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This was a popular giveaway last year, so we decided to do it again! Win a Motorcycle Frame Jig Kit from Chop Source! This giveaway is for existing XS650.com members only. The giveaway ends at 11pm CST on March 31st, 2016.
Enter the free drawing!
It's the new year and we have a lot to look forward to in 2016! The site will be overhauled to keep up with the demand for new features, mobile compatibility, and security issues. The transition should be happening in the next couple of weeks. Change is hard, but in this case necessary, and we hope it goes smoothly and makes for an even stronger community.
If your resolution for the new year was like mine to de-clutter and organize, and you have boxes of XS650 parts you don't know what to do with, consider listing them in our Classifieds Section. It's simple and free. Register today if you're not already a member.
Thank you to everyone who has helped to make this community great. Hopefully we have many more great years ahead. Happy New Year to you all!
The calendar pre-sale is over and the calendars will ship this week! If you missed it, a limited amount of extras were ordered and can still be purchased. Order soon because once they're gone, they're gone! Thank you to everyone to who was involved in making another great calendar!
The 2016 XS650 calendar pre-sale event has started! Just like that last few years, be sure to order during the pre-sale to ensure you a get as many calendars as you want. The pre-sale will only last a few days and once it's over only a limited quantity will be available. View the 2016 calendar proof and order link.
Win a Motorcycle Frame Jig Kit from Chop Source! This giveaway is for existing XS650.com members only. The giveaway ends at 11pm CST on March 8th, 2015.
See the details in the giveaway thread.
The 2015 XS650 calendar pre-sale has started! Order during the pre-sale to ensure you a get as many calendars as you want. Hurry, the pre-sale will only last a few days and once it's over only a limited quantity will be available. Order yours now!
The nominations are in, and now it's time to vote for the XS650s you want to see in the 2015 XS650 Calendar!
Check out these new heat shields from Lowbrow Customs! They are giving away a pair of heat shields to one luck XS650.com member! You choose the two you want. The giveaway ends at 11pm CST on November 5th, 2014 so enter before it's too late!
See the details in the giveaway thread in the Shops section.
The XS650 Calendars were a huge hit the last two years and it's already time to start planning for the 2015 Calendar! We need your help.
Nominate your favorite XS650 for consideration in the 2015 XS650 Calendar!
The 2014 Calendars are sold out! Thank you to everyone who had a part in making these calendars happen.
This XS650 Street Tracker was built by teamkandy and took first place in the June 2013 XS650 of the month contest that was for first time builds.
Here's what teamkandy said about the bike: "A little background. I got this bike from my dad. He had cut the back loop off and added the xr tracker seat. I stripped it down installed the Mikes 750 kit. New timing chain and guide. Pamco ignition complete rewire. Built the battery box, new seat post cleaned up all the grind marks and filled with welds regrind Welded and filled the whole where the back loop was cut off. New fork seals, cam seals. Gutted a MAC 2 into exhaust muffler and split a glass pack and installed in the muffler. Cut a stainless exhaust tip and made my own reverse cone muffler not loud but louder than stock. I soda blasted all the motor. Sand blasted the frame wheels case covers valve and tappet covers, triple trees, calipers shifter foot rest, etc. Painted my tail section and tank. I custom mixed the Yellow and it has gold pearl and a hint of rainbow pearl." Read more...
See the June 2013 XSOTM voting thread for all of the great entries!
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Want a free Yamaha XS650 DIY Exhaust Kit from TC Bros Choppers? Well here's your chance! TC Bros Choppers is giving away an exhaust kit to one lucky person! The giveaway ends at 11pm CST on October 1st, 2013. See the giveaway thread for all of the details and to enter the drawing!
New to the XS650 and don't know where to start? Read and Learn.
It was a close race but, Retiredgentleman took the win in the November XS650 of the month contest. The contest was for XS650 Specials, Special IIs, and Heritage Specials, 1978 through 1983. They could be stock or have some mods, but needed to have the stock "Special" tank, forks, and have a twin shock rear suspension. Retiredgentleman actually tied with sseres during the voting, but won in one day "deathmatch" poll to take the win.
Retiredgentleman has had the bike for 6 years and has done a lot of work to it over that time to make it the bike it is today. It has some modifications to make it safe and reliable such as a top-end rebuild, Pamco ignition, modern ignition coil, new solid-state regulator, and a new modern rectifier. It also has Brembo calipers front and rear for better stopping power. Last year the bike was professionally painted (it used to be bright red) and had a pristine OEM exhaust installed. RG says it's "a fun bike to ride and very easy to work on... a real enjoyable hobby/sport."
See all of the entries for the November XSOTM contest.
See more pictures of RG's bike.
Our friends at Pandemonium Custom Choppers are giving away a Pandemonium Brake Kit to one lucky member! The giveaway includes a Brembo brake caliper, caliper mount, brake line, and Nissin master cylinder!
To enter the drawing, post a picture of the bike you would install the kit on in the giveaway thread by 11pm CST on December 17th, 2012. See the giveaway thread in the Shops section of the Forum for all of the details.
The October XS650 of the month contest was for XS650s with build threads on the site. Voting was for both the bike and the 'quality' of the build thread. Osteoderm took the win with his bike and build thread 'Good Heart, Bad Intentions: another build thread'.
Osteoderm's beautiful bike as pictured below isn't the finished product. Follow the build as he finishes it up.
See all of the October XSOTM 'build thread' bikes.
The August XSOTM contest was for bobbers with suspension and brakes. The bike called Wicked Soul that was built by Visual Impact (visimpact) and now owned by tidd1340 took first place! The bike has a custom one-piece rear fender and battery box, a Honda gas tank that was highly modified, shaved and dropped forks, a custom kick start lever, and a Visual Impact seat rail kit and seat. The tank is candy red with 24 karat spun gold leaf and hand pinstriping. Wicked Soul was featured in the October 2011 issue of Cycle Source magazine.
See the August XSOTM voting thread for all of the August entries!
The next XS650 of the Month contest has been posted.
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Everything is right on track with the T-shirts. Additional updates will be posted in the T-Shirt Presale Announcement thread soon.
The t-shirt presale announced below (scheduled to end 9/15/12 at 11pm CST) has been extended by one full day! The presale will now end on 9/16/12 at 11pm CST. If you haven't placed your order yet, do it now before it's too late. The Daniel Peirce XS650 engine print and magnet giveaway will not be extended and will end at the normally scheduled time.
Many people have been asking about XS650.com shirts again after a successful shirt sale during the Spring of 2011. Well here they are! We have two designs this year. Daniel Peirce was nice enough to let us use his XS650 engine photo again for the same design as last year, and Hugh from Hugh's HandBuilt is allowing us to make shirts with his popular XS650 chopper on the front and back. Just like last year, a presale is being held to make sure everyone gets the exact garment, size, and color they want. The presale will go until 11pm CST on Saturday September 15th. After the presale, only a few extra shirts will be ordered, so colors and sizes will be extremely limited... To make sure you get the shirt(s) you want, order yours today! Check out the shirts!
Also during the presale, you can enter to win a Daniel Peirce XS650 engine print or magnet. The winner of the drawing will be announced on Monday September 17th! Good Luck!
View T-Shirt Presale Announcement and Comments
Tron's '77 takes first place in the daily rider XS650 of the month contest for July! Here's what he had to say about the bike:
"My xs650 is my second bike, first being a cbr 600 plastic toy. I brought the bike back to life after being dead, hidden away in a shed since the 80s. Back in its day, it had been toyed with a bit, butchered a bit, and given a god awful 80's airbrush job.
I went in knowing nothing at all about the mechanics of motorcycles, and resurrected it from the dead, into a mean, havoc wreaking, daily smile creator.
I have documented the work absolutely horribly, and wish I took the time to take more photos and update the build better. I ride the bike daily, rain or shine, about 20 km's into work. On my days off, I hunt down the best forest roads and back roads I can find.
Yes, I ride the piss out of it dirt and pavement." .... Read More
Also see Tron's build thread for more details and pictures.
This month's contest was for daily riders and we have 5 great entries. The contest ends in a few days, so check out the entries and vote!
The winner for the Mike's XS rim giveaway has been announced!
Mike's XS has tons of rims back in stock and is giving a free set to one lucky XS650.com member! You choose the two you want and shipping is even covered to members located in the lower 48 states!
To enter into the drawing, all you need to do is post in the giveaway thread by 11pm CST on July 8, 2012. Yes it's that easy!
Check out this clean XS650 Cafe Racer by C-Los SD. Some of the major highlights include 700cc pistons, rephased crank and cam, permanent magnet alternator, PAMCO ignition, 4 piston brembo calipers, and much more! Have a look at C-Los SD build completion thread for lots of pictures and the full list of mods.
See the May XSOTM voting thread for all of this month's entries! There were some really great entries that are definitely worth a look!
Have a look at TeeCat's 1973 TX650 mild cafe-roadster, the winner of the April 2012 XS650 of the Month Contest. TeeCat brought the bike home in August 2007 as a forlorn non-runner, but he could see that the TX had the mechanical and cosmetic bones of a respectable resto-mod. So, with a vision and a huge assist from countless dedicated XS650.com members, TeeCat embarked on what would be a four-year stint at "Classic Bike University". Sporting the comfortable posture of a roadster and an understated but signature cafe bike personality, this '73 features host of electronic, mechanical and cosmetic updates that delight - and perhaps even confuse - the fond memories of classic Japanese bike lovers here at XS650.com, on the street, and at the pumps. Have a look at a detailed work list in the April XSOTM voting thread!
The March XSOTM contest was for restorations and survivors only. Yamasarus' XS1 received 65% of the votes! He took a year to gather parts and the build time was just 8 weeks! Everything mechanical was gone through and all parts were polished, painted, plated, or replaced, and yamasarus did all the work himself except for the chrome plating. It turned out beautiful! Check out the before and after photos!
See all of the entries for the March 2012 XSOTM contest.
Check out this futuristic XS650 chopper by Justin! This chop is the winner of the February 2012 XS650 of the month contest. There are tons of cool features on the bike like 18" street glide wheels front and rear, custom machine triple trees, clutch window, and so much more. Lots of fabrication work went into this bike so be sure to check out the build thread for more pictures and all of the details of the build: XS650 chopped & Raked Lots of pics!
The theme for this month's contest was XS650 choppers and bobbers. Check out all of the chopper and bobber entries for the February 2012 XSOTM contest.
Pregrid's Tracker takes the victory in the January 2012 XS650 of the month contest. Every aspect of creating the beautiful bike was documented in Pregrid's thread: buildin' me a tracker.
Check out all of the great entries for the January 2012 XSOTM contest.
Congratulations to Punkskalar (Hugh's Handbuilt) for winning the December 2011 XS650 of the month contest! This bike has caused quite a stir in the custom bike community in the last few years and has been an inspiration to many. People just love Hugh's bike and his enthusiasm for improving the XS650!
Check out all of the great entries for the December 2011 XSOTM contest.
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In the spirit of the holiday season, Pandemonium Custom Choppers is having a giveaway contest for their Ya Mama XS650 Exhaust System! (or a $210 credit toward any of the products they carry)
To enter into the contest, all you need to do is post in the giveaway thread with why you should win! Entries must be received by 11pm CST on January 1st, 2012 to qualify.
Congratulations to Bobber33 (Chappell Customs) for winning the first XS650 of the month contest! Beautiful Cafe! Check out the build for all of the juicy details and tons of pictures!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the first XSOTM contest! In a few days, it will be time for your nominations for the next XSOTM.
The bikes have been nominated and the voting is well under way in our first XS650 of the month contest! Check out the entries and vote for your favorite!
XS650.com decals are now available! Order a couple today and help support XS650.com! These are quality vinyl cut decals that measure 1.187" tall by 5.1" wide. The picture below is the actual decal applied to a black surface. Order XS650.com decals here.
Knowing how to adjust your cam chain tensioner and valve clearances are things everyone who owns an XS650 must know how to do. littlebill31 has put together a few videos tutorials to show how it's done. Be sure to check them out.
We're kicking off October with two giveaways! You could win brass mid mount foot pegs from Monstercraftsman or handlebars from Zombie Performance. You must enter the drawings by 11pm CST on October 16th, 2011 to qualify. Don't miss out!
Sign up for the Monstercraftsman Giveaway
Sign up for the Zombie Performance Giveaway
Here's a great step-by-step guide on how to bleed motorcycle brakes put together by littlebill31. There are a lot of pictures and plenty of helpful hints in this great article!
Check out this 8-plate clutch modification by Hugh (Punkskalar) for his latest XS650 build. The 760cc engine this clutch is going in will be heavily ported, rephased to 277 degrees, and have 11:1 compression. The stock 6-plate clutch was modified to accept 8 plates using hand files, a lathe, and Hugh's precision eyecrometers.
See more details on Hugh's 8-pack clutch mod.
Congratulations to member pregrid who has won the PAMCO ignition! The shirt sales were a great success. Thanks to all who participated. I'll keep everyone posted on the status of the shirts in the presale announcement thread.
After many requests for XS650.com shirts, the design is finalized and a presale is being held to make sure everyone gets the exact garment, size, and color they want. The presale will go until 11pm CST on Thursday April 14th. After the presale, only select garments, colors, and sizes will be available. To make sure you get what you want, order yours today! Check out the shirts!
Every shirt you buy (during the presale only) will enter you into a drawing to win a free PAMCO ignition courtesy of Pete! A $98.95 value and one of the best ignitions made for the XS650! See www.yamahaxs650.com for more details on the PAMCO ignition. The winner of the drawing will be announced on Saturday April 16th! Good Luck!View Presale Announcement and Comments
Frank Rutigliano's XS650 took second place in the Freestyle Class at the 2011 Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show in Washington DC! Congratulations Frank! This was his third XS650 build and they just keeps getting better and better.
Interview with Frank at the show:
More videos from the show featuring Two Wheel Mafia:
Check out the progress on Sky's XS650 turbo / fuel injection project! Outstanding work! Keep the updates coming!
Winter is just around the corner (or already here!) for many of us in the North. If you plan to store your motorcycle over the winter or for any extended period of time, take a look at this article Gentlemanjim put together on how to properly store your motorcycle.
We had several great submissions but the "The Wicked One" wins!
Thanks to everyone who participated and voted!
See all the contest entries.
In the spirit of Halloween, XS650.com is having a pumpkin carving contest! The winner will receive $75 toward any order from Mikes XS or 650 Central. Get creative, start carving, and you could have $75 worth of free parts! Hurry, submissions must be received by midnight (CST) on October 31st.
Find out more!
Clutch spring screws can be a pain in the ass to remove. An impact screwdriver is usually necessary and sometimes they don't even work when the Phillips head strips or the screw snaps. Notice the thin threads on the screw on the left. The one on the right was modified by member kent_in_kc so they should never be a problem again. Upgraded spring screw kits can be purchased for about $30, but if you need it done now or are short on cash, this is a good alternative.
Read Kent's thread on how to modify your clutch spring screws so they will never be a problem again!
Happy Birthday to XS650.com! Thank you to all of the members for making this place great!
Two Wheel Mafia comes through again with more pictures of gorgeous women on XS650s. Check them out in the Babes and XS650s thread.
There a several ways you can clean out a rusty motorcycle gas tank. Electrolysis a good method if you have the time.
Find out how to clean a rusty fuel tank using a battery charger, scrap steel, and washing soda.
The animations below show the difference between a normal XS650 engine where both pistons rise and fall at the same time, and a rephased XS650 engine where one piston is mid-stroke when the other is at the end of its stroke. Learn more about rephased XS650 engines.
This beautiful mono-shock XS650 was built by Chad Goings and his father Bill Goings. They are from Wichita, Kansas and spent two years working on this project. They designed the bike around the mono-shock and careful thought was put into every aspect of the design to keep it simple and clean. Great work guys! Check out more photos of the finished bike. View the build thread on 650 Rider.
Several XS650.com members have posted wiring diagrams for the XS650 in the Forum. Maybe one of the diagrams will be just what you're looking for.
Full wiring diagrams
Simplified wiring diagrams (several ignition systems covered)
Sure it looks decent and should clean up just fine, but it's running a little rough or maybe not at all, and you don't know where to start. Well you've come to the right place! This should be a good starting point: Bike won't start? Running rough?
There are also some good tips on buying a used bike or evaluating the condition of an old motorcycle under Buying Guide - Getting to know your bike.
Also check out the Technical References by clicking 'Tech' on the top navigation bar, or by clicking a specific category under 'Technical References' on the right side of this page.
On the left, a stock XS650 clutch modified by Peter von Sphinx to accept 8 friction plates. inxs is planning an 8-plate clutch of his own using a billet clutch basket. Check out his 8-plate billet clutch project thread.
This is Ian's latest build he calls XS650RR. This project was a four year build process and now he uses it to race in Ontario with the Vintage Road Racing Association (VRRA).
Ian plans to upgrade the rear wheel to a disc setup this year and is looking forward to building his tracker project this winter. Beautiful bike Ian!
Andy Carter of Pangea Speed sent in these great shots of Jessica and him during their trip a few months ago to the salt flats. Andy used to build hot rods and now is focusing on motorcycles. He likes to ride what he builds and isn't afraid to open them up or get them a little dirty. Thanks for the shots Andy!
"My name is Robert, and I am a motorcycle-aholic." This is Rob's (MN_TX650) '73 TX650 he rebuilt using the Norton Manx as inspiration. "Basically everything was cleaned, rebuilt, or replaced!". Check out the thread for more pictures and a video.
You don't see too many pictures of xs650s with beautiful women on them. This bike was built by Jason Richardson and that's his wife Megan. The unique frame was fabricated by Jason and his uncle and has 38 degrees of rake. The tank is off an old Honda CB. Nice work Jason!
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We know it's pretty much the heart of the summer, but if you have plans to spend the last weekend of July doing anything other than sit in a movie theater, you might want to consider rearranging them. On one of the busiest release dates in recent memory, there seems to be something for everyone: blockbuster fans get "Cowboys & Aliens," lovers of cult films get "Attack the Block," those who like "Scarface"-esque dramas with breakout lead performances get Dominic Cooper in "The Devil's Double," indie types get Miranda July's "The Future" or Brendan Gleeson in sweary Irish action-comedy "The Guard," subtitle-philes get French thriller "Point Blank," documentary fans get "El Bulli" and "Life in a Day," and people who hate their kids get "The Smurfs."
And on top of all these, there's "Crazy Stupid Love," the much-touted romantic comedy from fast-rising writer Dan Fogelman, directed by "I Love You Philip Morris" duo Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. The picture, for which we really dug the script when we read it last year, stars beloved "The Office" star Steve Carell, in his first role since departing the show, as a mild-mannered family man forced to enter the dating world when his wife (Julianne Moore) leaves him for another man (Kevin Bacon). He enlists the help of a ladykiller (Ryan Gosling) to help him out, but his new friend is falling in love with someone ("Easy A" breakout Emma Stone) for the first time.
The buzz has been mounting around the film for a while now, thanks to good word from test screenings, and a solid trailer, but it seems to us that marketing has been a little quiet so far. That may be changing now, as Yahoo just debuted the final one-sheet for the film. It's fairly uninspired, and could arguably be mistaken for a remake of "The Crying Game," given Carell's expression, but we're not exactly expecting the world from a poster for a romantic comedy, so it hasn't altered our optimism about the picture. We'll see how it turns out when it opens on that busy, busy July 29th.

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He seems to have plenty of sources close to the situation. Also mentions Mike Sherman of the Texans as another candidate. Will be interested to know if JP tries to meet with Brewster while out in Colorado...
Thanks. It sounds like the same coaches (Brewster, Sherman, Pelini, etc.) are being mentioned at the various openings (ISU, MSU, Stanford, etc.). I think it might be a good idea for Pollard to lock someone up early.... so the new coach can hit the recruiting trail. We have some holes to fill!
Wow, Sherman? That could be interesting, not probable though. There are some good names being mentioned for the ISU job. i believe that is a tribute to Mac in itself.
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Wow, Sherman? That could be interesting, not probable though. There are some good names being mentioned for the ISU job. i believe that is a tribute to Mac in itself.
How is that a tribute to Mac??? You are really reaching for that one.
Iowa State is in the Big 12, a power conference, Iowa State is paying pretty well, Iowa State has a fanbase that is starving for a "winner," and will be loyal.
The only thing I could see as a reflection of Mac, is that they have seen some film, and realize that they couldn't coach this bad.
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Dienhart is getting most of his information from the ISU message boards. It reads about like the stuff we see here. His "sources" are Jeremy, Paul Clark and Chris Williams. The DsM rag paints a quite different picture of the "candidates". Link:
The reality of things is if we hire someone that is a part of some winning FB this year he won't be in Ames until after the 1st of the year. You would hope that we at least hire someone that will be part of a bowl game this year or still have NFL obligations to finish.
Mike Shanahan has already said he will not make Brewster finish NFL obligations if he becomes a HC in college.
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Ok, so I start my job tomorrow. I am really looking forward to getting started. My last job was just part-time and this is a full-time position, so I'll have a period of adjustment. I am hoping that I can catch up with all my blog reading after dinner every night, so if you don't hear from me each day, I promise that you will eventually. Bear with me during this beginning phase.
I made a OSW using images from Dress Up Billy from Pink Cat Studio, then cut them up to use in the clips. A set of these will be going to the parents at our picnic on Friday. Hopefully, they will use them and appreciate them; I depleted my stash to make them. LOL I just hope I can find some more.
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Just found an interesting piece titled "Good Group Think" on eighteen chains.com. Resurrects some shrewd observations by Karl Mannheim, from Ideology and Utopia. Most of what we think we learn from others. We add a bit and pass it on. Tracing the routes is a project called the sociology of knowledge. Enjoy. Reflect. Respond. Pass it on.
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Thanks, John. Sorry to be away, but nice to know I'm missed! More to follow...
The "Grey People" are found at yet another fishing village along the same coast of Gaspesie. It's a very interesting and scenic drive, all the way around the peninsula. You see the flag of Acadie flying there, and in parts of New Brunswick,often to the exclusion of the Canada flag.
Hi, John -- The "Blue Men" are the work of an old woodcarver who has a shop in a fishing village on the St. Lawrence seaway in Gaspé, Quebec. He fashioned them from driftwood logs and gave them a beautiful lapis lazuli panache. I told him that when I win the lottery I'll fly him down to Ozarkistan and pay him handsomely to create similar art for our backyard (near our inukshuk).
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thanks, John, for the article. its very interesting. I am actually looking into what else Neslihan Cevik has written...
Thank you John for your excellent response and the great clarification! It's been awhile since those undergrad theory classes, but I did learn a lot from them, even though they were so long ago. Now I am trying to manage a theory class in my Master's course that was combined with ethnography -- except the weeks seem to be organized thematically rather than chronologically. Or in order of influence rather than historical period. All of this can be rather frustrating for a student, who can make misleading assumptions based on when the material was presented! All very confusing. Thank you for sorting that information out for me - we did not discuss the Boasians at length in my class but rather focused mostly upon Geertz. Such is the nature of the British school of Anthropology. I'll have to post more blogs about theory - I always have lots of questions and need for clarification. I wish I had more time to learn about the historical context in which some of these ideas developed, but I should have plenty of time when I graduate to read freely. :)


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The season finale of the ninth annual Music On Main Street concert series will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Visitors Information Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville, with a classic car show and the sounds of Tuxedo Junction.
Tuxedo Junction is an Asheville area based band playing variety of music for all ages and musical tastes. This six member band plays classic music from '40s and '50s swing and bebop, classic '50s and '60s rock'n'roll, vintage East Coast Beach, Motown's golden era hits, pop-rock and funk from the '70s and '80s, as well as contemporary dance favorites to contemporary country. They play favorites such as Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Crazy, Pretty Woman, Under the Boardwalk and Mustang Sally.
The Hendersonville Antique Car Club will host the final classic car show of the season in conjunction with Music On Main Street. The car show will be in front of the Visitors Information Center, between Allen and Caswell streets, which will be closed to traffic.
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Put on your dancing shoes for some good toe tapping music. Bring a chair and sit back, relax and enjoy the music from 7 to 9 p.m. Audience seating area opens after 5:30 p.m. Hendersonville city ordinance prohibits animals in the event area.
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Norwegian gothic metallers TRISTANIA have set "Rubicon" as the title of their sixth album, due later in the year via Austria's Napalm Records.Commented the band: "We think the result has turned out amazing, and we're extremely eager to get this album released. The photo shoot has already taken place in the Angst-im-Wald studio in Germany, and the only thing which isn't finished yet is the artwork design."
"Rubicon" track listing:
01. Year Of The Rat
02. Protection
03. Patriot Games
04. The Passing
05. Exile
06. Sirens
07. The Emerald Piper (bonus track)
08. Vulture
09. Amnesia
10. Magical Fix
11. Illumination
A two-minute video teaser for the forthcoming TRISTANIA album — featuring audio samples of the tracks "Year Of The Rat" and "The Passing" — can be viewed below. The group previously said in a statement: "We are totally enthusiastic about [our new LP], and feel that this album will appeal to those of you who have followed us through the years. True to tradition, the new album will also bring along several surprises and elements that are new in our musical universe. Five different singers will appear on the album, and we have already announced that Pete Johansen contributes with his brilliant violin playing — for the first time since 'World of Glass' in 2001." TRISTANIA last year announced the addition of guitarist Gyri Losnegård to the group's ranks. The band played a couple of shows last summer with guest vocalist Kjetil Nordhus (ex-GREEN CARNATION, TRAIL OF TEARS) filling in for Østen Bergøy, including last year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany TRISTANIA in 2007 announced the addition of Italian singer Mariangela "Mary" Demurtas to the group's ranks. The band's last album, "Illumination", was released in January 2007 via SPV. The CD was recorded at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany with producer Waldemar Sorychta (LACUNA COIL, TIAMAT, GRIP INC.).


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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, February 20. PRINCETON University won three events during the first night of action at the women's Ivy League Championships to build an early lead at the three-day meet. Thanks to two relay wins and an individual victory by Lisa Boyce in the 50 free, the Tigers hold a 17-point lead over Harvard, 441-424.
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Princeton holds a slim lead after the first night of competition at the 2014 Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Brown University's Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatic Center.
Thanks in large part to Lisa Boyce, the Tigers hold a 17-point lead after the day of competition. Boyce had three wins on the day, winning the 50 freestyle and then swimming legs on the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 medley relay.
Princeton started the night off with the first win, grabbing the 200 freestyle relay. The Tigers' Boyce, Nikki Larson, Elizabeth McDonald and Morgan Karetnich logged a time of 1:30.91, 17 one-hundredths ahead of Harvard.
Yale's Eva Fabian won the 500 freestyle, edging out Penn's Shelby Fortin by 12 one-hundredths of a second. Fortin was in search of her fourth straight title in the event. Fabian became Yale's first Ivy champion in the event since Suzanne Heizer in the mid-1990s.
Columbia's Alena Kluge impressively won the 200 IM. She swam the only sub-two minute time in the morning trials and did the same on Thursday night, winning in a time of 1:58.74. In the process, though, Princeton had five swimmers in the final and grabbed 123 points led by Olivia Chan's second-place finish.
Boyce won her third straight 50 freestyle title, touching the wall for Princeton in 22.44. It is the fourth straight year and 11th time all-time that a Tiger has won the sprint title.
Yale's Lilybet MacRae became the first Bulldog since 2003 to win the one-meter diving and did so in impressive fashion. Nailing her final dive for a score of 52.00, she finished at 310.85, the second-highest score by a diver at the Ivy League Championships under the current scoring format (since 2001).
Harvard closed the gap on Princeton, though, in the diving. The Crimson had three in the first five finishers and five of the top nine to close to within nine points heading into the 400 medley relay.
The Crimson had a two-second lead on the field early in the relay, but Princeton and Columbia both chipped away to pull nearly tied heading into the freestyle leg. The Tigers, however, had Boyce on their leg and she pulled away from the field, winning the relay with a time of 3:38.33 and giving the Tigers a 17-point lead heading into the second day's action.
Princeton has 441 points through six events. Harvard is second with 424, followed by Yale at 351. Columbia and Penn are one point apart for fourth and fifth.
1. Princeton 441
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3. Yale 351
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Well it's here. After months of competition, a couple weeks of reruns and recaps, endless drama and some of the best/worst drag I've seen on tv we have a winner for the 5th season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Before we get to the winner let's recap a bit or the reunion shall we?
As is tradition we have a reunion episode where we get one last moment to see our Season 5 queens on the tube before they disappear into reality TV history (except for Alyssa, who is getting her own spinoff ALLEGEDLY!). I have to tell you I actually completely forgot that half of those queens were even on the show. But I guess that's what happens when you get eliminated at the beginning.
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 comes to a close tonight. Who will take it all? Alaska, Jinkx Monsoon or Roxxy Andrews? Before RuPaul crowns "America's Next Drag Superstar" and "Miss Congeniality," all fourteen queens sit down to rehash all the drama served throughout the season. And there was plenty of it.
With regards to any reality show, it's all about the reunion shows. After seeing all the confessionals, I'm sure all the queens will have plenty to say. The reunion special where the winner was announced taped on May 1. All the Season 5 contestants along with fan favorites from previous years donned their fiercest outfits on the red carpet. I personally liked Detox's look the best. I literally had to do a double take when I saw her monochromatic makeup. I thought it was due to some black and white Photoshop magic. Alas it was all her. Check out all the looks below from this season's crop and cast your vote on who werked it out the best.
Say what you will about this queen, she was fierce on Season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race. I loved her from the second I saw her promo and I will love her until the end of time. Miss Roxxxy Andrews was recently in Vancouver for the hottest Thursday night in town LIBERACE and natually I got to chat with her before she went on stage.
What I will tell you about Roxxxy is that she is incredibly sweet. Sure we had some GREAT sass moments, but she really took the time to spend time with us here and get to know everyone. Hopefully people will let the reality TV drama disappear because Roxxxy is incredible. Check out the interview below!
I'm totally late this week with my RuPaul's Drag Race recap probably because I'm so deflated from the end of this season that I might've just given up completely. My favorite doesn't stand a chance to win so why bother right?
As in previous years the final three had lunch with Ru (Tic Tacs…yet again. New shtick please), a sit down with Gloria Allred, they had to film a court scene playing three different characters (another acting challenge), and film RuPaul's new video for "Beginning."
I don't think there has ever been such a huge amount of opinion regarding an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race as there is about last night's episode. I'm not going to talk about the show because I already did in my review. What I want to do is post Roxxxy Andrew's reaction to the episode last night.
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FINAL FOUR! Did you guess right? I TOTALLY DID! Roxxxy, Jinkx, Detox and Alaska! KAPOW!
The final four- as in every season- have to do a mini pageant, and this season it was the SUGAR BALL! Each of the queens had to make 3 looks:
This was Roxxxy's challenge to lose 100%. I said it last week, and I totally believed it right up until the end of the episode. Alaska was doing well, but she was having trouble with her candy couture: it kept breaking apart. Detox was struggling, as I feel she has been all season and I still don't know why. Honestly, Detox is FIERCE, but girl, sometimes you just done have it. And, then there's Jinkx, oh poor poor Jinkx. This episode was just a a plain ol' mess for her from the antlers, to the skirt to the unrealized looks. Jinkx was definitely in over her head on this challenge, which was sadly unsurprising because I totally knew this was coming. And, now for the point of the entire episode: has Jinkx just been lucky this season? Roxxxy and Detox seem to think so, and I can't say that I disagree.
It's the makeover episode! I guess this season we have the family member, it's not really specific as to what family member with the made over partners because we got a wide array of ages right? Let's start at the beginning shall we?
The Mini Challenge this week was working out with boobs or something. I find it so pointless when they do challenges like this, I have no idea what it has to do with anything but whatever. So the winner of the mini challenge was Alaska. After her win we find out who the queens are making over, and it's OUT ARMY VETS! DADT was repealed so that is what they latched onto this year. I LIVED for these army queens honestly, so so so funny. Some of them were just SUCH queens like the one Detox got paired up with. Honey she just wanted to get into some pumps as soon as she good (CHECK YOUR DRAG DETOX!!!)
Honestly a week without RuPaul's Drag Race was torture. I can't believe how boring Monday nights are without it, I have no idea what's going to happen in May once the show is totally over.
After a week off I was ready for these bitches to turn it, and they did. This week was another group challenge and it was very clever: a TELENOVELA, hysterical. First though we had the mini challenge which was a crying on cue challenge, however Detox made it very real when she talked about her ex boyfriend who has died, a very real vulnerable moment for the strong Detox was incredibly beautiful. She had won the mini challenge along with Alyssa.
The queens were separated into two groups with Detox and Alyssa being captains. Detox has reassembled Rolaskatox and Alyssa got Coco and Jynkx who have been having some drama. The telenovela was directed by RuPaul and legend Maria Conchita Alonso with a special appearance by Wilmer Valderama who despite being a Latin star was absolutely beige in this challenge, yawn.


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Often when people think of black women activists who were deep in the trenches, they recall Ella Baker and Fannie Lou Hamer. Chicago's Rev. Addie Wyatt, who died last week at 88, should also come to mind.
Wyatt stood a modest 5 feet, 4 inches tall. She was often impeccably dressed — though not overly fancy — and when she spoke it was with such precision that you'd have to listen closely to detect a hint of her native Mississippi.


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NEW YORK — Zoe Schneider was on the hunt for an affordable country house when her brother forwarded an ad to her from his Boerum Hill Listserv in Brooklyn: a little place in the Catskills with a pool, basketball court and a playground. The price: $25,000.
"We didn't understand why the price was so low," said Schneider, a children's clothing designer from Harlem. Then she saw it: a 400-square-foot semi-attached cabin, set among 21 other units in a former Catskills bungalow colony, now a co-op, called Spring Glen Woods. "I didn't even know bungalow colonies still existed," Schneider said. "We put an offer on it five days later."
Bungalow colonies became a part of lower- and middle-class Jewish life at the turn of the last century, when Jewish farmers in Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties began renting rooms, and then cottages, to boarders.
As these expanded into full-blown developments, each one owned and operated by a single family, bungalow colonies began to offer resortlike amenities — tennis courts, pools, communal buildings called casinos, featuring Saturday evening entertainment — in an enclave of humble, close-knit cottages, some renting for as little as a few dollars a week.
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Eventually, the area became known as the Jewish Alps, with as many as 500 bungalow colonies dotting the landscape at midcentury, the heyday of the borscht belt, according to Phil Brown of the Catskills Institute, which promotes research and education on Catskills history.
As Jews assimilated and global travel expanded in the 1970s, this part of the Catskills descended into economic decline, and colonies were taken over by Orthodox sects or abandoned; today their architectural carcasses litter the landscape.
But about a dozen former bungalow colonies became co-ops, and have attracted a new crowd: teachers and writers, carpenters and artists, many from the city's brownstone precincts, who are, in effect, recolonizing the colonies.
Allison Pennell, a writer from Park Slope, Brooklyn, bought a unit at the Lake Huntington Summer Community, once Sharon's Bungalow Colony, in Lake Huntington, N.Y., in 2006.
Few colonies list their co-ops with brokers, and many of the newer residents are drawn there by contacts from within the city. Ronda Matthews, a teacher from Park Slope, was invited to Buffalo Colony, in Woodbourne, N.Y., last year by the parents of her daughter's classmate, who knew she was searching for an affordable second home upstate.
After one night at the outpost of 30 units, which are arrayed around a U-shaped meadow, with a pool, and mountain views, she was ready to buy. "It's like a drug," she said. "Once you try it, you're hooked." She bought a three-bedroom unit last year.
Perhaps most addictive is what parents call the "beautiful freedom" that colonies allow, for parents and children. "You don't need to set up play dates here," said Rebecca Ballantine, a teacher from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and a mother of five, who also bought a three-bedroom unit at Buffalo Colony last year. "Your kids just walk outside."
Best, say parents: They entertain themselves, and one another, all day long.
"I get up in the morning and make my daughter an egg sandwich and I see her at the end of the day," said Pennell's husband, Mark Pennell, whose daughter, Aidy, is 10. Parents feed whichever children show up at their bungalow come noon. "There's a lot of mac and cheese," said Alise Loebelsohn, a mural painter from Park Slope who bought a two-bedroom unit at Lake Huntington in 2010.
If anyone is eating heirloom vegetables, they brought them from home. Fancy markets are a rarity in this neck of the woods; Sullivan County has the fourth-highest rate of poverty in New York state, and specialty foods in markets tend to be kosher, catering to the Orthodox crowd.
There are few televisions, and Internet and cellphone service can be limited. In most colonies, kitchens are diminutive, there are no granite countertops, and an entire unit might be smaller than a resident's apartment back home. At every colony residents uttered a similar refrain: The Hamptons, it's not.
"One of the first questions people ask is, 'Is there air conditioning?' and that separates people out," Loebelsohn said. (There is not.) "You'll know in the first few seconds if you like it or not."
The sales prices — generally $15,000 to $75,000, although larger units at Buffalo Colony can top $100,000 — are especially alluring. While real estate in gentrified Brooklyn regularly commands $700 per square foot, places like Lansman's can charge as little as $10. "New York has felt like it's only for rich people lately," said Ballantine, of Buffalo Colony. "This really feels like a place for the middle class."
Although far less expensive than free-standing country houses, most bungalows are seasonal homes, and thus ineligible for mortgages; they must be paid for in cash, and there are supplemental yearly fees, dependent on the number of shares. Bungalows do not tend to appreciate much in value.
"We didn't buy it as an investment, and don't expect we'll make money on it," says Jim Moske, an archivist from Riverdale who bought a unit at Spring Glen Woods in 2009.
The new colonists say they are welcomed by the old-timers and describe the ease of colony life. "We have a pool that we don't have to clean and a lawn that we don't have to mow," Matthews said. The original dream may have been to restore a ramshackle farmhouse, but this life, they have found, is far simpler. "We don't come up to the country to do chores," Pennell said.


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Posted By Jim On 05/22/2007 @ 3:17 pm In Frugal Living,Shopping | 1 Comment
MBH's recent post about perusing a used DVD store [3] at the mall got me thinking about the mystique and allure surrounding "new" products. MBH was looking at some DVDs when a couple walked by. The guy remarked about the low prices of the DVDs and his companion responded with "Yeah, but they've already been watched!" You can replace DVD with practically any product on the web because a lot of people are trapped by the allure of buying some that's new. In the case of DVDs and many other products, used is just as good as new but at the fraction of the price, like video games, electronics (cell phones!) and certified pre-owned / used cars (used is a little farther away from new when you talk cars than a DVD, but you get the idea) and in fact it's usually a good financial decision, in terms of value to price ratio, to buy something that's been gently used rather than brand spanking new. So, why does the allure of "new" exist?
You can show off something that's new if you're into playing the "judge me by the things I own" game. What has bigger oompf, pulling up in a brand spanking new Jaguar XKR or pulling up in a gently used Jaguar XKR that might maybe have some superficial marks? Anyone will tell you that the brand new car will draw the oohs and ahhs whereas the used one will only get a few ahhs and if you're into showing off and wanting the attention, you want the oohs with the ahhs.
Fear of the unknown is genuine, who knows what someone else did to it. The number one reason why someone doesn't buy something used is because they're afraid that there is something wrong with it or that it's otherwise been used roughly. This is especially prevalent in cars but applies to anything used. Take a cell phone for example, the case might look great but what if it was dropped in water but still functions, you just don't know it? One day the thing could die and you'd never know, right? What if that DVD is a couple light scratches away from being a beverage coaster? Sure, 99% of the time you're probably safe with used, but that 1% of the time is what you're always afraid of. You're less likely to die in a plane crash and less likely to win the lottery but there are aviatophobics (fear of flying) and folks who play the lottery every single day.
You don't want someone else's junk. While this is kind of tied into the first reason, this one is a little less "in your face." If someone sold their item, it's likely that they didn't want it; if they didn't want it, why do you want to pay your hard earned money for their discards? There are plenty of people who sell used video games online because they aren't going to play them anymore once they beat it, the video game is essentially junk to them and they'd rather have the money. I see myself as getting a good price on something I want but some people might view it as me being a fool buying someone else's junk.
New isn't always better, sometimes it's just more expensive.
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I know this guy is the number 1 recruit in the nation for the 2007 recruiting class, but how can you expect this guy not to be a thug. I know the saying don't judge a book by it's cover, but in this instance it is hard not to.
Yeah he looks like he has some attitude. Oh well, his game remains to be seen.
He's the kind of player the NBA drools over. At least we'll only have to play him twice.
Since this is a Huggins recruit.......is that the name of his AAU team or did they just start adding a recruits rap sheet to his bio? Not saying he has one, just trying to joke a little.....
Anyone else notice that his average points per game has declined every year in high school? Freshman 30 ppg, Sophomore 28 ppg, Junior 20 ppg. Interesting.
Originally Posted by cyrocksmypants
CG. No one knows what you're talking about.
Originally Posted by cowgirl836
He was a Charlotte signee until Huggy hired his coach or something... anyway, Huggy got him to back out of Charlotte and go to Manhattan.
Originally Posted by bawbie
He was a Charlotte signee until Huggy hired his coach or something... anyway, Huggy got him to back out of Charlotte and go to Manhattan.
Huggy poached a recruit from somewhere else....shocker. Considering Huggins' past history and the stories of him 'recruiting' players even though he was not employed, I am so looking forward to the train wreck that will be K-State B-ball in a few years. Will K-State have some success? Of course, but In my opinion, K-State will be a disaster in a few years when either Huggy is forced out or he leaves for greener pastures. It should be interesting to watch.
Originally Posted by C.John
Considering Huggins' past history and the stories of him 'recruiting' players even though he was not employed
I've heard a lot of crazy recruiting stories in my life, but that one clearly takes the cake. That's worse then when Larry Brown hired Ed Manning in order to get Danny to commit. I wonder if Old Larry had to wait for Ed to drop off that last load and head for home to make the offer.
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You may recall that Bethesda promised a code to get yourself into the DOOM 4 Beta if you purchased Wolfenstein: The New Order. However, if you're still gaming on a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, then you're out of luck.
You'll still get a code, however the Beta is only open to users of the Xbox One, PC and the PlayStation 4. So if you buy an Xbox 360 version you'll get a code for the Xbox One version, and if you purchase the PlayStation 3 version of Wolfenstein: The New Order you'll get a DOOM 4 code for the PlayStation 4.
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