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AUSTIN, Texas — After my plane landed, I went online to see what was going on in Austin: Was there any music that night that I had to check out?
Asking if there was any music that night in Austin is kind of like asking if people need air to live. The listings were so extensive that after I'd hit "next page" for about the 12th time, I checked to see if it was listing all live shows for the month. No, I'd just gotten what was going on that Saturday. There were shows at noon and at 3 p.m. There were shows at 7 for one band, followed by shows at 10 or 11 for a different band at the same venue. There were shows not only in clubs, but in parks, in shops, in atriums, in restaurants.
I narrowed my choice to Stubb's Bar-B-Q, one of the historic music spots I had on my list of must-sees. Stubb's is on Red River Street, one of several streets in Austin where clubs are shoulder to shoulder for blocks and blocks, spilling forth music from punk-toneless to reggae to speed-country and blues.
Stubb's is suitably venerable-looking from the outside, with an old-font lit-up sign, ramshackle wood fencing and a wrought-iron gate with an "S" branded into the center. Inside was an amphitheater, complete with band shell stage, lawn and even some twisted old trees lit in soft blue lighting. Around the perimeter were stalls selling Lone Star beers and Deep Eddy vodka (made in Austin), T-shirts and CDs and junk food.
The crowd was remarkable for its total focus on the band, and the Austinites seemed to be as friendly as I'd been told: Twice, people next to me had turned and, seeing me smiling and moving with the music just like they were, had thrown an arm around my shoulders and squeezed. Good night in Austin. Good vibes about this trip.
On Red River Street that night, I heard music spilling out of numerous clubs, including some raucous and definitely off-key singing from Club DeVille (as one longtime Austinite explained to me: There's a stage in town that will let you play — whether you're good or terrible).
I spent a wonderful night at the Broken Spoke, a 47-year-old honky tonk, complete with a dirt-and-gravel parking lot filled with pickup trucks, where you can eat some down-home Tex-Mex in the bar while watching folks shoot some pool, and then head on into the dance hall. There are free dance lessons most every night, followed by live music, which inspires everyone from little shavers to grandpas to get moving and kick up their heels on the great big dance floor.
Another hot spot is Threadgill's. Threadgill's South, actually. (Yeah, it's hard to find just one of anything anymore.) Threadgill's was begun by a now-famous bootlegger and country music fan, Kenneth Threadgill, who opened a Gulf gas station in 1933 — he also bought himself the first beer license in the county so passers-through could get some fuel for themselves as well as their vehicles. Threadgill's became a favorite among musicians after their gigs, before they headed back on the road. Soon musicians and their fans were hanging out at the place for Wednesday night singing sessions. At the time, Threadgill's drew both hippies and rednecks and became a model of tolerance, its atmosphere affecting the city and the music. The famous and the soon-to-be famous both showed up here — notable among them was Janis Joplin, who came from her hometown of Port Arthur to sing here often.
Threadgill's was bought up in the late '70s by Eddie Wilson, owner of another popular Austin music hall, the Armadillo World Headquarters. In 1996, he opened Threadgill's World Headquarters in south Austin, right beside the old Armadillo HQ. The original location on North Lamar has the theme of Austin between the 1930s and the 1960s. The South emphasizes the history of the Armadillo in its heyday.
One night a trio of veteran musicians was playing on the small stage in Threadgill's back room, a nice space with tables and booths for getting some of that Southern cooking (the vegetarian quesadilla was muy bueno). The audience here was, well, my age (gray hair wasn't unusual); the duds were aging-hippie to who-the-heck-cares, and half of the men sported ZZ-Top-style facial hair. Between sets, I checked out some of the memorabilia, which included photos of a young and adorable Stevie Ray Vaughan and, on the hall leading to the bathroom, Bruce Springsteen (also looking really young) and Frank Zappa (looking typically petulant). A piano hanging from the ceiling had had its ivories pounded by everyone from "The Killer" (Jerry Lee Lewis) to Captain Beefheart.
The crowning music experience of my stay was a live taping of an "Austin City Limits" show. A couple of guys began the show in 1975 at the local PBS affiliate as a showcase of Austin's diverse mix of country, blues, folk and psychedelia. The first episode starred Willie Nelson — something of a poster boy himself for Austin. Since then it has helped spread the buzz about the city; people say it's one reason why Austin is today known as the "Live Music Capital of the World." ACL has been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which also designated its original venue on the University of Texas campus a Rock Landmark.
ACL added a chapter to its history last year when it moved to its new, purpose-built venue, the Moody Theater, part of a new development in the downtown area. Though the outside is nondescript (it's sort of embedded in a side of the black walls of the W Hotel) the inside is full of character. I was reminded immediately of Fenway Park, because the "lobby" is open on one side, providing views of the street and beyond; it featured two bars selling food and drinks, and numerous places to sit and socialize while multi-screen slide shows were flashed across the walls.
The auditorium itself is a masterpiece of design and acoustics. There's seating for 2,700 people, though the audience is limited to 800 on taping days (regular concerts can use the full theater capacity). Even that limited 800 is way better than the 350 or so at the old place. And despite being bigger, the theater is designed so no seat is more than 75 feet from the stage.
The famous Austin city skyline that was the stage's backdrop since 1981 wasn't taken from the old theater, much to the chagrin of some fans. But ACL has put together a new, slicked-up one — with the very changed Austin skyline — to serve as a backdrop.
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- PBS (tv network)
- University of Texas at Austin
- Lone (music group)
- Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band (music group)
- Janis Joplin
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Willie Nelson
- Bruce Springsteen
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Frank Zappa
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MY RIDE- Gary Hoffman: 2001 BMW X5
With a bike rack firmly affixed to his bumper, Gary Hoffman, a track racing enthusiast, uses his car's extra cargo space to stash tires and various bike parts.
Hoffman points out that his automatic "SAV" (sports activity vehicle) gets better mileage than many SUVs– about 20 miles per gallon. And in addition to the efficiency, it has plenty of pull power. Hoffman usually totes between three and four different bikes, sometimes all at once.
"Variety," smiles Hoffman, "is the spice of life."

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My family and I are preparing to move. It is truly crazy around here and two of us are sick with colds still. I am praying we are able to get over them soon. I hate being sick.
So, turns out turning 33 isn't that bad...even when you show up to your own surprise birthday party unknowing the party is for you! Also, turns out, a surprise birthday party isn't as fabulous as a day could get either! How bout poppin' the question!?
I said yes.
My partner asked me to marry him, down on one knee after everyone was singing happy birthday, awaiting cake....
The man of my dreams made me the happiest man I could ever want to become. He is the
Hey. I am here to give some updates. I know its been crazy lately but I do have a good excuse. My daughter graduated from high school on Friday. Today is my nephew's graduation party. I am also thinking about doing a live feed from both this party and my daughter's on the 10th. If things work out I might.
I have to postpone the surgery due to several issues, but will be rescheduling it at a later time. My daughter comes first.
I wanted to originally keep this quiet but decided to tell a few people in the end. I have to have surgery on the 22nd and then they are going to follow up with testing for cancer. If I have it it means another surgery which puts me out of action a good few weeks to a month. I am praying for the best so please keep up good thoughts.
If you are my friend on Facebook, you probably already know but last month their were a couple of shooting threats made at my daughter's high school. One even forced the school to have a lock-in which had us parents really scared. I was more than a little terrified. I was so terrified that I kept Kate home the very next day from school because in the note someone threatened to bring a gun the very next day and shoot some kids. Over half of the school's kids were out that day as well as the date


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Heath Ledger's final work is slated to be released today.
The "Dark Knight" actor, who posthumously won an Academy Award, directed an animated music video for indie rockers Modest Mouse before his shocking death in January 2008.
The video for the "King Rat" single -- unfinished at the time of Ledger's death -- is being released Tuesday, the same day as the band's new EP.
U.S. & World
Ledger had a "brave and unapologetic" vision for the animated video that helped spotlight the plight of illegally hunted marine life, the band said on its MySpace page.
"Heath's intention was to raise awareness on modern whaling practices through a potent visual piece without having to say a word," the band said.
The actor met band frontman Isaac Brock in his native Australia and the pair became fast friends.
Brock worked with Ledger on the concept for the video and "is supporting the completion of the video in honor of Heath's last piece of work as a director," a spokesman for the band said last March.
"Heath and I have a mutual friend and when we were in Australia," the frontman told VH1 in 2007. "My fiance and some of us in the band went out on a boat with him and his family and friends and talked about the idea. The idea sort of dropped but then he sent me an email saying he wanted to do it."
Proceeds from the iTunes downloads will go to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a group whose aim it is to preserve wildlife in the ocean, the band said.
Ledger had previously directed a music video for Ben Harper.
Ledger was found dead from an accidental prescription drug overdose in New York City on January 2008. The Australian born actor was 28.


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This Thursday I will be presenting on the oldest part of Vancouver, Strathcona North of Hastings, courtesy of Heritage Vancouver. Here are the details from the Heritage Vancouver website.
|337 and 341 Powell Street January 5, 1928 VPL#21174
Presentation: Strathcona North of Hastings – The Forgotten East End
Time: 7pm to 9pm | Registration 6:45pm; Presentation 7:00pm sharp
Location: Vancouver Museum, 1100 Chestnut Street (Vanier Park)
Admission: $5.00 Non-members; Heritage Vancouver members free
Join James Johnstone, Strathcona resident, house historian and community curator for a conversation and pictorial journey through Vancouver's Strathcona neighbourhood.
Johnstone's focus will be on the forgotten Strathcona, the area north of Hastings and on East Hastings the spine that joins the northern and southern areas of Strathcona. North Hastings is home of some of Vancouver's oldest and most fascinating built heritage. Strathcona North is host to the ghosts of R.H. Alexander's milltown, Japantown, the Alexander Street red light district and the site of some of Vancouver's bloodiest labour history.
Much is gone of the old neighbourhood, and much is under threat of demolition for future redevelopment. Through Johnstone's personal slide collection and story telling you will have the opportunity to imagine what it was like then and what it could be like in the future.
|400 block East Cordova Baseball at Oppenheimer Park VPL 42936


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VIDEO DOWNLOAD - Classic St. Louis Wrestling Vol. 3
Volume 3 of Classic St. Louis Wrestling! Relive the magic from the center of pro wrestling!
Footage from the one of the highest rated wrestling programs of all time. "Wrestling at the Chase" was the weekly TV program filmed at the historic Chase Hotel in St. Louis and promoted by Sam Muchnick. Classic footage hosted by long time St. Louis announcer, Larry Matysik. Plus nearly 30-minutes of bonus footage!
Note that some matches may be joined in progress or not complete.
- Interview with Lou Thesz
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- Rocky Johnson vs. Gil Guerrero
- Kerry & Kevin Von Erich vs. Raul Guzman & Tom DeMarko
- Dick Murdoch vs. Mike (Spike) Huber
- King Kong Brody vs. Abdullah the Butcher
- Judy Martin vs. Winona Littleheart
- David Von Erich & Ted DiBiase vs. Dick Murdoch & Baron Von Raschke
- Interview with Baron Von Raschke
- Ken Patera vs. Kerry Brown
- Killer Karl Kox & Bulldog Bob Brown vs. Pat O'Connor & Tommy Yates
- Mixed Tag Team: Bulldog Bob Brown & Vivian St. John vs. Ted DiBiase & Wendi Richter
- Ken Patera vs. Tommy Yates
- Interview with Ken Patera
- David Von Erich vs. Bobby Jaggers
- Pat O'Connor & Kerry Brown vs. Dick Murdoch & Baron Von Raschke
DVD Bonus Matches
- Dory Funk Jr. vs. Sonny Driver
- Kevin Von Erich vs. Ron Starr
- Interview with Kevin Von Erich - Kevin demonstrates the body scissors on Larry Matysik
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Pre-Owned 2015 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4D Sport Utility near Greenwich, CT
Installed Options
- Market Value Price
- $16,176
Vehicle Details
|Stock #
|Exterior Color
|Magnetic Gray Metallic
|Interior Color
|Gas Mileage
|City:22 Hwy:29
|4 cyl 2.5l Gasoline
|6-Speed Automatic
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Pre-Owned 2015 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4D Sport Utility
- Market Value Price
- $16,176
2015 Toyota RAV4 XLE Magnetic Gray Metallic AWD 6-Speed Automatic 2.5L 4-Cylinder DOHC Dual VVT-i Bluetooth, Rear Backup Camera, Satellite Radio, Excellent service history, Air Conditioning, Electronic Stability Control, Power windows, Radio: Entune Audio Plus AM/FM/CD/MP3/WMA Playback, Remote keyless entry.
22/29 City/Highway MPG
We are family owned and operated serving Fairfield County for almost 50 years.Experience the Difference at Toyota of Greenwich! No drama,gimmicks,or hidden charges..just a quality pre owned vehicle . Plus ever pre owned vehicle receives Complementary Maintenance for 1 Year at no cost to you.
* 2015 IIHS Top Safety Pick, Top Safety Pick+ * 2015 KBB.com 10 Best SUVs Under $25,000 * 2015 KBB.com 10 Best All-Wheel Drive Vehicles Under $25,000 Reviews:
* Roomy interior for people and cargo; strikes a good balance between ride comfort and sure-footed handling. Source: Edmunds
* The 2015 RAV4 captures the spirit of freedom that began with the original RAV4, yet breaks new ground in refinement, practicality and technology. The traditionally mounted spare now resides under the cargo floor so that the RAV4 now has a true liftgate, opening up instead of out. Opt for the RAV4 Limited and you'll get a power liftgate with jam protection that even offers height adjustment. From its efficient engine to its new 6-speed automatic transmission and updated suspension, RAV4 is every bit a driver's machine. It's now available with the all-new Dynamic Torque-Control All-Wheel Drive system. It improves handling by distributing power from front to rear, and manages the vehicle's braking system from side to side for maximum control. RAV4's standard 2.5L engine produces 176hp along with 172 lb.-ft. of torque to make short work of long roads. With the pull of a handle, passengers can recline the rear seatbacks and enjoy the ride. Even with all the leg room offered by RAV4's interior, there's still plenty of room for your gear. In fact, you can stow up to 38.4 cubic feet of cargo with the rear seatbacks in their upright position. You can even fold the second-row seats in seconds by pulling the handle up and lower the seatbacks to create a wide, flat load space with 73.4 cubic feet of cargo capacity. Optional features now include Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert which provides audible and visual cues when the RAV4 detects oncoming traffic. The available Smart Key fob allows you to lock and unlock the doors and liftgate with one touch and start the vehicle with the push of a button, Display Audio with Navigation and Entune, 11 JBL GreenEdge speakers in seven locations with a subwoofer and amplifier. Source: The Manufacturer Summary
Additional Vehicle Information
- Features
- Specs
- Mechanical
- Exterior
- Safety
- Technology
- Interior
- Comfort
|Axle ratio
|4WD type
|on demand
|Rear brake type
|Front brake type
|ventilated disc
|Braking assist
|Electronic brakeforce distribution
|Power brakes
|Front suspension classification
|Rear suspension classification
|Front struts
|Rear suspension type
|Rear spring type
|Front spring type
|Front suspension type
|lower control arms
|Rear shock type
|Front shock type
|Front stabilizer bar
|diameter 25 mm
|Rear stabilizer bar
|diameter 23 mm
Stability and Traction
|Stability control
|Traction control
|Battery saver
|heavy duty
|Moonroof / Sunroof
|tilt/slide, power glass, sliding sunshade
|Roof rails
Tires and Rims
|Spare tire size
|Tire type
|all season
|Spare tire mount location
|Spare wheel type
|Tire Pressure Monitoring System
|Daytime running lights
|Front fog lights
|auto delay off, halogen
|Rear wiper
|Window defogger
|Front wipers
|variable intermittent
|Power windows
|safety reverse
|Rear privacy glass
|Solar-tinted glass
|Laminated glass
|Liftgate window
|Rear door type
Exterior Features
|Front bumper color
|Mirror color
|Door handle color
|Rear spoiler
|Rear spoiler color
|Rear bumper color
|Grille color
|chrome accents, silver
|Window trim
|Rearview monitor
|in dash
|Impact absorbing seats
|dual front
|Child safety door locks
|Child seat anchors
|LATCH system
|Energy absorbing steering column
|Safety brake pedal system
|Body side reinforcements
|side impact door beams
|Camera system
|Crumple zones
|Front airbags
|passenger seat cushion, dual
|Airbag deactivation
|occupant sensing passenger
|Side airbags
|Knee airbags
|Side curtain airbags
|front, rear
|Side-curtain airbag rollover sensor
|Anti-theft system
|alarm, engine immobilizer
|2-stage unlocking doors
|Power door locks
|Side mirrors
|integrated turn signals, heated
|Side mirror adjustments
|power, manual folding
Audio System
|voice operated, touch screen display, AM/FM, HD radio
|Auxiliary audio input
|Bluetooth, jack, USB, iPod/iPhone
|Antenna type
|diversity, mast
|In-Dash CD
|single disc, MP3 Playback
|Total speakers
|Speed sensitive volume control
|Satellite radio
In Car Entertainment
|Wireless data link
|Real time traffic
|Digital odometer
|External temperature display
|Multi-function display
|Fuel economy display
|MPG, range
|Warnings and reminders
|low fuel level, low washer fluid, maintenance due, tire fill alert
|Trip odometer
|Driver seat manual adjustments
|height, 6
|Rear headrests
|3, adjustable
|Passenger seat manual adjustments
|4, reclining
|Front headrests
|2, adjustable
|Front seat type
|Rear seat type
|60-40 split bench
|Rear seat manual adjustments
|Rear seat folding
|Driver seat power adjustments
|Seatbelt pretensioners
|Seatbelt force limiters
|Emergency locking retractors
|rear, front
|Seatbelt warning sensor
|Rear seatbelts
|Front seatbelts
|Turns lock-to-lock
|Steering ratio
Convenience Features
|front, rear
|Steering wheel
|tilt and telescopic
|One-touch windows
|Reading lights
|front, rear
|Multi-function remote
|illuminated entry, keyless entry, fuel filler door release
|Cargo area light
|Cruise control
|Power steering
|Retained accessory power
|Power windows
|lockout button
|Steering wheel mounted controls
|audio, phone, multi-function, voice control
|Rearview mirror
|manual day/night
|Cargo cover
|Vanity mirrors
|dual illuminating
|Power outlet(s)
|two 12V front
|Assist handle
|rear, front
|Center console
|front console with armrest and storage
|front seatback, door pockets
Air Conditioning
|Front air conditioning
|automatic climate control
|Front air conditioning zones
|Rear vents
|second row
|Air filtration
Comfort Features
|rear folding, rear center with cupholders
|Floor material
|Steering wheel trim
Drive Type
|Drive Type
|Standard Seating
|Max Seating
|Head Room (front)
|38.9 in
|Head Room (rear)
|38.9 in
|Hip Room (front)
|54.3 in
|Hip Room (rear)
|48.9 in
|Shoulder Room (front)
|57.3 in
|Shoulder Room (rear)
|55.4 in
|Leg Room (front)
|42.6 in
|Leg Room (rear)
|37.2 in
|Seating Rows
Measurements of Size & Shape
|179.9 in
|72.6 in
|Width (without mirrors)
|72.6 in
|67.1 in
|104.7 in
|Ground Clearance
|6.3 in
|Angle of Approach
|29 degrees
|Angle of Departure
|22 degrees
|Track Width (front)
|61.8 in
|Track Width (rear)
|61.8 in
Measurements of Weight
|Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
|4600 lbs
|Gross Vehicle Weight Range
|4001-5000 lbs
|Curb Weight
|3585 lbs
|Base Towing Capacity
|1500 lbs
|Max Towing Capacity
|1500 lbs
Truck Specifications
|Max Payload
|1015 lbs
Interior Dimensions
|Cargo Volume
|38.4 cu ft
|Cargo Volume (rear seats down)
|73.4 cu ft
Performance Specifications
|Turning Circle
|34.8 ft
Fuel Tanks
|Fuel Capacity
|15.9 Gallons
Wheels and Tires
|Front Tire Type
|Front Wheel Diameter
|17.0 x 6.5 in
|Rear Tire Type
|Rear Wheel Diameter
|17.0 x 6.5 in
Crash-Test Ratings
2015 Toyota Rav4 SUV AWD Early Release
|Front Crash Overall
|Front Crash Driver
|Front Crash Passenger
|Side Crash Overall
|Side Barrier Overall
|Side Barrier Driver
|Side Barrier Passenger
|Side Pole Driver
|Side Combined Front
|Side Combined Rear
Green Score
EPA Green Score
( California LEV-II ULEV
EPA and California-required standards. The names refer to tables of numerical limits for the various air pollutants allowed by the standards.
|Fuel Type
Air Pollution Score ?
The Air Pollution Score is based on the government emission standards for which the vehicle was certified to comply with and reflects vehicle tailpipe emissions that contribute to local and regional air pollution, creating problems such as haze, and health issues.
Greenhouse Gas Score ?
This score reflects fuel emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
Smartway ?
SmartWay is a designation earned by those vehicles that have combined Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Scores that place them in the top tier (approximately the top 20%) of environmental performers. SmartWay Elite is reserved for the best of the best.
EPA Green Score
( Federal Tier 2 Bin 5
EPA and California-required standards. The names refer to tables of numerical limits for the various air pollutants allowed by the standards.
|Fuel Type
Air Pollution Score ?
The Air Pollution Score is based on the government emission standards for which the vehicle was certified to comply with and reflects vehicle tailpipe emissions that contribute to local and regional air pollution, creating problems such as haze, and health issues.
Greenhouse Gas Score ?
This score reflects fuel emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
Smartway ?
SmartWay is a designation earned by those vehicles that have combined Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Scores that place them in the top tier (approximately the top 20%) of environmental performers. SmartWay Elite is reserved for the best of the best.
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"Excellent leasing experience with Antonio Ho"
" We recently leased a 2020 4Runner from salesman Antonio Ho. It was a great experience that unfolded as smooth as butter. Antonio is well versed in the knowledge of the vehichles, leasing, and how to quicly and easily earn the trust of customers. I'd return to this dealership and highly recommend it based on our experience with Antonio. "
"Great Experience with David Sullivan"
" My family and I bought a 2019 Rav 4 Adventure from salesman David Sullivan. It was a wonderful experience. He was nice, professional and friendly and took such great care of us. With David, the car buying experience was a joy and we left feeling very confident in our purchase. David helped guide us into the perfect car for us. He went above and beyond to make sure we felt taken care of and that were happy with the car we chose. When we arrived to pick up the car, he had put balloons and color books in our new car for our young daughter and made it feel really special for her and for us. Great guy. Great dealership. I highly recommend Toyota of Greenwich and David Sullivan. "
" Best experience ever buying a car. The car was ready for us when we got there. They have us the keys and we were free to drive and inspect it on our own. Every person we met with was kind and knowledgeable. We ended making a deal and the pickup was just as easy, seamless and wonderful. They took their time to answer ALL our questions and we never felt pressured or rushed. How many times have you been offered coffee, water or lunch when you went to look at a car? That's the level of service we received! So very pleased!!! "
"A wonderful leasing experience"
" We recently renewed a RAV4 lease at Toyota of Greenwich. We returned to this dealership because of the wonderful service we have received in the past from Dave Sullivan. The process was seamless and everything was dealt with in a professional, courteous and expeditious manner. We cannot say enough good things about the car buying/leasing experience that Dave provides and would wholeheartedly recommend him and this dealership to anyone looking for a new car. Davie went above and beyond to find us the car we wanted and we couldn't be happier - thank you Dave and Toyota of Greenwich! Bill & Breda Kelleher "
" Very friendly salesman responded to my inquiry. No high pressure sales gimmicks. Good experience. "
"I recently bought a 4 runner. The service was amazing..."
" I recently bought a 4 runner. The service was amazing right from the beginning. David Sullivan made the car buying experience seamless and painless. Highly recommend greenwich Toyota. "
"Awesome experience at dealership. Dave Sullivan was my..."
" Awesome experience at dealership. Dave Sullivan was my salesperson and he did all the paperwork expeditiously with a smile! I hate going through the motions of the leasing of a car but the entire staff there made it super easy and enjoyable, I had a complicated deal with the return of two cars off lease and from the sales/leasing manager, Bob, giving me a fantastic deal, to the owner, Clint, welcoming me and explaining the servicing policies, to of course Dave who showed me all the gadgets of the Rav 4 that I was leasing it all went smoothly and painlessly. I highly recommend this dealership! "
" Had a little aggregation due to a miscommunication, but all ended well. Jose, my salesperson, was very pleasant, knowledgeable, and professional. Palma the finance manager is an absolute joy to work with. "
"Awesome service- great people great car!Able to get me..."
" Awesome service- great people great car! Able to get me into the car same day. Very approachable, where you feel apart of their family. Highly recommend. "
" I really liked this Toyota dealership, and working with Galina was nice and easy. She really listened to what I wanted and tried to find a car that matched all of my needs. Unfortunately, I didn't end up with a car from here because Toyota doesn't typically have as good of incentives as other makes, but still a good dealership and we recommend if you're looking for a Toyota. "
" Eager to please and accommodating! "
" Very friendly and professional. Unfortunately the vehicle sold prior to be being able to look at it. "
"A very good experience"
" We worked with Dave Sullivan and he very professional and informative. He gave us all the information we needed to make a decision. Would recommend Dealership to friends. "
"A+ from start to finish!"
" We are extremely pleased with all aspects of our experience with Toyota of Greenwich. We are particularly pleased with Dave Sullivan, the employee we dealt with. Dave is down to earth, knowledgeable about the vehicle we were interested in, worked with us to get the options we wanted, as well as keeping within our price range. Made helpful suggestions regarding the Toyota we were returning at the end of our lease on that vehicle. "
" Very good communication. "
" Bobby Caldwell went above and beyond to find me a car in such a short amount of time. I highly recommend seeing him, he takes the time out of his day to get not only accommodate you, but get you through this stressful process. "
" I started looking online and contacted the internet manager, Michael, asking for quotes and stock. Every other person I've contacted gave me the run around saying I need to come in to get these numbers etc etc but I was sent rough estimates for my trade in and for the monthly immediately. When I got in, I can NOT stress enough how easy it was to talk with Jose and his co workers. Amazing vibes and best experience I've had at a car dealership. Never felt like I was being pressured at any point. They laid out every number clearly, worked with me in my specific situation and got me out with the car I wanted at a price I was comfortable with. Can not thank them enough for such an easy experience from start to finish. "
"We worked with Bobby Caldwell and he was fantastic! He..."
" We worked with Bobby Caldwell and he was fantastic! He made us feel comfortable making the decision without pressure. I will recommend Greenwich Toyota and Bobby to friends and family. "
" Stopped by in my car-shopping quest. Lovely atmosphere with very personable staff, but prices were higher than elsewhere (to be expected, but still). They were SUPER quick in getting quotes and answering questions, unlike other surrounding Toyota dealerships where it felt like a test of my nerves/attention span just to get answers. "
" A huge thank you and 5 stars to Toyota of Greenwich for servicing my Scion!! I am someone who knows very little about cars and have had trouble finding a reliable and honest mechanic. Service Advisor Alisa was so friendly and helpful. Lead mechanic Jared was so kind and patient with me, taking time out of his day to test drive the car with me and help me understand my car better. Couldn't have asked for better service, and will definitely be bringing my car there in the future!! "
"Dave Sullivan and the whole team is outstanding!"
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Let the battle begin... again!
"The Voice's" fun battle rounds kept truckin' right along on Monday night, which was the NBC reality hit's fifth night of sing-offs. Sadly, the vocal wars had to be cut short (Ugh, presidential debates, are we right?!), so let's jump right into the night' action.
Which artists did coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton send through to the knockout rounds? And did Christina and Blake use their final saves?
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Team Cee Lo
Hurricane Katrina survivor Alexis Marceaux and "the emotional" Daniel Rosa, a bow-tie lover who wowed in his audition after being turned down in season two, are the first artists to battle of the night and face off with Adam Lambert's "Whaddaya Want From Me."
"I love how you sing with all of your soul," Adam tells Daniel, while Blake preferred Alexis' take on the song. Christina calls it "a great matchup," but gives Daniel some constructive criticism and gives the battle to Alexis. Cee Lo says they "both did a great job," but chooses to keep Daniel as he "connects" with him more. No one steals Alexis, who is "a little disappointed."
Christina makes a surprising confession
Team Adam
"Hippie" Nicole Nelson and high schooler Brandon Mahone take on one of the most famous duets of all time: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Are we the only ones who immediately thought of Ryan Gosling dancing in "Remember the Titans?" No, just us? Moving on! Adam picked the classic because he thinks the two soulful singers will complement each other well, as Nicole is very experienced and can nurture Brandon a bit.
Blake praises both singers but chooses Nicole. Christina says it "was the perfect song choice," and Cee Lo says it was an "evenly matched battle" and says Brandon is the winner. Adam says they both made him "a happy coach." Unfortunately, he can't keep both singers, and Brandon gets sent home as Adam sends Nicole through to the knockout round.
Two other quickie battles went down on Team Adam: Single father Brian Scartocci and wedding singer Loren Allred faced off, with Loren advancing. Former Artist vs. Poet frontman Joe Kirkland and reggae hip-hop singer Samuel Mouton also went up against each other, and Adam sent through Joe.
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Team Blake
It was a slow night for the country crooner, as only one of his team's battles aired. Pop-opera singer Ryan Jirovec went up against former Hey Monday lead singer Cassadee Pope (who defended her right to be on the show after her audition) battled, and Blake sent Cassadee through.
Team Christina
The final contestants to battle are 20-year-old Devyn DeLoera and 15-year-old MarissaAnn, the youngest person in the competition. Their song? "Free Your Mind," which is "a song they get to attack aggressively," Christina says.
Cee Lo calls it a tough decision but gives the edge to MarissAnn, while Adam preferred Devyn's take on the song. Blake was "blown away" by MarissaAnn because she is only 15. In the end, Christina's winner is Devyn. Don't feel bad for MarissaAnn, though, as Blake decides to steal her. "I like MarissaAnn," he says, before pushing his button. "Thank you for doing that," Christina says, before telling the young singer, "You are in good hands."
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Like me, you've probably heard nothing but praises for Caesars new buffet. Renovations have been figured at 17 million for Bacchanal's 25,000 square foot space. That alone is pretty impressive, but it also claims to offer more than 500 individual menu items with seafood, meat, Italian, Asian and Mexican stations, as well as an array of desserts.
Friends were visiting from out of town and it was a must eat for them. It seemed like an opportune time to give it a try so I joined them. We met for brunch, I arrived at 10:45 and we were seated by 11 o'clock. Weekend brunch is $39.99 with a Total Rewards card. I believe it is $3 more without it.
We were seated in the back. Once settled, we scattered in search of tasty eats rather than waiting for our server to tend to our drink order.
We began at the Asian station, which offered your typical stir-frys, springrolls and a variety of dumplings. There was space for a live action station, but no one was manning it. There was no signage to indicate what was available either.
From there, offerings include fromage and charcuterie. The selection isn't high quality, but it was better than what you'd find at most grocer delis. The rolls topped with cheese and carmelized onions were tasty. I got seconds on those.
There were a lot of breakfast items, made to order omelets, croque-monsieur/madame, steak and eggs, pancakes, french toast, sausage, bacon and potatoes.
The next section offered comfort foods like sliders, waffle fries, tater tots and potato skins. Plus, a selection of carved meats. Those individual dishes are cute, but not so practical. It's hard to juggle because they take so much space, the cast iron dishes are warm to the touch. Some with heat sensitivity might have a real problem.
The last stop before dessert was seafood and freshly squeezed juices. This is actually the first section seen from the entrance. There were mussels, oysters, crab legs and prawns.
Moving over to desserts: there was a crepe station, cookie jars, plated treats, pastries, candy and a gelato bar.
The dining room has a few large tables for big groups.
They must have already scaled back staff, drink service was terrible. We sat down with our first plate and we were completely ignored or server checked on all the tables around us but never stopped by. My friend left the table to flag her down. She brought over mimosas. She had a gentlemen assisting and he kept our first few glasses full. I had asked for a water, but never received it. Plates took a while to be cleared. I expected far more attention.
I sampled a bit of everything, nothing was bad, but only a few things were memorable. 17 million spent, and what did I enjoy most? The tater tots. The gelatos were really delicious too. I tried the vanilla fleur de sel and the fig and balsamic. The watermelon sorbet was nice and refreshing too.
Buffets used to have value. These days, I'd rather spend $45 on a nice plate of food prepared just for me. If I compare the buffets I've dined semi-recently I'd say Bacchanal is far better than the Rio, but comparable to M Resort.


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This section covers the required and optional zone components that can be configured. Additional information is provided in Zone Configuration Data.
You must choose a name and a path for your zone.
The autoboot property setting determines whether the zone is automatically booted when the global zone is booted. The zones service, svc:/system/zones:default must also be enabled.
If you have configured resource pools on your system as described in Chapter 13, Creating and Administering Resource Pools (Tasks), you can use the pool property to associate the zone with one of the resource pools when you configure the zone.
Starting with the Solaris 10 8/07 release, if you do not have resource pools configured, you can still specify that a subset of the system's processors be dedicated to a non-global zone while it is running by using the dedicated-cpu resource. The system will dynamically create a temporary pool for use while the zone is running. With specification through zonecfg, pool settings propagate during migrations.
A zone configuration using a persistent pool set through the pool property is incompatible with a temporary pool configured through the dedicated-cpu resource. You can set only one of these two properties.
The dedicated-cpu resource specifies that a subset of the system's processors should be dedicated to a non-global zone while it is running. When the zone boots, the system will dynamically create a temporary pool for use while the zone is running.
With specification in zonecfg, pool settings propagate during migrations.
The dedicated-cpu resource sets limits for ncpus, and optionally, importance.
Specify the number of CPUs or specify a range, such as 2–4 CPUs. If you specify a range because you want dynamic resource pool behavior, also do the following:
Set the importance property.
Enable the poold service. For instructions, see Solaris 10 11/06 and Later: How to Enable the Dynamic Resource Pools Service Using svcadm.
If you are using a CPU range to achieve dynamic behavior, also set the importance property, The importance property, which is optional, defines the relative importance of the pool. This property is only needed when you specify a range for ncpus and are using dynamic resource pools managed by poold. If poold is not running, then importance is ignored. If poold is running and importance is not set, importance defaults to 1. For more information, see pool.importance Property Constraint.
The capped-cpu resource and the dedicated-cpu resource are incompatible. The cpu-shares rctl and the dedicated-cpu resource are incompatible.
The capped-cpu resource provides an absolute fine-grained limit on the amount of CPU resources that can be consumed by a project or a zone. When used in conjunction with processor sets, CPU caps limit CPU usage within a set. The capped-cpu resource has a single ncpus property that is a positive decimal with two digits to the right of the decimal. This property corresponds to units of CPUs. The resource does not accept a range. The resource does accept a decimal number. When specifying ncpus, a value of 1 means 100 percent of a CPU. A value of 1.25 means 125 percent, because 100 percent corresponds to one full CPU on the system.
The capped-cpu resource and the dedicated-cpu resource are incompatible.
You can use the fair share scheduler (FSS) to control the allocation of available CPU resources among zones, based on the importance of the workloads in the zone. This workload importance is expressed by the number of shares of CPU resources that you assign to each zone. Even if you are not using FSS to manage CPU resource allocation between zones, you can set the zone's scheduling-class to use FSS so that you can set shares on projects within the zone.
When you explicitly set the cpu-shares property, the fair share scheduler (FSS) will be used as the scheduling class for that zone. However, the preferred way to use FSS in this case is to set FSS to be the system default scheduling class with the dispadmin command. That way, all zones will benefit from getting a fair share of the system CPU resources. If cpu-shares is not set for a zone, the zone will use the system default scheduling class. The following actions set the scheduling class for a zone:
In the Solaris 10 8/07 release, you can use the scheduling-class property in zonecfg to set the scheduling class for the zone.
You can set the scheduling class for a zone through the resource pools facility. If the zone is associated with a pool that has its pool.scheduler property set to a valid scheduling class, then processes running in the zone run in that scheduling class by default. See Introduction to Resource Pools and How to Associate a Pool With a Scheduling Class.
If the cpu-shares rctl is set and FSS has not been set as the scheduling class for the zone through another action, zoneadmd sets the scheduling class to FSS when the zone boots.
If the scheduling class is not set through any other action, the zone inherits the system default scheduling class.
Note that you can use the priocntl described in the priocntl(1) man page to move running processes into a different scheduling class without changing the default scheduling class and rebooting.
The capped-memory resource sets limits for physical, swap, and locked memory. Each limit is optional, but at least one must be set.
Determine values for this resource if you plan to cap memory for the zone by using rcapd from the global zone. The physical property of the capped-memory resource is used by rcapd as the max-rss value for the zone.
The swap property of the capped-memory resource is the preferred way to set the zone.max-swap resource control.
The locked property of the capped-memory resource is the preferred way to set the zone.max-locked-memory resource control.
Applications generally do not lock significant amounts of memory, but you might decide to set locked memory if the zone's applications are known to lock memory. If zone trust is a concern, you can also consider setting the locked memory cap to 10 percent of the system's physical memory, or 10 percent of the zone's physical memory cap.
For more information, see Chapter 10, Physical Memory Control Using the Resource Capping Daemon (Overview), Chapter 11, Administering the Resource Capping Daemon (Tasks), and How to Configure the Zone. To temporarily set a resource cap for a zone, see How to Specify a Temporary Resource Cap for a Zone.
Zone network interfaces configured by the zonecfg command to provide network connectivity will automatically be set up and placed in the zone when it is booted.
The Internet Protocol (IP) layer accepts and delivers packets for the network. This layer includes IP routing, the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), IP security architecture (IPsec), and IP Filter.
There are two IP types available for non-global zones, shared-IP and exclusive-IP. The shared-IP zone shares a network interface and the exclusive-IP zone must have a dedicated network interface.
For information about IP features in each type, see Networking in Shared-IP Non-Global Zones and Solaris 10 8/07: Networking in Exclusive-IP Non-Global Zones.
The shared-IP zone is the default type. The zone must have one or more dedicated IP addresses. A shared-IP zone shares the IP layer configuration and state with the global zone. The zone should use the shared-IP instance if both of the following are true:
The zone is to be connected to the same data-link, that is, be on the same IP subnet or subnets as the global zone.
You do not want the other capabilities that the exclusive-IP zone provides.
Shared-IP zones are assigned one or more IP addresses using the zonecfg command. The data-link names must also be configured in the global zone.
These addresses are associated with logical network interfaces. The ifconfig command can be used from the global zone to add or remove logical interfaces in a running zone. For more information, see Shared-IP Network Interfaces.
Full IP-level functionality is available in an exclusive-IP zone.
An exclusive-IP zone has its own IP-related state.
This includes the ability to use the following features in an exclusive-IP zone:
IP Filter, including network address translation (NAT) functionality
ndd for setting TCP/UDP/SCTP as well as IP/ARP-level knobs
IP security (IPsec) and Internet Key Exchange (IKE), which automates the provision of authenticated keying material for IPsec security association
An exclusive-IP zone is assigned its own set of data-links using the zonecfg command. The zone is given a data-link name such as xge0, e1000g1, or bge32001, using the physical property of the net resource. The address property of the net resource is not set.
Note that the assigned data-link enables the snoop command to be used.
The dladm command can be used with the show-linkprop subcommand to show the assignment of data-links to running exclusive-IP zones. The dladm command can be used with the set-linkprop subcommand to assign additional data-links to running zones. See Solaris 10 8/07: Administering Data-Links in Exclusive-IP Non-Global Zones for usage examples.
Inside a running exclusive-IP zone, the ifconfig command can be used to configure IP, which includes the ability to add or remove logical interfaces. The IP configuration in a zone can be set up in the same way as for the global zone, by using the sysidtools described in sysidcfg(4).
The IP configuration of an exclusive-IP zone can only be viewed from the global zone by using the zlogin command. An example follows.
global# zlogin zone1 ifconfig -a
In a shared-IP zone, applications in the zone, including the superuser, cannot send packets with source IP addresses other than the ones assigned to the zone through the zonecfg utility. This type of zone does not have access to send and receive arbitrary data-link (layer 2) packets.
For an exclusive-IP zone, zonecfg instead grants the entire specified data-link to the zone. As a result, the superuser in an exclusive-IP zone can send spoofed packets on those data-links, just as can be done in the global zone.
The shared-IP zones always share the IP layer with the global zone, and the exclusive-IP zones always have their own instance of the IP layer. Both shared-IP zones and exclusive-IP zones can be used on the same machine.
Generally, the file systems mounted in a zone include the following:
The set of file systems mounted when the virtual platform is initialized
The set of file systems mounted from within the application environment itself
This can include, for example, the following file systems:
File systems specified in a zone's /etc/vfstab file
AutoFS and AutoFS-triggered mounts
Mounts explicitly performed by a zone administrator
Certain restrictions are placed on mounts performed from within the application environment. These restrictions prevent the zone administrator from denying service to the rest of the system, or otherwise negatively impacting other zones.
There are security restrictions associated with mounting certain file systems from within a zone. Other file systems exhibit special behavior when mounted in a zone. See File Systems and Non-Global Zones for more information.
The zonecfg command uses a rule-matching system to specify which devices should appear in a particular zone. Devices matching one of the rules are included in the zone's /dev file system. For more information, see How to Configure the Zone.
You can set a hostid property for the non-global zone that is different from the hostid of the global zone. This would be done in the case of a physical machine consolidated into a zone using the physical to virtual capability. Applications now inside the zone might depend on the original hostid, and it might not be possible to update the application configuration. See Resource and Property Types for more information.
The global administrator can set privileged zone-wide resource controls for a zone. Zone-wide resource controls limit the total resource usage of all process entities within a zone.
These limits are specified for both the global and non-global zones by using the zonecfg command. See How to Configure the Zone.
Starting with the Solaris 10 8/07 release, the preferred, simpler method for setting a zone-wide resource control is to use the property name instead of the rctl resource.
Solaris 10 5/08: The zone.cpu-cap resource control sets an absolute limit on the amount of CPU resources that can be consumed by a zone. A value of 100 means 100 percent of one CPU as the project.cpu-cap setting. A value of 125 is 125 percent, because 100 percent corresponds to one full CPU on the system when using CPU caps.
When setting the capped-cpu resource, you can use a decimal number for the unit. The value correlates to the zone.capped-cpu resource control, but the setting is scaled down by 100. A setting of 1 is equivalent to a setting of 100 for the resource control.
The zone.cpu-shares resource control sets a limit on the number of fair share scheduler (FSS) CPU shares for a zone. CPU shares are first allocated to the zone, and then further subdivided among projects within the zone as specified in the project.cpu-shares entries. For more information, see Using the Fair Share Scheduler on a Solaris System With Zones Installed. The global property name for this control is cpu-shares.
The zone.max-locked-memory resource control limits the amount of locked physical memory available to a zone The allocation of the locked memory resource across projects within the zone can be controlled by using the project.max-locked-memory resource control. See Table 6–1 for more information.
The zone.max-lwps resource control enhances resource isolation by preventing too many LWPs in one zone from affecting other zones. The allocation of the LWP resource across projects within the zone can be controlled by using the project.max-lwps resource control. See Table 6–1 for more information. The global property name for this control is max-lwps.
The zone.max-msg-ids, zone.max-sem-ids, zone.max-shm-ids, and zone.max-shm-memory resource controls are used to limit System V resources used by all processes within a zone. The allocation of System V resources across projects within the zone can be controlled by using the project versions of these resource controls. The global property names for these controls are max-msg-ids, max-sem-ids, max-shm-ids, and max-shm-memory.
The zone.max-swap resource control limits swap consumed by user process address space mappings and tmpfs mounts within a zone. The output of prstat -Z displays a SWAP column. The swap reported is the total swap consumed by the zone's processes and tmpfs mounts. This value assists in monitoring the swap reserved by each zone, which can be used to choose an appropriate zone.max-swap setting.Table 17–1 Zone-Wide Resource Controls
Control Name
Global Property Name
Default Unit
Value Used For
Solaris 10 5/08: Absolute limit on the amount of CPU resources for this zone.
Quantity (number of CPUs), expressed as a percentage
Note –
When setting as the capped-cpu resource, you can use a decimal number for the unit.
Number of fair share scheduler (FSS) CPU shares for this zone.
Quantity (shares)
Total amount of physical locked memory available to a zone.
If priv_proc_lock_memory is assigned to a zone, consider setting this resource control as well, to prevent that zone from locking all memory.
Size (bytes)
locked property of capped-memory.
Maximum number of LWPs simultaneously available to this zone.
Quantity (LWPs)
Maximum number of message queue IDs allowed for this zone.
Quantity (message queue IDs)
Maximum number of semaphore IDs allowed for this zone.
Quantity (semaphore IDs)
Maximum number of shared memory IDs allowed for this zone.
Quantity (shared memory IDs)
Total amount of System V shared memory allowed for this zone.
Size (bytes)
Total amount of swap that can be consumed by user process address space mappings and tmpfs mounts for this zone.
Size (bytes)
swap property of capped-memory
These limits can be specified for running processes by using the prctl command. An example is provided in How to Set FSS Shares in the Global Zone Using the prctl Command. Limits specified through the prctl command are not persistent. The limits are only in effect until the system is rebooted.
When a zone is booted, a default set of safe privileges is included in the configuration. These privileges are considered safe because they prevent a privileged process in the zone from affecting processes in other non-global zones on the system or in the global zone. You can use the zonecfg command to do the following:
Add to the default set of privileges, understanding that such changes might allow processes in one zone to affect processes in other zones by being able to control a global resource.
Remove from the default set of privileges, understanding that such changes might prevent some processes from operating correctly if they require those privileges to run.
There are a few privileges that cannot be removed from the zone's default privilege set, and there are also a few privileges that cannot be added to the set at this time.
For more information, see Privileges in a Non-Global Zone, How to Configure the Zone, and privileges(5).
You can add a comment for a zone by using the attr resource type. For more information, see How to Configure the Zone.


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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
I'm sitting here at my posting perch, sweat dripping down the center of my back, glass of ultra chilled French Provencal Rose in my glass…the heat in the room causing my glass to weep and send little droplets of cool water between my fingers, down the base of my glass and settling into the denim that stretches across my knee. My mind and my mouth full of stories from the past four days, my energy…my head and my heart making me weep and spill my droplets through stories to my husband and now here in my ever waiting, always ready to hear blank Word file. Home, I'm home and even with my face smelling of the proper skin cleanser, my ass snuggled into the spot that I've been molding for years, in front of the television I have on but ignore, even here I feel like I left part of my home when I got on that plane yesterday afternoon.
As a few of you might know I just spent the past couple days tasting, laughing….laughing a lot, learning and putting not only faces but gestures, voices, smells and "texture" to the names and people I have been so touched by for over a year now. Really kind of a strange thing about this whole blogging business, to be so close, feel so much love, adoration and admiration for a person or people whom you have yet to look directly in the eye…share a meal with or felt tucked firmly in your embrace. There tends to be lots of proclamations of "friendship" and "love" in the blogosphere and on Facebook, the words tossed about without all that much meaning behind them but….for me, with these four men, I can say that I truly love them and even sight unseen I would walk through broken glass for each of them. Trust is a very real thing for me, it is not something that I just give…gotta earn it and trusting anyone with my heart, well…something that is even harder. I can drink like a fish, curse like a sailor and talk sex without batting an eye but opening my heart, handing over something that is in fact, (no matter how "hard" I come off) very fragile…almost never happens and here I was sitting in my room at the Travelodge in Healdsburg slipping a sweater over my head before running downstairs to the waiting Ron Washam……..The HoseMaster of Wine. A man that long before I set eyes on him held my heart in his very gentle hands, the man that was to be at my side when I walked into a restaurant for the meeting with three other wine professionals, three other dudes that melt and also have a little slice of my heart.
"Well there's Tom" I said as I gave my shirt one final tug before walking into the bar at Estate restaurant. Tom Wark, the one responsible for shining a little spotlight on this silly blog when he did one of his bloggerviews of me on his blog Fermentation. The cat that I talk cocktails and ideas with and someone that while not a reader per se has always been supportive of my voice here in this place. Now here he was hopping off a barstool, giving me a big ol' hug and introducing me to his beautiful fiancée Kathy. After a few minutes of chit chat I hear Ron's voice, "Charlie" (Ron had the advantage of meeting almost all of us before this dinner, popular thing that he is) and I turned around to see, finally see the face of Our Puff Daddy, Sir Charles…My Charlie. "There she is" he said just seconds before giving me the sweetest, tightest hug that I could have spent five minutes in. We all met Charlie's lovely wife Terry and opted to be seated at our table while we waited for the last member of our party.
Boy girl boy girl seating implemented and then began the pulling of wines from wine bags that has always been the ritual when I have attended a dinner with people that are truly passionate about wine. I was first up with my bottle of NV Camille Saves Brut and as expected it was Charlie that was the first to challenge me. "Now Sam, how can you like this and not like California Chardonnay?" goddamn it Charlie. "This wine is as rich and as full as many California Chardonnays" he continued and thus began my favorite part of events like this…the debating and passion filled conversation.
As I was explaining to Charlie that while this wine was in fact rich and full it was not sweet on entry and did not have that oily feeling that I dislike about many of the Chardonnays I crack on I happened to see a tall, thin guy with bottles in his hand looking, well looking like he was looking for something. "John Kelly" I said as I jumped from my seat and gave him a hug. John, (winemaker and part owner of Westwood Winery) and I have spent many a late night, (we are both nocturnal) shit talking and behaving like those obnoxious kids in bunk beds whose parents are always yelling at to shut up and go to sleep. He has more than once told me that I am like a little brother to him, (yeah flattering that but whatever) so my banter and comfort with him was instantaneous. He slipped in beside me at the table, perfect…the bunk bed kids at the dinner table.
I popped the second bottle of bubbles, a 2002 H. Billiot Brut and once again Charlie was quizzing me. "Now why would you pour this wine second? The other wine is fuller" he said and that was when I figured out the difference in our palates. The Billiot was actually a fuller, richer and deeper wine but the entry was leaner, drier and more mineral and lemon driven. The Saves was all up front and full of baked apples and buttery crust but the finish was less serious, less layered and nowhere near as palate coating but that was what made me get it. Charlie is used to primary fruit, he tastes that first and then delves deeper into the wine where my palate is startled by primary and has a hard time getting past that in order to move on. Now before anyone goes thinking I am saying anything negative about this man's palate just stop, nothing could be further from the truth and in fact I see it as more of a flaw in mine. Noticed it at many of the places Ron took me over the weekend, my palate would just seize up…and I hate to say this, burn a little and then from there I had a hard time trying to find the rest. Just different.
Before too long the corks were being extracted from bottles; the 1996 Edizione Pennino Zinfandel magnum, 1990 Fonsallette Syrah magnum, 1985 Stags Leap SLV Cabernet, 1978 Chalone Pinot Noir, 2004 (I think) Failla Syrah, 2008 Piuze Chablis and a 1970 Beaulieu Georges de Latour Private Reserve. Bottles open, glasses being poured, tasting, smelling, four or five different conversations going on around the table. "The 78 is fading" "I think this wine is corked" "No it's not corked" "I can see why you like this but I prefer" "Charlie I brought this for you" (bottle of Pastis so he could pay up on his Boston Celtics suck bet. Oh and Charlie I would love to take the credit for that little maneuver but you have to know that had Washam written all over it) rapid but respectfully the voices locked and engaged while plates of food passed this way and that. Active, passionate, rambunctious, laughter, head shaking, more glasses more wine, more food….family. I felt as at home at that table, with those people, the way we all feel about wine, about each other…home.
I felt so full by the time we had to say goodbye; full of admiration for these remarkably knowledgeable men, full of adoration for the women that love them, full of wines that I would never had tasted had it not been for them….full from spending the evening with people that are holding bits of my heart. Full….my heart was full.
Sunday afternoon Ron and I had been invited to attend a blogger tasting, lie Ron had been invited and I was allowed to tag along…a vertical of Ridge Lytton Springs along with a couple vintages of Ridge Montebello. Quite an eye opening event for me in a couple ways. First of all these are wines that I have little experience with but had always wanted to spend time with. I know that they are considered by many to be some of the best and most age worthy wines in California, that appeals to my inner geek and I could not wait to try and get a better understanding of them. And to be there with someone that had such a long history with them, hear his take and have him help me…could not wait. We sat at the rather subdued table and I was quite honored that Christopher Watkins, (448 A Ridge Blog) took the time to welcome me personally, thank Ron for being there…he had the nicest things to say about both our blogs and seemed genuinely happy that we were able to join them. Christopher was a very welcoming guy, a snappy as hell dresser and not all that hard on the eyes if you get me.
We were on the third or fourth wine, my nose buried then leaning in and chatting with my internet husband about what I was getting, waiting to hear him share his impressions and while we were kind of low speaking…..we were the loudest ones at the table. I looked up and everyone was pounding away on their phones, ipads and laptops. We kept plugging along, the wines truly fascinating for me to taste and smell but I could not help but notice that at this table, the table of "friends" one of which has even poked me (whatever the hell that is) on Facebook….the one sitting right next to me and never once said hello or introduced himself, none of them were talking to each other. Sure they were sending messages out into the ether, know how I know? One guy finally said something to the woman, the woman with the same wine in her glass that was sitting across from him, "You haven't tweeted in seven minutes" what....the.....fuck? You have these tremendously fascinating, these incredibly interesting wines in your glass, sitting around the table with people you seem to like and you are counting tweets?! I'm sure that was exactly what the winemaker had in mind when he was pruning, harvesting, crushing and aging these wines…a bunch of self appointed wine experts counting each other's tweets. I simply don't get it and truth be told it robbed me of all the bits about wine that I love. The sharing, the talking, even the arguing….the passion and emotion were replaced by thumping thumbs and tweet counting. Pissed, I was actually pissed at how little the wines and for that matter, the people at the table were being respected. Wineries really want this? This number crunching, this vacant ether puking to who….the other jackhole across the table at the same event?
Don't get it, don't like it and these two events were a perfect example of why. One night tasting, laughing, sharing, arguing, feeling with a group of people that have been wine experts, collectors and lovers for…well a couple of them for almost as long as I have been breathing, people that live in the moment they are tasting and drinking and then sitting around in a numbers crunching lab with people that feel more comfortable fondling their "pods" than talking to their neighbor. Just in case you couldn't tell, easy choice for me. Just like sex it can't be just about the facts, feels empty without the passion and love and I just aint doin' it.
Had a fantastic trip and I would like to thank Charlie Olken, John Kelly, Tom Wark and their lovely spouses for taking the time, (those poor women) to meet me for dinner, to share such heart pounding wines, your time and your hearts with me. You simply cannot know what it meant and I am not writer enough to make you feel it. I love you all, honestly you are so in my heart that there are not words complex enough to describe how much that moved me, how much and how often you move me.
To Christopher Watkins for allowing me to expand my palate by letting me attend the tasting, so sorry if it comes off like I am trashing your event…I'm not. You were wonderful, the wines compelling and mind changing, and while the situation was not my thing, those wines absolutely were.
To Joe (Suburban Wino) for the invite to your late night backyard affair, you and your family are adorable, you and I agree on so much as far as the blog world is concerned and I rather liked your random ipod music. It was wonderful meeting you and just as you said to me, "you are exactly how I thought you would be".
To Ron Washam for the driving my ass around, the hotel reservations, the tasting appointments, the dinners, lunches, laughter, musical stylings, the stories, did I mention the laugher and for showing me what the heart of a truly remarkable human feels like. It is an honor to live in that big heart of yours and an honor to love you. I love you with all of my heart and knowing you has made me a better person.
I sit here with these sweaty drops on my jeans, in my space, my home…feeling homesick.
Twas one hell of a weekend. One that I shall never forget.....
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Sam ~ Glad you kids had a great time. Wish I could have been in the backyard with all of you.
- September 29, 2010 at 3:25 AM
- Valerie said...
Love times like this - rare, memorable, and never saw them coming or know when (if) there'll be another. I agree - social media is a little out of control, ironically, in social situations. I'd rather enjoy the moments and people, and relive it later in writing, as you just did.
- September 29, 2010 at 5:36 AM
- Thomas said...
Make me jealous, go ahead...
Re, the blogger tasting: yuck +20
- September 29, 2010 at 6:04 AM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Think you would have much preferred the dinner to the backyard deal seeing as the "gang" was at the dinner but thank you. I did in fact have a very wonderful, absolutely memorable time.
I've been lucky enough to attend many of those geek/collector dinners and when you love wine in the way that I do, they're simply magic. Yeah the social media thing just floored me, and trust me I am hardly making sound worse than it was..."You haven't tweeted in 7 minutes"???? Lame.
You would have most definitely rounded out the group darlin'
- September 29, 2010 at 7:56 AM
- chris said...
Hear the clapping? That's me, clapping my hands in glee for you and your friends, the wine, and the memories. Guess this proves the old adage that "home is where the heart is."
Welcome home!
- September 29, 2010 at 8:31 AM
- Ron Washam said...
What My Gorgeous Samantha manages to ignore is that Charlie, Tom and John were very excited to finally meet her and that the entire dinner was arranged in her honor. She is uncomfortable with so much adoration, but, believe me, the place was positively oozing with it. I think some got on my pants. It is quite an experience to sit at a table and talk about older wines with people whose accumulated experience with wine comes to about 150 years, even if 100 of those years belong to Charlie.
Christopher Watkins was kind enough to invite me to the Ridge blogger tasting claiming he was a fan of my late unlamented HoseMaster of Wine blog. I decided it would be a hoot to attend with Samantha, see the Poodles in action. It was disheartening and enlightening at the same time, and made me grateful I'd never attended a Wine Bloggers' Conference. It was a startling contrast to the dinner with all of Samantha's Adoring Men (S.A.M.'s Club). However, there is something satisfying about watching Samantha taste nine Lytton Springs Zins in one day! It's kind of like the Russian Roulette scene in "The Deer Hunter."
Samantha and I had a raucous, amazing, hilarious, wonderful, life-affirming, loving, crazy, intense three days. I am not the HoseMaster, but Samantha is most definitely and most beautifully Sans Dosage. I dropped her off at the airport and all the way home marveled at her sprawling and penetrating intelligence, quick wit, passion, and love for wine and life. I've never met anyone quite like her. All that is good about the world streams from her heart.
Thank you, My Gorgeous Samantha, for your luminous and brilliant company, and for loving me despite my many weaknesses and endless introspection. Come back soon. I miss your giggle.
I love you!
- September 29, 2010 at 8:45 AM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Thank you dear friend. It was quite the weekend and I hope with all of my heart it does not take me another year to do it again.
Ron My Love,
I know you are staying away from the blog world and feared that you would feel compelled to post because of my mention of you...okay my gushing on ya. I am beyond moved that you broke your silence and I assure you I meant every word of what I said. Oh and goddamnit, it is not my SAM'S Club you jackass, they were there for each other just as much as they were there for me!
I adored spending so much time in your presence, listing, laughing, getting to know all about you...all of makes up the brilliant and loving man that you are and I would not change one single thing about you. Well aside from that Zin loving bullshit.
Thank you so much for taking so much time, sharing so much and working my damn abs, cannot remember when I have laughed so much, so hard and for so many days. You have my heart dear man and I love you.
- September 29, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Thomas said...
Funny that you should mention the Deer Hunter, Ron.
When I first read Christopher Watkins' name in Sam's post I read it as Christopher Walken.
- September 29, 2010 at 9:28 AM
- John M. Kelly said...
Like I said over at Charlie's blog - I really hope we can make this get-together an annual affair. Four hours in a noisy restaurant was just not enough time to spend with the people I have come to cherish and respect through this emotion-deficient internet - not to mention the distraction of all that great wine. Do you think the servers had a good time with the remains after we left?
I'm laughing at your reaction to the twitter tasting. Yes - exactly. See my comment above re: the emotion-deficiency of the internet.
It goes the other way too: somm friend of mine was pouring at a reception for wealthy collectors the other day at one of those Napa cult wineries that makes a horribly expensive cocktail Cab. She was pouring 1998 CWC Pol Roger as they came in, until someone asked for a wine I will decline to name: an over-oaked, overripe, fat, flabby, high-alcohol New World blend of Viognier and Rousanne (you know who you are you guilty f**k) and EVERY guest started raving about it. Every one. Poof - no more Winston Churchill from one of the best vintages in 100 years. WTF? Call me an elitist snob if you will... I can deal with it.
- September 29, 2010 at 9:56 AM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Oh c'mon....name names, some of French wine drinkers have not a clue what you are talking about. Would in fact be very cool to have some kind of meet up once a year, would love it. When I got home I told the hubby that I would be making a trek up that way at least once a year now, if not more so count me in kid.
- September 29, 2010 at 6:47 PM
- Joe said...
Can't say thanks enough for popping by our little rat nest on Sunday night. Was great to meet, as we didn't get to chat much at the Ridge event. It was definitely different doing wine country with the wife and a baby, but everyone was so accomodating to them, and I don't think the kid scared anyone off.
Funny thing, those blogger events. I think there are two sorts of folks in the "blogger" world: the ones who write stuff and the ones who are "social media ninjas". Sounds like we agree: I'd much rather discuss, rant, and argue. But then again, I'm not very prolific on the social media. I'd rather enjoy the moment and write later. Honestly, I think I sent out 2 "tweets" the whole time. However, I don't think things were as dire as you say. At least on my end of the table. Sure folks were taking notes, but there was also a lot of conversation.
To me, the lack of passionate argument comes more from the spitting and dumping. Wine (and politics, and religion) always becomes a heated debate with a couple glasses in the belly.
Again, lovely to meet you. I look forward to another meeting soon!
- September 29, 2010 at 7:52 PM
- k2 said...
Sounds like it was quite the evening. And you should revel in the affections you receive Sam, you really get to people just by showing us what being a wine lover really means - being fearless, uninhibated, adventurous and generous, with friends, family, and strange souls you just happen to run into here on the Interwebs. Cheers!
- September 29, 2010 at 7:57 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
The rats...or your reaction to were hilarious. I thank you again for having me and it was so nice to chat with you and your wife. Your kid scaring anyone off? Don't think that sweet little thing made a peep the whole time I was there.
The event may not have dire on your end but damn, on mine...gack. Maybe I have just been marinating in the other way so long that I just can't wrap my head around that kind of thing..."You haven't tweeted in 7 minutes" infamy, that will go down in infamy.
Don't forget to send me your address kid, I owe you a Camille Saves Brut and while I may not be a lot of things I am a woman of my word.
Dude, why you gotta make me go blush and junk? Not sure I own any of those kind monikers but am flattered beyond belief that you would think so. Just a silly chick that loves wine, the others that love it and kind of digs living in each and every second. If that speaks to you then I am very proud.
- September 29, 2010 at 8:31 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Oh goddamn it, could I have more typos, missing words and random spaces in one comment section? Fuck. Going for more Barbera....
- September 29, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- vickibarkley said...
Thanks for the post...It's making me smile, and giving me a faraway look, as I let your description of your geek dinner love fest wash over me. You do understand that those four words strung together constitute highest praise?
I think that events and meetings like your weekend make the world a better place.
And you are generous for sharing it so freely.
I love you,too.
- September 30, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Awe Vicki, that is too sweet. Still cannot believe it when you crazy kids thank me for sharing....it is I that should be thanking you for reading so, no...thank you.
- September 30, 2010 at 8:56 AM
- Charlie Olken said...
Ron is right. It was the our own version of the Sam Club.
Just to be sure, I liked both bubblies, but I simply would have poured the Billiot first because I prefer subtly before directness.
As for the Camille Saves and CA Chards, as Ronald Reagan once said, "There you go again". You have again said dry wines are sweet. They may be fruity; they are certainly far more open and opulent than Chablis, but they are not sweet--at least not most of the Chards that are worthy of a second glance. And, the Camille Saves is sweet. It has measurable sweetness and it tastes sweeter than most CA Chards. It has higher acidity--all bubblies do unless they are hopelessly out of balance.
And of course, the discussions like these, in the midst of a rollocking good evening, are what makes being in this biz so much fun. We takes our wines seriously, but we take each other with understanding, passion and respect.
And yes, love. I am with John Kelly on this. We need to do it again. And next time, I'm not drinking any Pastis, thank you.
- September 30, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- winebookgirl said...
Not to pick a fight, but as I was sitting across from you at Ridge. . . Ron tweeted the exact number of times I did and not a single person there commented on my lack of tweets at the time or since.
- September 30, 2010 at 8:52 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Charlie Love,
We so need to sit down in a quieter venue and discuss perceived sweetness...as in how I perceive and how you perceive it. I know there are ways to measure actual sweetness but what I find sweet you simply might not, no way to know until we sit amongst a bunch of bottles and learn each others palates. Deal?
I will fly up there for another meeting in a heartbeat. Loved it and cannot wait to do it again. I do think a slightly more audibly agreeable place might be in order...
Oh and Sir Charles if you are part of my "club" then I might even join. I adore you.
Okay first of all you were delightful and I enjoyed chatting with you very much. It must have just been me but that kind of setting while drinking wine was like fucking with your clothes on to me. Just not my thing. It's not wrong, just absolutely not what fires me up about wine. Oh and Ron only tweeted because you made him but that was funny as hell to watch and someone alerted me later....someone at the table tweeted about the HoseMaster tweeting....just sayin. Very much enjoyed meeting you and hope to do it again!
- September 30, 2010 at 10:00 PM
- winebookgirl said...
It was lovely to meet you.
I was thinking about people's tweeting at such events last night because of a discussion I had with my daughter. I had a list of items for her to gather. She would find one and then come back saying she did not remember what was next. I then wrote the list down for her and she did all of them without a problem.
(Point coming, really.)
I know that when I am at events like the Ridge tasting, I find that I need to take notes, though with pen and paper or I will forget everything. It is the way I learn. Ron could tell me 10 times about a growing season and 5 minutes later it would be gone. I like pen and paper, because, well, I'm old school. I work in publishing after all. But maybe the tweeting is just a more social way of writing information down? I suppose it also allows one to communicate with someone sitting at the other end of the long table.
I don't know. And I may be over thinking it. Because I like to tweet, though generally from my desk. But these are the things I ponder when insomnia strikes.
- October 1, 2010 at 8:29 AM
"that kind of setting while drinking wine was like fucking with your clothes on"
Darlin' Sam, classic, dare I say approaching the late HoseMaster's unique ability for making the English language his bitch, god rest his sole [sic]. Hope I have your permission to use, abuse, and subvert it, I can visualize SO many uses and applications.
ABC, like you I'm old school, just recently gave up chisels and stone tablets for parchment and quill (damn granite got too expensive). The past several years having been involved with putting on large gatherings with speakers, etc, I've observed a good percentage of the audience, younger mainly, totally ignoring the proceedings and shooting twits (or is that the twits shooting tweets?) throughout, looking up occasionally at each other to give a facial high 5 or fist bump for their "perceived" bon mots.
I've always been the early adopter on the technology front but now I find myself heading for Ludditeville. Ready to say fuck the cellphone, not going to send a tweet, register for facebook, etc, but will keep the email (for now). Hell ask Sam, only reason I'm here is because I stumbled across Ron, prior to that I'd sworn to never open a bottle of wine blog (glad that one bit me in the ass though).
Social Networking... the term conjures up shades of 1984, where the Ministry of Peace is actually the war department, etc, etc.
Love all you guys, finding a touch point for reality seems to be getting tougher and tougher.
Cheers, and pass the wine
- October 1, 2010 at 5:38 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
I understand that but I have always worried that we let too much of this technology bullshit further mushy our minds, and for all the brain cells I kill with drinking I insist that I work that tiny muscle whenever I can. When my son was little, (like 100 years ago) I started challenging his memory, (coincidentally my mother did the same to me) starting when he was tiny and I used to read to him every night. Rather than pick short books I would read him books with chapters and when we would snuggle in for his bedtime and it was time to start reading I would ask him where we left off...if he couldn't remember, (or didn't want to answer) I would close that book and reach for another telling him that if he couldn't remember he must not have been enjoying it. Well Charlie and the Chocolate Factory worked his wee mind and he would be able to tell me everything that happened in the chapter from the night before. Steel trap now, the kid has the mind of a steel trap...freaking majoring in history it better be.
Dude. Dude you have to know that is like a massive compliment to me...don't have one tenth the talent Ron does but I will swim around in that little chest puffing compliment for awhile.
I can attest to the fact that Dave was avoiding wine blogs and for the most part, why wouldn't you? He sent me an email at work telling me as much and I am to this day very flattered that I somehow hooked him too. Oh and I can also speak to the shunning of technology on his part....he sends me checks for the wine he buys from our store. Vintage, cool ass vintage that. (whispering to Dave...I write checks too)
I for one am thrilled you found Ron and in turn me, seems to work that way and that too is a source of great pride for me. Can't wait to see you at the end of the month!
- October 1, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- Ron Washam said...
My Gorgeous Samantha,
You and I have far different talents. Once upon a time, I made people laugh. Well, that or I made them angry. Your talent is storytelling, and your unique ability to show us the connection between loving wine and loving life. You have far more than a tenth of my talent. Hell, I only have two percent of my talent.
As to the Ridge blogger tasting, when folks are on Twitter they are simply not present at the event. Instead of focusing on the wines and the astounding voice of Lytton Springs that Paul Draper coaxed from the grapes year after year, they're focused on their own insipid bon mots and are imagining the breathless hordes awaiting their next bit of mindless drivel. Shameful, honestly, but it's the next generation of wine gurus at work. Wine boiled down to 140 characters, 120 of which are about the Tweeter. Yes, Amy and you and I spent a lot of time talking, but the rest were focused on tiny machines. An ironic mirror to their own minds.
Dave, thanks for all the kind words. You were a great supporter of my foolishness, and it was for folks like you that I wrote the crap in the first place. That it led you to Samantha is lucky for you. She was always my Internet bride, and I know she's still mourning the HoseMaster's disappearance.
- October 2, 2010 at 6:56 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Ron My Love,
No Love, you touched people just as much...fuck, more than I do. I don't pretend to have your gift Baby but I will forever admire it and you. You are right, I am mourning my internet husband but even if I am out here in the ether alone I know that you are tucked away safely in my heart and no amount of distance or silence can take that from me. It was my great honor to be your internet bride, your partner in pointing the finger at the fake and the posturing...knew it the first time I read you, "This guy is for me" know it still.
So while I am the salt missing my pepper (or is it the other way around) and my beloved HoseMaster has been hushed he has been hushed by the even more interesting Ron Washam and after spending a few days with that guy I have to tell you, I like him even better.
You brought me laughter as HoseMaster, a partner in non wine blogging, you brought me Charlie, John, Jimmie, Thomas, Dave and many others...would not be this place without you and I will never be the same after you. Not sure I have ever thanked you publicly and it is high time that I did Ron...thank you. Thank you for all the love and devotion, all the support and the hours you spent nurturing me. Your gift is not only your talent, it's your heart...a place I am lucky enough to call home.
I love You!
- October 2, 2010 at 10:16 PM


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Food Pantry
The White Oak Foundation loves our community and understands the need for people to receive nutritious and healthy meals. We partner with the Food Bank of Eastern and Central North Carolina and local retailers to ensure that no one in our community goes hungry.
Our Food Pantry obtains daily fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, bakery items and meats from our partnering retailers for distribution to families in need of nutritious meals.
We offer food box distributions to families in need twice a month. We also offer a "mini" food pantry distribution two times a week and every other Friday to families in immediate need of food.
We understand sometimes people are not able to attend our food pantry distributions therefore we've established a special program to accommodate those who are less mobile — by delivering Hot Meals to seniors and the disabled. The hot meals are distributed three times a week to our beloved.
The distributions for each of the programs are as follows:
WOF Inc. Food Pantry Schedule
• Food Box Distribution – NEW UPDATES COMING SOON!!
• Food Pantry Distribution
Wednesdays – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Fridays – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
WOF Food Pantry Schedule.pdf
We sincerely appreciate the donations given from our partnering retailers:
Food Lion
Harris Teeter
DJ Berry Patch
Caribou Coffee-Cary
Carrabbas Italian Grill-Apex
Longhorn Steakhouse-Apex
Outback Steakhouse-Cary
Papa John's Pizza-Cary
Papa John's Pizza-Apex
Pizza Hut-Cary
Pizza Hut-Morrisville
For more detailed information please call 919-362-6799


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Happy Halloween! In case your backlog isn't scary enough, Steam's having a new sale to spook you into buying more video games.
You can get games like Prototype 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 for 50% and 75% off. Costume Quest is a wonderful deal at $7.49, as is the Fallout: New Vegas ultimate edition (which includes all the DLC) for $15.
Other deals include Dead Island for $10, The Darkness II for $12.49, and BioShock 2 for five smackaroos.
If Valve were a small business running ads on local television, I bet they'd have Gabe Newell stand in front of a store and scream about how their prices are so low, they're spoooooooooky.


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It may not have been a week as rich with reviews as the previous one, but with Iron Man 2, Lost Planet 2 and more in today's round up, there are some can't miss video game reviews within.
Iron Man 2 Review: A Rusted Development
In which Mike Fahey hurls complaints at the guy wearing the $US100 million suit! C'mon!!
Lost Planet 2 Review: Bigger, Not Better
In which Brian Crecente gets to the root of the problem with what Capcom calls "Lost Planet squared".
Photo Dojo Micro-Review: This Game Is A Joke
In which Stephen Totilo tears apart a free game for no good reason at all (I *think*; I only read the headline).
Stick Skater Micro-Review: Gleaming the Cube
In which Brian Ashcraft taps into his inner Christian Slater as he investigates the mysterious death of his Vietnamese brother. Maybe.