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All Grown Up(2013)
(A book in the Men of Wolff Mountain series)
A novel by Janice Maynard
Believing Sam Ely was the only one for her, young Annalise Wolff threw herself at him. But he claimed he was too old for her...and that she was too forward. Seven years later, she's still reeling from his words, vowing never to forgive. Then she's offered a job she can't refuse.
Although it means working closely with Sam, Annalise is determined to ignore age-old feelings. But then a snowstorm strands them together...without power...without family interference...without inhibitions. And Annalise has to decide if falling for Sam again is worth the risk of a second broken heart.
Genre: Romance
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When your program has dropped only one match all season and hasn't lost a set in the last two months, a coach has to be creative in finding ways to maintain the standard for his team.Carroll volleyball coach Arthur Stanfield found enough in last Friday's three-set win over El Paso Americas in the Class 5A area round in Odessa. And he used it to prepare for Arlington in Monday's quarterfinal at Arlington Lamar High School.The game was played after the press deadline; see www.dfwvarsity.com for results.Against Americas, the Lady Dragons (45-1) trailed 16-10 in the first set and 15-10 in the third before rallying to take control and win the match. They could probably thank senior middle blocker Timarie Nymeyer for keeping things from getting too dicey. Nymeyer had 20 kills and only one hitting error in 27 swings."[The struggles] might have been good for us," Stanfield said. "We probably needed to struggle a little bit because not every match is going to go perfect. Whether it's a bad call or a team gets hot, those are just things we need to react to."What's been consistent throughout the season and the playoffs is that he has been receiving quality efforts from senior outside hitter Christen Sikora and senior libero Cat McCoy. Stanfield admitted he had not been playing them as much during the District 4-5A season because he wanted them for the playoff push. Setter Audrey Alford returned to the lineup Friday after dealing with concussion symptoms. She did not play against Lamar.A team with the kind of depth Carroll has can afford to move the lineup around and give players rest and still not lose much, if anything, on the court.It's all fleetingOf course, Carroll's season could have ended Monday or will continue on Friday in the Class 5A Region I tournament in Glen Rose. Had Carroll won, the Lady Dragons would face the winner of Lewisville Hebron and Flower Mound in one semifinal.But the season has reached a point where not dropping sets is secondary, and surviving to advance to the next round is primary.Just like Americas, Carroll knows it has a target on its back because it is one of the big-name programs in the state. At the Arlington tournament in Arlington, the Lady Dragons defeated the Lady Colts in pool play, 25-11, 25-17."We just told them that when they walk into the arena, that team is going to want to beat you because if they do, then that would have made their season," Stanfield said. "If we play hard and lose a set or something, we just have to relax and play our game."Carroll 5-0Carroll has set single-school win total records in three consecutive seasons. In 2010, the Lady Dragons went 41-5. In 2011, they were 44-2. In 2012, they were 47-4. In order to equal last year's total, the Lady Dragons have to advance to Saturday's Region I title match. Of course, if Carroll were to win a Class 5A state title, the Lady Dragons would have to win five more matches. They would have 50 wins for the year. "Well, you can't keep setting school record win totals each year," Stanfield said. "But we also know what's at stake each time we take the floor."
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The storied backcountry of southern Louisiana is a place of rich history and fascinating cultural lineage. Its inhabitants — the Cajuns and their "Swamp People" brethren — are part of a unique tradition that dates back some three centuries to the immigration of Acadian refugees. In the 21st century, the region boasts not only a flavorful cuisine, distinctive music and a vastly vibrant culture, but also a deep and reverent appreciation for the land that continues to provide these people with refuge and a way of life.Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, has partnered with HISTORY® to celebrate that legacy with Swamp People®, a 13-song compilation that showcases the music of current and past masters whose styles and sensibilities are rooted in this region. Set for release on May 21, Swamp People®, which serves as an ideal companion piece to the Cajun-flavored series, features the music of the Neville Brothers, Tony Joe White, Buckwheat Zydeco, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, Hank Williams, Beausoleil with Michael Doucet and several others. Many of the tracks have been culled from Rounder's vast catalog of southern Louisiana music and the title track, which leads off the set, is a new song written specifically for Swamp People® by vocalist Steel Bill, aka Billy Joe Tharpe, a native of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, who could best be described as a country rapper. The track is a favorite of Troy Landry, the inimitable, gator-hunting lead from the Swamp People® TV series."There are so many great songs about alligator hunting and swamp life, hit records that reach back 50 years and more recent material from the Rounder catalog," says Scott Billington, Grammy®-winning producer, Vice President of A&R at Rounder and producer of Swamp People® (who also plays harmonica on Steel Bill's title track). "I love this music and this culture, and I've spent a great part of my life in the region. These joyful, wonderful songs are the perfect complement to the show, and, I think Swamp People® fans will be delighted."Executive Producer Pete Elkins agrees: "The joie de vivre of the Swamp People® is present in their lifestyle, food and music. Rounder Records and the entire Concord Music team, have captured the spirit and joy of swampers everywhere in this amazing collection of music." Now in its fourth season, Swamp People follows the current generation of the Landry family and their contemporaries, who have been part of the region for generations and have made their living by carrying on their ancestors' trades and traditions of hunting alligators and living off the swamp's bountiful resources, while at the same time giving back to the swampland they call home.TRACK LIST:Swamp People Steel BillAmos Moses Jerry ReedZydeco La Louisianne Buckwheat ZydecoPolk Salad Annie Tony Joe WhiteFrench Jig Amanda ShawFire on the Bayou The Neville BrothersWhat's in that Bayou Charles ArdoinKolinda BeauSoleil avec Michael DoucetJambalaya (On the Bayou) Hank WilliamsCocodrie Zachary RichardCrawfish Walk Jumpin' Johnny SansoneCajun Saturday Night D.L. MenardSee You Later, Alligator Bobby Charles


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Outstanding. You can drive over 200 miles in any direction and there's nothing else that comes close. Extremely positive and professional staff of teacher/therapists. The facility is clean and bright. They accept children with the most difficult autism-related behaviors. They have post-graduate students from numerous universities traveling to Niceville to do their mandatory practium work at ECAC. Many families are moving from outside Florida to the Niceville area (one family from Egypt) to enroll their child in the Emerald Coast Autism Center because of their outstanding reputation.
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Sergei Bobrovsky had his way with the San Jose Sharks tonight.
Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots and recorded his fourth shutout in his last 15 games, powering the Blue Jackets to a much-needed victory. Newly acquired Marion Gaborik added a goal and recorded an assist, and he was Columbus' leading offensive performer. Despite firing 30 shots (which isn't a ton), the Blue Jackets managed four goals and an easy victory.
San Jose isn't guaranteed a playoff spo, so this loss hurts them. The Blue Jackets are just six points behind the Sharks and two behind the Red Wings, as they have 41 points and San Jose has 43. The Sharks have just nine games remaining, while the Blue Jackets have only eight left. If the Blue Jackets win on Friday (against the St. Louis Blues) and the Sharks win on Thursday (at the Red Wings), the Red Wings and Blue Jackets will be tied for eighth place with 43 points apiece.
After riding a seven-game winning streak back into the playoff standings, the Sharks have suffered two consecutive defeats. Antti Niemi stopped 22 of 26 shots, as he wasn't at his best. Thomas Greiss stopped four shots and gave up no goals, but the Sharks were out of the game by the time he came in. They had no impact performers, and they were trying to rotate lots of players in. Only two players accumulate 20 minutes of ice time.
The Sharks are in dire need of a win, and if they can't win down the stretch, they could miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2002-03 season. San Jose's performance tonight didn't help, and Columbus was able to narrow the gap between them and the Red Wings. Thanks to Bobrovsky, the Blue Jackets are in a nice position, and thanks to a poor offensive showing, the Sharks remain the fifth-place team in the West with 47 points.
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Christine and Ricky met during Army training camp. She said, "They couldn't stay away from each other." How sweet!
Even while living in two different states, they stuck it out. The first time they saw each other in seven months was their wedding day!
Christine and Ricky's wedding incorporated each of their cultures. She is half Filipino and he is half Thai. So, her flowers and bridesmaid colors included the colors of the Philippines and Thailand flags.
She said her wedding day was a fairy tale, which is fitting since she is wearing Alfred Angelo's Disney Fairy Tale wedding gown #206 (Belle). She truly looks like a princess.
Christine and Ricky were married on July 5, 2013 in Beavercreek, OH. Photos were taken by Shauna Maschmann.
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US Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the 25th Infantry Division out of Ft. Lewis, opened fire on a car when it failed to stop and came toward soldiers despite warning shots during a dusk patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq.
The car, which held a frightened Iraqi family, was riddled with bullets and the mother and father were killed. Their five children survived in the backseat, one with a non-life threatening flesh wound.
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One of the great Greek lyrists and few known female poets of the ancient world, Sappho.
Sappho was called a lyrist because she wrote her poems to be performed with the accompaniment of a lyre, she even composed her own music and refined the prevailing lyric meter to a point that it is now known as sapphic meter. She innovated lyric poetry both in technique and style, becoming part of a new wave of Greek lyrists who moved from writing poetry from the point of view of gods and muses to the personal vantage point of the individual. She was one of the first poets to write from the first person, describing love and loss as it affected her personally.
Her style was sensual and melodic; primarily songs of love, yearning, and reflection. Most commonly the target of her affections was female, often one of the many women sent to her for education in the arts.
In the 1920s, 30s and 40s, bisexual and lesbian women would give violets to the woman they were wooing, symbolizing their "Sapphic" desire. People believe that it was because Sappho described herself and a lover in a poem, wearing garlands of violets.
In the last century, Sappho has become so synonymous with woman-love that two of the most popular words to describe female homosexuality, lesbian and Sapphic, have derived from her, the word lesbian developing from the Isle of Lesbos which Sappho lived on.
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Only a few poems of the Greek poetess Sappho's work have survived but thanks to a leading scholar's investigation two new works have just been recovered—and gives experts hope to find more.
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České velvyslanectví v Lublani a HBO Adria si Vás dovoluji pozvat na předpremiéru mini-série "Hořící keř" Agniezsky Holland, která se uskuteční dne 15.2. 2013 v 19.00 v Lublani v kině Kolosej. Více viz pozvánka a oficiální text distributora v anlfičtině
We are honored to invite you to pre-premiere of the 1st episode of "Burning Bush", three-part mini-series from original HBO production, directed by Agnieszka Holland, multiple award winning director whose movie "In Darkness" has been nominated for Oscar in 2012., in foreign movie category.
Burning Bush returns to a pivotal time in modern Czech history, previously ignored in Czech cinema until now. It begins with a reconstruction of the shocking act of a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, who in protest of the Soviet occupation, set himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square on the 16th of January 1969, and died four days later. Through the story of the brave defense attorney Dagmar Burešová, who defended Palach's legacy in a doomed lawsuit, the film examines the transformations taking place in Czechoslovak society after the invasion of the armies of the Warsaw Pact in August of 1968. It depicts the beginnings of Czech and Slovak resistance against the occupation, which reached its apex with the mass protests during Palach's funeral. It also shows the nation's gradual resignation under the pressure of fear and harsher persecution.
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Easter egg hunts and variations, races and easter egg rolls, and more fun stuff to do at easter
Easter Egg Hunts:
Fair-for-All Easter Egg Hunt
Make sure your easter egg hunt doesn't result in one or two kids finding most of the eggs (to the utter devastation of the little ones).
To overcome this problem, have different colored eggs for each child. Write a number on each egg to let them know how many of that colored egg are hidden for them to find. Each child must return to homebase (you) after they find each egg. This will help you keep count of the eggs that the little ones collect.
Before the start of the race, place a different colored egg in each basket and tell the kids that this is the only color they're supposed to hunt for. .The first child to find all THEIR eggs wins a special prize. The prizes can be anything from chocolate easter eggs or bunnies, to easter baskets, or even money.
Easter Egg Hunt for Small Kids
Hide the easter eggs and let the kids find as many as they can; it doesn't matter who finds the most because they are receive the same prize (Easter baskets filled with goodies: easter eggs, chocolate bunnies, jelly beans, M&M's, small boxes of Smarties, or whatever you can think of) .
In-the-Dark Egg Hunt
Have each kid bring their own flashlight from home and hunt for the easter eggs in the dark, inside or outside.
Find your Name Easter Egg Hunt
Write the name of each child on one of the easter eggs you hide, the one that finds their own name wins a prize.
Easter Egg Match-Up
Get a bunch of different colored plastic eggs. Separate the eggs and hide each half in a different places. The kids must match up the eggs to win prizes.
Easter Egg Races:
Duck Walk Race
Have the kids line up at the Start Line, squat down and grasp their ankles with each hand from behind. On GO, they waddle to a designated Finish Line. They can't let go of their ankles or the are disqualified. The first child over the Finish Line wins a prize.
Easter Egg Roll Game
Depending on the age of the children, mark off different distances to race and the steepness of the hill. Using a decorated easter egg have the kids roll the eggs either across the floor or down a hill. They can use a stock or get down on their hands and knees and roll the eggs using their noses. The first one to cross the finish line is the winner.
Easter Egg Spoon Race
Prepare a race track with clearly defined start and finish lines. Provide each player with an easter egg on a spoon and have someone start and time the race. The person crossing the finish line first wins.
Nosey Egg Roll
The kids roll the eggs using only their noses. The first one over the finish line wins a prize.
Easter Bunny Tag
Played in the same fashion as tag except that everyone must hop (if you do anything but hop then you're automatically it..
Easter Egg Bowling
Colour some boiled eggs and leave one white. Roll the white one into the centre of a room and take turns to see who can roll their egg closest to the white egg.
Easter Guess the Number Game
Take a jar and fill it with Easter eggs, jelly beans, etc. Count the different candies as you put them in the jar
Leave a piece of paper and a pencil next to the jar and have all the children guess how many candies are in the jar. Be sure they write their name on the paper beside their guess.
The child who is the closest without going over wins the jar (and maybe a chocolate easter bunny).
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For many of us, it takes an accident to get us on the road to self-discovery. A motorcycle crash that took his spleen, and one kidney, put Gerry Tatrai on the road to rehabilitation. A badly broken foot that eliminated many regular sporting activities ensured that bicycling as a part of his recovery progressed beyond health and fitness, towards a means of self-discovery in competition. Highlights* include crossing Australia in under six days, riding 811 km in 24 hours around an Indy Car circuit in the US, and winning the race across America twice. (* all non-drafting time-trials) "Race Across America" is a non-stop event, riders travelling 4800 km from the Pacific Ocean, melting in 43° centigrade desert heat, climbing over 11,000 ft mountains, and suffering torturous humidity on the final push to the Atlantic Shore. His fastest crossing is eight days, six hours & ten minutes (averaging 567 km/day). Tatrai competed in 8 RAAMs, five of which were sub-9 day trans-continentals.
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- 24th August – "Touring" Paris-Brest-Paris 8 days later to finish 1230 km, in 62 hours.
Further to the injuries that put him on a bicycle initally, a December1992 automobile crash provided; a broken ankle, three broken ribs, a punctured lung, a snapped femur (repaired with a 46cm steel pin) and a shattered pelvis causing many biomechanical problems. Getting off his crutches in March he won the 1993 Race across America, early August with a margin of 17 hours (a 450km lead). Then labelled "Wonder from Down Under" in the US!
Gerry also rode Tandem across Britain in the Lands End to John O'Groat's record attempt and the Paris Brest Paris, three times. It is reasonable to question whether any of these results would have been achieved without a near death incident, the catalyst it provided, and the ability to turn a negative into a positive. Gerry attended James Ruse Agricultural High in Sydney, organized Audax Australia qualifiers for the Paris Brest Paris, and fund raising rides for the Australian Kidney Foundation. Gerry's community projects include EYECYCLE (an non-profit group who provide recreation opportunities for the visually impaired). In 1994 as a volunteer tour guide and mechanic he rode "captain" with a blind "stoker" on their Trans America Tandem Ride - 30 days from Santa Monica to Washington DC. This event coincided with National Physical Fitness / Sports Month, and meetings along the way with State Governors targeted improved VIP (visually impaired persons) recreational facilities. For Retina Australia he co-founded the Sunrice Cycle for Sight Tandem Challenge in 1999. The ride paired the sighted and the visually impaired for a tough 920 km route through the Snowy Mountains in eight days, raising funds for Retina Australia, who direct money into retinal dystrophy research, Australia's leading cause of youth blindness. One of the stokers on these events continued on to win Paralympic Gold Medals for Australia in Athens.


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There are great benefits from applying the envelope approach to monthly budgeting. What you may not expect is that the benefits are not only financial, but also emotional and relational.
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Cephalothorax, a character's body is primarily an eyeball. Common variants include a character made of several smaller eyes around one giant center eye or a single eyeball above a wide mouth. A third common variation is a single disembodied eye with a pair of demonic wings. These creatures will generally move by simply floating in the air like a bubble if wingless. If they have limbs, they tend towards tentacles or wings rather than arms and legs. May attack using special eye-related attacks such as petrifying gaze or Eye Beams. Because of the symbolism between disembodied eyes and evil creatures like this are more often evil than not. It is also a good way to make them appear truly alien. The name comes from the latin: "Oculus" meaning eye and "Thorax" well, for the thorax. See also (and please do not confuse with) Cyclops and Faceless Eye.
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Six Puns Day Eight Hundred Thirteen: Kennels
Sure, pet peeves can be rough, like boarding a train and forgetting to bring bread. This can breed contempt (but only if it's a dinner train). Six Puns: Trees have plant of bark, don't they?
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Six Puns Day Seven Hundred Forty Nine: Piers
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Special Uses for Bar Keeper's Friend
We use Bar Keeper's Friend on the stainless steel surfaces in our home for cleaning and rubbing out scratches. When we last used it, we noticed on the can's label that it's also recommended for tile grout, toilets and baths, chrome, fiberglass, plastic, and rust removal.
A quick visit to the Bar Keeper's Friend website reveals a page of Special Uses on top of these. They run the gamut but a few of the highlights are:
- Porcelain Painters International Online recommends using Bar Keepers Friend for burnishing fired Roman Gold on porcelain pieces. It polishes the fired gold to a beautiful sheen without scratching.
- Removing brown spots on Corelle dishes, which can be caused by iron deposits in your water supply or even by exposed metal parts in your dishwasher.
- Cleaning smooth glass top ceramic cooktops.
- Cleaning windows: Bar Keeper's Friend contains a mild abrasive but will not scratch glass.
Do you use Bar Keeper's Friend in your housekeeping routine? If so, do you have any uses to add to the list?
We love it because on top of working really well, it's non-toxic, too. For more on Bar Keeper's Friend from Apartment Therapy, see it scrutinized In the Test Lab.
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i've used bar keeper's friend for years, but i only purchase it if i can't find bon ami. i prefer bon ami because i think it works better. it is also non-toxic and non-abrasive. they are both great for cleaning your porcelain sink and all-clad cookware (underside only). also, got to love these products for being under $1.
Love the stuff. Great for getting rid of scratches and other marks in your porcelain/ceramic/stoneware.
I used Bar Keeper's Friend to remove stains from the bathroom floor. We have vintage black/white basketweave mosaic tiles. It completely restored the tiles. I'm so happy with it.
I love my Bar Keeper's Friend for just about anything; the liquid version is awesome.
Bar Keeper's Friend has a liquid version? And it works on tile grout?
It took some rust stains off the drain holes of my very old sink that I had thought were there forever.
Here is the full range of Bar Keepers Friend products; you can order directly from the website (I did). The standard liquid version is there, and it would be great on grout (much less elbow grease). Plus, it makes stainless shine like nothing else (sorry, that includes Bon Ami too).
I love Bar Keepers Friend, I use it for basically everything. It works great on copper-bottom pots. Didn't know you could wash your windows with it though, that's great info.
Bar Keeper's Friend is my favorite household cleaner, and not just because of it's beautiful label!
hate to be a naysayer, but i tried using barkeepers friend on the old, yellowed grout in my shower - to no avail. still yellowed and gross looking!
I like BKF, but it didn't do much to the super dirty grout between the tiles of my 1950 bathroom. What did do wonders there was a magic eraser. Even straight bleach didn't work as well as the magic eraser. This was on the floor tiles though -- I think grout in the shower is often harder to get clean.
I second the magic eraser suggestion for grout! It was the only thing that got my formerly white grout in my kitchen even somewhat clean (seriously who puts white grout in a kitchen with a back door!). I went through about three of them, but the results were pretty good.
It's the only thing that works to clean our vintage porcelain sink. It's my best friend.
Last weekend, my BF took off our aluminum 70's-era sliding shower doors and scrubbed them with Bar Keepers Friend. After he got all the calcification off, he finished them with Brasso, which made the doors gleam. I can't believe how new the shower looks! The dingy metal that I thought was ruined looks brand new. Amazing stuff.
I have yucky grout in my shower and I know I need to also re-caulk too and knowing that both BKF and Bon Ami are both cheap and non toxic is a god send as I'm on a rather limited budget these days.
However I will need something that will work on mold and mildew in the bathroom that is also cheap and pref non toxic. It's an interior room w/ no windows but has an exhaust fan that I use and I also leave the door cracked and needless to say, mold keeps reappearing. I have used bleach and shower scrubbing bubbles and a good scrub brush but that only solves the yucky tiles to a degree and plus, it's a bad tile job as the tiles do NOT line up, often too close and the grout is I think insufficient in places.
I do spray the walls w/ bleach but that does not totally get rid of the mold sometimes.
Ciddyguy, sounds like the mold is coming from behind the tiles. You may want to get that checked out.
Ciddyguy, we had the same problem in our rental bathroom. However, my mother told me to try spraying the walls with vinegar after showering, and it has really helped. We did a big scrub a few months ago with bleach and a toothbrush, and haven't had to scrub the walls since! Nothing more than the usual weekly cleaning anyways. Also, try putting a small fan in there to help out. We used to put our big fan in the doorway to help during the summer months.
Trish, you can wash your shower curtain liner in the washer. Throw it in with a few towels or rugs, wash on cool, hang it back up to dry. Clean, and no scrubbing!


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Shapland Swim Schools teach semi private swimming lessons to children of all ages, including babies from 6 months. We teach our unique Swim in Five program in small classes with a maximum of three children. Swimming lessons are conducted in specialised teaching pools, which have been developed over the past 70 years. This successful formula, combined with experienced, caring and Industry qualified swimming instructors, and a friendly, warm environment ensures your child can learn to swim with ease and confidence.
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Can the New Album from Them Crooked Vultures SAVE ROCK N' ROLL?!
- Written by Jude Terror on Thursday, November 19 2009 and posted in Blog
But enough of that, as we've been through it all before. Let's talk about something that I actually like: the new album from Them Crooked Vultures!
This band, of course, follows the revived tradition of the "supergroup," taking musicians who have seen great success in other bands and putting them together in one mega-star-packed band. Can Them Crooked Vultures live up to the likes of Asia? Let's see...
Them Crooked Vultures features Josh Homme (of Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age) on guitars and vocals, Dave Grohl (of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters) on drums, and of course, John Paul Fucking Jones (of Led Fucking Zeppelin) on bass and keyboards. Even if you take into account how lame the Foo Fighters are and how Nirvana completely ruined music, you have to admit that this is an impressive lineup. But as history has taught us, just because the ingredients are there doesn't mean you know how to cook a delicious meal.
Of course I had heard a few songs, New Fang and Mind Eraser, No Chaser before the album came out, so I had a little idea of what to expect. The biggest question that needed answering, in my opinion, was: Could this have just been another Queens of the Stone Age album? It's not that I have a problem with this, as I enjoy Queens of the Stone Age as one of the few modern bands that isn't bloated with suckitude and pussification. However, with the hype and excitement of a band that brings three generations of rock legends together, I needed something more from this. It delivers.
Throughout the album, I can certainly hear the QOTSA in there, as well as the Foo Fighters. But I am also surprised by the influence of bands like Cream, The Doors, Zeppelin, and even Marilyn Manson. The album switches easily from heavy to melodic, the beats are awesome, and the guitars are bombastic. Even more exciting though is the production and accompaniments I assume are provided by Jones. After all, this is what he did best in Zeppelin, and this is allegedly behind much of Zeppelins post-blues rip-off success. The keyboard additions and effects added to this album are interesting and fun, and keep the album sounding both classic and fresh at once.
But what about Josh Homme's vocals? They work in Queens of the Stone Age, but does he have what it takes to front a band of this magnitude? I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the answer. Homme brings his usual tricks to the table, but he also manages to channel Marilyn Manson, Jim Morrison, Scott Weiland (ugh), and at times even that guy from the B52s whose name I'm not going to bother googling. Overall, it shows a previously unknown vocal range, and puts the finishing touch on this album that makes it stand out from his previous work.
So let's run through the tracks, shall we?
1. No One Loves Me & Niether Do I
The album starts out by channeling the Zeppelin. Driving riffs and balls-out vocals immediately tell me that this is not another QOTSA album, and that makes me very happy. In a rare twist, the live version of this included as a bonus track is even better than the studio version. An excellent start.
2. Mind Eraser, No Chaser
This song was released before the album, and struck me as obviously featuring Dave Grohl, as it is probably the most Foo Fightersesque song on the album, but also having an 80s post-punk edge to the vocals. If the whole album had sounded like this, I would have been disappointed, but as a single track here and there, it works.
3. Dead End Friends
The album kicks back into heavy with this track, which is reminiscent of QOTSA. Still, the production values on this album make Homme's guitars and vocals shine more than on even great albums like Songs for the Deaf. It fits naturally here, and I enjoy it.
4. Elephants
This song starts out with Zeppelinesque riffing but kicks off almost immediately into Foo Fighters pseudo-punk. Ok. But after a minute or so, it slows down and Homme channels the Marilyn Manson while the band drives forward with a pounding beat. Great stuff, and the first track on the album to make me believe this could be something special.
5. Scumbag Blues
First of all, I love the song title. The song starts out with more driving riffs, a constant on this album, but I'm surprised once again by falsetto vocals reminiscent of Cream, another famous supergroup, interspersed with Jim Morrison style crooning. When the song kicks into a long, arrogant guitar solo over sixties-style organs, I fall in love with this band.
6. Bandoliers
This song brings a little bit of mellow to the album, a necessary part of an album like this, with cleaner guitars and haunting melodies. Homme continues to channel Morrison, even moreso than on the previous song. It's another good song. Nothing bad so far. Impressive.
7. Reptiles
The driving beats return for this track, which features some off-kilter, almost funky guitar riffs and vocals. I'm reminded of Zeppelin's "The Bridge" here.
8. Interludes With Ludes
I could have done without this one. Reeks of wannabe weirdness. That's all.
9. Warsaw or the First Breath You Take After You Give Up
From this point on, the album gets darker and heavier. This is a long song, at over seven minutes, but it doesn't drag. It switches from dark verses with choppy riffs and vocals to a glowing, Beatles-esque chorus. The musical flexing on this album continues to amaze me, and the whole thing is done without sounding derivative or cheesy. I love it. I have to wonder if Homme was never produced properly before, because his vocal talents on songs like this really shine. A long blues solo rocks the middle of this song, and speeds up slowly into some absolute trippiness to end it. Grohls drumming is fantastic on this song.
10. Caligulove
Yeah, Marilyn Manson wrote this song. I refuse to believe otherwise. "I don't need a reason, baby, put your arms around me, hold me real close, clap me in irons, COME ON CALIGULOVE ME!" Catchy and dark, and Homme sings it like Manson as well. The production reminds me of Jefferson Airplane. Seriously, this album is all over the place while retaining a consistent, definitive style of it's own. This is the mark of greatness.
11. Gunman
Possibly the heaviest song on the album, this song channels Manson even more than the last one, with an industrial beat. What the fuck, where did these eighties goth vocals come from? Josh Homme blows my mind on this album. Seriously. And many people thought he would be the weak link.
12. Spinning in Daffodils
Again I'm reminded of the Beatles, despite the heaviness of this song. Annoyingly, the hook reminds me of the James Brown's Living in America, which keeps taking me out of the song and ruining my enjoyment, as I'm waiting to hear "Oooooooowwwww Superhighways! Coast to Coast!" If not for this, it would be good.
What the fuck can I say? I fucking love this. Best album of the decade. I'm calling it now. If you haven't picked this up, get immediately. You're a fucking moron if you don't love this. Will it SAVE ROCK N' ROLL? Of course not, rock is too far gone. If anything, it will tank for being so good. But you are doing yourself a disservice if you don't go get it. And buy it, thief! Support this shit.
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DOT Construction Update for Seward Highway
The DOT is continuing their summer construction along the Seward Highway.
From milepost 67 to 115,be alert to lane restrictions between 7am and 7pm daily, as well as a reduced speed limit at milepost 68 and flagging operations from north of Lyon Creek Bridge to Potter Valley Road.
In the Seward Highway Bridge Replacement program, expect 24-hour lane restrictions and gravel surfaces through the end of July.
DOT will also be conducting flagging operations from north of Trail River Bridge to Falls Creek, between 7:00am and 7:00pm.
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