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A Dog of Flanders has been filmed several times, in both live action and, strangely enough, anime, from as early as 1914 to as recently as 1999. And yet most fans of the original story tend to prefer this 1960 Fox release, directed by journeyman James B. Clark (a man who made most of his living from episodic television and who had only a handful of feature films to his credit, including another boy and his animal--well, mammal--story, Flipper). The film is a gentle 90 minute or so stroll through 19th century life in Flanders, that northern tip of Europe that includes parts of present day France, Belgium and the Netherlands. A young boy, Nello (David Ladd, son of Alan), and his grandfather (Donald Crisp), poor milkmen, stumble across a beaten and dying dog one day on their travels. At Nello's urging, they take the dog in and nurse him back to health. Nello, an aspiring artist, names the dog Patrasche, after Peter Paul Reubens' dog. Nello also befriends a temperamental artist (is there any other kind?), played by Theodore Bikel. There's a subplot involving a wealthy family who lives next door to Nello and his grandfather, and whose father wants his young daughter to find more suitable (read wealthy) friends to play with other than the poor Nello.
And that's basically the film in a nutshell. Yes, we have the evil former owner of Patrasche, who shows up about halfway through the film and then meets one of the most unintentionally funny endings ever captured on celluloid. And we have the slightly smarmy landlord of Nello's grandfather, who keeps trying to buy the brass bed that is the grandfather's only remaining remnant of his long marriage to his now deceased wife. And Bikel's character engages in various manic-depressive episodes, so that you never know for sure whether he's going to encourage Nello in his artistic ambitions or throw a palette at the poor kid's head. Finally, there's the sort of priest who gives Christian charity a bad name, by consistently depriving Nello of the chance to see the famous Reubens triptych housed in the cathedral in Antwerp, all because Nello doesn't have the one franc admission charge.
If this is an overtly sentimental film, with a not very commanding lead performance by David Ladd, it has some of the most gorgeous location footage ever caught by a Cinemascope lens. Belgium and Holland provide bountiful color and ambience throughout this film, and Clark does an amazingly good job of filling the huge widescreen image with far flung vistas absolutely crammed with gorgeous color. The film has several obvious Lassie tie ins--Crisp, who costarred in several Lassie features through the years, being the most notable one in front of the camera. But pay attention to the credits, and you'll see Patrasche's trainer was one of the Weatherwaxes, the family that trained the many collies who played Lassie through the years. The dog really isn't called upon to do much in the way of tricks in the film, and is, in fact, a sort of tangential character when you get right down to it. But in a world that seems filled with transitory comings and goings for those around Nello, Patrasche is at least a loyal and loving friend, constantly by Nello's side.
I was more than a little surprised to see this film released by Koch subsidiary E1 Entertainment. Did Fox lose the licensing rights to its own film (a previous VHS release was on Paramount)? I was especially worried when I viewed the extra "trailer" first, and saw that it was a cobbled together, full frame promo obviously made specifically for this DVD release. But my qualms were put to rest once the film started. This is a more or less sterling transfer (more about which below), properly preserving the film's 2.35:1 original Cinemascope aspect ratio, and preserving the film in remarkably good shape.
A Dog of Flanders is a quiet, unassuming film that nonetheless should touch the hearts of anyone who has ever turned to a beloved pet for comfort. There's little flash and next to no sturm und drang throughout the film, but the unbelievably lovely location photography and the gently heartstrings-tugging storyline should make a nice family home movie evening, especially for those with younger children.
The DVD
Video:Don't be put off by the fact that this DVD isn't released by Fox itself. This transfer, for the most part anyway, matches anything Fox has released under its own Studio Classics banner. The enhanced 2.35:1 image is sharp as a tack and sports absolutely eye popping color, color that is unbelievably well saturated (I'm still in awe of the blues and greens in this film). In fact there's nary a blemish to be seen until around 40 minutes in, when finally occasional specks and scratches start showing up, but even those are quite transitory.
Sound:The mono soundtrack is fine for this unassuming film, though you will notice some distortion in the underscore by Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter, especially in the organ laden finale. Dialogue is for the most part crisp and clear (some of the accents are a bit hard to decipher). No subtitles are available.
Extras:Only some made for DVD release "trailers" are included, and I don't think those qualify as extras.
Final Thoughts:Simple and heartfelt, with stunning location filming outweighing the somewhat stiff and wooden lead performance by David Ladd, A Dog of Flanders will be appreciated by people looking for wholesome family fare, whether or not they are "dog people" themselves. Recommended.
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- 1937-1948, card index 1958
Drawings (by Winifred M. Brunton), letters, and working notes for a publication on button seals.
Negatives taken during the Matmar excavations in 1928-30.
Card index created 1958.
Brunton, Guy
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Drawings (by Winifred M. Brunton), letters, and working notes for a publication on button seals.
Negatives taken during the Matmar excavations in 1928-30.
Card index created 1958.
Brunton, Guy
Harry Burton Negatives Collection
Photographic records made during the excavation of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, consisting of approximately 1400 black and white glass negatives. 10 albums of original prints made from these negatives for Carter, and original prints made for and kept with the object card index for the excavation.
Burton, Harry
Heathcote Negatives Collection
Negatives of Egyptian antiquities, scenes of daily life, and landscapes.
Heathcote, Reginald St. Alban
Hilda Mary Isabel Petrie Collection
Two albums. One labelled 'Scraps', which contains mainly photographs, only one of which shows Egypt (Pyramids and Great Sphinx at Gîza); the rest are British churches and historic buildings. The other album is labelled 'Post Card Album' and contains postcards showing French Prehistoric stone circles, megaliths, and chamber tombs, as well as excavations in progress.
Petrie, (Lady) Hilda Mary Isabel
Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards Collection
Notes, notebooks, photographs, negatives, proofs, transparencies, xeroxes, and correspondence.
Edwards, Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen
James Henry Breasted Nubian Photographs Collection
Photographs of Nubian Temples made during Breasted's expedition, 1905-6. Photostats of temple plans annotated with Chicago, Oriental Institute photograph numbers.
Breasted, James Henry
James Teackle Dennis Collection
Some 250 facsimile copies of graffiti and ostraca found by E. Naville at Deir el-Bahri, probably mostly in the Hathor-cow Chapel, in 1906-7.
Dennis, James Teackle
Two portfolios containing drawings and plans, and three illustrated notebooks.
Wild, James William
Joan Crowfoot Payne Collection
Papers relating to Joan Crowfoot Payne, Catalogue of the Predynastic Egyptian Collection in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, 1993; reprinted with addenda, 2000), including notes, lists, registers of graves and objects, and annotated maps (photocopies).
Payne, Joan Crowfoot
John Gordon Ross Photographs Collection
Slides, colour transparencies, 35 mm black & white and colour film negatives, variously sized black & white negatives, black & white and colour photographs, 19th Century photographs, antique and modern postcards, and project folders containing working notes, photocopies and correspondence.
Ross, John Gordon
John Wintour Baldwin Barns Collection
Notebooks, notes, copies of texts, photographs, lecture notes, drafts of articles, and facsimiles.
Barns, (Revd) John Wintour Baldwin
Joseph Grafton Milne Collection
Two albums of photographs compiled following Milne's visits to Egypt in 1895-6 and 1905-6. One includes photographs taken during W. M. F. Petrie's expedition to Sinai. The other album contains photographs of various sites, including some 19th-century studio photographs.
Milne, Joseph Grafton
Kom Ombo Photographs Collection
20 albumen prints of scenes from the Temple of Haroeris and Sobek Triads at Kom Ombo.
Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds Collection
3 copies (1 typescript and two carbon-copies) made from the diary (1821-2), glass negatives, and modern prints (1818-26).
Linant de Bellefonds, (Bey and Pasha) Louis Maurice Adolphe
Marburg Institute Photographs Collection
15 black and white photographs of well-known monuments. Photographs made for the project 'Sondermappe Bilder zur aegyptischen Kunst'.
Marburg Institute
Margaret Alice Murray Collection
Notes collected on Hierakonpolis (The Hierakonpolis finds). Consists of handwritten notes made by M. A. Murray, typescript, and additional notes in a different hand.
Murray, Margaret Alice
Metropolitan Museum of Art Photographs Collection
Two incomplete sets of Series T photographs of private tombs at Thebes, in addition some negatives of the same. Incomplete set of photographs of royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Photographs of the tomb of Nefertari (QV 66). Incomplete set of photographs of the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Photographs of foreigners as represented on various Egyptian monuments.
Meyer, Eduard
Notebook containing the transcription and notes on papyrus Reisner I.
Smither, Paul Cecil
Three A4 folders containing an unpublished annotated typescript of a monograph on the constellations of the Babylonian and Egyptian sphere and their modifications by the Greeks of the Achaean period.
Eisler, Robert
One notebook.
Birch, Samuel
Theodora Eyton-Jones Lantern Slides Collection
Consists of at least two sets of slides which have been combined. Made by a tourist(s), probably between 1910 and 1930. Views include Alexandria, Karnak, Luxor, Ramesseum, objects in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, and scenes of daily life.
Eyton-Jones, Theodora
Warren Royal Dawson Collection
Diary with brief retrospective entries dated 6th January 1920 to 13th January 1939.
Notebook containing Dawson's list of his own publications, 1903 to 1936.
Dawson, Warren Royal
Plans, tracings, and photographs made in TT 55, 92, and 97.
Emery, Walter Bryan
Rudolph Theophilus and Alice Lieder Squeezes Collection
Paper squeezes of monuments made in Egypt in 1850-3.
Lieder, (Revd Johann) Rudolph Theophilus
Small group of correspondence.
Nibbi, Alessandra
Rosalind Frances Emily Paget Collection
Coloured drawings of hieroglyphs.
Paget, Rosalind Frances Emily
Copies of some stelae in the British Museum. Within Sir A. H. Gardiner MSS Collection.
Porter, Bertha
John Phillips Slides Collection
2,500 slides (35 mm), taken in 1962 and 1963 at sites in Egypt and in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Folder containing typewritten and handwritten lists/catalogues.
Phillips, John
Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford Collection
Maps, plans and drawings.
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Listen to the Foot Stompin\' Free Scottish Music Podcast No 30In preparing this podcast I had two things in my mind – Celtic Connections and Robert Burns 250th birthday. I started of by choosing Salsa Celtica who play the Old Fruitmarket on the 24th January. I've always loved the bands fusion of latin and celtic. Their stage show really works and their energy filters through to the audience. They're accompanied on the night by the Long Notes, a band featuring Glasgow's Jamie Smith who was a finalist in the 2002 final of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award. The 2009 event is in the City Halls at 5pm on Sunday 1st February. If you can't make it along it is also going out live on BBC Radio Scotland.
Next up is Rod Paterson. I've loved Rod's singing since hearing him first in the Easy Club. As an aside I first heard the Easy Club on Radio Scotland's Travelling Folk in the eighties. I remember sitting listening to the radio 'taping' the tracks I liked and the Easy Club came on with the title track of their first album. I was bowled over by their swing, arrangements and tunes and from that minute I was set apon the musical path I still foraging today. Amazing. Anyway I love Rod's singing – he has such a rich smooth voice and his treatment of Burns is tops.
The next track is neither Robert Burns or Celtic Connections but a track I was set on programming in our last podcast. It features Shetland fiddler Debbie Scott and legend Peerie Willie Johnston and The Selkie's Song is a re-release from 1985. It is amazing to hear Willie playing with his much vaunted style. It's a swinging track and it's great to hear both musicians in tandem with each other.
Our next Burns track is from Sheena Wellington. This is Sheena's version of Ae Fond Kiss from her Hamely Fare album. This was the CD that was released with Sheena's version of A Man's A Man (For A' That) that she sang at the opening ofthe Scottish Parliament in 1999.
The next track is from Luke Plumb and James Mackintosh's new CD A Splendid Notion. I was listening to some of the new releases the other day and this one jumped out at me. I really like 'raw' albums where musicians do what they do without much else and this is one of them. The whole album is simply mandolin and percussion. I think this is a risk worth taking for musicians as it really bares the soul with no room to hide. Well done to Luke and James.
Our final track is from the Battlefield Band's Home is Where the Van Is. This is one of the most exciting concerts for me at Celtic Connections. It is part of the festivals 'Classic Album' series and they bring together the original band lineup to perform. This was the first piece of music I ever bought myself. I got the cassette from the old Rae Macintosh music shop in Edinburgh. We had Silly Wizard and Jimmy Shand in the house but this was the first endeavour with my pocket money. I didn't really like it a first. It was very different to the Silly Wizard LPs in the house. I grew to love it though and still listen to it frequently.
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As I was going through my schedule for this month, I realized that the month would speed by with seven presentations and many classes at the Mesa FamilySearch Library. Before you or I know it, it will be February and I will be on my way to RootsTech 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have been going through the schedule and using the iPad app have been selecting the classes I would most like to attend. If last year is any indication, I will likely spend more time talking to people and writing blog posts that I will attending classes.
I would suggest that anyone attending RootsTech 2014 go to the Schedule and begin planning your activities. One of the things I have found is that when you are there, if you want to get into some of the popular classes, you can't afford to spend the time looking at the schedule and making a decision as to which class to attend. Another suggestion is to take the time to read the class descriptions and not make a decision based solely on the name of the class. It looks to me like they have arranged the classroom assignments based on the assumed number of people who might be interested. It also looks to me like some of the classes are going to be filled very quickly, no matter what the size of the room. You might also realize that the computer labs are likely to be jammed with people.
If you have attended in the past years, you should be very aware that the venue within the Salt Palace has changed. The event is now been moved to the main Salt Palace Convention area which is south and east of the area used for the last three years. Moving to the classrooms will be somewhat easier. It is a good idea also to study the map and see how you will be moving from class to class. The change in location will also mean a lot more walking for those of us staying at the hotels on South Temple.
One very interesting feature of this year's event is that 44 or so of the classes will be broadcast to over 500 locations world wide in ten different languages. My broadcast presentation on Blogging will be on Thursday at 4:00 pm in the Hall D. The map shows Hall D as right next to the Exhibit Hall and between Hall E where the Keynote sessions are held and the Exhibit Hall. FamilySearch is estimating that with the added world wide coverage, the Conference could have over 100,000 viewers.
Another addition to this year's Conference is an extra day on Wednesday, February 5th called the Innovator Summit. Here is the description of the event:
New in 2014, RootsTech Innovator Summit is a unique opportunity for software developers, entrepreneurs and technology business leaders to explore and influence technology solutions in the family history industry.I am planning on attending this event and already have more classes on my schedule than I will likely be able to attend. I have recruited my wife to attend some of the classes for me, so I won't miss the announcements etc.
This year, we've created a day for a wider audience of innovators to participate in a great lineup of sessions and content. Attendees will have the opportunity to collaborate and learn from other developers, business leaders, academia, and industry experts on Wednesday, Feb. 5 2014, and then participate fully in the RootsTech conference and Expo Hall from Thursday through Saturday, which also includes several business oriented sessions for innovators.
As I have in the past, I will be posting live from the Conference with commentary and news. So stay tuned. The time is passing fast and the conference will soon be upon us.


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Here is the queen of Egypt in all her glowing beauty, based on a photo from the film Ceasar and Cleopatra starring Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains. In the movie Cleopatra was reduced to a pawn in Caesar's game but historians now know that she was strong and intelligent, descended from the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Wikipedia has a fairly complete entry on this female pharaoh. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra An earlier version of this painting was featured on this blog two years ago but I wanted to give it more contrast and created the black background. More detail was added to the headdress and some final touches were made to the skin and eyes. As I have done with other portraits, I wanted to depict the innate nobility, beauty and strength of the human soul. This is also a celebration of my recent sale of several other limited edition prints. A signed, limited edition of this print (25 only…14″ x 24″ approx) is available for $200 and can be shipped to anywhere in North America for an additional $30 Cdn. Thanks for visiting myartistego.
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Saiseki He is born in Yoshii-machi, Gunma prefecture on July 11, 1954. The Tago stone monument assumed to have been built in 711 in commemoration of the birth of Tago-county (the first international cultural joint city in Japan.) which is centered around Yoshii-machi, his hometown.
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Sergei Viktorovich Zaletin
Odissea Mission Commander
Lieutenant-Colonel of the Russian Federation Air Force
Test Cosmonaut of Yu. A. Gagarin
Cosmonaut Training Centre (TsPK), Russia
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Born 21 April 1962, Schekino, Tula Area, RF (Russia). Father: Viktor Dmitrievich Zaletin (1930-1988). Mother: Valentina Ivanovna Zaletina (Prokhorova), born in 1926. Married to Elena Mikhailovna Zaletina (Goriacheva), they have one son. Hobbies include chess, sports and games.
In 1983 he graduated from Borisoglebsk Higher Military Pilot School after V.P. Chkalov and got a diploma of pilot-engineer. In 1994 after tuition by correspondence at the International Center of Training Systems he got a qualification of engineer-ecologist and a degree of Master of ecological management.
Special honours
Hero of the Russian Federation, Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation.
In 1983-1990 he served as a pilot, master pilot and flight leader in Air Force units of Moscow military region.
In 1990 he was enlisted in the cosmonaut detachment.
From October 1990 to March 1992 he passed a course of general space training at Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
On 11 March 1992 the qualification of a test-cosmonaut was conferred on him by decision of the Interdepartmental Qualification Committee.
In 1992-1997 he passed training under the programme of flights to the Mir Station.
From September 1997 to July 1998 he passed training as the backup crew commander under PC-26 programme on the Mir Station.
From October 1998 to March 1999 he was a co-ordinator of Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at NASA.
In March - May 1999 he passed training as the prime crew commander under PC-28 programme on the Mir Station, however because of the lack of the required financing in June 1999 General Designers' Review adopted a decision to cancel launch of PC-28 for a time and shift flight the Mir Station into the unmanned flight mode.
From June 1999 to March 2000 he passed training as the commander of the prime crew for PC-28.
From 4 April to 16 June 2000 he performed the first space flight as the commander of the Soyuz TM-30 spacecraft and Mir Orbital Complex under PC-28 programme together with A. Kaleri. In the course of operations on the orbital complex the crew carried out the station activation. During the flight he performed one egress into open space; the egress duration was 5 hours 3 minutes.
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The road to the presidency has been paved with grueling campaign stops, requisite stump speeches and the obligatory fundraising galas. But it's also seen a good number of moments ripe for the late night comedy circuit. From conventions and catchphrases to Big Bird and other malarkey, here are some of the most memorable late night comedy moments of the 2012 election.
Meet the Candidates: Republican Primaries
The primaries introduced voters - and viewers - to a rotating cast of GOP front-runners vying for the presidency. "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno seized on some of the contenders' policy prowess, or sometimes lack thereof, by imagining them as contestants on "Jeopardy!"
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Speeches: Playful or Just Plain Odd
During this election, voters were treated to a melange of oratory wordsmithing that ranged from moving and inspirational, to animated and bizarre. Texas Gov. Rick Perry's speech in New Hampshire stood out early on in the primaries for its animated delivery interspersed with a sudden fit of giggles. Although Perry was quick to dispel rumors that he had been under the influence of alcohol or pain medication while delivering the speech, "Saturday Night Live" couldn't resist spoofing the governor's behavior. In a "Weekend Update" installment, Perry's "SNL" doppelgänger, Bill Hader, said, "I love pizza. And it wasn't until after I ate it that I realized that the pepperonis were Ambiens and the tomato sauce was beer," he said.
Republican National Convention
In addition to the notable apperance of Clint Eastwood, the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla, was marked by the appearance of another force: Tropical Storm Isaac. Republican officials scrapped the first day of the national convention due to the threat posed by the storm, which prompted "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart to take a few jabs at "the land that time forgot." "Daily Show" correspondents fanned across Tampa to illustrate how the city symbolized "what Obama has done to America." From the city's strip club district to the presence of giant palmetto bugs, the message was the same: blame it on Obama.
"SNL" Gets a New Obama
This election season saw Fred Armisen pass on the torch of impersonating President Obama to Jay Pharoah for "SNL's" new season. For the cold open of "SNL's" season 38 premiere, Pharoah played on Obama's manner of speaking while leveling with the American people: "Well, Election Day is near and things aren't great. Uhh, the economy is in the tank. Uhh the job market's horrible. Uhhhhhhh, and now even my foreign policy is under attack."
"Ann Romney" Talks Sacrifices
Amid fallout from the leaked "47 percent" fundraiser video, Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, spoke out forecefully against GOP critics of her husband's campaign. "This is hard. You want to try it? Get in the ring," Ann Romney said on a Iowa radio station. "SNL" comedienne Kate McKinnon played Romney's wife on Weekend Update, and revealed "sacrifices" the campaign has forced her family to make – like missing out on apple picking season.
Presidential Debate: Round One
The first showdown between President Obama and Gov. Romney will forever be remembered as the night Obama took a tumble because he couldn't handle Denver's high altitude and had forgotten a wedding anniversary present for his wife. Well, according to "Saturday Night Live," at least.
During the debate Romney came out swinging against a subdued Obama, challenging him on healthcare reforms and the economy. Obama's lackluster performance wasn't the only thing that made news. Mitt Romney singled out Big Bird in talking about cutting federal funding for PBS. Not long after, the 8-foot talking bird was perched on "SNL's" parody news report, where he declined to comment on Romney's remarks so as to not "ruffle any feathers."
Vice Presidential Debate
Following the first presidential debate, the stakes were high for both Vice President Joe Biden and GOP running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. Biden and Ryan stepped up to the task, with both candidates quickly playing an aggressive offense while bringing to the table facts, figures, and a few catchphrases. "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon weighed in on the debate with an opening skit that spoofed the two presidential candidates watching their running mates duke it out. Dion Flynn's "Obama" confessed that he coached Biden to use the word "malarkey" when he couldn't think of anything to say, while Fallon's "Romney" confided that he told Ryan to "just start making up countries" if he got confused.
Presidential Debate: Round Two
An aggressive President Obama strove to make up for lost ground with a feisty second debate performance, challenging Romney over everything from the economy to Libya. "SNL's" parody of the second debate was a mirror of the actual performance, with Jason Sudeikis' "Romney" and Jay Pharoah's "Obama" using every opportunity to interrupt each other. The sketch also made light of moderator Candy Crowley's instant fact-check moment on Libya. When Crowley, played by Aidy Bryant, announced that Obama did indeed use the phrase "act of terror" in talking about the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, it prompted Sudeikis' Romney to plead "Candy no, no, no, come on. Candy please."
Presidential Debate: Final Round
The third presidential debate focused on national security and foreign policy, and it also debuted a decidedly more subdued Romney who, as "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart cheekily observed, appeared to be "leaning Obama." Romney signaled common ground with Obama on Syria, Iranian sanctions, defending Israel and the Afghanistan withdrawal date. The Republican challenger's frequent agreement with the the president inspired Stewart to put together a montage of the two presidential candidates performing a duet about the proper course of action in Syria.
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LANDOVER, Md. (AP) With Robert Griffin III sidelined with a sprained right knee, the Washington Redskins rallied behind backup Kirk Cousins to tie the game in the final minute of regulation, then Kai Forbath kicked a 34-yard field goal in overtime Sunday for a 31-28 victory over the Baltimore Ravens.
Griffin was hurt at the end of a 13-yard scramble while attempting to lead the game-tying drive with the Redskins trailing 28-20. He left for one play, returned for four, then was no longer able to continue.
Cousins stepped in and hit Pierre Garcon for an 11-yard touchdown pass, then ran in the 2-point conversion with 29 seconds to play.
The Redskins have won four straight to improve to 7-6. The Ravens lost back-to-back games for the first time since 2009 and fell to 9-4.
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Underride – One of Us (Release Year – 2008)
I have to admit I cringe every time I hear a band is from the Seattle area, mainly because I still hold all of the "grunge" bands responsible for killing the hard rock scene back in the 90's. Of course there are exceptions namely Queensryche, Metal Church, War Babies to name a few. Now you can add Underride to that list. Underride are about as far from "grunge" "post grunge" or any other genre with the word grunge in it as you can get. These guys are a straight up in your face, kick ass, take no prisoners, make no apologies, rock-n-roll band and they will be more than happy to show you on their new album "One of Us", which is actually their third full length album and along with 2 e.p.'s I am really surprised I had never heard of them before. With a sound that falls somewhere between Beautiful Creatures and Velvet Revolver they definitely made a believer out of me.
"One of Us" gets started with "Side By Side" try to picture if you can Joe Leste singing for the Backyard Babies. Lead singer "Rev" channels Joe Leste to perfection with bassist "El Barto" laying down some fat bass lines, while guitarists "Rex Nomad" and "Dr. Pondscum" battle back-n-forth. What really surprised me was the fact that drummer "Double A" arms and feet did not fall off after not only this song but the whole album he is playing at 120 mph.
Oh before I forget, if you are looking for a ballad on this album you will be sadly disappointed, there is nothing on this album that even comes close to a ballad. As a matter of fact there is nothing that even comes close to being considered a mid tempo song. But every song is worth rolling down the windows and being played at maximum volume.
Just as "Rev" channeled his best Joe Leste on "Side By Side" he channels Scott Weiland just as well on "Candy Girl" it reminds me a lot of "Crackerman" off of STP's debut "Core". It has a great groove with a sing a long chorus. "On The Radio" is up next and it seems like "Rev" finds his own voice instead of mimicking other people and it is actually quite good. Like the two songs prior it has a great sing a long chorus with out giving up it's heaviness.
"Throw It Away" is a slower rocker with a Theory of a Deadman feel to it, it isn't a bad song but I could also live without it too.
"Upstart Coming Up' is a balls out rocker and it has the one thing that was pretty much missing from the four songs before it…a solo a pretty damn good solo at that. "Kink Into My Heart" finds the band back in STP territory but once again it has a great groove and another smokin' solo.
The rest of "One of Us" is filled with more straight up rock-n-roll with "Lights Off Baby", "Riot Stick" and "No Means No" the best of the bunch.
Hopefully with the release of "One of Us" Underride will finally get the attention they deserve. They definitely got my attention and they delivered with some kick ass music in return.
Track Listing:
1. Side By Side
2. Candy Girl
3. On The Radio
4. She Gets Paid
5. Throw It Away
6. Upstart Coming Up
7. Kink Into My Heart
8. Road To Nowhere
9. My Little Hell
10. Lights Off Baby
11. Shotgun Breakdown
12. Riot Stick
13. We Don't Want What We Want
14. No Means No
Underride is:
Rev – vocals
Rex Nomad – guitar
Dr. Pondscum – guitar
El Barto – bass
Double A – drums
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