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Richard McGowen, Slave Boy of Ray City
Richard McGowan (or McGowen), an African-American resident of the Ray City area for nearly 80 years, was born into slavery in Duplin County, NC about 1845.
Research on the ancestry of Richard McGowan conducted by Bryan Shaw resulted in an outline which in large part formed the material of this blog post. Special thanks to Bryan for his contributions. His sources were the Will of William M. McGowan, Jr. 1792; U.S. Census records from 1790 through 1920 from Duplin County, North Carolina, and Berrien County, Georgia; also the Slave Schedule of 1850, 1866 Duplin County Cohabitation Record, tax digests of Berrien County, Georgia, and the estate papers of Hardeman Sirmans. Additional sources for this post include the 1860 Census Schedule of Slave Inhabitants of Berrien County, GA; 1866 Marriage of Freed People, Duplin County; 1867 Berrien County Loyalty Oath and Voter Registrations; 1894 Colored Voter Registration, Rays Mill, GA; Roots, rocks and recollections by Nell Patten Roquemore, and the 1930 U.S. Census records of Berrien County, GA. Information which is stated as fact is documented, and presented as most likely or probably. That which is conjecture is presented as a possibility. The history is presented in chronological order.
The McGowan Family
The origins of the family of the slave boy, Richard McGowan had their roots in Duplin County, North Carolina. Richard McGowan is believed to be the descendant of slaves owned by the William M. McGowan, Jr. family of that county. Willliam M. McGowan, Jr. was born about 1745, son of William McGowen, Sr. of New Hanover County, North Carolina. William Jr. married Mary Dickson in 1767, and by their union they had 10 children: David (c1770), John (c1772), William (c1773), Robert (c1775), Edward (c1777), Michael (c1779), James (c1781), Joseph (c1782), George (c1789), and Alexander (c1790).
William McGowan, Jr. purchased and settled on land in the Grove Creek Swamp area between today's Kenansville, North Carolina and North East Cape Fear River, north of Highway 24. One biography suggests his land was south of the swamp, however the McGowen African-American cemetery with many unmarked graves is located on the north side of the swamp, between Highway 11 and Sarecta on the Sarecta Road (GPS Coordinates: 34.810733 N 77.996659 W ). The white McGowen family (sometimes spelled McGowan or McGowin) owned hundreds if not thousands of acres of land in Duplin and Hanover counties, NC. Based on the small number of slaves owned, it does not appear that they had large tracts of land under cultivation.This was consistent with most North Carolina farmers at that time.
William McGowan, Jr. died in 1792, leaving a will dated October 5, 1792. The will of William M. McGowan, Jr. divided his estate among his children, including the slaves he owned at the time. He willed that his estate be kept together including the slaves until his children were schooled, and all of his debts were satisfied. However he did specifically identify one of his slaves, Will, to be included in son John's portion of the estate. He also left a "negro wench named Roze" to his wife Mary. He also "lent" her one negro boy named Dick and one negro girl named Nancy, both to be divided amongst the children upon Mary's death. His will states all his slaves who were not otherwise identified should also go to Mary to work his estate until his affairs were settled, and to be sold off as his minor children reached the age of majority or were married. Was this boy named Dick the son of Will and the grandfather of Richard "Dick" McGowan?
Thus, following the death of William McGowan, Jr. his children and widow continued as landowners and slaveholders in Duplin County, NC. In the 1800 census, son John McGowen is shown as the owner of 12 slaves. Son William McGowen owned 5 slaves, son Robert McGowen owned 4 slaves, and widow Mary McGowan owned 11 slaves.
By 1810, John McGowen had 13 slaves, William McGowen had 8 slaves, Mary McGowan had 9 slaves, and James McGowen had 3 slaves.
In the 1820 census, James McGowen had no slaves, Robert McGowen had 13 slaves, and William McGowen had 3 slaves.
By 1850, the only McGowen slave owners in Duplin County were the sons of William M. McGowan, Jr.: William McGowen, James P. McGowen, and Joseph McGowen.
On the 1850 Census Slave Schedule, Joseph McGowen owned 26 slaves enumerated as: a female 65, female 58, male 45, male 44, female 39, male 37, male 26, female 24, female 22, male 19, male 18, male 17, male 16, male 15, female 14, female 14, male 14, male 11, female 7, male 6, female 5, male 5, female 3, female 2, male 2, and a female 9 months. James P. McGowen owned 3 slaves – female 50, male 7, and male 3, and William McGowen owned 1 slave, male 18.
In addition to the slaves enumerated in 1850 in the possession of the McGowens, it appears that two slave boys, Richard and Peter, had been sold by James, Joseph or William McGowan to a Duplin County neighbor, James Dobson. James Dobson could have purchased the slave boys from any of the three McGowens, but the most likely would be Joseph McGowen as he had the largest slave population.
Marriages of the McGowan Slaves and the Parents of Slave boy Richard McGowan
The parentage of the slave boys Peter and Richard McGowan cannot be stated with certainty. Records of the Freedman's Bureau in post-bellum Duplin County, NC provide evidence that their parents may have been McGowen slaves named Thomas and Malvina.
As an almost universal condition of slavery, the slaves of the William M. McGowan family were denied the civil and religious convention of marriage. According to Reginald Washington, African American genealogy specialist at the National Archives and Records Administration, "Slave marriages had neither legal standing nor protection from the abuses and restrictions imposed on them by slaveowners. Slave husbands and wives, without legal recourse, could be separated or sold at their master's will. Couples who resided on different plantations were allowed to visit only with the consent of their owners. Slaves often married without the benefit of clergy, and as historian John Blassingame states, "the marriage ceremony in most cases consisted of the slaves simply getting the master's permission and moving into a cabin together."
Almost immediately after Lee's surrender at Appomattox, federal authorities decreed that marriages of enslaved African-Americans were legitimate and had legal standing. In some areas the newly created Freedman's Bureau began issuing marriage licenses to former slaves. Within a year, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation providing for the recognition of the marriages of former slaves. According to Learn NC, "The North Carolina office of the Freedmen's Bureau published announcements outlining the provisions of the law: Any couple who appeared before a Justice of the Peace or Clerk of the Court and stated when they began living together as husband and wife, would be issued a certificate and would be considered lawfully married. Bureau officers worked to make all freedmen in their districts aware of the new rules and of the deadlines for complying with them. In response, tens of thousands of freed couples reported their marriages to county courts."
On August 18, 1866, two former slaves giving their names as Thomas McGowen and Malvina McGowen went before the court of Duplin County, NC for "Acknowledgement" of their marriage and registered their date of "commencement" as 1826.
There was also another Thomas McGowen in Duplin County who, on August 11, 1866, registered his marriage to Malvina Pearsall. For this couple, the date of "commencement" was 1855. This Thomas McGowen appears to be the possible son of Thomas and Malvina McGowen who "commenced" their marriage in 1826. An interesting note about this couple is that in the 1870 U.S. Census they are living on or near the farm of John Quincy McGowen and Alexander D. McGowen, sons of Joseph McGowen and grandsons of William M. McGowan.
Was the older Thomas McGowen actually the father of Richard "Dick" McGowan? It is certainly a possibility.
The Dobson Connection
The first slave owner who can be identified with a high degree of certainty as having owned the slave boy Richard McGowan is James Dobson, of Duplin County, NC. James Dobson was a son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth Davis Dobson. The Dobson property was just to the southeast of the lands owned by the descendants of William M. McGowan, near Kenansville, NC. In fact, the Dobson Family cemetery is east of Kenansville on the south side of Highway 24 just east of North Dobson Chapel Road.
The 1850 Slave Schedule for Duplin County enumerated the six slaves owned by James Dobson as: a female 27, male 12, male 10, male 8 (probably Peter McGowan), male 6 (probably Richard "Dick" McGowan), and a male age 2. That same year, James Dobson moved his family and slaves to that section of Lowndes County, Georgia which was later cut into Berrien County. About that same time, a number of families were relocating "from Duplin to Lowndes. Among these families were those of William J. Lamb, James Carroll, Jesse Carroll, William Godfrey, Andrew J. Liles, William Best, James W. Dixon and others. These all settled in or around the village then called Alapaha but now named Lakeland, Lanier County." Among others coming from Duplin to Berrien in the mid-century were Robert Rouse, William Hill Boyett, John Bostick, Treasy Boyett Bostick and Mary C. Bostick.
James Dobson settled his family and slaves on land lot 333 of the 10th District, just west of Ten Mile Creek in what is now Lanier County. The 1856 Berrien County Tax Digest shows James Dobson owning 7 slaves, with a total value of approximately $4500. That same year, November 11, 1856, Dobson sold two negro boys, Peter, about 13 years old, and Dick, about 11 years old, to Hardeman Sirmans who lived on the connecting land lot number 339 near present day Ray City, GA. In a bill of sale in possession of the Berrien Historical Foundation, James Dobson warrants that the two boys are of sound body and mind. The sale price was $1900.
Received of Hardeman Sirmons One thousand nine hundred dollars in full payment for two negro boys, one named Peter about thirteen years old the other named Dick about eleven years old which negroes I warrant to be sound and healthy both in body and mind and I further warrant and defend the right and titles from of the aforesaid negro boys from and against the claim or claims of myself my heirs executors administrators and assigns and from the claim of all and any other person in witness whereof I the said James Dobson have herewith set my hand and seal this 11th day of November 1856.
James Dobson
The Sirmans Connection
The slave boy Richard McGowan was purchased by Hardeman Sirmans on November 11, 1856. This was just days before Berrien county was created from lands cut out of Lowndes County, GA including the lands of Hardeman Sirmans which lay just north of present day Ray City, GA. By the time Berrien County was created, Hardeman Sirmans was already a prominent citizen of the area. According to historian Folks Huxford, "Mr. Sirmans served in the Indian War as a private in a volunteer company of Lowndes County militia commanded by his father-in-law, Capt. (afterwards General) Levi J. Knight, August 15th to Oct 15 1838. He was 1st Lieutenant of the 664th militia district, Lowndes County, 1845-46, then served as Captain in same district 1847-1851. Mr. Sirmans was a member of the Masonic order, receiving his degrees in Butler Lodge, No. 211, F. & A.M. at old Milltown (now Lakeland) in 1858. He was the brother of Rachel Sirmans Mattox; she was the widow of Samuel Mattox who was hanged at Troupville in 1843. In 1847, Hardeman Sirmans married Elizabeth Knight, eldest daughter of General Levi J. Knight. General Knight was a neighbor of Mr. Sirmans and the original settler of Ray City.
The 1860 Census Schedule of Slave Inhabitants in Berrien County, GA shows Hardeman Sirmans owned three slaves: Male Mulatto, 25; Male Black, 16 (probably Peter McGowan); Male Black, 14 (probably Richard McGowan). The Slave schedule showed Sirmans provided one "slave house" for his slaves. None of his slaves had escaped and none had been freed.
With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Hardeman Sirmans, a State Militia veteran of the Indian Wars, enlisted in the Confederate Army with the Clinch County Greys. Sirmans spent most of the Civil War in South Georgia patrolling the southern counties in search of deserters. He probably had opportunities to visit his farm and oversee it to some degree. It appears that Richard McGowan remained with the Sirmans throughout the duration of the War.
Richard McGowan, Freedman
After the war, Richard McGowan remained on the Hardeman Sirmans place. The 1867 Berrien County tax digest shows the "Freedman" Richard McGowan was self-employed and that he paid the $1.00 poll tax. The Reconstruction Act of 1867 allowed all freedmen the right to vote and required states to draft documents providing for black male suffrage. But the poll tax quickly became a device for disenfranchising black voters. It was not until 1966 that Supreme Court rulings on the Twenty-fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964, outlawed the use of this tax (or any other tax) as a pre-condition for voting in federal or state elections.
It seems odd, but former slaves could exercise their civil right to vote they were also required to take the same Oath of Allegiance as former Confederate soldiers. Among 0ther former slaves of Berrien County who took the Oath of Allegiance were Moses Riley, Edward Ross, William Adams, Joseph Wilcox, Timothy Wilcox, Edmund Jones, James A. Adams, Alexander Wright, Allen Lewis, Richard Lewis, John Smith, Seaborn Hubbard, Rolin Alexander, Edward Swain, Benjamin Neasmith, Thomas Udderback, Richard Morehead, Henry Brown, John Thomas, George Houston, Frank Head, Hilliard Armstead, Samuel Rose, Jacob Thomas, William Watts, Aaron Wright, Austin Freeman, Daniel Freeman, Madison Daniels, Sandy Thomas, Andrew Wilson, and Thomas Howard.
State of Georgia
County of Berrien
Personally appeared before me this 22nd day of July, 1867, Richard McGowan who states that he resides in the 3d Election Precinct of Berrien County, Georgia, and who makes oath as follows:
"I Richard McGowan do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God, that I am a citizen of the State of Georgia; that I have resided in said State for 19 years months next preceding this day, and now reside in the County of Berrien in said State; that I am 21 years old; that I have not been disfranchised for participation in any rebellion or civil war against the United States, nor for felony committed against the laws of any State or the United States; that I have never been a member of any State Legislature, nor held any executive or judicial office in any State, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; that I have never taken an oath as a member of Congress of the United States, or as an officer of the United States, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or given aid and comfort to the enemies thereof; that I will faithfully support the Constitution and obey the laws of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, encourage others so to do. So help me, God."
The said Richard McGowan further swears that he has not been previously registered under the provisions of "An act supplementary to 'an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States' – passed March 2, 1867 – and to facilitate restoration," under this or any other name, in this or any other Election District; and further, that he was born in ______ and naturalized by ___________ on the day of ________________,18__ in the ___________
Richard McGowan
Sworn to and subscribed before me date precinct & county aforesaid
A. Marochetti
Register of the Sixth Registration District
The 1870 census shows Richard McGowan, 23, and another African-American man, Tony Smith, 24, residing at the Sirmans residence. Both men were working as farm laborers.
About 1871, Richard had met and married Sally Thomas and they started their family with the birth of their son, Billy followed by Jesse, Henry, Aaron, and Minerva.
What became of the slave boy Peter is not known, however the 1870 census lists a Peter McGowen, age 80 and his wife Polly, age 60, living nearby. Furthermore, an 1867 Oath of Allegiance and voter registration completed by a Peter McGowan in Berrien County indicates he came from North Carolina to Georgia around 1849. This may be the father or relative of Peter and Richard McGowan, as he would have been about 55 at the time of Richard's birth. The 1870 Census shows Polly was born in Georgia and the 1880 Census records her birthplace as South Carolina; either way she is most likely not kin to the boys.
By the 1880 census Richard, age 30 (probably 34) and Sally, 25 were still living near the Sirmans and Knight family farms, but in a separate household in Enumeration District 1144.
There is no 1890 census record of Richard McGowan; most of the 11th census records were lost after a 1921 fire, and a series of tragic missteps in the record handling left nothing. However, Richard McGowan is listed in the 1894 Colored Voter Registration for Ray's Mill, GA, indicating that he remained in the community.
The 1900 census lists the members of the Richard McGowan household as: Richard, age 66 born July, 1833 (probably 54 and born c1845); Sallie, age 55 born March, 1845 (probably 45 and born c1855); Minerva, age 25 born February, 1875; Barney age 9 born March, 1891; Maggie, age 7 born December, 1892; Charlie, age 5 born December, 1894; Fannie, age 3 born March, 1897; and Richard Jr., age 7 months born October, 1899. Sallie had given birth to 13 children, ten of whom survived. She probably lost three children sometime between the birth of Minerva and Barney. Richard and Sallie were living next door to their son Jessie and his wife and step children, still in the Rays Mill District. Other neighbors included Moses Lee, J. J. and Catherine Beagles, Hiram Beagles, and Elizabeth Beagles.
In 1910 the McGowan household consisted of: Richard, age 62 (see note regarding ages); Sallie, age 52; Barney, age 20; Maggie, age 18; Charlie, age 16; and Fannie, age 14. The McGowans were renting a home about 6 miles east of Ray City and just north of Highway 129, next door to Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Truett and James R. Johnson, Sr. Richard, Barney and Charlie were farm laborers working as wage employees. The Beigles were still among the neighbors; ex-convict Thomas J. Beigles and his wife Mary Elizabeth Pearson Beigles owned a nearby farm. It was reported that Richard and Sallie McGowan had been married 30 years (actually 40) and she had given birth to 16 children, only 8 surviving. Richard Jr. appears to be among those who did not survive.
In the 1920 census, Richard, enumerated as Dick McGowen, age 76, was still renting in the Ray City area, farming and living with Sallie, 64; Maggie, 25; Fannie, 23; and a granddaughter, Florrie, 4. They were living next door to Martha J. Baskin Clements, widow of David C. Clements, and her adult children Grover C. Clements, Albert B. Clements and his wife Connie, and Alma Clements. Nearby was the household of Elick Wright, brother of Moses Wright.
At the time of the 1930 Census, Richard and Sallie McGowan and several of their children and descendants were still living near Ray City, GA. The family was enumerated April 25, 1930 in the 1300 Georgia Militia District of Lanier County, GA, which was cut out of Berrien County in 1920. Richard, enumerated as age 99, was probably about 86 years old. Sallie was reported as 76 years old. Residing with them was their daughter Fannie, reported as age 39, actually 33. The McGowans were renting a home near Ray City. Fannie was working as a farm laborer. Among the nearby neighbors were Americus McGee, Floyd Green, Caulie Pevy, Lucius J. Knight, and John and Wealthy Lee. Richard McGowan is enumerated as a veteran of the Civil War.
On August 6, 1930, just a few months after the 15th census, the Atlanta Constitution reported the death of Richard McGowan. The article even further exaggerated the longevity of the former slave, giving his age as 106. The article also unfortunately confuses Richard McGowen with his grandson, Philmore McGowan, who was the late husband of Molly Reddick McGowan Hall, a Ray City psychic of widespread fame.
It is understood that both Richard McGowan and Sallie Thomas McGowan are buried in unmarked graves in the cemetery at St John Baptist Church in the Barretts community, five miles south of Ray City, GA .
A Note on the Ages of Former Slaves as Reported in Census Records
Because slaves were deprived of civil and human rights – education, literacy, personal property – records of slave birth dates, marriage dates, family relations, genealogy or even place of residence may be very difficult to document. Remembering dates, and counting years was not easily achieved. It was quite common over the course of eight or nine decades for those vital dates to be forgotten, mistaken or erroneously changed for no particular reason especially if not recorded in a family Bible. Census enumeration of slaves was typically only a count of heads. Furthermore, the ages and birth dates of any persons were not of particular consequence prior to the passage of the Social Security act in 1935.
Now regarding the age of Richard, Sallie and their children, It appears that the most definable age of Richard was when he was about 11 years of age in the 1856 bill of sale. He was certainly not born in 1833 as listed in the 1900 census. Probably 1845 is the more accurate birth date. He was listed as 24 in 1870, which appears to be about right. It is more probable that Richard was about 54 in 1900, and that he probably died about the age of 84 in 1930. Ages of Richard's children are probably more accurate if figured from the date of their earliest recording in the census.
Related Posts
- Berrien County's Oldest Resident Dies at Ray City
- Portrait of Hardeman Sirmans and Elizabeth Knight
- Home of Hardeman Sirmans
- Hardeman Sirmans Obituary


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"Holy cow! Snickerdoodles!"
That's what I said to Dee Ferguson last Wednesday when I checked in at the Fayette village office for news.
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She was right. The cookies in question—the cookies in the Tupperware container next to the coffee pot—were not "true" snickerdoodles. It doesn't mean they didn't taste good, but still, a snickerdoodle is a snickerdoodle and I, a snickerdoodle epicure, can tell the real steel deal from an impostor.
Walking to the fire station to inquire about a blaze that occurred the night before, I licked the remains of the cookie from my molars and thought about how ridiculous it is that something called a snickerdoodle even exists.
"Snickerdoodle," I said to the two and a half-foot tall snowbank on my left, "What does that even mean?"
I know what a snicker is. Last summer, I was walking to the track for some exercise and stumbled after I stubbed my toe on a curb. The sound that came from some nearby teenagers' mouths—that was a snicker.
I know what a doodle is. I make them when I wait for the Fayette village council to first suspend council rules, then to declare a motion an emergency, then to vote on the motion.
But a snickerdoodle—why combine two such seemingly unrelated words? In the end, I thought, it is sometimes necessary to engage in linguistic acrobatics for the sake of brevity and deliciousity. Want evidence?
I submit to the jury spaghetti amore. In Italian, this means "little string love." In my language, it means "combination of noodles, cheese and meat that my mom prepares. I could it eat forever and ever until the end of time and never get tired of it."
Consider also cheeseburgers. The name implies we're eating residents of the German city of Cheeseburg, but we do no such thing. Everybody knows cheeseburgers are made from cattle raised near Cheeseburg.
Speaking of sandwiches—the sloppy joe? The po' boy? The croque-monsieur? We actually eat something called a ribbit-mister? Yes, we do. And we love it.
For the record, though, the croque-monsieur is a French invention, and the French have a habit of giving their foods off-the-wall names. For example, they call French fries "des pommes frites," which translates as "apple fries." The name is sensible when you recognize that the French don't call potatoes "potatoes," but rather "des pommes de terre," or "apples of the earth."
I did a little poking around on the internet and found that a lot of weird-sounding foods are actually named after people. Granny Smith apples were accidentally created by Marie (Granny) Smith, an Australian, in 1868. The Heath bar, one of my mom's favorites, was named after brothers Bayard and Everett Heath, who developed it in the 1920s. The grilled peanut butter sandwich takes its name from Vicomte François Girard de Grilled Peanut Butter. Just kidding.
In the end, I guess it's easier to call something a "reuben" (after American Idol star Ruben Studdard) than it is to call it a "corned beef sandwich served on rye or pumpernickel and topped with swiss cheese, sauerkraut and either Russian dressing or Thousand Island, but if you use Thousand Island, you're cheating."
FOR all the web crawling I did, I couldn't find a credible explanation for why snickerdoodles are called snickerdoodles, so, with a moan of complaint, I climbed to my feet and walked an agonizing 100 steps to Stair Public Library to do actual research.
According to "The Joy of Cooking," snickerdoodle might be a corruption of the German word "schneckennudeln" which literally means "crinkly noodles," but is also a name for a cinnamon-coated sweet roll.
"Why on Earth," I thought, "do Germans refer to sweet rolls as noodles?"
Then I realized that actual research is too hard and five minutes of it had depleted my stamina. We'll have to leave that question unanswered for now.
Besides, all of this talk about crinkly noodles and ribbit misters and apple fries is making me hungry, and that's not a good thing. For one, I'm in the office and the only food around is a smushy apple that I'm about to throw out.
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On March 15th, 1959, Klipsch and Associates premiered Paul's three-channel stereo system at the Klipsch "downtown office" at 116 N. Louisiana Street, immediately west of City Hall. To put this in perspective, the two-channel stereo LP debuted only the previous year. Don Davis of SYNAUDCON fame was employed as VP of Sales at that time, and can be seen in the photo. Less than a year earlier Don, his wife Carolyn, and Bill Bell had taken a similar system to Belgium to represent the US Hi-fi industry at the Brussels's World's Fair. Note that the "new" Heresy was featured as the center channel, and likely is the world's first commercially-produced center channel.
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As of August 18th, Colt Ford's new album Declaration of Independence is the best selling Country Music album in the nation (Nielsen Soundscan). However, what a soundscan won't reveal, is how Colt Ford managed to get to the top without any radio airtime or support from Country music stations across the nation.
Posing this very question at Chuck Dauphin, editor at Music News Nashville during a "#CMchat" twitter discussion panel hosted by social blogger Jessica Northey from Finger Candy Media, I got the following response:
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If you're new to Colt Ford and you happen to add Declaration of Independence to your digital music library you'll quickly find out that he is independently signed with Average Joes Entertainment, his very own label. The genre assigned to this album is Country & Folk, while it probably should be Country & Rap due to the fact that Colt uses "spoken word" to express himself musically. In an interview held in April of 2010, Colt was asked about the "cross-over" genre Country-Rap. He was quite blunt about his answer and insisted that "he doesn't really like the term country/rap. A lot of people think that's negative … where I think they're confused at, rap is not a genre. Hip-hop is a genre…"
Since then, rap has influenced many different country stars as well. In fact, Toby Keith's big hit "Talk About Me," which includes a "spoken word" segment, was one of the audience favorites when Toby performed at the San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore, CA last week. Some of artists close to Colt have actually gone ahead and cut his tracks on their own albums. The most successful example is "Dirt Road Anthem" currently one of Jason Aldean's biggest hits.
Colt Ford's success cannot be traced back to Jason's support alone. Other artist that have worked with him include Jake Owen, Darius Rucker, LoCash Cowboys, Jerrod Niemann, Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley – all of which not only collaborated with him musically, but also supported Colt's marketing strategies most avidly. In a way that is the second reason that makes Colt such a "smart guy" (borrowing Chuck Daughin's tweet once again.) Colt has always been a master in the art of social media marketing and getting fans hyped up about his upcoming releases, shows and exclusive content. Seeing it from one of his die-hard twitter follower's perspective, there's hardly anything more exciting than @ColtFord tweeting a thank you note celebrating his No. 1 success.
What a day to have the #1 Record in the Country. WOW it is all because of yall. Thank you so much from the bottom of My Heart I Love Y'all — Colt Ford (@coltford) August 15, 2012
Colt was not the first artist to fuse a formulaic music genre with hip hop. Many artist had done it before him. Kid Rock, for instance was one of the first pioneers of "cross-over" rock. In fact he has become so popular that just recently he's managed to make his mark in classical music as well. (Read about how he helped the Detroit Symphony out of a massive slump.) Other artists like Everlast (Whitney Ford) actually crossed over from hip hop to start a career in acoustic blues-rock, using rap as their musical form of expression. While not literally "crossing-over" Colt found his influences in hip-hop as well. In the same 2010 interview he states "I grew up listening to country, so I knew about that. And then, like a lot of kids, I Iiked a lot of the hip-hop stuff. I liked Run-DMC and a lot of different genres, and for me to make a recored, I had to be honest."
In an interview with Detroit's 99.5 WYCD, Colt discusses the authenticity of his music. "It's just so personal for me," he says of "Back." "Really, that song is my life right there in front of you. Everything in that story is real." The honest representation of reality he refers to is easily found in his lyrics and the content of his songs, which constitutes the third reason behind his success. The lyrical flow speaks to his young audience, who have artists like LMFAO and Chris Brown on their mp3 playlists along with Colt Ford and Blake Shelton. However, inviting artists to collaborate with him isn't always easy. When asked about this new track "Back" featuring Jake Owen, Colt mentions that it took quite a bit of convincing Jake's label, that this was indeed the right move.
In spite of the fact that he remains unsupported by radio stations and airplay, he found his way to the top harvesting the genuine friendships with artists like Jake Owen and Jason Aldean. He was carried by the support of his fans using guerilla marketing strategies and the power of social media. Perhaps the story of his success is spinning a larger tale about the future of radio and the art of marketing music in general. Putting it plainly: It's always nice to hear country artists on the radio, but their exposure on Facebook and Twitter directly effects the measure of their success.
Find out when Colt Ford is coming to your city!
Michael Trobisch/K-FROG 95.1


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Oregon State University - Corvallis Campus: To the Bridge & Back!
Monday, October 3 at 12:15pm. Takes 45 minutes but you can cut short at anytime.
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Big 12 M5: 10.14.13 EditionPosted by Brian Goodman on October 14th, 2013
- A big part of Iowa State's rise under Fred Hoiberg has come from the Cyclones' ability to trump expectations and get the most out of its talent. After ISU outperformed predictions in the last two seasons, the league's coaches are done sleeping on them. Big 12 coaches pegged Iowa State to finish fourth in Thursday's preseason poll after being tabbed eighth in 2011 and 2012. The Cyclones enter this season hoping to do something they haven't done since 1997: make the NCAA Tournament for a third straight time. With the transfers that made up the core of Hoiberg's teams the last two seasons now graduated, the vast majority of ISU's roster will consist of players "The Mayor" recruited out of high school. Fourth place in the conference is definitely a reasonable goal for Iowa State this season, and it's not difficult to see them finishing ahead of preseason third-place pick Baylor if things break just right.
- Yahoo! Sports' Jeff Eisenberg compiled a list of 10 freshmen capable of making big impacts in 2013-14 and you'll never guess which Kansas newcomer topped the list (OK, you probably will). It's worth noting that no other Big 12 freshman cracked Eisenberg's rankings, but we like to think of that as a testament to just how good the freshman class is nationwide. Still, just because they didn't make the list doesn't mean you shouldn't keep an eye on other young Big 12 rising talents like Joel Embiid, Allerik Freeman, Elijah Macon, Wayne Selden and Ishmail Wainwright. Still, Andrew Wiggins is the gem of the league's incoming class and is just another reason why we can't wait for the opening tip.
- It was announced late last week that two Big 12 teams, Kansas and Kansas State, will hold open scrimmages for their fans. The Jayhawks will open the Allen Fieldhouse doors this Saturday, giving fans who were shut out of "Late Night In The Phog" earlier this month a second chance to see the 2013-14 squad. Kansas State, which didn't hold a late night event of its own, will also host an open scrimmage on Saturday. The Wildcats aren't quite looking at a full-on rebuild, but losing Angel Rodriguez, Jordan Henriquez and Rodney McGruder will hurt the defending co-Big 12 champions. Still, with the official start of practice coming earlier this season, the wait until the first regular season games lengthens so public practices are a great opportunity for teams to inject some extra anticipation into their devoted fan bases.
- If all goes according to plan this season for Marcus Smart, Markel Brown and Travis Ford (and even if it doesn't), Oklahoma State will need to rebuild in a hurry to stay in the conversation atop the Big 12 moving forward. The Cowboys took one step toward that goal on Saturday when they received a verbal commitment from recruit Mitch Solomon, a 6'9″ power forward who is considered the best 2014 prospect in Oklahoma. Solomon, along with shooting guard commitment Jared Terrell, gives the Cowboys a very solid foundation from which to reload. In 2014, we'd expect Le'Bryan Nash, Michael Cobbins and Phil Forte to be the leaders, allowing the incoming freshmen to be eased into supporting roles and gradually move up from there.
- Late last week, UNLV announced that it will partner with Kansas for a home-and-home series beginning in Lawrence in the 2014-15 season, with a return trip to Las Vegas planned for the 2016-17 campaign. Neither Dave Rice nor Bill Self have ever been shy about assembling tough non-conference schedules, so while we aren't too surprised at this development, we're nevertheless thrilled to pencil in a pair of must-watch games for the future. The Runnin' Rebels have more to gain from ambitious scheduling than the Jayhawks due to the difference in competition their respective leagues provide, although Kansas will benefit as well. It's also worth noting that a trip to Las Vegas gives the Jayhawk coaching staff a convenient opportunity to check out some of the recruits at nearby Findlay Prep, which churns out blue-chip prospects on an annual basis. We're still waiting on the announcement of that annual Kansas-Missouri series, by the way…


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Broiled Vegetable Sandwiches
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Makes2 servings
- 6 slices peeled eggplant (1/4 inch thick)
- 1/2 cup sliced yellow summer squash (1/4 inch thick)
- 1/3 cup sliced zucchini (1/4 inch thick)
- 2 slices red onion (1/4 inch thick)
- Cooking spray
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Dash cayenne pepper
- 2 hard rolls, split and toasted
- 5 teaspoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 2 fresh basil leaves
- 2 fresh spinach leaves
- 1 cup julienned roasted sweet red peppers
- 2 slices tomato
- 2 teaspoons minced seeded jalapeno pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- In a large bowl, combine the eggplant, yellow squash, zucchini and onion. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Add Italian seasoning and cayenne; toss to coat.
- If broiling the vegetables, arrange on a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. If grilling the vegetables, transfer to a grill wok or basket. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat or grill, covered, over medium heat for 5-7 minutes on each side or until tender and lightly browned.
- Spread roll bottoms with mayonnaise; layer with the basil, spinach, red peppers, tomato and jalapeno. Sprinkle with pepper. Top with vegetables; replace roll tops.
Editor's NoteWear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.
Nutrition Facts1 sandwich: 290 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 869mg sodium, 44g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 5g fiber), 8g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 2 vegetable, 1 fat.
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Jul 10, 2013
Please overlook the ridiculous rating by claylady01, who didn't even try the recipe. Try the recipe, then rate it, not the other way around.
Jul 10, 2013
I added more jalapenos, we just like more. Great recipe! With fresh veggies I need a new variation. I ate it as a sandwich, hubby is not big on carbs so he ate his plain but loved it also.
Jul 10, 2013
People, why are you rating a recipe you haven't tried? Stop doing that please.
Jul 9, 2013
I have made similiar but this sounds so good. I am looking forward to making this. If I know me, I will be definately making this a lot. Thanks for the recipe!
Jul 9, 2013
I can't wait to make this. It sounds amazing. I am always looking for things to grill rather than using the oven. I have made something similar but I have never thought to use all of those vegetables.
Jul 9, 2013
this sounds awful and I won't try it but I do love vege's but to make a sandwich from them,sorry no can do!!I will eat my vege's like I always do.


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Good Morning from Kansas City! What a delightful morning for a ride!
Some of you have the day off. I, however, am not one of those. Banks are closed, but Wall Street is open. That means I'm at work. I changed things up a bit by riding up Summit. Summit's not the steepest grade I've ridden on, but it's the most brutal climb I know of that's on my way to work. Riding the Death Slog known as Summit, however, puts me in the position to take photos like the one above from the bridge over I-70.
Somehow, I just know I'm going to pay for that little stunt.
Ponak's on Southwest Blvd:
"Bicycle Parking" while I took the above photo.
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Active Sight - Take The Day As It Comes
Fragma - Toca Me (Inpetto 2008 Mix)
Monday, October 13, 2008
Happy Columbus Day!
Good Morning from Kansas City! What a delightful morning for a ride!
4 comments:
- Jason said...
Very nice pic! This is why riding up summit is worth it! You always have a great view!
- October 13, 2008 8:13 AM
- Pat Ring said...
I agree. That pic is great and should win an award or be on the cover of the local white pages. Thanks for posting it. Sorry if this comment shows up twice.
- October 13, 2008 12:40 PM
- Scott Redd said...
It makes me sad to see a bicycle lying on its side like that. :) Nice pictures.
- October 13, 2008 9:48 PM
- Noah said...
While it wouldn't bother me much, I think it would make more people sad to see a kickstand on my road bike. :P I usually lean it against something, but this bike is strictly utilitarian, already scratched up and well-loved In the relatively short time I've owned it, I've put it through more miles than probably 90% of Americans will ever ride a bicycle their entire lives. Laying it down doesn't really hurt it much. It scuffs the outer face of the pedal up, but those are already torn up pretty good. Thanks for the comments :)
- October 13, 2008 9:57 PM
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I've been reading a lot of posts about looking/finding digi-scrap resources and drawing resources, so I thought I would share some resources that I have collected over the years...
I love DeviantART for finding all kinds of tutorials and resources! I DeviantART. lol. For me, it's kinda like Pinterest is for some people: I could get lost for days on dA!
In the 9+ years that I have haunted that site, here are some of the resources I have "collected" (these are just my personal "bookmarks", so there are certainly more on there than just what I have found):
A Grab-Bag of Resources: swatches, effects, various painting tutorials, the Hylian alphabet, etc.
Anatomy Tutorials - some of these are downright FANTASTIC tutorials that IMHO are good enough to be in how-to-draw publications.
Scrapbooking - I just that they have a resource gallery for scrapbooking. I adore the way that they recognize and support SO many forms of art!
And, you can access my other favourites from these links, but most of the rest of them are just pretty pictures that inspire me, stock photos of people, or line art I want to someday colour.
I hope that these can be of help; they certainly have been for me over the years!


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Connecting Schools With Nature: helping young people understand sustainability
Forty-seven students strutted down the runway at Wilsonville High School this spring, modeling garments they had fashioned entirely from recyclable materials like phone books, newspapers, used Post-it Notes, pop cans, candy wrappers, CDs, raisin boxes, and coffee filters.
The "Trashion" show, conceived by West Linn–Wilsonville art teachers, is one of the main events at the school district's annual Sustainability Showcase.
"It also highlights our connection to Jane Goodall's global Roots and Shoots program, which is designed to help young people understand and solve sustainability issues," says Bob Carlson M.A.T. '95, executive director of the Center for Research in Environmental Studies and Technologies (CREST). In September 2001, Goodall visited Oregon to dedicate the center.
Carlson works closely with district teachers and students at CREST, an integrated facility that engages them in hands-on science, field research, and community service projects both on- and off-site.
The center sits on four acres of land surrounded by two West Linn–Wilsonville schools and Graham Oaks Nature Park, a 250-acre green space recently purchased by the Metro regional government agency. Metro chose CREST to serve as one of the gateways to Graham Oaks, which includes several wetlands, creeks, fields, and a 75-acre forest containing a stand of old-growth Douglas fir. The site is slated to open in September.
"CREST is the centerpiece of science education in the district's 13 schools," says Carlson. "We lead students in active research and rigorous inquiry."
Carlson says he's created his dream job at CREST.
As a boy, he grew up in Oregon's great outdoors, collecting snails and frogs that his parents generously allowed him to put in the family bathtub. He spent every other weekend and summers at his grandparents' 20-acre farm outside of Portland and camping with his parents. And for a couple of weeks each year, he visited his other grandparents, who lived on the Oregon coast.
"I absolutely loved anything to do with nature and animals," he says.
After a stint in Oregon's Youth Conservation Corps, as a student and camp counselor, Carlson entered the forestry program at Oregon State University. But he missed working with students on conservation projects, so he decided to pursue a degree in teaching.
Later, working toward his M.A.T. at Lewis & Clark's Graduate School of Education and Counseling, Carlson met Greg Smith, professor of teacher education, who specializes in place-based education. This approach promotes learning that's rooted in the unique history, culture, and ecology of students' local communities.
Inspired by the concept, Carlson selected Memorial Park in Wilsonville as a place to practice conservation in his local neighborhood. With the blessing of the park's director, he began a restoration project along Boeckman Creek, which runs through the park. For three years, he and his students monitored the stream's pH and oxygen levels, planted native trees, and ripped out invasive plants.
Eventually, he took a leap of faith. Teaching half time in the district, he spent the rest of his time creating his current position at CREST.
CREST offers a variety of programming, such as STEP (Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program), Learning-on-the-Go trips, spring break trips/camps, after-school classes, summer environmental camps, and waste-reduction programs. The center's newest venture is the Farm-to-School food initiative, which aims to transform 10 acres of unused school property into a working farm that will supply produce for 13 school cafeterias. Carlson's duties include teaching, grant writing, and securing resources for the center.
"What we do at CREST is important because our natural resources are limited," says Carlson. "It's vital to show kids that they can make a difference."
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I will just quote what I said about this elsewhere:
A pretty meaningless statement. Looking at it can mean a whole bunch of things and can can have a lot of different outcomes. Looking at it for which games? Which timeframes? How seriously are the considering it? Have they talked to any potential porters? Are they thinking of native ports or something using Winelib or the like, maybe both on a case by case basis? Lots of potential issues here. It could just be a loose thought by a couple of guys.


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"We're still flying."
Those words have become the rallying cry for Firefly fans who have kept the memory of the Joss Whedon sci-fi western alive for a decade after it went off the air. For its 10-year anniversary, Whedon and cast members Nathan Fillion (Capt. Malcolm Reynolds), Adam Baldwin (Jayne Cobb), Summer Glau (River Tam), Sean Maher (Simon Tam) and Alan Tudyk (Hoban "Wash" Washburne) reunited at a Comic-Con panel in San Diego before thousands of screaming fans.
1. Firefly isn't really dead. Fillion said, "When Firefly died, I thought it was the worst thing that could possibly happen. What I realize now, 10 years later, looking out on this room, is that the worst thing that could have happened was if it had stayed dead. That it died was OK."
2. Thank Whedon for Capt. Tightpants. "Firefly was a lot of firsts for me," said Fillion. "No one would give me a chance to be anything other than No. 5 Guy or the lead girl's ex ... 'He's good, but we don't know if he could carry a show.' ... Joss Whedon was the guy who gave me the best character I've ever played."
3. A leaf caught in Fillion's wind. Tudyk says that his co-star was a captain behind the scenes as well and set the tone early on. "Right in the beginning, Nathan came up to all the actors and he says, 'We're going to be learning everyone's names; it's a contest. His name's Jim. His name's Alan. His name's Brian. Alright? And I'm winning!' And he took off. That brought everybody together. I was like, 'Uh, hi, Brian.' It brought us together as a family."
4. Baldwin goes to bat for Jayne's hat. Baldwin said, "One of the women in the office knitted a couple [hats]... And I made a conscious choice and talked with Tim [Minear]. 'Since this is the last episode we shot, Tim, can I wear it pretty much throughout the whole episode?' He's like, 'Uh, I don't know. Maybe that's a little --' I said, 'I'm doing it! Joss isn't here; I'm doing it.' ... Doings. I always liked to have doings. Jayne was a man of few words, but he had a lot of props, so I worked really hard with the prop guys. This hat, this is a goldmine, this is like a birthday cake in a wasteland."
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog to air on The CW
5. How Glau dipped into River. The actress accessed that strange part inside herself by "remembering myself at 17, which was like two years before," she admitted. Whedon gave her more credit. "Summer is so crazy!" he said. "The amount of vulnerability and strength that she can convey is beyond magnetic. I look at her, and i think, 'I will come with her if I want to live!'"
6. Fox's least favorite fan art. Tudyk explained the origins of a painting in Whedon's home. "My sister is an artist and when we were canceled, I asked her to make a painting," he said. "I commissioned her to do this painting of Joss protecting a firefly in a jar from some evil Fox executives."
7. Let's put on a show! Whedon thinks it'd be fun to do a Firefly radio show, and the cast immediately began performing a farce in which Mal hits on Zoe. Later, Maher/Simon diagnosed the captain, saying, "I think you might have a fever," to which Fillion/Mal replied, "A fever? And the cure is more Firefly!"
8. Wash lives! If Whedon had known Season 1 would be Firefly's only season, he would have written the finale differently, and it would have diverged a lot from the big-screen Serenity. "If I absolutely knew that that was the end of the show, I don't think I would have killed anybody," he said, as Tudyk raised his fists to the crowd's cheers. (Spoiler alert: Wash dies in Serenity.) "A film is a different animal and has different needs. And I think we would have delved more heavily into the Blue Sun conspiracy aspect of it, which we had to drop for the movie, which I was sorry about. And we would have learned about Book and we would have learned about Inara."
9. We're still flying in Whedon's 'verse. Whedon got choked up after the moderator asked what the Firefly fans mean to him. After the crowd's encouraging cheers died down, he said, "When you're telling a story, you're trying to connect to people in a particular way ... The way in which you guys have inhabited this world, this universe, has made you part of it, part of the story. You are living in Firefly. When I see you guys, I don't think the show is off the air. I don't think there's a show; I think that's what the world is like. ... The story is our lives."
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"I thought he was a weird wuss anyway…"
That's right. Davey Johnson speaks for me.
In this case, we (Davey and I) are talkin' about my surly and oft dour colleague, Mr. Allen Krause. Surely these words sting, almost as much as watching Mr. Krause's beloved Tigers defeat my WORLD CHAMPION ST. LOUIS CARDINALS in their recent 3-game series.
Indeed, Verlander is a beast. But the following inequality is true:
Westbrook + Lohse > Verlander
Unfortunately, the following is also true:
Santiago + Peralta + Jackson + Berry > Marte
I'm sending my representation to handle the press conference:
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Different Textual Enhancement Formats and the Intake of English Past Simple Tense
The present study investigated the differential effect of different textual enhancement (TE) formats on the intake of English past simple tense. There were 156 male pre-intermediate learners of English. A reading comprehension text was distributed among four experimental and one control group. The target structure was enhanced differently for four experimental groups but for the control group there was no enhancement. The last experimental format was created by the present researchers to investigate its effect on the noticing of the target form. ANOVA analysis and Scheffe post hoc test were applied to analyze the data. Final results divulged that underline and bold TE formats were more effective in bringing about the noticing and intake of the target structure. However, choice TE format did not prove to be effective. The findings indicated that the different types of TE had differential effect on the noticing and intake of the English past simple tense.
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Re: A Death Star Playset?
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May 21, 2009, 03:56 PM »
No, however like I said it's similar to the Carbon Freeze chamber (the transporter that is). I really would say they're almost identical in similarities, in that both are very detailed, both feature very limited "play" features (the big gun on the chamber was removable of course). Comparing the two seems fair... And the Freeze Chamber sold dismally. I still dig it though... but apparantly I'm in the minority on that.
The ST Bridge playset is really nothing special, but I'm still finding it interesting... I think it's a shame it's not selling.
I also wouldn't necessarilly say ST ISN'T selling. I know my Target, which was first to put figures out, sold through them for several weeks... The playsets aren't selling, but the figures are. My WM has a huge ST display and they've moved through a lot. It's not Star Wars sales, but it's modest enough that I think the line has legs for a couple waves. I'm giving it Indiana Jones life expectancy at least.
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Re: A Death Star Playset?
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May 21, 2009, 04:28 PM »
There are some fundamental differences between us Eric on how this playset should be done. I'm fine with that.
I'll point out some of the key reasons why an all-in-one shouldn't be done.
1) Cost to consumer. For this playset to be done "right" with all the major scenes and fit at least action figures, it's going to be HUGE. Which also means it's going to be expensive. If the BMF was $150 at the start, and it's been reported that if this is the BMF version of the Death Star and it's significantly bigger, then how much do you think THAT is going to cost? I'd guess $250 at minimum. With the economy the way it is nowadays, most parents either can't afford something like that or will just flat out refuse to buy it.
Doaling the modular sets out a little at a time is much less of a money crunch on any consumer. It's much easier to buy something for $20, 30, 40, then a one time purchase of $250 or more.
Again if Hasbro markets this right, they can get people excited about buying modular. Imagine say a new piece (playset section) of the Death Star every 2-3 months. In a year the whole thing would be out to market. Over that year though, we would actually be spending MORE than the $250 that Hasbro would get for the all-in-one. Over just a little more time, Hasbro makes a lot more money. In my case frankly, I'm not plunking down that much money for something I know is going to not meet all my wants and desires for a playset for the most grand location in all of the Saga.
2) House space or kid/collector. This thing would be one big ball. Bigger than the Falcon. Now before you start the retort that the modular design would be bigger yet, understand that initially it won't. As well people can set it up how they want. So they can acommodate the space issue to their own specific needs/wants.
It would also be much easier to make space for something smaller at the start and plan it out over a longer time, than to have one honking big thing right away.
3) Retailer space- We all know shelf space is a big issue that Hasbro has brought up from time to time. Do you honestly think WM, TRU, and Target would stock something 3ft wide by 3ft tall (I'm approximating of course) for a long period of time? I don't. It would be much easier to stock smaller playsets and reorder them as needed. Also keeping that room for the new room/hallway playsets taking their place.
4) Asthetic value-while some people want the shape of the Death Star as it is from the outside, the playset itself from the inside would hardly look like the "real" thing. With curved walls all over it would detract from it. Making these specific locations within more closely replicates the scenes that were shot and also creates the room neccessary to "play" in with the figures from those scenes. Ultimately the modular set would not look like the outside of the Death Star, but it's not meant to. It's supposed to look like the scenes that were shot in the movies.
One big problem that I'm reading into this is that those in the all-in-one camp want it NOW. Right now. You (general you, not pointing to anyone in particular) can't fathom that it may take a year to get the whole set. Yet, those of us in the modular camp know that in the end, we'll have something that looks more like the actual scenes and has a potential to have much more detail, accessories, figures (if Hasbro chose to include them) and even elcetronics.
There is a HUGE difference between the BMF and the Death Star. The BMF was well made and while still not to scale, looks great because it's close enough for most.
A big ball of a playset just won't have the kind of detail in it that a modular set would. Yes it may have many of the same play features, but you are completely tied to that ONE toy. Giving collectors and more importantly kids the option to build a grand Death Star playset how THEY want to adds to the imagination of it all. That in turn fosters more creativity and play value. Something an all-in-one just can't deliver.
For an all-in-one Death Star to be done in a manner that would satiate the modular minded folks, it would have to be much bigger than even this picture shows and it wouldn't hurt if some of those rooms could be switched round. Again though the initial cost would be through the roof. Not just for kids/collectors, but Hasbro as well.
Also take into account if this all-in-one were to bomb. Now retailers are stuck with this big POS (because were it to fail it would become a POS), they can't possibly hope to recoup costs on.
If the DS was of a modular design then were it to fail, Hasbro could either stop production or reintroduce sets at a later time.
I'd say it would be better to fail at the modular side of things because Hasbro wouldn't have all that much vested into this as the all-in-one would.
If the DS is ever done as a playset, it's going to have to be one or the other and it's going to piss off one group of another. So whichever camp you reside, be that all-in-one or modular, let's hope it just gets done. If it fails then the other group has every right to complain about it.
Thankfully this all is conjecture for the time being. Though I do enjoy a good debate on the subject and look forward to more responses. Not just from Eric either.
Oh and E, I didn't take it personally. I understand you were using my reply as a means to sound off further. No worries. I've had this very discussion more than one here and on other boards. I'm quite happy to talk it out again. especially if it garners the attention of Hasbro and gives them some ideas one way or the other.
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Re: A Death Star Playset?
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May 21, 2009, 05:41 PM »
I kind of liked the Freeze Chamber playset too, I have one on display. I'd buy a ton of playsets done in that manner... did that thing ever even make it to retail? I seem to remember it being online only, but maybe I'm wrong. It's a good argument though that given it wasn't all that popular that Hasbro used it as a reason to stop on playsets for a while... but really, I think Star Wars has a lot more popularity and market share in 2009 than it did in 2001. So that sort of item I think would do better in today's collecting climate than 8 years ago.
Anyways, another way to maybe design a Death Star playset would be to look at the old vintage micro line for inspiration. I always loved the look of those playsets and thought they had a good diorama feel to them as well as nice play features.
Also it's fun to see this sort of speculation again across several forums, regardless of what Hasbro has in mind.
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Re: A Death Star Playset?
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May 22, 2009, 09:41 AM »
I sort of forgot about that Freeze Chamber set, I always wanted to pick that up. I might have to see what they are going for these days. Although a lot of the focus for playsets is on bigger (or modular) stuff, I wouldn't mind seeing more along the size of the Freeze Chamber (or, as an example, the Trek sets). I've often looked at vintage Dagobah sets to pick up to display modern figures, and I wouldn't mind seeing a new version of that and some of the other small-to-medium sized sets from the vintage days.
I'm someone that could definitely appreciate all the detail and overall look that modular sets could bring. I do think the "big set in a box" might be a better choice as far as Hasbro's outlook, and the retail situation. If you have parents looking to buy a big SW item for their kid this holiday season, seeing an endcap with a big Death Star playset on it is probably a better draw (although are kids really interested in OT stuff that much anymore?). The fact that something like this is even being considered with all the Clone Wars focus right now is great, and somewhat unexpected. I can appreciate the "slow build" over time with a really nice Death Star set, and I think a lot of us have been clamoring for "build-a" sets for awhile now - but it might be tricky at retail. You have the issues that have been mentioned (trying to sell a $15 hallway), and there's also the standpoint of someone who comes in late (new collector or kid), and missed the first few pieces. These likely aren't all going to continue shipping (like figures), and someone who isn't going to track them down on ebay (thinking mainly of kids/parents) would be out of luck. You don't have that issue with a set in a box.
If/when this does get made - particularly if it is action figure scale (and not GH) - it would be interesting to see how it does. Honestly, if it does hit that $250 pricepoint mentioned earlier, I think it will likely be a failure. The Falcon, as awesome as it is, was a tough sell at $150 - and hit clearance in many to most markets. I don't think a Death Star can go much higher than that price. Plus, if it is on the way this year, it once again is going to have the competition of a CW vehicle (TurboTank) - not to mention the new $60 line with the Y-Wing and others. That's not to mention the rumored exclusives (Wedge X-Wing, new AT-ST, etc.) - and it is going to stretch collectors pretty thin once again. Many of us have to choose one "big item" over the other, no matter how much we'd like to have both - and I think parents most definitely are just buying one or the other. Although times are definitely different now, I think you could use a little bit of a model from the vintage line and just have the one "big item" each year for the holiday season. The other stuff can come out throughout the year, and then build to the big finish at Christmas. Also, those were simpler times, and now we essentially have two "main lines" going with Clone Wars and TLC. Back then it was just "Star Wars", and they weren't competing with themselves as much as they are these days.
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Re: A Death Star Playset?
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May 22, 2009, 10:53 PM »
I think the only way that a modular Death Star would make sense financially, is that the sets would have to be chosen specifically so that people would have the opportunity to buy 2 of a certain piece. For instance, let's say that one of the piece is a Detention block. Some of us might buy 2 or 3 and customize a bigger DS. However, I don't think anyone would buy 2 conference rooms, or 2 trash compactors.
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