsy
When Fatty passes Wild Card's tiller to her new owner, he discovers that his trusty vessel has fallen into just the right set of hands.
With a new boat comes many new chores, as Carolyn will attest as she stiches up a new mainsail cover. |
He lives freely until, at the age of 12, his Tarot-card dealing mother drops him off with an "aunt."
Suddenly, the music stops. The aunt wants him to go to school, which he does, but only to be yelled at. Nothing makes sense. His horizon is shrinking. He feels stifled. To compensate, he lifts weights. By 15, he's buff. He also studies kick-boxing and various other martial arts.
But he needs money as well as muscles, so he borrows some weights and exercise equipment and opens his own gym. By 17, he opens a soon-to-be-popular bar with the gym earnings.
"The bar is still going strong 20 years later," Robin says with a grin. "With mostly the same cliental!"
Robin now knows what he wants to do: He wants to be a successful business entrepreneur in America. First, though, he has to conquer Europe. With a fistful of cash, he sticks out his thumb and leaves his homeland and tours the European Union, hustling for money at the oddest of jobs. Finally, he washes ashore in New York, only to have his life savings ripped off on the second day in the Big Apple.
"I was young and too trusting," Robin notes. "And she was very beautiful!"
With no English, no papers, and lots of muscles, the only jobs he can get are dangerous ones.
"On my first morning at work, the second customer we buzz into the pawn shop pulls out a huge gun, sticks it into my face, and starts yelling. I don't know what he's yelling, but the gun makes me nervous. I take it away from him, and the robber is suddenly contrite and jovial, claiming he was only attempting to show me how threatening the gun could be. He said he was only trying to sell it."
The first day was also his last day guarding the doomed pawn shop.
"That same afternoon," Robin says, "another guy comes in with a gun. A friend of mine is chatting with the owner, and they both see the kid with the gun at the same time. They whip out their pieces and start shooting up the place like a bad movie! I'm chasing the kid, who slips and drops his gun. But he is as fast as a rabbit. I wait until my friend and the owner have to stop and reload, then toss the kid out on the street before they can kill him. End of job."
In America, Robin has a number of muscle jobs, many of which are confusing. Who are the good guys and the bad guys? Robin doesn't know. So he decides that when he relieves some fellow of his gun, he doesn't toss it or keep it, just disassembles it and scatters the parts over a wide area.
"I am learning, how you put it—the American Way?" says Robin.


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Philips releases Fidelio speaker for iPad, iPhone and iPod
By Jesse Hollington
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Published: Friday, September 3, 2010
News Categories: iPad Accessories, iPhone Accessories
Philips has released the Fidelio, a new docking speaker system for iPad, iPhone and iPod devices with wireless Bluetooth streaming capabilities. The Fidelio provides docking playback and charging capabilities for all recent iPod classic, iPod nano and iPhone models with a larger dock area to also accommodate the iPad. The speaker system can be powered by an AC power supply or internal rechargeable battery that provides up to 5 hours of operating time. Sound is delivered by two 3" full range woofers with 2x15 W RMS stereo output and users can adjust volume and pause or change tracks using the including multi-function remote control. The Fidelio also provides A2DP/AVRCP Bluetooth connectivity that can be used to play back music or game audio using the built-in Bluetooth capabilities on the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. A free Fidelio+ app is available to allow further customization of the speaker system directly from the iOS device including access to a five-band equalizer and customizable alarm settings with sleep timer and the ability to wake to music, nature sounds and/or photos.
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Awesome. Now if I can just find a way to turn this thing into a pair of headphones, my iPhone will finally have 5 band EQ.
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Recently bought this for my new Gen 4 ipod touch and I absolutely hate it-it is very hard to seat the ipod. Wish I had never bought it….
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IELTS Speaking test in Uzbekistan – August 2012
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BancorpSouth Chairman Aubrey Patterson said, "Doug is a talented and experienced banker who brings a passion for serving his clients to this important leadership position in Jackson."
Roth earned his B.B.A. in Finance from Middle Tennessee State University. He is also a graduate of both the Southern Trust School and the ABA Graduate Trust School. He holds a designation as a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) and is Chairman of the Tennessee Bankers Association Trust Committee. Roth is also a member of the Estate Planning Council of Memphis.
Dan Rollins, BancorpSouth CEO, commented, "Doug Roth is an outstanding banker with a long and distinguished history of serving his community."
Roth is a graduate of WestStar Leadership and Leadership Jackson and has received numerous recognitions for his community leadership and volunteerism.
He currently serves as a board member for Ayers Children's Medical Center, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse and the Disaster Recovery Service. He acts as Chair of the Madison County Fundraising Campaign for the United Way of West Tennessee and the Jackson Exchange Club Tennis Tournament. Roth also serves as Chair and Co-Chair of the Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse Telethon and of the Blue Suede Dinner and Auction and is currently Co-Chair of the Jackson Exchange Club's Flags of Freedom Project.
Roth and his wife, Michelle, reside in Jackson.
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@Chozofication said:@Jolt_counter119 said:@Chozofication said:
It's a Mario game for people who find traditional 3D mario too complicated, casuals .
Wow, you're delusional.
What's more easy to pick up and play, a game which you can move in two directions, or Mario 64?
3D land and now 3D world are there to bridge that gap between 2D and 3D mario.
I find Mario World and Super Mario Bros. 3 to be much harder than 64. Yet it's irrelevant, Mario has, is, and always will be the quintessential casual franchise. Maybe 64 was somewhat difficult when I first played it...when I was 7. Mario is made for casuals yet still manages to add difficulty in the extra levels.
That's how it always was and 3d World is not different. I would say the only difficult thing about 64's platforming were it's camera and controls. The difficulty comes from the exploration and figuring out what to do, which is not mario at all.
@Chozofication said:
It's a Mario game for people who find traditional 3D mario too complicated, casuals .
Wow, you're delusional.
Super Mario Galaxy is the Ocarina of Time of the Mario franchise. It really took Mario into 3d how it was supposed to be. Mario 64 was a decent action adventure game that was smashed by Banjo Kazooie and Banjo Tooie which are the premier adventure platformers on the N64.
Saying that 64 was better because "exploration" is just ridiculous, mario is not about exploration it's about platforming and level design which is what Galaxy/Galaxy 2/3d world are all about.
I expect what I expect from any Zelda game. Inventive dungeons to explore, Bosses to smash, overworld filled with secrets, and some sort of gimmick that ties the whole game together.
The gimmick seems to be the most important part as far as Zelda goes. My favorites are
WW(boat, which basically saved what is otherwise a mediocre Zelda game)
They just need to focus on one and only one, Skyward Sword is one of my favorite Zeldas but they tried way too many gimmicks (harp, flying, dowsing, Silent realm, and motion controls) and too me, only the motion controls were successful (except I have not the slightest clue why they used the gyro instead of the pointer for aiming)
But the one thing in particular I have been wanting for a long time are hidden, optional dungeons. I just want more and more dungeons, that's what Zelda is all about in my opinion.
I like Fire Emblem but I'm not seeing it as this masterpiece that others are making it out to be. I guess I'm just really aching for a new Advance Wars game.
I've only played through the first intro dungeon in ALBW and I already know it's my favorite game this year. But Zelda is always my favorite game of the year.
Uncharted is one of the big surprise hits, and I don't mean for me but in general. I found nothing really extraordinarily enjoyable from either 1 or 2. The shooting was just terrible and about as un-fun as I've ever played, and the puzzles where more of a chore than anything because of how easy yet time consuming they were.
The graphics and level design were good though.
edit: I guess I should have probably said something about 3 (because that's what the thread was about) and no I did not find it disappointing...because I didn't play it.
This game reminds me of the early 2000's where you could just randomly pick up a game and it would probably play like this lol. Definitely I game I would pick up after a price drop.
Is there a reason they just stopped showing gameplay? It's like they gave up on the idea that this game is going to be any fun, so now they are just selling its visuals and production values.
Which is probably a VERY good idea because it looks beautiful and the voice acting is well done.
I say what I've already said.
Of all games I thought would become yearly releases, AC was not one of them. But I'll hype AAA. I think AA is the best chance, but what the hell is the point of hype threads if you hype these high profile games safely?
AAAA, AAA or get the eff out.
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"Shut up and enjoy what you have" is the mentality of bad game journalism.
I think you missed the point.
As far as the online community goes, gamers are very elitist and spoiled. If you don't particularly want it, then don't buy it, but the constant bashing and shit talking on developers is just embarrassing to witness.
It's not like game development is very difficult and a very unstable job market.
Many a company have gone under for trying to accommodate this shitty community.
Xbox lineup doesn't really interest me at all.
Crimson Dragon looks cool, Ryse just looks like something that would make me sad, KI just looks horrible, Dead Rising just doesn't look interesting to me, and Forza is Forza, it will be a good racing game but not a console seller ps4 will be getting its racers too.
To me it just seems like Killzone Shadow Fall is the Exclusive that defines the launch, and I'm not a fan of Shooters.
Personally I won't be getting a new console for about a year.
@dreamdude said:.
Never actually planned to buy the game. Just felt like complaining at the mindset of my beloved Nintendo. People will still buy this game because it looks too awesome. I just feel that if they can nail split screen, then it shouldn't be too hard for them to figure out an online solution. I hope it doesn't take 10 years for them to start rethinking things...
System Wars motto.
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This is getting annoying. Seriously, who cares what you think? Reach out to the fans and ask what they want. If the fans say that they're fine without online, then so be it. Leave it out, but don't continue to decide for us that it's better to play in the same room. Make it an option. Give us both.
I'm out of college and more than half my friends live in different states now. Sure, I'd love to sit next to them and play games, but that's not possible anymore. Nintendo! Not all of your fans are kids.
What do I do with all this nerd rage inside of me?!?
How about play a different game with them maybe? Hey, how about Mario Kart, Smash Bros, the innumerable shooters out there? This a single player focused mario platformer which they could have easily not added any multiplayer to. And which they thought that it worked best, so they wanted THEIR game to only be played locally
ITT. Gamers living up to their reputation of being entitled whiners.
Trolls need to start putting in more effort. This is boring.
There is nothing I want in this world more than Banjo Threeie, but for the sake of the universe I will assassinate everyone at Rare if they attempt to do it.
I would like to see another Age of Empires though.
@thegerg said:
At least smoking makes you look cool.
In context.
For the most part smoking in public for no reason other than to satisfy an addiction is not only very uncool, but also annoying to every non smoker around.
I don't know, I'm kind of looking forward to Thor, and am interested in Guardians of the Galaxy, but I haven't really enjoyed these movies much. I would much rather watch more cartoon series and animated movies.
On the other hand I have always wanted to see a live action Batman Beyond movie.
Not as horribly bad as her recent reviews but still an annoying read. Worst reviewer at gamespot. Easily.


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For more than two decades, Bud & Alley's, winner of Florida Trend magazine's 2010 Golden Spoon Award, has sated appetites with steak and seafood fare and filled eyes with panoramic views of the Gulf of Mexico. After taking a seat in the relaxed yet elegant dining room, guests peruse the dinner menu's tempting entrees, such as steamed Prince Edward Island mussels flavored with thyme, feta, and a kick of chili flakes on grilled tuscan bread ($24). Southern-inspired sides enhance seafood plates, from a seared red snapper teamed up with sweet dill succotash and okra ($31) to seared diver scallops paired with creamy grits, fried capers, and an edible bust of William Faulkner ($32). A fillet steak served with portobello mushrooms and asparagus ($33) sets the stage for a classic romantic meal as couples clink and enemies hurl martinis or glasses of wine across the table ($8+). A visit to the rooftop bar infuses meals with a festive mood as revelers enjoy spectacular ocean views and sample a selection of top-shelf tequilas from Jose Cuervo, Patrón, and Sauza ($9).
Chef Quinlan draws upon his inspiration from coastal, Cajun, and Caribbean cuisines as he cooks at Poppy's Seafood Factory. His menu showcases entrees pulled from the Gulf Coast, such as lobster thermidor and fried shrimp, as well as boiled seafood feasts available by the pound—like British money or an absurd amount of American money. There are also plenty of steak and pasta dishes to go around, as well as an ample wine list.
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"...balance their budget based on what's actually in their checkbook not what they wish was there."
After replacing the MBT with a State Income Tax Hike, plundering retirees pensions, cutting the Homestead Tax Credit, electioneering with Democrats, continuing to gift illegal aliens over $900M annually, and passing Go work on growing your second chin, Jase. Like Snyder, you're the problem. By Corinthian Scales, Section News
What a shame it is that the Majority Party in Lansing, need guidance with their allowance like little children require, but thank God for the Good People at Americans For Prosperity looking out for us taxpayers in Michigan, with 13 tour stops around the state.
First Tour stop: Don't Raise MI Taxes Tour Stop (St. Clair Shores) Thank you for your ongoing efforts, Mr. Hagerstrom! As noted from an mLive screed, it should be highlighted who the Legislator held responsible for the latest MIaGOP Tax Hike scheme on Michigan residents. A new plan taking shape in the state House, spearheaded by Republican [questionable] Rep. Wayne Schmidt of Traverse City, is expected to include increased gasoline taxes and registration fees. The proposal also would exempt fuel purchases from the state's six percent sales tax, which is collected at the pump but is not used to fix roads. Congratulations, District 104 voters. Feeling dumb about sending Wayne "Show Pony" back for another term in Lansing, yet? I doubt it. But wait, there's more! House Speaker Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, signaled support for the plan on Thursday, telling reporters that the legislature must "be committed to solving the full problem," including making sure that all taxes paid at the pump go toward roads. What were your words about raising taxes, Speaker Bolger? "Taxpayers should be the last place we look". Never did look here, did you? You can run, but you can't hide, Mr. Speaker. Methinks, I hit the bullseye with the accuracy of both assessments. By Corinthian Scales, Section News
After losing the 76th to Winnie the poo by 59-31%, along with four other seats, one would think that the Caucus would've been smart enough to know better. But, like with most all that "Team R" justifies what does... it was the right thing to do. (2 comments) Comments >> By Corinthian Scales, Section News
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Governor Rick Snyder has cut a radio ad urging voters in Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties to re-elect House Speaker Jase Bolger. The Marshall Republican is running for re-election against Democrat Bill Farmer. The Gongwer News Service (subscription required) reports that the ad was paid for by the House Republican Campaign Committee and authorized by Bolger's campaign. The ad is seen as another sign that Bolger is facing a tough re-election fight. Democrats have made an issue of his involvement in a plan to put a "straw candidate" on the ballot to help State Representative Roy Schmidt's re-election chances in his Grand Rapids district. Schmidt switched from the Democratic to Republican party right before the filing deadline. Party over Principle, "but they were the right things to do". By Corinthian Scales, Section News
Half-baked L. Brooks Patterson just can't stop himself from placing his ham-handed electioneering fingers into any CD-11 event that should be decided by voters.
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson is renewing his call for Republicans and Democrats to narrow their selection to one candidate to avoid the cost of a special primary election to fill the term of former U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter. Um, Brooks .. there is only one Democrat from Local 245 in the special election. AND there was only one Republican that filed well in advance too, well, until the cabals write-in candidate and her endorsing former state legislator and current Livonia council president, undoubtedly squeezed that Livonia civics grapevine enlisting at least two other filers covering for write-in Nansee Crassis. Patterson said Tuesday that both major political parties should hold a lottery to pick one Republican and one Democrat in order to avoid a special primary election Sept. 5. Fiscal responsibility? Really? Sorry bub, you tossed that meme out the window with pushing the DIA tax hike. But, OK, Brooksie, have your handpicked crony, MBT author and Corporate welfare write-in candidate drop out first. Deal? By Corinthian Scales, Section News
You read that right. After the signature gathering primary election fact, smear merchant write-in Nancy voted for expanding Crony Capitalism that continues to spell doom in Pontiac, and Corporate welfare in Detroit. Her vote. Sure, ringleader L. Brooks Patterson is able to appear as the mack daddy of SE Michigan, if, or the reality is, when Oakland County is able to keep them taxpayer subsidized, write-in Nancy approved pie plates spinning in the air. All it takes is for folk like them, is to reach into Joe Taxpayer's pocket to do it, and now, L. Brooks Patterson is pushing the DIA tax hike too.
"Taxes go to projects that are worthy, whether we use them or not," Patterson said, noting that when he travels around the world to recruit business, he is always asked about schools, neighborhoods and cultural amenities. "The DIA is a huge opportunity for me to answer that question in a positive way. It's an economic development tool for me." Or not? Holy bejesus! Why don't you have another cocktail, Brooksie? You too, Nolan. Now, the truth below. (4 comments, 540 words in story) Full Story By JGillman, Section News
True conservative Republicans don't cheat.
They don't need to. When Rep Roy Schmidt -D became Rep Roy Schmidt -R, it didn't change who he was. Like painting a blue Ford Pinto red, it hardly makes it a Lincoln Towncar. The taint that is now apparently giving fuel to the most leftist Democrats for the upcoming elections truly drives home the fact that where THEY come from nowadays, is really a degenerate pool of deceit and sleight of hand. By embracing the left into the Republican party, the infection is immediately seen for what it is. True principles do not allow deception to become a part of their playbook. Open, honest, and upfront dealings, along with explanation of consequence are the only way in which political matters should be handled. Sadly, there are still those who are willing to accept a second rate toss off from a second rate political ideology that has no conscience. Remember who hid the source of funding and authorship until a Mackinac center intern discovery, of the RMGN document. The admission as displayed in the discovery, was they (the Dems) were worried about their reelection chance in 2010, so a small cheat was needed. The cheat as was revealed was the nearly complete re-write of our Michigan constitution. They won't talk about that along side new complaints about the Republicans will they? And then recall the big cheat, where not only was a vote draining scheme concocted, it involved straight up fraud and document forgery. Hell some of the candidates not only lived outside the district, but didn't even know they were running! But the Dems won't do anything but briefly complain that because they were busted then, the republicans should face the same fate now. And never mind the fact that in their effort 9 felony counts were placed on the culprits in contrast to ZERO for this recent event. And now, the lefty Dems are crying foul for a "Republican" scheme to win a particular seat once occupied by the same man who wants to occupy it as a republican? Yeah. I can relate. Republicans need to give him back. He isn't natural here. It isn't what we are about. That's THEIR gig, and they are upset our leadership got excited about picking up the seat. No excuses. Wrong is wrong, and people are about sick of the games played simply so some can hold on to their political jobs. Schmidt is a Democrat, played a lefty game, and became the baby ruth in our pool. Get the net. (3 comments) Comments >> |
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NHL Team Report - Detroit Red Wings - INSIDE SHOTS
The Red Wings need some help in order to secure home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Detroit no longer controls its destiny in the battle for the fourth playoff seed in the Western Conference. The Wings' 2-1 loss to New Jersey Thursday, coupled with Nashville's 2-0 win against Dallas, has put the Predators in the driver's seat.