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Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh Eating Disease)
Original Editors - Sara Halliday & Ashley Walker from Bellarmine University's Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems project.
Top Contributors - Ashley Walker, Sara Halliday, Elaine Lonnemann and Wendy Walker
- 1 Definition/Description
- 2 Prevalence
- 3 Characteristics/Clinical Presentation
- 4 Associated Co-morbidities
- 5 Medications
- 6 Diagnostic Tests/Lab Tests/Lab Values
- 7 Etiology/Causes
- 8 Systemic Involvement
- 9 Medical Management (current best evidence)
- 10 Physical Therapy Management (current best evidence)
- 11 Differential Diagnosis
- 12 Case Reports/ Case Studies
- 13 Resources
- 14 Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)
- 15 Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)
- 16 References
Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF) is a bacterial infection that consists of rapidly progressing necrosis of fascia and subcutaneous fat that eventually results in necrosis of the overlying skin and muscle.[1] The most rapidly progressing type of necrotizing fasciitis is Group A, streptococcal infection, also known as flesh-eating bacteria. Necrotizing fasciits can also involve microbial infections with a singular bacteria (monomicrobial) or a combination of bacteria (polymicrobial). Necrotizing Fasciitis can occur due to several reasons (traumatic and nontraumatic) and in a variety of patient populations. Some conditions have been found to predispose patients to the risk of infection. Most of these conditions cause immunosuppression and include DM, malignancy, drug abuser, and chronic renal disease.[2]
The progression of the infection begins with the introduction of bacteria to the site and typically a result of trauma to the skin, however, trauma is not a necessary component. Once the infection is seeded locally, the bacteria spreads through deep fascial planes causing widespread tissue damage and infection. The spread of bacteria can cause ischemia to the area due to thrombosis occurring in blood vessels which can eventually result in gangrene. [3]
The number of cases reported for necrotizing fasciitis in adults is 0.40 cases per 100,000 people/year while the incidence in children is reportably higher at 0.08 cases per 100,000 people/year.[4] Necrotizing Fasciitis is considered a rare condition, however, the mortality rate remains high. Evidence has estimated the mortality rate to be at 20-40%.[5] According to the Center for Disease Control there is an estimated 9,000-11,500 cases of necrotizing fasciitis occur each year in the United States, with a resultant 1,000-1,800 deaths annually.
Characteristics/Clinical Presentation
The patient may initially present with increasing pain, tenderness to palpation to the local area and periwound, erythema, swelling, crepitus, purulent drainage and usually a history of some type of trauma. Complaints of flu-like symptoms (nausea, vomiting, fever, malaise etc.) are also common. Patients can present with symptoms of sepsis that include fever, tachycardia, altered mental state and diabetic ketoacidosis that typically accompanies trauma to the skin.[3]
Clinical presentation of necrotizing fasciitis varies and can typically be mistaken for other pathologies, such as cellulitis and superficial skin infections. Awareness of the presentation of necrotizing fasciitis clinically is critical due to the rapid progression of the disease. Evidence has shown that accurate diagnosis is difficult with only 15% to 34% of patients with necrotizing fasciitis having the appropriate admitting diagnosis.[3] Misdiagnosis often occurs due to the vague symptoms that may be present (i.e erythema, fever, pain) or the lack thereof.
Initial Appearance
Associated Co-morbidities
Studies have shown that there are certain factors that can predispose patients to contract an infection. A recent study found that 70.3% of patients diagnosed with NF had diabetes mellitus. [6]
Risk factors for necrotizing fasciitis:[3]
• Diabetes
• Chronic disease
• Immunosuppresion
• Intravenous drug use
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Renal failure
• Underlying malignancy
Typically necrotizing fasciitis occurs following some type of trauma to the skin, however, non-traumatic causes have also been reported. The causative factor may be as trivial as a scratch or insect bite.[3] There have also been reported cases of necrotizing fasciitis occurring following acupuncture treatment and joint aspirations.
Necrotizing fasciitis is treated with antibiotics usually administered intravenously, however, until surgical debridement has occurred tissue hypoxia limits the efficacy of intravenous antibiotics.[3] A high dose antibiotic regimen is critical in the treament of the infection in order to limit the amount of tissue damage that may occur. Also, the inflammation that is associated with the infection causes intense pain and discomfort that is unrelieved by analgesic medications.[7] These two clinical findings present in necrotizing fasciitis assist to differentiate it from cellulitis.
Diagnostic Tests/Lab Tests/Lab Values
Diagnostic tests vary from each facility but the most common imaging includes computed tomography (CT), ultrasound (US), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). On the CT, deep fascial thickening, enhancement, fluid and gas in the soft tissue planes in and around superficial fascia are indicators of NF. For a positive finding using US, thickening and distortion of deep fascia, and fluid collections along deep fascia are denoted. MRI indicators include deep fascial thickening, deep fascial fluid collections, and hyperintense T2W signal within muscles. MRI becomes controversial because some authors state that fascial enhancement is an indicator, while other authors state that lack of fascial enhancement is a positive finding.
Laboratory tests utilized for necrotizing fasciitis are the same as ones used for severe soft tissue infections which include:
• Complete blood count
• Electrolytes
• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
• C-reactive protein
A numerical score sheet, called the laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis (LRINEC), was devised from lab parameters as a possible indicating tool for detection of necrotizing fasciitis. Score of ≥6 has a positive predictive value of 92% and a negative predictive value of 96%. [6]
In addition, blood and pus cultures could be examined and surgical exploration may be indicated to confirm the diagnosis of NF.[8]
Necrotizing Fasciitis is caused from bacteria. The most common bacteria associated with NF after minor trauma is Group A Strep. When NF is developed after surgery, it is likely a mix of bacteria. Once entering the body, it rapidly reproduces and emits toxins/enzymes that damage fascia and soft tissue. The bacteria will shield itself from the body's immune system which speeds up the proliferation along tissue planes.[9]
Any condition that disrupts the skin's characteristics can result in infection. Some of these conditions include skin trauma, infected needle (i.e. IV drug abusers), psoriasis, bed sores, chicken pox, and bug bites.[8]
Systemic Involvement
There are multiple systems that are compromised because of necrotizing fasciitis. If untreated, NF can lead to multi-system organ failure. Specific systems involved include: integumentary, cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and immunologic. The integumentary system is involved because of the tissue decay spawned from the infection. The cardiovascular system is implicated from the hypotension that occurs as a sign of NF. In addition, heart failure can result from advancement of the condition. The pulmonary system can be compromised from eventual respiratory failure that can occur in later stages. Common signs of NF is nausea and vomiting, which affects the gastrointestinal system. Renal failure can also develop which connects the genitourinary system involvement. With fever being a common sign, the immunological system becomes affected as well.[10]
Medical Management (current best evidence)
An aggressive form of treatment for Necrotizing Fasciitis is necessary due to the rapid progression of the infection once contracted. The typical management includes intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics and early surgical debridement in order to remove the necrotic tissue.[3] Early recognition is vital for successful treatment. If detected during the early stages, surgical debridement can be minor and more localized to the infected epidermis, subcutaneous and adipose tissue.
In the later stages of necrotizing fasciitis, systemic shock can occur resulting in failure of many organ systems. Respiratory failure, heart failure, low blood pressure and renal failure may occur in this stage. Limb amputation is necessary once the infection begins to spread to other organ systems.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been proposed as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of necrotizing fasciitis. However, evidence has found conflicting results on the efficacy of this treatment. In a recent systemic review, the main advantages of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in addition to standard regimes are tissue preservation and decreased mortality.[5] However, in another study, Golger et al found that the addition of hyperbairc oxygen therapy showed no improvement in mortality rate.[11] A need exists for higher levels of research to be conducted for more conclusive results.
Following initial Surgical Debridement
After Surgical Debridement
Physical Therapy Management (current best evidence)
Physical therapy management will primarily occur after surgical debridement. The PT may utilize negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) to enhance blood perfusion and promote granulation tissue, especially in the depth of the wound. In addition, NPWT can remove exudate, which decreases the inhibitory mediators and matrix metalloproteinases that interfere with the healing process.[12] At times, pulse lavage with suction could be utilized for debridement. In addition, non-contact, low frequency ultrasound can be used for debridement facilitation. After the wound has healed, scar management is important in preventing adhesions. Range of motion, mobility, and exercise is crucial in the prevention of contractures.[13]
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Differential Diagnosis
Certain conditions need to be considered during the diagnosis process for necrotizing fasciitis. Those conditions include:[14]
• Cellulitis
• Acute Epididymitis
• Gas Gangrene
• Hernias
• Orchitis
• Testicular Torsion
• Toxic Shock Syndrome
Case Reports/ Case Studies
Groth D, Henderson SO. Necrotizing Fasciitis Due to Appendicitis. Am J Emerg Med 1999; 17: 594- 596.
Hefny AF, Abu-Zidan FM. Necrotizing fasciitis as an early manifestation of tuberculosis: report of two cases. Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery 2010;16 (2):174-176.
The National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation. Available online at http://www.nnff.org/
PubMed Health. Available online at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002415/
Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)
Search Terms: Necrotizing Fasciitis
- Surgical management of a perforated caecal carcinoma presenting as abdominal wall necrotizing fasciitis.
Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)
Search Terms: Necrotizing Fasciitis and Treatment
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- ↑ Shupak A, Shoshani O, Goldenberg I, Barzilai A, Moskuna R, Bursztein S. Necrotizing fasciitis: An indication for hyperbaric oxygenation therapy? Surg. 1995 November; 118 (5): 873-78.
- ↑ Hsiao C-T, Weng H-H, Yuan Y-D, Chen C-T, Chen I-C. Predictors of mortality in patients with necrotizing fasciitis. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2008 April 19; 26: 170–75
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Puvanendran R, Huey J, Pasupathy S. Necrotizing fasciitis. Can Fam Physician 2009 October; 55 (10): 981-7
- ↑ File Jr TM, Tan JS, DiPersio JR. Group A streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis. Diagnosing and treating the "flesh-eating bacteria syndrome". Cleve Clin J Med 1998; 65(5):241-9.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jallali N. et al. Hyperbaric oxygen as adjuvant therapy in the management of necrotizing fasciitis. The American Journal of Surgery 2005; 198:462–466
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wong CH, Chang HC, Pasupathy S, Khin LW, Tan JL, Low CO. Necrotizing fasciitis: clinical presentation, microbiology, and determinants of mortality. J Bone Joint Surgery Am 2003;85-A(8):1454-60.
- ↑ Bisno AL, Cockerill FR, Bermudez CT. The Initial Outpatient-Physician Encounter in Group A Streptococcal Necrotizing Fasciitis. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2000 Aug; 31:607–8.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Fazeli M, Keramati M. Necrotizing fascitis: an epidemiologic study of 102 cases. Indian Journal Of Surgery 2007;69:136-139.
- ↑ The National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation. What is NF? www.nnff.org/nnff_what.htm (accessed 1 Apr 2012).
- ↑ Goodman C, Snyder T. Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists Screening for Referral. 4th ed. St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier, 2007.
- ↑ Golger A, Ching S, Goldsmith CH, Pennie RA, Bain JR. Mortality in patients with necrotizing fasciitis. Plast Reconstr Surg 2007; 119(6): 1803-7.
- ↑ Baharestani M. Negative pressure wound therapy in the adjunctive management of necrotizing fascitis: examining clinical outcomes. Ostomy Wound Management 2008;54:44-50.
- ↑ Broers, M. Necrotizing Fasciitis at University Hospital [online]. E-mail to Sara Halliday ([email protected]) 2012 Apr 1 [cited 2012 Apr 4].
- ↑ Medscape Reference. Necrotizing Fasciitis Differential Diagnosis. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2051157-differential (accessed 1 Apr 2012).


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I am fascinated by all the cute wonders that can be done with the cricut!! This little box with a card note included, seems to me a super nice touch for any occasion.
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The 787 is a radical departure for Boeing: About 50 percent of the plane is made of lightweight composite materials, with large sections produced by suppliers around the globe and assembled by Boeing at Everett. The plane, Boeing says, will be quieter, produce fewer emissions and use 20 percent less fuel than comparable aircraft, while 250 passengers will enjoy a more comfortable cabin with better air quality and larger windows.
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Sony's new handheld, the PlayStation Vita, hit Japanese retail stores a few days ago. As is the norm when new hardware launches, there's been a bit of a teething period as new users have reported freezes, crashes and glitches with dolphins. Wait, what?
One unlucky PSV owner has uploaded a video of the most bizarre crash/bug/OMGit'sbroken example we've seen so far. Ordinarily systems freeze or the touch screen stops responding, but in this case this poor bloke is stuck looking at four dolphins and a clam – forever.
It's not clear what's caused this, whether it's legit and what exactly it is. Most people reckon it's some debug mode that the unit has inadvertently accessed. Whatever it is, the guy's PSV is now useless because judging from the video, he cannot get out of this mode at all. So just like the Xbox 360 had the Red Ring of Death, I hereby christen the PSV's equivalent as the Four Dolphins of Doom. Fear them, for they will devour your new toy's soul and squeak maniacally while doing so. Hit the jump for the video.
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It's not something I normally advertise but it's something I find to be important to talk about. After I graduated high school in June of 2016, my plans weren't clear, I was undecided on many things and hadn't even had a proper job yet. Though vague, I knew I needed to enroll in Community College for September. That never happened, and neither did enrolling for January. I decided for myself that I would be taking a "Gap Year", a year off in between graduating high school and starting college.
Making it through high school wasn't as easy for me as everyone else and talking about my mental health isn't something I necessarily like to do or feel comfortable with but it came down to this; high school felt like 4 continuous years of treading water. That's purely because of the fact that I had held myself down all 4 years, it was an ongoing struggle that I would never wish upon anyone (though I know many have experienced the same). Fortunately, between then and now, many things have changed. Lots of things successfully factored into me finding and understanding myself, with that I knew I was not ready to start school. Consequently, I had the desire to not stop there, I wanted to fully explore myself and what I was capable of.
However, this post isn't about my sob story and my struggles (that's for another day). This post is to delete the stigma that taking a year off makes you lazy or incompetent. I can happily say this is one of the best decisions I have ever made. In the past 6 months I have learned more about myself than I ever have. I have a job that's helping me become strong and confident in myself and I've learned a tremendous amount of things about the fashion industry that I otherwise wouldn't have learned. From that, i've confidently decided that fashion is indeed what I want to do with my life. I keep myself productive and determined. The most important thing of all (people who know me will understand how big of a deal this is), I've created a plan, it's generalized but still a plan nonetheless.
I'm now more excited and eager than ever to start school in the Fall, things have finally become clear for me. I've realized what I love to do, I've picked up most of the pieces. Many will argue that a year off isn't for everyone and I can certainly agree with that. Some people are totally confident in what they're doing and they don't feel they want to or need to. That just wasn't for me. I'm on my own adventure, one that's not time-specific, one that works for me.


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The Harvard Art Museum has received a gift of $45 million and 31 major works of art, including three paintings by Picasso.
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Only one structure suffered minor damage, but an entire neighborhood was left to clean up after Calfire said air tankers dropped fire retardant onto more than a dozen homes.
Early Monday morning, fire retardant still covered many of the homes on Montejo Dr. in Moreno Valley. Street signs, mail boxes, solar panels, and yard furniture were covered with the pink gel-like substance, which had since dried. Several homes had their swimming pools turn pink as well.
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Melody Knox said she was at home, having a snack with her son, when the fire broke out. Later on, as neighbors were preparing to evacuate, she said she was hit by fire retardant, all over her body. "It was all on us, I had to wash my hair today. It was like rain."
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In today's modern world if you are a man who is earning less or nothing at all but are aspiring to land a sugar momma then you need to know how to go for it. You just can't go about in an unplanned manner and hope to be successful. So here's some dating advice and tips for the younger men looking to date older women.
Be confident: when you are approaching a woman who is earning more than you have to be supremely confident about yourself and your abilities. You must be aware of your sugar mama's needs and what you are going to offer to her. In other words what are you going to bring to the relationship between the two which she's going to love? If you are not confident and interesting enough to her then you are better off forgetting about dating a sugar momma.
Know What You Want: In order to be sure of what exactly you want you must know what kind of sugar mommas are out there and what are they looking for in a toyboy? There is sugar momma dating toyboy who are very intelligent and sophisticated. They have very strong likes and dislikes and you have to be at your wits best wherever you are with them. Why do you think Hollywood's most prominent sugar momma like Britney Spears will make you her toyboy if you don't have anything interesting to say about music? You get the idea.
Be Youthful: main reason why sugar mamas choose younger men because they are more energetic and less jaded and they help hot sugar mama to feel young again. So be at your youthful best, vibrant and full of life in order to infuse life and energy into the tired souls of aging sugar mommas.
You have to accept the fact that sugar mama's have more stable life and a vast circle of friends and social life so don't expect her to hang on to you all the time everywhere. To develop a healthy relationship with her you have to adjust your schedule with her schedule and for that you have to understand each other completely. Sugar momma website plays an important role in helping wannabe sugar dudes and older women to meet and understand each other better. Dating has always been an enriching experience no matter what's the age of the couple involved. Age can be factor when it comes to commitment, while younger women are less committed; the older ones are more stable. Take the case of Kris Jenner's romance with Corey Gamble, she has become so much infatuated with him that she is acting like a true sugar momma and is paying for everything. Corey doesn't have to pay for anything, all the trips they've taken, the travel costs, the meals and drinks, even for his clothes, Kris has got it all covered.
If you take into account the tips and advice given into this piece of writing and apply it then you will surely land with a sugar mama like Kris Jenner who will go great lengths to please you. Sugar mommas are usually very tight with their money but this doesn't apply when it comes to their toy dudes, they will leave no stone unturned to spoil them left and right.


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11 Aug Disapproval
My colleague and I were recently discussing our content for our upcoming workshop.
And something she said made me 'reflect' on full-length mirrors.
Now, they're not something I've avoided, or ever been particularly aware of. But you know, it's winter and freezing and I'm brave enough if I can change clothes hastily in front of a heater.
And so recently while luxuriating in a warm hotel room, I took a longer and more relaxed than usual look at my body, clothes-free. I noticed some changes, some I approved of, some were not so favourable.
And then it hit me that throughout my life I haven't really liked my body overall. Sure, it did awesome things, but there was the aesthetic that was not up to my standards.
See, I used to think there was too much fat. I had lifetimes of feeling self-conscious about my body and breast size. And reflecting on this now, they weren't my standards, but they were drummed into me from early on.
But when the fat went, I suddenly thought there wasn't enough of me – it was fairly quick for me to think there were too many bones poking out, and not enough boobs. And parts of society criticise that too.
And really it wasn't that dramatic a difference.
Seriously. There was no happy medium for me.
This seems to be others' experience too – no happy medium with something about our bodies or appearance a constant concern.
Some of the things I've heard my friends say about their bodies, I didn't even realise were things.
It reminds me of a scene from Mean Girls – a true documentary about high school.
Karen: God. My hips are huge!
Gretchen: Oh please. I hate my calves.
Regina: At least you guys can wear halters. I've got man shoulders.
Cady: [voiceover] I used to think there was just fat and skinny. But apparently there's lots of things that can be wrong on your body.
Gretchen: My hairline is so weird.
Regina: My pores are huge.
Karen: My nail beds suck.
[pause. All look at Cady]
Cady: I have really bad breath in the morning.
Karen: Ew…
So, women. Please and pretty please.
There is always something we could focus on as the next 'project' or 'spot'.
The media portrays and oversaturates us with an ideal image, and hugely profits from us believing that our body needs to match it. Or that our body is bad, wrong, or must be prodded and changed until it does.
Do we need to continue with this pain of not measuring up? And then chasing solutions in a mad attempt to try to measure up – like wishing for (or having) plastic surgery, overspending on makeup and body-squishing underwear, 'diets' and other torture implements just to measure up to someone else's apparent ideal?
And the moment of truth: what do you miss out on, when you spend your time and energy on all these pursuits? When your emotions are engaged with feeling less than because of a shape or number, rather than your immediate surroundings, your loved ones, and your passions?
What's more meaningful and valuable to you?
These are some of the themes we'll be exploring in our Workshop Body Love.
But there will be plenty more goodness than this.
Because ultimately, there are always things we can find, say and think about our bodies.
So in the workshop I'll be inviting you to feel. To connect with your body beyond your appearance.
To feel yourself being alive from inside. To feel gracious, grateful and expanded from within.
If this speaks to you, if you're feeling this, I hope to see you there. If you're in another town outside Sydney, email me and let me know.
Tickets are here.
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I take 2 weeks to organise all the books that are stored in my loft (about 1000 of them) then realise I need more storage. In the meantime I'm driving back and forth all over the country to pick up books. It's fun and exciting. Meeting ex-bookshop owners and book lovers. Then September melts into October and I get the website up, finally. I spend October adding books to the website. I view a property that is perfect and in November an offer is accepted. Woo Hoo! I have a premises!
November rolls into December, which quickly ticks into January and 2013. More and more books are added to the website daily and I'm nearing 2000 books online! My storage facility is close to bursting with about 8000 books, 90% of which are still to be looked at and catalogued. The Facebook is slowly ticking along with 150ish likes, and my twitter has about 200 followers. March comes. I'm frustrated at the 4 month wait of the shop. I've gradually been eating into the money that I need to open the shop, as I need to eat and clothe my baby. Not eat my baby, feed and clothe him. I'm the one that eats. Nevermind.
I panic as my heart was 100% in the shop. I had the inside scouted by North Warwickshire and Hinckley College Interior Design students and I even went into the college to talk to them about what I wanted, and I saw some fantastic pieces of work and ideas, and now that's gone. I think about returning to my mundane brain numbing desk job. My wife metaphorically punches me in the face and tells me to man up. I man up.
I view another property. A smaller one but a lot cheaper but it has everything and more than the first shop had. I start visualising the layout. I get excited. Everything looks great. It is owned by the Co-Op. They won't lease it to me as I will be selling tea and cake and they also serve tea and cake, even though the shop has been vacant for over 12 months. Obviously my tea and cake sales would eat into their tiny business and ruin them. Anyway, shop falls through without an offer being made.
Then, world book night! At Nuneaton Library with about 40 other book lovers who are there to meet local author Rosie Goodwin. It's a fantastic night and I give out my business cards and explain I have no premises but I am online. Every single person thinks it's a fantastic idea and just what Nuneaton needs. I beem inside. I can do this. Just opposite the library is a tiny little council owned shop with a 'to let' sign. It's just £7500 pa with a rolling lease. Absolutely perfect to start up in. I ring the next day. It was leased last week.
Son of a beesting.
I decide to start attending fairs as a seller. My first at Stockingford Spring fair is amazing, taking double what I expected and meeting loads of people who had heard about the shop through the grapevine. Fair 2 was appalling, at Nuneaton URC. There was no advertising by the 'promoters' except a message a month before on their Facebook saying 'Don't forget about our Craft Fair!'. No one knew about it except those I had contacted myself. I actually had time to read a WHOLE BOOK whilst no one attended. I sold 4 books. Other stall holders left at 11.30. Deflated.
Then Earlsdon festival happened. Oh. My. God. Simply the best experience to date. The day was glorious, the stalls were huge and I literally didn't stop all day. It fired me up.
The rent and rates in the town are so high it's impossible to contemplate getting a shop there. For example, this shop
After looking at every single available shop (through the windows at least, then researching online) there is not one single shop in the centre that a new business, or at least my business, can afford. This is why I am having to look outside the town.
I am investigating a pop-up shop in Nuneaton too though. I am hoping that a landlord of one of the empty shops has some vision, and would rather have their premises hosting a business for a few weeks or months than having it empty. I'm starting that process now.
The bookshop is very much alive, but will take any help it can get whether that be you know of an available space, even if it's for a short time, or maybe you fancy helping out at one of the craft fairs I'll be at, or maybe you're a graphic designer who wants to add more to their portfolio? Designing flyers maybe?. This was started with the Nuneaton community in the front of my mind and I want to involve as many people as possible.
Next week I will be meeting with someone to look at a premises outside Nuneaton. It's an excellent opportunity but it obviously takes the business outside of where I wanted it to start. It's bitter-sweet.
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Ugh. I have been up to soooooo much. I'm working and cooking (god, so much cooking) and sometimes making things. Remember the Calico Critters easel and table set I made in April? Well, I sold them on ETSY and decided that I kind of like those little Calico Critters. I like them so much that I went out and bought myself a little dollhouse for them. Yeah, you can say it: its kind of weird, seeing as how I'm almost thirty and all. But its not really to play with; its for scale. I plan to make many more things and sell them on ETSY. Well...plan to, anyway. My head is full of ideas but my schedule is full, too. Sigh.
I have been able to squeeze in a few projects, like the Calico Critters toys in the photo above, and a few other random things, like these Cinderella tags.
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Howard Simms is a good judge. He was an excellent district attorney. No one can objectively deny either. He has been good at his job. But he has a problem with alcohol it seems. Count me out of those who think this disqualifies him from the bench. I think many would be shocked at the high rate of alcohol problems among the local bar -- no pun intended.
It is a problem Howard must deal with. A judge is not above the law and he has given the impression, fairly or not, that he is. But I believe in forgiveness and redemption. The public likes redemption -- they like someone who turns it around. I hope Howard does. His years of experience are a valuable resource. I hope he is able to recover and the public is able to show a small measure of grace toward an otherwise very good public servant.
Simms will have two years to show the public he is a changed man and I wonder if, in an age of so much addiction and taint, it might also affect, for the better, his world view as a judge.
The man who replaced Howard Simms as district attorney is my former law school classmate Greg Winters. For the life of me, I have no idea why coroners, sheriffs, probate judges and district attorneys are partisan races. I am pretty sure I would not give a hoot in hell that the coroner is a Democrat when I am dead. One thing I learned on City Council is that there may be a conservative and a liberal world view about the best method of trash collection, but I have never really seen a Republican or a Democrat world view on the matter.
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At the local level, party rarely matters. It is therefore encouraging to see so many Republicans and Democrats supporting Greg Winters for district attorney. I cannot understand why the local community would support his opponent. He is not a bad guy at all. It is just that Winters grew up in Middle Georgia, knows Middle Georgia, and has not had to work to know the people in Middle Georgia because he already knew them. His opponent cannot say that. Nor can he say he has actually worked in the district. This is where the silliness of partisan politics breaks down on the local level.
Supporting a local candidate because of party sometimes leads to absurd results, see e.g. all the Republicans who refused to support Miriam Paris because she was a Democrat.
One last local political race -- county commission chairman. I really like and have always liked Sam Hart. He is a good man. But I also like Tom Wagoner. Why either would want a now very temporary job as county commission chairman is beyond me. The gig is up in a year.
But between the two, I will support Wagoner. Every day another story comes out in the Telegraph about the Consolidation Commission needing more consultants to help with their work. Wagoner is a businessman. He understands the personnel and human resources issues. He has spent his life building a business, meeting deadlines, and balancing out bottom lines.
We must get our consolidation strategy right. With Elmo Richardson retiring from the Bibb County Commission and losing his institutional knowledge, I think we would be wise to choose a long time businessman to lead the county through this next year. Wagoner has the background and knowledge base to lead us steadily into consolidation.
Erick Erickson is a CNN contributor and radio talk show host in Atlanta.


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No official plot yet, but the original film and television series followed a teenage girl, who learns that she is her generation's destined slayer of vampires.
- You can treat this as a rumor for now, but word is that the studio rejected Whit Anderson's script and they're currently seeking a new writer. However, things may actually be winding down in the studio as fan outcry of Whedon's lack of involvement in the project has made some of the producers question their motives. One person close to the project was quoted saying: "If you're going to bring it back, you have to do it right. [Anderson] came in with some great ideas and she had reinvented some of the lore and it was pretty cool but in the end there just wasn't enough on the page." (12/22/11)
- The producers are aiming for a 2011/2012 theatrical release.
- Producer Charles Roven had this to say about Whit Anderson's script: "Whit's take is pretty compelling and a lot of fun, and it's interesting to see all of this reimagined. This is a completely new reboot. Tone is extremely important, and you want the audience to realize what is at stake and the peril is real, but at the same time what's going on should be fun and inviting and keep everyone engaged. It needs to be relevant to today too, and that is what Whit has found a way to do." adding... "While this is not your high-school Buffy, she'll be just as witty, tough and sexy as we all remember her to be"
- Apparently, despite previous reports of "restarting the storyline" rumors indicate that Sarah Michelle Gellar was going to return to the project, but Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical) would be a fresh new character that would star along-side Sarah. Vanessa, however, turned down the role.
- The producers are aiming to restart the Buffy storyline while not "trampling on the beloved existing universe created by Whedon."
- Creator Joss Whedon will not be involved.
- Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment are working with Fran Rubel Kuzui (original director) and her husband, Kaz Kuzui (producer) on this project.
- The goal would be to make a darker, event-sized movie that would, of course, have franchise potential.
- The film will have no connection to the hit television series, nor will it feature any of the popular supporting characters like Angel, Willow, Xander or Spike
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My list of stimulus obscenities, numbered in no particular order, begins here with $50 million set aside for fish food. Those funds clearly designated to create jobs, will feed fish a diet of larvae and algae and who know what, for clams, oysters, tilapia, catfish, trout and gamefish.
No jobs created but some "saved?" Catfish make up one-third of the U.S. "aquaculture industry."
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After a year with her dying aunt, Bette knows what she wants from life.
1. Keep Aunt Missy's House
Chris Pressley is the perfect roommate—uptight and damaged and hung up on his ex. And hot. Bette doesn't date, but she definitely likes looking.
2. Get Her Dream Job
Chris just needs to get away from the happiest couple on campus: the sweet, shy girl he loves and his former best friend. Watching Bette rock her tattoos and her curves even as she builds her own business is an education. That's probably why he can't keep his mind off her…
3. Never Compromise
Bette isn't interested in changing for anyone. But the heat rising between her and Chris won't leave her the same…
"I couldn't stop thinking about my roommate. I was in some big fucking trouble."
I've read this book a year ago and somehow I thought I had reviewed this, but I forgot and I'm so sorry. What I didn't forget was the story. Moving on is my favorite book in the Charleston series and I totally enjoyed it, even though I wasn't a big fan of Chris at the previous books. Somehow his inner turmoil and his battles with himself , along with his growing relationship with Bette made him look a better person in my eyes and I liked their story.
I loved so much the scenes where he was renovating her bathroom and he would help her whenever she needed him, but I also liked how they would act like an old married couple.
"If I get scared, I can cover my face with it.""I'll be sure not to fart under it then."
I really enjoyed how this preppy guy fell for the tatted girl, how sometimes image is not everything and you can find a way to find yourself and move on with your life and get over your past's heartbreak.


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I think I always have more issues than VOGUE does! This is my casual look of the day and it was so easy to change back into this after ZUMBA at Fitness First, Tampines with my awesome cousin! Im glad and thankful to have found a great fitness companion here in Singapore.
Today Im glad I finally am wearing boyfriend distressed jeans I just bought yesterday. Ive always wanted a pair of distressed jeans like this. These won't make you feel hot because they are not so thick and are really loose fit. Cropped pants are very in style this summer and I think they are very stylish.
I got this More Issues than VOGUE t shirt is from Greenhills Tiangge back in Manila that was only PHP 250. That is the stall to find awesome statement tees.
These distressed boyfriend jeans are from Cotton On that were only SGD$ 20 on Sale. My strapped pumps are from Forever 21 in Hong Kong that were only HKD$ 209. Distressed jeans with pointed heels are one of the top fashion styles now a days.
Hope you all are having a super stylish summer!,
Monica JLL Seet (Monicchic)


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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Stationmaster cat gets a special Christmas uniform
I was watching the morning news on Japanese TV the other day. Sandwiched between a panel discussion on a philandering golf legend (yes, Tiger Woods is big in Japan) and an interview with a Hollywood star in town to promote a film already released on DVD in some countries (Johnny Depp's Public Enemies hits theatres next week) was a story about Tama the Stationmaster Cat.
According to the news report, Tama will wear a special Christmas uniform until December 25. Tama will greet commuters as they come in and out of Wakayama train station. His kitty-sized Santa suit is sure to fill passengers with the Christmas spirit, in a country where Christmas is celebrated by eating chicken and having sex.
And while we're on the topic of stationmaster cats, someone posted a Tama slideshow on YouTube. The slideshow is cute, creepy and completely absurd. In other words, it is magical.
It gets especially good around the 1:40 mark where a very important looking man wearing a business suit (the mayor, perhaps?) appears to be presenting Tama with some sort of medal of honour. He puts the medal around Tama's neck and then shakes his paw. (Update: My friend Jagna just wrote to say the very important looking man is actually the governor of Wakayama. But wait. It gets better. The title bestowed upon Tama by the governor is that of "Nobleman.")
The paparazzi descend around the 2:00 mark and there are photos of Tama being "interviewed" by TV journalists. By 2:30 he is awarded a prize for two years of service as a stationmaster. The video then moves on to photos of Tama's family, including mom "Miiko" and sibling "Chibi." The whole thing ends with an advertisement for a book detailing Tama's rise to fame -- from regular kitty to celebrity stationmaster.
Consider this an early Christmas present from me (via the morning news on Japanese TV) to you.
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Phoenix Blouse
As soon as Hey June released the Phoenix blouse pattern back in May I knew that I wanted to make one. Boho-style top with 3/4 length bell sleeves? Yes, please.
stories from my sewing studio
As soon as Hey June released the Phoenix blouse pattern back in May I knew that I wanted to make one. Boho-style top with 3/4 length bell sleeves? Yes, please.
hinted at gave away that I had made the Hey June Union St. Tee pattern in my last post (where I MADE PANTS!), but since this t-shirt pattern was on my #2018MakeNine list and I made four different versions I figured that it deserved its own post. For those of you who don't know, the Union St. Tee is a basic t-shirt pattern from Hey June that comes with a range of sleeve lengths and necklines. It's a looser fitting style and Adriana specifically recommends against using cotton-spandex unless sizing down to make a more fitted tee. So what did I do? Made one out of cotton-spandex. What can I say, I'm a rebel.
I did not participate in Me-Made-May this year, or in previous years for that matter, in part because the idea of taking pictures of myself every day feels completely soul-sucking. I know, I've read this post about how posting selfies is not the point of Me-Made-May, but somehow it didn't really sink in until I listened to an interview with Zoe Edwards (the creator of Me-Made-May) on the Love to Sew podcast (here!). Unfortunately, I'm not up to date on my podcast listening and I listened to that interview on May 31st (ha ha!), but it inspired me nonetheless. In the show Zoe talks about hanging all of her me-made clothes up together on a single bar in her closet as a way to take stock of her handmade wardrobe. I can tell you one thing that is acutely missing from that single bar in my closet: pants. I'm talking about real pants, or trousers if you prefer, that don't involve an elastic waist. And what do I wear 95% of the time? That's right, pants. So that's a pretty long-winded way of getting around to saying that I am now supremely proud to be the creator of a real pair of non-elastic waisted pants – and it wasn't all that hard. You can read on and look at some pictures of said pants below, but really, I've said most of what needs to be said already – I MADE PANTS!!!
I've just made myself two new shirts that I'm in love with….they are both made from the boat neck Anegada sewing pattern from Halfmoon Atelier. And they are so cool.
One evening I fell deep down into an Instagram rabbit-hole, and stumbled upon this pattern. I think it was this image that originally caught my eye – a beautifully simple version in black by @ahappystitch, but seriously, I think every version that I've seen is beautiful! I haven't seen this pattern floating around the blogosphere much, so I am here to give it some blog-o-love! Continue reading "Boat neck Anegadas in Purple"
I do. A lot. I sometimes get an image or idea in my head and just /need/ to find the perfect pattern to bring that dream to fruition. I'm a fan of woven tees: Simple shape, but just ever so elevated from a knit tee to make me feel a bit more put together. Great for spring and summer and fall. But I think this particular obsession with finding the 'perfect' woven tee pattern all started with some fabric. Ahhh…beautiful fabric. The kind of thing you run across when you're not looking to buy anything like it, but it's just so pretty that you can't leave the store without it. (C'mon, you KNOW what I'm talking about, right?). So I found this fabric and thought – oooh a nice basic woven tee. My first thought was the Seamwork Akita, which I've made a couple times already (here and here). Then I realized that the print on this particular fabric was directional, which wouldn't work with the Akita. So, my choices were: (1) hack the Akita to make it into 2 pattern pieces instead of one, (2) try a new pattern, or (3) hack the Akita and try a new pattern…or two…or three.
Right, so I opted for (3).
Continue reading "The Great Woven Tee Sewing Pattern Search"
Where do you fall on the activewear vs loungewear debate? Which do you prefer to sew? To wear? I made one of each – Sloan Leggings for exercising and Hudson Pants for lounging!
The Sloan leggings were on my Make Nine list this year, and the Hudson pants were not officially on the list, but I had them in mind so I listed them as an 'alternate':) Continue reading "Activewear or Loungewear?"
I finished my first Make Nine project – a popover-style Mila shirt pattern by Itch to Stitch.
Back when I was shopping for some chambray to make my husband a shirt (and umm no, I haven't made his shirt yet) I ran across this stitched chambray by Robert Kaufman and fell in love…I knew it would make a lovely shirt for me! I looove the look of the white threads running through the fabric – such a nice variation on a plain stripe.
Maybe even better, the reverse side of the fabric has these little dots of white thread showing through, giving it a polka dot sort of look. I used the reverse side for the placket (no stripe matching necessary!), but you can also see it showing through when the collar is open and the sleeves are rolled up. Continue reading "Stitched Chambray Mila Shirt"
I hope everyone has had a joyful holiday season. After the rush of Christmas (when I just may have made matching Christmas pajamas for myself, my husband, my son, and my nieces), it's nice to have some chill time. I'm spending some time in the mountains, hiking and skiing and hanging out in the hot tub. I didn't bring my sewing machine with me on this trip, but I have taken some time to reflect on my handmade wardrobe and think about my sewing plans for the new year. This year I thought I'd take part in the 'gentle' maker's challenge put out by Lucky Lucille/@homerowfiberco to set a goal of 9 projects to make in the new year. This is mostly an Instagram-based challenge, but I thought I'd expand on that with a long-form blog post:) So without further ado, here are my Make Nine goals for 2018!
This is a pattern by Allie Olson of Indiesew (find it here). While I still love my Minoru jacket that I made a couple years ago, I'm ready for a new casual jacket – one with lots of pockets! Continue reading "2018 Make Nine"
What is a grey Ginger and mustard Blackwood?
My new handmade outfit, of course!
Let's break it down…that's the Colette Ginger skirt in grey and black, the Blackwood cardigan in mustard yellow from Helen's Closet, and the Lane Raglan tee in teal blue from Hey June.
Lately, I've found myself lamenting that most of my recent creations, especially the cool-weather appropriate ones, have been solids in neutral colors (black, grey, navy blue). Don't get me wrong, I love solids, and I love neutrals that can easily fit into the rest of my wardrobe, but it was starting to feel a little bit drab. I need to try to strike a balance between neutrals and colors/prints in my sewing, and this colorful outfit is a good start. Continue reading "Grey Ginger, Mustard Blackwood"
It's that time of year again…
Lane Raglan time, that is! Can you tell that I love this pattern?
There's not a lot to say about this pattern that I haven't said already (here and here) – tried n' true, my friends. I picked up this wonderfully soft heather blue french terry Continue reading "My Newest Lane"


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How to Make It
Place first 4 ingredients in a 6-inch square of cheesecloth; tie with kitchen string. Bring 5 cups water to a boil in a 5-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Add curry powder, salt, and cheesecloth bundle. Stir in rice grits, and cook 5 to 7 minutes or until slightly tender. Remove cheesecloth bundle. Drain rice grits, and let stand 10 to 15 minutes or until very dry.
Meanwhile, cook bacon in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 3 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon.
Whisk together eggs, mustard, and 1 tsp. water.
Add rice grits to hot drippings, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until grits are crisp and tender. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add egg mixture to skillet, and cook, without stirring, 2 to 3 minutes or until eggs begin to set on bottom. Gently draw cooked edges away from sides of skillet. Stir in bacon and green onions, and cook 5 to 7 minutes or until eggs are thickened and moist. Add salt and pepper to taste; serve immediately.


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A Mission For America's Future
2013 update
Highly recommended reading:
Gun Control, Elections
The latest from "DHS Insider"- Doug Hagmann Thursday, December 27, 2012
Canada Free Press
- A paradigm shift ...or by design? Russia's Perestroika (перестройка),
Geo-politics and economics
- New Eugenics and the Rise of the Global Scientific Dictatorship The Technological Revolution and the Future of Freedom, Part 3
'Apart from apathy...'Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.' (Dr. Martin Luther King)
10 January 2013
Over three years ago we wrote about what more recently, media is expressing as the 'culture of dependency', emphasizing a generation of people passing on a culture of welfare dependent government support, crime, inprisonment and lack of education as a social behavior that can be broken.
Unfortunately, since 2009 America continues a downward spiral with welfare and violence increasing at record pace.
As we have learned more through events since 2009, anyone should be able to connect the dots and see that everything is by design.
The Endrun Project began researching children in poverty as a precious yet underestimated resource for America's future. Behavioral cycles leading to the collapse of Wall Street and America's economy must be broken, and a new generation of thinking and practices must be given in order to turn America around and back on its course of greatness and respect amongst the people of America and the world community.
Collective studies from researchers world wide conclude that the most limited yet precious resource for the future of America is not just children, but indigent children whose value has been overlooked and underestimated.
While many organizations world wide focus on children in poverty, programs for generations have failed to impact the causes that lead to indigence and generations of cycles that perpetuate poverty and indigent behavior and approach correcting the problem as an investment in America's future.
The Endrun Project has learned through studies that indigent children are the most at risk for abuses identified by researchers because of vulnerability due to lack of resources, constructive support, as well as social and environmental conditions.
As a result of circumstances and conditions imposed upon indigent children through no fault of their own, equal rights and opportunities for higher education among other privileges enjoyed by more fortunate children are often times unavailable if not deprived.
Researchers worldwide are developing strategies for breaking the cycles of indigent behavior, to make way for indigent children to obtain higher education and knowledge that leads to ending generations of indigent behavior.
Certain indigent behavior results in patterns of dependency on welfare and other taxpayer paid support and a high percentage of incarceration which perpetuates the cycles by essentially rewarding the behavior. These cycles result in a liability and drain to the American economy.
By making the tools and resources available together with counseling, guidance and other support in paving the way for a better more productive future rather than throwing dollars to support dependency that merely enables the problem rather than breaking the cycles which cause the problem, indigent children and their families would be proud contributing members of the community and a strength for America's future.
Economics of Education
Economic growth, National Security, well being ... many benefits can be enjoyed by a culture with the right priorities.
If we rethink investment strategy for strengthening America's (Humanity's) future we will find a huge resource with infinite rewards that will affect the security and prosperity of the world as a whole.
The joke is going to be on those who insist on looking for answers in all the wrong places or believe they already have the answers.
'The challenge is to get sheep to quit thinking and acting like sheep and start thinking and acting like foxes ...and time is running out.' [2010: Education Reform Part 2] 30 July 2010
3 For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 5 But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist; 2 Timothy 4, 3-5
Reality check
'...God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;' 1 Corinthians 1:27 King James Bible
As for those with a little sanity remaining ...just when things look like it couldn't get any worse (thanks to the 'conventional wisdom' of All the Kings Horses and All the Kings Men) ...there is still a place to turn if we have what it takes.
Related articles
- How do we fix this? Part 1
- How do we fix this? Part 2
- How do we fix this? Part 3
- Part 1: The President's Remarks July 29, 2010
- Part 2: Education Reform Politics of Education
- Part 3: Education Reform Economics of Education
DaveScottshow 3-30-2011 A candid common sense discussion on Nevada Education and politics with @endrunlv Director of The Endrun Project
- 2012 Leadership and Politics - Perception deception in treacherous times
- 2012: The Calm Before the Storm Part One ...by design Intent with options - what to expect and why
- 2012 Calm before the storm - Gun control, the fiscal cliff and Israel Intent with options Part3
- Calm before the storm Part 4 - America's Fiscal Cliff outlook - Let's have a war?
- Israel 2012 Prepping for WWIII Syria's demons, Russia, Iran and The Red Lines: where things go wrong and why!
- Israel 2012 Part Three Build up to Armageddon
- Americans and Israel In the Cross-hairs Barack Obama's new world dis-order
- Israel: 2012: Little time for diplomacy What could and what will happen ...unless!
- The Religion of Politics Eyes wide shut
2010: More Dark Clouds on Economic Horizon
2010: The Second Tsunami
Watch out that no one deceives you! Matthew 24


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MATH: Mercie will use Math-U-See Gamma next year.
LANGUAGE ARTS: She is using Learning Language Arts Through Literature, the Yellow Book. She will read these books this year in this program: Madeline, The Courage of Sarah Noble, Meet George Washington, and The White Stallion.
LITERATURE: She will also be using Progeny Press Literature Guides. Here are the books and guides she will use this year.
SCIENCE: She will be doing science this year with Silas, using Winter Promise "The World Around Me". I have changed my mind several times, but when the teachers guide came in the mail, I knew she would love this living books/hands on approach to science!
HISTORY: She will be using Story of the World Volume 1 as her main "spine". I have the Activity Guide, and will be adding at least one living book each week, one hands on activity, and the mapping and worksheets. Silas will be using this with her.
ART: We are using and will continue to use Artistic Pursuits.
So - this will be her 3rd grade year! What are your 3rd grade choices?


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This song is somehow so apposite of 1965, a gruff yet never more Dylanesque slice of protest, replete with frantically strummed acoustic guitar and brief toots of harp. For, in 1965, many truly felt we were on the eve of a self-imposed destruction, nuclear holocaust a mere button away and seeming so close. Earnest troubadours were on every corner warning of the same, anti-war diatribes billowing forth, from Bob himself to would-be Bobs aplenty. And these were no mere paranoid ideations, as there was a palpable sense that oblivion lay waiting ahead, eagerly itching in the wings for the over-eager finger of a Brezhnev (or even an LBJ). This was the year of US troops arriving in 'Nam and occupying the Dominican Republic, the assassination of Malcolm X, the Watts riots, with fighting breaking out between India and Pakistan, between China and Taiwan, in the Congo, with coups commonplace elsewhere in sub-Sahara, in Indonesia, in Aden. Hell, no wonder folk were nervous.
It was almost an accident that McGuire came to be the one-hit wonder he became. The Byrds had been given first shout, rejecting it. Offered then to the Turtles, it was tucked away on their debut, taking a full 5 years to eventually sneak into the Billboard Hot 100 as a single. At 100. P.F. Sloan, the writer, had a successful early 60s career as a staff songwriter at publisher Screen Gems, coming to the attention of Dunhill records music mogul, Lou Adler, who put him to work penning for many of his roster, from the aforementioned Turtles to Herman's Hermits and Jan and Dean. He was also an accomplished musician, playing guitar with celebrated sessionmen the Wrecking Crew, who would be responsible for backing, anonymously, many a more famous name and often instead of the musicians otherwise credited. (Go see.) Back to Eve, and, mid July, McGuire recorded a rough demo vocal to the backing track, laid down with Sloan, together with other wrecking Crew alumni, Hal Blaine on drums and Larry Knechtel on bass. Although this was intended to be later tidied up, the demo found its way to a radio station. This all happened within 5 days, and the song became a worldwide hit, hitting the Billboard top slot within about 8 weeks. The more polished version was never made.
In 1965 I was 8. It was the year, impending doom regardless, that my parents first bought a record player, a neat little Dansette, capable of playing a stack of singles one after the other. It came with a selection of about 30 or so of said 45rpm discs, ranging from Elvis, through the Beach Boys, to the Swinging Blue Jeans, none of which were to my parents taste. However they were just the ticket for my elder sister and I can probably blame my enduring infatuation with music on this particular acquisition in the autumn of '65. And, of course, Eve of Destruction was one of the records and I own it still, being one of a select few I sneaked from home when my sister left for University, writing my name on each of them for keepsake.
So what happened to McGuire? It seems he was far from the rough hewn counter culture warrior the song suggests, having been earlier a member of the uber-kitch New Christy Minstrels. (He was the singer on this, their best known number.) After stardom beckoned, he retreated from the limelight, becoming a born again Christian, refusing the play the song again for decades and only then with a bowdlerisation of the lyrics to avoid any possible offence. Sloan continued to write and to seek his own stardom, which largely eluded him, but was the subject of this intriguing song, by the arguably far more successful Jimmy Webb, who claimed his inspiration was fired by Sloan's experience.
50 years on, the world lurches on. Is the Eve of Destruction any the further? Or any the nearer? At least we are still here. Yet the song remains worth singing, as performed here by the Pogues.
Buy the original here