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Lyrics:First verseDar's a mighty cur'ous cicumstance Dat's abotherin' all de nation, All da Yankees is dissatisfied Wid a deir untitled station; Dey is huntin' after titles. Wid a golden net to snare'em. An' de democratit people, Dey's mos'mighty glad to wear'em.Ho! But dey aint got all de title, Fu it is a 'culiar t'ing; When a dahkey starts to huntin', He is sho to prove a kingChorusEv'ah dahkey is a King! Royalty is jes'de ting Ef yo' social life's a bungle, Jes' yo' go back to yo' jungle, An' remember dat a yo' dady was a King! King!Second verseEvah dahkey has a lineage Dat de White fo'ks can't compete wid, An' a titele, such as duke or earl, Why we wouldn't wipe our feet wid; fu a Kingdom is our station, an' we's each a rightful ruler. When we's crowned we don't wear satins, Kase de way we dress is cooler. Ho! But our power's jest as mighty, Nevah judge kings by deir clo'es; You could nevah tell a porter Wid a ring stuck thro' his nose.(Chorus)Third verse - Scriptures say dat Ham was de first black man, Ham's de father of our nation; All de black fo'ks. to dis very day, B'longs right in de Ham creation. Ham ha was a King, in ancient days, An ha reigned in all his glory. Den ef we is all de Sons of Ham, Nachelly dat tells de story. Ho! White fo'ks what's got dahkey servants, Try an' give demev'ryting; An'doan nevah speak insulting, Fu dat coon may be a king.
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I don't watch many television shows with any regularity. It's complicated by the fact that we do not have cable or satellite TV and while we tried an internal digital antenna, we had no luck picking up any stations. We have subscriptions to Netflix and HuluPlus (the latter being because the former takes forever to get shows). But what it comes down to is time: my day is so full that I rarely have a chance to sit down and just veg.
One show that has managed to snag me in the past, however, is Masterchef. Maybe it's the fact that these are regular people competing in a culinary arena. Maybe I just like to listen to Gordon Ramsay yell at people. Regardless, when we had cable, I was drawn in. And after we moved and settled in (and I realized Masterchef was available on Hulu), I couldn't get enough of it. The problem with watching television shows on the internet is that you devour the season way too fast, left hungry for more but knowing it will be many more hours (days, weeks, months) til you can get your fill again. Like The Walking Dead, which we managed to burn through less than a week after it was released on Netflix. And like a zombie with an inexpiable urge for human flesh that cannot be satiated, we've actually gone so far as to purchase an episode of the latest season from Amazon Prime.
I digress. Masterchef never ceases to amaze me. Your average Joe with a lot of know-how in the kitchen, scooped up by this talented trio of celebrity chefs and placed in the limelight where they will compete–and get yelled at and belittled and cry a lot–for a title that really doesn't mean anything except to them, but they'll also get a book deal for a cookbook. Whether I was rooting for Monti or Christine or willing someone to punch that arrogant bastard Ryan in the face, it was addictive. Did somebody remove my brain? This is not the me I used to be.
In episode 18 of season 3 of Masterchef, down to the reamining 4 contestants, the elimination challenge included baking not 1, not 2, but 3 different kinds of soufflés. In 60 minutes. 3. Cheese, chocolate, and raspberry. Yikes! I watched with great interest, knowing soufflé was already on the general list of ideas Kate and I made for First on the First challenges for this year. And then I couldn't wait to make one.
Yes, they are notoriously finicky. It's all about getting the right volume in the egg whites. And maybe holding your breath for the 15 minutes you're baking, too. Add to that the fact that the soufflé will undoubtedly deflate before you can snap a good picture of it and you know you'll be working your tush off just to get this right. But I wanted to do it. No, I couldn't rattle off the right ratio off the top of my head like David and Josh on Masterchef did, but I had to bake a soufflé. There was no other choice. And so, soufflé it was for November 1st.
When making a soufflé, you need room temperature eggs, but you also need to separate the whites from the yolks, which is best done when they're cold. I always stress about finding the right consistency for the whipped whites, having not done so often enough to have that down pat yet. Are these soft peaks or stiff? Is it shiny? Over-whipped? I still don't know for sure. But it seemed okay, so I went with it. Even if I worried even more when it came time to fold some of those whites into the thick chocolate "pastry cream" –they seemed as if they would never combine properly.
I begged the kids to remain in the basement while the soufflés baked, insisting that there be no unnecessary vibrations across the floor. You can't be too safe. Then I stood at the oven door, camera poised, ready to shoot straight into the oven. These wouldn't be beautifully plated shots; I just wanted proof that my soufflés rose.
They did indeed rise, though not as high as some I've seen. It's possible my ramekins were bigger than called for, too. I walked them carefully no more than 3 feet to rest them on my kitchen cart and they had already fallen, sad reminders of the glory that deflated before it could be fully enjoyed.
Before this challenge, I had never eaten a soufflé before. And while I was eager to make one, I'm still iffy on the taste of eggs (hence my choice of a chocolate soufflé). One bite and I was convinced–this may be the most heavenly thing I have ever eaten. Like warm chocolate mousse, only better. The kids are lucky I shared any with them.
I am no closer to being a Masterchef today than I was yesterday, but I feel like the master of my domain now. Totally worth the anxiety!
- ¼ cup vanilla sugar, divided, plus more for dusting ramekins
- 1 Tablespoon cold unsalted butter, plus more for greasing ramekins
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup whole milk
- ½ ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine
- 1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten
- 2 large egg whites
- pinch kosher salt
- confectioners' sugar for dusting the finished soufflés
- Butter two ¾-cup ramekins and sprinkle some granulated sugar in them, rotating to coat evenly, dumping out the excess.
- Place ramekins on a shallow baking dish and then put in refrigerator until ready to use.
- In a medium bowl, combine 1 Tablespoons of the sugar, the butter, flour, cocoa powder and blend with a pastry blender until you get fine crumbs. Set aside.
- Heat the milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat until it just starts boiling.
- Add the crumb mixture and bittersweet chocolate, whisking until melted and combined. Cook for 1 additional minute, then remove from heat and and set aside to cool.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Whisk the egg yolk into the chocolate mixture. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggwhites and pinch of salt until soft peaks are formed.
- Slowly add the remaining 2 Tablespoons of sugar, whipping until stiff, glossy peaks are formed.
- Fold ¼ of the meringue into the chocolate pastry cream, gently but evenly combining it.
- Gently fold the remaining meringue into the pastry cream.
- Divide evenly between the 2 prepared ramekins and bake on the center rack for 15 minutes, being sure not to open the oven door during the entire baking process. Holding your breath and praying might help, too.
- Remove when risen, dust with confectioners' sugar, and serve immediately.
We're getting close to the end of 2012–can you believe it?! With the holidays in mind, Kate and I decided that rugelach might be a fun thing to play around with for the next First on the First. Posts will go up on December 1, 2012, so you have lots of time to plan it out and make it. If you've never participated and you'd like to join us, click on the tab above for more information!
Let's see how the others fared with their soufflés this month!
- Dark Chocolate Soufflé from Hidden Ponies
- Bacon and Spinach Soufflé from Fried Ice and Donut Holes
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Ben-Hur a tale of the Christ
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Based on the novel: Ben-Hur, a tale of the Christ / by General Lew Wallace.
Special features: Disc 1 & 2. Commentary by T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston; Music-only track. Disc 4. "Ben-Hur : the epic that changed cinema" featurette; "Ben-Hur : the making of an epic" featurette; "Ben-Hur : a journey through pictures" featurette; Screen tests (Leslie Nielsen, Cesare Danova, Yale Wexler, George Baker, William Russell, Hay Harareet); Vintage newsreels (Costliest film makes screen history, The night Ben-Hur comes to Broadway, West Coast welcomes Ben-Hur, VIP opening: capital welcome for Ben-Hur, Japan's emperor goes to the movies, Oscar likes Ben-Hur); "Highlights from 4/4/1960 Academy Awards Ceremony"; Theatrical trailers. Booklet: "The story of the making of Ben Hur" reprinted promotional material about the 1959 film.
Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; screen play by Karl Tunberg ; produced by Sam Zimbalist ; directed by William Wyler (222 min., c1959) -- Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ / Thames Television and Turner Entertainment Co. present Thames silents ; Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; controlled by Loew's Incorporated ; produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in arrangement with Abraham L. Erlanger, Charles B. Dillingham and Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. ; directed by Fred Niblo ; adapted by June Mathis ; produced from the scenario of Carey Wilson (143 min., c1925) -- Ben Hur : the epic that changed cinema / produced and directed by Gary Leva ; edited by Anne Erikson ; Leva FilmWorks, Inc. (58 min., c2005) -- Ben-Hur : the making of an epic / narrated by Christopher Plummer ; produced and directed by Scott Benson ; written and co-produced by May Adair Kaiser ; edited by Allison Marks ; Turner Home Entertainement (58 min., c1993).
Judah Ben-Hur is a young Jewish nobleman from a prominent family who is reunited with his childhood friend Messala. Messala returns to Judea as a Roman tribune. There is a genuine friendship between the two men, yet the clash of their cultures drives a wedge between them. That wedge finally drives Messala to banish Judah to the slave galleys and sends his mother and his sister to prison. From that point forward, Judah's life becomes a quest: a quest to survive and a quest for vengeance. Judah survives the galleys to become the adopted son of a Roman general, and his triumphant return to Judea permits him to challenge and subsequently confront Messala in a chariot race.
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With the full closure of Interstate 70 eastbound for a summer-long widening project at the Twin Tunnels just weeks away, the Colorado Department of Transportation will be resuming daily lane closures this week to allow for preparation work.
Drivers should expect delays starting today, with one lane closed on both the east and westbound sides of the highway from 9 a.m. to 6 a.m. Lanes will also be closed during the day Tuesday through Saturday on the east side of the tunnel to allow for electrical work and the construction of a concrete wall, according to a statement from CDOT.
The right eastbound lane will be the one most frequently closed, usually beginning in the early morning through mid-to-late afternoon. Traffic will be reduced to a single lane and the speed limit dropped to 35 mph while the lane closures are in place.
CDOT officials are also planning preparatory blasting roughly every three days, but information regarding the blast days and times will not be generally be available until the day prior to the start of operations.
Blasting generally requires full traffic stops in both directions lasting several minutes.
The transportation department is also completely closing the ramp from eastbound I-70 to Hidden Valley (Central City Parkway – exit 243) today for the next 10-11 days for roadway construction, assuming weather permits.
During the closure, crews will be decreasing the steepness of the ramp by 2 feet to tie into the detour route that will be used beginning in April when the reconstruction of the Twin Tunnels requires a full closure of eastbound I-70.
The work will continue 24 hours a day during the 10-day closure. Drivers will be directed an additional four miles east on I-70 to the Beaver Brook exit (247), enter westbound I-70 and return the four miles to the Hidden Valley exit.
I-70 westbound will remain open during the widening project. Eastbound traffic will be rerouted over an upgraded frontage road that runs parallel to the highway from April through October, when the project is slated for completion.
The project will widen the eastbound bore of the Twin Tunnels, allowing the highway to be expanded to three lanes to help ease skier congestion between Denver and the mountains on peak travel days.
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One of Vivian's favorite things to do is see movies, especially matinees. It's what lead to her wanting to be an actress.
PRESS>PLAY is a powerful story about identity and fantasy in the virtual age. Vivian is a beautiful young woman, used to exploitation at the hands of those closest to her. Infatuated by the allure of fantasy and Hollywood perfection, she finds solace in the world provided by the internet. Paul is a confident newsman, unafraid of manipulating reality to suit the story. His voyeurism fuels Vivian's exhibitionism and together they spiral into the depths of obsession. Digital media becomes their reality, voyeurism a way of life, and every day a fantasy that begins by pressing play.
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Why more people are pushing the "favorite" button
What's trending on Twitter? The use of an option known as 'favoriting,' which is becoming a go-to tool for some people who long for a more discreet, less public way to navigate the raucous waters of the popular social network.
The Twitter feature allows users to mark with a star icon tweets they find amusing or useful. Doing so both bookmarks the tweet and alerts its creator that they appreciate the sentiment without republishing it in their own streams.
This May, Twitter users hit the favorite button on tweets 1.6 billion times—four times more than they did in May 2012, according to Topsy, a data-analytics company that is a partner to Twitter, Inc., which now has 200 million monthly active users.
The rise in 'favoriting'—or starring, as it's also known—is a safer way to engage with others on the network. Rather than retweeting risky comments or observations, users can more quietly add their approval or note their amusement by favoriting.
Choire Sicha, a writer and co-founder of the blog The Awl, says a "lack of impulse control" got him in trouble a few times on Twitter. Now he relies heavily on favoriting as a means to let him more carefully communicate with his Twitter network of friends and strangers.
In a recent 24-hour period, he tweeted, retweeted or replied to other users' tweets 47 times. During the same period, he favorited tweets 150 times. He favorites tweets when they make him laugh. "I also use it to back one side in a fight, when two people are going at it and I don't want to get involved," he says. When a tweet annoys him, he does what he calls "hate-favoriting," a sort of sarcastic use of the favorite option. "When someone is totally awful, hitting 'favorite' is the most perverse thing you can do."
John Manoogian III, the founder of 140 Proof, a social-advertising company in San Francisco, has been using Twitter since 2006, the year it launched. He considers favoriting the most valuable Twitter currency. Mr. Manoogian says that a tweet with many favorites often suggests that it has caused people to laugh spontaneously—and to quickly hit the star icon as a wink, a hat-tip, a show of appreciation. "Favorites are like a secret discovery mechanism to find who is the funniest," he says.
On Twitter's website or its smartphone apps, user profiles include a favorites tab that reveals a list of the user's favorite tweets. But it takes several clicks to land on that list, and in the twitterverse, that is a lot of effort.
Enter Favstar, a website dedicated to ranking tweets and tweeters by the favorites they generate. Founded in 2009 by Tim Haines, Favstar has 3 million monthly users. Mr. Haines, an engineer, says he created the site because he realized that the favorite was an important feedback signal that could help him get a sense of what his Twitter followers were interested in reading in his feed.
Favstar has morphed into a tool that helps people find writers and comedians, as well as a community for writers and comedians to meet online. It now offers pro accounts. For $29.99 for six months, premium subscribers can nominate tweets for the Tweet of the Day award and connect with other pro users.
Josh Hara, an associate creative director for social content at a marketing firm in Columbus, Ohio, joined Twitter in 2009. He built a following of nearly 59,000 by surfing Favstar and learning how to craft a joke in 140 characters or less. He still judges his own humor based on favorites. "If I don't get more than 10 faves in first three minutes after tweeting something, I'll probably delete it," he says.
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Each night I watch the NBC Nightly News podcast as I'm applying topical medications and moisturizers after showering. This week the show is running a series on complementary (or alternative) medicine. So far they've looked at treating cancer patients, highlighting therapies such as yoga, massage, and acupuncture to complement chemotherapy and radiation treatments. In Dr. Nancy Snyderman's reporting we learn that these kinds of alternative therapies have become more mainstream. While doctors and treatment centers have become more open-minded, unfortunately the insurance companies are behind in covering them. Naturally, as I slathered on another layer of Eucerin Crème, I thought of how this new trend might affect psoriasis care.
In the past my doctors gave little credence to treating psoriasis with special diets or supplements, Chinese herbal formulations (bitter!), acupuncture, etc. They felt that if it helped then go ahead, but the scientific community had not gathered enough data or done the requisite trials. Just as with cancer care, I do feel they've become more open-minded over time. As for patients, I continue to sense a high interest in these alternative therapies for psoriasis on the blog as they claim to be less toxic and often cost less than prescription drugs. The blog entry on acupuncture still gets comments every once in a while even though it is more than four years old. Many comments relate to alternative treatments being tried with varying degrees of success.
I'm at a crossroads myself. I'm going on 18 weeks of Stelara (ustekinumab) treatment, but my stomach and back are still covered with psoriasis. My scalp, nails, and the soles of my feet have worsened, too. My hands, arms, and lower legs are relatively clear, but I had hoped for more of a response, especially given the side effects. My experience is not going to be the same as yours, but the strong side effects last at least a few days after my injection. It's the same pattern for three injections now. I've stopped Neoral (cyclosporine) for a couple months to take a break from the toxicity. And I need to wean myself from the more potent topical corticosteroids. Here's a helpful chart from the National Psoriasis Foundation detailing the potency of various topical corticosteroids. My skin is thinning and atrophying, with some stretch marks, a sure sign it's time for a break.
It's time to reconsider complementary therapies for psoriasis. I wrote a while back about some experimenting I've done in the past with alternative therapies. Since then I haven't tried much more than I mentioned, but I'm also evolving in my thinking and treatment approach.
I like the word "complementary" as it connotes a working together between the "conventional" medicine approaches and the "alternative" approaches. Just as with the cancer patients, I'm thinking I can still have my injection, pill, or ointment, and then add other therapies. Perhaps I can even minimize how much I expose my organs to toxicity. I know some people disavow one or the other, not wanting to try alternatives, or fearing prescription systemic treatments. I'm going to see where the middle road takes me.
Finally, it's always highly encouraged to check with your doctor before you start any new treatment. Some of them I've read may interact with prescription medications. I'm going to email my dermatologist soon about a couple new therapies I want to try!
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Alot of the proofs I've been recently reading:
IP / PSpace / MIP / NEXP / randomized reductions
have a certain flavour involving proofs showing equivalence/relation between various complexity classes. It turns out this field is called "structural complexity."
Is there a good survey of all known results in structural complexity? [Right now, all I have is a set of papers by Goldwasser / Sipser / Fortnow / ... from the late 80s early 90s].
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IP = PSpace MIP = NEXP IP = AM M^O = MIP MIP has interactive zero-knolwedge proofs for for NP w/o needing any crypto assumptions. ....


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Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards
Skatty P.R.- drums Big Jay - bass L.F. - lead vocal/ bg vocals/guitar Bastard - vocals Craig Leg - vocals/ guitar
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Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards 'Viking' is the 2nd solo record produced by Tim Armstrong. After a year of traveling, Rancid ended their "Indestructible Tour" in Japan on February 16th 2004. From February 16-20th, 2004 Lars and Tim stayed in Tokyo to work on demo songs for a brand new Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards album. In addition, all the photography on the record was shot by Tim Armstrong .
Tim and Lars began their side project collaboration, 3 years ago, which has produced two outstanding PUNK ROCK albums, both produced and co-written by Tim and the latest "Viking", mixed by Brett Gurewitz.
To date the band has played punk shows over the globe, including stints with label mates Dropkick Murphy's and as the main act for both Punks Vs. Psychos Tours, a tour idea drummed up by Lars to spotlight Hellcat Records punk and psycho bands.
The band recently played the 2004 Punks Vs Psychos II tour and a U.S. headline tour. They will be on the Main stage of the 2004 Warped Tour, then Europe, Japan and the U.S. through 2005.
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Disruptive Forces: XEROXBy Chris Gonsalves | Posted 2008-03-27 Print
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CEO: Anne Mulcahy
Revenues: $17.2 billion
What they do: Document management, including printing, copying, digitizing and archiving
Disruptive qualities: Xerox is famously, if only slightly unfairly, known for churning out disruptive technologies, then taking a pass on actually marketing them. The mouse and the Windows-like GUI are among the technologies Xerox developed, then dropped. But the work at Xerox's famed Palo Alto Research Center, now a for-profit subsidiary, continues innovating around the company's core document management business, as well as in pervasive computing, aspect-oriented programming and IPv6 technologies.
The tech that makes them tick: Xerox is making a comeback of sorts with new tools for IT to use to read, understand, route and protect documents. Its latest wares for lawyers, for example, can scan millions of pages and figure out who was doing what when and where. The company is also a leader in securing sensitive documents for the health care and financial industries. And watch for Lean Document Production, which promises to improve printing and reduce costs. Xerox has 48 patents pending on the methodology.
Who they are disrupting: Xerox threatens paper and printer consumable vendors, storage manufacturers, paper-shredder makers and librarians.
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On: May 20, 2011 @11:31 am
Hi guys! Long time no see (like I stopped going to music festivals). You're the BEST. Keep on keepin' on. How fortunate that Newt brought some new timeliness to an old goodie! Tom retiring??? OMG. Who'll play the steel guitar and sing about Jesus's love??
On: May 18, 2011 @10:46 am
After the last couple of articles in the New York Times about The Newt, I submitted comments to the effect that everything that needs to be said about Newt has already been said in your tune, "Gingrich the Newt." I trust another song, or maybe just a new bridge in some weird minor mode, might now be composed about The Donald? And The Mitt? And/or The Bo(eh)ner? Thanks for all the great music and laughs over lots of years. And Tom P. - Say it ain't so!
On: May 16, 2011 @07:36 pm
I have loved you for years!!!! I met you in East Providence, RI in the 80's and have thrilled my family with your music and lyrics. best lyrics to date: Rasputin's HMO
On: May 12, 2011 @03:12 pm
Every time i hear the Austin Lounge Lizards on KPIG Radio, it just makes me shrug and say, you know, life isnt that bad! keep singing and smiling guys! BTW< the pig is streaming free again, check it out for a week free of charge.. http://www.kpig.com/index.cfm/streaming_free_trial.htm
On: April 26, 2011 @09:39 am
On: April 21, 2011 @10:21 pm
BEYOND BRILLIANT! (based on my first LL album, Strange Noises). LOVE the tunes and lyrics! Impossible to pick a favorite! Strange Noises, You Can Eat Dog Food, and Merchants Lunch are three of the best; I love the way you slipped "S-U-L-G-S" into Banana Slugs; and I revel in the instrumental skill on display in Snopes Glory, especially at 2:45 in, when y'all kick it into a driving, 4-beat, straight-ahead style that just drenches me with a joyous musical RUSH! Gotta get more! Thanks for a fantastic experience!
On: April 15, 2011 @06:43 pm
Hey- lots of great comments here, and thank you! There are a few questions- some from a while back. There's plenty to answer. For starters, we'll be posting something from Hank and Conrad, and maybe Tom will pitch in too- about how we will miss him, what we're planning, all that good stuff. Look for a re-design of the website and new photos, too! Tom is a presence we will all miss. FYI- these last tours we gave him more of the stage than in the past. I've played in the band on and off for about 13 years before becoming a permanent member. I can brag on Hank and Conrad - they've always been the main writers. You should see what it's like to be in the car with those two! They are a lot funnier than they (have) let on, so we have a treat in store for us. And wait till you hear what Conrad can play on the guitar! Bruce hasn't been let loose yet, either. So thank you for standing by the Lizards as a group- for 31 years it's always been that collaboration that's made the band what it is!
On: April 14, 2011 @04:45 pm
Been a fan for MANY years, hope y'all come back to the Carolinas some day
On: April 11, 2011 @03:16 pm
Great show at The Barns on Saturday night! After the sturm und drang of Friday, I needed a good laugh, and you all provided it. THANK YOU!!!
On: April 10, 2011 @09:46 am
Last night's show was brilliant. Tom, you've been wonderful every time I've seen the Lizards perform live. It's been a real treat and you will be missed. Thank you for everything you've done for the band.
On: April 08, 2011 @07:09 am
Thoroughly enjoyed another Sellersville show last night. Darcie and Bruce are admirable additions to the band. I brought uninitiated friends along who became new fans within minutes and were humming your tunes on the way home. I'm still chuckling over Conrad's excellent use of "sebaceous" in describing Hank's lost adolescence. Thanks for making eastern PA a regular stop, fulfilling my craving for LL live since seeing you unexpectedly perform in the TX Med Assn auditorium at lunch hour at 15th and Guadalupe while living in Austin 20 years ago. Good luck Tom, you will be sorely missed. I hope the band continues on, perhaps even a new album in an era of individual digital downloads? The world awaits an incisive LL ditty about the inanity of Facebook or texting, or the cyber maelstrom of YouTube, iTunes, smartphones, and iPads. Thanks for all the entertainment and thought provoking laughs over the years!
On: April 04, 2011 @06:33 pm
Dudes! and Dudette! Say it ain't so, won't ya? I can't imagine a Lizards show without Tom's dobro, his deep, droll voice and deadpan delivery that comes in at all the right moments and cracks me up! We'll miss ya, bro! And don't tase me.
On: April 03, 2011 @02:50 pm
I love you guys! I'm so sorry Tom is leaving. I wish him well. And I hope the rest of you continue to make the awesome music you make. The first time I heard you guys was on the radio, while I was driving. It was the Jesus Loves Me song ... and I had to pull over to the side of the road (not easy in mid-Manhattan), because I was laughing so hard, I was crying!
On: March 28, 2011 @02:10 pm
Dear Lizards, After two years of hard work, me and a local filmaker are finishing up a DVD featuring my dogs and his kids performing skids to one dozen classic (and hilarious) Country and Folk songs. For example, my neutered, male Miniature Poodle plays "The Boy Named Sue" in the skit to Johnny Cash's song. I have spent over $1,500. dollars on props, costumes, etc. in order to bring these classic American Folk and Country songs to life in a way never seen before. Who knows, the "Folk Song Pet Skit" concept just might catch on nationwide. Your song "Hillbillies in a Haunted House" is one of the skits, and I was wondering if you would like to collaborate with me to mass produce and market this funny and inspiring DVD. Of course, you would share in the rewards. Thank you, Ron Olson
On: March 26, 2011 @07:26 pm
I am totally bummed out that Tom is retiring. So! I WILL be at your show at the Freight tomorrow.
On: March 25, 2011 @02:14 pm
Please have Tom contact me this weekend 510 599 8200. Went to hs and college with Tom. Live in oakland
On: March 22, 2011 @10:49 pm
Hope to see you @ Sons of Herman Apr 2nd. Who is the promoter and are they selling advance tix? Would absolutely ruin my retirement if I missed Tom's.
On: March 21, 2011 @02:22 pm
Big fan - Hoping for an answer - Do you no longer perform regularly in Austin or other TX venue? Planning a visit to TX Mar 26 through April 2. Are you performing in TX? Where and when? Linda Sparlin
On: March 20, 2011 @01:01 pm
Hi Guys! Yes, Oz the Bass Player from years ago. Tom, calling it a career eh? Well, it's been a long time, can't blame you. I've missed seeing you guys all these years. Living in California now, sorry I'll miss you in Santa Cruz but my best wishes always go with you.
On: March 18, 2011 @01:03 pm
Hope to see you here in Yuma next year. Hope your booker & our entertainment director can work it out. He loved the cds I loaned him & your videos on the web
On: March 10, 2011 @02:59 pm
Hi, I'm a big fan, and found your website for the first time today. While watching the video about the healthcare pirates, I noticed an error. Kaiser (one of the flags on the ship) is actually a non-profit. with no stockholders. Profits go back into capital improvements, infrastructure, charity care, and employee benefits. Say, while I have you on the virtual page, I've been enjoying Merchants Lunch for many years. Is there an overlap with Red Clay Ramblers? Thanks! Linda
On: March 10, 2011 @12:18 am
Farewell to Tom?!? Say it ain't so! I'll weigh in with a fave moment or two... Like @ Koowombah with Rahbut Keen as the opening act. REK playing percussion on an Anhuac encore by smashing the mic into his forehead. Richard Bowden educating me on the genius of Terry Allen. I am going to buy Winters tickets tomorrow.
On: March 06, 2011 @02:20 pm
Just get ticket for your show on 4-9 it been 12 since i saw you live
On: March 03, 2011 @11:31 pm
Tom, I loath to see you go. But thanks for playing 'Anahuac' in Corvallis, OR in about 1994. I will take credit for that; it cost me a few beers to get all my friends to step up and ask for it. We don't see enough of any of you here in the NW.
On: February 18, 2011 @07:55 am
Tom I grew up in Asheville. Are you the same person who worked at Highland and Homewood School? I believe we've met. I teach at UT. Good luck in NC! Wonderful place to live.
On: February 03, 2011 @01:33 pm
TOM! You're calling it quits??? Thanks for all the good times, good laughs, good shows. You'll be missed. Best in whatever you do next!
On: January 31, 2011 @10:19 am
I've loved "Teenage Immigrant Welfare Mothers on Drugs" since the first time I heard it on KRWG's Back Porch radio show. Now I'm bringing it into my college English class for discussion. Is there anything you'd like me to pass along to my students?
On: January 11, 2011 @01:34 pm
your songs are so true
On: December 07, 2010 @01:15 pm
Youze guys rock!
On: December 04, 2010 @08:53 pm
Your song "the Other shore" makes me cry every time I hear it. Ya'll are great!!!! ever play in Los Angeles?
On: November 27, 2010 @07:04 pm
Love you guys
On: November 26, 2010 @04:41 pm
Molly I. would be proud
On: November 26, 2010 @04:23 pm
my heroes
On: November 04, 2010 @08:44 am
hey guys, just sayin' hello. been a while. was happy to hear cuba in michael moores movie. i can't believe i've been listening to you guys for 23 years. i must have brain damage.
On: October 26, 2010 @01:30 am
I will do everything in my power to make sure that "Stupid Texas Song" gets played on the local sports radio shows, and also at AT&T Park, throughout the World Series.
On: October 11, 2010 @02:33 pm
I've been a fan since the beginning. Great as usual. On 10-9 at the Cactus I bought "Small Minds" & though it has the booklet, there was no CD inside! Help, please.....
On: October 10, 2010 @12:18 am
Haven't seen you all in a couple of years. WE used to love seeing you at the Bishop musical festival and then in Davis. The last time we saw you was in Grass Valley, CA. Wish you would come back there. What happened to Boo? Is he OK?Hope to see you soon with your new additions.
On: September 18, 2010 @10:03 am
Hey Lizards, Any chance you'll get up to the lovely Orcas Center, on Orcas Island, WA, anytime in the future? Since we moved from Davis, CA this summer, we (and our dogs) really miss you.
On: September 10, 2010 @03:17 pm
Lunatics! Every last one of you! I look forward falling off the the wagon of sanity and seeing you (again) tomorrow night in Denver. They're coming to take me away......
On: September 03, 2010 @11:22 am
Our group called The Raging Grannies, part of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, sings at farmer's markets and for other groups on behalf of social justice and equality. We are all of a certain age and not taking any money for our protests. We love your two songs The Drugs I Need and Go Ahead and Die. We sing about single payer and for keeping medicaid for vulnerable populations. Can we sing those two songs? If we end up on You Tube, we would not want to offend you. We think you are immensely talented and will buy CDs as compensation. :) Thanks.
On: August 30, 2010 @04:16 pm
Sept 12 - Walsh, Colorado. $10/ticket they say it's "on Main Street" but Google Maps calls it N. Colorado (at intersection w. Poplar). From Google Street View, about 443 N. Colorado then do an "about face" Walsh Art Center P.O. Box 25 Walsh, CO 81090
On: August 28, 2010 @10:57 am
Dang - I may have to come to Texas, afterall, just to see you guys live!
On: August 23, 2010 @05:15 pm
Please help get the Texas Bottle Bill passed. It will increase recycling significantly. Check out the website: http://www.texasbottlebill.com/index.html Love your music and lyrics!
On: August 14, 2010 @08:50 pm
Hello! Say, I was just on the back porch drinkin' a beer and listiening to Hwy. Cafe' on cassette. Yes, CASSETTE! Is that how one spells "cassette"? Anyway, just missing the days of Portland (OR) shows and the one off Cleveland one. All the best to you Lizards, especially Hank, Conrad and Tom. Please play "Anahuac" for me at the next gig (Tom's favorite)! Cheers! Reed
On: August 03, 2010 @07:59 pm
Keep on Keeping on
On: August 02, 2010 @03:12 pm
i like your cds because they are shaped like circles.
On: July 24, 2010 @05:15 pm
Did you guys ever cover any Pink Floyd? I thought I heard a version of "Dark Side of the Moon" way back in 1992 or 3 or 4. Anyway if you did I gotta have a copy!
On: July 08, 2010 @12:30 pm
I've already got my calendar marked for next April, when you return to the DC area! Loved your show at the Birchmere a few years ago, looking forward to your show at the Barns at Wolf Trap!
On: June 30, 2010 @12:31 pm
Just spent some time and money on iTunes chasing down obscure LL tunes as well as stuff by Darcie and Bruce. Some great music out there. Please consider putting "White Rabbit" back into the set list.
On: June 30, 2010 @04:49 am
Really cool band. I like you a lot. Tatiana email@example.com
On: June 24, 2010 @05:36 am
You guys rock :) Erik Blodøkse email@example.com
On: June 15, 2010 @11:53 pm
We've been to every one of your terrific shows at Freight and Salvage, including the one a few days ago in the Freight's new place. We always buy the tickets in advance, and so look forward this time to receiving "80 Hillbillies..." We miss your former members, but the new ones are first-rate, too.
On: June 12, 2010 @04:56 pm
Just caught your show in Carson City. Fantastic, especially the "costume changes". Both Darcy and Bruce are excellent additions. You should probably charge more for tickets.
On: June 12, 2010 @12:04 am
Huge fan of your music. Got turned on to the Lizards via Tom Rush's cover of Old Blevins. Please, keep up the good works.:) We need all the (in)sanity we can get, these days
On: May 29, 2010 @06:05 pm
Margaret- we were JUST THERE! At Cafe Lena on May 7 or 8 or something... we missed you!!! Are you on our mailing list? 'Cause we sent out an enewsletter, and postcards for the tech impaired. : (
On: May 18, 2010 @09:29 am
Please let us know when you are near Albany/Saratoga Springs, NY
On: May 14, 2010 @01:49 pm
Good afternoon! Back in 2000 my wife & I bicycled thru Ireland with Boo & his wife, Some of the recent material about the band doesn't list Boo, Is he OK? Would appreciate to info! We still have the CD that we got from Boo @ Beanblossom Indiana.—our kids enjoy it. We're car people & love my little minivan! Thanks! Tony & Shelley Uebelhor Jasper In.
On: May 12, 2010 @10:06 pm
Come to GA!!!!
On: May 10, 2010 @11:54 am
Hi, I'm Tom Power, "Bones" father. We saw you guys at the Iron Horse and in Tamworth. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate how nice you were, both to me and especially my daughter. You made her so happy it was awesome. She can't stop talking about. We had a great time and the shows we great. I just needed to send this and say Thanks again, and we can't wait to see you again.
On: April 17, 2010 @05:33 am
Howdy y'all. Been enjoying listening to the website, though I do have to admit that it is really weird hearing Darcie sing things like "Godforsaken Hellhole" that I know soooo well with the other vocalists. (I actually remember the first time I heard that song was with Louis Harrison down in the KUT basement studio!) If I don't see ya next week know its because I'd have to leave early to go to my job! joyce
On: March 17, 2010 @10:39 am
hey guys, just checking up on you. I remember when you guys used to come up to Kingsport TN every year for the New Years Eve Festival. Me and My dad would always hit your show first and then try to come back at least for one more show that night. After 2000 they quit having the festival so I havent gotten to see you guys since. You guys are a big part of my younger New Years Memories. Hopefully Ill get to see you guys again with the new members, but until then there are always cds, Thanks!
On: March 08, 2010 @05:39 pm
Lisa and I had a fabulous time at your 30th anniversary show. Thanks for doing the slide show--that brought great memories. You are all an inspiration and as long as you keep playing, we'll be there to laugh--not at you, but near you.
On: February 22, 2010 @12:25 pm
Will the 30th Anniversary T-Shirt be available online? The show was fantastic!
On: February 18, 2010 @10:19 am
Keep being weird! In a good way, of course!
On: February 14, 2010 @11:52 pm
Hi there. You guys rock. I found you thanks to an old Snopes article about your good old buddy David Grundman. I now own 2 of your albums, and I can see more in my future. Can I make one teeny weeny request? Your player is fun...but I am blind and using a screen-reader. Often times, your music overshadows the voice that is helpingme navigate the page. I cannot access any buttons in the player frame. Is there any way that you could make the controls not be transparent or opaque so maybe I'd be able to hit the stop button so I can actually read your page without straining? Oh, and IE seems to think your store is phishing. Silly IE. But thanks for the music, you guys are awesome and I'm sad I'd never heard of you before. Darcie from the Lizards answering you, here. When you mention IE, do you mean internet explorer, the microsoft mouse device, or something else? Also, although the streaming player is small, it's nots not transparent. If you click the "pause" button, the music will stop. You can email me at email@example.com and I'll try to help with this a little more.
On: February 11, 2010 @08:17 am
Long shot I know, but is there any likelihood of the Lizards visiting the UK? I would be happy to spend a number of our British pounds to see (and hear) you guys live.
On: February 01, 2010 @03:59 pm
Time for another visit up North, fellers (and ladies)! Chicago, Milwaukee, Kenosha, Madison, any will do, but we neeeeed you!
On: January 25, 2010 @09:25 pm
Great git at Spicewood.
On: January 25, 2010 @04:00 pm
Thanks, you guys (and Darcie) for proving my good judgment in recommending you for eons to the Spicewood Arts Society. It was great to see them get un-stuffy and the audience obviously agreed with the choice. Hope to see you again soon.
On: January 19, 2010 @06:44 pm
How can we get permission to sing the Pirate Health Care Insurance song? We are a small chorus in a small town in Southeastern Arizona. Is there sheet music that we can purchase? I can arrange it for our chorus if I need to, but would like permission to use it. Thanks Carol, Occasional Chorus, Bisbee, Arizona.
On: January 16, 2010 @11:59 pm
Hey guys, just checking up on you. I remember when you guys used to come up to Kingsport TN every year for the New Years Eve Festival. Me and My dad would always hit your show first and then try to come back at least for one more show that night. After 2000 they quit having the festival so I havent gotten to see you guys since. You guys are a big part of my younger New Years Memories. Hopefully Ill get to see you guys again with the new members, but until then there are always cds, Thanks!
On: November 13, 2009 @02:19 pm
i love you guys and dolls (sorry for the corniness!). in seminary we heard your classic 'jesus loves me, but he can't stand you' and now, who else but the A.L.L. would comment on the banking robbers....:0)
On: November 03, 2009 @08:54 pm
Not sure how many of your wonderful shows I have seen guys (haven't seen the girls yet) -- I just can't quite remember. "Drugs I Need" shows you are still going strong as it has some of my favorites including the brilliant "One True God". I laughed, I cried, etc. Please come back to the Pennsylvania area soon so I can indoctrinate some more fans by treating them to the live Lizards experience. Oh, and sorry for that email I sent you back before I went to my first show that threatened you with death if you didn't play "Rocky Byways". All things considered, it was a good thing you did though.
On: October 29, 2009 @09:35 pm
Have been a fan for years, but haven't been in tune with you lately, good to be back, Comming to Rhode Island again. Loved the shows you did here years ago!
On: October 17, 2009 @09:17 pm
I found this in an email from AlegroMedical.com a web supply house of medical aids, cushions, walkers, etc for the disabled and others. A product to stop snoring, ("The Snore Wizard"), has an ad that begins: Whatever the reason for your chronic, continuous snoring, be it that you're getting older, drunker or fatter, you're probably getting on your bedmate's nerves, not to mention ....... Sue 'em for plagarism! Love, John, a fan since your first Strawberry performance ....
On: October 12, 2009 @07:33 pm
When are you guys coming back to Bristol/johnson city tennessee again? Soon I hope!!!
On: October 12, 2009 @10:52 am
Hank, Tom, Conrad, I've enjoyed listening to you over the years and was lucky enough to see you perform in St. Louis a few times. Here's an idea: let fans order customized CDs with 2 or 3 songs from each of several different albums. I suspect I'm not alone in liking several songs from each of your CDs more than the others. Keep writing and playing. You're the best. Jim Busch
On: October 11, 2009 @12:28 pm
Great to see you at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass again. Why, might I ask, don't you all play "Cornhusker Refugee" when you're here in SF?
On: October 11, 2009 @12:08 pm
Thank you, thank you, thank you for coming to the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco! After years of being a fan, this was my first time seeing you'all live and I wasn't disappointed (Betsy, I loved the Pirate Song!). You need to come to the Bay Area more often - you guys are naturals for us here! Many thanks, again. b
On: October 06, 2009 @01:15 pm
When, if ever, do you play the NYC-Metro area? I could use a laugh. Mark in Greenwich Village
On: October 05, 2009 @07:33 pm
conrad: i had a nice time chatting with your wife julie at hardly strictly bluegrass on saturday. sorry i didn't make it over to the merch tent after your show. i loved your set and hope you guys and gals return again. keep up the great and funny work.
On: October 05, 2009 @05:07 pm
When are you coming back to California?
On: September 23, 2009 @10:08 am
Thanks for your contribution to the Midnight Special Folk Festival on September 20. Two of your songs were especially pertinent to one of my friends who is gradually coming to the end of her medical bills from all the tests and treatments for leukemia (successful at last, I'm happy to say). And then I got the Will Ferrell video that recalled the CEO song. Wunderbar!
On: September 22, 2009 @09:44 pm
Totally enjoyed your contribution to the Midnight Special Folk Festival on Sept 20, from Michael Smith's introduction to your final song before the intermission. Jung must have been watching, too, because his concept of synchronicity speaks to my e-mail from MoveOn.org this morning. Follow the URL to see what I found. http://pol.moveon.org/insurance_execs/?id=17291-6253621-.TUIAtx&t=2 Thanks for making the trip from Austin to Skokie. And if you see Bianca DeLeon, tell her David says Hi.
On: September 15, 2009 @02:12 am
great show in spokane -very cute bass player.. just read previous post..everyone loves/lusts after bass player.. rick
On: September 14, 2009 @02:08 pm
Why thank you Rebecca! (blushing!). Seattle ROCKED!! it was so much fun. Thanks for being there!
On: September 07, 2009 @01:24 am
Just saw y'all in Seattle at the Tractor. Damn you're funny. Great musicality... I have a TOTAL crush on that Bass player... my o my.
On: September 01, 2009 @02:08 pm
So when are you going to come back to New York???? Albany, Kingston, Woodstock even better!!! We miss you!!!
On: August 17, 2009 @09:59 pm
Great performance at Summerfolk Saturday night in Owen Sound, You were a fun group. Thanks Jim
On: August 12, 2009 @06:35 pm
Betsy and Everyone, We just got a show at the Cactus Cafe at the UT Union in Austinon Sept. 12. Hope you can make it. Also, hi, Wayne & Colleen! Yes, please come to Skokie or Monroe. We miss those times in Iowa City. As for Bob & Claire, we're going to be in New Hampshire sometime in 2010--we'll put it up soon on the site. Carlos, we'll see you in Seattle. And Bill, Korey left the band to work on his acting and Boo just got too busy with his other band and work. Thanks, Y'all!
On: August 10, 2009 @06:05 am
This is for Hank: I have known your sweet niece Emma Fuller Monk from the past few summers at Camp Waldemar. I finally met her mom and little sis recently and they told me about Uncle Hank. I live in Austin and want to see a show, but it doesn't look like you have any shows in the near future. When will you be at the Continental Club or close venue? Betsy Hime
On: August 07, 2009 @11:52 pm
I still miss Texas! Still exiled in NY - my own highway cafe of the damned. Send industrial strength tranquilzers. Might see y'all in Seattle.
On: July 28, 2009 @04:10 pm
Well, I hopped on the website to see where you've been, are now, or plan to be since I haven't seen you in over a year (at either Wolf Trap or in Reston, VA). ...surprised to find you have "retooled" the group. What happened to Boo and Korey? ...loved Boo's smooth voice and Korey's German hip-hop. (Of course, I miss the rest of you too; saw your act over a half-dozen times I think -- lost the count!) When are you going hit this area again (or possibly western North Carolina if you ever land there)?
On: July 27, 2009 @07:46 am
We see your tour dates include some midwest appearances, and we are SO thrilled to think we might be able to see you in Skokie and/or Monroe in the fall. It's about time! We/re overdue for a ALL fix. Wayne and Colleen Prophet (formerly of Iowa City IA and now of Madison WI and St, Paul MN)
On: July 25, 2009 @02:59 pm
Hi! My husband and I have missed seeing you the past couple of years up here in New Hampshire. We used to see you perform at DelRossi's. Will you be doing any concerts in New Hampshire anytime soon? We really have missed you!! Until we meet up again, take care and keep singing!! Best wishes, Bob & Claire
On: July 20, 2009 @09:37 pm
And thanks, Shawne and Mike, too. I'm a little slow on the draw here. John nothing in NYC any time soon. Does Ontario count?
On: July 20, 2009 @09:27 pm
Sorry, we've been on vacation. Danielle, thanks. And Scott--we'll be in Troy, AL on October 20, so bring your family and ruin their lives for sure.
On: July 15, 2009 @06:45 am
any nyc dates?
On: July 05, 2009 @10:58 pm
hey y'all-----GREAT to see (AND HEAR) the women a great addition!!!!!!
On: July 03, 2009 @07:09 pm
The lizards can brighten my darkest days!
On: June 20, 2009 @07:44 pm
Michael, Yes, "Teenage Immigrant.....On Drugs" is also on the CD "Small Minds."
On: June 16, 2009 @11:01 pm
I love your music guys.
On: June 14, 2009 @02:03 am
Is "Teenage Immigrant Welfare Mothers on Drugs" on any of your cd's other than Live Bait?
On: June 12, 2009 @03:31 pm
Songbooks, all these great ideas! Keep 'em coming! I'll see about posting Gingrich the Newt on our listen/watch page... since he's back in the news the song is current again!
On: June 10, 2009 @05:25 pm
My husband and I think you guys (& now gals) are wonderful; we quote you to our friends & family members, if you can imagine. You saved my sanity - sort of - the night you sang, "We've Been Through Some Crappy Times Before." Thanks! PS: It would be great if you could put out a songbook!
On: June 07, 2009 @08:53 pm
Looong-time fan, and thanks for years of enjoyment. As a public service, would you post "Gingrich the Newt" for folks to hear? Since the guy's come back to haunt us? We need every weapon at our disposal, and I'd be proud to link to it. Folks in the blogs I frequent would love it!
On: June 06, 2009 @09:23 pm
When are you coming South? We've raised our son on your CD's and he hasn't spent all that much time it the school counselor's office. Seriously, he's 11 and a big fan. He has an audition for Show Choir this fall and is considering doing "You Can Eat Dog Food." Please come to North Alabama/Central Tennessee and you can meet him and see what you've done.
On: June 05, 2009 @10:44 am
Love you guys! Come to Delaware (tax free shopping heaven) or Philly (cheese steaks) soon. Its been a long time since you've come close to where I can come see you.
On: June 03, 2009 @09:47 pm
you guys are too much fun -- i fell in love with "paint me on velvet" a very long time ago!!!
On: May 28, 2009 @02:47 pm
HI folks, Has that emeritus-Lizard, Lex Browning gotten in touch with you yet? We've just released his first solo CD,. Good Rain, on Red Newt Records (www.frederickproductions.com and www.jeffreyfrederick.com). Not as funny as what you guys do, but damn good. I'll be putting up some video clips on YouTube etc. of Lex from his record release show (June 10) and Music Millennium show from this past weekend. Lex has MySpace and Facebook profilesThere's a bunch of videos up showing Lex with the Freak Mountain Ramblers, here in Portland, and also when we played with Jeffrey Frederick's Les Clams. (I married Jeffrey's widow, Kathryn so ended up in this family.... if you don't recall his music, check it out. Generally funnier than all get out, but a lot ruder than your tunes... except for Red Newt, which isn't about Gingrich.... I think that's the first ALL song that really grabbed me.....). Oh, and Lex does lead and plays on a bunch of Jeff's tunes on our tribute album, St. Jeffrey's Day: the Songs of Jeffrey Frederick, Vol 1. I see you'll be at my old stomping ground, the Palms, in a couple weeks. Great venue, has been for decades.
On: May 27, 2009 @01:29 am
Hey, thanks for all your comments & questions. Pittsburgh, NY, NH, MA, we're talking about it... sooner or later something will materialize. "Tastes Like Chicken" is on the CD "Strange Noises in the Dark." And up in Owen Sound... I'll let Hank know we need to do "Cornhusker."
On: May 26, 2009 @10:15 pm
I used to go to see you every time you were in Pittsburgh.......but you haven't been to Pittsburgh in years, as far as I know. We miss you...when are you coming to the area?
On: May 14, 2009 @09:55 pm
Is the refrain "tastes like chicken!" from one of your songs? Which one? Which CD? Love your stuff -- I need to buy these CD's as instructive material for new HS graduates about to leave the comforts of their aboringinal homes. Thanks much.
On: May 04, 2009 @11:11 pm
We have just bought two of your CDs and they have made us laugh. My favorites are The Other Shore and The Me I Used To Be. We look forward to seeing your group when you play at Carson City, Nevada on June 14.
On: April 11, 2009 @11:10 pm
Just read that the band will be performing at Summerfolk (Owen Sound, Ontario) in August 2009. Our family has been fans for years and you have been responsible for many laughs. Please include " Comhusker Refugee" in your sets - it is a family anthem.Thanks!
On: March 17, 2009 @01:59 pm
Oh Sages of Our Time, My daughter and I have really enjoyed Drugs I Need and Employee of the Month. Do you have any plans to issue karaoke CDs of your most cherished works? Thanks for considering it. We love singing along.
On: March 09, 2009 @08:38 pm
I love the Austin Lounge Lizards and have been buying their CD's since I first heard "Gingrich the Newt" on NPR...Do they ever play in NH or Mass.?
On: March 05, 2009 @06:26 pm
I love you guys! I wish you would come to NYC!


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The new Production Director was formerly holding, since 2010, the position of Human Resources Director, and since January/15 was acting as Technical Director as well. He joined the group in 1978, as metallurgical technician at the electrical steels Cold Rolling department. Between 1985 and 1993 he worked at the Long Products department as specialist and maintenance manager and, afterwards, as automation specialist at the maintenance department. In 1994, he was appointed leader of TOP program (Total Operational Performance – a cost reduction program developed with McKinsey's support), and then coordinated the negotiation of IT outsourcing and the contracting of SIP, PCP and Energy Center with IBM. From November/1995 to December/2002 he was the Manager of the Electrical Steels Cold Rolling department (during this period he took part in the V2000 program, with focus on increasing competitiveness). In January/ 2003, he became the Executive Manager in charge of Alcançar Project (implantation of SAP). In January/ 2005, he was promoted to General Manager, responsible for the areas of IT, Continuous Improvement and Quality System. In 2006, he took part of the Campus program of ArcelorMittal University, and until 2009, as an expatriate in France, he held the position of Technical Director for Stainless Steel Segment and Stainless Steel Europe. From April/2008 to December/2014, among other responsibilities, he was the head of health and safety processes of ArcelorMittal Stainless and Aperam group. Ilder Camargo is an Electrical Engineering graduate from Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-MG) and holds a Master of Science degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG).
Luiz Otávio
Luiz Otávio is a metallurgical engineer graduated from Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto. He initiated his career in Aperam in 1987, as metallurgical engineer and in 1989, he was appointed Chief of Section at the Hot Strip Mill department, afterwards being appointed Department Manager of Hot Strip Mill area, Manager of Steckel Mill area and Executive Manager of HSM. Since 2013, he was occupying the position as Executive Manager of Hot Circuit. Luiz Otávio has an MBA on Business Management from Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) and on Project Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). At Aperam, among other projects, he worked on the Technical Assistance to Acerias Paz Del Rio – Colombia; Revamping of HSM in 1997; Heavy Coil Project in 2001; Technical Assistance to Jisco – China; Implantation of the Project "High Performance Team" – focus on Supervision.
Paulo Novaes holds a degree as Metallurgical Engineer from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and as Master of Science on Corrosion Engineering from the same entity. He has specialization in Business Management and an Executive MBA from Fundação Dom Cabral. He initiated his career at Aperam in 1996, as trainee in Metallurgical Engineering. From 1996 to 1999, he worked as Process Control Engineer at the stainless steel Annealing and Pickling area, afterwards being promoted to the position of Metallurgist. In 2002, he took on as Manager of Annealing and Initial Pickling for stainless steels. In 2006, he took part in the international internship program (Short Term Assignments – STA) in Gueugnon, France. From 2007 to 2012, he was the Executive Manager of Stainless Steels Cold Rolling and Finishing, and as of 2013, he was in charge of TCO in South America. In 2014, he was appointed Executive Manager of Supplies and TCO, and in June of the same year, he became Executive Manager of the Cold Circuit.
Career refers to the professional path towards a desired position, meeting the employee's individual objectives as well as Company's objectives. At Aperam, employees have the opportunity to get to know and discuss with their immediate superior(s) what the professional growth opportunities are. There are the possibilities for taking part in competitive selection processes and competing for a new position.
At Aperam, the Y career evolution is used, in which the employee has opportunity to evolve both his technical and managerial careers. Concerning this evolvement, there are Career Paths, which are the evolvement/moving possibilities, both vertically and laterally.
We value the contribution from each team member.
We promote the competences and employability of employees.
We recognize people's performances and competences in a transparent way.
Stainless steel is in the heart of our brand name, being taken as inspiration for the creation of our logo – construction of each character is done from a continuous stainless steel strip. Stainless steel is literally in everything we say, and we make our logo our only typographical face, our palette of colours and images.
Our slogan conveys the important role that stainless steel plays in our daily lives. It also communicates the incredible physical qualities of stainless steel, which literally lasts a lifetime. We should all be proud of what we do, with our slogan transmitting this idea to the people.
Frederico Ayres Lima has been the Chief Executive Officer of Aperam South America since December 2014. Prior to this function, Mr Ayres Lima had held the position of Commercial Director of Aperam South America since 2009.
Mr Ayres Lima started his career with the Group in 1996, in Brazil, as a metallurgist performing various roles in cost efficiency, technical assistance and production. Mr Ayres Lima worked with exports from 2000 to 2003 acting as a trader (sales to foreign markets).
Later, he took on responsibilities in Europe in the fields of synergies between steelworks, logistics and coordination of stainless steel sales network. Mr Ayres Lima moved back to Brazil in 2006 and held the position of Export Manager and afterwards as General Manager of Electrical and Carbon Steel Business.
Mr Ayres Lima holds Engineering and Master in Science degrees in Metallurgy from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and an Executive MBA in International Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Mr Ayres Lima is a Brazilian citizen.
Production Director of Aperam South America, Christophe Carel holds degrees in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, and Automation with the École Supérieure d'Informatique Electronique Automatique in Paris, France.
He started his career in 1996, in the melt shop of Adroise steelworks (Ungine), Arcelor at that time, as Continuous Casting manager. He worked in Brazil from 1999 to 2003, where he held various positions at what was then Acesita, in Timóteo, working in the Melt Shop and Cold Rolling. Once back in Europe, he worked as a manager for Continuous Improvement at the Genk plant in Belgium, and then as manager of the Annealing and Pickling Line. By the end of 2006, he was transferred to Chatelet plant, where he worked as melt shop director from July 2007.
In June 2009, he was appointed director of Gueugnon plant and, in February 2012, as Executive Director of Aperam Stainless, France.
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receiving of students and teachers visiting the environmental education centre, expanding their knowledge on ecology and environmental conservation in the seedling nursery, model of river basin (picture), beehives, earthworm culture, biodigester and interpretative tracks.
The Company keeps control over noise levels and emissions of atmospheric and water effluents, as well as control over the use of natural resources, thus fulfilling all legal requirements.
The goal is to reduce environmental impact and operational costs. Its management is focussed on waste generation reduction, promoting of reusing, recycling and trading, thus avoiding deposition of waste matters in dumps. At the moment, on average, for each ton of crude steel produced, Aperam South America recycles either internally or externally 88% of its waste volume.
ensure the implementation and updating of environmental control projects and equipment.
The Program for Qualification of Suppliers (PQF) evaluates criteria in connection with social responsibility and, from 2010 on, companies will also be evaluated in respect to environmental conservation actions.
Conservation of proprietary land or plots of land in Timóteo's urban area.
The Company's energy grid has become increasingly more based on renewable sources. In 2011, the Company completed the Charcoal Project, which was responsible for conversion of No. 02 Blast Furnace from coke-fuelled into a charcoal-fuelled furnace. The initiative, which also fostered the expansion of eucalyptus forests in Vale do Jequitinhonha, made possible the reduction in emission of 700 thousand tons of carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere.
Replacement of LPG with natural gas for feeding part of the production process in Timóteo's Plant, following implementation of gas pipeline to the region where the Plant is located.
Aperam South America is a member of River Basin Committee for Piracicaba and Rio Doce rivers, also being a member of the State Agency of Water Resources – CERH.
Conservation of proprietary land or plots of land in Timóteo's urban area.
Water reutilization rate is among the best achieved by Brazilian steelmaking sector, around 95%. As regards the use of electric power, on the other hand, the Company has obtained significant reductions relative to energy consumption by means of its energy-efficiency improvement projects.
Though you may not notice, stainless is in cars, motorcycles, buses, and subways. Stainless steel is widely used in transportation for its extremely low cost of maintenance, easy cleaning, resistance, and durability.
Due to its extremely smooth surface, stainless steel allows for complete hygiene and sterilization of sinks, vats, stove tables, washers, refrigerators, freezers, and hoods.
Ships in constant contact with seawater need to be made using stainless steel in order to fight oxidation. Aperam is the official supplier of stainless steel for the Kat Eastern Sailing Expedition, the latest adventure of the Shurmann family.
Used in exhaust systems (popularly known as exhaust pipes) an disk breaks, stainless steel features reduced thickness and weight of materials, ensuring greater durability and mechanical resistance.
There are countless advantages to using stainless steel tubing: educed thickness, easy to clean, lower maintenance cost, smooth finish, and a greater area of heat transfer inside.
Stainless steel is the ideal raw material for building surgery centers and other environments where avoiding the spread of bacteria is of the utmost importance. Stainless is excellent for the health of patients due being hypoallergenic, inert (which prevents contamination of the product with other substances), and easy to clean.
With stainless steel, restaurants are becoming more and more professional, offering absolute hygiene, food safety, and guaranteed quality.
Supplier of stainless steel for the production of 50-cent coins and the center portion of the 1-real coin, Aperam meets the high mint mark requirements.
Recommended around the world for processing, handling, and transporting food and drink, stainless steel has an extremely smooth surface which allows for a complete clean.
Stainless Steel allows for the thickness of tubing to be reduced due to the increased levels of mechanical resistance, in addition to resistance to oxidation at high temperatures.
With sights set on the industry's development, Aperam added local production of austenitic, ferritic, and duplex stainless steel to their portfolio, allowing for comprehensive solutions for offshore, refining, and petrochemical applications.
Stainless Steel is the perfect solution for factories in the sector for its high resistance to corrosion and ease of maintenance, ensuring increased profitability at all stages of production. Watch the Stainless Steel Application video – Sugar-Ethanol Factories.
Material most used by the Chefs; you can never have enough stainless pans, knives, and serving sets in your kitchen. Perfect for any kind of food, stainless steel allows for even cooking, with high durability and easy cleaning.
In addition to all items belonging to remuneration, the Company offers a basket of important benefits that makes the difference in the pockets and to the lives of employees and their families.
Check out as follows the main programs comprising the basket of benefits:
Aperam's remuneration policy is based on individual merit and performance from each employee. Besides the monthly remuneration, Aperam's employees receive a return-from-vacation payment, in addition to counting on a Profit and Result Sharing Program (PLR), as an instrument of incentive and recognition for productivity.
Aperam's Health & Life Program is one of the most complete in terms of coverage and scope from the steelmaking sector. It consists of a Health Assistance Plan, Dental Care Plan, Pharmaceutical Scheme and Social Welfare Service.
The Program "I Practise Health" has as its focus the promotion of health as a priority and as an asset of non-negotiable value. "I Practise Health" is divided in two major fronts of actions: health awareness and promotion programs, both for employees and their dependents; and a follow up on groups facing risk-to-health issues.
Preparação para Aposentadoria
Preparation for the new journey that begins following retirement: this is the focus of lectures and workshops from Preparation for Retirement Program (Programa de Preparação para Aposentadoria). This is the way Aperam takes care of this important stage of people's lives.
"We hear people say that no one should be worried about retirement, and that retirement is something that comes later on. I disagree. For me, retirement is something that you should start thinking about on your first work day, in spite of working for yourself or for a company. You have to think that at some point you are going to have to hand your position over to someone else", Leonam Almeida – 35 year with Aperam (he retired in 2013).
We believe in synergy and in the collective force arising out of the meeting of different generations. Therefore, in 2015 we started some encounters for listening to the employees belonging to all generations that make up Aperam. The objective of this initiative is to favour a greater proximity between Company and employees in order to continue to evolve. During these encounters, the pride of belonging to Aperam and the desire to build a promising future, with synergy and exchange of knowledge among the generations, that's the emphasis.
"The encounter was enriching both professionally and personally, as the sharing of experiences enables us to have a vision on how to deal and live with the different generations, absorbing the best of each of them for our growth and converting it into positive results", Wellington Wagner Santos Oliveira, supervisor at Aperam South America.
By means of its Act Program – Global Action, Inclusion and Rehabilitation, Aperam promotes social inclusion through a different way and creates evolvement opportunities for all handicapped professionals from the market, in addition to taking back employees who have been absent from work, who are then qualified and prepared for the new routine. We prioritize safety in the role to be played, respecting the professional.
"A learning experience that has been changing my life". Fabiana Alves de Azevedo Melo is a hearing impaired employee and an example of professional taken on by Aperam. "My ability to perform in the market has been expanded beyond measure. Nowadays I have only a few difficulties and I count on an experience that enables me to hold a position with Aperam, and that I'm sure, will yet lead to many other opportunities in the future", she says. Prior to joining Aperam, she had as professional experience her previous work at a haberdashery shop, now she works in the Company's Human Resources Department.
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Timoteo Di Maulo has been the Chief Executive Officer since January 2015. Mr Di Maulo has 25 years of experience in the stainless steel industry, having held a number of positions in the controlling, purchasing, logistics and commercial areas and has been CEO of different units of the Group. Previously, Mr Di Maulo was Chief Commercial and Sourcing Officer from May 2012 to December 2014. Prior to this function, Mr Di Maulo served as Chief Executive Officer – Services & Solutions between 2005 and 2012. In 1990, Mr Di Maulo joined Ugine Italia, where he held various positions in the controlling, purchasing and sales departments. While at Ugine Italia, he successfully implemented and launched the ERP System, "Sidonie", across all of Ugine's subsidiaries worldwide.
In 1996, Mr Di Maulo joined Ugine's Commercial Board in Paris where he was in charge of its Industry and Distribution division. Mr Di Maulo was subsequently named Service Division Industrial Director in 1998 and took on additional responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer of German SSC and RCC. In 2000, Mr Di Maulo was named Chief Executive Officer of U&A Italy, a role that gave him full responsibility over the sales network and two Italian Service Centres. Mr Di Maulo was then appointed Chief Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal's European Stainless Service Division in 2005 and, in 2008, CEO of ArcelorMittal International Stainless Division (which included the worldwide sales network divisions, all distribution and processing centres and ArcelorMittal Stainless Europe's tube mills and strips).
Mr Di Maulo is a graduate from Milan Polytechnics University in Italy and holds an M.B.A. from Bocconi University of Milan. Mr Di Maulo is an Italian citizen.
Stainless Steel Institute
Conduct the professional capacitation, particularly of young people, to work with stainless steel, encourage entrepreneurship and enable the creation of new companies and generation of new work positions and income.
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This program fosters the critical reflexion and participation of the elderly in the family and community, creates the conditions so that the elderly can exercise its citizenship and be aware of its role in society, while he is subject to social transformation. With these objectives, Aperam Acesita Foundation develops activities for inclusion of the elderly in society.
– Project Building the Knowledge, which has as its aim to provide affective and social literary by means of a permanent process of education, and considering dignity, socialization, experiencing, the search for happiness and citizenship as a form of quality of life.
– Program Andanças has as its aim to promote participation, integration, socialization and capacitation of people in late life, guiding them into a conscious understanding of society, so that they can position themselves in their space and reach out to the exercise of freedom in search for new ways and improvement of life quality. Several actions are developed in such a way to achieve the necessary results.
The Volunteering Program has as its goal to provide Aperam South America's employees and people from the community with the opportunity to take part of voluntary activities in the entities and community. Other objectives of the Program are:
Community development has as its aim to encourage the collective actions from base organizations in order to create sustainability, make social learning easier towards the development of projects, and strengthen the community capacity for having control and ownership over its projects.
this action is always put on in July, including a wide range of leisure and cultural activities, associated to environmental issues and open to the community.
Professional training and social promotion courses in rural areas, in partnership with National Service for Rural Apprenticeship – Senar, having as a goal to meet demands from the job market, improvement to life quality and the exercise of citizenship.
production of ornamental seedlings, both native and fruit seedlings, which are donated for recovery of degraded areas and landscaping.
Program for Drug Abuse and Violence Resistance Education, developed by Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais, in partnership with Aperam Acesita Foundation, Timóteo's Council and Coronel Fabriciano's Regional Board of Education, having as its aim to prevent and reduce the use of drugs and violence among children and adolescents.
Educators from Vale do Aço and Vale do Jequitinhonha have the opportunity for receiving training, in order to develop their technical and teaching skills and competences, and becoming aware of their professional responsibilities. It also aims at investing in professional valorization, so as to attain effective actions for achieving quality education. It promotes training courses, gatherings, seminars, workshops, lectures, among others.
Entrepreneurship at school aims at awakening the entrepreneurial flair, encouraging personal development and promoting a clear view of the business world, with practical experience in economy and market, organization and running of a company, among other activities. The initiatives are carried out by the Foundation in partnership with Junior Achievement Minas Gerais (JAMG) and counts on the support of volunteering work from Aperam South America's employees and community. Volunteers receive training on application of the methodology relative to each program.
Created in1998, Transitolândia contributes to education of pedestrians, bicycle riders and motorists, making them more aware, and considering also the importance of environmental issues in view of their partaking in the traffic. Developed in partnership with Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais, Timóteo's Council, Rotary Club de Acesita and Coronel Fabriciano's Regional Board of Education.
Full scale replicas and information about the main animal species living in the place are found along the trails.
area for activities and training courses – The Hut offers a suitable structure for training courses in touch with nature.
Oikós hosts a number of pure and natural freshwater springs.
Earthworm culture, biodigester, sewage treatment
In the Visitors' Centre, all visitors can learn more about the Atlantic Rainforest, other important biomes and receive information related to Aperam South America and its values.
always taking place in July, this includes a wide range of leisure and cultural activities, associated to environmental issues and open to the community.
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Activities such as tree climbing and walking, which enable visitors to closely see and feel the richness of flora and fauna.
A 989-hectare area remaining from Atlantic Rainforest that hosts several freshwater springs and fauna and flora species, including trees and shrubs, in addition to bird species, some of them rare such as the pavó.
The Cross and its Overlook, installed at 741m of altitude in respect to sea level, offer a privileged view of Timóteo and Oikós, and a partial view of Rio Doce State Park.
An automatic Surface Meteorological Station (SMS) consists of a memory central unit connected to a number of sensors for reading meteorological parameters (atmospheric pressure, air temperature and relative humidity, rainfall, solar radiation, wind direction, speed, etc.), which integrates the values observed minute by minute and makes them available automatically on every hour.
Aperam South America's current Commercial Director. With a Business Administration degree from Centro Universitario UNA, Rodrigo Damasceno came to the company in 2001 as a trainee. He worked as a Marketing Analyst and Trader in Stainless Steel Export Department.
In 2009, he worked with electrical and carbon steels. In 2010 he took part in ArcelorMittal's Career Acceleration program and, since 2011, had been acting as Marketing Executive Manager.
Aperam South America's Financial Director who started out with Arbed in 1986 as a financial analyst. Mr Ruppert held various positions in the financial area of Arbed/Arcelor Group in Luxembourg, United States and Brazil. In 2006 he took responsibility for the Controlling and Continuous Improvement Departments of ArcelorMittal Long Products Americas. He became Financial and Administrative director for ArcelorMittal BioFlorestas in 2011.
Marc Ruppert holds a degree in Commercial Engineering and Management from the Catholic University of Louvain, in Belgium.
Mr Sandeep Jalan has been the Chief Financial Officer of Aperam since January 2014. Mr Sandeep Jalan has over twenty years of experience in finance and joined ArcelorMittal in 1999.
During his time with ArcelorMittal he held a number of positions including active member of the Mergers & Acquisitions, in view of the numerous acquisitions in both steel and mining divisions.
Mr Sandeep Jalan also helped in establishing the company's group-wide business performance management systems. Most recently Mr Sandeep Jalan was Chief Financial Officer of ArcelorMittal Long Products Europe, being responsible for finance and strategy.
Mr Sandeep Jalan is a Commerce Graduate from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Chartered Accountant (equivalent to CPA) and Company Secretary from the respective Institutes in India. He has also completed an Executive Education Programme at the London School of Business. Mr Sandeep Jalan is an Indian citizen.