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[[File:I WANT YOU!.jpg]] == Default vehicle radio stations == Claiming that the default stations in GTASA are "[http://gta.wikia.com/index.php?title=Emperor_(car)&diff=115592&oldid=115553 incorrect]" is questionable at best. My approach to verifying default stations in GTASA involves reloading savegames again and again because the first radio station that you are tuned in will stick as long as you enter another vehicle quickly enough after exiting the last one. Basically I spawn a vehicle using a trainer as soon as I load a savegame, enter it, record the station it immediately plays, reload the same savegame and repeat. I also notice the exact thing when playing race modes SA:MP multiplayer games; every car seems to tune in to their own station the first time each race is loaded. I wouldn't had brought it up if I didn't have evidence, and it's certainly not present in any other GTA games with radio stations. As for GTA4, I haven't have a proper methodology to study default radio stations there, so I'm in no position to question removals of writing on the game's radio station. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 09:00, 11 July 2009 (UTC) :So should they be removed? --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 09:13, 11 July 2009 (UTC) ::GTASA's radio stations are verified and thus the recent string of removals on that part is not acceptable. As mentioned, Those on GTA4 cannot be properly tested unless the person who added it ([[User:Loadingue]]) had employed the same methods as I did to verify default stations. It's best you ask him on his talk page how he studied the default stations. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 09:22, 11 July 2009 (UTC) But are they SERIOUSLY needed anyway. Who cares about the default radio stations when you can just change them? --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 09:32, 11 July 2009 (UTC) :It IS a wiki on GTA, and I trust most gaming wikis do the same. It's definitely no Wikipedia run by wikifaggots. - [[User:ZS|ZS]] 09:42, 11 July 2009 (UTC) ::Ok, im sorry. I won't remove anymore. I was just not sure is all. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 13:18, 11 July 2009 (UTC) == dude == why would i make up the things i found out myth hunting. i don't lie i don't use mods cause i only use the ps2 gta san andreas and the ps3 gta 4 onlina and offline i expereace all strange things. user--[[User:Stephendwan|Stephendwan]] 12:28, 11 July 2009 (UTC) Im not going to even dignify that with an awnser. Your sentence was just one big continuos bunch of words that i couldent make out. Seriously! You need to punctuate things and not swear on articles. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 12:37, 11 July 2009 (UTC) im not the only myth hunter here and you deleted the las brujas ghost town that i did not write about i can prove it by me staying the night there. How old are you? No offence intended here but your grammer is REPULSIVE! By the way you write you are definetly under the age of nine. Also, offer me one bit of proof of your findings and i will sincerly apoligise to you. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 12:47, 11 July 2009 (UTC) apparitions, strange noises, a feeling of being watch oh i used 00:00 cheat and foggy weather cheat and i am 14 I will awnser each part seperatly: Apparitions: Proof? Strange Noises: Strange noises are always heard, they are glitches. A feeling of being watched: RIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHTTTTTTTT........ Your word means NOTHING! And for the last time PUNCTUATE PLEASE! --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 12:58, 11 July 2009 (UTC) == proof == of leatherface. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qmMesrwvfc] HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!! You think ANYONE belives YOU-TUBE? Im not even gonna bother wasting my broadband limit watching that. They are many MODS for GTASA and i have seen many for leatherface. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 13:09, 11 July 2009 (UTC) its not leatherface its dr.salvador. i do respect your beleifs but you have to respect mine as a myth hunter i am a skeptic untill i get prof by investigating. you should investigate your self. user--[[User:Stephendwan|Stephendwan]] 13:45, 11 July 2009 (UTC) ==Edit Warring & Abusive Comments== Hey there, I'm glad to see that you actually care about the quality/relevance of edits here on GTW (such users are few and far between these days), and I can ''definately'' agree that a some user's writing and grammar could use a lot of work. However, I don't think being abusive and insensitive towards them is really the best way to approach this situation. In regards to the "unnecessary/useless" edits you've been reverting, the best thing to do would be to discuss them on the appropriate article's talk pages; you may feel that what you are doing is right, but it's better to see if everyone else agrees/disagrees first. I know that may seem tedius and unnecessary, but as I said, it's better to know if you have support or not - of course, in most cases, discussion is unnecessary, such as when reverting vandalism, or reverting edits which are blatantly unnecessary. When tackling the "Myths in [game name]" articles though, you have to remember that most myths ''are'' made up and have little-to-no proof backing them, hence why they are called "myths". - [[User:Hardrock182|Hardrock182]] 17:28, 11 July 2009 (UTC) Ok, sorry about that. I will keep that in mind. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 02:22, 12 July 2009 (UTC) ==RE:Category== In response to what you said, I think it probably ''would'' be best to categorise the preachers, tramps etc as "pedestrians", because that's pretty much ''what'' they are in the game world - personally, I consider "characters" to be people who have some sort of role in the game's storyline/missions. So, yes, you did the right thing by changing the categories. - [[User:Hardrock182|Hardrock182]] 11:17, 13 July 2009 (UTC) Thanks for verifying that for me. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 11:18, 13 July 2009 (UTC) == Leatherface == is a myth which means its possible that he exists you just have to find him. I had experances in the sprunk factory online and theres no bouncer in the online play. Secondly ratman is the same thing as leatherface no one found him yet you just have to look for him your self. Cause there are alot of secrets and myths that are not proven or nearly proven. Bigfoot exists you just need version one of gta san andreas he can only be found at nightime during foggy/stormy conditions. Same with leatherface. They is also a very low chance that either of them can spawn. As bigfoot only has 1/10 chance of spawning. I never found the chance that leatherface could spawn but it should be the same. This is myth information im giving you. The serial killer does exists as i got him to hit a cop as soon as the cop pulled out his gun so did the serial killer. user--[[User:Stephendwan|Stephendwan]] 12:31, 21 July 2009 (UTC) :Why do you feel the need to post such things on his page? Surely the Myths articles talk pages would be better places for such debate? Just a suggestion, I'm sure Chimpso probably isn't too pleased with comments like this on his Talk... [[User:C-d-rom|C-d-rom]] 14:51, 21 July 2009 (UTC) ::That is correct, If you want to talk about myths then please move your disgustingly grammerd comments to their appripriate [[Talk:Myths in GTA San Andreas|talk]] [[Myths in GTA IV|pages]]. Thank you, look at uncle sam at the top, he wants you not to spam the page. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 08:24, 22 July 2009 (UTC) fine but this time chimpso don't delete the info i put in as these are called myths for a reason. i was only messing with ye about the heart of liberty city i did actually tried to kill it. But the rest of the myths i am investigating i am called a gta myth hunter for a reason you know. user--[[User:Stephendwan|Stephendwan]] 11:47, 23 July 2009 (UTC) besides i love boss fights i did try and check how much bullet it takes but it has infinte health on or something. user--[[User:Stephendwan|Stephendwan]] 11:49, 23 July 2009 (UTC) hey check out this possible bigfoot picture it is not a mod cause its a ps2 version notice the buttons at the bottom of the screen. user--[[User:Stephendwan|Stephendwan]] 12:40, 23 July 2009 (UTC) http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/profiles/63/100001763/17941c580064d12a.jpg First of all, bigfoot dosen't exist. Rockstar said so themselves so i know you are lying. Second: STOP POSTING CRAP ABOUT MYTHS ON MY TALK PAGE! PLACE THEM ON THE MYTH TALK PAGES! I WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANY FURTHER MESSAGES ABOUT MYTHS ON MY TALK PAGE! --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 02:06, 24 July 2009 (UTC) I don't like it when someone tells me im lying when i experance something as i know that i get strange in the game at time and i am an honest and sometimes might joke kina person this has nothing to do with myths its just to tell you that im not lying although i need someone to be skeptic. user--[[User:Stephendwan|Stephendwan]] 10:03, 24 July 2009 (UTC) it be more easer explaning to prove what i saw if i was on youtube but im to young and i need fraps and a recorder. user--[[User:Stephendwan|Stephendwan]] 10:07, 24 July 2009 (UTC) Most people on youtube use mods and so nothing on there is any form of PROOF. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 10:09, 24 July 2009 (UTC) but i don't use mods i have the ps2 version which i don't even know how to mod and everyone can see its the ps2 version 1 as i got it on the same year it was release and anyways i have to fight nemesis in final fantasy x now. user--[[User:Stephendwan|Stephendwan]] 10:11, 24 July 2009 (UTC) Im going to end this discussion. You say you have found these myths. I say; "Ok show us some proof? Do you have any pictures?" You don't reply. No Pictures! No Myth! No Writing About It In Articles Without Somone Even Hearing About It! Now PLEASE stop talking about myths on '''MY''' talk page! --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 10:14, 24 July 2009 (UTC) ==RE: Helicopters?== Hey there, I agree with what you are saying. The best thing to do would be to merge all those articles with [[Helicopter]], as that would be the most appropriate name for it. However, unfortunately, there seems to be mixed opinion about having all things of the same type in one article; some people, like you and me (among others), think that it's a good idea, while others feel the need to have hundreds of different articles if there is even so much as a ''minor'' difference between the subject in question - because of this, I recommend that you leave a message on the talk page of one of the articles, it doesn't matter which one, although [[Talk:Helicopter]] would be the most appropriate place, so we can see whether or not the majority agrees/disagrees with this idea. Hope that helps. - [[User:Hardrock182|Hardrock182]] 16:45, 24 July 2009 (UTC) Ok I will do that, lets see if the community agrees. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 23:54, 24 July 2009 (UTC) == Deluxo == You must have added the "Seriously, it's not needed" comment for a reason. Why would i care if it's not needed? Why is it serious? And 1984 isn't the early 80s, it's the mid 80s. But early 80s is best when it can be assumed. SuperTron500 10:39, 27 July 2009 (UTC) :By the seriously not needed comment, that was about the graphics changes of the car from VC to VCS not the date. Also I added "the early 80s" comment for a reason. I assume it came out before the events of VSC. I hope you understand. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 10:42, 27 July 2009 (UTC) ::Understand what? If you mean about the seriously thing; I guess. It's not a big deal. Boasting/speculating you and your friend Thescarydude have more experience than me in Wikipedia doesn't really help things. It's best not to speculate on that kind of stuff, it wasn't even the edit i had a problem with as much as the claim of bad logic. I felt it was important to note when the car was produced. SuperTron500 10:48, 27 July 2009 (UTC) :::I read your post on his talk page wrong. I'm not taking into consideration about you guys being more experienced, there's just no need. You told Thescarydude you changed "it" back to! but really you don't change anything back technically. I guess perhaps i should maybe take note and leave remarks like that whenever i have to revert another editor's unneeded info. SuperTron500 11:00, 27 July 2009 (UTC) ::::Maybe i made a mistake in thinking you guys had negative intentions, but i've changed, so i hope there's no hard feelings. What do you think of the Deluxo in general? And do you ever use it? SuperTron500 12:13, 27 July 2009 (UTC) :::::I was not boasting about us having more experience, just informing you that we know how this wiki works a bit more then you do. Anyway yes - I do use the Deluxo. Usually as a race vehicle. Also no hard feelings taken :). Keep up the good work. '''''[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]]''''' ''Manager of [http://starskyandhutchgame.wikia.com/wiki/Starsky_and_Hutch_Game_Wiki Strasky and Hutch Game Wiki]'' 12:00, 15 August 2009 (UTC) == Game connections == I noticed you left the following note with your revision: ''Reverted edit by SuperTron500. Don't post similaritys with other games on GTW articles'' I have a few problems with this. Firstly, it seems like that's a direct order from you to me. Thescarydude worked on that reference too.. Besides that, what do you mean about not noting similarities? Have you looked at some of the other articles lately? The [[Manhunt]] article and various GTA articles list connections, so by your logic they shouldn't belong either. No offence, but your comment doesn't make alot of sense to me, i fail to see your logic. SuperTron500 08:14, 28 July 2009 (UTC) :Sorry if that sounded like a direct order, it was ment to be a suggestion :). They shoulden't go into the vehicle articles because most people will look at it and think; "What the hell is Bully?". In my opinion as I said this it GTW not Bully wiki. (If you search Bully Wiki up you will find one). Thank you. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 08:19, 28 July 2009 (UTC) ::I know this is a damn GTA wiki, please stop telling me that. You don't have to specify. I also know there is Bully wiki, so no need to stress that anymore either. My point was, there are tons of non-GTA references on this site, so by that logic they should all be removed because this is a GTA wiki, not a Bully or Manhunt wiki. Thescarydude also seemed to believe the Stallion and Regina appeared in Bully, and he's a seasoned veteran, so this isn't just a newbie thing. I was somewhat encouraged by his opinion on it. SuperTron500 08:29, 28 July 2009 (UTC) Yes he ''did'' know. But he did not brag about it and put it in articles, he for one knows this is GTW not Bully wiki. No Hard Feelings mate :D. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 08:34, 28 July 2009 (UTC) ::Haha, the irony of that is he ''did'' actually add a Bully reference in the Diable Stallion page. I added the Diablo stallion appeared, but he changed it to a trivia section stating a black Stallion with flames appears, so it's not the same as what i wrote. The stuff about bragging is bull, sorry to say. I never bragged because i don't care all that much if they're in there. Of course there's no hard feelings, "mate" XD. SuperTron500 08:42, 28 July 2009 (UTC) :::Well then I sincerley apoligise for saying "bragging" (jeeze your so sensitive), but anyways It is best to remind him of that too. Vehicle articles are important. Small articles that are not important can have some info on other games. But for the main articles on this wiki (vehicles included) it's to remember this: "This it GTW not Bully wiki". I respect your opinion but please respect mine as an experienced member of this wiki (no I am not bragging mister.) Thank you. ::::Haha, i'm not sensitive in a funny way or anything, i just figured you were giving a newbie bit of a rough time. I respect your opinion aswell, i simply thought you meant there should be no connections at all (small articles included). Now that it's cleared up i understand. That's why i try to work things out with you guys, because you are experienced and i wish to learn more about how to work around here. SuperTron500 08:52, 28 July 2009 (UTC) :::::Im glad to see this is finally over *puts down bazooka* I nearly had to finish it myself! (that was a joke) But I am glad we have come to a peacefull agreement, thats the way it should be. Regards, [[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 08:56, 28 July 2009 (UTC) ::::::Whoah, Tim. I wasn't talking about you behind your back, i just was trying to clarify because i'm trying to learn from the more experienced members like you guys and to be honest, the second i wrote to Thescarydude things in general weren't making sense (to me). You're both experienced, but when he added the trivia section i thought that was telling me it was okay, and when you got rid of it i was confused. I hope we can be friends someday. SuperTron500 09:10, 28 July 2009 (UTC) :::::::Who's Tim? I'm not Tim. My name is Emanuell. Anyway I forgive you for the confused bit. I was confused when I first started also. But friends? Ok that sounds good. If you ever need help with anything wiki-related ask me or (preferably) a member of [[Staff]]. Kind Regards, [[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 09:16, 28 July 2009 (UTC) :::::::Tim is the guy from the Evacuator films in the GTA universe. I thought your bazooka bit was a reference to his tendencies. As far as friends go i hope that doesn't sound bad to you, i just meant the good terms like you and Thescarydude. I also have to agree with you, Vice City is hands down the best GTA, it was the first one i played back in 2004 and it was loads of fun. I haven't played GTA IV yet, but i still feel VC will always be my favorite, even if they wind up doing a GTA IV Era Vice City (it could happen). Were you around when VC is set? SuperTron500 09:24, 28 July 2009 (UTC) :::::::::No, this may come as a surprise to you, but I am only 13. So I was not around in those days. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 09:31, 28 July 2009 (UTC) :::::::::Wow, i was born in 1990 and i thought i'd be one of the younger editors here. I've always felt closer to VC than SA. I don't remember 1992, but i remember the 90s in general, so i didn't have quite as much fun as with exploring Vice City in the 80s. I sort of gathered i was born during a transition point where the VC feel was already transforming into the SA one. If you ever happen upon a DeLorean that takes you back in time let me know, i might be willing to buy it. Unless it's to expensive, at which point i'll have to steal it while being shot at by guys with red arrows hovering over their heads. SuperTron500 09:40, 28 July 2009 (UTC) :Yeah well, lifes a bitch, isin't it? [[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 09:45, 28 July 2009 (UTC) ::Haha yeah, then you die. That's why it's best to live life to its fullest. You never know when you might actually be a GTA pedestrian the protagonist decides to mow you down for fun. I don't think killing in video games is wrong, i feel it's very therapeutic and a great way to just vent. Screw Jack Thompson! GTA FOREVER!! SuperTron500 10:06, 28 July 2009 (UTC) :::Hell Yeah! :) --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 10:09, 28 July 2009 (UTC) ::::One last question though, my friend. Did you know the Diablo Stallion and Regina references are on this site's [[Bully]] page? If you don't mind those facts staying on there i'd really like to point out the moped thing on there. SuperTron500 10:15, 28 July 2009 (UTC) :::::Sure, why not. Putting things like that on the official Bully page is a good idea. --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 10:17, 28 July 2009 (UTC) ::::::Thanks. I did consider adding the fact [[Jimmy Hopkins|Jimmy]] can be customized to look like [[Claude]] from GTA III, but i felt it was a little too trivial since it's not simply a pre-made outfit like [[Niko]]'s apparently is. SuperTron500 10:36, 28 July 2009 (UTC) :::::::Chimpso, I'm not sure why exactly you want this stuff removed. The cars' cameo appearances in other games seems like interesting trivia to me (at least more than radio stations).--[[User:Thescarydude|Thescarydude]] 10:40, 28 July 2009 (UTC) ::::::::In my opinion that should go into the [[Bully]] article. [[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 10:56, 28 July 2009 (UTC) :Was i right to assume addind that Jimmy can be given Claude's appearance is too trivial? SuperTron500 11:03, 28 July 2009 (UTC) ::Im not sure about that as I have no experience with Jimmy (whoever he is). --[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]] 11:05, 28 July 2009 (UTC) == GTA Fan Fiction == Greetings Chimpso,Sorry I haven't been on for a while but I had already created my account for GTAFF Wikia so when you're ready you can promote me (Im sorry if I sound like a rush).Cheers-[[User:BloodyGTA]]
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I have taken newly images of the Monster Zaibatsu 14:48, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
I have added some info on the version of the truck.--~Commander AmolschCommander Amolsch
- So what? Who cares? And what do you mean with "Bigfoot"? Zaibatsu 21:37, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
I know you can buy the regular Monster from the I/E dock. And Monster B is Michelle's reward car, but aside from cheats, where can you find A?


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A lot of people in the daytime soap opera industry like to blame O.J. Simpson, the growing number of cable channels, women in the workplace, and many other factors for the decline in ratings over the years. While some of their points are valid, and you hear these excuses in most mainstream articles, there are also a number of intentional decisions made over the years that decimated soap casts, future storylines and viewer loyalty. Over the next week, We Love Soaps will reveal our 25 Biggest Blunders in Daytime Soap Opera History. This list was not easy to edit down to 25. Sadly there are many more we could have included. We will revisit this list from time to time to see how the rankings might change as perspectives do. For now, here are the first five blunders on our list.
25. Killing Jo's son on SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
On June 9, 1955, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW's Joanne (Mary Stuart) married Arthur Tate. A year later their son, Duncan Eric, was born. Stuart's real life pregnancy was written into her storyline and SEARCH filmed on location with her in the hospital. Her newborn son, Jeffrey, played Jo's baby on the soap.
A year later the writers decided the toddler would run out into the street and get hit by a car infuriating Stuart. It was the first of many battles she would have over the years trying to maintain the integrity of her popular soap character. She even threatened to quit the soap.
"It was my own child," she later told Afternoon TV. "It had been a complicated pregnancy for me, and playing the death of the child was just too horrible to even consider. The show's ratings had been dropping, and I knew they were killing the child just to have something dramatic to boost the ratings. I played those scenes all right, but I made them so horrifying that nobody could watch. Not even the make-up girl. She wouldn't even look at the monitor to see whether my make-up was right, it was too awful to watch. And nobody out in television-land watched either. In my own mind, I was remembering the morning my own father died. My mother just could never accept it. She'd walk around with a hopeful smile, in a daze, saying, "He's going to get better..." That's the way I played it. I destroyed them. It didn't help the ratings."
Duncan Eric could have been the center of future stories for the next 30 years on SEARCH FOR TOMORROW. The writers wasted this future legacy character for a quick ratings spike. We've seen this happen many times again in the future including the complete waste of Lisa's son, Chuckie, on AS THE WORLD TURNS. What is it with soaps and dead children?
24. The Messy Murder of THE EDGE OF NIGHT
In THE EDGE OF NIGHT's first 16 years on the air it never finished below sixth place in a season's ratings and was commonly near the top, just below CBS sister soap, AS THE WORLD TURNS. A series of terrible network and producer decisions would cause the ratings to sink.
It started in 1972 when CBS changed EDGE's timeslot from 3:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET. The mystery soap added some additional romantic storylines for its new time. The show immediately dropped in the ratings and dropped from 4th in the 1972-173 season to 10th the following year.
In 1975 CBS wanted to expand AS THE WORLD TURNS to an hour (see #23) but didn't have room on the schedule to keep EDGE. They also wanted to pit ALL IN THE FAMILY reruns against NBC's ANOTHER WORLD. This all led Procter & Gamble, who had a policy at the time of not allowing their shows to compete against each other on different networks, to propose moving the soap to ABC, the only network without a P&G show. CBS agree to delay the expansion of ATWT for two months to make this plan work (game show GIVE N' TAKE got axed in this process).
ABC aired a 90-minute EDGE OF NIHGT special on December 1, 1975, and even offered to air the show late nights a year later (the actors couldn't agree on residuals). But the network never really promoted the show properly over the years (it was the only soap they didn't own).
In 1983, after a 15 year run, head writer Henry Slesar was fired. This was the straw the really broke the camel's back. Any hope that EDGE could survive was gone. P&G decided to drop the show at the end of 1984 after 28 years as over 100 ABC affiliates were not airing the show at the time.
If EDGE had remained at 3:30 p.m. on CBS, how many more years would it have stayed on the air? What if it stayed on CBS and never moved to ABC? Could it still be on today? Sadly, we'll never know.
23. Expansion of soaps to 60 minutes
All six of the current daytime soap operas debuted as 30 minute dramas. Today only one remains a half-hour, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL.
On January 7, 1974, HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE premiered with a 90-minute special. On May 3, 1974, NBC's ANOTHER WORLD aired a special one-hour episode in honor of its 10th Anniversary. Steve and Alice were married. It was a hit, and on January 6, 1975, the show expanded from 30 to 60 minutes full-time. Similarly, DAYS OF OUR LIVES aired a one hour special on November 20, 1974, and expanded to an hour on a regular basis on April 21, 1975 (HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE was canceled to make room for this expansion).
Betty Corday said at the time that the show would add three acts and expand the cast by at least 25%. This happened around daytime as ONE LIFE TO LIVE and GENERAL HOSPITAL expanded to 45 minutes and then an hour. ALL MY CHILDREN expanded to 60 minutes, and THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS did as well, in 1980. As the shows length grew, so did the cast and crew. Writing staffs doubled, and in some cases, the casts did as well. It was the beginning of the dilution of the stories, and each episode began to include more filler material. These bigger productions were more difficult to manage, which impacted their futures in many ways. As ratings declined, budget cuts were required, but shrinking the soaps back down to a manageable size was nearly an impossible task for most producers.
In November, 2009, Emmy winner Susan Flannery (Stephanie, B&B) shared in an exclusive interview with We Love Soaps what her thoughts were on the change to the hour format on DAYS OF OUR LIVES: "I said to them, 'I'm glad I'm leaving. It's so rushed that you're no longer in control of your performance. And that doesn't make me happy.' So I did the first six weeks when the show launched for an hour. That's the reason I agreed to do BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL [a half-hour show]. I like that form. That was Bill's favorite form too. He hated the hour. He thought they had to pad too much story."
On March 5, 1979, ANOTHER WORLD expanded to 90 minutes, broadcasting from 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET each day. It would remain an hour and a half until August 1980, when spinoff TEXAS premiered. Would the 30 minute versions of ANOTHER WORLD, GUIDING LIGHT or AS THE WORLD TURNS still be on the air today? We're not sure. But what we do know is this: no daytime soap opera that ever debuted at a full hour ever became a ratings sensation. And none of them are still on the air (TEXAS, SANTA BARBARA, SUNSET BEACH, PASSIONS).
22. Introduction of focus groups and the obsession with a younger demo
William Clay 'Bill' Ford Jr., the great-grandson of Henry Ford, likes to remind the focus-group brigade that "My great-grandfather once said of the first car he ever built, "If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse."
By the same token, Apple's Jonathan Ive, the reclusive designer responsible for the iMac, iPod, and iPhone, rarely speaks publicly. But when he does, he almost always makes a point of saying firmly, ""We don't do focus groups." Ive explains that focus groups resulted in bland products designed not to offend anyone.
In the soap world, the introduction of focus groups in the 1980s changed the culture of storytelling and creativity. There was an increase in attempts to push borrowed, cliche ideas ("faster horses") and a decrease in investment in risky or groundbreaking moments.
In a February 2010 interview with We Love Soaps, Daytime Emmy Award-winning ALL MY CHILDREN writer, Wisner Washam, detailed exactly how focus groups go wrong: "The trouble really started with a Vice President of Daytime named Jacqueline Smith, who brought in all these new procedures and focus sessions. We never had focus sessions before. They required us to go and waste a morning watching 12 ladies from the Bronx discuss who they liked and didn't like. Jackie took the opinions of those 12 women as almost words from the Mount. We were asked to write according to their opinions."
The networks also used the infamous Q Ratings to help determine who was popular, and where it all led was an obsession with youth and, more specifically, the younger demographic. Focus groups and Q ratings cannot measure the investment of longtime viewers. They can, however, demonstrate the obvious fact that some people find young pretty strangers more "watchable."
As the average age of the soap audience grew, producers' obsession with youth grew faster still. The situation was unsustainable. Young actors were frequently brought on just for the sake of having young actors. More and more hiring choices were motivated by looks instead of acting ability. Worst of all, the characters that kept us watching for decades started to lose airtime. Eventually, a counter-intuitive (and counterproductive) thing began to happen. Soaps were being changed to please people who were not watching, and the loyal, longtime, core audience began to be neglected.
21. Firing Wendy Riche from GENERAL HOSPITAL
There is a reason why GENERAL HOSPITAL received five Emmy wins for Outstanding Drama Series under Wendy Riche's run as executive producer, more than any other time in the show's history. Riche had a way of crafting Port Charles into a town that we wanted to visit day after day, week after week, year after year. Her groundbreaking, exciting, and socially relevant approach to storytelling between 1992-2000 is still beloved by fans every day, and referred to consistently on air. Under her gentle but firm guidance, head writer Claire Labine, and later Bob Guza, were able to spin fascinating and memorable stories, including Jason's accident, Stone's death, Robin's HIV diagnosis, Brenda & Sonny's first go-round, Lois & Ned's courtship, Maxie's heart transplant, Lily's death, Carly's introduction, Jax & Sonny's hatred, Lucky & Elizabeth's young romance, Nikolas saving Lulu's life as a baby, Monica's cancer, and so much more.
So why, at the height of her success, was the amazing Ms. Riche fired? Only the suits at ABC can ever explain that one. But one thing we know for sure, ousting Wendy Riche in her prime was a huge mistake, one the show has never recovered from. If the show is on the air 10-15 years from now, how many of the GH plots from the 2000s will have any impact on the characters and plot of the show?
** Read our exclusive interview with Emmy-winning producer Wendy Riche from 2010 here.
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Give It Up Already
But what I don't understand is all the hatred for Peyton Manning from Michigan fans. And what was the stated reason for the hatred? It's because his fat-ass coach might have voted Michigan #4 in 1997 as some sort of revenge against Charles Woodson beating out Manning for the Heisman, and because many of the obnoxious Tennessee fans have some childish hatred toward Michigan over that 1997 Heisman.
I can understand hating Fulmer (for many reasons other than the unproven voting conspiracy) and many of the Vols fans who still think Manning was robbed in '97. But why hate Manning? Here's a guy who stayed in school - when he would have been a top pick after his junior year - just to enjoy playing college football one more year and living the college life. Here's a guy who's accumulated huge numbers but was never happy unless his team was winning. Here's a guy who's played nearly every snap of his NFL career and is humble in victory. Remember, he wasn't the one who, allegedly, voted Michigan #4, nor did he complain about not winning the Heisman in '97.
So what is it? Is it the way the media gushes over him or his omnipresent TV ads? Is it because he's a socially awkward geek? Because I would think that would make him more endearing to Michigan fans.
If you're still holding it against Peyton Manning that his college coach might be a bit shady and his college fans are unreasonable, I say grow up. Because to hate Manning for that makes you just as obnoxious and immature as the worst Rocky Topper who still hates Michigan almost 10 years after an imagined slight.
23 comments:
- Yost said...
Tune in tomorrow when Benny puts up his, "Why I love Troy Smith" post.
- February 05, 2007 11:49 PM
- Reed said...
I feel like it may have been my comment on the Superbowl pre-game posting that did the most to spark this entry. Re-reading it now, it does appear that my resentment towards Manning stems from the "alleged" Fulmer vote (I put alleged in quotes because who the hell else would have put twice-blown-out Tennessee above us?!? Maaaaaybe it was Osborne, I could see him doing that, much like he didn't want to "ruin" Lawrence Phillips' life, but I doubt it - sorry off on a tangent.) My main animosity towards Manning has more to do with two things prevalent in his game since he's been in the NFL. Firstly, he consistently shows up his head coach during games. It's embarrassing, and he must know what he looks like out there if he ever looks at game film. Secondly, he has often publicly blamed his teammates after big losses. In my opinion, that's not how a quarterback is supposed to behave, humble in victory or not. The Tennessee thing may have started me on this path, and you rightly point out that Manning had nothing to do with that. But it's high time this guy grew up and started acting like a man.
- February 06, 2007 12:16 AM
- DW said...
Yes! thank you for putting into writing what I've been thinking the past few years.
Another weird phenomena I have noticed is that Michigan fans LOVE Tom Brady (duh, he's dreamy) and like the rivalry between the Colts and Patriots, so when they play, they cheer for Tom. This has translated into hating Peyton when they play anybody, not just the Patriots.
Peyton is the best in the league and doesn't tell you about it... we need more like him.
- February 07, 2007 4:19 AM
- Brian said...
I am a Michigan fan, who lives in Nashville. (Almost) everything in this state revolves around the UT Vols, and how Peyton was the greatest thing that happened to college football. The funny thing is, it was Tee Martin who won the national championship at QB for UT, not Peyton. That's one thing I don't understand.
Plus, people down here STILL haven't gotten over the Heisman situation.
Seeing UT fans every day will make you want to root against everything associated with them, and that usually means against Peyton in the Super Bowl. Granted, he is a quality guy and raises the standard of players in the NFL, I'll give you that.
- February 07, 2007 8:10 AM
- Out of Conference said...
I tend to hold the way his entire family handled the Eli draft day fiasco against Peyton- maybe unfairly- he did afterall support a member of his family. He is good. I'll give him that, but I'm with Reed on his showing up his coaches and publicly criticizing team mates.
Regardling Tee Martin getting the NAt'l Championship, but not being very revered, I personally haven't compared their collegiate QB stats, but isn't Tee Marting not getting due credit for the MNC akin to Brad Johnson not getting due credit for his Super Bowl win?!? Montana, Farve, Brady, Elway- all won their Super Bowls, all Johnson did was he didn't lose his. Same with Tee Martin's MNC (if my memory serves me).
- February 07, 2007 10:55 AM
- Out of Conference said...
Oh and Benny - when do we see your, "Peyton, there's so many ways I want to say.. I love you." on YouTube?
- February 07, 2007 10:59 AM
- Go Blue Gabe said...
I understand what you're saying OOC, but in that case Peyton "Lost" his. I don't really think that the Vols were that much improved one year after Manning graduated to have to move from "the QB doing it all" up to "the QB just not losing it. I'm not saying Tee is better than Peyton, I'm saying that Peyton has a propensity to choke. Granted he won this year and congrats to him. But look at the playoffs. His Superbowl was in the AFC Championship. Nothing against the Bears, but the NFC was just weak this year. Peyton choked in the first round of the playoffs this year, and I hate to admit it because I'm a Chiefs fan, but the Chiefs choked worse. I've never seen such a predictable offense. HA HA, this turned out a lot longer than I intended.
I just think that PM gets a lot more credit than is do. I know he just won a superbowl, but I still wouldn't take him over Montana, Elway, Brady, Young, Aikman, Bradshaw, Staubach etc.
- February 07, 2007 11:14 AM
seems like sexually assaulting/harassing a female trainer is a good reason to dislike manning... i don't think the neanderthaloid element in college football (see gary barnett and katie hnida) really needs any more encouragement.
- February 07, 2007 11:41 AM
if Tennessee and Peyton don't get spanked in the 1998 Orange Bowl by Nebraska 42-17, then we end up with the full national title.
- February 07, 2007 12:06 PM
- MGoBlue93 said...
Since the NFL draft is approaching, how about a thread about that as well (and when signing day is over)?
We could talk about who is the most overrated going in -- Brady Guinn, who will be this year's Marques Colston Needle in a Haystack award winner and who's career will be doomed before it even starts when they get selected in the first round by the Lions?
- February 07, 2007 1:26 PM
Benny, I'll give you a chance to remember Peyton's reaction to Woodson's name being announced at the Heisman ceremony.
In his contempt lives enough reason to hate for a lifetime.
- February 07, 2007 1:27 PM
- Out of Conference said...
Go Blue Gabe - no disagreements here. Good post.
- February 07, 2007 1:33 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
Benny, et al,
it's not just M fans who dislike Peyton. we may have started sooner ('97- w/ exception of FLA fans who had a 4 yr headstart on us) but there's a large body of sports fans who diss him for most of the same reasons.
Fat Fill Fulmer aside, the Heisman whining/reaction is a good place to start. we've all worked w/, gone to school w/, or other wise had to deal w/ the "richie rich" kid who always acted like he was entitled to things the rest of us knew we had to earn. Peyton's public personna falls right in that category. he thought he was owed the Heisman, not because of what he did on the field that year (which wasn't much) but because he skipped a year in the nfl to win it.
he also seems to carry himself that way in the nfl. when the steelers pasted him last season, you didn't hear him take responsibility for not making the right reads, missing the hot receivers, or failing to make the correct audibles. no- he threw the o line under the bus and blamed it all on "protection problems".
the colts' losses were always somebody else's mistakes. even during the super bowl you could see him throwing hissy fits when receivers ran "the wrong" routes.
point is he's grown up hearing how great he is, and he carries himself that way, on the sidelines and in interviews. most of us have had to grit out for ourselves what we may have. we typically have disdain for the entitled who have it handed to them, and by & large, Peyton appears to fall into that category.
maybe now that he's won a ring (in something) he'll stop blaming others and be more comfortable stepping up.
- February 07, 2007 2:20 PM
"not because of what he did on the field that year (which wasn't much)"...
My guess is that you don't want to be taken seriously as a living, thinking human being with comments like that. Try 3800 yds, 37 TDs. Kids' stuff, right?
Fact is that Manning DID deserve the Heisman that year; anybody who knows ANYTHING knows that much, unless you happen to live in Michigan, or really think that novelty kick returners are more valuable than quarterbacks.
Humorous that Vince Young gets a free pass for doing the same thing (whining about not winning the Heisman) last year, and even more so when you consider that he actually wasn't the best player in the country. In Manning's case, he really was.
But, don't let any of these facts keep you from being bitter, pathetic little people.
- February 07, 2007 6:36 PM
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- February 07, 2007 6:52 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
bitter, pathetic little people? yeah. that's us. cruising on some other team's website posting anon. ooops. that's you, isn't it?
and "facts"?
never beat FLA, never won the big bowl, same team won everything w/ a different QB.
there's facts, and there's stats. Peyton Place had nice stats. but that's not wins ball games, huh?
BTW- there are also very few heisman voters in michigan. apparently, a lot of them saw the same facts.
BTWT- it's people like you that give anon posting its bad rep.
- February 07, 2007 6:57 PM
Peyton did beat OSU in the bowl game his senior year (OSU had Hoying, George, Glenn and Pace). I believe that qualifies as a big bowl win (although that was after the Heisman was presented).
btw: i'm not the anon that posted earlier, just jumping into the discussion.
- February 08, 2007 3:26 PM
I would love to see proof of or links to Vince Young's "whining" about not winning the Heisman. The kid was embarrassed he didn't win the trophy for his University and hometown, but never bitched about the voting or said he should have won or said Reggie didn't deserve it or that he was better. How does his embarrassment about failing = whining about losing?
- February 08, 2007 3:51 PM
- Jim said...
I've always been a fan of both Tom and Peyton. And maybe we just see what we want to see, but...
How does he show up his head coach? He's certainly animated after bad plays, but is he carrying on about the coach's calls? Another poster implies his "hissy fits" were about receivers running the wrong routes. Maybe you all read lips better than I do. I was always assuming he was being hard on himself.
Were there really that many instances where Peyton tried to shift blame? I remember the famous one from last year, but that was in response to a question specifically about the protection (I believe). It's not like they asked him why they lost the game and he responded by throwing the o-line under the bus. When that incident played out, I don't remember anyone saying, "See, there he goes again." In the comments I've heard, Peyton has always been quick to shift credit, not so much the blame. I'm not a Colts fan, though, so I don't pay much attention outside of big games (playoffs or otherwise).
And lets not trash his performance record too much. He was 3-1 in Bowl games. He may not be Tom Brady in the clutch, but how many other pro quarterbacks in the last 9 years have won that many more "big" games. Brad Johnson? Troy Dilfer? Kurt Warner? If you remember, John Elway couldn't win the big one either...until he did.
And are we really going to write him off as a spoiled rich kid who's had everything handed to him? By all accounts, Peyton practices harder and studies longer than anyone in the League.
Maybe it's all in the eye of the beholder, but I look at Peyton and see a right guy, a hard-worker and a deserving champion.
- February 08, 2007 4:53 PM
Vince Young didnt deserve the Heisman ? Wasnt the best player in the country? hmmmm... so who was? Who set the bar at their position like he did? 2500/1000 was the stat to get to and not only did he set it, but he also shot past it to 3000/1000.
- February 08, 2007 9:42 PM
"Fact is that Manning DID deserve the Heisman that year; anybody who knows ANYTHING knows that much, unless you happen to live in Michigan, or really think that novelty kick returners are more valuable than quarterbacks."
This deserves the award for the DUMBEST comment of 2007. I don't think it's possible, even though the year has barely begun, to have a dumber comment. Yes, I'm that confident.
I don't know if you're referring to Desmond Howard or Charles Woodson (most likely), but novelty neither of them were. You try and name me another 5'10'' 170 lb. receiver other than Desmond Howard who had the type of impact on his team like he did with 19 receiving TDs...the 4 punt return TDs were a bonus, not quite a novelty punt returner...idiot. Tell the '96 Packers that a punt returner is a novelty gig and that Howard didn't deserve the MVP.
Okay, so you were talking about Woodson. NOVELTY PUNT RETURNER? Seriously, I hate to rude (okay that's a lie), but I'm questioning your ability to formulate even the simplest of cognitive thoughts. He was an amazing DB who had the ability to shut down an entire side of the field...corners don't do that nowadays which makes his efforts look even great now. His receiving and punt return duties were also a bonus, but not his main role. Basically, if I can make a reference to how Manning was in college, he was like Brady Quinn. Stat padder who didn't win many if any big games. Big time players win big time games...Woodson did that, Peyton didn't.
So let's say Peyton Manning goes into the Nebraska game and has an amazing game even with a loss, proving all of the critics wrong and that he should've won the Heisman. Did that happen? No. Not at all. 1 TD, 130-some yards, sub 70% when SCOTT FROST is showing you up and goes 75%, 125 yds and runs for 60yds...sorry but that's not Heisman worthy.
- February 08, 2007 10:27 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
Anon 12:26,
i think he beat tosu in his jr year. didn't he lose to Nebraska in the Orange at end of '97 season?
i understand that he has a lot of fans, and that more than a fair number of people really like him. Madison Ave wouldn't have him selling stuff if they didn't. hell, i even like the "you're my favorite accountant" line.
as to his real character,your points are all well taken- i don't read lips, can't speak for certain as to his real persona, etc. i only can guess by what i see, and what i read other places. i may be incorrect. that said, so might you. both camps have plenty of members.
but the original post by Benny was that michigan fans who didn't like him were basically inbred hill jacks (or something like that- i don't have Benny's post up on the screen). i disagree (at the risk of being struck by a bolt or worse, banned from future commenting :)!).
my point is that there are a lot of sports fans who don't like Peyton for a lot of reasons beyond Fat Fill Fulmer & the '97 coaches poll. right or wrong, i don't feel particularly backwards for thinking negatively about him (though i recognize that most backwards people don't realize they're backwards, so i wouldn't probably notice if i was....).
- February 08, 2007 11:52 PM
No. It's because of his stupid baby brother.
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No, Ladies and Gentlemen, Gelotology is not the study of gelatin. By a show of hands, how many had that as their first thought? Yeah, I thought so. For those of you that did, here's your quick study for the day. Gelatin is an avoid for A's, B's, and AB's. For us O's, it's a neutral. Now, who remembers the Jell-O jingle, "Watch it wiggle, see it jiggle"? All right, everyone out of Mr. Peabody's WABAC Machine, and back to the present.
Gelotology is the study of laughter, and humor. and their effect on the human body. Laughter has also been studied from both a psychological, and physiological perspective. What I'd like to know is who first presented the idea of doing research on laughter, and who first gave money for the study? That must have made for an interesting study proposal!
With all that has taken place in recent weeks, folks could definitely use a healthy dose of laughter. Political campaigns, the Wall Street meltdown, the mortgage meltdown, hijackings off the African coast, rising food prices, and a whole slew of other happenings.
How we react to the events that go on in, and around our lives, are critical to our physical, and emotional well-being. When we allow the people, objects, or situations around us to dictate our thoughts, emotions, and physical behaviors, we are giving them our energy, our power. Why would we want to waste our energy on someone, or something, that we don't like, or that is out of our control? As Florence Scovel-Shinn noted many years ago, "All stress is self-imposed". We are only affected by that which we allow to affect us. If we are going to allow ourselves to be affected, let it be by laughter, and happiness, not anger, jealousy, or hostility.
As more studies about laughter come to light, the physical and emotional benefits of laughter become evident. With laughter, stress hormones such as cortisol, epinephrine, and adrenaline are reduced. At the same time, healthy hormones such as endorphins, and neurotransmitters are increased. Laughter also provides a physical workout for the abs, diaphragm, and even the heart. So which is more beneficial, having a good laugh, or flipping the guy off that just cut you off in traffic? It's far easier, and better, to laugh at him, than to risk a road-rage incident.
Back in February, I had pretty much given up on the radio, and televised news. Most televised news is doom and gloom. Every once in awhile, they offer an uplifting story, but not nearly often enough. My 700+ album collection just wasn't cutting it on my hour long commute to work anymore, either.
So instead, I started listening to comedy music. Years ago, I used to listen to the Dr. Demento show every Sunday night. It was on past my bedtime, but I would put my head right up against my clock radio, and listen to it at a very low volume. The hard part was stifling my laughter when one of the more funny songs would come on. Imagine my surprise, when I found out that the Dr. Demento show was still on the air. Unfortunately, no one in my area carries the show anymore. However, I did find a radio station in California, KEGR, http://www.kegr.org/ that still plays older shows, and streams them online. So once again, every Sunday night from 10 p.m. to midnight, I'm tuned in to the Dr. Demento show. I'm just not cuddling with the clock radio anymore
I had also found an internet radio station that plays comedy music, called DementiaRadio; http://www.dementiaradio.org This has become my go to station when I'm working twelve hour shifts on the weekends. There are D.J.'s with their own shows, but there are also large blocks of time where songs in their playlist are played randomly. You can even access the playlist, and request songs through their automated d.j.!
Another place that I've begun to hang around is The Mad Music Archive; http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/ One needs to register to listen to their shows, but it is free. After spending some time listening, I've found a whole bunch of new songs to laugh to, and a lot of old songs to laugh to again.
So here's a few YouTube links to some comedy songs, to start you on your way to laughter. Some of the videos are of the artists themselves, and others are videos that people have put together to go with a particular song. Laugh, be happy, and smile. The smile that you share may go a long way in helping to brighten someone elses day.
For all of us 80's children, Buckner & Garcia's Pac-Man Fever; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIhrrk-dmQE
A definite food related video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmK0bZl4ILM
Redneck love; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiNoUbe7aHo
Another by Kacey Jones; the video is a little off the wall, but the lyrics make up for it. This one's for the women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW1BDiWMvrc
The Husband Song; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcPMKD8GFkI&feature=related
And, to save the best for last, The Colorectal Surgeon, by Bowser & Blue; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N0w2rORwSc
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I like your blogs. You write well. I got a kick out of your painting your daughter's bedroom too.
I really enjoyed your uplifting blog!
Thanks for the links.
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Saturday was a great day for a ramp foraging foray. This is the first year I've preserved these wild leeks in some way. Usually I gather a huge bag and by the time I use them in cooking they've started getting slimy in the back of the fridge. Vera and I set out early that morning--or at least early by most standards on a Saturday--and went off-roading with with the buggy in the nearby woods. It was a dew-capped morning so everything was a beautiful, glowing shade of green. We saw tons of jack-in-the-pulpit, wild geraniums, Virginia waterleaf, mayapples, and finally the prized ramps, which are part of the lily family like other alliums. Their leaf most closely resembles that of a lily of the valley. Armed with my weed digger and a couple plastic bags, I went to town digging them up whenever I saw a large patch. This was the latest in the season I've ever gathered ramps so I found them to be good size. While I was in the woods I decided to casually look for morels. I'd never gone "mushroom huntin'," as they call it in my small hometown in east central Illinois. When we moved there in the late 80s the first thing my dad did was buy cowboy boots, then a friend took him hunting for fungi. So until the last several years I'd always thought of it as an activity these rural folk partook in when they weren't fishin' or frog-giggin'. I was reminded of this recently when my husband handed me a Newsweek article about the sport. "Hillybilly Haute Cuisine" was the title and the writer reminisced about fryin' 'em up in Crisco. (Gasp!) I saw plenty of other mushrooms in the woods on Saturday, but not the elusive morel. I'd heard that a moist day after a good rain was prime time for hunting. I thought my thrift store eyes, which can quickly scan for the littlest details, would serve me well, but the little goodies were better at hiding than I was at searching. So I went home empty-handed as far as morels go, but walked about with two bursting bread bags of ramps. Vera slept through it all, as usual.
I found some tried and true preserved ramp recipes online at the blog Well Preserved that use both the greens and the bulb. I tweaked the pesto recipe a bit to use sorrel, which is growing like a weed in our yard and probably going to seed very soon. I think it's safe to say I'm on a pesto kick, what with the radish leaf pesto I made the other day. It isn't even basil season yet and I've got more than 35 portions in my freezer. I'm mentally tasting all the ways I can make bruschetta for winter appetizers, not to mention pasta, pizza, and soups with a pesto accent.
Ramp and Sorrel Pesto
Makes 3-4 oz. portions
1/2 c. ramp greens, coarsely chopped
1/2 c. sorrel, coarsely chopped
1 T. olive oil
1 t. lemon zest or 1/2 t. dehydrated lemon peel (check the spice aisle)
1/4 c. pine nuts or almonds (toasted)
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 c. Parmesan or part-skim mozzarella cheese
Combine all ingredients in the food processor and process until smooth. For freezing, portion into a dedicated ice cube tray or a mini muffin pan. Once they are frozen, transfer the cubes to a freezer-quality bag, label, date and freeze.
Pickled Ramps
Makes 8-1/2 pint jars
8 c. ramp bulbs, loosely packed
5 1/2 c. white vinegar (5% acidity)
1 c. water
2 t. canning and pickling salt
2 c. granulated sugar
4 t. mustard seed
4 t. coriander seed
4 t. celery seed
Sterilize canning jars, rings, and dome lids according to instructions. Add a 1/2 t. of each spice to the eight half-pint jars. Simmer the vinegar, water, salt, and sugar for 3 min. Add the ramps and bring back to a gentle simmer for 5 min. Lift out the ramps with a slotted spoon and place them into the canning jars. Add the brine, remove air bubbles and place in a hot water bath under a full boil for 10 min. Let cool completely, label, date, and store.
Despite the success of our spring garden, which is now almost done, I've had one big disappointment. Our asparagus never came back. This would have been year three, which meant we could finally harvest. I had dreams of posting all kinds of recipes using my homegrown stalks. I've asked farmers I know, consulted books and websites and I can't find any information about why this perennial wouldn't have returned. My only thought is that as they were installing the new fence, there was so much soil compaction that the asparagus just couldn't push through. Ben and I shook on it last night that if it doesn't come back next year, we'll put a hot tub in place of the patch (Yeah right! My growing space is too precious for that!) I'm sure I'll still enjoy some local asparagus this season, even if I didn't grow it myself. I'll be sure to share any interesting recipes.
5 comments:
I am very interested in ramps. I have never tried one. We (my husband and I) did however go morrel hunting this year and our bumper crop weekend was over a month ago. I fear it may be too late in the season for them anymore.ReplyDelete
Hi LaC: Ramps have an intense oniony taste and aromy. They'll stink up your whole fridge if not bagged appropriately. But it's worth the flavor! I'm love to get some advice on morel hunting from you. AnnieReplyDelete
- AnonymousTue Feb 07, 04:38:00 PM
Can you use xylitol versus sugar with this ramp pickling recipe? E. ReinhartReplyDelete
- AnonymousTue Feb 07, 04:41:00 PM
Hi! - E. Reinhart here again. We are going to go ramp foraging this year at our cabin. Saw a show on the Wisconsin Foodie show where a group of people foraged and a well known chef, whose name I cannot remember, cooked it all. There were morrels, ramps, water cress (sp), garlic mustard, etc. It all looked so wonderful. My husband got really interested, too, and now we both can't wait for the ramps to come out. I sure hope we have some.ReplyDelete
Hey Annie! I knew I remembered seeing this recipe for pesto from ramps and sorrel somewhere... and I'm glad I had to google and then find you first on the list! I just found a large patch of ramps and a neighbor just gave me some sorrel, and I could not be more excited. I'm going to be making this for the freezer this week. Maybe I'll even pickle some of the bulbs when I'm at it - Thanks!ReplyDelete


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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Barn Notes: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Stone Farm, John Adger, Oakcrest Farm and Mike Stidham's Upperline, who won the Grade III Arlington Oaks two years ago during her sophomore campaign, will be staying at home to attempt a rare double by winning Saturday's Grade III Arlington Matron for fillies and mares over the local Polytrack at nine furlongs, trainer Mike Stidham said Wednesday morning during training hours.
"It looks like we're going to stay right here at home," Stidham said. "We were thinking about going to New York and running in Saturday's Sheepshead Bay, but they've had a lot of rain up there this week and it looks like there's a chance of more rain before this weekend.
Should Upperline win Saturday's Matron here, she would elevate herself into some rare air in Arlington racing history. When Thunderhead Farms' Mariah's Storm won the Arlington Matron in 1995, she had won the Arlington Oaks the previous year and Arlington-Washington Lassie as a juvenile two years earlier. She remains the only filly in history to win all three of those local classics.
Previously, when Russell L. Reineman Stable's Sweetest Chant won the Arlington Matron in 1982 as a 4-year-old, she had won the Arlington Oaks the previous year and became the first horse to capture both races.
Since then, in 2000, trainer John Hennig brought J. C. Routsong's Megans Bluff to Chicago to win the Arlington Oaks and then brought her back up to the Windy City to win the Arlington Matron with her later during her sophomore summer.
On Saturday, Upperline could become the fourth horse join that group with an Arlington Matron win.
One mare who won't get a chance to become the fifth horse in history to win the Arlington Matron in successive seasons is the 2011 Arlington Matron heroine Pachattack, now owned by Flaxman Holdings and trained by Graham Motion.
"I'm afraid we're going to have to skip it," said Motion's stable manager Jane Buchanan Wednesday morning, speaking over the phone from Maryland's Fair Hill training center. "Graham doesn't feel she's quite ready to give her best effort in the Matron, and I'm afraid that's also true of (Earle Mack's) Clarinet. We're going to have to miss it with both of them."
However, Five D Thoroughbreds and Wind River Stable's Kathmanblu, Tracy Farmer's La Gran Bailadora and Green Lantern Stables' Sea Level Drive, second, third and fourth respectively behind Pachattack in Keeneland's Grade III Doubledogdare Stakes over Keeneland's Polytrack April 20, are all expected to run in Saturday's Arlington Matron.
Kathmanblu, who was beaten only a neck by Pachattack in the Doubledogdare after racing wide, won Fair Grounds' Grade III Rachel Alexandra Stakes as a sophomore and then ran third in that spring's Grade I Ashland at Keeneland.
Black Gold Racing's Slamit and that same partnership's No Spin are both expected to contest Saturday's 77th running of the $125,000 Arlington Classic, trainer Tim Ice confirmed Wednesday morning during training hours.
Saturday's Arlington Classic is the first leg of Arlington's all-grass Mid-America Triple for 3-year-olds, which will continue with the Grade III American Derby on Million Preview Day July 14 and conclude with the Grade I Secretariat Stakes on Arlington Million Day Aug. 18.
"I'm particularly anxious to see how Slamit runs over the grass on Saturday," Ice said. "He's never run a race on grass. In fact, he'd never even stepped on a turf course until last Sunday when I worked him and No Spin together on the turf here, but I thought he worked really well going over it.
"Slamit did win a race at Sam Houston (the $50,000 Spring Stakes) in the mud last March 10," Ice said, "but I really liked the way he traveled over the grass last Sunday. I thought he worked super.
"I also thought No Spin handled it well, Ice concluded, "but he'd run over turf before (winning Hawthorne's $60,000 Royal Glint Stakes last Oct. 29.)"
Incidentally, Raut LLC's Arlington Class entrant Hero of Order, who paid a $288 win price when winning the Grade II Louisiana Derby over the main track in New Orleans April 1, has made three grass starts in his career, but has yet to win over it.
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