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On the first two volumes of four manga appropriate for Halloween
In the past few months I've sampled a bunch of new manga series, and a noticed a common theme in a handful of them. While they weren't at all what one could safely call horror comics, they all took elements from the horror genre—the monsters and other supernatural entities, specifically—and repurposed them into different types of narratives. Of the four discussed below, three are action/comedy narratives revolving around the supernatural, while another is more of a romance/political thriller with traditional Halloween "characters" like werewolves and vampires.
None of these series are brand-new, but rather are new to me and, given the focus of Robot 6, I'm assuming new to a lot of primarily super-comics readers who aren't super manga-literate. Which is simply my way of saying don't hate, Manga-Savvy Readers, I know you probably know all about all these already, and, Not Manga-Savvy Readers? Here are some manga series you might like to try.
They are all at different points in their U.S. publication and serialization, so, for the purposes of this article, I'm only going to discuss the first two volumes of each series. So join me after the jump for brief reviews of Blue Exorcist, Dance in the Vampire Bund, Soul Eater and Witch Hunter.
Blue Exorcist, by Kazue Kato
Supernatural entities: Demons, Satan
Born of a union between a mortal woman and Satan, a half-breed heir to the throne of Hell decides to devote his life to combating his evil father, working as an exorcist and supernatural warrior on the behalf of humanity. Blue Exorcist is, in other words, basically Marvel's 1970s Son of Satan retold as a hip manga, with elements of private-school melodrama and comedy thrown in.
Well, at least in the broadest sketches. Here, Satan's son is teenager Rin, who, with his orphaned half-brother, was raised in a Catholic monastery by a friendly priest. When Rin's real father appears and tries to take him home to Hell, the priest gives his life defending Rin, but the cat's out of the bat, and he finally knows who he really is and what powers he has.
He is adopted by flamboyant Sir Mephisto Pheles (get it?), whose goth-clown wardrobe belies his day job as the president of a huge and prestigious school that also houses a secret school for warrior exorcists, which both Rin and his brother are enrolled in.
Over the course of the first two volumes, Kato introduces us to these main characters and a small cast consisting of their classmates, while constantly hinting that mysterious forces are at work within the school, and that Sir Pheles might not be as good a guy as he seems.
Kato's style is thin-lined and occasionally sketchy, particularly during action scenes, and the design sensibility strong and detailed. The demons the kids encounter, mostly in a school setting, are pretty scary and unique-looking, with our hero Rin being the closest thing to a traditional, western-looking demon (pointy ears, tail, horns, flames), but even his demonic signifiers are hardly generic.
Dance in the Vampire Bund, by Nozomu Tamaki
Supernatural entities: Vampires, Werewolves
Were I to take a trip that involved crossing an international border, say, to drive into Canada for a weekend, this would be one of the last comics I would consider taking as reading material. There's a pretty fair amount of nudity, as vampire attacks in this book generally involve the shredding of the female victims' tops, and the administration of mouths, fangs and claws to places other than the neck, but the most uncomfortable aspect is how often Mina Tepes, centuries-old queen of all vampires, is in a state of undress, and how shamelessly she flirts with teenage protagonist Akira.
See, Mina may be hundreds of years old, but she has the body of a pre-pubescent kid, as I guess that's the point in her human life when she became a vampire. So probably not the book for any of the still remarkably many "civilians" who think there's something weird and perverted about manga in general. (By the climax of the second volume, it's revealed that "vampires are creatures whose very form is ruled by their minds … everyone possesses a true form which reflects their inner spirit." Mina's true form is that of a full-grown, adult woman — also often scantily clad — but who wants to have that conversation with a border guard?)
That aspect of the book is probably one that a lot of folks will have a hard time getting past, and that is perhaps how it should be (Looking back at the creepiest scenes in the first volume, it seems like they could quite easily be drawn in a way similar to the way Ken Akamatsu handled teen nudity in his Love Hina and Negima without losing anything important to the story, just unnecessary detail).
The plot is intriguing though. The long-secret diaspora of vampires want their own nation and to "come out" and formally join the world (Something that several superhero comics and a few movies have dealt with in the past). They do so in the most politically viable way: By paying of Japan's entire national debt and procuring a small island off the coast of Japan, referred to as The Bund.
The first two volumes are split between the political intrigue of this move and factions of the vampire and human governments vociferously disagreeing with the decisions of Tepes, leading to assassination attempts and terrorism and acts of political sabotage. Meanwhile, Akira, a werewolf of the Earth Clan, is forced to fulfill his childhood pledge (and familial duty) to serve as Mina's bodyguard, though there's also an element of uncomfortable, forbidden romance between the two.
The fact that Akria is a werewolf is played rather coyly throughout these first two volumes, with him not fully revealing his true form until the climax of the second volume … during the battle in which Mina reveals her true form as a grown woman.
Soul Eater, by Atsushi Ohkubo
Supernatural entities: Witches, The Grim Reaper, Mummies, a Zombie
If we don't count straight comedy series like the incomparable Yotsuba&!, this might be my favorite manga series at the moment, boasting as it does an appealing mix of over-the-top action and fight sequences, funny one-trait-apiece characters, particularly savvy character designs often applied to a type of pop culture redesign, a pretty unique premise and a particularly, artificially artsy setting.
The premise? Shinigama-San, whom we'd call the Grim Reaper, has founded a school called Death Weapon Meister Academy, in which teams of students seek to create weapons for Death himself, these weapons "graduating" once they've taken the souls of a 100 evil men (souls in this are glowing orbs that look a bit like Pac-Man power pellets on fire) and the soul of a witch.
The students who wield the weapons are called "meisters," and some of the students are also weapons who shift between human and weapon form. Our title character is the hunched-over, usually drooling Soul, who is the scythe of uptight but talented school girl Maka. In the first two volumes, we meet their fellow students Black Star, a boastful would-be assassin whose self-promoting personality will probably remind certain superhero-savvy readers of Booster Gold and his weapon, Tsubaki, who can transform into a whole arsenal's worth of ninja weapons, as well as Death The Kid, Shinigami-san's perfectly human-looking son whose talent for taking lives is only matched by his crippling obsessive-compulsive disorder revolving around symmetry, and his weapons, a pair of cheerful girls named the Thompsons who can turn into pistols.
The first volume introduces us to the three teams individually, as Maka and Soul attempt to kill their witch, Black Star and Tsubaki an American gangster stereotype Don Capone, and The Kid and the Thompsons as they visit a mummy-filled pyramid.
By the second volume, a plot involving an infiltration of the school by witches and the emergence of a rival type of weapon to the, um, "good" death weapons at the school begin to kick in.
The character designs are all incredibly strong, and Ohkubo bases a lot of them on pre-existing characters or concepts, sometimes it's no more than a verbal joke, like the first witch we meet being named Blair, but other times it's much more elaborate, like Dr. Franken Stein, a handsome young doctor with a giant screw piercing his head, and a wardrobe consisting completely of clothing stitched together … not unlike a monster a doctor with a similar name once made, a witch with snakey elements named Medusa and Bloodthirsty Killer Jack The Ripper, Phantom Thief Lupin and, perhaps my favorite design, Phantom Monk Rasputin.
The world the characters move in and through is highly abstracted; featuring a sun and moon that have faces and often react to the goings-on in the panels, and the streets and walls in the cities below them are full of roughly drawn, jagged lines with little to no pretense of being representational.
Witch Hunter, by Cho Jung-Man
Supernatural entities: Witches
Technically this is from Korea and thus manhwa, not manga, but why quibble over exact country of origin? It looks and reads like manga, and is collected and published in the same format as manga. The premise is pretty thoroughly explained in the two-word title and, unfortunately, the narrative doesn't get a whole hell of a lot deeper or more complex than that in the comic itself — at least not in these first two volumes.
In a world where witches have gone to war with humanity, decimating the population, a class of witch-fighting warriors called Witch Hunters have emerged to,um, hunt the witches. Our protagonist is Tasha Godspell, who has a rather personal investment in the war against witches (his little sister is one).
Like all Hunters, he has a variety of special equipment and magical weapons with which to prosecute his quest, and, not unlike the alchemists of Full Metal Alchemist, each hunter has a nickname relating to a special ability or weapon (That's not the only similarity to FMA; Cho's drawings of at least one kind of magical attack are identical to the way alchemists attack in FMA). Tasha is "The Marksman," and uses a variety of special magical handguns he stores in a sort of inter-dimensional bag of holding. He's aided in his quest by Halloween, a sentient jack o' lantern-headed marionette who fights at his side using special swords.
The entire first volume of the series is devoted to one big fight with a witch, who are here very powerful sorceresses with very elaborate funny hats. By the second volume, Tasha has allied with a few more hunters and meta few more witches, while scenes are often cut to involving a power struggle between several powerful witches Tasha has yet to meet.
The costuming is pretty cool, but there's not a whole lot to this beyond fighting so far, and much of what was there seemed derivative. It reminded me a lot of the plotting of the Dragon Ball Z-branded comics with a cosmetic layer of Full Metal Alchemist applied, but it lacked the humor and dramatic complexity of either of those superior comics. It's diverting, but nothing more.
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|Benefit World Famous Neutrals Sexiest Nudes Ever eyeshadow kit
I won't try to deny that what attracted me most to Benefit World Famous Neutrals Sexiest Nudes Ever eyeshadow kit was its cute design.
The kit, which consists of two cream eyeshadows/bases and four powder eyeshadows comes in a cardboard box which looks like a little book.
This is not the most handy packaging ever. It's bulky, the lid doesn't stand upright, the mirror is hidden behind a little booklet which tips and tricks, but nobody reasonable would try to apply make-up holding this box up to the face, with its flip sides wide open.
I can't also imagine anyone travelling with this box.
The cream eyeshadows, however, aren't attached to the box and can be stored separately. That's at least what I do.
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I was quite lucky to get this box. I was planning to get all three of Benefit World Famous Neutrals but they sold out in my local Sephora and were never restocked.
I picked the Sexiest Nudes Ever kit as it sontained the least dupable eyeshadows in my collection.
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The two cream eyeshadows are not full-size products. They come in tiny little jars, but I don't mind their size, there's just enough product to use for a good while before they start drying out. both cream eyeshadows apply smoothly and evenly and dry out to a smudge-proof finish, however, on oily lids like mine I wouldn't risk wearing them without setting them with powder.
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Bikini-tini is a champagne pearl colour. It's a close dupe of my Shiseido H9 cream eyeshadow with the Bikini-tini being a tad more yellow-toned.
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Holy Smokes is dark pewter with brown undertones.Again, I can come up with a close dupe from my own stash, namely Catrice cream eyeshadow in Romans Gone Bad, which Romance Gone Bad being slightly warmer.
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The powder eyeshadows are all of superior quality and satisfactory pigmentation. They blend well, last all day over a primer and produce little fall out.
Milk it! is a matte white eyeshadow. This is not the most pigmented white in history, but it's not as bad as MAC Gesso.
Raincheck? is my favourite within the palette. It's very unique and I don't know myself how to describe the colour. It's a kind of mauvey purple with dusty gray tones to it. It's dry in texture and it has a matte base with a lot of micro shimmer.
Pause for applause is is another one I find hard to define. It looks like a dusty pink, again with mauve tones. This eyeshadow lacks any pigmentation so it is barely visible when swatched. It's a good transition colour but I can't see myself using it on its own.
Blingo! is a beautiful silver colour. It's pigmented, shimmery and performs really well. Unfortunately it's way too frosty to look on my hooded and oily eyelids. I can use it over some matte eyeshadows, but I must be extra careful not to blend it too high cause this doesn't look good at all.
World Famous Neutrals are the first eye product from Benefit I've tried. So far I associated the brand with face products and now I know that they manufacture really good eyeshadows.
Disclaimer: I bought the product myself for my personal use and I am not affiliated with any company. I am not paid to do this review and everything I said here is my genuine opinion.

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So I have come up with four resolutions, these are long-term, with no specific end point like quit smoking or stay sober for January, they are more lifestyle changes.
1a. Plan more, capture more!
As a family, we're not great at planning things to do on our weekends, and I am always seeing pictures of my friends on weekends away, or at the theatre, the park etc. most of the time we are just glad it's the weekend. Now I am back working five days a week, I want to makesure our weekends are filled with cool activities, creating memories and going on mini adventures.
That's my four!
One final thought, which isn't really a resolution, but something I learnt from my aunty (who sadly passed away way before her time), life is too short and you only get one go at it. No regrets, don't stress, and make the most of each day, as you don't know when it will be your last.
I work in advertising, so why not kick off the christmas season with a little post about Christmas ads!
Who has seen the new John Lewis advert?
They get me every year, well for the past three anyway. Monty the penguin is amazing. This one is up there with the John Lewis 2011 advert when the little boy can't wait to GIVE his present.
I haven't always loved JL's Christmas adverts, looking back on Youtube I don't remember many of their adverts pre 2010, it seems adamandeveDDB (the ad agency) changed their strategy after 2010 to focus on an individual or single character's story, opposed to featuring multiple characters. I imagine this approach was to encourage the viewers to 'buy-in' emotionally, well they certainly ticked that box!
Now the John Lewis advert is out, Christmas has officially started!! Last year I loved M&S's fairytale theme, especially the mad hatter tea party food version, and Christmas wouldn't be the same without the traditional Coca-Cola, with the lorries through the trees.
ON searching for the 2013 advert, I have come across the M&S 2014 Christmas advert (I think that has only been uploaded to You-tube today), they've lost the celebrities and have a whole new concept around fairies, and I am a little disappointed. This could be any brand, it doesn't scream M&S to me. Don't get my wrong, it is lovely and seasonal, and I like the part where they get the kids out in the snow, but also I like how John Lewis and M&S have previously focused on the story of one character. The 2013 advert made me go online and want to buy everything I had seen in the advert, unfortunately this year I don't have the same excitement.
Last years surprise advert was defiantly Apple's iPhone advert, this did bring a small tear to my eye! I liked how real and family focused this was – again following one character. I see a trend.
I wonder what advert will surprise me this year, I can't wait to see!
I'd love to hear about everyone else's favourites!!


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Thursday, November 14, 2013
Two players red carded in Georgia vs Canada mass brawl
Georgia upset Canada in Tbilisi last weekend, winning 19-15 but all everyone has been speaking about since was this wild fight. You may have seen some of it already, but here's a slightly better version and of course, it is now archived in Big Hits & Dirty Play.
Over 15000 fans were on hand at the National Stadium to witness Georgia beating Canada for the second time ever, tying up their record of having each won twice against one another.
The Lelos haven't lost at their National Stadium fortress in ten years. Their last defeat at the intimidating ground was against Romania in 2003, and before that to the same team in 2000.
Shortly before halftime chaos erupted as flanker Viktor Kolelishvili high-tackled flyhalf Liam Underwood, which Canada's Tyler Ardron took exception to, and the fists started flying.
Mamuke Gorgodze, known as one of the hardest men in world rugby, could be seen apologising to referee Lourens van der Merwe for the tackle but as soon as he saw what was going on, he set off.
Everyone joined in, and when it was all over, both Kolelishvili and Ardron were red carded.
"We won the match but I am not completely satisfied. We made a lot of mistakes in the first half. We could have played better," said Milton Haig, Georgian national team head coach.
"As for the incident in the first half, I know, Georgians are fighters but rugby lovers would not like it. It does not happen at international level. We must learn how to be patient and if Viktor had been patient, perhaps, he would have (only) been sin-binned."
Canada dropped a place in the world rankings from 14th to 15th, while Georgia gained 1.2 points but are still in 16th position. They'll earn 0.30 points if they beat the USA this coming weekend.
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Laguna Bank, which had a merger deal fall through last summer, is now looking forward to being acquired by a small group of Newport Beach and Laguna Beach investors for an amount that will probably be less than $1 million.
The small Laguna Beach bank, which hasn't posted an annual profit in five years, has signed a definitive agreement with an investor group consisting of three to five South County business executives, said Steven R. Rabago, the bank's chairman.
"For original investors, there will be a significant loss of money," Rabago said. "But the bank will survive. We've got people with money ready, willing and able to make the investment. They're familiar with the financial industry--they're in commercial finance--and they have a plan ready to go forward."
Rabago would not reveal the names of the investors, but one is believed to be Louis Carabini, president of Monex International Ltd., a Newport Beach precious-metals investment company. Carabini could not be reached for comment, but employees there confirmed his involvement with Laguna Bank.


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Last week I had the opportunity to interview Kevin Kauffman, co-founder of Group 46:10, a real estate team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Kevin and his business partner Fred, have put together an impressive team over the last 6 years! For 3 years in a row Group 46:10 has been named one of the Wall Street Journal and Real Trends Top 1,000 Real Estate Agents in the United States. Each year they have made this list because their team placed in the Top 250 Real Estate Teams in the country based on number of homes sold! With 150-200+ annual homes sales, Kevin Kauffman and Fred Weaver rank in the top 1% of all real estate agents in the United States.
From a personal perspective, Kevin was inspiring to talk to. His passion for real estate was clearly shown throughout this interview and even more than that is his passion for people, both his clients and his team members. Kevin knows real estate, he knows education and he knows teams. He knows his stuff and is an expert in the industry.
My 3 big takeaways from this interview are:
1. Kevin was on a mission to succeed and he was going to succeed no matter what.
2. Kevin knew that education was critical to his success.
3. Kevin believes you have to do the basics in real estate to be successful.
I hope that you enjoy this interview as much as I loved conducting it. I really think there are some key points that Kevin makes that can help you in your real estate business!
If you want to hear the audio version, please download it here: Kevin Kauffman Interview
The Beginning
"I was on a mission and was going to make it work no matter what."
Jen: You got into real estate when the market was actually headed south in 2007. Why did you jump in then?
Kevin: I got my real estate license in 2007 right when everyone started to panic, but the decision to get licensed started before the market started to go downhill. I had gone back to college and one of my professors was a real estate investor. He had built his real estate investing business based on the Rich Dad, Poor Dad model and was teaching to give back. One day he walked into class and said "Today we aren't talking about what's on the syllabus. We are talking about money and real estate investing."
After that class I was intrigued and I got him to sit down and have coffee with me. This professor explained that he was a real estate investor and business owner. I also discovered he was teaching more classes based on Rich Dad, Poor Dad at a local community college so I took all of those and that's where my love of real estate began.
Then I realized that I couldn't become a real estate investor overnight, so if I had to keep working, why not be around the thing that I love and get licensed and sell real estate? That was the whole purpose of getting my real estate license. I didn't consider the market for a second, I just knew I wanted to sell real estate!
Jen: Did you get licensed with the goal of becoming a real estate investor or to actively help people buy and sell homes?
Kevin: I just wanted to work as a Realtor and make money. I didn't understand that real estate could be a business onto itself.
Jen: What was your experience like when you first started selling real estate? It can be a grind at first especially when you are 100% commission.
Kevin: Yea, I burnt through my savings pretty quick. It didn't matter though, I was on a mission and was going to make it work no matter what. I didn't know how but I just knew I was going to make it work.
I knew I needed to learn a lot right away. I was learning a lot of new things every single day. I was the guy literally in the Keller Williams classroom 5 days a week for 2-3 hours a day. I talked to people as much as I could. Once I realized what I didn't know was a lot, it was overwhelming, but I kept going because I wasn't accepting any other option. In the first few months I sold 6 or 7 houses and made enough to survive, enough to pay the bills, but I was more interested in learning what I had to do to learn to make more money and sell more homes.
The Turning Point
"Fred and I were willing to do short sales and many Agents at that time weren't willing to do short sales."
Jen: What would you say was your turning point and how you got from there to here in selling more houses?
Kevin: I think the defining moment was when Fred, who wasn't my business partner at the time, when he and I sat down with a friend who had a real estate license. The friend had business that he wanted to refer to a real estate team and we said why don't you just send it to us?
At that time Fred and I were doing a lot of short sales and using his brother to help with some of the work. We decided to share an office and share expense of Fred's brother. We would help each other with our short sale files and share cost of office and Fred's brother, but the income would not be shared. That way it wouldn't feel like one person was doing all the work and the other was getting paid regardless. Both of us had been burned by Agent partnerships like that in the past where we were doing a disproportionate part of the work and not seeing the return that we earned. We both entered partnership carefully, split the expenses 50/50 but initially not income.
On the first Monday in February 2008, our team was started. Fred was working on a desk he borrowed from his sister and I was working off a $50 desk I bought at Ikea.
The Short Sale Niche
Kevin: Fred and I were willing to do short sales and many Agents at that time weren't willing to do short sales. No one wanted to touch them. We thought it would be better to do short sales for two reasons, number one, both of us had worked for banks in the past and neither of us wanted to go there again. Been there done that. Number two, we just wanted to help people that were in short sale situations. Help the real life people that this was happening to. We knew that by providing this value these people would also send us their referrals and eventually their repeat business.
At that time people, Real Estate Agents, were scared of short sales. Right out of the gate we were getting 9 out of 10 closed and that was the focus of our business for the next 4 years. I decided I was not going to accept status quo that short sales were hard and that bank employees are annoying and tough to deal with, which they were. Other Agents decided that short sales weren't worth their time and that's simply not true. Most Agents didn't want to work hard enough to make them work. I knew how to make sure shorts sales work. I knew that if I could convince the right person at the bank not to foreclose on the property, that the bank would agree to the short sale. It's a simple math equation. We would fight through it and do the work when most people wouldn't.
The Team's Concept & Mission
"I asked Fred if he wanted to put his name on the sign because I didn't and Fred said not a chance."
Jen: How did you develop the concept and mission statement for Group 46:10?
Kevin: Fred and I started teaching short sale classes around town (Phoenix) and Realtors started referring us short sale business. Early on we realized we were building something when we went from 11 listings between us to nearly 50 overnight. We knew we had to make a formal agreement. I asked Fred if he wanted to put his name on the sign because I didn't and Fred said not a chance. That night I emailed Fred 5 options and Group 46:10 stood out to us and our friend Mark. Comes from Isaiah 46:10, "I (God) make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come." The idea came from our friend Mark, who is a Spanish Pastor, and took the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and found the Scripture tied to each of the 7 Habits. That is where Stephen Covey got it from and that's where it came from for us. Fred, Mark and myself all connected with it and Group 46:10 was born.
About a year later when we had really built a team with Buyers Agents and administrative staff, one of our mentors, Steve Chader, challenged us to come up with a mission statement or a MVVBP (Mission, Values, Vision, Beliefs, Purpose) as taught by Keller Williams. We spent a couple hours one day focusing on coming up with one that meant something to us. It resonated with Fred and I and we put a lot of sweat equity into it in the early days.
Jen: What's the response been like to the concept?
Kevin: Ultra Christians like it way too much which kinda freaks me out, most people like it and some people don't like it. One prospect called last month and literally said I am looking for a business transaction not a prayer group.
The Details of the Team
"Fred and I decided that we wanted a different business."
Jen: How many people are on the team now? What's it look like?
Kevin: Right now there's Fred and I who are in charge of listings, the business side of the business and the Strategic Planning.
The administrative team consists of a full time Listing Manager, Transaction Coordinator and a newly promoted Lead Administrative Manager.
We currently have a Sales staff of 6 people and are looking to grow it to 10 in the next few months.
Jen: How do you decide it's time to grow?
Kevin: We had a shift in our model and a shift in our vision. In 2012 we weren't as invovled in the day-to-day business and things started to fall apart at the end of 2012. People left the team because they thought they could do better elsewhere and knew more than we did. We did have our faults which we own up to our part of it too. In 2012 the market shifted, we had no sales people and sales had gone from mostly distressed properties to traditional sales. We went into survival mode in 2013 and got used to selling traditional transactions.
We were plugging along and had two Buyer's Agents that were paid a salary. Fred and I decided that we wanted a different business. We decided to hire more sales people to work the leads. Now every morning at 8:30 we have scripts practice and at 9:00 am everyone hits the phones. Now Fred and I are doing more training, coaching and mentoring.
Jen: What kind of test do you put out there to hire people?
Kevin: We base our hiring process off of Recruit Select, a two day Keller Williams class. We know that hiring is a process, not an event.
Jen: You and I have talked on Twitter about going with your gut when it comes to hiring and you say not to. But are there times you do just go with your gut when someone looks great on paper but bad in the interview?
Kevin: I go with Gary Keller's quote on this one. "I'd rather miss a good one, than hire a bad one."
The Expansion Team
"We never thought about doing this so we are still learning."
Jen: You mentioned that you have just started an expansion team in Denver. Why Denver and what does that look like?
Kevin: Aaron Lebovic approached us and said if we ever thought about coming to Denver he would love to work with us. We had never thought about doing that. After talking about it for a couple months, going Recruit Select through Keller Williams and taking the Keller Williams Expansion class we decided to move forward! On September 1, 2014 we opened our first expansion team in Denver and started the Denver Metro Group. Aaron is the salesperson on the floor there and he handles all the listings and buyers and all the administrative tasks happen in Phoenix.
Jen: So Aaron's group is the Denver Metro Group and not Group 46:10?
Kevin: We went with a different name because it wasn't something we wanted to expand with because it (Group 46:10) has to do more with Fred and I and it has our thumbprint on it.
Jen: Will you be adding more cities and expansion teams?
Kevin: Eventually I think we will be in 15 different places in the next 3 years or so. We never thought about doing this so we are still learning. We are going to expand in Phoenix, there is enough space here to have at least 3 teams.
What Works, What Doesn't
"The way you get there is to lead generate."
Jen: Switching gears a bit what marketing are you doing that's working and what have you gotten rid of? What is it that has helped you sell 150+ homes a year?
Kevin: The way you get there is to lead generate. You lead generate for people that want to buy and you lead generate for talented people to join the team.
The difference is to hire people and if you can generate business for 5 million in sales you can generate for more. Its not that hard, its not a secret. Call expireds, call cancelleds, call FSBO's, do open houses, call people you know, send them notes.
You have to hire people and let them do their job. Agents are either afraid of the responsibility or they don't get out of the way and they micromanage.
Jen: When you were first starting out what were you actively doing to get new business?
Kevin: We were teaching a lot of agents about short sales and getting referrals. We held a class twice a month around town teaching Agents how to do short sales. We received a lot of referrals for 2 years doing that. It opened a lot of doors for us and we met a lot of people that are still friends and mentors today.
We also did a lot of video blogging daily. There are thousands of videos of us on YouTube. We taught a course all around the country to other Real Estate Agents. These agents would think of us when they had referrals and still do until this day. We also stay in front of these Agents a lot to stay top of mind.
Thoughts on Social Media
"By being authentic with people that is when the good stuff happens."
Jen: What role does social media play in your business?
Kevin: We bring in a lot of business from social media. I have been the anti social media for Realtor for the last few years because there are a lot of people out there that have taught a lot of crap about social media for Realtors. In my opinion, Gary Vaynerchuk's book "Crush It," from 2009 it still the most relevant book on the topic. All these people that teach about having these separate profiles but the reality of it is just be you.
One year we closed 20 deals from Facebook alone, but I'm not out there on Facebook selling real estate. I am just being me and not talking about real estate all of the time. By being authentic with people that is when the good stuff happens. Many Agents do this, "Hey look at me I'm a Realtor" and then vomit every post about real estate. That is the wrong way to do it.
Kevin's Advice to New & Seasoned Agents
"These are tried and true and they work until this day."
Jen: What 3 things do brand new Agents starting out need to do to get started:
1. They need to get a database and communicate to it regularly.
People put off getting a database until the end. They think they are never going to need it and you have got to have one.
2. Got to find a way to drive more business.
You've got to find a way to meet more people that you don't currently know and get businesses from them. That could look like calling FSBO's, expireds, cancelleds, door knocking, open houses. These are tried and true and they work until this day.
3. Work hard and be willing to learn
You've got to put yourself in an environment that supports learning. So many Real Estate Agents try to go out and do it on their own. So many Agents, and no offense to those reading this interview, so many Agents want to work from home or from a shared office like a Starbucks and that's just not an environment for business. Especially when you are trying to learn to grow something. Sitting at home or at a Starbucks doing your work there is not going to serve you. You have to be in an office that believes those things, teaches those things and develops those things in you. I learn so much just by being in the office. It's nice to work from home, it's your bunker and you can get
things done. It's nice every once and awhile, but I can't say enough about the environment or the energy that you get by being in the office and around even just 5 or 10 people that are practicing the same scripts, making the same calls, supporting the same things you are doing and going to the same classes.
And people think they can do it on their own and they just can't. That's why real estate has a 30% attrition rate. After 3 years 9 out of 10 are out of the business and back working at Dillards. They wouldn't do the things that are uncomfortable for them and most Agents just want to stay comfortable.
Jen: What 3 things would you tell seasoned Agents that they need to do if they want to move to next level?
1. Get a coach.
If you don't have a coach and aren't writing a check to a coach every month, you don't want it bad enough. Not having a coach is the single worst thing you could do in this business. Some people say they don't want to write a $1,000 check every month but the reality is $1,000 is nothing if you want to have a big business.
2. Not doing the basics like lead generating through phone calls, door knocking, etc.
3. Not be wiling to hire great people and let them do their job.These are the 3 most commons mistakes. Accountability groups are important too but you have to have a coach.
Final Thoughts
"My one worst nightmare is to be the number agent."
Jen: Did you ever think this is where you would be today when you first started out?
Kevin: No, because I didn't think you could have this sales business, this business, in real estate. I thought real estate agents go from transaction to transaction every year. I didn't know you could literally have a business entity, a structure and having great people work for you
Jen: Are you still having fun?
Kevin: Probably more now than ever. I like watching other people succeed. I like watching people grow. I like the strategic planning of the business.
Jen: Is there anything you would like to add or that I haven't asked?
Kevin: I would like to harp on education and environment. I see so many agents that want to go at it alone, at home or at a virtual office and they are not truly plugging into real education. They will go to the social media classes for example, but won't go to the classes that teach them how to make cold calls and get over the fear of that. Or how to knock on a door or do an open house properly.
My one worst nightmare is to be the number Agent. I was one and hated it. I like to be around other people that are doing more than me that I can learn from and benefit from and give them a benefit back. I want a target, I need something to shoot at.
Facebook and Twitter are for enhancement to a relationship. They aren't actually for getting business, they are to enhance the relationships. At the end of the day the relationships happen face-to-face and belly-to-belly. Gary Keller always says anything you do outside of knocking on someone's door is just to avoid knocking on someone's door. You have got to make phone calls. The Internet, Facebook, Twitter, Paid-Per-Click advertising, yes, but the reality is, it is being done to avoid knocking on someone's door. We as a real estate community make up all this crap to avoid doing what it is that we should be doing.
Thank you Kevin for taking nearly an hour out of your day to answer my questions and to share your knowledge and expertise with Real Estate Agents around the country. Your turn my friends, what were your takeaways from this interview? Is there anything you would add to Kevin's points? Please let me know in the comments below!


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Sida Evaluation
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Thursday, 30 June 2016
Public Image Limited [1992.02.00] Rotten To The Core [SBD]
Public Image Limited (P.I.L.)
'Rotten To The Core'
Finland, February 1992
Soundboard Recording
Encoded: 192 Kbps MP3
Track List:
01. This Is Not A Love Song
02. Criminal
03. Love Hope
04. Think Tank
05. Rules And Regulations
06. Acid Drops
07. Cruel
08. Don't Ask Me
09. Body
10. Disappointed
U2 [1992.08.13] Under The New Jersey Lights [SBD]
'Under The New Jersey Lights'
ZOO TV Tour - 3rd Leg: Outside Broadcast
Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Thursday August 13th, 1992
Broadcast Recording
Encoded: 160 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
Zoo Station
The Fly
Even Better Than The Real Thing
Mysterious Ways
Until The End Of The World
New Year's Day
Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World
Angel Of Harlem
When Love Comes To Town
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
All I Want Is You
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Bullet The Blue Sky
Running To Stand Still
Where The Streets Have No Name
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
With Or Without You
Love Is Blindness
At this show, New Year's Day replaces Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses as the song into which Until The End Of The World segues. -U2gigs.com
U2 [1981.02.09] Mandagsborsen 'Swedish TV' [SBD]
'Mandagsborsen' Swedish TV
Boy Tour - 3rd Leg: Europe
Stockholm, Sweden
Monday February 9th, 1981
Broadcast Recording
Encoded: 192 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
01. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
02. I Will Follow
This is U2's first TV appearance in Scandinavia and they played two songs live in the studio. -U2gigs.com
U2 [1981.01.23] Belfast Queen's University [SBD]
Boy Tour : 3rd Leg: Europe
McMordie Hall Queen's University
Belfast, N. Ireland
January 23rd, 1981
Soundboard Recording
Encoded: 256 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
The Ocean
11 O'Clock Tick Tock
An Cat Dubh
Into The Heart
Another Time, Another Place
The Cry / The Electric Co.
Things to Make and Do
I Will Follow
Out Of Control
The show is videotaped by the BBC for a Northern Ireland-only broadcast, but a 30-minute edit of the show doesn't air until April 14th. -U2gigs.com
Stevie Ray Vaughan - 1st Unreleased Album + Live
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
'1st Unreleased Album + Live'
featuring Miss Lou Ann Barton
SRV's Lost First Album
(Includes 10 Live Tracks)
Soundboard Recordings
Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
01- You Can Have My Husband (Lou Ann vocal)
02- Rude Mood
03- Pride And Joy (Stevie vocal)
04- Oh, Yeah (Lou Ann vocal)
05- Love Struck Baby (Stevie vocal)
06- Ti-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu ("Tina Nina Nu", Lou Ann vocal)
07- Gonna Miss Me ("Empty Arms", Stevie vocal)
08- I Wonder Why ("Will My Man Be Home Tonight?" > Lou Ann vocal, Stevie slide guitar)
09- I'm Crying ("I'm Crying", Stevie vocal)
10- Sugar Coated Loving ("Sugar Coated Love", Lou Ann vocal)
11- Natural Born Lover
12- Ti-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu ("Tina Nina Nu")
13- Scratch My Back
14- I'll Change
15- Shake A Hand, Shake A Hand
16- Oh Baby
17- Sugar Coated Love
18- Love In Vain
19- You Can Have My Husband (starts off with "So Excited")
20- My Baby's Gone ("Oh Yeah")
Tracks 1-10: Studio Recordings
Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at Jack Clemont's Belmont Studio, early 1978
Stevie Ray Vaughn: Vocals and Guitar
Jack Newhouse: Bass
Chris Layton: Drums
Lou Ann Barton: Vocals
Produced by: Joe Gracy
Tracks 11-17: Austin Blues Festival, 1979
Tracks 18-20: Piona's, October 1979
"The Legendary Lost First Stevie Ray Vaughn Album"
"The one and only surviving test pressing was recently discovered in a cupboard in South Austin, Texas where it had lain for the last 19 years, all other recordings of the project have been destroyed after alleged contractual disputes arose. These recording, notable for their raw energy and rare slide guitar work are essential for all true collectors. Also featuring four early arrangements of songs that later appeared on the Texas Flood album. Due to the brevity of the Nashville '78 session the producers have added a live soundboard recording featuring Lou Ann Barton and three tracks featuring Johnni Reno on saxophone."
Note: The above paragraph is the supposed story behind this recording as told on the cd inlay. The real story is that the band didn't like the way the album turned out and paid a large sum of money to keep it from being released. As you would expect, someone got their hands on a copy and bootlegged it. -Original
Stevie Ray Vaughan [1988.12.29] The Stone Pony [SBD]
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
The Stone Pony
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Thursday December 29th, 1988
Excellent Soundboard Recording
Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
Disc 1:
01 - Untitled Shuffle
02 - Scuttlebuttin'
03 - House Is A Rockin'
04 - Pride And Joy
05 - Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up On Love
06 - Tightrope
07 - Mary Had A Little Lamb
08 - Let Me Love You
09 - Leave My Little Girl Alone
10 - Superstition
11 - Willie The Wimp
Disc 2:
01 - Crossfire
02 - Cold Shot
03 - Couldn't Stand The Weather
04 - Life Without You
05 - Travis Walk
06 - Look At Little Sister
07 - Voodoo Chile
08 - Texas Flood
09 - Say What!
Talk Talk [1986.09.10] Salamanca, Spain [SBD]
"Wow! such a beautiful country." ...yup!
Talk Talk
Salamanca, Spain
September 10th, 1986
DVT Broadcast Recording
Encoded: 256 Kbps MP3
XXVI Festival de Radio Cadena Espa–ola, September 10, 1986.
Broadcasted Live by TVE.
Rebroadcasted by TVE 50 Years Channel on June 30 2006.
Track List:
01 - Talk Talk (3:40)
02 - Dum Dum Girl (3:46)
03 - Call it the Nightboy (6:40)
04 - Tomorrow Started (7:48)
05 - My Foolish Friend (4:32)
06 - Life Is What You Make It (4:51)
07 - Mirror Man / Does Caroline Know (7:57)
08 - It's You (3:54)
09 - Living In Another World (8:00)
10 - Give It Up (5:34)
11 - It's My Life (8:45)
12 - Such a Shame (11:24)
13 - RenŽe (8:05)
Suzanne Vega [1986.03.30] R.P.I. (Troy, New York)
Suzanne Vega
R.P.I., Troy, New York, USA
March 30th, 1986
Excellent Audience Recording
Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3
Track List:
Tom's Diner
Some Journey
Small Blue Things
The Queen & The Soldier
Knight Moves
Straight Lines
Freeze Tag
Marlene On The Wall
Left Of Center
Band Intros
Neighborhood Girls
Black Widow Station
Muse [2004.12.20] Earls Court, London, England
Earls Court, London, England
December 20th, 2004
Very Good Audience Recording
Encoded: 192 Kbps MP3
Track List:
01 - Apocalypse Please
02 - Hysteria
03 - The small Print
04 - Sing For Absolution
05 - Micro Cuts
06 - Citizen Erased
07 - Interlude
08 - Space Dementia
09 - Ruled by Secrecy
10 - Sunburn
11 - Newborn
12 - Butterflies and Hurricanes
13 - Muscle Museum
14 - Bliss
15 - Plug in Baby
16 - Deadstar
17 - Time is Running Out
18 - Blackout
19 - Stokcholm Syndrome
Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Dio [1983.12.28] Holy Diver Tour (Fresno, CA) [FM]
Dio, Ronnie James
Holy Diver Tour
Selland Arena, Fresno, California, USA
Wednesday December 28th, 1983
FM Broadcast Recording
Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3
Track List:
01. Stand Up And Shout
02. Straight Through The Heart
03. Shame On The Night
04. Children Of The Sea
05. Holy Diver
06. Drum Solo
07. Rainbow In The Dark
08. Heaven And Hell
09. REMOVED [Don't Talk To Strangers]
10. Man On The Silver Mountain
11. We Rock [Live in 1984]
Ronnie James Dio : Vivian Campbell : Jimmy Bain : Vinnie Appice.
Slade [1972.09.17] Boston Music Hall
Boston Music Hall
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Sunday September 17th, 1972
Audience Recording
Encoded: 192 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
01- Hear My Calling
02- Move Over Baby
03- Darling Be Home Soon
04- Keep On Rocking
05- Take Me Back Home
06- Get Down With It
07- Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Runaways, The [1978.06.22] Live In Norway
The Runaways
'Live In Norway'
Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway
Thursday June 22nd, 1978
Good Audience Recording
Encoded: 192 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
01: School Days
02: California Paradise
03: I Wanna Be Where The Boys Are
04: Gotta Get Out
05: Waiting For The Night
06: Little Sister
07: Come On
08: Drive Me Wild
09: Wait For Me
10: Alright You Guys
11: I Love Playing With Fire
12: American Night
13: Queens Of Noise
14: Wasted
15: Rock And Roll
16: Wild Thing
Line-up: Joan Jett - Lita Ford - Sandy West - Vicki Blue - Cherie Currie - Kim Fowley.
Judas Priest [1981.07.23] Devil's Spine (NYC) [FM]
Judas Priest
'Devil's Spine'
(1991 Buccaneer Records : BUC 030/2)
Palladium, New York City, NY, USA
July 23rd, 1981
FM Broadcast Recording
Encoded: 256 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Full Artwork Included)
Solar Angels
Heading Out to the Highway
Diamonds and Rust
Hell Bent For Leather
Beyond The Realms of Death
Desert Plains
Hot Rockin'
The Ripper
You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
Victim of Changes
The Green Manalishi
Breaking the Law
Living After Midnight
Def Leppard [1988.08.17] Mountain View 1988 [SBD]
Def Leppard
'Mountain View 1988'
Hysteria Tour - Shoreline Amphitheatre
Mountain View, California, USA
August 17th, 1988
Soundboard Recording
Encoded: 128 Kbps MP3
Track List:
ROCK OF AGES (What do You Want/Audience participation)
Amy Winehouse [2007.08.03] Porchester Hall [SBD]
Amy Winehouse
Porchester Hall, London, England
Friday August 3rd, 2007
Broadcast Recording
(BBC 1 Sessions)
Encoded: 128 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
01. Know You Now
02. Tears Dry On Their Own
03. You Know I'm No Good
04. Just Friends
05. He Can Only Hold Her
06. I Heard Love Was Blind
07. Rehab
08. Take The Box
09. Some Unholy War
10. Back To Black
11. Valerie
12. Addicted
13. Me And Mr. Jones
14. Monkey Man
Tuesday, 28 June 2016
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Kiss [1995.01.31] Alive III And A Half (Japan) [SBD]
'Alive III And A Half'
(Ultimate Soundboard Recording!)
Budokan Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
Tuesday January 31st, 1995
Soundboard Recording
Encoded: 192 Kbps MP3
Stanley : Simmons : Kulick : Singer.
Track List: (Artwork Included)
King Of The Night Time World
Shout It Out Loud
Creatures Of The Night
Calling Dr. Love
Makin' Love
Tears Are Falling
I Was Made For Lovin' You
Watchin' You
I Want You
Love Gun
Lick It Up
I Love It Loud
Black Diamond
Detroit Rock City
Heaven's On Fire
God Gave Rock And Roll To You II
Rock And Roll All Nite
You can barely hear the crowd, but man, the band sounds good with a nice balanced mix. -Original
New Order [1981.02.09] Heaven (with the Soundcheck)
New Order
Heaven Ultradisco, London, England
Monday February 9th, 1981
Good/Very Good Audience Recordings
Encoded: 192 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
The Soundcheck:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Walked in Line
No Love Lost
The Live Concert:
In A Lonely Place
Dreams Never End
The Him
U2 - The Golden Unplugged Album
The Golden Unplugged Album
(2008 - Not On Label - UTSC 98A)
Soundboard & EX+VG AUD Live Recordings
Encoded: 192 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
01 – U2 feat. Michael Stipe - One
02 – U2 feat. Lou Reed - Satellite Of Love
03 – U2 - Stay (Far Away, So Close)
04 – Bono - All I Want Is You
05 – The Daltons - Lucille
06 – The Daltons - Lost Highway
07 – U2 - Springhill Mining Disaster
08 – U2 - October
09 – U2 - Angel Of Harlem
10 – U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
11 – U2 - Slow Dancing
12 – U2 - Unchained Melody
13 – U2 - Staring At The Sun
14 – U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
16 – U2 - Mothers Of The Disappeared
17 – U2 feat. Maria McKee - People Get Ready
18 – Van Diemen's Land -Vocals: Edge, The
19 – U2 feat. Abba's Björn & Benny - Dancing Queen
20 – Larry Mullen Jr. - Dirty Old Town
21 – Larry Mullen Jr. - Wild Irish Rover
22 – Larry Mullen Jr. - Whiskey In The Jar
23 – U2 - Rain
24 – Bono & Edge - Blow Your House Down (Left off of Achtung Baby)
Sisters Of Mercy [1985.03.16] Live At Leeds [SBD]
The Sisters of Mercy
'Live At Leeds'
Leeds, UK
March 16th, 1985
Soundboard Recording
Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3
Track List:
01 First and last and always
02 Body & soul
03 Alice
04 Body electric
05 Nine while Mine
06 Knockin' on heaven's door
07 Ghostrider
08 Louie Louie
Sisters Of Mercy [1991.08.26] Brothers & Sisters [VG-AUD]
The Sisters of Mercy
'Brothers & Sisters'
Reading, England
August 26th, 1991
Very Good Audience Recording
Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
01 - Ribbons
02 - Alice
03 - Dominion/Mother Russia
04 - Logic
05 - Detonation
06 - Temple of love
07 - Gimme Shelter
08 - Flood II
09 - This corrosion
10 - Something fast
11 - Vision thing
12 - He's got the whole world
13 - 1969
Sheryl Crow [1999.10.30] Bridge School Benefit [VG-AUD]
Sheryl Crow
Bridge School Benefit
Shoreline Amphitheater
Mountain View, California, USA
October 30th, 1999
Very Good Audience Recording
Encoded: 192 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
01. Everyday Is A Winding Road
02. Leaving Las Vegas
03. Riverwide
04. Strong Enough
05. Juanita
06. If It Makes You Happy
07. The Difficult Kind
08. It Don't Hurt
09. Home
John Lennon - The Dirty Mac Sessions [SBD]
John Lennon
'The Dirty Mac Sessions'
with Eric Clapton & Keith Richards
(2002 Unicorn Records : UC-091)
December 11th, 1968
Studio Outtakes/ Demo Recordings
Encoded: 160 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Full Artwork Included)
01. Yer Blues (Rehearsal)
02. Blues Jam
03. John & Mick's Intro Of 'The Dirty Mac'
04. Yer Blues (Film Soundtrack)
05. Whole Lotta Yoko
06. John & Mick 'Yer Blues' Acapella
07. Yer Blues (Take 1)
08. Yer Blues (Take 2)
09. Yer Blues (IBC Mono Acetate)
10. Jam (IBC Mono Acetate)
11. Mini Opera (IBC Mono Acetate)
12. Purple Haze (IBC Mono Acetate)
13. Wild Thing (IBC Mono Acetate)
John Lennon (as "Winston Leg-Thigh") - vocals, rhythm guitar (from The Beatles)
Eric Clapton - lead guitar (from Cream)
Keith Richards - bass (from The Rolling Stones)
Mitch Mitchell - drums (from The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Mitch Mitchell - Yer Blues.
Paul Weller [2003.02.18] KCRW Radio Session [FM]
Paul Weller
KCRW Session (U.S. Radio)
Village Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Illumination Tour 2003
Recorded: February 12th, 2003
FM Broadcast: February 18th, 2003
Encoded: 128 Kbps MP3
See the Artwork for Track List.
Monday, 27 June 2016
Joy Division - Let The Movie Begin [SBD]
Joy Division
'Let The Movie Begin'
(2005 Interstate 10795 Intersound Recordings)
Source: Demos / Outtakes / Live / Interviews
Encoded: 192 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
01. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Pennine studio version January 8th 1980
02. Ian Curtis interview excerpt - Castle Pub '79
03. Leaders Of Men - RCA session May 1978
04. Ian Curtis / Steven Morris interview excerpt - Rock On, Radio 1 '79
05. Failures - RCA session May 1978
06. Ian Curtis interview excerpt - Castle Pub '79
07. No Love Lost - RCA session May 1978
08. Martin Hannett interview excerpt - Rock On, Radio 1 '79
09. At A Later Date - Warsaw demo July 18th 1977
10. Ian Curtis interview excerpt - Castle Pub '79
11. Ice Age - RCA session May 1978
12. Ian Curtis / Steven Morris interview excerpt - Rock On, Radio 1 '79
13. Shadowplay - RCA session May 1978
14. Ian Curtis interview excerpt - Radio Blackburn '80
15. Passover - live Amsterdam, Paradiso 11th January 1980
16. Martin Hannett interview excerpt, Rock On, Radio 1 '79
17. Transmission - RCA session May 1978
18. Ian Curtis / Steven Morris interview excerpt - Rock On, Radio 1 '79
19. New Dawn Fades - live Amsterdam, Paradiso 11th January 1980
20. Ian Curtis interview excerpt - Radio Blackburn '80
21. Digital - live Eindhoven, Effenaar 18th January 1980
22. Bernard Sumner comment about Martin Hannett - presumably an excerpt from a radio or TV documentary
23. Colony - live Eindhoven, Effenaar 18th January 1980
24. Ian Curtis interview - Radio Blackburn '80
25. Auto-Suggestion - live Eindhoven, Effenaar 18th January 1980
"Well..." + pistol shot - Martin Hannett firing a gun as seen in the New Order "Play At Home" C4 TV documentary from 19'84.
26. Dead Souls - live Eindhoven, Effenaar 18th January 1980
"Right, we all start when the drum machine starts lads" - John Cooper Clarke, from the beginning of his first single "Suspended Sentence" on an EP released around 1978 and produced by Martin Hannett.
Note: Some songs, like Love Will Tear Us Apart, seem to be missing a bit of the intro.
Sleeve track listing is incorrect. The one above is. According to the cover the 7th track is Novelty, but it's in fact No Love Lost. Track 9; At A Later Date (New Dawn Fades according to the cover) and track 19; New Dawn Fades (cover says At A Later Date ) seem to have traded places. -Original
Ian Curtis - Vocals
Peter Hook - Bass
Stephen Morris - Drums
Bernard Summer - Guitars
Elvis Presley - The Complete On Tour Sessions Vol.3 [SBD]
Elvis Presley
'The Complete On Tour Sessions Vol.3'
'Good Rockin' Times'
(1989 Vicky Records : Vicky CD 0213)
Recorded: March 30th and 31st, 1972.
Soundboard Recordings
Encoded: 192 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Full Artwork Included)
01 Don't Be Cruel (instrumental)
02 Love Me / All Shook Up
03 Heartbreak Hotel
04 Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
05 Hound Dog
06 Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
07 Burning Love
08 For The Good Times (Take 9)
09 See See Rider
10 Never Been To Spain / Help Me Make It Through The Night
11 For The Good Times (Take 1)
12 For The Good Times (Takes 3,5,6)
13 For The Good Times (Take 7)
14 Vernon Presley Interview
One disc of a three volume set featuring material from Elvis On Tour.
Vernon Presley was rarely interviewed , this is by far the longest interview with Vernon that has yet surfaced (7:16 runtime). Same cd as "Rehearsal For The Hampton Concert". -elvisoncd.com
This is the only part of this collection I have thus far. If and when there are others they will be posted ...yup!
Mumford & Sons [2012.05.28] Pinkpop Festival [SBD]
Mumford and Sons
Pinkpop Festival
Landgraaf, Netherlands
Monday May 28th, 2012
Soundboard Recording
Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3
Track List:
01. Lovers' Eyes
02. Roll Away Your Stone
03. White Blank Page
04. Below My Feet
05. Timshel
06. Little Lion Man
07. Lover of the Light
08. Thistle & Weeds
09. Awake My Soul
10. Dust Bowl Dance
11. The Cave
Robert Plant [2006.06.23] Arthur Lee Benefit Concert [SBD]
Robert Plant
Arthur Lee Benefit Concert
(with Ian Hunter of Mott The Hoople)
Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, USA
Thursday June 23rd, 2006
Soundboard Recording
Encoded: 320 Kbps MP3
Track List: (Artwork Included)
01. In The Evening
02. Stage Banter
03. Bummer In The Summer
04. Johnny Echols introduction #1
05. What Is and What Should Never Be
06. stage banter
07. The Old Man
08. Ian Hunter Introduction
09. For What It's Worth
10. Stage Banter
11. When Will I Be Loved
12. Johnny Echols Introduction #2
13. A House Is Not a Motel
14. Stage Banter
15. Can't Help Falling In Love
16. Stage Banter
17. Hey Joe
18. Stage Banter
19. 7 And 7 Is
20. Stage Banter
21. Ramble On [Incomplete]
Robert Plant performed at the 'Arthur Lee Benefit Concert'. Ian Hunter, from Mott The Hoople joined Robert on 'When Will I Be Loved'. -ledzepconcerts.com
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This ministry seeks to meet the needs of children who have suffered from abuse or neglect. Our member regularly provide Christmas present for the children.
About Grandfather Home for Children
Grandfather Home for Children is a Christian ministry providing love and healing for more than 500 children each year. The children in their care have experienced deep hurt from unimaginable abuse, neglect and sometimes both.
On their beautiful, historic campus in Banner Elk, North Carolina, generations of children have been given a warm and comfortable bed with nurturing caregivers who help give them much-needed direction. Today, the campus hosts residential care programs and serves as the hub for several carefully-targeted services stretching from the Carolina mountains west of Asheville to the sand hills east of Raleigh.
Our caring staff works with their children to resolve their hurt and to provide acceptance, hope and new life skills to overcome the challenges they face. They strive to mend families whenever possible, and they involve parents in treatment initiatives. If a child cannot be reunited with his or her biological family, they work to place the child with a trained foster family, and eventually an adoptive family. They understand a loving family environment is crucial for children to develop and thrive, so they provide support to all their foster and adoptive families so they have the resources needed to nurture their children.
Prayer and strong private financial support are essential to sustain and improve their ministry's work.
To learn more visit the Grandfather Home for Children website.