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More than three decades have passed since John Walker has heard those nightly roars from the crowd that would get his blood pumping and adrenaline flowing. Rabid fans would explode into chants of "Two! Two! Two!" as the white-masked hero set his opponent up for his signature, running "million-dollar kneelift."
Nowadays, at age 79, Walker's physical feats are but a distant memory, but the cheers from those adoring fans who idolize the man known as Mr. Wrestling #2 remain golden. While Walker admits his memory might be fading, the rush he got from his days in the wrestling business will be with him until the day he dies.
"You just don't forget something like that," he says. "It was a wonderful time. I wouldn't trade it for anything."
Walker hopes to relive some of those magical memories as a featured guest at this summer's Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Legends Fanfest Weekend August 1-4 at the Hilton University Place Hotel in Charlotte. That weekend, he says, can't get here soon enough.
"It's fantastic. I can't wait to get there," says Walker, whose alter ego as Mr. Wrestling #2 catapulted him to the hierarchy of the profession during the '70s and early '80s.
While Walker is eagerly looking forward to his Charlotte return, he hopes to leave this time in a little better shape than he departed nearly three years ago. "Yes, for God's sake, yes," he laughs. But it wasn't a laughing matter when he suffered a heart attack during the final day of the 2010 event, just two days after being inducted into the Hall of Heroes, and was hospitalized for several weeks.
"It was the first heart attack I had ever had, and I didn't even know I had it then. I had a hard time breathing, but I didn't have any pain," he recalls.
Walker says he was sitting on the edge of his hotel bed when a friend from Atlanta called to say hello and ask how he was doing. "I'm doing fine except for the fact that I can't breathe," Walker told his friend, who immediately hung up the phone and called the emergency room of a nearby Charlotte hospital. Before Walker knew it, he was being carted off to a medical facility across the street.
"You've had a heart attack, young man," emergency technicians informed Walker. "I had never been ill in my life ... at least not that kind of ill," says Walker, who thought the EMTs had to be kidding.
They were deadly serious, though, and Walker spent the next few weeks hospitalized, waiting for a kidney problem to clear up before he could undergo a triple bypass. "The doctor said they were going to take good care of me. I told him it was a good thing they were, because I was going to come after him if he didn't," Walker laughs. "He thought that was funny as heck. But he did a fantastic job."
"I'm doing well now, I'm feeling great, and I just walked in the door from the gym," says Walker, who still works out four times a week. While he tries to exercise as often as he can, he's not quite ready to execute a running knee lift. "I don't think so. I think I hung that up a few years back."
That's not to say he doesn't miss being around professional wrestling. "I really miss those fans. Truly I do."
Walker waxes nostalgic as he looks around his home and sees his many plaques and trophies on display. "It reminds me of the good days," he says. "The fans made my day. They were true fans. I remember being at an event and the crowd starting that "Two! Two! Two!" thing. It brought tears to my eyes. It really did."
And there's no better fans, he says, than the ones in his old stomping grounds of the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. "The fans there are just unreal. They are true fans and I love them. I worship every dadgum one of them," says the former 10-time Georgia heavyweight champion. "Charlotte, Charleston, Atlanta, all the way down through the South. Even in Florida. I got over in Florida like gangbusters. The response was just unreal. I can't say enough good things about them."
Walker also has close ties to the Carolinas - especially Charleston, South Carolina. "I was born right there in Charleston, at the old St. Francis Hospital. That's how I got my middle name," says Walker, whose middle name is Francis.
Walker isn't sure how long he lived in Charleston since he was only a toddler when his family moved. "My dad was in the Marine Corps, so we bounced around quite a bit," says Walker, whose mother is buried in Charleston.
Being a Marine brat, Walker bounced around quite a bit during his early years. He spent most of his life in Hawaii, having moved there in the late '40s before leaving in 1958 to go on the road. He returned to Honolulu in 1989 after retiring from the wrestling business and has lived there ever since.
Walker, who came up through the amateur ranks, began his pro career in Hawaii where he wrestled sumo-style for three years. "That was my first go-around in the wrestling business. I got thrown through the air with the greatest of ease by this monster sumo wrestler," he recalls.
What's fascinating about Walker is that he actually experienced two distinct careers - one as Johnny "Rubberman" Walker and one as Mr. Wrestling #2. The transformation was nothing short of incredible.
For years Walker competed as a journeyman, going from one territory to another, never staying in one area for more than a few months at a time. "That's just the way the business was back then. Promoters didn't want you to stay too long because you'd wear out your welcome. But it wasn't bad. They treated me right and I did well. It was an experience I will never ever forget."
Walker had basically gotten out of the wrestling business, buying a house and opening up a gas station in Kingsport, Tennessee, when he got a call from Atlanta booker Leo Garibaldi. "I was sort of semi-retired, but I was kind of crazy to do that," says Walker. "Leo called me on the phone one day and told me he had a spot for me. I asked him what he was talking about." Garibaldi explained that he had a wrestler by the name of Mr. Wrestling (Tim Woods), and that he wanted me to come down and put a mask on."
Walker told Garibaldi that he had tried a mask once in Florida, but had nearly gagged himself wearing the hood. "It's something you've got to get used to," says Walker, who was prodded into agreeing to give Garibaldi's plan a shot. "He gave me a guarantee, so I finally went to Atlanta and put the mask on."
And the rest was history.
Sporting a white mask trimmed in black, Walker would become the top star on the nation's first SuperStation, Channel 17 out of Atlanta, and would be a staple in Georgia for the next decade. Walker was so popular that even then-President Jimmy Carter called Mr. Wrestling #2 his favorite wrestler. Walker was invited to Carter's 1977 inauguration, but declined the invitation upon learning that he would have to unmask, feeling that removing the hood would damage his mysterious aura.
He did, however, accept a personal invitation from the President's mother, "Miss Lillian" Carter, to visit her at her home in Plains, Georgia. He arrived for the private visit with his mask.
"I always admired her for many reasons," Walker says of Lillian Carter, who passed away in 1983 at the age of 85. "She never, ever asked me to remove my mask. I respected that. We really enjoyed each other's company. She was a great lady. It was quite a treat spending time with her."
Walker can't speak for very long without the mention of a man who, for years, served as his bookend in the wrestling business. Rarely was there a Mr. Wrestling #2 without a Mr. Wrestling.
Tim Woods, his hooded predecessor, would play a big part in Walker's success. The two would form one of the top teams in the business during the '70s, drawing sellout crowds to Atlanta's Omni and throughout the Southeast for matches with such formidable teams as The Assassins and The Andersons.
"That's where our careers actually started. We had a lot of fun," says Walker. With Woods the top star in Georgia during the late '60s and early '70s, Walker would assume that title for the rest of the decade. With Woods, by then working with and without the mask, the two would draw major business as both partners and rivals, including a series of 12 consecutive sellouts at Atlanta's City Auditorium, culminating in a mask vs. hair match in which Woods had his head shaved.
Walker and Woods would become best friends as well as solid wrestling partners. "Timmy and I were extremely close," says Walker. "We never had a cross word with one another all the years that we were together. We got along better than brothers. He was a man that I looked up to and thought so much about. He also had a great sense of humor." Woods, says Walker, also was one of the smartest men he had ever met.
"I asked him one day, 'What the hell are you doing wrestling?' He said he loved it. And besides that he loved me too."
"I said that makes us even."
Woods, a three-time AAU national champion, died of a massive heart attack November 30, 2002, at his home in Charlotte at the age of 68. "Not only was he a great talent, he was a great man," says Walker.
Walker smiles when thinking of his friend, and shares a story that still makes him laugh to this day. "Timmy was very proud of his wrestling ability. And he should have been. I always told him he was the man when it came to wrestling," says Walker. "But one day I got him in the bathroom. I told him I would get down on my hands and knees, and I bet him that I could take him down. He laughed like hell."
It would be Walker, though, who would get the last laugh in this exchange of mat maneuvers. "I dropped down to my hands and knees, and he brought his leg up close to me," relates Walker. "I thought to myself, 'That's a mistake.' I reached over and grabbed him by his toe and I shot my elbow into his knee. I tipped him over and he fell into the latrine." The comical scene is still firmly etched in Walker's mind.
"See there, I'm going to tell all the boys that I dumped you into the latrine," Walker told the embarrassed Woods, laughing hysterically all the while. "Don't you dare! shot back Woods. "I wasn't expecting that."
"That's exactly what I wanted," replied Walker. "You weren't supposed to be expecting it."
All that amateur and college experience couldn't help him on that occasion, Walker chuckles. "But Timmy eventually laughed," says Walker.
"We really did have so much fun together. Our wives also got along great. We were very good together. I miss them all. I think about the good times that we used to have."
Walker's great partnership outside the squared circle was with his wife, Olivia, a talented seamstress who designed exquisite costumes and ring robes for such wrestling stars as Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes and Paul Orndorff, as well as for celebrities such as Dolly Parton, Porter Wagner and Liberace.
"She was not only a tremendous seamstress, she was a tremendous woman," says Walker. "She was the best woman you would ever want to meet. She was the love of my life and I think about her every day." The relationship lasted from 1962 until her passing in 2003.
"We hit it off for 43 years, brother," says Walker. "She was absolutely unreal ... it was wonderful."
Walker retired from the business not long after Vince McMahon's national expansion in the mid-'80s.
He makes his home in the town of Mililani, a bedroom community for Honolulu, with the mountains and the ocean as scenic backdrops. These days, says Walker, he's facing life's challenges as they come, taking things one day at a time.
"I kind of live day to day. It's tough sometimes, but you've got to do what you've got to do. The good Lord looks after me. He's been taking care of me pretty darn good."
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Wasn't this already announced on facebook afew weeks back? Not long before Gerry Brisco was announced he was coming.
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Wasn't this already announced on facebook afew weeks back? Not long before Gerry Brisco was announced he was coming.
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was gonna ask the same thing as I thought for sure this was confirmed with Brisco and Tiger Conway at the same time on Facebook.
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was gonna ask the same thing as I thought for sure this was confirmed with Brisco and Tiger Conway at the same time on Facebook.
Not all of us have Facebook. I screwed up. Imagine that.
Mike Mooneyham's announcements have been a welcome addition. I look forward to seeing what he writes for each of our guests.
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are the every Sunday reveals going to continue each week for all the Heros. ALso any kind of a clue when we will see anything about vendor guest?
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are the every Sunday reveals going to continue each week for all the Heros. ALso any kind of a clue when we will see anything about vendor guest?
I expect them to continue. Can't guarantee it'll be every week, but I'm hopeful we'll continue along those lines. We'll certainly alert everyone of a pending announcement, as we've done the past couple weeks.
Do you guys like the weekly reveals from Mike Mooneyham?
The first vendor guests should be announced soon.
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"I had the experience of being confused," Kare told the jury, describing her experience seeing a conference table full of operating handsets when preparing for her testimony with Apple attorneys.
"I went to pick up the iPhone to make a point and I was holding a Samsung phone," said Kare who has run her own design consulting firm for 27 years. "I think of myself as someone who is pretty granular in looking at graphics, and I mistook one for the other," she said.
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Samsung attorneys will cross-examine Kare later today.
I usually buy Rockport loafers, you know, those ox blood colored shoes that are sometimes called "penny loafers." I have to admit, I do get them confused with Florsheim, Hannover, or other brands. Oh my. What is one to do.
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I use a Samsung phone and it's easy to tell the difference between it and an iPhone. The Samsung is all black on the sides, while the iPhone has an aluminum side. Black and aluminum look very different.
Does Susan Kare also get confused on which car she is driving?
My Acura RL is a copy of the higher-priced Mercedes sedan, but we don't see these two auto makers in court about the shape of their cars.
Our patent system is broken when a rectangle shape phone with rounded corners can be patented.
The "expert witnesses" for Apple are being paid by Apple, thus they will say whatever Apple tells them to say. Integrity can be bought. I have to believe that Steve Jobs would never have allowed this farce of a lawsuit.
I agree, but I'm not so sure that Jobs wouldn't have approved it. It would be part of his 'thermonuclear' assault on Android.
Just out of interest - when does a person ever have to choose a handset from a conference table packed with handsets? This does have to be a joke, right?
This lady is a "graphics" expert. She doesn't know $hit from Apple Butter about the phones, but was allowed to say something about which phone she mistakenly picked up because she was allowed. If this case hinges on icons, it will be one of the largest travesties ever perpetrated !
Say they stole your OS design, say they stole some functionality in a significant app, Apple say SOMETHING that matters, but please say something that matters !
Just another reason for me to never purchase an Apple product or support anyone who I know that has an Apple when they have technical questions. My response is, I don't own Apple products.
Honestly, does anyone think that Samsung was not looking at Apple products when making their products? Let us be real people!
no one designs in a vacuum - indeed, it would be incompetent design to not examine the context, and to learn from competitors. after all, that is the purpose of patents and copyrights: disclosure enables progress.
I believe that Steve Jobs would have allowed for and pushed for this lawsuit if he believed that it could make Apple some money on the IP that they've beens spending money on. BTW, making a statement that she accidently picked up a Samsung phone suggests that she doesn't have much substance. I think my "relatively" non-technical wife would be able to tell the difference. She's an "expert?"
So let me get this straight. Apple hires an expert to testify that iPhone and Samsung phones are similar. So what is she supposed to say? "Apple is paying me $400 per hour and I think Samsung's phones are different than Apple's"??? Also this woman has been working for Apple. If she ever wanting to work again with them, would she testify against them?? Come on people!!
Yes, I did that too. so easy to get confused with those modern things.I picked up a Honda Civic Coupe instead of my Ferrari, both of them was red, has 4 wheels, two doors, a stearing wheel, two seats.....
uh, I think apple deserve some credit anyway.
It's not sueing MS Win7/8 this round since Win7/8 is much more different than OS.
android camp did play lazy and cheap by imitating apple.
apple this poor man need some compensation.
apple is pursuing a scorched-earth policy to preserve its 60% profit margins. the legal framework for IP protection is *not* about "fairness", or even "deserved profits". it's all about granting monopolies to prevent exact copies, no more, no less.
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In the automotive industry it's very easy to confuse one car with another as the manufacturers follow each other no more than a year apart. In fact when you sit in any current car, you'll notice that most everything even the switches for the power seats look and feel identical whether the car is from the U.S. Europe or Asia. This is the year of the mass introduction of direct injection and small turbo chargers on vehicle's premium engines. Can you name a manufacturer that doesn't have one?
The same goes for the fashion industry. Most everyone looks the same.
How are cellphones any different? They're mainly a fashion statement.
Car manufacturers are only really assemblers. They do exterior and interior design. The components they use are like the components inside the iPhone / Samsung. ie Not designed by Mercedes or Honda but by Continental or Delphi. If Apple tried to sue on the basis that a DC/DC converter was the same they would lose. If a car manufacturer blantantly copied a Ferrari they would be sued. And rightly (unless the manufacturer was in China) they would win their case. So what's the difference here? Samsung copied Apple. Apple may have copied someone else but that's another case.
"If a car manufacturer blantantly copied a Ferrari they would be sued."
In some superficial adornments, maybe. But for example, car companies design their own engines, and yet these days, with computer modeling of every aspect of the engine, they look more and more alike. For efficiency reasons.
Lancia developed the first V-6 engine, back in the early 1960s. Because of transverse mounted engines and front wheel drive, that V-6 approach has become ubiquitous. Same goes for multivalve cylinders, hemispherical heads, direct injection (used to be available only in diesels or the Mercedes 300SL), turbocharging, electronic engine controls.
And the same goes with the general looks of cars. The high trunk look, for example, adopted in the mid 1970s initially by Triumph TR7 and then the Mercedes C class, is all about reducing coefficient of drag. Everyone has adopted that.
Rounded corners in a rectangular toy, I'm sorry, it's just too ludicrous to raise a stink about that.
I'm confused, I thought stores kept these products in a storage area until a consumer requests one for purchase. So, is Apple saying their consumers aren't specifying that they want an Apple product, or are sales people not describing the product they are selling properly. How many people just walking into a store, and point at a product, saying "I want that!" Okay, I can believe a few people might do that, but not enough people to warrant $2.5 billion worth, especially if you consider that usually those people tend to do a lot of research before hand to know exactly what they want. Don't even get me started on online transactions for these products.
I'm confused. If I pay enough money for an expert to testify that my poop looks and smells like delicious chocolate, can I sue Hearshys inc.?
Just the other day, my dog mistook my poop (we were camping out) for chocolate, and gobbled it all down. Simple, these over reaching "obvious" patents should never have been granted. The patent that was used on BlackBerry was good example of these obvious patents.
Even in 1990, it was obvious that a handheld device, like Kirk and Spock used on star trek (1966) could do all these things, like call people and send written data.
We don't hire enough patent examiners, pay them enough, equip them right or force them to use clear English hard enough.
The result: Lots of vague crummy patents.
Blake Henry
WOW! What a credible witness. Former Apple employee and (dare I say it) she's a blonde!
Samsung is a cheat. If Apple has not existed as a company, Samsung would not have made these products. Let them settle Apple and close this legal nowhere process.
"Lancia developed the first V-6 engine, back in the early 1960s. Because of transverse mounted engines and front wheel drive, that V-6 approach has become ubiquitous. Same goes for multivalve cylinders, hemispherical heads, direct injection (used to be available only in diesels or the Mercedes 300SL), turbocharging, electronic engine controls."
I'd bet every one of those things is patented and licensed too.
I'd take that bet. the amusing thing is that in more established fields (like cars), everyone knows the history of ideas, and things like multi-valve cylinders are universally acknowledged as obvious and _not_ patented.
Well, I don't have data on the V6, but Lancia patented their V8 engine in 1915:
Most car companies have large patent portfolios.
Most things are obvious after the fact. It is when you realize that no one was doing it before the invention despite the advantages that you realize that things are not always as obvious as they appear.
It turns out, Lancia was the first to inroduce the V-6 in production cars, in 1950 (not the '60s as I said before). BUT the V-6 engine had already been built way before that, just never applied to production cars.
The point being, every automaker soon copied Lancia. Because the V-6 is very efficent in space utilization. This is very analogous to Apple and Samsung.
The other thing is, Samsung should come back and say look at our screen. It's 16:9 wide screen. Apple's is not. How can anyone not see the difference?
In point of fact, the iPhone5 is coming out with a 16:9 screen, so I think Samsung should sue Apple. The Apple iPhone and iPad screens have always been hopelessly squarish looking, compared with what the world of digital TV has been providing.
Samsung is not a cheat. They have a right to react to market changes to remain competitive, and yes, even "steal" a rounded rectangular shape if they so choose. I was using a Samsung/Palm color touchscreen phone with web browser, email, etc. in 2003! Many of these patents don't even meet the minimum criteria for patentability and should never have been granted. Samsung has nothing to do with the broken US patent system. This is all just a replay of the Apple-Microsoft lawsuit claims that windows was a blatant rip-off of mac os. Never mind that mac os was a blatant rip off of Xerox. Somehow when Apple does it, it's considered "innovation".
If Apple put 4 inch iphone and 7 inch ipad, then they're copying samsung, et al? I'm sure everybody will laugh at apple if they do so.
this law suit seems preventive measure for apple, so that people keep thinking that apple is innovative even they put such product on market.
@Bert: Apple got these documents through the legal discovery process whereby both sides are allowed to seek internal emails and documents for the other to support their case.
Stay tuned to see more of these goodies. They are a rare and legal peek in to the workings of giants like Apple and Samsung.
If Samsung is allowed to copy most aspects of Apple, many Chinese vendors will follow them and make Apple look like product. This must be prevented.
The continued addition of features is probably impossible to keep up, but the "copying" of older versions seems inevitable.
I try to stay neutral on this topic, and I admit to be a Apple fanboy, but this "expert" is less of an expert than my 2 year old son.. Maybe he can do the next iphone design ;-)
This trial is intriguing and insightful, and now with testmonies like this it now has even the element of comedy, I want to be on that jury panel ;-)
Trouble would be keeping a straight face when she describes her total confusion....
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"I went to pick up the iPhone to make a point and I was holding a Samsung phone,"
This strikes me as being very similar to the late-night infomercials where they try to sell you a useless egg cracker by making cracking an egg look impossible to do without losing half the egg on the floor and your face.
Just by glancing, one can see the iphone has the slide bar, and Samsung has its name label.
They let "experts" say they get confused by the similar "look-and-feel", but denied prior art to be submitted by Samsung. One can only imagine what a farce this is going to be. Reality TV will look like the real deal in comparison. My view from the bottom of the planet is one of disbelief. If this does not get some improvement to the patent system, then I feel China will become the main place to lodge in future, and they will bar the sale of Apple products (like the recent iPad name court case), when silly patents run against common sense. I have an iPhone and the kids have Samsung, and not once in how many years have we ever picked up the wrong phone. I have yet to see a red iPhone.
Even though every one of us look quiet different but the products made by us resemble one another.This shows how BIG is our creator in every aspect
Remember Apple is arguing this portion of the trial over their 'design patents' which cover the ornamental design. This is different than what we normally think of with patents.
For a design patent they only need to show the designs are 'substantially similar'. The question is what is the legal definition of 'substantially similar'.
@PuterGeek: Indeed, there has been a lot of back and forth on that term.
So far Apple witnesses have claimed that the overall impression one gets looking at accused Samsung industrial designs and screens is substantially similar.
Samsung has raised doubts by noting many differences in details. Apple has countered that minor detail differences appear intended to obscure the fact of the overall impression which is the products really do look a lot alike.
They deliberately find the dumbest experts to make their case just as they do with jury selection.
I'm wondering whether Apple bribed the patent office to obtain these ludicrous "shape-based" patents. Or is our patent system that broken?
Scott Elder
That's why patents are better known as entry tickets into the legal system with the hope that a cross license settlement will be reached a couple of days before the trial. Apple's bluff called here. They will lose, but it won't really matter except those darn Apple LCD TVs sitting on the R&D shelf will continue to collect some dust.


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I traveled from Michigan to Oregon to run both this race and the Columbia Gorge Marathon, and was not dissapointed. I arrived early the day of the race, and check in was a breeze. They had plenty of water, fruit, and bagels in a continental breakfast style. The race was delayed by a few minutes to thank the sponsers and explain the course a little. This was not a big deal to me at all, since we chip timed. We were sent off by a 3-piece band signing 'Come Together'. Definently a little different and unique. The weather could not have been better, sunny with temps in the high 60's. No rain at all. The course: The Columbia Gorge Marathon advertises itself as the most scenic marathon in the country, but I think this one is overall better. We ran across the McNary Dam, into the hills of Washington, and then back into Oregon, all with outstanding views. There is a small portion of the course in the docks of the Port, but this is kind of interesting too. Then we embarked on a 7 mile (one way) out and back on the Lewis and Clark Trail. The beauty was simply stunning. Every twist and turn led you to another breath-taking view. Once out of the park, we did a quick 2 mile out and back past a really cool series of formations called 'Hat Rock'. Then we headed back onto the trail. Yes, there were hills, but none were truly awful. The worst was the one at mile 23, which is a series of 'S' curves up the side of the bluff. Luckily for the slow people like me, we had a very strong wind pushing us up. It wasn't so nice when we turned into it to finish, but it helped on the hill. Support: They had the most well stocked aid stations I've ever seen in my 11 marathons. Every one had water, gateraid, fruit, clif blocks (all unwraped and easy to grab). They were pretty evenly spaced. The course was well marked, and had people stationed at the tricky spots to tell you which way to go. Finish: There is a long straight away at the finish that I'm not a fan of, because you can see it forever, but you seemingly never get to it. But when you did, you were greeted by the race director and had plenty of water available. A short walk took you back to the hotel and an awesome spread of potatoes (with all the toppings) and chili. It was really good and there was plenty of food. If you want spectators, bring your own. There were none along the course except family and the volunteers. But those people did really cheer us on. All in all, this was my favorite marathon so far. I can't say enough about the aid stations being so well stocked and friendly volunteers. I chatted with the race director for a while after I finished, and you could tell that she really cared about the runners. There were 79 of us marathoners total. Oh, the medal was very cool, as was the tech shirt. If you are looking for an Oregon Marathon to run, I highly suggest this one!
I have done over 170 different marathons and think this is one of the most scenic courses. It has you running across a dam into another state and back over the Columbia River on a bridge with views of both states. There are plenty of well stocked aid stations and friendly volunteers. There were very few spectators but the volunteers cheer you on. I enjoyed the trail part the most. There are no roots to trip over and just a few places with loose rock that you can go around. The trail runs along the Columbia River and is an out-and-back section of the race so you get to see other runners coming from the opposite direction. The hardest part of the course for me was the hill at about mile 23. I did not think this course was as tough as some runners said. I did the Columbia Gorge Marathon the next day and thought that was MUCH tougher. The "potato" feed after the race was excellent. If you like a scenic marathon with different terrain, great volunteers, and a reasonable price, this might be the race for you. I am a slow runner and also liked the idea that there is no time limit on finishing.
Decided to run this one instead of Tri Cities so I could be home for kiddo's first Halloween. + Positives + Small race Super scenic along the Mighty Columbia River Well organized Temps were perfect (upper 40s to upper 50s) with some light rain Friendly support staff Enjoyed some of the trail running LOVED the chili baked potato at finish - Negatives - Nine miles is too long on a trail that keeps you concerned about slipping on loose gravel, and tripping over rocks or soft sand. Parts of the trail were great but I was glad to return to the street. As long as you can handle running miles completely solo (no crowd or other runners in sight), I'd recommend this race - and I may run it again. I do enjoy the small races more. This is TINY - 65 people finished the full.
I trained very hard for another full marathon two weeks prior to this and had a miserable encounter with the dreaded "wall" - that last marathon was such a disappointment that I wanted to do another and have it feel correct again. I decided on Columbia River Power Marathon in Umatilla. When I lined up I felt good for the half marathon but didn't feel like tackling the entire 26, so I didn't. I enjoyed the half and felt good all morning. This one felt right and all is well again. The course was interesting - a run across a dam, five miles in Washington, then back over a bridge to Oregon. The cool aspect was that the course went right through some industrial-type areas - by grain elevators and stacked logs at a mill. True Umatilla working-class areas - but also a trail alongside the Columbia River. Nice! What impressed me most was that for a small race (about 80 marathoners and 150 half marathoners) there were so many volunteers. And I disagree with the reviewer who said the course was poorly marked - they had painted rocks along the roadside for the entire course (I ran the half), and every time there was a turn there were people there directing the runners as to which way to go. Hat's off to the race organizers for this one.
No water at the finish line, and no one cared I was finishing the run; I had to ask if someone wanted my tag off of my number and if I could have a blanket. If it had not been for some nice lady with a blue apron on I would have gone straight to one of the race people and tell them what I thought. But this lady was so wonderful - she got me something to drink and a nice, hot potato. Still, I will not be back: NO mile markers (again), no bathrooms (again), and I got a crappy t-shirt and a cheap medal. Then, to make it worse, I checked my time today online and it was 7 minutes off. I have never been treated like this before; the worst part is that I cannot blame anyone but myself because I paid for it. I will not be back and I will not recommend it to anyone.
We ran the half. The course was beautiful and very fair. Running over the dam was cool and there was plenty of time by the Columbia. It probably could have been marked better, but overall I was impressed.
This course had everything to challenge an average runner as myself: hills, loose rocks, sun, wind, road, etc. - and I trained on trails, hills, and highways. It was certainly unique and fun to run across McNary Dam and in two states. The only downside was that the loose rock on the riverside trail forced me to watch my every step, stopping me from looking up and out at the incredible high desert beauty all around. The route lacked some marking, and luckily a runner behind yelled to let me know that I missed a turn and I backtracked only a short few paces. Other runners did miss the turn. I would also ask for full-calorie liquids (i.e., PowerAde) at the stations, along with water. The mineral drinks were almost zero-calorie, which is fine if you're dieting, but not for running. The spectators, though few, cheered as though they were many! Kudos to them and their energy! Generally not liking the crowds of larger races, I specifically chose this event for the peaceful, quiet, low-key smallness, and was not disappointed. Halfway into it, I realized it wasn't about time, but rather about the experience instead. Even so, my time was still within seconds of my flat-course marathon time, so I am happy with my effort and the experience.
If you run this, stay at the Desert River Inn. The race starts right in front of the hotel. As for the race itself, this is a very small (65 marathoners) race that has a variety of terrain, hills and scenery, and the aid stations are very well run. Running over the dam was exciting, and re-crossing the Columbia River on an interstate bridge was interesting (but very safe). Don't worry much about running on the shoulder of a highway - the shoulder is wide and there really isn't much traffic. I thought it amusing that the course description they sent out out a couple days ahead of time managed to give a complete description without using the word "uphill" to describe any part of the course. I only gave spectators three stars because there weren't any, due to the location of the race. Positives: breakfast served before the race, and chili afterward; live music; scenic course; the dam. Room for improvement: put someone on the course where the marathoners and halfers split up. It was a bit confusing. Make the website easier to navigate; it took quite a bit of looking to find things. For example, the "registration" page had info about the race that could have been put elsewhere. Overall: good effort; good race.
This run is one of the few in eastern Washington/Oregon, and as I love the Columbia and the High Desert, I want to love this run. Thanks for: the course across McNary Dam, which is powerful - especially at dawn; the early start option; the Lewis and Clark Trail segment; the fun finish party (and great potatoes). But: it was worse than poorly marked, some of the aid station folks seemed uninterested, and the section advertised as "desert solitude" was along the shoulder of the main artery between eastern Washington and the West Side. Not... Mark the run better, and route us off of Highway 730, and this will be a special run.
Awesome views, well organized. Needed more runners on the full. Ran alone for most of the race, which was a first for me. Glad I had an iPod. :) Would do this race again.
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Ramadan | |
A crescent moon can be seen over palm trees at sunset in Manama, marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Ramadan in Bahrain |
Observed by | Muslims |
Type | Religious |
Begins | 1 Ramadan |
Ends | 29, or 30 Ramadan |
Date | Variable (follows the Islamic lunar calendar) |
2013 date | 9 July – 7 August (estimates) |
Celebrations | Communal Iftars |
Observances | |
Related to | Eid al-Fitr, Laylat al-Qadr |
Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان Ramaḍān, IPA: [rɑmɑˈdˤɑːn];[variations] Persian: Ramazān; Urdu: Ramzān; Turkish: Ramazan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar;[1] Muslims worldwide observe this as a month of fasting.[2][3] This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam.[4] The month lasts 29–30 days based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon, according to numerous biographical accounts compiled in hadiths.[5][6] The word Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ramida or ar-ramad, which means scorching heat or dryness.[7] Fasting is fardh (obligatory) for adult Muslims, except those who are ill, travelling, pregnant, diabetic or going through menstrual bleeding.[8]
While fasting from dawn until sunset, Muslims refrain from consuming food, drinking liquids, smoking, and engaging in sexual relations; in some interpretations they also refrain from swearing.[9][10] According to Islam, the thawab (rewards) of fasting are many, but in this month they are believed to be multiplied.[11] Fasting for Muslims during Ramadan typically includes the increased offering of salat (prayers) and recitation of the Quran.[12][13]
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In the Quran[edit]
Chapter 2, Revelation 185 of the Quran states:
The month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Quran; a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month, and whosoever of you is sick or on a journey, a number of other days. Allah desires for you ease; He desires not hardship for you; and that you should complete the period, and that you should magnify Allah for having guided you, and that perhaps you may be thankful.[Quran 2:185]
Thus, according to the Quran, Muhammad first received revelations in the lunar month of Ramadan. Therefore, the month of Ramadan is considered to be the most sacred month of the Islamic calendar, the recording of which began with the Hijra.
Beginning of Ramadan[edit]
Hilāl (the crescent) is typically a day (or more) after the astronomical new moon. Since the new moon marks the beginning of the new month, Muslims can usually safely estimate the beginning of Ramadan.[14] However, to many Muslims, this is not in accordance with authenticated Hadiths stating that visual confirmation per region is recommended. The consistent variations of a day have existed since the time of Muhammad.[15]
Practices during Ramadan[edit]
Ramadan is a time of spiritual reflection, improvement and increased devotion and worship. Muslims are expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam. The fast (sawm) begins at dawn and ends at sunset. In addition to abstaining from eating and drinking, Muslims also increase restraint, such as abstaining from sexual relations and generally sinful speech and behavior. The act of fasting is said to redirect the heart away from worldly activities, its purpose being to cleanse the soul by freeing it from harmful impurities. Ramadan also teaches Muslims how to better practice self-discipline, self-control,[16] sacrifice, and empathy for those who are less fortunate; thus encouraging actions of generosity and compulsory charity (zakat).[17]
It becomes compulsory for Muslims to start fasting when they reach puberty, so long as they are healthy, sane and have no disabilities or illnesses. Exemptions to fasting are travel, menstruation, illness, older age, pregnancy, and breast-feeding. However, many Muslims with medical conditions insist on fasting to satisfy their spiritual needs, and healthcare professionals must work with their patients to reach common ground. Professionals should closely monitor individuals who decide to persist with fasting.[18]
While fasting is not considered compulsory in childhood, many children endeavour to complete as many fasts as possible as practice for later life. Those who are unable to fast are obliged to make up for it. According to the Quran, those ill or traveling (musaafir) are exempt from obligation, but still must make up the days missed later on.[19]
Suhoor and Iftar[edit]
Each day before dawn, Muslims observe a pre-fast meal called suhoor. After stopping a short time before dawn, Muslims begin the first prayer of the day, the Fajr prayer.[20][21] At sunset, families hasten for the fast-breaking meal known as iftar.
Considering the high diversity of the global Muslim population, it is impossible to describe typical suhoor or iftar meals. Suhoor can be leftovers from the previous night's dinner (iftar), typical breakfast foods, or ethnic foods.
In the evening, some dates are usually the first foods to break the fast; according to tradition, Muhammad broke fast with three dates. Following that, Muslims generally adjourn for the Maghrib prayer, the fourth of the five daily prayers, after which the main meal is served.[22]
Social gatherings, many times buffet style, at iftar are frequent, and traditional dishes are often highlighted, including traditional desserts, especially those made only during Ramadan. Water is usually the beverage of choice, but juice and milk are also consumed. Soft drinks and caffeinated beverages are consumed to a lesser extent.[18]
In the Middle East, the iftar meal consists of water, juices, dates, salads and appetizers, one or more entrees, and dessert. Typical entrees are "lamb stewed with wheat berries, lamb kebabs with grilled vegetables, or roast chicken served with chickpea-studded rice pilaf". A rich dessert such as baklava or kunafeh ("a buttery, syrup-sweetened kadaifi noodle pastry filled with cheese") concludes the meal.[23]
Over time, iftar has grown into banquet festivals. This is a time of fellowship with families, friends and surrounding communities, but may also occupy larger spaces at masjid or banquet halls for 100 or more diners.[24]
Charity is very important in Islam, and even more so during Ramadan. Zakat, often translated as "the poor-rate", is obligatory as one of the pillars of Islam; a fixed percentage is required to be given to the poor of the person's savings. Sadaqa is voluntary charity in given above and beyond what is required from the obligation of Zakat. In Islam all good deeds are more handsomely rewarded in Ramadan than in any other month of the year. Consequently, many will choose this time to give a larger portion, if not all, of the Zakat for which they are obligated to give. In addition, many will also use this time to give a larger portion of sadaqa in order to maximize the reward that will await them on the Day of Judgment.
In many Muslim countries, it is a common sight to see people giving more food to the poor and the homeless, and even to see large public areas for the poor to come and break their fast. It is said that if a person helps a fasting person to break their fast, then they receive a reward for that fast, without diminishing the reward that the fasting person got for their fast.[citation needed]
Increased prayer and recitation of the Quran[edit]
In addition to fasting, Muslims are encouraged to read the entire Quran. Some Muslims perform the recitation of the entire Quran by means of special prayers, called Tarawih. These voluntary prayers are held in the mosques every night of the month, during which a whole section of the Quran (Juz', which is 1/30 of the Quran) is recited. Therefore, the entire Quran would be completed at the end of the month. Although it is not required to read the whole Quran in the Salatul Tarawih prayers, it is common.
Laylat al-Qadr[edit]
Sometimes referred to as "the night of power" or 'the night of decree", Laylat al-Qadr is considered the most holy night of the year.[25][26] This is the night in which Muslims believe the first revelation of the Quran was sent down to Muhammad stating that this night was "better than one thousand months [of proper worship], as stated in Chapter 97:3 of the Qu'ran.
Also, generally, Laylat al-Qadr is believed to have occurred on an odd-numbered night during the last 10 days of Ramadan, i.e., the night of the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th.[27] [28]
End of Ramadan[edit]
Eid ul-Fitr[edit]
The Muslim holiday of Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر, "festivity of breaking the fast"), sometimes spelled in English as Eid al-Fitr, marks the end of Ramadan and the beginning of the next lunar month called Shawwal in Arabic. This first day of the following month is declared after another crescent new moon has been sighted or the completion of 30 days of fasting if no visual sighting is possible due to weather conditions. This first day of Shawwal is called Eid ul-Fitr. Eid Ul-Fitr may also be a reference towards the festive nature of having endured the month of fasting successfully and returning to the more natural disposition (fitra) of being able to eat, drink and resume intimacy with spouses during the day.
For the manner in which the Eid is celebrated, see Eid ul-Fitr and Salat al Eid.
Cultural aspects[edit]
Various cultural additions are mistakenly associated as part of the original celebrations arising from the time of Muhammad, as many of the forms of celebration in various cultures and countries have added. For example, no symbols of Ramadan were evident in any scholarly literature of Muhammad's lifetime, yet in some places Ramadan is met with various decorations.[citation needed]
For example, in some Muslim countries today lights are strung up in public squares, and across city streets, to add to the festivities of the month. Lanterns have become symbolic decorations welcoming the month of Ramadan. In a growing number of countries, they are hung on city streets.[29][30][31] The tradition of lanterns as a decoration becoming associated with Ramadan is believed to have originated during the Fatimid Caliphate primarily centered in Egypt, where the Caliph Al-Muizz Lideenillah was greeted by people holding lanterns to celebrate his ruling. From that time lanterns were used to light mosques and houses throughout the capital city of Cairo. Shopping malls, places of business, and people's homes can be seen with stars and crescents, as well as, various lighting effects, as well. Some Muslim parents, residing in Western countries mimick modern Christmas celebration traditions, as a means of trying to make Ramadan a more enjoyable time for their children who are too young to fast and understand the spiritual significance of the holy month.[citation needed]
Some Muslims may use a Ramadan calendar to help their children understand Ramadan.[citation needed] There are 29 or 30 flaps, behind which there may be a small piece of chocolate, a sweet or a toy. The calendars are similar to and may have developed from advent calendars,[citation needed] which are popular during the Christmas period.
Origin of the word Ramadan[edit]
Ramadan, as a name for the month, is of Muslim origin. However, prior to Islam's exclusion of intercalary days from its calendar, the name of this month was called Natiq and [due to the intercalary days added] always occurred in the warm season.[32]
It is believed that the first revelation to Muhammad was sent down during the month of Ramadan.[33] Furthermore, God proclaimed to Muhammad that fasting for His Sake was not a new innovation in monotheism, but rather an obligation practiced by those truly devoted to The Oneness of God.[34]
Pre-Islamic observation of fasting[edit]
During the Jahilliyah (i.e. pre-Islamic period) the tribe of Quraish and the Jews used to fast on the day of Ashura [35][36][37] It marks two historical events: the day Nuh (Noah) left the Ark, and the day that Musa (Moses) was saved from the Egyptians by God.[38] Ashura may or may not be referring to the Jewish practice of fasting on Yom Kippur.[39][40][41]
Abu Zanad, an Arabic writer from Iraq who lived around 747 A.D. (after the founding of Islam), wrote that at least one Mandaean community located in northern Iraq observed Ramadan.[42]
See also[edit]
^/ramadˤaːn/ : In Arabic phonology, it can be [rɑmɑˈdˤɑːn, ramadˤɑːn, ræmæˈdˤɑːn], depending on the region.
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- ^ "Schools - Religions". BBC. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ^ Bukhari-Ibn-Ismail, AbdAllah-Muhammad. "Sahih Bukhari - Book 031 (The Book of Fasting), Hadith 124.". hadithcollection.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ Muslim-Ibn-Habaj, Abul-Hussain. "Sahih Muslim - Book 006 (The Book of Fasting), Hadith 2378.". hadithcollection.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ Muslim-Ibn-Habaj, Abul-Hussain. "Sahih Muslim - Book 006 (The Book of Fasting), Hadith 2391.". hadithcollection.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ Fasting (Al Siyam) - الصيام - Page 18, el Bahay el Kholi, 1998
- ^ Islam, Andrew Egan - 2002 - page 24
- ^ Dubai - Page 189, Andrea Schulte-Peevers - 2010
- ^ Bukhari-Ibn-Ismail, AbdAllah-Muhammad. "Sahih Bukhari - Book 031 (The Book of Fasting), Hadith 125.". hadithcollection.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ Abu Dawud-Ibn-Ash'ath-AsSijisstani, Sulayman. "Sunan Abu-Dawud - (The Book of Prayer) - Detailed Injunctions about Ramadan, Hadith 1370". Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement of The University of Southern California. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ Bukhari-Ibn-Ismail, AbdAllah-Muhammad. "Sahih Bukhari - Book 031 (The Book of Fasting), Hadith 199.". hadithcollection.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ Hilal Sighting & Islamic Dates: Issues and Solution Insha'Allaah. Hilal Sighting Committee of North America (website). Retrieved 19 August 2009.
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- ^ Why Ramadan brings us together; BBC, 01 September 2008
- ^ Help for the Heavy at Ramadan, Washington Post, 27 September 2008
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- ^ Quran 2:184
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- ^ Ibn-Ismail-Bukhari, AbdAllah-Muhammad. "Sahih Bukhari - Book 031 (The Book of Fasting), Hadith 125". hadithcollection.com. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ Ibn-Ismail-Bukhari, AbdAllah-Muhammad. "Sahih Bukhari - Book 032 (Praying at Night In Ramadhan), Hadith 238". hadithcollection.com. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ Muslim-Ibn-Habaj, Abul-Hussain. "Sahih Muslim - Book 006 (The Book of Fasting), Hadith 2632". hadithcollection.com. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Muslims begin fasting for Ramadan". ABC News. July 18, 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Taryam Al Subaihi (July 29, 2012). "The spirit of Ramadan is here, but why is it still so dark?". The National. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ Cochran, Sylvia (August 8, 2011). "How to decorate for Ramadan". Yahoo-Shine. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Quran, Short Commentary
- ^ Quran Chapter 2, Revelation 185
- ^ Quran Chapter 2, Revelation 183
- ^ Bukhari-Ibn-Ismail, AbdAllah-Muhammad. "Sahih Bukhari - Book 031 (The Book of Fasting), Hadith 222.". hadithcollection.com. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ Bukhari-Ibn-Ismail, AbdAllah-Muhammad. "Sahih Bukhari - Book 031 (The Book of Fasting), Hadith 223.". hadithcollection.com. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
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- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/holydays/ashura.shtml
- ^ Sunan al-Tirmidhi I.145.
- ^ Goyṭayn, Šelomo D. (1966). Studies in Islamic history and institutions. Leiden, NL: E. J. Brill. pp. 95–96. ISBN 90-04-03006-9.
- ^ Probably Tisha B'Av (9th of Av) which is a fast day traditionally proclaimed as the day the Messiah will be born.
- ^ Abdel Allah ibn Zakwan Abi al-Zanad. See Ibn Qutaybah,op.cit.page 204;Cited by Sinasi Gunduz, The Knowledge of Life, Oxford University, 1994, page 25
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Steve Aoki, also known as his stage name DJ Steve Aoki Kid Millionaire, is one of Los Angeles' most well known DJs. His father Rocky is the founder of the famous Benihana Japanese restaurant chain, and sister Devon is a famous model and actress.
He also used to be the vocalist for the screamo band This Machine Kills.
He founded his own record label, Dim Mak (which has signed such artists as Bloc Party, Whirlwind Heat, Whitey and Neon Blonde), as well as having a hardcore punk sideproject Rifoki with The Bloody Beetroots member Bob Rifo in 1996 and has also launched a Dim Mak clothing line. He is endorsed and has pro-models with headphone maker WESC and skateboarding shoe company Supra. He is also the guiding mind behind the upcoming line of men's aftershave entitled "Asian Style". This will release along side of Uffie's perfume, "Uff Stuff".
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