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There are times when words simply flow.. Writing in such moments of extreme lucidity is sheer pleasure..This happened to me last evening. The news that triggered this was one of joy but tinged with a great deal of sadness – and lots of anger too.
This is the forgotten story of Kargil's first hero and a tireless fight for justice. This is the sad tale of Captain Saurabh Kalia. Some of you may be too young to remember the name and it may fail to ring any bells at all. But the story of Capt. Kalia is a tragic story of a spineless government and an indifferent administration that has managed to keep a wound alive for more than 13 years.
That wound is of Dr Kalia and his family.
My first interaction with Dr Kalia was a truly moving and humbling experience, more than a year back. It was the consequence of a chain email that had found its way in my Inbox. That email left a deep impression on me. I tracked down Dr Kalia's number and called him. What I heard that day angered me and made me ashamed in equal measure.
It angered me to see and realise the behaviour of a callous administration. It made me ashamed that most of us are silent spectators to the heartless indifference with which we treat most of our brave soldiers who die defending our borders..
The story of Capt Saurabh Kalia is brief but truly horrifying..
"On May 15, Lt Kalia along with five jawans – Sepoys Arjun Ram, Bhanwar Lal Bagaria, Bhika Ram, Moola Ram and Naresh Singh – had gone for a routine patrol of the Bajrang Post in the Kaksar sector when their patrol was captured by the enemy.
They were in their captivity for over twenty-two days and subjected to unprecedented brutal torture..
...The postmortem revealed that the Pakistan army had indulged in the most heinous acts; of burning their bodies with cigarettes, piercing ear-drums with hot rods, puncturing eyes before removing them, breaking most of the teeth and bones, chopping off various limbs and private organs of these soldiers besides inflicting all sorts of physical and mental tortures before shooting them dead, as evidenced by the bullet wound to the temple" [link]
Numerous letters by Capt Kalia's father and others failed to move the government to pursue the matter in international fora and declare this horrific and brutal treatment of these men as a war crime. In disgust, Dr N K Kalia was forced to say: "I am ashamed of being an Indian. The country has spineless leaders"
Subsequent to my brief call with Dr Kalia, I received a deeply moving reply from him.
His truly heroic and lonely battle inspired me to seek ways in which I could help. That is how I came in touch with another remarkable soul – the indefatigable Jas Uppal. Jas is better known as the tireless spirit behind the campaign to free Sarabjit Singh and numerous other Indians illegally detained in Pakistan. She has been single-handedly fighting for the cause of Dr Kalia – and numerous others without any assistance from anyone (nor funding). Hers and Dr Kalia's has been a long and almost thankless fight.
Until yesterday – when the Supreme Court finally admitted a plea by Dr Kalia seeking the Court's intervention in the matter so that the Union Government takes up his son's case at the International Court of Justice.
This man who served the country so honourably as a scientist – and whose pain only a parent who has lost a child in the prime of youth can begin to understand - has been reduced to making applications and requesting "help" from the government for his rights and justice. Hopefully this is a turning point in Dr Kalia's fight for justice.
I would like to end this piece with excerpts from Dr Kalia's email, which is deeply touching & truly inspiring. I wish it is read and shared by a large number of people, especially youngsters – who may not be aware of the sad history of this case (I have his permission to share this publicly).
"Dear Shantanu Ji, Heartiest aashirvaad. Many grateful thanks for your phone-call & mail.
I often state that losing one Saurabh, though physically only, we got thousands Saurabhs all over the globe. They never let us feel alone even for a moment. The love, respect, honour showered on us by in-numerable persons in last over twelve years is overwhelming. You too are our Saurabh. Over 1.55 lac emails and more than 42,000 hand written letters apart from countless persons visiting or calling from India or abroad vouch for that. Certainly, we would have to take more births to repay all that.
Our sufferings and pains can never exceed to what brutal torture those six valiant sons of Mother India faced for over 3 weeks with Pak army. We get infinite inspiration and strength when we think so. In fact, Saurabh & his men made every Indian proud.
Sacrificing for the Nation is not a new phenomenon. Over thousands of years, to safeguard our motherland & culture, honour of our mothers, sisters & daughters, sacrifices have been made. If we all hesitate to send our sons in army, who would defend theirs honour.
But what happened to these valiant soldiers is totally unacceptable. Personally, I feel it is not the question of Saurabh or his men but the dignity of our all men in armed forces, rather a National issue and this mine crusade would continue till I am alive. It is more shameful and frustrating when men in power promising me to take up this issue with Pak and also at international forums. Unfortunately, these were tall promises. Regretfully, I am fighting the callousness of our own system.
...I am afraid I would achieve anything but this humble endeavour would at least stir the conscience of common Indian and sensitize them. Sadly our Netas are more Internationalists than Nationalists. We have lost the very sense of National Pride, so common in several other Nations.
You please do read the article http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/jun/07kalia.htm
Kindly visit us whenever convenient to you. Yours affectionately, N K Kalia"
Please do share this tragic tale of Dr Kalia's fight for justice with your friends…and please leave a comment here if you can help in any way in this matter and please take a moment to sign this petition. Thanks a lot. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat!
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As far as countries like Pakistan are concerned, they have the scant respect for human lives. And if its the life of an opponent / enemy, they will do everything possible beyond imagination of a civilized and responsible military. While this barbaric mutilation/torture of Capt Kalia and his men voilates all principles of war, we should not forget that our enemy cannot and will not / never change. So our Army men during war should be prepared to kill the enemy and die till the last breath than be taken prisoner of war. Also.. we need to be equally barbaric to them so they know in what shape they would get the bodies of their soldiers back in return. No country having leaders with self conscience will not seek justice for such incidents whether it means going to war with the enemy country.
Very sad any human being will feel, even people from Pakistan also. It must be taken to international court of justice. This article shall be circulted in PAK media and their internet sites to bring awareness among common people about missdeeds of their people in power and authrity. Regards Ashok Abhichandani
I remember Saurabh's story back in 1999 when it first appeared in media. I was moved then too. Cant even imagine the pain he might have gone thru. Dr Kalia is not alone in his struggle for justice. If required we will be on roads to support him. You have our complete support and dedication Dr Kalia. May your sone reborn and live his full life with all luxuries available to him. Nobody else deserve better life.
Dear All: Thank you for the overwhelming response to this post. It is heartening to see the words of support...and to realise that Dr Kalia is not alone in his fight for justice. I shall convey the sentiments shared by you when I speak with him next.. In the meantime, pl do take a moment to sign the petition (link in the post). Jai Hind, Jai Bharat!
My blood boils, tears roll , feel like banging my head against the wall. Iam impottent mango man of thie bannana repubblic. From Neharu down to MMS not one PM has shown any pride of being an Indian comming to their help. Every body was busy in building his personality / party / or simple yes men to the political bosses with one exception of Lal Bahadur Shashtri. He tennure was short but he proved to be a Man. Mrs Gadhi was like a cat pushed to the corner and fought like Kalimaa. All the rest were as the saying goes in Gujarathi " ShobhanaGhatia" Even the last two PMs Vajpayee secapes my critisism for his brave his " Biddha Smile" the current one -less said the better in short he is HMV. Comming to the Captain Kalia case with his five colleagues, GOI might have treated the Dr. Kalias letter to the authorities casually like any representation received fro an ordinal persons reuesting for some "osting and transfer" without applying their mind to the gravity of the matter. Had this matter not been before SC and notice on admission issued , came to public notice no one knew except the concerned who were sitting on thi matter and as usual passing the buck-playing volley ball.. Every one from Capprasi to the chief executive, from General to his unit cammander for not showing deligence, pursuing , reminding the matter to its finnal conclushion. To day ministers are are replying and telling the people that the seriouness of the matter has been brought to our notice we will write to Pakistan, fully knowing well well that they will deny- which happended yesterdy on the NEWS HOUR 28/11, by a close aide of Then President MUsharaff- the root cause of Kargil conflict. What next ? Where is the Justice ? When a spy maritime plane of Pakistan was shot down for voilation of our air space, Pakistan took us to Internation court of Justice. This is a war crime cant we not take it up and bring the guilty to book, when Britten and many countries are supporting us? ramchandran pune
I do not know how to express my anger against our blind-folded Government. Dear Dr. Kalia we all are with you.
My heart wept and blood boilt as i read this heart wrenching story of a soldier who sacrificed his life for this bloody country whose spineless corrupt leadership is not ready to avenge such brutal inhuman act even by the standards of taliban . i wish some day children of politicians are meted out this treatment and then they may realise the pain and suffering of a common Indian.
Our heart goes out to Dr.Kalla and his Wife and the siblings Cap.Saurav has left behind. This is the repetition of thousands of similar tragic blows to the surviving members of those who had sacrificed their lives for the Nation..The husband of the Lady Police Officer who was killed by those attacked our Parliament,the Rs.100.paid to the Police Officers who disarmed bombs BEFORE the Bomb Squad could come and MORE than anything else the Studied INDIFFERENCE shown by the Prime Minister to those Helpless and Leaderless thousands who were led to SLAUGHTER by the Chinese in 1962 PROVE the TRUTH that Once they Get Elected the so called LEADERS become a Law Unto (And FOR)themselves.Apart from the Crass indifference by the PM BY NOT ATTENDING THE 50th REMEMBRANCE DAY- HE AND UPA CHAIRPERSON FOUND IT MORE NEESSARY TO ATTEND THE "ADHAR" CARD FUNCTION IN RAJASTHAN THAN BE SEEN LAYING WREATH TO THOSE (5000 plus) MEN WHO DIRED OR MISSING. THE BRUTAL TREATMENT TO CAPT.SAURAV AND HIS MEN BY THE PAKISTHANIS REMINDS ONE OF THE SAME TREATMENT METED OUT OUT TO KING PRITHVIRAJ CHAUHAN BY GORY AND HIS MEN AFTER CAPTURING HIM(WITH INDIAN TRAITORS HELPING).THE KIND HAD LET GORY GO FREE AFTER DEFEATING HIM 6 TIMES. AS A NATION WE ARE SHAMELESS AND EQUALLY INDIFFERENT TO THE TRAGEDIES OF THOSE AROUND US. THIS IS THE STATE WHICH IS DESCRIBED BY OUR HON.P.M AS A COUNTRY WHO ARE " ALSO VICTIMS OF TERROR".THE RULING EITE IS AFRAID OF THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED THEM TO POWER-OTHERWISE WHY SHOULD THEY BE AFRAID TO DE-CLASSIFY THE HENDERSON-BROOKS REPORT TILL DATE.OUR CABINET MINISTERS TAK ABOUT MORE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS WITH CHINA AT A TIME THEY HAVE CLAIMED AKSAI CHIN AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH AS THEIR TERRITORY.HAD INDIA CONCEDED AKSAI CHIN "NOT EVEN A BLADE OF GRASS GROWS THERE" AS PER THE WORDS OF PANDITJI GIVEN TO CHINA AND ACCEPTED THEIR OFFER OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AS OURS THE MEANINGLESS DEATH AND NATIONAL HUMILIATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.IS OUT RULERS READY WITH A PURPOSEFUL RESPONSE TO CHINA
Army men is only remembered at the time of war or crisis & calamity; and subsequently forgotten a la after sucking MANGO. Civilian Babus just don't like them, so who cares for dead fallen hero of Kargil? The trio of crony capitalism get busy in looting the national wealth.
They didn't just pluck your eyes out, Capt Saurabh Kalia, They gouged out ours too. Or would we have been blind to your father's agony, His cry for 'justice' for all these years? ...They didn't just pierce your eardrums, Capt Kalia, They poured hot oil in ours too. Or would we be deaf to your mother's fitful sobs And her pitiful cry of anguish? They didn't just burn your chest, Capt Kalia, They carved out our bleeding hearts too. Or would we, as a nation, have been so heartless As to forget our Kargil war hero? They didn't just mangle your private parts, Capt Kalia, They castrated an entire nation. Or would we be so impotent that we yearn for aman While they plot yet more jihadi crimes? When they ambushed you in the Kargil heights, Capt Kalia, They waylaid every one of us. But you died so that we may live Our shameless, ungrateful lives. We sent you to war at age 22, Capt Kalia, Which is no viable die able age. And yet, we have failed to honour you The way your father sought. Shame on us – and shame on you, Mother India, That you would send your son to war And yet not collect his martyred ashes Or even shed a silent tear.............. 13 years......... we are still awaiting apology from Pakistan or justice from the Govt. of India, his father has to move H'ble Supreme Court.......... very very sad, who would send his son to the war field.................Just give it a thought friends, Jaidev and Good Morning to all...........
Pakistan unfortunately is our neighbour but in reality they are farther from us than the arctic. Our despicable netas invite these bas@@@@tards to play criket!!! My suggestion is seal the border do not send them food kick out all the ridiculous paki actors etc from India and break off complete diplomatic relations. If they dare to attack us again, bomb them to the stone age.
This hero will never be forgotten by us, nor will all the other martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the nation. A salute to all the brave soldiers who continue to guard our borders so that we can have a peaceful life. My heart bleeds when I get to know about the atrocities meted out to these brave souls. God bless the parents of these soldiers. A big salute to them as well. They are a source of inspiration for all citizens of the country. RIP Capt. Saurabh Kalia and all those defense personnel who have sacrificed their lives for Mother India.
forget the justice bit. Its the need for revenge. The international courts exercise retributive justice as in India, but whether or not action will be taken on his appeal depends entirely IMO on India's significance in the WCT. ... which by the way depends amongst other things.. on economic powerlifting.
Sir, I am really sorry about your loss. I too had a very bad experience with Defence Forces although i left my previous job and joined the forces. Though, I would still love to serve my nation. Sir, We all are with you and shall take this matter to such a level that Indian Politicians who are ruling India for mere scams should not result in our soldiers dying on LOC. So i would urge everyone to join with us and crub bloody Indian Politics to have justice for people serving nation.
I am moved to tears after reading this. After a long time there has been some purposeful article in timesofindia exposing the the shameful administration/governance. Thank you for writing this. I have no words to thank Kalia family who sacrificed their son so that we can live. Thank you sir , thank you very much. GOD bless you!!! I am ashamed at this callousness of our administration. I hope some netas also read this article and do something rather than wasting public time in useless jams and other things
Thank you Shantanu for taking up this cause and reminding our spineless and shameless leaders,what they should do with this inhuman neighbours. Our heartfelt condolences to Dr Kalia and his family and friends for suffering this horrifying tragedy with such fortitude. May our mother India continue to give births to such valiant sons and daughters.may the God punish the evil leaders, who have ignored tis tragedy..
This is a shameful thing for humanity. It should not be allowed to happen again ,and through international action, proper understanding should be reached and Pakistan should be made to apologise if it is proved having committed the excesses
the BJP and Congress are both two sides of the same coin. Ek hi thali ke Chatte Batte hain. their only concern is to come to the power and make money by Scams. we have to find an alternative of both parties. pakistan refused to take the dead bodies of its men killed in kargil war and our GOI forget its own men sacrifices that they made in all the wars it faught with pakistan. so what's the difference between the politicians of india and pakistan.
This reminds us the brutality of Muslim Invaders who have Namak Haram attitude towards the locals. Pakisthan army is a rouge army of rouge country. This is a fit case for representation in the International court. Our spineless Government is busy earning commissions and propping their sons as MPs forgot do duty towards ours army.
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In the last year, Alice Cooper could be seen everywhere from special guesting on stage with Vince Gill to rocking out with Rob Zombie. This past weekend he even popped up singing Lady Gaga at Bonnaroo.
Cooper can do anything in music, entertain every audience, and still be cutting edge enough to be a premier name in music after almost 50 years in the business, countless awards and nominations and 36 albums. He shows no signs of slowing down and he is set to continue his monumental career as his band goes on the road with Iron Maiden this summer and fall.
CityBeat was privileged to speak with the legend to preview his upcoming show near Dayton before he hits the road with Iron Maiden. He spoke about longevity and told of the more bizarre stories of being a tenant in the Queen City. Alice Cooper performs at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering this Wednesday.
CityBeat: Your show in Dayton is coming up.
Alice Cooper: Yes, we start this tour in June with Iron Maiden. We will be out there as their guest star on the show, their guests, so that's an hour show. The show we are doing there in Dayton is our regular show which will be a full out Alice Cooper show.
CB: I am actually a photographer and I've photographed you many times. You are one of my favorite artists to shoot.
AC: Well we give photographers a lot to shoot. If you are going to go all that trouble to do all that theatrics and really coordinate the show like that, then I want to see lots of shots. I love seeing different angles, people will hand me an envelope full of pictures and I will go, "That's a great shot. That's a great shot." And it gives me a different perspective of what the show looks like because we only see it from the stage. We never see it from the audience point of view.
CB: I have interviewed many of your past guitarists, Jason Hook and Al Pitrelli and people that have toured with you and everybody always has spectacular things to say about you as a mentor and just to be around. One of my questions is how do you choose band members on your tours now?
AC: Honestly, I am very instinctive about guitar players. Of course the guitar players are the gunslingers. They are the guys that you can sit and listen to and go, "When I quit singing, I want to hear something take over," and it better be a guitar that can take over what I'm doing when I step back, I want that guitar player to step up. So getting a Damon Johnson, when we first got Damon, every guitar player wants to stand back a little bit and I say, "No, no, no, when it is your solo, you take two steps forward into the light and let it go."
A lot of times lead singers don't want their lead guitar player to share the limelight. I want everybody in that band to have their moment on stage where they are the star. So when you get (young Australian guitarist) Orianthi, who is a natural, she is a natural star up there. I mean the girl is such a great player.
CB: Is she going to be with you?
AC: Yes, I mean she is such a great character for a Alice Cooper show. And you get Ryan Roxie on this tour and Ryan is a show unto himself. He has his own production going on over there which I really like because he really brings it every night. And Tommy, who I have in the middle as a rhythm guitar player, has got his own show going on. It's great to get guys to come out of their shells and just when you get on stage be a rock star. I don't want you to be a sideman.
CB: Again, it's always been amazing to talk to all these people who have worked with you over the years and I know they appreciate it as well.
AC: I think it is because I let them play. I want you to play. When it is your turn to play, I want you to be Eric Clapton, I want you to be Jeff Beck, I want you to be the guy and sometimes it takes a little bit of getting used to. These guys are not used to being the center of attention, they are used to being the guys that stand in the background and play.
Sometimes it's hard for Johnny Depp, when Johnny plays with us, I kind of have to push him forward a little bit because he likes to hang back a little bit.
CB: We are in Cincinnati. Can you tell me what your craziest Cincinnati story is from your past?
AC: I have the best Cincinnati story you have ever heard. This is a true story. We finally left L.A. We decided we had to move some place out of L.A., out of New York, some place in the Midwest. So we go to Cincinnati and we play this show there and we get a standing ovation. We decided the first standing ovation we get, that is where we are going to move.
So we played in Cincinnati and got a standing ovation, I think it may have been after the Cincinnati Pop Festival, the one we did with Iggy (Pop and The Stooges), and we found this area down by the college. It was this big, beautiful house for rent. So we came in and rented this house at the beginning of summer, and we went in and painted it and did everything like that.
For three months we lived there until in September, all of a sudden, there was a knock at the door, we walked outside and there were 10 guys that are football players and they are going "What are you doing at our house?" And I said, "What are you talking about? We rented this house indefinitely." And the guy goes, "This is our frat house. I don't know who rented this to you but they didn't own the house. You are paying rent to someone that doesn't even own the house."
Some guy rented us a frat house and he didn't even own it. He just walked in and put up a "For Rent" sign because nobody was there and we just assumed he just owned the house. So for these guys, it was kind of cool to them that Alice Cooper was living in their house, but we had to leave because it was their frat house.
CB: So did you pick another city or did you hang around town?
AC: We moved to Detroit then but it was really funny because we really thought Cincinnati was where we were going to live and then we got ejected by the frat house.
CB: I guess it could have worked out a lot different. You could still be in our hometown. You have spoken openly the last few years that you have become a Christian and about your Christian beliefs. Did that change how you put your show together?
AC: I think what it is, you do a certain amount of your own, not censoring, but you start shaping the show whereas there may be a couple of songs that I used to do that, now when I sing those songs, I don't believe that anymore. So, it is hard for me to sing that.
It hasn't been any big hits, "School's Out", "18", "Billion Dollar Babies", all those songs have nothing to do with Christianity or nothing to do with something that I couldn't sing as a Christian. Most of it is social satire anyway, but there are a few songs that I looked at and I went, "You know what, I don't believe that anymore," so I am going to stay away from that show.
I am just being true to myself to be honest with you. It really hasn't affected how I do my stage show because I don't believe Alice was promoting anything that was anti-Christian. We were like a musical horror movie and I think if people took Alice Copper as entertainment, as pure entertainment, there is certainly a dark side to my sense of humor but I don't think there has ever been anything in there that was, that any Christian couldn't see and have fun with.
CB: It's all in good fun. It's all perspective.
AC: Yeah, and I think if you look at it as a social satire, I am fine with it. I don't really have a problem with that. I am still very involved, I read twice a day, I have two different times of devotional for myself. I hope and I try not to just be a Christian in "Oh, I'm a Christian." I try to live that life. It is a one-on-one relationship with Christ so I really try to keep that as my lifestyle. In other words, you aren't ever going to see me at the strip club after a show.
CB: I know you gave up drugs and alcohol a long time ago for good reasons. Is there still ever a struggle on the road to stay sober?
AC: No, never has been. I was literally healed from that. People say you are cured, I say no, it was much different. I never went to AA. I never had to do any of that. I came out of a hospital and it was gone. It was gone as if I had cancer and cancer was gone the next day. It was totally taken away from me. I never had a struggle with alcohol. When I came out of the hospital, I was absolutely straight as an arrow. I never had a desire or a craving for alcohol which even the doctors say is weird. I know because I have a lot of friends that are in AA and they struggle with it all the time. They say, "How do you do it?" and I say "I am not an alcoholic anymore. I was one but I am not anymore." I wouldn't challenge myself. In other words, I wouldn't sit around and say, "Well I think I will take a drink of beer." Because I know that could be a trigger that takes me back to where I was. So I won't even approach that, but at the same time I don't have any desire to do that.
CB: Well, my Mom saw you in 1974 and she still talks about it today as I go shoot your shows. It was one of her memorable experiences with you and some chickens in Nashville at Memorial Coliseum…
AC: Well the music hasn't changed much since the '70s to now, if you look at the bands that are still out there — Aerosmith, Ozzy, Alice, Thin Lizzy — we are all still playing the same kind of music. I think it is funny that 16, 17, 18 year old kids are more into Classic Rock than they are into modern Rock so I think there is a large audience for us that has never seen us. One of the reasons we are playing the Iron Maiden tour is because I don't think the Iron Maiden audience has ever seen Alice Cooper so I want to expose them to Alice Cooper.
CB: Has touring for you changed from now to then?
AC: It's a lot easier now. When you are physically in better shape and you are mentally and spiritually in better shape, (my wife) Sheryl and I have been together for 36 years, and I never been happier in my life. My kids are great. All my ducks are in a row. Physically, I am healthy. Touring is easy then. Physically, it is a workout and you have to get used to traveling and you have to get used to being away from your family a lot even though now my family can travel with me any time they want to. My wife will go out for three weeks then go home for a week and come back out for two or three weeks. So, touring to me is easy.
CB: You spoke about music now and what people are listening to. Are there any current bands you listen to these days?
AC: I wish there was — my pet peeve right now is that 80-90% of the modern Rock bands are just testosterone-free. I am listening to these bands and going, "Where is the spark? Where is the fire?" These bands are whining like crazy. I hear these bands and go, "What is wrong with these guys?" And then I look at a picture of the band and I could go into a mall and pick any five guys, it's like they are trying not to be rock stars. They just want to be normal guys that play in a band with no image and no fire just we are in a band. "What is wrong with that?" That's crazy. If you are in a Rock band, you get in a Rock band to be something different. I guess modern Rock bands really just want to blend in and I think it is the most boring time in Rock right now that I have ever seen.
CB: Well you have your Lady Gagas…
AC: There are exceptions. Jack White is amazing. The Foo Fighters are amazing. I don't know the Black Veil Brides music very much but I love the image. At least they are going out of their way to be something that when you see them on stage you say, "That's the Black Veil Brides." But when I see 99% of the other bands up there I say those bands can be anybody. I just don't get the fact that everybody is so against having image.
CB: Are you working on any new music, maybe another album?
AC: The Welcome to My Nightmare album has been out for about a year now and that was our highest charting album for quite a long time. So after this tour, we will go back in the studio again, Bob Ezrin and I will, but we were very, very happy with Welcome to my Nightmare.
CB: I briefly spoke to you at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction this year in Cleveland. I know you weren't performing but what your favorite part of the night?
AC: You mean the last one. I thought Guns N Roses were amazing. I thought Slash and the boys were the best band there. They just rocked that place.
CB: We are heading into a critical election year, are you planning on backing any candidates this time?
AC: Boy, I'll tell you at this point right now I almost want to go independent. I am not political in the least bit. I am not in the least bit political. So when somebody says, "Who are you voting for?" I'm going, "Wow!" It's like saying, do you want a poke in the eye or a poke in the ear. Nobody is making me smile now.
CB: And it is very narrow now.
AC: Yeah, as far as I'm concerned, I wish there was somebody out there that had some spark that would make a difference but I don't think either one of these guys are.
CB: Do you have any plans to slow down or stop touring?
AC: No. For me, physically everything is fine right now. Until I physically can't tour, I think I will be touring every year.
The Beach Boys have been blessing audience's ears with happy and fun tunes (with occasional blasts of melancholy) for 50 years. As they embark on a 50th anniversary tour, they are preparing to release their 31st album, titled That's Why God Made The Radio, which is also the title of the first single. Almost anyone who listens to music can think a happy thought as it relates to Beach Boy classics like "Good Vibrations," "Kokomo," "Surfin USA" or one of their other countless hits.
I was able to speak with Mike Love and Brian Wilson before the tour kickoff and it proved to be one of my toughest interviews to date when I spoke with Wilson.There were moments when you had to wonder why he is speaking to the press at all and others when you remembered the pure genius inside his head as he spoke about mixing harmonies on the new album and just being happy to play again with the band that made him a legend. We reached a nostalgic and introspective point as the legends looked back on a remarkable career.
The Beach Boys' 50th anniversary tour comes to Riverbend Music Center this Tuesday.
CityBeat: If you were writing "California Girls" today, how would you describe them and what are the big changes?
Mike Love: The thing about "California Girls" is that it is a riveting song saying, "I wish they all could be California Girls," and then talk about all the places around the country. I don't think there would be much changing to do. Of course our original fans are now California mothers and grandmothers. I believe it is all the same.
Brian Wilson: No, I would do it the same as it was.
CB: What has been your process for putting together the set list of songs for the shows coming up?
Brian: We all got together and chose the songs together and we finally narrowed it down to two hours or two and a half hours of songs.
Mike: I'll tell you what, there are several songs that we absolutely do at every single show we do — "California Girls" being one of them, "Good Vibrations" being another, "Kokomo" being our biggest hit of all. "Good Vibrations" was our biggest hit that came out in 1966, until "Kokomo" came out in 1988 and apparently surpassed that. And then there are songs like "I Get Around" and "Fun Fun Fun" and "Surfin' USA" and "Help Me Rhonda" — we are always going to do those big hit songs because we believe people are going to come see you for what you are known for. We are most famous for those big hit recordings we have had.
Then there are other songs we are doing on our set list called album cuts that are a little more subtle, a little more esoteric. Then there is a song called "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" originally done by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers during the '50s. My cousin Brian came up with a really great vocal arrangement so we enjoy doing that song. Whether it is a point of view of doing a song we feel hardcore fans know or the Beach Boys music that I can recall, we like to do some songs that will please them as well so we balance the songs, the set list, the selection of songs all throughout the years, up to and including our newest record which is called That's Why God Made the Radio.
CB: On the new album there are fun and upbeat songs, as always, but there are also songs embracing some melancholy of the past like "Pacific Coast Highway." Why was it important to have both on the album?
Mike: I think there has always been melancholy and upbeat aspects to our songs. For instance "Surfer Girl" is slower and romantic. "In My Room" is kind of introspective, and if you will a little melancholy like ("Warmth of the Sun"), which is also a beautiful, slow ballad, but I think mainly it is the result of the collective nature of all of us.
There is the obvious sun part of life that we have here in Southern California growing up, you know with the featured years and when we recorded "Barbara Ann" and "Lookin' For Romance" and then "California Girls" and going around the world and experiencing upbeat and positive things like car songs or surfing songs. There is that aspect of it. Then there is also that more internal, introspective aspect of things. So there are definitely both types of music in the Beach Boys catalog, definitely. There is the melancholy and the happy and upbeat.
I think that is how life is. Sometimes, people experience moods or situations in life that are not so much upbeat or fun, death of a loved one or breaking up with somebody. There are situations in life that lend themselves to the more serious or somber or melancholy. Then there are the activities and situations in life that are far more upbeat and fun.
CB: What is it like having three generations of fans singing along at the shows now?
Mike: It is pretty amazing. It is really wild how well people have responded to us all being together. It re-establishes the theorem from math that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Brian Wilson has been doing his own solo projects and recordings and touring for the last several years. I have been touring as the Beach Boys with Bruce Johnston and occasionally David Marks, our original guitarist. Al Jardine has been doing his own thing but we all got together because of the specialness of the 50th anniversary of the Beach Boys.
That is the real catalyst that got us together. In addition to that remarkable milestone, there is the fact Capitol Records gave us an opportunity to record a new studio album, so we all got together, a lot of time had passed since we last did an album but it was kind of weird how familiar the whole process felt and how normal it sounded when we were listening to our performance coming back through the speaker in the studio. A lot of time had passed but not much had changed really in terms of Brian's ability to structure the harmonies and chord progressions and our abilities to harmonize and perform the songs. It was really cool, the two things together, the 50th anniversary and going out to tour together along with doing the new record, those two things, gave us the encouragement to get together and do this together. And the response from the public and so many places have been phenomenal, the Hollywood Bowl in Southern California sold out 17,500 seats.
Megadeth can be considered one of today's legendary bands, not just in Metal, but in all of music. They are synonymous with a time period, moments in the lives of so many of their fans. They may have a different look than when the band was formed in 1983 but they are one of the founding fathers and would definitely find themselves on the Mount Rushmore of American Metal and can still fill festival stadiums all over the world. Megadeth have been doing their thing for almost 30 years and show no signs of stopping. They had released their fittingly named 13th studio album TH1RT3EN last year before they came to Cincinnati. They will return to Ohio as one of the main acts at next week's Rock on The Range.
Over the past year, CityBeat spoke with band drummer Shawn Drover twice and lead guitarist Chris Broderick at Mayhem Festival about life on tour and what the future holds for the band. Megadeth's timeless sound continues on. Hear for yourself when the group performs on the Main Stage in Columbus Sunday night with Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie for the Rock on the Range festival.
CityBeat: I know you joined the band in 2008, right?
Chris Broderick: Yeah, the very beginning.
CB: What was it like the first time you played and jammed with Dave (Mustaine)?
Chris: It was a little intimidating at first I think. But one of the things that really happened was we had to get to work so quickly. We had to get so much done so fast.
CB: Because of the album and the tour right?
Chris: Well yeah because of the tour at the time. I didn't really have time to think about what was going on. I was just working. I was trying to knock out as many songs as I could before we went on tour less than a month away. That was my focus really.
CB: You are a classically trained guitarist, right? Can you tell me, how do you think that prepared you for Megadeth and to play metal music?
Chris: Well I don't know if anything prepares you for Metal music or Megadeth. But I do think it does give me a different skill set, one where I can look at more melodies and harmonies and construction of those types of the aspects of the music and apply what I've learned in classical guitar theory or classical theory to the Metal genre.
CB: That's kind of what stood out to them, right, when they called you to join the band, because you did a lot of classically trained type work?
Chris: It's hard for me to say. I know it was an influence on their decision, but I know that it was a recommendation of Glen Drover and Shawn Drover that encouraged them to call me.
CB: Good recommendations. They probably didn't even have to ask.
Chris: And then some of the YouTube clips that I had posted also.
CB: I have been hearing so many bands that are picking people off YouTube. It's really amazing, Cinderella type stories of people being picked up off YouTube videos.
Chris: Well, it's one of those things that is awesome in a way because it gives the individual the power of PR, somebody that can market you and get you to the right people to get you a gig or get you the right contact. So it is kind of cool that way.
CB: What was your highlight from the Big 4 concerts?
Chris: It was probably the last Big 4 show actually in the UK. That was pretty huge. We got to play on stage with some of the original members of Diamond Head. Honestly, they weren't my biggest influence. They were a little bit before my time. But because I am playing with so many people that they heavily influenced, it was instant respect on my behalf and their behalf. It was quite awe-inspiring to see Hetfield (James) kind of bowing down before him when he went to do the solo. It was awesome.
CB: What is it like on the road these days? Is it really clean living?
Chris: Yeah. It almost has to be because we have so much going on. I couldn't do all this press and all the meet and greets and stuff like that. It works out pretty well for me too because luckily I never acquired a taste for that kind of that thing. I guess I am too Type A. I always want to be in control.
John 5 has seen almost everything in Rock music. He's toured with David Lee Roth, Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie (with whom he's currently rockin') and been credited on songs from a wide range of artists — from Saliva to Salt n Pepa to k.d. lang to an upcoming collaboration with Rod Stewart. The guitarist has gained the reputation as a musical genius and one of the most action-packed guitarists in the world. He has just released his sixth solo album, God Told Me To, which mixes acoustic Spanish guitar along with Metal riffs.
CityBeat caught up with the guitar player to talk about the new album and some of the darker aspects of what goes into his writing, as well as the lighter aspects help put him to sleep every night. John 5 will take the stage with headliner Rob Zombie this Sunday at Rock on the Range in Columbus.
CityBeat: Can you tell us about the name of your album, God Told Me To?
John 5: The name, it is funny because … I am from Michigan, I am from Grosse Pointe. I was upper class growing up there. I was brought up in a really nice environment and home and I remember the night before I was leaving for California to really give it my shot saying, "I am going to try this. I am going to try to be this musician type of thing." I remember I was saying my little prayer. I never wished to be a "rock star." I just wanted to be a working musician. My dreams didn't even go past a session player or a working musician. It was too far beyond my dreams. That's kind of what the title means, that kind of thing, but also you can look at in the negative way, like when someone does a horrific murder, they always say, "Oh, God told me to."
CB: I have read a lot of discussion in your recent interviews about serial killers and even the song "Night Stalker" being written about Richard Ramirez. Do you have an interest in serial killers and the history and stories behind them?
J5: I think it is interesting to me about how the mind works and how someone is wired, how their mind works, how it is completely OK to do these things, which I could never even think of doing something like that. It was always so interesting to read about this or watch documentaries. It is so odd for something like that to happen, so I have always had this little fascination with it — not that I am pro-for that kind of thing or anything but it is just very interesting to see something like that.
CB: I got a copy of the album and have been listening to it today. I love the acoustic Spanish-style versions on some of the songs. I know you are a lifelong learner. Did you take specific lessons around Flamenco or Spanish-style guitar lessons?
J5: Yes, I have always tried to learn, it is what keeps me sane. I love to learn and I started doing a lot of studying of Spanish-style music and really started getting into it and how it is just a completely different form of guitar playing. It is just like if you started speaking in a different language like Japanese or something. It is something that you have to study and work at a lot. That is what I enjoy because I love the guitar so much. Yes, I did a lot of studying and research on that.
CB: What current music is inspiring me right now?
J5: What current music is inspiring? You know what, and this will be a surprise, but I usually am very honest. I have had a little epiphany and this is very shocking. I was watching some movie or something like that and a N.W.A. song was on and I am no fan of Rap music, I really am not because I like the guitar. So I heard this N.W.A. song, I think it was "Gangsta Gangsta," and I was like, "This is really, really, really good." It was eye-opening to me and I appreciate it now. I was pretty taken back by it. I would have to say N.W.A. (is a current inspiration), which I can't believe I am saying but it is the truth.
CB: There are a lot of bands right now collaborating outside their genres. Korn has collaborated with Skrillex and trying to create a lot of different sounds which would traditionally maybe not be in Metal music.
J5: Sure, and I think it is very important for that to happen because of the fact music has to always evolve and if it doesn't, it has failed. It is good that it is evolving.
Five Finger Death Punch will be one of the headlining acts of Rock on the Range, one of the nation's biggest Hard Rock and Metal festivals that takes place in Columbus this weekend. FFDP has become known for its "active" show, encouraging crowd participation that can get on the edge of out-of-hand at times. The band released its third studio album last year, American Capitalist, which quickly shot to the top of all Rock and Metal charts.
CityBeat caught up with drummer Jeremy Spencer to preview next week's Rock on the Range and discuss the grueling nature of the industry (especially as a drummer) and the advice that has driven him to be in the position of leading the rhythm and timing of Five Finger Death Punch. FFDP performs Saturday night on the main RotR stage in Columbus.
CityBeat: I was excited to talk to you because I know you just won the Golden God award for Best Drummer. How was that experience for you?
Jeremy Spencer: It was really great because I am a fan of all those drummers in the category and to be put in the same category was humbling already, and then to win, it was "Wow, this is really cool." We couldn't be at the show because we were out on tour. I got a call saying, "You know he won and if you could put together a video for the acceptance that would great." So I made this really ridiculous acceptance speech video where I dressed up as redneck fans mocking me giving a speech, so I did a multi-character video for winning the award and it was really funny. It is all over the internet in case you get a chance to see it. Everyone got a kick out of it, but overall it was a really humbling experience and really cool.
CB: You guys just made another trip to Kuwait as well. I know it is really important to the band to support the troops. What was your most memorable experience this time around?
JS: We got to hang out with the troops a lot during the day and talk to people and we do extensive signings for them. The shows were pretty crazy. They don't get a lot of entertainment over there so they are really excited when we get to come and play. And it is exciting for us too because they are such huge supporters of the band so it is the least we can do to give back to them because they sacrifice so much to be away from their families. It was very cool.
The only thing that wasn't cool is that there is an 18-hour plane flight to and from Kuwait. That is the only brutal part but the rest of it was incredible.
CB: I actually did see some of the YouTube videos from the shows over there that were posted and they looked like they were crazy with the crowd surfing and the moshing and they really go into it.
JS: They really do. They get after it. It's insane, like I said it is all pent up energy so they really get after it.
CB: I have listened to the album since it came out but in a lot of the recent songs there is serious hardcore drumming action. How do you stay in shape and how do you condition for that kind of hitting?
JS: I do a lot of stretching. That is the thing I didn't do much growing up but now as I am getting older I have realized that stretching is vital. It is almost like doing yoga really. I use hard foam rollers to roll out my muscles and get the knots out. Stretching is key; any drummers that are doing this I would recommend doing that starting as young as you can. I also don't party anymore. I try to take care of myself. I try to eat things that are relatively healthy. So that is pretty much what I do.
CB: I think that is a misconception for a lot of people. I talk to a lot of bands from a lot of different genres and I think people think the road is a continuous party and for some bands it is, but for a lot of bands it is about having a healthy lifestyle because it is so grueling.
JS: It really is. We are kind of like athletes. We have to get up there and perform for 75 minutes sometimes or 90 minutes and it takes a toll on you physically. We are not playing Pop music. It is pretty aggressive. It is physically demanding.
When we started out, we definitely participated in that party lifestyle. I am one to try it, but if you are going to be successful and have a long career then you can't get wrapped up in that stuff. Rarely does it work so I figured it was time to treat this like a job. It is a job but it is a great job.
CB: Let's talk about Rock on the Range. I have seen you play there before a couple years ago. It is always a good time. Is there anything that you are looking forward to specifically around that show?
JS: Last time, we had one of the biggest crowd surfing experiences that Rock on the Range had ever experienced and it is well documented on YouTube. So we will see how crazy the fans can get there this time. We certainly enjoy it. Every time we play there, it has been great. And you know, all the other great bands, and hanging out with our friends, it has always been a positive experience and I look forward to getting back there and doing it again this year.
CB: I was there last time. I am a photographer so I am always down in front for the beginning parts so it is always a little sketchy with the crowd surfing for us.
JS: Absolutely, you might want to wear a helmet or something.
Hunter Hayes is one of the fastest growing, most unstoppable forces rising in Country music. At just 20 years old, he recently released his debut self-titled studio album featuring the hit single "Storm Warning." In less than a year of truly being a part of the Nashville music scene he has found himself on tour with superstar acts Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts and he will be taking the main stage at the CMA Music Festival next month in one of their nightly concerts in front of 70,000+ in attendance.
CityBeat spoke with Hayes by phone recently and discussed his uniquely introspective writing and recording process as well as his passion for the fans that come out to each of his shows. Hunter will be performing at Bogart's Friday night. It's a great opportunity to see an act that could be headlining stadiums and arenas very soon.
CityBeat: What made you decide to play all of the instruments and parts on your debut album? Do you plan to do this again on the next album?
Hunter Hayes: There is this part of my brain that I got from my Dad that is really technical, that loves technology, I guess, like fixing stuff — not fixing stuff as much as messing with it. I think that became an outlet for me. The more time I spent making music and writing the more I loved the technical side of it.
One Christmas, I asked for a 8-Track recorder and I got it and I didn't come out of my room for like three years after that. I literally learned more instruments and spent all my time on this machine making demos and I just started building my own recordings. I didn't know for sure but I felt inside that was the only way these songs were going to become completed and it became a way of working.
I continue to write during that process. When I moved to Nashville, I started songwriting and every time I would write a song with somebody I'd go home that night and I'd start working up a demo. It just became a way I love to work and now is the only way I know how to work. I have sat in a studio across the looking glass with some of the most phenomenal musicians in Nashville and I sit there and I am a very shy guy, naturally. I am naturally very reclusive so when I get nervous around songwriters, I am very intimidated and I don't share my thoughts a lot like I probably should. I kind of defer to someone else. So we decided to do the record this way because they knew I was comfortable working that way and there is something cool that happens when you start recording the song playing all the instruments. It is a very minute thing but you will notice the consistency in the emotion.
And by no means do I consider myself a professional player of any of the instruments I played on the record but I guess I was fluent enough to get where my mind wanted these songs to go with what I wanted to hear for these songs. I was able to translate it from the same heart I wrote the songs.
CB: What is your favorite song you have ever written and why?
HH: Oh God … to put it in perspective for you, we had 70 songs I wrote specifically for this record that we were considering. So, it is nearly impossible to pick a favorite.
I have to say I was really fortunate because I had a big say in what songs went on this record. I actually picked all but one. This one song on the record, it is not that I don't love it, but it is so out of character for me, I was worried about putting it on the record because I didn't want people to get the wrong idea, because it is a very bitter song.
I chose the songs on this record carefully but emotionally. I am definitely attached to every single one of them on this record. I could say that I love everything — "Wanted" "Love Makes Me" "Somebody's Heartbreak" and "Storm Warning." I was very adamant about having a song like "Faith," I wanted "Cry With You" on the record. I'm close to all the songs on the record.
I think my favorite song I have ever written is probably the one I wrote yesterday and that is always the case. Any time I write a new song, I am jazzed about it for like 24 hours and then I am over it and want to write another one.
CB: That makes sense. How does it feel to be one of the main acts at LP Field at CMA Festival this year?
HH: It's unbelievable. Last year, I was stoked to just play on a stage in front of the Bridgestone Arena. It was a great turnout and everybody knew my name, which was amazing. I had just wrapped up six weeks on the radio tour. The song had literally just started playing on the radio and there were already tons of people singing along to "Storm Warning" that day and that blew my mind. It was a time lapse thing. I started my radio tour with this big full band showcase in Louisiana. And we initiated it with this full band big showcase for all the industry to come down and make a day out of it.
Then I went out by myself on this radio tour. I would go to these stations. I would literally bring a little mobile studio and I would build "Storm Warning" for them, and they would get their own version of "Storm Warning" by the end of the day. We did that for six weeks straight. I went home only one day, for Mother's Day. It was just this crazy schedule.
Fast forward six weeks ahead, I come back to Nashville to play my second ever full-band gig with the band and we were playing to a crowd that was singing along to almost every song. It was really impressive and it was just mind-boggling. It is amazing what a year can do.
I am grateful that they considered me for this spot on LP Field. I have sat in the audience to watch shows there many times so it is really cool to be a part of it this time on the other side.
CB: I have seen your show several times. One of the things that always strikes me when you play is that the girls love you. Have you had any crazy fan experiences?
HH: No, not really. I will say we have a lot of fans that we see many times, a lot of repeat fans, which always makes me feel good. When someone sees a show and wants to see another one, that makes me feel like I am doing something right.
It is so funny, they will come up during the autograph signings and say "I promise you I am not stalking you." I am like "I don't mind! I am honored that you have taken the time to come to more than one show." There is this one girl who has driven thousands of miles and she is always almost apologetic about it, and you don't even know how much that makes my day. When I see her car in the parking lot and I know she is coming, that makes me feel like I am doing something right. It literally gives me a feeling I can't describe to you.
We have a lot of fans that are doing that. We have a lot of them who have met at our shows and have become best friends and they go everywhere together now. I just feel this unity at our shows, especially the "Most Wanted" shows, the headlining shows I get to do. They are smaller venues right now and they are growing. Tonight we are doing like 1,000 seats or something like that, but it is amazing this close feeling I feel with everyone in the room. I get to chit-chat with them during the show and goof off with them and it is fun. It is a blast. I am glad to say I have fans.
The first time lead singer of The Dukes Are Dead, Lucas Frazier, eagerly told me about his band, in between puffs of a hastily smoked cigarette while on a quick break from the coffee shop where we both worked, I'm pretty sure I said, "Aw! That's so cute."
Three years and a lot of hard work later, The Dukes Are Dead are far from cute. Stoic. Diligent. Loud. Confident. Any number of adjectives, but unequivocally, definitely, absolutely, not cute.
Oh sure, they're an attractive bunch. All slender and tangle-y-long-haired fellows, TDAD are four young men with serious, hungry ambition and serious, twinkling eyes. Randy Proctor, the prodigious bassist for this band, is perhaps the most vivacious, and assertively business-like.
I sat down with the gentlemen of The Dukes Are Dead to discuss their current role as the musical accompaniment for The Know Theatre's production of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, about the tumultuous and yes, bloody, life of the seventh president of the United States, running through May 12. (Read CityBeat's review here.)
"I was hanging out at MOTR one night," says Proctor, his red curls all hip length and slightly mussed after a Saturday night performance of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, "getting really drunk, and Eric Vossmeyer, the production manager — he also does Fringe Festival — I overheard him talking about Fringe Festival and he says it nicer than the truth is, but, I was drunk, and kind of being cocky, and I guess I just felt like interrupting his conversation and telling him what he should do at one certain part of the production and this, this and this with the poster, and [I was like] 'I'm in a band', and I was being kind of cocky and he was like, 'Oh, ok, thanks. Wait. You're in a band? Why don't I get your number?"
Proctor speaks quickly and efficiently, dropping anecdotes and inflection all over the place.
"And then I had no idea what he was talking about, and I called him up and we went to MOTR and he told me, 'I like your ideas, but I'd like you to be in a musical with your band.'" Proctor relays. "I thought it was really wacky, and I was not too keen on it at first, actually, and then he just kind of described it to me, and then he told us he was going to pay us, which was cool, and then it just kind of won [us] one by one over to the idea of it. And then the wheels went into motion from there."
Like Proctor said, TDAD was slightly hesitant at first to agree to being a part of the production.
"It was a lot of time. It was a lot of time that pretty much cancelled [us out of] being able to do anything [else]," says Luke Darling, lead guitarist for TDAD. "We were trying to do big things, and then this came up, so it was very cool, it seemed like a cool idea and like a lot of fun but that was the problem, was time. But we decided we did have time. We had enough."
Rehearsals began a month and a half before production started, and TDAD quickly adjusted to the different setting and atmosphere.
"It was really fucking hard and stressful. They gave us all the sheet music, they gave us a CD, and basically we had to teach ourselves how to play these songs in, like, a week or two," Frazier says matter-of-factly. He's sitting one chair over from me, drinking a Moerlein, with Proctor, Darling and drummer Dave Reid sitting in the row directly behind us.
"Through this process, I think we all have learned tons of shit when it comes to playing music and understanding music. Like, I mean, just chords we've never played before, time signatures, key changes, all sorts of stuff that we'd never really attacked as The Dukes Are Dead, all of a sudden we were faced with," says Frazier.
"And it wasn't like, 'Well I don't like this, let's just change it', it was them telling us, 'Play it like that.' And they gave us this CD and this music, but then we get into this practice space and all of a sudden there's all these lines and there's these, like, times where we're just playing the same thing over and over and filling the space, and having to get quiet and loud and everything's fluctuating and changing and it's just completely different from anything we have ever done before. And it has made us much better musicians, whether we like to admit it or not."
The intensive rehearsal schedule is best explained by Proctor: "[At one point there were] two weekend days in a row, where we did twelve-hour days back to back, which means we worked a total of like fourteen days in a row [besides] the weekend. And we all have other jobs, too."
But TDAD is nothing if not diligent and pervasive, and their smoking, blazing Rock and Blues-infused style made itself evident during rehearsal.
"I think that's unavoidable," says Darling. "We're all particular tone snobs in our own way, to our own liking, and we were told to turn things down very far. Because it needed to be done. It's a guitar-tech-nerd thing. I think tone's the only reason it's different."
Proctor chimes in. "I think we got, three different times, formal requests to say, 'take your volume down, you're rocking a little bit too loud for the house.' I'm proud of that. I think it's cool that they had to tell us to turn it down."
"It sucks to turn it down, but it makes sense," says Frazier. "Because the music is not the most important thing. The vocals are."
As lead vocalist for TDAD, Frazier has an especial appreciation for the way in which the story must be told.
"[The musical's actors] have to be heard above everything else, because they tell the story. The music is extremely important, but it's still second to what they're doing."
Showmen of a different variety, TDAD performs emphatically, exuberantly at their own shows, with Frazier exuding a magnetism that is firmly in the realm of broody young lead singers. During BBAJ, TDAD is relegated to an elevated platform on the right side of the stage, mostly in dim lighting during the production. Learning to take a backseat was "so weird", says Frazier. "When I'm on stage and I'm playing in a Dukes show, there's that connection [with the audience]. [We know] we're [all] having a good time. But this, they're hardly ever looking at us, because we're just playing the music. They're performing. It's very interesting to take a step back and really focus on what [I'm] doing. And increasing…"
"Dexterity," inserts Darling.
"Right, exactly," continues Frazier. "It's just a chance to practice and focus and think more about it, because no one's looking at you. It's nice. It really is."
With the spotlight off them in the musical arena, TDAD is eager to get back to their daily grind of performing, writing, recording and being a band.
"I think through this experience, it's put us all in the mindset of [being] even more determined to do what it is we really want to do," says Frazier. "Not that we're not enjoying ourselves here, and we're very grateful for the people around us, and this is a wonderful experience, but after this, it's time to get back and hit it even harder than before."
Proctor agrees.
"This production's here because some other guy went out and wanted to make music and change the world that way. It's our turn to do the same thing."
The coming summer of 2012 holds a lot in store for the gentlemen of TDAD. They will be embarking on an extensive tour, in cities "as north as Chicago, as south as Nashville, as west as St. Louis, and as east as Washington, D.C., and a lot in between" Proctor notes.
"We want to let people know that we're going to be taking this and then going on out and expect to see us doing some bigger things. More content is going to be on it's way, and we're only going to get bigger and stronger and more incredible as time goes on."
The Dukes Are Dead will continue performing in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson through May 12, and their next show is on June 15 at MOTR Pub.
Rise Against is the epitome of Punk Rock in this era. They are as far from the status quo from society as bands get, yet record for a major label. Part of the group's mission is to promote progressive issues, both socially and politically. Rise Against recently released its sixth album, Endgame, which features the hit single "Make It Stop" (the video for which was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award last year).
CityBeat spoke with bassist and original member Joe Prinicipe in anticipation for their upcoming show in Cincinnati. They discussed the bands writing process and how they incorporated their socially active direction in their music. Rise Against will be opening Riverbend's PNC Pavilion for the summer this Saturday. A Day to Remember and Title Fight also perform.
CityBeat: Thanks for taking the time to talk to us. I know you are one of the original band members. You guys have been out on it for about 13 years from when you started. Where do you see yourself in 13 more years?
Joe Prinicipe: It's hard to say with this business but I would say definitely still involved with writing music and performing. Rise Against has no intentions of breaking up. We would like to follow the same career paths as bands like Bad Religion and Social D that are going on 25 or 30 years and are still making relevant music. I hope that's where I end up.
CB: I saw you last year with the Foo Fighters when you opened up in Columbus. I was wondering if there were any fun and crazy Foo Fighter stories on tour.
JP: It was pretty awesome when there were a group of protesters, I think we were in St. Louis, maybe it was Kansas City, and they were protesting the Foo Fighter show because they did that funny promo video where they were showering together. So this group came out, this very homophobic religious group. They were protesting and the Foo Fighters came out (before the show) dressed provocatively and they were out on a flat bed truck and performed and tried to play as loud as they could to overshadow, overpower the protestors. It totally worked and it was awesome.
CB: They seem fun to be around in general and don't take it too seriously.
JP: Totally and they are all about enjoying what they have because being on the road and being away from your family is hard enough so you might as well make the most of it.
CB: Your music has been called protest music in the past by the Chicago Tribune and I just wanted to ask about your process to write lyrics around a cause. How do you choose a cause to support and then develop a song around it?
JP: (Singer/guitarist) Tim (McIlrath) writes all the lyrics and the process is very simple. He is just writing what he feels for that day. He writes from a personal perspective on life in general. That's why our records are not just political, there are socially aware topics, there are environmental issues, there are songs about relationships and how hard it is to be away from our families when we are traveling. We always write music first and he will hear the tone that the music sets and he has a journal, and he will flip through the journal and see if something fits and if not he will write what he thinks will fit the music and that is how it has always been the last 12 years.
CB: Were you guys influenced at an early age or did something happen to you that kind of made you take your music toward this activism tone or did you have a kind of defining moment?
JP: No, it's just seeing punk rock music. It's just the nature of punk rock that seems formed as a reaction to the glam era of the 70's. It's just a reaction to that so it's always been about that. It's all we know. It was something that we didn't even discuss. It was just kind of a given the direction of Rise Against was going to be that and we are kind of carrying that torch. Bands like Minor Threat and the Bad Brains were definitely singing for change whether it was singing against homophobia or social issues, but that's kind of what the unspoken goal that the band has always had.
CB: What is the biggest way your music has been able to make a difference or make a change?
JP: I would say the effect that "Make it Stop" has had on young kids. Kids in high school trying to get through it all. We have gotten so many e-mails that the song is helping them through the hardest time of their life and that is incredibly rewarding. I would say "Make it Stop" stands out as that.
CB: Your new album came out last year in the spring. Do you have any new music in the works?
JP: No, we still have a whole year of touring on Endgame. I think I always have song ideas in the back of my head and so does Tim. It's kind of an ongoing thing anyway. We won't actually have anything, officially new until the end of 2013.
CB: Do you have any crazy Cincinnati stories from the past or any fond memories?
JP: Not really. Cincinnati is Bogart's, right?
CB: It's Bogart's and this time you are at Riverbend which is outside.
JP: That's right. The only thing I recall is from Zach our guitar player. His old band played Bogart's and someone was shot like 20 feet away from him. That's really it.
CB: I think you are in a little safer place by the river this time. I have this new game and it's a table game with quirky questions and people just give their first thoughts around it, so I have been experimenting with this a little and I have three questions from this game for you. The first question is what skill do you possess that most people don't know about?
JP: Let's see, nothing hidden, although I am a complete coffee snob and I have an espresso machine at my house and I take that very seriously. It has to be perfect. I have to time all my espresso shots as they come out of the machine. So I guess that.
CB: So you make the perfect espresso, that's your hidden talent.
JP: Absolutely.
CB: What is under your bed?
JP: Actually nothing because my wife is a neat freak so nothing can be on the floor.
CB: If you are on the bus it is somebody else sleeping under the bed in the bunk.
JP: As far as the bus goes, our tour manager is usually in the bunk below me so I have him snoring …
CB: What song would you pick to sing karaoke?
JP: I'm really bad at karaoke, oddly enough.
CB: You don't have to be good. I don't think that's the purpose of karaoke.
JP: That's true. I don't know maybe something from '80s Pop like the Go-Gos or Duran Duran.
CB: What can the fans expect from the show in Cincinnati?
JP: Just high energy, just come and sing with us and have a good time. It is all about interacting with our fans and just everyone singing along. We are all there for the same reason. It is a good way to let off some steam from the week prior. Just come out and have a good time.


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Need some help with our bathroom remodel.
We have 3/4 supply lines coming into the master bathroom (sink and shower) and about 5 feet of 1/2 inch to the bathtub. We are doing a complete remodel and the bathtub 1/2 line is closest to the new shower location. We are installing a Kohler Water tile Rain Head, 3 body sprays and hand shower.
So what makes more sense.
1. Use the 1/2 inch line with a 1/2 inch valve
2. Use the 1/2 inch line, but with a 3/4 inch valve
2. Cap off the 1/2 inch line and reroute one of the 3/4 supply lines to the valve?
The system would never have more then 2 devices running at the same time, plus we have a 60 gallon water heater. So we don't want a 5 minute shower either.
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The NBA draft is ThursdayFargo, ND (WDAY TV)-- The NBA draft is Thursday, and the Minnesota Timberwolves will pick 9th and 26th in the first round.
By: WDAY, WDAY Staff Reports, WDAY
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV)-- The NBA draft is Thursday, and the Minnesota Timberwolves will pick 9th and 26th in the first round.
Meanwhile, a former Gopher is hoping his name gets called by an NBA team.
Colton Iverson was at a Wolves draft tryout late last week.
Iverson left Minnesota after his junior year, to play his final season at Colorado State.
The Yankton, South Dakota native flourished with the Rams, averaging nearly a double-double per game in his one and only season.
He also helped lead the Rams to an NCAA tournament appearance. Now, he's hoping to take one more big step into the NBA.
"I'm just completely different. I have more of an offensive game. I'm not the slow slug you saw at Minnesota.
I've slimmed down, lost some weight, toned up, and really just improved all around. I knew I had the potential to be here. But, I knew it wouldn't come easy and really, I just put in the work and it worked out."
Iverson ended up at Colorado State, because of now departed head coach Tim Miles.
The former NDSU Head coach originally tried to recruit Iverson to
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Parmesan Baked Potatoes Recipe
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 8 medium unpeeled red potatoes (about 2-3/4 pounds), halved lengthwise
- Pour butter into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over butter. Place potatoes with cut side down over cheese. Bake uncovered, at 400° for 40-45 minutes or until tender. Yield: 8 servings.
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Delicious! As the butter browned I was worried that the potatoes would taste burnt. But they were so good. A keeper for sure.
I recall using this recipe from time to time when it had appeared in the TOH magazine back in 1996. I'd adjusted the recipe by using 1/2 cup melted butter OR margarine and I had used regular potatoes for baking! I baked these potatoes 1 hour at 400o F. Well-I devoured the potatoes-they were finger-licking GOOD! Thank you for sharing this recipe! delowenstein
Very simple. Big hit with the hubby. Made as written but only made half.
I had chopped my red potatoes up like I always do in little bites when I realized I had not done it the way the recipe called for. So I melted the butter in a bowl and mixed in the fresh grated cheese and chopped potatoes, did add a wee bit of garlic powder and some fresh chopped oregano from the garden, since it was going with an Italian dish. Spread in an even layer on a stoneware sheet baking pan on grill (Just don't ever put cold stuff on baking stone, must be room temp) and they turned out wonderful. Everyone raved about them. This is a keeper.


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RISMEDIA, July 3, 2007—(MCT)—The days are long gone when women waited for marriage to settle down and start nesting.
Armed with ample cash and investment savvy, women are declaring their independence and buying condominiums, co-ops, townhouses and single-family homes in record numbers.
The percentage of women home buyers held steady at 15% to 17% since 1993, but in 2003, it jumped to 22%.
Cathy Whatley, immediate past president of the National Association of Realtors, [said] this jump makes single women the second largest category of home buyers behind married couples at 59%, and ahead of single men, at 19%.
In other words, single women are buying homes at twice the rate of single men.
"Women have more disposable income," said Stephanie Foster, broker-owner of Stephanie Foster Real Estate in Brunswick, Georgia. "They're seeing real estate as an investment."
Sharon Rankin, to whom Foster recently sold a listing in the Watercrest subdivision on Blythe Island, is excited to have purchased her own home.
Rankin has a number of reasons why she chose the 2,510-square-foot, three bedroom, two and one-half bathroom traditional home in Watercrest.
"It's a great area, across the highway from Blythe Island Regional Park, but close to town," Rankin said. "It's about eight miles from my office … no more Savannah traffic."
Rankin is the new deputy-in-charge of U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
She lived in Savannah for 27 years and worked for the bankruptcy court there for 24 of those.
"My daughter is in college," she said. "With no family in Savannah, when (bankruptcy court) opened a satellite office in Brunswick, I volunteered to move."
Rankin says women who purchase homes are doing so because economically, they are able.
"Now women are more educated and we're getting jobs that permit us to purchase our own homes," Rankin said.
Rankin said she had no desire for a condominium.
"A condo is just a glorified apartment," Rankin said. "I don't want to share wall space with anyone. I wanted my own space."
Rankin also likes the safety of a house.
"I like the security of pulling into the garage and locking the door," she said.
Foster, the real estate broker, says that sometimes agents are hesitant to show single women neighborhoods and perhaps erroneously steer them toward other choices.
But even if they are making high incomes and buying second homes or investment properties, single women in the upper price ranges still endure more scrutiny for their lifestyle choices than single men, analysts say.
"Most neighborhoods are built and designed to attract families," Foster said. "As real estate agents, we need to realize that houses appeal to all types of people, including senior citizens, singles and couples with and without kids."
Real estate analysts cite delayed marriages, greater financial freedom and a better home-buying market as contributing significantly to increased numbers of women buying houses, but add that high divorce rates also add to the demographic.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median marrying age in 2000 was 25.1, a considerable increase when compared with 20.8 in 1970.
And it cites other reasons as well for the increase in home purchases by women.
These days, 51% of all women in the United States live without a spouse and they account for 57% of all college graduates.
And, women live longer than men. Women between the ages of 50 and 70 are inheriting their parents' wealth and many of them have, or have had, careers where they have accumulated their own money. If they were married at some point, many of them may also inherit, or obtain through a divorce settlement, a part of what their husbands have accumulated also.
While women continue to be under-represented as CEOs in Fortune 500 companies, an increasing number of small businesses are now owned and operated by women. A substantial number of these women work from home.
And, the National Association of Realtors reports that the prime years for first-time home buyers are between the ages of 30 and 35, the years when women are beginning to have the ability to buy a home.
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PBS Diary of a Foodie episode highlights UK professor
Carol L. SpenceLEXINGTON, Ky., (Feb 25, 2008) PBS came to Kentucky last August under the guise of Zero Point Zero Production, Inc., the company that produces the popular public television series, Gourmets Diary of a Foodie. The first of two episodes the crew taped during their stay hits the airwaves on KET Friday, Feb. 29.
The episode, Bovine Rhapsody, travels from Tuscany to Morocco to the heart of Kentucky, focusing on the influence of cows on local cuisines. In Kentucky, the show visited J.D. Country Milk in Logan County, owned and operated by Willis and Edna Schrock and their eight children. The Schrocks produce whole and chocolate nonhomogenized milk that is marketed locally in glass bottles under the Rebecca Grace label. Their white milk is a high-end product in specialty food stores, but they had challenges initially with the shelf life of their chocolate milk. Melissa Newman, University of Kentucky professor in food microbiology and food safety, provided the answer they needed.
We went down and visited with them, looked at their process and talked to them about how they were making the product. We brought back ingredients that they were using. We bought back the sugar that they used, the cocoa powder they were using, and we brought back some milk samples. Our objective was to identify in the milk what was causing spoilage and how it was getting through their pasteurization, said Newman, who was featured in her laboratory in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences in the College of Agriculture. This was not a food safety issue; it was strictly a quality issue.
She eventually determined the cocoa had similar organisms as the spoiled milk. Then it was just a matter of trying to figure out how to get the cocoa heat-treated well enough during the pasteurization step to kill off the organism.
It turned out to be a relatively simple answer that stemmed from an Aha! type of moment on Newmans part. But youll have to watch the show to find out more.
Gourmets Diary of a Foodie is in its second season and can be found on PBS affiliates nationally and internationally on the National Geographic Channel. Each season has more than 100 segments that are taped in locations around the globe.
In August, producer Travis Shakespeare was wrapping up two months on the road. In the year since the series began, he has produced 60 segments and traveled to such distant locations as Peru, France and the Far East. But when he and his cameraman come into town, they are on a very tight schedule, typically only shooting four or five hours of footage for a five-minute segment, which on paper sounds like a lot, but in fact, its not, he said. Were using a single camera to produce the look of a multiple camera shoot, so its a pretty rigorous production schedule.
And its not a point-and-shoot type of production, because Gourmets Diary of a Foodie has a particular high-end look to it that matches its parent magazines style.
Its not a cooking show, at all, Shakespeare described the James Beard Award-winning series. We focus on the top chefs, the top artisans, farming, sustainability, what real parmesan is. Its focus is on the depth of the food subject.
Newman said that her day-and-a-half spent with the television crew was eye-opening, particularly the attention to detail that required take after take.
The people were very nice and very artistic, and it was very interesting to watch their minds and their wheels go, she said.
An upcoming episode titled, The Inventors, featuring UK horticulture professor and director of the College of Agricultures sustainable agriculture degree program Mark Williams, is not yet scheduled for airing. The segment with Williams focuses on his retrofitting of old farm equipment for a new organic farming system. Gourmets Diary of a Foodie airs at 7:30 p.m. Fridays on KET2. Check local listings for complete details.
Contact: Melissa Newman, 859-257-5881
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There's truth to what your mother said about eating vegetables
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- Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
Dr. Timothy Moore
When I listen to all kinds of health-related problems that people have to deal with, I'm amazed that they find it hard to believe that eating healthy food can solve most of their problems. So why are vegetables an important part of the healing process? They'll fortify your body to fight cancer, diabetes and other health-related problems.
Healing has to start from within. You have to believe in yourself, change your diet, and then change your lifestyle, if it's the reason your health is failing. Also, you should believe the outcome before it actually happens. OK! Those are tidbits to get you pumped up and excited about eating healthy.
It shouldn't be hard to believe that alternative medicine is a prescription for overall good health, and that conventional medicine – in many cases, a derivative of some sort, such as herbs – can lead to harmful side effects. You might be surprised to learn that the people who chose alternative medicine are living longer, even though loved ones may have given up on them.
I'm surprised myself at the number of people who really don't know the benefits of eating vegetables. When I'm teaching inquisitive minds about eating good vegetables and how to prepare a healthy and balanced meal, a Q & A generally follows. For example: "I've never heard of that vegetable. How do you prepare it?"
Some of the basic vegetables that puzzle people are kale greens, spinach, celery, collard greens, bell peppers, purple cabbage and mustard greens. I'm often asked about the benefits of eating those vegetables. Here's why:
Kale greens, for example, is rich in antioxidant, helps regulate estrogen, and fights colon cancer. It has more beta-carotene and lutein than any other vegetable.
Spinach is not only good for strength (Just ask Popeye, the sailor.), it also is rich in antioxidants and very high in fiber. Spinach is a dark green leafy vegetable and considered the first cancer-fighting vegetable.
Purple cabbage is a great cancer fighter as well. The best benefits of cabbage, though, are eating it raw.
Celery contains at least eight anticancer compounds that helps Detox pollutants.
Collard greens are full of anticancer agents and have the potential to block the spread of breast cancer. However, individuals with kidney stones are advised not to consume collard greens.
Bell peppers are very rich in vitamin c and also anti-oxidants.
The aforementioned are just a few known vegetables that can assist you in your quest for great health.
When eating non-processed vegetables, you'll get a feeling of satisfaction. The key to staying alive is watching what you eat and put into your body. Cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, for example, can be controlled with nutrition, emotional balance, exercising, and love of self.
Eating your vegetables can put you on a fast healing track. Your mother was right; she knew that vegetables are the building blocks of life. But our belief system is shaken sometimes and we're left wondering if vegetables really do the body good. Or pondering this question: Will they work for me?
A lifestyle of joy and recovery can start now. I heard a message the other day, and what struck me the most were the words, "Lord, have mercy on me." Do we really want the Lord to have mercy on us? Of course. But try this: Look in the mirror, and if you're not happy with what you see, do something about it – today.
I often ask the questions: What is the price of life if you could live just one more day and enjoy it? What would you do with your time, if it's your last, and how would you spend it?
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