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Looper Station Riffs
Hello All,
This is my first posting to this forum. I've lurked for awhile and I like it here.
I've been messing with a looper station for a bit and I wanted to start a discussion about laying down riffs to play over. I haven't had much success with it accept when I do an open D tuning or something like that, and even then it's been a little marginal.
But lets give an example here and get some comments. Let's just take a simple 12 bar blues in E. So I start off with simple riff in an E chord. Next comes an A chord, but when I try to play the A over the E chord riff it doesn't sound so hot. So what I'm looking for is a simple base line that I can play into the looper that will sound good with an E, A, B chord progression. Am I just way off base here? I watch others on youtube putting in little riffs and playing over them, but I'm having a hard time understanding theory behind what they are doing that makes it all harmonize. So far it's just trial and error, with heavy emphasis on the error.
Thanks in Advance,
Not quite sure I understand what you are saying or trying to do .
So first off perhaps some clarification of terminology . So in order to be one the same page Lets call the basic element you are going to play over the (E ,A, B Chord progression with E being the 1 chord and the song is in the Key of E ) Lets call that a rhythm run. Then will can call any added elements played after that riffs. Because the term "base line" can be interpreted as either meaning the base line or basic element or it could be the Bass line or the low end progression
So if I understand correctly (which I may not)
If I want to do 12 bar blues then the first thing I need to lay down into the looper, The basic element is one continuous 12 bar rhythm run..... then start adding riffs over that
Which means I am not playing an A chord over an E chord.....
I am probably playing a pentatonic scale in E with the blue note added
In other words for example you would lay down and loop the first 12 bars of this "Practice loop " and then just hit the stop on the looper, on the first (1) beat of the 13th bar
does this help ?
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I've seen a few different ways of using a looper. I keep it basic. I'll play a 3, 4 or 5 chord progression and then figure out which scale fits that progression. I'll then play a melody over the progression. Something like this tremolo pedal experimental piece:
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What I'm looking to do is create simple phrases that are only a measure or 2 long that I can then play over. I don't really want to record 12 bars. The problem is in getting it to harmonize with the whole chord progression. Does that make sense.
Try working out a pentatonic scale in E. The notes would be E,G,A,B,D. If you wanted the Blues note sneak a B flat in there between the A and B.
Come up with a riff that uses those notes.
It would be useful to lay down a 12 bar loop using the blues progression to help guide you in the creating process for your riff. It just keeps you on track.
Now, I am just a hack but that's maybe a possible start.
Another idea is learn someone else's riff to get you going.
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Why ? maybe I am still not understanding but that would require either rapid fire chord changes and 2 or three chords max, wouldn't it ?
If your trying to learn how to loop, make it easier on yourself and just do a slow three chord progression which will likely require at least a 3 or 4 bar loop
Lets back up a bit... can you post a youtube video example of what you would like to emulate ?
Other than that For starters I would suggest three chords and 4 bar loop.
Play the riff phrase overdubs in the pentatonic scale that starts on the note that the key of the chord progression is . The ending note of the riff phrase is the most important. So for example in 1,4,5 progression in the key of (E ) make the last note of your first overdub phrase end with an E note over the E chord . Then end the phrase over the A chord on an A note etc. That can sometimes vary (depending on other factors but rarely ) so start there . Make sense ? For now you might want to also start the phrase on the same note as the chord you playing over (That can change also) but for starters it will help hear the riff notes in relation to the chord
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This doesn't seem like a looper question, more of a music composition (or jamming) question. Take the looper out of it - if you were sitting with a buddy, is there some riff he can play over and over that you can play a 12 bar blues over and it will work? Maybe, that's for you to figure out. Generally speaking, I'd say no - you usually can't just come up with some short repeated figure that you can play arbitrary chord progressions over. You have to think about the whole picture when you compose - making the harmony, melody, and "riffs" all fit together is part of designing (composing) what you want to create. With riff-based 12-bar blues, the riff usually adjusts to fit the changes.
The looper's just a tool that lets you play multiple parts yourself. It's still up to you to come up with parts that work. A little music fundamentals might help clear this up, or do a bit of studying on how tunes you like are constructed.
There are lots of examples of people who build tunes based on repeated riffs using a looper - check out Phil Keaggy, Ed Sheeran and others. Lots of examples on You Tube. But pay attention to how the music is constructed, not just the looper aspect..
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Thanks everyone for all your input. I didn't phrase my question very well, and I appreciate all of you trying to read my mind here. But Vancebo here comes closest to my solution. As long as I stay in a minor mode then all of these notes work for the E, A, B chords. So let's say I want to lay down a base phrase for 2 bars, all I need to do is stay on the open E,A,D strings. On top of that I can lay down some simple rhythm in any of those minor chords if I leave out C note in the Am chord or the F note in the Bm chord etc. I haven't tried it yet, but will soon and report back.
Yes this makes sense. Kind of what I sorted in my response to Vancbo. Yes, I'm trying to keep it simple for the bass line and simple rhythm riff mainly so that I'm not restricted to a strict chord progression, but can wander back and forth between chords. Not sure if that will work, but that's the goal.
Yes, maybe this subject belongs in a different forum discussion group, but I'm not sure which one. And thanks for the Phil Keaggy tip. Had never heard him, and is exactly what I'm looking for. I'm just not sure just where to start though I'm getting there with some of the input here. I've heard lots of Ed Sheeran stuff and like it a lot, though not really my style. I'm more in the Phil K. world.
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KATHARINE HEPBURN: "I don't think I'm an eccentric, no! I'm just something from New England that was very American and brought up by two extremely intelligent people…who gave us a kind of, I think the greatest gift that man can give anyone, and that is…sort of freedom from fear."
STEVE EMBER: Katharine graduated from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania in nineteen twenty-eight. She soon started appearing in small roles in plays on Broadway in New York City. That year she also married a businessman named Ludlow Ogden Smith. Their marriage lasted only a few years. But Katherine later said Ludlow's support was very important to her during the early part of her career.
BARBARA KLEIN: Katharine Hepburn was not the usual kind of actress during this period. She had a thin and athletic body. She spoke with a clear East Coast accent. And she was very independent in her thoughts and actions.
For example, she wore men's pants as clothing at a time when women wore only skirts or dresses. Sometimes her independence and liberal opinions got her in trouble. After a few successful plays in New York, Hollywood filmmakers became interested in her. She later signed with the film production company called RKO pictures. Her first movie came out in nineteen thirty-two.
STEVE EMBER: The next year she made the film "Morning Glory." In her role as Eva Lovelace, Hepburn plays a stage actress fighting for a successful career. Few directors are interested in her. But by the end of the movie, she has a chance to let her acting skills shine and she becomes a star. This movie earned Hepburn her first Academy Award for Best Actress. Here is a recording from the movie. Hepburn's character, Eva, tells about how she has changed her name in preparation for becoming a great actress. She talks very quickly, but you can sense the energy behind her performance.
"Still, Eva Lovelace in 'Camille' for instance, or Eva Lovelace in 'Romeo and Juliet,' sounds very distinguished, doesn't it?
I don't want to use my family name because I shall probably have several scandals while I live and I don't want to cause them any trouble until I am famous, when nobody will mind. That's why I must decide on something at once while there is still time, before I am famous."
BARBARA KLEIN: During the nineteen thirties, critics either loved or hated Katharine Hepburn. Some thought she was a fresh and exciting addition to the Hollywood industry. Others decided she was too bold and self-important. They thought her way of speaking sounded false. But Hepburn wanted to face the movie industry in her own way. She liked to play the roles of strong women.
She did not want to be like other actresses. She did not wear make-up on her face. She would not let photographers take sexy pictures of her. And she did not like talking to her fans or the media.
STEVE EMBER: Katharine Hepburn continued to work very hard making movies. Yet by the late nineteen thirties she had become unpopular with the public. So movie producers stopped wanting her in their films.
But Hepburn was not raised to quit easily. She decided to return to the stage on Broadway in New York City. She starred in a play called "The Philadelphia Story." Hepburn's friend Philip Barry wrote the play especially for her. It is about a wealthy and intelligent woman named Tracy Lord. She is about to marry a man she does not love. In the movie she learns to be more honest with herself and others. She decides to marry a man from her past whom she has always loved.
BARBARA KLEIN: The play was a great success. Hepburn immediately bought the legal rights to the play. She knew "The Philadelphia Story" would be made into a movie. And she wanted to make sure she was the star of the film version.
Here is a recording from "The Philadelphia Story." Katharine Hepburn's character, Tracy Lord, is talking with her new friend, Macaulay Connor, a writer. She has just read his book and discovered something surprising about him.
TRACY: These stories are beautiful! Why Connor, they're almost poetry!
MACAULAY: Well, don't kid yourself, they are.
TRACY: I can't make you out at all now.
MACAULAY: Really? I thought I was easy.
TRACY: So did I. But you're not. You talk so big and tough, and then you write like this. Which is which?
MACAULAY: Both, I guess.
TRACY: No. No, I believe you put the toughness on to save your skin.
MACAULAY: Oh, you think so.
TRACY: I know a little about that.
STEVE EMBER: In nineteen forty-two, Katherine Hepburn starred in "Woman of the Year." This was the first of nine movies she starred in with actor Spencer Tracy.
They would soon become a famous couple both on and off the movie screen. Usually their movies dealt with finding a balance of power between their two strong characters. Hepburn and Tracy had a magical energy when they acted together. But in real life they kept their love hidden from the public.
Spencer Tracy was married to another woman. For religious reasons, he would not end his marriage and divorce his wife. So Hepburn and Tracy led a secret love affair for more than twenty years. Katharine Hepburn had had other love interests. She once had a relationship with the famous American millionaire Howard Hughes. But Spencer Tracy remained the love of her life.
BARBARA KLEIN: One of Katharine Hepburn's most famous roles was in the movie "The African Queen." She made this movie in nineteen fifty-one with the famous actor Humphrey Bogart. In the film, their two very different characters fall in love on a riverboat in the middle of Africa.
STEVE EMBER: Even into her eighties, Katharine Hepburn kept working. She had roles in several movies and television programs. She also wrote several books, including one about her life. In two thousand three, Katharine Hepburn died. She was ninety-six years old.
As part of her last wishes, she helped create the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center at Bryn Mawr College. This program helps support the things that were important to her: film and theater, women's rights, and civic responsibility.
BARBARA KLEIN: An actor who worked with Katharine Hepburn once said that she brought with her an extra level of reality. He said that when she was near, everything became more interesting, intense and bright.
This intensity and intelligence shine in the films that Katharine Hepburn made over her lifetime. People still enjoy her films today. Katharine Hepburn's work and personality have had a great influence on American film and culture.
STEVE EMBER: This program was written and produced by Dana Demange. You can download this program and others from our Web site, voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Steve Ember.
BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. Join us again next week for PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English.
1. In her first film, "Morning Glory", Katharine Hepburn plays _______________ .
2. Katharine Hepburn liked to __________________ .
3. Philip Barry wrote "The Philadelphia Story" for Katharine Hepburn __________________ .
4. Katharine Hepburn never ____________________ .
5. Which of the following statements is true about Katharine Hepburn?
6. Katharine Hepburn grew up in a ____________________ family.
7. In 1928, Katherine Hepburn's career started __________________ .
8. Ms. Hepburn believed that the great gift she received from her parents was __________ .
9. Another name for this article could be "_________________".
10. This article is mainly about ___________________ .
Julia Roberts gives a tribute to Katharine Hepburn at the 2004 Academy Awards.
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Sit back and take in the sights of London with this cream tea cruise! When you board the boat you will be greeted upon arrival with a glass of bucks fizz each. You will then be guided through the sites of London by your knowledgeable captain, which will include the Houses of Parliament, The London Eye, St Pauls Cathedral, Tower Bridge and many more.
During your cruise you will enjoy a glass of Bucks Fizz, a selection of sandwiches, fresh homemade scone with clotted cream and strawberry jam, along with a fresh pot of English tea while soft jazz music plays in the background.
Key Information
When can you go?
This experience is available on selected Saturdays, May to September.
How long does this activity last?
This experience will last approximately 1½ hours.
You need to know
The minimum age for this experience is 18 years old.
Please advise on booking if you have any dietary requirements.
This is for a voucher entitling the holder to any of the activities supplied by Activity Superstore up to the value stated.
You and how many others?
This experience is for two people. There will be other people on the day.
We can't control the weather!
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The Kenilworth Centre provides support to our young people and gives them opportunities they may not otherwise have.
Youth Clubs
The centre runs 2 youth clubs on Friday's for 11 to 16 year olds. The sessions provide a safe environment for young people to meet friends and try out new activities. They are run by youth workers trained to help the young people work through issues affecting them such as stress, bullying, relationships, alcohol and drugs awareness.
Junior Youth Club (Year 5+) on Friday's 6.00 – 7.30 pm (Term time). Cost £2
Senior Youth Club (Year 7+) on Friday's 7.30 – 9.00 pm (Term time). Cost £1
Detached Youth Work
Many young people prefer to meet friends in one of the parks, most popularly on Friday night. Our trained detached workers, working with police and community officers, are committed to keeping these young people safe, distracting them from risky behaviour and offering guidance and advice on alcohol.
School Mentoring Lunch Club
Two of our youth workers visit Kenilworth School twice a week. Meeting with students who have been referred by teacher they provide a counselling and mentoring service , working in an informal way to build trust.
We are passionate about supporting and providing opportunities for young people in Kenilworth and the surrounding areas and we need your support as most of our services are self-funded and we rely heavily on donations from supporters and sponsors to maintain them.Please get in touch today to find out how you can help.
"I'm really glad I now have someone at school I can talk to. It's helped me to understand how I am feeling and that I am not alone"


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Use Kitco.com to find gold spot rates by visiting the Charts & Data page and selecting either the Live Gold or Interactive Live Gold charts. Each page displays the current prices per ounce of gold, along with trailing prices for the last 24 hours and tools for viewing historical pricing data, as of 2015.
The Interactive Live Gold chart allows you to hover over any point in the line graph to view the exact price at that time over the last 24 hours. If you click on any point on the chart, the current gold price disappears and the net change for the previous day replaces it. The chart automatically updates over time to include new prices and reflect market changes.
The Live Gold Chart on Kitco.com contains charts for the aggregate gold spot rates for the last 24 hours with links to view prices for individual markets such as in London, England or Hong Kong; this section includes a chart for the current gold spot prices in New York City.
Clicking on any of the market names in the aggregate chart opens a live chart for that specific market. These charts include the price in U.S. dollars on the Y-axis and the time of day on the X-axis, with the date from the previous two days overlayed on the current price. Beneath the charts is a tool to view prices from a specific date with static multi-year price charts.


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Pati's Mexican Table "Tequila!" This episode puts a twist on tequila by using it in a number of tasty, savory and sweet recipes sure to impress special guests. A noted mixologist shows Pati how to make a unique cocktail, and she uses tequila to ignite a main dish. Ancho Chile and Orange Juice Tequila Chaser (Sangrita); Fresh Jicama and Orange Pico de Gallo; Tequila, Mexican Cream and Chipotle Shrimp; Derek Brown's Cocktail; Coffee Flan with Tequila Whipped Cream. D
11:00 am
Habitable Planet, The "Many Planets, One Earth" The early Earth was a much different planet than the one we know today. Ancient rocks provide evidence of the emergence of oxygen in the atmosphere and of a frozen Snowball Earth. Scientists Paul Hoffman and Andrew Knoll look at these clues to help explain the rise of complex animal life. D
11:30 am
Habitable Planet, The "Atmosphere" The atmosphere is what makes the Earth habitable. Heat-trapping gases allow ecosystems to flourish. While the NOAA Global Monitoring Project documents the fluctuations in greenhouse gases worldwide, MIT's Kerry Emanuel looks at the role of hurricanes in regulating global climate.G
12:00 pm
No Textbook Answer - Communities Confront The Achievement Gap No Textbook Answer - Communities Confront the Achievement Gap tells the story of seven communities around the country that realized that their minority and low-income children were falling significantly behind their white and affluent counterparts in school. So each community came together to talk about the "Achievement Gap" as they saw it. From those conversations, community members began to think about what they could do on their own, as a community, without waiting for a state or federal agency to provide funding to close the gap. D
12:30 pm
Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives "Session 10. Neurobiology" Neurons. D
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Barbara Morgan: No Limits Producer Marcia Franklin traces Barbara Morgan's 23-year odyssey from McCall elementary teacher to space-veteran astronaut. Vintage footage, photos and interviews with friends, colleagues, students and family weave a tale of perseverance and resolve.G
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Churchill "Destiny" Sir Ian McKellen narrates this examination of the complex man behind the legends. The first segment tells of Winston Churchill's early life, his search for glory on the battlefield and political rise and fall. Part 1 of 3G
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Artifacts & Fiction: Workshop In American Literature "Workshop 1. Visual Arts" Paintings, sculpture, and other works of visual art express ideals in their own language. This session demonstrates how to identify the style, form, and subject matter of appropriate works to help draw out the cultural setting of literary texts. D
4:00 pm
Hands On Crafts for Kids "Australia" Travel to the land down under for historic aborigine crafts and some of the common animals associated with Australia. Australia is a country but also a continent located south of Asia and surrounded by water. It is known for its wide ranges of vegetation and animals from the dry outback to the Great Barrier Reef. D
4:30 pm
Hey Kids, Let's Cook "Sini Kufta" Today we're traveling around the world to show a Middle Eastern or Armenian favorite.Sini Kufta. Kufta are yummy and creative little meatballs, and very easy to assemble, when you make them in a tray or casserole like we're doing today, they're called Sini Kufta. D
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Essential Pepin "All Puffed Up" Sugared Puff Paste Sticks; Fast Puff Pastry; Crystallized Puff Paste Of Orange; Choux A La Creme; Chocolate Paris-Brest Cake. D
5:30 pm
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Great American Classics" Host Christopher Kimball heads into the test kitchen with test cook Bridget Lancaster to uncover the secrets to the ultimate Carrot Layer Cake. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried tests springform pans in the Equipment Corner. And finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison reveals how to make the best Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies. D
6:00 pm
Chef John Besh's New Orleans Slow-Cooked Baby Goat and Cauliflower and Crawfish Soup. D
6:30 pm
Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Summer In Italy" Joanne shows how to get maximum flavor from a bountiful tomato crop by roasting them slowly. Sasha learns to make a stew fit for summer using fresh vegetables and a basil mint pesto. Recipes: Oven-Dried Tomatoes, Feta and Olives, Summer Vegetable Stew with Basil and Mint Pesto (Parm-Reg). D
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Ask This Old House "Planting Palm Trees/Replacing an Old Heating System With One That's More Efficient" Landscape contractor Roger Cook heads to Miami to help a homeowner plant several varieties of palm trees in her front yard. Then, Roger, along with host Kevin O'Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and general contractor Tom Silva, asks, "What Is It?" Afterward, Kevin shares information on new light bulbs. And Richard replaces an old heating system and hot water heater with a much smaller and more efficient single appliance. D
7:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Budapest: The Best of Hungary" Capitalism has taken hold in the city laced together by bridges across the Danube. Gypsy orchestras and venerable mineral baths are the rage.G
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Rudy Maxa's World "Tahiti & Bora Bora" For sheer tropical splendor, the islands of Tahiti and Bora Bora stand alone. Hyper blue lagoons, white-sand beaches, fish of every shape, size and color, as well as a generous and welcoming people make these islands favorite destinations for travelers from around the world. Lush aerial photography is a highlight of this episode. D
8:30 pm
Essential Pepin "All Puffed Up" Sugared Puff Paste Sticks; Fast Puff Pastry; Crystallized Puff Paste Of Orange; Choux A La Creme; Chocolate Paris-Brest Cake. D
9:00 pm
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Great American Classics" Host Christopher Kimball heads into the test kitchen with test cook Bridget Lancaster to uncover the secrets to the ultimate Carrot Layer Cake. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried tests springform pans in the Equipment Corner. And finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison reveals how to make the best Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies. D
9:30 pm
Joanne Weir's Cooking Class "Spicy Crab Linguine & Winter White Salad" Joanne gives her student Leigh a crash course on working with crab and creating a composed salad. Recipes: (1) WINTER WHITE SALAD WITH A HINT OF GREEN, (2) LINGUINE WITH SPICY HOT CRAB AND TOMATOES. Student: Leigh Balkom - Healthcare Professional. D
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Taste This! "Heirloom Tomatoes" Chef Joe takes a break from traveling and stays in the kitchen to whip up a number of delicious dishes. What's so great about Heirloom Tomatoes? Chef Joe breaks down Heirloom Tomatoes and uses them to put a twist on the classic tuna melt! This episode also features a recipe for basil pesto pasta accompanied by a tomato beef sauce. D
10:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Budapest: The Best of Hungary" Capitalism has taken hold in the city laced together by bridges across the Danube. Gypsy orchestras and venerable mineral baths are the rage.G
11:00 pm
Theater Talk "Nielsen & Hyde Pierce on Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, plus Carden and Gilford on FINKS" We focus on two of the best new plays this season. First up, we focus on Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Christopher Durang's madcap yet moving modernization of Chekhov. Actors Kristine Nielsen and David Hyde Pierce tell us about the background of the play, as well as experiences in their careers that led them to star in it on Broadway. D
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Closer to Truth "Arguing God from Miracles?" I search for God but keep clear of miracles. Believers exhort me to accept that miracles are real, to recognize that miracles demonstrate the existence of a supernatural Being. I resist. D


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Ordnance Depot Shakurbasti Recruitment
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Short listed job seekers will be called for further selection process. Enrollment of eligible job finders will be done on basis of their performance in the physical tests and interview. No TA/ DA will be refunded to applicants. The candidates will be judged out of 100 Marks. The breakdown of marks is as under:
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From North:Take I-684 to EXIT 4. At the bottom of the ramp turn LEFT (toward BEDFORD) on RT. 172. After about 1/2 mile, turn RIGHT onto the Fox Lane campus. High School is the last building on the right.From South:Take I-684 to EXIT 4. At the bottom of the ramp, turn Right (toward BEDFORD) on RT. 172. After about 1/2 mile, turn RIGHT onto the Fox Lane campus. High School is the last building on the right.
Exit 4 on Rte. 684. FROM SOUTH: Make right on Rte. 172, FROM NORTH: Make left onto Rte. 172, approx. 1/4 mile make right into FOX LANE CAMPUS, HS is last building on right. MIDDLE SCHOOL - Make first left turn up hill.
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Travel approximately 2 miles on Route 22 north to the school.
The school is approximately 1 mile north of the Village of Bedford.
The school is on the left.
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Take Exit 39 in Bedford Hills.
Turn right onto Route 117.
Immediately turn sharp left at the light.
Travel to the stop sign.
Bear right at the stop sign onto Bedford Center Road.
Travel approximately 3 miles to Route 22.
Bear right onto Route 22 south.
Travel 100 yards.
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For 2010, California-based Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB) are paring down their tyre line, lowering prices a tad and redesigning several popular tyre and saddle models, while also expanding their ashpalt line called Freedom.
BikeRadar spent a day learning about the highlights of the new range and sharing saddle time on Santa Cruz Bicycles owner Rob Roskopp's personal Blur LTc.
WTB have been designing tyres for other companies since 1982 (nearly 30 models for Specialized alone at one point) so it's no wonder they know what they're doing when it comes to their own models like the WeirWolf, named after WTB employee and all-round racer Mark Weir, who had an extensive hand in the redesign.
All-rounder and tyre master Mark Weir out testing recently
"The traditional WeirWolf is what we call an 'aggressive lean' tyre," said WTB's marketing manager Dain Zaffke after a test ride on the trails around Mt Tamalpais near company headquarters. "It featured a distinct channel between the crown and side knobs that allowed the tread to pierce deep into soft soils, especially at aggressive lean angles. Mark Weir and Mark Slate designed this tyre so that the further you leaned over, the better the traction."
According to Zaffke, the compromise with that design was a slight fall-away feeling before the tyre's large side knobs engaged. Some riders perceived this as the tyre reaching its limits and never learned to push it to its true potential.
Old WeirWolf (L) compared to the new design
"The redesigned WeirWolf is a different animal entirely," Zaffke said. "We added an extra row of transitional tread between the crown and side knobs. This slight alteration gives the new WeirWolf a positive feel and consistent traction at any lean angle, from moderate to extreme.
"No tyre can excel at everything, and the new WeirWolf is no exception to this rule. Its added transitional knobs make the tread more tightly packed and less suited to muddy trails (we'd recommend the Moto Raptor or Wolverine 1.95 for these conditions). On most trails, however, the new WeirWolf offers a remarkable improvement. Weir himself says it's the best tyre he has ever ridden."
Mt Tam looms behind WTB marketing manager Dain Zaffke – nice way to spend lunchtime, eh?
According to Weir, the new WeirWolf has been a work in progress for a while. WTB felt that the tyre worked great in its current design, but seemed hard for the non aggressive user to feel confident riding.
"The WeirWolf is built on confidence: the more you push the tyre, the harder it grips," Weir told BikeRadar. "What made it hard for some is the uncomfortable float zone at moderate lean angles; this is what we changed.
"We went from four knobs to three on the side and stepped them to increase working directional edges," he added. "The stage three side knobs have almost removed the moderate lean angle float and still kept its progressive grip under heavy force in a turn."
The new WeirWolf will be available in UST – the Mavic open-source tubeless bead standard – and Tubeless Compatible System (TCS). Several WeirWolf models will be available, including WTB's lightweight Race casing with a UST bead and a Team FR version with TCS plus a puncture resistant nylon shield that WTB call 'Inner Peace'.
The 2010 WeirWolf 2.3 Team FR will cost US$60 and will be available this autumn. Target weight is approximately 700g.
Dissent 2.3
The Dissent 2.5 was introduced in 2007 to moderate success. According to Zaffke, the tyre excelled in hardpack conditions but its tightly packed tread was overwhelmed in mixed, loose conditions.
"Throughout the 2008 season we worked with several World Cup downhillers to refine the Dissent and make it a more versatile downhill tyre," he said. "The Dissent 2.3 – with its opposing direction tread pattern – is the result.
"We introduced this 2.3 version last fall and it has been enormously popular. The new tread pattern works exactly the way we hoped: the deep channel between crown and side knobs and more open knob configuration pierces soft soils and holds firm in a hard lean."
WTB is booting out the old Dissent 2.5 and replacing it with the wider version of the 2.3. "We're expecting this tyre to be a big hit in a wide variety of conditions from the North Shore to the loose pumice slopes of Mammoth," Zaffke said.
"And of course, the Dissent is the official tyre of the Whistler Bike Park, so it will work damn fine there." The Dissent 2.3 line will retail from US$25-$60 (depending on version) and will be available in late autumn 2009.
Vulpine SL 1.9 Race
Designed by Slate with input from cross-country racer (and current leader of the American Pro XC Tour) Max Plaxton, the 400g Vulpine SL 1.9 Race tyre is built for speed and is one of the lightest on the market.
"I've used the Vulpine on my backyard pump track for the last three years," Weir said. "It rolls like a gangster but doesn't have the best off-camber performance.
"The Vulpine SL may look small, but it has a really good side lug profile," he added. "The SL has a more ski-edge style side bite, which is the kind of thing you want in a fast rolling, loose-ass cross-country weenie tyre (laughs)! I think the SL has what it takes to be competitive in the cross-country light tyre market.
"We've tried all kinds of WTB and other brands of tyres on the pump track," he said. "So far the Vulpine SL has been the fastest rolling."
Weir doing laps at his Novato, California pump track
As Weir said, WTB sometimes doesn't initially know what the people want in a certain tyre tread, but he knows what he and his fellow riders want. He just hopes it's all one in the same.
Featuring WTB's DNA rubber compound with minimal centre tread, mid-sized transition knobs and raised outside knobs with added corner shelf tread, the Vulpine SL is best for cornering in hardpack to loamy surfaces. It will retail for US$50 and will be available in late autumn.
New saddles
WTB is introducing a new saddle for 2010, the Valcon, and making tweaks and enhancements to its popular Rocket V model, a favourite of endurance junkie Zaffke.
The new WTB Valcon racing saddle – not quite finished
New and/or redesigned WTB saddles for 2010
Freedom asphalt brand
At the start of the decade, WTB started a cycle commuter brand called Freedom, with a percentage of sales going towards supporting agencies like Safe Routes to School, Marin County Bicycle Coalition, America Bikes and Rails-to-Trails.
Since the mid 1980s, WTB have been actively involved with bicycle access and advocacy. In 2005, WTB's sister non-profit organisation Transportation Alternatives for Marin, with the Marin County Bicycle Coalition, initiated a federal transportation bill that included US$712 million in programmes like Safe Routes to School.
For 2010, the Freedom brand is expanding to include more saddles, tyres and grips which will be distributed through independent bicycle dealers via Quality Bicycle Products, one of the largest bicycle component and accessory distributors in the world.
The Cruz and Thickslick tyres are two standouts in the line, designed for daily urban use. Brand manager Marcus Vyvyan makes his commute from San Francisco to Mill Valley via the Golden Gate Bridge, and understands the need for affordable and reliable commuter gear.
"For the past few years we've worked with companies like Raleigh, Norco, Rocky Mountain and some others with getting Freedom products specced on production models," he told BikeRadar. "Now we're expanding into the aftermarket, and we'd like to see more non-cyclists get into bicycling as often as possible."
Freedom's tyre line uses what Vyvyan calls "Urban Armor Casing" and a DuraStrip, an anti-puncture belt composed of crushed Kevlar. The yellow DuraStrip shows through after repeated skidding, creating a patchwork effect, especially on the Racine and Thickslick tyres.
Three rims – the Racine Elite, Ryder23 and Tunnel Top – offer a full range of 700c and 26-inch options for trekking, commuter and fixed-gear messenger riders.
The Freedom line includes eight saddles, ranging from the 140mm wide x 275mm long 260g Racine Elite saddle to the 189mm wide x 262mm long 550g Urbane Comfort saddle. For more information, visit www.freedombicycle.com.
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Is anyone familiar with an abandoned haunted house located on Perkensville Dr. in Boone? I have seen posts all over the internet and I am curious if anyone had any experience with it. Apparently it burnt down in 2003 so we are out of luck now. It would be interesting to hear your about any experiences there.
This is what I have been able to dig up about this location:
"You will have to look hard for the house as is it hidden by treesand has grown over. It is said that this house is so haunted, you`re guaranteed to experience something every time you go no matter what time of the day or night.the owner died from an undetermined cause and he is the one that haunts this house.Footsteps are what has been reported, as well as an angry banging on the upper floor. It is an angry and forboding house, so use caution!"
Haunted Location: Perkinsville Dr Boone, NC
Is anyone familiar with an abandoned haunted house located on Perkensville Dr. in Boone? I have seen posts all over the internet and I am curious if anyone had any experience with it. Apparently it burnt down in 2003 so we are out of luck now. It would be interesting to hear your about any experiences there.
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- hollie October 17, 2009 at 6:03 PM
I visited this house several times, both during the day and at night. The growth of the exterior plant life and weeds made a spooky first impression. It was definitely creepy but plagued by spirits? not so sure.
There was a chalk outline of a body on the floor in the living room but there is no way to know if someone drew that after the house was abandoned. Several things still remained in the house. Furniture, a television, all the kitchen appliances. It seemed this man didn't have anyone interested in cleaning out this house.
On one of my day time visit, we discovered an upstairs bedroom that was painted a muted pepto bismal pink. In that bedroom there was a strange black soot that ran down from the corners of the rooms. I remember feeling very uneasy when I was left staring at the walls. By the time I realized I was alone, my companions had already reached the car. The trip through the house back to the car by myself was not fun!
The house was ordered condemned by the Town of Boone and burned, most likely to prevent young people like ourselves from disturbing the property further..
- Michael October 29, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Hi! My name is Michael Renegar. I am the author of ROADSIDE REVENANTS AND OTHER NORTH CAROLINA GHOSTS AND LEGENDS. I attended App State 1987-1992.
Several of the stories in my book are from the Boone/Blowing Rock/Valle Crucis area. I lived in haunted East Hall, and investigated and researched that, Coffey, IG Greer, etc... on campus, as well as Howard's Knob, Cone Manor, and St. John's. The stories of a suicidal priest hanging himself out at that church, by the way, are patently false. Rev. Skiles died of Consumption in Linville.
Anyway, found your site, and wanted to talk with you. My email is firstname.lastname@example.com. We are Camel City Spirit Seekers. Would love to hear from you... Will email you at some point. Ghost Walk tonight at Coffey Hall. I won't be able to attend, but the organizer seems really cool...
- the.indie.image November 29, 2009 at 8:28 PM
I graduated from App in 2004 and had been to the Perkinsville rd house several times at night and once during the day. I was always too uneasy to go in at night but my friends heard lots of weird noises and banging while they were inside. Once they were in a room and said that it sounded like someone had dropped something very large on the floor above their heads. I don't believe in ghosts, but it certainly always freaked us out when we went:-) I always regretted not going back and documenting the house in pictures before it burned. sad.
- David January 4, 2011 at 7:42 AM
I came across this page just searching,are you guys doing any current investigations? Myself and a couple of my friends have been trying to get involved with a local group. We have recently been working on the old hospital in banner elk and the switzerland inn in spruce pine and we have been exploring some more historic places in the area. feel free to contact me at email@example.com
- Anonymous April 5, 2011 at 10:55 AM
Someone said that this house has since burnt down and can no longer be found. I don't know if it's true, but I go to App currently and no one has mentioned this house.
- Anonymous April 13, 2012 at 10:59 AM
I am currently a senior at App and I am graduating this May. This past year, I lived off of Perkinsville Dr. in the East Village apartments right behind the Autozone. I was wondering if anyone knows where this house once stood on Perskinsville Dr. I pass an empty lot everyday that only has a set of stone steps and I am wondering if this is where the house once stood. I also want to know if my apartment complex was built on the property where the house once stood. That would be really interesting.


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Wow - isn't that a great picture! What was it about? Well the trailer soon sold it totally...
Exciting eh?
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Ah Torchwood - finally you limp through to a wet, predictable finale. One good thing about it is that the declining viewers this year make it unlikely you will come back. That is a good thing after the dismal effort you made this year!"
I stuck to the end in the stupid hope that it would come to a satisfying conclusion. Sadly, it instead opted for a giant vagina in the middle of the earth (which, bizarrely, none of the sub-dwelling races in Who ever knew about), and a shambles of an idea as to what makes Jack immortal. Oh, not forgetting the over sentimental, wishy washy, "Would you just get on with it already" sub-story with Gwen's family.
Throw in a few pointless characters (Kitzinger and Danes - I mean, what the heck were they for? Really? No point at all to their characters, or the time spent in episodes with them).
If Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who, then 'Torchwood Miracle Day' is an anagram of 'A Dam Too Cliched Worry' - which is apt as it is a worry that this cliche ridden garbage will ever come back.
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I thought it was as bad as the preceding 9 episodes were. Absolute rubbish with an ending packed with the wishy-washy sentimentalist claptrap that sullied the RTD years of Doctor Who. Predictable, and nonsensical all at once - bad guys who are kind enough to explain everything, and even kinder to let the good guys do their little rants, rather than just simply shooting Oswald in the face as he is unbuttoning his coat (which took him a fair bit of time, yet they just let him do suspicious things???), then pop Gwen in the face, and pin the mortal Jack down and carting him away (think about it, the whole scene over the big earth-vagina made no sense from start to finish, including the actions on the other side of the earth). Don't even get me started on Jack's blood. Or the fact that in all the history of Who, and all the subterranean races encountered, a giant vagina in the earth has never been noticed??!?!?!
Characters which had no purpose or point, played up in early epsiodes as though they were important (Oswald and Kitzinger), wasting a good few hours on crap that goes nowhere - the whole story would have fit better into 3 episodes.
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The feeling I got watching this series of Torchwood was akin to that I got watching shows such as Scrubs and Frasier in the final years, when they were a pale imitation of their former selves, and you pray for cancellation before it sullies your memories of the show as a whole.
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Sunday, June 7, 2015
Girls, girls, girls!
I have been really inspired lately to paint some girls with some new backgrounds and using up some backgrounds that have been waiting for something to be added. Here are some of what was added:
I never really loved this background. I used a paper towel for texture but it always looked a bit rough to me. Now I really love it.
I like how the expression came out on this one. You never know how they will turn out. This one will likely get some words added later.
Initially the background was competing with her dress, I added some cream oil stick around her and I really like how she glows.
A week or so ago I had posted some Flower Girls on Facebook that were inspired by Juliette Crane. Here they are:
They are framed side by side in my room. Fun to have some of my art hanging up.
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I credit Notre Dame Children's Class, a Montessori school on the North Shore of Boston, with giving me all of my opportunities to begin my work as a writer at just barely seven years old. I can also credit them with providing the journals in which all of my early writing work remains. In the last days of my twenties, I unearthed these journals, kept from kindergarten through second grade. The majority of the material in my early work was written in 1989, and I would be lying if I said that I don't take a great deal of pride in having begun my own writing career the same year that Madonna released her Like A Prayer album.
One year prior, while Madonna was writing songs with Patrick Leonard and Stephen Bray for Like A Prayer, I was telling stories that were being transcribed by teachers and teachers' assistants into my first journal. Many of the journal entries from this time involved pictures that we were assigned to draw followed by short compositions that we dictated to a teacher or TA who then wrote down our "stories". Sometimes they were poems, including haikus, or answers to hypothetical questions that were presented in pictures and stories. None of my transcribed work was mind-blowing, but the ones I'm most fond of are relatively clever and witty—at least for a first grader. I did very little "writing" that Fall, but I did do lots of storytelling. My words, as written by others, were clearly, hilariously, in the same voice that I have been writing in ever since.
Below are my favorite transcriptions from what I consider the first year of my artistic career: 1988.
September 30th, 1988
(Note: I JUST learned this was written the same day that Elvira: Mistress of the Dark opened in theaters nationwide!)
"Fall gives me
The feeling that Halloween is going to be
The night of horror,
The feeling that there are going to be
Ghosts like deadly demons,
And trick-or-treating."
October 17th, 1988
"Once there was a bunch of kittens who went to have a Halloween party in the graveyard. They got dressed up and decorated but, while they were having a Halloween party, a mean old witch came. She saw them from way way up high. She wanted to turn them all into one cat to fly on the broom with her. Then the cats went up to her and said, "We will have a Halloween war. If you win, you can turn us all into one cat. If we win, then we can have all your magic powers." Then the cats won, and took all her powers and turned her into a stone tombstone. And the cats went on with their Halloween party."
October 28th, 1988
"Freddy Kruger (sic)
Scratching for blood, scaring people, tasting blood
Stabbing with his fingers
Like knives
Deadly scratcher"
November 7th, 1988
"Once a little boy named Jason got a pop-up book. It was all about birds. He saw a red-winged black bird in the book. It was standing on a hill. He then imagined that it was not in a pop-up book, but it was real. Then he imagined that it flew right out of the book. It flew all over the house. Jason tried to catch it, but it flew out the window. The boy couldn't believe his eyes. Then he saw a feather on the floor. Nobody knows why he saw a feather on the floor. It was a giant mystery. Nobody knows what happened. It could have been a real bird."
November 14th, 1988
"I am thankful for the taste of turkey, not raw but delicious;
The sound of birds in the Audobon Sanctuary in the afternoon;
The feel of cotton balls;
The smell of my mother's homemade chocolate chip cookies;
The sight of humming birds because they hum with their wings softly and gracefully."
November 17th, 1988
(This appeared on the opposite page from a watercolor I made of a rainbow in the shape of the sun....the drawing is nowhere near as funny as this is.)
"Colorful Sun
Beautiful! Gorgeous! Marvelous! Totally fabulous! Thrilling!
Colors of red, orange, green, and blue.
Shines in the sun. Sparkles too!
Like a colorful, beautiful bird.
Most animals think that it is just gorgeous.
I think it's marvelous!"
December 1st, 1988
(On the opposite page were four magic marker drawings, visual answers to "When I'm..." questions that inspired this particularly amusing transcription of answers from what must have seemed a very odd child!)
"When I'm dreamy I feel like getting married to Mae West.
When I'm frightened I feel like I'm locked in a room with the exorcist.
When I'm jealous I feel like the wicked queen on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
When I'm grateful I feel like Nintendo fell from the sky right into my house."


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Originally their league match with Consett was cancelled as Redheugh had three players on County Cup duty with the Durham FA Youth team.
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