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Band members dilemma
Alright, this is a long story, but I'll try to keep it as concise as possible. In a band, most of us playing together for about 4 years: Me (male guitar/vocals/songwriter), female keyboardist/singer, female singer, male drummer. We've had a rotating cast of bassists, to Spinal Tap levels of absurdity.
About two months ago, we found a new guy. Solid player, VERY gung-ho about promotion (which is something we need), and all members of the band liked him at first blush. Now, we are, all of us, really casual with each other, make a lot of rude, sometimes grotesque jokes at rehearsals, often at our own or each other's expense. That's the usual group dynamic. So, a couple weeks after we get this new bassist, the female singer in the band sends a group e-mail about how she's having breast reduction surgery (to help with back pain), and makes a joke about her chest. As usual, we all chime in with our own sick comments. The bassist, who is new, also says something.
The singer flips out. Says - to me - that he violated her. Tells me I have to talk to him. So I do. He says that he has no interest in perving on her, that he just saw what our group dynamic was and was playing along. I tell him I understand, but that, going forward, it'd be best for him not to make those sorts of jokes even if she does, just to be sensitive to her boundaries. He agrees.
Cut to two months later. The singer tells us she can't work with the bassist any more, that he's too pushy and aggressive with his ideas about the promo stuff, and that she doesn't feel "safe" with him in the band. We ask her if there have been any more incidents like the one before, and she says no. But she just doesn't like him, still feels threatened and hurt by what she sees as the initial violation, and gives us the "It's him or me" ultimatum. We ask her if there's any way she can see clear to work it out, and she says no.
The three of us other original members deliberated, and I felt I was in a bind. This guy is a good bassist, he's great with band promo, the rest of us like him, and, more importantly, it's hard for me to see her as being reasonable about the initial incident given that a) she started a group conversation making jokes about her body and included him in it, b) didn't talk to him, herself, and tell him that what he said was not acceptable to her, and c) after I talked to him the first time, there's never been another incident. On the other hand, she's been a friend and bandmate for four years.
Earlier this week, the bassist started asking around what was up, since he could tell something was going on. Our keyboardist spilled the beans about the ultimatum, and I ended up having a two-hour conversation with him about it. He went home and wrote an e-mail to the singer in which he explained that he wasn't trying to perv on her and apologized that what he said hurt her. She responded very negatively and accused him of lying and only apologizing so he could stay in the band. She then basically quit...except I really get the impression that, if we fired the guy and made nice, she'd come back.
Unfortunately, the weight of this decision rests mostly on me, and it weighs on me. On one hand, giving an ultimatum like that sucks, the bassist did make the effort to apologize and wanted to work it out, he hasn't repeated that initial misstep since I had the talk with him, and her total unwillingness to try to work it out says to me that maybe we should just let her walk. On the other hand, she has been blasting me and us saying that, as friends and collaborators for four years, we should take her discomfort with him at face value, that it should be enough that she's not happy with him for us to have her back, and that not doing so means we are shitty friends...and I have been feeling tremendous guilt around that...as well as being bummed at the idea that someone who's been a part of the band for four years would be leaving with such bad blood.
So, what the hell do I do? Any thoughts on this are appreciated.
Last edited by Rockthefaces : 10-18-2013 at 12:33 AM.
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I've generally taken the side of female bandmates in situations like this, as most of the time this sort of thing comes up I felt there was a powerful sexist dynamic at work which sometimes male posters weren't exactly very sensitive to, even when they weren't actively promoting it.
In this case, however, there's a simple fact:
She QUIT.
You don't get to quit and then pout that somebody else has to fired so they take you back in. She quit. That was her decision. It's not your decision. It was hers an she made it. It is not your job to make concessions in the hope that she might un-quit when she's being a piss-poor communicator.
It sounds like his behavior was reasonable, unless there's something going unreported here. I would definitely talk to her and ask what is really going on. I honestly wouldn't be remotely surprised to hear that they fooled around and she's not mature enough to handle it (in which case she has to own up to her part in it, again) but I am not saying that this is definitely the case.
No, she's not entitled to say "Fire him just because I said so." She has to own up to her part in her boundaries getting crossed, ovary up, accept his apology and move on. (Unless there's something else going on here, in which case she has a responsibility to share it).
The only reason I can see to consider firing her to re-hire him is if your identity as a band is tied up with her as a frontman. Generally, when singers and bassists clash, singers win. 10,000 Maniacs may have kept the name, but they weren't the same band after Natalie Merchant left. But if you do that, you have to realize that essentially you're admitting that you're her band.
Nothing wrong with that, if it happens to be true. But you're giving her a tremendous amount of veto power over what the band does and, well, that may not be a great idea.
If she can't articulate to you a coherent sense of how his behavior was unacceptable, then no, you don't have to take her word for it. Especially because her earlier behavior with respect to this guy seems UNreasonable. To talk about feeling violated because of a discussion that she initiated which he was a participant is unreasonable. It's fine if she doesn't want to have the conversation with him, and if she didn't realize that until it was too late to stop it. But violated? No.
Let me be very clear about something, however: I would, if I were you, take her claims of not feeling "safe" with him in the band VERY seriously. If those have any sort of reasonable ground, then he would be out. The other female band member's opinion about whatever behavior she described would be very important, because we guys aren't always so good at judging that sort of stuff. Don't ask her to make a final decision (it sounds like she doesn't want that decision) but do ask her what she feels about the stories the singer reports.
But when she throws around words like "violated" in the context of the email exchange you describe, well, she's going to have to explain why she feels unsafe. What, specifically, he's doing. Throwing words like that around when it's just that she doesn't particularly like the guy is not okay.
She's calling you a shitty friend, but she's also been a shitty friend and bandmate here. Good friends COMMUNICATE. Good bandmates COMMUNICATE. Good bandmates recognize that sometimes minor boundaries get crossed (and the email exchange you describe is a MINOR boundary) and you accept an apology and move on. Heck, good friends do that, too. This is what grown-ups do.
This is a sucky situation, and I recognize that none of the outcomes over which you have control (eg, that don't involve her suddenly behaving like an adult) are optimal.
Again, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they hooked up and she's freaking out about it. (It's about the only thing in the world that I could imagine justifying the timing of the flip-out and her unwillingness to provide specifics). But again, if so, this becomes mature adult territory: mature adults fool around with people, sometimes, and then interact with them in a variety of other fashions without it being a big deal. If this is what happened, then she needs to ovary up and be an adult.
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^^^ Excellent points by Hotspur. I completely agree.
Try to meet up with her, just you two and talk it out. When I say meet up I don't mean phonecall, sms, email, facebook etc. I'm talking about a face to face meeting. Ask what her specific concerns are, and in particular ask specifically whether it was just the email exchange or if it was something else.
Because if it was just the email exchange, then it looks like she's not the type of person who is going to be good for this band. Ultimatiums are a form of manipulation, a destructive personality in a band. However if it's really a cry for help this should be attended to.
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Thanks for the input, both. To clarify a couple things...
1) I would say there's a 99.99% chance the two of them haven't hooked up. I'd never rule anything out entirely, but I don't think it's really within the realm of possibility.
2) There were two e-mail exchanges. One with the full group, and one that went directly to her...but that was a conversation initiated by her, as well. Here, I'll cut and paste, with the names changed to protect everyone. The first is a response to her saying something about having surgery on her chest:
From: Bassist
To: Everyone
So we have next week Monday at 8p and then Friday right? What time?
Singer, what happened to your chest? I am getting worried here
From: Singer
To: Bassist
Nothing yet, but it's gonna be BLEAK! I'm getting a breast reduction,
and I promised these three that they could keep what gets removed. If
you want some, you're going to have to fight them for it.
See you guys Monday with big tatas for the last time.
From: Bassist
To: Singer
Can I see them live before they change forever? Band Member X knows martial arts so he can keep his part, but Band Members Y and Z, beware!
From: Singer
To: Bassist
LOL. You can all see them Monday.
These were provided by the bassist. When I asked her to share the e-mails so I could see the context of what he said, she said that she didn't understand what context I was looking for and that all that should matter is that my friend and bandmate of four years is uncomfortable.
Now, yes, this conversation happened between the two of them...but as you can see in the thread above, she was the first to split it off from the group e-mail. My guess is that she hit "reply" instead of "reply all" by accident. But still, she is accusing him of initiating this type of conversation with her, directly, and from the looks of things, that wasn't the case.
Again, I don't think what he said was in good taste, but a lot of what we say to each other, as a band, isn't. And I actually don't have an issue with her getting offended - a woman has a right to draw her boundaries where she wants them, and as Hotspur said, even if she started the conversation and didn't realize until it was too late that she didn't want to have it, that's her call. What I do find unreasonable is her unwillingness to even entertain the possibility that it could have been a misunderstanding, especially since it has not come close to happening again since I had that conversation with him back in August (This is by her admission, not based on my evaluation - we were sure to ask, specifically, if he has said anything else in the same vein since. The above thread happened at approximately the same time as the group discussion I mentioned in the first post).
3) The other female member of the band is a big fan of the bassist as a person, finds him completely non-threatening, and thinks the singer is being unreasonable. So do several female friends I've asked for advice on this. I am really aware of the fact that I am a male and can't know what it's like to be on that side of the gender dynamic, and worry that I'm not being sensitive enough to that is a big part of what's made me so confounded about this situation.
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I agree that from the information provided, the singer seems to be acting a bit harshly. but I think considering she's going through a major life changing surgery, her reaction might be more because of stress and shot nerves rather than whatever the bassist said.
My advice is to accept her resignation, go on with the bassist and give her time to come to terms with her operation. Wait 2 or 3 months and ask her if she'd be interested in giving it another go.
Also since you're apparently fine with inappropriate behavior, why don't you just go ahead and post pictures of her rack. Do a side by side with the other girl in the band. The more empirical data, the batter
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Wow. Let me be clear about something here:
He asked in a vague way about her chest. And she responded WITH AN INVITATION TO FLIRT. That's what "I'm getting a breast reduction,and I promised these three that they could keep what gets removed. If you want some, you're going to have to fight them for it" is going to be interpreted as by 90% of the straight male population.
Now, maybe he was trying to flirt with her by bringing it up in the private email, but, again, she responded in kind.
Yes, he was probably flirting with her by saying she was worried about her chest, but she responded in a way that said, unambiguously, "I'm perfectly happy to flirt about my tits with you."
Again: she needs to take ownership in her part in this. While I'll take your word for in that these two didn't hook up, in the absence of your near-certainty I would take this as further evidence for that hypothesis.
Honest question:
Is she bright? Is she a smart person?
Because if she is, this sounds to me like she's playing dumb and trying to manipulate you. Her steadfast refusal to provide further details or context, and relying on the blanket "you should trust me" trope makes her seem very non-credible. Again, I could be wrong, and I'm reading your explanation of things rather than hearing them from her, but ... hers is not the behavior of a reasonable person who's in the right.
A reasonable person who's in the right is usually more than happy to say "here's what happened" to bring people around. There are exceptions to this (eg, rape where the victim feels shamed about it) but it seems more likely that she's hiding something much smaller that she's not proud of.
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ditch the bitch......if you play with fire you get burnt.
It´s kind of like the women with double D´s in an itsy bitsy shirt with cleavage down too the navel complaining about men staring at their chest!?!? She was just as respectful towards the new basist when including him in a downright "iffy" Group mail as he was when responding if not more.
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I'd stop worrying about the emails. If its just the emails then she is being very unreasonable. As above, catch up with her and ask if there is anything else that happened.
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This is why I wouldn't have a female band mate, just seems like inevitable trouble. Hate if you want, just my opinion. Stuff like this always arises in some form or fashion.
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^^^ Guys can be just as bad. The truth is that most people aren't valuable within a band context. When you do finally find some good, reliable musos who aren't drama queens, you'll end up playing with them again and again, possibly for the rest of your life.
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If we assume the information you provided tells the whole story:
1) the singer had a social/communication problem with the bass player
2) initially, rather than constructively communicate to the bassplayer about her problem (either alone, or -- if she didn't feel physically safe -- with a burly male friend to ensure her safety while she led the constructive communication), she chose to ask you to deal with the problem for her. Ideally, she would have dealt with the problem herself (with or without a "bodyguard"): asking another to deal with one's issue is not effective problem resolution
3) The bass player made reasonable efforts to fix the problem
4) 2 months pass (where I presume she seemed to have no further issues)
5) the singer then brought up the same issue (suggesting it was either unresolved for her but she did nothing further to resolve it, or that she simply felt like directing negativity at the bassplayer and this was her excuse -- or both. Both are bad)
6) The singer quits
If I can safely assume she could bring a strong male friend along for physical security, then being female is irrelevant here.
She's repeatedly shown she's not good at interpersonal problem resolution, and possibly is also prone to scapegoating "the new guy" if she's feeling down.
It's also clear that you value her as a friend and as a bandmate.
Given this, I recommend having a conversation clearly and calmly stating that:
a) you value her as a friend and bandmate, and you'd very much like to continue your relationships to her in both capacities
b) however, if she really has a problem with the bassplayer, she needs to take it up with him by calmly, and specifically explaining to him what her problem is -- along with what she needs him to do differently to correct the problem. If she feels the need for a bodyguard to feel safe (but *not* to have another guy to take her side in the conflict), that should be arranged -- ideally this should be someone she trusts who's not in the band, so he can easily stay quiet and let them converse
c) the way she dealt with the problem so far is unacceptable bandmate behavior...
d) ...but you'd really like for her to resolve this problem so you can all move past it and get on with the music!
Then, if she's amicable to doing b) instead of c) in this situation and all future situations, then hold her (and yourself, and everyone else in the band) to the same standard all of the time.
If she's not, calmly accept her resignation, say you're sorry it didn't work out, and wish her the best. Emotionally immature or interpersonally incompetent people are time bombs, and it's best not to trust such people with anything important to you.
(The trouble is, you usually don't know if someone's up to snuff until they're under stress and pressure. Everybody messes up under the stress sometimes -- but the good ones take responsibility for their mistakes, apologize, make amends and move on -- the bad people refuse to take responsibility, and often drag down everybody else along the way)
@scguitarking927: Gender has nothing to do with someone's conflict resolution and interpersonal (in)abilities. I know men and women who are equally great -- and equally awful -- at all of these things. I'm not hating on you, just disagreeing.
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Alright, so a talk with her happened. It didn't go so great. She considers all of this a great betrayal. She said that the fact that I asked to see the e-mails from the bassist in the first place was "stomach-turning" and "vile," because what is or isn't in the e-mails shouldn't matter. She talked about how subsequent interactions with him reinforced for her his aggression, his barely-checked anger (which, I'll be honest, kind of flummoxes me, because neither I nor anyone else in the band sees this in him)...and that it doesn't matter whether I, or anyone else, perceived those things, because she did. That that was the only truth we should have needed.
So, I don't know. The situation appears unsalvageable, to say the least. But I'm just having such a hard time wrapping my head around it. For everyone else in the band (including the other female member), this guy seems nice, and harmless - yes, pushy and aggressive when it comes to trying to get us to take care of business promo-wise, but not in any way beyond the pale, let alone actually dangerous. But the singer who is/was having the issue sees him as this misogynist and time bomb just waiting to explode, and that a lot of it comes back to those initial e-mails, for her. And while I think she's being unreasonable and unfair, I can't help worrying that I'm being a disloyal prick by not just taking her side in this. Maybe I just need to get over that. I don't know.
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Did she expand on how "subsequent interactions reinforced for her his aggression"?
I mean, are there actual examples of aggression?
Because yeah, this situation does look like a lose/lose situation if you're keen on maintaining your relationship with this girl. The logical answer is "if there are no examples of agression, she's being unreasonable".
However it sounds like you're pretty good friends with her and that will be damaged if you lose her, and if you kick the other guy your band will be screwed as you'll never know when this will come up again with the girl ("you never stood by me" or enhanced drama at the next band issue).
Perhaps the best bet is just to break up the band, go find some other band (with different people obviously). This one is taking forever to get it's stuff together anyway.
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I don't know what to say. She is being clearly unreasonable in my opinion. She is not entitled to have you stand by her no matter what, and it sounds like that's what she expects and needs.
I think she needs to learn a harsh lesson, and it's unfortunate that your friendship will be the cost of that lesson, but so be it.
Normal friend behavior, when somebody says, "This guy's an a-hole," is to say, "What did he do?" It's to sympathetically listen. Sometimes, in those cases, for the sake of your friendship, you nod along even if you think your friend is being unreasonable, trusting that he or she will see things more clearly once the emotions have settled.
But she's not engaging in normal friend behavior. She's engaging in relationship blackmail.
"You agree with me, without knowing the details, or you're a horrible person."
That is bullsh*t. It is f---ing bullsh*t. That she considered a simple request for more information to be "vile" and "stomach churning" is just, in my mind, further information that she's an immature little manipulator. (This seems like a pattern with her, given the way she used "violated" earlier. Heck, does she even know that you saw the emails from the bassist? If not, it seems clear that she's covering because it's obvious that she WASN'T violated in the emails he shared. On the contrary, she invited him to flirt with her.).
Quite frankly, don't put up with this. Go enjoy being in the band with the perfectly reasonable people that want to be in a band with you. It sucks that your friendship with her is the price you have to pay, but let's be very clear here:
She is the one setting your friendship on fire, not you. Don't feel guilty about it. She is the one choosing to get unreasonably offended here. She is the one displaying piss-poor communication skills. It seems likely to me that she's destroying the friendship so that you can come groveling to her to change your mind: she bet than when she quit, you'd fire him. Now you called her bluff, and she's doubling down. Expect her to lob some more grenades, trying to get you to come apologizing. Don't. She owes you an apology, not vice-versa.
She is playing relationship blackmail. If you were dating her, my advice would be DTMFA. If she hadn't quit, I would say she needs a stern talking to because I'd be considering firing her. At this point, I'd be grateful that she saved me the trouble.
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Sounds to me like she's hoping you'll all beg her to come back, because she can't stand the bassist's original comment. He acted very properly about it, imho -- considering what you've said about his response and such (and me being some stranger looking at the situation from the outside, lol). If the (former) singer really going to be that manipulative, I'd tell her, "Fine, we as a band hate to do this, but have a nice life. You've been with us for 4 years and all, but you quit. Sorry. We'll look for a new singer."
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This is a touchy subject. I cannot imagine what it's like to be a woman in a male-dominated field like rock and roll. We do live in a sexist society, and I firmly believe that rape culture is a very real, and very serious problem.
That being said, it is still possible she is overreacting. That email conversation seemed friendly enough, and while the bassist comes across as crude, you've essentially said that he thought it was ok after seeing how the rest of you interacted. As the new guy, he probably stepped over the line, but I don't know if it was egregiously so. It's hard to tell when I don't know any of you personally - I don't know the specifics of your group dynamic.
You other female bandmate says she has no problem with the bassist. Assuming that she is an intelligent person, a good judge of character, somebody who understands your group dynamics - I'm inclined to go with her judgment. If this guy has done nothing else that would send out creepy, misogynist vibes since that email exchange, I'm inclined to believe that the singer has some other axe to grind. But again, as a male, I cannot imagine what she has going through her head, how badly her sense of boundaries was violated, etc...
If it was me, I'd want to have a long, long, long talk with her about what specifically happened, why she doesn't like this guy, if she genuinely feels unsafe around him, etc... I think there must be some kind of other underlying issue. But if she refuses to have that conversation, it can either mean she simply doesn't like him and is being unreasonable, or there is something even more personal at play. You'd have to use your best judgment on that.
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You can act as an intermediary but you will never get anywhere with problem resolution until you have the two people sitting down in the same room. -Preferably the whole band to hash it out.
what kind of agreement do you have in your band in regards to accepting new members...
A. Unanimous - each member has full veto power and either
1) A new prospect has a predetermined period of time before which if no objections have been raised then the band member is accepted with full voting rights.
2)A new prospect is considered a non voting member of the band until such time as the members vote to accept the new member as a full equal member.
B. Majority Rules - all members have a say but the majority decision is accepted.
C. Dictatorship - a single member has full hiring authority either
1)because it is effectively "their" band
2)because the other members have entrusted this responsibility to a single member
D. I don't know, we've never really discussed anything like that.
If all band members must agree unanimously then she is quite within her rights and he should be sacked regardless of whether the rest of the band like him or not. -You could always work a side project with him.
If it's majority rules or a dictatorship then it can be looked at one of two ways.
The way I see it is that the rest of the band voted they are not to fire anyone. The singer can accept the decision of the band as a whole or she can choose to leave. If she chooses to leave it is on her. If she tries to guilt you about her decision make it clear that she was not fired and you would love to have her back.
If you have never talked about this kind of stuff as a band....you're screwed. I suggest once you sort this mess out you discuss this kind of stuff so everyone knows what's going on before problems arise. You also should tell new band members so they know where they stand from the get go.
To resolve this issue everyone needs to work out what they want from the band and then sit down as a group and discuss it - with everyone present. Personally, I will not be held to ransom nor give in to ultimatums.
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dude...stop waisting time on her. Here´s the deal.....you all have to grow up and start seeing your band like a workplace....a really fun place to work but none the less a job. Everybody can´t be friends, it would be nice if it was that way but that´s not life, if everyone can get along and respect eachothers faults and focus on their job (which would be making Music in your case) then it´s all good....if someone sexually haresses another employe they get fired....but that´s not going to happen on "someones word"
....and like the guy above said...if the ground work for the band hasen´t been laid youre screwed.....you really need to form rules and guidelines that govern a band, cause if you´re trying to make everyone happy all the time, your in for a tuff ride!!!
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Does this singer act in this way often or is this new behaviour?
Although from what you have told us it looks like she is the one at fault, but you can never rule anything out. There could have been an incident between them without the rest of the band and she may be too scared to talk.
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What's up with this whole "Oh, she's a woman", thing?
Doesn't fly. No matter your gender, if you want to be a professional musician, you'll have to act professionally. And it seems completely clear to me that, despite being your friend for a long time, she is in the wrong here.
Basically what you're telling us here is that she's trying **** over this great guy that everybody likes, who's professional and a good player for no good reason what-so-ever.
I understand you might be torn with regards to her being a good friend of yours. But there's a difference between being a friend and a bandmate. if she acts like that, she should not be your bandmate.
And if you base your decision on her being a woman and oh-so-sensitive, you're basically letting her push people around because she has tits, which is just absurd.
In summary: The one being an arsehat should be treated as the one being an arsehat. Sheesh..
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Hi, my name is Orion! You may have noticed from my picture that I am missing part of my left front leg. No worries...it doesn't affect me at all. I can run, climb stairs, and play. I just LOVE chasing the laser light around and playing with the other cats in the house!
No one knows what happened to me, but one day a nice lady saw me alone on a country road. She was a Cat Angel volunteer, and she showed me that I could trust her. She took me home and got my vet work done so she could start looking for a forever family for me.
I'm a very lovable guy and once I get to know you, I'll follow you around the house. I will even roll over so you can pet and brush my tummy. Since I am missing part of a leg, I would rather walk myself than be picked up, but I am still very easy to handle.
I am the kind of kitty that some call a "cat's cat." When I meet another cat, I walk up and bow my head as if to let the other kitty know that I am a friendly guy. Being with another cat makes me very happy so I'd like to be adopted to a home with at least one other kitty who will want to be my friend. To submit an application for Orion or to view other kitties, please visit Cat Angel Network's website at www.catangel.org. Adoption Applications can be submitted online on our website or by a paper application available at either the Pottstown or Downingtown Petsmart store.
At the Downingtown store the weekend of May 24-25 we are spotlighting our Special Needs cats, including Orion. To see other Special Needs kitties online, check out the listings on Spot, Staccato, Baby, Goldie, September, Blossom, and Cupcake on our website. Some of these kitties have been waiting a very long time for their homes, but we will not rest until each and every one of them is placed in their very own loving home!


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He whakaaturanga Pāremata mō Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
Ka kitea te wakahuia Māori nei me ētahi atu taonga i kohangia ki ngā mema pāremata, mēnā ka haere koe mā runga haereere o te Pāremata i te marama o Hōngongoi, me te marama hoki o Here-turi-kōkā, ā, hei whakanui anō hoki i Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.
Nō ngā rau tau o te 1900 pea te wakahuia (pouaka taonga) nei. He mahi nā tētahi tangata whakairo o Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara. Ko tōna ingoa, ko Hākopa Hēperi (Jacob William Heberley) (1849-1906). Nō Te Āti Awa a ia. He taupoki ka taea te wetekina tō te pouaka taonga nei, ā, he rauponga te āhua o ngā whakairo. Ko ngā māhunga i ngā pito e rua, he weku. Kei runga papa rerekē rawa atu ki ērā ō mua te wakahuia e noho ana i te mea, kāore i whakairotia. Me hoki anō ki te taupoki, ki te ingoa o 'Heta Te Kani' kei te taha raro e mau ana. Hāunga te tohu o te kaiwhakairo, kei runga tērā i te papa e mau ana.
Kāore he kōrero i te mōhiotia mō te take i waihangatia ai te taonga nei, mēnā i kōmihanatia rānei hei koha. I tukua ki te Paenga Pāremata i ngā rau 1930 e te whānau o Richard John Seddon, i te taha anō hoki o ētahi atu tūemi hītori i te wā, ko Richard John Seddon te Pirimia.
Ki te hiahia toro koe i te Pāremata mā runga haereere kia kite ai hoki i ngā whakaaturanga, ka kitea ngā tūemi katoa e koe i konei i: http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/AboutParl/Visiting/.
Māori Language Week display at Parliament
This Māori wakahuia, and other taonga gifted to parliamentarians, can be seen on a tour of Parliament during July and August in a themed display linked to Māori Language Week. …
The wakahuia (treasure box) dates to around 1900. It is the work of a Wellington carver Hākopa Hēperi (Jacob William Heberley) (1849-1906), of Te Āti Awa. It has a detachable lid, rauponga carved designs, with weku heads at either end and differs from the traditional form with a flat un-carved base on which to rest. The underside of the lid is marked 'Heta Te Kani' and it has the carver's stamp on the base.
Nothing is known of the occasion for which it was made, or whether it was commissioned as a gift. It was passed to the Parliamentary Collection in the 1930s by the family of Richard John Seddon, together with other historical items from the period he was Premier.
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More Directing Talent at the Playhouse. Last Wednesday the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park announced that Obie Award-winning director Eric Ting will join the theater as an Associate Artist for the 2015-2016 season. Playhouse Artistic Director Blake Robison said, "I've known Eric for nearly 15 years, when he began his career as a student at the University of Tennessee. Since then he has created an impressive body of work as one of the country's most gifted young directors. He's in touch with a new generation of American playwrights, and he brings a fresh perspective to the classics. He's distinguished himself off-Broadway with an Obie Award. And his time at Long Wharf Theatre [in Connecticut as associate artistic director] has given him experience in an institutional theatre." Ting's 2012 Obie recognized his direction of Jackie Sibblies Drury's We Are Proud to Present a Presentation on the Herero of Namibia, Formerly South-West Africa from the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915. The New Yorker called his production at Soho Rep "a thrilling opportunity to see both a serious new talent developing her voice and what an inspiring director can do to encourage it." Ting said he's honored to be named an associate artist at the Playhouse: "I've long admired Blake's work as an artistic leader and have been following the storied work of the Playhouse ever since my sister's family settled in nearby Montgomery. The associate artists program combines two of the things I hold most dear in life: art-making and community building." Ting joins three other associate artists: Timothy Douglas, Michael Evan Haney and KJ Sanchez. According to Robison, these directors "form the backbone of our directing corps and bring diverse backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints to the Playhouse."Bowled Over. I made my first excursion to Cheviot late last week to see The Drama Workshop's production of a revue of music by Stephen Sondheim, Putting It Together. The community theater's cast of five did a commendable job with Sondheim's challenging tunes, and I was glad to get to see what TDW has done with its new home, The Glenmore Playhouse, a former bowling alley that's become a spacious performance venue thanks to the hard work of the group's many volunteers. TDW recently announced its five-show 2015-2016 season: the musical comedy I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (Sept. 11-27); Ira Levin's murder mystery, Death Trap (Oct. 22-Nov. 8); Barbara Robinson's The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Dec. 4-13); Paul Slade Smith's Unnecessary Farce (Feb. 26-March 13, 2016); and the world's longest-running musical, The Fantasticks (April 22-May 8, 2016). More information: www.thedramaworkshop.org. Christmas Caroling. For the first time in 24 years, the Cincinnati Playhouse decided to have an understudy for Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, and it's a good thing they did: Bruce Cromer had to miss several performances after he sprained his ankle "making merry" during a rambunctious scene in the show. Another local professional, Nick Rose — a founder and a stalwart performer with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company for two decades — stepped up from a smaller role and handled a number of performances commendably. Cromer has played Scrooge for a decade (following eight years as Bob Cratchit), so it's nice to know that another fine actor might be ready to become the old curmudgeon when it's time. … Speaking of Dickens' classic story, tune in to WVXU (FM 91.7) on Christmas Eve at 7 p.m. for a recording of versatile master comedian Jonathan Winters (an Ohio native who died at age 87 in 2013) presenting his own distinctive reading of the holiday story of redemption. The pioneer of improvisational stand-up comedy, an Ohio native, was a mentor for the late Robin Williams. Last-Minute Theater Gift? Need just one more gift to finish your Christmas shopping? The creative folks at Cincinnati Landmark Productions have put together three clever packages for dinner and a show at one of their theaters. For $75 there's the "Covedale and Coneys Bundle," offering a pair of tickets to a performance at the Covedale and a $25 gift card for Price Hill Chili. If you're willing to wait until summer is here, you can purchase an "Incline District Complete Night Out" for $100; it includes two tickets to a show at the brand new Warsaw Federal Incline Theater (due to open in June), plus a $50 gift card to either the Incline Public House or Primavista. And if you care to splurge, for $200 you can get "The Incline District Summer of Fun" tickets for all three shows during the summer of 2015 at the Incline Theater plus a $75 gift card for either the Incline Public House or Primavista. For more information or to purchase one of these packages: 513-241-6550.Happy holidays to one and all! CityBeat's Rick Pender posts theater notices on CALL BOARD every Monday morning.
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With Blood Oranges in the Snow, Over the Rhine treats the Christmas album as a major artistic statement that questions the holiday's celebratory nature as much as it acknowledges it.
In Defense of Everything You Think You Hate About the Holidays
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This year, we're defending everything you think hate about the holidays, from mother-in-laws to mass to matzo and all the glittery crap in between.
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I think about this a lot around this time of year—Princess and Christmas in 1969.
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With Black Friday quickly approaching (aka Nov. 28, if you're the type to pretend to ignore capitalism and Walmart ads), the hive mind of America is focusing in on the holiest of all holiday celebrations: shopping.
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Luckily, some local restaurants are offering special Turkey Day deals and buffets so you can still stuff yourself with stuffing, minus all the effort.
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Kathy Y. Wilson
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The holidays aren't complete without the macabre sight of our neediest brothers and sisters lined up all over town in inclement weather waiting for handouts — boxes of food, a turkey, clothing, maybe a voucher or two for free furniture.
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Stage Door: A Girl Singer and Two Pairs of Twins
Many Cincinnati stages are momentarily paused, readying shows for the holidays. Last night the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park opened its production of Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical. Susan Haefner does a remarkable job of channeling the "girl singer" from Maysville, Ky., who grew up in Greater Cincinnati. We learn how she became a star, rose to fame, almost lost it to pills and dissolute behavior, then battled back for a "flip side" to her singing career. All the other characters in her story — male and female, young and old, famous and unknown — are performed by Michael Marotta, who principally plays her counselor but is amusingly convincing as Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Merv Griffin and many more. It's a thoroughly entertaining two hours on the Playhouse's Shelterhouse stage, and it's already appealing to audiences apparently, since the show's run has been extended from Dec. 28 to Jan. 4. Tickets ($30-$85): 513-421-3888 Cincinnati Shakespeare Company kicks off its next production of the 2014-2015 season tonight with The Comedy of Errors. The emphasis in this show, one of Shakespeare's earliest works, is definitely on the comedy, what with two pairs of twins whose adventures are hysterically compounded by mistaken identities when they end up in the same town on the same day. For this staging, it's set in a seaside resort in America of the 1930s in the midst of a classic carnival, adding to the story's hilarity. This one will only be onstage until Dec. 13, so this weekend is the perfect time to catch a performance, before holiday shows take center stage elsewhere. Tickets ($22-$36): 513-381-2273 One last treat I'll mention, which happens to be operatic rather than theatrical: It's Great Scott, a new work that Cincinnati Opera is nurturing in partnership with UC's College-Conservatory of Music. The production's creators have been in town all this week honing this brand new opera, the story of a struggling opera company and the hometown football team. They come into conflict when the team is to play in the Super Bowl on the same day the company has planned to premiere a long lost opera. To heighten the drama, the team's owner is married to the opera company's founder. The composer is Jake Heggie, who wrote the music for Dead Man Walking, a work produced by Cincinnati Opera at Music Hall in 2002, and Great Scott's script is by prize-winning playwright Terrence McNally. The week's work will culminate in a public reading on Tuesday evening. It's free, but you are asked to make a reservation by calling 513-241-2742 to see it at Memorial Hall (1225 Elm Street, next door to Music Hall; it's easy to park your car in the nearby Washington Park Garage). Rick Pender's STAGE DOOR blog appears here every Friday. Find more theater reviews and feature stories here.
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Black Friday Is the Worst
Marking the beginning of the holiday shopping season, Black Friday is easily the most disgusting bastardization of what a holiday is. Let's start with a brief history of where Black Friday began. This day has been a grotesque part of the holiday season here in America for years. Notably, in 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to an earlier date, stretching out the holiday shopping season. This change was brought on by retailers during the Depression Era, allowing people more time to go gift shopping or, more importantly, spend their money in the retailers' stores. Later in the 1950s and '60s, the day began to be viewed as a kind of worker-less void for shop owners as their employees started to not show up to work in order to go shopping. Finally, in the '80s, store owners began to state how profitable the day was, or how much their profits were "in the black." See what they did there? Now, the day is a barbaric ritual for many people across America as they wait until store-doors open so they can grab a hodgepodge of items away from their competition and fight anyone who gets in their way. Black Friday is like the Hunger Games but without all the talk about a rebellion against an oppressive regime. It's just people fighting each other, and sometimes dying, for seemingly no good reason other than saving a buck or two. Like back in 2011 when Walter Vance was trampled to death by other shoppers while trying to shop at his local Target in West Virginia. No one noticed they were literally running over a person to get their goodies. Deaths do happen on this "holiday," which is unsettling on its own, but the injuries far outnumber the deaths. According to blackfridaydeathcount.com, there have been seven deaths attributed to Black Friday and a total of 89 injuries. This data only dates back to 2006, though, which means there are surely more from earlier years. Just a quick look at this same website shows people are not afraid to pepper-spray, stab or even shoot each other, again, all in the name of savings. What is even more unsettling is how ravenous customers are. The following compilation of Black Friday videos over the years shows just how crazy people can act on this unholy of days as people break down doors to enter stores, tear apart in-store kiosks and basically act like filthy animals. Watching videos of Black Friday is simply depressing, and when you remember these are people and not zombies from The Walking Dead, it's hard to think of this day as a holiday. By definition, a holiday is when little to no work is done and people celebrate something, but more than that, holidays are meant to bring people together. One clear example of what a holiday should be is the Christmas Truce of 1914 during the first World War. Both sides of the fighting had a ceasefire on Christmas Day along many points of the Western Front, and some points saw friendly and enemy soldiers alike exchanging gifts, food and good tidings. That's a holiday. Everyone put aside their differences for a short period and came together as humans. If soldiers fighting a war can do this, why can't shoppers perform these same acts of kindness and decency towards each other?
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Despite Security Concerns, One Third of Enterprises Place Highly Sensitive Data in the Cloud
Symplified Supported Study from Independent Research Firm Finds Companies Concerned about Identity Controls for the Cloud
BOULDER, Colo., November 14, 2012 — Symplified®, The Cloud Identity Company, today released new research that shows one third of enterprises place highly sensitive data in the public cloud even though most are wary of the implications on security and other business processes. The findings — from an independent August 2012 commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Symplified — of US enterprise IT security managers, also found that nearly half of respondents do not think their existing identity and access management (IAM) infrastructures will be able to support cloud applications and provide single sign-on (SSO).
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According to the study entitled "Access Management for the Extended Enterprise: A Timely Challenge," while most enterprises are concerned about exposing data to the cloud, nearly a third of them already place highly sensitive data like regulated financial (34%) and healthcare information (29%) in SaaS apps. As for their preferred method for consuming cloud security, the top two choices — embedded in the cloud service (23%) and third-party on-premise solution (20%)— were evenly split.
"The data collected shows that IT managers are living with a gap between cloud usage and corresponding cloud security. As solutions for managing cloud access mature, we anticipate IT departments will feel corresponding pressure to improve the fundamental processes of identity management and access management within their own organizations," said the study. "They must increasingly support business owners in a drive to take advantage of cloud-enabled and mobile-enabled business partnerships — and their ability to execute will be significantly affected by the ability of their IAM systems to adapt."
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Winter weather just won't fade away, but that's good news for skiers and snowboarders. With more snow falling on the slopes, some areas plan to stay open well into May.
"We plan to stay open at least four additional weekends after April 20, and we will operate longer if conditions allow," said Tiana Enger, the marketing director at Crystal Mountain Resort.
"If we have good coverage, we could extend it beyond the May 17-18 weekend. At this point we feel confident we can make it beyond that, but we'll just have to wait and see."
Crystal Mountain reported 5 inches of snow Thursday, bringing its base total to 74 inches and summit to 128 inches. The season snowfall total is 328 inches.
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As part of the spring celebration, Crystal Mountain is hosting the Bikini and Board Shorts Downhill, and King and Queen of the Hill on April 19. The Beach Theme Weekend is April 19-20.
On Easter Sunday, Crystal will have a sunrise service at the summit, followed by the Easter bunny skiing around the area handing out candy and an Easter egg hunt.
Crystal is offering a $99 spring pass valid now until the end of the late season to any Washington ski area season-pass holder or $149 for non-pass holders.
The Summit at Snoqualmie is also keeping its doors open as long as conditions permit.
"We're projecting to have Summit Central open on weekends through April 20, and Alpental will be open on weekends through May 5," said Guy Lawrence, The Summit at Snoqualmie marketing director.
The base depth at Summit Central is 78 inches. Alpental has 91 inches on the lower base and 179 inches on top.
A tradition at Alpental is to end winter with a Cinco de Mayo celebration 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 5. Festivities include a kids piñata contest, costume contest, live music and lunch and drinks specials. The Back Bowls Booter Buddies is 10:30 a.m. May 3 at Alpental, where contestants put on their best "big air" moves.
At White Pass Resort, skiers and snowboarders will be able to carve up the hillsides daily 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April 13, followed by weekends only through May 4.
"Our scheduled closing date is May 4, but we have stayed open in past years beyond that," said Kathleen Goyette, the White Pass public relations director. "There is lots of good skiing still to be had."
White Pass also received 1 to 3 inches Thursday, with a base of 49 inches and a summit of 152 inches. Season snowfall total is 344 to 424 inches.
The Mount Baker Ski Area plans to stay open through April 18-20. It received 14 inches of snow Thursday, raising the base from 174 to 197 inches.
The Baker Golden Egg Hunt is 9 a.m. April 19, with 4,000 eggs and $10,000 in prizes.
Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort will be open through
April 12-13 with 37 inches at the base and 60 inches on top.
"We are currently exploring our options on how long we plan to stay open," said Jordan Lindstrom, the Mission Ridge marketing director. "We've got a lot of snow on the mountain with some of the best skiing conditions."
Stevens Pass Resort is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through April 20, and could extend winter operations until April 26-27.
In British Columbia, Whistler-Blackcomb Resort had the third snowiest March in the past decade, allowing Blackcomb Mountain to plan to remain open through May 26.
A major storm hit the mega-resort last week, bringing more than 38 inches of snow and caps a season total of nearly 322 inches.
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Spring chinook fishing in the Lower Columbia River downstream from Bonneville Dam will remain through April 14, except Tuesday, for a commercial fishery. The extra time will make up for high, turbid conditions in recent weeks that kept catch guidelines below expectations. State Fish and Wildlife projected the catch to be around 12,000 chinook at this point, but an in-season update reveals it will be closer to 3,000. The season was expected to close after Monday. State Fish and Wildlife has forecast a strong return of about 227,000 upriver-bound spring chinook. More days could be added if the return comes in above that.
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I recently upgraded my mountain bike ( 2004 Enduro Expert ) to new XTR and XT components. I'm using,
All 10 speed dyna-sys
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XT 11-36 10 speed rear cassette
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The rear works perfect. When it comes to the front derailleur, I can't find a spot where it works for all shifts. If I'm on the smallest cog, I can't shift from the middle ring to the smallest chain ring. If I adjust so that works, then, if I'm on the biggest cog, I can't shift from the middle ring to the largest chain ring. When I set it up so that while on the biggest cog, I can shift from the middle to biggest chain ring as a starting point, then go back to the smallest cog and try to shift to the smallest chain ring, it fails again. If I adjust the front so that it will finally shift to the smallest chain ring ( low side adjustment ), then when I'm on the biggest cog and shift from the middle chain ring to the smallest chain ring, the chain will fall off to the inside half the time. I have things working better by rotating the front derailleur so that the back end of it is slightly more towards the frame than the front. Seems happy here, but not close to following the spec'd setup. I know these are the extremes and I would not be typically riding here. I do how ever expect it should shift properly, and accept that there will be noise while in certain gears. Any thoughts?


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As we begin the last year of the 20th century, the Military Intelligence Corps is ready to move with the rest of the Army into Army XXIan Army ready for the challenges of the information age. The MI Corps has tremendous opportunities to innovate as we provide critical intelligence supporting our commanders and policy-makers. The dawn of the information age together with our readiness to fight and win our nations wars, respond to contingencies, and shape the world environment, present a real challenge to our Corps. There are three areas that I think every leader must focus on for the MI Corps to be successful: teamwork, unit training, and attracting and retaining quality soldiers and leaders.
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State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki refused to declare the negotiations over and said the US is "still making the effort."
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Psaki said Kerry was expected to talk to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well.
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The cool winds and changing leaves are telltale signs:
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His works are all over the Keys; his abilities, many; his heart, stern, though warm.
He leaves a legacy for the archives of the town. You can't help but note the heavy yellow equipment that speckled the land on which he worked, the place he called his shop, to your right on your way out of town.
His living went a long way toward building what we now know as Cedar Key. And his passing leaves a hole, a void, not soon to be filled.
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A few days past, Wild Bill came back to town. We've talked of Wild Bill before though that's been many years back. His boat is the Creek Runner out of Inglis where Bill and Katie live. Bill's had the boat about twenty years. The Creek Runner was a shrimper that Bill converted to a sponger. And later, he reconverted it to a shrimper that could be used for sponging, or maybe the other way around. No matter. It's now used only as a sponge boat.
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David Binkley, the Cedar Key Church of Christ's pastor, and his wife Galina are moving away after living and serving in Cedar Key for seven years. Members of the church organized a farewell reception for the Binkleys where locals gathered to say goodbye to the couple who has done so much for the Cedar Key community. While working with the Church of Christ, the Binkleys initiated several new outreach programs, one of which was a daily morning bible study.
Sometimes we do things, even unintentionally that we regret. It just proves how infallible we all really are. This weekend I did something I regret, and it was not intentional.
A friend and I went fishing off Cedar Key last weekend and we had a great time. Afterwards when we got back to shore, we decided to take in one of the fine restaurants there. It was late and by the time we cleaned up the boat and got home, it would have been way past dinner time. Eating out at one of Cedar Key's great restaurants made sense.
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