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I am building User Profiles for my website.
When a User posts a Comment, in the left margin will be the following information...
<username><picture><join date><location><# of posts>
What would be the best way to markup each of the fields above?
These seem like options...1.) Wrap each field in a
2.) Wrap each field in a
3.) Wrap all fields in a
 and use
 for spacing4.) Wrap all fields in a
 and use
 for spacing5.) Wrap each field in a
**The list of fields above could change, but this is pretty close to my final design.
I would have no problem with using a
 for that.
Here's a couple of examples:
View page source for code
Oh, I totally forgot about Definition Lists?!
So, if I did it that way, could I put a Photo in the middle of the Definition List?
And what if I want to skip one of the DT's for the list? (I don't want the word "Username" taking up space in the first one.)

Also, would it be a sin to use
's or
's as mentioned above?
It would have to be in a
 which would probably would effect the context.

 and
 must come in pairs (or with multiple dt/dd) to be valid.http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/lists.html#h-10.3
If you look at the way SP has set up the user info here in the forums it is similar to this: (I'm just using one  though)

Also, remember when using strict doctype you must get the alt attribute in your

 and
 must come in pairs (or with multiple dd) to be valid.
If I just wanted a hyperlink behind DoubleDee, then what would you do with the "Online Status Indicator" and Image?
I suppose the "Oniline Status Indicator" could go in a  ?
Can an Image stand on its own?
Maybe like this...

Since you brought it up - and I have forgotten the correct answer - what is the proper way to do my ALT and TITLE tags?
Because I usually use images from WikiMedia Commons, I need to attribute the image to the Author, but I'm not crazy about having to put text next to Images/Icons because it just isn't practical - especially in this example.
That said, I think using the ALT and TITLE is fair enough.
Any suggestions you could make would be appreciated, however.
It could probably just be an  with a class applied to it for online status. That way it would run inline with the username anchor.
Yes it can in that context, since it's siblings are all inline elements. There was good explanations about how to handle inline elements that in your recent Wrap Anchor thread.
It's lights out for me now, hope that helps!
1) It's perfectly valid and semantic to put photos ( and links) just as any other data inside DTs OR DDs
2) The real semantic issue here is what constitutes a TERM in a DL, and not confusing it with a "label" (and no I don't mean LABEL tag , I mean the semantic function... LABEL).
I would argue that "total posts" , "date joined", "names" are labels, semantically and that a the definition list is actually defining the user ( as opposed to LOCATION, POSTS, ETC) and furthermore giving DT to each actually dilutes the semantic and bloats your code.
I suggest this:

User info

DoubleDee

Joined:10/10/10

Location:Benzon, AZ

Far cleaner, both in code and semantics. Which segways perfectly into your question about alt and title.
WHAT ARE THE IMAGES? that's what goes in the ALT tag. TITLE is completely up to you.. think of it as a "tool tip"
So if the image is a pic of you an ALT could be "DD at the Grand Canyon".. but if its just an "online indicator" the ALT should be "Currently online" ( as "green light" means NOTHTING in the context of a user being online)
Hope that helps
Sorry, but I would disagree with that.
All you've done is substituted an  in place of the
 and made it do the job of the
. I don't see anything semantic about that.
How can it be far cleaner in code? It's the same amount of elements, and now the term and description are both residing in the
.
Not only that, but when a screen-reader gets a hold of the  it says "Post: 114", giving unnecessary emphasis on the post count.
The only time I would have multiple dt/dd in a
 is if there were ACTUAL multiple terms and descriptions such as:

A singer or instrument with a low deep sound

A fresh water game fish

I agree with Rayzur on this one.
Is it possible to "right align" my DT's so that my Membe Stats look more like how SitePoint does it?
Here is what I have...
//

Salt Lake City, Utah 815110

#boxComments dt{
float: left;
/* text-align: right; /**/
#boxComments dd{
margin: 0 0 0 5em;
text-align: left;
The commented out text-align: right; obviously didn't work for me, neither did float: right;
It is weird, because it is like
 is superimposed over
 and
 is the width of the Date Terms and the Data Definition?! :-/
it was just a suggestion. And it itself was based on the fact that in order to have good semantics in HTML you must have a defined direction as to what you are trying to say. ( that's what I meant about "labels" and DATA.
In a sense what we have here is a ONE column(one user) tabular data set. so I made the assumption that "post" is more meta and the actually data ( where I would want the emphasis to be) would be on "114"
in response to the latest post.
DT is an IN-LINE ELEMENT by default. Also when you float an element it SHRINK WRAPS to the SIZE OF ITS CONTENTS. So when you applied text-align it was aligning to the right, you just couldn't see it because the box was the same size as the text. I you commit to a width for the DT , you will see what I mean.
#boxComments dt{
float: left;
text-align: right;
width:4.5em; /* leaving a .5em 'gutter' from the 5em left-margin in the DD rule*/
#boxComments dd{
margin: 0 0 0 5em;
text-align: left;
ALTERNATIVELY you can also do this:
#boxComments dt{
float: left;
text-align: right;
width:4.5em; padding-right:.5em
#boxComments dd{
/*no rules necessary here*/
Okay, that fixed that one problem.
I think it's time for me to mention one of my sayings... It's better to use no markup, than the wrong markup. Honestly, at MOST I'd probably use spans IF I actually needed some sort of styling hook... there is NO reason to be throwing extra block level containers around each of those to do BR's job.
P? What makes it a paragraph? DIV? Why does it need a block level container? DL? That's a pretty BROAD definition of a term and ... definition.
Though I ASSUME you mean a left column, NOT a left 'margin'... since unless your scribbling editorial comments on paper generally content doesn't go into margins.
It becomes TOO easy when dealing with semantics to go overboard and start thinking you HAVE to wrap EVERY little bit of data in it's own container; frankly on most flow content that's nothing more than a waste of bandwidth, time and effort coding. This is particularly true of the STUPID things people WASTE TIME wrapping DL around these days.
Especially when the real laugh most of the time of people using DL's is that a table would be more semantically correct. (though I'd not do that in this case).
Okay, DeathShadow, I'm going to stick my neck out and let you check out a snippet of what I have?!
First, here is a screen-shot of what we are talking about...
Here is a snippet of my code...
// ********************************
// Display Comments on Article. *
// ********************************
while (mysqli_stmt_fetch($stmt2)){
// Set Photo Label.
$photoLabel = (empty($photoLabel) ? $username : $photoLabel);
echo '
';
// ********************
// Display User Info. *
// ********************
echo '

' . nl2br(htmlentities($username)) . '
//
echo '

';
//
echo ' ';
//
echo '

Salt Lake City,UT

// ************************
// Display User Comments. *
// ************************
echo '

Posted on: ' . date('Y-m-d g:ia', strtotime($createdOn)) . '

' . nl2br(htmlentities($comments)) . '

If you don't like it, blame Rayzur!
Well lets' see, we put aside the pointlessly redundant comments (since you've got div with perfectly good descriptive classes), the use of string addition instead of delimits on the echo, multiple echo for no reason, extra variable for nothing, procedural mysqli just to make it slower, img tag for what I'd probably have in the CSS with the 'online' status, putting tags into attributes where tags are invalid, wasting bandwidth using htmlentities instead of htmlspecialchars, paragraph around a non-paragraph element, strong on an element that probably doesn't/shouldn't need emphasis, title attribute on a IMG tag (which is most always pointless)...
You basically have definition list abuse too.
Display Comments on Article.
while ($stmt2->fetch()) {
echo '

*
<img src="/community/uploads/',htmlspecialchars($photoName),'"
alt="Avatar: ',htmlspecialchars(
empty($photoLabel) ?
$username :

Joined: 2/25/2012

Location: Salt Lake City,UT

Posts: 114

Posted on: ',date('Y-m-d g:ia',strtotime($createdOn)),'

';
Is probably how I'd approach that... Well, I'd probably have some code in there to try and detect

 and turn them into

 (regex most likely) -- though that's the type of conversion I'd probably do before storing it in mysql, that way you only need it once (twice if you allow edits) instead of wasting time doing it every time the page is displayed.


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Register for Bratney Companies 4-H Robotics Challenge at 2014 Iowa State Fair
Youth can register now for the fifth annual Bratney Companies 4-H Robotics Challenge at the 2014 Iowa State Fair. The senior division (grades 9-12) will participate Sunday, Aug. 10, and the junior division (grades 5-8) will participate Monday, Aug. 11. The challenges on both days are from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm in the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.
Iowa youth will show off their robot designing and programming skills in this "real-time" challenge, said Jay Staker, 4-H youth program specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Robotics clubs or teams composed of three to 10 youth and up to two adult leaders/coaches may participate.
Registration for the event is open until June 30. Applications will be reviewed and teams will be notified by July 1 and asked to confirm. At least one member of each team is required to be a member of 4-H. Youth can join 4-H at their county Iowa State University Extension and Outreach office.
"A real-time challenge means your team arrives at the event not knowing what the challenges will be. The challenges are then announced at the event and the teams must work together to design a robot to meet each of the challenges. At the end of the working period, teams will enter the Challenge Field and set the robots loose to the cheers of spectators," Staker said.
Teams will compete in the LEGO Mindstorms® NXT Challenge where they will design, build and program a robot that can accomplish specific goals that they select from a series of possible challenges outlined the day of the competition. The event this year will offer a range of challenges that vary in difficulty and necessary skills. Youth teams then must design a robot capable of accomplishing the tasks that they choose to demonstrate their engineering skills.
"The challenges have been designed by Iowa State University College of Engineering students who are passionate about their fields and want to be involved in outreach such as this event," Staker said.
Jerry Anderson, coach of the CyTech club, has been involved with the challenge for multiple years. He explained that the challenge is a great event for the kids involved and interested in engineering, math and science. "The biggest thing I see during the challenges is the teamwork developed amongst the kids," Anderson said. "This is a great experience and I encourage any students who have an interest in science or math to get involved."
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Best class: Introduction to Sociology. I really enjoyed this class with Dr. Raja Tanas and the class itself is also very interesting. Through this class, I learned about a lot of interesting phenomena around the world and got a better understanding of the reasons behind people's actions.
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28th July 2012 05:53 AM #1
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Do I have Post partum depression or I am just used to bed rest?
Hi, I have been reading some of the posts in this thread and so I thought I'd also ask this thing that has been bothering me a lot lately. In my 8 years of marriage, I had three unsuccessful pregnancies: The first one was a tubal one that ruptured, so I had to undergo what my doctor said an ELap. It took me 7 months to get completely healed from the wound of that surgery. We found out I was diabetic when my wound refuse to dry up after a few months. The next year, I got pregnant again but it resulted in miscarriage at 20 weeks. That was the most difficult time in my life, losing my pregnancy not to mention the traumatic experience I had in the hands of the nurses in the hospital. I cried almost constantly for two whole months, until I started a blog where I poured out everything in my heart trying to get a closure. Then again, I had another miscarriage. Then last year, I conceived again and had to be on complete bed rest for 9 months until I gave birth to a 4kg baby boy. (By the way, my doctor prescribed bed rest for all my pregnancies.) During the first few days after we got home from the hospital, I started to feel really down, even worse than the way I felt when I lost my other pregnancy at 5-months. When I start feeling lousy, I would also start feeling guilty because I know that I should be very happy now that I have a son. But sometimes, I would catch myself being angry at my husband for no reason at all. For almost a year now, since my son's birth, I am lucky if I was able to get a 3-hour of sleep every night. I even resent having visitors to the point that I 'd pretend to be sleeping when people come to see me. I am still able to function in my job but I do not have the excitement to do my work anymore. So I guess my question is that am I undergoing some form of depression or did I just turn into a very lazy person? I keep thinking that if I take a break and reset my mind, maybe I'll be happy again. I mean I am happy with my family, but I just seem to lack the energy to show it.
29th July 2012 10:53 AM #2
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Hi Xamismum,
You've been through a lot of stressful situations in the past 8 years, and now, with only getting about 3 hours of sleep at night, I'd say that your adrenal glands are not working as they should (they're tired) and without good adrenal function it's VERY hard to cope.
I discuss this in more depth in another thread called Post Partum After Almost 2 Years Since Giving Birth.
Once you take a look at that thread, post back and let me know if you think you may have that. We want to pinpoint what is causing the sadness, anger, and even the inability to sleep. Once we know what is causing it (it's a chemical imbalance within your body) then we will better know how to bring you back into balance so that you can enjoy your baby and your husband, and so that you can enjoy life more fully.
One thing I would suggest is that you try to find a vitamin supplement called Inositol. Inositol is part of the "B Vitamin" family and it is a natural mood enhancer. I take this and I give it to my children. It is water soluable, so what your body doesn't use will just be excreted in your urine. You can actually take very large quantities of this, and sometimes it's needed. But definitely try to find it because I think it will help you.
Post back with any questions or comments.
Warm regards,
29th July 2012 03:27 PM #3
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It definitely sounds like a combination of situational and postpartum depression.
First of all, you need to get sleep. 3 hours a night is not going to cut it. You need to get sleep. If you can get someone to help with your son for a few nights so that you can get some sleep, then do that. If you are physically incapable of falling asleep, consider taking a supplement or getting a prescription. I would look into taking valerian or skullcap tincture if you are looking for something natural to help you sleep.
You may also want to consider consulting with a therapist if you have not already. You have been through a good deal of trauma and you need to talk through those events. I hope that you are able to feel better soon.
29th July 2012 09:31 PM #4
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Hi Kate,
Thank you for your reply. I read all the posts in the other thread and with the symptoms that you've listed, I noticed that the only things listed there that I don't have are 15. Low blood pressure, 16. Sensitivity to cold, 18. Allergies, 19. Frequent flu, 27. Low Appetite (I have excessive hunger that is why I am overweight.) I will try my local pharmacy later this week to see if they are selling Inositol. Again, thank you very much for the info and advise.
29th July 2012 09:37 PM #5
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Hi Angela, I appreciate your reply. Yes, I am unable to sleep no matter how I wanted so much to sleep. I tried a few things to get some sleep like self hypnosis but it doesn't work for me. My doctor gave me Valium in the past and I would be half-sleeping (my body would feel heavy and sleepy and I would close my eyes but my mind would still be busy thinking about everything and nothing, that is why when I get up, I am not refreshed at all). I shall try your suggestions. And yes, I have never been to a therapist. I'll try one when I can afford it. It's probably what I need.
31st July 2012 07:55 PM #6
Hi Xamismum,
I just wanted to add my support. My goodness, you have been through such a lot - I am very sorry to hear this.
I also wanted to add that postnatal depression is more common in women who have had difficulties conceiving. In many of these cases, a woman spends a long time longing to have a baby in her arms (and may sadly have some losses) and when the baby finally arrives they expect to feel ecstatic but the realities of caring for a newborn together with the mixed emotions she is feeling can lead to postnatal depression.
I agree with Angela - it could be very useful to see a therapist after the trauma and loss you have been through. Also, hypnotherapy guided by a professional could help you to relax deeply and sleep better.
How is your little one sleeping?
Thinking of you,
17th August 2012 01:56 AM #7
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Hello all especially to Xamismum,
I too am going through the same phase but doing everything I can, with help from my doctor (and therapist at the same time) mother and husband, to overcome post partum. Although I am hoping that this type of depression would eventually get away soon, but I often realize that it is still "in" me. With the help of this forum, I did well. As mentioned, it was already a relief to know that I can now cope up with it not only because of the medication I take but because of the fact that I realize that I do have this type of depression, and then I teach myself to relax.
Hope you feel better.


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NEIL YOUNG/FOO FIGHTERS BENEFIT RAISES INCREDIBLE $1.3 BILLION Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Foo Fighters and The Black Keys co-headlined the Global Citizen Festival on Sept. 29 in New York City's Central Park before 60,000 fans. The televised concert that was created to raise money for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, the Half the Sky Movement, charity: water and Global Partnership for Education, aimed at ending extreme poverty around the world, raised an incredible $1.3 billion in pledge commitments.
BEACH BOYS MIKE LOVE SAYS HE DIDN'T FIRE BRIAN WILSON Singer Mike Love, who owns The Beach Boys name, says he didn't fire group mastermind Brian Wilson upon the completion of its highly acclaimed and successful 50 th Anniversary Tour, according to a column he sent to the Los Angeles Times. The same goes for singer-guitarists Al Jardine and David Marks. Legions of the group's fans disagreed with this and the criticism of his move hasn't stopped. Even the now ex-band members themselves disagree with him.
In a column to the Los Angeles Times, Love writes, "Let me get right to it: I did not fire Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys. I am not his employer. I do not have such authority. And even if I did, I would never fire Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys."
He continues, "This tour was always envisioned as a limited run. None of us wanted to do a 50 th anniversary tour that lasted 10 years." He says the tour was originally set for 50 concerts and he, Wilson and Jardine signed a contract saying so. "Then, thanks to glowing reviews, the support of our loyal fans (and the prodding of promoters), we amended our agreement to add 25 more dates."
As the tour went on, the guys discovered that they were having far more fun, fun, fun than they ever thought they would. "As the year went on, Brian and Al wanted to keep the 50 th anniversary tour going beyond the 75 dates."
Despite writing that, "like any good party, no one wanted it to end," Love did.
Love says he'd already booked smaller shows for The Beach Boys band that he led for 13 years before the reunion. This version of the band, sans Wilson, Jardine and Marks, includes singer-keyboardist Bruce Johnston, who joined the group in 1965 and was also a key member of the 50 th tour.
The Beach Boys website lists no upcoming concerts for this version of the group. However, Pollstar, a website that lists concerts, shows the group performing this weekend on Friday and Saturday at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss. The resort's website confirms this booking, showing a photo of only Love and Johnston. Pollstar earlier showed bookings by the Love and Johnston contingent for concerts this past week in Texas and in South America. In his column, Love doesn't say if he'll ask Wilson, Jardine and Marks to tour again as The Beach Boys.
Wilson, with Jardine's endorsement, responded to Love's column with his own letter to the L.A. Times. "First, I want to say that the last few months have been some of the happiest in my life. Recording 'That's Why God Made the Radio' (The Beach Boys reunion album that hit No. 3) was a dream come true."
He continues, "The tour that followed blew away all my expectations."
"Now on to the rumors: As far as I know I can't be fired - that wouldn't be cool.What's confusing is that by Mike not wanting or letting Al, David or me tour with the band, it sort of feels like we're being fired," Wilson writes.
"What's a bummer to Al and me is that we (the reunited Beach Boys) have numerous offers to continue, so why wouldn't we want to?"
"Al and I would like to be included in the continuous promotion of 'That's Why God Made the Radio.' Mike kept saying throughout the tour, 'the whole is greater that the sum of its parts,' and both Al and I agree, which made us all think that he wanted to continue." Wilson notes promoter's offers for a return to the Hollywood Bowl, as well as shows at Madison Square Garden, and Wrigley Field. "And what better way to celebrate New Year's Eve that with the 50 th band? That would have blown the lid off things. There were also offers for more shows in the U.K. and markets we weren't able to play during the tour."
In the end, Wilson writes, "While I appreciate the nice cool things Mike said about me in his letter, I'm still wondering why he doesn't want to continue this great trip we're on. I welcome Mike to call me."
KEITH RICHARDS TALKS STONES CONCERTS Despite the recent tweet by The Rolling Stones denying two reported concerts in London and New York City next month, Keith Richards tells
Q magazine, "We've got some shows in London, I believe, and in New York, but I can't talk about any of that at the moment. They've put a gag on me on this. You can hint." He also said that the group has a month of rehearsals set and had completed a week of them, noting that he and the rest of the guys are having a great time.
GARFUNKEL CANCELS ALL 2012 SHOWS Art Garfunkel, who abruptly canceled two concerts in Sweden late last month, canceled all of his remaining shows for the rest of the year, according to a statement on his website. The shows were set throughout the United States.
The statement says that the singer, who turns 72 on
Nov. 5, has "been working on mending his voice" for the past two years since he first experienced a condition known as vocal chord paresis, the symptoms of which can be hoarseness, a sore throat, and vocal fatigue.
His condition forced the cancellation in June 2010 of the remainder of a Simon and Garfunkel tour that had just gotten underway. The post quotes Garfunkel as saying, "I had such hopes of being finally ready to perform. How painful to try and not be quite there yet."
ROCK HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its list of nominees for induction next year. For the first time, fans can also vote. Fans have until Dec. 5 to vote at www.rockhall.com. The new and returning nominees are Procol Harum, Deep Purple, Albert King, Rush, Heart, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Randy Newman, The Meters, Kraftwerk, Donna Summer, Chic, N.W.A., Public Enemy and '60 s Motown all-girl quintet The Marvelettes of "Please Mr. Postman" fame.
For the first time since 1993, the induction ceremony and accompanying all-star jam will be held in L.A., at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live next April 18.
ABBA MUSEUM A museum dedicated to Swedish superstar pop group ABBA, who have sold nearly 400 million records and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, will open next spring in the singing quartet's hometown, Copenhagen, according to Australia's Sky News.
The museum that will feature numerous examples of the glitzy costumes they wore and real life holograms of the foursome, as well as instruments and other mementos is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.
The foursome of two men, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, and two women, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog, formed in 1972 and recorded and toured until making their final live appearance on Dec. 11, 1982. Since then, the four have appeared in public only three times, in 1986 to film a video of them recording an acoustic take on their song, "Tivedshambo" (they also performed together that year at a friend's private birthday party), and 2005 and 2008 when they all showed up in Stockholm - first the stage premiere, then the film premiere of "Mama Mia!" that is based on their songs.
R.B. GREAVES DIES Pop singer R. B. Greaves, nephew of soul legend Sam Cooke, who was shot to death in LA in 1964, died of prostrate cancer in Granada Hills at age 68, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The singer had only a brief recording career, from 1969-1972, and he only released four singles. However, two of those singles were hits.
The 1969 debut single that he wrote himself, "Take a Letter Maria," hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, No. 3 on the adult contemporary chart and
No. 10 on the R&B chart.
By 1970, the single was certified as a gold record and had sold more than 2.5 million copies. In 1970, he followed it up with a version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me." His version was a hit, making it to No. 27 on the Hot 100 and all the way up to No. 3 on the easy Listening chart. In 1983, British pop band Naked Eyes made it an international Top 10 hit, taking it to No. 8 here.
Greaves' third single, also in 1970, was his take on Procol Harum's mega-hit single, "Whiter Shade of Pale," that died at No. 87.
ALL-TIME GREATEST GUITARISTS Respected Rolling Stone magazine's longtime veteran music writer David Fricke has selected his list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. His list is out as a special issue of the magazine. The Top 10 (backward) are Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones (10), the world's sloppiest great guitarist or the greatest sloppy guitarist, Jimmy Page of The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin (9), Ry Cooder (8), Stevie Ray Vaughn (7), Chuck Berry (6), '30 s blues icon Robert Johnson (5), Eric Clapton of The Yardbirds, Cream and Blind Faith (4), B.B. King (3), Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers and Derek & The Dominos (2) and at No. 1, Jimi Hendrix. Fricke writes, "In the end, I looked at it this way: Jimi Hendrix was Number One; the other 99 were all Number Two."
READERS PICK BEST ROCK DOC Rolling Stone magazine readers selected their Top 10 best rock documentaries. The Top 10, in order, is (1) director Martin Scorsese and The Band's "The Last Waltz;" (2) "Woodstock," winner of the Best Documentary Oscar in 1970; (3) director Rob Reiner's comedy farce, "This is Spinal Tap," that isn't an actual documentary at all; (4) the Maysles brothers and The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter;" (5) The Who's career retrospective, "The Kids Are Alright;" (6) "Pearl Jam Twenty;" (7) director Martin Scorcese's "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan;" (8) "The Beatles Anthology;" (9) Rush's "Beyond the Lighted Stage;" (10) "It Might Get Loud" with Jimmy Page; U2's the Edge and Jack White.
NEW RELEASES Among the recently released albums, digital reissues and deluxe box sets are "Release Me,"
11 previously unreleased songs recorded over the past 49 years by Barbra Streisand, including her version of the 1932 standard, "Willow Weep For Me," that was a Top 40 hit in 1964 by British Invasion stars Chad and Jeremy; "Monster," the 20 th studio album since February 1974 from costumed rockers Kiss; "Glad All Over," the sixth studio album in 20 years from Jakob Dylan and his band The Wallflowers; "Songs for the End of the World," the 18 th studio effort in 40 years from actor-rocker Rick Springfield; and a 2-CD set celebrating a half-century of the music of The Beach Boys, "Greatest Hits: 50 Big Ones," with "Surfin' Safari" in 1962 through this year's title cut, "That's Why God Made the Radio," along with a bunch of remastered Beach Boys re-releases.
A 2-CD "Best of James Bond's 50 th Anniversary: 50 Years - 50 Tracks," features the title songs by the original artists, plus lots of other music from the films; a never-before released CD/DVD of a 1983 in-studio concert, "In Session," from Glen Campbell and his favorite composer, Jimmy Webb; "Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood," the first studio CD in seven years from former Velvet Underground multi-instrumentalist John Cale; "Road to Forever" is the second solo album, and the first in 29 years, from Don Felder, who was lead guitarist for The Eagles from 1974-1980 and again from 1994-2001; "Close Up Vol. 4: Songs of Family," the latest in a series of albums from folk-rocker Suzanne Vega that began in 2010; "The Very Best of Dio Vol. 2;" a gospel collection, "Amazing Grace" from Kenny Rogers; and "The Lost Concerts: Limited Collector's Edition," a batch of songs recorded by Hank Williams in 1952 at Niagara Falls and in Brooklyn.
On "The Long Wave," Jeff Lynne, former leader of The Move, The Electric Light Orchestra and one-time member of The Traveling Wilburys, records versions of some of his favorite songs from the '40 s-'70 s, including The Everly Brothers 1961
No. 7 pop hit, "So Sad," the standards "Love Is a Many Splendered Thing" and "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," and "She," that was a hit in 1974 by French singer Charles Aznavour and that Elvis Costello recorded in 1999 for the Julia Roberts-Hugh Grant romance film, "Notting Hill." On "Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra," Lynne re-records a dozen ELO hits in a release that coincides with the premiere of a new hour-long documentary on Lynne, also called "Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO."
NOW PLAYING Classic acts from the '50 s, '60 s and '70 s continue to perform. Here's what one of them is doing:
Chubby Checker is the only artist in the history of popular music to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart two times with the same song. His cover version of "The Twist" by Hank Ballard, leader of The Midnighters (whose take peaked at #16 on the R&B chart in 1959), first hit the top for one week on Sept. 9, 1960, when he was 18. A couple of years later it was rereleased and it did it again, this time for two weeks beginning Jan. 13, 1962. No one else can make that claim, including Elvis, The Beatles, Elton John, Mariah Carey, no one.
In the early '60 s, a new dance, the Twist, was the rage with tons of Twist songs being issued. From 1962-1963, Joey Dee and The Starlighters and Gary U.S. Bonds each hit the Top 20 twice with a total of four Twist tunes. Danny & The Juniors hit the Top 20 with "Twistin' U.S.A.," while The Marvelettes, who followed up their debut single, the No. 1 smash, "Please Mr. Postman," with, here it comes, "Twistin' Postman."
And everyone from First Lady Jackie Kennedy to Burton and Taylor to ballet star Rudolph Nureyev to Mary Tyler Moore's Laura Petrie on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" to Dame Margaret Rutherford as Agatha Christie's octogenarian sleuth, Miss Marple, were doing the Twist.
But Checker, with his million dollar smile, was King of the Twist. In between the song's two runs at Numero Uno, he released the expected, "Let's Twist Again," in 1961, that made it to No. 8 (it hit No. 1 in the U.K. on the NME chart) and, believe it or not, netted him a Grammy for the year's Best Rock & Roll Recording. In 1962, darned if he didn't do it again, hitting No. 3 with "Slow Twistin'" (with Dee Dee Sharp). But the craze eventually petered out and his last hit Twist single, "Twist It Up," in 1963, although still a hit, only made it to No. 25.
In fact, he was pretty much the dance king, period. Between 1960-1963, he scored with the dance songs such as "The Hucklebuck" (No. 14), "Pony Time," (another No. 1 single, this time that had the kids doing the Pony), "The Fly" (No. 7), "Dance the Mess Around" (No. 24), and "Dancin' Party" (No. 12). After "Limbo Rock" (you know the Limbo) hit No. 2 in 1962 (his final Top 10 biggie), of course, he followed it up with "Let's Limbo Some More," that reached No. 20. In 1965, he even recorded his own version of British Invasion act Freddie and The Dreamers' charming dance oddity, "Do the Freddie." Even that one made the Top 40, barely, stopping No. 40.
At 71, Chubby Checker is still smiling and Twistin' it up for his many fans.
Last week, he played shows in Victorville and El Cajon and this weekend he'll be dancing up a storm at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson and at the Twist In The Streets Bash in DeLand, Fla. Later in the month, Oct. 14-23, he'll headline the Rock The Boat cruise aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship of the South Pacific departing from Sydney, Australia.
Then he's in for a six-week run from Nov. 3-Dec. 15 at the Icon Theatre in Branson, Mo.
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The year is 1970, and its a long, hot summer. In a castle on a mountainside in Italy, half a dozen young lives are afloat on a sea of change, trapped inside the history of the sexual revolution. The girls are acting like boys, the boys are going on acting like boys, and Keith Nearingtwenty years old, a literature student all clogged up with the English novelis struggling to twist feminism and womens ascendancy toward his own ends.
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Martin Amis: Martin Louis Amis (born 25 August 1949) is a British novelist, the author of some of Britain's best-known modern literature, including Money (1984) and London Fields (1989). He is currently Professor of Creative Writing at the Centre for New Writing at the University of Manchester. The Times named him in 2008 as one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. Martin Amis is the author of eleven previous novels, the memoir Experience, two collections of stories, and six collections of nonfiction, most recently The Second Plane.
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Book One
Where We Lay Our Scene
Franca Viola
It was the summer of 1970, and time had not yet trampled them flat, these lines:
Sexual intercourse began
In 1963
(Which was rather late for me)—
Between the end of the Chatterley ban
And the Beatles' first LP.
—Philip Larkin, "Annus Mirabilis" (formerly "History"), Cover magazine, February 1968
But now it was the summer of 1970, and sexual intercourse was well advanced. Sexual intercourse had come a long way, and was much on everyone's mind.
Sexual intercourse, I should point out, has two unique characteristics. It is indescribable. And it peoples the world. We shouldn't find it surprising, then, that it is much on everyone's mind.
Keith would be staying, for the duration of this hot, endless, and erotically decisive summer, in a castle on a mountainside above a village in Campania, in Italy. And now he walked the backstreets of Montale, from car to bar, at dusk, flanked by two twenty-year-old blondes, Lily and Scheherazade . . . Lily: 5' 5", 34-25-34. Scheherazade: 5' 10", 37-23-33. And Keith? Well, he was the same age, and slender (and dark, with a very misleading chin, stubbled, stubborn-looking); and he occupied that much-disputed territory between five foot six and five foot seven.
Vital statistics. The phrase originally referred, in studies of society, to births and marriages and deaths; now it meant bust, waist, hips. In the long days and nights of his early adolescence, Keith showed an abnormal interest in vital statistics; and he used to dream them up for his solitary amusement. Although he could never draw (he was all thumbs with a crayon), he could commit figures to paper, women in outline, rendered numerically. And every possible combination, or at least anything remotely humanoid—35-45-55, for instance, or 60-60-60—seemed well worth thinking about. 46-47-31, 31-47-46: well worth thinking about. But you were always tugged back, somehow, to the archetype of the hourglass, and once you'd run up against (for instance) 97-3-97, there was nowhere new to go; for a contented hour you might stare at the figure eight, upright, and then on its side; until you drowsily resumed your tearful and tender combinations of the thirties, the twenties, the thirties. Mere digits, mere integers. Still, when he was a boy, and he saw vital statistics under the photograph of a singer or a starlet, they seemed garrulously indiscreet, telling him everything he needed to know about what was soon to be. He didn't want to hug and kiss these women, not yet. He wanted to rescue them. From an island fortress (say) he would rescue them . . .
34-25-34 (Lily), 37-23-33 (Scheherazade)—and Keith. They were all at the University of London, these three; Law, Mathematics, English Literature. Intelligentsia, nobility, proletariat. Lily, Scheherazade, Keith Nearing.
They walked down steep alleyways, scooter-torn and transected by wind-ruffled tapestries of clothing and bedding, and on every other corner there lurked a little shrine, with candles and doilies and the lifesize effigy of a saint, a martyr, a haggard cleric. Crucifixes, vestments, wax apples green or cankered. And then there was the smell, sour wine, cigarette smoke, cooked cabbage, drains, lancingly sweet cologne, and also the tang of fever. The trio came to a polite halt as a stately brown rat—lavishly assimilated—went ambling across their path: given the power of speech, this rat would have grunted out a perfunctory buona sera. Dogs barked. Keith breathed deep, he drank deep of the ticklish, the teasing tang of fever.
He stumbled and then steadied. What was it? Ever since his arrival, four days ago, Keith had been living in a painting, and now he was stepping out of it. With its cadmium reds, its cobalt sapphires, its strontian yellows (all freshly ground), Italy was a painting, and now he was stepping out of it and into something he knew: downtown, and the showcase precincts of the humble industrial city. Keith knew cities. He knew humble high streets. Cinema, pharmacy, tobacconist, confectioner. With expanses of glass and neon-lit interiors—the very earliest semblances of the boutique sheen of the market state. In the window there, mannequins of caramelised brown plastic, one of them armless, one of them headless, arranged in attitudes of polite introduction, as if bidding you welcome to the female form. So the historical challenge was bluntly stated. The wooden Madonnas on the alleyway corners would eventually be usurped by the plastic ladies of modernity.
Now something happened—something he had never seen before. After fifteen or twenty seconds, Lily and Scheherazade (with Keith somehow bracketed in the middle of it) were swiftly and surreally engulfed by a swarm of young men, not boys or youths, but young men in sharp shirts and pressed slacks, whooping, pleading, cackling—and all aflicker, like a telekinetic card trick of kings and knaves, shuffling and riffling and fanning out under the streetlamps . . . The energy coming off them was on the level (he imagined) of an East Asian or sub-Saharan prison riot—but they didn't actually touch, they didn't actually impede; and after a hundred yards they fell like noisy soldiery into loose formation, a dozen or so contenting themselves with the view from the rear, another dozen veering in from either side, and the vast majority up ahead and walking backward. And when do you ever see that? A crowd of men, walking backward?
Whittaker was waiting for them, with his drink (and the mailsack), on the other side of the smeared glass.
Keith went on within, while the girls lingered by the door (conferring or regrouping), and said,
"Was I seeing things? That was a new experience. Jesus Christ, what's the matter with them?"
"It's a different approach," drawled Whittaker. "They're not like you. They don't believe in playing it cool."
"I don't either. I don't play it cool. No one'd notice. Play what cool?"
"Then do what they do. Next time you see a girl you like, do a jumping jack at her."
"It was incredible, that. These—these fucking Italians."
"Italians? Come on, you're a Brit. You can do better than Italians."
"Okay, these wogs—I mean wops. These fucking beaners."
"Beaners are Mexicans. This is pathetic. Italians, Keith—spicks, greaseballs, dagos."
"Ah, but I was raised not to make distinctions based on race or culture."
"That'll be a lot of help to you. On your first trip to Italy."
"And all those shrines . . . Anyway, I told you, it's my origins. Me, I don't judge. I can't. That's why you've got to look out for me."
"You're susceptible. Your hands shake—look at them. And it's hard work being a neurotic."
"It's more than that. I'm not nuts, exactly, but I get episodes. I don't see things clearly. I misread things."
"Particularly with girls."
"Particularly with girls. And I'm outnumbered. I'm a bloke and a Brit."
"And a het."
"And a het. Where's my brother? You'll have to be a brother to me. No. Treat me as the child you never had."
"Okay, I will. Now listen. Now listen, son. Start looking at these guys with a bit of perspective. Johnny Eyetie is a play-actor. Italians are fantasists. Reality's not good enough for them."
"Isn't it? Not even this reality?"
They turned, Keith in his T-shirt and jeans, Whittaker in his horn-rims, the oval leather elbow-patches on his cord jacket, the woollen scarf, fawn, like his hair. Lily and Scheherazade were now making their way towards the stairs to the basement, eliciting, from the elderly all-male clientele, a fantastic diversity of scowls; their soft shapes moved on, through the gauntlet of gargoyles, then swivelled, then exited downward, side by side. Keith said,
"Those old wrecks. What are they looking at?"
"What are they looking at? What do you think they're looking at? Two girls who forgot to put any clothes on. I said to Scheherazade, You're going to town tonight. Put some clothes on. Wear clothes. But she forgot."
"Lily too. No clothes."
"You don't make cultural distinctions. Keith, you should. These old guys have just come staggering out of the Middle Ages. Think. Imagine. You're first-generation urban. With your wheelbarrow parked in the street. You're having a little glass of something, trying to keep a grip. You look up and what do you get? Two nude blondes."
". . . Oh, Whittaker. It was so horrible. Out there. And not for the obvious reason."
"What's the non-obvious reason?"
"Shit. Men are so cruel. I can't say it. You'll see for yourself on the way back . . . Look! They're still there!"
The young men of Montale were now on the other side of the window, stacked like silent acrobats, and a jigsaw of faces squirmed against the glass—strangely noble, priestlike faces, nobly suffering. One by one they started dropping back and peeling away. Whittaker said,
"What I don't get is why the boys don't act like that when I walk down the street. Why don't the girls do jumping jacks when you walk down the street?"
"Yeah. Why don't they?"
Four jars of beer were slewed out in front of them. Keith lit a Disque...
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The Village of Washington was laid out from King Street westward, north of Line Street
and south of the Washington Race Course (now Hampton Park).
Its streets were patriotically named: Pinckney, Moultrie, Huger, Gadsden, Congress
and President. (Smith & Smith, Dwelling Houses, 334-335. Stoney, This is Charleston,
129. Rgoers, Charleston in the Age of the Pinckneys, 64, 114.)
The Village of New Market was generally north of Line Street and east of King Street.
Except for the extreme southern portion, it remained largely undeveloped until the
early part of this century.
The large tract was purchased by Landgrave Joseph Blake in 1700, and most of it remained
in his family for more than 200 years.
New Market was the site of the Newmarket Race Course which was used until the Washington
Race Course, established in 1790, superceded it. (Rogers, Charleston in the Age
of the Pinckneys, 64. Smith & Smith, Dwelling Houses, 334.)
The village of Hampstead was laid out for Henry Laurens in 1789. A plan of the suburb
shows 130 lots. Hampstead was bounded to the west by Meeting Street, south by Woolfe
and South streets, north by Line and Blake streets and East by Bay Street (now part of East Bay).
Hampstead's focal point was Hampstead Mall or Square, at the intersection of America
and Columbus streets, obviously modeled on 17th and 18th century English examples.
Unfortunately, all but one quadrant of the mall has been fenced in, destroying its
original openness and symmetry. (Rogers, Charleston in the Age of the Pinckneys, 64.
Smith & Smith, Dwelling Houses, 334. Deeds, F7-59, Y10-45. City Engineer's Plat
Book, 8; City of Charleston Archives. Stoney, This is Charleston, 128-129.)
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Cassadee Pope's first solo release was a slowed-down, dramatic cover of a song made famous by Natalie Imbruglia. The West Palm Beach siren sings "Torn" like hers is a damaged teenaged heart sashaying into a breakup. Not long after the song hit the web, Pope ended up on season three of The Voice. 'Round these parts, we remember her Wellington High School band Blake and the pop-punk group she fronted, Hey Monday. But Pope's pipes took a turn to the west after she was coached under the keen guidance of country superstar Blake Shelton. "Over You," which she sang on the show, ended up bitch-slapping "Gangnam Style" out of the number-one place on the iTunes charts. Pope is now a rising star, signed to Republic Nashville, a Big Machine Records imprint, and dating All Time Low's drummer. If there were one local voice we have confidence will rise above the rest, it's this local girl gone good, and gone country.
When Mike and Pete Campbell perform their mind-boggling, hypnotic prog-metal, it's a difficult phenomenon to ignore. Not only does the complexity of the musical arrangements crack open heads like calculus on acid but it's executed with joy and a flair so furious that audience members are often too happily captivated to notice that their brains are being rewired. Indeed, it could be the case that the twin-brother duo are up to something secretive and scientific as Mike does finger acrobatics up and down the neck of his ten-string guitar, smiling and shouting with excitement while Pete enters into a bug-eyed shamanic trance while working his 30-piece drum kit — featuring a razor-sharp saw blade and other oddities — in impossible ways. The nonstop, 45-minute ride may feature a salsa bit, a trip through fiery hell, and an extended homage to Zelda. Or maybe none of the above. The duo is constantly at work composing new, brilliantly orchestrated sets for their live shows. It's what they do. And it's quite puzzling, in a wonderful way.
Paul Wilson's music stains the mind like tobacco, rusty-gold. His voice hangs in the air like smoke. He carries on the tradition of the old singin' cowboy with the authenticity of a passing train. A cool, seasoned character with long white hair and beard to match, he's just the guy you want to have singing to you about riding the rails, chasing women (and catching a few), and running from the law. He does so with simple dignity, like it's his job and his joy. As he puts it: "I just want to say thank you to God for the talent to make up songs and to you for listening." As beautifully lonesome as his tunes can be, he doesn't work alone. He is continuously getting together with friends and family to write and perform, hence the name of his project. His 2012 debut release, Trains and Fools, features collaborations with a handful of fellow songwriters, including T.J. Howard and Lydia Milan, his niece. The song he wrote with Howard, "Lost in Texas," recently earned the pair co-Songwriter of the Year awards from North American Country Music Association International. Vintage, timeless, and trusty, Wilson and his band of friends offer something that will always have a place in American music, and it's great to have it here in South Florida.
The phrase "breath of fresh air" does not provide the oomph needed to describe just how special the Resolvers are. The Resolvers are like a ganja-tinged hurricane wind from the deep lungs of a giant Rastaman ripping out the end of a scorching-hot brass horn as just the funk the doctor ordered. Their unique sound, which the 11-piece calls "big band reggae," is a marriage between roots reggae and New Orleans-style funk, and its powerful vibes have spread out far beyond this peninsula. The band has uplifted audiences throughout the Southeast, as well as in California and Jamaica. And its 2012 EP, Big Band Reggae, debuted at number five on the Billboard reggae charts, establishing the band's presence in the reggae world at large. While the positive influence makes its way around the globe, it is certainly most concentrated here in South Florida. The band regularly, along with its ever-growing posse of sun-kissed fans, blows the roof off of local venues. And once a month, the Resolvers "fam" hits the beach for a day of service — picking up litter for hours. Driven by a group heart and a work ethic as powerful as their music, the Resolvers are getting bigger all the time. And with an album release and U.S. tour scheduled for 2013, they're showing no signs of stopping.
Unity Rise is a cast of radicals more likely to belt out their riotous folk-punk songs in the trenches of an anti-imperialist protest than on a proper stage. In either case, they require no amplification. They are loud. They sound like a tightly clenched fist being raised into the polluted air of an unjust society. They hold nothing back. For an audience of three in a parking lot outside of a building they just played in, they will play all of their songs again, a few times over, each time with even greater passion. And each time, bassist Tyler Lewis will lay his double bass on its side without missing a beat, so that his bandmates may use it as a platform to shout out union-praising lyrics, new and old. When playing "The Ballad of John Henry," the band works like it's driving steel and sounds like a pissed-off locomotive. And the originals come across as being just as authentic as that timeless anthem of yore. It's good to have these guys on the streets.
After winning a contest to play Aura Fest 2012 in Central Florida, the Funky Nuggets were not invited back to play Aura Fest 2013. This was quite a bummer for Frankie Sensimilla, the band's charismatic, guitar-shredding leader, who got naked (except for an Aura wristband, which he is still wearing) for the band's 2012 Aura performance, and for the rest of the band and its ever-growing tribe of fans as well. How did the band respond? Exactly as one would hope a playful young jam band would: They smuggled a silent disco rig into the fest, set it up in the woods along with a pro light rig courtesy of Orange Blossom Jamboree, and jammed from 3 to 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights without making a peep, except for into the wireless headphones worn by the hundred or so grinning folks surrounding them. This glorious act of peaceful rebellion was the talk of the festival, won the Boca Raton band hundreds of new fans, and is but one episode in the Nuggets' fun-filled musical journey. And, as fun as their approach is, it is grounded in serious dedication to the music. This coupling of fun times and quality musicianship is what makes a good jam band, and the Nuggets have it as well as any band on the circuit.


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Marco Rubio steps up on immigration
I've spent a lot of time with politicians, so it would be fair to assume that my proximity would increase my cynicism about the process, the people, or both. As the saying goes, no man is a hero to his valet – and political consultants are the valets of the modern American political system.
But I've gone the other way. The more time I've spent with men and women in office and running for office, the more I've come to respect the extraordinary pressures they are under and the very personal pain inevitable in a public life where there often seems to be no public space. Unless you have been through it or seen it up close, it's difficult to imagine.
For Congressman and Senators, politics can often feel like a lot of hard work, with little reward. It's not surprising that many are deciding to walk away.
But some react differently. Take Florida Senator Marco Rubio. He seems to have decided that just being at the Senate prom isn't enough, that if he's going to put up with the brutal hours, the public hammering and sweat and tears required to be a successful politician, he's going to take on the Big Issues that brought him there in the first place.
That's led us to a remarkable moment in American politics. A junior senator who is considered a future star of his party is taking the lead on an issue that offers almost no foreseeable political gain with the party's base.
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How is Sergey Brin presented on Google.com? The descriptions vary, but one word is repeated more often than the others: morality.
Sergey Brin
... is co-founder and President, Technology at Google.
... is under tremendous internal pressure to abandon his principles.
... is finding that purity just doesn't scale.
... is Google's moral compass.
... is well known for saying that the rule the company operates by is "Don't be evil."
... is jet-lagged; he has the vaguely disoriented look of a young man still finding his bearings after a very long, strange trip.
... realized search is number two online activity and checking e-mail is number one.
... is still cryptic about a possible Google browser.
... is taking Cambodian children as an example of how democratic and wide-spread their search engine is.
... is a perfect example of a young entrepreneur: young, good looking, and fabulously rich.
... is a technologist. He is woefully under-equipped to handle the subtle difficulties of human communication.
... is passionate about the intersection of biology, technology and genetics and envisions a day when computer users will be able to Google their Genes.
... is considering coming back to Stanford to finish his doctoral degree.
... was quite cocky about his intellect, often trying to prove teachers of various subjects (read: Math) just how wrong they were.
... is known to spend some lunch hours on the beach volleyball court [from] the Google campus.
... is not considering to buy Microsoft.
... is notoriously skeptical about the semantic web.
... has even compared the Google search engine to the computer HAL in the film "2001: A Space Odyssey".
... has said that the perfect search engine would be like "the mind of God".
... is a Russian success story.
... his birth date is August 21, 1973.
Happy birthday, Sergey Brin!
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'D'-Listers: Hedges headlines backstops
San Diego prospect best of the bunch working behind the dish
By Jake Seiner / Special to MiLB.com | January 31, 2014 10:00 AM ET
As a couple of soon-to-be Hall of Famers once said, "Chicks dig the longball," and in that spirit, elite offensive prospects garner most of the praise.
Though multi-home run games and double-digit hitting streaks are a good way to become A-list celebrities in this corner of the Internet, there's also plenty of love for MiLBers on defense. Realizing that we have an entire season's worth of compliments to heap on the Minors' best hitters, we thought this a fitting time to acknowledge the Minors' best fielders.
With that in mind, we're happy to bring you the D-Listers -- baseball's run-preventing stars of the future. Today, we begin with the Minors' best catching prospects, led by a prodigious talent working his way back to his home state.
The stud: Austin Hedges, Padres
Double-A San Antonio manager Rich Dauer finally got a good look at Hedges -- touted since high school as a premiere defensive catcher -- when the backstop was a late-season callup from Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore. The 21-year-old made a fast impression on the Missions' 61-year-old skipper.
"He handles himself well, carries himself with some confidence, that air of confidence which is necessary," Dauer said. "He has a pretty energetic personality, which I think will calm down as he gets older, but right now it serves him well. He controls the tempo of the game. Obviously, he has all the tools as far as a catcher can go."
As Hedges told MiLB.com in November, the building blocks of his defensive game were built in high school under the tutelage of Brett Kay, a 2001 eighth-round Draft pick of the Mets, who coached Hedges at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif. Kay, an All-American catcher in high school, earned All-Big West Conference honors at Cal State Fullerton and instilled a professional approach in Hedges as a teenager, providing him with an excellent set of fundamentals while attuning him to philosophies and focuses that would serve him well as a pro.
Since the Padres drafted him in the second round in 2011, Hedges has developed his game under coaches such as Shawn Wooten and Brad Ausmus -- the latter was a roving instructor for San Diego before being hired as the Tigers' manager in November. Hedges has developed into a quiet receiver with excellent hands and framing skills. He boasts a strong arm -- MLB.com tossed a 65 out of 80 on it while ranking Hedges baseball's No. 2 catching prospect -- that plays up because of good footwork. Hedges can control the running game and block balls in the dirt.
Beyond his physical talents, Hedges' makeup is also a strength. He prioritizes the leadership and communication responsibilities that come with the position. When it comes to building rapport with pitchers, he always considers himself on the clock. He's also constantly studying hitters and earns praise for his game-calling abilities.
"There's no stopping the guy. He's going to make it to the big leagues," Dauer said. "I think it's just a matter of time until the pathway clears for him. He's not a guy who's going up there to sit. He's going to be a front-line catcher. The time will come, probably sooner rather than later."
The finished product: Christian Bethancourt, Braves
Bethancourt has been a defensive darling among evaluators for years. The 22-year-old Panama native boasts one of baseball's strongest arms and has long projected to be effective at limiting the running game. Over the past few seasons, he's made strides with the rest of his defensive game, becoming a quality receiver and game caller. Bethancourt is an excellent athlete, which translates to his agility and ability to block balls in the dirt.
The Braves have helped Bethancourt smooth his footwork and improve his approach as a game manager. He develops game rapport with pitchers and should be a solid game caller at the Major League level in short order.
The backstop has already earned time in the Majors, playing one game as a September callup in 2013 -- although he didn't do any catching. That should change this year, as Bethancourt could compete for a Major League roster spot. Only Evan Gattis -- a lackluster defender who also plays the outfield -- and Gerald Laird stand between him and a starting gig.
Name to learn: Christian Vazquez, Red Sox
Scouts have a name for the time it takes from when a catchers receives a pitch until his throw to second base lands in his teammate's glove -- pop time. In pro baseball, anything under two seconds is considered good enough for the Major Leagues, with the best settling into the 1.8-1.9 second range.With that in mind, we encourage you to play couch scout for a moment and time Vazquez's throw -- from the moment the ball enters his glove to the moment it reaches the second baseman -- in the embedded video below.
We timed Vazquez's pop time at around 1.7 seconds, which is beyond excellent. And that, according to the folks who see him regularly, is no fluke.
"He's one of the best I've ever seen coming through the baseball, timing the glove and the upper-half exchange," said Triple-A Pawtucket manager Kevin Boles, who managed Vazquez at Double-A Portland in 2013. "It's a super-quick release. He's one of the best I've seen turning the baseball around to second base."
Vazquez's mechanics are somewhat unorthodox. The 23-year-old Puerto Rican stabs out to get the ball in a manner more aggressive than other catchers, but he makes it work, mostly because of outstanding hands. Vazquez can transfer the ball from glove to hand with impressive quickness, allowing him to turn around 90-mph fastballs as quickly as anyone.
Beyond his catch-and-throw abilities, Vazquez has made strides as a game manager. What stands out most to Boles is Vazquez's self confidence, something that should help him commit to polished game plans as he picks up more pitch-calling strategies and experience.
"I think the next step for him is getting with a veteran staff, being around some older guys who can show him some more about pitch selection," Boles said. "He has conviction. Good catchers have that. They know what they know, read swings and match that up with the personnel on the mound. He has conviction and sticks to his guns on pitch selection."
The toolshed: Jorge Alfaro, Rangers
The first thing to know about Alfaro is that even the Royal Navy is envious of his cannon. The 20-year-old Colombian may be unrivaled in his arm strength, a gift that allows him to stand out despite lacking the polish of his peers, let alone those more advanced in the Minors and Majors.
"It doesn't matter if you stack him up against lower-level or big-league guys, it's the best one there is," Class A Hickory manager Corey Ragsdale said. "I know that's big praise for his arm, but there aren't many of them out there who have the arm he does."
Rangers fans can be forgiven if Alfaro's arm elicits visions of Ivan Rodriguez -- pictured here with Alfaro on the youngster's Instagram. Rodriguez is a good approximation of Alfaro's ultimate ceiling from a catch-and-throw standpoint, although the gap between future and present is a big one.
The Rangers signed Alfaro in January 2010 and quickly moved him from shortstop to backstop. Alfaro's athleticism is also exceptional for the position, but translating those abilities into defensive skills has been an expectedly slow process.
Ragsdale saw improvements from Alfaro in 2013, though. The catcher's footwork around the plate -- both blocking pitches and throwing to bases -- improved noticeably. The techniques necessary to receive at a professional level began to sink in, leaving Ragsdale optimistic that Alfaro could reach something close to his ultimate defensive ceiling.
Most notable to Ragsdale, though, was that Alfaro began to take on the mentality necessary to be an everyday catcher. "Ownership" is the word he used, referring to the pride Alfaro took in improving his fundamentals and especially as a game manager. He called his own pitches in every game, plotted game plans with pitchers and showed genuine enthusiasm for the process, and those things caught Ragsdale's attention.
"Catchers have to be a special breed, a guy who wants to get back there and get beat up all the time," Ragsdale said. "Jorge bought into that. … In the past, when he first started, he was more worried about other things than putting the fingers down. Now he realizes how important that is for a catcher."
Best among the rest:
A.J. Jimenez, Blue Jays: The 2008 ninth-round pick thwarted base runners with a 44 percent caught-stealing rate with Class A Advanced Dunedin in 2011, then underwent Tommy John surgery in 2012. He returned last year and showed no ill effects, hosing 42 percent of would-be base stealers, thanks to a quick release and a very accurate arm.
Pedro Severino, Nationals: Like Jimenez, Severino excels at controlling the running game, posting a 40 percent caught-stealing percentage with Class A Hagerstown in 2013. The 20-year-old native of the Dominican Republic is a long way from the Majors but has shown promise blocking and receiving pitches.
James McCann, Tigers: McCann could become a stellar backstop in the Majors and shows promise controlling the running game with a career 39 percent caught-stealing rate. Beyond his physical tools, he stands out for his leadership style and game management talents.
Kevin Plawecki, Mets: Beyond the usual hurdles that hinder young backstops, Plawecki faced something unique after being drafted by the Mets in 2012 -- a starting rotation without any native English speakers. His solution? Hit the Rosetta Stone. Plawecki committed to becoming bilingual to communicate with his staff, and that effort and aptitude is reflective of his makeup. Though his physical tools aren't as impressive as some of the rest on this list, his mental approach should make him a valuable defensive catcher.
Jake Seiner is a contributor to MiLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @Jake_Seiner. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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ROLLING STONES PLAY SECRET CLUB SHOWS The Rolling Stones played two secret club dates in Paris this week prior to the band's four upcoming arena shows in London on Nov. 25 and 29 and on Dec. 13 and 15 in Newark, N.J., that were the worst kept secrets in town, reports the U.K.'s NME (New Musical Express). The shows were the band's first since the end of their "Bigger Bang" tour in August 2007.
The first gig took place before about 600 fans who paid $20 each at the La Trebendo club. That show's set list was "Route 66," "It's Only Rock and Roll," "Shattered," "When The Whip Comes Down," "Champagne and Reefer," the new "Doom and Gloom," "Miss You," "Tumbling Dice," "Start Me Up" and "Midnight Rambler." They encored with "Jumping Jack Flash" and "Brown Sugar."
Then, several days later they showcased a dozen numbers at the larger, 1,800-seat le Theatre Mogadore. While containing many of the same songs that they dug out at the first gig, the songs were shuffled and they did include a few others. The Mogadore set list was "It's Only Rock and Roll," "All Down the Line," "You Got Me Rocking," "Tumbling Dice," "Miss You," "You Can't Always Get What You Want," "Doom and Gloom," "Midnight Rambler," "Start Me Up," "Honky Tonk Women," "Jumping Jack Flash," with "Brown Sugar" being the solitary encore number.
In other Stones news, Ron Wood got engaged and was forced to auction off a bunch of stuff as part of the divorce settlement from his second wife, Jo, to whom he was married for 26 years until their divorce was finalized last year.
Wood, the 65-year-old two-time member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame from his memberships in both The Stones and his earlier group, The Faces, will wed 34-year-old theatrical producer Sally Humphreys at a time and date to be named, according to Britain's Sun newspaper.
The guitarist and artist also auctioned off guitars, including a 1955 Fender Stratocaster that he often played in concert, velvet jackets, his lithograph of Eric Clapton, a cardboard cutout that was a gift from Keith Richards, and other goodies as part of the divorce agreement. A portion of the proceeds were donated to MusiCares, the charitable organization of the Grammy's that assists musicians dealing with financial and/or addiction problems, according to Reuters.
GREEN DAY CANCELS TOUR In late September, the Bay Area punk trio that formed in 1987, announced that 40-year-old singer-guitarist-composer Billie Joe Armstrong had entered rehab for substance abuse after a big onstage meltdown at the all-star iHeartRadio concert at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.
The group had hopes of continuing the tour it planned to support its unique release of a three-CD series of albums, "Uno," that came out Sept. 21, "Dos!," that hits record store shelves Nov. 9, and "Tre!," which is due Dec. 7. The tour was to carry on into 2013. Alas, it was not to be.
The band posted a statement on its website announcing that the tour had been canceled while Armstrong recovers. In the post, bassist Mike Dirnt said, "Obviously the timing for this isn't ideal, but Billie Joe's well-being is our main concern. We are happy to say that Billy Joe is doing well."
The tour will be rescheduled.
LESLIE GORE AND MEAT LOAF GET POLITICAL Leslie Gore is involved with a new politically-charged pro-women's and pro-gay rights video posted on YouTube that features a group of notable young women, including Lena Dunham, creator and star of HBO's "Girls," the fashion world's Tavi Gevinson, and actress/writer/director Miranda July.
In the video, the women lip-sync to Gore's 1963 hit song, "You Don't Own Me," a No. 2 smash in which the 17-year-old defiantly declared her personal independence. Gore herself introduces the video by saying, "I'm Leslie Gore, and I approved this message."
In between these women singing, they tell viewers, among other things, "that Mitt Romney and the Republican Party are determined to overturn Roe V. Wade. Romney has not supported equal pay for women (The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act)."
"Romney has vowed to defund Planned Parenthood. Romney has vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Romney doesn't want health care to cover birth control."
"Romney says same sex marriage should be banned with a Constitutional Amendment. Women, let's rise up. Our vote alone can win this election."
Gore, 66, closes the video by saying, "It's hard for me to believe, but we're still fighting for the same things we were then." She concludes by encouraging women to vote.
On the other side of the political coin, Meat Loaf has endorsed Mitt Romney.
The 65-year-old with the booming voice, whose 1977 LP, "Bat Out of Hell" has sold more than 40 million albums, joined the candidate and country guys Randy Owens and the duo Big and Rich at a rally in Defiance, Ohio, where they delivered a version of "America the Beautiful" with Mr. Loaf making his presence especially known with a rousing improv near the end of the song that clearly impressed the candidate.
PAUL ANKA'S ARCADIA FUNDRAISING CONCERT Most of those attending the inaugural fundraising concert at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center headlined by Paul Anka Saturday night, were there - not because they were Anka fans - but because they wanted to help raise money to offset the $20 million construction cost of the 1,200-seat theater.
However, by the time everyone left two hours later, the crowd had all become Big Time fans.
After more than a half-century on stages around the globe, the guy's a pro - a world class entertainer, who can work the crowd with the best of them. He ventured out into the crowd several times to better interact with his fans, old and new, young and old.
During his 1959 No. 2 romance classic, "Put Your Head On My Shoulder," he danced with a senior fan named Dolores. He posed for a photo for a man with the man's wife while singing the No. 2 1960 teenage love ballad he wrote about his then-amore, Annette Funicello, "Puppy Love" not missing a note.
During another 1960 Top 10 hit, "My Home Town," he chatted with a concert-goers' friend on their cell phone, convincing them that, yes, it was indeed Paul Anka talking to them in the middle of his song.
With the exception of his 1974 No. 1 comeback hit, "(You're) Having My Baby," virtually all his hits were showcased as expected, and they were delightful, with everyone singing along.
He also pulled out several surprises, including a Big Band version of Van Halen's "Jump," and two poignantly performed duets using recordings of two departed friends. He and Johnny Harris wrote a powerful ballad of pride, freedom and independence, "I'm Not Anyone" for Sammy Davis, Jr. that Davis performed on a 1973 TV special. Anka used footage from that special to sing along with the Rat Packer; and "This Is It," a song he and Michael Jackson originally wrote in 1983 as "I Never Heard." The song's title was changed and became the name of the tour Jackson was preparing for when he died in June 2009. Anka began the tune, then Jackson came in via the recording and the song ended with Anka accompanying him.
In 1962, Anka, who has taken film and TV roles here and there through the decades, had a role in producer Darryl F. Zanuck's epic all-star WWII film, "The Longest Day." The producer asked him to write and perform a theme song that could be used during the ending credits.
He dug that ballad out at the Arcadia show, dedicating it to all who have served in the military.
He also went country-rockabilly on a mostly acoustic rendition of a song Anka wrote for Buddy Holly, "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," a posthumous No. 13 hit that was the last song the bespectacled 22-year-old recorded before he and Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper perished in that infamous plane crash outside Clear Lake, Iowa, in February 1959.
It was expected that he'd end his show with his best known song, "My Way," the power ballad that his pal Frank Sinatra used for his theme song.
He delivered it close to the end. In truth, he ended the regular portion of his show with everyone dancing and singing along to a party-appropriate "Twist and Shout." He should have ended his set on that high note instead of returning for another go-round of "Diana" and a Vegas version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary."
Anka is taking November off, but he'll be back on the road for five shows in New England in the first week of December. He'll be in Florida for five gigs in January, before playing the Fantasy Spring Casino in Indio next Mar. 16.
BILLY IDOL PLAYS FAN'S BIRTHDAY BASH After two years of constant requests, Billy Idol performed at Seattle fan Michael Henrichsen's 26 th birthday bash, according to Seattle Music Insider.
Henrichsen tried to get the 56-year-old "Rebel Yell" rocker's attention by doing everything from staging Billy Idol Aid concerts to setting up a website, playmybirthdayparty, that both raised more than $13,000 for a local food bank and the Red Cross. Finally, Idol gave in and performed his only concert of 2012.
Idol and his band, including guitarist Steve Stevens, ripped through 17 songs at the sold-out bash at the Showbox SoDo for 300 fans and pals of Henrichsen's. The band has been mostly inactive the past couple of years, but they ripped through a couple hits from the Englishman's Gen-X days, including "Dancin' With Myself," as well as solo hits like "Eyes Without a Face" and his 1981 hit take on Tommy James & The Shondells' Top 3 smash from 1968, "Mony Mony." The show left the birthday boy "speechless."
NEW RELEASES Among the recently released albums, digital reissues and deluxe box sets are "Talking Book," in which R&B queen Macy Gray gives her interpretation of Stevie Wonder's influential 1972 album from start to finish; a 2-CD, "Psychedelic Pill," the second album this year from Neil Young and Crazy Horse that includes the 16-minute freak-out, "Walk Like A Giant;" "Hope On The Rocks (Deluxe Edition)" from country cowboy Toby Keith; "Three Fates Project" from former ELP keyboard wizard Keith Emerson, with his guitarist, Marc Bonilla, and conductor Terje Mikkelson and his Munchner Rundfunkorchester; 2-CD best of sets, "The Essential Martina McBride" and "The Essential Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship;" Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler's patriotic Vietnam War curio, "Ballad of the Green Berets," that went to No. 1 in 1966; and "Deadlines," a 1977 LP from English folk rockers, The Strawbs.
Another big batch of rereleases from Frank Zappa, including the 1987 Grammy- winning instrumental CD, "Jazz From Hell," and his 1991 live 2-CD, "Make a Jazz Noise Here;" "Simply Broadway" from music theater star Brian Stokes Mitchell; "Humble Pie Live in New York 1971;" a 2-CD, "Follow," from former King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and British sax and flute jazzman Theo Travis; "Frank Said: The Best of Frankie Goes to Hollywood;" "Live in Hollywood," the 26 th album from Latin jazz percussionist Poncho Sanchez that was recorded live in the big courtyard at Hollywood Blvd. and Highland Ave.; "One Man Band" a deluxe rerelease of a 1973 LP from soul singer Ronnie Dyson, who died of a heart attack in 1990 at age 40; an enhanced 22-track "King of the Surf Guitar" by the King of the Surf Guitar, Dick Dale; and "By George, This Is Leona," a tribute album full of George Jones songs from veteran country singer Leona Williams.
New and reissued holiday albums include, "Merry Christmas, Baby," from Rod Stewart which sees the Scotsman duet with Michael Buble, Cee Lo Green, Mary J. Blige and the legendary Ella Fitzgerald; 2006's "A Twisted Xmas: Live in Las Vegas," sees hard rock screamer Dee Snider and his band Twisted Sister's unique takes live in concert on, yes, "Oh, Come All Ye Faithful," "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" and "The 12 Days of Christmas" and 11 other ditties; "Home for the Holidays" from Dutch waltzing violinist Andre Rieu; a re-release of James Taylor's 2006 "James Taylor at Christmas" that includes his takes on George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun" and the Joni Mitchell Christmas song, "River;" a 22-track "Complete Christmas Collection" from Doris Day that features two unreleased holiday songs; "A Rita Coolidge Christmas," only the adult contemporary pop songstress' second album since 1998; Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme's 1964 "That Holiday Feeling!;" the 23-song, "Carol Burnette Christmas" finds the TV comedienne and her TV show cast singing such faves as "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and duets with gospel legend Mahalia Jackson on "Christmas Bells are Ringing/Joy to the World," Broadway's Marion Lorne and "Silent Night" with her good pal Julie Andrews.
Among the new box sets is "The Velvet Underground & Nico 45 th Anniversary (Super Deluxe)," a 6-CD packaging of mono, stereo, alternate takes and live versions of the landmark 1967 LP; "Pacific Arts Box" is a 5-CD set of albums Monkee Mike Nesmith recorded in 1977, 1979 and 1992, and a 4-CD import, "Vol. 2 - Eight Classic Albums" from country guitarist Chet Atkins.
NOW PLAYING Classic acts from the '50 s, '60 s and '70 s continue to perform. Here's what one of them is doing.
Beginning with their debut appearance on Christmas Eve 1955 on "The Lawrence Welk Show," the four harmonizing Lennon Sisters became familiar to TV audiences for the next quarter century through their appearances on Welk's popular weekly music program and variety shows such as "The Andy Williams Show," and "The Hollywood Palace," and another family-oriented good-time musical show, "Stand Up and Cheer" in 1972-1973.
When they made that 1955 Welk appearance, Dee Dee (Diane) was 16, Peggy was 14, Kathy was 12 and Janet was only nine. The four very pretty girls, who sang like angels, were nicknamed "America's Sweethearts of Song." Hits soon followed. They scored their first hit single in 1956 when "Tonight, You Belong to Me" hit No. 15. In 1961, "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry") peaked at only No. 56 on Billboard's Hot 100, but it soared to No. 13 on its easy listening chart, and the people of Japan loved it, making it a No. 1 smash. In 1989, they received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2001, they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
They toured constantly (with Williams in 1970) and headlined extended runs in Vegas. They recorded more than a dozen albums with titles such as "Let's Get Acquainted" and the late-'60 s too-hip-for-the-room "The Lennon Sisters On The Groovy Side" that saw them cover contemporary soft-rock and pop hits like The Association's "Never My Love," Bobby Hebb's "Sonny" and The 5 th Dimension's "Up, Up And Away."
Three versions of what is essentially the same holiday album, "Christmas With The Lennon Sisters," "Christmas Songs With The Lennon Sisters" and "White Christmas With The Lennon Sisters" were each released within the last year.
For one season, 1969-1970, the deeply religious sisters had their own musical comedy variety hour, "Jimmy Durante Presents The Lennon Sisters" that costarred The Great Schnozzola himself and saw them host fellow middle-of-the-road singers as Perry Como, Jack Jones, Dinah Shore, as well as Bing Crosby, Glen Campbell, Sammy Davis, Jr. and gentle-voiced actor and psychedelic troubadour Noel Harrison, star of TV's "The Girl From U.N.C.L.E." The G-rated early '60 s vibe was out of place to a lot of viewers in the long-haired post-Woodstock and Altamont world of anti-Vietnam War protests and it wasn't a great shock when the series was canceled in its first season.
Tragically, only six weeks before the show premiered, a deranged fan who believed that he was married to Peggy shot their father to death in the parking lot of a golf course in Marina Del Rey (the man committed suicide two months later using the same gun he used to kill the Lennon's dad, thus closing the then-unsolved murder case).
Their popularity was immediate and so by the end of the '50 s, they'd become a four-person merchandising industry. Little girls loved and idolized them and bought anything and everything Lennon Sisters.
There were Lennon Sisters lunchboxes, doll collections and paper doll cut-outs coloring books, fictional adventure books such as "The Secret of Holiday Island." Janet starred in her own book series with titles such as, "Janet Lennon & the Angels" and "Janet Lennon at Camp Calamity."
Kathy and Janet created a line of top-selling "Best Pal" dolls. They were on the covers of Hollywood gossip magazines like Screen Stars and Screen Stories.
For more than a decade, they were all over the place.
Peggy, who is now 71, retired in 1999. Dee Dee, who is now 73, retired, unretired and finally hung it up in 2001 and was replaced by younger sister Mimi. Now a trio, The Lennon Sisters, Kathy, now 69, Janet, 66, and Mimi, 57, have continued to perform. The Lennon Sisters Christmas Show began a six-week run this week through Dec. 12 at the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri.
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