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Chiwetel Ejiofor ("12 Years a Slave") is the reason to watch Starz's miniseries "Dancing on the Edge," premiering Oct. 19. The pleasing five-parter about a group of black jazz musicians in early 1930s London is full of music and elegance at high-end hotels, as well as depictions of prejudice and bigotry behind the scenes. Ejiofor holds the focus of a sometimes slippery project with an emotionally rich performance.
Ejiofor plays Lewis Lester, a British-born bandleader loosely modeled on Louis Armstrong. Performing first before aristocrats at exclusive functions, the band makes its way to popular acclaim via radio exposure and recordings. The film portrays the social divide at the time between progressive whites, like the music journalist portrayed by Matthew Goode, who "discovers" the band, and those who disdain the idea of black musicians performing in polite (ie. upper-crust white) society.
While the atmospherics are great and the cast is impressive, the weight of the film is too much for the slender premise: it's "inspired by accounts of the prolific Duke Ellington Band's mingling with the future Duke of Windsor Edward VIII in Europe." The story makes much of that loose association, then veers off into a murder conspiracy that entangles members of the band.
Along the way, John Goodman huffs and puffs as a rich, mysterious American in London, Jacqueline Bisset turns up as an eccentric English aristocrat with an eye for jazz talent, Angel Coulby and Wunmi Mosaku sing onscreen for the first time to a lively score by Adrian Johnston ("Kinky Boots").
With too many strong series vying for viewers' attention at the moment, Starz may have better luck aiming for a good miniseries rather than a prolonged serial.


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CARSON — When it counted most, Brad Kaaya saved his best for last.
The Chaminade standout completed 17 of 23 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns Saturday in a 41-9 victory over previously undefeated Enterprise in the CIF State Division II Bowl state championship at StubHub Center.
On a day when Chaminade managed 56 yards rushing, Kaaya's accurate passing and leadership proved the difference as the Eagles (14-2) scored on all five possessions in the scoring zone.
"This is really awesome. It's like a surreal feeling winning a state championship," Kaaya said. "This was the last game and I had to go out with a bang and leave a legacy.
"We all wanted to make a statement, and I think we did that. I guess we're the kings of the Valley."
Chaminade also performed well on defense. It totaled four interceptions, including three by Donovan Lee, and three sacks.
But the story of ghe game was Kaaya. The Miami-bound senior is 23-3 as a starter in two seasons and this year passed for 3,853 yards and 27 touchdowns.
"Brad is clutch. He is a clutch finisher," Chaminade offensive lineman Bar Milo said. "He came out and put this team on his back."
Chaminade, a West Hills private school, had gone 61 years without winning a section football title. But this was a season for the ages.
"We're the greatest Chaminade team in history," Milo said.
No local program had ever played 16 games. Chaminade is the fourth to win a state championship after Canyon (2006, Division I), Oaks Christian (2006, Division III) and Sierra Canyon (2011, Division IV).
"It's been a long season," Chaminade coach Ed Croson said. "We practiced a month, then our first scrimmage was on Aug. 24, so we've gone five straight months, seven days a week. Not 365 days a year, but it feels that way."
Kaaya hit Brayden Lenius on a 9-yard touchdown pass to help Chaminade to a 24-3 halftime lead, then connected on a 30-yard scoring pass to Brandyn Lee in the fourth quarter. That prompted a running clock for the final 10 minutes, 34 seconds.
Donovan Lee added two touchdowns on a 9-yard run and a 19-yard interception return. He rushed for 23 yards on eight carries to give him 1,978 yards on the season along with 43 touchdowns.
"Just like Brad Kaaya, Donovan Lee was amazing, too," Milo said. "Donovan is always amazing."
Chaminade also scored on Kieran Yancy's 3-yard run. Ben Kreitenberg kicked field goals of 27 and 20 yards, giving the junior nine this season and 23 for his career.
"It's awesome to win the state championship. It's a great experience," Kreitenberg said. "This is a big setting out here, so this is great."
Enterprise (13-1) had its 17-game winning streak come to end. Izzy Matthews rushed for 182 yards, but quarterback Bobby Luken was just 10 of 20 for 77 yards and four interceptions. Enterprise scored an inconsequential touchdown with 10 seconds remaining.
"We played well as a team, and I had faith in Brad Kaaya," Chaminade linebacker Cory Watkins said. "He's always fantastic. He's an elite quarterback, and there is no doubt he stepped up tonight."
Chaminade took advantage of three interceptions to open a three-touchdown lead in the first half.
Chaminade scored first on Kreitenberg's 27-yard field goal, culminating an 11-play, 68-yard drive that stalled on the Enterprise 10-yard line. The key play was a 32-yard pass from Kaaya to Zach Kalkwarf.
Enterprise, a public school from Redding, answered with Sheldon Highfill's 37-yard field goal to forge a 3-3 tie, but from there it was all Chaminade.
The Eagles drove 56 yards on four plays and scored on Kaaya's 9-yard pass to Lenius in the corner of the end zone. Two plays earlier, Kaaya hit Donovan Lee on a 42-yard pass to the 6.
On the next series, Chaminade defensive lineman Joel Loth came through with an interception at the Eagles' 49. Kaaya hit Lenius for a 40-yard completion, and two plays later Lee scored on a 9-yard run to make it 17-3.
Luken soon was intercepted again, and Lee returned it 19 yards for a touchdown. Lee had another interception on his own 8-yard line late in the second quarter.

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
A Loaf of Bread, A Jug of Wine, and Thou
Of course, even back then Dear Hubby and I spent many of our dates in some of Atlanta's finer restaurants while our friends were satisfied with McDonalds. The love of my life and I knew the food was important, the wine was a wonderful addition, but it was "thou"---the person we were with and our conversation--- that made a memorable meal. However, this post really isn't about my adventures through Atlanta's main dining rooms…..I have a presidential purpose here.
I have wanted to write something about Thomas Jefferson for some time, but where do you start? What do you focus on? How do you not end up with a 500 page tome? To properly study Thomas Jefferson I think it would be necessary to spend an entire semester----nine weeks at the very least---to look at all the different faces of a most interesting man. He was among other things a horticulturalist, an architect, an archaeologist, a paleontologist, author, inventor, and founder of the University of Virginia.
Another great passion of Jefferson's was food, wine, and the presentation and consumption of both. John Adams put Jefferson's passion in perspective when he said, "I dined a large company once or twice a week. Jefferson dined a dozen every day. I held levees once a week. Jefferson's whole eight years was a levee."
Jefferson's love of wine, food, and conversation began early on while he was a student at William and Mary. While Jefferson took his studies very seriously he often attended parties given by Virginia's royal governor, Francis Fauquier, and the wine flowed.
Jefferson experimented with growing his own grapes at Monticello and at the Hotel de Langeac, his home while in France that stood along the Champs-Elysees. He had high hopes for the American grade and predicted American wines would one day rival those of the French.
The first wine cellar built at the White House was installed by Thomas Jefferson who referred to wine as "a necessary for life." The cellar was installed [under] an outbuilding since there was no vault cool enough in the main building. Some resources state that during his administration approximately $10,000 was spent on the wine. Jefferson personally ordered and paid for the finest wines from abroad, and noted the rate of their consumption in his own account books.
Jefferson always served a meal for visitors in his home, but they were downright lavish affairs at the White House. Even so, White House protocol was relaxed and state dinners were turned into more casual entertaining social events. Jefferson's Monticello overseer, Edmond Bacon has been known to say, "He had a very long dining-room, and his table was chock-full every one of the sixteen days I was there. There were congressmen, foreigners, and all sorts of people to dine with him. He dined at four o'clock, and they generally sat and talked until night."
There are many resources to head towards when researching Jefferson's tablefare since many notable people dined with him and wrote about it. While searching through the archives of American Heritage magazine I located an interesting article regarding the gourmet Jefferson written in 1964 by Jean Hanvey Hazelton.
The article refers to the redlabelled Day Book where a record of every financial transaction dealing with Jefferson's household was fastidiously recorded for posterity by Entienne Lemaire, Jefferson's major-domo. Lemaire joined Jefferson's staff during his first administration. In the book he records every pound of meat purchased, every saddle of venison, and every box of currants…One hundred and fourteen pages are filled for the period 1806-1809. His records also include transportation charges for wine and water; coal, wood, and "cyder" (one of Jefferson's favorite beverages); incidental expenses of the servants; and other disbursements which the [major-domo] of an important house naturally undertook.
From the Day Book we learn that Jefferson served macaroni, vermicelli, anchovies, olive oil, vanilla, citron, Parmesan Cheese, European nuts, ice cream, and figs to his guests. From the American Heritage article we also learn that the Day Book contains other expenditures that give an interesting picture of Jefferson's White House.
Fanny Bowles was a slave from Monticello. Jefferson had brought her to the White House to help with the cooking. While at the White House she received wages of two dollars per month. Fanny had a baby that was born frail and contracted the whooping cough. Jefferson himself took time from his official duties to write a note to a lady in Washington requesting her "to send the receipt for a remedy," which he had heard her say was effectual. Nevertheless the child died. Pathetic little funeral expenses for the slave child were duly recorded by Lamaire in his Day Book. A coffin, delivered together with a load of wood by a Mr. Lennox, cost $2.25; the grave digger's charge was $1.35; the hearse---'la voitur'---was hired for $2.75 for the cold, sad trip to the burying ground.
There are many more interesting tidbits in the American Heritage article. I encourage you to read the entire thing here.
3 comments:
- ET said...
I am always amazed at the wide range of things Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin involved themselves in.
Once we carried the boys to Monticello. Some college students were having a "dig" in what was the family dump. I stood hoping they would find something that would be part of history. In the hour I stood there they found one bent metal that may have been a fork, I think. But, I think that is fitting. Wasn't about that time forks were just coming into being? A man one step ahead.
- The Tour Marm said...
The cold macaroni salad has been attributed to Jefferson; it was served hot, but many times he was too immersed in work to eat it promptly.
Another Southern specialty is also attributed to Jefferson, stewed tomatoes!
Tomatoes were rather bitter and some thought poisonous. Jefferson conducted several experiements cultivating tomatoes.
Some felt that tomatoes needed to be cooked (stewed) for over three hours!
Hence Southerner's sweet stewed tomato and bread casserole. (If I share my family's recipe, I'll be disinherited!)
In keeping with the spirit of the blog, the Italians call the tomato, 'pomodoro', which means love apple!
For more information: http://whatscookingamerica.net/tomato.htm for more information on the history, legends, and uses of the tomato!
- The Tour Marm said...
If we were to put the funeral expenses into perspective, it would come to approximately three and a half month's pay.
We should not calculate money in today's terms.
A servant (free or enslaved) in our early republic given $2.00 a month plus food and lodging was not an altogether bad deal.
I found a widget that can convert all sorts of currency through human history. I can't vouch for its accuracy, but it is still interesting:


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This spring's season at Pimlico includes attractions designed to renew long-fading interest in thoroughbred horse racing: live music, a wine festival, beer and bourbon tastings, tutorials on betting and special contests.
Get them to come once, the thinking goes, and spectators will be hooked on the experience.
For the first time since the mid-2000s, Pimlico Race Course is poised to become more than an off-track betting center maintained just enough to host one of the country's most important races — the Preakness Stakes.
This year's 10-week meet will be several days longer, and plans call for horses to train there year-round in the coming years. One day, owners also hope a renovated or rebuilt grandstand could compete with venues such as Camden Yards and downtown bars for young, affluent Baltimoreans seeking a hip place to spend an evening.
Executives of the Maryland Jockey Club, which owns the track, know they face hurdles. Hopes of adding slots gambling to the facility, which has helped revitalize tracks elsewhere, have evaporated. And Pimlico sits on the edge of a rough part of Baltimore, parking is far-flung, and young consumers show little interest in horse racing.
"We simply don't have the amenities that you need to offer consumers in today's market," said Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas at the Northwest Baltimore track. "Everybody knows the facility is not in the greatest shape. But my challenge is: How much do I put into fixing it now when we know down the line that we're in for massive change?"
Dane Kobiskie, one of Maryland's most successful trainers at only 34, has seen promotions like the ones planned at Pimlico work elsewhere. Churchill Downs put up lights and began racing on Friday nights, and Keeneland, a track located a few minutes outside Lexington, Ky., has used cash giveaways to attract college students.
Kobiskie said he realizes drawing new fans to the sport will require luring them to the tracks for reasons other than betting on horses.
"They want a nice, relaxed place to go, to maybe take a date, to spend an evening and get a few drinks," he said. "It's got to be comfortable. It's got to have a reason to come. Live music. Everybody loves live music."
Pimlico, the third-oldest operating track in the United States — it opened in 1870 — has long needed major renovation.
The grandstand, with its sloping concrete floors and aging betting windows, dates to 1954. The last big investment, according to a media guide produced by the Jockey Club, came when the ownership group led by Frank De Francis spent $2.5 million in the late 1980s. (Churchill Downs, meanwhile, underwent a $121 million upgrade at the beginning of the 2000s.)
In recent years, the work done at Pimlico has been mostly cosmetic — new flowers and some painting to give it a sheen for the television cameras during the Preakness, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. This year, the Jockey Club, owned by Stronach Group, spent $30,000 to spruce up the winner's circle.
The Jockey Club expects to receive a total of more than $100 million over 16 years in matching funds from slots revenue set aside for racetrack improvements. The club has told the state it plans to spend $15.5 million on new barns and living quarters for track workers at Pimlico.
Officials have hinted at more, but Chuckas — who has navigated the Jockey Club through difficult times while working for Frank Stronach — remains reticent to divulge details.
Pimlico will garner national attention during the 138th running of the Preakness on May 18, and Chuckas' goal is to seize that marketing opportunity to draw more fans.
Some of the regulars betting on simulcast races Monday afternoon at Pimlico said they return day after day for the excitement of the races, not the conditions of the betting areas. Still, they said they hope for more comfortable seating, a wider range of food concessions, improved lighting and bigger, flat-screen TVs to replace a wall of outdated monitors on the first floor of the clubhouse.
"They need a whole lot of improvements … to spruce it up a little bit," said James Clark, a retired crane operator from Woodlawn who comes to the track every day to place bets on simulcast thoroughbred and harness racing. "The only time they do something is for Preakness."
A deal between the Jockey Club and horse owners and breeders that guarantees at least 100 days of racing in Maryland through 2024 also should ensure positive cash flow for the Jockey Club. As part of the deal, the company agreed to build new barns at Pimlico and Laurel Park and shut down a training track at Bowie.
Many trainers say Stronach has failed to come through on past promises, and some have sought opportunities elsewhere as racing here foundered.
Kobiskie, Maryland's winningest trainer in 2011, nearly decided to move to Kentucky after racing a string of horses there last summer. The higher level of competition made him consider a permanent relocation of his stable from the Bowie training center.
Purses fattened with slots money kept him in Maryland, and word of the 10-year deal and long-sought stability restored his faith in racing here, he said. Now he's waiting for the new funding to filter through to Pimlico.
Kobiskie is training about 40 horses at Pimlico for this meet. He has yet to decide whether he will relocate to Laurel or Pimlico when Bowie closes in the coming years, but is leaning toward the Baltimore facility because he prefers its track surface. But the outspoken former Marine also is waiting to see whether the Jockey Club delivers on its promises.
"On both sides of the track, there's so much to be done," he said from Pimlico's tiny track kitchen. "The barns here aren't bad, but there aren't enough and they haven't been well-kept. The living quarters are ridiculous. You've got to treat people right.
"They want to rejuvenate the game here, and the money is going to bring in big trainers and better horses and more gamblers," he said. "But those trainers, they better see a classy operation. They better feel that their people and horses are being treated well, or it means nothing."
John Cox, a brand ambassador for America's Best Racing, has spent most of the year on a bus tour aimed at drawing young people to the sport. He spent the weekend in Baltimore, attending Opening Day at Camden Yards on Friday and the races at Pimlico on Saturday.
"Young people want a place where they can feel comfortable, where they aren't intimidated," he said. "They want a place where they can be surrounded by other young people and have a good time. Tracks need to provide that feel."
Cox said Gulfstream Park, a Florida property owned by Stronach, "has literally something for everyone of all ages," and should serve as a model for other tracks. Future plans for Laurel call for a retail mall and restaurant area like the one at Gulfstream.
"From what we saw, there's a lot of potential with the people in Maryland," Cox said. "Having [Under Armour founder] Kevin Plank involved," as the owner of the Sagamore Farm breeding and training facility in Glyndon, "definitely helps and makes it cool. They all know Preakness and what a party it is. If they can carry over some of that excitement, they'll hit on something special."
For now, Chuckas' focus is on building the new barns, both at Laurel and Pimlico. Appeasing the horsemen and creating an environment conducive to competitive racing with full fields has to be his priority, he said, as bettors here and elsewhere continue to be a primary source of revenue.
Capturing a slice of the Preakness party spirit, bringing it to the grandstand and also creating the sort of environment that could attract families as well as die-hard bettors is a more complicated undertaking.
"It all started with the 10-year deal," Chuckas said. "That made it possible. But we've still got to figure out what exactly we want to do and how we're going to try to do it here."
Lorraine Mirabella contributed to this article.
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Besides Preakness-week festivities, the Northwest Baltimore race course is offering the following events during the spring meet.
April 13: Racing 101 class
April 20-21: Decanter Wine Festival
April 27: Piece of the Past giveaway
May 4: Derby Day Triple Crown party
May 12: Mother's Day champagne brunch
June 1: Latin food, drink and music festival
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What is the difference between adding bacteria and adding enzymes?
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Mid-20th century Los Angeles country music performers were such a wildly colorful community that they made their competitors in Nashville seem more like undertakers than entertainers.
One of the most dazzling acts were the Collins Kids, who will make their first Los Angeles-area appearance in 19 years on Dec. 3 at Joe's Great American Bar & Grill in Burbank.
The duo, consisting of siblings Larry and Lorrie Collins, broke into local prominence on the popular KTTV television show "Town Hall Party" at ages 10 and 12, respectively, trading in some of the hottest, flat-out explosive rockabilly and boogie of the era. Within a few short years, they were a nationally known force, traveling to New York for guest shots on NBC's "The Steve Allen Show" and playing at Madison Square Garden.
Clad in the elaborately embroidered and rhinestone-spangled uniforms of rodeo tailor Nudie and specializing in a hot, aggressively amplified brand of hillbilly music, the Collinses' energetic, fly-heel presentation — showcasing Larry's dazzling fretwork and Lorrie's clear-toned, declarative vocals — was nothing short of astonishing. And while Larry was mentored, on "Town Hall Party," by the prominent Los Angeles-based banjo-guitar virtuoso Joe Maphis, the self-taught prodigy was already a self-made phenomenon.
"Joe and his wife Rose Lee were a huge part of our lives," Lorrie Collins said recently. "And Larry and Joe played together on the show, but I think Larry blew Joe's mind with how talented he was, at such a young age. Joe would play something and Larry could remember it note for note. He never really taught Larry anything — Larry just inhaled everything that Joe did."
Big sister Lorrie was no less impressive a talent, and gained even greater fame after a smitten Ricky Nelson, himself a burgeoning teen idol, began dating her, which led to an appearance on ABC's highly rated "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
The pair had a classically humble country music origin: "We grew up on a dairy farm in Oklahoma, and Mother and her sisters were all musical. Every Sunday after church they'd come over, we'd have a big supper, and they'd all sing and play music, so I got interested in singing myself." Lorrie Collins said. "We moved out here to Long Beach in 1953, and around that time, Larry started playing and we did a lot of talent shows. After we both won separately on Squeakin' Deacon's talent show at the Riverside Rancho, my dad decided that we should get together as an act."
An audition, as a duo, for "Town Hall Party" quickly led to their induction as regular cast members, and the Collins Kids were off and running. "We auditioned on a Friday, and then they asked us to be on Saturday night's show. It was unbelievable, after all the talent shows we'd played, how lucky we were and how easily it started."
The Collins Kids' career was eventually burdened by their growth out of pint-size novelty status and Lorrie's subsequent decision to leave the music business to settle down and start a family. But their memorable songs, much of which were self-penned, were exemplary gems of fast-moving, deliciously reckless rockabilly. It was captured on wax by Columbia Records legendary A&R; man Don Law. Collins classics like "Whistle Bait," "Hot Rod," "Soda Poppin' Around" and "Hoy Hoy" still carry such a broad appeal that, despite a 20-plus-year hiatus, the pair continue to work a worldwide circuit of festivals and concert hall dates.
"The people wanted to hear our old stuff. And then the music was reissued and really became popular in Europe. An agent called us from England, asking us to do a show there. We kept putting him off and then decided 'To heck with it, let's just do it,'" says Lorrie. "And there were thousands of fans, most of them young people, and, really, it revitalized us and made us want to get back out there.
"It's just wonderful. There are so many heartfelt fans, and we really look forward to playing now."
JONNY WHITESIDE is a veteran music journalist based in Burbank and author of "Ramblin' Rose: the Life & Career of Rose Maddox" and "Cry: the Johnnie Ray Story."
Who: The Collins Kids
Where: Joe's Great American Bar & Grill, 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank
When: Monday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m.
Cost: No cover, two-drink minimum
More info: (818) 729-0805


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The Isuzu Rodeo Sport originally began life as the Isuzu Amigo before the Rodeo Sport nameplate was attached. The early 2000s were a time of change for the beleaguered automotive company. Declining sales led to the company to team up with GM for many of its vehicles. During this period, it changed the names of vehicles to slim down its offerings in North America.
The Amigo nameplate was changed to the Rodeo Sport in 2000. Only one generation of the Rodeo Sport was released before the line was discontinued in 2003 due to terrible sales; only 4990 units were sold in 2001. Isuzu pulled out of the U.S. market in 2009.
The Isuzu Rodeo Sport is known as a cute, smaller sports utility vehicle (SUV) with an attractive design somewhat let down by the mechanics of the vehicle. For all of its outward attractiveness, the interior felt somewhat cheap. Not only that, but the inside was incredibly cramped as well, even for the driver.
The steering of the Rodeo Sport was too sloppy, especially for an SUV. For a small vehicle, engine noise was a big problem when revving the V-6. The suspension did little to handle bumps in the road, let alone any off-road driving you might be interested in.
Like so many Isuzu vehicles of this period, the mechanics and design of the car lagged behind the competition.
Only one generation of the Isuzu Rodeo Sport was made during its three-year run.
The Rodeo Sport was built on the same chassis as the Rodeo, but the chassis wasn't nearly as long, and the Sport body was nine inches shorter than the four-door Rodeo. The Rodeo Sport came as a two-door hard-top or soft-top convertible.
The 2001 Rodeo Sport had a selection of engines. The 2.2-liter four-cylinder was available as a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic and produced 130 horsepower. A 3.2-liter V-6 version was available while that produced 205 horsepower. It was available on a two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive version with four-speed automatic. A V-6 convertible version of the vehicle was available as a two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive version, including one engine controlled by a five-speed manual.
The 2002 Rodeo Sport was available with several different engines during its run. A 2.2-liter, four-cylinder engine with a four speed automatic produced 130 horsepower at 4000 rpm and 144 lb-ft of torque. A 2.2-liter four-cylinder with a five-speed manual was also available with the same power as the four-speed. A 3.2-liter V-6 engine was available as it produced 205 horsepower and 214 lb-ft of torque, a big increase over the 2.2. It was available with a four-speed automatic in both a two-wheel and four-wheel drive version. A V-6 convertible version was also available.
A lot of options were dropped in the last year of the Rodeo Sport's production. The vehicle was only available as a 2.2-liter four-speed automatic or five-speed manual. The standard V-6 was dropped in favor of the V-6 with four-speed automatic or a V-6 four-wheel drive with a five-speed manual transmission.
The Isuzu Rodeo Sport was one of the first midsize SUVs to truly marry the needs of the urban landscape with off-road capabilities. These vehicles were suitable for day-to-day use.
The second generation vehicles are better suited for today's driver. It's quieter on the inside with a reduced weight and better fuel economy. Unfortunately, even with updates to the Rodeo, it was still out-classed by the competitors. Perhaps this is the reason the Isuzu company left the U.S. market in 2008.
The Isuzu Rodeo Sport was discontinued in 2004. Since all production in the U.S. ceased in 2008, Isuzu enthusiasts stopped expecting a comeback for models like the Rodeo.
The interior of the vehicle was lacking in all kinds of luxury that was offered standard by the competitors of the time. A standard AM/FM radio with four speakers came on the base model, and the top of the line V-6 models only offered a single CD player as an upgrade. The cabin had reading lights and an interior cabin light. The top models had cruise control as well as controls on the steering wheel. The V-6 models also came with a tilt steering wheel, making the ride a bit more comfortable. Cloth bucket seats did not allow for a lot of adjustments unfortunately, seriously hindering the ride quality.
Hard-top versions of the vehicle had a removable glass sunroof or a removable top. The Rodeo Sport wasn't the most user-friendly convertible on the market.
Fuel economy wasn't terrible as the engine received 18/22 mpg city/highway in 2003.
Safety features on the vehicle were dismal, although four-wheel anti-lock brakes (ABS) were available. Even the late models lacked proper airbags and tested poorly in the International Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) crash tests for offset frontal impact.
It is best to steer clear of the Rodeo Sport at all costs. Competitors have so much more to offer. It is no wonder Isuzu went the way of the dinosaur in the U.S. market.
2003 Isuzu Rodeo Sport
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2002 Isuzu Rodeo Sport
The 2002 Isuzu Rodeo Sport is affordable, sporty, and very off-road capable.
2001 Isuzu Rodeo Sport
The 2001 Isuzu Rodeo Sport, in a way, starts new for 2001, as it carries a new name.


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This cartoon, printed in the Greenfield Recorder in the fall of 1963, depicts Alabama Governor George Wallace as high school "dropout." He is leaning against a tree, smoking a cigarette, while black and white students attend integrated classes at a southern school. The previous spring Wallace had dramatically confronted federal officials attempting to integrate the University of Alabama. He "stood in the schoolhouse door," as he put it, to defy a federal court order. Although Wallace is depicted here as politically irrelevant, he in fact became an influential symbol of opposition to federal power and civil rights protests in the 1960s. In 1968 and 1972 Wallace ran for President, first as a third party candidate and then in the Democratic primaries.
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Ceramicist Matt Wedel continues to make strong headway in the gallery world while maintaining an impressive creative autonomy in Athens, Ohio, where he builds, glazes, and fires each larger than life sculpture on his own terms . . . by himself . . . without assistants.
"Sheep's Head," his most recent exhibit at LA Louver, proves to be a wonderful example of what a little focus, patience, and isolation can create. Each cumbersome piece collects to convey a vibrantly glossy world: renderings of a twisted contemporary animal kingdom and its surrounding vegetation.
Of this particular series, David Pagel notes, "Cookie jars come to mind, as do centerpieces for fancy dinners, elaborate candle holders, ships' figureheads and decorative figurines. So do works by Picasso, Botero and Baselitz, as well as ancient Greek, Roman and Etruscan statuary, Cylcadic sculpture, Olmec totems and carved saints from medieval churches."
From everyday objects to art history and human artifacts, Wedel's healthy dose of contemporary dreaming bends the familiar into something imaginatively powerful. On view, we encounter angelic mutants who have been hardened over time, perhaps altered by a sorcerer's wand or depicted to honor one final futuristic freeze. Likewise, while roaming the floor, we meet flora and fauna which structurally blooms in a childlike manner, but not without a bitter taste of science gone awry with color dripping and drooping.
Piece after piece, a creative storybook of bright possibility or dark youthful mystery unravels, and this is exactly why we strive to look deeper- it's a hoping to engage not only with the work, but with our own innermost children.
Check out the video after the jump to see the artist at work and meet his 3-year-old inspiration.
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There's a good thread on this but I can't find the link I thought I saved. I think this is Gary's car. Mine was similar. Had grey in tunnel and foot board areas. I believe black was over the grey. I used sikkens rally black over ppg epoxy primer on my car. Sikkens is pricey but excellent product.
The black is a phosphate coating, any other colors, greys, blacks reds etc are primers sprayed on in the paint booths
Quote from: Mark on June 23, 2014, 02:41:09 PMThe black is a phosphate coating, any other colors, greys, blacks reds etc are primers sprayed on in the paint boothsMark. That's the first time I've heard phosphate mentioned for that.. Can you elaborate? was the entire body subjected to a phosphating process? or just some panels (like the floor) prior to assembly of the panels into the body? or? Any details you can provide based on fact, or conjecture based on evidences would be greatly appreciated.
Gary, I know its not primer, but the sikkens rally black I used is low gloss like the firewall and will be a lot tougher. I used it as the phosphate coat. I wasn't crazy about leaving a primer on the bottom and not top coat it. Ppg makes epoxy in several colors including light and dark grey that I think would be close in color