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Molotov's for Humpty Dumpty by Aaron Philip Clark
April 24, 2011 Jason Michel	2 Comments
Recently I came across a novel by Marc Blatte entitled, Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed. After hearing the author discuss his book on NPR's (National Public Radio) Weekend Edition radio show a while back, I decided to investigate the novel for myself. A rather catchy title, Blatte's novel had been categorized as "Hip-Hop Noir." Yet, what I imagined "Hip-Hop Noir" to be was not quite Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed, instead I found his novel to be a kind of farce, in which the characters were more like amalgamations of every urban stereotype imaginable. They were like crude drawings, stick figures that lacked depth and soul. Blatte used terms like "ghetto thug" and "punk-ass" in descriptions and dialogue in an effort to add authenticity to the fictional landscape, but it only overpowered the rather middling prose.
I consider myself to be a true fan of the noir genre and well-versed in the many facets, troupes and traditions. I'm also a fan of hip-hop and still hold such albums as Nas' "It Was Written," "Things Fall Apart" by The Roots, and more recently Lupe Fiasco's "The Cool" as superb works of art. In many respects, I learned how to craft sharp, witty dialogue from the rhymesayers of my youth. Nas' lyrics have always sounded as if they were ripped out of some noir flick just waiting to be made. I remember him describing a man as "short—a few inches north of a dwarf," or even Lupe Fiasco, who examines the trappings of wealth (via metaphor) by describing an encounter with a mysterious dame, stating "The sound of the motor, the only revin' (reverend) you confess to/ I see it all in the eyes of the girl I'm next to/ I asked her, "Where we going?"/ And she just told me "Pleasure"/ Hands on the wheel and heel on the accelerator." Gritty stories of gangsters, dirty cops, femme fatales, and crooked governments have existed in both noir and hip-hop. But I've come to the conclusion that books like Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed is helping to perpetuate the prevailing idea that noir fiction is filled with one-dimensional characters—the idea that if you meet one detective, you've met them all, or more specifically, if you meet one drug dealing lover of hip-hop, you've met them all.
But with the success of "Street Lit" or "Hip Hop Lit," it's become increasingly difficult to sell authentic noir titles that are set in urban environments to major publishing houses. After sending out a wave of query letters to agents and publishers for my most recent novel The Science Of Paul, I received responses asking if my novel would be considered "Street Lit," and if I'd be willing to "infuse the dialogue with more slang, or street talk." How did it come to this? If the protagonist is African-American and the story is set in a major city, preferably one that is overrun with drugs and crime, then somehow it gets pushed into the "Street Lit" category. "Street Lit" has its place, but not every African-American writer that tells stories of brazen and hardened characters with criminal pasts is writing a "Street Lit" novel.
Authentic noir is gritty; the stories typically contain some element of crime and the dialogue is punchy and stimulating. But most importantly, the stories inspire the reader to think beyond the page. It encourages the reader to question humanity on a primal level and to ask central questions, like: Why are some people so hell-bent on causing harm to others? Why is crime such an integral part of our society? And what is the true meaning of justice? Yet novels like Mr. Blatte's and countless others don't ask these types of questions. In fact, they seem to avoid the very concepts and themes that make noir resonate with its readers.
In the modernization of the noir genre, elements of street life and urban culture naturally have become part of the fictional tapestry, but are publishers even aware of the distinctions between noir and "Street Lit"? In Blatte's case, Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed is really just "Street Lit" with a higher diction. And Blatte, who believes he successfully captures the voice of urban culture in his novel, attributes his knack for street slang to his time spent in hip-hop clubs while starting a record label. But what would Raymond Chandler, Ross MacDonald and Dashiell Hammett say if they saw the genre they loved so dearly being reduced to novels with purple prose, questionable dialogue, clichéd plot lines and a dearth of character development, all in the name of authenticity? I venture to say they'd feel the same way I do—embittered.
Author Gar Anthony Haywood, who has received critical acclaim for his noir series featuring private investigator, Aaron Gunner, stated in an online post that it took three years to get one of his latest books, All the Lucky Ones Are Dead published, despite the success of his previous books in the "Aaron Gunner series". This is unfortunately becoming more common as the publishing industry continues to suffer from the effects of the recession. Publishers have become much more selective when it comes to their title choices, even for those authors contributing to a successful series. This has forced many budding novelists to turn to self-publishing with the hope that their bare bones marketing strategies will translate into sales, and they'll get the attention of major publishing houses. But even seasoned authors are finding it difficult to attract the attention of major publishers; therefore, small press publishers have become ever more desirable to authors with a few titles already under their belts, leaving freshman novelists lacking the credentials easily lost in the fray.
So what's a noir writer to do? In an industry where debut noir novels are being ignored by the major publishing houses, the consummate writer must carve a niche and literally sit in it. This is the time to experiment, to explore, to integrate various genres within noir, and to launch new sub-genres, like the "Tart Noir" sub-genre that emerged in 2001. It's time to separate noir from the traditions of the past and to take bold steps forward. The challenge will be to craft novels that the Black Mask Boys would be proud of, while avoiding the pitfalls of the current trends and the demands of the languishing publishing industry.
AARON PHILIP CLARK is a native of Los Angeles, CA. He is a novelist, poet, and half of the spoken word/jazz duo Soul Phuziomati. Clark has worked in the film industry as a scriptwriter and documentary film producer. He currently teaches screenwriting and English in North Carolina. His first novel is THE SCIENCE OF A PAUL: A Novel of Crime (New Pulp Press).
For more on the SCIENCE OF PAUL and New Pulp Press visit www.newpulppress.com.
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2 thoughts on "Molotov's for Humpty Dumpty by Aaron Philip Clark"
Pete Risley says:
You raise a lot of interesting and vexing issues here, Aaron, too many to respond to in a comment post. I'll say this: I think that much of the pigeonholing of crime fiction into various sub-genres these days is about tying written works to trends in 'media' products, movies, TV or music, in an effort to hype them to a large audience that's not primarily interested in written fiction. The 'Street Lit,' 'Hip-Hop Lit' or 'Urban Fiction' sub-genre seems to be about pitching a sideline of written works to the moneymaking category of hip-hop music, sometimes in works authored or co-authored by musical performers (Mr. Blatte, in contrast, is a popular songwriter who's mostly worked outside the category).
I agree that hip-hop music varies a great deal in quality and some of it is very worthwhile. I also feel that the fixed association between African-American culture and crime that's heavily propagated by the corporate media, and often pitched these days in works with supposed hip-hop flavoring – and, often made fantastically lurid and stereotype-ridden partly out of a false concept of 'authenticity' favored mostly by people who live far away from the harsh settings of such works, and partly as a politically-useful manipulation of public opinion – should be countered and critiqued, and not just by African-American writers.
As you suggest, there could be different approaches to this. Obviously, one would be to offer more realistic depictions in crime fiction, under whatever heading. But perhaps another would be to attempt to subvert the nonsense and slurs from within that hyped sub-genre of 'Street Lit.' I'm not very familiar with the category thus far, but I hope and expect there are writers who wish to do the latter.
Aaron Philip Clark says:
I agree. I do believe there are writers operating in the 'Steet Lit' genre who are attempting to write some quality stuff. Unfortunately, I'm seeing more and more 'writers' who have figured out that pumping out a few tales of the hood will generate some kind of revenue. It's those titles that seem to be choking out a lot of quality novels by African-American authors. The 'African-American' section at some of the chain bookstores are filled with them. What I find disheartening is that while 'Street Lit' and Black Erotica titles are plentiful in chain bookstores, it's hard to find titles from the Harlem Renaissance or even a little Zora Neale Hurston. I guess my hope is that the classics don't disappear.

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Home NCAA Randy Edsall Has Maryland's Debt To Thank For His Job Security
Randy Edsall Has Maryland's Debt To Thank For His Job Security
DJ Dunson
Let's be real for a minute. In today's world of high stakes college football, Randy Edsall would be out the door after his first two seasons sent the Terps program spiraling downwards. Ralph Friedgen won 10 games in his final season. The success that James Franklin has had at Vanderbilt while Edsall has failed to qualify for a bowl game, or even win 10 games in two seasons in addition to the mass player exodus has only compounded the situation. Fortunately, Edsall has Maryland's debt to thank for his job security.
According to the Washington Post, the Maryland athletic department is $21 million in debt and will remain in the red until at least 2017. Edsall's buyout is $8 million, and the program owes the ACC money to pay off thie $52 million conference exit fee. so he's Terps fans are likely stuck with him for a few more years.
Via Washington Post:
The commission found that the Maryland athletic department operated at a deficit of more than $21 million for the past academic year because of two reasons: "past financial decisions" that led to continuing debt and the ACC's withholding of roughly $15 million in revenue. The conference began withholding the revenue last year as part of its efforts to collect a $52 million exit fee from the school, which maintains that the fee is illegal.
According to the report, the university has loaned the athletic department — which has a goal of being self-sufficient — upwards of $21 million to overcome the deficit, with additional loans of $20 million potentially required if the ACC continues to withhold revenue. The loans are funded by the university's Non-State Auxiliary Funds, which are collected from school-run programs such as parking tickets and dining services, according to a university spokesman.


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Q: word/pair list using dictionaries and strings I am unsure how to complete this problem in python 3.x.x
Define a function wordsD that takes one parameter:
1. text, a string
text contains sentences with words separated by spaces
and ending in periods.
The function returns a dictionary of
word/sentenceList pairs, where word is each distinct
word in the text and sentenceList is the list of
sentence indices the word appear in.
Note: your code is insensitive to case lettering
for example
if text='I say what I mean. I mean what I say. i do."
function returns
{'i":[0,1,2],'say':[0,1],'what':[0,1],'mean':[0,1],'do':[2]}

A: You can use collections.defaultdict here:
>>> from collections import defaultdict
>>> text= "I say what I mean. I mean what I say. i do."
#  convert the text to lower-case and split at `'.'` to get the sentences.
>>> sentences = text.lower().split('.')
>>> dic = defaultdict(set)       #sets contain only unique iteme
for i,sen in enumerate(sentences): #use enumerate to get the sentence as well as index
    for word in sen.split():       #split the sentence at white-spaces to get words
        dic[word].add(i)

>>> dic
defaultdict(<type 'set'>,
{'i': set([0, 1, 2]),
 'do': set([2]),
 'say': set([0, 1]),
 'what': set([0, 1]),
 'mean': set([0, 1])})

Using a normal dict:
>>> dic = {}
for i,sen in enumerate(sentences):
    for word in sen.split():
        dic.setdefault(word,set()).add(i)
...
>>> dic
{'i': set([0, 1, 2]),
 'do': set([2]),
 'say': set([0, 1]),
 'what': set([0, 1]),
 'mean': set([0, 1])}

Without enumerate:
>>> dic = {}
>>> index = 0
for sen in sentences:
    for word in sen.split():
        dic.setdefault(word,set()).add(index)
    index += 1
...
>>> dic
{'i': set([0, 1, 2]), 'do': set([2]), 'say': set([0, 1]), 'what': set([0, 1]), 'mean': set([0, 1])}

A: For some reason people often ask how to do this without defaultdict
>>> text= "I say what I mean. I mean what I say. i do."
>>> sentences = text.lower().split('.')
>>> dic = {}
>>> for i, sen in enumerate(sentences):
...     for word in sen.split():
...         if word not in dic:         # you just need these
...             dic[word] = set()       # two extra lines
...         dic[word].add(i)
...
>>> dic
{'i': set([0, 1, 2]), 'do': set([2]), 'say': set([0, 1]), 'what': set([0, 1]), 'mean': set([0, 1])}

If you really want lists, here is one modification to do it
>>> text= "I say what I mean. I mean what I say. i do."
>>> sentences = text.lower().split('.')
>>> dic = {}
>>> for i, sen in enumerate(sentences):
...     for word in sen.split():
...         if word not in dic:
...             dic[word] = [i]
...         elif dic[word][-1] != i:     # this prevents duplicate entries
...             dic[word].append(i)
...
>>> dic
{'i': [0, 1, 2], 'do': [2], 'say': [0, 1], 'what': [0, 1], 'mean': [0, 1]}

If you're not even allowed to use enumerate
>>> text= "I say what I mean. I mean what I say. i do."
>>> sentences = text.lower().split('.')
>>> dic = {}
>>> i = -1
>>> for sen in sentences:
...     i += 1
...     for word in sen.split():
...         if word not in dic:
...             dic[word] = [i]
...         elif dic[word][-1] != i:     # this prevents duplicate entries
...             dic[word].append(i)
...
>>> dic
{'i': [0, 1, 2], 'do': [2], 'say': [0, 1], 'what': [0, 1], 'mean': [0, 1]}

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Mary Catharine Head
Recommend Mary's obituary to your friends
Obituary of Mary Catharine Head
Head, Mary Catharine
Peacefully at Victoria Hospital with her children by her side, on Thursday January 20, 2022, Mary Head (nee: O'Sullivan) of Lambeth in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Tom Head (2015). Loving and devoted mother of Cathy Lang, Janice Beehler (Ed deceased 2021), Tom Head (Wendy), Dan Head (Bev) and Julie Rynen (George). Predeceased by her son Peter (1950) and daughter in law Bonnie Head (2010). Proud Nana of Mike Lang (Melanie), Mark Lang (Victoria) Mary Catharine Burke (Jeff), Christina Beehler, Katie Beehler, Adam Beehler (Reva), Thomas C. Head, Lindsay Smith (Logan), Jenn Lemesurier (Kyle), Jake Head (Lindsay) Jonathan Rynen (Natalia), Matthew Rynen (Amanda), Brent Rynen (Amber) and 16 great-grandchildren.
In 1952 Mary came to Canada with her husband, a box of his tools, a needle and thread and a toddler on her hip. She raised 5 children on every corner of this country, from Edmonton to Halifax, built houses and turned them into homes. She watched her children raise their children, and her grandchildren do the same. She built an army all her own, from nothing. She was a pillar of strength, loved with every fiber of her being and had the patience of an angel. Her sweet accent sounded like music, but she had a tenaciousness that was unmatched. She was much more than a family matriarch, more than the glue, she made our family into a beautiful tapestry. She sewed us together, each patch a different pattern, colour and texture, but she made it all work. Once you were sewn in there was no removing you. Her family was too precious, her loved ones too dear. She has now joined the love of her life dancing as angels to Vera Lynn.
Thank you to the staff at Ashwood Manor for the care you gave her and making her feel at home. Thank you also to Reverend Darrell Shaule for his support at the hospital throughout this difficult time. Due to the Covid19 pandemic there will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place. A private Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery on Friday, February 4, 2022, will be followed by a Celebration of Life for family and friends at the Lambeth Legion, 7097 Kilbourne Rd. London on February 4th from 1-4pm. Because of her love of animals, donations to The London Humane Society gratefully acknowledged www.hslm.ca. On-line condolences are available through www.mcfarlane-roberts.ca. McFarlane & Roberts Funeral Home, Lambeth, 519-652-2020 in care of arrangements.
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by Arthur D. Howard
Author: Arthur D. Howard
Publisher: University of California Press; Pages Stained edition (August 9, 1979)
Category: Americas
Subcategory: History
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Series: California Natural History Guides (Book 43. This brief introduction to the geologic history of the Bay Area and beyond is impressive. The author is a distinguished geologist and geomorphologist, retired from Stanford
Series: California Natural History Guides (Book 43. The author is a distinguished geologist and geomorphologist, retired from Stanford. He writes in a clear, direct style, avoids professional jargon, and clearly knows the area in detail. These are, old-fashioned maps, and their only flaw is being presented in a reduced format that's hard for these old eyes to read.
California Natural History Guides by. Arthur David Howard. Other books in the series. California Natural History Guides (1 - 10 of 94 books). Books by Arthur David Howard. Mor. rivia About Geologic History.
by. Howard, Arthur David, 1906-1986.
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The California Geological Survey, previously known as the California Division of Mines and Geology, is the California state geologic agency. Although it was not until 1880 that the California State Mining Bureau, predecessor to the California Geological Survey, was established, the "roots" of California's state geological survey date to an earlier time.
Field Guide to Beetles of California (California Natural History Guides). Arthur V. Evans, James N. Hogue. Download (djvu, 1. 0 Mb) Donate Read.
California Geologic History Why do Sierra Nevada look this way? Alabama Hills Introduction California s geologic history is very complex, most of the state did not exist as a coherent piece of the earth. 1 California Geologic History. 2. 3 Why do Sierra Nevada look this way?
Bibliography of the Sierra Nevada. The following is a bibliography of the Sierra Nevada of California, United States, including books on recreation, natural history, and human history
Bibliography of the Sierra Nevada. The following is a bibliography of the Sierra Nevada of California, United States, including books on recreation, natural history, and human history. Yosemite & The Southern Sierra Nevada: A Complete Guide, Including Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Death Valley & Mammoth Lakes (Great Destinations), by David T. Page, ISBN 978-1-58157-077-9, 2008.
California Geologic History Simplified and related to the Monterey Bay and Canyon Formation Part 1 Introduction  The earth is very old – . billion years old  Most of California of relatively new  The mountains are still changing, and most features are very young (geologically)-only a fe. . billion years old  Most of California of relatively new  The mountains are still changing, and most features are very young (geologically)-only a few million years old.  The earth's solid surface (crust) is active and broken into pieces called.
With the discovery of gold in 1848, thousands of prospectors poured into California. When it came time to create a state, the new residents wanted to make sure. The first Spanish missionaries arrived in California in the 1700s, but California didn't become a . In 1850 California became the 31st state, and is now the third largest state behind Alaska and Texas.
Howard, Arthur D. Geologic History of Middle California. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979. Historic San Francisco: A Concise History and Guide. San Francisco: Heritage House Publishers, 2003
Howard, Arthur D. Disaster by the Bay. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2003. Jenkins, Olaf . ed. Geologic Guidebook of the San Francisco Bay Counties. San Francisco: Heritage House Publishers, 2003. 553. 0. Published: 2005.
Only recently has the astonishing modern theory of moving crustal plates enabled us to understand fully how the picturesque landscape of the San Francisco Bay Region and its surrounding areas has come into existence. In this book Howard tells the dramatic story, illustrated by clear, graphic sequential drawings: the continual remaking of the earth's surface on a time scale so immense human minds can scarcely grasp it.
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The maps are fantastic, and really give you a good idea of how this part of California came together. We learned that Santa Cruz's Ben Lomond Mountain, plus the Gabilan range plus the Big Sur/Santa Lucia range were at one time part of the channel island chain. They were part of the Pacific Plate that crashed into the North American Plate. At first the Pacific Plate was slipping under the NA plate, creating a chain of volcanoes in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Then the Pacific Plate started moving to the Northeast, at which point subduction slowed and uplift began. It was during this uplift period that the three islands crashed into North America and formed the Central Valley, Salinas Valley, Monterey Bay, and the San Francisco Bay.
I also discovered that the Sand Hills of the Santa Cruz mountains were once the river bed of an ancient outlet for the Central Valley, probably exiting through the Pajaro Valley, before uplift closed off that part of the coastline.
The maps are extremely well drawn and the only drawback is that the book is so small, you need a magnifying glass to really appreciate the author's artwork.
I find the entire study very comforting for the future, because it gives you an idea of how our present geography is just a brief snapshot of a vast process by which the state of California is gradually being carried away by the Pacific Plate, and will one day form an Island or Isthmus-- breaking away from the continent at the Eastern Sierra, from the Gulf of California at least up to Lake Tahoe. One day, Lake Tahoe will be the northernmost bay of an inland sea reaching up from Baja California, and Reno will be beachfront property! Best of all, there is NOTHING we humans can do to either stop the process or even slow it down.
If you live in any part of Central California, this book is essential to understanding our geography.
Lamranilv
This book is easy to understand. The illustrations make it easier to understand the changes that have happened in middle California for the past 200 million years.
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This brief introduction to the geologic history of the Bay Area and beyond is impressive. The
author is a distinguished geologist and geomorphologist, retired from Stanford. He writes in a clear, direct style, avoids professional jargon, and clearly knows the area in detail. One of the best features is a series of hand-drawn block diagrams illustrating the landscape of the study area as it changes over time. These are marvelously-detailed, old-fashioned maps, and their only flaw is being presented in a reduced format that's hard for these old eyes to read.
The guide, published in 1979, is out of print, but readily and inexpensively available. Fits comfortably in a jacket pocket or car door. My expertise in California geology is limited, but I don't think anything here will seriously mislead you, even 30+ years on. And there's nothing else available that covers this whole region: Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region (California Natural History Guides) covers just the immediate Bay Area. Recommended.
Google Books has an extended preview; link in first comment.
Happy reading--
Peter D. Tillman
Consulting Geologist, Arizona and New Mexico (USA)
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DE Kyle Moore, the sixth USC defender drafted this weekend, now has an optimal chance to make a name for himself in Tampa…Plus, Josh Freeman and his fellow rookies get their jersey numbers, and more
DE Kyle Moore was one of the keys to USC's outstanding defensive success in 2008
The last time the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted a defensive end, before this past weekend, that man was the very first defensive player of the board. The Buccaneers picked Clemson's Gaines Adams with the fourth overall pick in 2007, after one quarterback, one receiver and one offensive tackle had been chosen.
When the Buccaneers next picked an end – USC's Kyle Moore in the fourth round on Sunday – he was the sixth defensive player drafted…off his own team.
You will not be surprised to learn that the Trojans' defense finished second in the nation in yards allowed in 2008 and first in scoring allowed, holding opponents to a mere nine points per game. The unit was best known for its rangy, playmaking linebackers, three of whom appeared together on the cover of Sports Illustrated shortly before the draft.
And indeed, Brian Cushing, Clay Matthews and Rey Maualuga, the SI cover subjects, were all off the board by pick #38. Defensive tackle Fili Moala followed a half-round later and yet another USC linebacker, Kaluka Maiava, was taken near the top of the fourth round.
Finally, 17 picks into Round Four, it was Moore's turn. The Buccaneers had been eyeing Moore since before the draft and actually traded a seventh-round pick to Dallas in order to move up three spots and ensure that they got him. Moore knew Tampa Bay was interested, but he also felt a little lost in the shuffle with all the USC defenders.
"I led the team in sacks and some other things as well," said Moore. "With all the great players I had around me as a defense, I kind of felt I was overshadowed. So that's why I tried to do my best in the Senior Bowl, in Pro Day, in the Combine so somebody would come see me and thank God Tampa Bay did."
Moore did in fact have a USC-best five quarterback sacks last fall, despite the fact that he was often asked to occupy blockers to create lanes for all those blitz-happy linebackers. And he was far from a one-dimensional pass-rusher; the Buccaneers believe he may emerge as an end-tackle swingman who can rush the passer from inside on passing downs.
Moore was also voted USC's "Most Inspirational Player" last year, so he obviously has a very good relationship with his former Trojan teammates. He didn't sound at all bitter about being overshadowed; it was simply a statement of fact. Now, however, Cushing is in Houston, Maualuga's in Cincinnati and Moore has just one team to impress over the next four months, not three. The Buccaneers plan to put him into the battle for the starting left end spot, which was held down by Kevin Carter in 2008.
"In our defense at USC, we played strong call so I played left and right," he said. "It really doesn't matter what position I play on the field in Tampa Bay. Wherever they want me to play that's where I'll play at. It's great to be a Buccaneer right now."
Adams, who had 12.5 sacks as a Clemson senior in 2006, was a starter by midway through his rookie season in Tampa. Moore, even while leading the team, had "just" those five sacks, but that was more about the competition to make plays on USC's star-studded defense.
"That's why the production wasn't that high, because everybody was trying to get to that play," said Moore. "Everybody was trying to make plays. We have so many great players on our defense you had to make your plays when you did because if you didn't make it, there was somebody right behind you to make it. That's why our defense pretty much works."
The Buccaneers will be perfectly happy if Moore brings that same approach to the NFL – hustling to the football on every play has long been a trademark of Tampa Bay's proud defense. If the rookie can earn a significant role on the Bucs' new-look defense in 2009, he won't have to worry about a lack of attention.
Number Five in Your Program
Rookie quarterback Josh Freeman, who wore jersey #1 during his three years at Kansas State, has chosen to make a new start in the NFL. On Tuesday, he and his new team made it official: Freeman will wear #5 as a Buccaneer.
Freeman will have an opportunity to make his mark on that number, in terms of Buccaneer history. The #5 jersey has been worn by several successful Bucs before, but mostly in the punting and placekicking realm. Frank Garcia, the team's punter from 1983-87, wore it for 86 games, and kicker Michael Husted, the second-leading scorer in franchise annals, locked it up from 1993-98. Two additional punters (Larry Swider, Chris Mohr) and two additional kickers (Brian Clark and Mirro Roder) also briefly wore #5, as did wide receiver Courtney Hawkins for five games in 1992 before the NFL took notice and said, 'No, sir.' Hawkins switched to 85 for the rest of his Buc career.
As for quarterbacks, the only Buccaneers to wear #5 before Freeman were Terry Hanratty for four forgettable games in 1976 and Bruce Gradkowski in 2007. Gradkowski had worn #7 while starting 11 games as a rookie in 2006 but gave that number to Jeff Garcia in 2007 and switched to five, though he would start no more games in Tampa.
The decision to match Freeman with #5 led kicker Mike Nugent, who was given that number when he arrived as an unrestricted free agent in March, to switch to #4. The Buccaneers also switched wide receiver Paris Warren from #1 to #83.
Tampa Bay's other five draft choices also have their uniform numbers now. Third-round defensive tackle Roy Miller will be #93, and fellow rookie lineman Kyle Moore will be #94. Fifth-round tackle Xavier Fulton drew jersey #68 while seventh-round cornerback E.J. Biggers will don #31. And seventh-round wide receiver Sammy Stroughter will begin his NFL career as #18.
The Draft Holds Interest
The NFL Draft – as much a part of the spring sports landscape as MLB's opening day, the Masters and the Kentucky Derby – isn't getting any smaller.
Two years ago, a record 38 million viewers tuned in to draft coverage on NFL Network, ESPN and ESPN2. This year's draft topped even that, drawing 39 million NFL addicts. Over the past nine years, interest in the draft, which has never been slight, has burgeoned 66%, when measured in viewers to those telecasts. A total of 23.5 million people tuned in to the 2001 NFL Draft.
The first round of the draft was the weekend's biggest sports spectacle, actually. That drew more eyeballs than the Yankees-Red Sox games on Saturday and Sunday and all NBA and NHL playoff games.


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An artist impression of the new low carbon technology center on Coventry University's Technology Park (Source: FEV Group GmbH/ Coventry University)
International engineering service provider FEV with headquarters in Aachen and Coventry University have signed a 33 million Euro deal to build a clean transport technology center in Coventry that spearheads research into advanced powertrain development over the next decade.
Four state-of-the-art powertrain test cells will allow FEV's and the university's researchers and engineers to test and improve performance and emissions on a range of different powertrain concepts, including hybridized, electric, conventional and alternative fuel-based powertrains.
The new low carbon technology center will open next door to Coventry University's recently-launched National Transport Design Centre (NTDC), creating a cluster of transport-focused research and development facilities on the university's Technology Park.
The new test center represents a significant growth in FEV's presence in the UK through its local engineering operation serving the UK automotive industry with specialist services in powertrain development and an increasing focus on vehicle electrification. FEV already today works closely with a number of UK customers. These leading international names in the automotive and aerospace industries are expected to use the facility to develop cleaner transport technologies, with a significant area of work set to be advanced propulsion systems – a key innovation theme identified in the UK government's industrial strategy.
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Up front in Mets Fan, Dana says he has written a book "for fans of the New York Mets, and for baseball fans everywhere."
It's a benign half-truth. This is a book for us. It's a book for Mets fans. It's a book we deserve. It's a book […]
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Letter: Let's dare to dream big and bold
By Pat Finken
North Dakota has a rich and successful history of using private-public partnerships to invest in infrastructure to drive economic growth and prosperity. Nowhere is that more visible than in the tourism and hospitality industry.
There would be no Norsk Hostfest without a private-public partnership that built the All Seasons Arena. The UND hockey program has a world-class sports and training facility thanks to private investment in the public sector. The Bismarck Event Center, Medora, Ft. Lincoln and Pembina Gorge are just a few more examples where the public and private sectors have come together to enhance and grow our state's tourism economy. The list goes on and on.
In all these cases, the naysayers used many of the same opposition arguments we hear today. In the end though, the visionaries behind these projects prevailed and I doubt you would find many people willing to turn back the clock and surrender these important tourism and quality of life destinations today.
Which brings me to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. I have been involved in the tourism industry in North Dakota since the 1980s. In all these years, I have not seen an opportunity to impact our state's tourism industry like I see in this project.
By far, North Dakota's top attraction is our national park, but it is also one of the least-visited national parks in the country. Adding Teddy Roosevelt's presidential library and museum to the offerings of the national park has the potential to take the park bearing his name to the next level and leverage the kind of economic impact we need and deserve from our state's top attraction.
I am not alone in this opinion. Tourism professionals from across North Dakota have endorsed this project , even when it is not in their backyard. The industry recognizes this project as a giant step forward and serves the best interest of all of us, no matter where we live.
Keep in mind, this is not just a library. It is a tribute to one of history's most important presidents and a president closely linked to our state's history. This library and museum will host Roosevelt's legacy and provide us an opportunity to showcase the inescapable link between North Dakota and Roosevelt.
I also believe the library and museum represents something more than an investment in the tourism industry. It is an investment in ourselves. For too long, the world has seen us as a fly-over state, a second-rate state. Unfortunately, and too often, we see ourselves that way and it's just not true.
Building a presidential library and museum honoring one of our greatest presidents is a coming of age for North Dakota. No more can we say we are not big enough or successful enough. We are a world leader in agriculture and energy, and we are fast becoming the epicenter of the UAS industry. This project is a chance to show the world that North Dakota has arrived, and it is our time.
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A Star is Born: Judy, Gaga or Barbra?
Last time I wrote a very serious post, so time for something a bit lighter I think. Regular followers will know my mum is currently in hospital. She is recovering well however and is quite enjoying being cared for I think, so a bit of respite for me. Having had a lot more time to myself over the last few weeks I've finally been able to catch up with friends who have been sadly neglected of late. Some of these friends have helped me make full use of the benefits attached to my new Student ID card, by joining me on a fair few trips to the local cinema.
Over the last few weeks I have been to see King of Thieves, the true story of the Hatton Garden jewellery heist, The Seagull based on the Anton Chekov play of the same name and The Escape about a stay-at-home mum who seemingly has it all, but is desperately unhappy. On top of that, DD has started working at our local theatre, so courtesy of the "comps" she gets as a perk of the job we also caught a play, a good old fashioned whodunnit in the form of The Case Of The Frightened Lady which seems to be touring the country at the moment. Our blogging buddy Chris over at Movies and Songs 365 would no doubt now write a pretty good review for each of the above but as that's not really this blog's raison d'être, I'll just say that I enjoyed all four for different reasons: a) secret admiration for the Hatton Garden "Over The Hill Mob"; b) an insight into the complex lives of a rich family of writers and actors in pre-revolution Russia; c) sympathy for the woman (excellently played by Gemma Arterton) whose only means of survival was to escape the role she had found herself in, and finally; d) a bit of a throw-back to the entertainment of a bygone age (and none of us actually correctly identified whodunnit, so quite a good puzzler).
This week, the third remake of A Star Is Born starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga was released in cinemas in the UK. The original film of the same name was made in 1937, one I am somewhat unfamiliar with. I am very familiar however with the 1954 remake starring Judy Garland and James Mason as films from this era used to be shown regularly on telly when I was growing up. I lapped them up and at age 12 could probably have appeared on Mastermind citing The Golden Age of Hollywood as my specialist subject. Much of that knowledge has since left me I'm afraid, replaced with music trivia and the essential but boring work-related stuff we accumulate along the way, but watching the newly released version this week, brought the story all back. Here is a clip showing Judy Garland perform The Man That Got Away, probably the most memorable song from the 1954 version.
This new version stuck to the original storyline pretty much like glue, simply updating each scene for the 21st century. There were stadiums, more guitars, the songs were of a rock persuasion, the bars had drag acts and the clothes were a bit grungier, but other than that it's a timeless tale of "boy meets girl", with the backdrop of one career on the way up and the other on the way down. I won't offer up a spoiler by mentioning which is which, because ahead of the film starting to roll the other night, I inadvertently gave the plotline away to the woman sitting next to me, having assumed everyone already knew the story. I apologised and tried to excuse myself by saying the clue is in the title, A Star Is Born, but she still seemed a bit piqued.
Back in 1954, the star in the ascendance was played by Judy Garland. In 2018, that same role was played by Lady Gaga (oops, spoiled it anyway). I must admit, she was barely recognisable at the start of the film, appearing without her trademark heavy makeup and extrovert clothing. This was Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta in the raw without any of the trappings of the Haus of Gaga. Much has been made of the fact that first-time director Bradley Cooper wanted her to audition for the role make-up free, and ahead of her performance produced a few wipes for her to remove it, to ensure authenticity. The irony of course is that the real, or authentic Gaga, is the one with all the stage make-up and costume but hey, it was the unreal Gaga he wanted for the role.
I did enjoy the film despite pretty much knowing (unlike the woman beside me) how each scene would play out and both Bradley and Gaga put in stellar performances. I did expect there to be more standout songs however, as after leaving the cinema I didn't have any earworms and couldn't actually remember much of anything included. It seems the first song released as a single was Shallow which I thought was called Shiloh in the film (must have been their accents), but now it makes sense. An actor I did think quite a lot about after leaving the cinema was the lovely Sam Elliot who played lead character Jackson Maine's long-suffering brother in the movie. If you ever decided to chuck it all in, and head off to live on a ranch in Wyoming, he always looks and sounds as if he would be your man. He would be mine anyway, so hands off!
The lovely Sam Elliot
But all of this is of course building up to only one thing, delving into the archives to reminisce about the 1976 version of A Star Is Born starring Kris Kristofferson (be still my beating heart) and Barbra Streisand. Anyone looking at the "category list" on my sidebar will see that when it comes to decades, I write about songs from the 1970s more than any other. Lots of reasons for that of course (time spent immersing yourself in the world of music as an angst-ridden teenager being one of them), and possibly an idea for a future post, but this clip of Love Theme from "A Star Is Born" (Evergreen) still gives me the collywobbles. The song appeared in the UK Singles Chart in April 1977 and came along just as I was in the midst of my first big (but ultimately highly unsuitable) romance.
Evergreen by Barbra Streisand:
https://jukeboxtimemachine.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/02-love-theme-from-_a-star-is-born_-evergreen.mp3
Barbra Streisand has appeared on these pages before as I'm a big fan. Just like Judy and Gaga she is certainly not a conventional beauty, but a great beauty all the same so perfect for the female lead in A Star Is Born.
I often share material from some of the old magazines I still have in my possession dating back from the 1970s. Before I sign off here are a few pages from the April 1977 edition of Words magazine where every month the lyrics to the "top pop songs" of the day were listed. In this edition, A Star Is Born is featured both on the back page and on the Studio Scene and Heard page (hmm…) where current film releases were reviewed. The lyrics to Evergreen also appeared on page 2 along with Knowing Me, Knowing You by ABBA (not Alan Partridge) and Pearl's A Singer by Elkie Brooks. If you want to have a try, without googling, how many of the other songs would you be able to identify, and attach to an artist? Many of them weren't big hits, but some were, although scarily over 41 years ago.
As for me, I'm not sure how many cinema visits I might be able to fit in for some time, as there is to be a meeting on Monday to discuss my mum's discharge plan. We actually sold the idea to her last week that a care home might be the best idea, but having been to see a few over the last couple of days I have now backtracked. She needs company and stimulation more than anything, as well as being looked after, but despite the glossy brochures and the promises of fun, fun, fun…, we didn't see much of that at all. Instead it was all empty dayrooms and very elderly people slumped in wheelchairs, mostly asleep. We kind of need a half-way house but if they do exist, they are elusive indeed. Back to being a carer for a while I think but maybe that would be the kindest thing to do. I will no doubt return with updates (but possibly no more film reviews for a wee while).
Evergreen Lyrics
(Song by Barbra Streisand/Paul Williams)
Love soft as an easy chair
Love fresh as the morning air
One love that is shared by two
I have found with you
Like a rose under the April snow
I was always certain love would grow
Love ageless and evergreen
Seldom seen by two
You and I will
make each night the first
Everyday a beginning
Spirits rise and their dance is unrehearsed
They warm and excite us
'Cause we have the brightest love
Two lights that shine as one Morning glory and midnight sun
Time… we've learned to sail above
Time… won't change the meaning of one love
Ageless and ever evergreen…
Author AlysonPosted on October 13, 2018 October 16, 2018 Categories 1950s songs, 1970s songs, 2010s songs, Music from the Movies, MusicalsTags A Star Is Born, Barbra Streisand, Bradley Cooper, Judy Garland, Kris Kristofferson, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliot19 Comments on A Star is Born: Judy, Gaga or Barbra?
Barbra, Ariana and Carly – A Week of Highs and Lows
Well, emotional times indeed.
First of all it's Chelsea Flower Show week and back at the beginning of this week I had fully intended to perhaps write a heart-warming story about my dad, who in my opinion, had one of the nicest gardens in our village – It was small but perfectly formed and just about all the plants were grown from seed in his greenhouse. I thought I'd include a few pictures and find an appropriate florally-inclined song to accompany the post. Having already shared Barbra Streisand's duets with both Kris Kristofferson and Barry Gibb, it was perhaps time to revisit the duet she recorded with Neil Diamond.
You Don't Bring Me Flowers by Barbra and Neil:
https://jukeboxtimemachine.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/14-you-dont-bring-me-flowers.mp3
You Don't Bring Me Flowers (Any More) was actually a song about a couple who have drifted apart but somehow, taken literally, that song title really struck a cord with me this week. My dad died back in 2003 but prior to that he always used to arrive on this, the last week of May, with scores of bedding plants for my garden as he always produced way more than were needed. His green fingers meant that I too ended up with a colourful summer garden but of course since 2003 there have been no trays of bedding plants which is what made me think of that song. (Pictures from Dad's garden below.)
Fushia shrub
An interesting wee corner in the back garden
Secondly, on Monday night before going to bed, I spotted a Facebook update from one of darling daughter's best friends (so close she features on his FB profile photo). He was in Manchester at the Ariana Grande concert and it was obvious there was much excitement in the air. I knew very little about Ariana Grande before this week but now of course we have all heard of her and not for the reasons she would have ever wanted. It appears she started off in musical theatre which led on to a role in a very popular Nickelodeon television show and from there to life as a recording artist. She is very, very pretty (in a Cheryl Tweedy/Cole/Fernandez-Versini kind of way) which always helps, and although much has been made of her fan base being teenage girls, I know from personal experience that she is also much loved by some young men. Fortunately, the young man we know who went to the concert came to no harm on Monday night but of course the same cannot be said for those in the foyer area who found themselves at the mercy of a happening I find very hard to comprehend.
The people of Manchester have shown themselves to be predictably strong, caring and full of community spirit, with many stories of random acts of kindness unfolding in the course of the week. From taxi drivers to homeless people to nurses to schoolchildren, everyone rallied round. Life must go on as before and that great city has certainly shown that they will be doing just that (some even grudgingly applauding the fact that Man U won their match on Wednesday night). The electioneering all had to grind to a halt for a while for which I was grateful – Coming from Scotland we have now had five trips to the ballot box in just over two and a half years and for once I will not be staying up all night to watch the results come in. Maybe it's just me, but I'm all electioned-out.
Ariana Grande herself has announced she is to return for a benefit concert in aid of the bereaved families and I've just had a quick delve into the music database to see if we have anything of hers stored there – It appears that we do, from back in 2013, before darling daughter went down different music purchasing avenues. Having just listened to it and watched the video, I don't feel I can include it however, as just a bit too raunchy for this place but in the meantime here is Ariana on the Jimmy Fallon show doing some of her great musical impressions. I do think this young lady is going to have a hard time dealing with what happened on Monday night so I really hope she gets the support she will no doubt need.
Finally, this week we heard of the death of Roger Moore. He was 89 so not one of those shock deaths we had got so used to hearing about last year, but still the end of an era for those of us who remembered him well as The Saint, Lord Brett Sinclair and of course as the most light-hearted, comedic James Bond of them all. Last year I wrote a post about Bond themes (Bond Themes and Nancy Sinatra) and ranked them by personal preference. Although You Only Live Twice came at the top, it is interesting to note that the next three were from the Roger Moore era so perhaps a bit of a golden age, if not for the franchise, for the theme song. (We'll not mention Moonraker however which came at the bottom of my list!)
Not in the mood at the moment for the big production number that is Live and Let Die nor for Sheena Easton so instead I'll end this meandering post with the theme song to the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me, which was Roger's third outing as Bond. Nobody Does It Better was composed by Marvin Hamlisch, the lyrics were by Carole Bayer Sager and it was performed by Carly Simon. It was the first theme song with a title that was different from the name of the film and for many, nobody did Bond better than Roger.
Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon:
https://jukeboxtimemachine.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/03-nobody-does-it-better.mp3
So, "What's It All About?" – Despite the fact that this week has turned out to be one of great sadness, it has also provided a fair few highs as well. Because our back garden is now a much more open space with fewer bedding plants, it is perfect as a gathering place for the young people, who held an impromptu get-together to welcome the return of their friend from Manchester, unscathed. The weather has also been absolutely glorious over the last few days so tonight there is to be a party in another garden to celebrate a neighbour's 90th birthday. Poor Roger didn't make it to 90 but Albert has, and although he didn't ever drive a Lotus Esprit or meet Barbara Bach, he did once serve Princess Margaret breakfast in bed. Yes, you don't get to be an nonagenarian without having a fair few tales to tell and that one is perhaps again, for another day!
Nobody Does It Better Lyrics
(Song by Marvin Hamlisch/Carole Bayer Sager)
Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, you're the best
I wasn't looking
But somehow you found me
It tried to hide from your love light
But like Heaven above me
Is keeping all my secrets safe tonight
And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Why'd you have to be so good?
The way that you hold me
Whenever you hold me
There's some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from running
But just keep it coming
How'd you learn to do the things you do?
Baby, baby, darlin', you're the best
Darlin', you're the best
Author AlysonPosted on May 27, 2017 February 15, 2018 Categories 1970s songs, Break-up songs, Music from the Movies, RIP 2017Tags Ariana Grande, Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, Neil Diamond, Nobody Does It Better, Roger Moore, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Don't Bring Me Flowers15 Comments on Barbra, Ariana and Carly – A Week of Highs and Lows
Carrie Bradshaw, Barbra Streisand and "Guilty"
Although my posts often follow on from each other and are somewhat related, the two I wrote last week (from my sickbed) were very different indeed with no obvious link at all. Yet again however a strange synchronicity has come about, and this is the post that links them.
WARNING: It's all about to get very girly!
In my last post I featured the song Single Girl by The Primitives/Sandy Posey (take your pick). It was all about a girl feeling a bit sad and lonely in a "great big town". One of the most infamous groups of "Single Girls" were those Manhattan-based stars of Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw and her pals, also at times known to feel a bit sad and lonely in a great big town (although not that often to be fair).
This reminded me that one of my favourite scenes from a SATC episode was the one where Carrie realises that her failed relationship with Mr Big (the nickname her ex-boyfriend is given – he was supposed to be The Big One, the one she married) was down to the same reason that it didn't work out for Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand in the 1973 film The Way We Were. The world is made up of "complicated girls" with wild curly hair (Carrie and Barbra) and "simple girls", the ones with tame straight hair – Big and Redford chose the simple girls!
As mentioned above, the female star of TWWW was Barbra Streisand. Who then appeared on the cover of the magazine that pops through my letterbox on a Saturday? – Yes, it was Barbra Streisand. I don't know what it is about Streisand but she has always just looked so beautiful and timeless to me – Gorgeous hair, skin and that kinky nose. She is one of a very small group of artists who have won Grammys, Emmys, Tonys and Oscars, such is the breadth of her talent – The Queen of the Divas indeed.
Got me thinking and joy of joys I discovered that TWWW resides on Netflix so (again from my sickbed) I decided to give it another viewing as I have shockingly never watched it all the way through from beginning to end in one sitting. Of course I had to have a little weep once we got to that scene at the end where Katie (Barbra) tells Hubbell (Robert) that "his girl is lovely" (although she is no doubt crying inside).
Barbra Streisand doesn't sing in that one but she did record the lovely theme song which contains the following lines:
Can it be that it was all so simple then
Or has time rewritten every line
If we had the chance to do it all again, tell me, would we, could we……?
Ironically, last year, after failing miserably to co-ordinate a date for a reunion weekend with my old "Single Girl" friends, I jokingly sent them an email quoting those very lines with the addendum – Well, apparently not! I thought it was quite funny….but they didn't. We are all just about talking again now (perhaps that cultural reference was lost on them).
But back to Barbra, it has also of course been known for her to record great duets with some of the biggest artists of the day. Back in 1980 she recorded Guilty with Barry Gibb, on his own, without the rest of The Bee Gees. And this is where the reference to my second post of last week comes in – On St Valentine's Day I featured a Bee Gees' love song and wrote about how sad I felt watching Barry, the lone surviving brother, all on his own at this year's Grammys, watching a tribute being performed for the 40th anniversary of the album Saturday Night Fever.
Guilty by Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb:
https://jukeboxtimemachine.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/09-guilty.mp3
I am quite frankly amazed that the song Guilty only made it to No. 34 in the UK Singles Chart but looking again at the video clip, Barry and Barbra (nice ring to it) did look oh so very white in it, and this was very much the era of new wave, post-punk and ska where the artists wore very little white indeed and were much, much edgier in terms of their output. Still a great duet however where each of them gets their own boy/girl lines and "nothing to be guilty of" in terms of liking it, as we don't do that around here any more. The Bee Gees were great songwriters and as mentioned last week I am very proud to have come out and admitted to being a fan.
So, "What's It All About?" – Who knew that the simple girls always get their man whereas the complicated girls don't? Well, maybe they didn't in TWWW, but thirty years later in SATC, Carrie Bradshaw did end up marrying Big. Yes, it turned out he'd made a massive mistake and he did want a complicated girl after all!
As someone with very tame, straight hair but who is not necessarily always simple this is good to know. Sadly back in 1973 it just didn't seem to be the case but perhaps relationships have evolved and even complicated girls now can have it all!
Guilty Lyrics
(Song by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb)
Shadows falling baby, we stand alone
Out on the street anybody you meet got a heartache of their own
(It oughta be illegal)
Make it a crime to be lonely or sad
You got a reason for livin'
You battle on with the love you're livin' on
You gotta be mine
We take it away
It's gotta be night and day
Just a matter of time
And we got nothing to be guilty of
Our love will climb any mountain near or far, we are
And we never let it end
We are devotion
And we got nothing to be sorry for
Our love is one in a million
Eyes can see that we got a highway to the sky
I don't wanna hear your goodbye
Pulse's racing, darling
How grand we are
Little by little we meet in the middle
There's danger in the dark
Make it a crime to be out in the cold
You battle on with the love you're buildin' on
Don't wanna hear your goodbye
I don't wanna hear your
And we got nothing, and we got nothing to be guilty of
Don't wanna hear your
Author AlysonPosted on February 20, 2017 October 15, 2020 Categories 1980s songs, Bee Gees, Music from the Movies, The SongwritersTags Barbra Streisand, Barry Gibb, Sex and the City, The Bee Gees, The Way We Were6 Comments on Carrie Bradshaw, Barbra Streisand and "Guilty"
Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash and "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
Last time I wrote about the song Fog on the Tyne which was actually a suggestion from one of my blogging buddies as it followed on nicely, in meteorological terms anyway, from my previous post which was about the song Misty by Ray Stevens. Lo and behold, just when I needed some inspiration, down from the "cloud" (I am restoring all my files onto a new computer) came a series of old pictures of my late father-in-law who was a Geordie by birth and who had worked as a young man, right in the centre of Newcastle, in an office overlooking the River Tyne.
The other suggestion I had received as to what song could follow on nicely from Misty was from Lynchie, a regular visitor to this place, who informed me that Ray Stevens had been the first person to record the Kris Kristofferson-penned song Sunday Morning Coming Down in 1969. I was a bit nervous about stepping on toes however as our Chain host over at Dubious Towers produces an excellent weekly country music thread with that same title – An homage to the song and its writer. As he just seems to have just found his blogging mojo again however after a surprisingly common bout of January blues, I rather hoped he'll let me off. Lo and behold, what suddenly descended from the "cloud" yesterday afternoon but an mp3 of the Johnny Cash version of Sunday Morning Coming Down that I didn't even remember I had – This post was meant to be!
Mr Kristofferson is someone I have long admired – Back in the '70s he appeared in many films (Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Convoy, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, A Star Is Born) and for some reason he was one of the actors I took a real shine to. I have always had a penchant for a man with a beard (although not necessarily today's hipster style), and he did sport a very rugged look back then. What I have now discovered is that not only did he write some of the most iconic songs from that era but he was probably one of those guys who would have succeeded in whichever path in life he chose. A top scholar, an accomplished athlete, a US Army captain, a helicopter pilot, a novelist, an actor and a singer/song-writer.
Having just checked, I find it incredible that he never once appeared in the British music charts in his own right, despite the fact that so many of his songs did make an appearance when sung by other people – For the Good Times by Perry Como and Help Me Make It Through the Night by Gladys Knight and the Pips amongst others. He definitely did make an appearance for several weeks in a row however on 1977's TOTP as he was Barbra Streisand's love interest in the film A Star Is Born – Much smooching was done during the filmed recording of the song Evergreen which was a massive hit for her that year. (Yes, my 16-year-old self was definitely smitten with Mr K in that one.)
But this was supposed to be a post about the song Sunday Morning Coming Down and as we have now ascertained Kris Kristofferson wrote it and Ray Stevens was the first person to record it, but when Johnny Cash did a version in 1970 it reached No. 1 on the country chart and won the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year. The story is that Kris, who was working as a janitor at the time for Columbia Records in Nashville mainly to get a foothold in the industry, flew his National Guard helicopter right onto Johnny's front lawn in order to deliver the demo tape in person. That was the turning point for him however as once Johnny took the song on, and made it his own, Kris was quoted as saying that he never again "had to work for a living".
As for how I came to have a copy of the song in my digital library – That would be because a few years ago I had not so much a mid-life crisis but all of a sudden I became besotted with country music. It started off with acquiring Glen Campbell CDs but I then progressed to compilations of Greatest Country Hits and just about anything else I could lay my hands on, which of course included a Johnny Cash CD containing the song Sunday Morning Coming Down. Before then I had mainly known Johnny from his more light-hearted songs such as One Piece at a Time and A Boy Named Sue but also from the film I Walk The Line and the documentaries about his concerts held in the various state penitentiaries across America. Perhaps you have to be of a certain age to truly appreciate country music, and likewise, in order to really emote the lyrics in the songs you need to have a modicum of life experience, which by the time I came to appreciate Johnny he truly would have had.
The clip here is a great one as not only do we have Johnny but also Kris singing the song, making it a duet. The preamble is something they used to do quite a lot of on these sort of shows, and can be a bit cringifying, but it does lead in to an excellent performance.
Sunday Morning Coming Down by Johnny Cash:
https://jukeboxtimemachine.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/sunday-morning-coming-down-1.mp3
So, "What's It All About?" – It seems you should never be dismissive of any genre of music as one day you might just suddenly "get it" and you have a great new world to explore. As for Mr Cash's voice, it was a deep calm bass-baritone which you just don't often hear in music nowadays. I find it ironic that I always knew him best for his humorous songs, considering he built a whole persona around being "The Man in Black" – Sombre, serious and frankly quite scary.
As for Kris, unlike Johnny he is still with us, and rumours are afoot that he may even appear at Glastonbury this year which would be truly amazing. I am partly amazed by this because I know he is exactly the same age as my little mum and somehow I just can't imagine her gracing the stage at Glastonbury. What she can do however is read this blog and it has become a feature of our Friday evenings together, when I go to visit. I really don't think she quite understands the whole concept of "blogging" and why should she?Sharing your innermost thoughts, with complete strangers, across every corner of the globe is indeed a bizarre concept but one that can bring great enjoyment, so I for one intend to keep going!
Sunday Morning Coming Down Lyrics
(Song by Kris Kristofferson)
Well, I woke up Sunday morning
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
So I had one more for dessert.
Then I fumbled in my closet through my clothes
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
Then I washed my face and combed my hair
And stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.
I'd smoked my mind the night before
With cigarettes and songs I'd been picking.
But I lit my first and watched a small kid
Playing with a can that he was kicking.
Then I walked across the street
And caught the Sunday smell of someone frying chicken.
And Lord, it took me back to something that I'd lost
Somewhere, somehow along the way.
On a Sunday morning sidewalk,
I'm wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
'Cause there's something in a Sunday
That makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothing short a' dying
That's half as lonesome as the sound
Of the sleeping city sidewalk
And Sunday morning coming down.
In the park I saw a daddy
With a laughing little girl that he was swinging.
And I stopped beside a Sunday school
And listened to the songs they were singing.
Then I headed down the street,
And somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringing,
And it echoed through the canyon
Like the disappearing dreams of yesterday.
Author AlysonPosted on January 28, 2017 October 16, 2018 Categories 1960s songs, 1970s songs, Country, The SongwritersTags A Boy Named Sue, Barbra Streisand, Evergreen, For The Good Times, Help Me Make It Through the Night, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, One Piece at a Time, Ray Stevens, Sunday Morning Coming Down6 Comments on Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash and "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
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Royal Enfield Himalayan is the first motorcycle from the brand to be powered by new 413 cc engine.Siddhartha Lal, CEO and MD of Eicher Motors, the...
Royal Enfield Himalayan is the first motorcycle from the brand to be powered by new 413 cc engine.Siddhartha Lal, CEO and MD of Eicher Motors, the parent company of one of the world's oldest motorcycle manufacturing brand, today announced the start of a new chapter in the history of Royal Enfield. Meet Royal Enfield Himalayan, which was launched officially today across the country at an introductory price of INR 1.55,545 (ex-showroom, Maharashtra) which translates into an on-road pricing of INR 1,78,872 in Mumbai.
The adventure tourer motorcycle, which is nowhere close to the RE products of today, has been purpose-built to cater to demands of those wanderers who are always in the search of a home away from home.
RE Himalayan project was conceived as an idea when Mr Lal was touring in the Himalayas more than five years ago. The idea was simple. Why is there no affordable motorcycle which can take on the rough terrains of Himalayas, without breaking a sweat?
Built on a completely new chassis, designed in-house by Harris Performance Parts, Royal Enfield Himalayan is a motorcycle which has many firsts for the company. It is powered by a new LS410 engine, where LS stands for Long Stroke, and 410 is the cubic capacity of the engine. This engine has been tuned to deliver more torque at lower rpm, exactly what riders need when taking on treacherous terrains or off-roading in the countryside.
Not only this is the most refined Royal Enfield engine, it is also the most advanced. In numbers, this new engine delivers 25 PS power at 6,500 rpm and a peak torque of 32 Nm at 4,000-4,500 rpm. What Royal Enfield stop telling us that this new engine is almost maintenance free, unlike their current lot of engines. RE tells us that engine oil needs to be changed at a healthy 10,000 km while spark plugs can last for 25,000 km!
Talking about suspensions setup, the front gets a long travel fork while rear gets a mono-shock (first RE to get so). The front wheel is 21 inch while the rear is 17 inch. Both are wrapped with special off-road tyres from Ceat.
Instrument control is too very interesting. Apart from speedometer and tachometer, it also features a compass and a digital display unit. This unit shows time, temperature, trip, side stand indicator, odometer and so on. Weighing 182 kgs, Himalayan gets a 15-liter fuel tank. It has a wheelbase of 1,465 mm while ride height is at 800 mm.
Basically, the Royal Enfield Himalayan is a motorcycle has been built bit by bit, keeping in mind what its ideal rider would require from a motorcycle when he or she has decided to leave civilization behind and wander around the world.
This article first appeared on rushlane.com
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Of the 60 teams who have placed in the bottom-10 in league penalty kill since the lockout, 16 miraculously still managed to make the playoffs. That's over 25%. Each season between 2 and 4 teams in the bottom-10 will still qualify for a shot at Lord Stanley's mug. Simply having a bad penalty kill doesn't necessarily doom a team to failure. There is hope!
But now that I've given you some hope, I'm here to crush it, because the stats aren't as promising as I led you to believe. Yes, I'm a douche.
Only four teams managed to make the playoffs with a penalty kill in the bottom-5 over the last six seasons and none of those teams made it out of the first round, winning a combined five games in their first round exits.
More importantly, only six teams in the bottom-10 in penalty kill made it out of the first round and only three made it past the second round: San Jose in 2011, Detroit in 2009, and Pittsburgh in 2008. Yes, both Pittsburgh and Detroit made the Stanley Cup Final with horrible penalty kills, although neither won those seasons. The years that Pittsburgh and Detroit won saw them each own a top-10 penalty kill.
Disregarding Detroit, San Jose, and Pittsburgh ‑ who each had very strong teams in those seasons ‑ it's clear that teams cannot survive in the playoffs without a good penalty kill. Once the playoffs start, games become so close and checking so tight that the outcome is usually decided on the powerplay. Good teams will feast upon a bad penalty kill.
This season, six teams with a bottom-10 penalty kill currently sit in a playoff spot: Detroit, Nashville, Ottawa, Chicago, San Jose, and Toronto. History suggests at least two of those teams should drop out, probably more.
To ensure a playoff spot, the Leafs must be better on the penalty kill (ed note to himself: did you really need this many words to say that?) Since the lockout, no team with one of the two worst penalty kills has made the playoffs. In fact, most of the time those teams are awful.
Even if the Leafs improve their penalty killing marginally, say from 30th to 25th, their chances of making the playoffs jumps by almost 20 percentage points.
The Leafs have improved in most aspects this season, but their play with a man down continues to drag behind. Something needs to change quickly, or else the playoff drought in Toronto isn't likely to change anytime soon.
My gosh the Leafs need to fix their PK if they want to get anywhere, and the best penalty killer is your goalie....so Reimer....GET A CONDITIONING STINT DOWN IN THE MARLIES, AND RON, GET A NEW STRATEGY or else Toronto will be rioting this year if there is no playoffs for the Leafs. Every fan is at their wits ends and this year is the final straw for us. If we don't make playoffs, Wilson along with his ridiculous antics are going to get fired. Hell, Eakins would be a better fit for this team right now if anything. This is getting ridiculous year after year and everyone is sick of seeing and hearing about it. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER LEAFS. After this year, if things don't change, I hope every Leaf fan stops going to games until things improve.
Just when you think the PK can't get any worse, it somehow does. I share your anger.


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New Discoveries at Ancient Cambodian Capital Dispel Old Beliefs
After the Siamese (Thai) people sacked Angkor in 1431 AD, the usual view is that Cambodia descended into a centuries-long dark age of isolation at the new capital its people established, called Longvek. But archaeologists working there say it's no accident Longvek was built on the Mekong River near the sea, which allowed trade in East Asia.
Researchers doing the first excavations have found porcelain in the ruins of Longvek from China, Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand, says a story at The Phnom Penh Post. They also found a bronze workshop and substantial earthen walls.
"Archeologists, historians, tourists and the general public—everyone tends to focus on Angkor's golden age, and when you go to Angkor you can see the reason why," Martin Polkinghorne, a research fellow at Flinders University in Australia who is part of a team excavating Longvek that includes scholars from Cambodia's Ministry of Culture, Flinders and Japan's Nara Institute, told the Post. "But of course Cambodian history continued and was intimately tied to international trade."
Dr. Polkinghorne said Longvek and Cambodia's economy was based on the export of forest products, including hardwoods and animal skins. The team found Ming Dynasty porcelain from the 16th century in the palace at Longvek.
Dr. Polkinghorne said he believes his team is the first to excavate Longvek. He also warned that urbanization from Phnom Penh threatens the site. The modern capital is about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Longvek, which is not protected by a conservation as Angkor is. Angkor is in Siem Reap province, while the ruins of Longvek are in Kampong Chhnang province.
Some pottery found at the Krang Kor site in Cambodia. ( Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties )
The website Cambodia Picture Tour says Longvek was the capital from 1529 to 1593. Khmer King Chan Reachea built it beginning in 1527 in a rectangle 2 km by 3 km (1.2 by 1.8 miles). King Ang Chan built the palace in 1553.
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The blog Cambodiaub explains that Longvek means "crossroads" or "intersection," and foreigners knew Cambodia by that name for a time. The blog also describes the conflict that led to the establishment of Longvek - a civil war between Sdech Kan and Ponhea Chan. Ponhea Chan was victorious and became the king of Cambodia. Spanish and Portuguese explorers, including Blas Ruiz de Hernán González, first visited the kingdom in this time, the 16th century, as well.
King Satha, a later king in Longvek, welcomed foreigners and became friends with Portuguese explorer Diego Beloso. Soon after their meetings, in 1593, King Naresuan of Siam conquered Longvek.
Compared to the high art and architecture of the old capital of Angkor Wat, it may seem like the new capital of Longvek presided over a dark age. But new research at Longvek shows the Cambodians traded around East Asia and had other marks of a civilization. This relief from Angkor shows a battle scene with an elephant. ( Manfred Werner/CC BY SA 3.0 )
"This conquest marked a downturn in the kingdom's fortunes," the blog states. "In the historical period that followed, Cambodia became a pawn in a power struggle between its two increasingly powerful neighbors, Siam and Vietnam. In 1618, the capital of Cambodia was once again relocated and was moved to Oudong."
Oudong is not far from Longvek.
A site of the Japanese government, (which has also shown an interest in Longvek) says:
"Much of the history from the abandonment of the Angkor capital in the 15th century up to the time when France made Cambodia a protectorate remains shrouded in mystery, as there is little historical material from the period and few archaeological excavations or other studies have been carried out to date."
That dearth of information is being rectified by the recent studies in Longvek. The team of archaeologists, which began excavations in November and continued into December, will do a four-year study of the ancient capital. They intend to return later to do more excavations in 2016.
Featured image: Excavations are underway at Longvek, a site that was capital of Cambodia after Angkor fell in the 15th century. ( Flinders University )
By: Mark Miller
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Oudong
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Mark is a Writer for Ancient-Origins. He has a bachelor of arts in journalism and is a former newspaper and magazine writer and copy editor who's long been interested in anthropology, mythology and ancient history. His hobbies are writing and drawing.