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"Loved the stay"Umsögn frá gesti Hotels.com á 13. nóv. 2012
Wish I'd been able to stay longer, will most certainly stay there again!
""Umsögn frá gesti Hotels.com á 29. sep. 2012
Þægileg. Nánast stoppuðum yfir nótt, en það var stutt í það sem okkur vantaði og heilt yfir bara gott.
"Gott hótel á góðum stað"Metið af smari k frá "Hafnarfirði, Íslandi" þann 30. jún. 2011
Besta staðsetninging i Sedona Vingjarnlegt starfsfólk
Mögulegt er að gjalds verði krafist fyrir aukagesti. Slíkt fer eftir stefnu hvers hótels fyrir sig.
Krafist er skilríkja með mynd og kreditkorts eða innborgunar við innritun vegna tilfallandi gjalda.
Það fer eftir framboði hverju sinni hvort hægt sé að verða við séróskum og þær gætu haft í för með sér aukagjald. Ekki er hægt að tryggja að hægt sé að verða við viðkomandi óskum.
Ekki er boðið upp á aðgengi fyrir fatlaða á þessu hóteli. Vinsamlegast veldu annað hótel ef þú vilt bóka herbergi með aðgengi fyrir fatlaða.
The Spa at L'Auberge offers guests an intimate, tranquil environment to enjoy massages and a variety of luxurious spa treatments. These include facials, body scrubs and wraps, and Aromatherapy. Treatment rooms for couples are available, as are outdoor treatment rooms. Advance reservations are required for spa treatments.
LAuberge on Oak Creek - Þessi staður er veitingastaður, amerísk matargerðarlist er sérgrein staðarins og í boði eru morgunverður, hádegisverður, kvöldverður og helgarhábítur. Gestir geta fengið sér drykk á barnum. Panta þarf borð.
Yoga classes are available daily.
The Sedona area offers dozens of hiking trails for all expertise levels. About 1.5 miles from the inn, Airport Mesa, a reputed New Age vortex site, features a loop trail and sunset views. The Boynton Canyon Trail, six miles away, explores a gorgeous box canyon with abundant wildlife. At Slide Rock State Park, seven miles away, visitors can slide down slippery rocks into Oak Creek. The West Fork Trail, a mile past the park, is a leafy hike with numerous creek crossings and close-up views of sheer canyon walls. (All vehicles parked in trailhead lots must display a Red Rock Pass, sold at the inn's concierge desk.)
Horseback riding, mountain biking, birding, and hot-air ballooning are other popular pursuits. Four-wheel-drive tours visit canyons, Red Rock landscapes, and centuries-old Native American ruins. Golf courses combine top-notch play with spectacular scenery. Courses open to the public include Oakcreek Country Club and the Sedona Golf Resort, both about eight miles away.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
Nema að annað komi sérstaklega fram eru gjöldin hér að neðan ekki innifalin í verði herbergisins. Gististaðurinn innheimtir þessi gjöld við innritun eða brottför. Gjöld geta verið breytileg, til dæmis geta þau farið eftir dvalarlengd eða herberginu sem þú bókar. Þessi gististaður sagði okkur að hann myndi innheimta eftirfarandi af þér:
Við höfum talið með öll þau gjöld sem gististaðurinn sagði okkur frá. Hinsvegar geta gjöld verið breytileg, til dæmis geta þau breyst eftir því hve lengi þú dvelur eða herberginu sem þú bókar.
Eftirfarandi gjöld og staðfestingargjöld eru innheimt af gististaðnum meðan á þjónustu stendur, við innritun eða útskráningu.
Listinn hér að ofan er e. t. v. ekki tæmandi. Gjöld og staðfestingargjöld geta verið gefin upp án skatts og geta verið breytingum háð.
Mögulegt er að gjalds verði krafist fyrir aukagesti. Slíkt fer eftir stefnu hvers hótels fyrir sig.
Krafist er skilríkja með mynd og kreditkorts eða innborgunar við innritun vegna tilfallandi gjalda.
Það fer eftir framboði hverju sinni hvort hægt sé að verða við séróskum og þær gætu haft í för með sér aukagjald. Ekki er hægt að tryggja að hægt sé að verða við viðkomandi óskum.
"A hidden treasure"
If you need a romantic getaway or just a relaxing weekend this is the place. Beautiful scenery, classic styling and perfect atmosphere. The staff is friendly and attentive and the ambience could not be better. Great value for the money as well. We will be returning there again.Ósvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
After the Grand Canyon rim hotels, this was an oasis! Everyone so friendly except one cleaner!Ósvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Wonderful, serene haven"
We had a fantastic stay at L'Auberge and based on other friends experiences in Sedona we know that this is one of the most luxurious hotels in the area. The dinner was exquisite, the surroundings are gorgeous and the staff is what really makes this place unique - every single one of them is FABULOUS, helpful and kind. The ONLY qualm I have is that I […] wish that this hotel was 18+. There were a lot of children there and when I stay at luxury hotels for some reason I always assume it will be more couples....I was never able to get into the hot tub because there were always tweens in it, but otherwise everything about this wonderful hidden getaway is divine. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Not What the pictures showed"
The Staff was incredible, but the room was not. We stayed in a room in a cottage that was very old and definitely did not have the amenities that were shown on the website. The bed was great. The bathroom was average at best. The tub was very shallow and narrow. I'm a tall man, but not 6'6" and the shower head would not adjust high enough for me. My […] wife would have enjoyed a bath, but would never take one in the tub provided. Every picture I saw on line had a fireplace in the room, but ours did not have one. The creek is beautiful, but our view from our room was just a hotel up the hill. For the price that we paid I would not say it was worth it. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
The staff was so friendly and the hotel itself was beautiful. The restaurant was pricey but the food was delicious. 5 star all the way!Ósvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Great location"
Loved it. We will be back someday.Ósvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Do NOT stay in the lodge"
Stayed here one night. Location is convenient, right in the middle of everything in Sedona, yet secluded. Lovely patio on Oak Creek, excellent service from all the staff. Restaurant was very good. HOWEVER, we stayed in the Lodge (not a cabin). The construction of that building leaves much to be desired. We heard every footstep and movement from the […] people in the room above us. Whenever those people walked across the floor or even moved around in bed we thought they would come crashing down on top of us. A very nice day in Sedona and at L'auberge was ruined by a terrible night of very little sleep. As I drove away the next day, groggy from being up all night, that is the main memory I will take away. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
Lovely setting, spacious comfortable room, fabulous restaurant. This was our second time staying there. Great experience both times. Close enough to walk to center of town though staff will drive you there.Ósvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
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"Romantic Get-away"
A very lovely hotel. Quiet and peaceful and close to town. Great attentive service from all the staff. Just loved it. Will definitely come again.Ósvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"A Luxury Oasis in Sedona"
We were upgraded on arrival to a large well equipped cabin. The hotel was not busy, it being January. Throughout our stay the personal service from the staff was first class. We liked the fact that tips (except the restaurant) are included in the resort fee. It makes a change from the normal "tip-fest" you have to go through in most 4 and 5 star hotels […] in the US. The hotel has regular guest activates and this night they had the resident astronomer showing guests the stars from a spot in the car park. This was a great treat. We saw Jupiter close up. The night sky above Sedona is amazing. The man was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. This sort of thing put hotels above the standard. We had dinner in the restaurant. The food and service were first class. It was one of the best meals we have ever had in the USA! Even if you do not stay here, try dinner. It is expensive but worth it. The room was well equipped. It even has a separate OUTSIDE shower. The bed was large and very comfortable and we had a great night's sleep. Our only regret is that we only stayed one night. This hotel is faultless. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Unreal service"
Love that they enforce the "no-tipping because you already paid for it in your resort fee" policy. (except restaurant/spa). In 2013, people simply don't carry as much loose cash around and I always get uncomfortable at resorts that supply exceptional service and allow tipping because I have to keep resupplying my small bills and have to constantly be […] cognizant of "should I tip for this or not" type moments. I'd much rather pay upfront and be done with it and relax about that stuff. Especially when the service is 5 star, like this place. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Best Service in Sedona"
We have stayed at many hotels in Sedona and L'Auberge is, by far, the best experience we have had. We haven't stayed there in the past because, frankly, it was too expensive for 5 nights. With the special Hotels.com was running when we booked the room, the price was on par with many lesser properties. We stayed in a Spa Cottage. It was comfortable, […] clean, spacious and contemporary. The "no tipping" policy was great since we were in and out so often with the valet. Be aware, though, they DO charge a service/resort fee and extra for the parking. The location is right on Oak Creek in Uptown so it was close to everything but very quiet. They run a free on demand shuttle for mostly anywhere you would want to go in the area. I can not recommend this hotel highly enough! Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"I will return, but..."
While this is an excellent resort, as a first time guest, I have two complaints. 1) My wife and I stayed in a Lodge king room. I don't recommend this room at all. It's simply too small and the bathroom is unreasonably small. 2) I was surprised at the rather low dinner menu pricing. I was expecting to pay more at such a classy resort, but as the courses […] began to arrive at our table, the reason became clear. The portion sizes are small. This is a fabulous resort. The location and grounds are amazing -- right on the creek. The service throughout the resort was impeccable, but never pretentious. The resort is expensive, but worth it. Just don't skimp on the room as I did. Go for a cottage or above. I will indeed return Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"Romance in Sedona!"
L'Auberge de Sedona was perfect in every single way. The hotel is quaint..service was impeccable...and the food was to die for. It was the best New Year's we've ever had!! Can't wait to go back!Ósvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Dealing with reservation changes"
When I had to change my reservation because I realize i had to be back home early, hotels.com along with L'Auberge staff gave me a lot of troubles. It is amazing how incompetent L'Auberge staff was in dealing with my issue and unwilling to help. Almost ruined my Christmas!Ósvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Beautiful resort"
Valets and bellman were awesome. I felt very welcomed durin my stay and I cannot wait to returnÓsvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"Sedona Stay"
Had a wonderful time. Clean and updated rooms with a wonderful view of the canyonsÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Great hotel for a romantic weekend!"
Lovely surroundings and amenities. Would visit again.Ósvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"Luxury meets summer camp"
It was the perfect place to spend 3 glorious December days on our first trip to Sedona. Our room was luxurious and the staff was very attentive. The no tipping policy made things easy for us, and the service was impeccable without being stuffy. The hotel must hire carefully and then train the staff well. Every person made us feel welcome. We were pampered! We […] had a large, beautifully decorated spa cottage with a jetted tub, large shower, outdoor shower, indoor gas fireplace and large patio with a lounge chair and a table and chairs. We didn't use the patio as much as we would have in warmer weather. The only thing I missed was a red rock view, but there are rooms that do have the view. We only ate breakfast at the hotel and it was very fairly priced and delicious. We loved feeding the ducks by the creek in the morning - just like summer camp. We liked the rustic feel of the hotel grounds. I didn't want to leave & we will definitely stay there again ... Maybe in a room with a view. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
Our stay was great from the moment we got out of the car. We arrived very late in the evening and were warmly greeted and checked in quickly. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. We were always met with a smile by any staff member. Our room was awesome. Bed was extremely comfortable and cozy. The ambiance of the entire facility was amazing. AM Yoga […] was a great way to start the day. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Spoil yourselves."
Great staff; delicious food and drinks; dined outdoors on terrace; had afterdinner drinks around a fire pit; gliders by the stream with water bottles supplied. Superb experience in a gorgeous setting.Ósvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"My favorite place ever!!!!"
Wow! What an amazing experience. The staff blew us away, the room was fantastic, the view was perfect, everything was awesome! We can't wait to go back. I stayed here as a child with my family but can truly appreciate the beauty of this place as an adult.Ósvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"It doesn't get any better!"
Recently renovated property. Everything is very tasteful and elegant. The setting is in the middle of the town of Sedona, yet it feels like you are deep in the country. Every single person on the staff was a nice as possible - and that alone sets this property above so, so many. I travel a lot and this is one of the few places I would recommend to anyone […] without any reservation. We will definitely return. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Quaint and awesome"
Awesome quaint little resort. Close to everything but feels secluded at the same time. Love the fireplace. Very homey and welcoming. All new fixtures and outstanding service, from front desk to valet to housekeeping and turndown. Overall amazing and we can't wait to go back.Ósvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"Great place to stay!"
Best resort I have ever stayed in and I have stayed at some nice resorts (Ritz Carlton and Wynn to name a few). The atmosphere, service, amennities, and quality of the resort were outstanding. Each of the cottages has a real wood burning fireplace and they provide plenty of wood to burn. The restaurant patio the sits by the creek has a fabulous view […] and the food was superb. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"Near downtown Sedona"
Excellent spa, restaurant and comfortable roomÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
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Stayed in the lodge. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. Beautiful property! Didn't get to try the restaurant but enjoyed the coffee and scones in the morning! my daughter enjoyed the duck feeding but wish we could have enjoyed the star gazing with the local astronomer. Great location close to town. Would stay againÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Perfect romantic getaway..."
Everything was amazing, the staff, the food and the rooms are first class!!!Ósvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"Romantic and stylish!"
I knew Sedona was a great town as I have stayed ther before. L'Auberge was booked online, it looked good but I was worried it may of been out of town a little. It's in perfect walking distance of uptown. L'Auberge is even better than it looks on this website. I cannot fault it or the staff. Breakfast and dinner by the creek is priceless. Will definitely […] return soon and stay longer even though it's about 4500'miles from England. Magical! Thank you L'Auberge. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"Heart of romance"
I loved the hotel, view and service! Everyone was friendly and accomadting.Ósvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Nice place, restaurant rules are a pain"
The mandatory minimum of a three-course meal in the restaurant is annoying. We don't always want three courses. So, we at the bar all three nights where the menu was limited. Food was very good, but service was inconsistent.Ósvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
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"Perfect getaway"
Outstanding customer service, quaint, cozy, private, romantic, outstanding creekside dinner. I would love to have stayed longer. Great place!Ósvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
Were slightly disappointed in the quality of the lodge rooms for the price. Maybe the the cabins were of a higher standard? Maybe this was the best offering in Sedona ? Relative to our travels around the states and world, the finishes and quality of the room were not the standard we expected for the price. Fantastic service, food, and drink. Pool and […] fitness room small. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Short getaway"
The service is excellent and the food fantastic. We strongly recommend having dinner there outside at the river. Location also great as you can just walk up stairs to get to the main street with shopping and other restaurants. We stayed in the lodge and the room was a bit dated. It does not give the impression that meets the price but more of an older […] Motel. WIFI was also not working properly in the room but one should not go to Sedona to do emails regardless...Overall a good stay and we enjoyed it. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
The best place in the world, I love it here!!! The staff was great. the location was great. I have no complaints. Our last night stay we had breakfast (Room Service) and could not tell you how yummy and delicious it was sitting in front of the fire place. Thanks for everything!!!!Ósvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"Love this place!"
Great place to stay. L'Auberge staff is friendly and very helpful. Loved eating breakfast outside by the creek. You won't be disappointed.Ósvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Treated like royalty!"
Our stay at L'Auberge de Sedona could not have been better. From the minute we pulled up, we were well attended to. Our car was quickly unpacked, we were walked into the lobby to be checked in & within minutes, we were walked to our room...that was absolutely gorgeous. The service is unbelieveable, every single person we encountered was over the top […] friendly & helpful. The bedding is exquisite, the cozy robes beautiful & the entire experience makes us want to get there again...for more than one day. What a wonderful retreat. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"great for couples"
It was amazing and we will be going back. Not only was the cabin beautiful so was the scenery. It is a little pricey, but we felt we got our moneys worth.Ósvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"Indescribable experience..you owe it to yourself!"
Truly, from the moment we arrived at the L'auberge, we knew we were in for a special experience. The entire staff from the valet and bellmen to the reception in the lobby, bartenders, waiters, and other attendants were always friendly, helpful and courteous. The grounds are absolutely amazing. We ate by the creekside many times and enjoyed being in […] nature watching the water flowing by and the ducks at play. And at night, we sat in front of a beautiful fireplace and listened to the cicadas serenade us while we enjoyed delicious deserts. The Champagne brunch on Sunday was on of the best I have ever had and I live in Las Vegas and know a thing or two about buffets! I can't say enough about the entire stay. Everyone guest we encountered felt the same and it was as if we were all walking around in a state of wonder at how wonderful the rooms were and the surrounding nature. Our vista cottage was extremely roomy with a wonderful bed and exquisite headboard. The bathroom shower was fabulous and would love to have one like it at home. Then there was an outdoor shower which was just wonderful to experience. All of the little extras that the hotel offered and the training of the staff to give their guests such superb treatment was well worth it. We will be returning yearly! Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"Nice but expensive"
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I would send a friend there in a heartbeat. Great service, the staff was extremely accommodating, and the setting is amazing. Can't wait to go back.Ósvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
"Gorgeous Place"
Everything was absolutely amazing. Beautiful grounds, amazing customer service, great location, it goes on and on. I stayed at the lodge and it was perfect for the price. Things I liked: Location to town Beautiful scenery -oak creek is magical Amazing customer service - everyone took care of us proactively, without asking An eye for quality everywhere The […] bellman got us ice for our wine, they dropped off robes while we were away, and when we left gave us cold water. Valet took care of my car Valet had the front desk pre-notified so the check in process was minutes Checkout process was seconds Picked us up and dropped us off at restaurants around town My GF thought it was so pretty she thought I was going to propose and teared up What I didn't like: *No views of the red rocks because the trees block the view (choose your poison). *Being that I am in my mid 20's there were a few times when they didn't think I was a guest. *No affordable dining options. *Our $25 resort credit with the room had a lot of restrictions. We were going to use it on breakfast since dinner was out of my price range, but all they had was a $56 a head brunch option while also having plenty of normal breakfast/lunch options available during the week as noted in all the menus in the room/online. I thought that was kind of a cheesy ploy - not a big deal, but I see what they were doing. (56*2 = 112 - 25 = $87 vs 15*2 = 30 - 25 = $5). Overall it rocked, and I will be back. Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"L'auberge. Sedona"
Great place to stay! Can't wait to go back-everything exceeded expectationsÓsvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
"loved it"
We went for our anniversary. The staff was great. The room was gorgeous. The spa cottage was fun with the steam and outdoor showers. Walking distance to uptown restaurants and shops or t they give you a ride. Liked nor having to tip.Ósvikin umsögn gests á Hotels.com
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"Romantic resort, great location with some flaws"
Pros - Amazing accommodations and location - Great valet staff - Awesome bar staff! Jason is a fantastic host! Cons - Very slow room service - Guest services ignores the phone at night! It seems so inconsistent with all the other great things about the resort - Rude restaurant management - Food that is about 3x the cost that is should be and cooked […] incorrectly - Runny creme brulee, under-cooked duck Lesa meiraÓsvikin umsögn gesta á Expedia
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ABOVE PHOTO: CELEBRATING LEGACY-On Saturday January 12, 2013, "Smokin" Joe Frazier, former world heavyweight champion,would have been 69 years old. Iin honor of Joe, the African American Museum of Philadelphia invited more than 300 friends, former sparring partners and community leaders were in attendance, including Mayor Michael Nutter, who once again reiterated the city's promise to erect a statue in honor of Frazier, who died in 2011.
(Photos by Webster Riddick)
By Chris Murray
For the Chris Murray Report and the Sunday Sun
If the statue of the fictional character Rocky Balboa is supposed to somehow symbolize the gritty spirit of Philadelphia, the late Joe Frazier was that spirit's actual embodiment.
PHOTO: Mayor Nutter.
As part of an effort to get a statue erected to Frazier, who represented Philadelphia as the Heavyweight Champion of the World and was known in boxing circles as a knockout artist, the Champ's Family came together with his closest friends in the boxing and political worlds and young boxers representing his legacy to celebrate his birthday last weekend at the African-American Art Museum on Seventh and Arch Streets in Center City.
While the boxing world and the political world have only fighting as a common link, these groups had a common message during the celebration. That message: It's time that Joe Frazier's boxing home showed one of the greatest heavyweights to lace up a pair of boxing gloves the respect that comes with a statue in his honor.
"It's taken too long… It's a major shortcoming on the city of Philadelphia and we have to rectify that," said Rep. Bob Brady, D-Pa. "We should have done this a long time ago. He's a true champion. (Frazier) was a true Philadelphia champion, a Philadelphia icon. He was a world champion when there was one world champion, not like this alphabet of world champions. He was a great man outside the ring. He helped anybody. He was there for the kids, he was a great human being."
PHOTO: Judge Jackie Frazier-Lyde and brother Marvis Frazier
As of now, everything in the planning stages because the family or the city has yet to commission a sculptor or a location, but the hearts are definitely in the right direction for something that should have been done a long time ago.
"You can go anywhere around the country and everybody knows Joe," said former World Boxing Council Heavyweight champion Larry Holmes. "Philadelphia is a rich city and has a lot of going on and they don't have a statue of Joe Frazier and you put in a 'Rocky"? That picture don't work like that."
We all know the tale of Frazier's legendary feats inside the ring, especially the story of March 8, 1971 in what was billed as the Fight of the Century.
In his legendary first fight against Muhammad Ali, it was Fraizer's straight left hook that knocked Ali off his feet in the 15th round and cleared the path to a unanimous decision over the man who is considered "The Greatest."
Frazier would lose the third fight with Ali, "The Thrilla in Manilla, but Frazier pushed him to the point where he considered quitting at around the same time Frazier's corner stopped the fight after the 14th round.
PHOTO: Larry Holmes
"There wouldn't be a Muhammad Ali, if it wasn't for a Joe Frazier," said Holmes, who once worked as a sparring partner for both fighters. "Those two made each other."
The thing that makes Frazier such a beloved figure here in Philadelphia was his love for the community, especially those who lived near his gym on North Broad Street and West Glennwood Avenue in North Philadelphia.
Neighborhood kids and adults not only learned how to box, but they also found a safe haven from the streets. There are not too many places in this city they can ever say they have a secure space for young people.
Unfortunately, the Frazier family would ultimately lose the gym to a discount furniture store, but there are organizations like the National Trust for Historic Preservation that are trying to get the gym preserved as a historic landmark.
Frazier's hometown of Beaufort, S.C. is planning to build a bridge on Highway 21 and name it after him.
Smokin' Joe Frazier deserves a statue in this city not just because he was one of the greatest fighters of all time, but because he was one of the greatest Philadelphians of all time. Frazier was our work ethic, our toughness, our heart and our soul.
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Rest in Peace R.I.P. RIP
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Captain Beefheart at 69 years of age of MS.
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Duke Snider
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A baseball player of my youth that I liked, Duke Snider, RIP.
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Stanley Owsley
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LA Times
Nearly everyone familiar with the history of the 1960s has heard of Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey, the pranksters who spread the gospel of psychedelics to the countercultural generation. But far fewer remember Owsley Stanley.
Stanley, who died Saturday at age 76, was arguably as pivotal as Leary and Kesey for altering minds in the turbulent '60s. Among a legion of youthful seekers, his name was synonymous with the ultimate high as a copious producer of what Rolling Stone once called "the best LSD in the world the genuine Owsley." He reputedly made more than a million doses of the drug, much of which fueled Kesey's notorious Acid Tests rollicking parties featuring all manner of psychedelic substances, strobe lights and music. Tom Wolfe immortalized Stanley as the "Acid King" in the counterculture classic "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" (1968).
The music that rocked Kesey's events was made by the Grateful Dead, the iconic rock band of the era that also bears Stanley's imprint. His chief effect on the band stemmed not merely from supplying its musicians with top-grade LSD but from his technical genius: As the Dead's early sound engineer, Stanley, nicknamed "Bear," developed a radical system he called the "wall of sound," essentially a massive public address system that reduced distortion and enabled the musicians to mix from the stage and monitor their playing.
"Owsley was truly important in setting the example of someone who would go to almost any length, beyond what anyone would think reasonable, to pursue the goal of perfection sonic perfection, the finest planet Earth ever saw," Grateful Dead publicist Dennis McNally said Monday. "They never would have done that without Bear. Furthermore, the greater San Francisco scene never would have been what it was without the opportunity for thousands of people to experience psychedelics, which would not have happened without Bear."
Stanley, who moved to Australia more than 30 years ago, was driving his car in a storm near the town of Mareeba in Queensland when he lost control and crashed, said Sam Cutler, a longtime friend and former Grateful Dead tour manager. He died at the scene. His wife, Sheilah, sustained minor injuries.
Described by Cutler as a man who held "very firm beliefs about potential disasters," Stanley relocated to Australia because he believed it was the safest place to avoid a new ice age. He was a fanatical carnivore who once said that eating broccoli may have contributed to a heart attack several years ago. In his later years he was mainly a sculptor and jeweler, and his works were sought by many in the music industry, including the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, Cutler said.
"He was a very sophisticated man," Cutler said, "an amalgam of scientist and engineer, chemist and artist."
With artist Bob Thomas, Stanley designed the Dead's distinctive logo: a skull emblazoned with a lightning bolt. He also recorded about 100 of the band's performances, many of which later were released as albums. He once said that he considered preserving the live concerts one of his most important accomplishments.
Born Augustus Owsley Stanley III in Kentucky on Jan. 19, 1935, he was the grandson of a Kentucky governor and son of a naval commander. His nickname, Bear, reputedly was inspired by the profuse chest hair he sprouted in adolescence.
He studied engineering briefly at the University of Virginia before dropping out and joining the Air Force, where he trained as a radio operator. After completing his military service in 1958, he moved to California and worked at a variety of jobs, including a stint at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge. He also studied ballet, Russian and French.
He enrolled at UC Berkeley in 1963 as the Free Speech Movement was erupting and drugs such as LSD began flowing. He got his first taste of LSD in April 1964. "I remember the first time I took acid and walked outside," he told Rolling Stone in 2007, "and the cars were kissing the parking meters."
That experience convinced him that he needed a steady and trustworthy supply. He found a recipe at the campus library. Then, with a chemistry major named Melissa Cargill, he started a lab and began manufacturing a very pure form of the drug.
His lab was raided twice; Stanley spent two years in prison. According to "A Long Strange Trip," McNally's history of the Grateful Dead, Stanley estimated that he had produced enough LSD to provide about 1.25 million doses between 1965 and 1967.
After his release from prison in 1972, he returned to the Dead and began working on a new sound system, a monolithic collection of speakers and microphones that channeled the music through a single cluster of equipment. The band introduced it in 1974 at San Francisco's Cow Palace, but it was too expensive to sustain and Stanley later gave most of it away. But his ideas were later adopted by concert equipment makers.
Not everyone was a fan of the system. "It was always malfunctioning," Country Joe McDonald, of the '60s psychedelic band Country Joe & the Fish, said in an interview Monday. "The Grateful Dead and their extended family were like a unit, a nine-headed hydra. They did things their own way. People loved it. It was part of their mystique." Stanley, whom McDonald knew slightly and remembered as "kind of an obnoxious" person, "fit in really well."
For a brief time Stanley was the Grateful Dead's main financial backer and put them up in a pink stucco house in Watts, where he had moved his LSD lab. A 1966 Los Angeles Times profile described Stanley roaring up to a Sunset Boulevard bank on a motorcycle with wads of money crammed in his helmet, pockets and boots. The Times' and other accounts described him as an LSD millionaire, a status Stanley denied. But it inspired a Dead song, "Alice D. Millionaire." He also was immortalized in a Steely Dan composition, "Kid Charlemagne," and in a Jimi Hendrix recording of the Beatles' "Day Tripper," in which Hendrix can be heard calling out "Owsley, can you hear me now?"
Stanley downplayed his influence on the psychedelic explosion, explaining that he began producing LSD only to ensure the quality of what he ingested.
"I just wanted to know the dose and purity of what I took into my own body. Almost before I realized what was happening, the whole affair had gotten completely out of hand. I was riding a magic stallion. A Pegasus," he told Rolling Stone. "I was not responsible for his wings, but they did carry me to all kinds of places."
In addition to his wife, he is survived by sons Pete and Starfinder; daughters Nina and Redbird; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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March 16, 2011, 02:29:35 PM »
"He was a fanatical carnivore who once said that eating broccoli may have contributed to a heart attack several years ago."
I remember reading the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test in the seventies. Then seeing the movie One Flew Over the Coockoos Nest. Tom Wolfe came to our college to speak.
I guess a movie on 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test' is coming out this year?
I was never a big Dead fan though.
***The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is a work of literary journalism by Tom Wolfe, published in 1968. Using techniques from the genre of hysterical realism and pioneering new journalism, the "nonfiction novel" tells the story of Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters. The book follows the Pranksters across the country driving in a psychedelic painted school bus dubbed "Furthur," reaching what they considered to be personal and collective revelations through the use of LSD and other psychedelic drugs. The novel also describes the Acid Tests, early performances by The Grateful Dead, and Kesey's exile to Mexico.
In 1968, Eliot Fremont-Smith of The New York Times called The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test "not simply the best book on hippies [but also] the essential book."[1]
Film adaptation
A film adaptation of the book is in development for a 2011 release. It will be directed by Gus Van Sant.[2]
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March 16, 2011, 02:35:11 PM »
I remember travelling to Lehigh to see Timothy Leary give a lecture in the mid 70's.
My impression was he was brain damaged due to too much LSD. He was somewhat incoherent, rambling, almost "Sheen-like" saying something about space colonies. That is all I remember. My friend was also as less than impressed.
OTOH, maybe it wasn't the acid but was Harvard that did that to him.
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March 16, 2011, 05:43:28 PM »
The late Terrence McKenna (see e.g. "Nector of the Gods") was also from the same Harvard clique as Leary IIRC.
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March 17, 2011, 06:23:29 AM »
I would recommend reading the "Electric Acid Kool-Aid Test" and Hunter S. Thompson's "Hell's Angels" together at some point. Kesey and the HA were parts of a social circle and the differences of perspective on interactions is interesting (as are the interactions, all by themselves!).
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March 17, 2011, 03:45:39 PM »
Haven't read EAKAT, but did enjoy HT's HAs many years ago.
Also part of that crew was Ram Dass. Is he still alive?
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Quote from: Crafty_Dog on March 17, 2011, 03:45:39 PM
Haven't read EAKAT, but did enjoy HT's HAs many years ago.
Also part of that crew was Ram Dass. Is he still alive?
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NY Times on Owsley Stanley
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NOW that the 1960s are commodified forever as The Sixties, it is apparently compulsory that their legacy be rendered as purple-hazy hagiography. But that ignores an inconvenient counterintuitive truth: Relatively clear-thinking entrepreneurs created some of the most enduring tropes of the era not out of whole paisley cloth but from their astute feel for the culture and the marketplace. And no one was better at it than Augustus Owsley Stanley III.
Entrepreneur? Mr. Stanley, who was killed in a car accident last Sunday in Australia at the age of 76, is remembered chiefly as a world-class eccentric his C.V. lists Air Force electronics specialist and ballet dancer who after ingesting his first dose of LSD in Berkeley in 1964 taught himself how to make his own. In short order, Owsley acid became the gold standard of psychedelics.
But Mr. Stanley didnt stop there. He started cranking out his superlative LSD at a rate that by 1967 topped one million doses. By mass-manufacturing a hallucinogen that the authorities hadnt gotten around to criminalizing, Mr. Stanley singlehandedly created a market where none had existed, and with it a large part of what would become the counterculture.
At the time Madison Avenue was at sea about how to reach the so-called youth market. House hippies were deputized as cultural ambassadors but didnt prevent travesties like Columbia Records infamously clueless The Man Cant Bust Our Music ad campaign. Which made Mr. Stanleys effortless grasp of his peer group and its appetites he was, after all, an enthusiastic consumer of his own product seem all the more prescient. When his lab in Orinda, Calif., was raided in 1967 thanks to him, LSD had been declared illegal the year before the headline in The San Francisco Chronicle anointed him the LSD Millionaire.
Mr. Stanley shared several qualities with another entrepreneur who, a decade later, would imbue his company with a hand-sewn 60s ethic that persists today. To compare Mr. Stanley to Steve Jobs, the co-founder and chief executive of Apple, purely on the basis of their operating philosophies is not as big a leap as it might seem.
Like Mr. Jobs, Mr. Stanley was fanatical about quality control. He refused to put his LSD on pieces of paper so-called blotter acid because, Mr. Stanley maintained, it degraded the potency. I abhor the practice, he declared.
Whereas the formulation and provenance of most street drugs was unknowable, Owsley LSD was curated like a varietal wine and branded as evocatively as an iPod Monterey Purple for a batch made expressly for the 1967 Monterey Pop festival, which may have factored into Jimi Hendrixs chaotic, guitar-burning finale. (Relentlessly protective of his brand, Mr. Stanley seemed insulted that many believed the Hendrix song Purple Haze was about the Monterey LSD far from inducing haze, he sniffed, the quality of his acid would confer upon the user preternatural clarity.)
And like Mr. Jobss mandate for creating products he deems insanely great, Mr. Stanleys perfectionism had the effect of raising standards across an industry or in this case, a culture. He became a patron of the Grateful Dead and helped transform them from inchoate noodlers into the house band for a generation. Noting the dreadful acoustics at their performances, Mr. Stanley drew on his electronics background and designed one of the first dedicated rock sound reinforcement systems, thus making plausible that highly lucrative staple of the 1960s and beyond, the rock concert. (Ever the perfectionist, he later designed an upgraded version, the legendary Wall of Sound, that towered over the band like a monolith and prefigured the immense sound systems at stadium shows today.)
It is said we are living through times not unlike the 1960s, the catalyst being not rock n roll and its accompaniments, sex and drugs, but the communications and information revolution made possible by the Web. Among the movements many avenging nerds, Mr. Jobs alone epitomizes Mr. Stanleys unhinged originality and anarchical spirit before founding Apple, Mr. Jobs and his partner, Steve Wozniak, sold illegal blue boxes that allowed free long-distance calls and later proselytized so persuasively about the latest Apple gizmo that he was said to project a reality distortion field.
Augustus Owsley Stanley III knew a thing or two about that.
Michael Walker is the author of Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock n Rolls Legendary Neighborhood.
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Re: Rest in Peace
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March 19, 2011, 09:21:46 AM »
I wonder how many people were destroyed by his "product".
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Probably not as many as one might think, especially when compared to tobacco and alcohol and prescription pills. I survived the 60's and 70's and er.. part of the 50's as well, I'm telling my age now, but I personally saw only one incidence where LSD led to someone becoming mentally disturbed afterward and he was already at the edge of that, maybe over. The fact is substance abuse is more about the abuser than the substance itself. But I agree with your sentiment that cranking out the best acid on the scene shouldn't be a badge of honor either.
I do recall hazily, another incidence where a underage, long hair, very handsome and bright kid, sneaked into to a new movie called the
and in the throes of the part where the possessed girl turns her head all the way around on her shoulders, shouted at the top of his lungs, "Far out man!!!!!!". The packed theater exploded in laughter, with comments of "I want whatever that guy's on."
Peace out man, P.C.
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March 19, 2011, 05:17:11 PM »
Ya figure the NYT will do any similar obits for midwestern meth cooks?
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March 19, 2011, 05:23:13 PM »
Thirty years from now? The NYT? If they're still around I'll be doing meth myself.
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March 19, 2011, 05:26:18 PM »
It'll be a line of custom placemats for the Waffle House and similar greasy spoon diners by then. Actual reporting was never their strong suit anyway.
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Woof GM,
Ya think?
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The four-year-old polar bear died Saturday afternoon in front of visitors, turning around several times and then dropping to the ground, and falling into the water in his enclosure.
Polar bears usually live 15 to 20 years in the wild, and even longer in captivity, and the zoo is hoping the investigation may help clarify what happened.
Results were expected later Monday or on Tuesday, the zoo said.
In the meantime, people continued to flock to the zoo to sign their name in a condolence book in tribute to Knut.
"Every visit to the Zoo brought happiness, because he was such a warmhearted animal and he brought us all so much fun," visitor Eveline Plat told AP Television News.
Knut was rejected by his mother at birth, along with his twin brother, who only survived a couple of days. He attracted attention when his main caregiver, Thomas Doerflein, camped out at the zoo to give the button-eyed cub his bottle every two hours. The bear went on to appear on magazine covers, in a film and on mountains of merchandise.
Doerflein, the zookeeper who raised him, died in 2008 of a heart attack.
Soon after Knut and Doerflein's first public appearance in early 2007, fan clubs sprang up across the globe. "Knutmania" led to a 2007 Vanity Fair cover with actor Leonardo DiCaprio shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz, a film and plush Knut toys.
Zoo spokeswoman Claudia Beinek said that they had to set up another condolence book online to accommodate the outpouring of sympathy from around the world for the polar bear.
In addition, the zoo said it was starting a special account to accept donations on Knut's behalf, which will be used for polar bear research and the preservation of their habitat.
"He has brought joy to us, the Berliners and many others around the world," the zoo said in a statement. "Knut also was an icon for the endangerment of his species and natural habitats of all wild animals."
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Bill James abstract on Harmon Killebrew
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Re: Rest in Peace, Harmon Killebrew
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May 18, 2011, 11:21:35 AM »
Thank you CCP! Harmon Killebrew was my childhood hero. Class act! It took very little charting to figure where to sit in left field and be guaranteed Killebrew home run baseball. Mostly from pre-game batting practice but I think I got one every time I went to the ballpark. Pretty amazing for a little kid, to sit some 400 feet away and have your favorite player hit it right into your glove.
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Re: Rest in Peace
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May 19, 2011, 06:53:43 PM »
"Pretty amazing for a little kid, to sit some 400 feet away and have your favorite player hit it right into your glove."
Wow. The closest I ever got to getting a ball was at Yankee stadium when after a foul ball was hit and fell somewhere well behind me I looked down at the ground in front of my chair only to see the ball roll right between my feet and down the rows of seats in front of me. Probaly twenty people didn't realize it was rolling down to the front row between their legs.
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Gil Scott Heron
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May 28, 2011, 09:06:08 AM »
A sad passing...
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Re: Rest in Peace
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May 28, 2011, 10:36:11 AM »
I had not heard. Details?
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Re: Rest in Peace
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May 29, 2011, 06:41:34 AM »
According to news outlets, he died in a hospital in New York. No cause was annonced, although he was HIV positive and drug addicted.
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Re: Rest in Peace
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May 29, 2011, 09:46:45 AM »
I saw a report that said he was 62, which is odd because he was a year behind me (and I am 58) when I attended Fieldston HS (until I was thrown out for political activism, but that's another story) Fieldston was a private school that was about 90% Jewish with substantial diversity scholarships. One of Gil's friends told me that Gil was stirring up a lot of trouble until finally his mom was called in. In a big meeting the various teachers told her of their problems with Gil. She looked back at them and said "When I have problems with Gil at home, do I call you?"
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Re: Rest in Peace
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May 29, 2011, 11:57:14 AM »
Crafty, you may have saw this since you are in LA, but if not....
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Re: Rest in Peace
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Re: Rest in Peace
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May 29, 2011, 07:46:40 PM »
Quote from: bigdog on May 29, 2011, 07:41:00 PM
Lots of those heroes that died doing things still classified.
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Anna Schwartz
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Let it be said that Anna Schwartz led a model professional life. In our mercurial times, that is no small thing.
Most often, Anna Schwartz, who died Thursday at age 96, was included in sentences as co-author with Milton Friedman of the magisterial economic study "A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960." That would suffice for the epitaph of nearly any economist. It does not for Anna Schwartz.
The daughter of a manager in the kosher meat department of Swift & Co., she graduated from Barnard College at age 18 and quickly earned a doctorate in economics. In 1941 she went to work for the National Bureau of Economic Research, the premier U.S. institution of economic studies, and never left.
Across six decades, she contributed strong work and commentary on economics, notably the financial system. In all her efforts to understand and explain financial behavior, Anna Schwartz focused on the system's primary need: stability.
Which brings us to the present economic instability, on which Schwarz had opinions that deserve to be heard again. Statements she made to this newspaper in a Weekend Interview three and a half years ago, in her early 90s, ring with clarity and relevance to current difficulties: "The Fed has gone about as if the problem is a shortage of liquidity. That is not the basic problem. The basic problem for the markets is that [uncertainty] that the balance sheets of financial firms are credible."
And pointedly: "Firms that made wrong decisions should fail. You shouldn't rescue them. And once that's established as a principle, I think the market recognizes that it makes sense. Everything works much better when wrong decisions are punished and good decisions make you rich." But, she added, "That's not the way the world has been going in recent years." She liked understatement.
Anna Schwartz performed at the most austere level of her profession and gave the world the sensible, helpful results of that extraordinary achievement. We suspect she'd say there's still time to get it right.
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Maria Santos Gorrostieta had been stabbed, beaten and burned
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November 27, 2012, 09:01:04 AM »
It seems to me that she lived her life according to a creed that would make all members of the Pack and Tribe proud.
From the article:
Maria Santos Gorrostieta, who had already survived two assassination attempts, was driving the child to school at around 8.30am when she was ambushed by a car in the city of Morelia.
The 36-year-old was hauled from her vehicle and physically assaulted as horrified witnesses watched, according to newspaper El Universal.
They described how she begged for her child to be left alone and then appeared to get into her abductors car willingly.
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Re: Rest in Peace
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November 27, 2012, 09:10:01 AM »
Too bad she wasn't properly armed and trained.
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Ronald Dworkin
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February 15, 2013, 06:30:30 AM »
A fine obit.
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Richie Havens, 72
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The district coaches selected defensive lineman Kyle Jostes for his contributions to the Bobcat defensive front this year to an all-district first team position.
Big Brody Longmire was named to the all-district first team's offensive line. The 'Cat offensive often ran the ball to Longmire's side to take advantage of the size offered by the Bobcat lineman.
Sebastian Hernandez also gained first team all-district recognition for his versatility and talent. He was named as the first team's utility player.
The Bobcats placed four players on the district's second team. Jerry Fuentes was selected as one of the outside linebackers. Tomas Moore earned a spot as a defensive safety. Ryan Lasko was selected to the squad at fullback. Donovan Encinia made it as a running back to team with Lasko in the district's second team backfield.
Earning honorable mention status were Bobcats Pedro Torres (OL), Seth Phillips (TE), Kyle Nelson (DB) and R.J. Estrada (QB).