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CHUCK STARK | Hammel has found a home with Orioles
SEATTLE - Port Orchard's Wally Lake was beaming as he watched Jason Hammel warm-up in the bullpen at Safeco Field Tuesday night.
Nearly 20 years ago, Lake used his first pick in South Kitsap Eastern Little League's annual player draft on Hammel, an 11-year-old whose family had just moved to town from Pittsburgh.
"He was about six inches taller than anybody else and he threw hard," said Lake, who was wearing an orange Orioles' T-shirt that had No. 39 and Hammel's name on his back. "Drafting him was a no-brainer. I know nine other teams would have loved to have had him. We just happened to be the lucky ones."
Lake also owns Hammel jerseys from his days with the Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays, which used a 10th-round pick in the 2002 draft to select the 6-foot-6 right-hander who played just one full year of varsity baseball at South Kitsap before moving on to Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Ore., for two years.
"I'm a big Mariners' fan," Lake said, "but two or three times a year, I'm cheering for Jason and the Orioles."
Hammel improved to 4-1 on Tuesday. He pitched five shutout innings before being chased in the sixth. Baltimore's bullpen preserved the 7-2 victory with four shutout innings.
It was one of those tedious games on chilly night that gives baseball a black eye — it droned on for 3 hours, 35 minutes — and Hammel spent a good number of those minutes in the dugout when the Orioles sent seven players to the plate in the top half of an especially long fifth inning.
"The pace of the game was really slow and you tend to tighten up a little bit," he said, "and I'm already dealing with elbow tightness. I'm not trying to make excuses but it's tough to build a rhythm and be consistent in the strike zone as much as you want to stay aggressive.
"I made a couple of pitches up in that inning. (Michael) Morse hit the home run and two singles followed that. I just wasn't locating in that inning and that's why I got out of there early."
He was disappointed he couldn't go deeper — he'd made five straight quality starts (six innings or longer) — but manager Buck Showalter was OK with the five-inning outing. It's reached the point when the Baltimore skipper gives Hammel the baseball, he feels the Orioles have a pretty good chance to win.
"You know the saying, you need one pitch to compete, two to win and three to dominate. When he's got three or four going he can match up with anybody," Showalter said.
The four-seam fastball, slider, curve and changeup are not the only things Showalter likes about Hammel, who was the Orioles' Opening Day starter.
"He's been solid since he got here, not only as a pitcher but as a teammate and human being," the personable O's skipper said. "He's a pleasure to manage. He's a guy who cares about things right. He's a good father, a good husband. I'm proud of him as a person as much as I am a pitcher."
Showalter was aware that Hammel grew up in the Seattle area.
"He tells me he's seven miles from here as a crow flies but about an hour if you go around something," he said.
When informed that something is a ferry ride or a drive around the sound, by way of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Showalter said, "I'd fly with the crow then."
Right now Hammel chooses to fly with the Birds.
In a relatively short time, he has gone from being a No. 5 starter in Tampa and Colorado to being the ace on an AL East contender that is coming off a magical season in which the Orioles advanced to the postseason for the first time since 1997.
Not a lot of people saw this coming — the Orioles' resurgence or Hammel's role in it.
Hammel had just about pitched himself back to the minors in Colorado, when something clicked after being moved to the bullpen in August of 2011. In 30 games (25 starts) since the demotion, Hammel is 10-8 with a 3.30 ERA over 160 innings. Opponents are hitting .222 against him in that span. In his previous 25 games, Hammel was 7-12 with a 5:24 ERA.
Now, the goal is to pitch 200 innings.
"If you can get to 200 innings, everything else will take care of itself," he said. "That's all I want to do."
He was on pace to do that a year ago before a being sidelined with a knee injury that required surgery. He had seven wins by June 17, and finished 8-6 with a 3.43 ERA in 118 innings. It was some of the best starting pitching the O's had received in years. Hammel returned from knee surgery late in the season and started Games 1 and 5 of the 2012 AL Division Series against the Yankees. He pitched well, allowing four earned runs in 11.1 innings, but didn't get any run support.
If Hammel gets to that magical 200-inning mark this season, he'll be rewarded with more than a pat on the back.
Hammel will be a free agent in 2014. He's making $6.75 million this season, and if he can become an innings-eater, he will become the highest-paid professional baseball player to come out of the Kitsap area.
Aaron Sele, the North Kitsap grad who had a successful 15-year career, earned a single-season high of $8,666,067 in 2004 with the Anaheim Angels.
The down-to-earth Hammel, who twice flirted with no-hitters in 2012, seems to be taking his recent success in stride. He's 30, happily married and has a young son, Beckett, who shares his birthdate (Sept. 2).
"He's done well in his time in Baltimore, especially when he first got there," Lake said. "Fans did not like the trade at first. Now he's more of a hometown hero for them. All it takes is a few wins. He got to be in the playoffs, start two games. That's huge. He'll be telling his grand kids about that."
When Hammel was told that his old coach was at the game, he broke out a big smile.
"No kidding," he said. "Jeeez. That's awesome. Playing for Mile High Chiropractic, those were the good old days."
Maybe, but considering the way his career has taken off, it seems pretty certain that Jason Hammel's still got a lot of good old days left in that right arm of his.
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24 Things: The Letting Go Challenge starts today.
Day 23: Fireplaces, Ladybugs, and Chicken Feet
Today, I vacuumed fireplaces, eight of them.
Our old colonial farmhouse shares the land with wild turkeys, deer, and coyotes.
The spring thaw brings hundreds of ladybugs out of the cracks in the ceilings. They huddle together in the sunlight. My son gently catches them and transports them to plants for safekeeping.
The oversized kitchen hearth boasts a bread oven that doubles for a hiding place for gifts, and a long, steel hook for cooking. A rusted pot dangles there and I often imagine what was stirred in it, over the past 300 hundred years.
I lugged the soot out to the garden, for the 3rd time, and silently paid reverence to the hundreds of women who have cleaned out those fireplaces, over the centuries, without the aid of a wet-vac, electricity, and running water.
This house is a treasure. We are only the fourth family to live here.
Governor John Albion Andrew grew up on this farm. Governor of Massachusetts during the civil war, he was depicted in the movie Glory, as one of the men, who established the first all black regiment; The 54th Infantry.
Indian shutters pull out from inside the walls for protection in case of an attack. Arrowheads are found in spring, when the cornfield is tilled and planted.
I purchased a metal detector, against my husband's wishes, but everywhere I pointed it, it beeped. What I need is an Un-metal detector to show me where there isn't an old rake, handcrafted nail, or horseshoe.
The attic, a place I never go alone, has three cramped rooms where the indentured servants lived. I look at the shreds of wallpaper left on the walls and wonder who they were and how difficult it must have been up there in the sweltering summers and numbing winters.
The attic's mystery deepened when we discovered a centurion (voodoo). Chicken feet were tied with a leather string, and suspended from beam above the entrance. I have no idea what they mean, but since things have gone well here, I won't disturb them.
Another untouched feature, are the enchanting murals in the hallways. A man named Rufus Porter, who my friend Denise swears she has seen, hovering, in a long black coat, painted them, in 1835.
If any place can teach you not to over identify with things, it is this crooked, mysterious, charmed, old house. It has seen us mere mortals come and go, but she still stands. She knows we were not the first to live under her protection, and will not be the last.
The decedents of the ladybugs, who visit us each spring, will be here long after my family has gone.
Like the people in the attic, we leave signs that we once lived here. We have entombed pictures, and letters in the walls during renovations, buried our beloved pets in the yard, and made our small contribution the distinctive, welcoming vibe, that everyone feels when they enter.
Day 21: I let go of soot, perhaps an easy thing to toss, but did the work with reverence and gratitude for being a part of the history, of this old place that I love. (I also tossed some vases and candles just to make sure I got rid of something!)
A Rufus Porter Style depiction of the Andrew/Fairbanks house and dogs in the yard. -Created by Martha Stevenson.
The 24 Things encourages us to let go of the past and make sacred space in your life. Inside that space, you can create an inspired future.
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23 Responses to "24 Things: The Letting Go Challenge starts today."
OMG! I love this story. You make me laugh. I still can't believe you shredded your journals.
Never opened them once in 22 years and when I did last week?…..oy….nothing to hold onto there..
This is awesome. I'm totally doing this…..actually I'm behind. But I am going to go toss five items and catch up. Thanks for the great ideas!
Hows it going Juliana? did you catch up?
Yeah. Juliana. Go to the24things.com to read about the other days and see what others let go of too!
Maybe I want Harry instead??????????????
we are ridiculously in sync. did this as well. more to come.
I am in the midst of struggling with my CRATE of musical theater CD's.. this is a hard one
get rid of the case and artwork and house cds in binders OR
give them to your local library OR
a retirement home.
Great idea and perfect for spring!!
thanks Tanya.. so glad you are in!
Thanks Tanya. So glad you are joining in!
good idea. being a disney princess is not all it is cracked up to be.
miss your face. 24 things is awesome. i keep throwing myself out of my apartment so i don't have to deal with the workers. does that count?
Oh Belle, you would know! If you want to take a trip to MA . you can stay here with us
shooting for a wee job in provincetown for a month. near? in boston for a bc lacrosse game very soon but it's all family all the time. we shall find one another at some point…other than snared in the threads of interweb.
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I will begin the '24 things challenge'. I probably have more than 24 things that I could let go of..it's a bit of a stretch, I'll start @ 24h. (";)
Elizabeth.. we do this 4 times a year.. Next one is July 1st! So yes, you can toss 24 things in the next 3 days but part of the challenge is to do it daily and make letting go a practice in your life.. Join me on July 1st! Now that I have dumped (way more than 24 items) but for 24 days., everywhere I look i want to toss! My husband is nailing things down.
Thank you Marylee, I'll begin with the closet. I have outfits that I haven't worn since 2000.
July 1st will be perfect, that's 3 days before my birthday. Another year to start all over again..and begin to let go.
Thanks again (",)
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Husband Sees Wife For The 'First Time' Waking Up After Surgery: Surfer Stephen's Viral Video Of The Day
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There have been plenty of times when people have been over-served or have had a bit too much and end up saying something they regret.
There's also an old saying: "A drunk mind speaks a sober heart," and for one guy who happens to forget who his wife is as she films him waking up from surgery, well lucky for him, he says all the right things.
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Redevelopment agency gives updates on plans
By GREG GARLAND
# Advocate staff writer
# Published: Feb 19, 2010 – Page: 4B
The head of a quasi-public agency leading the city-parish's redevelopment efforts briefed its governing board Thursday on revitalization projects in the works.
Walter Monsour, president of the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority, said the group is assisting with efforts to line up more than $2 million in financing needed to renovate the historic Lincoln Theater in south Baton Rouge.
He said the Lincoln Theater was purchased by the Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame, with help from a state grant.
But, Monsour said, other funding sources will be needed to renovate the 600-seat facility to serve as both a theater and Black History Hall of Fame museum.
"The grand plan is to restore it to its original form," Monsour said.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU starts a three-game homestand Saturday night against Florida Atlantic, and a win on Saturday would equal last season's regular season win total and be WKU's 13-straight victory at E.A. Diddle Arena.
The Hilltoppers will be looking to get back on the winning track in conference play after losing back-to-back games in Arkansas last week. Each of the last six meetings in the series between WKU and Florida Atlantic have been decided by single digits, and the Hilltoppers have won four of the last five games contested in Bowling Green.
The Hilltoppers sit third in the Sun Belt Conference East Division standings entering Saturday's games, and a win would help WKU keep pace with division leaders Middle Tennessee and South Alabama.
The Owls are led by senior guard Greg Gantt, a Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team selection and the league's leading scorer this season at 22.5 points per game.
Saturday's game will be televised by the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network, airing nationally on ESPN3 and ESPN Full Court, locally on WKYU-PBS and in Louisville on WBNA. It will also be broadcast on the radio on the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network with Randy Lee and Hal Schmitt on the call. Live stats and live audio are available on WKUSports.com.
It will be Youth League Day at E.A. Diddle Arena Saturday night, and all youth involved in a youth sports league will receive a complimentary ticket to the game. Friends and family may purchase additional tickets for $7.00.
Tickets for the 2012-13 WKU men's basketball season are available online at WKUSports.com or by visiting the WKU Ticket Office in E.A. Diddle Arena. Fans can also call the ticket office at 1-800-5-BIG RED or 745-5222 locally.
WKU (10-7, 4-2 SBC) vs. Florida Atlantic (8-9, 3-3 SBC)
January 12, 2013 // 7:00 PM (CT)
Bowling Green, Ky. // E.A. Diddle Arena (7,326)
• WKU's 17 games played so far this season are fifth-most in the nation, and its 654 total rebounds rank fifth in the country.
• WKU has won 12-straight home games after losing four-in-a-row before that, which is the 13th-longest active home court winning streak in the nation.
• WKU's current 12-game home winning streak is its longest since winning 15-in-a-row at E.A. Diddle Arena spanning the end of the 2007-08 season (1), the entire 2008-09 season (13) and the start of the 2009-10 campaign (1).
• With a win on Saturday, WKU would match last season's regular season win total 45 days earlier than earning last season's 11th victory.
• The combined record of the five non-conference teams that defeated WKU in 2012-13 is 61-17 (Southern Miss, 12-4; Iowa, 11-5; Murray State, 11-4; VCU, 13-3; Louisville, 14-1).
• WKU has made at least nine three-pointers in each of its last four games.
• Brandon Harris has played all but six minutes of the last seven Hilltopper games.
• Teeng Akol is 10 blocked shots away from tying Mike Wells (2001-04) for seventh place on WKU's career blocked shots list with 92.
• WKU was one of just 19 schools in the nation to have both its men's and women's basketball teams enter January 1 with 10 or more victories.
For the second-straight game WKU erased a double-digit first-half deficit to take a lead, but a hot-shooting Arkansas State team downed the Hilltoppers in the second half last Saturday night in Jonesboro, Ark., 75-61. Aleksejs Rostov led WKU with 17 points, and the freshman hit five three-pointers, both career highs. T.J. Price added 11 points, and Brandon Harris had 10 points, five rebounds and five assists. Harris has now led WKU in rebounding in five-straight games, and with 39 minutes played on Saturday he has now played all but six minutes of the last seven Hilltopper contests. Ed Townsel scored 25 points to lead Arkansas State, and two others were in double figures. The Hilltoppers buried 11 three-pointers as a team, a season high, and the squad has now hit at least nine three-pointers in four-straight games. WKU shot 43.1 percent as a team (22-for-51), and Arkansas State scored at a 47.4 percent clip (27-for-57).
• Brandon Harris has 23 assists and just five turnovers in conference games, and he is averaging 33.3 minutes per game in those contests.
• Brandon Harris is averaging 12.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in the last five games after contributing 3.7 points per game in the first nine contests of the season.
• Brandon Harris has led WKU in rebounding in five-straight games.
• George Fant has started each of his last 26 games played.
• T.J. Price has scored in double figures in 13 of his last 16 games.
• George Fant has had at least 10 points in 15 of his last 22 games.
• T.J. Price has hit multiple three-pointers in 20 of his last 29 games.
• Jamal Crook needs one assist to tie Anthony Palm (1990-91) for ninth place on WKU's career assists list at 308.
• WKU has won eight of its last 13 games and 17 of its last 25 games overall.
• WKU has used 10 different starting lineups in 17 games in 2012-13.
• WKU is 17-5 under head coach Ray Harper when allowing fewer than 70 points in a game.
• WKU has made at least five three-pointers in 10 of the last 11 games.
• WKU has outrebounded 11 of its last 13 opponents and is 18-4 under head coach Ray Harper when doing so.
• WKU earned 10 wins before January 1 for the first time since 2006-07.
• Five different Hilltoppers have missed at least one game this season due to injury, comprising four would-be starters and a key reserve (Crook, Price, Snipes, Fant, Dickerson).
• WKU has come back to win eight of the last 16 times it has trailed at halftime, compared to losing 12-straight in that situation before that.
• WKU has faced a double-digit deficit at one point in 35 of its last 42 losses dating back to the start of the 2010-11 season.
• WKU's 4-0 start to Sun Belt Conference play was its best since 2005-06.
• The Hilltoppers have advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament eight-straight times and in 21 instances in 30 years as a member of the league dating to 1983.
• WKU has won at least one game in each of its last three NCAA Tournament appearances (2008, 2009, 2012).
• Since 1993 WKU has seven NCAA Tournament wins to its credit, and the rest of the Sun Belt Conference is a combined 0-14.


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PAWTUCKET — The city's public schools, most built decades ago, would be in line for some much-needed renovations and repairs without greatly impacting taxpayers if a $5 million bond request passes.
Schools Supt. Deborah Cylke is urging voters heading to the polls on Nov. 6 to approve "Question 14" on the local ballot. As stated on the ballot, Question 14 would "provide for health, safety, and fire code-related emergency repairs, renovations and equipping of public school buildings." The bond would be amortized over 20 years.
Currently, Cylke noted, the state has a moratorium on reimbursements to communities for new school construction and renovations. However, there is not a moratorium on construction issues addressing health and safety needs. As such, the Pawtucket School Department wants to take advantage of this opportunity, which requires voter approval for the bond.
Cylke explained that Question 14 is asking voters to approve a bond for $5 million so that the School Department can address health, safety and fire alarm projects at 15 city schools. The total cost of the projects is $8 million, and the School Department has $3 million remaining from a 2010 bond which would be combined with the $5 million for this purpose.
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Playing earlier today against my circle of friends, I ended up in the high 30s (27%, 35%, 36%, & 38%) for LG accuracy, each successive match getting better. I usually hit low 40s against the nightmare Hossman bot. This was just after some practice and fiddling with the advanced weapon options to set the FOV down to 90 and sensitivity down to half whenever I had the LG out. That's an top improvement of 11% over my average accuracy.
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The 4-star hotel is a stone's throw from Croke Park Stadium and a 20-minute walk from O'Connell Street's Spire monument and the surrounding shops, galleries and theatres, as well as the pubs of Temple Bar. The hotel is consistently ranked as one of the top five Dublin hotels on TripAdvisor.
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UPDATE (April 3, 11:30am): April's Scarf of the Month has officially sold out. Be sure to keep an eye out for next month's limited-edition scarf!
It's a new month, and with the turn of the calendar comes the next scarf in the FC Dallas Scarf of the Month line.
April's exclusive scarf is a nod to Texas history and the Texas Derby (presented by Novo Nordisk). With the match against the Houston Dynamo coming up this weekend, one side of the scarf features the "Come and Take It" slogan that was used during the Texas Revolution of 1835 and is used today to dare the Dynamo to try and reclaim El Capitan. On either side of the slogan is half a cannon, which comes together when the scarf is draped around the neck of an FC Dallas fan.
The reverse side of the black-and-white scarf features an FC Dallas wordmark with a star on either side.
For the first-time ever we're offering a FREE in-store pick-up option on ShopFCDallas.com. Fans can buy online and pick up their scarves from Toyota Stadium without shipping delays keeping this rivalry-themed scarf from reaching you before the Texas Derby on Saturday night.
If you're an FC Dallas fan traveling to BBVA Compass Stadium for the match this weekend, you'll definitely want to pick one up as it can double as a respiratory mask while you're in Houston. Last month's scarf sold out extremely fast, so order yours NOW!
*Please note: Scarf has not been medically-approved as a respiratory mask. But it will help keep the stank out of your lungs.
Yesterday, FCDTV released the first "Hooper Jams" album ahead of Saturday's Texas Derby pres. by Novo Nordisk, and we want you to help fill out HOOPER's first EP with a fifth track.
So far we have:
1. Wrecking Bull
2. More humid than humid
3. You're not gonna take it
4. Let the cannon go
5. ??????
Here's where you come in! Tweet your favorite and most creative anti-Houston or pro-Dallas song titles with #HooperJams. We'll post our favorites on Friday and pick one of them to win two tickets to next Saturday's game against Seattle Sounders FC.
Get those creative juices flowing and tweet your best #HooperJams and you could win FCD tickets!
Mauro "The Magician" Diaz just keeps blowing our minds on a weekly basis so far in 2014 and if you're a Mauro fan out there looking for a season ticket package, we've got the one for your.
Our Mauro "10 for 10" package includes 10 of the remaining 14 MLS home games games at Toyota Stadium including games against the LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders FC and Toronto FC as well as one autographed Mauro Diaz replica jersey per account!
This $600 value starts at just $350 and you can call 888-FCD-GOAL to order yours today or follow this link.
We got dozens of GREAT submissions for our Toyota #LetsGoPlaces social media contest and we'd like to wish congratulations to Skyler Thiot AKA @TweetsOfTexas who has won our contest for this Tweet before Saturday's game:
Our Toyota Prius C is ready for the #FCDallas game now! And so are we! #LetsGoPlaces #DTID pic.twitter.com/ItlC97AuUR
— Skyler Thiot (@TweetsOfTexas) March 29, 2014
As always, thanks to everyone for your submissions!
It's just about time for home game #3 at Toyota Stadium this season and so far we've seen two thrilling wins netting FCD six points and six goals. Saturday's game against Portland should be another thriller and here's the ten things you need to know before heading out to Toyota Stadium:
1. For all those Toyota drivers out there, show us how you go to tomorrow's game and you could win VIP suite tix and a free weekend rental of a Toyota!
2. We've extended our very popular college night promotion to tomorrow night! That means all college students with valid ID can score an endline ticket for just $10 at the Toyota Stadium box office tomorrow night while supplies last.
3. As always, arrive early to Toyota Stadium as this week's honorary Lamar Hunt Statue scarfer will be none other than team captain Andrew Jacobson! AJ will be scarfing the statue just before 7:00PM so get there early and cheer on our team captain.
4. In addition, AJ will be signing autographs tomorrow AFTER the game in the El Jimador Cantina located in the northwest terrace of the stadium. You're going to want to check out this new Toyota Stadium spot before and after every game!
5. Another reason to get there early, the first 5,000 fans will receive a free clapper courtesy of Saturday's presenting match partner, Toyota.
6. On the field, FCD faces a tough battle against Portland. The Timbers have struggled early in the season without a win in their first three games, but their midfield trio should give Dallas a very tough test on Saturday. Drew Epperley scouts Portland in his weekly "Know Your Enemy" piece.
7. While parking is always free for everyone at Toyota Stadium, our Toyota drivers out there can enjoy FREE upgraded parking in the Camry Gold Lot tomorrow night. The Camry Gold Lot is directly NW of the stadium adjacent to the Dr. Pink field.
8. We've earned some nice weather after a couple cold games to start the season and we'll get it tomorrow night! The forecast calls for sunny and 75 degrees which means we could get a huge walkup crowd - yet another reason to arrive early to avoid the lines!
9. Kickoff is set for 7:30PM with the match broadcast on Time Warner Cable Sports HD 148 as well as in english on 100.7FM and spanish on 1270AM.
10. FCD is in first place and undefeated with the highest-scoring offense in the league through three games. You don't want to miss tomorrow night's game. If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, click here to secure yours!
Saturday night's home game against Portland is presented by Toyota and they want to see how FC Dallas fans go places to Toyota Stadium for the FCD game in their Toyota.
Here's how you can win:
-Get yourself, your friends or your family together on Saturday and post a creative, fun picture of yourself or your crew going to Saturday's FC Dallas vs. Portland Timbers game in a Toyota and post it on either Twitter or Instagram using both hashtags, #LetsGoPlaces #FCDallas.
-We'll pick our favorite on Monday and they'll receive 4 tickets to be a VIP guest in the Toyota suite for our Saturday, April 12 game against Seattle Sounders FC. Also, you'll get a special FREE weekend rental of a Toyota vehicle of your choice!
So before you go to the game in your Toyota on Saturday, take a fun picture and post it to either Twitter or Instagram using hashtags #LetsGoPlaces & #FCDallas! We'll pick our favorite and you could be sitting in the Toyota suite for our next match vs Clint Dempsey and Seattle Sounders FC!
EDIT: Our $10 link has expired but we've seen such great success that we're opening it up at the gates! Show up to the Toyota Stadium box office tomorrow with your student ID and you can score a $10 endline ticket while supplies last!
Attention college students! Saturday night at Toyota Stadium is college night and we're offering a great discount for you to watch first-place FC Dallas take on the Portland Timbers.
College students can score $10 endline tickets for Saturday night's game as first-place and undefeated FC Dallas battles Western Conference rival Portland Timbers in what should be another heart-stopping game at Toyota Stadium.
Students with a valid ID can purchase $10 endline tickets while supplies last by showing your student ID at the north box office.
All tickets previously purchased through the link will be at north box office will call and can be picked up with a valid student ID!
It's just about time for our first Budweiser Party at the Pubs Watch Party of 2014! Join us this Saturday at Varsity Club Frisco a few miles west of the stadium on Main Street in Frisco as FC Dallas battles defending champions Sporting KC at 7:30PM.
Like last year, if you attend all eight of our Party at the Pubs in 2014, you'll be entered to win two 2015 Budweiser Beer Garden tickets and as with every watching party, we'll have lots of great FCD gear to give away.
Bring your friends, RSVP on Facebook and come out to the first watching party of 2014 on Saturday night in Frisco at Varsity Club!
While putting together the first social media recap of season this afternoon, I ran across some simply awesome Instagram videos providing unique views of FCD goals, particularly Mauro's scorcher. I didn't want them to get lost in the many Tweets/Instagrams, so here they are. As always, tag your Instagrams & Tweets with #DTID to possibly get them included in our weekly social media recap!
The countdown is at 0 days! We've finally reached the big season opener at Toyota Stadium vs. Montreal Impact pres. by AdvoCare! Since there are just so many things going on in and around Toyota Stadium, we thought we'd compile a list of ten things you need to know both about tonight's game and the goings on around the stadium.
1. Get there early for our Lamar Hunt scarfing ceremony! Former FC Dallas goalkeeper and new member of the Time Warner Cable Sports broadcast team, Kevin Hartman, will be our honorary scarfer tonight and the ceremony is set for 7:00PM sharp so get there early for the best spot!
2. We've got your pre-game meal covered! Grab a friend and stop by brand new MLS partner Chipotle who are offering BOGO at all DFW locations today only for anyone wearing FC Dallas gear!
3. If you don't feel like driving to the game tonight, we've got two different options for you! Take the FCD Express from one of four spots around Dallas County and you can grab a ticket + ride for $25 or a round trip ride for only $10. Also, Uber has partnered with FCD for this game to offer a FREE $30 credit for all first-time customers.
4. If you do drive to the game and you're lucky enough to have a Toyota, our stadium partners Toyota are offering FREE upgraded parking for all Toyota drivers in the Camry Gold lot, adjacent to the Dr. Pink field directly NW of the stadium. Parking, as always, is free for all attendees in our other lots around Toyota Stadium!
5. On the field, FC Dallas will be looking to win on opening night for the third straight year. Star forward Blas Perez is back for his third season with the club and is targeting big things in 2014 with no major international duty scheduled.
6. For our opponents, Montreal, some undisciplined actions in their 2013 playoff loss to Houston will result in some missing pieces for tonight's match. Star forward Marco Di Vaio, scorer of 20 goals last season, will be out on suspension and we discussed what that means in our Toyota Keys to the Match.
7. This season, our popular drumline, FC Drum, returns and they're doubled in size! Along with FC Drum, we're introducing a new group of DJs to Lamar's Tailgate in 2014, The LHK, as heard on 106.1 KISS FM. The LHK & FC Drum have worked together on a DJ/Drum mashup right after the scarfing ceremony on the north concourse that you're not going to want to miss!
8. Our brand new 2014 home jersey presented by AdvoCare will be on display in our newly-renovated team store in the northeast corner of the stadium and new to Toyota Stadium in 2014 is a completely new, second team store on the south end of the stadium. It's going to be a little bit chilly tonight so be sure to buy our 2014 March Scarf of the Month. Supplies are VERY limited!
9. Speaking of weather, our friends over at CBS 11 tell us that while it might be a little bit chilly, any rain in the forecast will be gone well before game time! You wouldn't miss out on the home opener because it's a little cold would you? That would be a very Houston thing to do.
10. We are Red for 90. We'll see you tonight! There are a few tickets left if you still need some.


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DESIGNER Brenda K. B. Anderson
33½)" chest circumference. To be worn with 5" ease. Garment shown
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YARN Berroco Vintage DK (50% acrylic, 40% wool, 10%
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HOOK Sizes F/5 (3.75 mm) and H/8 (5 mm). Adjust hook
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text: Matters of the Heart | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information Official Broadway League sites: - sites - broadway.org broadwayleague.com broadwayfanclub.com kidsnightonbroadway.com stagespecs.org tonyawards.com Quick Search For: In This Category: All Show People/Org. Theatre Season Matters of the Heart Vivian Beaumont Theatre, (11/13/2000 - 12/17/2000) First Preview: Oct 15, 2000 Total Previews: 8 Opening Date: Nov 13, 2000 Closing Date: Dec 17, 2000 Total Performances: 11 Category: Special, Solo, Concert, Original, Broadway Comments: Only performed on Sundays and Mondays when "Contact" was dark. Grosses Opening Night CreditsSongs Production Staff [Collapse] Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer) Musical Director: Dick Gallagher; Music arranged by Dick Gallagher; Additional dialogue by John Weidman; Featuring songs by Adèle Anderson, Albert Hammond, Angele Vannier, Beth Nielson Chapman, Dan Fogelberg, Dillie Keane, Gene Willadsen, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Isham Jones, Jimmy Webb, Judy Collins, Michael Hazelwood, Phillipe Bosch, Randy Newman, Rob Hyman, Bob Merrill, Joni Mitchell, John Bucchino, Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Flaherty, Galt MacDermot, Richard Rodgers and Brian Wilson; Featuring songs with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Gerome Ragni, Lynn Ahrens and James Rado Conceived by Scott Wittman; Directed by Scott Wittman Lighting Design by John Hastings; Sound Design by Mark Fiore; Hair and Wig Design by Danielle Vignjevich; Make-Up Design by Danielle Vignjevich; First act gown by Vicki Tiel; Second act gown by Kleinfeld LCT General Manager: Steven C. Callahan; Company Manager: Adam Siegel Production Supervisor: Richard Hester; LCT Production Manager: Jeff Hamlin Piano: Dick Gallagher; 1st Violin: Rick Dolan; 2nd Violin: Rob Taylor; Viola: Richard Brice; Cello: Arthur Fiocco LCT Director of Development: Hattie K. Jutagir; LCT Director of Marketing: Thomas Cott Cast Patti LuPonePerformer ACT 1 Love Makes the World Go Round (Theme from CARNIVAL) (music by Bob Merrill; lyrics by Bob Merrill)I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy (from SOUTH PACIFIC) (music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)God Only Knows (music by Brian Wilson; lyrics by Brian Wilson)Easy to be Hard (from HAIR) (music by Galt MacDermot; lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni)The Last Time I Saw Richard (music by Joni Mitchell; lyrics by Joni Mitchell)Where Love Resides (music by Jimmy Webb; lyrics by Jimmy Webb)Shattered Illusions (music by Adèle Anderson and Dillie Keane; lyrics by Adèle Anderson and Dillie Keane)Unexpressed (music by John Bucchino; lyrics by John Bucchino)Not a Day Goes by (from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG) (music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)Playbill (music by John Bucchino; lyrics by John Bucchino)Alone Again (Naturally) (music by Gilbert O'Sullivan; lyrics by Gilbert O'Sullivan)Better Off Dead (music by Randy Newman; lyrics by Randy Newman)Air That I Breath (music by Albert Hammond and Michael Hazelwood; lyrics by Albert Hammond and Michael Hazelwood)Sand and Water (music by Beth Nielson Chapman; lyrics by Beth Nielson Chapman)Being Alive (from COMPANY) (music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim) ACT 2 When the World Was Young (music by Angele Vannier and Phillipe Bosch; lyrics by John Mercer)I Never Do Anything Twice (from THE SEVEN PERCENT SOLUTION) (music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)Back to Before (from RAGTIME) (music by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens)Real Emotional Girl (music by Randy Newman; lyrics by Randy Newman)My Father (music by Judy Collins; lyrics by Judy Collins)Look Mummy, No Hands (music by Dillie Keane; lyrics by Dillie Keane)Time After Time (music by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman; lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman)Another Auld Lang Syne (music by Dan Fogelberg; lyrics by Dan Fogelberg)Hello, Young Lovers (from THE KING AND I) (music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)My Best to You (music by Gene Willadsen and Isham Jones; lyrics by Gene Willadsen and Isham Jones) © 2001-2015, The Broadway League, All Rights Reserved. (Copyright and Disclaimer)


text: [[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shallow_hal_6995.jpg]]Creator/JackBlack plays Hal Larson, who, [[FreudianExcuse unconsciously traumatized by his father's death at age nine]], is one of the shallowest men in the world. Until one day when, trapped in an elevator with Tony Robbins, he is unknowingly hypnotized so that, every time he meets someone new from that point onward, he will see their "inner beauty" instead of their real appearance.HilarityEnsues.Most notably, he meets a woman named Rosemary, played by Creator/GwynethPaltrow who, to him, looks like the most beautiful woman in the world because of her great inner beauty. In reality, however, she's extremely fat. It's not the only cognitive dissonance -- far from it -- but it's the one that made the trailers.----!!This film provides examples of:* AsHimself: Tony Robbins, Joshua "Li'iBoy" Shintani.* BeautyEqualsGoodness: The movie's premise [[InvertedTrope inverts]] this. The better a person you are, the more attractive Hal perceives you as.* BeautyInversion: A number of beautiful actresses wore makeup to appear ugly outside of Hal's "Inner Beauty Vision". The directors especially took flack for casting a skinny actress like Paltrow as a fat woman, but explained that it was easier for Paltrow to fat up (with makeup and a fatsuit) than it was for a heavy actress to slim down.* BigEater-->'''Rosemary''': I'll have a double pizza burger, chili fries, and a vanilla milkshake.-->'''Hal''': Nicely done! I'll have the exact same thing.* BitterSweetEnding: Rosemary, still hurt from Hal's recent behavior and actions, plans on going away on a Peace Corps mission even after Hal pleads for her not to go. [[spoiler:So he decides to go with her instead.]]* BrawnHilda: After Hal loses his Inner Beauty Vision, the rotund housemaid whom he initially mistakes for Rosemary is named Helga.* BrokenAesop: This film with an intended Aesop about how people should not be so shallow and judge people on the kind of person they are, not by how they look on the outside, has so many holes in this Aesop that it's something of a textbook case for reviewers.## The problem is that the movie misses its mark in arguing that Hal has been "de-hypnotized" so that he only sees the inner beauty of people, because the spell shows people to be physically attractive to Hal when they're supposed to be demonstrating that a person has a good personality--something that is difficult to tell by looking at the person. Hal doesn't realize that Rosemary ''isn't'' actually a petite blonde; hence he's not really less shallow at all. They get points for acknowledging this one, though; when the hypnotism spell is broken later on, Hal realizes that his girlfriend is morbidly obese but ultimately decides to stay with her because he's come to like her as a person during his experience, so he does get over his shallowness by the end.## The ''worst'' problem with the movie, is that nearly all of its humor consists of jokes ''making fun of'' fat people. ## Based on the examples seen in the movie, one of its messages seems to be "all ugly/obese people have wonderful personalities, and all beautiful people have horrible personalities. Nobody is beautiful or ugly both inside AND out."* {{Cameo}}* ComplimentBackfire: When Hal meets Rosemary's mother he says, "I can see where Rosemary gets her figure." He intends it as a compliment because he sees both of them as slim women, not realising they're both quite overweight.* CursedWithAwesome: Basically, all the nicest and kindest people are identifiable on sight. Oh, and if you ever date one, they'll also be smoking hot.* CutASliceTakeTheRest: Rosemary cuts off a "sliver" of a cake that's about 1/3 as big as the whole cake, and walks off munching on it like a Pringles chip.* DoubleStandard: Looking the way they do, Hal and Mauricio really shouldn't have high expectations from women. They do give them both {{Freudian Excuse}}s for their hypocrisy, though; Hal is traumatized by watching his father die when he was young, who demanded on his death bed that his son be utterly perfectionist when judging women. Mauricio [[spoiler:is redirecting a bottled-up inferiority complex. He has a physical deformity himself that he can't get rid of (a vestigial tail at the base of his spine), but has chosen to see it as a weakness.]]* FreakinessShame: [[spoiler:Turns out Mauricio has a tail.]]* FreudianExcuse:** Hal is shallow because of his father's dying words about appearance.** Mauricio is shallow because of his [[spoiler:vestigial tail]], which shames him into avoiding meaningful relationships.* GaussianGirl: Inverted and Subverted. After Hal's hypnosis is worn off, he puts Vaseline on ''his'' eyes to so that he won't be able to see Rosemary clearly. His vision is so blurry, he can't tell if Rosemary is attractive (to him) or not.* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Rosemary is kind and generous with attractive inner beauty.* HasAType: Initially Hal constructs his ideal image of a woman from bits and pieces of celebrities.* IncorruptiblePurePureness* {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}}:** Hal.** Mauricio could almost count too, given that he develops some depth as the film goes on.* LittlestCancerPatient: [[spoiler:A whole Pediatric Burn Unit of them.]]* MeaningfulEcho: "Cuckoo!" * MindRape: ''Unknowingly hypnotized?!''** All Hal thought was that Tony Robbins did something to help him "score better with the ladies." He had no idea that it literally changed his vision.* MinorFlawMajorBreakup: Mauricio gives a [[Film/MaryPoppins practically perfect]] girl the cold shoulder, passing up an opportunity to see a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] reunion while George Harrison was still alive, ostensibly because one of her second toes is slightly longer than normal. Turns out however that it's because [[spoiler:he's ashamed of his own elongated tailbone.]]* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Mauricio after he de-hypnotizes Hal. Made worse by the fact that he lied to Tony Robbins about Hal getting fired in order to get the words needed to break the hypnosis.* {{Oireland}}: Rosemary's father to painful levels.* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Hal does this towards Rosemary at the end of the film. [[spoiler:It doesn't work, though fortunately he had a backup plan, to simply go with her instead.]]* PrettyBoy: What Hal sees Ralph as. * RunningOnAllFours: The character of Walt, played by Rene Kirby who has spina bifida and really does walk on all fours in real life.* SeinfeldianConversation: Hal and Mauricio have one.-->'''Mauricio:''' I'm probably more immature than you, but at least I have a bigger willie.\\''*pause*''\\'''Hal:''' Yeah, bigger than a mouse's.\\'''Mauricio:''' What the hell was that?\\'''Hal:''' I said your willie's--\\'''Mauricio:''' I heard what you said, but it took you, like, eight seconds. You can't come back with a comeback after eight seconds. You got three. Five, tops. That's why they call it a "quip," not a "slooowwwwwp."* SlidingScaleOfBeauty: Quite notably scores pretty evenly around the scale. The nastier girls (and Rosemary in Hal's eyes) are very pretty, while some of the characters are just average or flawed average, perhaps flawed pretty, and some of the nice girls are honestly ugly. Rosemary's two guy friends from the Peace Corps are overweight and/or unattractive yet are seen as intimidatingly handsome to a hypnotized Hal and the kids from the hospital [[spoiler: turn out to be burn victims]].* TitleDrop: "Shallow Hal wants a gal", the incantation Mauricio uses to break the hypnosis.* UglyGuyHotWife: Mrs. Shanahan, though overweight, is still prettier than her husband.* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: Subverted. Hal sees Rosemary as a slim attractive woman but she resembles her father's figure very much.* UnsettlingGenderReveal: The hostess at the restaurant turns out to be a transgender person. ----


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Prep baseball: Carter Owens lifts Cottonwood to 16-1 win over Hillcrest
Midvale • Carter Owens barely toes the rubber before unleashing the storm. The right-handed Cottonwood hurler casually looks to the bench to get the pitch signal before loosely winding up and throwing. The umpire's call is almost predetermined as the fastball, equal parts thunderclap and lightning, slaps into catcher Jake Atkinson's mitt for a strike.
The senior was nearly perfect in his second outing for the Colts against Hillcrest after being sidelined most of the year while recovering from a hernia. He racked up four strikeouts with only two walks in a five-inning, 16-1 win as Cottonwood outscored the Huskies 36-1 to sweep the series.
Coach Jason Crawford said Owens' presence and ability to befuddle hitters is crucial in a state title run. He said Owens has been working hard to get back to his old pitching form and makes a big impact for the Colts on and off the field.
"He gives us a lot more depth on the mound," Crawford said. "He can get the excitement going, giving us the belief that we can win it's good to have him back."
Working a fastball that topped out at 83 mph with a curve and change-up, Owens' command and presence help the Colts as they look to the postseason, Atkinson said.
"He's a lot of fun to catch. There is so much movement on his ball that you really have to be on your toes with Carter," Atkinson said. "He gets the guys [the defense] involved, putting their [bodies] out there for him and making them want to play hard."
The Colts' bats started hot and never cooled. Hunter Smith hit an opposite-field homer in the first and Atkinson crushed one over the 30-foot wall in deep left.
"I don't think I've seen a ball hit that hard in high-school baseball," Owens said of his catcher's two-run shot. "He really got the barrel of the bat on that one."
Cottonwood 16, Hillcrest 1 (5 innings)
O Cottonwood cranks up the offense, with every Colt in the lineup reaching base.
• Carter Owens, in his second start since a hernia operation, pitches five innings, striking out four and walking two. His fastball hits 83 mph.
• The Colts have six extra-base hits, including home runs from Hunter Smith and Jake Atkinson.
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This is not a band people would expect to see on any list of mine but seriously one of the best Progressive/Folk/Atmospheric Black Metal bands to ever come into existence. OM is based on the principle of five and also tells the tale of the first human in Transylvanian mythology. The lyrics are in Romanian so I cannot understand them and I do not really desire to find translations. Knowing the ideas behind this was enough for me. The production here is top notch. Everything is equalized very well so it's clear and everything is mixed to let all the instruments have room. This is not over-compressed and you can actually hear the bass lines which are fantastic. All in all, very tasteful production of the highest quality. The drumming is superb and uses a hefty amount of cymbals and toms. There is still quite a good bit of straightforward blasting on the snare and bass drums (great snare sound by the way). The guitar players complement each other very well and play winding riffs that morph and change frequently. The guitar tones themselves are excellent, very rough sounding and saturated enough to give texture but not so much so that they aren't clear. There is not a single song on this album with verse/chorus structure either. All of the songs have very fluid pacing. There are frequent transitions both jarring and gradual. The band exhibits a mastery of building and releasing tension which adds a very epic and dramatic feel to the music. There's even ambient, keyboard driven sections and OM has the best synths I have ever heard -- they are truly beautiful. A lot of Romanian folk instruments are used (of the wind and percussion variety). I'm not sure what they all are, but they sound great and the band actually plays them...they're not synths! There is a very strong jazz feel to many parts of this album, too. This along with the unconventional song structures, unique instruments, and ambient sections makes OM very progressive.
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**You really need to listen to the album start to finish with no distractions to really understand how great this is.
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I can't tell you how thrilled I was to be asked to do this job by Cassidy Zobl the Art Director at Hour Detroit. It's always great working with them and it's wonderful to have an opportunity to do a cover inspired by the Farmer's Almanac, garden gnomes, topiary and flowers. It's like they read my mind.
Here is the Farmer's Almanac cover from 1902 that I was asked to work from. It's a beauty isn't it? I've definitely learned a thing or two working from its gorgeous detail.
Here's the linear I sent to the art director. As you can see I've squashed some of the elements of the Almanac design to allow room for the title and the different illustrative elements I planned to add.
Here's the start of the rather long but fun inking process. I used a very very fine brush and ink for this and went through a lot of podcasts.
The cover is filled with hints to the stories inside including topiary hairstyles, baseball and gardening.
Nearing the end of my night's work. I think I was hallucinating gnomes at this point.
The next step was to add colour! I scanned in my inked page and then started adding in painted textures, making sure to focus on greens. The line-work I changed to greens and browns, bumping up the contrast in some important focal areas. Then a sprinkling of some warmer colours to add some contrast and further emphasize the green. Here's a breakdown of some of the colour layers….
more green!
….and here's the final version with the very green background. Hour wanted the cover to look super green, so it was a welcome challenge to not add all the colour I usually do but to still create some focal points amongst the intricate detail.
I went a bit crazy on the detail on this piece, which I have a tendency to do, adding all sorts of little elements that probably no one else will notice but that I enjoyed.
Not sure what the weather is like in your neck of the woods but around the Toronto area it's still cruelly clinging to Winter. We've had a few tempting peeks at Spring which has been enough to get me excited to start working on our new garden. It'll be the first growing season we've had in our new house and I can't wait to see what we're going to do with the yard. It's pretty barren now, but in a few months I'm sure it'll be as green as this image….. hopefully!
Last year I was asked by Ryan Cox to contribute to a book filled with his poetry about the musicians he loves, A Circus Mind. Since I was asked to paint Elvis and Paul McCartney I jumped at the chance, especially since I got to work with a bunch of talented artists: Elissa Parente, Andy Potts, Julia Minamata, Samone Murphy, & Zela Lobb and my friend and one of the talented illustrators, Dushan Milic was the designer of the book. Everyone did a beautiful job and I was so excited to have the book delivered to me this week.
My first illustration was about the urban legend suggesting that Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike. For more about this legend check out this link. So I illustrated a sad confused looking Paul in his coffin surrounded by hints of his demise and the use of his doppelganger. I love the hilarious side note that the Beatles started resenting the fake Paul and nicknamed him "Faul".
Alan Parson, engineer of The Beatles "White Album", claimed that he created the phase "turn me on dead man", which can be heard when playback "number 9″ from "Revolution 9″ in reverse direction. But John Lennon, who created Revolution 9 said that the "Number 9″ was just an engineer's testing tape with a voice saying "This is EMI Test Series Number 9″. Believers of this "Paul is Dead" conspiracy believe that this hints to poor Paul's death.
Another one of these hints to Paul's death is visual clues on the Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. If a mirror is placed horizontally across the middle of the Sgt Pepper bass drum, bisecting the words 'Lonely hearts', the phrase "I ONE IX HE DIE" can be seen. This was taken to mean "11 9 HE DIE", a reference to the supposed date of the 'real' Paul's death, 9 November. Another interpretation of this is that "1 ONE 1″ represents the three other Beatles, and the X represents the dead McCartney. A diamond symbol between HE and DIE points upwards to McCartney. Surely there must have been easier ways to suggest this wicked ruse? Just reading about it is exhausting.
In an edition of Life magazine dated 7 November 1969, McCartney reassured fans that "Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated," paraphrasing Mark Twain. "However," he continued, "if I was dead, I'm sure I'd be the last to know."
Here are my linears for Elvis and Paul. With Paul's concept I was toying with the idea of adding even more symbols in the flowers that relate to the controversy of his supposed death as you can see from those wee pics I pasted in amongst the lilies. At the end I though this was a bit too much, although it would have been fun to paint doll and a walrus head.
He's the process for chubby Elvis. It was actually really hard to do a portrait of Elvis in his last days. He really didn't look like himself at all so I had to merge a bit of the younger Elvis with some extra flesh and a disheartened look. As usual with portraits I print out multiple images from the web and combine them so I understand the structure of the face and at the end the illustration has a more unique look. For me, the most important aspect of this portrait was for his eyes to communicate a subtle weariness over his life.
At some point my Elvis was looking a bit too much like a sultry Bollywood star with his dark locks, his long eyelashes and seductive eyes, but I think I turned him around. Phew! There's a lot of pressure to paint "the King". Here's some of the process:
Here's a selection of pages from the book. There are many more beautiful illustrations by more illustrators too, so be sure to pick up the book here. Below is a vibrant Janis Joplin by Zela Lobb:
My Paul McCartney:
Dushan Milic's portrait of Rick Rubin has to be my favourite. Such good colours and just look at that magnificent beard!
Elissa Parente has tons of work in the book including this fabulous Bob Dylan piece. Her loose painterly style is so expressive.
and my chubby Elvis:
As I mentioned before there are tons of great images in this book, check out all the illustrators' sites for more sneak peaks and be sure to buy a copy of The Circus Mind here. Thanks so much to Dushan and Ryan Cox for having me on this project. It turned out so great.
Last week I got a call from Minh Uong for a job for the New York Times about an issue that I'm sure we're all well aware of: email overload. This piece written by Jenna Wortham did a great job at encapsulating how email has overwhelmed our lives. Appropriately, it's actually been difficult for me to finish writing this post since I keep having to reply to new email messages! Not that I'm ungrateful for all the correspondence I have been getting lately, but it is hard to figure out an email system that works.
IN the not-so-distant past, the chipper AOL sound of "You've got mail!" filled me with giddiness and glee. I would eagerly check my in-box, excited to see what message had arrived. Those days are long gone. Now, when I examine my various e-mail accounts, my main emotion is dread.
"It's not the quantity of e-mails that get us into trouble," Mr. Lyman says. "It's the ones that require us to slow down, find the file, compose a great e-mail back. Humans only have a certain level of information processing. We get overloaded."
This piece was inked by hand as you can see in the photo below (please don't judge my terrible finger nails), afterwhich it was scanned, tweaked and then coloured digitally using scanned-in paint textures.
Here are the three linears I sent to Minh. Of course it's the New York Times so the deadlines are quick. I got a call Wednesday night, then sent linears Thursday, taught at OCAD and then came home to do the final illustration to get it on on Friday before the big snow storm hit NYC. Luckily I had a fun time with this one since the water was so fun to ink and so staying up late working with an audio book to keep me company was good.
Usually publications want your run-of-the-mill basic white male business man in their illustrations and any time I've tried to veer from this obnoxious stereotype I get pulled back. I was pleasantly surprised that the art director Minh suggested to make the main character into an African-American woman, namely the article's beautiful writer Jenna Wortham. It is a tiny little portrait so it was hard to get the facial features just right, but hopefully I've captured a little bit of Jenna and she gets a kick out of the scenario I've put her in. Maybe it will even provide a little boost to help her overcome the email deluge. Below you can see the tweaks I did before I moved onto the final.
The article does end on a positive note, highlighting all the coming options to help us cope with the flood. It seems our etiquette about email has to catch up the reality of the situation. I'm really excited about programs like Mailbox which will allow us to sort through our emails in a more efficient manner and even set alarms on when to respond to certain ones. Such a simple solution that it's shocking this hasn't been implemented yet.
Anyway, I best be getting back to work, and responding to emails. Sigh…
I was so happy to get another call from David Powell, the very talented designer and all around nice chap at InRe, South Texas' College of Law Alumni Magazine. I know, its a bit of a mouth full, hence the name InRe. I was asked to work with an intense piece written by Naomi Bang about The South Texas Human Trafficking/Immigration Clinic and the harsh cases they deal with.
Houston is a hub for many notable things: transportation, energy, commerce, and human trafficking. The U.S. State Department estimates that more than 17,500 people are illegally brought into the U.S. each year, victims of ruthless traffickers who deal in the sex trade, extortion, and slavery. Unfortunately, Houston—with its international port, diverse population, and proximity to the border—is home to many of those victims who are kept in the shadows. The profit made globally each year on the illegal trafficking of people tops $9-billion, the third most profitable illegal trade in the U.S. following drugs and guns, according to the federal government. The organization provides the legal means to free men, women, and children from their captors, whether they be companies or individuals. The students, working under the supervision of adjunct Professor Naomi Bang, represent clients in federal and state courts, immigration courts, before administrative agencies, and work with myriad of law enforcement agencies.
The first piece I tackled was one depicting female genital mutilation. Illustrators often have to work with editorials where complex ideas are tricky to visualize and to relate to a general audience. This one took the cake but I was up for a challenge and wanted to do justice to such an emotional piece. Now to only figure out a way to show female mutilation in a way that was strong but not too graphic. Here's the final result:
O.S., an 18 year old female from Cameroon was placed in deportation proceedings. While facing several challenges with the typical asylum claims of domestic violence, one of the students realized that she was from a country where Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) was practiced. FGM, also known as female circumcision, is a procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital for non-medical reasons. While O.S. did not come to her initial intake based on the FGM, nor were the students planning to use it in her favor, this sudden realization by the students triggered them to begin asking about whether or not her tribe practiced FGM and whether she had been forced to undergo the procedure. This sparked a new direction to the conversation, where O.S. revealed her fear of having to go through FGM. An asylum application based on this fear was filed and approved in the fall of 2011.
I also was assigned the cover illustration which accompanied this piece and was intended to sum up the issues of human trafficking in a broader sense. I wanted to first portray a strong emotion, a feeling of being trapped between two worlds. As illegal aliens with no rights in the U.S, the people in these stories are forced into manipulative and dangerous situations. In addition to being legally prevented from moving freely in their adopted country, they may also be escaping some sort of persecution or civil unrest in their home country and are thus reluctant to return. I wanted this image to represent the many different cases that the Clinic sees and the feeling of powerlessness that their clients might feel before finding the legal help they need.
Here's a bit of my process for the cover, from my linears where I showed various collections of people and then to the acrylic under-painting. I wanted this cover to have a lot of impact and thought using the bars of light would be both striking and further emphasize the overall concept of entrapment and hopelessness.
Here's a smaller spot illustration which accompanies the larger pieces on another facet of the article. I wanted to keep a similar palette, mood and again show the overlapping figures.
During 2011, the Clinic applied for and gained approval on at least 15 Trafficking Visas for Vietnamese workers who were trafficked into the United States after having been promised great wages and a better life in exchange for $5,000-$15,000 each. Once these immigrants arrived in the United States, they were basically imprisoned in dingy apartments, usually at double capacity, and were transported to the store only once a week by a driver who did not speak their language or English. These people were warned not to talk to anyone and lived in fear. Finally, the Vietnamese community stepped in and the Clinic got involved. The non-immigrant status is exclusively used for those who are, or have been victims of human trafficking. It protects those victims, and allows them to remain in the United States to assist in investigations or prosecution of human trafficking.
Here's some process work for the feature image including my linears and the acrylic under-painting. The first idea was to show a knife cutting the rose and having one petal fall. This idea was changed by the magazine towards the end of the process due to the possible harshness of a knife visual and so David and I came up with the idea of using thorns to show the abuse of the flower and to further emphasize constraint and suffocation. I think the end result worked quite well.
Thanks again to David for allowing me to tackle such an intense article. My portfolio is filled with colourful and happy imagery and it was great to be able to stretch my boundaries visually and conceptually with these illustrations. I hope these pieces do the tragic subject matter justice and I hope this piece shines a light on what some people are going through. It's shocking to discover that the profit made from human trafficking tops $9 billion, but it's good to know that organizations like The South Texas Human Trafficking/Immigration Clinic are there helping the situation.
Even though I paint for a living, I still enjoy doing larger scale or more experimental work for art shows. It's a good excuse to rediscover one's enjoyment of making art, which sometimes can be forgotten when it becomes part of a daily routine (I know, shame on me). After exhibits I always learn something that I bring back to my illustration work, whether it's a slightly new technique or subject matter or it's purely a re-energizment.
This winter I was lucky to be in two art shows where I took the opportunity to try something a little different from my usual work and create some 3D pieces. I wanted to create pieces that forced me to not rely on my usual skills and would stretch my typical boundaries. I also wanted to do art that was a little more physical and get away from my studio table, so why not cardboard masks, I thought?
Below you'll find some of my process for these cardboard critters which will be hanging up guarding my other paintings until the end of February at De Facto at Mulberry (193 James St. North, Hamilton, Ontario). Such a lovely gallery–thanks so much to Oliver and Ella for inviting me to show my work there. Here's my third mask of the series, "The Boar" and the fourth mask 'The Fox".
I was surprised that the process for these wasn't too arduous (aside from the occasional glue gun burn). I didn't do sketches beforehand but just printed out a few low res photos of the creatures I intended to capture. I wanted to wing it for a change and see (good or bad) what would result. In my usual illustration work I'm so precise in working out sketches beforehand that with this project I wanted to feel a little freer. If these masks turned out to be aberrations, the experiments could be thrown in the garbage with no one the wiser. I had enough paintings to show anyway! Albeit a bit cheesy, I think feeling no pressure really helped open up those creative flows. Who would have thought those motivational speakers were right?
So without further ado, here are some process shots of the boar, where I built up the frame with chunks of corrugated cardboard (the cardboard came thanks to Jamie's vinyl shopping addiction and their packaging). Then I would cut out random shapes and see where they could fit. I wanted to go for a very elongated shape and keep his mouth open which was a bit tricky to figure out at first. Luckily with additive work like this you can just keep building layers until it looks right.
I told you I wanted to get out of the studio. Here I am on the floor of my living room while Star Trek films play in the background. It was a fun day, and I got to wear track-pants all day which is always an added bonus.
The later stage was with gluing down finer bits of chip board which flex nicely into hair or fur and can add a lot more textural contrast and rhythm to the piece. They also covered up the messier glue parts and hid and refined the chunkier corrugated cardboard parts. I did still want to maintain a fragmented look though, since I think it's more visually interesting. It's hard not to overwork these and lose that construction-like quality.
As in my painting work, I wanted to to capture a strong personality in the face which is trickier to do when the eyes are wholes and I can't paint in an expression. Instead I relied on tweaking the shapes around the eyes and the brows to try and portray an old brooding personality. I hope this comes across.
Here's the start of the fox piece. As you can see they each started out like strange alien heads. With this one I really wanted to add a different sort of personality than the boar. I wanted to face to be stretched horizontally and to process a certain sort of mischievousness–this is a fox, afterall.
I was surprised to find that working out the facets of the fox's face came fairly naturally (I'm going to regret saying this down the road when I try and do a trickier face, aren't I?). Through my paintings I think I've trained myself to break down facets and levels of anatomy. This definitely helped with visualizing and building up the 3D planes of the faces. The more refined hair paper pieces felt like the final touches of a painting that I usually add with ink and a fine brush. Funny how similar this project was in some ways to my regular work.
The photos below are from my solo show Bestiary, at De Facto Gallery in Hamilton kindly taken by Seema Narula. I'm trying to reassure Jamie that the fox is really not as dangerous as he looks.
So, hopefully I'll find time between moving to our new house, illustration work and teaching to do some new masks. I'll pop up the process for some of the other masks soon too.
I really have felt re-inspired from this process and feel so lucky to have the opportunity to show these pieces. I'm thinking about going a lot larger next time. Any suggestions?


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