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Saturday, May 1, 2010
I am an Indian. Jai Maharshtra!
" I am as Maharshtrian as 'varan bhaat' – which I love. Everybody loves varan bhaat once they taste it, even those who are not born Maharashtrian. It is the best kind of comfort food – bland, unspiced, velvety and filling. I like to think most Maharashtrians are like varan bhaat – mild, easy- to-digest and likeable. Left to themselves, they prefer to mind their own business and get on with life. And there lies the key – 'left to themselves'. Unfortunately, the time has come to admit that perhaps they are not being left to themselves.Opportunistic politicians have swiftly jumped in to profit from their discomfiture and frustration. The minute an ambitious, misguided chef takes it upon himself to add heavy- duty masala to varan bhaat and modify its taste, it ceases to be varan bhaat. He also loses his job!
So… let this be a given – Mumbai belongs to all those who live here and love it. That's non-negotiable. A zero debate topic.Therefore, the question of keeping anybody out of this magnetic metropolis does not arise.Several manipulative attempts have been made by politicians to reclaim the city and rid it of 'outsiders'. These attempts have failed spectacularly, simply because people have seen through the hollowness of the movement.Maharashtrians themselves have questioned the selfish motives of parochial political parties and rejected their narrow minded agendas.The 'test' is simple : Any politician claiming to help the 'Marathi Manoos' must begin at the beginning - first improve the lives of the local people through education and employment, dedication and sacrifice. Give the people better health care, roads, schools, hospitals, water…give them better governance on all levels.And stop this nonsensical 'outsider-insider' talk which is dangerous, divisive, undemocratic and anti-progress. In short, only two categories can be allowed to exist in our democracy - Indian and non-Indian. That's where it begins and ends. Jai Maharashtra!
29 comments:
So sweet.
Is this your first speech as an upcoming politician?
- May 1, 2010 at 11:43 AM
- goodluck said...
This is to celebrate Maharashtra Day's 50th anniversary. Goodluck Maharashtra. The rest of Maharashtra apart from Mumbai are treated like step children. Mumbai is swallowing the happiness and well being of its poor cousins in the rest of Maharashtra. Its thirst is insatiable. It wants every inch to construct ugly highrises. It consumes almost all the electricity. It is too greedy. Money making machines have invaded Mumbai by droves, impoverishing the rest of Maharashtra. The glitter of Bollywood, the construction business hides ugly underworld belly. Add to it the recent IPL. The wealth created by Ambanis and Tatas is false gold. It has only created a selfish middleclass and the class divisions have become too deep with healthcare and education and even security catering to the richman's well being while the poor have to lose their entire lifetime savings to afford one surgery. Both insiders and so called outsiders are plundering like there is no tomorrow.
- May 1, 2010 at 12:13 PM
- Digistrom said...
I am a Parsi and have lived in Bombay all my life. I obviously disagree with the narrow Maharashtrians-first stand that certain parties are taking, but a point that's getting sidelined is that Bombay is indeed going to the dogs... over-development, pollution and an infrastructure that's stretched to bursting limits.
- May 1, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Digistrom said...
I wish someone would take a stand to preserve some sanity in the city and keep it livable without diluting their cause by taking an absurd stand that just favors one people in a city as diverse as this.
- May 1, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- Weekend Reading said...
Completely agree with you Shobha jee... "Mumbai belongs to all those who live here and love it. That's non-negotiable. A zero debate topic." Kash!!! Everyone thinks like this... :) I have always admired your candid nature of expressing your views.. Nice article keep it up.
- May 1, 2010 at 12:35 PM
- Sparkling said...
Simple and to the point. C'est tout! :)
P.S: I prefer varan bhaat with a wee bit more spice in it tough.
- May 1, 2010 at 12:51 PM
- सुशीला पुरी said...
bilkul sahi likha aapne......ye to arajak aur faltu logon ke dwara failaya gaya hai.
- May 1, 2010 at 1:54 PM
- R said...
I have had this experience often that when told that i am a maharashtrain, the first reaction of people is relating me to a political party & other hooligans & almost equating all maharashtrians to terrorists.
Political Parties do not own us, we speak a language & belong to a culture that is over 2000 years old & nobody can take that away.
The other day I heard someone say 'I won't speak marathi, i hate it because i hate Thakrey'
This is unfair, This is insulting, this is ridiculous.
People need to learn to separate the language & the culture from the politicians. Specially the youngsters.
Jai Maharashtra!
- May 1, 2010 at 2:20 PM
- Tandarin Nike said...
Dot on. Well said.
- May 1, 2010 at 2:22 PM
- Delhi Goon said...
I really liked your article - crisp, short, to the point & makes a statement. Turks in Germany, Hispanics in US, non-Marathis in Mumbai, rest of India in Delhi and Indians around the world - Can people really do without the outsider in this day and age? I think not.
You rightly said that politics should concentrate on development and not division. One day these divisions will eat those who created them - How long can you keep blaming the outsider? When there will be no real development people will turn on you Mr.Politician. Better start working, the people are more militant than ever.
- May 1, 2010 at 2:43 PM
- FrankieGoesToHyderabad said...
Yeah, elegantly said. Sad that we still need reminding not to be taken in by the old 'us & them' nonsense. But we do, and often.
- May 1, 2010 at 3:36 PM
- Sidhusaaheb said...
The Shiv Sena's and MNS's politics could actually be given a positive twist, I think. If they love and wish to help and work for the betterment of the Marathi Maanoos only, let them do that, but let them not attack non-Maharashtrians in any way, physically or otherwise.
- May 1, 2010 at 5:35 PM
- goodway said...
People should focus on development and improvement.
1: Maharashtra Gov can start a less profit making organization for example gov should start a business for cold drinks or water bottles.
( It will create an Employeement for thousands of people. )
2: Government can improve education system
3: Like online social network , people can form social network and improve in skills , people should not form group only for debatable subject.
4: Gov can start computer centers where students can use computer for learning purpose. Now money might be a problem so make a Rule , any organization which is giving hint about Black money can get the whole amount if it will be used for social purpose and one monitory body should be formed to keep a track on these activities.
5: create Awareness of internet and it's usage at root level. Internet is a Source of Information and knowledge so let people should use it.
6: create a business opportunity for bottom level people inside a society. ( Agriculture is the one of area , lots of scope for improvement)
7: we have lots of other things to do ...
8: Try to help minimum one person to get improved.
- May 1, 2010 at 10:37 PM
- numerounity said...
- May 1, 2010 at 11:45 PM
- Sudhir Kekre said...
That was a beautiful post. This outside inside debate sure rankles. am i a non resident maharashtrian or an outsider?
- May 2, 2010 at 10:26 AM
- karan said...
I am a NRI but I am a Maharashtrian first then an Indian. My birth, my motherland is my state which is part of India. People come to this rich state for their survival. All are welcome but don't even think of taking over state as all Marathis know when kick whose butt.
On the topic of politicians, they could sell any idea for votes so don't even listen to what they say.
Jai Maharashtra, Jai Bhavani, Jai Shivaji, Jai Hindustan.
- May 2, 2010 at 10:23 PM
- Sidhusaaheb said...
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- May 3, 2010 at 12:58 AM
- ms said...
amchi mz de! heard that aurangabad (heart of maharashtra) has been hit by naxalism. the rot has finally set in, everyone should head for them hills! i recently came across an article by some wall street person in which he claims that india's terrible condition is due to national apathy - indians don't like india. seeing the current motormen mayhem, i am starting to believe the wall street accountant. poor mumbai! the moment it changed its name it has drawn all negative forces, the underworld, the floods, the terrorists, lalit modi, IPL and now kasab/kabab verdict. once they revert to good ole "bombay", prosperity will smile upon them again! "varan bhaat" over "paav bhaji"? non!non! mz de!
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- May 6, 2010 at 6:13 PM
- ShemaleJasmin said...
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IPL money-laundering scandal threatens Indian government ??
- May 8, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- Rehhaan said...
As a woman, who is an engineer and survived on my own in the US throught school and work as a single woman, I am appaled at that comment you said about Sunanda pushkar. I am not divorced, but you are, you have children from your first marriage and yet you didnt think twice before taking a swipe at her a single mother (you also married a much married rich dilep de second time around). Not that there is anything wrong in that. To each thier own, but to deride another woman with so much bitchiness and derison just shows how opinionated and dumb our lady journalists are. Shame on you and Vrinda whatever who wrote that article. Instead on focusing on what wrong in India (so many things on so many levels), you guys swooped down to the level of a catty, snooty harridan. tsk..tsk...
Disclaimer:I dont know sunanda puskar and had to google her.
- May 11, 2010 at 8:28 PM
- stri said...
well said...
You are quite bitchy when you write on women
- May 24, 2010 at 1:51 PM
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- May 26, 2010 at 12:17 AM
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- July 10, 2010 at 12:03 AM
- ShemaleJasmin said...
Indian cities, school, streets everywhere, it is dirty! ? whats about the Indian government?
IPL money-laundering scandal threatens Indian government ??
- July 10, 2010 at 9:39 AM
- ShemaleJasmin said...
Indian cities, school, streets everywhere, it is dirty! ? whats about the Indian government?
IPL money-laundering scandal threatens Indian government ??
- July 10, 2010 at 9:40 AM
- ShemaleJasmin said...
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IPL money-laundering scandal threatens Indian government ??
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In the days since the Supreme Court's historic health care ruling, there has been a good deal of speculation about whether Chief Justice John Roberts changed his mind in the course of deliberations, deciding late in the game to uphold the constitutionality of most of the law.
Even before the decision was announced, conservative writers railed that liberals and the so-called mainstream media were trying to intimidate the chief justice.
To cite just two examples: After President Obama expressed "confidence" in April that the court would uphold the law, Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., accused the president of "threatening" and "intimidating" the court. And Randy Barnett, the legal architect behind the challenges to the law, accused liberal commentators of trying to "intimidate or threaten the Court with dire political consequences should it fail to uphold legislation that they strongly favor."
After the decision was announced, showing Roberts as the fifth and deciding vote to uphold the individual mandate under Congress' taxing power, many conservatives began claiming that Roberts switched his vote midway through deliberations — a charge now backed by a CBS report that Roberts changed his mind.
The question of a vote switch in many ways misperceives how the Supreme Court works. The justices take an initial vote right after the case is argued. If the chief justice is in the majority, he assigns who will write the opinion. Roberts did that, and assigned the majority opinion to himself, as one would expect for such a major decision.
It is not uncommon for a justice to change his or her views as the opinion drafts are circulated. Usually, it is not the opinion writer who vacillates, but there are many famous cases of an opinion writer starting out in one direction and ending up in another.
In the 1992 abortion case Planned Parenthood v. Casey, for instance, the initial vote in conference was, in essence, to reverse Roe v. Wade. But three justices eventually coalesced around an opinion to uphold what they called "the core of Roe," while partly trimming it back. And those three, coupled with the two justices who voted to uphold Roe entirely, composed the majority.
In another case, Lee v. Weisman, which tested the constitutionality of a prayer at a public school graduation, Justice Anthony Kennedy initially voted to allow the practice and was assigned to write the opinion for the five-justice majority. But as Kennedy later told his colleagues in a memo, his "draft looked quite wrong." He changed his mind, and ended up writing the opinion for a different five-justice majority, holding the practice unconstitutional.
This term's health care case had many more moving parts than most cases. The question of the mandate was just one of many the court had to address. After doing more than a dozen interviews, most off the record, I think it is fair to say that from the beginning, there were five votes, including Roberts', for the proposition that the Commerce Clause of the Constitution could not support the mandate. More ambiguous, however, was where Roberts stood on the question of whether the mandate could be upheld under Congress' taxing authority — a question that clearly interested him during oral arguments.
Since the announcement of the court's decision last week, conservatives have been pushing the notion that Roberts did something of a last-minute flip. But the evidence to support that is less than convincing.
For example, writers have noticed that the four dissenting conservatives call Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's decision "the dissent," when in fact she was among the five-justice majority that voted to uphold the law. But the first reference to the Ginsburg dissent by the conservative minority refers to her dissent from the chief justice's opinion on the Commerce Clause. She and the court's three other liberals would have upheld the mandate as a legitimate exercise of Congress' commerce power. On this point she was writing a dissent.
The question remains: Did Roberts change his opinion at some point after the first conference on other questions, including the taxing power? I think there is a kernel of truth to the notion that he did, but again, these things are not like legislative votes. If, as seems likely, Roberts was somewhat ambiguous about his views on the taxing power, after mulling over the issue, talking to colleagues, it seems clear that by the time he circulated his first draft, probably sometime in May, he was not ambiguous. At that point, the court's four conservatives realized they had lost, and they were probably quite angry.
Justices are human, and when there is a big, historic case where there is the press of time, like this one or Bush v. Gore, there are hard feelings in the immediate aftermath.
What is unusual here is the apparent attempt to undermine the chief with a leak more typical of political combat.
Nobody knows definitively who the source of the leak is. But the CBS reporter whose story was based on the leak, Jan Crawford, is well-liked by conservatives. She reported that she had two sources "with specific knowledge of the deliberations." That could be a law clerk or a justice's spouse, or even a justice. Or maybe someone else at the Supreme Court.
Regardless, what is amazing is that this sort of fight has gone public, at an institution that is usually impervious to leaks. It's even more amazing that the leak was targeted in a way that is clearly meant to detract from the good reviews the chief justice was getting in many quarters — and not just liberal quarters.
After the decision, Roberts got a lot of credit for finding a way to keep the court out of the partisan fray, avoiding a decision along party lines, while at the same time setting down some new, and for liberals, troubling markers limiting congressional power in the future.
Indeed, liberals have worried aloud about what the future holds, based on those markers. But there is precious little liberal hand-wringing about the fact that two of the court's liberals — Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan — joined Roberts and the conservative majority in concluding that the Medicaid expansion was too coercive.
In contrast, many conservatives, particularly movement conservatives, see Roberts' conduct as an act of incredible betrayal. From Rush Limbaugh to The Wall Street Journal editorial board, to former Bush officials John Yoo and Marc Thiessen, there is a fury at the chief justice for, in essence, being more loyal to the Supreme Court as an institution than to an ideology.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Robert Siegel.
In days since the Supreme Court's historic health care ruling, there's been a good deal of speculation about whether Chief Justice John Roberts changed his mind in the course of deliberations. Even before the decision was announced, conservative writers railed that liberals, and the so-called mainstream media, were trying to intimidate the chief justice.
Well, we've invited the always intimidating NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg to help sort it out.
SIEGEL: Hi, Nina.
NINA TOTENBERG, BYLINE: Hi.
SIEGEL: Let's start with the notion that the chief justice changed his mind. Did he? And is there anything wrong with that if he did?
TOTENBERG: Well, this whole question in some ways misperceives the way the Supreme Court operates. Yes, there is a vote in conference after the case is argued and, after the vote, the chief justice, if he's in the majority, assigns the opinion. And he did that in this case and assigned it to himself, which you would expect in a major opinion like this.
But this case, more than most, has a lot of moving parts and justices sometimes do change their minds on many aspects of a case, as they think about the issues, consult with colleagues and circulate drafts.
SIEGEL: One argument I've seen on behalf of the idea that Chief Justice Roberts flipped is that the minority opinion, the conservative justices refer to Justice Ginsburg's dissent. Whereas, as things turned out, she was in the majority, along with the chief justice, upholding the law.
TOTENBERG: But if you look carefully, the first reference to Justice Ginsburg's opinion refers to her dissent on the Commerce Clause. And she was in minority on the Commerce Clause. She lost that part. And so it sort of evaporates as an argument.
SIEGEL: Now, there is one report out there by CBS, saying that the chief justice did change his mind. After spending some time reporting this story yourself, what do you think?
TOTENBERG: Well, I think there's a kernel of truth to the story. But again, these things aren't like a legislative vote. I think that the chief justice was always clear that the mandate could not be justified as a legitimate exercise of the Commerce Clause. But I think he was probably somewhat ambiguous as to what his position was on the taxing power, which he ended up saying did allow the mandate.
And I think that by the time he circulated his first draft, probably some time in May, the court's four conservatives realized that they had lost and were probably pretty mad.
You know, Robert, justices are human. And on a big case, where there is a press of time, like this one, or Bush versus Gore, there are hard feelings. But what's unusual here is the apparent attempt to undermine the chief with a leak more typical of political combat.
SIEGEL: Yes, as you say, the leak does seem aimed at somehow discrediting the chief justice. The CBS story cited two sources with, and I quote, "specific knowledge of the deliberations." Who could that be?
TOTENBERG: It could be a law clerk or, I suppose, even a justice, or maybe even a spouse. But it really is amazing that this sort of fight has gone public and in a very targeted way, with a leak to a reporter who is well-liked by conservatives, and a story that's clearly meant to detract from the good reviews the chief justice was getting in many quarters, and not just from the so-called mainstream media.
After the decision, he got a lot of credit for finding a way to keep the court out of the political fray, leaving policy decisions to Congress, while at the same time setting down some new and, for liberals, troubling markers limiting congressional power in the future.
SIEGEL: Nina let me ask you about the notion that the chief justice was intimidated by commentary in the press, intimidated into changing his mind.
TOTENBERG: Well, for weeks, even months, conservatives have been writing that liberal commentators and politicians were trying to essentially scare the chief into upholding the law. And I suppose that liberals would reply that they're entitled to express their views just as conservatives are and that their views aren't aimed at intimidating anyone.
But for some conservatives, in the aftermath of the decision, there is this sense of incredible betrayal, particularly among movement conservatives; from Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck to people like former Bush administration official John Yoo. There's a kind of fury at Roberts for, in essence, being more loyal to the Supreme Court as an institution than to an ideology.
SIEGEL: Thank you, Nina
TOTENBERG: Thank you.
SIEGEL: That's NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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From a musical by Elton John to a garden adventure with your kids, this weekend is flooded with great events for all ages to enjoy. Some of the events are even free, too!
From a musical by Elton John to a garden adventure with your kids, this weekend is flooded with great events for all ages to enjoy. Some of the events are even free, too!
1. FSSB's milestone concert
In celebration of their 35th anniversary, the First State Symphonic Band will go all out Friday night with a free concert at Faith Baptist Church.
FSSB's set list will include: highlights of John Williams' tunes from "Jurassic Park," Saint Francis of Assisi's "All Creatures of Our God and King" and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36" and more. During intermission, senior FSSB musicians will be honored, which includes members who've been with the band for 30-plus years.
FSSB is based in Newark and led by conductor Jonathan Wittman. The band features more than 50 musicians and most are based in the Greater Wilmington area, while the furthest performers live as far south as near Elkton, Md., and as far north near Kennett Square, Pa. Not to mention, there a few members representing Hockessin.
WHAT First State Symphonic Band 35th anniversary concert
WHEN 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15
WHERE Faith Baptist Church, 4210 Limestone Road, Wilmington
COST Free
INFO fbcwilmington.com or 998-4105
2. 'Aida' the musical
Cab Calloway School of the Arts will perform Tim Rice and Elton John's musical "Aida," which opens Friday night The final show is next Sunday.
Based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera, "Aida" is a dramatic love story between Aida, a captured Nubian princess, and Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Army. John's music is an eclectic mix of reggae, Motown, pop, gospel, and African-based influences blended seamlessly in a contemporary style.
The production features a stellar cast that brings this timeless love story to life on the Cab stage, just before the theater closes its doors for a year-long renovation.
WHAT "Aida" the musical
WHEN 7 p.m. Friday, March 15; 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16; 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17; the show runs through Sunday, March 24
WHERE Cab Calloway School of the Arts, 100 N. DuPont Ave., Wilmington
COST $8 students and seniors; $10 adults
INFO cabcallowayschool.org or 651-2700 x290
3. FAWN Delaware showcase
A dozen local singer-songwriters accepted the challenge to pen 14 songs in 28 days. The fruits of their labor will be on display in a free concert on Saturday night at Film Brothers Movie Co-op.
Songs from the event were created during this year's February Artist Writing Month (better known as FAMW), a worldwide songwriting challenge that tasks music artists with scribing 14 songs in February. Each day artists can post their new tunes online at FAWN to share and receive feedback.
Saturday's list of singer-songwriters will feature: Jessica Graae, Todd Chappelle, Aaron Nathans, Shane Palko, Matthew Halley, Alyssa Regan, Sarah Linde, Nathan Surles, Lori Citro and Nancy Huebner. In addition, Michael Natrin and Erin Magnin, members of the Honey Badgers folk duo, based in Newark, will also perform in the show.
WHAT FAWN Delaware concert featuring 12 local singer-songwriters
WHEN 6 p.m. Saturday, March 16
WHERE Film Brothers Movie Co-op, 205 N. Market St., Wilmington
COST Free
INFO FacebookLink or filmbrothers.com
4. 'Why Torture is Wrong' dark comedy
Bootless Stageworks will present Christopher Durang's critically acclaimed black comedy that pokes fun at America's homeland insecurity in "Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them," Friday through Sunday at Newport Industrial Park.
The play tells the story of a young woman who's now in a panic: is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a terrorist? Or is he just crazy? Or both?
Known for presenting contemporary, offbeat productions for nontraditional playgoers — with their previous shows including "Jerry Springer: The Opera" and "Evil Dead: The Musical" — Bootless will do it again with this one.
WHAT "Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them"
WHEN 8 p.m. Friday, March 15; 8 p.m. Saturday, March 16; 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17
WHERE Newport Industrial Park, 405 E. Marsh Lane, Newport
COST $18 adult; $15 senior; $12 military
INFO bootless.org
5. Family fun with 'OrKID Days'
You and the little ones can enjoy an afternoon surrounded by exotic plants and fresh tunes on Saturday with "OrKID Days" at Longwood Gardens.
In OrKID Days, families can learn about orchids firsthand at discovery stations, and they can also sketch their own orchid, too, as well as search for the six hidden orchids in the Children's Garden for a scavenger hunt. OrKID Days will also feature a live concert by the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble.
WHAT Longwood Gardens OrKID Days
WHEN 12-3 p.m. Saturday, March 16; concert is held at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
WHERE Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Pa.
COST $18 adult; $15 seniors; $8 (students with valid ID); free (4 and under)
INFO longwoodgardens.org or (610) 388-1000


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Lawrence and Kathryn Penner of North Newton will celebrate their 50th anniversary Sept. 1 with a lunch and reception at Faith Mennonite Church.
The couple was married Sept. 1, 1963 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church of Inman.
They have two children, Kyle (Anne) Penner of Wichita and Darin (Erica) Penner of Mission, and four grandchildren.


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Saturday, October 18, 2008
Craftsman Truck Series on SPEED From Martinsville
Krista Voda kicks things off at 2:30PM with The Set-Up show on SPEED. This thirty minute pre-race show mixes pre-produced features with interviews and news items.
Rick Allen hosts the race coverage with Michael Waltrip and Phil Parsons alongside. Ray Dunlap and Adam Alexander are on pit road. This is a full field of 36 trucks.
Voda once again has a nice points race that is coming down to the final event in Homestead. This race is going to feature a wide variety of NCTS regulars, Sprint Cup drivers, one-time specials and some former Cup drivers who are looking for 2009 rides.
The trucks struggled to get teams to Las Vegas, but now are going to be alongside of the Cup Series down the stretch. That means Cup drivers crossing-over and racing in the NCTS. One big question is how many full-time NCTS teams are going to be able to tow to Phoenix in several weeks?
The pre-race will profile driver Timothy Peters and his low budget team that operates out of neighborhood garage. As TDP mentioned earlier, SPEED owes fans a clarification about why Johnny Benson's truck is without a primary sponsor this week.
Allen and his crew will have what has been one of the most action-packed short track events on the NCTS schedule to call. The final laps in the last truck race at Martsinville resulted in some bent sheet metal and some very hot tempers. They don't call this the "payback track" for nothing.
SPEED's NCTS coverage has been solid all season. This is once again the regular SPEED crew handling the production, so expect the focus on racing and the "old school" style of NASCAR TV. Parsons is the Dean of the truck series and his knowledge about the personalities involved from top-to-bottom is first rate.
It always works better for SPEED to have Waltrip in the booth when he is racing at the same track. He has a better perspective on what the track is doing and the issues that the NCTS teams are dealing with when he has experienced it first hand.
Martinsville is famous for a very tough pit road, so watch for early pit stops without changing tires and then a long run to the finish. Track position is everything and the beating-and-banging usually starts with less than fifty laps to go.
This post will host your comments about the pre-race coverage and the live race telecast on SPEED. To add your opinion, just click on the COMMENT button below and follow the easy instructions. The rules for posting are located on the right side of the main page. Thanks for taking the time to stop by The Daly Planet.
44 comments:
- David said...
Awesome piece on Timothy Peters!
- October 18, 2008 at 2:55 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
It kind of makes the point about how many great Truck Series stories fans have missed because the series has no weekly TV show.
That was a great piece.
- October 18, 2008 at 2:56 PM
- Lou said...
just a note, I also enjoyed the Peters segment.
- October 18, 2008 at 3:03 PM
- David said...
I think this is where NASCAR Now lacks. They are all about news and the "late breaking" stories. Totally NASCAR (R.I.P.) did a better job in its existence to talk about all 3 series and give each its due credit. NASCAR tried the Nationwide weekly recap show before (Inside NBS) and it was short lived. I imagine if you were to pitch a show it would have to be a half-hour type show much as NBS 24/7 used to be but hopefully would have better ratings and should alternate between Truck and Nationwide teams weekly to keep things fresh with a quick recap of both series's weekly ongoings.
Im with you JD...I'd love to see a show but I have trouble seeing SPEED (because I have ZERO faith in ESPN to do so) creating a show without any Cup Series aspect.
- October 18, 2008 at 3:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
I also enjoyed the story on Timothy Peters :).
- October 18, 2008 at 3:13 PM
- Vicky D said...
I agree with the segment on Peters. I missed most of the pre-race show did they say anything about Benson's sponsor?
- October 18, 2008 at 3:15 PM
- 3bud said...
I was cleaning the wood stove, don't know if they metioned the JB deal , looking forward to the race ,good short track racing. JD i'm with you on the weekly series,but at this point I'm keeping my fingers crossed there will be a series to report on .
- October 18, 2008 at 3:15 PM
- Charlie said...
Why are they playing such wild guitar music in the back ground before the start?
- October 18, 2008 at 3:17 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hermie! Hermie!
- October 18, 2008 at 3:17 PM
- Anonymous said...
I posted this on the other page after this one appeared:
Who actually was sponsoring Benson (as in, what is "Toyota Certified Used Cars").
The Dodge sponsorship of what is now GEM came from a fund of the consortium of Dodge dealers, not from corporate. It seems possible that auto sales could be so sluggish the Toyota dealers could need to make cutbacks to stay afloat.
I was talking to a GM dealership owner not long ago who said he was just pulling the Cadillacs off the lot and bringing in more Chevys.
If, as I am guessing, the dealers are the actual sponsor, maybe ESPN could ask Dale Jarrett - he got dealerships out of that deal to drive for Michael if I recall.
- October 18, 2008 at 3:20 PM
- David said...
I think Bill Davis said earlier in the year that they had a handful of races that they did not have a sponsor. Toyota Used Certified I imagine is still a sponsor of theirs, its just not one for this race.
My guess though.
- October 18, 2008 at 3:24 PM
- Anonymous said...
Benson ran a few races last year with no sponsorship ...
Plus, he had on a TCUV firesuit ... IF they had lost that sponsorship, he would not have been wearing that firesuit ...
- October 18, 2008 at 3:42 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Um, this is not the Cup Series. That is the one the team has right now. I am still waiting on the email from BDR.
Keep you posted. Good coverage.
- October 18, 2008 at 3:55 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I think old JB has something to prove.
- October 18, 2008 at 3:55 PM
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- October 18, 2008 at 4:01 PM
- Sophia said...
about the wild OBNOXIOUS guitar music.
That is my MAIN GRIPE with the truck series. Can the canned underlayer of VERY DISTRACTING music so we can hear Rick and the boys talk...SPEED has problems with this on many shows...suits at SPEED trying to be hip I guess.
I missed the pre race and might not catch the end of this race but will put a tape in.
Guess mum is the word on 'mentioning' the struggle of this series from TPTB I guess?
But if the guitar music is the only gripe, that can be easily remedied by SPEED folks IF they want us to "hear" what is being said. :)
If only fixing ESPN issues were that easy.
- October 18, 2008 at 4:13 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Michael Waltrip has come a long way in his race commentary.
- October 18, 2008 at 4:24 PM
- Anonymous said...
Sophia - The canned music is there because TPTB think they need to aim everything at their precious 18-34yo single male with disposable income demographic ...
TPTB forget that demographic doesn't exactly buy what the sponsors on the racecars / trucks are selling ...
They seriously need to look in the stands to see "what" the real target demographic is ... It's certainly NOT the 18-34yo male
- October 18, 2008 at 4:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
jo here had to make my name the same everywhere on the net.
I too loved the Timothy Peters segment, & Mikey has gotten way better as a broadcaster on the truck series ( so far) & I really wish for even a 1/2 hour show (other than just prerace) to re cap & let us know about CTS drivers and owners.
- October 18, 2008 at 4:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
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- October 18, 2008 at 4:33 PM
- Vicky D said...
That bumper music is so loud compared to the guys' voices but we have issues with Speed a lot of times with audio. Race broadcast is pretty good as things are happening fast.
- October 18, 2008 at 4:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
@Anon 429pm - you are so right about the demographics.
- October 18, 2008 at 4:42 PM
- Lou said...
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- October 18, 2008 at 4:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
Poor Grampa :( and now Happy :(
- October 18, 2008 at 4:51 PM
- 3bud said...
Well I wonder if we hear about Benson's sponsor now Man out of gas ARRGGG!!!
- October 18, 2008 at 4:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
Good for JB, nice job.
Can you believe them Harvick trucks running out of gas?
- October 18, 2008 at 4:54 PM
- Newracefan said...
OK now there is an unsponsored truck in victory lane, guess someone whould have stepped up for this race. Way to go JB
- October 18, 2008 at 4:54 PM
- Lou said...
WOW, 33 out of gas, go JB, a justified win. What timing. Does it get any better than that? Good racing.
- October 18, 2008 at 4:54 PM
- Lou said...
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- October 18, 2008 at 4:55 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Nice job all around. JB is a class act. Great closing lap call by Rick Allen.
- October 18, 2008 at 4:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
If anyone at ESPN will take any advice, get JB on the Monday roundtable.
- October 18, 2008 at 4:56 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Craven, Evernham and Said on Monday with Betwick....sorry!
- October 18, 2008 at 4:57 PM
- Anonymous said...
What class JB thanking all sponsors - even those not on today.
And Ray mentioning no sponsor on truck.
Its really odd to see a "bare " truck in VL.
- October 18, 2008 at 4:58 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Mikey and Chad on TWIN.
- October 18, 2008 at 4:58 PM
- Vicky D said...
JD - have their announced the broadcast team for the Memphis race next week yet?
- October 18, 2008 at 5:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
Plus, he had on a TCUV firesuit ... IF they had lost that sponsorship, he would not have been wearing that firesuit ...
These NCTS guys don't have the money to replace their uniforms every five minutes.
The truck was NOT marked.
I wish he coulda worn a blank firesuit, rather than give a sponsor who dumped out on him any publiciuty at all.
- October 18, 2008 at 5:33 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
Krista Voda did a great job with the Setup show. The Timothy Peters piece was outstanding. The race coverage was great as usual. It's great to see vehicles racing under green on my TV instead of full-screen video packages. It's great to hear useful pit reports about the handling of vehicles and pit strategies and not an excessive amount of forced reports about comments a driver or team member had days or weeks before the event. It's great to have a play-by-play announcer that actually calls the action and is genuinely excited by side-by-side racing for the lead, as opposed to one that only reads stats or lays out completely when there is action going on. It's also great to see the whole field cross the finish line at the end of the race with a real-time vertical drop-down of the finishing results, as opposed to a badly delayed and quickly disappearing horizontal display of 5 spots at a time and last week's "focus on the wife" approach immediately after the Cup winner crossed the line.
Major thanks to all the men and women involved in these Truck Series broadcasts on Speed. You should be very proud of yourselves because week in and week out you continuously put your competition to shame.
- October 18, 2008 at 5:45 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Just off the top of my head I think it's Marty Reid with Randy LaJoie and Rusty Wallace.
I will check and update.
- October 18, 2008 at 5:55 PM
- penny said...
Great job SPEED ! Rick and Phil are great in the pxp action. The camera work is fantastic, you get to see just about everything that is going on. To me they are the best. better then CUP. they out shine their competition. Keep up the good work guys.
- October 18, 2008 at 6:43 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
"Benson went low in Turn 3 and put his unsponsored Bill Davis Racing Toyota under Hornaday and into the lead on Lap 155." (truckseries.com)
"Sponsor Needed… The weekend's 200-lap event will be the first time this season the No. 23 Toyota Tundra team will not have corporate sponsorship. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship-contending team will bring a blank red-and-black Toyota Tundra to the Virginia short track." (BillDavisRacing.com)
"Can you believe that the #2 guy in the Craftsman Truck Series, Johnny Benson (only 39 behind Ron Hornaday) will be driving an UNSPONSORED truck at Martinsville? Amazing." (Stock Car Gazzette)
- October 18, 2008 at 6:46 PM
- ttc said...
JD: Although Mikey is improving, he still has that annoying habit of ending many of his comments with the word Phil, as in "Phil Parsons."
Mikey has to always remember that he is talking to the TV audience, not just his expert analyst sidekick.
- October 18, 2008 at 9:04 PM
- David said...
I still think the blank truck is overblown.
Toyota certified is NOT gone. They were on the tailgate of that truck today.
I believe earlier in the year, ORP, Bill Davis said they needed to cover 2 or 3 races before the end of the season. I think at ORP going into that race they didn't have anyone on that truck either and someone stepped up at the last minute.
If Toyota was going to pull money, dont you think Skinner's truck would have been bare also?
Or if they were going to pull their sponsorship they would pull from the truck lower in the standings?
I know it doesnt present a good image to see the winning truck blank but thats 2 for 2 at M-ville. Setzer's truck was pretty bare earlier this year too.
Johnny wouldn't thank the sponsor if they were gone totally. Classy guy, but if your sponsor up and walks, you don't thank them.
- October 18, 2008 at 9:55 PM
- David said...
All-in-all good broadcast. I missed the last couple laps so I didn't get to hear the call to the finish. Wild from the way it sounded. Happy to see they interviewed a good number of guys after the race.
- October 18, 2008 at 9:55 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Maybe it would be overblown if there were not just a handful of races left in the season.
The reason I brought it up is to document the fact that the Truck Series is not getting from the NASCAR TV partners a fair shake.
If this is happening to Benson, how do the back of the pack teams get by?
- October 18, 2008 at 10:05 PM


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Sunday, May 25, 2008
NASCAR Fans Fill The Stands In Indy
It was a fascinating day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Change was in the air and reflected in the racing, the fans and the ABC Network telecast.
Let's face facts. Previous Indy 500 telecasts suffered from bad announcers to over-the-top hype to screaming rock music played live on the grandstand roof. It only took the ESPN production team assembled for this Indy 500 a couple of hours to put all those memories to rest.
Marty Reid led a combination of booth announcers that offered the most insightful and honest commentary of this race in many years. Even Brent Musburger, brought in as the ABC "show host," proved to be in good form and well-rehearsed. Musburger blended well with Reid as they transitioned between the pre-race programming and the actual event.
The hit of the telecast proved to be the unique pairing of Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever. Referred to by Cheever as "my little nerdy Canadian friend" during the telecast, Goodyear was the provider of information and Cheever was the provider of explanations. Simply put, Goodyear talked about "how" and Cheever talked about "why."
Marty Reid was outstanding at working the pit reporters for everything they could muster during the telecast. ESPN's Jamie Little has finally found her on-air style, and never missed a beat. Newcomer Brienne Pedigo asked straightforward questions and even tracked down Danica Patrick after the race amid a huge media horde. Jack Arute is the Jerry Punch of the Indy 500, meaning he is the "dean" of the pit reporters. Vince Welch is still a little too blunt for me personally, but he knows his racing and asks the questions that need to be asked.
The pit reporters found themselves in situations ranging from car fires to angry drivers. They tip-toed into embarrassed car owners for comments and commiserated with frustrated drivers who fell out of the race. It was a strong performance all around on pit road.
Despite the single line racing, it was still the Indy 500. Reid kept a tight reign on the stories in-progress and repeatedly updated the high-profile issues. Number one on that list, to no one's surprise, was Ms. Patrick. Despite the other two females in the field, ABC could not ignore that fact that many fans were in the stands or watching on TV because of this single driver.
Her constant complaining over the team radio and untimely end to her day made for good TV. Her final angry tantrum served once again to cause fans to either love her for her passion or hate her for her arrogance. ABC covered her from start to finish, and then returned to the race.
The two hiccups in the telecast consisted of a poorly timed commercial with less than twenty laps to go as the field screamed around the oval running some of the fastest laps of the day. Then, upon returning to the race, Reid led a crescendo of excitement that ended with...the entire Dixon family. As Mr. Dixon crossed the finish line to win, Ms. Dixon and the rest of the Dixon clan from New Zealand filled the TV screens across America.
What there was included lots of hugging and crying and joy. What there was not included any other cars finishing the race.
The choice of showing the field finishing after a long and hard race vs. the emotion of a family on pit road should not have been difficult. One minute later, the family was still happy and crying. Unfortunately, one minute later the 15 cars on the lead lap had already crossed the finish line. This was an injustice to the teams, drivers and fans.
The valiant effort of Vitor Meira went unfinished. The controversy and strong drive of Marco Andretti's day was not paid-off. The frustration of Helio Castroneves and the amazing comeback of Ed Carpenter were never seen. Race fans knew where these drivers finished as they were interviewed after the event.
The IRL's side-by-side commercials continue to embarrass NASCAR and the "old guard" when seen by NASCAR fans. The TV networks continue to say it is NASCAR that is prohibiting this practice from occurring in the sport. Watching one IRL race like the Indy 500 only reinforces just how ridiculous NASCAR's view really is on this issue. If anything, having the race continuing on the screen keeps TV viewers in their seats rather than encouraging the two minute dash to the kitchen.
ABC went a long way toward returning Indy to its glory days with a good telecast that told a sweeping story involving drivers from all over the world. The drama of the race once again had been built-up and allowed to play-out. As the cameras panned the stands and the NASCAR t-shirts were on display, it was apparent that Americans had their attention turned once again to a series that is rapidly gaining ground with the public.
Hopefully, the NASCAR executives were also watching the overflowing stands and the enthusiastic crowds. After the success of the 2008 Indy 500, there is no doubt that voices will rise calling for changes to the COT before more fans decide to go dancing with the stars.
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31 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I agree. I'd much rather see the end of the race (live) and watch Vitor race Marco for second than see the celebrating Dixon family. We could see that on tape delay a bit later and not miss a thing. (Congrats, Scott Dixon!)
IRL could take lessons from NASCASR on control of Victory Lane. I've long noticed that IRL winners pay little attention to the TV guys, who have to beg for attention, and the drivers almost grudgingly go over for their interview. In NASCAR, the TV guys tell the driver when to get out of the car, and TV is the focus in Victory Lane. As it should be, since millions are watching it on TV and only a handful of folks are in the lane.
- May 26, 2008 at 1:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
I thought the coverage of Indy was good, not great. Although, it probably seemed great since it was quite different from the NASCAR broadcasts we've come to know and love (or hate). A few times I felt myself enjoying the coverage, but then thought "what would it be like if they covered a NASCAR race like this?" Thanks, but no thanks.
I expect ratings for the Indy 500 will be way, way up. Danica, re-unification, and even Dancing with the Stars will all draw many curious eyeballs. Unfortunately, no matter how good the broadcast, I suspect most of those eyeballs were bored. This was a horrible race: single file - nearly half the first 90 laps in caution - devoid of much drama or excitement. It was, in my opinion, a worse race than any COT races we've seen this year.
Meanwhile, NASCAR put on a really fun show. Say what you will about Digger, the DWStore plugs, the Kyle Busch rah-rah-ing, etc... but I'd rather watch a mediocre broadcast of a great race than a great broadcast of a mediocre race. As the IRL vs. NASCAR ratings war plays out, I think this will be a major factor in determining who wins.
- May 26, 2008 at 1:27 AM
- Anonymous said...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the close up of the flag man at the end of the race somewhat of a tradition at Indy. I've only been watching for the past 10 or so years, but every finish has been covered this way at this race.
- May 26, 2008 at 1:27 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 1:27PM,
There was plenty of time to cut back to the racers, as Dixon had a two second lead at the finish.
TV directors make choices all the time, and if ABC wanted to emphasize the winner that is their choice. It would have helped if they replayed the finishes of the drivers they interviewed after the race.
Your opinion is just as valid as mine. Did you miss seeing the other cars finish?
- May 26, 2008 at 1:30 AM
- Anonymous said...
JD, I don't think you are right at all in placing ALL the blame on NASCAR with regards to the "side-by-side" issue. If I recall correctly it is the SPOSORS of NASCAR that refuse to pay for a commercial if it is shown "side-by-side". They believe people will watch the small box with racing instead of the commercial. You have to remember the Sponsor money in NASCAR is a lot bigger and higher profile than in the IRL.
- May 26, 2008 at 1:47 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
That is the question. The TV networks say they are ready to go and the advertisers have no problems. NASCAR says the advertisers will not allow it.
Kind of sounds like Humpy and Brution talking!
- May 26, 2008 at 2:01 AM
- KoHoSo said...
There is one other large criticism I would add about this year's telecast of the "500." They did a horrible job of covering the full field. There were many surprises in who finished on the lead lap, and the ABC crew mentioned only one or two of these throughout the entire telecast. While maybe that's the "NASCAR norm" these days, it is not IMO the tradition of "500" telecasts where a decent run by a small team was given it's brief, but still appropriate due.
I could not agree more that adding Cheever to the booth was a great move and that, overall (minus especially the end) the telecast flowed very well. However, I have been watching the "500" on TV since 1970 and can remember it strongly since '73. While certainly an improvement over the crew with cRusty Wallace -- and admittedly aggravated by the unusual circumstance of modern IndyCars being unable to pass -- this was nothing for which ABC/ESPN should be patting itself on the back. The entire broadcast team should go back to the unedited tapes from 1986 through 1994 to see how to fully and properly cover such an historic event where stories besides who won do matter.
- May 26, 2008 at 2:22 AM
- Anonymous said...
You're very right, Mr. Daly. If only NASCAR advertisers were smart enough to ask for the same, or at the very least, a crawl that stays up during all the breaks.
I wonder what the quarter hour ratings were for the Indy 500 race cast for 4:15 and 4:45. I'll bet the ratings dropped off a cliff after Danica was out of the race. I took the opportunity to make a big snack and rest up for the Coke 600.
As for seeing all the drivers at the end crossing the finish line? Unless Danica was in at the end, I would only want to see the emotion of the winner and the winner's crew and family. I don't follow open-wheel, IRL, Champ Car..
(Hey, maybe someone ought to tell me what they want to call themselves.) And that's my point. I would bet that most people outside the Southeast were Indy 500 fans before they followed NASCAR. The confusion over the battle of multi-millionaire egos squandered this lead and they will probably never get it back unless Danica starts winning.
And one last note: if anyone with leadership in this circuit has a brain, he will tell all the other drivers to give Danica a wide berth. Not because they should fix it so she can win. But every minute she's in the race, the audience will stay tuned, which means more exposure for everyone's advertisers.
- May 26, 2008 at 2:56 AM
- haus20 said...
I for one did not watch the 500 to see Danica win or lose. (Although, here emotional whining on the radio about her ill-handling car was entertaining.) I understand there are those that do watch for Danica, but I think that the actual numbers are over estimated.
I actually enjoyed watching the racing and appreciated Marty Reid attempt to convey the building drama and excitement that was mounting as the laps wound down. However, I too was disappointed when we saw the flagman waving the checkers instead of seeing the battle for 2nd - if there was one. I guess we will never know.
- May 26, 2008 at 3:04 AM
- Kenn Fong said...
I was a big Indy 500 fan. I can remember drawing the cars on index cards and coloring them with markers so I could lay them out on my big kitchen table and track the race in the early 70s using the radio broadcast when ABC delayed it until prime time. Since they did a slice and dice, it bothered me one year when Mario Andretti -- my favorite driver after Jackie Stewart retired and went into the booth -- qualified poorly and started in the 13th or 14th row. He battled hard and survived attrition to make it up to about 9th before ABC realized it and showed him and talked about how well he'd driven. It occurred to me that because it was a delayed telecast, they already knew how well he'd done, so they could have mentioned him before that.
I remember the radio racecast, with the field counted down every ten laps and reports on every car every 20 or 25 and how I raced to reposition the car(d)s. And how they followed one car all the way around the track, passing off from one reporter to another. I always admired those reporters and wanted to be one.
What voices there were, on radio and television... Paul Page, Jackie Stewart with his high voice and clipped syllables, Jack Arute, still considered a gem after more than 3 decades in an industry which prizes young, unlined faces over older ones which fit over brains filled with experience and lore.
Now I'm heavily involved with NASCAR. Because of the insular way Indy protects its drivers, I don't get to know any of them in the same way I know a lot of the drivers who missed last year's Chase. I only know Danica very well from Lars Anderson's excellent profiles in S.I. (As well as her own lovely profile in the Swimsuit Edition.)
Thanks for indulging me.
Alameda, California
- May 26, 2008 at 3:18 AM
- Rockin Rich said...
I watched both races. The thing that has struck me so often when watching IRL races is that I can't identify the cars/drivers as I am watching them on the track. The car bodies are simply too small for me to be able to distinguish who is who. The "taxicabs" on the other hand are easy to identify who is who as they race around the track, or get into trouble. I can clearly see the huge car numbers, and corporate logos on the cars on the TV screen , and thus immediately pick out whatever driver(s) I want to focus on.
For me, that is the biggest reason I get so much more out of watching the "taxicabs". No matter what is happening on the track, I can immediately tell who is involved.
On another note, I really enjoyed reading Kenn Fong's description of how he followed the IRL races when he was younger. Laying out index cards for each car on the track, and repositioning them as the race went on is really being thoroughly involved in the race! I wonder how that enthusiasm has translated over to watching NASCAR racing now that he has become more involved with this venue.
- May 26, 2008 at 7:48 AM
- Vicky D said...
JD, I thought the 600 telecast failed to mention a lot of the field. It's possible that I could have missed Kvapil, Riggs, Mears, as an example but I believe DW brought up Digger many more times than the those other drivers.
- May 26, 2008 at 8:15 AM
- Ritchie said...
The broadcast would have been much better if it wasn't half about the race and half about Danica. The media needs to figure out a way to objectively cover Danica Patrick. As they cover it now, she is apparently this goddess sent down from the heavens that can drive a car better than anyone and never makes a mistake.
It is ridiculous. The media doesn't even cover Dale Jr. like that (close, but not like Danica).
I know she has legions of fans, and I know this is just a sport, but there needs to be some objectivity. Somebody needs to interview Michel Rahal for some fair and balanced reporting.
- May 26, 2008 at 8:24 AM
- Anonymous said...
Goodyear is the Canadian, Cheever is Italian.
- May 26, 2008 at 12:06 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 12:06PM,
Cheever is from Phoenix, Arizona.
As for my commnents..."Referred to by Cheever as 'my little nerdy Canadian friend' during the telecast, Goodyear was the provider of information and Cheever was the provider of explanations."
Goodyear is from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.
- May 26, 2008 at 12:30 PM
- ttc said...
My main gripe about the Indy 500 telecast were the inordinate amount of promos that Marty Reid did for upcoming ABC and ESPN shows. He must have done at least 10 for the season finale of "Lost."
By contrast, except for the upcoming race at Dover, I think Mike Joy maybe did one promo, for the Fox MLB games next Saturday.
BTW, Eddie Cheever did commentary on a few F1 races for ESPN in the mid or late 90s so he is not a babes in the woods announcer.
- May 26, 2008 at 12:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
Enjoyed both races, although everyone I was rooting for in Indy race had problems! Having attended all but 2 races since 1997, there has always been lots of fans in NASCAR garb, ourselves included. Even at the F1 races at Indy (attended all since 2000), there were many fans sporting NASCAR caps/shirts, etc. We could not stand Cheever as a driver, however we liked his commentary. Voice is easy to listen to and liked his straight up comments and insight.
Bottomm line is the broadcasters can't be responsible for the quality and/or lack of racing. What they can do is provide the best pictures, follow many stories/drivers, not just the chosen few and add some color when things aren't too exciting. Overall I think broadcasts are improving...seem to be listening to suggestions from the fans. Now if all of them can just get the finish right, it would be great. PS...loved the shot from the camera strung over the frontstretch at Indy. In HD that was an fantastic view/sensation of the cars in the pits and going into turn 1. Thanks to whoever invented that view!!!
- May 26, 2008 at 1:48 PM
- Dannyboy said...
JD - re: "my nerdy little Canadian friend"
As I heard it, Scott Goodyear made the comment about a friend who has many obscure stats at his fingertips. Eddie amusedly asked, "Your nerdy Canadian friend?" or something to that effect.
As much fun as it might have been to have it the way you reported it, and as believeable as that may have been at one time, I will repeat myself from a post on the race thread yesterday and say that I thought EC was on his best behavior.
As for Danica's tantrum, good thing there was a yellow flag, or the blimp may have run out of fuel while focusing on her and the media's antics and missed some more actual racing.
I love her passion, even if she sometimes conveniently forgets she's a female and does things that would get a male in the same circumstances decked .
- May 26, 2008 at 1:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
Once again,Indy failed to live up to the hype. Terrible,boring, single-file racing, lots of rookies and a whining,overpaid female brat as well as many,lengthy cautions.50 years ago,it was tradition for me and my dad to polish his car in the garage while we listened to the race on the radio at our home in Nazareth,Pa.Those were the good-old-days when USAC Indy Car racing was the unquestioned best racing in America!
- May 26, 2008 at 3:01 PM
- Vince in West Mich. said...
I enjoyed the guys in the booth for Indy. Marty's good, and Goodyear and Cheever were great together. I think ABC has found a good pairing in those two. And wasn't it nice to have somebody in the booth that wasn't always trying to sell us those damn Digger t-shirts?!
I didn't think the race was that good until the last 20 laps or so. And I couldn't believe ABC went to commercial with 17 laps to go when some of the best racing of the day was going on. What were they thinking? They totally blew the end of the race. I was pulling for Meira and his underfunded team to beat the big boys. But all I got to see was the flagman, and Dixon's wife and crew. Big disappointment. I don't see why it is so hard for the networks to just show us the finish of the race. Or was ABC just following FOX's example?
I don't have a problem with Danica. She's passionate about what she does and wants to win. What's wrong with that? She can't be blamed for all the coverage she gets any more than Dale Jr. or Kyle B. can. Somebody is always gonna be the most popular with the fans and media. So get over it already.
- May 26, 2008 at 3:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
YAWWWWWN. Champcar still had the better cars drivers and racers. Most of the drivers in this years indy, including Ms Patrick deserve to be Bandalero racing or at best spending dollars to get laps at their local Kart track.
- May 26, 2008 at 3:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
By the way Mr. Daly Eddie Cheever IS Italian and only a johny cum lately American.He was born and raised in Italy and only came to the USA when his F1 career crapped out
- May 26, 2008 at 3:21 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I used a recording of the race for that quote, but I will be happy to check it for you.
Anon 3:21PM,
Eddie Cheever was born in Phoenix, Arizona. His family moved to Italy shortly thereafter.
- May 26, 2008 at 3:48 PM
- Adam T. Martin said...
The coverage was alright, but needed Paul Page in the booth to really bring justice and excitement to the telecast.
- May 26, 2008 at 4:10 PM
- Ritchie said...
This is addressed to Mr. "Vince in West Mich". This statement is completely independent of Mr. Daly, so if he wants to remove it, I'm ok with that.
Sir, you seem like an intelligent gentlemen, and I respect your opinion and your right to express your opinion. However, one of the things I enjoy about this blog and the comments that it generates is the respect the people posting have for one another. That is rare on the net. Very few blogs stay focused on the subject matter like this one does.
The reason I state this is that it would be very nice if you would refrain from typing things such as "Just get over it". Everyone has a right to their opinion and no one has to "get over" anything.
The reason we come to this site is because it makes a difference. If it deteriorates into people trying to shout each other down, I'm afraid it will lessen the influence it has. Thanks.
- May 26, 2008 at 4:44 PM
- Karen said...
Daly Planet Editor said...
I used a recording of the race for that quote, but I will be happy to check it for you.
JD, I think Danny may be right about Scott saying his "nerdy Canadian friend" re: stats.
- May 26, 2008 at 5:41 PM
- Vince in West Mich. said...
My comments were not directed at any one individual. This blog is about the media coverage of our sport. Not complaining about one driver or another getting more coverage than the others. It's generally not the drivers fault that they are popular with the fans or that they are the media's "flavor of the month". Some posters on here are upset about driver A or B getting more coverage than the other drivers. Maybe "get over it" was a poor choice of words and I apologize for that, but the fact exists that there is always going to be a media/fan "darling" and we just have to grin and bear it if they don't happen to be one of our favorite drivers. I'm not happy about it either, but unfortunately it's easier for the media to jump on the most popular or current hot driver's band wagon than for them to do some actual reporting about the lesser known drivers.
- May 26, 2008 at 8:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
I don't have a bias against Danica, but the media gives her too much attention. As mentioned in previous comments, there are lots of other drivers deserving coverage.
How about Davey Hamilton; I never heard his name once - supermodified driver who worked his way up to Indy, 2001 crash at Texas and almost lost both legs, rehabilitation to learn to walk again, ran strong all day and finished 14th.
- May 26, 2008 at 8:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
Did you ever notice that the 2 over-hyped media favs Dale "Juner"(as in Redneck speak)- "Junebug" as per DW and Danica have one main character flaw in common that any logical viewer see. They both complain,cry,and continually whine about there cars! If Danica has to have a "perfect car" every race, barring a freak fuel mileage win like Japan -she will never win again. The only reason Jr won most of his superspeedway races was the notorious Nascar "Big Plate". Great Drivers and Winners find a way to win,and different groove,or better strategy,or whatever it takes to refuse to lose--this attitude will make you a real winner Danica &Jr---not complaining and whining "My car is not fast! I can't pass anyone!" The ten or so drivers running ahead of you had the same problems and equal equipment,and ran up front without the spoiled brat/loser whining mentality! Why does the media favor such a loser attitude shared by these two spoiled brat drivers,when there are so many REAL Drivers who win like true Champions and are great role models for everyone?? America needs REAL HEROES,and these two who can never see that the problem is looking at them in their mirrows are certainly not the BEST out there! Media get REAL!
- May 26, 2008 at 10:29 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
I am fan of certain drivers but the media bias is nauseating, isn't it? I know it's not the drivers fault but geez.
thanks to anon here I had NO IDEA about the Davey Hamilton story and considering some guys in the Indy booth were former drivers or one was, most disappointing I did not hear that story.
Then again if it was on the pre race I missed it. I refused to watch much pre race on sunday for all the racss!! Not enough hours in the day to brush your teeth.
Just because we live in a day of "it's all about the marketing" I gotta say I am glad danica won her first race a couple weeks ago but have been very disappointed in her marketing choices.
I hope we never see Jr in a skimpy swimsuit to get attention! Yikes!
I think the focus on the young guns in NASCAR is annoying, too but not as over done as it was a couple years ago.
Still, I like to hear stories of the underdog.
I only knew about Sarah Fishers woes from reading some articles earlier in the month that I sought out.
Most people like a come from behind story or fighting back to regain one's health or recover from injury. I would have rather heard Davey's story than the interview about death and dying on the Pre race. YES those stories have their place but not on Memorial Day weekend...imo.
About Dale Jr...he has had some bad luck this year but is doing consistently better than last year and a couple others at HMS are struggling.
And that's what this blog is about...opines.
- May 26, 2008 at 10:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
Danica....one win and counting....every week it will be WHEN will Danica get her second win...let's just vote her into the hall on her initial win and let her retire or wander up and down pit road along with someone (presumably a bodyguard) looking for someone to "beat up" (??) for wrecking the Danica ride.
Indy 500 was a great "prelim / heat race" for the 600.
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41 comments:
- marja-leena said...
Oh my, you certainly have moved a lot! Wishing you luck in selling, then finding that right place and with the move itself. Even if you are an old hand at it, it isn't easy.
Our daughter kind of did the opposite, moving out of expensive London to a little village where they must now have a car to go places, get groceries etc. but they like it there.
- 17 February 2011 at 18:54
- rachel said...
Gulp. Just as well you're a moving veteran, because this is a tear-jerker of a tale. Such a beautiful house too; I hope your plans run smoothly and you find another house to turn into a lovely home.
- 17 February 2011 at 19:34
- Tracy Golightly-Garcia said...
Hello Bee
I wish you only the best on your move! I would love to live in Oxford--maybe one day I will visit the lovely city.
Tracy :)
- 17 February 2011 at 20:43
- Magpie said...
Good luck. And I'm gobsmacked by the beauty of your house and garden. It's gorgeous.
- 17 February 2011 at 20:50
- Teresa O said...
A tear is itching to escape, Bee. Not because moving is sad,but because I understand so well your reasons for wanting to move, "Because I want cinemas and museums and bookstores and parks and cafes and concerts.." Ohh me too, me too!
A possible move may be on my horizon as well and I'm ok with it, in fact, I anxiously await a new adventure.
Have a wonderful day/evening.
- 17 February 2011 at 21:52
- Marion Williams-Bennett said...
It sounds like you put so much time and love into the Barn and the garden; I imagine it will be hard to say good-bye to that.
Yet, I love all the things you are moving to - a town, a bike, a community. It sounds like a great adventure and I look forward to hearing about your progress here!
Good luck with it all!
- 17 February 2011 at 22:05
- JeannetteLS said...
Beautiful picture to start, beautiful home to sell, but what a wonderful destination. I wish one could simply wave the wand and be moved. My house will be back on the market, too. I dug every garden, planted every shrub and plant here. I've had this place for twenty years--when we bought it there was not a flower or flowering shrub other than the God-awful forsythia hedge the size of Pittsburgh. Well put--sell in June, leave in January. November would work for me. I have to sell, but I am TRYING to remember that I LIKE apartments, that I will have MORE time to pursue what I love, not less. And one day, a college town will be my destination. I hope all goes smoothly for you and the living in Oxford gives you what you are looking for and more.
- 17 February 2011 at 22:18
- elizabethm said...
Very best of luck with it all. I love living in the welsh hills but I have often thought that I could live in Oxford. Both my daughters went there and both still live nearly so it feels like a place I know a little and yes, it is full of bookish types!
- 17 February 2011 at 22:22
- herhimnbryn said...
You HAVE moved so many times, I became quite breathless reading your post!
Good luck with the house/job hunting. Oxford is indeed a lovely place and a bicycle with a basket almost de rigueur (with possibly a battered copy of a 'Morse' story in your back pocket).
- 17 February 2011 at 22:29
- Meri said...
OH what a lot of topsy-turvy you're going to have to face. But I understand wanting to migrate to the land of bookish people.
- 17 February 2011 at 23:02
- Sarah Laurence said...
Cool tree house! We built one in our backyard, but it isn't so whimsical.
From the images on your blog, I suspect your barn will sell quickly. I love how you unpaved Paradise – one of my favorite camp songs. Fingers crossed on the sale!
You don't need to convince me about the advantages of living in Oxford. We loved our year there, and it would have only been better with you as a neighbor. We had to downsize a lot, but life was less cluttered that way. I'm looking forward to checking out your new abode and garden.
- 17 February 2011 at 23:44
- David Cranmer said...
Best of luck on the move. Living in Oxford sounds absolutely idyllic.
- 18 February 2011 at 07:57
- fairyhedgehog said...
Oxford is beautiful - we have a friend who lives there.
We live in Epsom, which is not so beautiful but has the right compromise of counntryside and shops for us. Finding a place to live that is just right for you is a wonderful feeling. I'm sure it's going to be worth it, despite the upheaval.
Oh, and you've made your garden so lovely! What an idyllic picture.
- 18 February 2011 at 08:11
- steven said...
bee - what a tumultous post! so many things to motivate a move and so many wishes to give it direction! i stayed in oxford many years ago and i liked its energy. leaving the garden you've created would be difficult but then again i imagine wherever you live you'll create an oasis for yourselves. steven
- 18 February 2011 at 11:44
- Tracy said...
Now I could cry... your home is just GORGEOUS, Bee! Moving is a mixed bag of emotions. I sometimes think we maybe put too high an attachment on places, especially ones we've worked so hard on... ;o) We're just passing through in this life-- borrowing, care takers of home and planet...Maybe such ideas can lessen the heavy feelings. But your reasons for moving much mirror mine & my husbands when we moved house several years ago. Oxford is such a BEAUTIFUL place! I'm sure you'll find your heart-home there. Wishing you all happiness with home hunting & the move. Keep us posted. :o)
- 18 February 2011 at 12:39
- Hausfrau said...
As a fellow veteran of numerous moves, I understand your feelings. Hope all goes well and as smoothly as can be expected. I think it's wonderful that you can move to Oxford! I know would, if given the opportunity, for reasons very similar to yours.
- 18 February 2011 at 15:05
- Dumdad said...
Good luck with your move. Oxford's a great place.
- 18 February 2011 at 16:15
- Nimble said...
Such good reasons to move. I know you will enjoy the city when you're there. I hope your house hunt is short and productive. May you find a diamond in the not-so-rough.
- 18 February 2011 at 16:39
- Nimble said...
Whoops, you'll need to weed that spam comment, Bee. What a nuisance.
- 18 February 2011 at 16:42
- Lucille said...
I do hope you get on the insider's track for a house in Oxford. I know exactly how hard it is to hear about the right house quickly enough. ( I had that same spam sent to me today. It got past my filter. How do they find us all?)
- 18 February 2011 at 18:07
- slommler said...
Moving is a wrenching time but also an exciting time. Thinking of new horizons...wow!!
Good luck on your sale...the "Barn" is beautiful!
- 19 February 2011 at 17:57
- Merisi said...
My heart goes out to you, it is never easy to pull up stakes, even when it is a planned and desired move.
I hope that you find a nice place to rent so you can look for a property to buy that suits you.
A friend of mine with a beautiful maturing garden took quite a few of her plants and packed them into containers for a few years. They moved to a temporary home with her parents for a few years, now they are back in a garden of her own.
Good luck with all your plans,
- 19 February 2011 at 19:31
- Merisi said...
We sold our dining room furniture when we moved from DC, not expecting to find a room large enough to accommodate them. Well, our dining room here is at least as large as the old one. ;-)
- 19 February 2011 at 19:34
- Marcheline said...
Wow - your house and gardens are so beautiful... I can't imagine wanting to leave it, but I do understand the reasons you gave.
I am battling just now with all the winter destruction on our property - backed up cesspools, broken screen doors, collapsed archways and a mass of falling (and thorny) climbing rose canes, dilapidated fencing... I can't wait for February to be over! I want to love this place again.
- 19 February 2011 at 19:35
- kristina said...
Oh wow. It's really happening now. Just remember I have the Oxford cycle here for you, ready when you are! K x
- 20 February 2011 at 09:40
- kristina said...
I hope you'll find a wonderful home in Oxford - I'm sure you will! xox kristina
- 20 February 2011 at 19:25
- Linda said...
bee, i am sure you are making the right decision for you and your family...having always lived way out of town, the drive can be a killer and looking back, i now think it would have been best had we been closer in so i am all for it....no need to stay somewhere where it doesn't work for you...frankly i am now in a place where i thought it would be perfect but am beginning to question the error of my thoughts...just a bit but we'll see. xxx and luck too.
- 21 February 2011 at 00:27
- catmint said...
dear bee, i wish you all the best for the move. i think if i moved anywhere in the uk oxford would be most appealing. we used to have a treehouse a bit like that,the children used it more as teenagers. cheers,cm
- 21 February 2011 at 10:01
- Tess Kincaid said...
I must admit, I always thought your barn was so incredibly magical. I'm sorry you never felt at home there. Best wishes for finding a new place in Oxford that suits you to a tee!
- 21 February 2011 at 14:17
- Jeanne said...
Realy enjoyed your post!! Found you thru Pamela @ House of Edward. I hear everything you are saying...having moved many times..job driven as well.
Sounds like you are in the 'right space' for the move.
I look forward to reading your progress :)
Jeanne xx
PS. When we moved to England last year, the first thing I did was to buy a Pashley with the big basket in front. I have had bike love ever since :)
- 21 February 2011 at 23:35
- Lucy said...
I'm grateful for the space of the countryside, and the privacy of not being totally integrated into the social and cultural landscape. I'm quite used to wrapping home and quiet around me and making a life within it. I don't 'do' lots of people and busy towns very well. Having said all that I completely sympathise with your reasons for wanting to move, and downsizing, having less but being able to draw more from the world around you, in is a very appealing idea in many ways. I think you're brave and right to make the decision you are, and why not do something like this out of choice and preference?
So good luck, and I hope it all works out, but please keep on blogging, even when you have all those nice things and interesting people around you to keep you busy!
- 22 February 2011 at 13:37
- Christina said...
i wish you and the family luck on the move. as long as you have family, you will be home.
- 22 February 2011 at 15:52
- Amanda said...
wow, bee, i'm amazed at the calmness of your post, considering what you are about to do.
i moved a lot as a child and never liked it -- always felt like an outsider and envied the kids whose families had lived in the same place forever. I admire your attitude about this life transition, weighing the pro's and con's and coming down logically on the pro side. a bicycle with a basket, not having to drive your kids to kingdom come and back, and being near bookish sorts are very good reasons to move. blessings to you and sending hope that you locate your perfect beetle house very soon.
- 23 February 2011 at 16:29
- A Woman Of No Importance said...
Bee, I wish you every luck in your move - You really seem to have it sorted in your head, being realistic about your expectations, but also passionate about the positive potential your change to town will bring. Your beautiful bike, its basket, cinema, theatre, schools, a book community...
I wish you every success - Bee bold! I envy your bravery... x
- 23 February 2011 at 22:03
- twebsterarmstrong said...
I love your blog.
This post holds some envious bits, and some other for me. I have lived on both coasts of the USA, worked in NYC and LA, lived in Cairo, and also smaller towns here & there. (Curious as to what you & your spouse do; my spouse is academic and therefore we have moved from uni-to-uni in our "adult lives".)
I am SO envious of your move. We live in rural-similar-to-your-life, and I, too, want cinemas, museums, bookstores, parks, cafes and concerts, and something to do on rainy days. Or in my case, windy days. Whatever days. I want the things I used to have, pre-family.
For me, it is a trade-off. We (that spouse and I) have the empty nest, the bicycles, and use them happily regularly. Sometimes 100 miles/wk. We just need the "get out of Dodge" thing. Like moving to Oxford. Or...somewhere else.
You have a great near future!
Envious, I am.
- 24 February 2011 at 02:47
- A Thousand Clapping Hands said...
Bee - I, too, have never liked where I'm living. I've always had my bags packed...but my husband has a successful business here and so I must stay. I'm excited for you - for the things you'll do on rainy days. (I don't feel that I have that here, either.)
I would very much like to read the book you suggested. I looked it up. Thanks. Also - yes, the lavender roses were real (called Sterling roses) but I reverse imaged them...they look odd in the center, I know. And - I love Linzer cookies and I've been craving them ever since you mentioned them!
Happy planning -
- 24 February 2011 at 03:00
- Fantastic Forrest said...
There is a certain kind of magic in moving someplace because you want to, rather than being forced. I'm looking forward to seeing you in Oxford, where I know you will be oh so happy!
It's surprising, really, how being in a setting that appreciates intellectual pursuits can make a difference in one's personal satisfaction. What's not surprising is that places that have well educated people are typically more progressive.
- 24 February 2011 at 05:21
- Pamela Terry and Edward said...
Oh, I do so feel for you. I know all this unsettledness has to be difficult. But the older I get, the more I see the value of change, and chance. I shall be thinking of you and visualizing the perfect Oxford house....just for you!
- 25 February 2011 at 01:21
- Cait O'Connor said...
I wish you much luck in finding he house that is perfect for you Bee. I understand your needs too!
- 3 March 2011 at 10:45
- Kristen In London said...
I am in complete EMPATHY. Be strong.
- 6 March 2011 at 22:03
- julochka said...
it is a bit wistful, but it's also so liberating to move...to go through everything, to dream of making a new place what you want it to be, to get out of the inertia. and i adore that staircase and the little baba yaga house - sabin's going to have one of those in the back yard soon. but we hadn't thought about it as a beetle. i'll have to ask her what she thinks of that.
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