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- Address:
510 Market Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
InternationalPrice: $30 and under
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.habitatrestaurant.com/
- Phone: 4127738848x
- Hours of Operation:
Breakfast: Monday - Sunday: 6:30am - 11:00am
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:00pm;
Brunch: Saturday & Sunday 11:00am - 2:00pm
Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:30pm;
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,JCB,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: International, Contemporary American
- Executive Chef: Jason Dalling
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Private Party Facilities: Habitat offers many options to accommodate your private dining needs including an intimate communal table, semi-private dining near the exhibition kitchen and bar seating perfect for cocktail receptions. All private parties enjoy the impeccable service and cuisine for which Habitat is known.
- Private Party Contact: Nicole Thomure 4127738848x
A word from Habitat
At Habitat, your table is set at the center of culture, cuisine and community. Let our staff share with you how Executive Chef Jason Dalling expertly blends locally-sourced ingredients to create a menu that ranges from internationally-inspired to traditional American dishes. Enjoy food that is tastefully unique and truly memorable in an atmosphere that is engaging and comfortable. Habitat is a place to call your own.Continued
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Habitat reviews from OpenTable diners
155 reviews since May 23, 2014
- Food4.3Service4.5
- Ambiance4.3Noise LevelModerate
fit for foodies (81)special occasion (80)romantic (47)great for lunch (45)good for groups (38)scenic view (30)notable wine list (25)neighborhood gem (23)great for brunch (18)hot spot (15)vibrant bar scene (9)late-night find (7)kid-friendly (2)great for outdoor dining (1)Show More
- AnniversarykatiepotatieDined on 9/13/2014We came to Habitat for our first wedding anniversary, and we are very happy with our experience. Our waiter, Rajesh, was outstanding; he was very knowledgeable about the menu and made excellent recommendations. Every person who came to our table at one point or another during the evening wished us a happy anniversary, even the man behind the bar as we were leaving. The food was delicious and unique, and the cocktails were amazing. We had a lovely evening and are so happy we chose Habitat for our special occasion - they clearly made an extraordinary effort to make it special for us.Special Features:
- Saturday evening dinnerOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 9/13/2014The restaurant was excellent! The service was top notch, the food, wonderful, dessert was great! We will return to this venue, and recommend to others as well. Foodies, lovers, and first dates, all will be pleased! The restaurant offers an open floor plan that seems intimate at the same time. The spice in the food was not over-powering and the blend of tastes was right-on.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- It's a Habit-tatSwenseVIPDined on 9/10/2014This week I had the lobster tail and decided to accompany it with a side of snap/snow peas with pecorino. The lobster was exquisit. the peas tasted as if the chef had just picked them off the vine. Local products are so, so enjoyable.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Too much of a hotel restaurantDomDomDined on 9/6/2014Habitat is an architecturally impressive space - as is the rest of the Fairmont. It has an identity - from the locally-sourced produce to the Andy Warhol-inspired artwork. Trouble is, you scratch the surface and it's a conventional hotel restaurant. It's big - ie seldom full - and the way that the room is lit take away any intimacy from the space. The lack of atmosphere is even more telling in a part of the city that now has a vibrant and emerging restaurant scene. Servers in suits or waistcoats with name badges deliver the food, for example, where piercings and tattoos are more de rigeur at the local competitors. The food is patchy too - there are some nice dishes and attractive presentation, but much of the menu is poorly executed.Special Features:
- good but definitely not greatOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/4/2014The menu was interesting and had the potential to be great, but fell short. The naan bread appetizer was amazing. I had the cauliflower and sunchokes and it would have been better if it were cooked longer (my cauliflower was practically raw - I almost had to ask for a steak knife to cut it) and it would have been far better if there were more of the tarragon sauce (there was just a smear on the plate basically). The mushroom risotto was good. The people I dined with said pretty much the same thing - the arctic char had too much bacon and was too salty, the chicken dish was good, the steak and macaroni and cheese that someone ordered looked excellent and would have been a better choice.Special Features:
- Hotel Restaurants?OpenTable Diner Since 2004VIPDined on 8/31/2014Hotel Restaurants are a hit or miss. Miss in many cases. I booked the restaurant not realizing it was a hotel restaurant, my bad - was intrigued by reviews of organic locally sourced food. Would not have done so had I known. They seated us at an awkward table, in the middle of a room where noise just bounced around the room making it hard to carry out a conversation. They got an entree order wrong - hard to make amends when that happens. The food was mixed - so averages fair.
- As AlwaysSwenseVIPDined on 8/28/2014All of the food was delicious - well prepared, well plated, well presented by excellent wait staff. I have not found any restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh that meets the standards demonstrated at Habitat!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love the restaurant!RellenVIPDined on 8/27/2014We enjoy introducing people to the restaurant since the food, ambiance and service is first-rate.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- This is becoming a Habit-tat!!SwenseVIPDined on 8/26/2014Brought a 2 colleagues with me to Habitat. They raved about the place, as i have on all previous occasions. Between the food, the service and the ambiance - hard to pick which is better - as all 3 are THE BEST.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- I enjoyed the food.ClaudeDined on 8/25/2014The steak was delicious, one of the best I've had. Service is timely. Overall, good experience. This is a great place for business' lunches and dinners and for hot dates as well.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- LunchAprilVIPDined on 8/25/2014Great place for a lunch "hour." Service is fast and food is delicious.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great local and organic foodmrg59VIPDined on 8/23/2014Was not disappointed at Habitat. The food, atmosphere and service were all great. I ordered the beef tenderloin and it was very tender and great portion size. The beet salad and risotto were also very good and Habit has a nice selection of wines. Overall great experience.Special Features:
- Great Service, Glad We Went Back!heatheryDined on 8/20/2014My friend and tried Habitat a few years ago and were decidedly unimpressed -- the food was food boring, the service unexceptional, and the restaurant empty. What a difference a few years makes! This time we were very impressed with the food -- the beet appetizer was amazing (try it! Not your usual beet app). . The gnocchi was light, fluffy and melt-in-your-mouth. For our main, we split the cod, replacing haddock for the cod - amazing. Serving sizes are not huge, but we were satisfied on leaving. Nathaniel was a stellar server and guided us well, resolving our only issue immediately (grounds in the irish coffee). It was still empty, though - only six people on a Wednesday night.Special Features:
- RobinDined on 8/18/2014I really appreciate the gluten free menu options! I enjoyed both teh soup as well as the sndwich withthe Gluten Free bread. A treat!Special Features:
- A Lovely Experience at the HabitatMiner42Dined on 8/17/2014The restaurant is located on the second floor of the Fairmont Hotel in Pittsburgh. My wife and I met some friends for Sunday dinner during "restaurant week". We ordered off of the special restaurant week menu and had 3 courses. Between us, we had the risotto, scallops, duck, and the ice cream cake. The food was excellent. The service was outstanding. One server (Raj) remembered us from a visit a year ago. Chris did an outstanding job at our table. The ambiance is lovely with big windows. Finally and importantly, the restaurant was quiet. There was no loud music and acoustics dampened the normal restaurant chatter. Habitat is a nice place to be.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2006VIPDined on 8/17/2014Great food and service. But when seated inside, beware being seated with the sun beaming inside--quite hot.
- Restaurant Week TreatJennDined on 8/16/2014My boyfriend and I capped off our restaurant week on Saturday with a trip to Habitat. From the get-go, our server was extremely friendly and knowledgable of the menu, something I always really appreciate. We ordered the risotto and salmon tartare to begin. I thought both were very tasty, albeit very different dishes. I preferred the salmon just because that is more up my alley at this time of year than a heavier risotto. For our entree, I ordered the duck (per chef's suggestion at medium rare), and my boyfriend had the scallops. He does not prefer the al dente preparation of scallops, and the chef was happy to cook them through. Both dishes were fantastic. Dessert was to die for. We will be back!Special Features:
- Very nice mealJonathanVIPDined on 8/16/2014We enjoyed the Restaurant Week menu. Risotto and salmon tartar appetizers, black cod and duck entrees, all done well. Attentive service. An attractive table setting. A good experience.
- fortheloveoffoodDined on 8/15/2014We had pretty much every course from restaurant week. The standout for us was the salmon tar tar and the scallops. The mushroom risotto was flavorless and gummy. They also ran out of the signature dessert. However, our waitress was so fabulous and allowed us to pick to others off the menu and even create our own little combination of desserts, since there was no other chocolate option on the menu. The atmosphere is what you would expect- "tryin to be modern" hotel restaurant decor.Special Features:
- Bucks the trendWillDined on 8/14/2014When one thinks of a hotel-based restaurant, less than inspiring meals usually come to mind. Not so with Habitat, which presents a beautiful space, service that goes above and beyond to make dining a pleasure, and food that will leave you bragging to your friends. It's not the cheapest night out in Pittsburgh or, perhaps, the trendiest, but Habitat has earned our repeat business.Special Features:
- food searcherfoodsearcherDined on 8/14/2014Considering value to food quality tahis place ranks about a five out of ten. Very expensive, expectations were high and disappointment was evident. Although fish was done very well but sides and other combinations were off. would not return.Special Features:
- Fabulous, parking was only downerChicDined on 8/14/2014We went for restaurant week. The restaurant is beautiful. Loved the fun water pitchers. Our server was fantastic, I think his name was Nate. He really knew the menu and the wine list. He explained to us how the giant table was made, after we told him we loved it. He gave us the advice we needed for planning a holiday dinner there. The only negative, $20 parking with Valet for a 2 hour dinner. With tip $25. A ridiculous amount, pretty much the cost of overnight parking downtown. Other than that, i would highly recommend this restaurant and I look forward to sampling more of their menu on future visits!Special Features:
- We went there for restaurant week.OpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 8/13/2014The food and service were outstanding. We ordered the duck and black cod and enjoyed the risotto and salmon tartare as an appetizer.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Food fail & Reservation LietasterDined on 8/13/2014First: I ordered the scallops. The only flavoring was salt and lots of it. I sent them back. The second edition was just as bad. Second: I made my reservation via Open Table. I requested 7:30. The response was either 6 pm or 8 pm. I chose 6. We arrived to a completely empty restaurant and one that remained that way until well after 7. We could easily have had a table at 7:30. When I asked why we didn't get 7:30 I was told "we have had a lot of cancellations". I don't like being lied to and Open Table seems to be given less than accurate info on availability as well. For these two reasons I will not return and will be sure to dis this place when given the chance. One more thing: standard cocktails (vodka gibson) are expensive.Special Features:
- Consistent Quality and ServiceSharonDined on 8/13/2014Habitat is one of my favorite places for lunch - consistent quality and service, great atmosphere, innovative menu and reasonable prices.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great foodBeckyDined on 8/12/2014Great food. Pricey. Restaurant week should have been $30.14. Also there should have been a wine pairing for additional.. 2oz pours or something bc $16 martin is is a little silly.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful!DonVDined on 8/12/2014We went for restaurant week and the menu was amazing! We have been there twice before and loved it every time!Special Features:
- DickVIPDined on 8/12/2014Excellent food that was locally grown. Wait staff was very informed of the menu and made great recommendations.Special Features:
- Restaurant Weekgastrogal89Dined on 8/11/2014My boyfriend and I attended Habitat for restaurant week. The menu from which we ordered was abbreviated, since it was specifically made for restaurant week; however, all of our dining selections were superb. The staff was very attentive. The overall ambience was delightful, and we especially enjoyed the open kitchen concept. We will certainly be back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Hidden GemDebharasDined on 8/11/2014Located in the Fairmont hotel, downtown Pittsburgh is a elegant, sleek, yet comfortable restaurant. First time in the city, I made reservations from the pittsburgh restaurant week list. We had a little of a hard time finding it b/c we didn't know that it was located in the Fairmont hotel/suites. We were dressed for the ball game so wasn't sure about fitting in, at first. Not a problem at all. We ate the express lunch that was featured for the event. Delicious and fresh!! A change from most heavy foods in the area. A viewable large, open kitchen was a great feature to watch the chefs in.action. The service was impeccable along with the food. Portions were perfect. Great break from the hustle and bustle of the city.Special Features:
- Delicious foodRellenVIPDined on 8/9/2014Habitat always presents delicious meals. Everything is plated beautifully.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fantastic Birthday DinnerGirlsWhoEatTheirFeelingsDined on 8/9/2014I took my girlfriend here as a surprise for her birthday, and it was an absolutely lovely evening. Parking downtown is tough (we caved and did the $20 valet due to a Pirate's game that evening), but for a special occasion, not enough to keep us from coming back. Our service here was exceptional and the food was amazing. This is the place to go to try upscale dishes that have a unique twist. The chef and server were also very accommodating to a dairy allergy (the chef even sent us a special sauce to make sure problematic ingredients were substituted, not just omitted like we have experienced at many other upscale places). Make sure you come thirsty, too. We tried several of their specialty cocktails. Each one was fantastic.Special Features:
- Excellence!!!SwenseVIPDined on 8/7/2014Food excellence. Service excellence. Ambiance excellence.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Bday PartySam1234Dined on 8/2/2014Dining at Habitat was perfect for a special occasion. Our waiter made us feel very welcome and did not rush us. The noise from the band downstairs was a bit distracting, but luckily we were closer to the kitchen than to the entrance where it was quite noisy.Special Features:
- Maybe for businessBeemerGirlDined on 7/30/2014Quiet for business dinner. Atmosphere stuffy; no bar activity. Food looked better than tasted.
- Make it a habit at HabitatSwenseVIPDined on 7/29/2014The food is exquisite. The service even better. Wait staff treat you as a member of the family. Food preparation and presentation was outstanding.Special Features:
- Great as usualjhammy91Dined on 7/26/2014My wife and I typically go to Habitat for our evenings out. It is never too crowded, the noise level is always low, the food is fantastic, the service is outstanding and we love its location! Habitat is perfect for people who like organic food. It's so hard to find a restaurant in Pittsburgh that has grass-fed beef, organic chicken, and locally grown vegetables.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- So gooddougedougDined on 7/26/2014The restaurant was wonderful if you are downtown and looking for something hip for a nice evening this is a perfect choice!Special Features:
- Casual, relaxed, deliciousCJ515Dined on 7/26/2014It's always a pleasure to bring new friends to Habitat. First timers feel instantly comfortable when walking through the Fairmont's lobby; smiling employees always offer a friendly hello. The staff in the Habitat's dining room are warm and gracious; book window-side table across from the open kitchen, if possible. The views to the street below and the busy kitchen staff are great. Food prep is inspired, with local, fresh ingredients and the menu changes seasonally. The chef's features -- coq-au-vin of cornish hen on this night -- are always a good pick. You can really taste flavor profiles. Portions are just right, allowing room for dessert. Our table was amused by the "hemp" ice cream! What is that? Unusually delicious!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Locally sourced foodVeggieLoverDined on 7/25/2014I really enjoy the fact that most of the food here is locally sourced and fresh. It really lets the diner know that you can have great, tasty food that doesn't have to come from 1000 miles away. It is a little pricey, but I have never been disappointed. One of my favorite restaurants. Love what they do with the in season veggies, whether soups, salads or incorporated into the main dish.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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Lots of people who surrender dogs to rescues or to new owners spend years wondering whether their former pups are happy and healthy. The former family of Shelby, a 13-year-old Shetland sheepdog need not worry: The puppy who wasn't a great match for her original family is enjoying a wonderful, long life.
Shelby was adopted at 8 weeks old by Sara Nittinger, who lives in Parkville, and Shelby hasn't quite outgrown her puppyhood despite her age.
"Shelby's favorite activity is fetch," says Nittinger. "She's dragged some hilariously huge sticks over with the intention of playing fetch." Her obsession with sticks almost got her into trouble once when an errant throw sent one into a fast-moving river. Shelby had to be rescued by her doting human. "We learned our lesson about playing in the river," says Nittinger.
Shelby loved agility training and exercise when she was younger and was a master of the teeter-totter and the tunnel. She loves scrambled eggs and enjoys them about once a week; her mom says this keeps her coat shiny and soft. And she's happy to share her mom with several other pets, including a Sheltie named Gracie and Jasmine the cat. But that's no surprise to Nittinger, who says she has enjoyed every minute of the pair's 13 years together.
"She loves everyone," she says of her beloved rescue dog. "And she's always the life of the party with her bubbly personality."
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Los Lunas, NM (KDBC) — A New Mexico gun shop made national headlines last year when it sponsored a controversial coyote hunting contest, and the shop has even bigger plans this year.
Gunhawk Firearms in Los Lunas is now hosting a prairie dog hunting contest. The hunter who shoots the most prairie dogs will win a new rifle. Various animal rights groups are already expressing outrage, saying the state is earning a bad reputation for bizarre hunting events. The gun shop argues prairie dogs are a big problem for farmers and ranchers.
The contest runs August 10th through the 17th.
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The State-sponsored Youth Suicide Prevention Grant Program is designed to build on the foundation of prior suicide prevention efforts in order to support States and Tribes in developing and implementing statewide or tribal youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies, grounded in public/private collaboration. Such efforts must involve public/private collaboration among youth-serving institutions and agencies and should include schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, foster care systems, substance abuse and mental health programs, and other child and youth supporting organizations.
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Added to the possible TTC-35 and I-69/TTC and I-35 itself, the Ports-to-Plains Corridor, if fully restructured, would be a fourth major route shooting northward from the Laredo area.
Streets of Laredo
At 10 a.m., truck traffic is creeping along the World Trade Bridge as northbound freight from Mexico awaits inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Laredo port of entry. Wait times to enter the United States could be as little as 30 minutes or as much as several hours depending on whether a particular truck is part of the pre-cleared express program or delayed for stricter inspection by CBP agents noticing something that looks suspicious.
"The longest wait time we allow is about an hour on the bridge," says Rick Pauza, CBP spokesperson. "Once trucks get into the processing center, the time to clear varies according to the level of inspection."
Regardless, by midnight more than 5,000 tractor-trailers will have crossed the United States-Mexico border using the World Trade Bridge and the nearby Columbia Solidarity Bridge.
Laredo is one end of the bustling I-35 corridor. Since the NAFTA boom of the mid-1990s, the gateway city's ever-expanding trucking business has put strains on the area's infrastructure that are felt up and down I-35.
Once better known for their Old West heritage romanticized by movies, books and folk songs, today's streets of Laredo are a far cry from cowboy yesteryear. In addition to being one of the fastest growing cities in the country, Laredo boasts this country's second-largest international land port and the sixth busiest port overall. Each year, approximately 1.5 million trucks enter the city's commercial zone. In 2005, the Laredo port of entry accounted for more than twice the amount of United States-Mexico trade dollars ($93.7 billion) than El Paso, its nearest competitor, and almost twice as much trade as the ports of Otay Mesa, Calif., Nogales, Ariz., and Hidalgo, Texas, combined.
Despite a cumbersome border-crossing process that involves hundreds of brokers, freight-forwarding businesses and drayage operations (freight shuttling across the border primarily using Mexican carriers), Laredo is continually working to improve efficiency. In 2000, the World Trade Bridge opened to handle a majority of commercial traffic that once was spread out over four Rio Grande crossings.
The federal government has also implemented programs like the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), which uses electronic manifests, and the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program, which is a pre-clearance system for participating fleets, to speed up border crossings. Both programs have resulted in more goods moving across the borders in Mexico and Canada.
While both countries are benefiting from NAFTA, Mexico continues to narrow the gap with Canada as the United States' largest trading partner. If Mexico surpasses Canada in trade within the next decade, as some experts predict, the streets of Laredo will get a great deal busier. It may be here where any argument for some kind of "superhighway" really has the most credibility.
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Marshall Crenshaw
|Marshall Crenshaw
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|Marshall Howard Crenshaw
November 11, 1953
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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|Vocals, guitar
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|Warner Bros., Wounded Bird
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Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known for his song "Someday, Someway", a Top 40 hit in 1982.
His music has roots in classic soul music, British Invasion songcraft, Burt Bacharach and Buddy Holly -- the latter to whom Crenshaw was often compared in the early days of his career, and whom he portrayed in the 1987 film La Bamba. Crenshaw is also a noted guitarist who uses offbeat chord progressions (almost verging towards jazz) and concise solos.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, he grew up in the northern suburb of Berkley, Michigan. Crenshaw graduated from Berkley High School in June 1971. Crenshaw began playing guitar at age ten. From 1968 to 1973 he led the band Astigafa (an acronym for "a splendid time is guaranteed for all", a lyric from The Beatles' "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite"). He got his first break playing John Lennon in the off-Broadway touring company of the musical Beatlemania.[1]
While in New York, he recorded a single, "Something's Gonna Happen", for Alan Betrock's Shake Records, after which he was signed to Warner Bros. Records. Retro rocker Robert Gordon took Crenshaw's "Someday, Someway" to #76 in 1981, and Crenshaw's own version made #36 the next year; it would be his only solo Billboard Top 40 'Pop' hit. On the Cash Box magazine chart the song fared slightly better, reaching #31. Its biggest reception was at AOR (Album Oriented Rock) radio, reaching #25 on Billboard's Rock Tracks chart. The song, "Til I Hear It from You", sung by the Gin Blossoms and co-written by Crenshaw, reached #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1996.
Throughout the rest of the decade Marshall enjoyed considerable airplay on AOR (Album-Oriented Rock) stations nationwide with many tracks and became very well known in his native Michigan.
Crenshaw's eponymous first album included the U.S. hit, Someday, Someway. His second album, Field Day, released in June of 1983, sported a somewhat heavier sound, as evidenced on "Whenever You're On My Mind," that reportedly displeased a few listeners, but which is regarded by many critics as Crenshaw's best,[2] and one of the classic power pop statements, although Crenshaw's work, somewhat like the late Alex Chilton's, transcends the genre. "Some of the stuff I've done you could call power pop," he told an interviewer, "but the term does have sort of a dodgy connotation." Although the song did not reach the Top 40 on Billboard's Pop Charts, "Whenever You're On My Mind" reached # 23 on Billboard's Rock Tracks chart. [3]
In 1989, he compiled a collection of Capitol Records country performers of the 1950s and '60s called Hillbilly Music...Thank God, Vol. 1, which was extremely well received.
In 1993, he made an appearance in the cult TV show The Adventures of Pete and Pete, in the role of a guitar-playing meter reader, and in 1994, he published a book, Hollywood Rock: A Guide to Rock 'n' Roll in the Movies.
He continued to record in the 1990s and 2000s, and, in 1999, released the critically acclaimed #447.[1][2][4]
In the 2000s, Crenshaw played guitar as a special guest with the reunited members of the MC5.
Crenshaw penned the title track from the 2007 film Walk Hard[1] starring John C. Reilly; the song, as sung by Reilly, was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[5]
Jaggedland, was released in June 2009 on his new record label 429 Records.
In 2011 Crenshaw began hosting a radio show called The Bottomless Pit on WFUV in New York, featuring his vast collection of recorded music.
Many notable artists have recorded cover versions of Crenshaw's songs, including:[6]
- "Brand New Lover" – covered by Lou Ann Barton
- "Communication" - covered by Ronnie Spector
- "For (Her) His Love" - covered by Ronnie Spector
- "Some Hearts" - penned by Diane Warren, covered by Carrie Underwood
- "Someday, Someway" - covered by Robert Gordon and S Club (then known as S Club 7)
- "Something's Gonna Happen" - covered by Robert Gordon and Ronnie Spector
- "Til I Hear It from You" - written with members of and performed by Gin Blossoms
- "Whatever Way the Wind Blows" - covered by Kelly Willis
- "Whenever You're on My Mind" - covered by Marti Jones and Ronnie Spector
- "You're My Favorite Waste of Time" - covered by Freedy Johnston, Bette Midler, Owen Paul, Ronnie Spector and Kevin Johnson and the Linemen, Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs
Studio albums[edit]
- Marshall Crenshaw (1982)
- Field Day (1983)
- Downtown (1985)
- Mary Jean & 9 Others (1987)
- Good Evening (1989)
- Life's Too Short (1991)
- Miracle of Science (1996)
- #447 (1999)
- What's In The Bag? (2003)
- Jaggedland (2009)
- I Don't See You Laughing Now (2012)
- Stranger And Stranger (2013)
- Drivin' and Dreamin' (2013)
- Red Wine (2014)
Live albums[edit]
- WRIF LIVE At Hart Plaza - Rare Detroit radio station Promo (vinyl only) - Performed "Soldier Of Love", an Arthur Alexander song
- Live...My Truck Is My Home (1994)
- I've Suffered For My Art...Now It's Your Turn (2001)
- Live From the Stone Pony (2003) - Six song Bonus Audio Disc from the King Biscuit DVD of the same name
- A Collection [Promo Only Release] (1991)
- The 9 Volt Years: Battery Powered Home Demos & Curios (1998)
- The Best Of Marshall Crenshaw: This Is Easy (2000)
- Bug Music Presents: 14 High Class Tunes (2001)
- Marshall Crenshaw: Greatest Hits Acoustic (2002 BMG Special Products)
- The Definitive Pop Collection (2006)
- ^ a b c Koda, Cub. "Marshall Crenshaw / MTV". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Marshall Crenshaw". Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ http://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Marshall+Crenshaw&tab=songaswriterchartstab
- ^ #447 (1999)
- ^ Marshall Crenshaw Writes Title Track for Walk Hard, a New Movie from Kasdan and Apatow
- ^ "The Cover Project, "Marshall Crenshaw"".
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Interview with Richard Phillips on the World Socialist Web Site on 6 August 2004


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Tribal leaders say they're concerned about the potential impacts of the Keystone XL pipeline.Council members say the pipeline could interfere with natural water sources and endanger access to clean drinking water. "It's genocide, because it's the taking of our water. It's the destroying of our water quality and the potential for clean drinking water for humanity. We are the canary in the mine. And you need water, just like we need water," says tribal council member Phyllis Young.The tribe has issued a resolution in opposition to the pipeline. And the head of the Environmental Protection Agency says she understands their concerns."Relative to the concerns you've expressed to me over the availability and access to clean ground water in drinking water supplies, as well as impacts on surface water, which can impact natural resources that are important to the tribe, these are not unusual considerations or concerns. I think we share those," says U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. McCarthy says she also understand the burdens tribes have had to pay for broader national gains.And she hopes the tribe and the EPA can work through the water quality challenges together."We're focused on protecting everybody equally and ensuring that everyone has access to clean water, clean air, and safe land to live on. And there are populations that have been left behind. There are pockets of individuals that are facing more significant challenges environmentally than others," says McCarthy.The tribe presented McCarthy with a quilt to show their appreciation for her visit and the partnership they will continue to have.
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Buzzers and clippers worked overtime on Thursday from Queens to Kings Point, Long Island.
"I can cut off my hair and give it to someone and have it be put into a wig for someone who needs it, it's just such a beautiful gift," said Marissa Ruotolo, a student.
Several hair drives took place to support St. Baldrick's Foundation, which funds childhood cancer research.
At the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, shipmen got their buzz on for a good cause.
At St. John's University, the guest of honor was Gabrielle Brancaccio, 5. She was diagnosed with cancer of the retina, but has been cancer free for four years.
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Some people we spoke to have been coming to this event for multiple years. One guy has done it four years in a row.
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I've got a really quick easy dinner for you to make.
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And somewhat nutritious too!
I found it on Pinterest and I tried it out on the family last night for our dinner.
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- 4 garlic cloves, minced
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- 3 teaspoons olive oil
- a sprinkle of red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper to taste
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- Remove from heat and stir in brown sugar.
- Place chicken thighs in a prepared baking dish and cover with the garlic and brown sugar mixture.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Bake uncovered for 15-30 minutes.
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In addition to the general announcement of ESRC Doctoral Studentships in Cardiff School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University commencing in 2012, applications are being sought for a further two prestigious three-year ('+3') full time PhD Studentships. These are fully-funded studentships in the field of Education supported by the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre for Wales (Wales DTC).
The School of Social Sciences has an international reputation across a number of disciplines and fields and was ranked number one in the UK for social sciences 'research power' in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise.
Studentships will commence in September 2012 and will cover your tuition fees as well as a maintenance grant and an additional Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) for three years for full-time students. In 2011 the maintenance grant for full-time students was £13,590 and the RTSG was £750, but the award levels for 2012 have yet to be published by the ESRC.
ESRC studentships are available from the Wales DTC for UK and EU students who meet residency requirements set out by the ESRC. Please consult the ESRC Postgraduate Funding Guide for full details on residential eligibility requirements.
These awards are made on a +3 basis only. A +3 studentship provides funding for the three years only, and assumes that the applicant will already have had research training from an appropriate master's degree.
The Projects
For these two studentships, the general topic area has been specified in advance.
- Adult Community Learning participation and involvement in schooling
- Learner and teacher experience of the Welsh Baccalaureate
Topic one - Adult Community Learning participation and involvement in schooling
In the light of research suggesting a causal relationship between parental involvement in schools and the attainment of young people, this project will examine whether participation in adult community learning has links with the nature and extent of parental or familial involvement in schooling. It will be focused on areas of social disadvantage and will look at the experiences of family members, young people and teachers. It is envisaged that the outcomes will include a tangible contribution to policy and practice. This studentship includes collaborative funding and in-kind support from the Worker's Educational Association (WEA South Wales) and WISERD (The Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods).
Topic two - Learner and teacher experience of the Welsh Baccalaureate
The focus of this study will be learner and teacher experience of the Welsh Baccalaureate, and on indicators of potential parallel effects in adjacent courses, programmes and achievements. The study is likely to include data from interviews with students and teachers across a sample of settings that reflect the national picture, and also a quantitative element in which a sample of students are matched on background variables to allow a comparison of Welsh Baccalaureate and non- Welsh Baccalaureate students on various measures of outcome. The study will complement other research projects carried out within WISERD that are examining the progression and progress of Welsh Baccalaureate holders in Higher Education. This studentship includes collaborative funding and in-kind support from the WJEC.
How to Apply
Applicants must complete and submit the following documentation by the deadline of 12.00pm, 16th March 2012. Note that the deadline is absolute and applications received after this specified time and date will not be accepted.
- A completed application form for admission to doctoral study in the School of Social Sciences – submitted to the Academic Registry via the online admissions portal.
(Please specify a PhD in Social Sciences with a start date of October 2012)
- Academic References – all admissions applications require two references to be submitted in support. Please ensure that your chosen referees are aware of the funding deadline, as we will be using these to help us evaluate your ESRC studentship application.
- Academic Transcripts – where applicable, academic transcripts must be submitted with the online admissions application by the funding deadline. We will be using these to verify your academic qualifications.
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If you have any queries about the application process, these should be directed to Vicky Parkin at email@example.com.
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For acclaimed mystery novelist Martha Grimes, the witches' caldron that nearly proved her undoing didn't contain the usual eye of newt and toe of frog.
Instead, it held 10 parts gin or sometimes vodka, a splash of vermouth, lemon peel, olive and onion.
Grimes was an alcoholic so high-functioning that the people who knew her best never suspected that dry martinis were her intoxicant of choice.
Since 1981, the writer, now 82, has published at least one book each year, including 22 of the best-selling Richard Jury mysteries. Last year, she won the 2012 Grand Master award from the Mystery Writers of America.
When Grimes wasn't writing, she was teaching — at the University of Iowa, Frostburg State University and Montgomery College. When she wasn't writing or teaching, she was a single parent raising a son who unfortunately shared her predilection for addictive substances.
Grimes, a Bethesda resident, has been sober now for 22 years. In "Double Double: A Dual Memoir of Alcoholism" that she co-wrote with her son, she records the cravings that continue to bedevil her. Her description of a chilled martini borders on the rapturous.
"What I notice most in my mind's eye," she writes, "is the mist clinging to the glass like a rained-on window in which you might trace a heart."
She and her son, a Washington-area public relations executive who writes under the pseudonym Ken Grimes, will discuss their slide into alcoholism, recovery and relapse Tuesday at the Ivy Bookshop.
I can't help thinking that the experience of drinking is qualitatively different for problem drinkers than for nonalcoholics. I personally have never experienced even a mild version of the nirvana you describe. That makes me think your brain and mine are wired to respond differently to the same stimulus.
There's a book by Robert B. Parker in which a character says drinking "smooths out the rough edges of the day." That's a nearly universal feeling for people who like to drink.
In the memoir, I tell this story to illustrate the difference between alcoholics and non-alcoholics:
Dean Martin, Ronald Reagan and Bill Powell walk into a bar. After the first drink, Bill Powell suggests that they have another. Reagan says, "Why? We just had one."
An alcoholic would never ask that question.
You scoff at the notion that alcohol is a disease like cancer. Is that because you see it as being entirely behavioral? A few years ago, Johns Hopkins neuroscientist David Linden came out with a fascinating book called "The Compass of Pleasure" that shows how addictions permanently alter the structures of people's brains.
There's something in an alcoholic's brain chemistry that kicks in when he drinks that doesn't kick in for nonalcoholics. There's no question about it. And I don't like the argument that if some people try to stop and fail, they're totally lacking in willpower.
But it's very difficult for me to think of alcoholism as a real disease like a stroke or measles. The disease concept takes away the onus of having to accept responsibility.
It doesn't really matter whether alcoholism is or is not a disease. You have to take the same steps to quit.
You're not a big believer in analyzing the psychological motivations that lead to alcoholism. You write that the way to stop drinking is to stop drinking.
Rationality has nothing to do with drinking. Understanding has nothing to do with it. An alcoholic never needs a reason to drink — and that's what's so scary. There doesn't have to be this huge build-up of pressure or desire.
I realized that after I stopped drinking. I was walking down Connecticut Avenue one day, and I passed a bar that I'd never been inside. I thought, "It would be so easy to walk into this bar right now and have a drink."


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Billy Joel's ex has previously joined forces with United Nations officials to raise awareness about the need for nuclear disarmament, and she's leaping into action again in light of the disaster in Japan.
The Japanese government is struggling to contain radiation levels around a nuclear centre damaged in the 9.0-magnitude earthquake last month (Mar11), and Brinkley is pleading with U.S. authorities to take action now to protect the country from its own possible future meltdown.
In an interview on U.S. breakfast show Good Morning America on Wednesday (06Apr11), she says, ""Now with what's going on in Japan... I want to get the message out that nuclear power plants are dangerous. We haven't contained them...""
And Brinkley is particularly concerned about one plant in upstate New York, just 38 miles (61 kilometres) from the city centre.
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quote muslim: I dont get it.
We have Christians trying to tell us Jesus was meek and would not shed a drop of blood. Yea he was a Lamb brought to the slaughterhouse without much of a noise from him. So far so nice...
Then suddenly, we read here Christians who push the book of revelation which they depict Jesus as coming to 'judge and make war', who wore a 'robe stained with blood' who from his mouth 'came as sharp sword' who will 'trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God'. And after all the slaughter, you read the angels calling the birds to eat "the flesh of kings, the flesh of commanders, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of their riders, and the flesh of everyone, both free and slave, small and great" (Revelation 19)
What a tragedy. Christians turning the Lamb into a slaughter machine?? :shades:
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Hokepoints Reviews Fourth and Long
Previously in this space: The excerpt. Bacon Q&A with Brian and readers.
So there was a new Bacon book this year. We need to review this book. I'm going to do this with the expectation that you have either read it already or are going to. You should. It is a Bacon book. You are reading MGoBlog; either you are a person who appreciates Bacon or else a visiting Sparty looking for more trolling fodder, in which case help yourself to the board where I promise you there's plenty. Or better yet, read some Bacon—you're in the Big Ten; this concerns you too. And he says the Red Cedar is nice.
This is not a negative review, even though I have a tendency to focus on the "needs work" aspects—I'm the guy who walked out of The Return of the King after five years of unmitigated Peter Jackson man-crushing and complained that there were too many endings. So apologies to John U., who's higher in my esteem than Mr. Jackson and just about everyone whose quotes aren't emblazoned on a wall somewhere, for the plurality of minuses below.
The book is available wherever they sell books these days. Amazon links: Kindle, Hardcover. I bought it on Kindle.
More Bacon. Ever since Bo's Lasting Lessons, the chance to devour a new Bacon book has been somewhat of an event around these parts. As a Michigan fan it would be tough to follow the unparalleled access and insight into the Rich Rod program accomplished with Three and Out, specifically because that unvarnished snapshot was so starkly antithetical to Dave Brandon's meticulous staging of his Michigan show: You knew at the time that no true journalist would be allowed to see behind the bunting again, so it should only come as a mild disappointment that there is little about the Michigan program in this book that you didn't already know.
Fourth and Long: the Fight for the Soul of College Football is four unequal looks at four 2012 Big Ten programs, or four and a half if you count a mini-treatment that Michigan State and Mark Hollis receive as host of an Ohio State road game. In order of detail:
- Penn State from the point of view of its players, former players, coaches, and equipment managers as they find themselves taking the brunt of the Penn State Awful Thing, and the NCAA's and PSU brass's callow responses to it.
- Michigan from Bacon's own point of view of its fans, as those fans interact with Brandon's corporate-itude.
- Ohio State from the P.O.V. of Urban Meyer as he goes from win to win trying to get Zach Boren to like him, and
- Northwestern as the paragon of virtue.
Bacon set out, as is evident from the title and made clear throughout the book, to examine these four schools from different points of view (players, AD, head coach, and president, respectively), and use the findings to determine if any of the Big Ten's current models for college football are sustainable for college football in general. In it he consistently finds players and fans who "get it" while the people in control seek new and better ways to milk it.
But he could only use what he got from each school. With Ohio State the access was mostly restricted to Urban on game days. He brushes against tatgate but doesn't get into the cars or any other "everybody knows, nobody can prove" things—you have to appreciate that Bacon will never accuse somebody without proof (especially considering he's an avowed Michigan fan talking about Ohio State) but it's really hard to talk about college sports and the competitive problems therein without admitting there are relative bad guys. The Gee quote—"I hope he doesn't fire me!"—is in there in reference to the bloated role of college football head coach in America. The closest he comes to pointing out OSU's exceptionalism in this regard is when addressing the carrying off of Tressel after last year's Game:
"The Buckeyes do not run a renegade program, but they once again demonstrated they don't seem to care if their actions make others think they do."
This isn't a complaint; Bacon handled a sticky situation about as well as he could. With Northwestern he got some key interviews, particularly with Pat Fitzgerald, but no warts (this could be because they don't have any).
With Michigan Bacon was outside looking in, so he used some of the Bacon-usual suspects—Carty, the dueling barbershops, the public comments of James Duderstadt and Don Canham, Brian Cook of MGoBlog, etc. There's also an inside look at the Mud Bowl, and most interestingly, a candid interview with Michigan's band director about Send-the-Band-to-Dallas-gate. I was more intrigued by the comments made by Bill Martin on the corporatization of NCAA football, which I'll come back to. The whole Notre Dame saga is covered. Except for the band's comments most of this is old news to you.
The result is a book that's 52% about Penn State trying to survive 2012, with a bunch of stuff thrown in about some other schools and corporations to underscore a point made clear without leaving Happy Valley.
[After the jump: it's just, like, my opinion man.]
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Source needed, but too good to pass up. This image is awesome.
Message board random who posted this only linked to imgur, so it could come from anywhere. UPDATE: Melanie Maxwell of MLive is the photographer.
Burke is of course going WHEEEEEE, and then the Michigan State folk from L to R are going "welp," "welp," "welp," "I am terrified of all things," and "welp."
All the better to rip your heart out. Burke called his shot with McGary earlier in the game:
Michigan forward Mitch McGary said Appling used a spin move earlier in the game, which Michigan won 58-57, and Burke told him exactly how he was going to swipe the ball.
"He told me whenever (Appling) spins, he puts it in his right hand and it's an easy steal," McGary said. "Tim and I were just hoping he didn't hang on the rim."
Note that if it didn't work Appling would have had a choice between pressing the opportunity presented and giving Michigan a last shot of their own or holding for the final shot—it was an excellent time to go for broke.
Champions are made in the hot tub eating pizza. Greg unearths this great shot of Michigan kicker Bob Bergeron eating pizza in a hot tub that made SI:
He got to keep the pizza. Wild west back then.
CIVILIZATION. This is the end of it. There is nowhere to go but down from this.
Or this.
Gritalanche. It was a gritclone on Saturday. A toughdome.
Michigan's Mitch McGary provides much-needed energy, toughness off bench against Michigan State
It was a tickertocker.
Michigan shows its heart in critical win over MSU
It was a toughygritintestinalblockage.
Michigan finally shows grit, toughness, desperation in gutty win over rival Michigan State
It was a basketforge.
Trey Burke, Michigan show mettle in win over Michigan State
To be fair, John Beilein started it:
"We've had some real pretty wins here, where we did everything right and the ball went in and we just played lights-out," Beilein explained after the win. "Today, it was all about grit."
Michigan allowed Michigan State to rebound half of their misses. Congratulations to Mike Rothstein, who did not play along.
Burke steals a signature win for Michigan
Or at least his headline writer. You never know who does those things these days.
Make sure you use the right block M, as long as it's some shade of blinding yellow. Via Kyle Meinke, Michigan's persnicketiness about the block M:
I'm fine with this. Persnicketiness is good with the whole branding thing. but don't try to tell me that that color maize represents the colors Michigan is using on their uniforms these days. Y'all need to get your persnick on more.
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Tiebreaker scenarios. The events of last week have caused an enormous hairball in the Big Ten standings below Indiana. Michigan actually has a not-infinitesimal shot at the title since Indiana finishes with Ohio State and Michigan. These teams are still in the hunt:
- Indiana: share clinched. Win outright by winning at home versus OSU or @ Michigan.
- OSU: win out (@ IU, Illinois), Michigan beats IU
- Michigan: win out (@ Purdue, IU), OSU beats IU
- Wisconsin/MSU: IU loses out, win UW/MSU game, don't blow last game against low-level opponent.
The chances are not good, but they're not zero. You may shake your fist at the Wisconsin and Penn State games now. In the event that a bunch of teams tie at the same record, Michigan is hurt by going 0-1 against Wisconsin (grrr) and often loses the tiebreaker and gets stuck without a bye in the first round of the Big Ten tourney, playing (grr) Penn State. If Michigan finishes 12-6 in the Big Ten that is at least a 50/50 proposition.
Lolizzo. Classic "my players destroyed the universe, but it's my fault" line:
"We were looking to get Gary a shot at the top of the key or to Keith and we didn't run it right," Izzo said. "We had a couple of freshmen in there that struggled with it. That was my fault."
Izzo : "my fault" :: humans : "just sayin'"
- Michigan: 93
- Michigan State: 72
Etc.: Wojo thing. Everett Cook on setting the trap. MSU highlights reveal glorious 57-0 victory for the People's Team. Five Key Plays.
Athletic Director For A Day
A few weeks back, Ira from WTKA sent me an If I Was King article from a Penn State blog. Naturally, this got me thinking about what I would do if I woke up tomorrow and someone told me that due to a quantum something or other I was athletic director.
There are of course many things. I would let that hashtag guy go since he's supposed to be a public relations person but talks like a robot instead of a person, etc. But no one would see these changes. They may hear a deep rumbling basso laugh of evil. See it in their gameday experience they won't. So here are my top five-ish things I'd do in this alternate universe.
1. Start taking attendance, for both stick and carrot
three minutes to kickoff, check the packed endzone next to the students
One thing Dave Brandon and I are of one mind on is how gross it is for the student section to be half-empty at kickoff on certain gamedays. Since they're now scanning tickets they know who's coming early and who's coming late. They should start using this trove of data to reward behaviors they like and discourage ones they don't.
All season ticket holders, student or not, should start having an attendance score tracked. Max points are scored by being in the stadium 20 minutes prior to kickoff—bands—and something like 90% are scored by being there at kickoff, with a steep dropoff afterwards. For the first couple years Michigan does nothing with these except inform everyone of their score and their percentile range within their group (each different PSL level is a group w/ students separate) and within the entire fanbase.
Once they have a handle on the numbers they start making some use of this data with the students. Seating priority and away ticket and bowl lotteries are based on the score instead of straight seniority. Figure out the bottom 10% and set a threshold below which you can buy tickets but only at a full-cost rate. Take some of your pots of money and reward the most dedicated fans with reduced prices and special bonuses. What we're building is a religion, not a company.
For the folks paying full price there's not much Michigan can do. They're stretching everybody to the maximum dollar and at some point getting snooty about who you want on the list is going to result in no one showing up when you call out "next." But at the very least these scores should start adding to Victors point levels in some way, so that the guy who sat through the Ellerbe era at Crisler gets some credit for it.
Theme: Michigan's too focused on money as the end result of everything; they should make an effort to make the experience of being at a game better for everyone involved.
2. Stop playing the Penn State alma mater at every game
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That would be "Seven Nation Army." I stole that joke from twitter.
Anyway. If Special K is going to run our lives for four hours every fall Saturday, the least he can do is not play the same six stadium anthems every other arena on the planet does. It is possible to both play music and build tradition if you pick something that you make yours.
Michigan accidentally did this when they picked a funky instrumental from a blaxploitation movie to lead Michigan Replay for 30 years. That worked because it was weird and ours and now I can't imagine our podcast without it; losing Across 110th Street was a traumatic experience that killed most of my interest in watching the Michigan Replay replacement (that and the internet making it a quaint relic). Special K should play that.
That should also serve as a lesson for any other in-game stuff. Make it weird, make it yours, stop playing "Sweet Caroline." Dump the overplayed Seven Nation Army and replace it with any of a dozen other White Stripes songs that would be equally or better suited. Make people think "Michigan" when they hear a song.
Michigan may have already tried this with "In The Big House," but the lesson there is never let a middle-aged white dude make a decision about music. Everrrrr. For it to be a beloved tradition people can't largely loathe it:
if anything this is kind since MGoReadership skews very young
Anyway. Figure out some stuff other people don't play that doesn't suck, play it at specific times so people get familiar with it, wait, and down the road you have a tradition.
Theme: By being different you can be loved.
3. Ask season ticket holders what they would like the schedule to look like, and ask them to pay for it
A corollary to this whole Alabama money debate is this: if it's going to cost extra to schedule a real opponent in a home and home, fine. When season ticket renewals are processed ask the people signing up if they would approve a surcharge for X games in X years against a BCS-level opponent in a home and home. Again, don't do anything with this information for a couple years as you gauge where you're at, then if you have a strong base of support for a more interesting schedule in those ND/OSU away years, announce that you're playing Team X and there will be a surcharge Y—or just price the ticket appropriately—for that year only.
You get permission to charge more in exchange for an exciting opponent; you bridge that gap between what a season ticket costs and what it's worth to scalpers.
Theme: Fans are more than teats to milk. We all participate in the decisions, and thereby become more invested.
4. Ask the Old Hat guys to do historical stuff for breaks
The one unqualified success in the modernization of the stadium experience has been the introductory videos produced by Old Hat Creative. Instead of filling dead air with Special K stuff it would be nice if Old Hat was tasked with producing 1-3 minute videos on Michigan history: Anthony Carter, the Virginia Kickoff Classic, Braylonfest, Tom Harmon, etc.
Basically MVictors: The Movie: The Short. The goal here is to do a little bit more than the occasional old highlight they've put on the board. Think little five-minute mini-documentaries about, say, the 1997 OSU game and what have you. You could play them in the nothing at the end of half time or split them across a couple commercial breaks.
Bonus: These can also be repurposed for Inside Michigan Football.
Theme: INDOCTRINATE
5. Think Carl Grapentine
This is more of a long-term feel than a specifically actionable thing one can do. If you don't know, Carl Grapentine is the PA guy at Michigan Stadium. If you've been to road games (or Michigan basketball ever) you know that he's a rare bird. Even Notre Dame's announcer burst out with something about how a rainbow had just appeared over the stadium—which was at least true—when Cam Gordon got torched for that billion-yard touchdown at the end of Denard's coming-out party a couple years ago.
Grapentine ain't havin' that. He's a just the facts ma'am kind of guy who brings boatloads of gravitas. He would easily win a presidential election contested between PA announcers. The Wings' Bud Lynch is another in that mold.
Many people have joked about The Brand The Brand The Brand in the past couple years as Brandon does whatever the hell he's doing with it. Mostly he's making it clear why we can't be Oregon. Say what you want about the Ducks' outlandishness, but damn if they don't communicate OREGON:
Even if the uniforms are incoherent, that is a coherent brand, one that supplanted a history of suck with success. Michigan has the opposite situation but they're just wobblin' around out there, claiming to be the home of tradition and coming out in no fewer than five different uniforms over the course of a season. That's not The Brand. That's the sad spectacle of a man going through a mid-life crisis getting "clunk" at da club.
Grapentine's the brand. Hoke is the brand. Refocus on that.
Theme: know who you are, instead of who the Knicks are.


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The Criminal Justice Association of Alvernia University is made up of criminal justice major students, forensic science students and other students interested in the criminal justice degree. The focus of the Reading club is on all aspects of the criminal justice system including law enforcement, probation and parole, the court system, corrections and forensic science. In addition to meeting regularly, the club is engaged in various community activities, service projects, trips and bringing in outside speakers.
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The Saint Thomas More Honor Society (Reading) is the honors society of the criminal justice department and is open to all criminal justice major students who meet the membership criteria. New members are inducted each year at the spring banquet when they receive certificates of membership.
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Strong retail demand and favorable credit conditions support used car sales and dealer profits
ATLANTA, July 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Strong consumer demand drove an increase in volume and values for used vehicles in the second quarter as attractive financing put purchases within reach of more consumers. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, a measure of wholesale prices adjusted for mix, mileage and season, increased 1 percent compared to the first quarter and rose 3.6 percent on a year-over-year basis, Manheim reported today in its release of the index.
The automotive market led the continued recovery of the U.S. economy. Strict mortgage requirements have held back some purchases in the housing market, but readily available auto financing at attractive terms has made it possible for more consumers to buy a vehicle and afford slightly higher-priced models. Auto loan delinquencies have remained low, a sign of a healthy market.
U.S. dealers are on track for near-record used car sales in 2014 thanks to the retail financing environment and growth in the certified pre-owned market. CPO sales, up more than 8 percent in the first half of 2014, will easily set a record this year.
The sweet spot in the market has also moved upward in terms of price. In June, the strongest pricing and lowest relative supply of vehicles in the wholesale market was in the $12,000 to $15,000 price range. In 2013 and early 2014, the strongest pricing was often found in the $8,000 to $10,000 price range.
"While the overall economic picture has been cloudy at times this year, the automotive market has been a consistent bright spot," said Tom Webb, Manheim chief economist. "Consumers may have trouble qualifying for a home loan under today's mortgage requirements, but they have the credit and resources to purchase a car. These favorable auto lending conditions show no signs of letting up in the short-term and should help the used car market."
Second-quarter pricing for vehicle segments included:
Volumes and pricing should ease in the third quarter, which is typically a slower time for activity with the transition from the old to new models. A couple of added factors also are expected to bring down prices for the remainder of the year. These include more vehicles coming off lease, increasing supply of late model vehicles and rental units beginning to enter the market after a longer than normal delay this year from rental companies.
"An increase in supply of wholesale vehicles will inevitably put downward pressure on pricing," Webb said. "Used vehicle values shouldn't fall off a cliff, but they likely will decline the rest of the year. This easing of prices should be modest and not disruptive to the efficient functioning of the market."
About Manheim (www.manheim.com)
Manheim is the leading global provider of vehicle remarketing services, connecting buyers and sellers of used vehicles to the largest wholesale used-vehicle marketplace. The company helps dealer and commercial customers achieve results by providing physical and digital auction channels, data analysis, financing, transportation and mobile products and solutions.
Manheim pioneered in-lane vehicle auctions and has been an innovator in both digital and mobile auction platforms. Manheim registers nearly 8 million used vehicles annually, facilitating transactions representing more than $50 billion in value. Manheim's research and consulting arm, Manheim Consulting, provides industry-leading market intelligence and publishes the widely recognized annual Used Car Market Report. The company offers dealer financing though NextGear Capital, Inc., and transportation services through Ready Auto Transport.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Manheim has more than 20,000 employees in 106 worldwide sites and generates annual revenues of more than $2.5 billion. A subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Manheim participates in "Go Green with Manheim," the company's sustainability program.
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