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Guitar Bench interview with Tony:
TT – Thanks for taking the time to do this interview with us! I understand your interest in the Larson bros. guitars triggered your lutherie career, could you tell us a little about that?
TK – Thanks for the interview! It all began back in the summer of 1985. Prior I had only been collecting for a bout 5 years, and most of those, if not all, were Martins and Gibson's. Pretty plentiful then. My dream guitar was a pearly Martin. 12 fret or 14 fret, it really didn't matter. By that summer, I'd finally saved up enough dough. With cash in hand and my 1929 000-28 in trade, I headed off to Gruhn Guitars in Nashville. George had a pearly 00-45 for sale, and I decided that was the one I would get. I was really excited. My first time in Nashville, and a chance to hang in one of the worlds premier vintage shops. That trip changed me forever…..
I got to George's shop shortly before closing, and his hospitality was amazing. He locked the doors. He called his wife ("I'll be home later"), and he let me spend the next two hours playing guitar after guitar. I played Martins, Gibsons, and Washburns, and I admired them all. What stuck in my mind was something called a Euphonon. What is this!? Who made it? I wasn't quite sure…
My immediate impression was the look. It hung among many guitars, but stood out and seemed to call to me. Very different then anything I was use to at that time. The pearl stars in the bridge, the wide band of abalone around the top, and the vine headstock inlay were stunning. The craftsmanship was equal to the best. The Brazilian was figured, and even had tiny knots in it. Something I think most builders at that time would pass on. One of the most visible characteristics was the guitars back was larger then the top! What was their intention! Nobody knew, but I couldn't help but think these guys where not afraid to experiment, and push the limits.
George placed a mirror in side to show me the laminated braces. WOW! I just grew more and more intrigued. The fact that this came from a 2 man shop, and not a factory was very impressing to me. It truly felt like a hand made instrument. Something up until then I had never encountered. George was totally excited about it. I wasn't quite sure… odd shape….. George had to leave and we would hook up the next morning, so I had some thinking to do.
That next day I spent 4 or more hours playing that Martin 00-45 I wanted, and the Euphonon that was getting more and more enchanting every time I picked it up. I was hidden away in a quite little listening room playing both for sound comparisons. Every time I picked up the Euphonon George would knock on the door, poke his head in and say " I can here when your playing that one, right through the walls!" He was referring to of course, the Euphonon. So we talked more about the guitar, and it's makers. George gave me the book Bob Hartman put together.
The book was full of interesting instruments. The Brothers made everything from mandolins to mandocellos, and guitars up to 21" wide! This Euphonon just had a vibe I didn't feel in the others. As for the sound, it too was very different, and ultimately what helped make the sale. Bright, lively, loud and very well balanced. It was much more suited to my style of playing compared to the more delicate Martin. This was a true steel string guitar! The deal got better. George offered me more for the 000-28 then he originally quoted, so now had a pretty easy decision. I left the shop with the Euphonon, George said spread the word!
That was by far my best and most memorable guitar buying experience ever. It set in motion a quest to learn more about, and collect as many Larson made instruments I could find.
My background and education was in Graphic Design. I have always had strong interest in woodworking. I grew up around tools in my grandfather's shop, so learning how to use them came pretty easy. In Fall of 1987, after about 4 years in the Design field, an opportunity to relocate to Northwestern Connecticut and work in a small high end furniture shop presented itself. Man how romantic! I could pass this up! So I quit my job, packed up everything I owned in a tiny U-Haul (including my most prized possession, the Euphonon ), and headed east not really knowing what would happen. It was a very exciting time. Northwestern Connecticut in the Fall was breathtaking. I totally felt at home in the shop. Woodworking seemed to be my calling. It came pretty naturally.
It was the shop and the access to all those woodworking tools that inspired me to make my first guitar. I didn't really know where to start. I had an article from Fine Woodworking on how to bend sides, and I owned a book a friend have given me years ago on guitarmaking by David Russell Young. ( everything you need, Right??)
I found a guitarmaker's supplier in New Hampshire, and of all things called The Euphonon Co.! I never did ask them why the name, and it hasn't really sunk in until now as I write this!! Anyway, got my supplies and dove right in headfirst! I spent many after hours and weekends in the shop. Always my trusty Euphonon at my side. I used it as my model. Although the body on mine was kind of OM shape, internally, it was ALL Larson! After 21 years I still remember what it felt to string it up for the first time. Magical!
Now with this first guitar, I wondered why there weren't more Larson inspired guitarmakers out there. At this time I knew of Franklin Guitars who made something very close. It was Stephan Grossman that brought those to light. Very cool and I want to persue the same! As fate would have it, It was time to leave CT. It was a great year and I learned something I knew would last me a lifetime. So back on that road to discovery!
It was now 1989 and I wound up in Chicago. Not in furniture making or guitars, but back to using that degree I earned, and still owed on! It ended up being a great move, and a great job. I found my self in an award winning Design firm where one of the strangest tools entered the field.
A Macintosh computer! I really hated it at first, but as time passed, it became my friend. In 1993 I set out on my own, computer in hand, and moved to my present location 1 hr form Chicago. All this time still never letting go of my dream of someday becoming a Guitarmaker!! I persued Computer Illustration, and it became very lucrative. So I started collecting tools and putting together a shop, which at one time was the 2-car garage. The one thing I persued more than tools was anything built by the Larson Brothers. These guitars are rare and few, but seems like many presented themselves.
I met Bob Hartman for the first time in 1997. We did some trading and dealing, and I supplied him with photos of my collections which are in a few of his books. Many Larsons passed through my hands over the years. Mostly the smaller parlors which are much more plentiful than the larger 14 fret models. I was fortunate to have meet a another fellow collector and have access to his collection for measurements and comparisons.
TT – What's your philosophy to building the Larson-style guitars?
TK – The Larson Brothers production stopped in the Early 1940's. There was no family to carry on and keep the business going. So no one exactly knows how they did what they did. How many instruments they produced or even how the shop was set up. With every Larson instrument I have owned and/or examined, I think of myself as an archaeologist, and as I build them I try to put myself in their shoes. "How shall I approach this" , and "did they do it like this!? " It is a challenge that I look forward to every day I spend in my shop! I respect them highly as Artisans and inventors. Their work has been the fuel and inspiration that has taken me to this point. I am very excited to be carrying on this fine tradition the Larson Brother's left behind.
TT – So do you build entirely authentic replicas or are there modifications?
TK - I build very close to the originals utilizing modern materials and techniques. I build my necks with an adjustable truss rod which I feel is very important. It also depends on what a customer wants. If they prefer a lighter weight feel I will add carbon fiber rods for that extra stiffness. For the most part everyone wants to be able to tweak there action, and what better way the an adjustable rod. I'm sure if the Larson's had them at there disposal they would have used them too ( I think Gibson had the patent at that time). The Larson's were not opposed to using metal for support.
They incorporated metal rods in the bodies of their Prairie State guitars, and sometimes even large wood screws hidden in the heels of their necks! My other modification is the use of adhesives. I really prefer modern glue, but I am now experimenting with hide glue. Just to take it one step further to the originals. Another, and very slight modification, would be the bracing pattern I have chosen. I have examined many originals and have found many variations on the bracing patterns used by the Brothers. I have settled on one specific pattern for each model thus adding an overall consistent sound to my reproductions. I am very happy to have come as close as one can to emulating the Larson sound, and vibe. I truly believe no matter what materials you use the overall sound depends on the hands of the maker, and how much passion the one puts into their craft.
TT – And how about tonewoods? Which do you favor?
TK - I believe the top is the most crucial component in the guitar. The back and sides ad to color the sound. So my favorite wood of all is Adirondack. I really like the wide grain stuff. It sounds more open and the bass seems stronger. I also use Adi for top bracing no matter what the top wood is ( Sitka, Engelmann, etc…). As for back and sides, I like to stay with tradition woods. The Larson Brother's used Brazilian Rosewood extensively. It has always been the favorite. Since it's getting pretty hard to get, a good replacement is Honduran, Cocobolo, and Madagascar. I have used all of these and like them very much. Mahogany is another favorite and maple. Both of these woods you'll find on vintage Larson guitars.
TT – Thanks for that, how do you think Honduran, Cocobolo and Madagascar compare to Brazilian rosewood?
TK - Density and weight are key. These three woods are as close as you can get. I have found Brazilian to be a very easy wood to work with where as Cocobolo can be difficult. It's oily and brittle, but sure makes a great looking and sounding guitar. I have just recently gave Honduran a go on one of my 17" models. The tap tone is excellent and I'm pretty positive the tone will be too. Madagascar is a super tonewood, and probably looks the closest to Brazilian. It's nice to know we have some great alternatives out there.
TT – How about those laminated braces and stiffening rods?
TK - The bracing is what sets the Larson's apart form all the rest. This is where the innovations of the Larson Brothers really shine. There guitars where certainly meant for steel strings! On the top, ( the X, and first upper transverse brace ) are laminated spruce/rosewood/spruce. I prefer Adirondack, and have tried different rosewoods for the center strips. Cocobolo, Brazilian, Ebony, and Padauk. All producing the same result. A very stiff brace! I feel this bracing technique is the main ingredient for the Larson tone. The other great innovation is the rod system. Only seen on the Prairie State's.
The rod system acts to reinforce the body against the tension of the strings. The idea here is for the top to vibrate more freely. Most of the original guitars had two rods. A main rod about a 5/16" in diameter, and running close to the top from neck block to heel block, and is fixed into place. The second rod is about a 1/8" in diameter, runs slightly lower then the top bar. This one is adjustable. It passes through the neck block and wraps around the heel of the neck. Then passes through the end block where it acts as the end pin and can be adjusted, tightened or loosened!?
If this idea works or not is a mystery to me. I know that the Prairie States do have a distinctive tone all their own. The rods produce a sympathetic vibration when the guitar is played. Very, very unique! I have only incorporated this system in a couple of my replicas, and only one rod, the non-adjustable fixed. I working on developing it a little further. I want both rods to be removable, but more on that as it develops…..
TT – Other than the Larson repros, I know you've also working on a Bacon & Day…
TK - Oh yes! The Bacon & Day Senorita S-6. One of my all time favorite guitars. An exceptionally rare instrument as well. The Larson Brothers are my main interest and inspiration, but I am also wanting to reproduce other guitars that I find to be rare and desirable. The B&D is a great example. No one really knows how many were produced, and in my 25 years of collecting I know of two.
The guitar fingerstyle guitarist John Fahey played in the mid to late 1960's, and the one I was very fortunate to have found about two years ago. A very inspiring guitar. Bacon & Day, a banjo manufacture, got in to guitars after the banjo boom of the late 1920's. The guitar was made by Regal in Chicago, and B&D did the fancy stuff. The pearloid and rhinestones! I just love this combination! I'm also really excited because I am collaborating with Bob Flesher, a banjo maker! Bob is a master engraver as well.
He hand engraves pearl and metal. Now he says he has developed a technique just for the plastic pearloid. It is currently in production, and I'm really excited about it's development. I think this is going be be a total winner!
Another guitar I've owned and admired is the Gibson made Recording King Ray Whitley. This is another very rare and seldom seen instrument on the market. Made for only one year 1939-40. A classic dreadnought Cowboy guitar! One of Gibson's greatest achievements. I often have wondered why they didn't make more. Anyway a great guitar to reproduce!
So I'm always thinking what would be next??? I haven't owned an Epiphone Recording yet. If I could get my hands on one of those you might be seeing one pop up on my website. They have one of the coolest body designs, their very rare, and another plus for me, engraved pearloid!!!.
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Me and a 19" Super Jumbo Prairie State.
My journey into the world of Larson made instruments began in the summer of 1985. Prior I never heard their names spoken, or seen a instrument made by them. Euphonon, Maurer, Prairie State ? ? ?.........Gibson, Martin, and Washburn, these where the instruments I had, I played, and I admired. My dream was to save enough money and eventually find a nice pearly guitar (style45). My favorite appointments! So that August (1985) I finally scrapped up $600.00. With my cash in hand and my 1929 000-28 I headed to Gruhn Guitars in Nashville. George had on his list a nice early 1930's 00-45. Man I wanted that. I sent George some photos to see if he would be interested in a trade, and he gladly excepted. Needless to say I was excited. That trip change me forever. Gruhn's shop at that time was much smaller than its present location, but he didn't lack in fine guitars. Wall to wall, I was in heaven. I arrived 5 minutes before closing, and George's hospitality was amazing . He locked the doors. called his wife ( i'll be home later), The 1938 Euphonon Square Shoulder. The following morning I returned to the shop excited as ever. Just what was I going home with? On the wall hung many great guitars, but the one that really stood out was that square shoulder Euphonon. It had such an unusual shape. I keep gravitating towards it, but I asked for the Martin instead. George lead me to a small listening room that was relatively quite so I could hear the guitar without the outside interference. The Martin was great. That sweat Martin tone we are all familiar with. Nice balance, and projection. It's classic look etc.........after about 45 minutes, a knock on the door. It was George, and in his hand was the square shoulder Euphonon. Here, give it a try and see what you think. I gladly accepted. Tuned it to one of my favorite open tunings, and away I went. Amazing, the first thing that came to mind was how powerful this guitar was. It had more volume than I was use to. It was close to the size of a dreadnought, but had the balance of the 00 Martin. I was really amazed. For the next 4 hours I would play the Martin, then the Euphonon, Then the Martin. I went through every tune I knew and open tuning arrangement trying to decide what was going home with me. Every time I picked up the Larson George would knock on the door and say I can hear that one! Right through the walls! So by now I'm really hooked on the Euphonon. It was quite clear by now, that it really was the sound I was looking for. A great ragtime machine. The real deciding factor was on about the sixth trip George made to that little listening room. He said that he would give me 2400 for my trade in in stead of the originally agreed 2000 If I would take home the Larson and spread the word. I was gleaming, it was decided! Now what I hadn't quite realized at this determining moment, this guitar would change the way I thought about vintage guitars for a very long time to come! Anthony R. Klassen
and I spent the next 2 hrs playing guitar after guitar. What stuck in my mind was the Euphonon. What is this!? George was totally excited about it. I wasn't quite sure. It was pearl trimmed ( a real plus) sounded unlike anything I've played. Looked so cool! But 300.00 more than the 00-45. Hmmmm. I had some thinking to do. So it was time to let George go home. Before we parted He gave my a book on the Larson's written by Carl's grandson, Bob Hartman, and told me to check it out. This Euphonon was one of the guitars in the book. The adjacent page was two Larson's owned by Stephan Grossman. I loved Grossman's music, and now a little connection started. I remember on one of my albums, Stephan was pictured with a Euphonon. The one in Hartmans book! We shook hands and would meet aging in the morning.
Hartman's book told the story. I was really taken by the brothers. Just a two man shop, and located in Chicago, just an hour from my home. They made so many different instruments as well. Madolins, mandolas, and harp guitars. Their guitars where even played by some of the finest and well known musicians. Gene Aurtry, and a host of others form the WLS Barn Dance. A show I was a little familiar with because my Uncles had told me stories abut it. Their guitars had a totally different look then the guitars I was use to. The made every thing from 12" parlors to 19" jumbos. So now I really had to decide what to do. I still wanted that Martin. That was the reason I came to Nashville, and I had been wanting a style 45 for a long time. I guess I would just have to wait till the next day.
What I didn't realize that weekend at Gruhn's was how really special and unique the Larson creations where. I skimmed the book the night before my purchase, but there was much. much more to discover. The Larson's where much more than guitarmakers. They where inventors. Explorers in the world of guitar making. They where always looking to improve on their craft, and build a better sounding instrument. So now my journey began.
Very few Larson would find themselves on the market. Especially compared to Martins and Gibsons. When one did, I would try to grab it. Guitars in theses days where much
more affordable, and the Larson's, since they where so rare, and not well know, where even more affordable then their counterparts. So over the years many of these fine instruments
passed through my hands. I was quite taken by everyone of them. The smaller guitars, 12" - 15" 12 fret parlors seemed most plentiful. The larger bodied, 15"-19" fourteen
fret models are the rarest. As far as a designated models, The Larson's made many different styles and looks. Body widths varied, body depths varied, but all where exceptionally
well made. The most common feature was the laminated main braces. The ' X ' and lateral brace beneath the fingerboard extension. The lamination consisted of hardwood
strip, usually rosewood, between two strips of spruce. This 3-piece construction produces a much more ridged brace, therefore a much stronger top. In addition to the lamination
the tops where built " under tension". This is achieved by making the braces with the appropriate arch, and conforming the soundboard to them. This arch also helps in the stability of the top.
I have rarely encountered a Larson with a cracked top! If this method of construction is responsible or not, I'm sure it was intended and well thought out by the Brothers.
This lamination of the braces is the one most common feature found on all Larsons. Very rarely will you find one that is not laminated. and would be on their student or lower
budget models. In some instances, the center strip was laminated with maple, and I have seen maple, and rosewood combinations on the same guitar.
Another innovative feature, and one that I am the most intrigued with, are the jumbo Prairie State models. These are the guitars made in the latter years of production.
I feel the Prairie State line of guitars where the most inventive in the Larson line. In addition to the laminated main braces the Larson's devised a rod system. The rods act as
a way for additional support to counteract stress on the top of the guitar. In most cases there are two rods. A larger fixed, and a smaller adjustable which came through the neck
block and wrapped around the heel which traveled down through the end block, and could be adjusted, or tightened with a fixture that doubled as the end pin. Wow! What a radical idea!
The Larson believed this would have to eliminate stress on the soundboard and allow for a more resilient top. You need to consider these where some of the largest guitars ever
manufactured by anyone. Sizes up to 21" wide! This rod system came into play on most if not all PS's that where in access of 16". It is found on 14" and 15'', but I believe the Larson's
well intended all there larger guitars to incorporate this system. There is a lot of surface area on a 19" and 21" guitar. The rod idea would certainly help relieve tension from the pull of the strings.
In the two rod version, the larger rod is fixed ( non-adjustable ), and runs closer to the underneath of the top. This would push or act as a truss rod and keep the body ridged,
The smaller rod, (the adjustable), wrapped around the neck heel and relieved forward pull on the neck caused by the tension of the strings. These rods working in unison would make for one
solid, and well intended for, steel string guitar! Another interesting thing I have found, and am very fascinated by this, is when the guitar is played the rods vibrate. I'm sure this was not
intentional, but just as an open string would vibrate, the rods pick up sympathetic vibrations which add to the unique tone, and beauty of these guitars.
Over the years my Larson collecting has lead me to make some great connections. The Larson circle is quite small, and we all got to know each other, or at least what instruments we had, and/or gravitated towards. I first meet Bob Hartman in the mid 1990's. Bob is the grandson to Carl Larson. Bob's knowledge of Larson instruments is superlative. He has seen and studied so many great examples. He is helped them gain recognition with collectors, and has written several informative books. Prior to Bob's books there was no documentation of these fine,
and sometime mysterious instruments. I am very grateful to him for sharing his knowledge, and all the history he has gathered, and made available.
For many years, since the acquisition of my first Euphonon, I've questioned why there were not more instruments being built using such innovative construction techniques as the Larson Brothers. Possibly the Larson creations where just a little ahead of their time. With small production totals compared to the big makers, just not enough instrument to fall readily into hands of players, and collectors. I had this dream for many years, building guitars in the Larson tradition, but where would I start? My background in woodworking and Graphic Design might certainly give me the edge needed, but what an undertaking. My passion for guitars would soon unlock this door. I had already acquired quite an array of tools. I sold the big stuff to get the more suitable tools needed for guitarmaking. I had made over the years drawings of Larson body styles, bracing patterns, inlays, etc. At least enough to produce one guitar. So now the big decision. Where would I get the funds!? It was now time to part with my Larson collection. It was tough, but I knew what lays ahead would in the long run be more rewarding. One of my first
customers was Dave Portman. Dave not only purchased part of my collection, but he owns a few of the first handmade guitars I produced. Dave has become a friend over the years, and has help very much in the early part on my business. Dave not only has allowed me access to his collection for drawings and measurements, but also created the name of my business. New Era Guitars. Dave's knowledge and collection has been a great inspiration.
Upon completion of my first three guitars, I called Bob Hartman. Bob up to this point was not aware I was a builder, and I wanted to show him what I was up to and where I wanted to go with my idea of making Larson Reproductions. Needless to say Bob was quite thrilled to meet. It was a great meeting, and Bob was very impressed. Impressed enough to give me an his endorsement! Bob makes trips to my shop with his repair work, and we talk guitars, and make plans for new additions to my line.
I am now fulfilling that 20+ year dream. I have had a great response form my customers, and my build list is continually growing. It's a tough market to crack, and a long slow journey ahead, but the craft, and rewards are endless.
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Inviting Writing: The Most Memorable Meal of Your Life
We were so pleased with the variety of entries we received for our last Inviting Writing, about food and dating—they were sweet, funny, endearing, sad. Let's see if we can top it with this month's theme, a topic that anyone should be able to relate to: memorable meals. If it was the food itself that made it memorable, that's fine—make our mouths water sharing every delectable detail. But it's also acceptable—maybe even preferable—if the reason it was memorable was only tangentially related to the food. Maybe it was memorably disastrous (Dad burned breakfast, making you late for your driving test, which you subsequently failed), or was connected with a momentous event in your life (your first meal in your own home, for instance). Set the scene and let us feel whatever it was that still lingers in your memory, for better or worse.
As a reminder, submissions should be true, original personal essays somehow inspired by this invitation. Send yours to email@example.com with "Inviting Writing: Most Memorable Meal" in the subject line by this Friday morning, March 25. We'll read them all and post our favorites on subsequent Mondays. Remember to include your full name and a biographical detail or two (your city and/or profession; a link to your own blog if you'd like that included).
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When In Rome
by Lisa Bramen
I had the most memorable meal of my life (so far) about 15 years ago, on a summer night in Rome. It wasn't the fanciest food I have ever eaten. It wasn't the most impressive feat of culinary skill; I don't even recall every dish that was served. It certainly wasn't the worst meal I've had—that dishonor may belong to a plate of lukewarm spaghetti swimming in orange grease, served by a grumpy waiter about an hour after I had ordered it. This was also in Rome. A travel tip: unless you are dining with the Pope himself, get as far away from the Vatican as possible before attempting to find a decent bite.
Here's some more advice: If you have the good fortune to be 24, a recent college graduate with a three-month Eurail Pass (acquired with a deep discount through the job you just quit at a corporate travel agency), make sure one of your stops is Rome. There, look up a former co-worker named Lisa (no relation to yourself), who moved there to start her own travel business. Even though you don't know her well, she will be happy to show you around. She will take you to off-the-beaten-track places, for instance, a church decorated entirely with human skulls and crossbones. She'll introduce you to local delicacies like pizza rustica—thin-crusted squares with little or no cheese—and candied chestnuts. She will know the best spots for gelato.
One night she will invite you to dinner with her Italian friends, Francesca and Paolo, and another man whose name you will not remember. Although they will attempt English conversation with you, they will speak Italian most of the time. You won't mind—all the better to soak in the atmosphere and the pleasurably melodic sound of the language, stripped of its meaning. Dinner will be at a small trattoria on a side street far from the tourist attractions. You will be seated outside; it will be a warm summer evening. You will drink wine.
The others will order food for the table to share. Each dish will be unfamiliar to you, exciting: fried zucchini blossoms stuffed with a soft cheese and something salty that you realize too late is anchovies (but, even though you have been a vegetarian for years, you will not care because it will be so delicious); orecchiette with broccoli rabe.
For dessert, you will order some lemon gelato to bring back to Francesca and Paolo's apartment. You will sit on their lovely terrace, eating gelato and drinking small glasses of pear brandy. You will feel giddy from the alcohol, the setting, the company.
At the end of the night, the nameless Italian man will offer you a ride back to your hostel. It will be on a Vespa. As you buzz through the streets of Rome on the back of his scooter, you will feel as if you could launch yourself into the heavens like Diana, the Roman moon goddess. You will remember this feeling forever.
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Great story – I was hooked right away – delicious imagery!
Dreamy! Lovely writing as always, Lisa.
The writer's experience is dead on…However, as far as the Vatican City area is concerned, there are a small handful of stellar well-rated restaurants that offer authentic Roman fare, including my favorite local specialty, pappardelle pasta. I recall that Frank Bruni from the NY Times has great suggestions…
You took me back to Rome with your story! I was 23 when I visited. My friend was Stefania and she was Italian. She took me to see the same church (very creepy). Her sister took us to a small trattoria in Trastevere for a great meal. And when I stayed too late at Piazza Di Spagna one night, a law student named Antonio took me home on his Vespa. Thank you for the memories and a beautifully written story:)
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Talk about resiliant teens. Friday he's on the ground and they are calling an ambulance. This morning he's walking out of the house carrying his golf bag. As an old man who has been through 2 marriages raising 6 stepkids and now my son I have never seen anything like him. Yes I am a proud, happy parent.
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Congrats!! That is so awesome Tami! I know when I quit hubby had to go outside to smoke until he quit about 2 months ago. The smell just makes me sick now. I always swore I wouldn't be one of those smokers that quit then complained about the smell of smoke, but this time the smell just makes me feel nauseous. I really don't think I'll ever smoke again. So I don't know if that had anything to do with my hubby quitting or just the fact that he saw I was really serious this time. Whatever the motivation is I am so happy for everyone that is quitting!!! Great job guys!!!!
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I'm not sure what made him decide to do it but I would like to think it's for the same reason your's did. I did slip up last Wed night and had one....after smoking 1/2 of it I put it out and proceeded to get sick 20 minutes later....literally made me throw up. That's when I knew I made the right choice. DH bought his last pack last Thursday night, the day after I got sick. He smoked his last one Easter Sunday. Go us!
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Portrayed Linda McKay, a U.S. Government scientist assisting Kevin Bacon with his research project to unlock the secret of invisibility in Paul Verhoeven's "The Hollow Man"; during filming, injured Achilles tendon causing a two-month delay in the shooting |
Co-produced and starred in "Gracie," a film about a teenage girl with an interest in soccer; partly based on Elisabeth's own experience; produced with her brother Andrew Shue |
Starred in the hit film comedy "Adventures in Babysitting" |
Played regular role of the teenaged daughter Jackie Sarnac on the ABC drama series "Call to Glory" |
Co-starred with Jennifer Lawrence in horror thriller "House at the End of the Street" |
Hilariously played herself as a retired actress in the comedy "Hamlet 2" |
Breakthrough screen role, the prostitute Sera in "Leaving Las Vegas"; received Oscar nomination for Best Actress |
Played the mother of a teenage hustler in "Mysterious Skin" |
Starred alongside Joseph Fiennes and Justin Chambers in "Leo" |
Made Broadway debut in "Some Americans Abroad", performed at Lincoln Center |
Cast opposite Abigail Breslin in the drama "Janie Jones" |
Starred in the thriller "Hide and Seek" with Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning |
Appeared as Woody Allen's young lover in his star-studded "Deconstructing Harry" |
Grew up in South Orange, NJ |
Cast as the mother of a teenager in the ABC movie "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Amy and Isabelle" |
Played opposite Michael J Fox in "Back to the Future II"; reprised role in "Back to the Future III" (1990) |
Starred opposite Val Kilmer in "The Saint"; speculation linked the two romantically during shooting, sparking rumors that her marriage was on the rocks; allegations denied by Shue |
Screen debut, "The Karate Kid" |
Starred as "Molly", who becomes a genius after an experimental treatment cures her autism but maintains her childlike way of looking at the world; John Duigan directed the picture |
Co-starred with Gerard Butler in surfing drama "Chasing Mavericks" |
First TV-movie, "Double Switch" (ABC) |
Elisabeth Judson Shue was born on born Oct. 6, 1963 in Wilmington, DE. Her mother, Anne Harms (née Wells), was the vice president of the private division of the Chemical Banking Corporation, and her father, James Shue, was a lawyer and real estate developer who was the president of the International Food and Beverage Corporation. James was active in Republican politics and ran (unsuccessfully) for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey. Raised with her three brothers - including Andrew, who would follow in his sister's later footsteps by starring as the lovelorn taxi driver Billy Campbell on "Melrose Place" (FOX, 1992-99) - Shue was a fourth grader when her parents divorced. She was very close to her siblings, and even worked with Andrew and John later in film projects. Another brother, William, died in 1988 from a swimming accident while on a family vacation. Shue attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ, where she excelled in gymnastics. Several years later, both she and Andrew were inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1994.
Wellesley College was Shue's next academic venture and it was while attending the all-woman institution that the future star focused on her studies instead of boys and partying. During her junior year, a friend inspired Shue to work as an actress in television commercials. She booked several jobs right away including an ad for a Florida theme park, DeBeers diamonds, Hellman's mayonnaise, and fast food giant Burger King where she earned the nickname "Burger King Girl," due to her appearance in over 20 spots. A role in the short-lived TV series "Call to Glory" (Paramount TV, 1984-85) gave Shue great acting exposure, but it was her first feature film that same year that jump-started her career.
"The Karate Kid" (1984) was a martial arts teen drama that starred Tiger Beat poster boy Ralph Macchio, fresh off his success in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Outsiders" (1983). As Macchio's understanding girlfriend who helps give him the courage to take on the school bully, Shue sparkled and found herself on every filmmaker's wish list virtually overnight. The actress, however, did not want to give up her education, so she transferred to Harvard University in 1985 to become an attorney. It was a noble effort, yet even Shue realized her passion for acting had truly taken over her life. She eventually dropped out of Harvard just one semester short of earning her degree.
While it could be argued that Shue made a risky choice to pursue acting instead of higher education, there was no denying her next big screen project truly defined her young acting career and made her an 1980s icon in her own right. "Adventures in Babysitting" (1987), directed by Chris Columbus, was a comedic romp about girl-next-door Chris Parker (Elizabeth Shue), who agrees to babysit for a teen girl and a young boy after her boyfriend cancels their date. "Adventures in Babysitting" was just the beginning of the actress' major 1980s film projects. A year later, she was cast opposite none other than the world's biggest male star at the time, Tom Cruise, in the romantic romp "Cocktail" (1988).
Shue's early blockbuster streak reached its peak when she was cast as Jennifer, Marty McFly's (Michael J. Fox) girlfriend in "Back to the Future 2" (1989) and "Back to the Future 3" (1990). Another actress, Claudia Wells, originally played Jennifer in the first installment of the time-traveling series, but Shue gave the character star power when she signed on for the final two films, delivering memorable lines such as "Marty, you're acting like you haven't seen me in a week," with natural comedic flair.
By the early 1990s, it seemed Shue's career was beginning to slow down. The actress kept busy with supporting roles in "The Marrying Man" (1991) and chewed the scenery with purpose in the over-the-top comedy "Soapdish" (1991). It was also around this time where she started to distance herself from girl-next-door roles which had put her on the map. At the same time, her handsome brother Andrew started getting more press attention than she, due to his role in the addictive nighttime soap "Melrose Place." In 1994, Shue married Davis Guggenheim, who directed "An Inconvenient Truth" (2006), and the couple had three children. While raising a family, Shue - who thought perhaps her best days as an actress were behind her - also waited for the perfect role to come her way. As it turned out, the wait was definitely worth it.
It took four years for Shue to finally shed the wholesome image she portrayed on film, with her most critically-praised performance to date in "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995), directed by Mike Figgis. Playing Sera, a masochistic prostitute involved in a tragic love affair opposite a suicidal alcoholic - played by Nicolas Cage, who won a Best Actor Oscar for his work - was a landmark role in Shue's career. Her compelling performance earned the actress multiple award nominations for Best Actress in 1996, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award. Shue later said that she owed much to an unlikely previous project for helping her nab the life-changing role. "Mike Figgis thought of me for 'Leaving Las Vegas' because of 'Babysitting," Shue said. "And I don't know why."
"Leaving Las Vegas" not only made Shue a household name once again, it also helped her nab more serious, in-depth roles. She played a scientist opposite super-spy Val Kilmer in the big budget sci-fi flick "The Saint" (1997) and worked with legendary filmmaker Woody Allen in the ensemble comedy "Deconstructing Harry" (1997). Versatile film projects followed, with a dual role in the crime drama "Palmetto" (1998) opposite Woody Harrelson, the period piece "Cousin Bette" (1998) with Jessica Lange, and as an autistic woman in 1999's "Molly."
The year 2000 marked another milestone in Shue's life when she returned to Harvard University to finish her studies. She received a degree in government that spring, 15 years after dropping out to pursue acting. The new millennium brought on supporting, albeit very strong and memorable roles for the actress in independent films. She was the narrator of the ethereal "Tuck Everlasting" (2002), co-starred with Joseph Fiennes in "Leo" (2002), and had a very convincing performance as a hustler's mother in Gregg Araki's "Mysterious Skin" (2004). Shue worked twice with rising star Dakota Fanning in 2005; first in the thriller "Hide and Seek" and in the heartwarming and inspirational family movie "Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story."
Shue's next project, 2007's "Gracie," truly was a family affair. She co-produced the film with her brothers Andrew and John, and it was directed by her husband. The story centered on a young woman who was the sole female member of a boys' soccer team, and was loosely based on Shue's own childhood experiences, in that she played on boys' soccer teams until she was 13 years old. In 2008, Shue had a small role in the offbeat comedy "Hamlet 2," where she played a completely fabricated version of herself. The role was compared to a "South Park celebrity cameo come to life," in the movie that also starred brilliantly versatile actors Steve Coogan, Amy P hler, and Catherine Keener. That same year, the actress took on another complex role as a woman suffering from a multiple personality disorder in the psychological thriller "Waking Madison."
Name | Role | Comments |
Davis Guggenheim | Husband | Married 1994; Reportedly separated fall 1996; Reconciled |
Charles Guggenheim | Father-In-Law | |
Agnes Guggenheim | Daughter | Born June 18, 2006; father, Davis Guggenheim |
Stella Guggenheim | Daughter | Born March 19, 2001; father, Davis Guggenheim |
Miles Guggenheim | Son | Born Nov. 11, 1997; father, Davis Guggenheim |
Andrew Shue | Brother | Born Feb. 20, 1967; starred on Fox drama "Melrose Place" (Fox) |
James Shue | Father | Ran for Congress as a liberal Republican |
Anne Shue | Mother | Ancestors came over on the Mayflower |
John Shue | Brother | Born c. 1969; Worked in NYC publishing world as of 1995 |
William Shue | Brother | Born c. 1962; Died 1988 in a freak swimming accident during family vacation |
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Harvard University |
Wellesley College |
Notes |
About her close identification with Sera: "I came away realizing that all those wholesome, intelligent women I've played in the past--women I thought I really connected with--were just a tiny sliver of my personality, while this woman is actually more a part of me than anything I've ever done." - Shue quoted in Buzz, May 1995 |
"I've tried never to look at my career and say 'Okay, what do I need to do to change my image?' But I did feel a desperate need to play somebody more complex, and at a time when I was really unhappy and unsure of my career, the 'Vegas' script just came in the mail." - Shue on her decision to play Sera in "Leaving Las Vegas", from Entertainment Weekly, Oct. 27, 1995 |
As the only girl among three brothers, Shue was the consummate tomboy growing up. Her greatest pleasure was competing on the soccer field, running faster and kicking the ball harder than they could. "That's the biggest wound in my life...I don't think my mother understood, because I so wanted to fit in with my brothers, and I was always playing with the boys, and I probably seemed real comfortable. I was a really great athlete; I was included because I was good enough and they needed me on the team. But at a certain point, everybody got older, and the boys were all better athletes than me. And my whole self-worth had been based on the notion that I understood men and was strong and tough and could beat anybody up. It never occurred to me that a time would come when I wasn't as physically strong as my brothers..." - Shue to GQ, October 1996 |
On her brother William's tragic death four days short of his 27th birthday: "The trip was a bon voyage to Will, who was about to start his medical residency. He decided to swing over a pond on a rope and jump into the water. The rope broke. Will was swung into a birch tree and impaled on it. There was no medical help. Nothing. He just died. "Probably the most important experience of my life is my brother dying. Acting became important to me. [I wanted] to keep him alive through my work." - Shue quoted in Biography Magazine, March 1998 |
In 2007, Shue announced that she began training to become a professional tennis player. |
"Just the title itself is tough. Really, it's Alex [Aja]. He's a wonderful director. There's no way this cast would have come together without him. And to be honest, at my age, there aren't as many parts." - Shue on her starring role in "Piranha 3D," quoted in Entertainment Weekly, Aug. 6, 2010 |
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Obamacare taxes and regulations coming to you soon a -- -- is now here.
-- cure with the Manhattan institute a senior fellow there thanks for coming on tonight we appreciate it.
Let's talk first a little bit about what people can expect coming up on the horizon in the short term.
Because this all rolls out over several years what taxes for example people face in the new year.
In the -- fourteen as the big it is a big bulk of of the taxes 1213 we'll start to see the investment taxes the taxes on dividend income -- have a big impact it will have that's why the stock markets reacted pretty aggressively to Obama's reelection as people start to realize well the cost of capital is going to be significantly higher.
-- 2014 you're gonna start to see the real bulk of obamacare the one point two trillion taxes -- that's going to be 2014.
The spending will start to kick in as well.
So and then a law -- theoretically start to get implement that years of 2014 is the big year but the -- -- are to kick in.
Do we start to see it would seem a little bit -- -- and what's interesting we -- the nice stuff you know -- keeping your kids on here.
Insurance policy for longer all that kind of stuff that people really like happened earlier but now we're getting the minute nitty gritty now with the taxes.
And you see even now people don't like the law if you look at exit polling on obamacare from that.
Election just last week.
The -- majority of people want Obama care either repealed -- rolled back but the question is of course present won the election how do you do that over it.
There really isn't a waiter in a repeal a law you know -- even if Romney had one.
Republicans lost two seats in the senate so there's only so much you can do if you don't have control of congress -- an -- some -- but not much but now with Obama winning.
There's very when and it will limit up limit what you can do -- what you can do list helpful argues the law as that as perhaps as an outlet for reforming entitlements and and that's one thing that obamacare manned up that maybe the legacy that it's gonna -- -- huge competition for resources between Medicaid.
Obamacare and Medicare the three big health care entitlements and Republicans will have some say as -- how that plays out.
So what you're saying as it sounds like we're saying is some of the money could be diverted somewhere else what he means.
Well you know -- the irony of of a lot of this health -- politics is that Democrats criticized Paul Ryan for the premium support plan for Medicare reform.
Well the Obama care exchanges which apply to people who are low to middle income but also as a premium support plan.
So -- Democrats have a an argument against applying the Obama care exchanges to Medicare.
I mean.
They like obamacare right so we'll -- be so terrible about migrating the -- seniors into the Obama -- exchanges that would be a way to reform Medicare using a democratic approach a premium support.
Wow okay your -- a lot -- had a little bit there is you're saying.
Both about Florida for example you bring up Medicare Medicaid very important obviously in Florida -- 7% of doctors there are not accepting Medicare patients right now.
Is that gonna get better is -- gonna get worse.
With a lot it's gonna get worse because the cost pressures in the spending president of Medicare.
The politicians have cheated they said we're not gonna reform -- the program to make it more efficient we're just gonna pay doctors and hospitals less to cover the same patients at a certain point.
Doctors quit and hospitals go broke.
The Medicare actuary the CFO the Medicare program says that 50% of all hospitals will go broke by the end of the decade because of these cuts 30% by 2030 hospitals are -- the program.
-- that's why the entire industry is restructuring everybody's -- trying to come together a lot of doctors tell me they don't think they can hang out their own shingle anymore because it's gonna be so expensive to be a single practitioner what do you say.
Yeah that's true and what and what's happening there is that's driving up the cost of health care because -- reason they're signing up for hospitals is -- hospitals can charge higher prices.
Higher prices means higher premiums.
You know you wrote something that I thought was very interesting and very telling that obamacare will be the last entitlement that this -- country will ever put forward.
How can you be so sure.
When you can never be sure of course there are still Democrats out -- -- we broke right.
Let me know would be pretty impressive just to see a massive expansion again and and and health care it's really -- the last major building block for the welfare state once you've got that what -- Got everything -- -- -- adds it's so obvious to so many people went to pass a major entitlement.
The cost never come down do that Virginia are okay thanks for coming -- -- a pleasure to see it would great to have you on -- here -- my pleasure thanks coming.
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A Hocking County resident is suing his business partner, claiming the man misappropriated more than a half-million dollars from their outdoor recreation park.
In a suit filed in federal court in Columbus on March 4, Logan resident Mark Anthony has asked for an injunction to stop his partner, Karry Gemmell, from continuing to remove assets from the business, Hocking Peaks Adventure Park. The business, which underwent an expansion in 2010, offers activities such as paintball and zip-lining.
Also named as plaintiffs are the Athens-based Hocking Peaks LLC, which Gemmell and Anthony formed in February 2010, and Marlin Trace Investments Ltd., of Logan, which owns the property where the park is located. Gemmell is described in the lawsuit as a Canadian citizen living in Logan.
Gemmell and Anthony are equal partners in business, but Anthony claims in the lawsuit that Gemmell "has made numerous unauthorized and illegal transfers" of company assets since 2010. Anthony says the more than $500,000 was used by Gemmell to pay his own debts and those of other businesses he runs.
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Yelp is completely irrelevant.
You are right Russ, I must have hit a nerve. Yelp it for me will you, please!
Pete, you need to spend more time perfecting your food than ranting on the pitch website. I've eaten at great restaurants all over the world and your food is just so so. quit bitching at all the bitchers and spend more time in your kitchen with the goal of making the best food IN THE WORLD.
See What I mean, Russ the night you dined we had 8 tables, what else did you lie about? Sounds like you like spanish food you might have came to the wrong place.
Three types of people in the world
The great people that talk about ideas.
The average person that talks about places.
The below average person that talks about other people.
Yelp knows there a buck to be made off giving people their fifteen mins of fame, hence the elite squad. That's why when you see a new place open and it's hit by the elite squad the place payed errr "sponsored" a yelp party right before the doors opened. And the 5 stars flow. Until the average joe comes in.
Yelp knows people like to talk because they have idle brains, it's easier to talk about someone then to do something proactive. So they let a business supply the product (or just use their name). The goods really being sold are "the 15 mins of fame thoughts". Yelpers for free give up their most precious thing, their thoughts and yelp sells them for advertisement. Do I have love for yelp no, at least with the music business the artist started to get reimbursed because their product they created was being used to generate revenue via advertisement. Now ask yourself are you a goat that is easily led by the below average person?
This is my third restaurant, I'll fail, so what. At least when I'm on my death bed and I look back, I'll visualizing myself giving the bird to all the people that didn't have the balls to live their dream. "Life is all a dream, but to live your dreams now that is life". So why would you guys care so much to talk about me here?
Don't like my place stay way, do you have a dog in this fight? did you invest? Have you ever eaten my food? Have you ever worked with me? If it pisses you off that you have to make a reservation, thank the crappy franchises that invaded KC awhile back. They made you wait outside for an hour to eat some crappy pasta and KC fell in love with it. Last night I turned away two tables that walked in and a bad time. They seen open tables and refused to wait at the bar until the service and kitchen could deal with them. ( I hope they enjoyed their meal else where.) I'll find out where they went because they will yelp about it.
Remember, my definition of failure my not be like yours just like my definition of happiness is. I got some ideas I have to think about now while I do my own thing. Go enjoy some BBQ.
People, if you like this place better hurry and go. I made a reservation for a Friday night and was one of only 4 tables all night. The food was BLAND! They had one chance to impress and I'd rather have spent my money at Port Fonda or La Bodega. Sorry Pete.
I would fly across the country for a great meal. Sadly, I don't think I can try this place. Read the Yelp reviews before Feruzza's article, and Peterman's responses to his customers say it all. I wouldn't give him my money if I were starving. In fact, I'm not sure I could comfortably trust his food. Too bad. It did sound very good. People read those reviews, buddy! Maybe you can just cook for your family.
Vegetarians suck. Real American's eat red meat, vote GOP, and die of heart disease.
I agree with Dillo-from my experience, breakfast outshines the other entrees. And-consistency (as with the guac/avocado accompaniment) MUST be---consistent---to survive.
I still think that the market niche best served by Poco's is the breakfast/lunch crowd. There are better Mexican restaurants all over the city with better dinner entrees and tter prices, but especially for an early breakfast Poco's can't be beat.
um, nice try expat. people in this town do care about food and they care about their local chefs. foodies are an easy target. maybe yr accusation would make a tiny bit of sense if nearly every person who has worked with this guy didn't avoid anything he touches like the plague. if foodies are easily swayed sheep how about the dozens of local chefs who wont go near him? dznt matter how good your food is when you change your list of rules for customers twice each week and treat people like crap. but thx for playing.
The comments to this review are a perfect example of how sheep thrive on groupthink. Congrats, "foodie" wannabes of KC, for proving how easily swayed you are. That you would judge a restaurant by the owner's impassioned response to a destructive, half-assed dismissal shows it's not the food you care about, but how you desperately seek approval from a girl with too much time on her hands. Such pettiness prevents KC from getting the respect it could have.
Charles, thank you for the insightful review.
Charles, it seems crazy to criticize a deli for not having vegetarian options. Do you go to Strouds expecting low-fat, vegan, gluten free options? Of course not! Likewise you go to a deli for a big-ass pastrami sandwich and some cole slaw. Well, at least thats why I go to a deli.
Called a couple of different times last week to ask about a reservation and menu. No answer. Looked at the website to see what they were serving since it's a set menu and rez is required. It told me to go to Facebook for that week's selection. Facebook page has nothing on it at all. Sorry but there's way too much good food in this town to eat someplace where you have to cater to the chef for the privilege to spend your money. What successful business owner acts that way?
What a tragic turn of events.
If the Peanches owner had just left well enough alone, the only potential customers he was likely to lose would have been those who took "I'm leaving because I don't like the style of this place" as serious restaurant advice. Just imagine the idea of Anthony Bourdain turning his nose up at Oklahoma Joe's because it was located in a gas station...
And while I can sort of understand an emotional reaction to the tweet, he did infinitely more damage to himself by actually replying on Twitter. His response will likely cost him people that might have otherwise dismissed the original Tweet as an ignorant way to judge a restaurant. Attacking someone (especially with profanity) is a surefire way to galvanize support behind that person's words, even from people who might not have agreed with the words to begin with.
Unfortunately, the Twitter faux pas came AFTER this glowing review. It would be a shame if the success of this restaurant came down to an ill-advised Twitter flaming.
Say it - Forget it. Write it - Regret it.
If tracking down a customer, stalking all of their online id's, cussing them out and calling them out on the only reputable source to give you a positive review to date is part of advertising 101, anybody else as excited as me to hear about advertising 102?
Thanks for the kind words foodsnob, not competing with anyone here. I might have chicken fried steak on the menu next week who knows.
Some people like me, some don't, not losin sleep here.
My wife & I with our kids decorated this place, it's like our family. So when someone like Jessi Hamilton http://cargocollective.com/jessihamilton
makes a reservation and shows up way early and walks out then calls and cancels. Then tweets to her 500 or so groupies that "she judges a restaurant by it's cover and says she walked in and just walked out of Peanches because it didn't meet her standards" because she Judges a place on location and atmosphere. Well good for her Jessi have some class instead of trying to play the big shot to all your groupies since you are the self proclaimed "Google Queen" just go eat some BBQ and get over yourself.
I delete my tweets because i'm so easily bored with the shit.
Mr Brooks you may pics of my tweets, but the name of my restaurant will forever occupy part of your brain. Advertising 101
Tweets can be deleted. Screenshots, however, stick around...
Insane. Missourapete's tweets will surely be deleted as fast as his profane responses on Yelp were. Hes such a great chef he doesnt need customers. Oh wait no he's not. Fourth time will be the charm im sure.


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Story painter by John Lawrence
Slaves sang in the hissing fields to lighten the burden to toil from sunup to sundown, sang spirituals that told the burden of their suffering, sang in chain gangs breaking rocks under the guns of Southern prison guards, sang in swamps and backwoods. No sorrow was sufficient to stop their singing.
Music was everywhere and it was grounded in two techniques which survived in the "new world": polyrhythmic percussive technique and the call-and-response pattern (leader and chorus alternating). The poetry of tom-toms, the symphonies of synchronized bodies: these ebbed and flowed with the rhythm of life. Men and women danced because dancing had a social and religious meaning and because dancing was meaning, was life itself. This attitude came to America too.
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Story is the basis of African American aesthetic expression. Oral tradition remembers the beloved culture, the people's suffering and their resistance to their colonizers. Such an aesthetic is grounded in the community and is accountable, not to the art/literary world, but one's people For the African American, story addresses the concerns of people; the literary character's journey is immersed in the people's struggle. Western aesthetic does not require this accountability, rather the opposite. The hero or anti-hero is distinctive because he or she achieves independence from the family, the community. The character's personhood (usually manhood) is achieved through separation from the crowd or from constraints.
The song and story the Africans gave America was communal and integral to the life of the people. "Art and aesthetic expression were collective experiences in which all the people participated. Art, in short, was not for art's sake, but for life's sake (Bennett, 25).
Story is a crucible which reinvents culture for each generation. Each village in the Caribbean had its storyteller carrying on the African tradition of story and myth-making. In Guyana, children gathered beneath the silk cotton tree where the storyteller "would chant poem hymns to accompaniment of drums, repeating stanzas over and over until his head felt light as air and his body became a house of dreams; then the tales would unravel themselves" (Carew), 121).
It was the storyteller who conveyed the folk archetype myths from East and Central Africa that became part of the slave mythology of the Americas. The stories of Brer Rabbit and B'ra Anancy in the Caribbean islands were tales of resistance and strategic cunning in impossible situations.