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Friday, 26 June 2009
Looking Back
I've already spent way too long on this and am rather sick of trying out and learning different software, reformatting, resynching and fiddling around with the aspect ratio, audio and colour on each segment, but it was pointed out to me by fellow obsessives (thank you) who put me to shame that there was a snippet missing from the video. So I got back to work, tracked it down and re-compiled it, otherwise what kind of obsessive would that make me? Test your obsession and see if you can spot what it is. The answer is in the comments section of this post. Thanks go out to LaStupenda and Blue*Rose from IDF for providing the original HQ clips.
It's been over a month since Idol finished and I'd decided to do something I thought wasn't too taxing on the brain so I spent the last couple days toiling over and piecing together all the audition bits and pieces to make a continuous video. How little did I know. It almost cost me my sanity because of all the different incompatible formats, codecs and crappy software that just kept crashing. I never imagined it would be so friggin' complicated as it's the first time I've converted or edited any vids and my pesky perfectionism wanting everything to be frame-perfect kept on shifting the finish line. Perseverance won out in the end though, and this is the fruit of my labour of obsession, which I hope you'll enjoy. It contains the pre- and post- audition interviews, Rock With You, and Bohemian Rhapsody.
I'm very saddened to have learned about the death of Michael Jackson while working on the video. It doesn't feel like a strange coincidence because his sphere of influence is so wide and penetrates deep into popular culture. Adam was a fan who was strongly influenced by him in terms of music, singing, dancing, performing, fashion and re-invention. I think Michael's life ended up a tragedy after he seriously lost his way. He was someone who I thought was never comfortable with the colossal price of fame making him public property. I'm glad that Adam seems grounded enough and well equipped to deal with playing that game. I was really curious to see what Jacko would have done at his upcoming concerts in London. I wondered whether it would have breathed fresh life into his career and felt excited thinking about the possibility of a collaboration of stellar proportions if the comeback were successful. Sadly we'll never know and it'll never happen, but he'll live on through his music. His powerful influence will continue, perpetuated through artists such as Adam. I hope he is now at peace.
Posted by Adam Bombed (Lambosessed) at 06:38 29 comments
Labels: Adam Lambert, AI Performance, American Idol, Michael Jackson, Video
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Want' is available from today and an album called 'On with the Show' is to be released by HiFi Records/Wilshire Records.
Am I alone in thinking that this is just a storm in a teacup? HiFi/Wilshire is blatantly trying to cash in on Adam's celebrity status, and while it can be annoying, to paraphrase his words, it comes with the territory. 'Want' isn't train-wreck awful and there are plenty of worse ways people could be selling him out, so I really don't buy into all the fears about it harming his career before it has even taken off.
Firstly, let's get the negative over with. The single seems to be very far from the direction in which Adam wants to go. It may fragment the perception of his style and image to make establishing his artistic identity a little more difficult to new audiences. He's tried to distance himself from it via the following statement:
"Back in 2005 when I was a struggling artist, I was hired as a studio singer to lend my vocals to tracks written by someone else," he said. "I was broke at the time and this was my chance to make a few bucks, so I jumped at the opportunity to record for my first time in a professional studio. The work I did back then in no way reflects the music I am currently in the studio working on. I'm thrilled to be working with some of today's hottest songwriters and producers and can't wait for people to hear what my music really sounds like."
The record company issued a conflicting statement that many feel is deliberately misleading though, and I can see how it can cause outrage, claiming that Adam "co-wrote many of the tracks" and that they are "drenched in Lambert's pop/rock sound and style" when he has made clear that he didn't write the songs, and they're not his sound. There is a definite contradiction between the two statements with HiFi/Wilshire coming off looking decidedly less favourable. The fact that his 'first single' isn't his style and lyrically quite cheesy with a substandard production that leaves much to be desired, coupled with anger turning many fans to boycott the single, combined with the fact that he won't be promoting it will give ammunition to his critics to view it as a failure.
There are many positives though, and the fact that I am writing about it now means that it is publicity. The key thing is that we know it's old material and know that it's not the kind of sound Adam is going for. Due to it already making so many headlines means we will be aware of the tracks being old material that HiFi/Wilshire are just trying to cash in on.
Come on, I think they're actually doing us a favour. What fans of Adam aren't excited about getting different material we haven't heard before? We may not love the material but will still love his vocals, and it'll keep up the interest while he's busy touring and recording. It'll keep us ticking along while we're waiting for his proper tunes. If you're not an Adam fan, it's unlikely that you'd come across the material anyway as it's not going to be a big release that's heavily promoted. And I think that blander ballady material might even appeal to those who aren't currently fans of his.
I think of it like the Ten Commandments releasing 'Is Anybody Listening?' on iTunes, or Fonzerelli releasing 'What's Love Got To Do With It' under Brazen, or someone posting more of his Upright Cabaret performances. They haven't done Adam any harm but in fact have helped him to showcase his range and widen his appeal to different audiences. It's highly unlikely that anyone will be exposed to 'Want' without first being familiar with some of his other past material. After seeing his musical theatre or club performances, you're not necessarily going to jump to the conclusion that he's going to be like that as an artist because they were just paid gigs. I think we can extend that to 'Want' too, as his identity, because of the media spotlight, has already been established enough for most to know that it's not his individual sound.
Like I'm assuming with 'Want', Adam also makes nothing from all the pre-Idol material, but I think the issue that most fans have, being so fiercely protective, is that someone else is misrepresenting him and exploiting him for financial gain, perhaps detracting from his real material and raining on his parade. Clouds have silver linings though, and it keeps Adam in the public consciousness while throwing us a small bone to chew on while we're waiting for the main course. I personally think there'll be little more than a fine mist, and again, looking at the positive, you don't get rainbows without it.
Posted by Adam Bombed (Lambosessed) at 04:06 2 comments
Labels: Adam Lambert, Analysis, Article, Music
Monday, 15 June 2009
Adam Comes Out (and also answers the Gay Question)
It's now become quite a distant memory, but I think Adam considered the consequences beforehand and made a concious decision, perhaps even rehearsed his reaction for when he didn't win. After much thought, I can't see how he could've handled it better. His broad freckled shoulders carried the weight of many projected hopes and dreams. He did us all a favour by lifting us and making us focus on the positive, even if he was hurting on the inside. His optimism carried us through the dejection. Can you imagine how distraught his fans would have been if he openly displayed his disappointment? Fandom manifests itself in some extreme incarnations and his fans are most rabid. It's not beyond reason that lives may even have been at stake so he probably felt some responsibility to hold them up.
I can completely understand all the reasons for keeping up his happy appearance with the result. Perhaps I just felt uneasy that he could hide any negative emotions so well, presenting a calculated exterior and proving what a good actor he is in his ability to dupe. That's why I felt somewhat relieved and pleased when his snark emerged. It made him seem more real, more believable and it allowed me to reconcile Nice Guy with Showman.
There had been early indicators of Adam's wicked and sarcastic side from various sources. From his old MySpace profile, he listed shows such as Weeds, Dexter, Six Feet Under, The Office and Nip/Tuck amongst his favourites. I also love these shows for their dark humour. There were all his crazy friends with all their hilariously far-out comments that they left him. Then there were Eber's wry comments about Adam not really liking sports, said with a smirk. I interpreted it as his amusement of skirting around the subject of Adam's sexual orientation on the show. And let's not forget Negative Neil whose acerbic blog is built from snark.
There were some hints during the show when Adam responded to criticism from Simon. There was his confident 'I can' during Hollywood week, the shrugging after Satisfaction to the remark about parts being terrible, and he just managed to check himself and bite his tongue after RoF. The Rocky Horror comment he cleverly chewed up, twisted and spat back with a sweet smile as his riposte, and he brushed off the Phantom of the Opera criticism. There was also the glee at singing or sneaking in smutty lyrics such as his 'seven inches in the midday sun', 'do what you do down on me', and his 'playing with the boys all night'. Then there was the encounter with the TMZ pap who he confronted head-on and swiftly dealt with by slapping everything back at the biatch to make him feel awkward.
It was only after Adam got out of the Idol bubble that I felt we got to see him unshackled and free from worrying about staying on the show. We saw the slightly sniggery way of dealing with questions about the cheesefest that is No Boundaries. After a few days of keeping up appearances, the snark began to emerge, first in his retort towards Clay Aiken's bitching, then his hilarious reference to the pink elephant, his swearing at Hair, his 'liking the top' double entendre and then his Idolatry interview where he bit back at Gene Simmons's comment about his voice. And of course we have the very frank interview with Rolling Stone and his bi-curious teasing during the 20/20 interview.
I admired the way Adam bitchslapped Clay Aiken after his scathing criticism. There was no resorting to crude insults or outright rudeness, just a snap putting him back into his place. I loved the snarky comment about helping him out, which was probably even more infuriating because he couldn't really dispute what Adam said as it actually rang true. I'm guessing Adam has little respect for the way he lied about his sexuality from the Rolling Stone article. In those early post-Idol interviews, the best ones seemed to be where the interviewer went in with the assumption that he was gay and didn't try to find some convoluted way of trying to trip him up and get it out of him. I thought Adam seemed most natural in the Idolatry one, which was helped by him and Michael Slezak understanding each other's humour. Much of what he said on it he would not have said during AI, like sticking up for RoF, regarding dissing country music as 'bull' and telling people to 'buy the other guy's record' if they don't understand his trying to shake up Idol. And I thought they actually talked quite openly about Adam's sexuality. His swipe back at Gene Simmons was pure genius and was a wonderful demonstration of snark. If not for Slezak cracking up, the irony would probably have shot over the heads of many. If quoted in print, there was nothing incriminating, but the subtext for anyone paying attention was that Simmons's boots were the best thing about him because in his glass house his own singing is rubbish and he only pretended to play guitar. From his reaction to criticism on Idol, you may have been led to believe that Adam would take it quietly, but he's made it clear straight away that he would be a formidable adversary, taking no shit from anyone. Good on him.
Some other things that have made me laugh are his mock scolding of people pretending to be him, his stand mid-song against hecklers after simulating masturbation, his deadpan Best Week Ever appearance, and his wanting to play Judas alongside Kris's Jesus.
I like the fact that Adam is slightly more brazen than he was during the AI run and I can finally see why he thinks he lacks a filter. I'll be covering my thoughts on the Rolling Stone article in a different post but I just want to end by highlighting one of Adam's qualities that will serve him extremely well in the future, and that is his ability to build a rapport with anyone. You often see him leading others to mirror his body language. In interviews, he manages to adapt himself, setting the appropriate tone for the situation and interviewer. There were huge differences between his formal but charming manner on 20/20 to the snark on Idolatry, to the surreal comedy of the Best Week Ever interview to his audacious turn on Rolling Stone. He's been networking for years and one of his greatest skills is knowing how to work people. Before they know it, he's left them in a puff of glitter, standing there semi-naked, confused and wondering what the hell just happened after he cheekily charmed the pants off them without their knowledge because they were too busy entranced by him. I'm glad to see that other facets of Adam are unfolding and no longer being kept under wraps because they're such fun and add extra colour to this already fascinating chameleon.
Posted by Adam Bombed (Lambosessed) at 14:23 11 comments
Labels: Adam Lambert, Analysis, Article, Obsession
Saturday, 6 June 2009
Having said that, writing this blog has allowed me to indulge in some welcome escapism and I've realised I've enjoyed my first foray into blogging. I do have ideas for more articles which I'll post when I have the opportunity, but in the meantime, here's an old post which I think has become increasingly relevant in light of recent pap encounters. Thanks for your patience.
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Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Sexuality Vs Ethnoreligion In The Media
The intense speculation over Adam's sexual orientation makes me wonder how long he has before his ass bursts into flames under the gigantic magnifying glass that's focussed on him. It's continuing to annoy me and seems to be completely overshadowing everything else. One thing that came out recently which I think is just as important (or unimportant) as his sexuality is that Adam has confirmed that he's Jewish, but this received little or no media attention.
I can see some parallels and as far as I'm concerned, his being Jewish was just as 'ambiguous' during the Idol run as his sexual orientation because Adam had never confirmed it outright. We had evidence from his singing in Hebrew to doing Jewish fundraising events, and his dad had stated on MySpace that he'd been to Hebrew school. We'd also had evidence regarding his sexual orientation from his social networking sites, photos and videos.
The American media are piling on the pressure for Adam to make a statement about his sexuality yet no one needed him to make a statement to confirm whether or not he was Jewish, even though in both cases, the evidence was similarly conclusive. There were plenty of media articles claiming that he was Jewish before his confirmation, even though I believe he identifies only ethnically and not religiously (he has stated that he is agnostic on his Tribe page). People were happy just presuming that he was Jewish with few questions asked. Why could this more mature attitude not be adopted for his sexual orientation? Why is the question of sexuality so much more important to the media?
I can't see the point in forcing Adam into a formal confirmation if he's not keen on bearing the heavy responsibility of being the champion for gay rights. What right do people have to feel angry or frustrated by Adam's refusal to make a statement about his personal business when he just wants to make music? He owes us nothing but unfortunately the speculation won't disappear until he gives a direct answer. It could be argued that Adam's sexuality plays a greater role than being Jewish in defining him as an artist, but it still doesn't justify the demand for a declaration. What will it change? I see it as pointless as making Obama tell everyone he's black.
Attitudes clearly need to evolve because I see a smacking of double standards. I'm led to believe that the American media are just a bunch of sniggering nosy perverts when it comes to anything non-heterosexual. I still hope Adam doesn't make that formal announcement in Rolling Stone, but above all, I hope he can shift attitudes to make them all grow up.
Posted by Adam Bombed (Lambosessed) at 01:47 7 comments
Labels: Adam Lambert, Analysis, Article
Monday, 1 June 2009
Stuff I Didn't Know / Wasn't Sure About
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- Songs
- Adam's other choice during Michael Jackson week was Thriller. (Idolatry1)
- He enjoyed slipping every inch of his love into WLL and was glad the producers didn't catch and censor it. (Idolatry2)
- He almost did War instead of ToMT because it was subversive and controversial. (Idolatry2)
- He didn't know Smokey Robinson was mentoring until after he chose the song. (Idolatry2)
- He was very happy with the arrangement and outfit for RoF, which he considers one of his best vocal performances and thinks Cash would have liked it. He also thinks it would have been better received later on in the competition. (Idolatry3)
- Contrary to rumours, PTFM wasn't his second choice but the theme wasn't defined until after the song was chosen. (Idolatry3)
- He was grateful for having been given the opportunity to do something in the style of ACIGC in the final. (Idolatry5)
- His least favourite performance was BoW, which he thought was shouty and pitchy. (TVGuide1)
- He rehearsed for 45 minutes each with KISS and Queen before the show. (TVGuide3)
- He would've liked to have done Muse's 'Supermassive Black Hole' or 'Starlight' or Prince's 'How Come You Don't Call Me?' on the show. (TVGuide3)
- The kids of Led Zeppelin are fans, which may have helped with the WLL clearance. (OKMagazine)
- Adam's other choice during Michael Jackson week was Thriller. (Idolatry1)
- Other
- Adam has admitted to not getting along with someone in the Idol house but won't say who because they have to tour together. I think we all know who that person is. (BestWeekEver)
- He always considered AI to be a platform, not a competition. (Idolatry3) (ElvisDuran)
- He wanted to stir things up on Idol. (Idolatry3)
- He was amused by Kara's Adamgasm after WLL. (Idolatry5)
- The food in the Idol house was really fattening. (RopeRadio)
- He believes he might have opened the door to new types of talent. (ABCNews)
- He thinks the AT&T text-gate was blown out of all proportion. (ABCNews) (TodayShow)
- He was most stressed before the finale. (USMagazine)
- His favourite mentor was Slash, with whom he felt he had the most authentic experience. (People) (Mike&Juilet)
- He tried to find a balance between giving the audience what they wanted and what they didn't know they wanted. (ResultsPressConference)
- He feels the judges helped to get him support (OKMagazine)
- His theatre background helped him in being able to move the audience (Broadway)
- Gene Simmons wasn't keen on Adam wearing his platforms, afraid he would fall over but Adam was experienced in them and wanted to stand tall. (Idolatry5)
- Adam liked wearing the really cool tie on ACIGC. (Idolatry5)
- He thinks the most exciting part of the tour will be his outfits. (USMagazine)
- He's a fan of Alexander McQueen and his style icon is David Bowie. (Regis&Kelly)
- Adam wants to appeal to an international audience and his aim is to entertain people with his music. (Idolatry4)
- He doesn't think the label will stifle his creativity on his album. (Idolatry4)
- He doesn't play any instruments apart from his vocal cords. (RopeRadio)
- He sees himself as more of a solo performer but collaborating with a band. (TVGuide3)
- He thinks AI allowed him to break out so has given him the freedom to straddle different music genres. (Idolatry4) (ABCNews)
- He's not concerned about switching from being a live performer to a recording artist. (ABCNews)
- He didn't expect to appeal to such a broad audience. (ABCNews)
- Being different helped to define him as an artist. (AP)
- Adam was a bit surprised that people felt he was championing so many social and politcal issues at which he felt honoured but a little intimidated. (Idolatry1)
- He did not want the responsibility of representing a cause/movement. (Idolatry1)
- He found it a bit ridiculous for Billy O'Reilly to have censored his photo that he wasn't embarrassed by. (Idolatry1)
- BoW was chosen for being more of a statement and appropriate for the times and current civil rights issues. (Idolatry1)
- He stated that very very soon everyone will have the answers they are looking for. (ElvisDuran)
- He thinks parents should support their children, encouraging them to be creative and participative. (Broadway)
- Adam is also a businessman and wants to buy a house. (Idolatry4)
- He has confirmed that he is Jewish. (BestWeekEver)
- He likes the movie Beetlejuice but his favourite is Velvet Goldmine. (BestWeekEver)
- He has concerns about his weight. (BestWeekEver)
- He thinks he's kind of ridiculous and is self-deprecating. (Idolatry5)
- He is very skilled at recognising people and faces. (Fox13NowUtah) (BestWeekEver)
- He is glad to be responsible for causing 'gasms'. (TVGuide2) (ElvisDuran)
- He has no plans to grow a moustache, as it will be the wrong colour. (TVGuide3)
- He likes the top (bunk) and making double entendres. (USMagazine)
- He thinks the term 'Glambert' is hilarious. (OKMagazine)
- His essential items for the tour are his iPod and a book. (People)
- He loves the Twilight books. (People)
- His favourite ice cream is Dreyer's French Silk. (People)
- He is envious of Kris's ability to fall asleep easily. (TVGuide2)
- He likes to stay in bed, listen to music and hang out. (People)
- Since the age of three, he could make character voices and recite books verbatim. (Momlogic)
- His mother is going to be moving to LA. (Momlogic)
- He is fucking funny. (BestWeekEverPreview)
- As Clay Aiken (AccessHollywood) and Gene Simmons (Idolatry5) have learnt, never start a bitchfight against Adam - you won't win. He's way too sharp.
Posted by Adam Bombed (Lambosessed) at 01:21 7 comments
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The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
- Drifting Away
Two Val Verde County game wardens responded to a distress call involving a small child trapped in a drifting boat. The boat had drifted into the middle of Lake Amistad with a 7-year-old child, and the family was unable to retrieve it. The wardens quickly responded with their patrol boat, found find the vessel and reunited the young boy with a very grateful family.
- The All-Knowing Game Warden
A Floyd/Hale County game warden saw the driver of a pickup truck shoot a .22 rifle into a wheat field across the street about 30 feet away from where he was stationed. While the warden tried to get a license plate number, the vehicle took off and stopped about 100 yards down the road. The driver then fired another shot into the field. The warden took off in the direction of the vehicle and caught up to the driver a few miles down the road. The driver admitted to shooting grackles in the field and did not seem happy to be stopped. He then told the warden he knew what he was doing was wrong and that he should go find a real criminal. The driver then asked the warden how he knew that he was the one who had shot off the road and wanted to know who told on him. The warden politely let the individual know that he sees everything that goes on and left it at that. The man received a citation for hunting from a public roadway.
- Fishing for Trouble
A Hemphill County game warden and an Ochiltree County game warden observed a group of nine people in a remote section of Palo Duro Lake, upstream from the main lake in an area that is rarely used recreationally. Undetected, the two wardens approached the group on foot and saw various actions associated with possible illegal fishing activity. After watching the group for a while, the wardens split up and approached the group from opposite directions. When the wardens announced their presence, the group scattered and the wardens saw that one of the men was carrying a scoped black rifle. After several tense moments, the wardens were able to talk to the man and got him to put down the rifle. When the group was rounded back up, nine individuals from Oklahoma were found to be in possession of various types of fish, including 24 undersize crappie and 5 undersize channel cats. These were removed, measured, photographed and released.
- Swim at Your Own Risk
A Lubbock County game warden and a Deaf Smith/Castro/Parmer county game warden were patrolling Buffalo Springs Lake when they noticed two young girls trying to swim across the lake in an area with very heavy boat traffic. Both girls appeared to be very exhausted and were struggling to stay above water. The wardens quickly responded as one of the girls went underwater for an extended amount of time. The girl then surfaced as the patrol boat arrived at their location. Both girls were rescued and pulled aboard the patrol boat, then delivered safely to the shore. The wardens then took a moment to educate the very grateful girls about the dangers of trying to swim across the lake.
- Hand-y Fishing
A Smith County game warden was patrolling boat ramps around Lake Palestine when he saw three people in the water hand fishing. A fourth man was on the bank putting fish in the truck and watching the parking lot. The warden watched the fisherman from the bushes for about 45 minutes. When the last man came out of the water, he eased a snag pole to the man who was looking out, who quickly put the pole on the back of the truck. The warden made contact with the group and tickets were issued for no fishing licenses and for taking fish by illegal means and methods. The fish were returned to the water.
- Abandon Ship
A Grayson County game warden was checking striper fishermen on Lake Texoma when he noticed smoke coming from a boat about three quarters of a mile away. The warden notified the local fire department and approached the boat. Two people had stopped their 16-foot jet boat and noticed smoke coming from the engine cover. The boaters attempted to put the fire out with their fire extinguisher, but the fire was too intense. The occupants put on their life jackets and abandoned the boat and a passing fisherman picked them up. The warden transferred the two men to his boat and transported them to a local marina.
- In Tow
A Dallas County game warden and a lieutenant were patrolling Joe Pool Lake for water safety violations when they saw a boat towing a tube with a 12-year-old child well after dark. The wardens made the stop and determined that the driver of the boat was intoxicated and they arrested him for BWI.
- Age is Just a Number
A Williamson County game warden saw eight teenagers walking down the road toward Lake Georgetown. They parked in a grocery store's parking lot a mile from the lake and were "borrowing" a shopping cart to carry their ice chest and belongings. While discussing the shopping cart issue, the warden noticed another individual carrying an ice chest. When asked what was in it, the owner said there was nothing in it. The warden told him that it didn't make sense to carry a brand new ice chest to the lake empty. When asked to open it, the teenager hesitated. But when asked a second time, it was discovered the ice chest was just a big container for his marijuana, pipe and a bottle of eye drops. After the teen was placed under arrest and told he was heading to jail, his response was, "But I'm seventeen."
- "It Was My Dog's Fault"
Two game wardens and a cadet filed multiple citations on an individual for violating the daily bag limit for white bass. The violator had 21 fish over his daily bag limit. He claimed it was his dog's fault and that he needed to get a fish counter.
- Cedar Tree Helps with Traffic Stop
While patrolling county roads for hunting activity, a Burnet County game warden came across a truck that was having a hard time staying on the roadway. The truck then ran a stop sign and the warden attempted to stop it. The truck sped up, so the warden pursued the truck for 15 miles down several county roads. During the chase, the driver was throwing beer bottles out of his window. The truck crashed into a cedar tree, getting stuck, and the warden took the driver into custody. He was charged with evading arrest and driving while intoxicated.

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Web tracking service Flightaware says Gulf carrier's Dreamliner returns to the skies
A Qatar Airways 787 Dreamliner that was grounded last week amid reports of a problem with an electrical panel resumed flying on Wednesday, web tracking service Flightaware said.
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The Wolf Pack heads of to Thailand to celebrate Stu's second wedding, but once again things go horribly, horribly wrong. In theaters everywhere, read our review and watch the trailer
Kung Fu Panda 2 (Opens Thursday)
Po and the Furious Five are back, this time to fight a villain with a new weapon and plans to destroy all of China and stop kung fu. Features the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Liu, Dustin Hoffman David Cross... In theaters everywhere, read our review and watch the trailer
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Winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, stars Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain as parents raising three sons in Waco, Texas in the early '60s. Inspired by writer-director Terrence Malick's own childhood. In limited release, read our review and watch the trailer
Tuesday, After Christmas
Romanian writer-director Radu Muntean's film, which played in Un Certain Regard at Cannes last year, tells the story of a man torn between two women--his wife, with whom he has a daughter, or a younger woman who caught him off guard. In Romanian with English subtitles. In limited release, read our review
United Red Army
The story of one of Japan's most notorious activist groups, The United Red Army, who gained fame with a group lynching of its own members in protest of the Vietnam War. In Japanese with English subtitles. In limited release, watch the trailer


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A strong, growing business center, Broomfield is Colorado's first master-planned community. Originally formed as an agricultural community, it grew into an industrial and commercial hotspot with large, medium, and small businesses ranging from high-tech to service industries.
Strategically located midway between Denver and Boulder along U.S. Highway 36, Broomfield offers ready access for commuters going north or south. A fast-growing center for high-tech, retail and manufacturing companies, Broomfield has attracted major corporations, such as Sun Microsystems and Level 3 and developed the upscale Flatiron Crossing shopping mall. The Broomfield real estate market also offers a wide variety of housing choices and generous open space. Anthem Colorado at Broomfield is a multi-use commercial, office, retail and town center that offers a variety of lifestyle choices in a resort-like setting for residents of all ages.
Another attraction is the Broomfield Event Center, which hosts professional sports games and exhibitions, concerts, conventions, and other public events.
Broomfield offers incredible views with Pikes Peak to the South, Mount Evans to the West, and Long's Peak to the Northwest. The town prides itself on its safe streets and neighborhoods with a very low crime rate, exceptional school systems (Boulder Valley, Adams 12 Five Star, and Jefferson County), and 63 parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, baseball, softball, and soccer fields. Broomfield embodies a hometown feel.
- Square Miles33.58
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Broomfield's story begins in the late 1800s, in the wake of the Rocky Mountain gold rush, when a few farmers settled in the rolling fields. In 1885, Broomfield legend Adolf Zang purchased land just off the railroad line that ran from Denver to Boulder near what is now 120th Avenue and Olde Wadsworth. The spot became a new train stop known as Zang's Spur, which Zang used to transport locally grown grain to his brewery in Denver. A little town grew around Zang's Spur off the rail line when a few stores, grain elevators, a bank and a hotel were built. The Zang farm grew to 4,000 acres which eventually became the city that you see today.
When the Boulder Turnpike was constructed in the 1950s, a toll was created at the Broomfield intersection, and the town's first paved road was put in. Developers bought the land and began to plan a suburban community with great access to Denver and Boulder. The first few neighborhoods began close to the intersection of the turnpike, complete with a school and a local shopping center. The population quickly grew to 6,000 in 1961 when the city was incorporated.
The town continued to grow, annexing plots of land in Boulder, Weld, Jefferson and Adams counties. Along with residential growth, Broomfield is home to many thriving businesses including: the Interlocken business center, SUN Microsystems, Level 3 and Flatirons Mall.
Broomfield became its own county in 2001. The city's population now stands at over 66,000.
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Best Summer Movie Anything that's free—as in the free outdoor films screened as part of Film Night in the Park, showing variously in San Geronimo (Napoleon Dynamite, June 4), Fairfax (for the ecofest, June 11), Mill Valley (Star Trek, June 18) and so on with different films through the summer. Petaluma's Lucchesi Park hosts free outdoor movies every Friday starting June 11 with Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Best Commando Team Movie This is the summer's most crowded field, but MacGruber (May 21) beats out May 28's Sex and the City 2 (an A-Team of patriotic cougars heads to Dubai to swive the Arabs into docility). Or July 9's Predators (an A-Team of killers vs. crab-faced Aliens). Or July 16's Inception (more Dream Team than A-Team). Or June 11's The A-Team (an A-Team movie about the actual A-Team). Or June 4's Micmacs (an A-Team of dump-dwelling French weirdoes take on a munitions conglomerate, directed by Amelie's J. P. Jeunet). Or Aug. 13's The Expendables (Stallone directing Schwarzenegger, Lundgren and Rourke in what could, will and shall be called The AARP Team).
Heck, MacGruber beats them all. Will Forte stars as the world's toughest action man in the extended red-band film version of the sketch on Saturday Night Live. The choice is fortified by our own desire to watch Kristen Wiig do anything: wash dishes, repair a head gasket—whatever, we're good.
Most Backlash-Prone Movie In The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (June 30), Bella Swan (Kristin Stewart) waffles over her choice of supernatural beaux. This one is no exception to the rule that the funniest line will always be in the trailer. "I'm going to fight for you—until your heart stops beating" will be quoted and giggled over until Labor Day.
Most Worthwhile RemakeThe Killer Inside Me (June 25). This is another crowded field, beating out June 11's Karate Kid (with Jackie Chan) and certainly July 2's The Last Airbender with M. Night Shymalan. Here he is, still remaking movies when he could be healing the sick. And we'll bypass the English-language remake of Le Diner du Cons, Dinner for Schmucks (July 23), which wasn't exactly an arcane French movie in the original. So, Killer: a seriously faithful circa-1950s version of the Jim Thompson novel. Casey Affleck as the soft-spoken Texas deputy who everyone takes for a fool until he learns 'em better. Strange feeling, to actually be looking forward to a Michael Winterbottom movie for once.
Best Rejected Advertisement Line For Ramona and Beesus (June 23): "Jesus, it's Beesus! And Beverly Cleary is as rich as Croesus!"
Best Alternative to Summer Movie BurnoutWinter's Bone (June 18), a tough, frosty Little Red Riding Hood story in which there's nothing but wolves. Jennifer Lawrence stars as an Ozark girl in search of her no-good, meth-cooking father, who pawned the family spread in exchange for bail. It's going to be this summer's best escape from escapism.
Best Way to Tell the Difference Between Adam Sandler and a Great Dane's RumpMarmaduke opens June 4; Sandler's Grown Ups opens June 25.
Best Way to Tell the Difference Between 'Eat Pray Love' and 'Predators' Julia Roberts eats, prays and loves; Predators (July 9) love to eat their prey. The former (Aug. 13) stars Roberts in the film version of authorette Elizabeth Gilbert's memwah of traveling from Italy to India to Indonesia (yes, the key letter is I). In the latter, a group of savage alien sportsmen hunt the beast called man on a hell planet even worse than earth. We're counting on our readers to make the mature choice; see you at the alien movie.
Best BafflerInception (July 16). Viewing the Escher-like cities and floating humans, audiences gape at the preview of the new Christopher Nolan film and utter the letters W, T and F in sequence. We have it on the authority of Nolan (per his appearance at WonderCon) that this is merely a heist movie with a bit of futuristic technology included. Leonardo DiCaprio is the head of a team of thieves who crack exceptionally well-guarded vaults: the subconscious of their sleeping victims.
Nolan made a minor movie about a caped vigilante chasing a scar-faced horror clown, but forecasting this film's take vis-à-vis The Dark Knight is a task for those who enjoy counting other people's money. No other film this summer should offer such delightful bafflement. Runner up: The Adjustment Bureau (July 30) with Matt Damon, based on a 1954 Philip K. Dick short story concerning interdimensional border troubles.
Best Opinion-Making Advance Word by Today's True Movie Critics, the Fans (Really and truly overheard outside a mall)
Teen Weasel A: "That dude from Brokeback Mountain's gonna be Prince of Persia [May 28]!"
Teen Weasel B: "Aw, no, man, he a fag!"
Best Monster Movie Vincenzo Natali's outstanding Splice (June 4) mixes the DNA of David Cronenberg's pervy yet icy Canadian dismay with Guillermo del Toro's rich paganism. It's the story of a gene-splicing experiment that probably should have been avoided. Much deadpan fun as the bald creature develops—she's so advanced for her age, a monster of Aubrey Beardsley-worthy insinuation. Trying to outwit it, Sarah Polley is the most winning embodiment of red-headed geek chick you'll see this summer. (Not counting Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl in Toy Story 3, June 18.) Keep an ear open for a throwaway line by Polley that may end the custom of describing business meetings as "a dog and pony show" once and for all.
Best Corporate Fat Cat The now obese Puss in Boots from Shrek Forever After (May 21) gets the nod over the title criminal mastermind in July 30's Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Should animals star in Bond parodies? Isn't that what PETA was formed to stop?
Best Movie to See with Mom Tie: Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (June 18) and I Am Love (June 25). The former is the true story of the liaison between the smell-maker and the noise-maker, with Anna Mouglalis and Mads Mikkelsen flaring their nostrils in each other's general direction. The other, a glamorous Milan drama with Tilda Swinton involved in the ruin of a well-off family.
Most Peaceful Theater The one showing Nanny McPhee Returns (Aug. 20).
Best Moment of Realizing This Summer Was Probably Going to Be Like All Others Watching the preview of Takers when going to see The Losers.


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For fans of this author and his series, reading another instalment is like coming home and putting on an old sweatshirt at the end of a long and tiring workday. The languorous pace and comfort of familiarity kicks in immediately, along with the usual philosophical musings about the restorative nature of a cup of tea and such ponderings as how to approach forgiveness with grace. McCall Smith uses gentle humour to address serious life lessons.
Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi have now been working together so long in this 17th instalment, offering their wisdom to the community in Gaborone, that there is a lot to recap in case someone is new to the series. The author does this skilfully, giving necessary background information that is necessary for newbies to this long running series, without making it cumbersome and boring for serious fans who have read them all. So I give the author kudos for doing that well. However, I didn't find the mystery topics very intriguing this time.
A Canadian woman is looking to rediscover her childhood in Botswana and someone else close to Mma Ramotswe needs help unravelling from a dangerous pyramid scheme. Precious and Grace have other adventures and misadventures, one involving a puff adder (a traditionally built snake!), but in general the series is becoming much more 'reflective' than 'detective' which is too bad because its genius was always being able to be both of those in equal measures.


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In my continuing quest to contribute to your draft-day domination, I will compose a series of blogs over the next few weeks that focus on players that are sure to create some hardship for fantasy owners: players on the same team who play the same position that will likely have a significant fantasy impact. For those of you who regularly read and contribute to the FF Today Forums, consider this short series a distant relative to "Look-Alike Players". My goal is to create a compelling case for and against each player before handing down a final decision. Let's get started:
The players in question this week: Wide receivers Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz.
The setup: Full-point PPR; 10 rushing/receiving yards equal one fantasy point; all touchdowns are worth six fantasy points.
Current ADP (courtesy of Fantasy Football Calculator): Nicks – 4.01; Cruz – 3.09
What's at stake: Grabbing the better fantasy WR1 of the two the New York Giants have to offer.
The case for Nicks: As the Giants' top receiver with two 70+ catch seasons under his belt and incredible talent, Nicks represents the safer pick – from a year-to-year consistency standpoint – of the two New York wideouts. Nicks has also been an impact player since his rookie season in 2009 and as he proved throughout the playoffs last season, he can often be virtually unstoppable at times, even when he isn't healthy. Five of his 11 touchdown receptions last season (including the playoffs) were less than five yards, meaning QB Eli Manning has a great deal of trust in him to make the necessary catch in tight quarters, be it a diving catch on a low throw by the front pylon or a fade pattern near the back of the end zone. With 28 touchdown catches in his first three seasons, Nicks is unquestionably a fantasy WR1 in PPR and non-PPR leagues when he is on the field.
The case against Nicks: Durability. Few will argue that Nicks is not or cannot be an elite fantasy receiver. (In full-point PPR leagues, he has scored less than 10 fantasy points just nine times in 46 career contests, including the playoffs!) The problem is that he almost always seems to be playing in pain and has yet to make it through an entire season. And when owners are trying to build the foundation for their fantasy team in the first few rounds, they want high-scoring players who they can plug into their lineups every week without fail. To further support the durability claim, Nicks is recovering from offseason foot surgery and appears to a question mark for the start of training camp, if not the season opener. This comes after a season in which he battled a string of nagging shoulder, knee and hamstring issues.
The case for Cruz: It's hard to put into words the leap the former undrafted free agent out of Massachusetts made in his second season. After not catching a single pass in three games during his rookie year, Cruz exploded on the scene in his sophomore campaign with 82 catches for a franchise-best 1,536 yards and nine touchdowns. To put that team record into some perspective, Cruz joined elite company as only the fourth post-merger receiver to go over the 1,500-yard receiving mark in his second season, joining the likes of Jerry Rice and former Rams teammates Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt. While stats can often be deceiving, it's hard to dispute that Cruz's 2011 season just landed him alongside the receivers who currently occupy first, third and tenth place on the league's career receiving yards list. Also working in the favor of Cruz is the success former Giant receiver Steve Smith had in Nicks' rookie season. Playing the same kind of hybrid outside/slot role that Smith did back then, Cruz averaged over nine targets per game over the final 14 regular-season contests (when he became a bigger part of the offense), less than a target per game less than what Smith averaged during his breakout campaign.
The case against Cruz: The questions that any undrafted small-school player who seemingly comes out of nowhere typically gets, such as "Can he do it again?" and "Will he be content resting on his laurels now that he has proven himself on the big stage?". Was his playoff showing – which was still impressive by all accounts yet slightly disappointing based on the standard he set during the regular season – a sign of things to come when defenses made more of an effort to stop him and let an injured Nicks beat them instead? They are fair questions and ones that we have to let play out, especially in his case since the only true hint he provided us that he was capable of this kind of performance before last season was during a three-touchdown game against the Jets during the 2010 preseason.
The verdict: Cruz. In a perfect world, this would be an apples-to-apples comparison in which we could discuss talent vs. opportunity vs. role. But the fact of the matter is that until Nicks can get healthy and stay that way, fantasy owners would be advised to select a more durable receiver as their top receiver option or hope that Nicks somehow slides in the draft enough to be a fantasy WR2. If injuries were not a consideration,then I would lean slightly towards Nicks. Furthermore, Cruz has locked down his role in the slot, which Smith has already proven can provide a windfall of fantasy points. The truth of the matter is that both players should benefit from the other's presence – in reality as well as fantasy – since most defenses cannot realistically expect to slow both receivers down for an entire game. Both Nicks and Cruz should be viewed as solid foundation pieces for any fantasy team with top-five upside at their position.


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Middletown Police Chief Gets $249K "Boat Check"
Middletown Police Chief Robert Oches is getting $249,338 for unused sick and vacation time accumulated over his 40 year career upon his retirement at the end of this month. The payout is at Oches current pay scale, despite the fact that the time accumulated over a 40 year period.
The Township Committee approved the payment, reluctantly because it is required by State Law, at Monday night's meeting.
Committeeman Tony Fiore said that most Oches' unused time was accumulated prior to 1996 when the Township Committee passed a 150 day cap on retirement awards.Art Gallagher | Filed under: Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, News | Tags: Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, Boat Checks, Chris Christie, Middletown, Middletown Police Chief, Middletown Police Department, Middletown Township, Robert Oches, Stephanie Murray, Tony Fiore | 23 Comments »


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You probably didn't consider checking Amazon for an Crane Cams product. Did you know that you can find pretty much every Crane Cams product on Amazon? We usually check Amazon for everyday regular items, but not when it comes to performance auto parts like a Crane Cams 753901 H-260-2 Camshaft for example.
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There are a lot of online store selling Crane Cams performance products. There are dozens, if not hundreds of stores online that sell auto parts. Their prices are usually higher compared to Amazon, where shipping is almost always free too.
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Here is the same Crane Cams Gold Race Rocker Arm set sold on Amazon.
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After you choose your desired country, click on the All Categories section, and in this case, choose Automotive, like this:
Then just type in Crane Cams, and the model or type that you are looking for. You can choose your desired discount level if you wish to, but it's not necessary. Then click on Search Discount. It should then bring up all of the models available, and at the top of the list will be those with the highest discount currently available on Amazon.
On a related side note, many online merchants also sell on Amazon. You'd be surprised by the amount of sellers/websites that sell their products for less on Amazon. With all the competition on Amazon, stores have to offer up their best price, in order to get the sale. They don't have to be so generous on their own site, since you only see their price. Often times, a discount code will bring the cost down to the Amazon price.
Feedback is an important thing on Amazon. It's not a highlighted feature like it is on eBay, but it determines a seller's success on Amazon behind the scenes. To have a successful store, a seller needs to maintain a high level of feedback history. Since most of us have never heard of some of the 3rd Party Sellers on Amazon, it's easy to be skeptical. So take advantage of the fact that Amazon shows their feedback score.
A seller's feedback score will look something like this:
If an item even SLIGHTLY looks like it might be a counterfeit or knock-off, customer will leave bad feedback. Any and all flaws will usually be reflected in a seller's feedback as well. Most websites will only show you a handful of their positive reviews, and have the ability to remove negative comments. On Amazon, all feedback is permanent, and can be viewed by anyone.
If you purchase from a random website, the return/exchange guarantee period is always variable. Sometimes its 7-days, sometimes 14-days, etc. And they usually come with certain restrictions and limitations.
On Amazon, you get the A-to-z Guarantee when purchasing from a 3rd party seller, regardless of their return policy. You are entitled to a 30 day period – from the date you receive the item – to file your claim. It really does take the risk out of purchasing online, and makes you feel secure with your purchase. If you ever have any issues with your order, Amazon's 24/7 customer service is there to help you.
If you have ever had to file a claim with your credit card company, or waited months for a refund on a return, you will appreciate Amazon's A-to-z Guarantee.
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Let's face it – we all use Amazon. We're familiar with the site, how to use it, how to check out – everything is where it should be, and everything works every time. It's comfortable. And it's fast!
On other websites, that's not exactly the case. If you want to sort by brand, and then by price, it doesn't work sometimes it doesn't work as smoothly as you'd like. You're left sorting through a bunch of results. Different brands, different categories, etc.
And if you try searching for a specific product, sometimes they load, other times they don't. You're left wanting much more functionality than they are able to deliver.
Amazon Authority
3rd party sellers who sell on Amazon, want to remain in good standing with Amazon. As a seller, you have to meet very strict selling guidelines. You have to maintain a minimum performance rate in order to keep selling on Amazon. On top of that, you also want to receive positive feedback for all transactions.
In other words, you have to ship by the guaranteed ship by date, you have to deliver the item as described, and you have to process timely refunds (if they are initiated). You can't take any liberties that you might on your own website.
You are pretty much guaranteed a consistently positive purchase every time you order something on Amazon. You can't say the same about other websites or merchants.
Final Thoughts
We all want to find the best price available. For something on the expensive side, like a Crane Cams mechanical lifter set, it pays to shop around. Check the Amazon Discount Finder tool above to find the best deals, and to find out what is currently on sale.
Normally, you have to click a few options to find what is currently discounted. And it's not such an easy option to locate. The discount finder tool does all the hard work for you.


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On this show
- Rocket from the Tombs – I Sell Soul – Barfly – the band that came before Pere Ubu are back with a brand new album
- Mr. Heart -Twisted Lamp – The Hide – apologies to Tamsin and co for calling this Stones on the show – they have got a new bass player and are playing the Crescent on Thursday Night and the Royal Exchange Theatre on Sunday Night along with this next lot….
- The Fall – Taking Off – Ersazt GB – from the new album and in the round at the Royal Exchange on Sunday….
- Atomic Rooster – The Devil's Answer – Single – a blast from my youth
- Moon Duo – Causing A Rainbow – Horror Tour – latest ep from the masters of psyche
- Otalgia – Is That Squirrel Relevant? – Is That Squirrel Relevant? – great sounds from this limited edition release
- Moff Skellington – Lady of the Pegfolk People – Eddodi – an early album from the master of words
- Leon V featuring Julia Dowler – Latex and Lazers (AgvanT Remix) – Russia meets Stoke on Trent or our Julia goes all trancey
- LeeSun – Mickey Mouse – Prime – out soon – quirky
- Nils Frahm – Keep – Felt – nicely ambient
- Song of Return – Trajectory – Trajectory EP – new lot from Scottish land
- 16 Horsepower – Black Soul Choir – Sackcloth 'n' Ashes – had cause to listen to this lot again recently and forgot how good they were
- Dr Feelgood – Roxette – The UA Singles Collection – in celebration of SDs 50th birthday
- Kill Pretty – Babes in the Wood – Sonic Diary Session – a great band recorded exceedingly well by our SD – this and five other tracks available as a free download from our website…..
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I've been in love with Piet Oudolf's gardens since I came across a copy of Designing with Plants by Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury while browsing in Barnes & Noble in 1999. I'd never before seen the kinds of startlingly romantic, lush, naturalistic, absolutely stunning plantings I found in that book. I was smitten, and I haven't gotten over it since. So when Carolyn Mullet, a well known garden designer from the DC area, gave me the opportunity to join her carexTours' Dutch Wave tour last August, I jumped at the chance.
The carexTours itinerary was structured to give us a superb overview of Dutch Wave design, as well as glimpses into work of several other major garden designers in The Netherlands (and one in Germany), all packed into a week of two garden visits (sometimes three) each day. Come to think of it, we visited a couple of magnificent nurseries, a museum, a garden tool maker, and a palace too. Over the next few months, I'll be reporting on my own experience on this great tour.
Unlike many staid and rather academic garden tours, Carolyn's was a hoot. She collected a really fun group of simpatico designers, garden makers and nursery owners from Canada, Sweden, Lithuania, Greece, the UK, Australia, Tasmania, and the US. The international appeal of the Dutch Wave style was certainly evident in the geographical diversity of our band of travelers. I can't remember ever having such a good time touring gardens.
Since Piet Oudolf is the leading proponent of the Dutch Wave style (he more-or-less invented it), this post is about my first visit to Piet Oudolf's home garden, Hummelo–the 'omphalos' of Dutch Wave gardens. We also visited two other gardens designed by Oudolf–Vlinderhof, an extraordinary and relatively new public garden, and a small private garden none of us had heard of before, Tuin aan het Weeltje (this was the favorite of some)–but I'll describe our experience at those gardens later.
Hummelo is particularly important because it is Oudolf's home garden and the place where he experiments and trials plants, and where his wife Anja operated a very famous nursery for many years.
When the carexTours coach dropped us off at the end of Piet's driveway, and we walked to the house entrance, everyone was full of anticipation, perhaps even a little nervous. We were about to meet "the man".
Piet is typically Dutch, not one to brag about being one of the most famous garden designers on the face of the earth, certainly not a glad hander in the American style, actually rather reticent to mix it up with a bunch of strangers, but we quickly discovered a man of generous spirit who became intensely engaged when asked a question about plants, and gave far more than we had reason to expect. I wasn't watching the clock, but it seemed he spent the whole of about two hours with us.
After a brief introduction and Q&A to get a feeling for who we were as individuals, Piet took us to the garden in front of his house. One of the first things he showed us was this 25-year-old border, evidence that the Dutch Wave–or 'New Perennials' style as it's known by many–can result in highly stable plantings if the appropriate plants are used in the right place. Behind the border you can see parts of the great hedges that make a formal contrast with the wild exuberance of the plantings.
We roamed freely, looking at plants and plant communities, frequently asking Piet the name of a plant, questions about why he designed a planting in a certain way, or about the history of the garden.
He told us it had been a rather rough summer in the front garden. Too much rain, combined with a naturally high water table, had damaged some plantings and outright killed all his Baptisias. This was a familiar story to some of us who already knew his famous "wavy" hedges had been removed a few years before for the same reason–high groundwater.
The front garden, and I'm judging only from images I've seen of the garden over the years, appears to be much more thickly planted now than in the past, with a lot of block planting and quite a bit of mixed planting too. Piet told us that he's letting the plants take the lead in the back garden, and intervening minimally, but it appears some of this freer approach may be the practice in the front garden too. He does experiment constantly.
Piet also told us he has found that Sporobolus heterolepis (Prairie Dropseed) performs so well in his conditions that he's using much more of it now than in the past. In fact, he's using it in place of several other grasses. There are billowing clouds of it in the front garden where it works almost as a matrix plant. You see masses of it, often mixed with flowering plants, such as the small, delicate flowers of a tiny lythrum (I think he said it was from Russia), as shown below …
… or in combinations with much bolder plants like bright red Helenium.
Big "camel-back" hedges have always been a prominent part of the border of Piet's garden. Here they enclose exuberant plantings rollicking like a sea surface of varied colors, forms, textures and shapes, accented by occasional spire-like emergents.
I particularly liked this simple planting of the dramatically flowing grass, Nasella tenuissima, and formal hedges right up against the front of the house–another example of contrast between billowy forms and straight edges.
And another contrast below, with huge umbels of flowering Joe Pye Weed against delicate grass tracery.
When you read about the importance of plant structure and seed heads in a Dutch Wave garden …
… this is what is meant. This Veronicastrum virginicum flowered long ago and its stately, complex, symmetrical spire-like seed heads will help carry garden interest well into winter.
Above, an extraordinary effect of light combined with color and fragile grass form suggests a floral 'explosion' caught in the bright sunlight.
This complex arrangement of forms above shows the beauty of unusual plant combinations allowed to create their own dramatic surprises–here red Helenium, blue Lobelia syphilitica, tall Verbesina alternifolia, and the twisted, gothic squiggles of brown Veronicastrum virginicum seedheads. This is a masterful composition.
Below, in the space between the front garden and the facade of the house, you get a sense of the greater openness of the early Hummelo.
After stepping a few yards back into the front garden, much of that space seems to disappear in the fullness of the garden proper.
That large hedge you see is actually a tunnel. There's a great deal more going on here than I have space to explore in this blog post …
… because we still have to see the back garden, where the nursery used to be, and Piet's studio. Below, between the back of the house and the back garden, is a kind of perennial and grass anteroom, to give the visitor a kind of breathing space, analogous to a musical interlude, before plunging into the garden proper.
Piet invited the group to view the garden from above, and took us all up to the roof of the studio. This is what we saw.
Though I'd never been in the garden before, I quite clearly remember photos of the back garden soon after the nursery had been cleared away and initial plantings had been completed. The garden then was much leaner, with Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerester' used like sentinels throughout. Those Calamagrostis plantings have grown much larger and fuller now. You can see how their golden late summer color almost dominates at this time of year.
Above, the back garden looking from the other side of the studio roof. Large masses of Joe Pye Weed dominate near the studio but a huge variety of perennials and grasses compete in the space beyond.
Piet explained to us that he was trying something new in the back garden. If I understood him correctly, he's intentionally letting the garden go, allowing the plants to intermingle and compete, just to see what will happen. He's always experimenting, and you can be sure he intervenes when he thinks it appropriate.
Here Piet Oudolf is plunging through the garden, members of our troop straggling behind him (he's a tall man with a long, fast gait). Note the tall, thick plantings.
This figure below is not a statue, it's a painted cut-out, a remembrance of the old nursery, Kwekerij Oudolf.
And here is the studio, quite an attractive building …
… banked on this side by tall, flowering plants …
… and on the entry side, by massed grasses, here Spodiopogon sibericus (a grass not used frequently enough) …
… with Calamagrostis and some Deschampsia in front.
I love that he allows grasses to grow in the cracks between the pavers.
Once we were inside his studio, Piet indicated he had something special to show us. He had just finished work on a new meadow garden to be planted at the future Delaware Botanic Garden, and we would be among the first to see the plans. He then laid them on the table before us.
He also tried to give us some impression of his design process by showing us a selection of plant lists and notations …
… and hand drawings to illustrate the evolution of the design process.
Then he set down at the computer to show us the completion of the process from hand drawn plans to finished designs.
While we were on the roof of the studio, I had noticed other visitors had begun to trickle into the garden. We were no longer alone. So once Piet completed his computer presentation, we said our goodbyes and took our leave, walking the long distance from the studio at the back of the property to the front of the drive to board our coach.
After we boarded, and as the coach pulled away from Piet Oudolf's Hummelo, our band of "Wavers" burst into spontaneous applause! Enough said.


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