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Q: Session timeout during connecting Hotmail account with Java mail API For connecting with hotmail account through java mail API , I m setting these properties
pop3Props.setProperty("mail.pop3.ssl.enable", "true");
pop3Props.setProperty("mail.pop3s.socketFactory.class", SSL_FACTORY);
pop3Props.setProperty("mail.pop3s.socketFactory.fallback", "false");
pop3Props.setProperty("mail.pop3s.port", "995");
pop3Props.setProperty("mail.pop3s.socketFactory.port", "995");

Properties pop3Props = new Properties();
pop3Props.setProperty("mail.pop3s.port",  "995");

Session session = Session.getInstance(pop3Props, null);
Store store = session.getStore("pop3s");
store.connect(host, 995, username, password);

I am able to login into my hotmail account and do other operations(send/receive) but
  after some time (I think) session time out happens i.e not able to connect with hotmail
  server.
  Later sometime onward again it is working fine ( i m able to connect with hotmail
  server).
  And I checked in my code that whenever I open a new connection , I m closing it also.
  Please help .

A: Are you leaving the connection open for long periods of time without doing anything?
Are you opening and closing the connection frequently over short periods of time?
Servers have lots of ways of preventing you from "abusing" their resources.  You may be running into one of them.
Or, maybe you have an unreliable network connection?
See the JavaMail FAQ for debugging tips; the debug output might provide more clues as to why it's failing.
Also see the list of common mistakes; you can simplify your code.

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Navy launches ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk
November 6, 2021 GMT
The U.S. Navy launches the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler ship named after the first openly gay elected official, in San Diego, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. The Navy ship is the second of six vessels in the Navy's John Lewis-class program, second to the USNS John Lewis. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Navy ship named for slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk, who served four years in the Navy before being forced out, was christened and launched in San Diego Bay on Saturday.
The replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk slid down the shipyard ways after a bottle of champagne was smashed on the bow by former Navy officer Paula M. Neira, clinical program director for the John Hopkins Center for Transgender Health.
Milk's nephew, Stuart Milk, and Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro watched the traditional ceremony.
"The secretary of the Navy needed to be here today, not just to amend the wrongs of the past, but to give inspiration to all of our LGBTQ community leaders who served in the Navy, in uniform today and in the civilian workforce as well too, and to tell them that we're committed to them in the future," Del Toro said.
Del Toro said that, like many others, Milk had to "mask that very important part of his life" while he served in the Navy.
"For far too long, sailors like Lt. Milk were forced into the shadows or, worse yet, forced out of our beloved Navy," Del Toro said. "That injustice is part of our Navy history, but so is the perseverance of all who continue to serve in the face of injustice."
Milk was one of the first openly gay candidates elected to public office. He was serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978 when a former political colleague, Dan White, assassinated him and Mayor George Moscone at City Hall.
In 2016, then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus decided that six new oilers scheduled to be built would be named after civil and human rights leaders. In addition to Milk, they include Sojourner Truth, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Robert F. Kennedy, suffragist Lucy Stone and Rep. John Lewis of Georgia.
Del Toro told Mabus, who attended the christening, that it was a courageous decision.
"Ship names are important because they express what we value as a Navy and as a nation and communicate those values around the globe in every port of call," Del Toro said.
Stuart Milk, co-founder and president of the Harvey Milk Foundation, thanked Mabus for providing the family details of his uncle's discharge from the Navy.
"He has a less-than-honorable discharge. He was forced to resign because he was gay," Stuart Milk said, adding that "we have to teach our history to prevent ourselves from going backwards and repeating it."
Although there is a process for reversing such discharges, he said it was important to not do that for his late uncle in order "to keep the memory of how we did not honor everyone in this very honorable service."
The naval tradition of having ship "sponsors" went to Neira and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who was unable to attend.
Feinstein was in San Francisco City Hall when Milk and Moscone were shot and then made the stunning announcement of their deaths. The ship "will carry a rich legacy of civic leadership," Feinstein said in a letter read at the ceremony.
"When the Harvey Milk sails, she will send a very strong message both domestically and around the globe to everybody that believes in freedom and justice and liberty, that there is a place for you in this family," said co-sponsor Neira.
General Dynamics NASSCO began construction of the six oilers in San Diego in 2018 under a $3.2 billion Navy contract. The first ship in the class, the John Lewis, was christened this summer.

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Famous Italian fashion brands include Gucci, Armani, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Bottega Veneta, Roberto Cavalli, Costume National, Brunello Cucinelli, Diesel, Etro, Fay, Fendi, Salvatore Ferragamo, Fiorucci, Genny, Iceberg, Kiton, La Perla, Loro Piana, Marni, Missoni, Moncler, Moschino, Richmond, Ermanno Scervino, Tod's, Trussardi, and Versace.
London has long been the capital of the United Kingdom fashion industry and has a wide range of foreign designs which have integrated with modern British styles. Typical, British design is smart but innovative yet recently has become more and more unconventional, fusing traditional styles with modern techniques. Vintage styles play an important role in the British fashion and styling industry. Stylists regularly 'mix and match' the old with the new, which gives British style that unique, bohemian aesthetic that many of the other fashion capitals try to imitate. Irish fashion (both design and styling) is also heavily influenced by fashion trends from Britain.
Lace is a fairly safe bet each and every autumn/winter, but for 2019, it has been used in so many ultra-pretty ways that we wanted to share. From layered over shirting (Prada) to ruffle upon red ruffle for party dresses (Erdem) and as negligées for day (Philosophy), we imagine this classic fabric trend will not only infiltrate your evening wardrobe but your day one too. Even Victoria Beckham is behind it, so we're ready and waiting to see how she styles it our IRL, perhaps at the airport…
Full name is Jagsharan Jit Singh Ahluwalia. JJ Valaya needs no introduction. Another eminent name, a couturier from New-Delhi and has an incredible bridal collection and master of hand-embroideries! He originated the "House of Valaya" along with his brother TJ Singh, in 1992, a lifestyle and luxury fashion house. It has revived and redefined age! In 1994, Valaya became 1st Indian couture-label to have a SOLO SHOW in India. He's celebrated world-wide in London, Dubai, NewYork, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong and Johannesburg. It is said about him that he has combined future with past in the present. His pioneering and innovative designs guarantee that the majestic epoch of regal India will remain in power even in the present!
Top-handled and either cutesy and retro or super-sleek in plain leathers, the most influential bag trend of the season will most definitely be anything that feels extra-ladylike and old-fashioned. Although jumbo totes and teeny-tiny mini bags could also be seen on the autumn runways, neither is particularly practical, unlike these this breed of elegant styles. "I find when something is vintage that piece has a much longer staying power since the style feels inherently classic, like the frame bag," says Lisa Aiken, Fashion Director at Moda Operandi. Roomy enough to fit your essentials into, classic enough to last an eternity and offered in enough variations to girls with multiple style personalities sated indeed.
Valentino Garavani, better known as Valentino, was born in northern Italy in 1932. From childhood, he was interested in fashion, and he pursued apprenticeships and training from family and local designers. By his late teens, he was ready for Paris. His parents helped him to move there, and when he arrived, he began to study art and design in preparation for his chosen career.
The hats Roy Frowick created in his spare time became his entrée into the world of high fashion. After garnering some publicity for his designs in a Chicago newspaper, he was able to open his first boutique in 1957. Around this time, he dropped his first and last names, opting for a more glamorous moniker that has became synonymous with American glamour…Halston.
"Floral dresses are a wardrobe staple no matter the season, and for autumn, they were back and bigger than ever, referencing the '40s and an homage to swing dancing in particular, with midi lengths as the key shape from the likes of Dries Van Noten, Miu Miu and Erdem," says Hsu. "Alessandra Rich remains a key favourite when it comes to her feminine and wearable floral dresses, which offer the perfect desk to dinner outfit worn with heeled boots. Satin was also key fabric this season, with a mix of high-neck and V-neck iterations."
Like Halston, Calvin Klein epitomized disco glamour in the freewheeling late Seventies. His tight designer jeans, which clung to the sleek bodies of the greatest beauties of the day, including the young Brooke Shields, cemented his fame and made him millions of dollars. However, Calvin Klein's reign continued well into the 80's and 90's – his spare, stripped-down designs offered a minimalist perspective that carried a very modern message. The use of sexuality in his ads was often a keystone of his success; his campaigns were designed to send overt messages and perhaps to shock. Today, his empire is still strong, despite some turbulence in the late nineties: his suits, dresses, and couture still offer a unique viewpoint.
Born Gabrielle"Coco" Bonheur Chanel, she is a excellent French fashion designer, founder of the well known Chanel brand, whose modernist thought, practical design, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important and influential figure in 20th-century fashion. She was the only fashion designer to be named on Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century.
Teddy-bear coats rose to fashion fame last year, reportedly being 1000% more popular than the winter prior. And now the ongoing trend for fur alternatives powers on, generating fluffy things for every part of your look. Chubby coats in neutral colours will undoubtedly be the most wearable part of this all-encompassing trend, but don't be surprised if your fashion friends start wearing shoes with shearling on the outside rather than the lining, or a mad winter hat rendered from shaggy faux fur.
Klein received his education at the renowned Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. His Calvin Klein underwear line, as well as his array of successful perfumes, helped him to build his empire. His ability to choose the sexiest, hippest stars for his ad campaigns also revealed his tremendous savvy and perceptiveness: celebs such as musician/actor Mark Wahlberg and supermodel Kate Moss also benefited from his uncanny ability to read the zeitgeist.
Fashion designer Issey Miyake used new technology to create innovative textiles with both Eastern and Western influences for his clothing line. Issey Miyake was born on April 22, 1938, in Hiroshima, Japan. In the 1960s, he designed for Givenchy in Paris, after which he designed for Geoffrey Bean in Manhattan. In 1970, Miyake started his own design studio. During the 1970s, he toyed with avant-garde Eastern designs. In the 1980s, he began using technology new East meets West textiles.
Born in August of 1883, Gabrielle Chanel was a French native who was destined to liberate women from the constraints of corsets and other uncomfortable garments. A true rebel and visionary, Chanel, who changed her name to Coco after a brief career as a singer, preferred to wear clothes she could move freely in; often, her style were imbued with a mannish aesthetic. Indeed, Coco Chanel, who designed her first cardigan to avoid pulling any garment over her head, was really the originator of modern women's sportswear. Her desire for freedom and self-expression gave women style without sacrifice…
Most fashion houses in the United States are based in New York City, with a high concentration centered in the Garment District neighborhood. On the US west coast, there is also a significant number of fashion houses in Los Angeles, where a substantial percentage of high fashion clothing manufactured in the United States is actually made. Beverly Hills, particularly on Rodeo Drive, is globally renowned for its fashion design and prestigious shopping. Burgeoning industries in Miami, Chicago, Dallas, and especially San Francisco have developed as well. A semi-annual event held every February and September, New York Fashion Week, is the oldest of the four major fashion weeks held throughout the world. Parsons The New School for Design, located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City, is considered one of the top fashion schools in the world. There are numerous fashion magazines published in the United States and distributed around the world for global readership. Examples include Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan.
"Between tonal dressing and statement knitwear, head-to-toe knits have been brought to the forefront. I appreciate the cosy yet chic approach to cold-weather dressing," says Aiken, who happens to the one of the first industry figures spotted in this trend all those months ago. "Gabriela Hearst's knit poncho paired over a matching skirt and sweater best exemplifies this look."
When you hear 'casual', you probably think 'frumpy'; and the casual fashion style could really be ANYTHING but frumpy! Women who indulge in the casual fashion style don't grab the exotic and bold items off the shelves. They would much rather prefer a simple white tee and a pair of black pants with a coordinating and trendy purse. The entire look is very modern and uncluttered with an extra touch of subtle elegance.


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A doctor, a lawyer, a little boy and a priest were out for a Sunday afternoon flight on a small private plane. Suddenly, the plane developed engine trouble. In spite of the best efforts of the pilot, the plane started to go down. Finally, the pilot grabbed a parachute and yelled to the passengers that they better jump, and then the pilot bailed out of the aircraft.
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The day of our Golf tournament dawned rainy, wet, and grey. But that was not how the day turned out. Right before it was time to play, the clouds parted and the sun broke through. The course was a brilliant green from the rains the night before. It is easy to lose hope when everything we can see tells us there is no way for our plans to work out. But it's not up to us. It's up to God. It's His plans, His purpose, His day. He surely created a beautiful one for us to play a little golf, and in turn, pour into the Neema House Infant Rescue Ministry.
Because of the generous sponsors, donors, and players, The Golf Tournament will provide for 5 months at Neema House. That's five months of diapers, wipes, and formula. That's 5 months of lights, water, and electricity. That's 5 months to provide for the care givers and staff who care so well for these precious babies.
That's 5 months of saying YES to the calls that come in.
Yes to the abandoned babies on the roads. Yes to giving them a home with hands to care, and hearts to love.
Yes to the precious little ones with special needs. Yes to providing them care because they are also beloved children of God.
Yes to the tiny medically fragile infants. Yes to medical visits, and surgeries, and interventions that are so needed.
In the past 5 months, we have answered the call for 14 children that God has led us to. Over the next 5, we will continue to be faithful to His call. Thank you.
It's 5 months of saying YES to the families that we walk with.
Yes to the birth families that need support to provide for the children they love. Yes to school fees, job training, and basic needs until they are self sufficient.
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Yes to the adoptions to place children in loving homes as their forever families. Yes to paperwork and home visits that will give them permanency.
Domestic Adoptions opened just 5 months ago. Since then, we have been privileged to place 17 children in forever families. Over the next 5 months, we are praying for families for all our waiting children. Thank you.
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The market takes place in the event field at Raleigh Beer Garden and the address is 614 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh -- near corner of Peace. The event field is through the outdoor seating area at the very back of restaurant.
Pull up out front to unload on sidewalk. It's a straight shot back to the event field, with no steps... if you have a wagon, this will work well.
There is a gravel drive to the event field located on West Johnson Street between Glenwood and West. It is near the hotel and directly across from the parking deck. It's a lil bumpy, but you can drive up to unload in designated areas.
Parking is available in the deck, nearby lots, and street parking is free. Some parking may be available at the event field, but it is limited so please be mindful of traffic flow.
Artists will fill in spots on a first come, first serve basis. Please check in with us (Kristin or Matt) prior to setting up.
Click product at bottom of page if you're ready to pay now.
Go to raleighmakersmarket.com/vendor-fee/vendor-fee when you're ready.
Payments need to be made at least a week prior to the event.
We will begin promoting artists online once confirmed + paid.
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Please start promoting event as you wish using our web address and social media accounts.
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We'll be spreading the word online, through various outlets, and dispersing printed flyers around the area.
Next @RALMakersMarket is Sat 12/2! Will you be there? Come #shoplocal w/ handmade artisans at @RALBeerGarden.
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This Sat 12-4pm stop by my booth at @RALMakersMarket at @RALBeerGarden. Local handmade goods, live music, games.
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Invite friends to the FB page. Add the event to your FB calendar. Share, chat it up, be active.
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Email blast or blog about the upcoming event! Host a giveaway or offer a special discount for shoppers through your blog or email.
Print + share fliers. We have a print file we can email by request + encourage you to spread around your area. We typically cover Cameron Village and various areas downtown.
All of the above are ideas + suggestions to help gain awareness about the event -- the more we spread the word, the better for everyone! Please feel free to use any images/statuses we post + tag the market!
As we have any new information to share you'll be updated, however, this just about covers it! Let us know if you need anything. Looking forward to seeing you soon!


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Three Women, One Story, and the Generational Power of Native American Art
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In this much-anticipated appearance, author and editor Kate Nelson discusses the life and work of Pablita Velarde, Helen Hardin, and Margaret Bagshaw (mother, daughter, and granddaughter respectively), through an insightful journalistic lens. Follow along as she takes participants on a journey through the lives and art of "three women, one story, 1,000 years of Native American art in under an hour," and hear what it means to document a celebrated legacy of successful female artists in print.
For three decades, Kate Nelson has documented colorful and varied stories of New Mexico from her base in the Sandía Mountain foothills, near Albuquerque. Author of the biography Helen Hardin: A Straight Line Curved, she is also the managing editor of New Mexico Magazine, where her writing has won national honors. Nelson's book, Helen Hardin: A Straight Line Curved, is now on sale in the Museum Store.
This live, virtual program will last approximately 60 minutes and contains a Q & A component. The program will be recorded and available to view roughly one month later on the Crocker's YouTube channel and select social media platforms. Want to see more free or low-cost programs like this? Please consider making a donation. All gifts, large or small, are appreciated.
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Contrast Effects
Contrast Effects Definition
Most judgments in everyday life are evaluative in nature. People may want to know whether a particular grade is good or bad, whether a person is trustworthy, how well someone performed on a test, or what a person's athletic abilities are like. Rarely can such questions be answered in absolute terms (e.g., running 1 mile in 5 minutes). Rather than absolute, judgments are usually relative and result from comparisons. That is, judgments are mostly evaluations of a target with respect to some comparison standard. For example, having a C in a class is considered very differently depending on whether everybody else has an A or whether all others failed. Moreover, the C is evaluated very differently depending on whether an A or a D was expected. Or, consider a temporary headache that feels quite bad—in comparison to a chronic migraine, it probably appears less severe. As these examples demonstrate, judgments may differ significantly depending on the comparison standard they are contrasted to, a phenomenon that social psychologists refer to as contrast effects. More formally, a contrast effect reflects a negative relation between the implications of a standard and the resulting evaluation of a target, that is, the more positive (negative) the standard, the more negative (positive) the evaluation of the target.
Comparison Standards
Standards Are Not Fixed
Comparison standards are not fixed but rather are highly flexible. They may vary from one situation to another and due to a mere change of the standard, things appear differently although they factually haven't changed at all. For example, in job interviews the interviewer may evaluate the candidates in relation to an ideal perfectly fitting the job. Alternatively, in the course of several interviews, the interviewees could be compared to prior candidates, presumably resulting in very different evaluations. Or, as in the above example, grades can be evaluated referring to the performance of others, one's own expectations, and so forth.
Selection of Standards
If comparison standards are not fixed, a crucial question pertains to what influences their selection. First, relative accessibility of standards determines the likelihood of a comparison standard to be selected. Accessibility means how easily something comes to mind. Imagine you are watching a model contest on television and are suddenly asked to evaluate a partner's or friend's attractiveness. As research has shown, it is likely that your friend would score badly in this situation, just because a particularly high standard (a model) was made accessible through the television show. In most other situations, you would probably rely on more average, less attractive comparison standards (like people on the street or in your class). In more general terms, the likelihood of any piece of information to serve as a comparison standard depends on how easily it comes to mind; that is, how accessible it is in a given situation.
Second, the applicability of a comparison standard also determines its likelihood of selection. For example, imagine you evaluate the size of a person, asking yourself whether this person is tall or small. Obviously, you could apply many different comparison standards, for instance, depending on the person's sex. If the person being evaluated is a female, the average height of the general population is not really meaningful; what would be more meaningful is to refer to the average height of females. But what would happen if the person being evaluated is a professional basketball player? These examples demonstrate that to be used as a comparison standard, the respective piece of information has to be applicable, or meaningful. Interestingly, individuals apply different standards to the social behavior of different groups. As a result, the mildly aggressive behavior of a female is evaluated as more aggressive than the same behavior of a male because, based on existing stereotypes, a higher standard for aggressiveness is applied to men than to women.
Note, however, that in many situations, the selection based upon accessibility and applicability is quite use-fill. Malleability of evaluative judgments, therefore, is not a bad thing, but rather a highly adaptive feature.
Contrast Effects and Social Comparison
Judging something with respect to some comparison standard is a common phenomenon in daily life, regardless of whether situations, objects, or persons are evaluated. Nevertheless, comparisons of yourself to other people (social comparisons) are a special case, because at least one other prominent criterion is available: the similarity between you and the comparison standard. In general, similar people are more likely to be used as comparison standards than are dissimilar people, supposedly because comparisons to similar people convey more valid information. For example, comparing your own running speed to a person 20 years younger or older may be less informative than comparing it to someone of your own age. Importantly, whether the contrast resulting from your comparison will be positive or negative depends on whether you choose a worse or better standard, a phenomenon termed downward (standard is worse) or upward (standard is better) social comparison.
Contrast Effects Practical Implications
Just as evaluations are predominant in people's lives, so too are contrast effects. Apart from their occurring in many judgments people make, contrast effects also are used to influence our judgments. For example, a reduced price looks much cheaper than it actually is only because the cancelled original price tag is still clearly visible. Compared to the original price, the new one is cheaper—regardless of whether it is actually cheap. Or assume you just decided to buy a new suit. Quickly, the smart salesperson offers you a somewhat expensive tie that goes nicely with the suit. In comparison with the price of the suit, the tie does not seem too expensive, but without the comparison standard elicited by the suit, you may never have considered buying such an expensive tie.
Kahneman, D., & Miller, D. T. (1986). Norm theory: Comparing reality to its alternatives. Psychological Review, 93, 136-153.
Schwarz, N., & Bless, H. (1992). Constructing reality and its alternatives: An inclusion/exclusion model of assimilation and contrast effects in social judgment. In L. Martin & A. Tesser (Eds.), The construction of social judgment (pp. 217-245). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
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Lost is still wack. I'm rooting for everyone to get killed because it's becoming apparent that nothing will ever actually be explained and I need closure. So this blog will be dedicated to the fallen.
In tonight's episode Danny got shot dead by Juliet. No one liked him anyway.
Jeremy - 9039 Posts
02/07/2007 @ 11:20:33 PM
I think it's about time I implement the spoiler tag.
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Alex - I don't need to get steady I know just how I feel
That's not much of a spoiler really. The previews for the episode probably spoiled it more than that little factoid. Besides the first new episode in a couple months was on tonight, what else would this be about?
Scott - No, I did not change your screen saver settings
02/08/2007 @ 08:47:49 AM
It seems like this part of the 3rd season will garner some answers as to why the "others" are on the island. We kind of figured out why and how Juliet got on the island, maybe we'll learn more soon.
Also, remember the end of the 2nd season, that last 1 minute scene showed 2 guys in the arctic receiving some sort of stress call, and then they called the ex-wife/fiance of Desmond. When is that going to be revisited?
Maybe the title is ironic in that it's not the characters who are lost, it's the FREAKING VIEWERS WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CRAP IS GOING ON!!!!
Scott messed with this at 02/08/2007 12:52:01 pm
Alex - 3619 Posts
Did you watch the "Survivors Guide" that was on before the new episode? Those guys basically said that the show was just about the characters and how they dealt with stuff. There is no "start to end" story plot. They're never going to answer the hundreds of plot loose ends that have been left out there. Like what was up with Walt's abilities? What killed Eko? Moot points in the writers minds because those characters are gone. Therefore we need all characters to die or disappear.
And we certainly did not figure out why and how Juliet got there and we probably never will.
I like your last point (other than you forgot the "not").
Scott - If you aren't enough without it, you'll never be enough with it.
We have a better idea about Juliet: going to do special research at a very secluded place. How is that not a pretty good clue.
Jeremy - Super Chocolate Bear
Because like everything else on the show it's probably a "go no where" Red Herring.
Well it brings up questions like how exactly did she wish for her exhusband to be hit by and bus and then he was right away? Why was Ethan there and who was the dude recruiting her? Who exactly do they work for? Why was she chosen and was she supposed to be doing with her specific research specialty? Did it have something to do with the 27 year old whose womb looked like that of 70 year old? Who was that woman? What happened to her sister? Did you she actually agree to take the position even, maybe she was coerced? How did they know her sister was pregnant when she just found out?
Alex - I was too weak to give in Too strong to lose
I should specify that early on when the show first started I realized it was more about the characters than the plot and I actually liked that about the show. But they've continually made up completely unbelievable circumstances or story lines without making any attempt at explaining them. Which has worn me down and thus deluded the experience for me.
Scott - Resident Tech Support
agreed, with the last comment.
Jeremy - Cube Phenomenoligist
The writers have created a deserted island where anything can happen and people/supplies/technology can come and go as it pleases. The more "What the hell?" moments the more we all watch hoping something will get resolved.
Was that "deprogramming booth" that kid was in how normal people became the others? Was it an experiment on him? Was it the first and last time we hear any reference to it?
Also I hate to admit it but, I think I jumped like a foot when that guy actually did get hit by a bus.
Ha, when I read "jumped like a foot", I pictured you jumping as a foot, not jumping approximately 12 inches.
But I too jumped.
You know what though? I'm sick of the others. I want to get back to "our side" of the island. (or our island, as it were)
Jon - infinity + 1 posts
I was actually going to do a lost thread.
Mine was going to be how I announced that I am no longer watching the show. I quit. It's stupid and I wanted to quit half a season ago. Before the "fall season". what a joke.
Anyway, my blog name was going to be called "Making up for Lost time" in which I put forward the goal of doing something useful during the time I might normally watch lost. I don't think I really did anything great this week, but hopefully I will use my time to read or accomplish some task or maybe if I'm really adventurous, to volunteer for a good cause. Or maybe even just educate myself about something going on in the world. Actually, on Wednesday this week, just before lost, I did listen to a missionary talk about living in a very remote location in Africa. Extremely educational, encouraging, challenging and a good way to gain some perspective.
Anyway, the point of the idea in the first place was because I realized how big a waste watching Lost was and so I decided I should not only stop watching, but do something I don't consider a waste. Hopefully I can actually do that and maybe I'll write about it here.
Also, I watched every episode of lost since midway through the first season and I have no clue who Danny and Juliet are. That's how great that show is. It could have been great though.
Sounds like a great running blog, if I didn't know you'd quit trying in like 2 weeks.
Oh and Danny is a bit character you'd just recognize. Juliet is the blond that has been "taking care" of Jack. She's been arguably the main character of the last few episodes.
Jeremy messed with this at 02/09/2007 9:27:25 am
Jon - 2933 Posts
I have doubts about my dedication as well, except for that I am committed to not watching lost, and since that would require me to leave the couch and the room with the main tv, I at least have something to move me toward something productive.
Scott - On your mark...get set...Terrible!
JON!!!! LOST IS ON!!!!
Jon, you're missing a good episode of lost.
Crap, so am I. Good thing for the internets.
Scott - 6225 Posts
Has anyone ever seen the movie Final Destination? Cuz I think the Lost writers have.
No one died this time, though apparently Charles is on deck. If they keep killing of the main characters are they going to start featuring the other random people who have been on the island the whole time and have somehow managed to avoid detection?
I really didn't understand why Desmond wused out again. Seriously, what did he have to lose by trying to stay with his lady? Oh no, I might die instead of end up on the twilight island for 3 years. What a crappy episode to have on Valentines Day.
You're a crappy episode.
Seriously though, we're like 2 episodes away from having no main characters left.
Maybe that's their way of putting the show out of it's misery.
Also to be fair Desmond did think better of his plan to leave Penny before the "Duck Brotha!"/Cricket bat to the head incident, after which he awoke on the island.
Now it all makes sense! Did not the episode start by saying 3 big questions would be answered? Cause apparently I missed them. Unless the questions were, "What does Jack's tattoo mean?", "Does Jack like his sandwiches grilled or not grilled?", and "Does Jack know how to fly a kite?". Glad we could get some closure on those huge mysteries.
Worst Lost season ever.
I was afraid to come in here because I hadn't seen the episode yet. Now I have.
I think like everyone else I assumed Jack's Thai girlfriend was hiding the fact that she was a prostitute from him. When he kissed her and said "Mmmm, Salty" I almost threw up.
To be fair we learned that the others live far enough away to require a giant boat and that not it's not necessarily a bad thing to be taken by them.
They can't live that far away. In fact they pretty much have to live on the original island. Because there was a scene at one point where Juliet is doing the book reading thing and then everyone runs outside and pretty much watches the plane crash. And then Ben sends Ethan and that other dude to the 2 crash sites, presumptiously on foot. So if anything, the giant boat was more potentially contradictory than explanatory.
And the fact that what's her face chick seemed to be totally cool with the fact that Jack was locked up and they were hoping that Ana-Lucia was doing well implies to me that they are either very dense or very brainwashed or both. So if that's how you like to get down, then being taken by the others is aweso.
Alex screwed with this at 02/23/2007 12:10:58 am
Jack talk Thai?
That was the best episode in a long time. No complaints from me. Although for the purposes of killing people off that was a golden opportunity.
It was a bizarre episode in that we they didn't answer, or really pose, any new questions.
What was Sawyer supposed to apologize for? Letting the kid go?
This episode had a lot of "you're supposed to remember exactly what sentence two characters left off on 7 months ago" moments.
Going back to the theme of "expect anything", in season one, finding a car on the Island would have been "holy crap, where are we? There's a freakin car on the Island" (ie, the plane from season 2). Now it's like "sweet, a car, lets fix it up and go joy riding. What? dead guy in the car? No problem. Now I have a car." There was no "how did this get here way out in the jungle."
Jeremy - The pig says "My wife is a slut?"
Agreed. Also no one wonders how they can go on a 1 minute run from the camp they've been at for like a year now (has the time frame been established?) and keep finding crap.
I guess I can maybe see how after a while and some of the crazy traumatic stuff that happened in that while, they might stop being in full detective mode all the time.
Plus there was Dharma guy in there and he had a map of a road, so I mean what else are they going to be able to figure out?
I really have no idea what the time frame is, but I think it's way less than a year.
Jeremy - Robots don't say 'ye'
I wonder at what point a line would be drawn with the viewers in this regard? You really get the sense that the writers realized they would be against the wall with the "deserted island" thing and had the following conversation:
"Well what do we do now?"
"I don't know have them find a ____ and use it to ____"
"Well were would a ____ come from on a deserted island?"
"How about we just establish early on that although it's a deserted island any thing can happen and modern conveniences will literally fall from the sky?"
"Brilliant! We can jerk people around for years with this approach!"
"Exactly"
At this point in the show how surprised would you be if they went on a 3 minute walk from camp and found an operational shopping mall fully staffed by ninjas?
Scott - Get Up! Get outta here! Gone!
I think it's been about 2 months. In the middle of the second season it mentioned about 40 days, and it doesn't seem that time has moved too quickly since that point.
Scott edited this at 03/01/2007 1:02:47 pm
Jeremy - I believe virtually everything I read.
I thought "8 months" was brought up by some character.
Plane crashes on 9/22/2004
Desmond turns failsafe key on the hatch 11/25/2004
That's just over 2 months from the plane crash to the end of season 2. So how much time has gone by since the beginning of season 3.
Jeremy - No one's gay for Moleman
Maybe one of the others mentioned the 8 month thing.
I still read this thread even though I don't watch and the thing that I thought of when the car issue came up was on Simpsons when the family watches the show "Promiscuous Idiots Island" and the secret that is revealed at the end is that it's not really an island but a peninsula.
I tried looking for a clip but found nothing but did realize that the show basically recycled the joke from a previous episode.
anyway, that should be what the big secret is for the Lost characters to find out now.
Jon perfected this at 03/01/2007 6:42:33 pm
I had that thought way at the beginning of the show, but I think it's been pretty well established now that it is indeed an island.
Alex - You've got to trust your instinct, and let go of regret
John is so dumb sometimes.
good episode, I thought.
i thought John put button pushing behind him.
So the first good episode in a long time, in which a direct question we had was answered (80 days) and we have nothing to say?
There seems to be a strange lack of facial hair for 80 days.
I for one would have rather used the C4 on the defense system than shimmying over a tree.
Jeremy - Broadcast in stunning 1080i
They shave all the time.
The C4 could have set if off anyway.
Wouldn't your razor start to get dull eventually? And we've never seen Jack cut his hair but it's still real short.
Well, not that I really know how "it" works, but presumably you have to be in a specific point between two of the stands for it to explode your brain. Seems like if you could take out 1 or 2 of the stands with an explosion you could break a hole through the perimeter that you could get through unaffected.
Alex - Who controls the past now controls the future
I was searching for some opinions on the brain fryer and found these nice screenshots of the map.
Apparently there are tunnels all over the place.
::typo
Alex perfected this at 03/31/2007 11:54:40 am
They are not dead!!!
They are now.
I'm still waiting for the buried alive people to dig themselves out. It was only like 4 feet of pretty dry looking sand.
Anyway I missed it Wednesday and watched it just now online. I actually thought Jack might have given in to the darkside and Juliet wasn't really a superhot two-timing evil doer. But in a show that's been completely unpredictable it was time to fool everyone by doing the predictable thing I guess.
I find it odd that no one has even brought up the idea of moving into town since the others apparently abandoned it. I supose the odds are high that the others would return at some point, but so what. They could enjoy themselves for a while and then force the action by being there when the others returned. Certainly beats being infiltrated by the others while living in shelters on the beach.
That was the first thing I thought of when they were headed back.
I concur. Given the choice, I'd take a bed with a house, walls, and a roof over a lean-to any day.
Now here's a TV show blog that I can't believe hasn't gotten any action recently. Unless it's because last week's episode was just so crazy-retarded that everyone's mind imploded (yeah that's right, it was way beyond exploding status).
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttttttt?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Jeremy edited this 2 times, last at 05/10/2007 6:27:10 pm
Seriously though.
He's not dead. It looked more like a flair gun than a real gun. And he probably would have died much quicker if he actually was going to die.
I don't think he's going to die either. That, however, was the least "what the hell" moment of the entire show.
Indeed. Plus this:
Scott Wrote - 05/10/2007 @ 10:35:27 PM
And he probably would have died much quicker if he actually was going to die.
makes no sense at all. And I assume you meant flare gun. Which I don't remember it looking like a flare gun at all, particularly since there was no flare in John's gut. So maybe you did in fact mean flair gun, whatever the hell that is.
As far as whether he's going to die or not, I think it has to be 50-50. It's pretty well established by now that anything can happen. Like a guy talking to a guy that another can't see and then the room going twilight zone and the invisible man speaking to the guy that can't see him while at the same time the guy who could see him apparently didn't hear what was said. Actually Ben shooting John was the most normal, predictable, explainable, rational thing that happened in this episode.
A gun owned by ex wrestler Rick Flair?
ok, it probably wasn't a flare gun, but it looked weird. And I guess TV deaths don't exactly mimic reality. But this is the guy who was crippled, I don't think a bullet to the stomach is gonna stop him.
Matt - Washington Bureau Chief
Jeremy Wrote - 05/11/2007 @ 01:59:25 PM
Is he any relation to Ric Flair?
Ring name(s)
Rick Flair
Matt - 3439 Posts
If he ever truly wrestled under the name "Rick Flair" it was probably so long ago, he doesn't even remember it. It's like referring to Hakeem Olajuwon as Akeem, only worse, since Olajuwon actually played a not insignificant portion of his college/pro career as Akeem.
Sweet!!!
Scott - Ma'am, can you make sure your computer is turned on?
That was a good episode.
It was ok. Nothing "what the hell"ish happened until the end. (Which was actually a good twist.) Otherwise though nothing really happened. Nothing really got resolved from last week and nothing really resolved itself this week.
Micah - Even now in Heaven there are angels carrying savage weapons
Thread Resurrection!!
Seriously, if I turn on the TV to see one more crappy recap episode with that annoying narrator, my anger will increase exponentially.
Funny how you guys spent a couple days discussing whether John was actually dead when Ben shot him.
Alex - Ignorance is bliss to those uneducated
It was advertised as "a new twist on the Oceanic 6" or something like that so I watched the whole thing waiting for something new to be divulged...still waiting...let the commercial fast forward run through the show a little...still waiting...bastards.
One thing that it did remind of, was how no one apparently questioned the fact that the plane was found on the bottom of the ocean with all the passengers in it, and then all of sudden 5 of them show up alive. Everyone was ok this!!! Doesn't that mean there were 5 extra bodies in the plane on the ocean floor?
Well that was a waste.
What funny is that I've watched 1 episode in the last 3 seasons and I was no less confused by the last episode than everyone who had watched every episode.
Yeah, the only thing "answered" was the side jumping that they really only invented when it was time to "start answering questions". They really didn't answer anything about anything island related, or prior to this season.
like, where did the lady who raised Jacob come from, or what happened to Jin and Sun's baby now that they drowned together, or why wasn't Michael in the church with them...The list goes on and on.
Alex Wrote - 04/14/2007 @ 11:28:21 PM
I'm still waiting for the buried alive people to dig themselves out.
And what about these people? Why weren't they in the church?
Scott screwed with this 2 times, last at 05/24/2010 12:58:37 pm
There is no "start to end" story plot. They're never going to answer the hundreds of plot loose ends that have been left out there.
Understatement of the century.
Just watched it right now. Since I've watched every episode I was emotionally invested enough to actually enjoy the first 90% of the finale, but then they sort of kind of made a half-assed attempt to explain away things and it felt like a slap in the face. Either tie things up semi-logically, which was impossible at this point as far as I can imagine, or go out with something a little less cheesy and lame then "everyone dies at some point", "there is no 'here' or 'now'", and a magical fade to white. There had to be a better way to do the last 10 minutes. I need to try and find those alternate endings...
Guess those weren't real (in case I wasn't the only one who previously saw the commercial for alternate endings and who didn't know they were fake)
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5417046/lost_alternate_endings_are_actually.html?cat=2
I haven't thoroughly researched opinions on the finale, but with just my passing observations it seems to me that almost everyone who liked it was female. It had a smultzy ending, and women seem to equate "made me cry" with "must have been spectacular."
As usual any "answer" to a question is poor at best, and just raises further questions. None of the big questions are answered.
Alex - But let history remember, that as free men, we chose to make it so!
The one question that I half expected to get some answer for was the flash sideways, but there was absolutely no explanation given and it makes no sense at all.
Micah - We can do this easy, or we can do it real easy
I'll be the one to say I liked it. And for the record, I just did a random search for reviews and the first 2 that came up were both by men and both overwhelmingly positive (BBC and NPR). I guess I don't really get the confusion all that much about the flash sideways timeline. The BBC review is pretty much exactly what I interpreted it as and if you watched the Jimmy Kimmel thing afterward, Matthew Fox pretty much says that's what it was. I was pretty satisfied at where this season went overall, and didn't really need to find out who built a giant Egyptian statue in order to be happy with the show overall.
Scott Wrote - Yesterday @ 12:49:49 PM
They answered the question about Michael earlier this season, and the lady who raised Jacob was the White House press secretary, who must have been recruited to the island post-Washington.
Just for the record, I didn't dislike it per se, it just wasn't what it was advertised to be. As an episode it was fine. It's just that they hyped all season that this was the year questions would start getting answered. We still don't really know why that island, what the island really was, what the light was, and how/why it was. We only got tidbits like the implication that the light (which like the sideways flashes was only introduced as another thing TO explain in the season that was supposed to start tying the existing story together) keeps everyone alive, as if that needs no further explanation. We still don't know what the electromagnetism has to do with anything, what Dharma was doing, and a whole bunch of other things.
My co worker doesn't watch Lost and she mentioned after catching wind that a lot of people disliked it that all series finales are disappointing. I told her that's true, but this was a bit different than usual. In this case it would be like you spent six years readying some great who-dun-it murder mystery novel with all sorts of plot twists and unknowns, and then the book ends with all the victims being alive in some afterlife, but doesn't actually answer anything. It could be a touching ending, but that's not what you were "in it" for, and you'd really have to come out of the experience thinking that the author's approach to writing was "wouldn't it be kick-ass if ___ happened here" but really had no big picture story what-so-ever.
So it's not even like just the ending was disappointing, it almost retroactively makes the book disappointing, because it wasn't really even a "story", so much as it was a list of things that happened. Early on in Lost I remember them tying one mystery to another and thinking that it was clever.


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Make a Plan - Are you going to worry your night away on New Year's Eve, wondering what type of situation you'll find yourself in? To avoid worry and stress, plan your night out in detail. Find a group of friends that are willing to help you plan the evening and stick with it. Go to dinner, watch a movie or go to a party. Plan out the way you are going to say no when some asks if you'd like a drink or a hit from their drugs. Don't assume that you won't be asked and don't assume that you can automatically handle it if you are. Planning out every detail will help you survive the evening.
Sober Celebration - You won't be the only one planning to ring in the new year sober. Find a few friends or family members that you can trust who plan to stay sober and make plans to celebrate with them. No matter how you plan to celebrate, make sure it's a sober one. You can help each other stay sober during the times when you're feeling vulnerable. Spend as much time with these people as you can. They'll help you as much as you'll help them!
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Exiting the Fall
Album length: 10 tracks: 39 minutes, 31 seconds
Style: Hardcore
Street Date: November 1, 2013
Official Site: AmpMovement.com
Back in 2011, one of the Indie Spotlight reviews here at Jesus Freak Hideout covered indie hardcore band Exiting the Fall's Parables EP. That was actually the band's second EP at the time, and they have now followed it up with their debut full-length release, Windchaser. Much like many bigger name bands in the industry right now, Exiting the Fall are not releasing their debut on a record label, but the album's quality is not in any way lacking because of this.
The overall sound of Windchaser is quickly demonstrated in the title track, which showcases a lot of the typical hardcore/metalcore trends one would expect to hear today. There's an abundance of chugging guitars in the low end, the occasional meandering lead line, and a heavy dose of breakdowns in the chorus. Also present is the common harsh vocal/clean vocal tradeoff that many bands use. None of these are particularly unique in the genre, but they are well-performed here and the songwriting is solid. Adding to this is some excellent lyricism dealing with the daily struggle of sinfulness in a Christian. In the chorus, "Windchaser" asks "How many times can the sinner sin? How many times can I be born again?" This honest lyrical approach continues throughout the album.
Although the sound is fairly typical, there is some variety as the album progresses. "Kingdom" focuses more heavily on the clean vocals and is somewhat reminiscent of early Thrice material. Thankfully, the clean vocals are pretty solid and don't stray into the whiny territory that many other similar bands fall into. Meanwhile, the closing track, "Father," is an acoustic number similar to several Oh, Sleeper songs. While this variety is nice, I did find myself wishing that some of the heavier tracks would pick up the pace slightly. Several tracks seem to get bogged down in slower, breakdown heavy tempos. Even "All I Hate" begins with a nicely upbeat riff but quickly changes pace in favor of a slow crawl. A little more variety in tone would help this album greatly.
Although Windchaser is a debut full-length, Exiting the Fall have already been making music for years and that experience is evident here. Minor complaints aside, this is definitely a good album. It's not a groundbreaking release and it may get less attention than it deserves, but Windchaser is a solid, enjoyable debut that easily compares favorably to many major-label releases in recent years.
- Review date: 11/5/13, written by Timothy Estabrooks of Jesusfreakhideout.com
Windchaser (3:30)
All I Hate (2:37)
Deathwish (3:13)
Kingdom (3:51)
Better Days (4:41)
Lazarus (4:05)
Internalize (4:45)
Oh, Great Captain (3:47)
Circles (4:11)
Father (4:51)


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Incredible Remastered Footage of Led Zeppelin Performing of 'Dazed and Confused' Live in 1973
In a remastered clip from the iconic film The Song Remains the Same, Led Zeppelin perform a jaw-dropping version of "Dazed and Confused" in front of a Madison Square Garden audience in 1973. What's most notable about this footage is not only that Jimmy Page played his guitar with a cello bow, but also the surreptitious non-verbal conversation between John Paul Jones and John Bonham during a solo.
Here's a much longer version of the song.
Other equally amazing songs from the show include "Since I've Been Loving You" and "Black Dog".
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Massive, Ghosts of Men and Dig Lazarus at Ye Olde Sal!
7th August 2022 Overtone
Pardon my French, but what a great putain gig! Three hugely impressive sets from some of the best hard rock bands in the underground rock scene right now. Massive, Ghosts of Men and Dig Lazarus. A big thanks to our good friends at Dig Lazarus sneaking us into the sold out Ye Olde Salutation Inn in Nottingham for the gig! We were able to experience it first hand, and just had to let you know how great it was!
Opening the night were the ever awesome Dig Lazarus. For a band that I had not really heard of before Call of the Wild Festival back in May, I have become a huge fan since then. The band were on top form here as well. Their sludgy, heavy blues sound translates perfectly live, especially in a smaller, indoor setting. However, my favourite thing about them is still the backing/duelling vocals. It adds so much to the catchiness of tracks like 'Never Change' and 'Tell Me Why' and begs audience interaction. These guys are going to be huge sooner rather than later if they keep putting out great music like this and putting on shows to match!
Next up were a new band to me but ones that definitely won me over fast, Ghosts of Men! When just two people took to the stage, I was wearily curious. However, they filled out the sound and the stage masterfully. The frontman oozed charisma and had a voice sounding like a combination of Zakk Wylde and Neil Fallon. Meanwhile between his fantastic guitar playing and the drummer's awesomeness, they both played a great set of QOTSA-sounding grunge/desert rock.
The band don't take themselves too seriously, joking around and having fun on stage. It is refreshing to see these days and means when they do get serious with track 'Wolfpack', it hits even harder. The band have a new fan in me from their amazing set. I'll definitely be listening to them a lot moving forward!
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Finally, we reached the headliner and the band that the vast majority of the crowd were there for, Massive. Frontman Brad Marr spoke about how long it had been since their last show in the city and how much the tour had been postponed. You could see and feel his passion throughout the gig, clearly missing being up on stage playing his music. Unfortunately due to injuries and visa issues the band had a few last minute lineup changes for the tour. But, all four of them played their hearts out for the rabid, packed house.
Tracks like 'Hollywood' and 'Dancefloor' sound just as good now as they did 10 years ago, and went down a storm, just like the most recent tracks. And Brad is one of the best frontmen in the business right now, having the crowd in the palm of his hand through the whole set. I've been a fan of the band since Full Throttle and have seen them a few times but never this good. They were on top form and I cannot wait to see where they go from here!
And there we have it. One of the best gigs we've been to this year thanks to three incredible bands, an amazing venue and a packed house full of hungry rock fans. Be sure to support each of the bands as much as you can and definitely go and see them if they are playing locally to you. I can't wait to see them again already!
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There are some rockers who shift from being the latest sales chart idols- sometimes dismissed by the critics— to becoming American rock and roll institutions that are revered as icons.
Aerosmith and Kiss are two examples of these "institutions" that still had/have vital careers decades after they arrived on the scene and influence the latest generations of rockers.
Of the many acts that arose in the '80s, Bon Jovi is one of the few acts to survive and now can be called a "rock and roll institution." Despite their initial association with the flock of hair metal bands in the mid to late 1980s, Bon Jovi now are a genre unto themselves.
On Saturday, May 5— on the very evening their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction was cablecast on HBO— Bon Jovi supremely demonstrated at a sold-out Mohegan Sun Arena why they are one of America's best rock and roll bands.
Sometimes a band of Bon Jovi's longevity will dutifully shift into lucky oldies act mode. They will milk their few hits and mine nostalgia rather than art.
At the Sun, Bon Jovi proved they still possess a vibrant voice in rock roll and they still have confidence in the present and future and don't need to rely alone on the crutch of the past.
Bon Jovi's confidence in who are today was evidenced by the opening track in their two hours plus set—- "This House Is Not For Sale" from the recent album of the same name.
Rather than go the easy route of playing a beloved classic track to grab the audience's attention, "This House…" proclaimed that Bon Jovi still wants to and still does matter.
The track also demonstrated, with its touch of Americana and a nod to country music—that Bon Jovi has successfully transitioned from hair band to something more organic and genuine. "God Bless This Mess," another track from "This House…" also illustrated this more mature and confident Bon Jovi.
Now, before you get the wrong idea, Bon Jovi didn't disappoint their fans—who are clearly near and dear to their hearts— by sacrificing the past to promote today. Their big hits were all there— "Living on a Prayer," "Bad Medicine," "Wanted Dead or Alive" and more. And the musical favorite sons got audience members dancing, singing, and pumping their fists.
A highlight of the evening was "Bed of Roses" from their first foray beyond "hair band" territory, "Keeping the Faith." For this track, singer Jon Bon Jovi waded into the audience and performed on a tiny stage an arm's length from fans. The proximity to the fans was a fun touch. More importantly, Jon Bon Jovi filled the song with passion that could only be gained from a life well lived and well loved.
The overall song selection of the evening harkens back to my initial observation that Bon Jovi has long passed from flavor of the month to rock and roll institution. Their set list was more about building a mood and a musical story through their art rather than simply biding time between the hits.
Rock and roll careers begin with a single. Institutions grow with the determination to move forward.
Bon Jovi has moved forward and subsequently has endured.
Opening for Bon Jovi was Connecticut's own—and "American Idol" winner—Nick Fradiani.
Fradiani, like Bon Jovi, carries a great deal of passion into his music. Like Bon Jovi, circa 2018, Fradiani mines Americana and acoustic sources for his music. Although he arrived on the scene by winning "American Idol," manufacturing slick pop top 40 songs seems far from his priority. His music was about the art of strong songwriting and captivating performances.
I give Bon Jovi at the Mohegan Sun Arena on May 5 four out of four stars.
Bon Jovi was in concert at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday.
Connecticut's Nick Fradiani, who won 'American Idol,' opened for Bon Jovi Saturday night.


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Small-business owners pick up the pieces after night of rage, destruction
By Kavita Kumar and Miguel Otárola , Star Tribune
May 28, 2020 - 11:44 PM
Elias Usso got an alert at home around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when an alarm went off at his small pharmacy near Lake Street and Hiawatha Avenue.
Then he watched the live security footage on his phone as looters ransacked the Seward Pharmacy shelves, set a small fire in the back and carted out a safe holding prescription drugs. "I saw the whole thing — it was agonizing," he said Thursday afternoon as workers mopped up floors drenched from sprinklers and boarded up the shattered store windows. "My biggest concern is that my customers won't be able to get their prescriptions on time. That's a nightmare for a pharmacist."
More than 100 small businesses across Minneapolis were damaged during the protests Wednesday night over the death of George Floyd in police custody, said Allison Sharkey, executive director of the Lake Street Council, a nonprofit business coalition. Most of them were along Lake Street, but some were in other sections of the city, including Uptown and north Minneapolis.
Businesses hunker down
As more looting and vandalism continued Thursday and spread, including to St. Paul's Midway neighborhood, many businesses across the Twin Cities hunkered down for another potentially rough night. Businesses along Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, which were not hit the night before, boarded up windows along with many others around the city.
Target pre-emptively closed 22 stores around the Twin Cities in addition to two on Lake Street that had been damaged the previous night.
More than two dozen Twin Cities Targets closed again because of unrest
After a sleepless night, business owners along Lake Street — many already hurting from the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 — emerged early Thursday and stared at what was left of their shops with quiet disbelief.
Charles Stotts, who has owned Town Talk Diner for four years, looked at his restaurant with gentle eyes and a somber frown. Smoke filled the dining room, and water from the sprinklers flooded the floor and poured onto the street.
"It's worse than anything I could have ever imagined happening to our little restaurant," said Stotts, who took part in the peaceful protest Tuesday night. "What did my little building on the side of the road do?"
On Wednesday night, the epicenter of the damage from the rioting was in the area around Lake and Hiawatha, where a Wendy's and an AutoZone smoldered the next morning. Smoke billowed from other buildings, the burning smell wafting across Lake Street.
Qiu Chen, owner of Twin City Laundromat, stood guard with his arms crossed outside his shop that as of Thursday afternoon had been mostly spared.
Chen had been up most of the night trying to ward off those trying to break in, pleading at one point with one man who took a hammer to his window to stop. Chen planned to do the same Thursday night.
Some storefronts put signs up noting they are minority-owned businesses in hopes that vandals would leave them alone.
Volunteers with brooms and garbage bags also showed up along Lake Street ready to help clean up the shattered glass, debris and other trash that littered the streets.
"We go to many of these businesses," said one of the volunteers, Lalo Regan Gonzalez.
"It's a whole different world," he said as he looked down Lake Street. "It doesn't look like Minneapolis."
Further east, Jeff Zeitler, who owns Urban Forage Winery & Cider House, walked down the sidewalk with a neighbor, holding a snow shovel to clear glass after his front door was smashed.
"George Floyd's death is a tragedy, it's terrible. The police killed this man, but it doesn't justify this," he said.
His wife, Gita Zeitler, later sat on the stoop in front of their shop. She said she was disappointed in a lack of security provided by the police for businesses. "The Minneapolis police has been useless for a long time," she said.
Tim Gleason, who has owned Precision Tune Auto Care on Lake for 20 years, stood outside his building as his mechanics picked up whatever tools were left inside the garage. He believed protesters stole five cars, driving them out right through the garage doors.
"Found one a block away at McDonald's," he said. "The worst part for me is that these guys' tools that were stolen aren't covered by the business insurance because it's their personal property. So hardworking mechanics are out a bunch of money."
'This is going to close me'
One building spared from rioting was Soderberg's Floral & Gift, a large, yellow flower shop on Lake and 33rd Avenue. Owner Kym Erickson had gone further down the street Thursday morning to see the rest of the destruction. She wasn't able to sleep all night, she said, watching the chaos unfold from the top floor of her building.
"It's hard to take it all in. It's unbelievable," she said. "It's been a night of terror, it's what it has been, to be on this street in this city last night."
She continued: "COVID didn't close me, but this is going to close me."
At least 30 businesses in Uptown Minneapolis showed signs of damage Thursday, with smashed storefronts, broken doors and fresh graffiti. Along Hennepin Avenue, H&M, Urban Outfitters, Timberland and Kitchen Window were among the stores being boarded up after windows had been smashed.
The Cub Foods on Lagoon, which had some damage, was back in business on Thursday morning.
It was unclear when a number of grocery stores, banks and pharmacies that had closed would be able to reopen.
CVS, for example, said it had closed six damaged locations in Minneapolis, including two inside Target stores. U.S. Bank closed two branches in the city.
A Cub Foods spokesman said it will take "substantial time to clean and rebuild" the grocery store near Lake and Hiawatha, which suffered significant damage. In the meantime, the retailer was working to give employees shifts at other stores in the area.
Some stores, such as Magers & Quinn bookstore, which have been closed for weeks aside from curbside pickup because of the pandemic, said they will postpone plans to reopen for in-store shopping.
Some restaurants suspended takeout service.
Surly said it will postpone plans to reopen its popular beer garden on Monday.
Sen. Jeff Hayden, DFL-Minneapolis, said Thursday he hopes the Legislature can act to help damaged small businesses, especially those already hurting from coronavirus-related closures.
Assistance sought
He wants to revive a proposal to provide small loans to minority-owned shops when the Legislature returns for a special session in mid-June.
"Lake Street has been devastated because of COVID. There were buildings, restaurants that were closing. I'm hearing from people from Midtown Global Market and others that are bleeding cash because they can't open," he said.
"We were targeting microloans for small businesses anyway; I think we can come in to support."
The Lake Street Council is collecting donations for the businesses through a new website (welovelakestreet.com).
Ingebretsen's, a Scandinavian gifts and food store on Lake Street, had its windows smashed and computers stolen in addition to expensive blankets and wool coats.
But Julie Ingebretsen, one of the shop's owners, said she's more worried about her smaller neighbors who were already on the edge and barely making it before this happened.
"We've been here for 99 years," she said. "We're not going anywhere."
Staff writers Torey Van Oot, Sharyn Jackson and Jeff Hargarten contributed to this report. Kavita Kumar • 612-673-4113 Miguel Otárola • 612-673-4753
Kavita Kumar writes about the economy for the Star Tribune.
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The Clippers Worked Out Omari Spellman and Terry Larrier Yesterday
The Clippers are apparently taking looks at potential 2nd round picks and undrafted free agents
By Robert Flom@RichHomieFlom May 25, 2018, 5:32pm PDT
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Per Adam Zagoria of the New York Times and Sports Net New York, the Clippers worked out UConn's Terry Larrier and Villanova's Omari Spellman on Thursday.
Larrier was only a junior at UConn and still had eligibility remaining, but graduated from school in May, so decided to leave and pursue a pro career. A 6'8 guard, Larrier averaged 13.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 34.1 minutes per game, shooting 39.8% from the floor and 37.8% from three (on 4.7 attempts) in his last year of college. He's not listed on ESPN's top 100 prospects, nor have I read much about him, so I'd guess he's more of a Summer League roster spot type of guy.
Omari Spellman is a different matter, a freshman at Villanova who is still testing the waters on whether to stick in the draft or not. A 6'9 stretch forward, Spellman averaged 10.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 1.5 blocks in just 28 minutes per game for Villanova, the NCAA 2018 champion and the best collegiate team in the country. Spellman shot 47.6% from the floor and 43.3% from deep (on 3.8 attempts), demonstrating an ability to efficiently score even as a freshman. Spellman is 49th on ESPN's top 100 prospects, and would probably go in the 2nd round if he stays in the draft. While Spellman can shoot and has defensive potential, he's a bit raw, and probably wouldn't be ready for NBA action right away.
These workouts, along with that scheduled for LiAngelo Ball, suggest that the Clippers are putting in the work on "under the radar" types, though Spellman could also be an indicator that they are looking to buy a 2nd round pick, as they did twice last year for Jawun Evans and Sindarius Thornwell. Not much information has come out on Clippers' workouts so far, but we will keep you updated when further news becomes available.
Villanova's Omari Spellman and UConn's Terry Larrier worked out today for the Clippers. Both also worked out for the Lakers.@PSACardinals https://t.co/Vb64rJtYGe
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) May 24, 2018


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