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AWeber Email Marketing Tips
Is Your Thank You Page Awful? Here Are 2 Ways You Could Make It Better
We noted in a recent post an example of how one of our users tracks the effectiveness of his signup forms.
It occurred to us shortly afterward that at AWeber we take that feature (Ad Tracking) for granted. And it's not the only one.
We spend so much around our features that sometimes it doesn't occur to us that some of you are missing out on the firepower they can add to your email marketing campaigns. Some of you (and I'm not naming names here ) don't even use many of the most powerful tools at your disposal!
We think this is partly our fault. So to help correct this, we're going to show you how various tools in AWeber can create better subscriber experiences, save you time and make your campaigns more effective. If you use them, of course.
For starters, let's talk about thank you pages…
"Thank You Pages? Seriously?"
Now, you may be thinking,
"Thank you pages? That's not exactly an advanced feature. Everybody has a thank you page!"
And you'd be right. Well, half right.
Yes, everybody has a thank you page – but few businesses use them effectively.
In fact, a frightening number of people decline to customize their thank you page – they just use the default page we provide as a placeholder.
I cannot begin to tell you how shocked I was while doing research for this post.
I wanted to show you some examples of creative and cool thank you pages and started looking at some of our more well-known customers' sites…
… but many of them were using the generic thank-you page! They didn't take advantage of the fact that when you build a web form in AWeber, you can send subscribers to a custom thank you page on your website.
The placeholder thank you page isn't bad per se, but it isn't specific to your business. You should be using your own page.
Why Is a Personalized Thank You Page Important?
"Do thank you pages even matter? Who cares what's on them?"
"I mean, the subscriber already signed up, right?"
Yes, but…
- The thank you page is the first experience new subscribers have. Yes, they've seen your site but that's available to anyone.This is the first thing they see after signing up.
It's a chance to make a new first impression of sorts, or at the least to build on the one you made when they first came to your site.
- If you clearly put effort into getting people to sign up – you promise great content and a powerful incentive to subscribe – but then send them to a halfhearted thank you page, it gives the distinct impression that you're not interested in building a relationship with subscribers, just "capturing" them.
(An aside: the word "capture," when used in relationship with list-building, is in my opinion almost as dangerous a term as "email blast.")
- The instant a website visitor subscribes, s/he has one question: "What happens now?"
If you don't tell them, in detail, then they'll draw their own conclusions – in other words, they'll assume (consciously or subconsciously) things about your content, frequency, from line and other aspects of your emails.
And we all know what happens when you assume…
Given the vast differences from one business to another, there's no way our thank you pages should be "one-size fits-all!"
But many thank you pages are that way – they fail to shape new subscribers' expectations, reinforce the subscribe decision or offer any guidance about what happens next or what subscribers should do next.
What Does a Good Thank You Page Look Like?
There's not one universally awesome template for thank you pages (if there were, we'd make it, give it to everyone, and you wouldn't be reading this article).
However, there are things that your thank you page can and should do:
- Provide an experience consistent with the rest of your website.
Your thank you page should look like the rest of your site, and it should be on the same domain as the page where people are subscribing.
If someone fills our your form and goes to a page that looks nothing like the page where they filled out the form, they may worry that they did something wrong, or that they didn't understand the form. They may hit the "back" button to go reread the form before they even read what's on the thank you page!
- Clearly explain what just happened, what happens next, and what (if anything) the subscriber needs to do.
OK, so I filled out your signup form and hit the "subscribe" button.
Did that "work?" And what does "work" mean here? What do subscribers think is supposed to happen?
Unless you're 100% sure that 100% of your subscribers know beyond a shadow of a doubt what to expect after signing up, you'd better tell them that:
- You've received their subscribe request and are subscribing them
- You're sending them an email
- When that email will arrive
- Who it's from (your "from" name and email address) and what it looks like
- What, if anything, they should do with it (especially if you're confirming subscribers – tell them they need to click on the confirm link!)
There's no one right way to do this – some people rely solely on text, others add images and some employ audio and video.
- Our generic thank you page includes audio instructions for confirming. You're welcome to embed them on your customized thank you page as well:
Of course, you should include text instructions on your thank you page as well – the audio just supplements it!
Use whichever helps you get the message across most effectively (and if you're using Confirmed Opt-In, test different versions of your thank you page to see which does the best job of getting subscribers to confirm).
What Good and Bad Thank You Pages Have You Seen?
Are there any thank you pages out there that have made an impression (good or bad) on you? What did you like or dislike about them?
Share your examples – and thoughts on what else makes for a powerful thank you page – below!
Related tutorial from our Knowledge Base:
How Can I Change My Thank You Page?
And a related blog post on thank you pages:
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59 Comments
Thanks for the audio button. That is awesome.
I just have added it to my site's thank you page.
(took not even 1 minute)
http://www.fcon21.biz/thanks-news4/22/2009 4:26 pm
Hi Justin
You know this is one of my pet-hates: ending up on a large white web page with that one miserable default AWeber Thank You page sentence: "Please check your email and click the confirmation link to activate your subscription.
Because we are using AWeber ourselves and know of the importance of using proper Custom Thank You Pages my thoughts are then: can't be brothered to keep the 'conversation' going? What else you you not bothered in?
It is really simple to create your own custom Thank You Pages (as long as you close the back door), even on a blog (expect on WordPress.com blogs).
If you care about your subscribers, show them you care about them too on these pages – don't take the easy lazy way out, it might do wonders for your conversion rate!4/23/2009 4:31 am
Darn, mistyped one word above: makes that EXCEPT on a WordPress.com blog4/23/2009 4:34 am
(You can't add any javascripting to the free WordPress blogs that is hosted by WordPress itself)
You state that your generic thank you page includes audio instructions for confirmation, and that we are welcome to embed them on our customized thank you page as well.
That's fine, but has it ever occurred to you that some of the newbies
have not a clue how to do this without a step by step guidelines.
I am sure this is the very reason why so many use the default page4/23/2009 7:51 am
Perhaps you would like to look into this problem and assist those who are not familiar how to embed your instructions.
I've found that a short video, going into a little more detail about the benefits of being a part of my email list and giving them a "behind the scenes" look at what they'll receive, does wonders for getting people to confirm their subscription.4/23/2009 8:26 am
the audio for the thank you page is cool BUT I would prefer it be a woman's voice. HOW CAN WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN?
THANKS!4/23/2009 8:53 am
Thanks guys! I have been meaning to create my own custom Thank You page for sometime now…I just keep putting it off. I will definitely add the audio button you provided!4/23/2009 9:13 am
I love the idea of an audio Thank You to accompany the text. I'm sure your's is great but for a truely personal experience I'd like to leave my own. How can I do this.4/23/2009 9:17 am
Re Ziedonis
Don't think that is the reason, and Justin provided a link to one of the tutorials.
I did a survey recently and being a newbie isn't the main reason someone doesn't use a Custom Thank You Page: "it saves time" was the overall reason given on the question why do you use AWeber's default thank you pages.
Could very well be, but I think the main reason is not fully understanding or realising what a new subscriber goes through during the opt-in process. You as website or blog-owner know what your subscriber is going to receive once the details are submitted and too often forget (by not going through the process themselves as test) how 'disruptive' the default Thank You Page are in the ongoing conversation.
I see many professionals and long-time AWeber users not taking the simple effort of adding a custom Thank You Page, not only newbies.4/23/2009 9:48 am
Thanks all for your kind words about the audio! Glad you like it
I'm right there with you. I didn't want to name names in the post, but trust me, you'd be amazed at some of the high-powered marketers who use generic thank you pages. It's definitely not just a newbie thing.
That does occur to me, but at the same time I don't want to distract from the point of this post ("go create an effective thank you page!") with instructions on how to add HTML to a web page. This is an email marketing blog, not a web page tutorial site (there are certainly excellent HTML tutorials on sites like w3schools.com and Tizag.com).
I'm a big fan of using video too – we do so on our own thank you pages (for this blog and for the AWeber Test Drive).
I wish I could have provided a video for you all to use, but since the text in everyone's confirm email is/should be different, it wasn't feasible to create a video that would work for everyone. Hopefully the audio will work well!
The audio was recorded by Jay, who also does all of the videos you may have seen popping up in our Knowledge Base. I could ask him if he wants to be a woman, but I don't think he'll go along with it
All kidding aside, we don't have a version with a female voice, and I'm not sure if/when we would add one. Your best bet would probably be to record an audio (or video) and place it on your thank you page.
Our affiliate manager, Ron, recently wrote about videos and included a couple links to different video recording programs. Using one of those and/or the movie option that many digital cameras come with, you could create an even more personalized multimedia message for your thank you page!
Here are a couple ways you might do this:
* If you use WordPress, a plugin like PodPress can help you put audio on the various pages of your site (including one that you might use for a thank you page).
* Take a video and use a program like one of the ones linked in Ron's article above to edit it and put it into Flash or another web-friendly format and upload it to your page. I've used Camtasia for this in the past but other programs can certainly work, too.
For this audio, Jay recorded it using a microphone attached to his computer, and then we converted it to a Flash file (SWF). There are a number of programs available that can help you create SWFs.4/23/2009 9:52 am | Follow me on Twitter
Hi Justin,
I want you to know that your "open rate" with me is about 85%. If I told you it was 100% I'd be lying to you because some days my bandwidth is maxed out.
I'm really glad I got to read this one though. Not because a custom thank you page is new to me. Frankly, I can't see how any marketer would want to send a subscriber to a generic page. But what I really got from your post today is the idea to take the audio feature to the next level, by putting a custom audio snippet with my own voice. How's that for customizing a thank you page. Thank you for the idea. I use audio on some pages but it never occurred to me to use it on a thank you page.
PS– I appreciate the value you deliver in your articles. Keep'm coming.4/23/2009 9:52 am
I love the audio and especially with Jay's voice. It is great. But,I am not sure if I want to have the confirm opt in link. First, is that necessary? I would imagine that you may get fewer subscribers that way, as some may not want to bother. Do you have any other audio choices?4/23/2009 10:09 am
I just started a new newsletter so I wanted my thank you page to stand out. I knew if I left it for later I'd never get it done. I personalized it (with a photo and signature), provided a form for new subscribers to tell me what they're most interested in, and in the near future I will be offering a bundle of products at a discounted price (one time offer type thing) because they're a valued subscriber. I know it could be a lot better but it sure beats the majority of thank you pages I've seen so far.4/23/2009 2:43 pm
Justin thank you. Valuable info I'm a newbie. Actually I'm just finishing the build on my website and want to have this element on it. I'll be back.4/23/2009 3:57 pm
Thanks – and great idea: I'm a huge fan of getting specific and personalizing your subscribers' experience. Audio from you personally, referencing the specific information someone just signed up for, can help to build trust and engage your readers.
That's the only audio version we have, and it probably wouldn't make sense to someone if you weren't using confirmed opt-in.
That said, I strongly recommend you do confirm subscribers (as does everyone here at AWeber) – I don't want to sidetrack from the discussion of thank you pages here, but you can read more about Confirmed Opt-In and its benefits in a couple places on our site:
* Confirmed Opt-In posts on our blog
* From our Knowledge Base: Why Use Confirmed Opt-In?
The fact that you've gone that far probably makes your thank you page far more effective than the typical one.
From there, it's all about testing changes to it!4/23/2009 4:00 pm | Follow me on Twitter
Hi Justin,
just adding an extra thought. There are two 'thank you' pages that can be used to smooth the subscriber's experience.
I use the first one, which is displayed after they fill in the webform and hit the subscribe button, as the ideal place to remind them why they are signing up, what they'll get and tell them to look out for the confirmation email for the double-opt in.
Then, after they hit the confirm link, I use the second page to let them know they confirmed successfully and – if I've offered a gift -give them the download link.
As Karin H mentioned, it does take a bit of time to get them set up, but once you've done it you can simply modify them for any new lists you want to create.
Re the audio in a female voice – can't you persuade any of your ladies to help out ?4/23/2009 5:03 pm
I too would love a female's voice for the thank you page. Anyone want to create one and share it with us?4/23/2009 7:02 pm
That audio is excellent! Thank you for that it's perfect.
Do you have any WhiteList templates that we could use also?
That'd really round things off for us and would make me less of a slacker, too
Thanks in advance, hope you'll say Yes4/23/2009 9:33 pm
I'm a big fan of setting up a custom confirmation success page as well.
Both that and the thank you page shape new subscribers' opinions of you, for better or worse.
Re: a female version of the audio – that's entirely up to them In the meantime, perhaps one of our female readers wants to cut a recording, as Krista suggested?
I haven't created one, but there are a couple websites out there with "whitelist generators" where you plug in some information about your email campaign and they'll generate some text-based whitelisting instructions for your thank you page.
(Note: these pages aren't associated with AWeber and I can't vouch for their continued accuracy as email programs change – but at the time I checked them, they seemed accurate.)
I think these are potentially helpful so long as they don't interfere with the main message of the thank you page (go confirm!).4/24/2009 8:30 am | Follow me on Twitter
Justin, thanks.
I'll use those and make them consistent with the squeeze pages.
Thanks again for the audio, it's much appreciated and will be implemented on all my sites in near future4/24/2009 11:04 am
Thank you very much. I'm new to the email side and this helped tons.4/24/2009 3:40 pm
I had NO IDEA you guys even had this generic code!! Great add to my current thank you pages thanks!4/24/2009 5:06 pm
We already use custom thank you pages (shame on you if you don't), but love the idea of adding audio as well. It only took about a minute to do.
Thanks for the ideas, and please keep them coming.4/28/2009 7:43 am
I am always looking for research that helps people build a business instead of just making money.
This post fits nicelyinto that model, and I plan on writing helpful articles for my readers explaining the benefits of Aweber's built in features.
I alreay feature a link to Aweber on my Blog's sidebar.
Thanks for the helpful research information.4/28/2009 8:03 am
I agree with one of the readers comments – having your own voice on the thank you page is a good idea. Then when you call the customer your voice will sound familiar to them.
If you send me the script I could record the female voice for the "thank-you" page.
I have done professional voice overs in the past.
Let me know.4/28/2009 8:18 am
Good work guys..4/28/2009 1:58 pm
Hi thanks for changing the thank you page, I haven't got round to customising yet but I've already the verifications have improved.4/28/2009 4:54 pm
I always use custom thank you pages, so I was VERY suprised to hear the new audio playback. I like it!
I'm adding this to my Thank You pages as once.
Tip: Take screenshots of the whole process for your subscribers. It works really well.4/30/2009 3:19 pm
What would you change on our thank you?
Dear Subscriber,
Thank you for your interest in the free Special Event Volunteer Job Descriptions. Below you will find a link to this document.
We hope you find the job descriptions helpful in more fully utilizing your volunteers for special events.
If you have specific fundraising questions or needs, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
http://www.yourfundraisingexperts.com4/30/2009 5:22 pm
So could someone share with me, how I might make an audio than k you in my voice and embed that into the thank you page?5/1/2009 4:16 am
I am a Mac user with iLife08.
Thank you.
I'm really liking the debate and opinions here. I created my thank you page, so when people confirm, it goes to it, and has my headline, same colours and everything.
Plus, it thanks them, and has info on what they will recieve, with my photo, signature.
1. I did get one thing from here, really great tips, where you can also add a form to find out what else they want to learn.
2. More video tutorials on how to create audio with free software, convert it, and add it to the thank you page.
I'm going to find out how to do this and put it on my blog on a couple of weeks or sooner. Great information Justin Premick. Loving it!
Just a few more touches and I'll be launching my new campaign on my blog with strng call of action. Aweber rocks!5/1/2009 1:24 pm
Added the audio in less than a minute!! Thanks so much that was great!5/4/2009 12:27 am
The copy on your thank you page doesn't say what's going to happen now that someone has given you their email address.
If they're signing up to get a document, and you're providing it to them immediately on this page, what's the point of the email address – from the subscriber's perspective? Your signup page might mention it, but there's no reinforcement here.
You also may want to look at our article on giving away downloads and email signup forms:
As that article notes, it may be better to send the download link via email than to place it directly on the thank you page.5/5/2009 12:32 pm | Follow me on Twitter
We have improved the customers experience with adding Aweber to our website that offers granite countertops. After reading this article I now have one more thing to add to my list. I started this morning to improve my thank you page.
Thanks for the help5/7/2009 8:09 am
Hey Justin – that's a great bit of advice and code. Much appreciated by all, obviously.
Not sure if there is more I can add to this in terms of ideas and suggestions for the thank you page, but it does remind me to mention that in a similar sense, "sprucing" up your 404 page is very important for customer experience and *great* for SEO.
A sitemap or even a discount code is always much appreciated by the visitor, and makes sending out a broken link just a little less embarrassing.
thanks!5/7/2009 2:29 pm
Awesome!!!6/2/2009 5:26 pm
Thank you for the reminder to help educate our readers beforehand as well as after, about ?What just happened?. Its a common event for us as we have to register for so many sites today. Step-by-step instructions and how we want to communicate (upfront) are important to maintain the trust our customers have put in us.6/14/2009 5:06 am
Btw the email PDF download templtes are great. thanks for a great service.
Great advice. Some of this is going to the top of my to do list9/25/2009 12:35 pm
Any comments on this confirmation page?
http://RichGrad.com/confirm.html10/9/2009 1:33 am
I completely agree with the topic of this blog, but am disappointed that the thread of comments goes way off topic to discuss the audio clip.
Justin makes excellent points that the Thank You page is important (and I agree), but what should be added?
He asks, "Share your examples ? and thoughts on what else makes for a powerful thank you page ? below!" yet not a single GOOD Thank you page was submitted unfortunately.
I like CLEAN, yet stylish pages that fulfill Justin's mission while looking damn good and have yet to find a great thank you page design. I sure don't need any help finding BAD ones. Anyone with great design examples, please add links – I'd love to see them.10/23/2009 6:56 am
I like the tips about the thank you page and I definately need to work on mine, but are there any plans in the future to give us more creative powers on the web forms? I know I can customize them myself ( a lot of time), but are you thinking of adding more creation options on the awrber design page itself? The forms look so generic and old. I'm talking mostly about the lightbox forms.11/1/2009 7:35 pm
For sites with commerce (shopping cart), the thank you page, aka order confirmation page also is fertile ground for the right kind of upsell, whether it is an additional item to qualify for free shipping or an affiliate offer. Affiliate upsells which are category-consistent with your store and which offer an incentive for your customer to return and shop with you again perform best.3/18/2010 11:54 am
I find that if I add a small "Before you go… You might be interested in this …" at the bottom of my thank you page and then upsell them something cheap I get a sale about 30% of the time.
Thanks guys, good advice8/3/2010 5:18 am
This is a great idea! Thank you for continuing to improve the service you provide. We're lonnnnng time Aweber customers and are more than happy with your service. I think a lot of folks leave the default thank you page up just to get started and meaning to edit it later, and then it just gets placed further and further back on the burner. You're right, it's a shame, and a missed opportunity. Sorry to say, one we've been guilty of8/19/2010 2:35 pm
Great idea for an audio thank you page.
Just implemented on my site and it was done in a sec.
Thanks a ton!9/12/2010 6:46 am
Great information, I am looking for thank-you page to setup with CPC campaign, your article is awesome.
Thanks for sharing.10/28/2010 12:57 am
I already know how to change the default thank you page to one with either audio, video, or your own custom page. But how exactly do you create your own thank you page? Especially without your own website?
By the way Justin, this was a great post!5/10/2011 3:23 am
Hi Devin,
You could use something like Google Sites, WordPress.com, Blogger, or any of a number of other free tools that enable you to create websites and pages.
That said, I'm hard-pressed to think of a business that shouldn't have its own domain and website in 2011.5/10/2011 10:01 am | Follow me on Twitter
I have a thank you page on my website http://strategic-marketing-and-design.com/thank-you but it shows a 404 error when people subscribe and that's exactly where I redirected it.
How do I solve this problem. Thanks & nice post5/12/2012 2:10 am
Hi Said,
I clicked over to that page from your comment and got the same 404 error message. It appears the page you intended for people to see is not at that URL… you'll want to check the URL for that page (perhaps there's a typo in it) and/or create a new page with a different URL and send people there.5/17/2012 10:45 am | Follow me on Twitter
Oops… to be honest I've been using the "smart version" of the thank you page because after all, it's the smart version!
But you really are completely right that I have signed under a few people that they did a good effort in creating an awesome confirming video and it did feel like I was going to LOVE the content in advance!
Something to think about, I'm definitely going to re-do all my aweber stuff. I'm still a newbie in many things but hey, better late than never right?
Sergio9/13/2012 6:59 pm
Hi Sergio,
If the "smart thank you page" works for you, great! That said, I would expect a customized thank you page and video to outperform any pre-constructed page that we might create.
And yes, it's never too late to test and optimize.9/14/2012 2:39 pm | Follow me on Twitter
Thanks for helpful tips. The thank you page should not be underestimated as a marketing tool. There are significant opportunities to further build on the budding relationship with your new prospect.
According to statistics, 98% of visitors leave without taking action. You cannot afford to leave anything to chance with the 2% that do engage or buy from you.
Finally, for the 98% who don't engage, think about re-targeting which might eventually bring some back so they see the "thank you" page!2/1/2013 3:07 pm
On the same subject, I noticed you are using the checkbox for Aweber subscribe with the comment. I stopped using mine because it skips the thank you page. And since I use double opt-in, I depend on that thank you page to direct my opt-ins to the confirmation emails. At any rate, thanks for a great post!5/6/2013 2:53 am
I like it when people come together and share ideas. Great blog, continue the good work!11/20/2013 7:41 pm
I am working on a thank you page now and so decided to do a search on the subject and glad I did. Thanks for the helpful info and any other feedback would be appreciated.1/10/2014 11:08 am


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A vote was never held, probably over concerns that there was not a guarantee of the two-thirds support needed to approve a public referendum on a constitutional amendment to empower the state to authorize charter schools. The Senate vote will occur when GOP leaders in the Senate are assured they have corralled the needed yeses. (The amendment already passed the House after hours of debate, a defeat one week and then a resurrection the next.)
A small example of how important this issue has become is the incentive of a Starbucks gift card to people who lobby their legislator about school choice. The offer is being made by the pro school choice Center for an Educated Georgia.
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A nuclear weapons–capable Islamic Republic of Iran," the Bipartisan Policy Center's Iran Task Force argued six years ago, "is strategically untenable." With the Middle East gripped by instability and seemingly poised on the brink of regional sectarian conflict, that assessment holds even more truth today.
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With Lionel Hollins officially out of Memphis, the Grizzlies haven't been shy in their interest for George Karl. As they reportedly contacted the coach just minutes after he parted ways with the Denver Nuggets.
Karl led the Nuggets the a franchise-record in wins and was named Coach of the Year. But his firing was widely regarded as a result of his inability to take the team out of the first-round more than once in the last decade.
Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports had hinted at a potential coaching swap between the two shortly after the incident. And quite frankly, I just felt he was being your run-of-the-mill ESPN troll. Turns out that might actually come to fruition, as Hollins interviewed the the Nuggets Thursday and Karl is scheduled to meet with the Grizzlies Monday.
Grizzlies scheduled to formally interview ex – Nuggets coach George Karl on Monday, source tells Y! Sports.
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Dave Joerger, the Grizzlies lead assistant coach, is still considered the front-runner in most circles however. And many feel that Karl would be unable to carry on the defensive culture that Hollins brought to Memphis. Which is obviously a major concern with how the Grizzlies roster is currently constructed.
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Black City
by Christina Henry
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Former Agent of death Madeline Black may have been stripped of her wings—but she hasn't lost her purpose…
When Maddy finally killed her father, Azazel, she thought his depraved experiment died with him. But now Chicago has been infested with vampires immune to the effects of the sun, and the bloodbath is worse than she could have ever imagined. While the Agency refuses to interfere with other supernatural courts, Maddy is determined to do everything within her power to save her city—wings or no wings.
But when the leader of the vampires requests that she turn herself in or risk more deaths, Maddy becomes a target for the very people she's trying to save. Left with no other choice, she turns to Lucifer, the one creature who has the power to help her. But her grandfather's aid has always come at a price…
The Black Wings series has an enticing ecosystem of Agents of the Dead, angels, demons, fairies, and gargoyles. Despite those natural advantages, however, I think it is time for me and Madeline Black to part ways. Maddy has a very "Hulk smash" approach to life, and though she shows some flashes of self awareness in BLACK CITY, it seems admitting she has a problem has brought Maddy no closer to reforming her behavior.
Beyond my issues with Maddy's recklessness, there is certainly a lot to enjoy in this series. Henry has taken some interesting risks with her characters, allowing life changing disappointments and developments to play out without resorting to magic to wipe everything away. Maddy is a pregnant heroine, something I haven't encountered often. She's also grieving the loss of her lover with very human emotion, not immediately embarking on a quest to miraculously restore him (though now, more than ever, it feels like Gabriel's resurrection is right around the corner).
The plot pluses aren't outweighing the minuses for me, anymore. I've finally become numb to the arbitrary choices of Maddy and her band as they seem to survive no matter how ridiculous the plan or how bad the odds. If there is an immortal, all-powerful being opposing them, Maddy will magically annihilate everyone with heretofore unknown powers. If she's not yet in a killing mood, she'll bluster and punch her way through the scene… a habit that is more boring rather than fun or funny. Prefacing every situation with hand wringing and arguments doesn't make everything dramatic, it just makes everything equally boring. I may pop in down the line if Maddy has her baby (I'd love to see an UF heroine manage an infant alongside magical mayhem), but for now the series has exhausted all of my interest and patience.
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4 Responses to Review: Black City (Black Wings #5) by Christina Henry
I called this series quits after the last book and after reading your review I'm happy that I did. The heroine is in a downward spiral and I don't think Henry will be able to pull her out of it.
Yeah, I hear you. I don't know if all the "self-awareness" in BLACK CITY is intended to set up a big behavior change in the next book, but on it's own it just looks like arrogance. Maddy also keeps saying things along the lines of "too bad I don't think anyone is better than me"… and I *think* she means this sarcastically, but it's usually too close to the way she's acting to pull off any sort of humor.
Good to know I'm not the only one who left this series. I called it quits after the end of the 3rd book, I couldn't forgive the author for killing Gabriel, he was the character I liked most in this series. There are somethings that to me authors just can't do and it will make me leave a series and one of them is killing the main love interest, at least you have to have a damn good reason to do this and Henry's reasons weren't good (at least to me).
Besides that I had the same problems with Maddy that you did.
BTW I think book 6 is the last in the series so I don't think we will see Maddy with her baby.
Great review by the way ^_^
You are *kidding* me, NO BABY?! I was rather peeved when Meredith Gentry never had her litter, I can't belive after all of Maddy's perceived "little wings fluttereing" we may not get to see an infant. Thea Harrison's ORACLE'S MOON has an exhausted parent as the heroine, and I loved that book. Have I just been missing UF heroine's already out there or is the mom heroine as rare as it seems?


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"The runner need not break four minutes in the mile or four hours in the marathon. It is only neccessary that he runs and runs and sometimes suffers. Then one day he will wake up and discover that somewhere along the the way he has begun to see the order and law and love and truth that makes men free." [George Sheehan]
I've talked of long miles and speed work! Biking and swimming! Weights and stretching! My training is going great! I feel great! Blahblah… blah… blah.
Let us take pause from my annoyingly excited and upbeat attitude and listen to the lactic acid pool.
There is a great quote by Gene Thibeault that says, "If you start to feel good during a [race], don't worry – you'll get over it." I believe this also rings true for any good training period. If you are truly pushing yourself to improve – whether that means running 5 miles when before 3 miles was your best, or fighting for a 40 minute PR – there will come a point, or multiple points, in training where you're tired, sore, or just not feeling 100%. I've reached one of these points.
The extra effort on improving has left me with dead legs this week. My speed work at the track yesterday looked akin to Chewbacca lumbering down the lane (or so I imagine). Getting out of and into chairs has proven an Olympic feat with tight hamstrings and hips. I feel like the Tin Man making my way through the office (I guess I forgot to WD40 my joints before leaving home this morning). And I swear… the guy at the Post Office was whistling "If I Only Had a Brain" behind my back.
But somewhere through this robotic, awkward soreness, I can be happy and satisfied. If it wasn't hard, then I wouldn't improve. If I wasn't feeling the effects, then I would know I'm not working hard enough to get a little better.
Has anyone else reached a point like this? Has Icyhot become your best friend? Ice, advil and stretching coupled with great hydration and rest/recovery days will get us through. Then we can put our heads down with our eyes on the prize, and continue working towards July. Beyond this little wall I think we'll find our step up to the next level of fitness.
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Please walk or take pony traps through the Gap of Dunloe...go early in the morning. Visit Muckross Abbey ( built on a druidic site and view the sacred yew tree growing in the Abbey...even the monks didn't cut it down yews.) and walk around the outside of the town. There is a lot to do in Killarney besides shop and visiting pubs. Liz
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Soccer appears to be a deceptively simple and easy game and that to a large extent, is it's beauty. Spectators and fans all over the world tend to feel and some claim that they can do a better job on the field. After all, what could be easier than kicking and heading that round ball a few meters forward or sideways? Most supporters find it hard to fathom that a player may have difficulty in bringing the ball under control with one swift movement and still manage to bank over 100K per week.
But for those who have played soccer, at almost any level, are a little more forgiving. We know from personal experience that soccer perfection, even under ideal conditions is rare indeed. Does a soccer match ever provide us with the ideal conditions?
For starters, your opponents are hellbent on preventing you from executing those fairly easy moves which we have practised with such a degree of success at training. Players from the opposing team are in our way, annoyingly and applying pressure, determined to make us look like fools and subject to ridicule.
The calm and peaceful conditions of training have evaporated and the whole soccer field is now in battle mode. All players are sprinting, running, jumping and tackling, constantly changing the pattern of the game in a tornado sequence of actions and reactions. Could you survive this sequence of events? What does the average supporter, only superficially familiar with the game, percieve from this battle? Suggesting that you could do a better job than the players would be hilarious, don't you think?
Having spent the greater parts of last night watching Liverpool crush Manchester United it occurred to me that most supporters don't appreciate the game or simply don't understand it. A basic understanding of the purpose of soccer and its laws becomes necessary to increase the enjoyment of watching a game. First, soccer is not football (aussie rules) or rugby and is an entirely different game and we must resist the temptation to make comparisons.
Soccer is unique. The whole body except your hands and arms can be used effectively. The whole body is used to tame, control and pass the ball. But let's not forget, the opponents are poised to pounce and hurt you in any given moment.
When you watch a soccer game, try and watch both teams, not just the one that is dearest to your heart. This sounds easy, but I can reassure you as a Liverpool supporter that it's quite difficult and sometimes tormenting. But remember this, soccer is like the principles of physics.
- For every action triggers a reaction.
Every movement a player makes you can assure it will be countered and for every forward step you can bet your bottom dollar that it is watched, plotted and probably negated by the opponents. Don't expect every attack to end in a goal, give some credit to the opposition as well. Try to acquire the art of watching and appreciating the entire match, not just the movements of your team.
Soccer in the millenium or so has undergone several major revolutions and has become incredibly fast and mobile. Unlike the past, all players must learn to play without the ball. In these days of tight marking and close blood thirsty battles, where players are not given space or room to breathe, it is imperative that they should be willing to run off the ball, move, sprint if necessary, when not in possession and not even likely to be. That my friends is why Dirk Kuyt is a great player and should not be subject to ridicule from supporters that know little about the game.
Let me repeat one thing again, try to acquire the art of watching and appreciating the entire match, not just the movement of your team. Kuyt's running off the ball creates space on the field, often enabling Gerrard or Torres a path to goal. When both these players score they become instant cult figures and deservedly so, but let's not forget the workers and the battlers that make it a whole lot easier for their team mates.
"What's that idiot running for, he hasn't even got the ball"
Supporters that know it all should look at the bigger picture. Comments and abuse like this drives me crazy. If you asked this same person to run down to the local milk bar to buy his cigarettes, he wouldn't even last the distance. But some how during the biggest derby in the premiership, they either become the greatest coach or the greatest player. Makes you wonder sometimes what these people are smoking during the match.
At the end of the day enjoy the game, support your team with passion and intelligence and remember to celebrate and mock all rival supporters. Can Liverpool win the Premiership and the Champions League, I hope so!
Next time you're watching soccer with friends and supporters, listen carefully and before you know it the greatest player in the world will magically appear before you.
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Bradley Smith says new Monster Yamaha Tech 3 teammate Pol Espargaro is just another rider he has to beat to safeguard his own MotoGP future beyond next season.
Current Moto2 world championship contender Espargaro will partner Oxfordshire rider Smith next season after the Tech 3 line-up was finalised following Cal Crutchlow's decision to complete a two-year deal with Ducati's factory squad.
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at the end of 2014 to hopefully move onto bigger and better things." YESYESYES please go!! Go to Ducati please!! we have seen amazing stuff from you and you deserve the Ducati!!!
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Revilo612 says:
Beat Pol Espargaro. He can take as long as he likes to learn the ways of the MotoGP bike this year as long as he's ready to start challenging the higher positions come next year, and he must beat P. Espargaro, otherwise he may struggle to find a competitive ride for 2015.
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Chish2 says:
So you can do better than Bradley? yeah right!
The guy is in his rookie year and showing he is able to learn quickly and improve. He also has guts riding with a busted wrist. He is overshadowed by Marquez because he is banging in some superb results on a factory Honda but that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve to be where he is in a satellite team. So what has Espargaro done to justify coming in as a Factory rider on a factory bike in Tech3? If you go by results then it should be Redding. And why did Yamaha go after Espargaro in the first place when Cal was beating factory Yamahas? Please do enlighten us as you seem to know it all ...
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AussieInSUI says:
True. At the end of the day it is about results relative to the type of machinery ridden. But I give Pol a few races max before he starts to beat BS. In fact I'd be a little surprised if Pol isn't ahead of BS at the first race of 2014. Pol after all did rather well to challenge MM in 2012 given he was challenging a Repsol squad which more than likely had more info on the Honda engine than any other team. Not to mention the massive amount of private testing that the Repsol moto2 team conducted under MM.
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thestig08 says:
His moto2 season isn't over yet either,Better men have failed on a Yamaha than Pol in there first season,Redding is easily as deserving ,The pressure will be on him from day one as well can he deal with it ?? We will see
Nov 11
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Firebird3 says:
No, I'm going to save judgement of Bradley until next year and see who is beating who on the M1.
What has Bradley done to deserve the tach3 spot? A total of 3 GP wins. All three comming after Bradley had raced moto3 for 3 years. So in the 4th season 2 wins and the 5th season 1(but to be fair to BS also a lot of podiums too). But hailing from the UK is not enough. Obviousely tech3 can see talent in Smith. Perhaps it is just a matter of time. Personaly I think moto2 or CRT is where Smith belongs.
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huggydave says:
And for Bradley that's carrots pol! He's defiantly got incentive next year, hopefully he'll surprise, not just next year but towards the end of this year, confidence will grow as his injury repairs barring he doesn't chuck it bad and I hope we'll see him mixing it with Bautista, the dukes and Bradl regularly towards last few races, he isn't Marquez who's unreal but could b better than pol still by end of 2014, I hope so, Bradley's a good lad who's got his shot, deserved or not he's having a pretty good rookie year!
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I must say, i reckon Tech3 has a mediocre rider lineup at best. But the rider battle within the team might be quite interesting in 2014. Bradley was on a shite bike in Moto2, and is improving in MotoGp. Pol is really good in Moto2 on a good bike, but who knows what he can do on a MotoGp bike? I still reckon the current top 3 in moto3 are all more talented than the 2014 Tech3 guys. Especially Alex Rins! Fastest rider in Moto3, and quite a tall lad or at least it looks that way on the telly. Bigger and faster bikes would suit Rins IMO. His racecraft is poor, but that is the 1 point at wich he can get better. On topic, Braddaz and Pol could be evenly matched? But i don't see them getting regular podiums.
And why did Yamaha go after Espargaro in the first place when Cal was beating factory Yamahas? Please do enlighten us as you seem to know it all ...
Yamaha wanted to keep Cal. But Cal wants to leave him self. in 2012 he wanted to leave Yamaha. its because of Yamaha he could ride in 2013. it was Cal's own choice to leave yamaha and take on that non performing red bike! they didn't contract Pol to ditch Cal. And Pol was on MM tail all season long and mm was on the cheating bike. So...... thats why i quess. Cal vows not to wreck tech3 or yamaha because he can't. Yamaha could if they wanted have pol this year and Cal would be without a ride in MotoGP.
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Nick & Spiro's City Farmhouse
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Name: Nick Fanelle & Spiro Georgi
Location: Andersonville; Chicago, Illinois
Size: 1,100 square feet
Years lived in: 2 years; Rented
There's no reason you can't enjoy both the vibrancy of city life and the peacefulness of a rural retreat. Now, if you were to find an urban townhouse on a farm, it might strike you as a bit odd, but bringing the rustic, worn-in feel of the country into a Chicago apartment turned out to be just the thing for Nick Fanelle and Spiro Georgi. Their home is the perfect retreat, even when they can't get out of the city.
It's one of the most cheerful homes I've ever been in, and although their style takes its inspiration from North American and Primitive Farmhouses, the home feels utterly modern. A clean and modern sofa in the living room faces a wall of pitchforks hanging over a flat screen television, which perches on a wrought iron credenza. In between is a gorgeous red cart in distressed wood boards, with a barn hook atop it. In the dining room, the rustic table and chairs sit upon a striped rug full of vibrant, modern colors. Even in the bathroom, with its distressed cabinets and worn out candle lantern, the blue and white colors speak to a very contemporary palette.
That's not to say that the country is not everywhere in this one bedroom apartment. Collections of fascinating country artifacts are everywhere, having been amassed over a number of years of dedicated antique shopping expeditions. Old washboards line the bathroom; rare blue and green seltzer bottles hang upon a shelf in the entry; and cuckoo clocks, metal gas tanks, lamps made from pulley systems or metal wire, water pitchers, and local plant life fill corners and give the home a wonderful feeling of having been lived in for a lifetime (even though they've only been there for 2 years. Shhh…).
Nick and Spiro's style wasn't always this refined — after all, you don't just arrive at such a beautiful expression of country and modern living without a little trial and error along the way. Little by little, Spiro's love for country florals and a more traditional style was merged with Nick's masculine and industrial leanings, and what resulted was this immaculate getaway home.
In these days when it always feels like we're perhaps a little over-connected, it's nice to know there's a place you can escape to each night, a place with your history and memories built right in, a place that feels as peaceful as this.
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My Style: North American Country, Primitive Farmhouse, Vintage, Bucolic.
Inspiration: The original inspiration came from the house in Vermont in the movie Baby Boom, from 1986. The warmth and coziness of this home inspired Spiro. When we met, Spiro was living as a country bumpkin in NYC. Nick was inspired by the character and coziness of country living, but wanted more of a masculine and industrial aesthetic. By combining our ideas, floral prints became plaids, and our interpretation of the perfect farmhouse became what it is today. Coming home to our version of a country "house" in the big city is the perfect retreat.
Favorite Element: The first thing we purchased for our apartment, a vintage brick red cart, from an old factory. This became our coffee table, and helped set our color scheme throughout the apartment. The cozy layout of the apartment itself, the hallway, large windows, older hardwood floors, seemed to be made for our style. Having trees outside of our windows in the city helps complete a country feel.
Biggest Challenge:Working with generic kitchen and bathroom cabinetry, appliances, and fixtures.
What Friends Say: I don't feel like I'm in the city anymore, are we in the country? You need to have a yard sale! How much did you pay for this old stuff? It's so cozy in here!
Biggest Embarrassment: The kitchen counters remain a generic white Formica, and the white refrigerator is too large for the space. We removed some kitchen cabinets to make the giant fridge less invasive.
Proudest DIY: To make the kitchen and bathroom cabinets less generic and more farmhouse, we removed all the doors. We custom made curtains using our favorite plaid and gingham patterns, using tension rods to hang them. The window curtains, shower curtain, and bathroom towel holder are made of pipes that we purchased from Home Depot. To make some of the hutches more primitive country, we replaced the glass with chicken wire painted a rust color. We also painted and distressed some of our newer pieces of furniture to fit our country style. The dinning room light fixture was originally an old rusted wire basket. An abandoned old yard gate we found in our neighborhood, with a little TLC, became our headboard.
Biggest Indulgence: An over budget Brimfield plaid wingback chair gracefully fills one of our living room corners. Also, the reclaimed wood dining room set and metal media center from Restoration Hardware would not be in our apartment without their generous credit card.
Best Advice: Even if it seems well over your budget, sometimes it's best to purchase quality pieces of furniture that will last a lifetime. Just because you don't own a place does not mean you shouldn't make it yours. A living space should reflect the level of comfort you desire, in addition to making a personal statement about who you are.
Dream Sources: Olde Timers Antique Centre, Brimfield, The Country Bum'kin Antiques, Randolph Street Market.
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howdy neighbors! I covet those Brimfield wingbacks every time I walk by so it's great to see one actually in a home where it fits perfectly! I think the best thing about these tours is to see a style that is totally not what you're usually into and fall in love.
LOVE! I'm envious of your mini-gallery walls!
Adorable, love your style.
Guys, your apartment is utterly charming. Well done!
The only thing I have a strong reaction to are the plaid valances in the living room. I think plaid curtains (if plaid is a must) would look better.
The farmhouse image is so perfect that I think you should have, in addition to the cat, a pair of chickens as pets!
Homely and welcoming. What more could you ask for?
Keep this photographer... he really knows how to shoot and organize a coherent group of photos that allow the viewer to see the flow of the spaces. Great job.
[snickering] Are personal insults really necessary? I make-a-the-joke...
I love this tour, their style is so consistently THEIRS and in a lot of the vignettes they make farmhouse look more sleek & modern than I've seen in the past. And yes, Brimfield is an awesome source for so many things. If they ever move into a more rural setting with some space, I'd love to see how they furnish an outdoor space. I bet their style would translate to a patio or deck beautifully.
What a sweet home and the two of you are so cute! All that you need (unless I missed it) is a print of 'American Gothic'.
The rustic thing is usually an epic fail in a modern apartment but these guys nailed it. I want them to invite me over for lavender tea.
I suppose if one has to do country, this is about the best case scenario.
I love the farmhouse+industrial touches look. I'm not sure I could deal with a barn-door for a headboard, though! I read in bed too much, and that looks uncomfortable to lean against no matter how many pillows you use.
I was afraid I'd really dislike this. You've proven me dead wrong! This place looks so welcoming and warm. Even the magnets on the fridge fit in. I love that the couches are so contemporary, but work beautifully with all the vintage furnishings. Wonderful job!
I appreciate the streamline displays of Amercana. You have avoided the dreaded country kitsch look which seems to be an affliction infecting many who try their hand at this style. I congratulate your restraint.
Love your admiration of old rust.
So many nice touches here. Love the guest towels in the old iron bucket hanging on the wall in the bathroom. Lots of good color choices. Love the gingham in the bedroom and the color on the bathroom walls.
I'm a big believer in the inside of the house coordinating with what's going on outside. But if you have a residence without architectural detail, it's hard to achieve a look. Looking at your space I can see that the key pulling it off is doing it without compromise and carrying the details throughout every room of the inside and being brave enough to do things like take the doors off the kitchen cabinets because it really does make it look more farmhouse. I myself could never take the doors of my kitchen cabinets, even if I hated them. Lol. I have no courage.
Love your admiration of old rust.
So many nice touches here. Love the guest towels in the old iron bucket hanging on the wall in the bathroom. Lots of good color choices. Love the gingham in the bedroom and the color on the bathroom walls.
I'm a big believer in the inside of the house coordinating with what's going on outside. But if you have a residence without architectural detail, it's hard to achieve a look. Looking at your space I can see that the key pulling it off is doing it without compromise and carrying the details throughout every room of the inside and being brave enough to do things like take the doors off the kitchen cabinets because it really does make it look more farmhouse. I myself could never take the doors of my kitchen cabinets, even if I hated them. Lol. I have no courage.
These two are bringing 'Country' back! This home is warm and charming, and as I think another commenter already mentioned, very consistent in it's style. My favorite element is the cute couple!! :) Kudos gentlemen!
I was kinda lost when I saw the pitchforks. I get the whole look now -- although it would never work in my Fort Lauderdale apartment -- but would probably replace them with vintage oars or even antique rifles. Very unexpected use of a "country look;" I really like it. Seems to suit them.
There are some great touches to this home, and you can definitely see the dedication and love in the home. The only issue I have is that I does feel a bit forced. It's a bit too much of a themed home for me--maybe a bit gimmicky? I like some of the antiques, but when you start getting into some of the country crock stuff (i.e. magnets), I think Walmart.
But hey who am I to judge? It seems like a very warm, cozy home and that is what counts the most.
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This home is so, so cozy! I grew up in rural New Hampshire so it bring back lots of sweet feelings.
While the whole place is really lovely and well done, I thought the valances in the living room just looked dated, instead of farmhouse/country chic. I agree with the above commenter who said full curtains would be better. My other unsolicited piece of advice would be to paint the kitchen a lighter color -- the red seems to contribute to its cavernous feel.
this is a really cute place... dial back on the cuteness,and it would be incredible
OMG,I love it! Ive been lamenting lately that all the tours on here look the same,and then this lovely place pops up! I love the colors,the style,everything! Well,maybe not the pitchforks,but thats probably because I had to use one many,many times in a sweltering hay loft,so it triggers unpleasant memories! But I am so glad we are seeing something than yet another MCM.
Very homey and sweet place. Must have been fun hunting for all those treasures. I second nixing the plaid valances though. I don't get valances.
love this cozy home!
This looks like lots of the farmhouses I grew up with, except that it doesn't have a boot corner in the entry. Very well done. What is the tall skinny brown cabinet with the rounded top in the living room? I cannot figure it out.
Okay, my husband and I really like it with one recommendation, maybe two. The kitchen is too dark. The walls should really be white in our opinion. Same with the bathroom. I'm not sold on that shade of blue, but at least it's not dark. Otherwise, this place, while not my style, is cohesive and beautifully done!
Real refreshing change to see in the AT house tours. It's not easy taking a generic apartment and staging it to look like a farm house. Kudos! If you guys don't own a design business you should consider it. Thanks for sharing!
I LOVE what they've done with this apartment! This is what charm is all about.
blah, blah, blah (can't even put it in words) SIMPLY GORGEOUS!!!
The attention to detail is quite something. The color combos are perfection. It looks great.
Oh my God, I love love love this. Beautiful furniture. I would kill for some of those larger pieces and the dining room is gorgeous. I could hang out in there all day.
Two suggestions: 1) replace the window valences. They just remind me of a model home in the 90s. And 2) toss the fake plants! Maybe that's a personal preference but plastic plants give me the willies. The real ones are so beautiful on their own (yes, I can tell which is which).
One last thing: you're a gorgeous couple!
None of this is my style, but it's soooo cozy that I just have to love it. I can totally see myself there, having a cup of coffee, chat... Ohh and awww with the owners over the details of their apartment... Yes, I really like this home and the personality of their inhabitants it seems to reflect.
(But they definitely need more light in that kitchen!)
The execution is perfect! All the little details just work so well together, and it looks like something professionally styled yet still cozy and inviting. Awesome job!!
Hilarious! I totally get the tongue-in-cheek city mouse-country mouse aesthetic. The fluffy plaid valences in the living room are perfect!
Cute, cute, cute! Let me live there with you guys... :-)
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Adorable lumberjacks! I agree, you are bringing country back. My favorite touches are all the colored jars, the plaid jackets and shirts hanging, and the cat. I envy your boldness to totally go with this style. Love it!
You have some pieces that I would definitely grab, like the narrow, curved-top cabinet in the livingroom. I also love the paint colour used on your backsplash.
Believe it or not, the tall skinny brown cabinet with the rounded top is just from TJ Maxx. :-)
Thanks everyone for the nice comments and complements!! We also appreciate the suggestions, that's the great thing about design, everyone sees things differently. We've been thinking of replacing the plaid valances as well, it's fun to switch things up for a different look. Thanks for checking out our home! :-)
OMG plaid overdose! Awfully 'cute' and they must be really sweet guys. I love the mix of modern and country antiques. They found an interesting balance.
Just those valances. The rest is perfection and you guys are adorable. Must be such a nice respite from Chicago city living.
I just love this whole place, you have done a magnificent decorating job. Congrats guys.
This was fun to look at. The rooms are very collected with so much character. I thought the kitchen wall color was high risk but turned out perfect. Such a contrast from urban living with a nice nod to the midwest. Bravo.
Wow - really like what you've done with a "builder's grade" apartment. Very cozy and nice.
Wonderful. This is a home that is a home, and not just an attempt to duplicate someone else's style. This is not normally what I would gravitate to, but I love it! My quibble would be the schoolgirl mini-skirts over the windows. :) But that's just a little thing. What a lovely home.
Andersonville has some great older apartments. I am a modern girl, but this is really well done. all the years I rented I barely did anything; kudos to you for having a better attitude. If you ever move someone will want that place as is!! I love all the wall colors, they define spaces and really boost personality of rooms IMHO.
What color did you use on the dining room hutch:)?
really fab tour!
I love that the inspiration is the farmhouse from Baby Boom. Also, that blue in the dining room is really lovely.
Kudos to all involved in this one. You finally got it right IMHO. Decorating, photography etc. Calm country is always good!!!
Great job guys - what a lovely haven of a home. A real tonic and respite from MCM.
ohhhhh I just love this home, I could just snuggle up and stay for ages. I have been eyeing up that red cabinet (bedroom) in Ikea for ages, I might just have to make a trip and get it!
Thank you for the simply GORGEOUS tour.
love everything about this home and got many ideas that I will use for my own! the photography was well done, too!
Cute couple. Cute place.
This place couldn't be more opposite from my own tastes (not into red, plaid, primative, americana, country, etc...), yet I like it! Your home feels like YOUR HOME (& It's warm and welcoming to boot). I also love all of the plants and the dining room! Well done gentlemen.
Totally charming!!! And full of inspiration. And I love Mr. or Ms. Kitty in the bedroom.
Amusing motif with only a few incongruencies. All in all, a fun tour.
They have lots of items and collections displayed but it doesn't seem cramped or cluttered. I grew up in Lancaster county where many of the homes have this Americana/rustic flare but this is the best I've ever seen. Wonderful job & it's great to see a different style then we are used to seeing on this website.
This is a fantastic house tour! Great job guys! Also, my favorite part is the inspiration by "Baby Boom." Best detail ever!
I wish I could tell you the color we used on the hutch, but it was a concoction we came up with. We had some extra paint and mixed it together to get that color. Glad you like it. :-)
I agree w/ others that I don't quite *get* the valances and pitchforks; however, that first picture (of the eating area) has me sold. Perfection.
I absolutely love it! This is the most charming tour I've seen on AT in a long time, maybe ever. The only quibble I have is the wheel/tongue on the coffee table. I am quite sure I would trip over it - painfully - on a regular basis.
VERY nicely done, guys!!! I caught the wheel tripper, too...that would be my lot, to smack into it each time I passed by...perhaps you have it out of harm's way somehow...I'm a clutz, I know. Gorgeous work on this...I particularly love the various colors on the furniture...Annie Sloan paint? I've pinned the green bedside table for future inspiration. The others are great, too.


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One person we thank for these sounds is the late Bob Moog, inventor of the Moog (rhymes with vogue) synthesizer in the late '60s, which brought electronic music to the masses.
"The progressive rock genre basically came to be because of the keyboard," said Michelle Moog, one of Bob's daughters. "It really grew up around the Moog synthesizer."
Bob's legacy is celebrated each year via Moogfest, a two-day music festival held in Asheville, N.C., and featuring a slew of well-known as well as up-and-coming acts. This year's festival begins today and continues Saturday.
Bob's house was not particularly full of music and instruments as one might think, his daughter will tell you.
"He really didn't listen to that much music," she said. "For the most part, he was working on sound all day. ... He let us explore the musical realm on our own."
It was her mother who played classical music and introduced Michelle and her siblings to artists such as Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Bob's career, on the whole, was not spoken about much while Michelle was growing up. Yes, there were introductions to the who's who of the experimental music scene at various special events, but it wasn't until after her father's death in 2005, after years of her "going down the pop and R&B track," that Michelle really branched out and examined electronica music, discovering acts that were influenced by her father.
"Since his passing, all of us were left to discover Bob Moog," she said.
"I refer to him as Bob because my dad and Bob Moog, to me, are two very different people," she continued. "My dad is the driving force in my life and some geeky cool guy who taught me how to drive and loved the outdoors and baking bread. ... And of course Bob Moog is this international, iconic persona."
Moogfest was originally held in New York City, and Bob attended the first one in 2004, Michelle said, though it was an abbreviated version of what it is today: one evening concert of four to six acts.
This year's fest boasts a lineup of such notable acts as Nas, Primus, Santigold and Orbital.
It made sense to move the fest from the Big Apple down to the mountainous nook and arts mecca that is Asheville, a place Bob called home for the last 25 years of his life.
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During Moogfest, Friday and Saturday, people can play Moog instruments on display at Dr. Bob's Interactive Sonic Experience.
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Michelle usually introduces speakers at panel discussions that take place throughout the fest.
There's a visual art component to the fest each year, too. Top poster artists from across the country will be featured this year, today through Sunday, showing and selling limited-edition signed prints inspired by Bob in the group show "Synth." All proceeds from print sales will go to the Bob Moog Foundation.
New this year, the Bob Moog Foundation will bring a historical exhibit and sale to the fest. David Van Koevering, responsible for bringing the Mini Moog into the world, will bring vintage Moog albums for the exhibit, "to give a historical timeline," Michelle said.
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The second component of the nonprofit -- archiving -- is also ongoing, with years worth of articles and photos to sort through.
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Nice article. I saw one of those demotivational posters the other day with Francesa's face that said "Retirement: For when you no longer add any value." When it comes to the Jets, this is very true. It has gotten to the point where it almost seems like an act, because he is so deep into his opinion about the Jets forever being a circus. Right now, we are not a circus and we're just like the other 32 teams in the league trying to get ready for the season, we just happen to have the most exciting QB battle (nobody really cares about Gabbert vs. Henne, am I right?).
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it sounds like some of those solutions may already be on the roster. i'm reading môre and more about hayden tearing it up in otas. i know they're otas and no pads and all that, but keep in mind a year ago this guy probably didn't even know how to put the pads on. i get the feeling he is gonna be our uncoverable tight end, finally, after all these years. i'm also reading really good stuff about zach rogers, who is also handling punt and kick returns, if i read right. so now we're looking and ben the new guy, hill, kerley, rogers, hopefully we see holmes sooner than later, but he's really the wild card here. do we get 16 strong games? is that overly optimistic? i think if one of the higher upside guys you mentioned becomes available we should check them out but i wouldn't go grabbing a guy like britt. too many issues and he don't seem to be learning from them. one thing for sure, hill really needs to be getting some reps. the exercise bike is not gonna help him too much once the season begins. he should probably be spending more time in the pool than on the bike. we need badly for him to step up this year or it's gonna make life much more difficult for the offense. if he can't do it then rogers would have to and that's a lot to put on a rookie udfa.
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