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Even though the season ended differently from how they envisioned it, the Creston/Orient-Macksburg Panthers had plenty to celebrate at its postseason awards banquet Sunday evening in the Creston High School commons.
The Panthers finished the season at 7-3 with a 47-20 loss to eventual Class 3A championship game participant Sioux City Bishop Heelan in the opening round of the playoffs.
The season also marked the first time the Panthers ever defeated Harlan in back-to-back seasons.
Creston/Orient-Macksburg encountered a number of injuries over the course of the season, but at no point did the Panthers ever use those injuries as excuses, head coach Brian Morrison said.
"There's no excuses that can be made about the way things ended up," Morrison said. "On our team, I didn't hear them. I heard from people 'it's been a great season up until now.' That's not the case with these guys. These guys play for four quarters no matter who is in, because they practice together."
That attitude can be traced back to the great leadership provided by this year's senior class, Morrison said.
"This class defines being a class. They don't care about individual awards at all," Morrison said. "I got that sense three years ago, and they maintained that throughout their three years in the football program. First and foremost, what we need to do juniors, we have to step up and match their leadership, right? These guys lead by example and they don't belittle you. They help you out."
This year's senior class included Briar Evans, Theo Hartman, Keaton Hulett, Bryce McIlravy, Luke Neitzel, Keenan Reese, Nathan Robinson, Kainen Somers, Cole Tanner, Colby Taylor, Caleb Thompson and Kenny Wynn, along with manager Tyler Mood and videographer Garrett Abell.
"This senior class, I've been with them for three years as a head coach," Morrison said. "They really set the example of what I want from our football team and our football program. They respect the youth in the community. You don't see them in the newspaper. They are good kids in the classroom and outside of the classroom. This entire senior class — outstanding effort, outstanding senior year. Congratulations."
Morrison said he was very excited at the number of Panther players named to Class 3A District 1's academic all-district team.
Representing Creston/O-M on that team were Hartman, McIlravy, Neitzel, Somers, Tanner, Taylor and Thompson.
Creston/O-M also placed five players on the district's first team, four on the second team and had two players earn honorable mention.
"District 1, I think, is a pretty good district, and to be named to any of these teams is an outstanding individual achievement," Morrison said. "But first and foremost, these players would not be recognized without their teammates. The opposing coaches this year had a lot of respect for our football players."
Morrison said the ultimate team award for the Panther players, however, is to be voted as a team captain at the conclusion of the season.
"We always do the kids' vote for the three captains at the beginning of the school year, and then I pick the fourth," Morrison said. "At the end of the season, we have to verify. Did these guys lead? So, I have the kids vote for the captains at the end of the year. So this right here is, I think, the ultimate team award. It shows what good teams do when you're led by good people."
Five players were awarded team captaincy in the postseason vote — Neitzel, McIlravy, Evans, Trevor Frain and Hulett.
Morrison also spent time thanking everyone involved in the Panther season — parents, coaches, families, managers and videographers, media outlets, cheerleaders, the CHS athletic department, Walmart, Hy-Vee and Southwestern Community College.
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Seniors — Briar Evans***, Theo Hartman**, Keaton Hulett***, Bryce McIlravy***, Luke Neitzel****, Keenan Reese**, Nathan Robinson**, Kainen Somers**, Cole Tanner***, Colby Taylor*, Caleb Thompson***, Kenny Wynn*.
Juniors — Adam Baker**, Trey Benson*, Cole Crawford**, Levi Eblen**, Trevor Frain***, John Gravlin**, Nathan Haley**, Gavin Leith**, Trevor Luther*, Brandon Phipps**, Jesse Rathe**, Maxx Walters**.
Sophomores — Bryce Briley*, Christian Groumoutis*, Jake Gutschenritter*, McClain Haines*, Sam Hartsock*, Cody Lamaak*, Jake Miller*, Alex Nielsen*, Conner Pals*, Tayler Pettit*, Cory Rathe*, Alex Tamerius*, Jordan Thompson**, Tyson Tucker*.
Managers — Tyler Mood**, Tanner Webb**, Garrett Abell***.
Participation awards — Dillon Bailey, Alex Chapman, Trevor Davis, Chad Lamb, Albert Weis.
Freshmen — Ryan Brown, Brady Clayton, Brock Clayton, Aaron Comstock, Austin Eblen, Kyle Fenton, Jaedon Foreman, Chris Foster, Zach Hoffman, Joey Huntington, Jesse Johnson, Brandon Jones, Aaron Kralik, Brandon Lee, Cameron Leith, Kole Lovely, Seth Maitlen, Trey Mills, Curtis Palmer, Nick Perry, Josh Reed, James Riddle, Zach Smith, Wyatt Thompson, Kyle Wynn.
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Academic — Theo Hartman, Bryce McIlravy, Luke Neitzel, Kainen Somers, Cole Tanner, Colby Taylor, Caleb Thompson.
First team — Cole Tanner, offensive line; Bryce McIlravy, running back; Luke Neitzel, quarterback; Keaton Hulett, defensive line, unanimous; Trevor Frain, linebacker, unanimous.
Second team — Theo Hartman, offensive line; Nathan Robinson, defensive line; Alex Nielsen, punter; Kainen Somers, defensive back.
Honorable mention — Briar Evans, tight end; Brandon Phipps, linebacker.
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Offensive MVP — Luke Neitzel.
Special Teams MVP — Bryce Briley.
Scout Team MVP — Keenan Reese.
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For 95 years, St. Michael's School has been a gathering place for the lower St. Mary's County community. More than 100 years ago, in the April 27, 1911, issue of the St. Mary's Beacon, the following news item appeared:
A successful rally was held at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Ridge, St. Mary's County, Maryland on Easter Sunday after Mass … to raise money to build a school and hall on the church premises. At that time, a committee of parishioners formed under the direction of the pastor, Father Abraham J. Emerick, S.J., and a large, two-storied wooden building was successfully planned and constructed.
The 95th anniversary celebration for St. Michael's School started Sept. 25 with Mass and benediction beginning 40 hours of devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. After its pilgrimage from St. Peter Claver Catholic Church to St. Michael's Catholic Church, the school community celebrated Mass, benediction and the conclusion of the 40 hours of adoration.
On Sunday, Sept. 29, 250 alumni and friends filled St. Michael's Church for 10:30 a.m. Mass. The Rev. Lee Fangmeyer concelebrated Mass with former pastor, Monsignor Maurice O'Connell. Deacon James Dominic and Deacon Bert L'Homme, Archdiocese of Washington superintendent of Catholic schools, assisted.
In his homily, L'Homme summarized world events and conditions during the period when the school was being planned and built — the Russian Revolution and World War I were taking place; women did not have the right to vote; and Benedict XV was the pope.
St. Michael's Elementary School opened on the first floor of the two-story building in September 1918. The school had four classrooms with two grades taught by one teacher in each room. The building was heated by a wood-burning stove in each room, and drinking water was carried by buckets from a well in the schoolyard. In 1922, the Sisters of St. Joseph arrived from Hartford, Conn. The following year, the school expanded to include high school classes taught in St. Joseph's Convent. Children from many neighboring districts attended St. Michael's School, with some students boarding at the convent. The Sisters of St. Joseph continued to be present at St. Michael's School until 1999, when Sister Mary Rita Cullison retired from her role as principal. The high school closed in 1967, but the elementary school was seeing its largest enrollments during that time, with the largest eighth-grade graduating class of 46 students in 1970. Current enrollment hovers around 160 students, which allows for small class sizes.
L'Homme finished his homily by commending Fangmeyer, Principal Lila Hofmeister and the teaching staff for being role models and for their commitment to the school's students. He said that they have embraced the words of the plaque hanging over the entrance to the school, which states: "To all who enter here, be it known that Christ is the reason and center of this school. He is the unseen and ever-present teacher in its classes. He is the model of its faculty and the inspiration of its students."
The celebration continued as St. Mary's County Commission President Jack Russell (D), a 1961 St. Michael's high school graduate, took the helm as master of ceremonies for the presentation program. He asked the alumni to stand and remain standing while he counted back decades. Audrey Raley Norton and Sister Mary Rita Cullison were recognized for their 12 years of attendance and graduation from SMS high school in 1937. Sen. Roy Dyson (D-St. Mary's, Calvert, Charles) presented a proclamation of congratulations to the school, and other proclamations were read from Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and Del. John Bohanan (D-St. Mary's). Debra Vallandingham Raley, 1968 grade school graduate, presented a $25,000 check to Fangmeyer from the Archangel Scholarship Foundation, which formed as a nonprofit corporation in 2009 to solicit donations, seek grants and oversee programs, such as the Cash Bash, to supplement tuition revenue.
In December 2008, the Archdiocese of Washington informed St. Michael's School administrators that due to restricting subsidies from the Archdiocese, the school was on a closure list for the next year. With prayer, sacrifice and an outpouring of support from the community, the school raised the funds to remain open. Every year since, financial challenges have been met with continued prayer, extraordinary fundraising events and generous donors.
Following the church program, the party continued with a potluck luncheon in the school gymnasium/social hall, which was built in 1950, when the Rev. Merle V. Baldwin oversaw the replacement of the 1918 wooden structure with a cinderblock and brick school. For 65 years, the hall has accommodated festivals, receptions, roller skating sessions, dances, basketball games and school programs.
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but yes, thats how it all began. Its 1958 at Camp Crystal Lake. A couple of the counselors sneak off and make a little love upstairs in the cabin, only to be assaulted by none other than the first person camera perspective. Slow motion screaming and then a faux 3D title comes literally crashing through the screen.
Friday the 13th
. After that prologue, we jump to Friday June 13 The Present where goshgolly Annie (
Robbi Morgan
) treks underneath a massive camping backpack through a small city on the east coast. She comes upon a diner. Excuse me how far is Camp Crystal Lake from here? Shes met with silent stares and cryptic comments from the townsfolk. Theres a deep and dark history there that extends far beyond that opening kill.
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We all know it now, but yes, there was a little boy who drowned there a few years preceding the 1958 double murder. Jason was his name, I think. After his death, strange things started happening at camp. There were fires. The water went bad. And then, there were murders. The camp got shut down, but thanks to blind ambition by Steve Christy (
Peter Brouwer
), its being ready for reopening. Annie is to be the cook, and manages to thumb her way to just outside the campgrounds. Shes picked up by one more driver, but instead of taking her to camp, the driver leads her to slaughter deep within the woods. Thus begins the vaunted 24 hour nightmare of terror.
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The rest of the prospective counselors shrug off Annies absence theyre there for a good time. Alice (
Adrienne King
) has some history with Steve, and hints at rekindling that old flame. Jack (
Kevin Bacon
, yeah, that one) and Marcie (
Jeannine Taylor
) have a lot of sex. Ned (
Mark Nelson
) pranks the crowd with archery hijinks and faking his drowning. Brenda (
Laurie Bartram
) and Bill (
Harry Crosby
, son of Bing) plans some Strip Monopoly after nightfall. Unbeknownst to them, though, theres a killer on the loose, and its about to get nasty. Spears through the neck, beheadings and cinemas best bitch fight await on horrors unluckiest day.
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Although writer Victor Miller makes no qualms about calling
Friday the 13th
clone, it is much more than that. It certainly wasnt the first film to cash in on Carpenters success story (although one could argue it was the first with big studio backing), with movies like
Driller Killer
Silent Scream
paving the way. So why was it the first to really resonate? Miller was able to strip the genre, which through Carpenters film was one rooted the classical Old Hollywood tidings of suspense, composition and performance, and turn it into, as director Sean S. Cunningham perfectly states on the DVD, blue collar horror. There was no pretention hell, there hardly was any form. The camera was shaky, the lighting was naturalistic, the performances amateur and the story as pared down as one could be. Even the whodunit was catering, since there are no hints about the identity of the killer, and once its all revealed, the killer just fills in all the blanks anyway.
Friday the 13th
was raw, unpresuming and totally earnest. It promised a good time, and in 1980, thats all young America needed.
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Tom Savinis effects work is justly praised, with standouts like Kevin Bacons spear to the throat, Marcies axe to the face or Jasons lakeside how do you do finale destined to stay on death demo reels for decades to come. Thats not what makes the film so effective, though. Harry Manfredinis
on Speed score, with all its iconic violin shrills and ch ch ch-ing isnt the reason, either. Nor is the lush green, isolated and idyllic camp setting with all its imbued nostalgia. You cant even peg this one on Kevin Bacons penis like you could
Hollow Man
Wild Things
, although it still sneaks its way into the film via cinemas tightest Speedo. No, what makes the film so effective is the way Victor Millers script keeps the bodycount thumping without ever pausing for plotting or pretension. Its the same sort of direct cinema as
The Last House on the Left
, only minus the literary pretension of Cravens Bergman allegory. Its a bunch of average kids getting killed in the woods, and the kills come like clockwork.
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Whether youre white collar, blue collar or not even fit for a collar at all, there is something refreshingly communal about the accessibility of
Friday the 13th
. The script wears its hand on its sleeve, and Cunningham shoots it just as its shown, and the way it so earnestly puts these totally unassuming twentysomethings into the boiler is so strangely inviting. The movie doesnt wear its simplicity like some kind of better than thou badge like
The Strangers
. It just is. There are few movies as comfortable in their own plain skin as
Friday the 13th
, and its that straightforwardness that makes the film so continually inviting. Anyone can watch it, anyone can appreciate it, and its that warm, even wholesome, simplicity that continues to separate it from by all other means better slashers (like the sequel, for instance). There may be a ton of Jason films proper, or even more
clones, but theres nothing else out there that appeals to such simple cinematic delights as the first
Friday the 13th
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Maybe calling it much more than just a usual
clone isnt really fitting. Perhaps a better designation would be to call it, in fact, much less. Its a night out in the woods, and before that formula needed a hook (be it Manhattan or 3-D), that was the simplicity the genre needed. From the frenzy of finding a snake in the bunkhouse and the ohmygosh scare of a swimming resuscitation prank to a crazy old coot riding his bicycle through the woods and a group effort to remove a stump from the ground,
Friday the 13th
is the kind of effortless, direct cinema that before this only felt natural in documentaries. Of all the things that can be spoken about this horror watershed, I think Ill settle on its quiet, quaint truth. A tale of a mamma who loved too much!
Image Quality
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Friday the 13th
has had no less than four different releases in R1, and this release is in many ways the best the film has ever looked unfortunately, its also the worst. First, the good. Compared to all the previous releases, theres no question the Blu-ray looks a whole heck of a lot better. Contrast is vastly improved, bringing detail to areas of the screen that were previously bathed in black. Consider the scene with Bill outside the cabin its only in the new Blu-ray (and to a lesser extent the DVD) that the window can actually be seen. Before, it was black. This extends into plenty of other scenes, most interestingly the scene where Mr. Christie gets knifed, since now you can make out the identity of the killer if you freeze frame it fast enough. The Blu-ray, naturally, has an even wider contrast latitude than the new DVD, and the added detail it brings out really allows the film to be seen anew.
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The new transfer is also noticeably sharper than the previous DVD releases, bringing forth a crispness that just wasnt there before. You see new things, like the hair on Tom Savinis assistants, err, Mrs. Voorhees hands when she loses her head. You see cellulite on Marcies legs. The scene at the end where Mrs. Voorhees pauses for her Kill her! soliloquy is so sharp it almost jumps off the screen. There are plenty of those wow moments throughout the film, where it feels as if its being viewed through a window. Of course, there are plenty of other times when that window is a very grainy, color-faded, flickering window.
Friday the 13th
certainly isnt benchmark. For every scene of vivid clarity and color during the daytime exteriors, there are all those dark, grainy blue-tinted night scenes where the blacks dont hold and the exposure is anything but perfect. Check out Annie's scenes before the diner for some rough film flicker, or the edges of the later night scenes for some color tinting. Again, though, even those scenes come out for the better on this new transfer.
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The color timing this last go round, too, is much better. Flesh tones are much more flattering this time around just look at that Crazy Ralph snap. This looks to have been corrected scene by scene, too, since the Ralph scene takes out the red, while the overly-orange scene of Alice at the end adds some to make it look much more natural. The outside exteriors look much more lush with this new color filtering, as well. The way this whole transfer adds detail, sharpens edges and enhances color, it really makes the film look much more beautiful than its shoddy reputation would suggest. And these images hold up on the big screen.
It may look much better on bigger televisions, but the problem is that there is just way less there. The new Blu-ray and DVD are inexplicably zoomed in a robust 11% compared to the original 2004 DVD (10% compared to the 1999 DVD). This more often than not compromises the simple beauty of a lot of the shots, where previously comfortable group shots suddenly have hands chopped on the bottoms and shoulders on the sides. As the included screenshot shows, its a pretty significant crop, and something that Paramount really needs to answer for. Even all the uncut footage has been previously shown without crop, so one would think someone must have misframed, or mishandled this print somewhere down the telecine line. That doesn't look like the case. The cropping seems to change position from shot to shot, so there was clearly a conscious effort here to artistically manipulate the image. The DOP is nowhere to be found on the extras to this disc, so I highly doubt he gave approval - and I can't imagine Cunningham facilitating such a change. Someone went in and changed this, and someone has some 'splainin' to do.
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When Code Red mucked up the theatrical cut of
Sweet Sixteen
, they at least threw on a proper transfer of the Directors Cut. When Severin delivered a low level audio mix of
The Psychic
they issued a full recall and audio upgrade. These are smaller companies when bigger companies do this, like Universal did when they zoomed in and misframed
Back to the Future Part II
, they issued an apology and a free refund to anyone who bought the previous discs. Paramount, your framing issues here are just as significant. What are you going to do about it?
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If the idea of a Blu-ray transfer seemed totally out of the cards for this modest little potboiler, then a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track (or Dolby Digital 5.1 on the new DVD) must really have seemed out of line. Yet Paramount has delivered with this sharp and effective remix. Harry Manfredinis score sounds beautifully rich and active its always skirting around the five channels, although there isnt a great deal of directionality. Still, its pretty cool hearing the ah ah ah sounds capping off in the rears. There are even a few stereo bits, like when all the drives to Crystal Lake go from left screen to right. The dialogue and effects still sound a bit flat, but hey, its a 28-year old mono-based cheapie. Hearing distinct cricket chirps in the satellite speakers should be bonus enough! Mono tracks are also included for prosperitys sake.
Supplemental Material
An amalgam of old and new, this new special edition culls from both the From Crystal Lake to Manhattan box set and the overseas Warner special edition from 2004, as well as serving up some new footage exclusive for this release. It should also be noted that the Blu-ray has two supplements not on the new DVD The Friday the 13th Chronicles and Secrets Galore Behind the Gore. Before we get into that though, lets first cover the real bonus: uncut. The back of the box states This unrated version contains 10 seconds of footage different from the original R-Rated version, so this means that we arent being shown anything entirely new or groundbreaking, but now, finally, all the kills can be presented intact.
In the uncut version, Annies throat slit at the start stays on those extra few seconds as she falls out of frame and it fades to white. Previously, this scene was shown in full on the original 1999 release, but on the version included in the From Crystal Lake to Manhattan box set it faded to white almost right after the slash. Mrs. Voorhees beheading is also included in its entirety. Previously, on the 1999 version the scene cut almost instantly after the head was severed, whereas this version (and the one included in the box set) shows her headless torso with those male looking hands grasping at air. The longest addition is the Kevin Bacon kill, which for the first time is presented uncut and with a completely different viewpoint previously only shown in cut footage on the 2004 box set. This shot comes right after the profile shot of the throat stabbing, looking up from above. While this includes more blood and a different vantage point, its far less convincing than the angle thats commonly shown, and in ways lessens the impact of the scene. Other than those additions, every other scene seems to be unaltered from previous releases.
Okay, now onto the extras. How does that wedding custom go something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue? Well, the old includes two previously mentioned Blu-ray exclusives. The Friday the 13th Chronicles is the first segment from the feature-length documentary included on the 2004 box set, running about 20-minutes and exclusively on the first film. With interviews with Sean S. Cunningham, Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, and our first Jason, Ari Lehman, its a loving recollection of the whirlwind that was the first
. Palmer talks about how she thought the script was a piece of shit but agreed to do it for need of a new car. Lehman talks about how his swimming skills were the only pre-req for the job. King talks about the original reception, and Cunningham just cant quite believe how its all become such a million dollar industry. If you havent seen if before, the piece at the very least treads water. The same can be said for the other Blu-ray exclusive carry over, Secrets Galore Behind the Gore. This one is 9-minutes, and is basically Tom Savini going through each kill and revealing the effects work behind it. Most of it is pretty common knowledge now, but the effects are all so good its nice to hear it again, and right from the source.
Something new? This Blu-ray (and the new DVD) has four fresh features fixed for this disc, which are all presented in HD. The first is Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th, and it delivers just what it promises anecdotes that previously havent been heard. Savini memorably talks about how he helped stage the final bitch fight, or how he almost shot Sean S. Cunningham with an arrow. Victor Miller explains the motivations behind the scripting process (basically, ape
) and talks about the original title of the film. Harry Manfredini finally talks about his notorious score, like how the final track was actually culled from a pop tune he had made years before. Ari Lehman talks about setting up for the famous finale, but the most surprising, and welcome, addition is Robbi Morgan to discuss her role as Annie and being
s first post-credits kill. Theres a ton of other nuggets from the speakers and for 14-minutes the
Friday the 13th
anecdote bank gets a bunch bigger. Great stuff.
The next new extra is Friday the 13th Reunion, which is 17-minutes from a 2008 panel discussion featuring Savini, Lehman, Miller, Palmer, Manfredini and King. This extra has the benefit of spontaneity, where audience members ask Adrienne King to belt out a scream (and boy, does she deliver) and Betsy Palmer to talk about her declined offer to work on
Freddy vs. Jason
(Im an actress for Gods sake!). Its all candid, mostly funny, and at times even serious, like when King addresses how a stalker stopped her from fully participating in the sequel. The only complaint is that it goes by so fast it would have been nice to include the entire event in its entirety rather than truncating it for all the meat and potatoes.
Rounding off the new extras are a few shorter bonuses. The first is The Man Behind the Legacy: Sean S. Cunningham. It would have been nice to hear him talk more about his career (from doing porn with Craven to making the awesome sex comedy
Spring Break
to crafting another hit with
to finally getting away from directing), but unfortunately this focuses almost entirely on
Friday the 13th
and how it paid for the beautiful home he tours us through. Its 9-minutes of him talking about his reasoning behind making the film purely for profit purposes, and while not boring, its more redundant given all the other features. Theres also the trailer presented anew in HD and Lost Tales from Camp Blood Part 1, which has the novel idea of making a brand new kill scene using the
Friday the 13th
trademarks. Although in execution it comes off a little amateur, its still cool to see a new death with the Manfredini music. My one big gripe you dont even see the killer, let alone the mask. Cmon! Still, a great idea and one of the freshest extras to come around in awhile.
The something borrowed bit includes the commentary track leased out from Warners Region 2 special edition. Its moderated by Crystal Lake Memories author, Peter Bracke, and in addition to the usual suspects (Cunningham, Palmer, King) theres also words from the editor and assistant editor, as well as writer Victor Miller. Its a big truncated and formal with introductions every time a new speaker is edited in, but they sure cover a lot of ground. Bracke does well in introducing several critical topics of interest to give the anecdotes more weight, like how the film is often embraced by the gay community for its coming out parallels and how it differentiates itself from most other slashers.
Blue? Well, the extras are solid and diverse, but theres still a bit to feel blue about. Theres really no talk on the cinematography and specifically on production. Barry Abrams has always been curiously silent on his work as director of photography and most glaringly Steve Miner still hasnt come out to talk about this film and the two he directed. More about how the shooting went would have been welcome, too, particularly how all those counselors got along on set. It would have been nice to have heard from more of the actors (come on, Kevin), although at least Annie finally came out of hiding. Forget all those Jason reunions, hes a guy behind a mask hows about a counselor reunion!? This release does well in really archiving discussion from a lot of participants, but at this point its still not quite definitive. I look forward to more years down the road, but for now, this will more than fill the void that had been left open far too long.
Final Thoughts
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Friday the 13th
is a slasher film like no other, so quaint, simple and downright accessible, yet packed to the brim with gruesome gore effects. The other films may have one-upped the gore, but none have captured that innocent campground nostalgia the way this first film has. This new release gives fans what theyve been asking for with a ton of extras from all over that provide hours of
mythology. The new 5.1 surround track really opens the film up, and the Blu-ray visuals are sharper, filled with greater detail and fuller colors. Theres only one problem with this release, but unfortunately its big. Eleven percent big. The film has been zoomed in significantly from previous releases, often compromising the compositions. Its a substantial shortcoming, and something that needs to be addressed by Paramount immediately. Until this issue is fixed, this new release is incomplete and cannot be recommended. Why does
Friday the 13th
get all the bad luck?
Movie - A
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Supplements - A-
Technical Info.
Running time - 1 hour and 35 minutes
1 Disc
Chapter Stops
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English mono
French mono
Spanish mono
English subtitles
French subtitles
Spanish subtitles
Audio commentary with cast and crew
Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th
The Man Behind the Legacy: Sean S. Cunnhingham
Friday the 13th Reunion
Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part 1
The Friday the 13th Chronicles [Blu-ray exclusive]
Secrets Galore Behind the Gore [Blu-ray exclusive]
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"The other films may have one-upped the gore, but none have captured that innocent campground nostalgia the way this first film has."
Part 2 definitely has that feel. Other than parts 1 and 2 though, yeah the other Fridays "feel" different.
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They should have put this much time and effort into the DVDs in the box set. If you ask me, they owe money or a free DVD to anyone who bought that set. If I can get my hands on these, I'll be making copies, not putting more money in stuido hands!! I'm really tired of studios ripping off fans like this!! That box set should have been the definitive set.
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So as for now, the warner Region 2 is still the best DVD to get for the first Friday uncut?
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.
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what stupid thing to do to the framing!
i think i´ll go with the deluxe edition instead.
and it should be mentioned that they modified the original, awesome cover! why?????
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The deluxe edition DVD has the same framing issue so if its a problem for you, you might as well pass on that one as well.
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Thanks Rhett for the well done and well posted review and comparisons. This is on my Blue Ray list currently and I appriciate the info!
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Thanks for the detailed review of this disc.
How are the discs for parts 2 and 3? Are they also framed incorrectly like this disc?
Just 'cuz, you should be reading it.
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I've yet to comb through 3, but the 2nd is as it should be and free of any of this zooming.
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Not only was the cost of health care significantly higher than in other industrialized nations, but Americans were among the unhealthiest populations in the Western world.
Nearly four years later, the system remains in crisis. While the growth of health care spending has slowed, it is still climbing. And despite higher costs, Americans' health outcomes have not significantly improved.
"Other wealthy nations achieve longer lives, lower infant mortality, better access to care, and higher care quality while spending far less," states a January 2013 report by the nonpartisan Commonwealth Fund.
The Affordable Care Act was never intended to immediately halt these basic trends; improving health outcomes and quality of life while cutting costs is a tall order. But the nation's volatile, partisan debate over what is popularly known as Obamacare seems to have missed that point.
The tech-savvy Obama administration was expected to deliver a user-friendly website that would increase Americans' access to health care by subsidizing insurance coverage. But HealthCare.gov was a bug-ridden disaster. And many consumers have voiced "sticker shock" over the higher monthly premiums and higher deductibles of insurance plans for 2014 both on and off the online marketplaces, also known as health exchanges.
The stalled rollout has bolstered the new law's opponents, including Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, whose quasi-filibuster helped trigger a federal government shutdown last fall. Cruz has blasted the federal mandates on health insurance policies and vowed to "repeal every syllable of every word of Obamacare."
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"The poor in America, compared to other industrialized nations, don't get as good care, don't live as long, and are more likely to die younger," said Thomas McAuliffe, a policy analyst for the Missouri Foundation for Health.
Health care spending gobbled up about $2.9 trillion in 2013. By 2023, it is likely to rise to $5.5 trillion, an increase of 90 percent over the decade, according to the Commonwealth Fund.
"There is broad evidence that much of that excess spending is wasteful," the fund's report states.
Stuart Guterman, the fund's executive director, said the United States spends nearly $9,000 a year per person on health care, more than twice as much as either France or Sweden, countries that offer universal health care for its citizens.
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Federal health officials hope that millions of Americans will buy a health plan on one of the new exchanges because of the law's "individual mandate" to become insured or face a governmental penalty.
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Since 2010, most of the Affordable Care Act's market reforms to rein in abuses in the insurance industry have been implemented nationwide. Insurers can no longer exclude applicants because of their pre-existing conditions. Children under age 26 can remain on their parents' insurance policies. Insurers can no longer apply lifetime or annual coverage limits. And insurance companies are subject to medical ratio rates that limit their administrative expenses.
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Heidi Miller, a primary care physician with St. Louis-based Family Care Health Centers, said the best path to lowering health costs is to reduce the number of emergency room visits and hospitalizations by investing in primary care.
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Still, many uninsured prefer to go to a hospital emergency room when they are ill, rather than sign up for government insurance coverage for the poor.
Thomas Getzen, a Philadelphia-based health care consultant and executive director of the International Health Economics Association, said investing in primary care is "a sensible move in the right direction," but it's not a cure-all. "This is complicated stuff. No single initiative is going to do it," he said.
Even if Obamacare's rollout had been executed perfectly, Getzen and other analysts say, the new law would not have lowered the nation's health care costs or solved its fundamental health issues.
The Institute of Medicine has concluded that, to improve the nation's health, the government also needs to invest in preschool care, nutrition programs, assisted living for the elderly and other efforts to help the poor.
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In 2012, Australian Formula Ford Championship driver Jack LeBrocq is part of an exclusive group of 18 young drivers from around the globe, as a member of the FIA Institute's Young Driver Excellence Academy.
Before starting his 2012 season with victory in Race 1 at the 2012 Formula 1 QANTAS Australian Grand Prix, LeBrocq was selected for a spot in the unique program.
Overseen by former Grand Prix driver Alex Wurz and World Rally Championship co-driver Robert Reid, the Academy aims to prepare the young drivers for competition at the top level of motorsport, with seminars on a range of topics, including technical, physical and psychological aspects of the sport.
LeBrocq won a spot after a worldwide application process and a four-day shootout in Austria, where a shortlist of 30 was culled to 18.
"At the selection camp, we had to do an interview in front of the board, they asked us questions and we presented ourselves and showed why we deserved the opportunity," LeBrocq said.
"We also did some driving assessments at the driver training facility they have there, and some team challenges. They were monitoring you the whole time, how you interact with people and what your attitude towards it all was like."
LeBrocq attended the first seminar at Edinburgh in Scotland late last year. Due to a lack of funding, he missed the second, but he plans on attending the remainder of the workshops in Europe this year.
"We've got six workshops throughout the 12 months," LeBrocq said.
"There's driver training and they focus on a whole range of topics, like approaching sponsorship, psychology, media and everything else you need to make that step.
"I'm looking forward to getting back over there."
Away from the structure of the workshops, LeBrocq says getting access to Wurz and Reid – along with other experienced guests brought in to act as mentors – has been invaluable.
"You learn so much being there, with people like Alex Wurz and Robert Reid, giving you a full rundown of what it takes to be at the top of Formula 1," the 19-year-old said.
"Towards the end of last year, in Edinburgh, I wasn't sure of the direction I was going to go for this year, whether it would be wings-and-slicks or Formula Ford, but talking to them gave me a good insight into what they thought.
"It's given me a good opportunity to meet some other people as well, including people like [sportscar driver] Marino Franchitti. He came up; I was able to speak to him and now I stay in contact with him, which is great."
LeBrocq, who finished second to Mathew Hart in Race 2, and the Formula Ford field will return to Albert Park tomorrow for their final race at 12:50pm.


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Cholent is considered a special dish by observant Jews who needed to prepare Saturday's midday meal, before Friday at sundown. The combination of ingredients are as varied as the families who prepared them, but traditionally included meat, potatoes, beans and barley. The common factor is the slow baking, up to 2.4 hours, at a very low temperature. The stew would be assembled at home and then the pot would be brought to a local bakery Friday before Shabbos began, to bake overnight. Almost a ritual itself was retrieving the pot from the bakery and eating the dish Saturday afternoon.
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Cover the pot and bake at 225 degrees,overnight. Do not stir the dish or disturb the ingredients while baking.
Take the cholent out of the oven, remove the wax paper and dab a paper towel on top of the sauce to absorb any oil that has collected on the surface. Be sure when serving that you do not scoop up the wax paper from the bottom of the pot.
Yield: 4 to 6 servings;
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This is the time of year when our menus all but declare our locales, and even with those of us feeling the delay of spring, there is new produce, the savoring of favorite stews, and much anticipation of the changing plates. Share all of it here.
Wow, can't believe I'm the first to post, WOOHOO!! Anyway, thanks to my good friend, Chef Chicklet, I am trying out my TJ's chimichurri salmon. Now, if any of you know me, you know I am not a huge fan of salmon, unless it's smoked or cured. One son had fish sticks and mac and cheese, which he loves. The other was at a playdate and ate there so is not hungry. The DH is, surprisingly, home for dinner tonight (yeah, the one night I'm not making good stuff!!) so he's getting the rest of the meatloaf, since he loves it, and doesn't have the meat restriciton I do since it's Good Friday. So he's got a leftover baked potato with it, and I've made some packaged chicken & broccoli linguine to go with my fish, cuz I need something yummy on my plate in case I don't like the fish, and I will feel incredibly deprived if I don't!! Cuz that is how I roll, and my poor DH has to put up with me, he's a saint!!
Anyway, will let you all know what I thought of the salmon. Seriously, this is huge for me!!
re: Phurstluv
PL, I have to say my dh is so picky picky whenerver I make salmon. The other day I'd bought some at Costco that they were sampling. The salmon is in the frozen section and its got a sauce of paprika and I want to say olive oil. The little one loved it, so I bought it, I thought it was pretty good, but my dh as always just can't get used to it, but ate it anyway since I constantly remind him of the beneits.
re: chef chicklet
Glad to know I'm not the only one!! My husband won't even touch it, not even when smoked or cured either! Anyway, I was a good girl, and ate my portion. It was okay, I had to add some fresh lemon on it, but the chimichurri sauce was not as flavorful as it is when made fresh, so I doubt I'll buy it again, but I'll consider it my Penant Sacrifice for the season!! The cat will get the rest of it, that is, if he doesn't turn his nose up at it due to the sauce!!
re: Phurstluv
that's so funny!
What drives me wild, is he loves it raw - sushi/sashimi! Most of the sushi stuff he loves it! So how 'bout you? Is this it, only salmon the fish that you're not fond of?
Pretty laid back here in No Ca, watched The Kings Speech last night which was Amazing, and Country Strong this am. Gweneth was exceptional, one if her best. I love her in any Englishy old periods, this was different and good! I needed some good muffins or a coffee cake with it this morning!!!
re: chef chicklet
I just don't like strong tasting fish, my Mom ruined me in the seventies when she insisted on making salmon patties with the canned stuff, which is supposed to be SOOOO good for you, since there's tiny bones in it for calcium. AND, my Dad used to have an important client that took him out blue-fishing every summer, (even though my Dad hated it, he had to go) and then of course, being from a country where you don't waste a precious crumb of food, he'd come home with a bunch of bluefish and my Mom dutifully cooked it, but I doubt any of us girls ate it. So, I've never liked any strong tasting fish.
And with sushi, I usually just stick to ahi, I am too chicken to try salmon!!! I probably should, just so I know, but I'm a wimp, and the DH is not a huge sushi fan, so I usually get it by myself or with GFs. But don't get me near some gravlax or lox, b/c I'll eat it all day!! Funny how that works.
I can't wait to see "The King's Speech", everyone had told me how wonderful it is, and was not that interested in "Country Strong" but now that I know someone who's seen it, I'll tell the DH to put it on his rotation for videos by mail. Good to know, thanks, Sweetie!
re: sunflwrsdh
What is Cornell Chickend? Mashed with Gouda sounds really good :o)
re: BombayUpWithaTwist
Cornell chicken is a grilled chicken with a "baste" I guess you would call it, made of cooking oil, an egg, cider vinegar, poultry seasoning and salt, all whisked together, and brushed on the chicken about every 5 minutes as you grill it. Mashed with gouda is really good!
re: sunflwrsdh
Wow. That. Sounds. Awesome. I've heard of Cornell chicken, but didn't really know the specifics of it, for some reason, I thought it involved a gravy? Wrong recipe, obviously. Will definitely give that a try this spring & summer. Thanks!
re: sunflwrsdh
Thanks for explaining Cornell Chicken, it sounds interesting! Using vinegar & egg on chicken is so different!
re: BombayUpWithaTwist
It smells heavenly on the grill, too!
May I? Thank you my friend!
Rabaja, LindaWhit, PhurstLuv, MariaCarmen and onceadaylily - Thank you - all for such kinds words, and I appreciate every single one of them! We are celebrating Saturday night..
For the popovers I very quickly found a recipe on line, I wasn't able to take time searching here on CH with Alex home today, so I found one crossed my fingers and used it. I am going to guess when I say that they turned out fairly well.
The recipe, 1 cup of ap flour, 1 1/4 c milk, 1T melted butter and extra butter for the po tin, a teensy bit of salt, 2 eggs whipped well, and then mixed the other ingredients into that. Into a preheated oven 450F for 15 mins, then reduced the heat to 350F for 20 more mins. Crispy exterior, and sort of softish in the middle?? I am thinking this is as they should be?
I ate mine with butter and apple jelly, totally yummy. The recipe only made 5 but read that it was enough for 6 and I did fill the cups correctly, 3/4 way up. The sixth one was really puney, so I tossed it. Perhaps filling 3/4 was incorrect, but once baked they seemed to be perfect and pretty. The little hint of making an incision or two on the sides once you remove them from the oven was very good information and it did keep them from falling over or into themeselves.
For popover sandwiches, I read about that online, about a restaurant in New York that served these terrific sandwiches on giant popovers, they sounded so wonderful I made a mental note to make them one day.
I think a sandwich on a popover seems terrific, I will give it a go one of these days. I probably will use a chicken salad or tuna as a first try, maybe though it would be too squishy. I better think it through!
Considering my busy little companion and the fact that I was really tired for some reason, here's a few pix of what I was up to this afternoon - as you see dinner was on the lighter side today.
re: chef chicklet
my favorite thing we used to do with popovers was spread them while hot with orange honey butter. OH GOD, to die for. i could see the sandwiches being good with a smear of goat cheese, or brie and jelly..... i think, for me, anything heavier would overpower the lovely delicacy of the popover. Thanks CC!!! my BF's never had popovers (Fie!), so i'm going to have to make him some someday soon...... gaaaad, if i ever cook again.....
re: chef chicklet
Yes, you may, darling. And I think I might know what popover recipe you were looking for on CH. Because when CindyJ posted her recipe, I remember thinking that I had never made popovers, and maybe I should try my hand at them. *Yours* look gorgeous, though.
re: chef chicklet
Both your popovers and soup look yummy!
re: chef chicklet
That sounds just like the recipe I used, even with the slit, etc. I must have gotten the recipe here, though I can't really remember. But I would make them again, they are so easy! Slathering them with butter, fruit jelly or honey sounds TO DIE FOR!!
re: Phurstluv
I just typed in popovers and got a recipe off the internet. Later looking more at recipes, I saw one from the FN of Alex Guarnaschelli, and her's is exactly the same. Actually it tasted not too eggy which was what my main concern was.(the last one stayed nice and tall all day too!)
Honestly, that popover tin with its tall cups, and bar like attachment to hold them together is one of the most intimidating things I've seen!
re: chef chicklet
I know! It took me over 2 years of it sitting in my cupboard before I was brave enough to use it!!
re: Phurstluv
i've only ever used large a muffin tin, and it worked great! i wonder if they're better with the tall cups.... probably less dense? although i never thought ours came out dense at all.... they just poofed up attractively, like souffles.....
The good weather in in north west England co-incides with a change of the Harters cookbook of the week to, appropriately, Sophie Grigson's "Sunshine Food" (2000). I dont recall the accompanying TV programme so it was probably a daytime show - from the book it must have been a fairly broad, generic, spin round the Mediterranean. Some nice recipes, even if we've probably got other versions of most in specific national/regional cuisine books.
So, eclectic as the book is, so is dinner.
There'll be socca (which is a new one on me) - a sort of thick pancake-y thingy made with chickpea flour and cooked in the oven. Comes from Nice apparently.
There'll be a Syrian bazargan - a salad of bulgar wheat, caulflower, radish, hazelnuts, pinenuts and walnuts - in a dressing of olive oil, pomegranate syrup, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, tomato puree and lemon juice & zest.
There'll be chicken kebabs. Not a recipe from the book but marinated in my "standard" Cypriotish mix of olive oil, thyme, garlic and lemon juice and then stuck under the grill
And, back to Sophie, a Moroccan orange salad - sliced oranges, sliced dates, flaked almonds, a little icing sugar, a little orange flower water.
re: Harters
I've never heard of socca. I'm curious, Harters, is this supposed to be topped with anything, or served with butter?
re: onceadaylily
Nope. Seems to be eaten just as it as - as a snacky carb. It's just flour and water. You then heat oil in a roast tin and pour the batter in with a topping of finely chopped rosemary if you like (I think I like)
re: Harters
I just looked it up online. It looks interesting, very rustic. I always put rosemary and salt on my flatbread before I bake it, and this looks similar (a bit thinner though, and very crisp). I saw a picture of one that looked to have shaved parmesan on top . . . as well as some that are prepared as 'pizzas'. I doubt very much that is the traditional way to serve it though. It seems to be meant as a simple bread, perhaps served with olive oil, but mainly enjoyed on its own. Thanks for opening my eyes to this.
re: Harters
I've heard about socca for years (living in Berkeley at the onset of the "gourmet revolution" one tended to pick up on things) but never made it - successful or no? Worthwhile? I understand it has to be a bit scorched to be comme il faut.
re: buttertart
i've had it a few times, never super crispy tho. rather like a stiffish pancake. A little too dense for my taste.
re: buttertart
Socca was successful. At least we think it was. Sort of pancake texture but much thicker (Brits might understand if I say even thicker than a Staffordshire oatcake - although even that's a bit regional). And quite oily.
Glad we've done it but no great rush to repeat it. Now the bargazan - that's an absolute keeper.
re: Harters
was yours a bit oily? i've only had it in Berkely, CA, and it was a bit oily, which i don't hold against it..... but i didn't love it.
re: Harters
And the barzagan recipe, sir?
re: buttertart
hah - i copied it down from his post on the old thread:
"a salad of bulgar wheat, caulflower, radish, hazelnuts, pinenuts and walnuts - in a dressing of olive oil, pomegranate syrup, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, tomato puree and lemon juice & zest."
i was going to make it tonight, but got sidetracked by cauliflower fritters and an asian slaw.
re: mariacarmen
Thanks mc2, that sounds excellent - like an Egyptian salad we used to get at a place on the Upper East Side here a while ago (plus beaucoup garlic).
We had YOUR pernil - absolutely delicious but not as garlicky as I expected, despite the 14 cloves. Wonder if there's a non-nasty dehydrated garlic out there I could use to get it to anti-vampire level. With: Cold asparagus soup to start, bulgur pilaf, and very nice fresh artichokes with sour cream with shallots and salt and pepper in it with the roast. roxlet's fab lemon meringue pie to finish.
re: buttertart
hmmm, i wonder why not so garlicky? tho maybe because of slow cooking it mellows, so not the bite you expected. glad you enjoyed anyway. is the sour cream stuffed between the choke's leaves, or is that a dipping sauce?
re: mariacarmen
Dipping sauce. It's modeled on one I read about in Elle magazine about a century ago (when we lived in Berkeley!) - that was made with creme fraiche. When feeling virtuous I use fat-free Greek yogurt, but hey, it was Easter!
re: buttertart
so it's just sour cream, minced shallots, salt and pepper?
re: mariacarmen
Yes'm, and quite tasty at that.
re: mariacarmen
Made dynamite tacos last night with some of the pork fried up a bit and fresh guac and pico, yum yum yum. The garlic is (pleasantly) more evident when it's cold.
re: buttertart
isn't that the BEST for tacos? it's really my sole reason for making it.
re: mariacarmen
Love it. Your recipe is mine for good now!
re: Harters
When I've had socca, I've eaten it as a filled crepe. It's particularly good with a thickish lamb stew. The chickpea flour is lends itself to myriad palates: Provençal, Spanish, North African or even Indian.
Last night I steamed some fish (I think it was a cod of some sort, it was frozen and something I bought in Japan Town last month or so) with sliced ginger, scallions and black bean sauce. It was so good.
I'd intended to have the fish with leftover ma po tofu, but the fish was so delicious I didn't even have any of the second dish. Just lots of flaky white fish over fresh brown rice with the delicious sauce that pooled in the plate from steaming.
I really want to find one of those tools to get the plate out of your wok/pot without tipping anything over.
I could eat this dish everyweek, and it was quite point friendly!
re: rabaja
Your cod sounds great! I don't cook fish much, but I want to more. I may have to try your recipe! Do you steam it in the wok in a bamboo steamer?
re: BombayUpWithaTwist
Me too, friend me too. Yes, Rabaja, we like cod here, I will have to try that.
re: Phurstluv
It is so darn easy. I considered making it again tonight, it's that good.
BUwaT, I used a plate to steam my fish. Big pot, little rack, couple inches of water in the pot and a plate slightly smaller in diameter than the pot. Does that make sense?
For unknown reasons I got rid of my bamboo steamer, and I've yet to get my own wok.
I really must remedy those two things.
And now I think a Saturday night gin martini is in order.
re: rabaja
Rabaja, yes, the way you steamed the fish makes perfect sense! Thanks for explaining the method. I think I really need to try this recipe!
I also love gin martinis! As a matter of fact, I had a couple last night ;o)


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