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Harry @ Fantastic Fest - Day 1: the genius of HAMSTER CAGE, the blood of TCM:TB, the Full Moon Titties, geek nirvana of GAMERZ!
Hey folks, Harry here... Holy Shit was that fun! Honestly - there's nothing like the first day of an event you've been planning and working on for a whole year - to just clear the butterflies and make you feel great. For months - I've been working with the greatest team of programmers around... Tim League, Kier-La Janisse and Matt Dentler to really make this year's FANTASTIC FEST a blast. In that realm of fun - you work real hard - but in the meetings where we get together - it's sort of like - a group of kids trying to decide what they should ask Santa Claus - or what they'd advise you to try to get for Christmas. Each of us have had the opportunity to see and program different films for this fest and we all have a great deal of respect for one another's choices... but really - we spend months talking about these titles - hearing each of us go off and campaign for one title or another - and when you get to this first day... we each have our duties - the film events and crazed events that we each want to introduce... and then just enjoy other events.
Tonight I had two events to introduce - TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING with that big host of guests and the big FULL MOON ROLLING ROADSHOW with Charles Band event. And that gave me time to enjoy 2 other films - tonight - both of which were picks from Tim League - who found both of these films in Portugal at the famed FANTASPORTO FILM FESTIVAL. HAMSTER CAGE and GAMERZ.
The wonderful thing about it all was... it all came off without a hitch.
When Yoko and I arrived - we go through the lobby filled with tons of FULL MOON memoribilia and props from their films. AWESOME!!! Then we get to registration - where we got our "badges" - which this year are bottle-openers that are shaped like Hatchets (coincidentally - a title for one of my programming picks of the fest, HATCHET!) - each of these are color coded for your 'status' as an attendee. VIP is of course the bloody red Hatchet and the regular badge is... I believe green. This is awesome - as when the fest is over - you've actually got a memento that you can keep on using all year/life long. Great idea Tim. We also got our posters and glow-in-the-dark t-shirts! AWESOME!
The first film on the list was the Canadian twisted blacker than black murder comedy THE HAMSTER CAGE by the legendary Canadian director, Larry Kent, who was there in person!!! The film starts off like you'd imagine rich family get-togethers - well, get together at places like the Hamptons. You've got a patriarch of a family, that's being honored with a Nobel Prize, his brother who received a prize from Kyoto I believe, a retired legendary Ballerina mother, then the siblings... both of which are PHDs... and then there's Candy - who is attracted to brilliant people, "Wow I just blew a ________, freaky!" As the film continues, you just realize how wrong your first impressions were. These people are definitely more fucked up than any family you know - and if they aren't - I'm very very sorry. Incest, pedophillia, incestual pedophilia, all sorts of familicide... all done in the most frank and out in the open. There were whole sequences of the film where the audience was squirming, laughing, covering their eyes and just freaking out. It's a film where you'll laugh not only at what's on the screen - but at the people around you reacting to what is on the screen. Just a complete JOY! It next plays on Saturday around 6:30pm, don't miss it if you get the chance!
Then there was the first public screening of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING - a film that was created to kick off a genre festival in Austin, Texas - and one that I have already sung the praises of. However, I have to say - the film has been tweaked just a bit since that first screening I had. Or at least I think so. There's a line R. Lee's character has that I absolutely swear wasn't in the original cut - roughly - it goes, "I guess you don't want to play with me since you called me a pussy, My nephew Thomas isn't a pussy, let's see how much you like playing with him!" And the way R. Lee delivers that line. Fucking Awesome! Then upon second viewing - there's a subtle thing that I think Jonathan Liebesman and Andrew Bryniarski worked out with Leatherface - in regards to his Chainsaw - that I just love. When he first uses it on screen... It isn't on - it just happens to be in his hand and he uses it sort of like a blunt instrument. Then when he first gets to use it on a victim... and it's through R Lee's utter delight of the moment - that I think he imprints a certain love for the instrument. This isn't IN YOUR FACE - but after that scene, it kinda feels like he can't wait to use it again. Like a kid in band finding the right horn, drum, saxophone or whatever - he has what makes him feel best. And as a horror fan, specifically a CHAINSAW freak like me - there's a perverse beauty to seeing him find his weapon of choice - and bloody embrace it!
In the Q&A afterwards - Everyone was lively and fun. Jordana's delightful answer to my question about finding inspiration or motivation during a key bloody scene of the film - well - to just see a lady at Jordana's beauty talk through an absolutely beaming smile about the fun of being covered in blood and just letting go with the screams - it's just awesome! BTW - Leatherface's voice (Andrew Bryniarski) in person (he's mute on screen) is fucking scary deep. Awesome.
Next was Charles Band's FULL MOON ROLLING ROADSHOW. The show is just so much fun. This time he found a Suicide Girl out in the audience that whilst chained to a very College Coed type girl for a Lesbian Bondage scene - while the GQ guy (played by long time BNATER - JJ) tries to rescue them - then this very awesome guy in the most studded leather jacket and gauntlets that I've ever seen (playing the monster) comes for them - only to have the girls want him - and the Suicide girl ripping her top off exposing exquisite pert pink tipped titties live for the audience... Well... Life was good at the Alamo. Then the guillotine trick with the blonde girl from the audience had it's own hilarity as it went totally wrong, then perfectly right. If you find this show coming to your town... join the show - it's fun-filled and a blast!!! I bought the dvd for KILLER BONG, as well as the KILLER BONG toy. Every kid needs one!
Then in-between that show and the final for the night, for me - I get voice mail from a super special surprise that was moving from this SUNDAY to SATURDAY - forcing Tim League and I to juggle schedules and move heaven and earth - because... this shit is gonna blow so many minds. So - you better be sure to be at the Drafthouse South Saturday night - if it comes together - cuz man... this is going to be one of those Harry surprises that nobody sees coming!
Lastly - I got to see the Scottish film GAMERZ, not to be confused with the U.S. film GAMERS. They're both sort of about the same thing, but frankly - I think the glory of these Scottish accents made the Gamerz less pathetic and distanced from the GAMER geeks in my own culture... like Massawyrm - who I bet writes 20,000 words on this movie. It's funny and real in its take on the seriously unreal world that Gamerz conjure for themselves. Robbie Fraser really knocked this out of the park. It's a low budget film that stretches it without showing stretch-marks. The visual fx for the shadowplay world of the game - seems to reflect the waking dream of the pencil sketched wandrings that one goes on while playing role-playing dice games. For anyone that's taken a hit and had an asshole dungeonmaster... this film will be hilarity. Btw - Danielle Stewart as Marlyn - the quasi-goth/elf chick was INCREDIBLY geekilicious! Especially with the elf ears on. Rowr!
That's it for this first night, well - technically - after the film I had a long good chat with Ryan Schifrin, Lalo's son, and the director of the incredibly fun film ABOMINABLE that is playing the fest, it's festival premiere. Honestly - I know you may have seen it on SciFi being constantly bombarded with commercial breaks. And the DVD is coming out soon - but dammit - there's no excuse this movie didn't get a theatrical run. It's just going to be a wonderful film for an audience. Or... gulp, at least I hope so. We'll see tomorrow. It's a hard toss up for me, ABOMINABLE and INSIDE - both are great choices - but then - that's sort of what defines this festival's line-up. There's usually 3 wonderful choices all playing at the same time. Choose, but choose wisely - your quest continues!
Continue to check AICN for more reviews throughout the day - and also be sure to check out: FANTASTIC FEST as well - as attendees are posting thoughts there as well!
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Sept. 22, 2006, 5:47 a.m. CST
by DrSurvey
Woo yeah, finally a Scottish movie getting some of the limelight - good on ya Harry for allowing my own small country some glory overseas, rather then being described as that "State of England"
Sept. 22, 2006, 5:58 a.m. CST
by DrSurvey
How bleeding long does it take for Talkbacks to show up now?
Sept. 22, 2006, 5:58 a.m. CST
Very subtle
by DrFarben
"the regular badge is... I believe green", you don't like to mingle with the plebs, huh?
Sept. 22, 2006, 6:03 a.m. CST
actually VIP BADGES were available to anyone that...
by HEADGEEK
purchased one at a very minimal price difference. It just guarantees that you get into the films you want to get into.
Sept. 22, 2006, 6:30 a.m. CST
In that case
by DrFarben
let me apologise for insinuating that you're elitist. Ok, enough of the sucking up! Re: Abominable - Sasquatches are butt-ugly, face-eating motherfuckers.
Sept. 22, 2006, 7:33 a.m. CST
"this is where the creature roams"
by Trevor Goodchild
Anyone remember The Legend Of Boggy Creek?
Sept. 22, 2006, 9:42 a.m. CST
by Thunderpants
I remarked to a friend recently how funny/sad it is that Harry likes EVERYTHING. I said "He'd probably watch a movie about pedophilia and say "I love pedophilia". Well, he's come pretty close. And yes, I know he's talking about the reaction of the audience. But still...how fucked up can you get?
Sept. 22, 2006, 1:44 p.m. CST
Gamerz? The original is "The Gamers."
by Nodwick
"The Gamers" by the Dead Gentlemen was out years ago. Trailer: http://gamers.deadgentlemen.com/media/gamers480.mov
Sept. 22, 2006, 3:43 p.m. CST
by The Game Master
Thank you, Nodwick, for your recognition of "The Gamers". Wait until we unleash "The Gamers: Dorkness Rising" on an unsuspecting world (Nodwick, you are in this movie, literally!) To anyone at AICN who may be reading this, you should really look at this film. We screened it at GenCon Indy last month to an unprecedented five standing ovations at the biggest game convention in the world. If you want the ultimate geek-out movie, send me an email and I'll fix you up. May the dice be with you . . .
Sept. 22, 2006, 3:52 p.m. CST
by The Game Master
If this is posted twice, I apologize, but the first time it didn't enter for some reason. Anyway, thank you Nodwick for mentioning the old "Gamers" movie (and you're a part of it, literally). Wait until you all see our new one, "The Gamers: Dorkness Rising". Total geek-out movie. If anyone at AICN wants to geek-out, let me know. May the dice be with you . . .
Sept. 22, 2006, 4:32 p.m. CST
What's with all the new gamer movies?
by FrankBigelowDOA
I remember when all we had was "The Gamers", but just this year we got "Gamers", "The Gamers 2", "Geekin'", and now "GamerZ". (Note the big Z. That's what makes it scottish, I guess.) Something in the water, I guess. How many geek movies can the market hold?
Sept. 23, 2006, 6:39 a.m. CST
by Gamerfanz
GamerZ is genuinely the best British film for some time. I urge you all to see it. I have started a fansite on myspace. Come and check out the trailer there. http://www.myspace.com/gamerzfanz
Sept. 24, 2006, 8:42 p.m. CST
by Wyrdy the Gerbil
Is`nt a new film is was given a short release last year and had its premier at Interaction:Glasgow in Aug 2005(had a hard time getting in to see it)..dont get sucked into the hype though, its halfway decent but not a truely great film
Sept. 26, 2006, 5:33 a.m. CST
by Gamerfanz
It was screened at WOrldCon, although I must say that I didnt see it until later. However, the version that is at Fantastic Fest is a different cut. The narration has changed and it has undergone a transfer to film, so you should check it out again. xx
Sept. 26, 2006, 11 a.m. CST
Thank you Harry
by where_are_quints_hobbit_set_reports
For reporting on the pert pink-tipped titties. I am now going to put down my laptop and go fuck my girlfriend.
May 19, 2007, 12:06 p.m. CST
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July 4, 2007, 11:01 p.m. CST
Thanks. :)
by Random Zufall
I'm Random and I was the guy in the leather playing "monster". Thanks for the glowing review! BTW, The girl with the boobs is a friend of mine you can contact me (and see the pics from that night) @ myspace.com/zufall_x. She's on my friends list as Tank Girl. :)
Feb. 11, 2010, 8:48 p.m. CST
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The original Caprese salad consists of mozzarella, tomato, and basil, but my take adds grilled vegetables and homemade pesto for a hearty twist.
Oxmoor House OCTOBER 2013
1. To prepare pesto, drop garlic through food chute with food processor on; process until minced. Add walnuts and basil; process until finely ground. Add cheese and next 3 ingredients (through water); process until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl; cover and chill.
2. To prepare salad, preheat grill to medium-high heat.
3. Place eggplant and onion on grill rack coated with cooking spray; cover and grill 6 to 8 minutes or until tender. Remove from grill.
4. Place zucchini and yellow squash on grill rack; cover and grill 4 to 6 minutes or until tender. Remove from grill.
5. Thread tomatoes evenly onto skewers; coat with cooking spray. Place skewers on grill rack; cover and grill 5 to 7 minutes or until tender. Remove tomatoes from skewers.
6. Arrange vegetables, tomatoes, and cheese on a large platter; drizzle 1/2 cup pesto over salad, and sprinkle with salt. Serve with remaining pesto.
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Cannellini Bean Soup Recipe
This is the ultimate lazy person dinner. I'm brand loyal on the products used here. If you want to use other brands, it's your choice, but I doubt it will be as good.
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly siced
- Olive oil
- 1 15.5 oz can Goya Cannellini beans
- 1 14.5 oz can Muir Glen Diced Tomatoes
- 1/2 to 1 tsp rosemary, to taste
- S & P to taste
- Parmesan cheese, optional
- Saute onion and garlic in a little olive oil for a few minutes.
- Add all other ingredients and simmer for about 20 minutes, covered.
- If you like, finish with a drizzle of olive oil and a little grated parm
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If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even less.
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"Best of Feehan-complex with riveting action,"
I've listened to well over 20 audiobooks in the past few months including a lot of science, non-fiction, and paranormal and regular romance. This is by far the best. And of all Christine Feehan's book, this was the most interesting and compelling. The performer did a very good job w/ the Russian accents and pronounciation.
Joely isn't your stereotypical wishy-washy, oh-dominate-me you big dark lug you. The sparks were immediate (LOL) and intense and he played cameos in the previous two in this series (a great intriguing build up of this character before staring in his own).
I found Joely to be admirable, fun, but struggles with the usual things as well as her own "darkness". For those lucky few souls in the world who find that person who KNOWs you and is your complement in the big things, this book will definitely ring a bell.
The action is non-stop. One of Feehan's hallmarks is her well-crafted hand-to-hand combat or conflict scenes which she teaches and is personally belted in--it shows. Joely is at times vulnerable, confused, betrayed, and at the right time, is jocular, confident in how she knows how to handle herself, and her innate leadership/nurturing skills. But the conflict is constant, with very unexpected danger popping up often enough to establish Ilya as thee ultimate salt of the earth male and deadly operative. His character displays the calculated patience and wisdom to wait on Joely, but also to keep pushing her beyond her fears and comfort zone. Talk about self-mastery!
Of all Christine's stories (I've read all but 3 or 4), this character set is the most interesting and truly seem to be two united halves of a whole.
The story, and especially all the supporting cast, were wonderful and I am personally intrigued with Ilya's character. Enough to buy the previous book in which he cameo's and interacts w/ the lead. The way Feehan treats the band members and their own challenges I think creates even more texture and suspense.
If you are looking for a memorable book, with intensity, high action, some intriguing built-in but not too overt paranormal elements and a realistic romance by an author who really master's many subjects (lending good authenticity) this is the one for you.
"Hot steamy story with zinger suspense"
I wasn't prepared for the surprise whodunit Bella Andre whipped up this tale. I was thinking it would be another awesome romance and I guess I forgot she's good at weaving a complex mystery-suspense while she's at it. I really didn't see it coming.
If you are looking for an engrossing read with characters you're really gonna like, this is your book. If you're into firefighter heros, you'll like all the insider info on the hotshots who are like the SEALs of firefighting.
Mystery and romance done right.
"Fun + Thoughtful + Surprising story"
How do you manage a story that has to be fun and lighthearted yet thoughtful and poignant? Shalvis does this in this story as a former troublemaker does a surprising tour of forgiveness, prompted by an accidental hide-out in an AA meeting, hiding of course from the male lead in the story.
One satisfying thing Shalvis does in this series is exercise resolution of difficult childhood relationships (usually with parents) as the leads struggle with current relationship challenges.
The plot satisfies and the characters (ok, we ALL need a Lucille!) entertain while the leads struggle like we all do to realize the role of past in how we've dealt with people and relationships. Shalvis's talent is the patently original characters that don't follow stereotypes yet are sympathetic and endearing.
A great investment of a credit. I can't wait to listen again because Annie Greene is perfect!
"Steamy, heartwarming who-dun-it romance"
From the description, I was expecting this to be a cross between Christine Feehan's intense rockstar romance Turbulent Sea and Olivia Cunning's Sinners on Tour sexcapades. Since most of Cunning's sinful sexcapades were too much for me with the acrobatic and gratuitous erotica, I was thrilled that this was more like the sexy intensity in Turbulent Sea.
But that's where the similarity ends. With a wonderful role reversal, James creates a fascinating character in Liberty, the soldier sister mentioned in Saddled and Spurred, sister to lead Harper Masterson. Liberty is dealing with post war reintegration as a security specialist and now bodyguard, a role usually played in romantic fiction by the male. But Liberty is far from butch. And Devin is far from the stereotypical music star. If you've caught him in previous books in this edgy series, you probably suspected that!
James does an excellent job of turning these two characters toward one another despite a lot antagonism on both sides and I was thrilled that she avoided some of the usual cliches often seen in romantic suspense. Mostly I was thrilled that she didn't used the tired "misunderstanding" plot device as I was convinced of early on. The who-done-it part was a little too obvious, and I'd down grade a great listen to 4.5 if we could.
The pacing will keep you engaged in the story, the romance will keep you warm, and the sexy parts will make you burn. James has written the best one of the Blacktop Cowboy series--in character development, plot, and resolution. Altho all the other books in the series earned four stars from me, this one gets a 5.
Thoroughly enjoyable. I might even give country music a second try!
"No one does it like Kresley Cole"
Few authors manage to keep a complex storyline fresh through so many books (14) like Kresley Cole. Throughout the series Cole has paired the most unusual but credible characters who are each so different, with different challenges and personalities. But in this installment we finally get an inkling as to the method for the madness in delicious returns of recurring characters like Nix. In this tale we get glimpses into why Nix has been meddlingg since the beginning of the series, and we get further direction into Nix's own story arc.
What has surprised me so much is how so many books she wrote in the series have a point-in-time intersection in the immortal prison island and then each expand outward in different plots. Many of these such as Declan and Regin, Malkom & Carrow, Uiellum & Chloe and of course the incomparable lunatic Lothaire ( recent books preceding Dark Skye), follow a similar outline of epic obstacles in the fantasy multi-verse, romantically resistant characters, but feature such richly detailed stories they each stand out and alone.
Cole's uniqueness in this genre is her ability to weave complex but riveting adventurous tales of romantic pursuit, with strong physical desires that become tempered by intense self-sacrificial love. While Cole doesn't hold back describing erotic scenes, one isn't struck by the gratuitous nature of the scenes, but a furthering of the growing bonds between our two heros.
Of course, the series wouldn't be so wonderful to listen to had anyone but Robert Petkoff been the performer. Petkoff's versatility in voices and accents is astounding. I've listened to around 500 audiobooks in the past few years, and few compare to his flawless and compelling delivery.
If you are new to Kresley Cole, note that the price of the audiobooks is one of the best buys in romantic fiction. Superb writing, excellent suspense and adventure, crazy poignant love stories and some of the best audio performance out there--the prices of many of the books in this series are well below a credit and making it the best bang for your romance buck.
Strongly recommend this book for credit or cash.
"Completely unexpected & hair-raising turn"
After reading the first two books about these exceptional men and world they created for others like them, I had zero inkling or foreshadowing of the turn this third and final book would take. Nor would I ever have expected the sheer breath-taking opening, the meeting of the two leads, nor the rollercoaster ride to the end.
I'm not going to give anything away so when you read it you'll be gobsmacked as I was. Its another book from this series that I will not soon forget. I'm a veteran reader in this genre, reading and listening to 400 books a year, so you will appreciate my delight in not anticipating any of the turns Rice took in this book. It saddens and perplexes me that this is billed as the final book of the series since there were so many other stories to be told. But we do get to visit in with the other fledgling couples from the first two books as well as see closure in some of the other characters stories in a most satisfying way.
One of the cool things about Rice is the good technical research she does compared to other top authors. All three of the female leads in these books are all research scientists and Rice will draw you in to disease etiology, vectors, transmission, and other epidemiological issues in a way that is engrossing but doesn't alienate or bore those of us non-medical types. Our female heros are uber feminine but strong, steadfast with no cracking under pressure, no screaming, swooning or other antics of old-fashioned romance. They are as much the heros as their swoon-worthy alpha dudes.
How's that for a refreshing change of pace!
The performance was very good. I really enjoyed Kaleo Griffith in Pamela Clare's I-team series, so it was wonderful to hear his honey-like mellifluous tones in this one. He's gotten much better at his military pronunciations too. Excellent pairing.
Read the series and definitely this book. Its excellent.
"Suspenseful thriller and poignant passion!"
This new novel by Naughton is gripping, intense, well-written, and passionate spy thriller. Enter the world of career spies, double crosses, terrorism, and two spies that try to find their way back to one another after devastating horrors and intrigue separate them years prior. Naughton does a great job in the pacing and slow unveiling of a realistic terrorism plot and how it affects the lives of so many, in particular the leads. She is setting up what looks like a perfect series.
The romance is top notch and will stay with you. I can't wait to listen to this again now that I know what happens, so I can better catch the clues. I admit I was off about who-did-it and I do not know why that creates reader delight, but it did!
We also meet a couple others whose stories will be auto-downloads when released. Hurry, Ms. Naughton.
This was an excellent audiobook, and Hilary Huber really added to the overall enjoyment with her narration. What makes this a double-whammy? At the bargain price of $7 and change, it is definitely like finding Lindt chocolates in place of your hershey bar.
Fans of Suzanne Brockman, Lisa Marie Rice and others of this genre will be delighted.
Get this book and settle in.
"Not as good as first few books"
I love this author's style and imagination. Loved the series even tho I started with book two and followed with book one, then three.
That said, this one was a bit of a disappointment. We had much of the same cast, altho there were curiously "convenient" absences by some of the core characters that played nicely in the story arc such as Hannah, the immortal young cherokee psychic. She gets sidelined in a flat way that tells me Ms Sandlin may be growing tired of the series. Some of the muddiness in the romance with various folks vying for the same mates also seemed forced. In fact I was quite bored by the whole thing.
But most disappointing--the lovely complicated scheming bad guy(s) that were so easy to hate in previous books were, in this book so predictable from very early on (chapter one or two?), that there was no suspense for me throughout the book. It's not a terrible book and if you are a fan of the series, you'll like this latest edition, but its definitely not like the first three in terms of suspense, romantic heat, plot and story arc. You'll like it. You just may not get the same thrill as earlier books.
There is a set up for Nick's ("Zorba") tale in the next book. I look forward to it.
Narration was fine and she kept on her toes with the Irish, Scottish, English, and deep south accents. Ms McFadden does a respectable job keeping them straight and moving at a good pace through the book.
"Warm romantic tale with nontraditional heroine"
This was a classic romance starring an nontraditional female lead who is a hard hitting war correspondent who struggles in silence with PTSD. I applaud the author for dealing with this subject in a non-combatant and in not making it too melodramatic, but making it one of the challenges the couple has to deal with.
There have been a variety of romance books that have featured characters suffering from this who are magically cured thru family "love" and other platitudes that overlook this difficult condition. Woods depiction is realistic as is the resolution.
This is a wonderful warm listen with a cast of characters you come to know and love not unlike Robyn Carr's Virgin River series, the characters all working on relationships or the lack of thru the book.
I offer 4 stars because it went on about an hour too long and could have used a little editing toward the end.
But I recommend this listen for a satisfying love story.
"Not really a romance..."
Readers of Virgin Valley series by same author will recognize the style, but not the romance, because it was distant--literally.
This is more a pastoral description of a country doctor's life, and not so much the medical portion, but the personal side of her life focusing more on the mystery of the bones found in her aunt's backyard. Features the usual eccentric characters and their daily dramas. Periodically we hear from the doctor's distantly stationed boyfriend.
But my romantic sense felt flat in this book.
If you haven't read the first book in this series (like me), you will get updated with one-line sentances that apparently featured large in the previous book. But you might feel rushed, as did I.
While I have given 8 of the Robyn Carr books in the Virgin Valley books solid "4s", this one was disappointing. The characterizations were solid, the large cast of characters and the many small town dramas were interesting. Its not a bad book. Its just not a romance.
Terese Plummer is reliable as the voice for Robyn Carr.
"Strap yourself in for the ride: WooHoo!"
Kristin Ashley delivers more non-stop action in one chapter than 3 episodes of the tv series "24". Fresh, fun, her bawdy eccentric cast of characters will make you smile, laugh, and unable to turn the audiobook off.
Because I really liked her Mystery Man and Wild Man books, I had bought Rock Chick a while back but wasn't really drawn in by the description on the kindle version. It was fun how she threw in the overt references to Rock Chicks and included Lee in those two later books. Trusting Ashley, when it came out on audio, I got it instantly. Good decision. I had bought the next one in the series before the second half of the book even started.
Prospective reader: if you are having visions that this is going to be set in rock band groupies world, and find that doesn't appeal (it didn't to me, hence my delay to read it), don't worry, its not. Indie just loves loud rock and had a close encounter with joe perry from Aerosmith which is a highlight of her wild child days and is frequently referenced as a comparison point. Since the book is non-stop absurd crazy, she has a lot of comparing to do.
I love Ashley's "real", conversational delivery, the absurd over the top situations and dialogue and the fact that the characters are not the usual idealistic specimens that populate many writer's minds (and not the real world). Indie collects misfits and they make the scene. Jones does a truly fabulous job getting the intonation, pacing, emotion, and characters right in her delivery. She was the perfect choice of narrator to make this a 5 star-gimme-more book!
This goes on my top 5 of 44 audiobooks this year. Get it and strap yourself in.
Oh, and this also warrants a $15 bottle of wine, not the cheap stuff.
(countdown: 38 days till the next one.)
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The NBA lockout unofficially ended. Almost everybody was asleep. How's that for irony?
The owners and players reached a tentative agreement on a new deal at about 3 a.m. So congratulations to both sides for proving once again that in all CBA talks, money generally trumps stupidity at some point.
Players lost paychecks. Owners, at least those who make money, lost revenue. The NBA, a winter league that's constantly fighting for attention in the window between football and baseball, suffered an unnecessary shot to its image.
All of the ushers, peanut vendors, parking attendants and business owners near NBA arenas who lost a month's worth of revenue are out of luck
Wasn't that worth it?
It's nonsensical to declare winners and losers. Everybody lost. Just leave it at that.
If the players approve the deal as expected, the league will resume play on Christmas. Teams will play a 66-game season. The Hawks were scheduled to play on Dec. 27 game at New Jersey on the original schedule but it's not certain if that will hold as their opener.
Regardless, the Hawks — and most NBA teams not named the Lakers — will have struggle early to get attention. The first three weeks of the NBA season will coincide with the final two weeks of the NFL's regular season and the first week of the playoffs.
With training camps expected to open Dec. 9, that leaves only 16 days for free agency and trades before the season opens. It will be chaotic.
And what of the Hawks? They're like a franchise on Craigslist. A potential sale from the Atlanta Spirit to Los Angeles businessman Alex Meruelo fell through during this 149-day lockout. Unless a new buyer emerges, how seriously can we expect existing ownership to seek significant changes and improvements on the team?
The Hawks are coming off a pretty solid playoff run last season, eliminating nemesis Orlando in the first round and then losing to Chicago in six games in the second. The Hawks have some significant issues to resolve, such as the unrestricted free agency of Jamal Crawford and whether to pursue a trade involving Josh Smith, who grew tired of being the lightning rod for criticism last season.
The problem: With only 16 days to settle the the roster and ownership in flux, major moves don't appear likely. It's not a good situation.
But there will be a season. It just may take a while before everybody notices.
By Jeff Schultz
November 26th, 2011
9:43 am
I'm a college roundball fan, could care less if we had the NBA at all.
November 26th, 2011
9:50 am
Going to a Hawks game is just a huge rip off. And there is nothing quality about the experience…from the team, to the venue, to the horrible, overpriced food they serve. Will not be attending one single game this year.
November 26th, 2011
9:54 am
Maybe Winnipeg wants an NBA team as well.
November 26th, 2011
9:57 am
Oh we will notice .
November 26th, 2011
10:03 am
College basketball is nearly unwatchable @ Sid… Thank goodness, that the lockout is over… If I had to endure one more game of coaches over coaching in the final 3 minutes of each half my brain would seize. Oh yeah, players turning the ball over back and forth on the same possession, and 20-3 runs simply because coaches are trying to save timeouts for TV so they can overcoach some more from 10 points down in the last 3 minutes of a half is a bit too much…
November 26th, 2011
10:07 am
Nobody cares about the NBA. Period..
November 26th, 2011
10:07 am
@Juice Sourcer-
Man just shut up!!! Who cares if you will not be attending a single game this year.
Go kick rocks!!!
November 26th, 2011
10:10 am
Who cares? If there had never been another NBA game, most sports fans would have never missed a beat.
November 26th, 2011
10:17 am
Damn, I thought both sides were going to prove to be as dumb as they appeared. I do feel good for the worker bees at Phillips though that is the only good thought I seem to be able to muster. Too bad they didn't also agree to play the game as a sport in the future as opposed to exhibitions akin to the Globetrotters.
November 26th, 2011
10:18 am
The NBA and its players are just a mess. The league styles and markets its product to fit the tastes of one culturally edgy demographic, but prices that product as if it had an entirely different socio-economic customer base in mind. They have so marginalized themselves with their product and strategy that this fight over revenues seems about as senseless as would a fight between pro ice fishermen and their leaugue. And to make matters even worse, owners and players fight over ephemeral dollars as if they have no grounding in the economic realities facing everyone but them.
There is a certain cultural mythology that is essential to making a business success out of sport. The NBA and all of its actors are dangerously close to rupturing that myth bubble and ruining the appetite of paying sports consumers.
It is hard to feel sorry for the NBA – or maintain any real interest in their product. They seem oblivious to the fact that very,very few people really care any more about any of this. We are witnessing the beginning of the end for the NBA as we now know it. And, honestly, so what?
November 26th, 2011
10:19 am
By the way, this is directed at those who have been in the owners camp in these months making silly comments… Get ready for the reality of the 2 years and done player, there will be less player stability now. This will be like the mid 70s when teams like the Hawks were very bad, and they stayed that way… The only thing that is great is that real revenue sharing is coming among the owners. They can't hide behind the lie anymore… Now you'lll see the NBAs versions of Mike Brown and the Smiths for just what they are, bad owners!!!
November 26th, 2011
10:20 am
I don't watch bb. It is a stupid game played by extra tall people.
November 26th, 2011
10:22 am
I always thought taco mac at philips arena was awesome…taco mac wings at a hawks game? can't beat that
November 26th, 2011
10:28 am
@ Jeff Schultz…
The new CBA punishes a team like the Hawks for getting rid of a player like Josh. The real player that needs to be moved is Marvin… There's no issue about Jamal, he's gone if they have any sense… Start filling the new MLEs you get for both them…
November 26th, 2011
10:28 am
Who can stand to watch this NBA garbage anymore?? Besides folks who like basketball have the college game which is nothing more than a AAA minor league system for the pros. You also have a little thing called football…which trumps basketball any day of the week. Starting in early February would be better for NBA…at least they own the stage until MLB opens its season in early April. They can still run their playoffs until mid-June.
November 26th, 2011
10:29 am
Well, the good thing, I hope, is the players contracts will be prorated, and Joe Johnson's contract just got reduced. Strange, but hopefully true.
November 26th, 2011
10:31 am
he!! I was hoping the season never got off the ground.Now we got this crap for BB again.
November 26th, 2011
10:33 am
ALL YOU ANNOYING LITTLE PEOPLE WHO WRITE 'Who cares,' or 'I like college basketball,' or 'the NBA sucks…' What the faaq are you reading the article for? Let alone commenting? Basketball fans don't give a sheet about your comments any more that you care about NBA basketball or it's so call 'thugs.' Comment somewhere else. You aren't providing anything meaningful to the discussion and REAL FANS DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK! Get a life… or at least just go away.
November 26th, 2011
10:34 am
ALL YOU ANNOYING LITTLE PEOPLE WHO WRITE 'Who cares,' or 'I like college basketball,' or 'the NBA sucks…' What the faaq are you reading the article for? Let alone commenting? Basketball fans don't give a sheet about your comments any more that you care about NBA basketball or it's so call 'thugs.' Comment somewhere else. You aren't providing anything meaningful to the discussion and REAL FANS DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK! Get a life… or at least just go away.
November 26th, 2011
10:35 am
@NBA Requiem…
Well said!!!
I was sorta hoping the NBA owners would get rid of the thugs and play players out of college
Who were talented, but not yet NBA Stars (Spoiled Brats).
But in the final analysis…WHO CARES!!!! Seems to be the consensus.
November 26th, 2011
10:39 am
the hawks games used to come on the fox network on directv, which directv was supposed to drop. anyword on where we can catch hawks games now?
November 26th, 2011
10:42 am
'juice sourcer' is what I call an 'AP Fan' – they make one Annual Pilgrimmage to Philips Arena and they think that makes them an authority on the NBA and the NBA Experience – as woefully inadequate as the ASG is, they have improved the culinary experience substantially – Philips may be the best arena anywhere because it's new, it's connected to the CNN Center, there isn't a bad seat in the house also if you know how to access the Gulch, parking is a breeze – the team is not perfect, but they've been to the playoffs each of the last several years and lost to the Bulls last year only because our starting point, Hinrich, was injured – AP Fans are a nuisance anyway and I hate when they plop down near me when they finally arrive at halftime
November 26th, 2011
10:48 am
I think the winners and losers breakdown is a bit more complicated than the above columnist has described…
As for the people who take the time to write "they don't care/never did care/stopped caring after MJ retired", why do you do that? If you care more about college football, etc., fine. This is an NBA thread – take your talents elsewhere.
November 26th, 2011
10:49 am
"I was sorta hoping the NBA owners would get rid of the thugs and play players out of college
Who were talented, but not yet NBA Stars (Spoiled Brats)."
What the?
The minute the owners locked out players, it became either will we or won't we continue to have an NBA. There would never be a system like the silly comment that you posted… Yeah, go back to watching more of Tom Izzo and his ilk trying to figure out how to not play equally as talented mid-majors on places not their home floors…
November 26th, 2011
10:55 am
I'll take 66 games, looking forward to Christmas Day starting the NBA season is the best present I could get, don't care about football or baseball if the Yankees aren't in it.
I'm truly a Knicks fan but the Hawks did great last year, looking forward to watching them too. But is Josh Smith still whining? Trade him to basketball oblivion then!
November 26th, 2011
11:05 am
U no if u dont like the NBA fine but people who come on the blog to rip it get a life. I dont go on your college recruiting blogs and say how stupid u sound going crazy over so and so from east bumble highschool is going to b a stud glad the NBA is back ca't wait till Christmas Day
November 26th, 2011
11:13 am
In re. the team's ability to make major moves, I don't think they need to…It's largely a veteran group, and some of the key players might just be about ready to have their best years(not talking about JJ, tho). I absolutely think Crawford should be re-signed but the free agency period is going to be like a deck of cards you threw into the air and tried to catch one – total chaos. He might be gone..
Biggest upside comes from Teague, of course..If this guy plays like he did against Chicago, it's a totally different deal..Teague/Hinrich vs. Bibby? It's not even the same thing.
As constructed, the team can win 40 games this season.
Unfortunately, getting into the conference championship is not likely at all. At that level, you need a LeBron/Rose/etc. and we don't have that.
November 26th, 2011
11:14 am
Jeff teams that always drew well n dead of winter Mavs Bulls Knicks Bos Chi Okc and of course Lakers will continue bad2mediocore teams like Atl wont till glamour teams come in
November 26th, 2011
11:22 am
ant banks, I don't know whether or not the Hawks will be on FOX this season. I do know that the DirecTV-FOX dispute was settled several weeks ago, without the loss of any televised games, so that no longer is an issue.
November 26th, 2011
11:23 am
Amazing video of a high school senior from Columbia TN who kicks the ball dead straight 75-80 yards in the air. He was successful on 54 of 54 attempts this season….100%. Now he needs a college team. Wants to go to Georgia Tech
Watch for yourself…it is unreal!
November 26th, 2011
11:24 am
Some posters resent the negative comments; they like the emperor's new clothes just fine.
What they are missing is that a lot of the frustration is voiced by people who once were fans but have watched helplessly as the situation has deteriorated. We dislike most that which we once loved.
I used to pay for season tickets on the floor. But they stopped playing the game I went to see.
November 26th, 2011
11:27 am
Let me just say that after due consideration and serious thought…I could not give one damn if they ever play again. When do the pitchers and catchers report? And what time did you say kick off is?
November 26th, 2011
11:31 am
well, since 1980, there have been only 9 NBA champions…lakers, san antonio, dallas, houston, detroit, chicago, miami, boston, philly.
the commonality of these teams? amazing players, amazing coaches, amazing owners…so, there are about 20 teams that WON'T be in contention this year…the hawks are one of them.
November 26th, 2011
11:32 am
NBA is for trash
November 26th, 2011
11:34 am
It's good that we'll have some NBA to watch this year. The Hawks, however, will be abysmal. The ownership problems will quickly take center stage. This team will be awful until we get some decent ownership.
November 26th, 2011
11:47 am
Nobody is missing the frustration of those who say they hate NBA… The problem is that you're missing placing your venom. I used to like 70s POP music, but now I realize while it is entertaining, it doesn't hold a candle to John Coltrane or Dave Brubeck. You just appreciate things for what they are… The game of MLB baseball was far more entertaining 35 years ago. Still, I understand what has evolved into a professional hitters game is what it is, no bunting, no defense, and too many relievers… But do I rip it every time I get on the blogs? Nope, it is about having perspective on the matter…
November 26th, 2011
11:48 am
"missing the point in placing your venom"
November 26th, 2011
11:51 am
Sam, give it a rest. Nobody cares about your shameless promotion of a fictitious high school kicker.
November 26th, 2011
11:59 am
WHO really cares about NBA basketball any more?? Except the same crowd that likes WCF or enjoy fights, The vast majority of today's NBA players are spoiled rich thugs.
November 26th, 2011
12:13 pm
NBA players would be selling dope, stealing or just hanging around in the slums if not for a game. Uneducated thugs who can dunk a basketball. Yawn.
November 26th, 2011
12:40 pm
I still like the Hawks, but simply my opinion that the NBA is not very interesting of late. NBA Requiem's observations are spot on. I will not be surprised to see MLS move up behind the NFL and MLB as the third most popular sport in the U.S. Like soccer or not, MLS is very well run and has an ever increasing following. 65,000 fans turned out for a game in Seattle last month! The NBA should be taking notes.
November 26th, 2011
1:07 pm
Good point about perspective. I used to love basketball but that went away as the game became more about pushing and shoving, than playing with finesse. When I was coming up, there was traveling, 3 second violations and fouls. Who knows what a foul is anymore? But like you say, I don't come on here and rail about it, I just don't watch. Folks that want to watch and/or find that entertaining, more power to 'em.
As to your baseball comment has evolved into a professional hitters game is what it is, no bunting, no defense, and too many relievers…, I agree with you entirely as to what the game has become. I tend to spend more time now watching Minor League ball, than MLB.
November 26th, 2011
1:50 pm
Ridiculous… Hopefully the fans will stay home and they will lose money.
November 26th, 2011
2:22 pm
I can't wait to get to Phillips Arena and pay even more money for tickets, parking, food and beer to see a mediocre team!!!! YES!! Jack up the prices even more!!! Those people need cash, ASAP!! Bentleys don't come cheap!!!!!
November 26th, 2011
2:23 pm
Willing to give NBA a chance but they need to remember they can be back on the ledge with poor performances. The Lebron saga is still viable if the Heat wins games again. And what to make of Orlando?!
November 26th, 2011
3:04 pm
I used to enjoy the NBA and went to quite a few Hawks games. No more, never! I can only hope there are others who feel the same, but I know 15,000 will be there the first weekend they play at home telling owners and players we are happy you are back, instead of saying no one missed you! I hope 4,000 are there a night. Whoever said maybe Winnipeg wants a team, send the Hawks, although I miss hockey tremendously. I never heard anyone say I sure miss the NBA.
November 26th, 2011
3:07 pm
Actually, I have been having a good time watching the NCAA games. I'm also happy that the NBA is coming back, too! I like watching professionals play the game.
But I have a question: Now that there's certainty in the market, can someone get Alex bask on he phone? I think his biggest issue wasn't the money, but investing in a market with so much uncertainty.
November 26th, 2011
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A two-month-old pig named Zorro has learned not to fly but to surf. Zorro's owner, Matthew Bell, has been bringing him down to Mt. Mauganui Beach, in New Zealand, since the pig was three-weeks old and teaching him to ride the waves. Despite what it might look like in the video, Bell says Zorro is an enthusiastic participant.
"Pigs and dogs aren't that dissimilar when you put them in a domestic situation. He's up at six in the morning and runs down to the beach to check the surf with me..."


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At the MCDG board meeting last night, we awarded a $500 grant from the club's Course Fund to the City of Edgerton for the Edgerton Disc Golf Course at Old Racetrack Park. Thanks to Brian and Annie for coming up for the meeting, and for making this course happen! We've now donated $2800 to area communities for new courses since 2011. Thanks to everyone who has donated to the Course Fund for allowing us to make these grants.
If you are a club member and did not attend the Fall Picnic, you may still vote for the club's Board of Directors by stopping at Glide Disc Golf through this Saturday, October 5th. More information about the board and the election can be found on our Board of Directors Elections page.
MCDG's Annual Fall Picnic THIS SUNDAY!
This event serves as a Thank You to our members for supporting the club and the Greater Madison disc golf community. Not a member yet? Don't worry, you can join on-site!
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We encourage all club members to vote and consider running for a spot on the Board. Please talk to a current board members, or post to the forum or Facebook page if you have any questions about the board, meetings, duties, or the election.
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We've changed our name from the Madison Area Disc Club, to Mad City Disc Golf. New name, new logo, same passion for disc golf. We will continue to promote disc golf and other flying disc sports throughout Madison, Dane County, and beyond. With your help, the club will continue to grow, allowing us to offer more events for members and the community at large.
Thanks for your patience as we update the new name and logo throughout our social media sites and web page. Keep using http://madcitydisc.org/ for now.
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A precise date of birth cannot be given for Adrien Atiman but it is believed to have been between 1866 and 1868 in a village on the banks of the River Niger near Timbuktu, in present day Mali. At that time Timbuktu was a stronghold of the Tuareg tribe who were noted for their deep involvement in the slave trade.
In his address to the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in London in 1888, Cardinal Lavigerie referred to the situation: "The Tuaregs are the most frequent purveyors of these troops of human beings. Their hearts are as hard as the iron of their lances, and a handful of raw sorghum each evening, with a drop of water, are all that they give to the Slaves who travel, carrying the horrible Slave yoke. If anyone falls it is instant death - the experienced eye of the merchant can judge whether his victim is likely to escape from him by death before the end of the journey. If he feel sure of this, he finishes him off with one blow of his club - the hyenas and the jackals will come and devour their flesh, leaving blanched skeletons to mark the road to the markets of Morocco or Fez."
It was the Tuaregs who kidnapped Adrien Atiman when he was a young child: "I had already lost my front teeth, which naturally fall out at the age of seven or eight." Years later he guessed he must have been around 10 years old and went on to describe his capture: "One day after a feast at which mutton was roasted over a big fire, some pale-faced men, who I think were Tuaregs, were quite near by. My father lifted me up and took me to a village, whose name I do not know, where I remained for 2 or 3 weeks. Afterwards I was brought back to Toundurma.
"Possibly one month passed, when I was spirited away to the village where I had been hidden the previous month. A few days later, about midday, I was taken and hidden behind some large sacks of flour covered with palm leaves. Then a Tuareg entered by force, discovered me, seized me, put me on the back of his camel and left at a gallop."
For three weeks Adrien remained in a Tuareg encampment and after that was sold to slave traders in Timbuktu for a jug of salt. The Arab who bought him put him in a sack and took him on a trek of over 1,100 miles to Metlili in Algeria. However during the journey he was sold to another Arab, with whom he completed the journey and found himself in Metlili. In his old age Adrien recollected that he was reasonably treated.
Two White Fathers, Frs. Deguerry and Delauney, spotted Adrien for sale at the salve market in Metlili. They had been instructed by Archbishop Lavigerie to buy slave boys in order to free them, educate them, and hopefully encourage them to become missionaries to Africa. Cardinal Lavigerie realised early on that 'foreign' missionaries would never suffice to carry out the enormous task of bringing the Gospel to Africa. They would never be able to enter completely into the heart and soul of the African.
Adrien was the first black African the priests had purchased in Algeria; the others had all been Arabs. He was sent to Algiers, together with 5 others who had been ransomed at the same time, and was put in an orphanage of ex-slaves to begin his education. Archbishop Lavigerie took great personal interest in their training and, when an old man, Adrien gave his impression of him in the following way: "The Cardinal was an imposing figure, tall, with a severe face and a large beard, like his photograph. Proud in bearing, with a voice making all to tremble. His eyes were in keeping with his voice, and no timid person could withstand him."
Eventually, Adrien was chosen to continue his studies at St. Eugene, a junior seminary. However, it was soon discovered he was too young for studies there so he was sent to the White Sisters at Birmandreis. While with them, he showed that he had a mind of his own and was not prepared to be moulded and shaped as others would have him. Quite soon he was ready to return to St. Eugene.
With the advice of the seminary staff, Archbishop Lavigerie suggested to Adrien that he should study medicine. The initial training was to be in Carthage. The idea was to train the boys to become 'Doctor-Catechists' so that they could return to their own countries, if possible, with the missionaries. Adrien agreed to this and thus his religious education began in Carthage. There he was admitted to the catechumenate on his third request.
In July, 1881, Adrien was sent with some of his companions to Malta to receive his medical education at the institute established by Archbishop Lavigerie. Their tutors were University professors and their practical training was undertaken at Malta's Central Hospital. While in Malta, on the 12th. July 1882, Adrien and his companions were baptised at their own request.
During the celebration of Pope Leo XIII's golden jubilee in 1888, Cardinal Lavigerie led a pilgrimage from Africa to Rome, taking Adrien and his companions along. They were received in audience by the Pope on numerous occasions and it was during this Roman visit that Adrien decided to offer his life to the service of God and mankind.
On his return to Malta, Adrien completed his medical course and received a certificate proclaiming his competence in Medicine, Surgery and Midwifery. Before leaving for Africa, he and his companions, also trained as 'Doctor-Catechists', accompanied Cardinal Lavigerie on his anti-slavery crusade in France, with obvious dramatic effects.
Adrien chose to join a White Father caravan for East Africa, setting sail from Marseilles for Zanzibar on 16th. July, 1888, with Bishop Bridoux, several other White Fathers and 'Doctor-Catechists'.
used are from the White Fathers archives. Picture One: The first class of
the Medical Institute, Malta, 1881-82. Amongst them is Adrien
Picture Two: Cardinal Lavigerie in Malta.
Picture Three: The pilgrims to Rome in 1888 on the occasion of Pope Leo XIII's jubilee
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baseball markets? The sheer magnitude of their populations, combined with their enthusiastic participation in the World Baseball Classic , would suggest both countries should be high priorities. MLB owners should demand specifics on those points
Cuban outfielder Despaigne signs with Chiba Lotte
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In just three starts, Padres' Despaigne has shown he knows his game and how to get outs
The Padres figured maybe he was getting bored. Despaigne did, after all, pitch on the big stage of the World Baseball Classic for Cuba. He pitched for the Havana Industriales. Maybe in some of these El Paso starts, he was simply Havana
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Selig: MLB 'more popular today than ever'
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For one day, international soccer gives Marlins Park different feel
game. Delorme said the atmosphere felt more like the World Baseball Classic . Marlins Park hosted second-round games in 2013 ..... we're used to. And the flags. "This has more of a World Baseball Classic feel for me. A lot of energy, lot of music, a lot
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Wow. You lucky dog. Kudos to Mr Rader.
I don't usually go for fancy stuff, but this is very nice. The koa looks like a stylized reinterpretation of a stacked leather handle, which works especially well with the vintage look of the ivory. Beautiful.
Wow, that turned out awesome.
I, too, like it more then before.
You lucky dog.
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:doublethumbsup:I love this koa with ivory much better than ivory on ivory one.......Micheal, nice job!!
Beautiful knife customfan! I just hopped back on the list for a gyuto of my very own. One question for you, is the blade steel w2?


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Grand Canyon Helicopter and Ground Tour From Phoenix
Read what other Viator.com travelers think about the Grand Canyon Helicopter and Ground Tour From Phoenix. What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
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It was very informative and interesting. I would recommend it.
A great trip. The pilot was very good and when he said "ladies and gentlemen welcome to the Grand Canyon" we then literally appeared from above trees to being over the Grand Canyon. I cannot recommend this trip highly enough. Awesome and worth every penny
This was a great day out. Robert our tour guide had good knowledge. Everyone was introduced to each other. He made us feel like we were a happy family. This is a tour to remember. If you are thinking about it BOOK NOW!
It was awesome!
I was picked at my hotel and driven up to the Grand Canyon. I got on helicopter for first time and saw the majesty of the Grand Canyon. I wish to add that the tour guide was very knowledgeable and told us very interesting facts about the towns and attractions. I highly recommend this trip
Awesome! Tour was fantastic, and Paul was wonderful! It's a very long day, however, Paul kept the group engaged and happy. Learned a great deal as well.
This was an incredible day trip...well worth the time and money. The views we experienced on the helicopter tour of the canyon absolutely took our breath away. Our guide was terrific on the ground tour - very entertaining.
Mike, our driver/tour guide (from Detours) was very friendly, pleasant, and, knowledgeable, which made the adventure even more interesting. The gird's eye view of the Grand Canyon from the helicopter was breathtaking. The only thing I didn't like was my seat at the helicopter. The helicopter tour is in a counterclockwise loop and if you are seating in the second row right window, you will miss the iconic scene of the Canyon. They are to the left. But apart from this, the view is amazing. Being in Phoenix just for a weekend, this tour gave me the advantage to see the most I could in one day. Definitely, I'll be back to Phoenix and, to the Grand Canyon to do other activities (rafting, staying overnight, etc.). I strongly recommend this tour.
Unbelievable Pictures and postcards do not do it justice! Les the tour guide was so knowledgeable of the areas. Sedona the ride over the Grand Canyon again unbelievable!
WOW!!!!! Les Graff, Tour Leader, led my children, 70-ish year old parents, and another family of 4 on a wonderful, informative, and memorable tour of Sedona, Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon, and Navajo Indian Reservation. If all the tour leaders are as informative as Les, than this is can't miss. Les brings a unique PASSION for Geology and Native Americans that is unparalled. My head was swimming in information and I learned so much that I will recommend Les to all my colleagues.
I gave it 5 stars because of Les. I thought about 4 stars because we signed up and paid for a 50 minute helicopter tour. Due to weather, we only were able to go on a 30 minute tour in the sky. There is no refund for the difference in the tour when this happens. That is unfortunate.
I will recommend this tour to everybody. I will suggest they don't risk the helicopter adventure when you book and if you can sign up during the tour, then that is a bonus!
trip was fantastic. Tour guide, Montana, did a fabulous job. BHe was funny, but more importantly very
informative. He knows his stuff... and a professional geologist on our bus confirmed it. The helicopter ride
was incredible
It was a fantastic tour!
October 27, 2013
October 27, 2013 ---Viewing the Grand Canyon by helicopter is the only way to see it - in my opinion. Dave our pilot was great (to actually fly above the canyon and see such beauty is jawdropping). Our tour guide (on land) was Rick R. who by far was absolutely fabulous. Rick was so knowledgeable in all aspects of AZ and had a great sense of humor to go along with it. Rick was great with the camera. We have such awesome shots of our trip. I would DEFINITELY recommend this trip.
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