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Obama was in New York on Tuesday to raise money for the Democratic National Committee at a high-dollar fundraiser at the home of Alan Patricof, the founder of a New York venture capital fund. Patricof is a longtime Clinton friend and fundraiser for her Senate and presidential campaigns, and the event aligns the Obama and Clinton orbits as the former first lady considers a White House bid in 2016.
It also illustrates the overlapping fundraising draw that Obama and Clinton represent at a crucial time for the cash-strapped DNC. And it helps bridge some internal party tensions between donors who are merely interested in presidential politics and the Democrats' needs during this year's midterm elections.
Obama also raised money for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraiser at the home of Hamilton "Tony" James, an Obama fundraiser and president of Blackstone, the multinational private equity firm.
Obama told donors he could accomplish much more with a cooperative Congress and complained that Washington is hindered by an "atmosphere that puts a premium on saying no."
Obama has been making the case that he will sidestep Congress and act on his own if needed. But in remarks to more than 30 donors and supporters, including New York's Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio, Obama said, "man, it would be a lot easier if I had a Congress that was serious about America's future."
Obama's remarks came around the same time that Republican David Jolly won a Florida congressional seat in a race deemed a test for November's mid-term elections.
Obama conceded that Democrats also have flaws. "We have our blind spots, we have our dogmas, we have our crazy folks," he said.
"But as a whole,"he added, "this is a party that is serious about making sure that America is growing and offering opportunity to everybody."
In re-entering the Democratic fundraising scene, Patricof wrote in a February email to contributors that he and his wife, Susan, had been "relatively quiet on the political front" following Clinton's loss to Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary.
"The most effective way that we all can be helpful to Hillary, and the Democratic Party in general, is to make sure that the Democratic National Committee is as strong as possible if Hillary should decide to run in 2016 and, for that matter, if any other good candidate appears on the scene if she decides not to be in the race," Patricof wrote in the email, first reported by Politico.
About 25 people paid up to $32,400 per person — the same as for the senatorial event — for a private session with Obama. White House press secretary Jay Carney said Obama's talk, unlike his remarks before the senatorial campaign donors, was not public because he did not make formal remarks.
The DNC has been trying to pare millions of dollars in debt accumulated during Obama's re-election campaign; through the end of January the DNC owed more than $15 million.
Obama also made a brief stop to browse the sweaters at a midtown Gap store to show support for the chain's decision to increase wages for U.S. employees to a minimum of $10 an hour by next year. Obama wants Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10, but lawmakers have resisted.
The president's cash-raising comes amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine and a fast-approaching health care sign-up deadline that have been preoccupying the White House. It also comes as Obama is struggling with tepid approval ratings. Recent Gallup and CNN/Opinion Research polls place his job approval at 45 percent and 43 percent respectively. Over the past year, Obama's approval ratings as measured by Gallup have fluctuated between a high of 51 percent last April and 39 percent in January.
If Clinton runs and wins the party's nomination in 2016, the DNC would serve as a platform of continuity between the Obama White House and a future Clinton campaign. The DNC already has plenty of Clinton connections. Committee members include Harold Ickes and Minyon Moore, both longtime advisers to Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton. One of its top fundraisers is Michael Kempner, a New Jersey public relations executive who served as co-chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 national finance committee and was a top fundraiser for Obama in 2012.
For many Clinton backers, the DNC is a natural place to offer help while the former New York senator and Cabinet member mulls her future.
"It's a clear signal that the Clinton faction of the party is seeking to help the president any way possible," said Hank Sheinkopf, a New York-based Democratic strategist who advised Bill Clinton's campaigns. "Money is still the mother's milk of American politics."


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•The northboud lane will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. through today from Third Avenue to Ninth Avenue for concrete ramp and cross-pan replacement.
• The southbound lane will be closed from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. through Wednesday from Ninth Avenue to Third Avenue for concrete ramp and cross-pan replacement.
Bonanza Drive, Erie
There will be intermittent delays and lane closures north of Colo. Highway 7 on Saturday, May 3, for construction activity. Closures are expected to last only for the day, weather permitting.
Arapahoe Ridge subdivision, Erie
Various locations throughout the Arapahoe Ridge subdivision, corner of Arapahoe Road and 111th Street in Erie, will have construction for storm sewer line installation through early spring.
U.S. Highway 36
• The highway will have nighttime closures between Pinewood Springs and Estes Park from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Wednesday, April 30, through Saturday, May 3. Passage will be allowed from midnight to 1 a.m. if necessary.
• The highway will be closed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 2, west of Pinewood Springs for blasting operations.
• There will be one alternating lane from milemarkers 20 to 4 for canyon wall and river channel stabilization.
• Eastbound and westbound lanes from mile marker 20 near Lyons to mile marker 7 near Estes Park will have traffic stops for wall and channel stabilization and possible blasting operations through May. Monday through Friday from 6 to 8 a.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m., there will be 10-minute stops; from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., one-hour stops; and from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., 30-minute stops. On Saturday, there will be 30-minute stops. The single lane of alternating traffic will be managed via traffic signal or flaggers. The alternate routes of Colo. Highway 7 and U.S. Highway 34 are advised.
• Eastbound west of Lyons will have shoulder work for installation of rock and gravel through April.
U.S. Highway 34
The highway between Loveland and Estes Park will have traffic stops for up to 30 minutes between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily for rock fall mitigation work.
Colo. Highway 119
• Construction has begun on a new underpass under the eastbound lanes of the Diagonal Highway, just west of Airport Road. It will connect a new bike path along the south side of the highway to the intersection of Colo. Highway 119 and Airport. On Airport north of the highway, a new bike path will connect to the city's sidewalk system. Completion of the project is scheduled for December.
• There will be road maintenance operations in the north and southbound lanes between milemarker 52 and 63 through April.
Colo. Highway 7
The highway will have construction in multiple locations through April.
U.S. Highway 287
There will be one lane alternating in the northbound and southbound lanes west of Erie for construction through April.
Interstate 25
There will be road maintenance operations near the Erie exit, milemarker 231, through April.
Colo. Highway 66 and East County Line Road
Eastbound and westbound lanes of Colo. Highway 66 at the intersection will have road construction through July.

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2009-10 Conference Primers: #22 – Big SkyPosted by rtmsf on October 14th, 2009
Glenn Junkert of GrizzlyJournal.com is the RTC correspondent for the Big Sky Conference. Click here for all of our 2009-10 Season Preview materials.
Predicted Order of Finish:
- Weber State (22-9, 12-4)
- Montana (20-8, 11-5)
- Montana State (16-12, 11-5)
- Idaho State (13-16, 10-6)
- Portland State (14-15, 9-7)
- Northern Arizona (11-17, 8-8)
- Northern Colorado (12-18, 5-11)
- Eastern Washington (8-21, 3-13)
- Sacramento State (7-22, 3-13)
All-Conference First Team:
- Anthony Johnson, Montana
- Damian Lilliard, Weber State
- Steve Panos, Weber State
- Phil Nelson, Portland State
- Bobby Howard, Montana State
All-Conference Second Team:
- Amorrow Morgan, Idaho State
- Will Bynum, Montana State
- Dominic Waters, Portland State
- Brandon Moore, Eastern Washington
- Shane Johannssen, Northern Arizona
MVP: Anthony Johnson, Montana
Impact Newcomers:
- Franklin Session, Weber State
- Eric Platt, Northern Arizona
- Raason Young, Montana
What You Need to Know. Last year Weber State senior point guard Kellen McCoy earned his Big Sky MVP medal by shaping his young teammates into a cohesive unit early. The Wildcats shrugged off a home court loss to Montana State and promptly forged a commanding conference lead with a league-wide road sweep, a rare feat in the Big Sky, though three other stellar guards — Montana's Anthony Johnson, Montana State's Will Bynum, and McCoy's teammate, frosh Damian Lilliard — had second-half performances equal to McCoy's, the Wildcat senior was a shoo-in for directing his cats to a rare 15-1 record in league play.
Predicted Champion. Weber State (NCAA Seed: #14). Weber State basketball IS coach Randy Rahe, and what Rahe has done best in four years at WSU is: 1) Recruit a balanced combo of quality junior college and freshman talent; and, 2) Demand the utmost in ensemble discipline and teamwork from his players on the court. The result? Deuces wild: two league titles and two "coach of the year" awards in his four years at WSU. The Wildcats graduated seniors Kellen McCoy and Daivin Davis, but Rahe will rely on the leadership of sophomore guard Lilliard, who's expected to get support from highly regarded JC transfer Franklin Session. Otherwise, Rahe's stellar coaching should be enough to earn the Cats a second straight league title.


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More than $3 million is being spent with local vendors in support of the Byron Station Unit 1 refueling and maintenance outage that began at 11 p.m. on Sunday, March 13.
BYRON, Ill. - As the snow melts and spring peeks around the corner, another welcome sight is upon the area - a surplus of workers headed to Byron Generating Station for its refueling outage.
More than $3 million is being spent with local vendors in support of the Byron Station Unit 1 refueling and maintenance outage that began at 11 p.m. on Sunday, March 13. Add to that an influx of outage workers, and it is sure that many of the regions' businesses will see an increase in customers.
During the outage, the station will employ the talents and expertise of more than 1,600 additional workers - many of whom are from local union halls. Other workers are from nearby Exelon Nuclear sites and specialty vendors who travel to the area for the outage.
"The additional support from our temporary workers and local vendors is a vital part of our overall refueling outage plan," said Byron Station Site Vice President Tim Tulon. "The work performed during the outage will enhance the station's ability to provide reliable, carbon-free electricity for many years to come."
Residents should be aware of the increased traffic in towns near the plant, which is a welcome challenge to have for those looking for an economic boost.
"The businesses in general have noticed an increase in business and new faces," said Byron Mayor Chris Millard. "We are fortunate to have this great partnership with Byron Generating Station."
Oregon is one of the other towns that sees an uptick in business.
"Oregon area lodgings are always at a premium during the refueling outages," said Marcia Heuer, executive director of the Oregon Chamber of Commerce. "We are more than happy to have the extra workers in town."
In addition to replacing about one-third of the reactor's fuel, workers will perform more than 10,000 inspections and maintenance activities on a variety of plant components and systems. Many of the activities performed during the maintenance outage cannot be done while the unit is operating.
While the unit is down, residents should be aware that one of the cooling towers will not produce any water vapor cloud. This is normal during a shutdown. Byron's Unit 2 will continue to supply clean electricity to Exelon customers during the Unit 1 outage. With both units at full power, the site produces 2,286 megawatts net, enough electricity for 2.3 million homes.


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UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- An NBA player and former D.C.-area high school star was arrested in Prince George's County Thursday night.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West was pulled over on a three-wheel motorcycle on the Outer Loop of the Beltway near Central Avenue, according to Prince George's County police. He was in possession of two handguns and a shotgun.
"We recovered three weapons from the individual," Prince George's County police Cpl. Clinton Copeland said. "Very cooperative. There was no kind of conflict or anything at the time. At that point, he was arrested and transferred to the local station."
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The D.C.-area native was stopped for speeding and cutting off a police officer in a marked police cruiser, police said. When an officer approached him, West told the officer he had a gun in his waistband, and the officer asked backup.
Police found another gun on West's ankle and -- "El Mariachi"-style -- a shotgun in a guitar case slung over his back.
West led Greenbelt's Eleanor Roosevelt High School to the Maryland 4A championship game during his senior year. He scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 70-58 loss. With averages of 20.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the season, he was named The Washington Post's All-Met Basketball Player of the Year.
At St. Joseph's University, he teamed with current Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson to form one of the best backcourts in the NCAA in 2003-04, West's junior year. The Hawks stormed through an undefeated regular season then lost once in the Atlantic 10 conference tournament and again in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament to finish the season 30-2.
He entered the draft following that season and has averaged 10.2 points and 3.8 assists per game in a five-year NBA career.
West was charged with carrying handguns while driving. He was not charged for the shotgun.
He was released on personal recognizance and is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 20, according to court records.


text: Rod Stewart Compilation Collects Vintage Rarities Source Link Deep cuts and rarities from the early years of Rod Stewart's solo career are seeing the light of day in a new compilation, due this fall. The double-disc set, aptly titled 'Rarities,' culls little-heard cuts from Stewart's tenure as a Mercury Records artist between 1969-74 — a period that produced classic albums such as 'Gasoline Alley,' 'Every Picture Tells a Story' and 'Never a Dull Moment,' as well as massive hit singles like 'Maggie May.' While he'd certainly go on to enjoy further commercial success during the '80s and beyond, Stewart's Mercury recordings hold a special appeal. As the 'Rarities' liner notes put it (quoted by ABC News Radio), "For many serious fans, Stewart's Mercury years represent his creative peak, and the music that he made during that period retains a special place in the hearts of his admirers." Among the unreleased recordings and non-album singles collected in 'Rarities,' fans can expect covers of songs by Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, the Who, Bob Dylan and — in an early hint of the fondness for dinner music Stewart would display during his bestselling series of 'Great American Songbook' albums — Cole Porter. Additionally, the set includes alternate takes of well-known songs such as 'Maggie May,' which appears twice, both as an early demo and a live BBC performance. 'Rarities' collects 24 tracks in all, and is due in stores on Sept. 3.


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Thursday, February 11, 2010
77 comments:
Sooooooo fucking excited. Gonna spend the weekend with my Season 1 Retail DVD and Season 2 burned DVDs (don't worry sir, i'll buy S2 retail in August) in honor of you all writing again. Can't wait to see the behind the scenes pictures when filming starts.
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:16:00 PM
- Elliott said...
Sounds great, can't wait! Keep up the great work!
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:17:00 PM
- Ben Barren said...
I'm looking fwd to some transnational adventure + rekindling of Jax/Obie/Clay/John/Gemma fireworks. Clay still has to pay.
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:17:00 PM
It's nice to know that we all have days when we just don't fit into the groove of work. It sounded like you had an eternal Monday for a while there. I'm glad to see your Monday is over and Tuesday has begun. :)
I loved your last line about John and Gemma. It made me laugh so hard. Only because I could see so many places Gemma could hurt someone with the truth :)
Thanks for giving us another Ballsy, bloody and bad a@@ Sons!
Kat Bogart
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:18:00 PM
- Unknown said...
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:18:00 PM
- DiamondSuave said...
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:21:00 PM
- Joshua Hyde said...
Love it, glad to have a small piece of insight into what the new season may hold.
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:22:00 PM
Wow! I can't wait to see what happens--the last line about Gemma is driving me crazy. Gemma is clearly the puppet master of the show--in one episode we are told--she came home 10 years later with a baby and a motorcycle club--and it is clear that she is not simply some groupie but rather a co-creator of the club. Are we going to dig into Gemma's past and the origins of the club?
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:23:00 PM
oooh! Sounds great!
I can't wait to see what happens!
Also, I hope I get to work on your show at some point this season.
--Natalie Newbill
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:23:00 PM
- ak said...
rockstar buddy .. looking forward to it. too bad there isn't a store we can wait outside of, to get sneak peaks of the upcoming season. loving it! awaiting eagerly. HNY!! and have a great valentines w/ the fam. best,
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:24:00 PM
You got me sitting on the edge of my seat and the damn show hasn't even started yet
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:27:00 PM
I am so excited for season three. We are doing Season One right now for some friends who were "late to the table", and now want to get caught up for Season 3. Your writing, in addition to the acting, is phenomenal!
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:27:00 PM
Season 2 blew my mind. The season final left me saying wtf, holly sh t over and over. I can't remember a time anything has done that.
I don't think there is a SOA fan that isn't excited and waiting. Man its almost like we are all kids again waiting for next years Christmas.
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:27:00 PM
- Christine said...
Best written show on tv, hands down. Can't wait!
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:31:00 PM
- Carrie said...
Cannot wait for season 3. I'm gonna have to pull out the DVDs for season 1 and DVR for season 2 again soon to get my fix of SOA. Best show ever!!
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:31:00 PM
Mr. Sutter, I feeling this upcoming season (s3) will surpass the previous two. However I am not knocking those two. Season one pulled me in, season two had me glued to the TV every Thursday along with other members of my family. We are fully excited and getting impatient waiting on season three to begin. So I'm positive along with much of the rest of SOA fan base that this next season will be all that and more. Good luck with the writing, hope all is well. See you on the TV screen when season three airs.
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:32:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Spent the entire snowed in week here in DC re-watching seasons 1 and 2. There is no show on t.v. that matches the genius of the Sons -- Can't wait for September!
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:40:00 PM
- Michael Henry said...
I know that no matter what you end up writing will be riveting, just like the shows we have already seen. I can't wait for this show to start back up again. I am hooked.
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:41:00 PM
- Aaliyah said...
Thanks for the post. I'm excited to hear you and your crew of writers are back in action. You juggle a lot as the creator and EP. I can't imagine how taxing it can be, but something tells me it will pay off big for you and FX. Glad to hear how much work working at it can be.
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:52:00 PM
Why did you dump me from following you on twitter? Just curious. I'm a big fan and enjoyed reading your posts. Did I drunkenly send you an e-mail that pissed you off or something?
Jeff in Pittsburgh
- Feb 11, 2010, 8:56:00 PM
I'm so happy that you're excited about the third season. I think that if you wern't, it would mean bad things for the show. Your heart has to be in it for it to live like the magnificant beast that it is.
This really is a beautiful show and stumbling across your blogs and twitter is going to kill me. Haha
Before, I'd just forget about a show in the off season - now I have access to the little steps of creation along the way. Makes me a little antsy at times.
Keep up the great work(that goes for everyone attached to the show - you ALL do such a beautiful job)
Thank you so much,
- Feb 11, 2010, 9:59:00 PM
- Kat Scratch said...
i am excited.
- Feb 11, 2010, 10:06:00 PM
- Edie said...
Too Good. Your post made my (somewhat crappy) week. I can't wait for the next chapter in all the SOA Boys' lives. Until then I am spending my Friday night re-watching Season 1 all over again!!!
- Feb 11, 2010, 11:47:00 PM
So, So excited for season 3. Have been in love since the Season 1 episode 1. Maybe, hopefully Tara and Jax get married this season??? That would make my season!!! Which ever can't wait, you and your crew are an amazing story tellers. Thanks!!!!
- Feb 11, 2010, 11:57:00 PM
- Colleen said...
Kurt, every time I type a comment to you I end up not posting because I think I sound stupid. I just wanna say that you're fucking awesome, I love your show and season 3 is gonna kick ass.
- Feb 12, 2010, 1:33:00 AM
- MerryMsMary said...
Dude, isn't there some way you can speed up the DVD release for S2? Please, I'm having some major withdrawal here!
- Feb 12, 2010, 3:01:00 AM
S3 going to be so fucking great!
- Feb 12, 2010, 3:53:00 AM
Is it September yet? SOA is simply THE best show on television.
- Feb 12, 2010, 4:03:00 AM
- Lady R (Di) said...
Ooooh... your such a tease! I'm getting stoked about season three, and now that I know your stoked too... I can't wait!
I love Gemma Teller. Kate is the perfect person for her part. Thanks for sharing your creative world with us. We'd be lost without the "Sons"!
- Feb 12, 2010, 4:06:00 AM
Super fucking excited for the new season. It seems so far way.
You are a brilliant writer and this show is a testament to that. You have won over your fans and they love you even more than ever.
I know season 3 will be awesome!!! Can't fucking wait. Come on fall!!! I'm ready for season 3 now!!!
Pamela in KC
- Feb 12, 2010, 5:47:00 AM
- zeyi said...
I am very excited! I have been going though withdrawal and it feels so so bad! I cannot wait to September, happy month :)
- Feb 12, 2010, 6:08:00 AM
It is overwhelming sometimes what we expect from ourselves and what others expect from us. You delivered 2 amazing seasons of work so far, and it can be a daunting task to live up to your own very high standards. Probably for a lot of people around you too. I am very happy, along with everyone else, to hear you are back to work Mr.Sutter. Husband/father/showrunner/writer/actor. Pretty full plate. It all works out in the end. Thanks for the great job(s) you do.
- Feb 12, 2010, 6:37:00 AM
I am so excited to see where season 3 takes us. I gotta admit thougm the phrase "oddly detached" makes me a little nervous. Will we, the viewers, notice a difference in 301 and 302? I only ask because as humans, we all get detached from time to time. I am a stay at home mom, and while most days, I put my heart and soul into raising my kids, but there are days where I feel detached and we kind of muddle through on auto pilot. If someone were to put a camera in my house, a random viewer would definitely be able to see the difference. Maybe that's a bad comparison...Maybe not..I'm leaving it for you to decide. Anyway, I am just curious as to whether there will be a noticable difference in the first few episodes. I am also wondering if you think admitting that you were somewhat detached in writing the premiere will have a negative impact on the critics. Either way, if you wrote this show in your sleep, I would still be in front of my TV (provided my kids are in bed) hanging on every word.
- Feb 12, 2010, 7:20:00 AM
- holymotherofgod said...
Ah, WONDERING when I would read confirmation of that, THANK SOME SORT OF GOD... =) Looking fwd to your creations.
- Feb 12, 2010, 7:53:00 AM
I am so excited and can't wait for the next season. I turned my boyfriend on to the show after I bought season 1. I love all the extras and deleted scenes and can't wait for season 2 to come out on disc.
- Feb 12, 2010, 8:26:00 AM
- njames said...
I can't wait. You've brought me so much TV joy, all the way back to season 1 of The Shield.
- Feb 12, 2010, 8:33:00 AM
- melanie said...
I love the show and we can't wait for season 2 on dvd and for season 3 to start...
I think all the fans need to start a writing campaign but to who and where? This show needs to be acknowledge for the writing and acting!!!
- Feb 12, 2010, 8:33:00 AM
- Unknown said...
Incredibly excited about Season 3. Never have I been gripped by any television show in the way that I have been by SOA. I loved the Sopranos, and Six Feet Under, but when the seasons would take take so long to air, I'd eventually forget about them, and by the time they started back up again, the passion and interest had significantly dwindled. Season 2 ended over 2 months ago, and the connection and interest is still as strong as it ever was.
Perhaps it's a sad commentary on my part to say that, in these sometimes scary, uncertain times, you've given me something good to look forward to. Thanks so much for that, and thanks so much for the blog updates.
- Feb 12, 2010, 8:58:00 AM
HI kurt,
lookin forward to season 3. I was bummed to see a prospect going down!!! being a prospect myself, i was looking forward to watching him patch in!!!
thanks for your work!!!
- Feb 12, 2010, 9:43:00 AM
- Iberostar said...
After reading this, I can't wait for more stories about Gemma - loved that line. It's going to be a great season - riding again with Jax and the club. Too cool.
- Feb 12, 2010, 10:05:00 AM
- P-Dub said...
Dude, I just hate waiting! Me and my old lady love the show. Let's not take as long for S4.
- Feb 12, 2010, 10:06:00 AM
- Concerned in Winslow said...
I have to say your writing is truely ingenious and the show you ahve created with SOA is brilliant. The fact that you are just now writing for season 3 which means it has nto even begun production yet and it is scheduled to begin in 7 months is mind blowing...your talent and creativity are amazing and it is a shame that you have not been recognized and honored by the awards committees as you rightly should be!
- Feb 12, 2010, 11:16:00 AM
Aren't those the greatest pens ever? They make me want to do work just to use them!
- Feb 12, 2010, 11:33:00 AM
Super excited for season 3. I actually just became a fan of the show last week, when I stumbled upon a youtube fanvid of JAX/Tara. I went out to buy Season 1 dvd and caught up. Love the writing and the chemistry between J&T. Can't wait for the new season, and I hope to see a bunch of Jax/Tara sceens :))
- Feb 12, 2010, 12:12:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Can't wait! SOA S3 is gonna' totally rock. But, if you could just do one thing - you know - while you are writing S3 and all (and, yes, I know I'm sick) but could you please figure out a way to have Jimmy O impregnate Stahl? I'd pay to see that!
- Feb 12, 2010, 3:32:00 PM
- Unknown said...
I am so stoked to hear you're back at work!! Counting down the days until the premier
- Feb 12, 2010, 6:55:00 PM
- Sweeney said...
Can't wait for the new season! SOA IS THE BEST SHOW ON TELEVISION!
- Feb 13, 2010, 4:37:00 AM
It takes a lot of balls for someone to say to their fan base 'Man, I'm just not up to speed yet.' Kudos to you for that.
Being a creative type myself, I can appreciate the feelings you shared. It's hard to jump from one frame of mind to another with no 'down time' (or little) in between. Let's not even mention the writer's block, plateaus, dry heaves (humps?) or whatever you wanna call them that tend to trip one up.
But when all the cylinders are running smooth and firing in order, it's the next best thing to -- well, put in your own descriptive phrase and you'll know what I mean!
Yes, I am waiting for Season 3 to air, so that once again, I'll be glued to the screen on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights (yes, I even watch the recap!) for thirteen weeks of sheer bliss.
May I say thank you for being willing to put out little treats for the fans on Blogspot and Twitter? Thank you. These little tidbits are what keeps the withdrawals at bay!
May the creative juices keep flowing, and may you have an even better season than the two before. S1 got us introduced to everyone, S2 got us emotionally hooked on 'em. Can't wait to see what happens in S3, and where the guys go from here.
There's a lot of loose ends to tie up, but I'm sure you'll do a great job at it.
Take Sunday off, have a great Valentine's Day with the lovely Ms. Sagal. You both deserve it.
- Feb 13, 2010, 10:39:00 AM
- Marineposa said...
What a relief!!! Your back at work. Thank heavens you like to work and are excited. Well, we're excited too--We can't wait! I'm at a crossroad in my life so it's nice to have SOA to turn to and forget... what it is I want to forget and try figure out what I want to do next. Should this legal assistant go to law school, should I take that real estate job in the meantime... I need a blog just for my career indecisions! But right now, one thing in my life is certain, I'm having an SOA viewing party!!! And someday, someday my dream is to meet you & Charlie!!!! Yes, I've fallen in love with him too! Sometimes my Pete gets a little jealous when I'm drooling over those shower scenes (he doesn't look like Charlie, he looks just like Kid Rock and even gets free drinks for it--so I've got nothing to complain about!). No, I've never been star struck before and don't want to think about this in any rational way. Sam Crow forever!
- Feb 13, 2010, 11:54:00 AM
- GYPSYSOHMC said...
A great view of the outlaw motorcycle world nearer to the truth than the general public will ever know (or need to).Except obviously we have more fun and less stress. Your sons need a 1% diamond on their cuts no god fearing mc member would leave home without one
- Feb 13, 2010, 12:56:00 PM
- Pointman said...
Don't think for one moment that your effort is wasted or unappreciated.
The fans of you and the show won't go away between seasons- they network with each other, they will watch and review past episodes for further clues, and ponder how the personality twists of each character will evolve in upcoming seasons.
It's great to see you're riding again- what better life could there be?
Riding and Writing..
- Feb 13, 2010, 3:24:00 PM
- michele said...
When I watched episode one of Season One of SOA I never ever thought I would be so addicted to a show. I have turned so many of my friends on to your show and now they are big fans. You have a gift and you put it to good use. Keep up the good work and thanks for an amazing show and amazing characters. I can not wait for Season Three to begin. I am sure it will be awesome. Each season seems to get better then the last. Thanks
- Feb 13, 2010, 4:28:00 PM
I'm from Malaysia and I need to wait for dvds for my season 3..and that will only be in January 2011....Arrrggghhhhh!!!
- Feb 14, 2010, 2:12:00 AM
Congratz on being renewed for season 3.
Your show has top-notch writing with a character-driven storyline.
For season 3, I hope you expand on the origins of SAMCRO. The allure and mystery of the Outlaw MC is what interests me about your show. I love motorcycles and the "brotherhood of the road". When your show focuses on that topic, it is in a class by itself. Yes, I know you have to complete some storyline arcs from season 2, but please kill off that fucker Zoebel ASAP. The neo-nazi bad guy is so cliche and tired. Although, I have to admit, the Henry Rollins character was pretty intense.
Anyhow, I am going to bring up the suggestion again of eventually publishing the John Teller journal/manuscript "Life and Death of SAMCRO. How the Sons of Anarchy Lost Their way. I don't know if you have actually written more than a couple of pages from this fictional book, but I think many people would love to read it -- myself included. Perhaps, you could publish it in full when the series concludes or you could publish extracts throughout the remaining season(s).
Before, I forget. Soundtrack...excellent. Keep up the good work. Man, I love that "John the Revelator" song.
Anyhow, got to go. Going riding with the usual crew out to Bandera in the Texas hill country. Afterwards, we are gonna rock the local gun range with our AKs and AR-15's. Loving our freedoms in the Lone-Star state.
Best of luck in Season 3.
- Feb 14, 2010, 7:46:00 AM
- The Reluctant Salesman said...
You really gotta hammer on FX to get their seasons out at least a few months before the next season in the series starts. I want to turn people on to the show who haven't seen it so we can get those rating seven higher season 3!
- Feb 14, 2010, 12:18:00 PM
- Unknown said...
You are such a mean person.
We are stuck in our own little lives waiting and waiting, and you have all the knowledge, man.
I want more SOA and I can't believe that I can only chose to be drip-fed my drug of choice (SOA!!)
What I am looking forward to is more Gemma-style smack downs in the new season (skateboard, anyone?) While you will guide as you see fit, I can only hope the idea of a Jax wedding would be off the cards but more shower scenes and delicious views of Charlie will be forthcoming.
I'm sick of reading how genius you are (even though true) so, Mr. Creator, Get to Work!
- Feb 14, 2010, 5:23:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Well, Ok Kurt...in the first two seasons of SOA we have seen,dynamite up some dead dudes ass, we have seen balls cut off, (nice touch) and a patch burned off as well as shootings and explosions. We have seen people shot, we have seen logo's cut into dead bodies to obliterate said cuttings. We have seen the worlds most awesome smack down of a corrupt murdering AFT agent. So please, reassure me of two things.
First, we won't have to wait till mid season to see that kidnapping Irish POS get caught up with. And second, that his death will be something we have not seen yet. Perhaps arms tied to the back of one Harley, legs to another and the ride off in different directions? Kinda like what they did to William Wallace for the modern biker?
Glad your back at work, I'll out riding while your working, :-) looking forward to seeing how things progress.
- Feb 14, 2010, 8:52:00 PM
Kurt Sutter the series s.o.a. is just magnificent i derive such pleasure from the cast,Gemma aka The Katey Sagal the women are portrayed wonderfully. The men of mayhem well picked i must say, also the show has given me the oppotunity to interact online and also use my sociological skills as well, this show is one big sub-culture on another im in heaven truly! I admire your interaction with the fans and the realism you project. Which is why in my view you have such a loyal fan base.Glad you are feeling like you are back, it cannot be easy with out that down time we all aspire to undertake on breaks. Very much looking forward to seas 3! for now i just keep breaking the prior seasons down and ask a million questions but then thats what i enjoy about the show. Thanks for hints it really helps untill seas 3 and you have quite a good fan base here in Australia and growing!
- Feb 14, 2010, 9:47:00 PM
- Unknown said...
I absolutely LOVE your show! I'm so excited to hear that it is going on for another season. Thank you!
I love the bikes too! Hope to see some more cool bikes! :) Will there be any girls who ride in coming shows? Does Jemma ever ride?
I Live to Ride
- Feb 14, 2010, 11:06:00 PM
- Miffed67 said...
Oh, God....Season 3 can't come soon enough!
I gotta say, tho, I was SO disappointed when Zobelle got away. He's like evil personified for me.....can we kill him? Please?
- Feb 15, 2010, 11:35:00 AM
- shovelhead said...
Bro i have your writing style since the Shield.I am PH in A Detroit club that has been around since 66'.You have the club dynamic down.I have bros I hang with all the time and I have bros that i dont like but the club is bigger than me.Like SOA not all club members agree with the bosses direction the club should take but as good bros we support our own whether we agree or disagree.The club is bigger than anyone member and I was happy to see it.I was expecting Clay and Opie to stripp their rags and go toe to toe as we do when bros have a problem between each other.Then once its over they sit down and buy each other a beverage and that is the end of it maybe we can see that happen when all the shit gets settle externally.Fuck man 13 episodes I know writing is not an easy gig but over by Dec. is killing me.i know it is on a rival network but thank the Lord we have Burn Notice that starts a new season in Jan I would hate to have to choose(no Tivo or DVR).Bro keep on bring us the goods every week.i will tell you wife is the real deal as an MC queen.See you in Sept.
- Feb 15, 2010, 12:12:00 PM
LOVE SoA!! Excellent casting and characters! I'm totally hooked! Having to wait until September when Season 2 DVD comes out and Season 3 starts is torture! Can't you do something about that? Also, 26 weeks would be SOOOO much better than just 13! Can't get enough Sons!! Hope to see Jax learn that it was Gemma who had his dad killed and the ramifications of that! Keep up the great work! Looking forward to a long and exciting run for SoA! Lisa
- Feb 15, 2010, 3:41:00 PM
- Urno Talbot said...
I love the photo with the new blog, is that your jammies and slippers? It's going to snow again here in Jersey, I know you dont miss that.
Maybe you can get Dennis Hopper to do a cameo.
- Feb 15, 2010, 4:47:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Hello Kurt,
I love the Shield. I haven't gotten around to watching Sons of Anarchy but I've heard good things.
My cousin Joe Rapoport is in the Navy. He used to be on a submarine as Sonar Tech, but he's in Afghanistan now.
Anyways, I saw this posted as his Facebook status:
"Me & the boy's are hooked on a new show. Sons of Anarchy. Show is like crack for guys with nothing to do in the barracks"
Entertaining troops isn't a bad thing. So, my point is, keep doing what you do.
- Feb 15, 2010, 9:13:00 PM
- sek said...
Cant wait!!!
- Feb 16, 2010, 1:42:00 AM
I love you. Love The Shield...Love SoA.... Love the way you make me contemplate right vs. wrong and acceptance.
By the way..I have gone to Soledad Prison a couple of times to do some service work...but after Otto got his eyeball poked out with a broomstick...it made it a little bit more difficult for me to feel comfortable there! *)
Keep up the amazing work!!
- Feb 17, 2010, 10:03:00 AM
Hello Kurt - my motorcycle club show writer - I wanted to tell you that this is the one entertainment venue that brings my family together, all except for my yong son (10) whom has yet to mature to the degree that this show demands. My daughter, my wife and I watch and the questions they have asked over the years are answered in view form; such as when your VP refuses to remove his colors (cut). This clearly demonstrated what we live and will die for - maybe even how and why. This example serves to answer questions I'm reluctant to answer to my children as if dying for this was more important than them. Thanks for the show - like the man in AZ said; "it is a soap opera - but it ours".
- Feb 17, 2010, 6:00:00 PM
- therealzenobia said...
Final Draft 8: I vote no, but I'm low volume and I dislike change.
- Feb 20, 2010, 10:33:00 PM
I have wondered what it must be like to sit down and write a storyline that continues without a definate end... Unlike a book, with a beginning, middle and end a show like SOA takes on the challenge of continuing the hook it has on the fans, telling the story all the while not really knowing the end... curious feat I will say that you have managed to tap into that yang side of your fans... for me it was understanding why I was so drawn to the show... simple.. it taps into the "yang," bad girl side of me... that side we all secret away (except for the actor who plays otto :_) in short (ha ha) enjoy the work, becasue the people enjoy the product
- Feb 20, 2010, 11:20:00 PM
Thank you lord! SOA is currently my favorite tv-serie so this is wonderful!
Just bought the SOA season 1 box which was released just some weeks ago here in Sweden I think. Its going to be so fun re-watching it again!
- Feb 21, 2010, 5:51:00 AM
Sutter man, the past two seasons have my drooling for a third. All the story lines have me in great anticipation to see what will happen next. I don't watch television shows hardly at all, but SOA is the best thing to happen to television in a very long time. I bet everyone can relate to it. Keep up the great work bro!
- Feb 21, 2010, 5:47:00 PM
Yea! Can't wait. When is Season 2 coming to DVD?
- Feb 21, 2010, 6:21:00 PM
I absolutely loved the last two lines of your latest blog. Right away I am wondering what could Jemma be up to? I hate wishing this coming spring and summer away especially with all the snow we have been getting pounded with in PA but I still find myself saying "I can't wait til season 3 starts.
- Feb 22, 2010, 4:34:00 PM
- Reynard Da Sylva said...
Hey Kurt, great to hear the 3rd season is coming together. All the little details make it unmissable, how the threads all pull together as time goes on.
I've been writing a book that hits on similar subjects, even down to the Emma Goldman quote, though I give some history. is it coincidence that Clay is called Clay and Clay Frick is such a notorious figure in American history... personally I don't beleive in coincidence
Thanks again
- Mar 14, 2010, 12:59:00 AM
- Mar 22, 2010, 5:51:00 PM
- Kelly Lopez said...
Great show Mr. Sutter. Can't wait to buy season 2 and season 3 to premier. You are a great writer and you really made one hell of a show.
- Mar 29, 2010, 10:07:00 PM
- Daniel said...
I have seen alot of shows and movies about "Motocycle Clubs" in my time. "Hells Angels" was the most, down to earth real life story of the clubs enduring strove of their way of life and the code of the club in which they had lived even to this day. I honestly and respectfully have to say that the "Sons of Anarchy" is the most enthusiastically enthrhralled series on television today. I have never anticipated on the next storyline, the next episode, or even the next alluring season of a television series as I do the "Sons of Anarchy". It takes an extrodenary mind to create such reallity and facts of the way society envisions the lives of "Motorcycle Clubs" today. I wish to commend you on a most revisionism of this way of life that only a true memeber of a chapter can bring to life. I'm looking forward to purchaceing the book once the series comes to it's finally as well as all season boxsets. Your an extrordenary writer and visionist. Keep them coming and we'll keep watching and anticipating the next episode and season. I was wondering, if it wasn't to much to ask, if I could have the honor of having you as a friend on "Facebook"? It would be a seriouse honor if you would.
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- 1 package (17 ounces) refrigerated fully cooked beef roast au jus
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium tomato, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced jalapeno pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced cilantro
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 medium green pepper, cut into strips
- 1 onion, cut into thin wedges
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 8 slices firm Italian or sourdough bread (1/2 inch thick)
- 1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and thinly sliced
- 8 to 12 slices deli-style pepper Jack cheese
- Prepare roast beef according to package directions; drain. Shred beef using 2 forks; set aside. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients; set aside.
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- Butter one side of each slice of bread. Place four slices, buttered side down, on work surface. Top each slice with 1-2 slices of cheese, one-quarter of each shredded beef, pepper and onions, avocado and about 2 tablespoons sauce.
- Top with remaining bread, butter side up. Cover and cook over medium heat about 4 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Serve warm.
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Nutrition Facts1 each: 854 calories, 55g fat (26g saturated fat), 168mg cholesterol, 1482mg sodium, 50g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 7g fiber), 41g protein.
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Within the world of electronic music, Will Saul is perhaps best known for Aus Music and Simple Records, the labels he set up and has A&Red for over a decade. Between them there have been over 100 vinyl releases from the influential likes of Joy Orbison, Carl Craig, Pearson Sound, Scuba and Actress, as well as EPs that helped to break upcoming talents like Bicep, Dusky, Midland and George FitzGerald. As well as releasing a constant stream of on-point remixes and 12"s throughout his career, Will is also an experienced DJ who honed his trade as resident for 3 years at London's legendary The End before it closed in 2009. Since then, he has continued to play across the globe at influential night spots like fabric in London, Club Eleven in Tokyo, Chinese Laundry in Australia and Berlin's famed Berghain.
Getting Closer will be Will's first full-length album since Space Between, released under his given name back in 2005. He has slowly and anonymously leaked CLOSE material into the public sphere over the last 12 months; including remixes of Fink, Little Dragon and Hotflush boss Scuba. The alias was initially conceived in order to release music that would be judged on merit alone, rather than on the name to which it was attached, but following great reactions was increasingly difficult to keep secret. Proceeded mid April by first single 'Beam Me Up' Feat. Charlene Soraia and Scuba (with remixes by George FitzGerald, Hercules and Love Affair and Scuba) the album marks a big evolution in Saul's sound, leaning away from bass and house and more toward a world of dark yet idyllic pop.
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Late again, but only in the second inning:
Pierre, CF
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Kent, 2B
Gonzalez, LF
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Betemit, 3B
Martinez, SS
Penny, P
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why is ethier not playing? why is he even on the team if hes not going to play?
Last year vs lefties…
Gonzo: .259/.322/.408
Andre: .351/.378/.468
Grady Little makes George W. Bush look like Stephen Hawking.
Pierre & Gonzo: RBI machines at work.
Thank you Ms. Martin for creating the greatness that is Russell Martin!
Juan Pierre sure "gets on base a lot." *laughs*
If ever there was a time to make a defensive replacement in the middle of an inning it was when Gonzo dropped that fly ball. He's gotta go.
Pierre & Gonzo: defensive wizards
There's the defensive replacement an inning late but nonetheless Gonzo got a base hit before leaving. Ugly 8th inning indeed nobody can deny that nor would they try.
Well since we're going with Grady and Ned's logic, let's send down Gonzo to AAA so we can have him play the OF for the big club.
Seriously, how the heck is he better in the OF than Loney? Plus Loney hits better if not the same as Gonzo, at the moment, with an actual shot to get better.
How do you think Gonzo would feel going down to Vegas to work on his OF defense so he can be an asset for us?
Well, Ned loves "proven" players, even if said players are in a free falling decline.
Loney wouldn't have played that ball any better, the wind was blowing it and Loney hasn't shown any outfield ability yet.
All around, great game. That 8th inning was the only ugly thing. I wish that Penny hadn't given up so many hits, but some of those just found the gaps in the defense. Beimel shut it down in the 8th. How many DPs and baserunners picked off? Great defense and great pitching. I was impressed by several defensive plays, but especially by Martin all around. That kid is going to be incredible in his prime.
My pet peeve about this is that Ethier could have spelled out Gonzalez today
Pretty good game, a major pitching duel. I'm glad we got away with the win even after giving up so many hits. Guess who has the two lowest batting averages so far? Betermit and Juan Pierre. I hope they're pulling a 2006 Rafael Furcal…
I know Grady has that knack for trusting proven vets which is great and is normally a correct assumption. I guess I just think that sometimes your instinct should play a part also. That park is big, Luis is not the defender he once was, Brady was a good option with Ethier also being a good option. I'm not bagging on Gonzo so much as proving a point that Loney should've been considered just as much as a liability in the field as gonzo with more upside. That was all.
Besides, Gonzo is the type of character player the Dodgers need because I feel he's the type where if he feels he is becoming a liability in the field he will be the first to accept a competition even if it means platoon or bench. But that will make him work harder to prove the skeptics wrong. I have no doubt that no one feels worse about the error than he himself. He tries everyday and that's all I can ask.
I just wish that Ned or Grady would accept that Loney is pushing him. He's pushing Ethier. He's pushing Kemp. Because he is going to try and prove he belongs and I'm sure that if he hits .400 with some power/patience/improved fielding in Vegas that the front office will force the issue and give him that shot again to overtake even a vet like Gonzo.
Furthermore, I would like to add that Loney showed his immaturity when he got sent down. No he doesnt have more to prove down there, but he can improve down there in the OF where there are 3 starting spots as opposed to hoping 1B suddenly opens up and Nomar rapidly declines.
Now Billingsley (same age), accepted his demotion to the bullpen exceptionally well compared to the older Mark Hendrickson's initial feelings. Billz was happy to be on the team and he will help out whereven no matter if he is ever considered for the rotation this year.
I never meant to imply Gonzo should be cast aside or waived for Loney. Just that Grady or Ned should've put more of an emphasis on the OF tutoring for Loney this ST and allowed him to steal a spot on the bench or the starting line-up based on that performance.
I really feel like if Loney plays his butt off for Vegas and takes that role of captain that he could be with added maturity and hits the way he can then he will have that spot primed and ready regardless of anyone's salary.
Can someone explain why Either and Valdez are on this team? They never play. I think it's time to rest Gonzo. How about 6 months.
Valdez is probably gone from the team as soon as Furcal gets activated. I too do not understand why Ethier no longer deserves a full time playing position, but it seems to be in keeping with Ned's and Grady's disposition for keeping and playing aging veterans rather than younger developing talent. I do not agree with this. I believe it makes for a dull team, but obviously the management will keep up with that method until enough time tells them that it is failing. Also don't understand now why Brady Clark is on the team if Kemp is the right handed platoon player in the outfield. Personally I have never been a fan of either Ned's or Grady's, as I think they're both too conservative in favor of aging ballplayers. I don't see where Ned's done such a terrific job – after all he's had $100 – $108 million at his disposal for player salaries, and he doesn't have a Beltran, or Pujols, or Martinez to carry on the payroll; he's just accumulated a lot of mediocre older, past their prime players that seemed to be "safe" selections that the establishment can't criticize. I do appreciate that so far he's not dealt off too many of the prime prospects, but frankly I think that the Dodgers would have done much better with a more aggresive manager like Girardi or Black and a GM who's had to make do with smaller payrolls like Florida, etc.
I totally agree with you messagebear. I think this team would do much better with a guy like Girardi at the helm. As for Ned the jurys still out on him. He did do some good things , like Furcal and he inherited a mess from Depo, so we'll have to wait and see where he goes from here.


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Topic: Imperial Conquest
Alright this rp has very few rules.
1). No one can be the emporor or darth vader
2). you can be eather an Imperial trooper, a rebel trooper, a smuggler, a sith, a jedi, or a merc
3). only 5 people can be mercs
4). if your a jedi or a sith pick a type of light sabre(double sideded or single) A color for your light sabre and a Three force powers.
if you are one of the mercs you may pick any armor, any weapon except a light sabre, and person you work for
If you are an imperial or a rebel pick a planet you are on, a weapo and a leader(you can be the leader if you are a rebel)
Smugglers pick a type of weapon, a ship and a partner(more than one is okay)
Remeber i can be any story as long as it relates to the imperial rule era
The empire has issued all out war on the rebels and you are eather with them or against. you intercepted a rebel code and decifered it to be the launch codes of the ship carrieing "the key" to the rebels deafete of the empire. you may go on eather side and do what you want with your story.


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There are a lot of bush yarns and legends in this Outback country, but the people of Boulia reckon the pick of the bunch are the ones about the mysterious Queensland icon, the Min Min Light. Here is a yarn about the Light they would like to share with you.
It was shortly after the Min Min Hotel was destroyed by fire around 1912, when a stockman had one of the first experiences with the Min Min Light: "About 10pm I was riding to Boulia and passed close to the Min Min graveyard. The night was somewhat cloudy. All of a sudden I saw a strange glow right in the middle of the cemetery. It got bigger until it was the size of a large watermelon. I couldn't believe my eyes as I watched it hovering over the graveyard. I broke into a cold sweat as it started coming toward me. It was too much for my nerves. I dug the spurs into my horse and headed for Boulia as fast as I could go. Every time I looked back the light seemed to be following me. It only disappeared out of Boulia".
To preserve the history and myths surrounding the Min Min Light, the Boulia Shire Council created the Min Min Encounter Complex. You can be apart of the 45-minute show introducing you to characters like Gunna and Bluey who have seen the light!
As Boulia was also apart of Australia's inland sea more than 100 million years ago, you will be amazed by the extensive marine fossil display and the array historical artefacts from early settlers, including machinery, saddlery and hospital instruments. This can all be discovered at the Boulia Stonehouse Museum.
Not to mention that Yellowbelly and redclaw can be found at Parapituri Waterhole, the Police Barracks Waterhole and also in the Burke River.
Boulia is also home to some great Outback Events including The Boulia Camel Races which are held annually on the third weekend of July. Attractions include fireworks, bands, magician, markets and of course the marvellous camels.
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One of my ongoing quilting bees is do. Good Stitches, which is a charity bee. Each month, a different member of the group asks the other members to make a specific block or style of block from their scraps or fabric stash. Then, the requester collects all the blocks, puts them together, and sends it off to a charitable organization.
Back in April, I asked the other members of my group to make a shoo-fly block from Malka Dubrawsky's great free block tutorial in shades of green and blue. My group members made a whole bunch of amazing blocks and sent them to me to assemble into a quilt.
I have to thank my very patient group members, because all of this happened right around the time of my move. I wasn't able to get the quilt assembled in as timely a manner as I had hoped, but it was my first order of business after getting my sewing space set up in the new house.
So, 5 months after requesting the blocks from my group members -- again, thanks for your patience, y'all! -- I finally got it all packaged up and sent this week. I decided to send the quilt to a very worthy cause: my friend Victoria's Bumble Beans Basics Quilt Gather. If you have any quilts that you're willing to donate to needy families in the NYC area, please visit Victoria's site and learn more about the quilt gather.


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Europe's New Fiscal Compact Treaty Does Not Outlaw Keynesianism and Is a Stepping Stone to More Progress
Op-ed in VoxEU
© VoxEU.org
In record time since the idea was first mulled over at the EU Council on December 9, 2011, Europe has compiled a new fiscal compact treaty.1 Angela Merkel called it a "masterpiece" on the night of its final approval on January 30. It is perhaps unsurprising, though, that not everyone agrees. Many policymakers and economists—particularly those in English-speaking or peripheral European countries—have quickly dismissed the new fiscal compact treaty as an economic disaster for Europe that, true to caricatures of German policies, forever outlaws Keynesian countercyclical policies.
However, for at least two reasons, it is wrong to simply condemn the new treaty as the completely wrong answer.
First of all, when one actually reads the provisions of the new treaty, it becomes clear that they do not in fact contain any budgetary constraints enshrining "pro-cyclical fiscal policies" or even outlaw Keynesianism. Commentary like the recent archetypical editorial in the New York Times (2012) asserting that the treaty "will legally restrict [European governments] from fighting recessions with robust fiscal stimulus" is simply wrong. Actually, Article 3 states that euro area members "may temporarily deviate from the medium-term objective [a structural budget deficit of 0.5 percent of GDP] or the adjustment path towards it only in exceptional circumstances." The rules thus concern the "structural budget deficit," not deficits driven by cyclical economic trends. This provision is thus not comparable to, for instance, the balanced-budget requirements in many US state constitutions, which have in recent years forced them to enact severe budget cuts, despite a weak US economy.
A structural budget deficit is defined in the treaty as the "annual cyclically-adjusted general government budget balance net of one-off and temporary measures." Contrary to the New York Times' assertion, euro area governments can therefore implement a "robust fiscal stimulus" if it so needs.
Moreover, "exceptional circumstances" can include an "unusual event outside the control of the [euro area government] concerned which has a major impact on the financial position of the general government." Such circumstances could also include "periods of severe economic downturn," causing a "temporary deviation" in the budget that "does not endanger fiscal sustainability in the medium term." Accordingly, the treaty permits a euro area member hit by an earthquake, natural disaster, or a severe economic blow to undertake temporary fiscal stimulus.
The treaty notes further that under the revised Stability and Growth Pact , a "severe economic downturn" occurs "if the excess over the reference value [the 0.5 percent of GDP in structural deficit] results from a negative annual GDP volume growth rate or from an accumulated loss of output during a protracted period of very low annual GDP volume growth potential relative to its potential." In other words, if a euro area has a large output gap, it can implement a fiscal stimulus to reduce it.
Of equal importance is the prescription in the revised Stability and Growth Pact that:
… structural reforms will be taken into account when defining the adjustment path to the medium-term objective [0.5 percent of GDP in structural budget deficit] for countries that have not yet reached this objective and in allowing a temporary deviation from this objective for countries that have already reached it. Only major reforms that have direct long-term positive budgetary effects, including by raising potential growth, and therefore a verifiable positive impact on the long-term sustainability of public finances will be taken into account. For instance, major health, pension, and labor market reforms may be considered.
As such, countries that initiate major structural reforms will therefore not be rigidly bound the new fiscal rules. This could be of particularly importance in 2012—for instance the new Spanish government, which in a year of potential recession has both an extremely ambitious fiscal target of reducing its deficit to 4.4 percent and a highly ambitious structural reform agenda in especially the banking sector and labor markets ahead of it. While the Spanish government may of course of its own volition for domestic policy credibility reasons choose to do whatever it must to reach its 4.4 percent deficit target during 2012, provided that it pushes forward on its structural agenda, there is ample scope in the new European fiscal rules to cut Madrid some fiscal slack. In short, for convincing structural reformers, diktats from Brussels need not be a millstone weighing down growth opportunities. For a continent that is still in need of ambitious overhauls of many of its social, economic, and governance institutions, this is tangible progress.
Contrary to the—in principle at least, had it ever been implemented—mechanical application of the old Stability and Growth Pact when euro area members exceeded a 3 percent budget deficit, Europe's new fiscal rules will in all probability not be disastrously procyclical. Instead, allowing for inevitable data uncertainties surrounding the empirical estimation of structural balances, the new fiscal rules' focus on the structural budget deficits has the potential to preempt the emergence of highly procyclical government revenues in the euro area. Consequently, the sudden emergence of large structural deficits, as a result of sudden revenue drops, as seen in Spain and Ireland during the crisis, should be a thing of the past.
Thus whatever one thinks about the appropriateness of current fiscal policies in the euro area, they are driven by a host of political and market factors, and it is indisputable that the new treaty will permit robust future fiscal stimuli. What it will hopefully achieve, however, is a requirement that euro area members consolidate government sectors and reduce structural deficits in good times.
The second reason why it is wrong to simply summarily dismiss the new fiscal compact treaty as "the wrong answer for Europe" is that it is a fallacy to believe that the new treaty is the only response, or the last institutional innovation in Europe to combat the crisis. Some criticize the fiscal treaty for failing to address the biggest current obstacle to a lasting stabilization of euro area crisis—the construction of a large and credible financial firewall to prevent contagion from the periphery to the core of Europe. Yet such a judgment is simplistic and fails to take into consideration the constant quid pro quo nature of the different parts of European crisis policymaking.
The key decisions in the euro crisis follow a pattern of happening only at the last minute, after the various actors have wrung the best deal possible from daunting circumstances. The ECB, for example, backed a full-scale banking bailout (through their three-year Long-Term Refinancing Operations) in December only after reform-friendly governments were in place in Spain and Italy and after it was clear that the euro area would accept the new fiscal compact. At the same time, the euro area governments offered €150 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)—rather than the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and its predecessor the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF)—to placate German domestic political concerns2 and also to get other G-20 countries hurt by the crisis to contribute their share. The G-20 turned around and told the euro area (particularly Germany) that they might contribute more—but only after Europe comes up with more money itself.
The new fiscal compact treaty fits in the same pattern. Europe's paymaster Angela Merkel has evidently demanded its creation ahead of any decision on a potential increase in the size of the ESM, currently scheduled for the next EU Council in early March. The German government will not contemplate increasing its financial contribution to the European firewall until a new set of fiscal rules has been agreed.
While many may lament this chronology of European policymaking, the new fiscal compact will help change the political narrative of bailouts from "pouring ever more German taxpayers' money into Greece" to "Germany providing support for Europe's new Stability Union." Needless to say, the latter is far more politically palatable and will help secure the Bundestag's overwhelming approval of higher German contributions to the ESM later in the spring. This is good news for Europe, and the new fiscal compact is the critical "down payment" making it possible.
New York Times. 2012. Making it worse in Europe. NYTimes.com, January 31, 2012.
1. The full name is the "Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union" .
2. In Germany, the new money to the IMF comes from the Bundesbank rather than the German government, making it important that the independent Bundesbank will not lend directly to the ESM/EFSF (as it regards it as monetary financing), but can accept lending to the IMF.


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MONTREAL - Oui, most are gonna rire their derrières off. But Sugar Sammy's much buzzed-about Franglais offering You're Gonna Rire – continuing until at least May 26 at the Olympia – is more than a comedy spectacle. It is also a bold and unique Montreal cultural experience. Make that a Montreal sociological experience as well.
At a time when some might choose to downplay – even deny – the bilingual character of this city, Sammy has chosen to celebrate the richness thereof. Most in the concert business were aghast when he first proposed the concept of meshing anglo and franco shtick in a show. Clearly, the public wasn't paying attention: What began as a one-show experiment mushroomed into 30 – before Sammy had even taken to the stage. And since opening soft last week – the official red-carpet premiere was Wednesday, in conjunction with the comic's ninth leap-year birthday – another five shows have been added. At this rate, Sammy is never going to leave the building.
It's not an accident or simply a public-relations coup that Sammy will be packing the Olympia for months to come – nearly 35,000 tickets have already been sold. Nor are patrons being forced to shell out at gunpoint. His act obviously resonates with an often fickle ticket-buying public, which would appear to be equal parts anglo and franco.
If the unprecedented success of the first large-scale anglo-franco comedy revue in the country leaves some thinking that Sammy is going to be playing it safe on stage, trying to placate both sides of the linguistic divide, they are dead wrong.
The smart money might have him avoiding any kind of political commentary. He doesn't. He has his federalist convictions, and he gets right to the heart of the matter. And to those who take risks in the comedy world, rewards often follow.
Sammy may be occasionally lewd and crude and stoop to stereotypes. But he gets away with it. He is, after all, a Bill 101 poster boy. A child of immigrants, he attended French primary and secondary school, and his mastery of the language of Molière is not questioned. He is equally comfortable performing in French and English, not to mention in Hindi and Punjabi.
Like so many other Montrealers, he sees the world through a multicultural lens. And he loves it. As he points out in his show, this is the only city in the world where you will hear someone utter English, French and Greek in a single sentence.
Switching from French to English and back in the same joke is effortless for him. As it is for his audience. If they don't get all the lingo – particularly when he adds a dash of Creole – they will likely get the gist of it all.
That said, You're Gonna Rire is not for unilingual anglophones or unilingual francophones. It is for those, like Sammy, who have embraced the cultural richness of the city – and its many quirks.
Sammy recalls being in Dallas when Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs. U.S. and Canadian newspaper headlines all heralded the act. Save for Le Journal de Montréal, says Sammy, which ran the front-page headline "Bravo Véro," trumpeting the latest feat of vedette Véronique Cloutier in once again winning a Gala Artis award.
Politics, culture, sports: nothing is sacred for Sammy. He is an equal-opportunity insulter, taking playful stabs at anglos, francos and just about every other ethnicity. And he doesn't shy away from taking shots at himself in the process.
His trick: He is so engaging and affable – and rarely smarmy – that not even the blue-haired set would bat an eye listening to his graphic take on the Kama Sutra. He also spends a large part of the evening bantering with the audience, and invariably finds someone who spills more than they should about their background and line of work – to the delight of the howling crowd.
But he does take exception to the way some of the local media have been picking on Habs defenceman P.K. Subban for being "too flashy." He points out that while blacks and whites dance differently, they skate differently as well, so Subban should be accepted as the "James Brown of hockey." He then goes on to mention how Subban has become the darling of many fans, but not before they had "to adjust the colour" on their TVs when he arrived here.
Sammy still lives at home with his parents – although at this rate he will be able to put a down payment on Hampstead. But now he yearns to leave, and not because he doesn't love his folks: "I can't get the smell of their food out of my clothes. Dry cleaning doesn't work either. I need an exorcist."
On the subject of ethnic food, Sammy reminisces about being taken to a cabane à sucre when he was in school. "I didn't know what to do. Was I supposed to smoke that tree or stick my fingers up its trunk? … (Maple syrup) is the only food I know that looks better coming out of your body than going in. And I'm Indian – we've seen some horrible-looking stuff coming out."
As a "brown-skinned" man, he has some travel advice for others: "Never be caught standing next to another brown-skinned man while going through U.S. immigration at the airport. Especially someone called Rashid Ali Mohammed. Three Muslim names in a row is a finger up the a-- for both of us. You need a three white-woman buffer between the two of you."
Sammy is also keen on moving out of the house to get married and raise a family. When he spots an attractive woman in the audience, he propositions her: "We can do it Indian style. … My parents will call your parents."
Old habits die hard, and funny.
Sugar Sammy's You're Gonna Rire runs until May 26 at the Olympia, 1004 Ste. Catherine St. E. Opening acts are Dan Bingham and Nile Séguin. Five new shows have been added: April 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28. All other shows are sold out. Tickets cost $34.99 to $54.99 at evenko.ca, admission.com or sugarsammy.com, or by calling 514-790-1245.


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Quotes from White Christmas
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- Phil Davis: My dear partner, when what's left of you gets around to what's left to be gotten, what's left to be gotten won't be worth getting, whatever it is you've got left.
- Bob Wallace: When I figure out what that means I'll come up with a crushing reply.
- Doris: Well, I like that! Without so much as a "kiss my foot" or "have an apple."
- Bob Wallace: How do you do?
- Doris: Mutual, I'm sure.
- Phil Davis: I want you to get married. I want you to have nine children. And if you only spend five minutes a day with each kid, that's forty-five minutes, and I'd at least have time to go out and get a massage or something.
- Bob Wallace: You don't expect me to get serious with the kind of characters you and Rita have been throwing at me, do you?
- Phil Davis: Well, there've been some nice girls, too, you know.
- Bob Wallace: Oh yeah, yeah. Like that nuclear scientist we just met out in the hall.
- Phil Davis: All right, they didn't go to college. They didn't go to Smith.
- Bob Wallace: Go to Smith? She couldn't even spell it.
- Phil Davis: Oh, that's very funny. Ho, ho, ho. The crooner is now becoming the comic.
- Phil Davis: How can a guy THAT ugly have the nerve to have sisters?
- Bob Wallace: Very brave parents, I guess.
- Bob Wallace: Oh, Phil, when are you gonna learn that girls like that are a dime a dozen?
- Phil Davis: Please, don't quote me the price when I haven't got the time.
- [after kissing Judy]
- Phil Davis: You know, in some ways, you're far superior to my cocker spaniel.
- Phil Davis: Give me one reason, one good reason, why we should spend our last two hours in Florida looking at the sisters of Freckle-Face Haynes, the dog-faced boy.
- Bob Wallace: Let's just say we're doing it for a pal in the army, huh?
- Phil Davis: Well, it's not good, but it's a reason.
- Phil Davis: It's cozier, isn't it? Boy, girl, boy, girl?
- [to the Haynes sisters]
- Phil Davis: Mr. Wallace was just saying how remarkable it was that Benny Haynes' sisters should have eyes...
- [voice cracks]
- Phil Davis: ... I-I-I mean, blue eyes. That is eyes, uh...
- Bob Wallace: Nice out.
- [finding Judy and Phil embracing]
- Betty Haynes: What is this? The best two outta three?
- Judy Haynes: I guess I got carried away.
- Phil Davis: Yes, she carried me right with her - I don't weigh very much.
- Judy Haynes: We're booked for the holidays.
- Phil Davis: Maybe it isn't only the music.
- Phil Davis: Vermont, huh?
- Judy Haynes: Oh, Vermont should be beautiful this time of the year, with all that snow.
- Phil Davis: Yeah, you know something?
- Judy Haynes: What?
- Phil Davis: Vermont should be beautiful this time of the year, all that snow.
- Judy Haynes: That's what I just said.
- Phil Davis: We seem to be getting a little mixed up.
- Judy Haynes: Maybe it's the music.
- Bob Wallace: Miss Haynes, if you're ever under a falling building and somebody runs up and offers to pick you up and carry you to safety, don't think, don't pause, don't hesitate for a moment, just spit in his eye.
- Betty Haynes: What did that mean?
- Bob Wallace: It means we're going to Vermont.
- Phil Davis: How much is "wow"?
- Bob Wallace: It's right in between, uh, between "ouch" and "boing".
- Phil Davis: Wow!
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: There's no Christmas in the Army, Captain.
- [General Waverly has told the jeep driver to take the new Commanding General back to Headquarters via "the short cut"]
- [pointing after the departed jeep]
- Joe, Adjutant Captain: That's not the way back to Headquarters!
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: Joe, YOU know that, and I know that, but, uh, the General doesn't know it. At least he won't for about an hour and a half.
- Joe, Adjutant Captain: That sergeant will be a private in the morning.
- [wearily]
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: Yes, isn't he lucky.
- [General Waverly has come downstairs for the Christmas Eve show in his uniform]
- [to Susan]
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: You didn't expect me to come down in my bathrobe, did you?
- Phil Davis: Imagine a girl in show business today wanting to settle down and raising a family. It's so refreshing, isn't it?
- [into his water glass]
- Bob Wallace: Pushing, pushing.
- [describing his kind to Judy]
- Phil Davis: Well, I'm, uh, more the 'I-don't-mind-pushing-my-best-friend-into-but-I'm-scared-stiff-when-I-get-anywhere-close-to-it-myselfing' kind.
- [after performing "Sisters"]
- Phil Davis: Hey, we're a smash. Let's take a bow!
- Bob Wallace: You crazy? We'll be takin' a bow down at the jail house. Come on.
- [about the train tickets]
- Phil Davis: I don't seem to have them. Maybe you got 'em, Bob.
- Bob Wallace: ME? You crazy? I saw you put 'em in your pocket.
- Phil Davis: Well, they're gone. There're gone. I must have left 'em in my girdle.
- [about Betty]
- Judy Haynes: Mm-mm, but I got a flash for you.
- Phil Davis: What?
- Judy Haynes: She's a real slow mover.
- Phil Davis: Honey, I got a flash right back for ya: She's in there with the champ.
- [about Bob's idea to help the General]
- Phil Davis: I think it's impossible, ridiculous and insane!
- Bob Wallace: Anything else?
- Phil Davis: Yeah, I wish I'd thought of it first.
- [about Betty]
- Judy Haynes: Last night, she couldn't sleep; today, she won't eat: she's in love.
- Phil Davis: Well, if that's love, somebody goofed.
- [describing his injury after "falling down the stairs"]
- Phil Davis: It's probably just a small internal muscular hemorrhage, sir.
- [attempting to button his uniform pants]
- Ex-Soldier: Captain, dis things haff shrunked!
- Bob Wallace: Well, your appetite hasn't shrunk.
- [to Capt. Wallace on the makeshift stage]
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: Don't just stand there - how do I get off?
- Phil Davis: We like to take care of our friends.
- Betty Haynes: We're practically strangers!
- Phil Davis: Well... well, we'd like to take care of that, too.
- Judy Haynes: But... but you might get yourself in an awful jam. Why should you? I mean, what's in it for you?
- Phil Davis: Forty-five minutes all to myself.
- Phil Davis: We wouldn't be any good as generals.
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: You weren't any good as privates
- [singing on the train]
- Betty Haynes: I wanna wash my hands, my face, my hair with snow.
- Phil Davis: Gosh, I hope I can take the electric blanket back.
- Bob Wallace: Where you got that?
- Phil Davis: Under the underwear.
- Bob Wallace: Oh, you'll get a nice tan.
- Bob Wallace: We ate, and then he ate. We slept, then he slept.
- Phil Davis: Yeah, then he woke up and nobody slept for forty-eight hours.
- [Buying train tickets]
- Phil Davis: Uh, I don't seem to have any cash.
- Bob Wallace: What did you do with THAT, leave it in your snood?
- [Regarding the inn]
- Emma Allen: He sunk everything - his pension, his life savings - EVERYTHING in remodeling this place. Used to be a grist mill and a barn; now it's a Tyrolean haunted house.
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: Why here?
- Bob Wallace: Well, you got this nice big empty ski lodge, and the minute Phil and I saw it, we thought it was ideal, didn't we, Phil?
- Phil Davis: Uh, that's right, Bob, ideal. That's exactly the word we used, too - ideal. We looked at this big ski lodge and we said "Isn't it ideal, absolutely, ideal," didn't we?
- Bob Wallace: Ideal.
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: We've established the fact the lodge is ideal.
- [after creating her phony engagement with Phil]
- Judy Haynes: But, don't you think we ought to... oh... kiss or something?
- [Obviously nervous]
- Phil Davis: Uh... n-n-not until it's absolutely necessary.
- [Regarding Phil]
- Bob Wallace: I don't know what you see in this long drink of charged water but, honestly, after you get to know him he's almost endurable.
- [to Judy]
- Bob Wallace: You outta consider yourself plenty lucky! You might have been stuck with this weirdsmobile for life!
- Betty Haynes: Mr. Bones? Mr. Bones? How do you feel, Mr. Bones?
- Betty Haynes: Oh, Mr. Bones, that's terrible!
- Phil Davis: Uh-huh.
- Betty HaynesBob Wallace: Yes, Mr. Bones, that's terrible!
- Phil Davis: Uh-huh.
- Phil Davis: Rattlin'!
- Betty Haynes: Mr. Bones feels rattlin'. Ha ha. That's a good one. Tell a little story, Mr. Bones.
- Bob Wallace: A funny little story, Mr. Bones!
- Phil Davis: How can you stop an angry dog from biting you on Monday?
- Betty Haynes: That joke is old. The answer is to kill the dog on Sunday!
- Phil Davis: That's not the way to stop a dog from biting you on Monday!
- Betty Haynes: How would you bring the thing about?
- Phil Davis: Have the doggy's teeth pulled out!
- Judy Haynes: Looks like it's absolutely necessary.
- Bob Wallace: Well, I've got a feeling I'm not gonna like it.
- Phil Davis: I got a feeling you're gonna hate it.
- Bob Wallace: Well, what am I doin' it for?
- Phil Davis: Let's just say we're...
- [together]
- Bob WallacePhil Davis: ... doing it for an old pal in the army..
- [Bob leaves to go make a phone call]
- [sighs]
- Phil Davis: I don't know what he's up to, but he's got that Rodgers and Hammerstein look again.
- Betty Haynes: Is that bad?
- Phil Davis: Not bad, but always expensive.
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: I got along very well in the Army without you.
- Emma Allen: It took 15,000 men to take m' place.
- [after Bob has found out about Phil and Judy's phony engagement]
- Judy Haynes: Well, ib... ib... ib... It's always that she's been kind of a mother hen.
- Phil Davis: Yeah, we wanted the mother hen to leave the roost so that the little chick could... Oh, I guess we laid an egg.
- Bob Wallace: An egg? Brother, you laid a Vermont volleyball!
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: How could you have sent all my suits to the cleaners?
- [laconically]
- Emma Allen: You've only got two.
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: Well, I think you'd send one at a time then, in that case.
- [to Phil]
- Judy Haynes: Well, you're not exactly Superman, but you're awfully available.
- Bob Wallace: Hey, Davis! How you feelin'?
- Phil Davis: Oh, pretty good, Captain.
- Bob Wallace: I just dropped by to thank you for saving my life.
- Phil Davis: Well, it was a life worth saving, sir.
- Betty Haynes: Look who's talkin' about guilt!
- Bob Wallace: What do you mean by that?
- Betty Haynes: I mean you shouldn't mix fairy tales with liverwurst and buttermilk.
- Bob Wallace: What d'you have for lunch today?
- Betty Haynes: I didn't have lunch.
- Bob Wallace: Well, maybe you ought to eat some.
- Betty Haynes: Why is everybody suddenly so concerned about my eating habits? Why don't people just leave me alone?
- [singing 'Choreography']
- Phil Davis: Through the air they keep flying, like a duck that is dying. Instead of dance, it's choreography.
- Mr. Herring, General's Party Guest: How do you do?
- Doris: Mutual, I'm sure.
- [after Phil and Judy announce their engagement at the party]
- Doris: I sure wish it would happen to me.
- Phil Davis: Yeah, I do, too.
- [to Phil and Judy]
- Bob Wallace: You ought to be horsewhipped. First you, and then you, and then you again.
- [Looking at Judy; to Bob]
- Phil Davis: Hey, how about those big brown eyes?
- [Looking at Betty]
- Bob Wallace: No, they're blue.
- [Still looking at Judy]
- Phil Davis: Brown.
- [Still looking at Betty]
- Bob Wallace: Unh-uh, blue.
- [Follows Bob's gaze and sees Betty]
- Phil Davis: Oh, yeah. *Deep* blue.
- Bob Wallace: We came up here for the snow. Where're you keepin' it?
- Emma Allen: Well, we take it in during the day!
- [singing "Gee I Wish I Was Back In The Army"]
- Betty Haynes: The Army was the place to find romance: Soldiers and WACs / The WACs who dressed in slacks / Dancing cheek-to-cheek and pants-to-pants.
- [Susan and the General enter the ballroom to find two rows of soldiers forming a path to the stage]
- [Steping up to the General and saluting]
- Bob Wallace: Troops ready for inspection, sir!
- [at his side]
- Joe, Adjutant Captain: Just routine, sir.
- ["inspecting the troops" at the inn]
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: I am not satisfied with the conduct of this division. Some of you men are under the impression having been at Anzio entitles you not to wear neckties. Well you're wrong. Neckties will be worn in this area! And look at the rest of your appearance. You're a disgrace to the outfit. You're soft! You're sloppy! You're unruly! You're undisciplined!
- [pause]
- Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: And I never saw anything look so wonderful in my whole life! Thank you all.
- [singing]
- Judy HaynesPhil Davis: Even guys with two left feet come out all right if the girl is sweet.
- [last lines]
- [singing]
- Betty HaynesBob WallaceJudy HaynesPhil Davis: ... And may all your Christmases be white. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
- [first lines]
- General Harold G. Carlton: Stop the jeep, Sergeant. What's this all about, Captain?
- Phil Davis: Let's face it, Bob. You're a lonely, miserable man.
- Bob Wallace: What?
- Bob Wallace: Oh, no. You wouldn't do this to me.
- Phil Davis: Wouldn't do what?
- Bob Wallace: After you dressed me up like a dame...
- [inquiring about the inn]
- Judy Haynes: Well, are things really that bad?
- Emma Allen: We're using the ski tow to hang the wash on.
- Bob Wallace: Well, break your arm, or your ankle or your neck but don't break anything valuable, huh?
- Phil Davis: Okay, Bob. You can depend on me.
- Emma Allen: Oh, my word, if I wasn't such a mean old biddy, I'd break right down and cry.
- [singing "Gee I Wish I Was Back In The Army"]
- Bob WallacePhil Davis: A soldier out of luck / Was really never stuck / There's always someone higher up where you can pass the buck / Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the army.
- [after he learns that Betty and Judy has informed them they're singing in Vermont]
- Bob Wallace: It sounds very Vermonty!
- [Phil rolls his eyes after Bob discovers that's why they should change their holiday plans]
- Bob Wallace: Since you saved my life, you decided you have the right to run it.
- Phil Davis: Because you're a miserable, lonely, unhappy man.
- Bob Wallace: Oh, you're wacky. I'm a very happy man.
- Phil Davis: Well, then you're happy for the wrong reasons and that's the same as being lonely and miserable except it's worse.
- Phil Davis: Isn't this cozy? Boy-girl, girl-boy.
- Judy Haynes: She's always felt that she's Mother Hen and I'm her little chick. She'll never leave the roost until I'm taken care of.
- Phil Davis: That's funny. Are you sure?
- Judy Haynes: Oh, I've should have known. She'll never get involved with anyone until I'm married or engaged or something.
- Phil Davis: Well, I guess that's the end of that.