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SINGAPORE — Photographed from satellites in space, Asia and the other great continents are a spectacular sight. One of the most unique features of the panoramic view is water, in both liquid and frozen forms, which covers about 75 percent of Earth's surface.
It's the abundance of water that sets Earth apart from the rest of the planets in our solar system because water is a vital ingredient for life and human civilization. Yet recently, there have been new warnings about an imminent water crisis.
Britain's chief scientist, John Beddington, predicted that water shortages would be the world's most pressing problem in the next decade, compounded by population growth; rapid urbanization; rising demand for food, energy and other water-intensive goods and services; and climate change. The world's population of 6.6 billion is forecast to increase by 2.5 billion by 2050, with much of that growth in Asia. With the addition of another 1.5 billion people to feed, Asia's population will reach 5 billion by mid-century.
By 2025, 52 countries containing two-thirds of the global population are expected to be short of water. According the Asian Development Bank (ADB), China and India alone are forecast to have a combined supply shortfall of 1 trillion cubic meters in 2030. Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Vietnam are other countries near water stress conditions.
In Manila, a conference this month of over 600 water experts and policymakers was told that Asia faced "unprecedented stress" in water supply. The meeting, organized by the ADB, was also told that Asia needed to spend around $8 billion each year to improve water efficiency and security in both rural and urban areas.
Otherwise, the region could face a 40 percent gap between water demand and supply in 2030 — a shortage that could sharply reduce economic growth, cut the supply of food and energy, and cause serious instability. Governments would then be faced with the politically unpopular choice of having to allocate inadequate amounts of water between competing sectors: burgeoning cities, the main food-producing centers in the countryside, and industry and electricity generation. The latter needs large amounts of water for cooling.
On a global average, 69 percent of fresh water withdrawals are for agriculture. Industry (including power generation) accounts for 23 percent. Municipal use (water for drinking, bathing, cleaning and water plants) amounts to just 8 percent. However, in Asia about 80 percent of available fresh water goes to agriculture. The rest is drawn by industry, the energy sector and for domestic use. In Asia energy and industrial demand for water are growing far faster than in any other region.
While the satellite view of Earth shows extensive water coverage, an estimated 96.5 percent of it is salt water in oceans and seas. Nearly 69 percent of the fresh water is locked away as ice and snow, mainly in the polar ice caps and remote mountain glaciers. Most of the rest, just over 30 percent, is under ground, where it has to be brought to the surface by drilling wells and installing pumps. Barely 1 percent of the global fresh water supply is readily accessible on the surface of the land in lakes, rivers and streams.
It is difficult to measure groundwater accurately. A worldwide survey by Dutch scientists has found that the shrinkage rate of underground reserves had more than doubled between 1960 and 2000, increasing the amount of water lost from 126 to 283 cubic kilometers per year.
Asia has 70 percent of the world's irrigated land for growing rice and other food crops. It already draws 80 percent of its available fresh water resources, mainly from below ground.
A study presented to the ADB conference said that Asia's aging irrigation systems must be revitalized with better management and technology to produce more crops with less water to meet regional demand for food, expected to nearly double by 2030.
Still, there is great scope for well-planned reform, especially in conserving water and using it more efficiently. However, consumers will have to pay substantially more for a sustainable water supply. Water losses in Asia from leakage, inefficient collection, theft and other causes are conservatively estimated at between 30 percent and 60 percent of the water processed and distributed by utilities. These losses amount to 29 billion cubic meters of water annually, worth an estimate $9 billion.
Singapore's Public Utilities Board has shown how large-scale water reuse can meet up to 30 percent of a city's entire water needs. With better management and political backing, Cambodia's Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority has cut its nonrevenue water distribution from about 73 percent in 1993 to just 6 percent today, while Vietnam's Hai Phong Water Supply Company has sharply curtailed waste while boosting connections almost eight-fold between 1993 and 2008.
According to the ADB, Australia has shown it can sustain solid economic growth with only about one-third of the water it had a decade ago.
Michael Richardson is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of South East Asian Studies in Singapore.


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So, my pants are feeling a bit snug around the waist, which I am not too happy about. I know that I am looking better in other areas. My legs are less jiggly, and look better in shorts. My butt is higher, making my legs look longer. My shoulders are wider. I have less back fat. I actually have a little less arm jiggle as well, but mostly in my right arm (I'll be switching to some more dumbbells starting next week, which will help take care of that asymmetry).
To be honest, after I finished Stage 1, I was in limbo for a couple weeks waiting to start Stage 2. And my eating sort of reflected that as well. I was at my mom's for a few days, and ate some crap. I drank a good amount of excellent craft beer. When I got home I didn't eat fantastic either. But not too bad, mind you. It's not like I binge on crap all the time. I do eat pretty healthy.
So, I started tracking what I was eating in the good ol' nutrition tracker. I didn't do this in the morning, or even while I ate over the course of the day. I wrote it in my notebook over the day, and then after a few days, figured out my calories and macros.
5/8: 1850 calories; 101 grams protein
5/9: 2500 calories; 113 grams protein
5/10: 2300 calories: 96 grams protein
5/11: 1600 calories; 100 grams protein
5/12: Mother's day doesn't count. :)
5/13: 442 calories; 39 grams protein (sick that day)
5/14: 995 calories; 52 grams protein (sick, but at least awake)
5/15: 1600 calories; 52 grams protein (getting better! Ate a bunch of gelato to return to gym with some energy)
5/16: 1880 calories; 73 grams protein
5/17: 1930 calories; 95 grams protein
5/18: 3200 calories (yes, you read right - went out for dinner and drinks); 107 grams protein
5/19: 1980 calories; 117 grams protein
Not counting the days I was sick, and the other night when I went out for dinner and drinks (and dessert!), my average calorie intake is 1950, and my average protein intake is 100. Since I want my protein to be between 120 and 170, and on average 140, that is too low.
I have also been calculating my TEE (total energy expenditure - or how many calories you burn in one day) over 2 workout days and 2 rest days. I did that using this website:
I also used another website which is more basic, but gives a good estimate:
My average TEE using 'health-calc.com' is within 10 calories of my estimate using the women's health and fitness site. Pretty impressive!
Calorie expenditure:
5/16 (workout day): 3092
5/17 (rest day): 2678
5/18 (workout day): 3166
5/19 (rest day): 2580
Average TEE for workout days is around 3100 calories, and average TEE for rest day sis around 2600 calories. My average TEE for all days is 2800. My basal metabolic rate (how many calories I would need if I was in a coma) is 1541.
That means, if I eat, on average, 2100 calories per day, I should lose about 7 lbs in one month - of fat, because I will still be fueling my body with enough calories to build muscle. And I'll be strength training.
I know I have enough calories to build muscle because... get this: I'M GETTING STRONGER!!!
So, this is my plan right now.
I'm going to continue tracking my calories by writing them down and plugging them in at the end of the day, and see how things are going. I'm not going to really weigh myself, but if I lose 7 lbs of fat and gain some muscle, then I should feel differently in my clothes, and my pictures should reflect progress (and theoretically, my weight won't change much if I'm gaining muscle).
On days I work out, I must have a minimum of 2100 calories, and a max of about 2600 calories (which is still a deficit of at least 500 calories). On days I rest, I must have a minimum of 1800 calories, and a max of 2100 calories (which is a deficit of at least 500 calories). On average, I'm aiming for 2100 calories per day.
Also - very important - I need more protein: about 140 calories per day. And I'm working on getting there. More protein, more fruits and veggies. That's the plan.
According to this plan, I should lose between 1 and 2 pounds of fat per week.
I'm taking pics and measurements on Friday, and then I start Stage 3 on Tuesday when I get home from Memorial Day weekend. I'll be able to compare my progress. If it's not working... then I am not sure what I'll do. Maybe lower my calories? I don't think I'm undereating right now. If I don't eat enough, I won't gain strength, so that will be a dead giveaway.
Here is my nutrition plan:
Eat real food 90% of the time
Focus on protein, veggies and fruit
Eat when I'm hungry
Stop when I'm satisfied (not stuffed)
Pay attention to what I'm eating (stop eating at computer - this is a work in progress)
Don't drink all my calories (thus limiting my alcohol, unfortunately)
And try to maintain in that calorie range.
Although I may feel like I'm not progressing (after all, summer shorts are still all tight, and my pants are tight, and blah blah blah - clothes are still not very comfortable), I have been!
Today I warm up with what I was squatting and deadlifting just a month or so ago.
I can do my training with heavier weights, and more smoothly.
My legs and arms are less flabby.
I can lift stuff! Like groceries, Avery, boxes...
Even if I'm not SMALLER, my body composition is changing for the better. And it will eventually work itself out.
I must not freak out. I must not give up.
I MUST be awesome. It's only a matter of time!
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Smart. I need to do some math soon, I am wondering if I am eating too little.
You are absolutely right though - your body composition is changing for the better! The fat has to go eventually - you are not immune to the laws of physics. :)
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i feel good when i crunch the numbers too...speaking of which i need to dot hat again to re motivate...its only the beginning of summer & I have been taking too much advantage food & drinks wise...no regret as its fun but I need to get back on track focus wise.
Good work on the less giggle. feels great!
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Going to have to start crunching some numbers myself. I think I'm making good choices, but my weight keeps fluctuating and there are a particular pair of pants that are fittings too snuggly. I am not looking forward to cutting my chocolates, pasta, and wine (in no particular order), but these are the choices I suppose we have to make. Boo, hiss, and good luck!
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In the last 8 days on the program I have GAINED 2 lbs and 1 inch on my waist. And that is without going over 2000 a day. Not good! I need to watch what I eat, clearly. I'm going to stick with the weight-lifting, but not the calorie consumption.
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Sounds like a solid plan!
I wear a Bodymedia Fit Armband, the little doofer that measure calories burned throughout the day and even while you're sleeping. On a pure couch potato day, it tells me I burn about 2100-2200 calories just breathing. When I get in a pretty decent workout (cardio or 1.5-2 hrs of ST) I burn about 2800-3100 depending on intensity....that's all 5'9' and 180 lbs of me.
Bottom line is I still don't 100% buy in to the calories in/calories out mindset. There's chemistry involved too...the combination & ratios of nutrients (protein/carb/fat) makes a difference too as well as micronutrients and weird food additives....I think they cause our bodies to settle into some chemical equilibrium that keeps us heavier than the math would suggest.
Bottom line...try to eat as clean as you can and just keep working out....you're bound to just keep feeling better & stronger!
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I've been wanting to check out the NROL4W but have not yet, but from the sounds of it, the program wants you to eat more than Spark would normally allot for you?
I know one thing I struggled with even at Spark level was getting protein, enough to not even build but to repair from cardio and light strength. I could definitely tell when I did the range right that I didn't have sore lethargic days but man, it was tough squeezing that in. I choked down a lot of high protein low fat yogurt. Burned myself out on it. Trying to eat more meat now, which I know a lot of people avoid altogether.
I'm glad to hear you are transforming though. :D:D:D Sounds like the right kind of curves going on...curve being the sexiest path from point A to B. :D Strength training is so empowering and I've just barely scratched the surface this go around. (I am such a weakling in the arms.) Glad to hear some progress reports from people like you who are getting serious strength gains from it.
Keep at it! I wants to hear all about it!
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I am a BIG believer that we workout freaks need to eat MORE not LESS
but be careful you are not obsessing about a whole new set of numbers now.
How is your work schedule this summer?
Do you have some fun planned?
My dh is away this week-
but that means I am babysitting the next two days solo.
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I hope it works for you. I have been trying this for awhile and my pants just keep getting tighter and tighter and tighter. It isn't happening for me. I am a maintainer pure and simple. If I want to lose, I have to create calorie deficit, that isn't to say I am going to cut down to 1200 calories (aka starvation mode) and I will NOT go below my BMR, however, the 2100 calorie thing isn't working for me. I am also only about 15 pounds away from my 'happy weight'. I lost weight after baby #3 by calorie cycling, I got to my body's happy weight (I know this because I effortlessly maintained this weight for over four years before (surprise) baby #4 came. I think my body is simplly just stuck after being pregnant and breastfeeding. I have been working with someone who is having me cycle my calories and go high on my lifting days (1800) and go low on my non lifting days and rest days (1500) so that should create the confusion that my body needs to jump start something.
I believe in ETF, fully, and I saw that post on the NROL4W FB page, but that type of caloric consumption is doing nothing but creating bloat and making me puffy, my jeans tight, my ring tight. It may be part of the process, but for me, I don't think that type of caloric consumption is goign to do the trick.
I wish you luck! I hope it works better for you than it has for me
You should seriously check out the Eating the Food facebook group and read Taking up Space. I think it might be a good fit for you!!
You seem to have an excellent idea of where you want to go and what you want to do. I am just tired of spinning my wheels (((for almost two freaking years now))) and not getting anywhere with it. Guess it is going to require a bit of work on my end, but once I get there, I know I can maintain it....
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You ARE awesome!
You have a well thought out plan.
HUGS and hope it's a good week for you
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DeWitt (GNIS FID: 355467) is a populated place located in Mitchell County at latitude 31.42 and longitude -84.14.
The elevation of DeWitt is 171 feet. DeWitt appears on the Baconton North U.S. Geological Survey Map. Mitchell County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours).
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IT'S WINTER, and we generally spend a lot more time indoors. If you're in the doldrums and want to spice up your interior decor, consider adding a few flowering houseplants.
Not mums or potted gift plants that put on a show for a few weeks then keel over and die, but ones that, with a little effort, can keep blooming throughout the year. Three plants that I've had pretty good luck with are African violets, kalanchoes and phalaenopisis orchids.
African violets
African violets are free-blooming plants with thick, fuzzy, textured leaves adorned by clusters of flowers in an array of colors from deepest purple and ruby red to power pink and baby blue. Flowers may be singles or doubles, curly, wavy or heavily fringed. The quilted looking leaves can be spoon- or holly-shaped, ruffled or lacy, in varying shades of green or marbled with creamy yellows and white. Standard-sized plants grow 10 to 12 inches across, miniatures have a petite size of 4 to 6 inches, and there are forms with a naturally spreading habit.
Originating in what is now Tanzania, African violets are in the genus Saintpaulia and get their name from their superficial resemblance to true violets. These easy to care for plants have been a favorite for ages as they don't require a dormant period so bloom year round.
African violets thrive in the same temperatures and humidity that we like, and prefer moderate to bright, indirect, indoor light. Hold your hand over your plant during the time when it is receiving the brightest light; if you can barely see the shadow of your hand over the violets, it the right amount of light.
Watering is the most crucial aspect for African violet success; soil that is slightly moist to dry is best. Use room temperature water (cold water can cause leaves to curl) and water from the bottom (place in a saucer). Like many plants, too much water can result in root and crown rot that can kill the plant.
To keep your African violets blooming, pinch off spent flowers and their stems, and apply a balanced fertilizer (the three numbers on the product label are approximately the same) each time you water, using one-quarter to one-half the concentration recommended on the product label.
Pronounced kal-un-KOH-ee, kalanchoe is a little blooming machine that can light up a room with brilliantly colored blossoms encircled by fleshy, glossy, scalloped green leaves. Native to Madagascar, the most common variety, Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, produce abundant sprays of tiny star-shaped blossoms in vivid shades of red, white, orange, yellow and pink.
Plants do best with bright light and can even tolerate direct sun. As a succulent, they do well with average indoor humidity and require a fast-draining soil mixture. Allow the soil to dry out between waterings. Fertilize plants with a balanced fertilizer at half strength two to three times per season.
When the flowers have faded, cut or pinch them off down to the base of the flower stem. At this point, they like to take a rest so reduce watering (keep them on the dry side) until they begin to set new buds, which requires a minimum of 12 hours of darkness per day. Winter's long night length can provide this if the plant is located in an area with no artificial light.
Phalaenopisis orchids
Once considered an exotic and expensive flowering plant, you now can hardly enter a grocery, big-box or similar store without passing a huge display of dazzling orchids in provocative jewel tones. Phalaenopisis orchids, also known as moth orchids, are the most readily available and easiest orchid to grow. Their elegant, delicate looking blossoms come in myriad shades of white, pink, red, green, yellow, orange and purple and can last for months. They sport oval shaped grassy green leaves, and often have thick, white or silvery aerial roots growing from the orchid plant outward.
The branches of trees are the natural environment of these orchids; they thrive in filtered light with two to four hours of bright, indirect light a day being ideal. They should be planted in a soilless mix (primarily bark or sphagnum moss blend) that drains rapidly. Water plants once a week, and allow them to dry out between waterings. Nothing can kill an orchid faster than too much water.
To promote blooming, the American Orchid Society recommends using a high phosphorus fertilizer (such as 10-30-20) at one quarter strength with every watering. Monthly, water with plain water to flush out any accumulated fertilizer salts.
All three of these plants are readily available and worth a try. A minimum of effort can add some lasting beauty to your indoor decor. Just remember when watering any of these plants, err on the dry side; your plants will love you for it.
The University of California Marin Master Gardeners are sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension. For questions about gardening, plant pests or diseases, call 473-4204 from 9 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays, or bring in samples or pictures to 1682 Novato Blvd., Suite 150B, Novato.


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Volume 10 Issue 8 August 2005
Effie Lenore Wiser's journal excerpts from 1934 are continued here from last month's newsletter. Page 63 begins on Wednesday, September 26, 1934.
Page 63 Wed Sept 26-froze during the night cold wind but sunny p.m. Maretta came home Budge Hospital. Mother attended first officer's meeting of Am. Leg. Auxiliary at Mrs. Marshall's to plan their opening meeting. Thurs. 27 Sept. Hollyhocks frozen, cold & sunny. Jay & Jake came & installed a new tank in the bathroom. Wayne came in this a.m. on his way to Logan with Bro. Westover to get his truck and bring up a load of groceries etc. for Theurers store. This p.m. while here was called to get a load of brick for meeting house. He got his bathtub installed (but not all fixtures in yet). Got a letter from Alice from Lewiston Idaho where she is taking training in kindergarten work before beginning teaching this fall in Shelley. Berniece Hansen of Shelley went with her. They left Sat. was on
Page 64 the train 27 hrs & had to change trains 3 times during trip. They are at Talkington Hall the girls dorm at the normal school to [two] of them. Father and mother have gone the evening to a surprise party-a house warming for Hal & Lettie (Bro. & Sister) Stocks. They just moved into their new home about 2 wks ago. Verne traded his Plymouth off yesterday at the Ford Garage for a Studebaker-good looking car. He must drive back & forth to school for a while at least. Had a meeting in Lewiston last night on the Townsend old age pension ($200). Uncle Harmon appointed to get five pages of signors in favor of bill. Pres.Ivens bur. today. Funeral broadcast. Tabernacle packed. Most magnificent bowel of flowers ever seen in state. Thousands pass bier at church offices.
Page 65 Brought Kay to stay during the dance. May wore her new suit & white satin blouse, looked real nice. Suit looked better than the[can't read] tailors[tailors] & she made it her self. Fri 28 Sept Marjorie & Kay came over this morning with Lowell as he came to Erwins to work on his car & his fathers. But expect to finish by noon. Mayme's cold is some better. While here she wrote to Alice. Father went to Logan this morning & got him a new pair of brown shoes. The last few days of sunshine especially today which has been really warm has melted the snow in the mts. Its all gone except on a few of the highest points. They have just a little "nightcap" left. Sat. 29 Another beautiful sunny day. Verne, Glenn & Wayne came in awhile this morning & Wayne this evening. talked of his [can't read] NZ experiences. Verne fixed my bad light. Drove his Studebaker down. Is it a honey. Judge Chas. H. Hart died today at LDS Hospital after long illness, another church leader gone.
Page 66 Sun 30 Sept. Beautiful sunny day. Mother & father went to Sunday sch. conf & then at noon father went to Richmond to Union meeting. Emerett & her Am. Legion Auxiliary chorus sang in Sunday Sch. Conference this morning. Erwin & Wanda & the kiddie came in this p.m. for a short visit. Glenn & Emmerett also came in for a few min. Emerett looked like a girl in her beautiful new crimson suit. Cousin Minn Thomas called up from Uncle Johns this evening & asked mother & father to go & visit with her. After listening to a radio talk by Pres. Roosevelt on the New Deal & recovery measures they went over to Uncle John & spent the evening. Delph is getting along quite well. Came from hosp. Fri. fainted dead away on Wed. when they tried to get her up. So couldn't come home as she hoped.
Page 67 Mon 1 Oct Shirley came in for a short time brought the quilt block for me to work for a quilt for mother & father for their wed aniv. in gold orchid & white. Nilus & Al & Margaret came in a few min. on this way to Logan. It['s] Nilus wedding anni. Al was taking her to Logan to get her a new dress. Heard Gen. Hugh Johnson say goodbye to NRA-a very moving talk. Also a fine talk by Sen. Jos C. (Olmoley?) of Wyo. on the new deal. About 2 p.m. mother & father went to Cornish to a fire. A neighbor of Marie Christofferson where the fire was lost his barn—blksmith shop & his entire hay crop. 3 large stacks & a big feed rack. Mose Chris. was fighting to save his hay nearbye. Cows bloated on Lucern. 1 died 2 stuck & other bad. Father just exhausted. Gold Harold Erwin & Jim came & helped out. (Best cow bloated stuck & pure bread heifer stuck). Mother attended the opening meeting of Am. Leg. Auxiliary this evening. She at Lydia Leavitts residence where mother was one of the hostess
Page 68 es. She was installed as chaplin. Two officers from Brigham City attended. Had an excellent program music singing & Hendricks girls & Emerett aux. chorus & a reading by Mrs. Budge. Served refreshments 2 kinds of sandwitches lovely salad olives hot chocolate & ice cream. Leora; Pres, Mrs. Marshall & Valeria Hyer Oct 2. Tue-Cousin Minnie Thomas from Long Beach came & spent the day & the evening. Had a lovely visit with her. She expects to return home in about a wk. She is still on crutch from her accident at the time of the bad earthquake but is much improved. Lydia Leavitt & da. Clida & Aunt Allie who came down to Delph's last night came in for a short visit with Minn. Uncle John also came for a while. Most of the kids came home this evening to see Minn. Eliza came but her father & mother came from No. Logan to see her so she had to go home. Glenn & Emerett & Mar
Page 69 etta & the baby came. Also Nilus & Al. Verne & Nell & Erwin also came. Erwin came night after the preliminary exercises in mutual but Wayne had two meetings to attend so could not come or Eva as 2 of her kids are very sick. Also Wanda & Robert are very ill. Served grape punch & wafers, singing. Al & Margaret came this p.m. for a little while. Al is going to Shelley in the morning. Nilus & Emerett are going & Shirley is going to Preston to take care the kids while Nilus is gone. Al is going to work at Aberdeen. Rec'd a letter from Vene today. They are fine. It's their Spud Day celebration tomorrow. Alice's school starts abt the 22nd after 4 wks training at Lewiston Idaho Normal School Oct. 3 –Wed. Democratic Convention in Logan. Father went down. Wayne also he was a delegate to the conv. Father didn't
Page 70 get home until 8 p.m. Glenn came & had dinner with mother & I as Emerett is in Shelley. World Series Baseball began yesterday. I fixed up her pedigree chart & the family group of her direct line as far as I have it on her mother's side. Thurs 4 Oct. Marjorie & Kay came to wash this morning. Marjorie polished her car & it looks real nice. No word of the ship Millpool supposed to have sunk prob. Tue. Night. Judge Hart's funeral was held today at Assembly Hall. Stand completely decked in flowers. Thousand attend. Pres. Grant & others were speakers. Glenn came & had dinner took Kay home with him & on the bus. Father & Mother took Minn to Georgan's this morning.
Page 71 She left for Preston abt noon to get ready to return home to Long Beach. She sent me a dollar to use for gen. or as I wished. Is she independent! & did I hate to wake this morning. Sugar factory opened 4 p.m. started grinding. Oct 5. Fri opening of 105th semiannual conference at 10 a.m. listened to the two meetings except the afternoon meeting which was not broadcast until the world series game was finished at 2:45 Cardinals of St. Louis won. Glenn came & had dinner with us & I helped him get out some of his Stake Gen. Letters. I also wrote a letter of condolence to Lizzie Hendricks. Fri. 6 Oct. Glenn went this morning to Shelley to bring Emerett home tomorrow & get potatoes as their crop was a failure. Al & Nilus came home from Shelley this morning & Al & Paul & Lucile came down here & brought mother's new beautiful black dress that she had ordered from Lou at Firth the dress fit okay. Al & the kids stayed to dinner. We listened to conference all day that it was
Page 72 broadcast. Also heard world series. Tigers of Detroit won. Won 2 games each so will play off the tie tomorrow. Mr. Standlay Gurthie of Logan a friend of Malcom Robinson & Willis Hawksword came in to sell some soap & to enquire about Fanny Robinson who moved about 2 mos ago to Long Beach. Carried on quite a long written conversation with him he feeling so sad over his friends (Rob. & Hawks) moving away. It gives one a feeling of sadness just to meet one so unfortunate a deaf mute what a terrible handicap. Marj & Kay came for a few min. Bro. Mag 1 etc. Verne & Nell & the kiddies & Aunt Em came in for a short time. All are well. Aunt Em had a good time on her weeks trip to Tooele. Rhea also likes sch. Verne likes his school but don't have much time to study. Clare is the cutest little lad so playful & friendly. How he disliked going home wanted to finish his visit. Sun-7 Oct. Final world series game this afternoon is played at St. Louis.. The Cardinals & Tigers. Dizzie Dean hurt yesterday Detroit won 1st world series game in 5 yrs. [not exactly the final game, game 7 on October 9th, Detroit had won 3 games to this point in time].
Page 73 Bishop still adding to his records. Simon's Cochrane [not sure] 3 cardinals Mickey Cockrane-Martin [don't know what these notes about the game mean] St. Louis so used to world series games that they don't give them the news space or hand as they did in Detroit. So they said but the applause was deafening. Listened to conference apostle Ballard gave most wonderful address. All talks splendid Levi Edgar Lyman Clark, etc. Louise & little friend came for a short time this p.m. has returned home had folks come here. Shirley & Ed went to S.L.C. yesterday. Erwin called in also Nilus & Al & ch. they had all met at Erwin & Waynes to discuss plans for Golden Wedding. Mon. 8 Oct. World series at Navin field Detroit. Cardinals won 4-3 decisive game tomorrow at Detroit. Wayne came in a few min. in p.m. in the evening Shirley & Ed came for a short time. They were going to have a dinner party for Mrs. Orchard (mother). Wrote to Alice & Mrs. Robinson.
Page 74 Thur. 11 Did some sewing on block. Did Gen. & worked on Temple sheets. Sewed carpet rags. Aunt Millie came up from Logan with Loma Stowell. She & Aunt Linnie are fine. Fri. 12 Oct. Columbus Day 442 yrs ago. Columbus dis[covered] Am[erica]urged mostly by science & adventure. Prob. the only man of his time with the vision & courage for such a perilous adventure. Little King Peter II still speeding to his homeland Yugoslavia until his prostated widowed mother & gd.[grand]mother. 11 yrs old is king over 16,000,000 people. 2 accomplices of Petrus Kaleman have confessed they plotted to kill King Alexander I. Member of secret society a murder ring sworn to kill the king. All prob. Yugoslavians Italy blamed by Slovenia for assassination. French cabinet may fall due to criticism of negligence etc.
Page 75. mother & father went to Preston the a.m. & took Aunt Allie to catch the bus to Rupert Delph better but should not attempt work yet. Visiting Nilus for several hrs. Got curtains & etc for living room. Sat Oct. 13 snowed for abt. 3 hrs. Father got 5 of his little gd[grand]sons to come to help dig potatotes but almost as soon as they started to work it began to snow so after getting out the few rows plowed they had to quit work. "Uncle" Will Telford is helping Wayne truck beets he came in awhile to wait for men who had quit topping beets here because of rain. Sun. 14 Oct. Quarterly conf in Richmond. Father attended Nilus & Al & kids came down. Verne & family also for a little while. Plans all finished now for family diiner & tea for 50 wed. anni. Rained a good soaking rain. Thur. 18 Raining again tonight. We have had several good soaking rains this wk. Some warm sunshine in between.
[Samuel Frost and Rebecca Ann (Telford) Wiser's fiftieth wedding anniversary was on October 23, 1934].
Page 76 Mon. May went to Preston & helped Nilus set the quilt together. Then Tue she & Nilus & Wanda & Aunt Janie & Aunt Stacia & Leora went to Eva's to quilt. They finished the quilt yesterday & Nilus brought the announcement Tue. morning & got out the 140+ bf. noon yesterday & yesterday p.m. helped mother houseclean also cleaned all day today. Today was King Alexander's funeral at Belgrade Yugoslavia 500,00 foreigners there to attend funeral. Hundreds of who walked the street all through the night in a pouring rain as the city could not furnish shelter for so many. Great fear & was felt lest anarchists attempt to take the lives of the 3 kings attending funeral. Little King Peter II (his son), King Carol of Romania (his uncle) & King Boris of Bulgaria King Alex. was buried at his native town Topol. A very impressive funeral. It was very "moving". Talks given over the radio also disc. of funeral. The kings guard military leading detachments from 6 nations hundred airplanes overhead dropping showers of flowers on Royal & train etc. many notables attend 3 kings Q.[Queen] Marie(wf) , & dowger, Q. Marie (can't read or understand some of this) Pres. LeBrun of France Duke of Kent (4th son of King of Eng) & his fiancé Princess Marina of Greece. Whole nations mourn king's death & wails & sobs heard throughout the crowd as cortage passed & fell to their knees on cold wet pavemnt.
Page 77 King's last words "save Yugoslavia." A man of peace & first king in history to unite the people of "all honor glory to the chivalrous king & unifier". Last night another earthquake in Long Beach & bad flood after 18 hrs rain (2 ½ inches) flood in same territory as last New Years (Montrose and La Cresenta) but not so bad 6 dead 500 homeless in Long Beach$150,000 damage rain snow hail thunder & lightning & waterspout & mild tornado A 10 ft wall of water from Pickens & Eagle canyons. Raymond Poincare-France's war time Pres. will be buried Sat. thousands pay his homage. Mrs. Stoll of Louisvlle Ky ret. home Tue.after 6 days of horror was kidnapped by Thos. Robinson a mad man. Wayne tore the rear end out of his truck yesterday p.m. just got it fixed about 10 o'clock tonight Had to hire someone to do his trucking. Sat. 20 Oct spent most of the wk. house cleaning mostly finished. Sun 21 Nilus & Al & kids came down also Eliza & boys Barbara & Wanda & Erwin Glenn & Emerett & Marette & Wendell & Vern cut my hair also Nilus' & father & Father & Nilus & Verne & Glenn & Emerett attended the meeting at 3rd w. called by Clarence to org. or reogr. The Wiser family I was put in Sec & Treas. Glenn Pres. Clarence 1st Lamoin 2nd coun.
Page 78 Jan 17 1934 [should be 1935] Had first air plane ride. Took off from Mrs. Smith's field just east of Erwin's home. Warm sunny day. No snow and no frost on ground. Plane took off without a bump or jar. The thrill of my life. March (abt 9th 1st shock 5th) most severe earthquake in the history of the state. Fissures in earth in territory north of Great Salt Lake. Cracks in several buildings in Logan. Some loose plaster fell from a house or two here. Our house swayed & groaned noise of quake pronounced no damage. Slight tremors felt often for about 3 wks that cause dizziness, seasickness, etc.
[this concludes her journal.]
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It's a story as old and tired as Liam Gallagher's liver. A group releases an album on an independent label. Shortly thereafter, said combo is dubbed an "indie" band and in turn receives undying praise from the rock-and-roll press and indie-rock devotees who admire its staunch "DIY sensibilities." But unfortunately, this adulation fails to pay the rent--so after five years of living on Budweiser and Top Ramen, the outfit in question chooses to make an agreement with a larger label, which presents its members with a little walking-around money. Incensed by this decision to "sell out," fans go berserk. They immediately disown the group in favor of a newer, allegedly hipper act, leaving our hypothetical heroes to twist in the wind, forever stripped of their precious "indie cred."
Sound familiar? It sure does to Gaunt singer/guitarist Jerry Wick. Having lived through the hype that surrounded the Columbus, Ohio, music scene a few years back, Wick has watched many of his friends (including ones in the New Bomb Turks and the Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments) endure these sorts of growing pains, each with different results. Now he and his mates--guitarist Jovan Karcic, drummer Sam Brown and bassist/new addition Brett Falcon--are about to make the same transition. After seven years of recording with some of the country's most acclaimed indies, Gaunt has inked a deal with Warner Bros.; Bricks and Blackouts, its WB debut, is due to hit stores March 24. Given their background, it seems inevitable that the four will suffer some sort of backlash from longtime boosters. But Wick isn't worried. In fact, he writes off the entire indie-vs.-major controversy as a load of bunk.
"I think when bands start out, they should start out on an indie," he admits. "But then you have to progress. I mean, when Sylvester Stallone was doing pornography and he got the part of Rocky, nobody called him a fucking sellout. I think Patti Smith said it best when she said that rock and roll will be the new religion--the new Christianity. There's a certain piousness that goes along with this kind of music. Everybody has these certain rules and regulations and commandments they think need to be followed. But I don't really care about any of that. When you write songs, that's all that you should really care about. None of that other stuff matters."
Gaunt's new record is ample proof of that. Produced with the help of Tim Mac (Green Day, Halo of Flies) and Brian Paulson (Son Volt, Superchunk), Bricks and Blackouts picks up right where its critically acclaimed predecessor, 1995's Kryptonite, left off. "Anxiety," the raging salvo of an opener, kicks off a diverse collection; also on hand are bittersweet sing-alongs ("97th Tear," "Don't Tell"), whipstitch rockers ("Pop Song") and obstreperous power pop ("Powder Keg Variety") that's delivered with a feverish candor worthy of Jawbreaker and Samiam during the height of their underground glory. As for the title cut, it's a risk of the sort Gaunt has never taken before; were it not for Wick's raspy vocals, which hint at the ear-shattering gusto that drives the rest of the platter, the number could almost pass for an REM weeper. "This is the first time we've tried a ballad like that," Wick notes proudly. "It's almost kind of corny."
Corny or not, such adventurous detours set Gaunt apart from its scruffy contemporaries. Straddling the line between the bubblegum cool of the Monkees, the inebriated wisdom of the Replacements and the melodic brutishness of the Buzzcocks, the quartet continually smashes the stereotypes assigned to them by lazy but well-meaning rock critics like yours truly. "Punk pop" seems to be the most accurate description of the group's music, but Wick quickly dismisses the tag--particularly the "punk" part. "We've always considered ourselves a rock-and-roll band," he insists. "I don't even listen to any punk rock. I've always listened to rock, like Springsteen and John Cougar and Tom Petty.
"Our first tour was with the New Bomb Turks," he continues. "So everybody who came to the show thought we would sound just like them. But after they heard us, they were like, 'You guys aren't punk rock! You just did a slow song! You have a Smiths shirt on!' They were very disappointed that we weren't your typical testosterone-driven punk-rock band. We had a lot of complaints."
Reactions like these haven't prevented the musicians from recording with the punk-friendly imprints Crypt, Bag of Hammers, Amphetamine Reptile and Ohio-based Datapanik, which put out their 1991 debut, a split single shared with the Turks. The band's relationship with Chicago's Thrill Jockey Records, a firm whose lineup is dominated by electronic artists, is even harder to figure--on the surface, at least. Prior to hooking up with Warner Bros., Gaunt released three fine records on Thrill Jockey (Sob Story, I Can See Your Mom From Here and the aforementioned Kryptonite) that had virtually nothing in common with the cerebral, Can-like noodlings of Jockey signees Tortoise, Oval and Trans Am. According to Wick, however, label founder Tina Richards is "a rocker at heart. We were actually the first band she asked to be on Thrill Jockey. We did this show in New York that [Matador president] Gerard Cosloy asked us to play at, and she saw us there. About three weeks later I got this call, and there was this real timid voice on the other end. It was Tina, and she was like, 'Is Jerry from Gaunt there?' She told me that she had been trying to get up the nerve to call us for three weeks. At that point, she was too shy to call up bands and ask them if she could put out their records. Later on she hooked up with Eleventh Dream Day, which eventually evolved into Tortoise, and it was through Tortoise that she became interested in electronic music. But she still has a wide variety of tastes."
Richards remains loyal to Wick and company; she encouraged them to jump to the majors, knowing that Warner Bros. would be able to provide them with the exposure they deserved. Even now, Wick feels confident that Gaunt still has a home at Thrill Jockey. "She's assured us we can come back if things don't work out," he explains.
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In the meantime, the players are focusing on the business at hand. Their Denver stop is part of an extensive tour that will take them through the South and up the West Coast. The band is then scheduled to make an appearance at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, followed by more lengthy jaunts across the East Coast and Canada. Wick, for one, is curious to find out what sort of crowd will turn out to see them now that they've moved on to bigger and better things. "After we toured with the New Bomb Turks, we went out by ourselves and we had all the quieter kids there who knew all the words to our songs," he remembers, laughing. "It's been two years since we toured. We'll just have to wait and see what kind of people we attract this time around."
And if the indie snobs decide to stay home and listen to their Fugazi records, so much the better.
Gaunt, with the Emirs and Sizewell. 9 p.m. Tuesday, February 17, 15th Street Tavern, 623 15th Street, $5, 572-0822.


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Doug Yule almost became an accountant, but went into professional music instead. Yule is notable as being an integral part of The Velvet Underground, one of rock's most influential bands. Yule joined the band in September of 1968 after the departure of John Cale and he brought a straightforward but melodic sensibility of vocals and bass guitar to intermix with Lou Reed's melodies and rhythms, guitarist Sterling Morrison's edgy lead and Moe Tucker's percussion. Yule provided some lead vocals for the band's 1969 eponymous third album and their 1970 finale with Reed, entitled Loaded. Yule had fit into the band well during their change from underground art rock to a more mainstream approach as they peaked in the early '70s.
Yule continued on with The Velvets in London sans Reed or Morrison and recorded a cash-in record called Squeeze in 1973, that used The Velvet Underground name but was Yule's solo effort considerably. From 1974, Yule proved some session playing on two Lou Reed solo albums and was involved in a band called American Flyer with friend and former Pure Prairie League member Craig Fuller, but had since quit the music business to become a carpenter. However, Yule continues to maintain a true interest in music as he continues to play in a local band and has a Japanese released CD from a benefit performance. Yule, a musician of simplistic yet authentic precision, sees his time in The Velvet Underground as just another part of his life.
Let's begin talking about how you started in music and how you learned to play an instrument.
Doug Yule:
It started I guess when I was in grade school. It started with head piano lessons in there somewhere, and I learned to play the baritone horn in 4th grade and I picked up the guitar when I was about 13 and I started to playing that and I played the banjo when I was about 16 and I finally let that go after a few years and settled on the guitar and played that through today. And about five years ago I picked up the fiddle and started playing that oh and the bass, you know, The Velvets actually converted me to the bass.
And did all this come naturally to you?
Yeah, I would say so. When I say it came naturally, it wasn't like I could instantly do it, it required a lot of work, but it was work that I enjoyed doing. Close to becoming an accountant, which I've tried actually and it's work that I don't enjoy doing, so I don't do it.
And you're from Boston?
No, I'm from Long Island.
But weren't you involved in the music scene in Boston at one point?
Well I went to Boston University for a year in 1965-'66 and I was going for acting and I left school, I dropped out the following year because with some other guys in college we started playing music and made a band and then took off for California after that broke up and decided just to concentrate on music.
What was the main music scene that you were involved in at that point? Like what city, what area?
What do you mean the main music scene?
Like at that point where did you settle to play in a band and in music?
Well I was in California for a summer and then I played in a band there, actually two, one that actually played gigs and then came back to this would be in '66 or '67, '67 I guess I came back to New York to deal with my draft physical and then went up to Boston, joined a band there and started playing and the following year I came back to New York to join The Velvets. So there really wasn't any place where I settled down I was just you know, wherever I was I was just playing music. I think the scene was a lot less localized than it seems to be now. You know, there were different people in each place but the overall kind of context was that the world of rock 'n' roll which at that point was kind of all across the country.
What types of music have you dabbled in?
Well folk, rock, jazz and a lot of the sub sort of genres of that. Folk is really broad because that encompasses ethnic music and what most people refer to as folk is kind of the commercialized, usually acoustic kind of music that's not rock and it's not country and it's not jazz. But there's a whole world of folk music that is really the traditional music of the people who are living day to day in the world and you know, needed some entertainment and that music is still being generated in remote sections of the country the way it has for centuries. But so that kind of category contains really a lot of stuff, I mean that includes everything from like Klezmer music to Kentucky mountain music to Polish polkas to you know, Russian folk songs. I mean just everything, there's just a vast body of work that's just sort of user-generated music, it's not for profit.
You had a band before The Velvets, The Glass Menagerie
I didn't have it. I joined that. That was an original composition band that was going in Boston and I moved into an apartment that was rented by one of the managers of that which is a connection of how I actually met The Velvets and that I replaced the bass player when he left.
It was the road manager who was the connection?
He became the road manager of The Velvets, but he was the manager of this band.
What kind of music did this band play? Was it folk or straight-ahead rock?
It was kind of what you might call art rock.
So that's more like Genesis?
Yeah, something like that, yeah. Or Talking Heads or something like that.
You recorded but you never released any recordings I understand.
That's true, yeah.
Do you know what happened to any of those musicians at all?
Yeah, the organist was Michael Tschudin and he did some work. I would see his name from time to time. He was playing around; I think it was Boston or New York. Walter Powers played in The Velvets after Sterling left. Willie Alexander went on to be his own sort of punk act and I don't know what happened to the singer. She went somewhere (laughs) I think she actually went into folk music. And that's about it.
Apparently you weren't a big fan of The Velvets to begin with.
Oh, that's not true. I had never been exposed to them until I went to a party in Harvard; it was some kind of an official function, a frat party. Anyway, The Velvets had been brought in and it was a big deal and The Velvets played that night. Maybe it was just like a concert in the university, I forget which, but there were people dancing and I went there with someone for some reason, I don't know why, and this band was playing and I was knocked out, I was totally blown away. Not so much that I wanted to go see them or emulate them but what they were doing suggested a whole different, you know, sort of line of endeavor to me, more with theatrical kind of concept for rock 'n' roll. I was just one of those things that you see it and it kind of opens your head up and say "Oh wow, I could see a million things that I could do here." You know.
So it was one of those shows where there was a lot of theatrics and a lot of visuals?
It was more of the theatricality of the music. It wasn't a staged show or anything it was just the three of them playing, because it was funny, that night John [Cale] wasn't there so it was just Sterling [Morrison] and Maureen [Tucker] and Lou [Reed] playing a gig and they were all dressed in black. But it was something about the attitude of the band and the sort of mental attack that opened up a bunch of stuff for me and I got real interested in more theatrical, a more dramatic I should say, kind of music. Because the bands before then had just played tunes, you know. You write a tune, you play a tune, you try and come up with a good solo da da da da, but this was much more involved with musical attitude and like a musical chip on your shoulder.
And as a musician were you able to pick up that vibe a little bit more easier than the audience?
No, no I'm not the audience. It was pretty apparent to me, but I don't know what they were thinking though.
Were you in touch with that sort of music scene or were you just getting exposed to that for the first time?
Yeah, that was the first time I had seen anything like them. And you know, remember I was playing folk music up until two years before that. I really only started to play folk music and blues and then I only started to play rock 'n' roll in college or just before college. Though I had probably only seriously looking at rock 'n' roll for a year or less.
So how did the opportunity present itself for you to join the band [The Velvets] in '68?
They were friends of the people and where I was living and Sterling listened to me practice and mentioned that I was getting better and when John got fired, they were looking for a Pisces and I was a Pisces so they called me up. Boom, boom, boom.
Did you find that unusual that they hired you because you were a Pisces?
I still find that unusual, don't you?
It amazes me.
But it was a time and a place right? I mean the '60s, you know?
Yeah, it was big then and you know, and [Steve] Sesnick the manager, he was an oddball. And you know this is the story I've always told, you know, about how it happened, but it's true. But there's obviously a subtext to every relationship and every interaction and the subtext this I'm pretty sure, although it's difficult for me to say 'cause I was kind of young at the time, but pretty much what was going on was that Sesnick had felt that he would be able to control me because I was younger than the rest of the group. And so, he said about doing that because he basically wanted to solidify his control of the group and he didn't want to let out, you know, where you have an audition and people come and you meet them all, cause he just wanted to block things down, he didn't want to open the group up at all.
How old where you at this point?
Where you younger than the rest of them?
By about four or five years.
So were you treated as little bit more naïve?
No, no except by Sesnick, but not openly, you know, but I mean, everybody was really nice. "You're one of the band? You're here, okay play!" They were very good, very friendly.
A lot of people who listen to the albums, I guess today, will notice by the time you joined the band took a sort of change of pace from kind of artsy avant-garde style to a little bit more mainstream rock, like when you did Loaded. Did you have any influence on the change yourself?
There was an album in between there.
Yeah, "The Couch Album".
Yeah, "The Gray Album" we call it.
Yeah, including that album which a lot of fans say is a really quiet album, cause a lot of people question how did you go from singing about "Heroin" to "Jesus" in a matter of two years.
No, you'd have to take this up with Lou, because they were his songs, he wrote them and he brought them into the group.
I'm not asking you about those songs.
Right, right. No, I understand, but I'm speaking to the overall thing, how does a group change? What happened? You know, there were a number of influences going on in that, one was that Lou himself and his life and how he was feeling about it and the other was Sesnick the manager who was manipulating people in various ways. And another was a new member in the group, you know the old person who left, John, was a very experimental person and he was also there from the beginning and I suspect that he felt that it was his group, that he could do what he wanted to do with it. Whereas, I'm coming in and I'm coming into someone else's group and I'm trying to fit in and you know, I really didn't feel that it was my place to try and play my stuff but to play with what they were doing. You know? So, there were a lot of things going on.
So I guess it was John who had the sort of playing the hell out of a viola, sort of really avant-garde style once he was gone there was something else to be put into it, a little bit more mainstream style of music? Would you say that?
Well, you know my personal sort of direction has more to do with rhythm and feeling and harmony and melody. And I play the violin and when I play the violin and I'm not interested in pushing the envelope with it, I'm more interested in making something that's pleasing to my ear. I think John is a more expansive person than I am, he's got more curiosity, more vise to see what he could do. It's all in different directions.
How did you get the opportunity to sing lead on a number of those tracks?
Lou asked me if I wanted to sing and I said sure. In fact, the first time that happened was on "The Gray Album" he asked me to sing "Candy Says" and at first I didn't want [to], but then I did and it was fun. But he was singing every song and he wanted to get away from that.
Did it ever get frustrating? You had this similar voice to Lou Reed and that you may have looked like him a little bit, did that ever get frustrating?
No. I don't look like him. (laughs)
Well, a lot of people would address the story of how he said you were his brother on stage.
I know, it was a riff; he was running on the audience. He was just mind fucking with people. He trying to shift a little focus away from him too, and he had been the focus of the band and that brings some bad things as well as some good things.
Well I just want to get a certain understanding, when Lou Reed is sort of mind-fucking with people do you want to be in the middle of that or did that feel like sort of a burden, like "This is my brother Doug." You know, he's kind of putting you in the middle or did it feel like that all?
No. You know, it's just a thing that kind of rolls off your back You don't really worry about it too much because I don't have the same demons that he did. I didn't bother me. Would it bother you?
I don't know, its kind of very interesting factor I guess. To have a new member in the band I don't know I wasn't there but you know, I guess it's feeling like the new guy. You know what I mean?
Well I was.
I wanted to ask about some Velvet Underground tracks that were left out of the albums, not in particular but
Which album?
I guess both of them, the ones that were released in the '80s the ones that got left behind and came on the two separate collections. Would you know why those [tracks] were left off?
Oh, you mean the material that was released after the group broke up? Well some of them were tracks that were recorded and just not included in an album so they were sitting around in a vault. The MGM stuff were things that were recorded as preparation for an album, and then you know, we switched labels and then it never got used. When you're releasing albums you're sort of picking and choosing and trying to get the best material and it fits together, but when the group's broken up they'll take anything.
What was the switch to Atlantic Records like? Was that a big deal for you guys or just a natural move?
I think it was more a business decision than anything else. MGM figured out that we weren't making any money so we went onto Atlantic. So basically MGM would have dropped us and they had been charging traveling expenses to future royalties, so they said they weren't going to make any money on us. In terms of the band it just didn't really make any difference, it just meant going to a different studio to record, which is nice because Atlantic had a really nice studio in town.
So you recorded Loaded and that's when the band started to break apart?
It was during that summer. It was when Loaded was recorded when Lou left the band. The band was still together, Sterling and Maureen was still there and I was still there, Lou left after the Max's Kansas City stint. And Maureen and Sterling and I got a hold of Walter Powers to come and play bass and I took over the guitar.
So then it was something to keep the band flowing or did you think it was a good idea to keep the band going without Lou or did you keep on going with it?
Well you're looking at it from hindsight, you know. I don't know how it is today, because I don't play well I do play in a band, but it's a different kind of thing. In the '70s if you were in a band and somebody quit, and the band still had gigs and stuff to do, you got somebody to replace him and kept going, you know, you were still a band. If you had a player on which the band was keyed, you know as if it was Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground, then you know, you basically had the Pips without Gladys Knight right? You could still play but it was not crippling, this was a situation where Lou quit and we had gigs so we kept playing, we kept going, we got somebody else and kept going. It never came up that the band was destroyed because Lou left that was not an issue.
Well, I guess why some people, maybe including myself, would look at it at hindsight is that it's just so obvious that today people see Lou Reed as the integral part of The Velvet Underground.
So do I.
And you know, even today with all the albums, without Lou Reed they don't pay much attention to it.
Neither do I. (laughs)
What about the Squeeze album? I have to bring that up. I haven't heard it. But the thing with that album is that how many people have heard of it, you know. Go on a lot of Velvet Underground sites, they don't mention that album once, so a lot of people would consider it the Doug Yule solo album with the Velvet Underground name on it.
Well, that's because of Mr. Sesnick that all was his doing.
So, he manipulated the name to sell it or something like or was that the circumstance?
Well he signed the deal with Polydor, he arranged the recording sessions and then he took the money. And there's an example of something being just done for the money, he did that just for the money and not for the ultimate sales, but just for the front money.
How would you look at that album musically? I've never heard the album.
That's good! (laughs) Because the people who have heard it, some people like it, some people like parts of it. I personally have one or two songs on there that I'm fond of, but you know if you're a writer and write a book and it gets published in a very small market and then 15 or 20 years down the road you look at that book and go, "Jesus, I was really, really raw at that point!" It's not something you're real proud of but that's what you were doing at the time. It's part of your development. So, that's the way I look at it. It was what got my to the point of where I am now, in terms of learning how to write music and write words, you know. I mean Lou is a very talented guy, he learned how to write words when he was very young and he had an innate ability to adapt music to his needs and to create songs out of the notes that were available to him. But me, I had to learn it; it took me a lot of years to learn it. So I look at Squeeze as being, it's like the equivalent of a tenth grade term paper, it's a piece of work that I did, it's not my best work, but it shows a lot of where I was going.
And so when that was done, you were involved in doing some work on a couple of Lou Reed solo records?
Well, Lou called me in '74, and said they were doing Sally Can't Dance and he thought that the way I played bass would be really good on one of the tunes which was "Billy" and I went in and played bass on it. It was fun and he was right, it was a perfect song for the kind of bass that I play, which is very melodic.
And you also have the Live In Seattle record?
That was two shows that were done a couple years back and it was a benefit tribute to The Velvet Underground that I got involved in. They asked to come and play and I did, Sal [Mercuri, the manager] was the one who got me involved in the whole thing and it with some local musician and I, we just practiced for that and played and then the Terrastock came out of that. It's a psychedelic festival and they asked me if I wanted to play and I said yeah and I suggested that Maureen might be a good drummer to do it so we both played a set and found those people in Japan who were interested in putting it out as a CD, so it's just out there. You know, it has the roughness of a live performance, that's kind of recorded on a cassette but although it was a digital cassette. It's material that I wrote from '97 until 2000 which is part of a large body of work, which is interesting, one of these days I'm going to finish recording it on the multi-track machine and release it, the whole thing.
What sort of music do you enjoy listening to?
What I've been playing for the last five years, for myself, is mountain music; fiddle music of Kentucky, Alabama and Carolina, all through the Appalachians and I find that very exciting. It's hard to describe why, if you come to Fort Worden in July and hang around for a week you could experience it, but it's hard to explain how it works, but it does. It does what rock 'n' roll could never do, cause rock 'n' roll was ultimately always for money.
You also did other lines of work, like a carpenter.
Well that's pretty much been my trade; I've been a carpenter since early seventies I guess, in one form or another. Mostly making furniture and things.
I was on this Velvet Underground website that had a booklet of photography that you apparently did for the band. Have you done a lot of photography or was that just something you did for the band?
I had a dark room for a while in Berkeley from about the early nineties I guess for several years and I was very heavily involved in photography and I still would like to but I don't have the space or the time. It was black and white photography and I liked it a lot, it was very nice. But you can't do everything right?
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So i have been obsessed with this site ever since i found it. I want to have a BBL done and have been looking at many before and afters and have really inspired me to get this done. I am an apple shape and have always wanted to have an hour glass shape. Anyone have any doctors around this area that they would recommend? I have looked at Dr. Salama work and have loved it... But im not sure what other expenses i would be looking at
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So i have been obsessed with this site ever since...
So i have contacted Dr. Salama and going to...
So i have contacted Dr. Salama and going to schedule my date with him pretty soon... So excited!!! The only thing holding me back right now is the credit places. I have heard of care credit but have never heard of any two other options anybody have any advice they could give me?
Date set!
I kept going back and forth on going through with it. But finally decided that this is something i have wanted for a long time. Its a chance to do something for myself and give myself a college graduation present. I am really excited and nervous. I feel like the date can't come soon enough :) Called in and set the date. The ladies were really helpful and reassuring.
A little about me
I am 22 years old, single, no kids at any near future. I am a student and currently living in Minnesota. I am 5'2 and weigh 140. I
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Accidentally hit enter haha anyways i have always been kind of curvy but have never had a nice curvy hourglass shape with it. I have been looking at this site for quite some time and each time all i do is go through profiles and check my dream results. I wanna have a nice big booty. When did you ladies begin to prepare the accommodations? I am currently preparing a list from other ladies that have had great success with their bbls. I am just so excited and counting down the time.
Before pics
Here are my current body portions and th e same I gave Dr Salama, he let me know that I need to lose 10 lbs before my surgery day
Anyone looking to switch dates?!?
So I just found out that i am walking for my graduation May 14th. I wouldn't have enough time to heal if I had to return. As i was previously planning on staying there two weeks. And i would rather not have to choose between my graduation and BBL as I've been working hard to obtain both. Please message me or inbox me if anyone has a date with Salama 2014.
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Thank you so much nuffass for switching with me :) I'm so excited to be able to continue this journey without having to choose my booty or graduation. Now just to find a travel buddy to join me on this journey. ... let me know ladies ;)
Time flew by!
Wow so hard to believe I scheduled this about a year ago! I am now making the last few adjustments on my flight and last details. I am going to be staying at the recovery house so I hope to see some of you there =) I have been eating healthy and trying to lose weight the slow and steady way and am really close to the weight Dr. Salama asked me to be at. I am so excited this seems like a dream, it has not hit me yet that I will be in Florida in a month getting my brand new body. So for all you vets out there... any last pointers on what I should be preparing for?
Counting down!!
Well i have gotten my clearance from my doctor to go ahead. When she first saw what doctor Salama was asking for she then started asking questions. Wanted to know how i found out about him, what the surgery entailed, and other questions like that. Well i was honest with her and told her how i compared him to several other doctors. I liked his work and was hoping to achieve some great results from him. She seemed happy that i had done my research, as she was skeptical from hearing other doctors. I have lost the 10 lbs that doctor salama asked me to. But now with the added stress of also graduation and moving all in the same month i lost an extra 5!!! So for the moment i just started walking to relax and clear my mind to get rid of all the worries. But wish me luck ladies.... Every day is a different struggle. There are days were i am nervous, scared and think maybe i shouldnt go through with it. Then there are days were im really happy and excited how i finally am going to have the body i always wanted, and how that confidence will shine through as someone who has always struggled and had a pudgy middle.
Well its been 4 days since I was salamafied but now I'm feeling better to be able to type. Here's what happened girls. I arrived from my flight at 2p and called the office to arrange a ride for me. They gave me Justin's number so I could talk to him. He is the nicest most considerate and charismatic guy. We were laughing and joking around. I told him how I was feeling nervous as I didn't know what to expect. And he was able to calm me down and took me to the preop appointment and then the recovery house. Let me tell you, if this is your first procedure or are going through it alone; I highly recommend going to the recovery house. My first day there all the girls were so nice. Giving me tips, telling me what they went through, what they did to have an easier time. But every girl was saying that the BBL was the best decision they had ever made. The caretakers made me feel so at home. Fed me, showed me my room, and introduced me to everyone. Most of the girls were there on their last day though so I was only able to talk to them that night. I had my surgery at 12:30 on the 23rd. While I was waiting in the office there were other girls waiting to see Salama for a second check up. And I was told once again that the BBL was the best decision. They told me not to be nervous. It wasn't going to be painful, just my massage was going to be something different. One of the ladies there had gotten her arms and a tummy tuck and she had gotten her BBL done months prior. The other lady had gotten her BBL just days prior and was there with her husband. Once I got to the actual office I spoke with the anesthesiologist and he asked me some questions just to make sure everything was fine. Signed a few papers and then I was told to change into my surgery garments. I had to take a pregnancy test prior to surgery as well. As soon as everything cleared I was able to finally meet the famous Salama. He was so nice he went through the whole process and what I should do after the procedure for after care. Then I stood in front of him while he did the markings. He asked me what I wanted as a result. All I told him was I wanted a flat stomach and a booty that would match my body. He said he would give me a nice round bubbly butt. The whole time the experience felt surreal up until I went inside the surgery room. That's when it really hit me. I laid down while they were putting anesthesia and I looked over to the nurse and done. I was knocked out! When I woke up I was getting told that Justin was waiting for me. I felt poofy and out of it but was able to get into the car just fine. I spent the rest of the day resting on my stomach. Be prepared to spend lots of time on your stomach. The second day I went to see Salama he took off the garment I felt fine until he helped clear the drains. Then I got really dizzy and he helped me lay down and brought me some water til I felt better. Salama told me to make sure I put on a tank top. I had been just wearing the garment and a long dress. I told him I would be. I got home took a shower from help of Lourdes and I felt wonderful. After all that I went back to resting. Drinking lots of water and Gatorade. The third day I woke up and felt dizzy right away. I had gotten my period so I was really gross and bloody. I wanted to take a shower right away but I couldn't do it. I got extremely dizzy just standing. So I laid down. After 30 min I decided I'd try getting up again. I felt a little better but decided to eat breakfast instead. I had eaten half of my eggs and drank my juice when all of a sudden I felt queasy. I ran to the bathroom and puked everything. I cleaned up and laid down again. It was a tough day. I stayed in bed most of the day until 3p. Then I took a shower and went back to bed. I got fed in bed and was really taken care of. I felt like I was at home when I was a little girl that was sick. Now today is my fourth day and its been a rollercoaster of a day. I woke up feeling bloated and gross. I couldn't eat much. Then I got a feeling that I really had to poop. So the girl here and Lourdes helped prep the bathroom as I cant sit down. This is gross but I felt so much better once all of the system was clean. I cleaned my system out from the prior 4 days. I felt great. Then today was also my first massage. Man, take those painkillers cause the massage hurt. You can hear the fluids as she massages. I was able to get my a smaller garment from the one I got from surgery. I see Salama again tomorrow to get the foams since they ran out. Now im back at the recovery house resting and taking it easy for the rest of the day
Ok girls that are going to the recovery house. Here are some things you should definitely buy;
Aarnica gel
Kotex pads (they absorb better than the gauze)
A women's urinal
Antibacterial soap
Long dresses
Flip flops to take a shower in
Aarnica gel
Kotex pads (they absorb better than the gauze)
A women's urinal
Antibacterial soap
Long dresses
Flip flops to take a shower in
Removing drains
Ladies, if you end up going home with your drains. Make sure to remember to open your drain. I almost fainted tonight and had a horrible experience for forgetting a step. I ended up calling Dr. Salama really scared because I had gotten told it was a painless experience. So he walked me through the process until I was fine. I am happy I chose him as a doctor :)
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Bull riding a rush for Collbran 13-year-old
What it takes to be successful in a sport comes naturally to some athletes.
Arles Hernandez of Collbran found out he's a natural at bull riding.
The 13-year-old finished 12th in the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Gallup, N.M., in late June.
"Just making it down was great," Hernandez said. "I thought I'd do better, but was still happy."
Hernandez finished with 63 points in the junior bull riding division, which drew 28 bull riders from around the country.
"It was pretty cool seeing the other riders," Hernandez said. "It helped me stay focused."
Hernandez has come a long way since first deciding he wanted to try bull riding in 2009. Hernandez was introduced to bull riding at the Fellowship of Christian Cowboys Rodeo Camp in Delta two years ago.
"He's really taken off from when he first started," Hernandez's mother, Jennifer Ehart, said. "He's wanted to do it since he was little."
Hernandez is a member of the Northwestern Rodeo Club that attends junior high school rodeos throughout the state. In 2011, Hernandez finished first in junior bull riding at rodeos in Cortez and Greeley, and was second in the Pagosa Springs and Eagle rodeos.
"(Riding bulls) is a lot of fun," Hernandez said. "It's a big adrenaline rush."
The National High School Rodeo Association created the junior high division in 2004.
With several events including barrel racing, tie-down roping, goat tying and bull riding, 47 states and provinces belong to the NHSRA.
The junior high/high school rodeo season begins in September and runs through June.
Hernandez is entering eighth grade at Plateau Valley School, so this is his final year of junior high rodeo.
Hernandez has a goal to make the world finals at the junior high, high school and the pro level.
Ehart said Hernandez has the drive to do just that.
"I've seen him show more passion with this than just about anything else he's ever done," Ehart said. "He's athletic and constantly shows the interest in this and I think it's just awesome."


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I'm not really sure what you like to do while wearing your Eagles jersey, but upon visiting the Eagles home page today I was welcomed by an Eagles fan hanging from a tree.
This is weird, right?
You don't hang from trees do you?
Maybe Correll Buckhalter likes trees while wearing his jersey, but that's a whole different topic.
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VSS eNewsletter 7 April 2007
VSS eNewsletter, 7 April 2007
VSS News
Shark's Fin Panel at Library@Orchard
Women's Health & Immunity Seminar
Vegetarian Way to Healthy Weight
Health Seminars in Jun, Sep, Nov
Other News
Time Magazine Lists Going Veg as Way to Hold Back Global Warming
Global Warming Linked to Illnesses from Eating Marine Animals
Study: Male Vegetarians Smell Better to Females
Programmes and Offer by Adventist Community Services
VSS News
Shark's Fin Panel at Library@Orchard
VSS is participating on a panel titled 'Shark's Fin Soup: Can We Truly Eat Without Guilt?' to be held Sat, 7 Apr, 3-4pm at Library@Orchard. The other panellists are Louis Ng (ACRES) and Grant Pereira (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society). Admission is free.
The Library@Orchard is located at 391 Orchard Road, #05-22/26 Ngee Ann City , Podium Block, Tower B.
We've just added 15 recipes to the Recipes page on the VSS web: http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/index.php?module=Static_Docs&func=view&f=Recipes.htm
The recipes include veg versions of such local favourites as Assam Laksa and Nasi Briyani. The recipes were all contributed by Crystal who describes herself thusly:
For the past 14 years, I have been a vegetarian after reading a book on animals farming. Switching to vegetarian diet was a direct cut-over for me, and I have had no unpleasant side effects at all. Two years ago, I started writing down a few quick and easy vegetarian recipes for my vegetarian son. Following that, just to share, I started posting some recipes in my blog. Next, I am going to experiment and try to create vegetarian version recipes from non-vegetarian dishes.
Crystal's blog is at http://crystalbyblog.blogspot.com/
Women's Health & Immunity Seminar
VSS will have a display at the Women's Health & Immunity Seminar, 21 Apr, Sat, 2.30pm-5.30pm, at the LTA Clubhouse (near Little India MRT Station, Exit B on Bukit Timah Road ). LTA Clubhouse is in the previous KK Hospital. Driving - entrance is via Kg Jaya Rd.
The seminar will be led by Philip Bridgeman, a naturopath, herbalist and nutritionist with more than 20 years' experience. Based in Perth , Philip hosts a radio program and has been featured in many women's magazines. His book "Daniel's Diet" is a best-seller book in Australia . His Daniel's Diet is vegetarian, but his total programme is not strictly vegetarian.
Philip will also be available for 1-to-1 consultations on Mon 23 Apr, 9.30am to 5pm. For more info and to register: http://www.happyhomeshoppers.com, info@...; 8145.1618 or 9069.3399.
Vegetarian Way to Healthy Weight
Along with other organisations, such as Health Promotion Board, the Tsao Foundation and Adventist Community Services, VSS will be participating in Qualities of Life 2007, a free event at Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre Hall 401, 20-22 Apr.
Incorporating principles of health, medicine and beauty, Qualities of Life 2007 aims to enhance and add value to your life. Admission is free. The event features a number of free seminars, including one by VSS on The Vegetarian Way to a Healthy Weight, on Sun, 22 Apr, 6pm. Registration for the seminars is now open. Go to http://www.qualitiesoflife.com.sg/Seminars/Topics.pdf to view the seminar topics available.
For info: enquiries@... and http://www.qualitiesoflife.com.sg
Health Seminars in Jun, Sep, Nov
Shan You Counselling Centre has kindly invited VSS to exhibit at the following 2007 health seminars.
a. 16 & 17 June (Sat & Sun) 2pm--5pm
Conquering Autoimmune Diseases (2 Mandarin workshops)
b. 15 & 16 Sept (Sat & Sun) 2pm--5.30pm
Diabetes Management Mandarin Seminar (supported by Yakult)
c. 3 & 4 Nov (Sat & Sun) 2pm--5pm
English Seminar on Heart Disease Management using Mind Body Medicine techniques
For more information, contact Shan You at Block 5 Upper Boon Keng Road #02-15, Singapore 380005 (Near Kallang MRT Station), Tel: 6741 9293 Fax: 6741 9352
Email: shanyou@...
Other News
Time Magazine Lists Going Veg as Way to Hold Back Global Warming
This coming week's Time magazine features ways to slow global warming. It's good to see that the mainstream media is realizing the meat-environment destruction link: http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/environment/article/0,28804,1602354_1603074_1603171,00.html
Global Warming Linked to Illnesses from Eating Marine Animals
Among the many consequences of global warming may be an increase in diseases. Here's an article of disease linked to the eating of our marine friends: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070401/ap_on_he_me/asia_toxic_fish
Study: Male Vegetarians Smell Better to Females
This study, published in the journal Chemical Senses, probably confirms what females lucky/smart enough to have vegetarian male companions have long known: we smell better. ('axillary' means of or relating to the armpit and 'hedonicity' means of or related to pleasure.)
The article is entitled, 'The effect of meat consumption on body odor attractiveness' and can be purchased at: http://chemse.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/bjl017v1
Here's the abstract:
Axillary body odor is individually specific and potentially a rich source of information about its producer. Odor individuality partly results from genetic individuality, but the influence of ecological factors such as eating habits are another main source of odor variability. However, we know very little about how particular dietary components shape our body odor. Here we tested the effect of red meat consumption on body odor attractiveness. We used a balanced within-subject experimental design. Seventeen male odor donors were on "meat" or "nonmeat" diet for 2 weeks wearing axillary pads to collect body odour during the final 24 hrs of the diet. Fresh odor samples were assessed for their pleasantness, attractiveness, masculinity, and intensity by 30 women not using hormonal contraceptives. We repeated the same procedure a month later with the same odor donors, each on the opposite diet than before. Results of repeated measures analysis of variance showed that the odour of donors when on the nonmeat diet was judged as significantly more attractive, more pleasant, and less intense. This suggests that red meat consumption has a negative impact on perceived body odor hedonicity.
Programmes and Offer by Adventist Community Services
Here are three opportunities offered by our friends at Adventist Community Services.
1. 5-course Fine-Dining Meal (for the incredible price of $10)
Purpose: To promote healthy plant-based diet through Fine-Dining
Plus: Free Health Talk by Mark Chan on 7 Habits of Highly Healthy People
Date: Apr 15 (Sun)
Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Place: 120 Balestier Rd, S. 329680
Fee: $10 per person ( Normal cost:$40.00)
Contact: Mark Chan markchan@... or 97438362
2. Health Retreat at Farm Chokchai , Thailand
Dates: August 8-10 (3Days/2Nights) Health Retreat at 150km from Bangkok .
Purpose: To educate participants on health qualities of a plant-based diet.
Fee: *$280.00 (Normal $380.00) includes all 6 vegetarian meals, accommodation, transportation, tour and 5 health lecture materials
* Fee does not include airfare. Participants are to buy their own tickets online either with Tiger Airways or Jetstar.
Contact person: Mark Chan markchan@... or 97438362
3. 956-page Natural Remedies Encyclopedia by Harvesttimes Press.
This manual features 500 diseases that could be treated, cured or prevented through using simple plant-based and herbal home remedies. Original price: US$35.00.
Now in pdf format: S$10.00 only for VSS enewsletter subscribers.
Contact: Mark Chan markchan@... or 97438362
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We have an extension that is built on to and spans the back of our house. The extension sits on pillars and it has a 2.5' crawl space
The problem that we have is with rotting, compromised and/or failed floor joists and support beams on this extension of our house.
A structural engineer has proposed that we lift jack the room until it is level and then he suggests that we open or remove floor boards in order to fill the crawl space (approx. 38' x 8 x 2.5") with concrete. He tells us that this would encase the rotted wood and once dried, it would become a solid foundation for the room. He feels that this would be a better and more cost effective solution than to try to replace compromised rotted beams, joists and floor boards or to tear down the structure and rebuild it.
This extension is open to the back part of our house and so, we need to do something about this before the snow falls. We would like to know if anyone thinks that this may be a viable solution.
Yes, as a master Carpenter over 20 years in business. I thinks this idea is highly unusual and is a lot of Concrete, but yes I would agree it would work and would be cheaper. I would test your your soil to see if it would support that kind of weight and make sure you have lots of rebar in the concrete to prevent cracking.
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Eran Levin, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Arizona studies Hawk Moths. He used a technique called backlighting to catch them and in the process catches numerous other insects as well.
Moths navigate by keeping bright objects like the moon and stars at a constant angle. It turns out that artificial light disrupts the moths's detection of moonlight. They end up using the artificial light source as a navigation cue and as a result wind up circling the light bulb to keep it at a constant angle.
Check out his blog entry in Scientific American for more information on backlighting and to see additional images of the insects he attracts using backlights.


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There's little doubt that Grace Potter, front woman of the Vermont-born Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, is the favorite cousin of the country world.
Ever since her duet with Kenny Chesney on the Metraca Berg and Deana Carter song You and Tequila"that resulted in two nominations for GRAMMY Awards"Potter has been a constant presence on all kinds of high-profile events including the Academy of Country Music Awards show, the Academy of Country Music Awards show and everything in between. Some of her appearances have included joining with Chesney to sing "You and Tequila," which he included on his 2010 album Hemingway's Whiskey, and others have been solo. Whatever the event, though, it seems that Potter is constantly in the public eye. At least to onlookers.
Potter said she remains somewhat unaware of her turn in the spotlight. Perhaps that's because she and her band, which formed a decade ago, have been hard at work on their June release The Lion The Beast The Beat, an 11-track indie rock powerhouse that includes four bonus tracks, including one where she duets with Chesney and another where she sings with Willie Nelson.
Potter took time out of her schedule to talk with OurStage about her latest album, Chesney and more.
OS: Tell us about making the new album.
GP: There was a moment when we were set up to make the whole record and I pulled the plug. There were a lot of moments of doubt"not to do with country/Americana vs. singer-songwriter"but I wanted this album to make a statement. It became a very long and arduous process, a labor of love. Of hate really. You can hear the struggle and the glory that comes with it.
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