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This adventure takes you across the exotic island of Sicily from Palermo to the southeast baroque region of Modica and Siracusa. Experience the local specialities, a hands-on cooking class with a master of authentic Sicilian cuisine, visit markets and taste wines from the different regions. A Taste of Sicily is the perfect combination to taste your way across Sicily.
DAY 1 Palermo Our week long adventure begins with a walking tour through the bustling streets of Palermo to the Vucciria market. Vibrant and lively, vendors sell their just picked produce, mounds of olives, cheeses, spices and fresh catches of the day and sample local street food specialties. Continue on to Palermo's Catherdral, Quattro Canti, known as the "four corners", Piazza Pretoria and it's magnificent baroque sculpture filled fountain, and the Opera house and hilltop town of Monreale and its stunning Byzantine mosaic filled Duomo. Tonight is yours to explore the city or dine at a local hot spot where everyone is welcome to join. L
DAY 2 Modica After breakfast, we'll travel to the center of the island to legendary Anna Tasca's cooking class. You will spend the afternoon in her century old villa preparing authentic Sicilian dishes along with the history that created them. Or if you prefer you can watch or walk the vineyards until lunch. All products are from their farm, from the eggs and cheese, to garden vegetables and olive oil, to of course the vino! Take a nap or watch the landscape go by on your way to the baroque city of Modica. B, L
Day 3 Modica Today you will enjoy a walking tour of Modica, it's historical sites and lesser known local areas. Then stop for a private tourand tasting at world famous Bonajuto chocolate shop, whose methods date back to the Aztecs and Spaniards. Many chocolate treats spiked with spicy chili and cinnamon to the best traditional sweet ricotta filled cannoli's. Visit Castello Donnafugata for guided tour and free time to walk and explore the gardens. The evening is yours to enjoy Modica's rustic delicacies such as scacci and arrancini and local wine and cheeses. B
Day 4 Modica After breakfast visit the baroque village of Ragusa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous for its caciocavallo and fresh ricotta cheeses. This afternoon enjoy a rustic lunch among the vineyards and olive groves at one of Sicily's top wineries. It an organic winery producing local varietals like Cerasoula and Nero d'Avola and see the unique wine making process in amphoras (clay urns) dating back to ancient Rome. B, L
Day 5 Siracusa This morning continue on to Siracusa, Ortygia, known as, Citta Vecchia, the old city of Siracusa first inhabited by the Greeks. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this little island is filled with medieval and baroque monuments. Lunch at a local trattoria. This evening is free to explore the narrow streets, shops and restaurants or even take in a long standing traditional Sicilian performance at the puppet theatre. B, L
Day 6 Siracusa Today our local guide will take us to the market, visit the Duomo and Santa Lucia piazza. On our walking tour and practically lunch, we'll visit a few shops to sample local artisan cheeses and wines, visit one of Siracusa's best pasticceria's creating traditional Sicilian cassata, cannoli, delicious almond cookies pasta di mandorle. Next, visit the Greek Amphitheatre dating back to 5th century BC and the Ear of Dionysis, the cave possess amazing acoustical properties. Dinner is at one of Sicily's best pizzeria's. B, L, D
DAY 7 Arrivederci! We hope to see you again soon.
After breakfast, transfer to Catania Airport or if you are continuing on we are happy to assist with your travel plans. Additional days may be added on to visit Taormina.
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According to the New York Times, they actually drive across the country; in fact that's part of how they find their "rusty gold," as Mike Wolfe puts it.
He and Frank Fritz drive the back roads of the country in search of old signage, gasoline pumps, bicycles, and other treasures.
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Penn State Altoona freshman Adam Hack (York, PA/York Catholic) was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference's Newcomer of the Year in men's tennis, and a total of four Lions earned spots on the second team of the All-AMCC squad when it was released on Tuesday evening.
Hack put together a strong freshman campaign for the Lions, leading his team with a 6-4 overall record in singles matches. Against AMCC opponents only, Hack posted a 5-1 mark. He was third in the conference in total wins at the No. 2 position with four and also had two victories at No. 1 singles. In doubles matches, he tallied three wins.
In addition to winning Newcomer of the Year, Hack was also voted to the second team of the All-Conference squad at No. 2 singles.
Joining Hack among the second team singles honorees was fellow freshman Ben Settimio (McMurray, PA/Peters Township), who was picked as the second-best No. 6 player in the AMCC. Settimio posted a 5-4 overall record and went 4-2 against conference opponents. His three wins at No. 6 were tied for the second-most in the AMCC there.
Earning a second team nod at the No. 2 doubles slot was the freshman duo of Chris Reighard (Altoona, PA/Altoona) and Jorge Requena (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Carol Morgan School). The two became paired together midseason and went on to post a 4-1 record in the No. 2 flight, including a 3-0 clip in the AMCC.
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As the Detroit Tigers embark on their 114th season as members of the American League, we at the Detroit Free Press are happy to present this time line of the team's history the highs and lows, the firsts and the greatest, the heroic and the offbeat on the field, behind the scenes and even in the broadcast booth. Click or tap arrows to browse highlights.
Aug. 30, 1905: Eighteen-year-old Ty Cobb doubles in his first at-bat for the Tigers, the first of 4,189 hits in a career that will span 24 seasons. Cobb, from Royston, Ga., is nicknamed "The Georgia Peach" by Joe S. Jackson of the Detroit Free Press. Cobb a ruthless baserunner and scoundrel by all accounts will be the face of the franchise for the next 20 years. Free Press file photos
Oct. 7, 1935: In their 35th season as members of the American League, the Tigers defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4-3, in Game 6 to win their first World Series in five attempts. Goose Goslin drives in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Hank Greenberg, vilified by some for refusing to play on Yom Kippur during the pennant race a year earlier, is voted MVP of the American League. AP Photo
Oct. 10, 1945: Hal Newhouser shuts down the Chicago Cubs, 9-3, in Game 7, and the Tigers win their second World Series. Newhouser, who grew up in Detroit, is voted MVP of the American League for the second year in a row. His mother, Emilie, frequently attends games, including Ladies Day games that became popular in the 1930s. AP Photos
June 17, 1958: Eleven days after joining the team, the Tigers' first black player, Ozzie Virgil, goes 5-for-5 in his first game at Briggs Stadium. The Tigers are the next-to-last team to integrate (behind Boston) in the 11 years since Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. During the 1940s and '50s, people of color regularly are banished to the leftfield seats. Free Press file photo
April 19, 1960: Ernie Harwell broadcasts his first Tigers game in a career that will span 42 years. Inexplicably, the Tigers replace him for the 1992 season, but the quintessential play-by-play man with the soothing southern drawl returns under new owner Mike Ilitch in 1993 and remains in the booth until September 2002. When Harwell dies in 2010 at age 92, he lays in repose at Comerica Park and more than 10,000 fans will file past the open casket. Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
Oct. 10, 1968: One year after riots tear apart the city, the Tigers rally from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, in Game 7 to win their third World Series. Heroes include Willie Horton, who in 1967 roams the streets in his uniform trying to quell the unrest, and Mickey Lolich, who a year earlier is pressed into service as a National Guardsman. Free Press file photos
May 15, 1976: In his first start, Mark Fidrych two-hits the Cleveland Indians for a 2-1 victory. As Birdmania sweeps Detroit, Fidrych, 21, goes on to start the All-Star Game, finish the season 19-9 and win rookie of the year in the AL. Fidrych, nicknamed the Bird because of his resemblance to Big Bird on "Sesame Street," becomes a media sensation with his quirky mannerisms such as talking to the ball, smoothing the mound with his hand and congratulating teammates after innings. Detroit Free Press photos
June 14, 1979: Sparky Anderson, hired as manager in midseason, inherits a team that includes a core of young players, including Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, Lance Parrish, Jack Morris and Dan Petry, and he boldly predicts a pennant within five years. He retires after the 1995 season with 1,331 Tigers victories more than any other Tigers manager and the 1984 World Series championship. AP Photo/Free Press illustration
Sept. 27, 1999: After 104 seasons of baseball at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull, the Tigers beat Kansas City, 8-2, in the last game at Tiger Stadium. Born as Bennett Park in 1896, Navin Field opens in 1911 and is renamed Briggs Stadium in 1938 and Tiger Stadium in 1961. Before the finale, Al Kaline and Ernie Harwell deliver farewell addresses. After the game, former Tiger greats including Eldon Auker, Gates Brown, Mickey Lolich, Willie Horton, Mark Fidrych, Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker are honored. DFP Photos
Oct. 3, 2012: Miguel Cabrera wins the Triple Crown with a .330 batting average, 44 home runs and 139 RBIs, becoming baseball's first Triple Crown winner since 1967. It's a remarkable era for Tigers players as Cabrera wins the American League MVP in 2012 and 2013. In 2011, Justin Verlander wins the Cy Young and MVP, and in 2013 Max Scherzer wins the Cy Young. GNS Sports/DFP Photos
May 2, 1881: While baseball in Detroit has been traced to the 1850s, the first major league game is played at Recreation Park, in the heart of what is now Detroit's Medical Center. Buffalo wins, 6-4, in front of 1,265 fans. Detroit, nicknamed the Wolverines, is a member of the National League.
1895: After being referred to variously as the Wolverines and the Creams, Detroit's team is dubbed the Tigers in articles appearing in the Detroit Free Press. "Tigers" most likely is borrowed from the nickname given to the Detroit Light Guard, a militia unit that had been the city's pride and joy since the Civil War. The team officially adopts the name upon entry into the American League in 1901.
April 25, 1901: In their first game as a charter member of the fledgling American League, the Tigers stage perhaps the greatest comeback in franchise history by scoring 10 runs in the ninth inning to beat Milwaukee, 14-13. The game is played in front of 10,023 fans at Bennett Park at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull the site where Tigers baseball would be played for the next 98 years.
Sept. 15, 1901: The Tigers conclude their inaugural home season with a 21-0 shellacking of Cleveland. They finish the season in third place with a 74-61 record under manager George Stallings. Due to Detroit's blue laws, the Sunday afternoon game is played at Burns Park in Springwells Township.
Aug. 30, 1905: Eighteen-year-old Ty Cobb doubles in his first at-bat for the Tigers, the first of 4,189 hits in a career that will span 24 seasons. Cobb, from Royston, Ga., is nicknamed "The Georgia Peach" by Joe S. Jackson of the Detroit Free Press.
June 29, 1907: Ty Cobb steals home, the first of 54 such thefts in his career. Cobb, a notoriously aggressive base runner, once said: "An offensive attitude is the key to making any play, and if it meant gambling and getting tough, I was willing. If they roughed me up, I knocked them kicking with my spikes. I used my legs like an octopus."
Aug. 18, 1907: The Tigers play their first Sunday game at Bennett Park in front of 9,635 fans.
Sept. 24, 1907: After ownership had changed hands a number of times, Frank Navin acquires a half interest in the Tigers for $20,000 and is named president. His stewardship will last 27 years.
Oct. 11, 1907: In the first World Series game in Detroit, the Tigers lose to Chicago, 6-1; the Cubs go on to win the Series.
Oct. 14, 1908: Once again the Cubs close out the Tigers, 2-0, at Bennett Park, to win the World Series. It remains the Cubs' last championship.
Oct. 16, 1909: In their third consecutive World Series, the Tigers lose in seven games to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the finale an 8-0 loss at Bennett Park.
April 20, 1912: Navin Field the forerunner of Briggs Stadium and Tiger Stadium opens at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull; the Tigers beat Cleveland in front of a capacity crowd of 23,000. Cost of construction: $300,000.
July 4, 1912: George Mullin pitches a no-hitter, beating the St. Louis Browns, 7-0. It's the first of seven no-hitters by Tigers pitchers, the last one pitched by Justin Verlander on May 7, 2011. Others are: Virgil Trucks (twice), May 15 and Aug. 25, 1952; Jim Bunning, July 20, 1958; Jack Morris, April 7, 1984; and Verlander again, June 12, 2007.
Aug. 12, 1912: Ty Cobb kills an alleged carjacker on the streets of Detroit or so the cantankerous Cobb claims later in life.
Aug. 29, 1925: Ty Cobb Day at recently expanded Navin Field draws 30,000 fans. Cobb receives a new car and other gifts at home plate before the game.
July 19, 1927: Ty Cobb, released by the Tigers and signed by the Philadelphia Athletics after the 1926 season, collects his 4,000th career hit in a game at Detroit.
April 20, 1927: The first radio broadcast of a Tigers game. Ty Tyson, a fixture behind the mic for 25 years, calls the game on radio station WWJ.
Sept. 24, 1928: A game between the sixth-place Tigers and last-place Boston draws 404 fans, the Tigers' smallest crowd ever.
April 24, 1934: With the repeal of Prohibition, beer is sold at Navin Field for the first time.
Oct. 9, 1934: In a hotly contested World Series, the Tigers lose Game 7 to Dizzy Dean and the St. Louis Cardinals' Gas House Gang. The Tigers are 0-4 in World Series. Tigers player-manager Mickey Cochrane will be voted the American League MVP for the season, the first of 11 Tigers to win the award bestowed by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Others are: Hank Greenberg, 1935; Charlie Gehringer, 1937; Greenberg, 1940; Hal Newhouser, 1944; Newhouser, 1945; Denny McLain, 1968; Willie Hernandez, 1984; Justin Verlander, 2011; Miguel Cabrera, 2012; Cabrera, 2013.
Oct. 7, 1935: The Tigers defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4-3, in Game 6 to win their first World Series in five attempts. Goose Goslin drives in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Heroes include Hank Greenberg, Mickey Cochrane (catcher and manager), Charlie Gehringer, Schoolboy Rowe and Tommy Bridges.
Nov. 13, 1935: Frank Navin dies a month after the Tigers won their first World Series. Industrialist and silent partner Walter O. Briggs purchases the team from Navin's estate for $1 million.
April 22, 1938: Briggs Stadium after the addition of a two-story grandstand in leftfield and centerfield is dedicated before a record Opening Day crowd of 54,500; the field is the first in baseball to be completely surrounded by two decks.
May 2, 1939: Lou Gehrig pulls himself from the New York Yankees' starting lineup in Detroit. It's the first time in 2,130 games, spanning 14 years, that The Iron Horse doesn't start. He wouldn't play again and died two years later.
Oct. 8, 1940: The Tigers fall to Cincinnati, 2-1, in Game 7 of the World Series.
July 8, 1941: In the first All-Star Game in Detroit, Boston's Ted Williams wins it for the American League with a dramatic ninth-inning home run.
July 1, 1945: In his first game back after four years in the military for World War II, Hank Greenberg homers for the Tigers.
Oct. 10, 1945: The Tigers defeat the Chicago Cubs, 9-3, in Game 7 to win their second World Series. Heroes include Hal Newhouser, Dizzy Trout, Hank Greenberg and Rudy York.
June 3, 1947: The first TV broadcast of a Tigers game. Ty Tyson, the radio voice of the Tigers, calls the game; there are about 2,000 televisions in the Detroit area at the time.
June 15, 1948: In the first night game in Detroit, the Tigers beat Philadelphia, 4-1, in front of 54,480 fans.
July 10, 1951: The American League loses the second All-Star Game in Detroit, 8-3, but Tigers George Kell and Vic Wertz hit home runs.
May 15 and Aug. 25, 1952: Virgil Trucks pitches no-hitters three months and 10 days apart, all the more amazing considering he wins only three other games all season.
June 25, 1953: Eighteen-year-old Al Kaline is 0 for 1 in his first game; he will collect 3,007 hits in a Hall of Fame career that spans 22 seasons, all with the Tigers.
April 17, 1955: Al Kaline homers twice in the same inning against the Kansas City Athletics; with a .340 mark, he will go on to win the batting title, at age 20 the youngest ever to do so.
July 3, 1956: A syndicate that includes John Fetzer buys the Tigers for $5.5 million.
June 17, 1958: Eleven days after joining the team, the Tigers' first black player, Ozzie Virgil, goes 5-for-5 in his first game at Briggs Stadium. The Tigers are the next-to-last team to integrate (before Boston) in the 11 years since Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. During the '40s and '50s, people of color regularly were banished to the left-field seats.
July 20, 1958: Jim Bunning, future U.S. senator from Kentucky, no-hits the Boston Red Sox.
Nov. 14, 1961: John Fetzer becomes sole owner of the Tigers.
April 19, 1960: Ernie Harwell broadcasts his first Tigers game, a 4-2, 15-inning victory at chilly Cleveland that took 4 hours, 54 minutes.
June 24, 1962: The Tigers lose in 22 innings to the New York Yankees, 9-7.
Aug. 9, 1964: The first Bat Day promotion draws 46,342 to a doubleheader with the Kansas City Athletics.
Oct. 1, 1967: The Tigers, in a three-team race with the Red Sox and Twins for first place, lose the American League pennant on the season's final day by splitting a doubleheader with the California Angels at Tiger Stadium. Detroit wins the opener, 6-4, but loses the nightcap, 8-5. The Red Sox finish 92-70, one game ahead of the Tigers and Twins.
Aug. 22, 1968: Dick McAuliffe, enraged by a brushback pitch, brawls with Tommy John and severely injures the Chicago left-hander's shoulder; McAuliffe is suspended for five games and fined $250.
Sept. 14, 1968: Denny McLain becomes baseball's first 30-game winner since Dizzy Dean in 1934. The right-hander finishes 31-6 with an ERA of 1.96.
Oct. 7, 1968: Invited by Ernie Harwell to perform before Game 5 of the World Series, Jose Feliciano's slow, jazzy rendition of the national anthem stirs controversy across the country.
Oct. 10, 1968: The Tigers defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, in Game 7 to win their third World Series. Mickey Lolich, pitching on two days' rest, goes the distance for his third victory of the Series. Other heroes include Al Kaline, Jim Northrup, Willie Horton and Mickey Stanley. It's the last World Series before the era of divisional play. Denny McLain will go on to win the Cy Young Award, the first of five Tigers' recipients. Others are: McLain again, 1969; Willie Hernandez, 1984; Justin Verlander, 2011; and Max Scherzer, 2013.
Aug. 28, 1969: Dancing groundskeeper Herbie Redmond entertains the home crowd for the first time.
May 15, 1976: In his first start, Mark Fidrych two-hits the Cleveland Indians for a 2-1 victory. As Birdmania sweeps Detroit, Fidrych, 21, goes on to start the All-Star Game, finish the season 19-9 and win rookie of the year in the American League. Fidrych, nicknamed the Bird because of his resemblance to Big Bird on "Sesame Street," becomes a media sensation with his quirky mannerisms such as talking to the ball, smoothing the mound with his hand and congratulating teammates at the end of innings.
June 14, 1979: Sparky Anderson, hired as manager in midseason, boldly predicts a pennant within five years. He retires after the 1995 season with 1,331 Tigers victories and the 1984 World Series championship.
July 13, 1971: A's outfielder Reggie Jackson hits a mammoth home run in the third and final All-Star Game at Tiger Stadium. His third-inning blast off Pittsburgh's Dock Ellis strikes a light tower atop the roof in right-centerfield before falling back onto the field. The ball, still rising before hitting the tower, travels about 400 feet; a Wayne State study concludes it was on a trajectory to go 650 feet. Six future Hall of Famers hit home runs in the game: Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench, Roberto Clemente, Reggie Jackson, Harmon Killebrew and Frank Robinson. In all, 21 future Hall of Famers (plus Pete Rose) are on the rosters for the game won by the American League, 6-4.
Oct. 8, 1972: In Game 2 of the ALCS in Oakland, A's shortstop Campy Campaneris flings his bat over the head of Tigers pitcher Lerrin LaGrow in the seventh inning. LaGrow, who hit Campaneris on the ankle with a pitch, barely ducks in time to dodge the lumber. Both players are ejected. Campaneris is suspended the rest of the series and the first seven games of 1973 (but not for the World Series) and fined $500.
Oct. 12, 1972: The Tigers are edged by the Oakland Athletics, 2-1, in the decisive Game 5 of the American League Championship Series.
July 15, 1973: Before 41,411 fans sweltering at Tiger Stadium, Angels right-hander Nolan Ryan pitches his second career no-hitter (he would finish with seven) in a 6-0 victory. Ryan strikes out 17, including Norm Cash twice. Cash comes to the plate with two outs in the ninth carrying a clubhouse table leg instead of a bat. Umpire Ron Luciano orders Cash to get a bat, to which he replies: "Why, I won't hit him anyway!" Cash pops out.
April 15, 1983: Tigers right-hander Milt Wilcox comes within one out of a perfect game at frigid Comiskey Park in Chicago. Jerry Hairston, hitting for Jerry Dybzinski, singles through the box on the first pitch from Wilcox.
Oct. 10, 1983: Domino's Pizza owner Tom Monaghan buys the Tigers from John Fetzer for $53 million.
April 7, 1984: Jack Morris no-hits the White Sox in Chicago.
May 24, 1984: The Tigers beat the California Angels, raising their record to 35-5, best start in franchise history.
Oct. 14, 1984: In game 5 of the World Series, Kirk Gibson deposits a 1-0 fastball from San Diego's Goose Gossage deep into the rightfield upper deck in one of the Tiger Stadium's most-famous home runs and sews up the Tigers' first World Series title since 1968 with a 8-4 victory over the Padres. With the Tigers up, 5-4, in the eighth inning and runners on second and third with one out, an intentional walk seems in order. But Gossage convinces his manager, Dick Williams, he can strike out Gibson. The Goose had fanned Gibby in his first major-league at-bat on three pitches and had surrendered only a bunt single in 10 previous plate appearances. The image of Gibson wildly celebrating his helmet off, his fists overhead graces the front page of the Free Press and a poster popular for decades. Alan Trammell is voted Series MVP. Other heroes include Jack Morris, Milt Wilcox, Aurelio Lopez and Larry Herndon.
Oct. 14, 1984: After the Tigers win the World Series, celebrants outside Tiger Stadium become rowdy, setting fires and overturning cars. A photograph of bare-bellied, pennant-waving Kenneth (Bubba) Helms comes to symbolize the pandemonium.
Oct. 4, 1987: Before 51,005 fans at the Corner, the Tigers finish a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays to win the American League East by one game. Detroit native Frank Tanana pitches a six-hit shutout, and Larry Herndon accounts for the only run with a second-inning homer off Jimmy Key, who allows only three hits in a complete game.
Oct. 12, 1987: The Tigers lose Game 5 (best-of-seven) to the Minnesota Twins in the American League Championship Series.
April 20, 1988: Amid speculation that the Tigers are seeking a new stadium, more than 1,000 fans encircle the ballpark for the first "stadium hug." The power of the hug lasted 11 years.
Aug. 25, 1990: Cecil Fielder, en route to the majors' first 50-homer season since 1977, clears Tiger Stadium's leftfield roof with a blast off Oakland's Dave Stewart the only Tiger to clear that roof. Opponents to do it: Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew (off Jim Bunning) in 1962, Washington's Frank Howard (off Mickey Lolich) in 1968 and Oakland's Mark McGwire (off Brian Moehler) in 1997.
Dec. 19, 1990: The Tigers announce that 1991 will be Ernie Harwell's last season in the broadcast booth after 31 years. Despite a public outcry, the Tigers and team president Bo Schembechler are unwavering, and Harwell bows out gracefully.
Aug. 26, 1992: Tom Monaghan sells the team for $85 million to Little Caesars pizza magnate Mike Ilitch, who announces that Ernie Harwell will be back in the booth for the 1993 season.
Oct. 28, 1995: Owner Mike Ilitch and Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer announce plans for a new 40,000-seat downtown stadium, eventually to be known as Comerica Park and to open in 2000.
Sept. 27, 1999: The Tigers beat Kansas City, 8-2, in the last game at Tiger Stadium. Brian Moehler gets the victory, and Robert Fick hits the final home run at The Corner, a grand slam in the eighth inning. Al Kaline and Ernie Harwell deliver farewell addresses. A fan pays $450 for eight seats that normally sell for $6.25 each in the lower deck of the outfield. After the game, former Tiger greats including Eldon Auker, Gates Brown, Mickey Lolich, Willie Horton, Mark Fidrych, Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker are honored.
April 11, 2000: Comerica Park opens, and the Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners, 5-2, in front of 39,168 chilly fans. Before the game, the team flag that flew over Tiger Stadium is unveiled and flown above Comerica Park. Ernie Harwell's call: "Well, here we go. (Mark) McLemore will lead it off. Here's the first pitch at Comerica and it's a strike called." The new ballpark confounds purists by having a merry-go-round and Ferris wheel, among other amenities.
Sept. 29, 2002: Ernie Harwell's last broadcast. His parting words: "I might have been a small part of your life. But you have been a very large part of mine. And it's my privilege and honor to share with you the greatest game of all. Now God has a new adventure for me. And I'm ready to move on. So I leave you with a deep sense of appreciation for your longtime loyalty and support. I thank you very much, and God bless all of you."
Sept. 26, 2003: The Tigers lose their 119th game of the season, a franchise-low watermark.
Oct. 4, 2005: After 12 consecutive losing seasons under six managers, the Tigers hire Jim Leyland.
Oct. 14, 2006: Magglio Ordoñez's walk-off homer in Game 4 against the Oakland Athletics at Comerica Park sends the Tigers to their first World Series since 1984.
Oct. 27, 2006: Detroit loses the World Series to St. Louis in five games, but it has been a remarkable season for the Tigers, who win 95 games and eliminate the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees in the playoffs. Jim Leyland is voted AL manager of the year.
Dec. 4, 2007: The Tigers acquire Miguel Cabrera in a trade with the Florida Marlins. Cabrera will lead the American League in home runs (37) in 2008, in RBIs (126) in 2010, in batting three consecutive years, 2011-13 (.344, .330, .348), and in 2012 he will win the Triple Crown (44 homers, 139 RBI, .330) and be voted the league's MVP. He will be voted MVP again in 2013.
June 12, 2007: Justin Verlander no-hits the Milwaukee Brewers, the first no-hitter at Comerica Park.
Sept. 16, 2009: Ernie Harwell, who weeks earlier announces he has been diagnosed with incurable bile duct cancer, gives a farewell address to fans at Comerica Park between innings of a game. His parting words: "Thank you very much and God bless you!"
June 2, 2010: Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga is deprived of a perfect game when, with two outs in the ninth inning, umpire Jim Joyce incorrectly calls the runner safe on a close play at first base. Joyce later admits his mistake. Galarraga retires the next batter, and his effort is referred to by some as the 28-out perfect game. Two days later, the Tigers reward Galarraga on the field with a red Corvette. Before the next season, Galarraga and Joyce write a book together, "Nobody's Perfect."
May 4, 2010: Ernie Harwell dies at age 92. Two days later, he will lay in repose at Comerica Park; more than 10,000 fans file past the open casket.
Nov. 4, 2010: Sparky Anderson, who led the Tigers to the 1984 World Series championship and won 1,331 games over 17 seasons, dies at age 76.
May 7, 2011: Justin Verlander no-hits the Blue Jays in Toronto, the second no-hitter of his career.
Sept. 18, 2011: Justin Verlander raises his record to 24-5. He will go on to win the Cy Young and MVP awards.
Oct. 28, 2012: The San Francisco Giants finish off the Tigers in four games in the World Series, the Tigers' 11th appearance in the Fall Classic. Tigers' World Series record: 4-7.
Nov. 15, 2012: Miguel Cabrera, who won the Triple Crown with a .330 batting average, 44 homers and 139 RBIs, wins the American League MVP award, one year after Justin Verlander was voted MVP.
Sept. 25, 2013: Tigers clinch the AL Central Division title, marking the first time since 1907-09 that they will play in the postseason three consecutive years. The Tigers will beat Oakland in the ALDS before falling to eventual World Series champion Boston in the ALCS.
Oct. 21, 2013: Manager Jim Leyland retires after eight seasons, two pennants and four postseason appearances. His 700 victories are third most in team history behind Sparky Anderson (1,331) and Hughie Jennings (1,131).
Nov. 3, 2013: Tigers hire Brad Ausmus as manager. The 44-year-old former catcher, who spent 2 1/2 of his 18 seasons with the Tigers, has never managed in the majors or minors.
Nov. 13, 2013: Max Scherzer (21-3) wins the Cy Young Award, two years after Justin Verlander won the award.
Nov. 15, 2013: Miguel Cabrera (.348 batting average, 44 home runs and 137 RBIs) wins the American League MVP Award for the second straight year. Tigers players now have won three straight MVP awards and two of the past three Cy Youngs, a feat unparalleled in baseball history.


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New Years Day, 2006
The next fortnightly issue will be published on Sunday, the 15th of January, 2006
'Time is never called in my recurring dream of pubs.' -- Ciaran Carson in Last Night's Fun (The Pub in the Green Man building never closes. Ciaran, first pint's always on the house for session musicians!)
'Time is never called in my recurring dream of pubs.' -- Ciaran Carson in Last Night's Fun (The Pub in the Green Man building never closes. Ciaran, first pint's always on the house for session musicians!)
'Time is never called in my recurring dream of pubs.' -- Ciaran Carson in Last Night's Fun (The Pub in the Green Man building never closes. Ciaran, first pint's always on the house for session musicians!)
'Time is never called in my recurring dream of pubs.' -- Ciaran Carson in Last Night's Fun (The Pub in the Green Man building never closes. Ciaran, first pint's always on the house for session musicians!)
'Time is never called in my recurring dream of pubs.' -- Ciaran Carson in Last Night's Fun (The Pub in the Green Man building never closes. Ciaran, first pint's always on the house for session musicians!)
It is a hundred different late evenings in the deep of a hundred different winters in a hundred different cities.
What little light we've had today is fading from the lowering clouds, the wind blowing ever more bitterly cold. The few birds left scavenging the sidewalks in the late afternoon gloom sound small and worried as they speak in tiny, short notes. Even fewer people, muffled and featureless in scarves pulled high and hats pulled low, move quickly through the streets on their way to somewhere warm. Everywhere there are grey shadows and deeper shadows growing together into dark. Rain and snow and sleet fall in intermittent spurts, adding a baffling reflective quality to the deepening, developing night.
Frozen moments of different winters layer themselves into the same winter, the same dark, the same gloom, the same scurry for warmer spaces, like one of those flip books with the sketches slightly off-kilter.
Inside the pubs, the bars, the common rooms, it is that same moment of afternoon moving into night, too early for just-laid fires in the clamorous grate to have any effect at all on the loneliness of the room. You're still waiting for the space to be warmed by others like you, your footsteps clunking noisily over wooden floors with no company but the ghosts of other feet stomping over the planks. The people have not yet arrived to make the room alive, they're heading home to get ready for the evening to come, they're at the shops laying on provisions for dinner, they're trapped in the Tube, the buses, in the cars, in the trains, but you can't see them, you're still waiting for the session to come together, the musicians still somewhere out in the cold, with only the potentiality of the session to come.
The winter solstice has come and gone, and the nights are supposedly getting shorter while the days lengthen, but the dark comes far too early for real comfort, making the days feel stunted, aborted.
You hold cold fingers out to the infant fire, to the hundreds of fires that came before and will come after, the coal, the wood, the peat, piled up in a lumpy pyramid in the grate, thin young flames licking up in quick flicks and leaps; the fireplace, the stove, the firebox actually seeming colder than before the fire was lit, in that strange, backward way of the swept fireplace and a new fire.
You tacitly volunteer to feed the new fire, adding some coal, a piece or two of peat, as the voices of the bar staff echo around the empty room as they slice the lemons, stack the glasses, and check the inventory.
Perhaps not quite empty, there's almost always that regular who seems to magically appear without coming through any doors, sometimes more than one, sitting at the bar, lines sagging down beside his mouth, facing down a glass of amber liquid between his cupped hands, quiet words for the guy next to him or to the bartender as he clanks the bottles into place for the evening.
And in a hundred potential moments, you are dimly aware of the session gathered in the corner around the table, already playing in full spate; you've never heard Jim Donohue's played that fast or that drive-y before, god that big-boned fiddler and that tall narrow piper are cranking through it, mighty and mighty again.
And in a hundred moments the musicians are still trailing into the pub, trickling in like drops of water gathering themselves into a puddle, instrument cases slung over shoulders or dangling down their backs, eyeing the spot they want to sit in, stopping off at the bar for a drink in the case of early arrivals, or coming over to put the goods down in a chair in the case of later, claiming a space for their own before stopping for their drink.
In a hundred quietened rooms, the pretty singer the men have been eyeing all evening has been called on for a song, and she sways as she sings of the wee girl with a dark and roving eye and bad company and love betrayed and love found and wars fought and won and lost, young men dying for love or war or the right or the wrong or for nothing at all, and maids with agricultural jobs and love on their minds losing garters to soldiers, to craftsmen, to shepherds, in unlikely circumstance; and for a hundred potential moments it's all true and as likely as anything else that happens to anyone.
A hundred moments flash over and under each other, shifting without even the blink of an eye, and you choose the one you want and move into the moment, the space, the place where you need to be.
And, in this moment and in this time, there you are, here along with us.
And the fire leaps and crackles, as we play the tunes in the warm and crowded room, as the music shifts from reel to jig to reel to polka, from good to wreckingly horrible to brilliant, from the hotshots to the beginners to the lot of us. We toast to the new year and the cycles that bring us together and tear us apart, and to the publican and to each other, here in a hundred moments at the Neverending Session, at the Pub on the Edge, the Green Man Pub under Reynard's watchful eye, in the kitchens of the Green Man's building, in corners of hallways, as we launch into another set of tunes.
Outside, the night is black and unbelievably cold, the wind biting at noses and fingers, and Samhain's ever-present ravens are croaking as they huddle under dripping, icy trees. Inside, at this moment and in this time, we are together, and warm, and happy (or, at the very least, content as only someone forgetting unhappiness for the space of a night can be).
Best wishes to you in the New Year. May it bring you peace and warmth and happiness and music. Stay with us a while.
Perhaps the most faithful of the Oysterband fans that are among us, Vonnie Carts-Powell has a review for us of the lads in the early days of a better nation: 'A quick Google search tells me that the average life span of a pearl-farmed oyster is six years, while the life span of a freshwater oyster can be as long as 80. The individual ages of the Oysters -- members of our own, darling Oysterband -- lie someplace between the two, while the Oysterband as a whole marked its 25th anniversary several years ago. If you've followed the Oysterband for only the past 20 years, Before the Flood will surprise.'
Our featured film review for this issue takes a look at a new release currently in theaters. Robert M. Tilendis reviews at Brokeback Mountain, a movie is already receiving award nominations and much critical praise. How did our GMR reviewer feel about this film? 'No one was talking much as we filed out. I walked around for about an hour in the snow and the wind. I couldn't think of anything else to do.' I agree; this film left me speechless when I caught a screening of it a few weeks back. As a film that breaks down the archetype of the cowboy, and as a watershed in GLBT film, it deserves consideration. His Excellence in Writing Award winning review talks about these issues, painting a picture of a film that will surely be talked about for years to come.
Puppetry has come a long way since Christopher White thrilled to the doings of Lambchop and Kukla, Fran & Ollie. In his review of Figures of Speech Theatre's Anerca, Chris writes of a puppet theater that owes as much to Japanese drama and American-Indian Mythology as it does to Jim Henson and Sherri Lewis. 'Among the complex issues they set out to explore with Anerca are cross-cultural interactions, the misunderstandings of language, and direct emotional communication. Rather than putting Western words into another language, they focus on the emotional tone, physical world and spiritual quest of the characters. The story of the shaman and boy is interwoven with scenes featuring the historical figure of Knud Rasmussen, a complex and conflicted explorer of Danish/Inuit heritage, and the fictive Beulah Borealis, an Arctic barmaid. With its evocative and innovative sets, effects and music, Anerca, a word that means 'breath' and 'soul' and 'poetry' in the Eskimo language, 'is deeply moving, disturbing, painful, funny, honest, and dreamlike; impossible to reduce to mere words.'
Last edition, Elizabeth Vail looked at the first three novels of A Song of Ice and Fire, the epic George R. R. Martin fantasy series. Now she looks at A Feast for Crows, the newest volume. Elizabeth echoes the grumbling I've heard 'round our offices 'bout this novel: 'So far, with the previous three novels in George R. R. Martin's gargantuan A Song of Ice and Fire series, the author has deftly managed to maintain a semblance of organization over the sprawling, multilayered saga of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. However, in A Feast for Crows, there is a troubling sense that the wheels on this fantastically complex machine are beginning to loosen.' Read her Excellence in Writing Award winning review of A Feast for Crows for why she thinks this novel is less than satisfying.
Graham Anderson's King Arthur in Antiquity has Kim Bates pondering: 'Why are the King Arthur stories so enduring in the popular imagination? And why did they captivate mediaeval Europe? Did the crusaders bring these stories to the middle east, or were the stories waiting for them when they got there? Anderson parses classical and mediaeval writing, as well as surviving folktales from the near east for evidence of Arthur figures, and not surprisingly, he finds not only similar tales of a 'bear son' who is a military culture hero, but also evidence of some of Arthur's companions as well. Perhaps these stories resonated with so many people because Indo-Europeans share the stories in common. As the author emphasizes, all this may be quite disappointing for those who cherish the idea that the stories emerged from the life of one embattled Briton in the fifth or sixth century, and it is the focus on this place and this era that may have caused Arthurian scholars to miss, or to fail to look for Arthur in all these 'wrong' places -- and times.'
Kim also reviews Richard O. Nidel's World Music -- The Basics: 'If the goal is to set an absolute beginner on the road to appreciating the world's music, World Music, The Basics succeeds. It would make a great gift for a young person with a love of music, but no idea where to begin learning about it.'
Good book, bad jacket design. So says Donna Bird of Brian Murphy's The Root of Wild Madder: 'It's hard to miss the design on the dust jacket of this book. It's a wraparound photograph of a Persian carpet, cropped so that the selvedges line up with the top and bottom edges of the jacket and the fringes touch the edges of the front and back covers. The paper has a slightly rough texture. Of course the opaque and somewhat garish overlays of the book's title and subtitle (Chasing the History, Mystery and Lore of the Persian Carpet), the author's name, and the blurbs and bar code on the back cover really detract from this lovely design. Fortunately, these dust jacket gaffes do not signal any comparable shortcomings in the contents. In fact, this is one of the most interesting non-fiction books I've read in a long time -- so much so that I read it from cover to cover, which is not my usual practice with non-fiction. I volunteered to review it because I thought it was about an ancient craft -- the making of elaborately patterned Persian carpets. Murphy's engaging first-person narrative style, his use of active verbs and his vivid, sensual descriptions grabbed and held my attention.'
Gregory Maguire's Son of a Witch did not fare well at all with Gili Bar-Hilel: 'If you liked Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,you will probably like its sequel, for here is more of the same. Wicked did very well, and has been enjoying success in its Broadway incarnation, which I have got to see someday, because for the life of me I don't understand how any musical based on that book could be enjoyable. But I digress. I'll come straight out and say that I did not like Wicked. I don't think I've ever disliked a book more and yet owned three copies of it. People just kept thrusting the book at me, because I'm a known Oz freak, and an intellectual, and it was supposed to be a good book. I felt duty-bound to read it all the way through, though I disliked it from moment one. The same sense of duty made me read Son of a Witch'
Hiawyn Oram and Tudor Humphries are respectively writer and illustrator of The Giant Surprise -- a Narnia Story, a book which was bad enough, so lacking in the spirit of Narnia itself, that Gili earned a coveted Grinch Award for reviewing it. Now go read her succinct and perfectly worded review of this book that shouldn't have been!
Ronald Schwartz's Neo-Noir: The New Film Noir Style from Psycho to Collateral earns this cautionary note from Craig Clarke: 'This type of film criticism automatically brings up questions due to its very subjectivity. Each reader will surely argue why certain movies should have been omitted in favor of their obviously better choices. (I certainly wonder why Blood Work or Out of Time were chosen as more representative than, say, Dead Again or One False Move, both superior films.) The remaining number are catalogued in the exhaustive filmography (650 films!) included at the back of the book. Despite its $30 price tag (for a 150-page paperback), the depth and breadth of Neo-Noir makes it required reading for anyone longing to be a serious fan of films made in the modern noir style.'
April Gutierrez is a great fan of Jim Butcher, so it's not surprising she liked Academ's Fury: Book Two of the Codex Alera: 'Butcher does a deft job of keeping the pace moving, while still
allowing for substantive character development. A number of new
characters are introduced (and a few old ones revisited) that further
flesh out Alera's tenuous political environment. The stage is set for
this year's eagerly awaited third installment.'
April, a lover of all aspects of Japanese pop culture, strongly recommends a book I. B. Tauris sent us: 'When I pick up a book written by a self-avowed fan of anything -- be it history, popular culture, art, what have you -- there's always some measure of trepidation involved, since the book may well be little more than a fannish stream of consciousness. Given Chris D.'s seeming lack of a last name and the pulpy cover to Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film, I was initially hesitant . . . a hesitancy that my own not-so-inner fan tossed out the window when I discovered he had devoted chapters to directors Miike Takashi and Kurosawa Kiyoshi, whose films I find intriguing, to say the least. So I dove head first into the book and quickly found it nigh near impossible to put down. Chalk one up for Chris D.: he may be a fan, but he's a knowledgeable, articulate one, who's composed a fascinating book.'
Elizabeth Hand, writer of some of the finest novels you'll have the pleasure to read, including Waking the Moon and Mortal Love, has a look at a new edition of fairy tales written by Hans Christian Anderson which finally makes him a pleasure to read instead of sounding like a pompous Victorian: 'Tiina Nunnally has given this great storyteller a wonderful gift for his two hundredth birthday, putting life back into all those charming unhappy people, match girls and robber girls, princesses and paupers, dancers and doomed snowmen.'
Donovan Leitch's The Autobiography of Donovan: the Hurdy Gurdy Man is but the latest of many Donovan products which David Kidney has reviewed recently: '2005 has been a banner year for Donovan Leitch. It started in the summer of 2004 when his latest album beat cafe was released. It continued to sell steadily, to increasingly warm reviews. He toured here and there, presenting a strong mix of the new music with the old hits. Then Epic/Legacy released a marvelous retrospective box set of his music which covered his long career. Now, he has put down his guitar, put pen to paper, and presented us with his own story of his life. Interesting.' David goes on to caution you, dear reader, that 'Donovan's prose style is rambling, and idiomatic. It works best if you read it aloud, with a Scottish burr, softly and gently, in a virtual whisper. Like the voice he used for 'Atlantis,' '. . .in the days before the grrreat flood. . . .' Then it becomes almost spoken poetry. Otherwise, the text seems precious and twee. But spoken it takes on a life of its own.' Read his Excellence in Writing Award winning commentary for the full skinny!
Robert M. Tilendis was the lucky staffer who got to review Patricia A. McKillip's forthcoming novel, Solstice Wood: 'It took almost a whole paragraph for me to realize I was going to love this book. I will admit to a certain bias: I have always enjoyed reading McKillip. I happen to consider Riddle-Master, which is firmly on my 're-read frequently' list, one of the two or three best fantasy trilogies ever. She is also a writer I admire for her economy, poetic use of language -- those resonances between and around the words -- and her humor. This one is McKillip's first foray into 'contemporary fantasy,' and aside from being a new book by Patricia McKillip, it's engaging on a number of fronts.'>Robert's reading now the forthcoming Charles de Lint novel, Widdershins, so look for his review here in about a month!
Robert has a confession to make: 'It grieves me to realize that Brian M. Stableford is one of those (too many) authors whose work I have never encountered before. At least, it does after reading The Wayward Muse. Before that, of course, it was pretty much value-neutral, but now I'm faced with adding another body of work to my 'to read' list, and Stableford has been publishing for forty years.'
Michelle Erica Green dropped by GMR offices with a holiday present; an Excellence in Writing Award winning review of the new movie The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. ''Once a King or Queen in Narnia, always a King or Queen,' the saying goes. But as I watched Andrew Adamson's beautifully-realized, superbly cast film of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, I found myself wondering whether that was really true.' She'll tell you exactly why, and whether or not you'd like to step into the wardrobe yourself. Glad to have you back, Michelle!
With Narnia in theaters, some folks may want to revisit other children's favorites. David Kidney decided to take another look at the timeless classic of children's films, The Wizard of Oz. 'Sure I've seen it before, lots of times. I've read at least three of the books, and seen several of the other film interpretations. The Wiz, Return to Oz, a bunch of animated films (both good and bad) and last summer I saw Wicked (with Idena Menzel) on Broadway. . . .I have never, in all those viewings, seen the film in colour!' Did this new DVD transfer send him 'Over the Rainbow'? His review will let you know; as with the other film reviews this week, it too garners an Excellence In Writing award.
Vonnie Carts-Powell notes: 'There's something about Christmas Revels. Actually, there are a number of hard-to-define somethings: There's something magical about singing a round of 'Dona Nobis Pacem' in an auditorium filled with hundreds of people -- all on key. Something heart-warming about this same group singing a rousing 'Sussex Mummer's Carol' together. Something mysterious and thrilling about the Abbots Bromley Sword dance. And something fortifying at being able to laugh at the evils and foolishness of the world through the satire of Fauvel.' Read her review of this year's Revels to see why it was good but not quite as good as last year's!
All of us here at Green Man Review were either too young or too stoned to remember the original Alice's Restaurant Massacree, but never fear! Our intrepid New Englanders, Senior Writers Barb Truex and Christopher White, are bringing the whole Alice's Restaurant experience to you complete with Officer Obie and and "the twenty seven 8 x 10 color glossy pictures with the circles and arrows on the back of each one." If anything, they say, Alice's Restaurant is as fresh and as timely today as it was in nineteen-sixty-I-was-too-stoned-to-remember. To read about Arlo's 'Fortieth Anniversary Alice's Restaurant Massacree' tour and his genetically gifted warm-up act 'The Mammals,' click here.
Kim Bates notes that 'The Pogues have a lot to answer for. I blame them for every half-assed Celtic Rock band filled with musicians who learned to play on stage and couldn't make it at a slow session to save their lives. As GMR music editor I've listened to many, loved a few, and grown exceptionally weary of most. But The Pogues also have lot to take credit for - they brought Irish music to many. I suspect that they launched more than a few journeys seeking the heart that lies within many musics. Their cynical sentimentality is almost irresistible, and really listening to their music you begin to suspect they may not be that weary of the world after all. McGowan's impact on music is as undeniable as the question of whether his habits are inseparable from his genius or the demon that holds it back. BBC reviewer Cormac Heron puts it very well: 'MacGowan has a rare way with words and an ability to take something horrible and make it sound beautiful, delicate and, of course, intoxicating.' And it's not just McGowan -- it's the package. Being at a Pogues show, or even listening to one, is gaining admission to a rare vision of the world, where so many of the really dreadful things about being here now are redeemed in a haze of altered reality.' Now go read her review to see if this was indeed the ultimate Pogues collection, or just the group saying pogue mahone to its fans.
Kim also looked at three of the many Celtic recordings we get for review -- Kíla's Live in Dublin, Shooglenifty's Live, Radical Mestizo, and Ronan O'Snodaigh's Playdays -- and found much to like: ' These three albums represent some good work by some of the more creative musicians working in that amorphous marketing category sometimes referred to as 'world' music. As their careers progress, we see more of the artists, and less genuflecting to the strictures of the traditions that birthed them. '
Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run: 30th Anniversary Edition caused David Kidney to exclaim 'Thirty years!?! Wow! It's been 30 years since I heard Bruce Springsteen for the first time? I had heard so much about other 'new Dylans' that I ignored his first two albums. When I played Born To Run for the first time I was amazed, almost awestruck, by the power of this music. Why, he wasn't like Dylan at all! His songs were all about cars, and the mean streets of New York City. But somehow they were more than that. They encapsulated the history of rock 'n' roll into brief, shining moments of sound. You could hear 'Roy Orbison singin' for the lonely . . .' if you listened with a rock fan's ear. The car songs went beyond those of the Beach Boys. Bruce wasn't driving to the 'hot dog stand' he was 'catching rides to the outskirts, tying faith between [his] teeth . . . getting wasted in the heat and hiding on the backstreets.' There was a sense of Phil Spector's Wall of Sound about the production by Springsteen, Jon Landau and Mike Appel. Now here we are -- 30 years later -- and the music sounds every bit as huge, every bit as exciting, in this newly remastered digital rendition.'
Peter Massey was handed a recording from our beloved Editor which left him puzzled but pleased to say the very least -- Helen Rivero & Ian Blake's Luminous. Why so? Let's ask him: 'We get all sorts of music here at GMR, none more so than this album from Australia. It can be filed under 'cultural arts world music'. Helen Rivero is best known in Australia for her work with Spanish and Sephardic music and is a member of the female a capella group Blindman's Holiday. Here with Ian Blake, who enjoys folk music, early music and electronica, indeed his own music encompasses traces of all three and is more widely known for writing for theatre, film, dance and public arts projects, which has earned him an ARIA nomination for his production skills. Together on this album, they have put together . . . a collection of 'night music, dreams and charms' based on lullabies from around the world. Helen sings and creates a variety of vocal characterisations set against Ian's instrumental backings and soundscapes.'>
>Darrell Scott, Danny Thompson & Kenny Malone's Live in NC has Peter raving: 'Take 3 musicians, each one a virtuoso on his instrument, plus one of them who is no mean singer; record them live in a couple of great sessions entertaining an audience. The adrenalin starts to pump and brings out that little bit extra from each performer, and that's just about what you hear on this album. This is one of the finest 'live' performance recordings I have heard for a long time. Each of the performers are obviously comfortable with other two, and produce a sound that you might swear that there is more than just three of them up there on the stage. Darrell Scott maybe more readily recognised, as a songwriter of many country & western songs that have been recorded by most of the big name artists, and this alone should earn Darrell a place in the hall of fame.'
First the facts from Robert M. Tilendis: ' La Bohème is [Giacomo] Puccini before Tosca -- it's a wonderful opera, and one can easily see why it maintains its place as one of the most popular in the repertoire and beyond -- it is, in fact, the basis of the musical Rent. The libretto was developed from a play by Henri Murger, La Vie de Bohème, and was premiered in 1896.' Now for his opinion on this recording: 'This is another in Sony's reissues of great past recordings of classical music and opera, and I'd go so far as to call it a must-have for the basic opera library. I am completely smitten with this one.' Go read his review for his in-depth look at this impressive recording!
Breath deep and read this header for the next review by Robert -- Sergei Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44, Chanson Georgienne, Op. 4. No 4 [Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel, cond.] (Silverline Classics, 2004; Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30; Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C. Op. 26 [Van Cliburn, piano; Symphony of the Air, Kiril Kondrashin, cond; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl, cond.] (Sony BMG Music Entertainment (orig. RCA Red Seal), 2005). Got that? V'Good. Now go read his review to see why one recording was colourless, but the other was sheer technicolour itself!
Three re-released recordings -- Ibrahim Ferrer's Ay, Candela, Eliades Ochoa's A la Casa, and Omara Portuondo's Sentimiento get the nod of approval from Gary Whitehouse: 'these releases give an airing to some of the pre-Buena Vista recordings made by these three greats, and are worthwhile additions to the Cuban music catalog'
Jack Merry here. I've been playing, as I oft do this time of year, David DiGiuseppe's 'Midwinter Reel', a quite spritely tune that befits the rather nasty midwinter weather we're experiencing right now. As you leave us this edition, may you be of good cheer in this New Year! Bliain úr faoi shéan is faoi mise duit!
Before we leave you this edition, a concert announcement for those of you in the Boston, Massachusetts, USA region..
Pipeline, a new duo with Dermot Hyde and Tom Hake, unites the music of Ireland, Scotland, Galicia, and Brittany. They are now based in Munich, Germany. Their first appearance in North America was at the Folk Alliance Conference held in Montreal in February 2005 where they gave a banner showcase/performance. These two multi-instrumentalists cover a complete range of sounds from the Celtic world. Dermot Hyde is a virtuoso uilleann piper, whistle-player, and accomplished singer with connections to both Ulster and Scotland. He joins forces with multi-instrumentalist, Tom Hake, a native German. who accompanies on bouzouki, guitar and harp. Their repertoire includes traditional pieces from the Celtic world, and original tunes and songs composed by Dermot.
Their performance in Arlington, MA on January 13 is part of their first tour in eastern U.S. Information. Go here for more information.
Vonnie Carts-Powell has a review for us in the next issue!
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Video: Luke Bryan Checks Words, Watch During National AnthemDuring Luke Bryan's national anthem before Tuesday's All-Star Game, it appeared the singer was either looking down at his hands for the words or his watch for timing.
Video: Um, Here's Bob Saget Singing The National Anthem We're not quite sure why Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) sang the National Anthem at the White Sox game over the weekend, but we figured we'd share it with you.
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Technical and Research Skills: Techniques
Introduction to Systematic Reviews
1/2 day
The aim of the course is to examine the rationale behind systematic reviews and identify the characteristics of a systematic review. Participants will be introduced to the process of undertaking a systematic review including development of the research question; research protocol; search strategy; inclusion and exclusion criteria; critical appraisal and data extraction; as well as dissemination.
06 May 2015
11th Floor, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0DE
09:30 - 12:30
PLEASE NOTE: Places on this workshop are open to staff members on a Research only contract, other staff groups are welcome to apply for a place and will be entered onto a reserve list, in the event of a place becoming vacant a week prior to the session commencing staff members will be offered a place.
Provider: HUMRS
Target Group: RS