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Acker, Kathy
Kathy Acker 1948–1997
(Also wrote under pseudonym Black Tarantula) American novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, librettist, and screenwriter.
The following entry presents an overview of Acker's career through 1997.
A controversial avant-garde writer and cult figure of the punk movement, Kathy Acker is considered among the most significant proponents of radical feminism and the postmodern literary aesthetic. Associated with the discordant, irreverent music of punk rock, Acker's iconoclastic metafiction—a chaotic amalgam of extreme profanity, violence, graphic sex, autobiography, fragmented narrative, and plagiarized texts—rejects conventional morality and traditional modes of literary expression. Her best known works, including Great Expectations (1982), Blood and Guts in High School (1984), and Don Quixote (1986), feature female protagonists whose psychosexual misadventures, involving rape, incest, suicide, and abortion, underscore their individual struggles to discover meaning and identity in deconstructed patriarchal language and sexual masochism. A well-versed literary theorist and sophisticated experimenter, Acker's provocative fiction offers a serious challenge to established literary forms and the possibility of human understanding in a nihilistic, decentered world.
Biographical Information
Born in New York City, Acker was raised by her mother and stepfather. Her biological father, whom she never met, abandoned her mother before she was born. Her mother later committed suicide when Acker was thirty. Acker attended Brandeis University and the University of California, San Diego, where she earned a bachelor's degree in 1968. Twice wed—first to Robert Acker in 1966, then to composer Peter Gordon in 1976—and twice divorced, Acker returned to New York during the 1970s to work as a secretary, stripper, and performer in live sex shows and pornographic films while promoting her fiction in small press publications. She began a combined doctoral program in classics and philosophy at the City University of New York and New York University, but left after two years. Her first publication, Politics (1972), is a combination of poetry and prose heavily influenced by the work of William S. Burroughs. The next year, under the pseudonym Black Tarantula, she produced The Childlike Life of the Black Tarantula (1973); an expanded edition of this work appeared in 1975 under the title The Childlike Life of the Black Tarantula by the Black Tarantula. Acker followed with I Dreamt I Was a Nymphomaniac (1974) and three short novels: Florida (1978), a brief satire of the film Key Largo; Kathy Goes to Haiti (1978), which recounts the sexual exploits of a girl visiting Haiti; and The Adult Life of Toulouse Lautrec by Henri Toulouse Lautrec (1978). She won a Pushcart Prize in 1979 for the publication of New York City in 1979 (1979). During the early 1980s, Acker moved to London where she achieved a degree of fame and maintained a steady output of novels including Great Expectations, Blood and Guts in High School, Don Quixote, and Empire of the Senseless (1988)—all among her best-known works. She also collaborated with Peter Gordon to perform her opera libretto, The Birth of the Poet (1985), at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1985. A film based on her screenplay, Variety (1985), appeared the same year. Acker republished several short novels in Literal Madness (1988), including Kathy Goes to Haiti, Florida, and My Death My Life by Pier Paolo Pasolini, originally included in the 1984 English version of Blood and Guts in High School. Returning to the United States in the early 1990s, Acker published the novels In Memoriam to Identity (1990), Portrait of an Eye (1992), My Mother (1993), and Pussy, King of the Pirates (1996), which contains reprinted versions of The Childlike Life of the Black Tarantula by the Black Tarantula, I Dreamt I Was a Nymphomaniac, and The Adult Life of Toulouse Lautrec by Henri Toulouse Lautrec. An amateur bodybuilder, tattoo enthusiast, and adjunct professor at the San Francisco Art Institute beginning in 1991, Acker also appeared as a visiting instructor at the University of California at Santa Barbara, the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Idaho in 1994. Shortly before her death, she produced Bodies of Work (1997), a collection of essays, and Eurydice in the Underground (1997), a volume of short fiction. At age fourty-eight, Acker succumbed to breast cancer at an alternative cancer treatment center in Tijuana, Mexico.
Major Works
Acker's trademark fiction is a pastiche of visceral prose, sensationalized autobiography, political tract, pornography, and appropriated texts in which characters—often famous literary or historical figures—easily move through time and space while frequently changing personalities and genders. Deliberately non-chronological and usually evoking a quest theme, her largely plotless stories progress through disjointed, jump-cut sequences that incorporate fantasy, personal statement, and the juxtaposition of excerpted texts from various sources, such as Charles Dickens, Marcel Proust, and the Marquis de Sade. Acker's trenchant criticism of oppressive middle-class mores, phallocentric culture, and all hierarchial power structures permeates her writings, particularly as symbolized in repeated scenes of rape and incest. In The Childlike Life of the Black Tarantula, a sixteen-year-old female narrator explores alternate identities as a murderess and prostitute, copies passages from pornographic books in which she imagines herself the leading character, and participates in public sex acts. I Dreamt I Was a Nymphomaniac describes a young woman's artistic aspirations, philosophical musings, and the evils of corporate America in fragmented, unpunctuated passages—some of which are repeated verbatim in other parts of the text. In The Adult Life of Toulouse Lautrec by Henri Toulouse Lautrec, a female incarnation of the French painter relates the life of her brother, Vincent Van Gogh, while accompanying Hercule Poirot, an Agatha Christie detective, through the streets of Paris in search of clues to a murder mystery. Meanwhile, Van Gogh's daughter, a prepubescent Janis Joplin, has a love affair with James Dean. My Death My Life by Pier Paolo Pasolini, another fictitious autobiography, reconstructs the 1975 murder of the Italian writer and filmmaker through a series of loosely related vignettes, including Shakespearian parodies and an obscene epistolary exchange among the Bronte sisters. Increasingly dependent on borrowed texts, Acker's first major novel, Great Expectations, begins with a blatant plagiarism from Dickens's own novel of the same title, then shifts to autobiographic detail about her mother's suicide, and allusions to the writings of Madame de La Fayette, John Keats, and Herman Melville. Drawing on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Blood and Guts in High School describes the plight of Janey Smith, a ten-year-old girl who is spurned by her father, with whom she is sexually involved, when he takes a new lover. Fleeing to New York, she joins a gang and is kidnapped by a Persian slave trader who locks her away. When Janey develops cancer, she is released and travels to Tangiers, where she wanders the desert with Jean Genet until they are imprisoned. Don Quixote, a reinterpretation of Miguel de Cervantes's seventeenth-century novel, follows the peregrinations of a female Don Quixote in contemporary New York and London. After an abortion, Acker's romantic protagonist searches for her sidekick Saint Simeon, a talking dog who represents Sancho Panza, in an absurd world dominated by male texts and female subjugation. Acker's subsequent novels similarly describe perverse degradation and ubiquitous violence in surreal contemporary and near-future settings. Empire of the Senseless recounts the picaresque adventures of Abhor, a female protagonist of mixed race and human-robot composition, and her male accomplice, Thivai, as they look for meaning and legitimate modes of expression amid war and revolution. In Memoriam to Identity presents the early life of poet Arthur Rimbaud through examples of his poetry and excerpts from biographies, followed by the stories of two heroines, Airplane, a rape victim and stripper, and Capitol, a performance artist, both of whom resemble characters from novels by William Faulkner. Acker's final novel, Pussy, King of the Pirates, is a partial adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, with allusions to The Story of O and Antonin Artaud's Theater of Cruelty, in which two ex-prostitutes hire a band of female pirates to help them locate buried treasure in a matriarchal society.
Critical Reception
Acker's radical experiments with the postmodern novel have attracted considerable notoriety. While some critics praise her technical skill and adroit manipulations of plagiarized texts, others find her amorphous narratives unnecessarily obscure and incomprehensible. In addition, Acker has drawn mixed reactions to the incorporation of graphic sex acts and violence in her fiction. As some critics note, the intensity and frequency of such episodes produces a numbing effect that diminishes its shock value and undermines Acker's ability to evoke outrage or disgust. For this reason, some feminists have condemned Acker for depicting women as degraded sex objects. However, others commend Acker's persistent efforts to defy literary convention and to unmask the inherent misogyny of Western culture by portraying sexual domination as the primary tool of female oppression. Influenced by the cut-up techniques of Burroughs and the narrative strategies of French anti-novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet and Marguerite Duras, Acker's audacious attempts to appropriate and rewrite her own versions of literary classics are recognized as an intellectually challenging endeavor, especially as revealed by her impressive grasp of complex literary theory and comprehensive knowledge of Western literature. A subversive literary inventor and a defiant voice against patriarchal society, Acker exerted an important influence on postmodern fiction and contemporary feminist discourse.
Principal Works
Politics (novel) 1972
The Childlike Life of the Black Tarantula [as Black Tarantula] (novel) 1973
I Dreamt I Was a Nymphomaniac (novel) 1974
Florida (novel) 1978
Kathy Goes to Haiti (novel) 1978
The Adult Life of Toulouse Lautrec by Henri Toulouse Lautrec (novel) 1978
New York City in 1979 (novel) 1979
Great Expectations (novel) 1982
Hello, I'm Erica Jong (novel) 1982
Blood and Guts in High School (novel) 1984
∗My Death My Life by Pier Paolo Pasolini (novel) 1984
The Birth of the Poet (libretto) 1985
Variety (screenplay) 1985
Don Quixote (novel) 1986
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Maureen Howard (review date 9 November 1986)
SOURCE: A review of Don Quixote, in Los Angeles Times Book Review, November 9, 1986, p. 6.
[In the following review, Howard offers a tempered assessment of Don Quixote.]
Kathy Acker's work is not outrageous. That is what first comes to mind reading the abortion scene that launches her new novel, Don Quixote. We have all been there—not to the bloody chamber of horrors she describes—but to the highly fabricated world of this story. Unless we have been wrapped in cotton wool or sent to the nunnery, we are fully prepared for the sexual and political extremes with which Acker purposes to alarm, amuse, and, at times, anesthetize the readers of her fiction....
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David Van Leer (review date 4 May 1987)
SOURCE: "Punko Panza," in New Republic, May 4, 1987, pp. 38-41.
[In the following review, Van Leer discusses the form, content, and literary intent of Don Quixote.]
It was only a matter of time before the postmodernists got around to rewriting Don Quixote. In their attack on modernism's lingering romanticism and cultural elitism, Cervantes's novel has taken on a privileged status. Perhaps as a very early novel, the work seems uncorrupted by that cultural accumulation glorified as "the literary tradition." Or as a Spanish work, it seems an alternative to the mainstream of English, French, and German literature. Or in the very quixotism of its ironic quest, it...
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Aleka Chase (review date July 1987)
SOURCE: "Breaking Patriarchal Myths," in New Directions for Women, Vol. 16, No. 4, July, 1987, p. 18.
[Below, Chase provides a favorable review of Don Quixote.]
Kathy Acker's Don Quixote is a witty, irreverent and pained collage that explores a woman's search for identify and sexual love, exposing patriarchal myths and institutions in the process. In this story Don Quixote is a contemporary woman, a knight whose adventures take her, as she recovers from an abortion, through landscapes of geography and psyche. In predatory, nihilistic New York and London former lovers are remembered, dogs become people of indistinct or changing gender, American history is...
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Michiko Kakutani (review date 30 December 1987)
SOURCE: A review of Literal Madness, in The New York Times, December 30, 1987, p. C20.
[In the following review, Kakutani offers a tempered critical evaluation of Literal Madness.]
In such previous books as Great Expectations (1984) and Don Quixote (1986), Kathy Acker not only set out to work variations on classic literary texts, but also to subvert all of our traditional expectations concerning causality, narrative form and moral sensibility. The effect is like reading William S. Burroughs while watching an avant-garde theater group perform to the sounds of a punk band—if you happen to like that sort of thing. Characters exchange identities with...
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James R. Frakes (review date 17 January 1988)
SOURCE: "Ooh Ooh. And Then Again, Ah Ah," in The New York Times Book Review, January 17, 1988, p. 14.
[In the following review, Frakes offers a generally unfavorable assessment of Literal Madness.]
In order to set the mood for this collection of three novels, let's begin with some key statements from My Death My Life by Pier Paolo Pasolini: "Language is more important than meaning…. Burn the schools. They teach you about good writing. That's a way of keeping you from writing what you want to." "I like this sentence cause it's stupid." "Language is making me sick." Shall we dance? The program is announced early. "I, Pier Paolo Pasolini, will solve my murder by...
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R. H. W. Dillard (review date 16 October 1988)
SOURCE: "Lesson No. 1: Eat Your Mind," in The New York Times Book Review, October 16, 1988, pp. 9, 11.
[In the following review, Dillard offers a favorable assessment of Empire of the Senseless.]
In Kathy Acker's novel My Death My Life by Pier Paolo Pasolini, she made the suggestion that "everything in the novel exists for meaning. Like hippy acid rock. All this meaning is the evil, so I want to go back to those first English novels: Smollett, Fielding, Sterne: novels based on jokes or just that are."
Ms. Acker's new novel, Empire of the Senseless, which her publisher describes tentatively and hopefully as her "most accessible novel to...
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Roz Kaveney (review date 19-25 May 1989)
SOURCE: "Darkness on the Edge of the Text," in Times Literary Supplement, May 19-25, 1989, p. 536.
[In the following review, Kaveney assesses Young Lust.]
It is impossible to read in a way that is not implicitly political; but the methods of Kathy Acker's fictions aim to make possible radical readings, avoiding the closed and the directive, the authoritarian gestures that would seem paradoxical in texts that celebrate the aspiration to freedom and variety. The novellas included in Young Lust are early work; in them Acker feints at a number of styles without definitely opting for any one. Kathy Goes to Haiti is both an exercise in genre pornography and a...
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Douglas Shields Dix (essay date Fall 1989)
SOURCE: "Kathy Acker's Don Quixote: Nomad Writing," in Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 9, No. 3, Fall, 1989, pp. 56-62.
[In the following essay, Dix examines nomadism, revolutionary subversion, and the possibility of personal affirmation and social transformation as portrayed by Acker in Don Quixote.]
"This is the time to escape."
"The sexual is the political realm."
By loving another person, she would right every manner of political, social, and individual wrong: she would put herself in those situations so perilous the glory of her name would resound.
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Ellen G. Friedman (essay date Fall 1989)
SOURCE: "'Now Eat Your Mind': An Introduction to the Works of Kathy Acker," in Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 9, No. 3, Fall, 1989, pp. 37-49.
[In the following essay, Friedman provides an overview of the intellectual, cultural, and literary contexts in which Acker's fiction, according to Friedman, is "designed to be jaws steadily devouring—often to readers' horror and certainly to their discomfort (which is part of the strategy)—the mindset, if not the mind of Western culture."]
—Kathy Acker, Empire of the...
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Naomi Jacobs (essay date Fall 1989)
SOURCE: "Kathy Acker and the Plagiarized Self," in Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 9, No. 3, Fall, 1989, pp. 50-5.
[In the following essay, Jacobs examines Acker's postmodern experimentation with authorial identity and literary history.]
Postmodernist fiction differs from its modernist precedents less in specific narrative techniques (such as the "nodality" and "paratactics" which David Hayman identifies in writers from Joyce to Sollers) than in the theoretical perspectives from which it employs such techniques. With varying degrees of rigor, American postmodernists have drawn upon post-structuralist theories of language and identity both as the basis for...
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Robert Siegle (essay date 1989)
SOURCE: "Kathy Acker: The Blood and Guts of Guerrilla Warfare," in Suburban Ambush: Downtown Writing and the Fiction of Insurgency, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989, pp. 47-123.
[In the following excerpt, Siegle offers an overview of Acker's literary significance and a critical reading of Don Quixote.]
"Reading Kathy Acker is like reading the subway walls." "If my mother saw what I was reading, she'd die." "I never thought I was a prude until I opened this book. I was reading it outside between classes and I found myself holding the book half-closed so the people sitting around me wouldn't see the illustrations." "My roommates couldn't believe I was reading...
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Martina Sciolino (essay date April 1990)
SOURCE: "Kathy Acker and the Postmodern Subject of Feminism," in College English, Vol. 52, No. 4, April, 1990, pp. 437-45.
[In the following essay, Sciolino examines Acker's hybrid synthesis of poststructural theory, postmodern fiction, and feminist discourse.]
By conflating her own lover's discourse with seemingly mutually exclusive productions such as canonical literature and pornography, by using performative prose to launch political and aesthetic diatribes, Kathy Acker's narrative methods are exemplary for postmodern feminism. Materially didactic in its decompositions, any fiction by Acker engages a poststructural skepticism regarding the constative efficacy of...
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Stephen Schiff (review date 22 June 1990)
SOURCE: "Rimbaud and Verlaine, Together Again," in The New York Times Book Review, June 22, 1990, p. 11.
[In the following review, Schiff provides a generally unfavorable assessment of In Memoriam to Identity.]
The characters in Kathy Acker's nine novels are far less intriguing than the character on some of them—on the book jackets, that is. There one finds Kathy Acker glaring provocatively into the camera, her hair platinum and butch-cut, her lips poised somewhere between a pout and a slurp, her underwear exposed and with it her mighty bi, tri and quadriceps, festooned with snarly tattoos.
The pose is manifestly defiant; it hints at the sort of...
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Tom Clark (review date 12 August 1990)
SOURCE: "Homage to the Great Punks of Our European Heritage," in Los Angeles Times Book Review, August 12, 1990, pp. 1, 8.
[Below, Clark reviews In Memoriam to Identity.]
In previous books like Don Quixote and Great Expectations, Kathy Acker has patented an audacious, irreverent, provocatively highhanded method of recycling classic literary texts in a manner variously reminiscent of Dadaist and surrealist procedures, Burroughsian cut-up and the "appropriation" tactics currently in vogue in the visual arts.
Effecting an arresting tacit critique by wrenching original works out of context and re-scaling them to purposes quite distinct from...
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Kate Braverman (review date 22 March 1992)
SOURCE: "An Exercise in Public Drowning," in Los Angeles Times Book Review, March 22, 1992, p. 8.
[In the following review, Braverman offers an unfavorable assessment of Portrait of an Eye.]
Kathy Acker has achieved cult status in the small-press world, presumably for the graphic sexual content of her fictions and the nasty bad-girl attitude that fuels them. She is, fundamentally, an experimental minimalist. This collection consists of three mini-"novels" (two of them are fewer than 100 pages) which were previously self-published in the early and mid-70s. And one wonders at the wisdom of bringing forth such raw and marginal early efforts.
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Greg Lewis Peters (essay date 1992)
SOURCE: "Dominance and Subversion: The Horizontal Sublime and Erotic Empowerment in the Works of Kathy Acker," in State of the Fantastic: Studies in the Theory and Practice of Fantastic Literature and Film, edited by Nicholas Ruddick, Greenwood Press, 1992, pp. 149-56.
[In the following essay, Peters explores the narrative techniques and language of dominance and submission employed by Acker to subvert patriarchal hierarchies and conventional notions of sexual identity.]
Cosmo Landesman, in his (unfavorable) 1984 review of Kathy Acker's novel Blood and Guts in High School, describes her writing as having "the gothic perversity of Lautremont [sic] mixed...
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Ellen G. Friedman (review date Spring 1994)
SOURCE: A review of My Mother: Demonology, in Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 14, No. 1, Spring, 1994, pp. 213-4.
[Below, Friedman offers a favorable review of My Mother: Demonology.]
The themes in Kathy Acker's newest book will not surprise followers of her delirious prose. Schizophrenic juxtaposition again organizes her text. A section entitled "Rape by Dad" begins: "In the following paragraphs I would like to try to highlight various recollections from my childhood. My parents were nevertheless very kind. They never beat me." These sentences are followed by the father's rape of the narrator. Also many of the obsessions that are the signature of her texts...
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Rod Phillips (essay date Spring 1994)
SOURCE: "Purloined Letters: The Scarlet Letter in Kathy Acker's Blood and Guts in High School," in Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 35, No. 3, Spring, 1994, pp. 173-80.
[In the following essay, Phillips explores the significance of Acker's allusions to Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter in Blood and Guts in High School.]
In the years since critics first took notice of Kathy Acker, considerable comment has been made on her use of other writers' language and plot lines in her fiction—and rightfully so. Acker has taken literary "borrowing" to its most bizarre extreme. Large portions of her books are undisguised reworkings of...
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Alev Adil (review date 14 November 1997)
SOURCE: "Breaking to Build," in Times Literary Supplement, November 14, 1997, p. 24.
[In the following review, Adil offers favorable assessments of Eurydice in the Underworld and Bodies of Work.]
To observe that Kathy Acker's writing refuses to seduce is not to denigrate her work. There is method in her madness; her hysteria is an aesthetic strategy. Her fiction is difficult, driven by an ethical fervour that denies us the pleasures of naturalism and narrative. The reader is so often shouted at that it is easy to become deaf to the sophistication and technical virtuosity with which Acker composes her symphonies of screams. The simultaneous publication of her...
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Further Reading
Baker, Phil. "Dealing With Being Human." Times Literary Supplement (26 October 1990): 1146.
A generally unfavorable assessment of In Memoriam to Identity.
Brennan, Karen. "The Geography of Enunciation: Hysterical Pastiche in Kathy Acker's Fiction." Boundary 2 21, No. 2 (Summer 1996): 243-68.
Explores elements of parody, postmodern pastiche, and female authorial presence in Acker's fiction.
Brown, Terry. "Longing to Long: Kathy Acker and the Politics of Pain." LIT: Literature Interpretation Theory 2, No. 3 (1991):...
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Skip to comments.Dorner Found in Big Bear
Posted on 02/12/2013 1:22:46 PM PST by LadyEleanor
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..don't forget, it's California—Brown will get it all...
Yes. If he had made it all the way to Redlands, probably would have just dissapeared in the crowds.
And he ran his truck so hard he broke the axle, then I bet this scumbag accidently lit his truck on fire and has been running/hiding scared since
CBS News just reported that Dorner has a Barrett .50 cal sniper rifle.
"What then?"
That depends how prepared Dorner is. Driving a vehicle where he has 100% chance of running into a road block obviously won't do. But they'll likely catch him some time soon - within 24 hours or so.
Right on both counts. KTLA reported the death of the officer.
So sad.
Fox reporting, one of the wounded officers shot today has died.
I doubt he has any "fans" that would be willing to give their lives to protect him. Shooting out of that cabin could prove ill advised.
So I guess the earlier DOA on the scanner probably WAS about the officer..
Hearing anything else on scanner?
The Dorner story has everyone glued to the TV. So, these people will be in front of the TV when the SOTU starts.
Prayers for the officer and his family.
Just scroll down and click on San Bernadino County and it says in bold red letters EX-COP MANHUNT
Oh no..haven't heard that. horrible.
earlier reports said injuries were not life threatening..
"CBS News just reported that Dorner has a Barrett .50 cal sniper rifle."
Must be a heavy item. Can you run with that?
He made it about 30 miles, and it was down hill all the way.
My heart just skipped a beat reading that news.... feel so sad.
You can run with it, but the ammo is pretty heavy.
Now he has taken FOUR lives..and I just read on twitter that this schmuck's fan club is in Big Bear right now cheering him on..I hope the cops take them out too..the less scumbags on this earth the better
Rewards are tax-free I do believe.
One SB County deputy died of wounds suffered during a shootout with murder suspect Christopher #Dorner, sources said. More to come soon.
CBS News just reported that Dorner has a Barrett .50 cal sniper rifle.
Weight 29 lbs more with night vision optic scope etc
the one place in the US that stupid Google car hasn't driven through.. no street level view
omg another officer RIP to the Unknown Officer. God will bring justice to you and the other officer.
Don't these people watch any serious spy flicks?
That would be heavy (.50 cal Barrett) plus ammo while also lugging around other rifles and guns. I assume he's got a few on him.
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CBS LA just said that Dorner supporters have shown up in Big Bear with signs. Unreal.
11:19 PM - 12 Feb 13
All networks will wait and
preempt Rubio
As we used to say in the jail, time for somebody to get a wood shampoo.
Google map location of the house
do you have a link>?
He might have a cell but, how long since he has been able to charge it? I would think that power has been cut.
Not a word.
Some days I feel like I have slipped into an alternate universe. Beam me up Scotty.
Scanner seems to be quiet now. Think they changed channels. All I've heard was something about a coyote on the loose, and something else about a nursing home.
He's had days to charge it!
Michael Berry - on Houston radio - said he wonders if they'll interrupt 0's SOTU...if this cold blooded killer wants to make a statement (to all of the low info voters).
That Cat actually needs an AR-15 or is that a M-16 slung around his neck? To direct traffic with 20 cops standing around! Talk about 3rd world!
You're probably right.
I join you in prayer.
This such a peaceful place where folks go to relax and regroup. So sad that the officer died. Hopeful that there will be be no more.
Scroll down..
Prayers for the officer who gave life to capture this scumbag!
One of the officers shot today has died. :-(
I have to attend a Neighborhood Meeting tonight!
Please, please ping me to the finale' (if any).
I'll check back before I leave.
I'm still *thinking* about how I can get of it...LOL.
Yesterday, I was pining for this guy to have his day in court. I'd like to rescind that wish. He doesn't want a day in court - that's obvious.
Take him out!
If the 50 cal is true. I suspect they will give him one chance to surrender, then burn him out one way or another. It's hard to believe he could get a big gun like that out a window and set up before taking fire.
Here's a BIZARRE TWIST.
According to local CBS station- the reporters have camped out for days within a few YARDS of the house where Dorner has been staying ...UNREAL. ACROSS THE STREET from the press conferences, the cops...
I doubt that. Not the kind of people that live there.
Sorry for saying this, but they should shoot, or at least, arrest each one of those SOB's!!!
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Considered the colonial jewel of the south with a UNESCO-listed old centre full of many historic buildings, Cuenca is quite possibly Ecuador's most handsome city. With narrow cobblestone streets and grand whitewashed buildings topped with red-tile roofs, balconies and interior courtyards, Cuenca shares much of its architectural style with the old town of Quito. So much so that there is an ongoing debate within Ecuador as to which of the two cities is the most beautiful. Perhaps Cuenca's setting above the grassy banks of the Río Tomebamba seals the deal - a walk along the river will reveal local women drying their clothes in the sun, a slice of a simpler way of life that is often hard not to be seduced by.
The sky-blue domes of the 19th century Catedral Nueva is Cuenca's most recognisable and equally impressive landmark. Stood to the west of the central square, the cathedral's facade is immense, looming large with two three-storey towers. Stood opposite, the Catedral Vieja houses late 16th century frescoes and cyan toned murals. Off the main square the daily flower market takes place at Plaza de las Flores where chola women dressed in traditional skirts and checked aprons and sporting long plaited hair and Panama hats sell their colourful and fragrant wares.
Look beyond the colonial grandeur and you'll find a surprisingly modern side to Cuenca, championed by the city's large student population. As well as glorious architecture from a by-gone era you'll also find thoroughly international restaurants, trendy art galleries and cafes and plenty of bars in elaborate settings.
To get you started with planning your holiday to Cuenca, we have showcased below some popular itineraries requested by our clients which we hope will inspire your visit to South America


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Topic: Issue with many-to-many form error messages
I've constructed an association between an Affiliate and my Address model, as an Affiliate can have many addresses. An affiliate is a company and can have multiple offices, I need to record all addresses as they are later on used for geolocation.
Here is how I set up my associations:
class Affiliate < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :addresses, :as => :addressable, :dependent => :destroy
accepts_nested_attributes_for :addresses
attr_accessible :addresses_attributes
class Address < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessible :city, :state, :street_line_1, :street_line_2, :zip
belongs_to :addressable, :polymorphic => true
validates_presence_of :street_line_1, :city, :state, :zip
When an affiliate signs up (*affiliate#new*), I build an initial address association to populate the sign up form with at least one address.
class AffiliatesController < ApplicationController
def new
@affiliate = Affiliate.new
Then, the address#new page form has the following:
%h3 How do we reach you?
= f.simple_fields_for :addresses do |address|
= address.input :street_line_1
= address.input :street_line_2
= address.input :city, :wrapper => false, :input_html => { :class => "city" }
= address.input :state, :wrapper => false, :input_html => { :class => "state" }
= address.input :zip, :wrapper => false, :as => :string, :input_html => { :class => "zip" }
This works wonderfully well, except for one problem. If the address validation fails, I get the following error messages
- Addresses street line 1 can't be blank
- Addresses city can't be blank
- Addresses state can't be blank
- Addresses zip can't be blank
As you can notice, Rails is using the plural for address as the association is many-to-many, but the validations that are failing are on an individual Address model, not the association!
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.


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Originally founded in 1891 as a private club for forward-thinking women, the Nineteenth Century Club continues the tradition of social and cultural advancement to this day. One of Oak Park's premiere venues for educational, cultural, and philanthropic events, it boasts an elegant and expansive parlor suited well for weddings and a ballroom that draws an impressive lineup of musical performances.
CITY:Oak Park
Located just outside the city of Chicago, the Leaning Tower of Niles is a half-sized replica of the famous tower in Pisa. It is made of steel, concrete and precast stone and is 94 ft (28 m) tall with a 7.4 ft (2.2 m) tilt. Completed in 1934 by Robert Ilg.
There Goes the Neighbor Hood Tour
John Binder, a local mob historian and author of "The Chicago Outfit", conducts the popular There Goes the Neighbor Hood tour. Running from early spring to late fall each year, the tour showcases local gangster history through Oak Park and River Forest with visits to 15 houses that were once occupied by major mobsters. Binder sprinkles in facts about the criminal careers of the former owners, unique features of each home, and rare information about the family's time spent there.The tour lasts approximately two hours and travels by minibus with no walking required. The tour departs from (and returns to) the Oak Park Visitor Center.
CITY:Oak Park
Built in 1929, the Villa Park Historical Museum building originally served the community as the Villa Ave stop for the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin electric train line and an appliance store. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Today, it houses relics and artifacts from Villa Park's past including articles from the Ovaltine Factory which once operated in Villa Park and Sears Catalog Homes in the area.
CITY:Villa Park
A cherished landmark in the heart of downtown Wheaton, The Little Popcorn Shop is perhaps one of the most loved and narrowest stores in the Chicagoland area measuring 49 inches wide by 60 feet long. The store's small, quaint space is like walking into a Norman Rockwell painting. Popcorn is freshly popped, candy lines the wall, and locals greet each other warmly while welcoming newcomers to this very special place called The Little Popcorn Shop.
The Elk Grove Historical Museum provides a look at pioneer living from the mid 19th to early 20th century. The Museum specializes in the history of the Elk Grove and its development over time. Open year round, the Museum offers tours, educational programs, exhibits, and assistance with research on Elk Grove Village and the surrounding area.
CITY:Elk Grove Village
Visit the Victorian home where Nobel Prize winning author Ernest Hemingway was born in 1899 and spent his early life.
CITY:Oak Park
Warrenville Historical Society
The Warrenville Museum is located in an 1858 Greek Revival Methodist Church that was later used as an art studio by Adam Albright and his sons, Ivan and Malvin. Exhibits include art, featuring works by the Albrights, and local history.
An 1874 CB&Q Railroad Depot, an 1881 wooden caboose, a circa 1850s farmhouse and 1830s tavern/inn. Exhibits, historic gardens, and various programs offered. Meetings for 40-50.
Pleasant Home is an architectural gem that showcases 19th century craftsmanship and artistry. Designed in 1897 by prominent architect George W. Maher, the home is a National Historic Landmark and the only Maher building open to the public as a museum. You and your guests will be surrounded by rich custom woodwork, extraordinary art glass windows, intricate woodcarvings, and the glowing warmth of light from another era. The Pleasant Home's 1st floor includes of the Great Hall, Living and Dining Rooms and enclosed circular porch. The front porch is a great addition to the 1st floor during warmer weather. It is perfect for wedding ceremonies, smaller banquets or cocktail parties. The Library is slightly off the beaten path, but is a great place for a buffet station for a cocktail reception. It is also perfect for small lectures of meetings that do not require the use of the whole house.
CITY:Oak Park
Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest
The area's rich heritage is celebrated at the Historical Society through exhibits, lectures and special programs regularly taking place on the second floor of Historic Pleasant Home. The society also comprises a museum in a restored Cicero Firehouse, which includes a research center, children's activity room and changing exhibits about regional history. Special events are constantly rotating, and visitors are encouraged to check the website's calendar for specific information about upcoming programs.
CITY:Oak Park
Lombard Historical Society Museum
This Victorian home features rooms furnished with artifacts exemplifying the lifestyle of the emerging middle-class during the 1870s. Group tours welcome seven days a week with reservations, based on availability. Admission free.
1850 limestone Greek Revival home restored, developed as preservation study house. June-August, Tues. 1-4pm. Other hours, groups by appointment.
CITY:St. Charles
This full-service library presents a variety of arts events throughout the year.
Restored, One-room schoolhouse serves as living museum. Open June to early September. Groups welcome by appointment. They actually sit at desks in the one room schoolhouse while a docent explains how teaching was done in 1872. They also participate in playing the games the students played during their recess periods.
CITY:St. Charles
Highland Park Historical Society
This museum is a 12 room, two story Italianate Victorian house donated to the Society in 1969. The Society's mission is to discover, preserve, provide access to and disseminate the history of the general area and of Highland Park, in particular.
CITY:Highland Park
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Victorian, red-bricked house displays collections typical of the 1920s through 1940s in authentic lifestyle settings. Open Wednesdays and Sundays.
The Garfield Farm Museum is an 1840s living history farm featuring the story of the Garfield family, the Brick Tavern & Inn, restored barns, heirloom gardens, rare farm animals, restored prairie and more.
Morton Grove Historical Museum Haupt-Yehl House
Located in Harrer Park, this 1888 Victorian farmhouse features period furnishings and a museum on its lower level with rotating displays.
CITY:Morton Grove
A leading institution of the Village of Skokie and a staple of downtown Skokie, the library is truly a center for the community with more than 450,000 items available for check-out, three community meeting rooms and hundreds of events and classes offered each month. The library offers the latest in cutting edge technology with library resources available 24 hours a day via their website, plenty of computers available for internet access and research and a wireless network on the 2nd floor.
This Victorian home features rooms furnished with artifacts exemplifying the lifestyle of the emerging middle-class during the 1870s. Group tours welcome seven days a week with advanced reservations. Walk-in hours Wednesdays & Sundays. Free admission.
Explore rare architecture in this historic district, made up of 667 homes, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Don't miss the house walk in September.
Elgin Area Historical Society & Museum
Experience the history of Elgin, from the Elgin Watch Factory to the first settlers. Everyone will walk out with a better understanding off Elgin's history.
Kane County Events and Cultural Center
This 50-acre forest preserve houses the Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium (home of the Kane County Cougars minor league baseball team), the Roberta Campbell Cultural & Conference Center (used for art exhibits and community activities) and a picnic/park area.
Tour the oldest remaining structure in the village. The home was originally owned by Montgomery's founder, Daniel Gray. A museum offers an educational history of the Village of Montgomery. Open 2nd Tuesday and 3rd Sunday of each month, 12:30-2:30 p.m. May-October.
Learn about the history of Wilmette, the North Shore area and Gross Point. Housed in the former Gross Point Village Hall, the museum also offers a research library.
Celebrating more than 100 years of electric trolleys, this museum has original electric trains and cars that travel a three-mile circuit along the scenic Fox River.
CITY:South Elgin
New York Street Memorial Bridge
Spanning the entire Fox River, features include the circa 1930 "Memory" and "Victory" statues in honor of fallen soldiers from World War I. In 1930, Chicago sculptor Emory P. Seidel designed the original plans for the bridge. As a period publication stated, using an artist made the bridge "remarkable in its beauty and unique in its design."
Hands-on interactive exhibits introduce the history of Lake County in a fun learning environment. The Museum also displays the nation's largest permanent exhibition on the history and significance of postcards. Changing exhibits throughout the year.
Elgin Area Historical Society Museum
Housed in an 1856 landmark building, permanent exhibits include artifacts from the Elgin National Watch Co. and Elgin Road Race memorabilia.
Visit the Victorian home where Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway was born in 1899 and learn about his early family life.
CITY:Oak Park
This authentically restored and furnished 1843 prairie farm house features costumed interpreters who involve visitors in mid-19th century farm life.
CITY:St. Charles
The Glen Rowan House is the perfect setting for weddings, social parties, private, and corporate events. An estate on the North Shore designed by renowned architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, this significant landmark is named for its impressive rowan oak trees and is a part of the Lake Forest College campus.
CITY:Lake Forest
A Victorian town square, complete with bandstand and gazebo, is the setting for many unique shops, eateries, antiques stores and art galleries. The square is home to many events, and was the film site for the hit movie Groundhog Day.
Chicago Portage National Historic Site
One of only three National Historic Sites in Illinois, the Chicago Portage site is a major remnant of the discovery and settlement of Chicago. The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is located in Portage Woods Forest Preserve and Ottawa Trail Woods Forest Preserve. This is the only place where you can stand on the same ground walked upon by the explorers, early settlers and creators of Chicago. You can stand on the footbridge over the short remnant of Portage Creek, stretch out your arms and know that Jolliet, Marquette, LaSalle, Tonti, Point du Sable, Kinzie, Hubbard, Ogden, and countless anonymous others from the discovery, exploration and creation of Chicago passed within an arm's length of you.
Itasca Historical Depot Museum
The Itasca Historical Museum was the original Itasca Train Depot built in 1873. A 1939 Milwaukee Road Rib-side Caboose numbered 01839 was acquired and restored to its original bright orange appearance with all new doors, windows and wood interior. Kids love the interactive train display in the Depot which looks like Itasca in the late 1800's with bells and whistles. Open Tuesdays & Thursdays from 11am-4pm and the 1st and 2nd Saturdays each month from 9am-2pm.
Guided tours (by reservation only) of Ragdale, a nationally renowned artists' community built by noted architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, include a walk through the historic house and gardens as well as a studio visit with an artist-in-residence.
CITY:Lake Forest
A state of the art history museum dedicated to collecting and sharing the history of the greater Grayslake area. The Grayslake Heritage Center offers programs, exhibitions and special events all year round and includes two galleries, a community room and classroom.
Home of the Skokie Art Guild and Devonshire Playhouse, the Cultural Center offers children's and adult theater, as well as visual and performing arts.
Elgin Fire Barn No. Five Museum
Get caught up in the history and spirit of firefighting. View the 1929 American Lafrance Fire Engine and 1869 Horse Drawn Silsby Steamer.
The Sumner home, along with two others, features historical displays and replicas. One of the houses is restored as a 1920's working-class home.
Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport
This airport offers general aviation, flight school, air charter, restaurant and Illinois Aviation Museum all within the airport.
The growth and history of Winnetka since 1830 is chronicled in this museum, which includes the Carlton Washburne Library.
David L. Pierce Art & History Center
The Aurora Public Art Commission hosts rotating exhibits displaying a full spectrum of innovative arts. The History Center has a collection of photographs, books, maps and other memorabilia. The Museum Shop offers hand-crafted jewelry, pottery and textiles from local artists and Aurora-themed gifts.
In beautiful Lord's Park, this museum features over 15,000 specimens of natural history with newly expanded family focused hands-on exhibits.
Explore the opulent 30-room mansion designed by prominent Prairie School architect Geroge H. Maher
CITY:Oak Park
Arlington Heights Historical Museum
The Coach House, a replica Log Cabin, the 1882 home of F.W. Muller and the 1908 Banta House tell the story of Arlington Heights over the last 150 years. Tour guides introduce you to the life of early residents. Tours: Sat. & Sun. 2pm & 3pm Heritage Gallery & Gift Shop: Fri.-Sun. 1:30pm-4:30pm
CITY:Arlington Heights
The Bliss House Museum is operated by the Sugar Grove Historical Society and houses historical exhibits about the village of Sugar Grove and surrounding area. Anyone interested in researching their heritage, may contact the museum for access to probate and civil records dating 1839 - 1955. Hours: Open every Tuesday 1-4 pm or by appointment.
CITY:Sugar Grove
Rotating exhibits of St. Charles history, including Civil War artifacts, local industry and other fascinating facts. Local history research archives available by appointment. Gift shop too.
CITY:St. Charles
An authentic, five-story (68 feet) working Dutch windmill located on the Fox River Trail. Built in the 1850's by two German craftsmen and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Volunteer millers serve as docents on the weekends. The Fabyan Windmill is open weekends, May 15 – October 15, from 1-4 p.m. Private tours are also available by appointment.
Northbrook Historical Society Museum
Enjoy the main floor museum with antiques and a replica of an 1890s home. Open the first Sunday of every month, or by appointment.
DuPage County Historical Museum
Enjoy DuPage County's rich history from the 1830s to the present. The Museum exhibits feature hundreds of historic artifacts and photos along with many fun hands-on activities. You'll find something for toddlers to seniors, and everyone in between. Housed in an 1891 Richardsonian Romanesque building, the museum highlights 150 years of DuPage County history with participatory activities, changing exhibits and extensive model railroad display.
The Big Ten Experience features a collection of 13 interactive exhibits showcasing conference notables dating back to 1896, the year the conference was founded. Highlights include the Big Ten Theater which gives patrons a behind-the-scenes, immersive audio and video experience looking at student-athletes and traditions, along with radio and television features of notable accomplishments on and off the field of play.
Explore this opulent 30-room mansion designed by prominent Prarie School architect George H. Maher, which today serves as a museum.
CITY:Oak Park
West Town Museum of Cultural History
The West Town Museum of Cultural History has been the repository for black history in Maywood since 1857. The museum features a pictorial exhibit on the Underground Railroad.
McHenry County Historical Society Museum
For more than 50 years, the McHenry County Historical Society has preserved an outstanding collection of educational and entertaining exhibits. Featuring an 1843 log cabin and an 1895 one-room schoolhouse, the museum attracts thousands of students and visitors each year. The museum is open Tuesday-Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. (first weekend in May through first weekend in October) and select Sundays, including every Sunday in May (Look at Local History Month). Located in downtown Union, the museum is also offers special programs throughout the year. Visit GotHistory.org for details.
Ernest Hemingway Museum and Birthplace
The museum displays rare photos of Hemingway, his childhood diary, letters, early writings and other memorabilia. The Birthplace Home features some original furniture and belongings of the Hemingway family.
CITY:Oak Park
This 1840s farmhouse features reproductions of Sheldon Peck's folk paintings, exhibits on the area's first school, the underground railroad, farming and pioneer life.
The oldest farmhouse in Elk Grove Village. Restored to reflect life during the civil war. The home of Heinrich and Maria Schuette. School and scout programs available. Open year-round.
CITY:Elk Grove Village
Fabyan Estate and Forest Preserve
Created by Colonel and Mrs. George Fabyan, who lived on the 600-acre estate from 1905 to the 1930s, the estate includes a restored villa with diverse collections, a Japanese garden and a Dutch windmill.
This historic non-denominational chapel served as a house of worship for thousands of servicemen and women passing through this military base. After the Glenview Naval Air Station closed, the building was moved from its original location and painstakingly restored by the Village of Glenview and Kimball Hill Builders. Now owned by the Park District, it is available for rental by groups, individuals and organizations.
Museum and education center highlighting our nation's social heritage through captivating exhibits and programs. Stories of the 1915 Eastland Disaster, and experience life on the run following the Underground Railroad.
Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District
Take a guided or self-guided tour of this historic district that contains the world's greatest concentration of Wright-designed structures built in the Prairie School of Architecture style. Tours are offered daily.
CITY:Oak Park
This university boasts a beautiful quad, and features the Schingoethe Center and Dunham Gallery of student art.
Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home
Adlai Stevenson II was an important and influential figure in the political history of the United States. Stevenson was Governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and ran twice for President as the Democratic National Candidate in 1952 and 1956. He also served as Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 - 1965. The grounds are open daily for self-guided tours. The peaceful setting allows visitors to experience the historic landscape similar to when the family lived in the house. The house has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Group tours can be arranged through the Forest Preserves - 847-968-3422.
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Housed in historic Turner Town Hall (National Register site), the museum features community history exhibits and a research collection including local history and railroad materials. The Kid Zone Gallery offers changing hands-on displays for all ages.
CITY:West Chicago
They offer award winning educational programs and professional exhibits that make the Geneva History Center a source of great community pride.
Experience the glory days of mainline railroading as you watch model trains in operation on a detailed scenic railroad.
Hoosier Grove Schoolhouse Museum
Originally built as a one-room schoolhouse in 1904 on the corner of Old Church and Barrington Roads, the museum was moved to its present site in 1991.
Fabyan Villa Museum & Japanese Garden
The Fabyan Villa Museum, a 1907 Frank Lloyd Wright redesign, is located in the Fabyan Forest Preserve. It houses unique natural and Oriental artifacts from the collection of Colonel George and Nelle Fabyan.
Discover Geneva's historic districts - from the refurbished downtown storefronts to the dozens of treasured Third Street Victorian homes that now house over 100 unique specialty shops and quaint eateries.
This local history research archives houses historic photos, books, documents and maps covering Aurora's history from the 1830s to the present. Open by appointment only.
A producer of milk, vegetables and grains since 1977, the farm offers tours, and presents the annual Shades of Autumn festival during the month of September.
Air Classics Museum of Aviation
Air Classics is an aviation museum located at Aurora Municipal Airport - ARR where the aircraft actually fly. You can climb into the pilot's seat of a UH-1 Huey helicopter. The museum's collection includes aircraft, vehicles, uniforms and other aviation memorabilia from the 1930s to the present time. General Admission: Saturdays and Sundays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Group Tours: Tuesdays through Fridays by appointment.
CITY:Sugar Grove
Take a self-guided tour of Aurora's historic downtown. Tour brochures are available at the Aurora Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
The Bensenville Park District and the DuPage County Forest Preserve have been working to restore this property and land. Fischer Farm is believed to be one of the oldest remaining homesteads in the county. Explore the buildings, touch the artifacts, and connect with history.
Enjoy a culinary and cultural walking experience through Naperville's historic neighborhood. One delicious taste at a time! Sample some great food and drink tastings from family run restaurants and shops. Along the way you will discover beautiful downtown Naperville, the Riverwalk and fun facts on the rich history that makes Naperville amazing.
Stop by the Visitors Center for an audio walking tour, maps, books, souvenirs and unique gifts. Tickets are available for Hemingway's Birthplace Home and Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple, Historic Pleasant Home and the Historical Society of Oak Park & River Forest.
CITY:Oak Park
Art, architecture, and garden tours of Howard Van Doren Shaw's summer retreat. The house and gardens, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places among examples of the Arts and Crafts movement in the country. It house 12 artists at a time.
CITY:Lake Forest
This museum located on the campus of Wheaton College is devoted to the history of Christian evangelism and its influences on society. View rare artifacts, art and displays that include a powerful 3-D presentation of the gospel message.
Edman Memorial Chapel - Wheaton College
This large auditorium, seating more than 2400 people, is the site of campus chapels, concerts, commencements, and various community-related events such as the Artist Series.
Theatre Historical Society of America
Theatre Historical Society of America features archives and gallery space showcasing the history of America's theatres in photos, blueprints and artifacts.Rotating exhibits highlight the history of different theatres.
The Sanfilippo "Place de la Musique"
Contact Visit McHenry County for information on tours. A private estate located in Barrington Hills, featuring the world's finest collection of automatic music instruments, including the world's largest theater organ. Private group tours or 40 or more. Charity gala events & concerts. A summer concert series and a Christmas concert supporting the Sanfilippo Foundation open to the public with pre-purchased tickets. Concerts include time to explore the Sanfilippo Collection. See website for details and tickets.
Aurora Historic Districts/Aurora Historic Preservation Commission
Tour the Near Eastside (350 homes dating from the 1800s), Stolp Island, Westside and Riddle Highlands, two of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Experience railroad and war history alongside Batavia-related exhibits. The original bed and dresser from Mary Todd Lincoln's room at Bellview Sanitarium are displayed here.
Explore displays featuring rare photos of Hemingway, his childhood diary, letters, early writings and other memorabilia. Enjoy videos documenting the author's life and work. Museum store on site.
CITY:Oak Park
Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School of Architecture Historic District
Guided and self-guided tours of historical district containing the greatest concentration of Wright-designed structures. A virtual outdoor museum of architectural history in America.
CITY:Oak Park
A historic 1800s family farm that is maintained in its original location. Programs depict settlers' lives with period accuracy.
CITY:Wood Dale
A "living history" farm depicting life in the 1890s DuPage County. Original structures, authentic recreations and livestock combine to make a realistic 1890s working farm.
My Kind of Town Tours & Events
This company offers group cultural and educational tours. Reservations are required.
CITY:Highland Park
Come visit our 30-acre antique theme park. Anchored by the nationally recognized Volo Auto Museum, the site also boasts great shopping in five separate malls selling antiques, unique gifts and collectibles. Over 400 dealers.
Berwyn Route 66 Wayside Exhibits
The City of Berwyn has placed four exhibits on Ogden Avenue to educate travelers, tourists, and residents about Berwyn's heritage as one of the first eastern suburban communities along Historic Route 66. Berwyn's four exhibits feature the origin of the Ogden corridor and its early history, its first auto-oriented "fast food" restaurants, and its automobile-based economy and car culture. Visit our Information Kiosk for more information!
Lakeside Arts Park at The Dole
Lakeside Arts Park at The Dole is a 12-acre beautiful arts education center that features two award winning art galleries and the Listening Room a entertainment venue that offers year round performances. You can step back to a simpler time to explore the brilliance of a Civil War era architectural masterpiece, when you take a tour of the historic Dole Mansion. We are a gem of McHenry County that can be enjoyed now and with future generations!
CITY:Crystal Lake
Boasting an eclectic collection of Route 66 artifacts, aerial photos and historic signs, the RT 66 Museum is a great beginning for your journey. Open weekdays 9am to 5pm. No charge for admission.
Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago
This temple is one of only three Sri Venkateswara Hindu temples in the United States, constructed by Native American artisans.
Wild west displays and genuine cowboy memorabilia including train rides, horse rides, panning for gold, cowboy shows and more. Extensive antique phonograph and music box collection on display. Seasonally open April - October.


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wyardley wrote:jayinhk wrote:Fascinating that the Chiuchow are sandwiched between Guangdong and Fujian, but manage to be relatively culturally and linguistically independent.
Chaozhou is in Guangdong, and quite near Fujian. The Chaozhou language is in the Min language family, the language family of Fujian, rather than in the Yue language family. It is not completely mutually intelligible with other Min dialects, but neither are those from differing parts of Fujian. As you can see in the chart here, it's very closely connected to Hokkien / Taiwanese http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Chinese
I think many Chaozhou people can also speak Cantonese.
The Hakka (Kejia) people are a better example of a group that's ethnic Han Chinese, but is a bit more culturally and linguistically independent.
teaisme wrote:I like reading about all the good food I can't have anymore since moving, your bringing back some fond memories (making me hungry too) and reminding me of why I like hk and the directness of locals so damn much
apache wrote:Well, in the UK I have to make do with greasy fish & chips and a can of coke.
MarshalN wrote:How did you manage to miss the tea shops? You didn't walk around very hard
MarshalN wrote:Ming Heung on Hau Wong Rd, across from the wet market


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Nine-time Grammy award singer Natalie Cole will unleash her vocals January 19 at the Sunrise Theatre (8 p.m., tickets cost $69-$79) and January 23 at the Kravis Center (8 p.m., tickets start at $25). The daughter of classic crooner Nat King Cole, Natalie earned her own spotlight with her 1975 debut album, "Inseparable," which featured the No. 1 hit single "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)." The hallmark of her career came years later when she sang a duet with her late father's 1951 recording of "Unforgettable." The song was the centerpiece for her 1991 album "Unforgettable … With Love," a compilation of American Songbook standards that earned six Grammy awards and spent five weeks at No. 1 on the pop charts. Having undergone kidney transplant surgery for Hepatitis C, Natalie has written books inspired by personal struggles and is a spokeswoman for the University Kidney Research Organization and the Tune In to Hep C awareness campaign.
PBI: Can you share an unforgettable memory you have with your father?
Going to the movies with my dad to see It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World back in the early '60s—very funny movie. Dad laughed so hard that he literally fell in the aisle of the movie theatre!
What quote inspires you?
I cannot give just one quote—there are too many to list, but one that I like very much is the Serenity Prayer. It is the inspiration for many members of the Bill W Club and Alcoholics and Addicts Anonymous: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
What's one of the proudest moments of your career?
The proudest moment of my career, I believe, is yet to come.


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The single-rail bamboo ceiling pot rack by Crate & Barrel is eco-friendly and ideal for compact kitchens. $50. Call 800-967-6696 or go to crateandbarrel.com.
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I am currently learning rails, college class, and unfortunately it is going really badly. I am looking for someone willing to help with my assignments or do my assignments for me, I have one due roughly every two weeks. I know doing my assignments for me isn't the best option but that may be the only option for me to pass this class, which is all I need for my degree. I am willing to pay, which is also open to discussion. If anyone is interested please reply here and I will get in touch with you. Thanks.


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Scouting for Food on Saturday
To the editor:
March is such an important time to donate non-perishable food, paper products, and cash to our local food shelf since all donations are doubled by matching grants. One great way to do this, will be coming up this Saturday, March 23 with the "Scouting for Food" drive held by New Ulm's very own Boy and Girl Scouts. Please put your food donations out on your front door steps by 9 a.m. and the local Scouts will drive by and pick it up and bring it to our local food shelf. It's such a great service project for our local youths and a true blessing to those who are in need.
Thanks So Much!
Kara Carlson
Assistant Scout Master
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Here's how RW members rated this race (67 votes).
In short: Great EventDate of review: April 13, 2014
In short: More hills than you'd expect in Bristol's leafy suburbsIn full: Long-established race and a popular fixture in the local race character. Scenery varies, but the sections by the river are lovely, and there a couple of punishing hills as well as a Tour de France style uphill finish. Friendly atmosphere with a good mix of club runners and locals, easy parking, refreshments readily available. There was a minor glitch about chip allocation, but this was spotted early and I think sorted out safely before race time. Date of review: April 13, 2014
In short: Lovely Route, testing hills, great race.In full: All in all very good indeed. The hills make it a challenging route. Excellent!Date of review: April 25, 2013
Date of review: April 22, 2013
In short: Friendly race, well organised and v good vfm. Nice to have a mug as a souvenir instead of an over-sized t-shirtDate of review: April 14, 2013
In short: Great EventIn full: Absolutely love this event. There are a few hills but this doesn't detract from the course.Date of review: April 14, 2013
In short: One of my fav 10k'sIn full: Yes we did have a little problem this year with some runners heading the wrong way due to a marshall not being in his allocated place at the start..but i'll be back next year and have run for many years....what about bringing the start time forward say 10.30 and this might avoid some of the congestion that can happen happen espec if the weather is good...espec around the single track bridge running adj to the river...just a thought :))Date of review: April 20, 2012
In short: Lovely scenic course but bad marshalling meant I ran 10.3k and others only 9.2k!In full: Living in Bristol I have never been to Frenchay before and what a pleasent surprise. A lovely scenic route. 3 killer hills definitely mean it is not PB potential.The main issue was that there was obviously a marshall missing from one junction where a number of runners turned left instead of going straight on. The marshall arrived just after I had turned left to shout to people they had gone the wrong way and to turn around. It was too late for the front runners.Still I'll know for next time and a nice warm up run for the Bristol 10k at the end of May.Date of review: April 18, 2012
In short: Always a favourite but the climb to Frenchay Common always gets me! Impressed that organisers were full of apologies from the outset about the problem and explained what went wrong. i'll be back next time!Date of review: April 17, 2012
In short: Pleasant undulating course with a sting in it's tail!!!In full: First attempt at this race, having heard a lot about 'the hills', actually they weren't too bad with some nice downhill sections too. Saying that, the last stretch up Blackberry Hill was not fun at all!This is almost certainly not a 'PB' course but I did enjoy it and will be back!Date of review: April 17, 2012
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June 13, 2011 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: 2012 Contract Scope of Work
SUBJECT 2: Shipping Schedule for New Missouri WIC Approved Food Lists
- 2012 Contract Scope of Work: It will soon be time to complete the WIC Local Agency Plan for the coming fiscal/contract year. Knowing what changes the contract will include is an important part of the planning process. Attached is the Fiscal Year 2012 Local Agency Nutrition Services Contract Scope of Work for local WIC providers. In some instances wording was revised for clarity or to match policy; in others, paragraphs were moved or combined for consistency. The reimbursement rate for the 2012 contract year will be $13.00 per participant served. Please contact your assigned WIC technical assistance staff with any questions about the scope of work. (ONE ATTACHMENT)
- Shipping Schedule for New Missouri WIC Approved Food Lists (Effective: October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2013:The Missouri WIC Food Lists (Effective: October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2013) are being printed. DHSS warehouse will begin shipping them according to the following schedule:
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Pistulka fans 15 as Long Sox earn 2-0 victory over Stark
Johnny Pistulka recorded 15 strikeouts and had a six-hit, complete-game shutout for the Lamberton Long Sox in a 2-0 win over the Stark Longhorns Sunday in Stark.
Stark pitcher Adam Sellner also had a strong game, giving up just six hits and two runs in nine innings.
Lamberton's Landon Erickson had the lone extra-base hit in a the game, connecting for a double.
The Long Sox (7-4 overall, 6-1 Tomahawk East League) are back on the field Tuesday for a home game against Redwood Falls.
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Yankees' offense surges in pair of weekend wins
The Milroy Yankees' offense exploded for 27 hits over the weekend on its way to a pair of wins.
The Yankees tallied 13 hits against the Raymond Rockets in a 6-4 win Saturday. Andy Schmidt and Matt Bauer were both 2-for-4 with an RBI, Dave Schmidt was 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs and Riley Carpenter and Micah Gronli each added a pair of hits. Milroy had no extra-base hits in the win.
Milroy's bats stayed hot Sunday when the Yankees traveled to Willmar. Milroy had 14 hits in a 16-9 win over the Rails.
Bauer had a grand slam in the fourth inning to help the Yankees take control. Aaron Mathiowetz went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Brian Dolan and Riley Carpenter each had two hits.
The Yankees (8-2 overall, 7-1 Corn Belt League) host a league game against Marshall on Friday.
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Irish split Sunday doubleheader
The Milroy Irish split a pair of home games Sunday, defeating Adrian 16-3 before dropping a 4-0 game against the Pipestone A's.
Clay Ellis was 3-for-3 for the Irish in the opener. Milroy busted the game open in the fourth inning with 13 runs. Tyler Peterson went 2-for-2 with a double, four RBIs and three runs scored. Anthony Dolan was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Isaac Dolan held Adrian to just one hit, striking out two batters and allowing one walk.
Pipestone's Sam Schneider and Brandon Alfson combined to hold the Irish scoreless in the next game. Peterson took the loss for Milroy, working all seven innings and giving up four runs on eight hits.
The Irish are now 7-7 overall after the split.
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Buttermakers strike for 3 wins
The Hadley Buttermakers won a blowout Saturday and a pair of one-run games Sunday en route to a 3-0 weekend.
Hadley struck for 20 hits in a 13-1 win over the Tracy Express Saturday. Nick Bruning, Eric Wieneke, Nate Wieneke and Max Zwart all went 3-for-4 for Hadley in the win.
Brent Wiering was 2-for-3 for Tracy.
On Sunday in Hadley, the Buttermakers scored a run on an error by the right fielder in the bottom of the eighth to capture a 3-2 win over Fox Lake.
Joe Larson led the Buttermakers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Max Zwart was 2-for-4.
The Buttermakers needed more late-game heroics in their next game against Worthington, scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh for a 7-6 win. James Wajer was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to tie the game and Trent Carlson followed with a game-winning RBI single.
Nick Bruning went 2-for-3 with two RBIs for the Buttermakers, and Nate Wieneke went 2-for-4.
The Buttermakers are now 8-6 overall and 5-1 in the Gopher League. They take on the Mudhens Monday in Minneota.
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It's good to have an aviation bucket list. Mine has stayed pretty consistent over the years. Much of it I have accomplished, but there are some items of unfinished business on it. When I first started flying, I wanted to fly airplanes with retractable gear and more than one engine. My first multiengine experience was in a Piper Aztec, and on that first leg, it might as well have been a 747. It just felt huge! I got my multiengine rating in 1994.
Seaplanes were always a favorite, and I bummed rides in them whenever I could. I finally got to the point where I couldn't stand the wait anymore, and with my wife's blessing, took a five-day trip to Florida, two of which were spent splashing around in the lakes getting a seaplane rating. It's some of the most fun flying one can do, and it's more challenging than it appears.
Seaplanes are right up there for me with ultralights. Some think that the UL world is filled with lunatics, given that many of the airplanes have little or no structure surrounding the pilot. That's true, but the open air, the slow speed, the grass landing…they all add magnitudes to the fun. If you haven't done it, you don't know what you're missing.
I've always wanted to build my own airplane, and I have at least begun that. Several years ago I finished the empennage of an RV-8. I don't know if or when I will be able to start on the next sub-kit (the wings), but it was a very rewarding process at the time, and it convinced me that I can do it. For me, it wasn't the time that was the issue, but the money. I may have to wait until my kids are out of the house, but it's a dream that is only dormant—not gone.
Also on my list of "gotta do" is to learn to fly helicopters. It's such a different kind of flying, with totally different skills. Whirly-birds just look like so much fun (to match the danger!). Again, this one will have to wait a while (also because of the cost), but I have long vowed that I will achieve this particular dream. Not for any particular reason, but just because. That's good enough for me.
I taught my dad how to fly, and something we both long wanted to do was to learn to fly gliders. Glider flying is pure flying, since the duration of the flight is up to your skill in finding the thermals. My dad has since passed away, but I've never forgotten how much he wanted to learn to fly gliders. One day, I will take the time to go somewhere where I can devote the time necessary to master this particular art.
I've been lucky to also get a few other items on my list knocked out. Flying jets, including one of my favorites—the 737—has been a blast. The high-speed, high- altitude regime is totally different from the low and slow of an ultralight or a Piper Cub, but both are rewarding for different reasons. Fast airplanes are much more complex, but the personal satisfaction can be just as rewarding.
My list still has a few items on it, and hopefully for each one I knock off, I can find another one to add to it. After all, with nothing to strive for, what's the point in getting out of bed every morning?—Chip Wright
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Leon Hettenbaugh
Leon Hettenbaugh, 86, of North Warren, passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, at his home.
Leon was born Sept. 6, 1927, in Randolph, N.Y., the son of the late Leon V. and Cora E. Grant Hettenbaugh.
Leon served in the Army and had spent much of his service time in Alaska. He was employed as a machinist at Dahlstrom Manufacturing Company, where he worked for many years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, especially fishing with his grandchildren. Leon also enjoyed traveling, spending time with his family and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He and his wife were members of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, and the Circle 8 Square Dance Club. He was a member of the North Warren Volunteer Fire Department and was a founding member of the Warren County Fire Police Association.
He is survived by two sons: Randy Hettenbaugh, and wife, Karen, and Thomas Hettenbaugh, both of Warren, Pa.; one sister, June Olson, Vergennes, Vt.; and one brother, Donald Hettenbaugh, and wife, Laura Lee, Randolph, N.Y. He also has three grandsons: Devin, Ryan and James Hettenbaugh; one granddaughter, Cassandra Hettenbaugh; one adopted grandson, Josh Duston; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Virginia E. Hettenbaugh, whom he married on April 6, 1956; three sisters: the Rev. Gloria Hodge, Florence Rankin and Gladys Lockwood; and four brothers, Arwood, Grant, Leland and Nelson Hettenbaugh.
Friends will be received on Thursday, Sept. 12, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Peterson-Blick Funeral Home Inc., 1003 Penn Ave., E., Warren, Pa. A funeral service will be held there at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, with the Rev. Jeffrey Ewing officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Russell, Pa.
The family suggests memorials be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 306 Conewango Ave., Warren, PA 16365 or the North Warren Fire Department, 16 S. State St., Warren, PA 16365.
To send Leon's family e-condolences, please visit www.petersonblickfuneralhome.com.


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The World of a Businesswoman
Most people see me as a successful businesswoman, and they keep asking me how do I do it? How do I manage to keep on top? Well, I wasn't born learned, and had people who helped me along the way. At first, I had people help helping me by offering me good advice, but now, people help me by being good co-workers, because a business company isn't a competition, it's a cooperation. So, I'll show you how to find good workers for your company, because good working force is extremely important for a company to succeed.
First of all, you need to send out an ad that you need to hire workers for whatever position may it be. Write out all the specifications that you'll require your new worker to have, and publish them in ads. Most of the ads are now online; buds don't run away from the newspapers too.
After publishing the ad, you'll start to receive a lot of CVs and letters of application. Read the letters, but don't let them be the determining point in your decision. Read the CV carefully, and don't do it too fast. Check out the person's experience, education and skills, because those are the most important things in a CV. After selecting the appropriate number of candidates, call them in for a face to face talk.
After meeting with the candidates, ask them about what they've written in their CVs, but also, don't shy away from some personal questions; that way you'll discover more about the candidate. After selecting the right candidate, put him on trial work, to make sure that he can make it in this business world. This trial work usually lasts for about 2 months, and after that, if he shows that he's good at this job, you hire him. If he shows that he's not very good at it, call another person you met during the conversation, and put him on trial work.
And there you go. It's simple, and by choosing a good coworker, you'll make your company grow, as I have, when I was starting up my company, which is one of the leading companies nowadays. Also, remember to have fun sometimes. Work can be fun too, but only if you make it fun. So, in a good company work can be extremely enjoyable, and besides from that, it can also be very successful.
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Thoughts of Home
God is faithful and His Word is sure, so we need not fear that anything awaits believers after our deaths except heaven. Jesus sees our final dwelling with Him as so important that He has gone on before us to ...Read More
Glory to the Name of the Lord
Often we present our supplications to the Lord as a list of needs that do not call for His glory to be manifest. Certainly, it is appropriate to pray for our God to satisfy our needs, but our chief reason ...Read More
Seeking God's Statutes
We will not be saved by our own keeping of the law, for we are sinners and cannot keep the law perfectly. However, exposure to the law of God is necessary for salvation, for it is by the law that ...Read More
Our Heavenly Home
Without belief in what God has revealed, people will have a wrong conception of the afterlife. Nevertheless, belief in the afterlife proves that even people with wrong views of life beyond the grave cannot forget about divine justice. Though we ...Read More
Sovereign over Suffering
God always has a good purpose for allowing suffering to come into our lives, but we do not always know what that purpose is. Yet, because we know the Lord is perfectly good (James 1:13–18), we trust that He will ...Read More
Fools and Their Folly
Humanly speaking, there seems to be no hope for the self-deluded fool. Given the omnipotent grace of Christ, however, the gospel can break through and reach the hearts of even those who are the most hardened in their folly. God ...Read More
Faithful Obedience
In many places around the world, Christians have long had to deal with being a part of the "small and despised" minority. In the West, we find that although many people still profess some form of Christianity, it is increasingly ...Read More
Those Who Go out from Us
As creatures, our view of others is limited. We can only evaluate outward appearances. Thus, when someone seems to fall away, all we can surmise is that the faith we thought we saw was likely an illusion. Yet even here ...Read More
God's Lovely Dwelling Place
The Bible speaks often of the beauty of God and the loveliness of His dwelling place. Though it is hard for us to fathom now, our Creator is more beautiful than anything we can imagine. The most beautiful of His ...Read More
Justice and Mercy
Ultimately, in the case of the one to whom God shows mercy, justice is still done. The elect are as worthy of condemnation as the reprobate, but Christ bore the condemnation of the elect in their place (2 Cor. 5:21). ...Read More


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Today's Beatles revisionist history comment?
Could the Beatles have done it without Ringo and George?
Question is could the Beatles have gotten over with just John and Paul and say two other blokes Eric and Stu. The other is yes. Absolutely. While Ringo and George were competent and important members, the answer is while they wouldn't have been as big as they were with Ringo and George - the BEatles would have gotten over with two other side session men. I think Ringo could have been replaced around 1965 if he left and we still would have had great music and continued success. Similarly, i think if Harrison left say around after Hamburgh - the Beatles would have been maybe a little bit less bigger but eventually would have hooked up with a Clapton or a Hendrix or a host of top-notch session men. Granted, you wouldn't have had the sitar or the Indian music thing or TM - but, shoot, can you imagine Hendrix on Revolution or John Lennon having Clapton play lead on some of his tracks.


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