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Little Feat does Big Al
Best Jazz of 2008
Courtney Pine sighting
The year's best mashups?
And life in jazz after "Night Music"
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
New Year's Eve Music Digest
Little Feat does Big Al
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Tuesday Music Digest
R.I.P. to jazz great Freddie Hubbard
Stanley Clarke scores
How-to for digital music geeks
R.I.P. to Stupid Music fiddler Bob Boatright, whom I saw play with the Texas Playboys in 2000
And the best soundtrack tunes of 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Music Vid of the Day
"I get allergic smelling hay!"
Monday Music Digest
How to celebrate New Year's Eve in N'Awlins
A jazz festival in South Africa gets cancelled
2008 music in review
Bo Dollis gets his:
And a visit with an NFL coaching legend, who also happens to play the ookelele
Tech Woes
The internet has been experiencing some "Level 3" difficulties the past 2 days, and I am no exception. I have been having connectivity issues big-time, as well as some browser issues. As a result posting may be limited.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
The Last Waltz?
Word from Proco at Planet Proctor is that the Firesign Theatre's 2009 Nick Danger show may be their grand finale live performance. Click on the post title to go into orbit.
R.I.P. Delaney Bramlett
Delaney worked with Eric Clapton and George Harrison. He was best-known for writing Clapton's classic "Rain", and with Leon Russell co-wrote "Superstar", which became a huge hit for The Carpenters.
He and his wife Bonnie also toured with Clapper as "Delaney and Bonnie and Friends".
Sunday Music Digest
1000 recordings to hear before you die
Musical RIPs for 2008
Best world music of the past year
A lab for musicians in Tokyo
And another Top 10 list, this one from Chi-town
Saturday, December 27, 2008
O'ahu Lights Coming Back On
Crews gradually restored electrical service across parts of Oahu on Saturday after a power failure blacked out the island's population of about 900,000 and thousands of visitors including President-elect Barack Obama.
Saturday Music Digest
2008 Monterey Jazz Fest sampler
Best classical tunes from the past year
And the best 2008 Jazz releases, including one from NRBQ's Terry Adams
Putting a Hirt on...
And Watermelon Slim sighted
Friday, December 26, 2008
Name That Park
Soliciting names for the new park to be created on Governors Island in NY Harbor...
Let It Snow
I brought back the Saddle Hill snowfall total on the sidebar, right below the "View From" picture, which this month has been from well north of here with the hiking fox.
This is the grand total of snowfall here on the Hill since December 1st. However, it should be noted that we do have freeze and thaw cycles here even in winter, so the actual amount on the ground at any given time will vary.
For example, we lost quite a bit of the snowpack here over the past few days and will lose more this weekend as Sunday will have a high temp in the low....50s?
Friday Music Digest
Some Indie music jewels from 2008
Spooky Tooth sighting?
The best of what music-makers had to say this year
And 12-bar protest songs
Thursday, December 25, 2008
R.I.P. Eartha Kitt
One last time to hear "Santa Baby"...
KP2 Update
An update on the monk seal pup found on Kaua'i a few months ago...
We Travel The Spaceways, Santa Edition
Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree
Credit & Copyright: R Jay Gabany
Explanation: Clouds of glowing hydrogen gas fill this colorful skyscape in the faint but fanciful constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. A star forming region cataloged as NGC 2264, the complex jumble of cosmic gas and dust is about 2,700 light-years distant and mixes reddish emission nebulae excited by energetic light from newborn stars with dark interstellar dust clouds. Where the otherwise obscuring dust clouds lie close to the hot, young stars they also reflect starlight, forming blue reflection nebulae.
The wide mosaic spans about 3/4 degree or nearly 1.5 full moons, covering 40 light-years at the distance of NGC 2264. Its cast of cosmic characters includes the the Fox Fur Nebula, whose convoluted pelt lies at the upper left, bright variable star S Mon immersed in the blue-tinted haze just below the Fox Fur, and the Cone Nebula at the far right. Of course, the stars of NGC 2264 are also known as the Christmas Tree star cluster. The triangular tree shape traced by the stars appears sideways here, with its apex at the Cone Nebula and its broader base centered near S Mon
Mele Kalikimaka
Back in the early part of the 20th century, my great-aunt and her family gave room and board at their house to a bright young college student from Hawai'i who was attending Cornell. He would remain their lifelong friend.
His name was Robert Alex Anderson, but to friends he was "Andy". He also made a daring escape across Europe during World War 1 (later made into the classic film "The Dawn Patrol") and became a hugely successful Hawai'i businessman.
But he was most famous for his hobby-writing songs. His best-known one celebrates Christmas in Hawai'i and is called, of course, "Mele Kalikimaka".
Click on the post title for more about Andy.
Mele Kalikimaka Music Digest
An interview with Lester Paul
Berklee College going to Spain!
New Year's Eve with Big Al Anderson
The Ukesperience
And fueling a funk firestorm in New Orleans
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Big Isle Blog
Christmas Eve Music Digest
Christmas tunes from off the beaten path
Christmas records time forgot
Christmas with the big trombones from N'Awlins
Christmas with the New Orleans Music Station, WWOZ
And a review of this past year's 10th All-Starr Band
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Tuesday Music Digest
The best Christmas music internet stations
Take 5's top 5 jazz cds of 2008
Wavy Lines of Sound
Oasis pays tribute to George Harrison
And a new book about a jazz-playing priest
Cleanup Continues...
Sorry for the dearth of posts recently-as previously mentioned I am phasing in a new monitor and it takes some getting used to. In addition we are still busy cleaning up after the massive dump of snow we got last week-between the Friday and Sunday storms we got about 28 inches of Global Warming here on the hill.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Monday Music Digest
Keeping New Orleans music alive (hint, go there)
Best American music CDs of 2008
An old Jaco Pastorious group surfaces-pre Weather Report
Stupid Music from fiddler Liesel Schoenberger
And a hand-carved fish guitar?
Sunday, December 21, 2008
"Looks Like a Big Fried Egg!"
Some friends and I lived in Newmarket, NH, just north of Exeter, in the late 1970s-early 1980s. Exeter is what is known as a "UFO Window".
In fact, we ourselves saw UFOs out by the exact train tracks mentioned in this article...
Scary Flying Story
An 89 year young Australian flight instructor safely lands after a mid-air collision...
Statement as of 4:36 PM EST on December 21, 2008
Snow will fall at rates of one to two inches per hour this evening with thunder snow possible... Snow will continue to be heavy through the late evening hours across western Maine and much of New Hampshire.
Expect snowfall rates to be one to two inches per hour at times... reducing the visibility to near zero. There will be blowing and drifting of the snow as winds gust as high as 35 mph. Thunder snow is also possible through 8 PM... mainly near the coastline.
Avoid all travel tonight.
UPDATE: Click post title for updates
Winter Solstice Music Digest
A visit to The Fillmore
Christmas at Graceland
R.I.P. jazzman Buddy Charles
A bio of the man behind Charlie Brown's music
And dancing thru Cajun country
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Worst Hawai'i Visitor Numbers Since Great Depression
"There has never been a time like this in Hawaii's visitor industry," said Ed Hubennette, Marriott International's vice president of North Asia, Hawaii and the South Pacific.
Saturday Music Digest
A visit to the Blues and Brews Fest
The state of pop music circa 2008
"I told Bob Dylan he was dead"
A new CD from lap steel guitarist Chris Haughen
And Van Halen intros a new line of guitars
Friday, December 19, 2008
Dave's Not Here
An interview with Cheech and Chong...
How did you get George Harrison, Carole King, Billy Preston and all those people to play on Basketball Jones?
Cheech: They were in the next studio as we were recording it. Lou Adler went in there and said: "Hey! Come here. I want you to play on this tune." And they'd go, "Oh, OK!" and do it. George Harrison said: "Oh, those are very good chords. I'll have to nick those."
Chong: We ended up on Joni Mitchell's album (Court and Spark). We were all on A&M Records at the time. It was a bit of a family affair there. Whoever was in the studio at the time would just walk over to the other studio and play on the side.
Friday Music Digest
A new teenaged harp genius
More Cool Yule tunes
The history of jazz piano
A new Willie DVD
And a look at this weekend's benefit for NRBQ's original guitarist, Steve Ferguson
Thursday, December 18, 2008
8 Tiny Reindeer...
In The Garden
The Gardens of Lawa'i...I was forced at gunpoint to stay 1/4 of a mile east of here in May 2003.
Kaua'i Teevee Tour
The new season of TVLand's "High School Reunion" starts in February and was filmed on Kaua'i. The class comes from a high school in Arizona.
Thursday Music Digest
The 2009 Blues Music Awards nominees are out...
Where's Homer Simpson? Next year's Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp faculty lineup is announced
Dion DeMucci sighting
When George Harrison met Ralph
And a look at some Big Easy jazz music greats
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
105 Years Ago Today...
Under Construction
FYI blog posts will be limited today as I will be doing some computer hardware changes-new monitor and adding a UPS.
Wednesday Music Digest
Another Grammy nomination for the slack key guys
A Stupid Music Christmas in Texas
Sax man Bill Evans sighted:
R.I.P. to Bay Area jazz singer Frances Lynne
And the lineup for the San Francisco Jazz Fest is announced.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
3 Strikes And You're Out
The Honolulu baseball team was the Islanders in the 50s and 60s. Their announcer for a few years in the early 1960s was Harry Kalas, who was then replaced by an infant named Al Michaels.
The Isles moved to the mainland long ago, and now are the farm team for the Colorado Rockies.
Sad to say, another Major League Baseball experiment is history, as the Hawai'i Winter Baseball League has been phased out.
Too bad, as it generated a lot of talent.
2008 New Orleans JazzFest Lineup Announced
As usual, a cast of thousands!
Aretha Franklin; Los Lobos, Dave Matthews Band; Earth, Wind and Fire; Tony Bennett; Joe Cocker and Bonnie Raitt are some of the national headliners that will join local stalwarts like the Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas.
Click the post title for the complete list.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Test Pattern
I am still doing a re-config of various bells and whistles so the "Music Digest" will be down for a day or so...
Meanwhile, here's the folks getting us back on.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Frightful! Goes Hawaiian Part 2
While we had ice here, Hawai'i had the following. No links now but I will put them up tomorrow.
1. Blizzard on Mauna Kea
2. Massive rain/floods/landslides/power outages/sewage in Kailua Bay on O'ahu
3. Possible tornado on Kaua'i?
Stay safe, folks!
Got Ice? Part 2
Got Ice?
Firesign Theatre Reunion Show
The Firesign Theatre will be performing April 24, 2009 in California.
Tickets can be purchased on-line; click the post title for info
On Ice!
Things here on Saddle Hill are slowly getting back to normal after the Great Ice Storm of 2008-this was the worst ice storm here on the hill since the January 1998 storm, which left us without power for 8 days. This time we were "only" without power for about 58 hours, but we were extremely lucky, as only one wire was down.
To our south and west, in the most densely populated parts of New Hampshire, it's a different story-on Friday morning almost a half a million NH people were without power, and many will not have power until later this week-some may even be without until after Christmas. In terms of total number of people knocked off, this is 10 times worse than the storm of 1998, which mainly hit central and northern New Hampshire where far fewer people live.
I will be uploading a few pictures of the damage later today, and am also going to throw up a separate blog page with more images.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Daily Music Video
NRBQ at Boston's Paradise, 1982...4:33 of pure excellence!
Frightful! Goes Hawaiian
Speaking of frightful weather, it's Makahiki time in Hawai'i. Major rain. Flooding. And some rockslide action as well.
From NWS: Snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Ice accumulation of one half of an inch to one inch.
Surf's Up on Mau'i
Some results from the Billabong womens' surfing event...
Crawfish Heaven
Vermont Public Radio is doing an 11 day tour in April 2009 to Louisiana to visit the Lafayette Music Festival, followed by a week in New Orleans for the final weekend of JazzFest. You even get to work rebuilding houses in the Big Easy for a day...
Thursday Music DIgest
Cape Town Jazz Fest celebrates 10 years
Yet more new holiday music releases
An elementary school gets some ookeleles
A music museum as muse
And a guy is charged with using a guitar as a deadly weapon?
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Pricey Real Estate for Sale
A couple from Kailua are offering a $100,000 bonus to anyone who can find a buyer for their properties. One is a house in Hauula on the Windward Coast, and the other is a 38 acre undeveloped parcel of land on the Big Island in the Keeau area.
"The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs said it was the first time it had heard of such an offer and urged all parties to check with an attorney to make sure it doesn't violate laws."
Today's Music Video
"The Price of Silence" features the voice of the great Hugh Masekela and is introduced by Lawrence Fishburne...
The NY Times rides the swells...
Diamond Head Fishing Banned
A 1 year moratorium...
Wednesday Music Digest
More boxed sets reviewed
Some "innocently bad" music groups
A singing NFL quarterback
Once again it's Wednesday, so Uncle Tom is Gabbin'
And Tulane University will now offer a degree program in...New Orleans music!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Puna Power!
15 years of geothermal power on the Big Isle...
SuperFerry in SF
Not the boat, just a book about it.
Genetically Modified Hawai'i
New crops being tested out on the Garden Isle.
Every Little Thing
A visit to a collector with a huge stash of Beatles memories...
Tuesday Music Digest
The music of America
USC honors Brian Wilson
The little radio station that could
Kiko sighted
And a new animated version of Bob and Doug's "12 Days of Christmas"
Monday, December 8, 2008
28 Years Ago...
We lost John Lennon. Click on the post title for a video...
A Caz Christmas
The Brothers Cazimero will be doing their annual holiday show this weekend...
Got Heat?
Our esteemed weather gurus said the low temperature here in Meredith this morning would be 14 degrees.
In reality, it was 2 degrees below ZERO.
Currently, it's a tropical 3.7 degrees above zero here on the hill.
But as this is New England, just wait a minute. The day after tomorrow, the high temperature will be 52 degrees. Above zero.
Monday Music Digest
An Edison Jazz Music Award for the Brad Meldhau Trio
An interview with the cast of the new movie "Cadillac Records"
Traveling Wilburys T-shirts for sale
A review of recent music DVD box sets
And British Columbia's Langley Ookelele Ensemble is headed to Italy, after they cut a Hawaiian CD
Sunday, December 7, 2008
New Doug Sahm Tribute Album
Will include a cast of thousands!
Click on the post title for a great satellite image of VOG over the Big Isle, taken 4 days ago...
What's New at Pearl
67 years after the attack, what's new at Pearl Harbor.
Pearl Harbor-No Coded Warning
A new report debunks the long-hold claim that the US received the famous "winds execute" shortwave radio news broadcast in the days before the attack.
Mister Leon Goes to Washington
The ultimate Stupid Music concert-81 year young Leon Rausch and Bob Wills' Texas Playboys have been invited to play the Texas State Society's Black Ties and Boots Ball in Washington D.C. on January 19.
"I thought they'd forgot all about us," said Rausch, 81, of Fort Worth. "We do some special events, but we don't play all the beer joints like we used to. We wait for special events."
Sunday Music Digest
A roundup of new music books-
Jazz pianist David Benoit channels Vince "Charlie Brown" Guaraldi
Stupid Music Deluxe: a review of the new cowboy music box set
Another fine tribute to Mama Africa
And the Beatles made more $ than Madonna. Good for them!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Picture Book
A book review of the new photo collection just published by country musician Marty Stuart.
Reefer Madness!
How drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico have become fish magnets...
Bar Exam
Grading the bars at some of the grand hotels of the world...
New Pearl Harbor Monument
New World War II monuments in 4 states...the Hawai'i sites include the mooring quays on Battleship Row, memorials for the USS Utah, USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma, and six chief petty officer bungalows on Ford Island.
Saturday Music Digest
Guitarist Joe Satriani sues the band Coldplay
Speaking of guitars, China has one called the "Pipa":
R.I.P. to well known Hawai'ian musician Pat Sylva
Genesis of a Louisiana "super-group" that also includes members from Down Under
And "Blame it on the Bossa-Nova"...
Friday, December 5, 2008
Isle to Isle
Mokulele offering deals for travel between isles...such a deal!
Today's Music Video
Sad to say I am behind on these as well-here's a great one from Carlene Carter's old show on CMT, featuring some friends of hers.
George Kuo on Radio Australia
Slack key man George Kuo will be featured on "The Sunday Planet" on Radio Australia this weekend. Click on the post title to figure out how to listen online and when.
Happy Birthday to Little Richard
Mr. Penniman turns 76 today!
Here are some other artists doing his stuff
The Everly Brothers do "Lucille"
McCartney and the Beatles do "Long Tall Sally"
And (!) Zappa and Sugar Cane Harris do "Directly to My Heart From You"
Click on post title for his bio
Friday Music Digest
Fun with LP covers
New Orleans JazzFest recordings get 3 Grammy nominations...
A look at two new movies about Chess Records
Reviews of some more recent boxed set releases (including "Box of Danger")
And the strange story of a jazz singer in Botswana!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
When Hawai'i Was "Cheap"
I have been clearing out my mother's attic this week, as we are getting ready to sell her house. I have stumbled across a treasure trove of items she saved from our years in Kailua, including some pristine-condition photo negatives of our house.
I also came across an old issue of a tourist newspaper, "The Waikiki Beach Press", which I picked up on our way home from Hawai'i for the last time in early June 1966, and an issue of "Sunset" Magazine from 1968. Both had some wild ads!
First up, from "Sunset", an ad for the then-new Sheraton-Kaua'i at Poipu notes that room rates are...$9 to $10 per night. Air fare from the West Coast to the Garden Isle was $100, and if you wanted to stop over in Honolulu it was 5 bucks more.
Two years earlier, Hawaiian Air Tour Service offered a 1-day tour of all 8 islands for $75. This included an early-morning flight from HNL, with a flyover of the Pineapple and Forbidden Islands, then touchdown at Kailua-Kona for breakfast and a limo tour. After a short hop to Hilo and a limo tour of the Rainbow Falls and orchid gardens, the plane then flew over the Valley and Friendly Isles on its way to Kaua'i. After arrival on the Garden Isle, the tour included a visit to Lihu'e, followed by a short trip up to Wailua to take the Smith's Boat Tour to the Fern Grotto. After takeoff from LIH, the plane flew up to the North Shore, down to the Na Pali Coast, and then a flyover of Ni'ihau before the trip back to Honolulu, just in time for dinner. Such a deal!
In the same issue, their competitor, Sky Tours Hawai'i, charged 10 bucks more for an all-day tour, but it had some things the HATS tour missed-after takeoff from HNL and a flyover of Lana'i and Mau'i, the plane landed in Hilo for the same orchid and waterfall tour-but then flew back to Mau'i to Kaanapali, for a ground tour of Lahaina and lunch at the Sheraton there. Then it was back on the plane for a short hop and ground tour of the Kalaupapa colony on the Friendly Isle. Finally, they flew west over Ni'ihau and clockwise up the Na Pali coast, before landing at LIH. Then the touristas got a candlight dinner at the Kaua'i Surf Hotel. This is now the Marriott.
Sounds like both tours were worth doing!
More golden oldies tomorrow.
Click on the post title to see the HATS planes.
Laminar Flow?
The lava is flowing again on the Big Island-it's just west of the "main flow".
Hillbilly Music...From Michigan?
Introducing the Rhythm Billies...
Pricey Small Towns
Haleiwa, on the North Shore of Oahu, made the list with a median home sale price of $898,538. The town has a population of 2,226 and a median household income of $39,643, according to the report.
More Grammy Nods
And a look at the rest of the pack...
Hawai'ian Music Grammy Nominees
Some familiar faces missing, like the Caz Brothers and Na Leo...
This year's nominees for best album are:
" 'Ikena," Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho (Daniel Ho Creations);
" 'Aumakua," Amy Hanaiali'i (Ua Records/Concord);
"Force Of Nature," Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa (Ledward Kaapana & Mike Kaawa);
"Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II," various artists, Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers (Rhythm And Roots Records);
And "The Spirit Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar," various artists, Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku Jr., Dennis Kamakahi, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers (Daniel Ho Creations).
Also nominated for a Grammy yesterday was Saint Louis High School graduate Dean Pitchford. Pitchford was nominated in the Best Spoken Word Album For Children for "The Big One-Oh."
Thursday Music Digest
"White Noise" heading to Broadway
Critics' pick music for Thursday
Jazz and the sounds of Puerto Rico
Live musical scores for silent films
And why Dad's Stupid Music matters!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Christmas at Ulupalakua
Ulupalakua is the upland area of Mau'i but the name was also stolen by a developer on O'ahu for the street my family lived on in the 1960s. Here's what they have coming up...
PS, Ulupalakua is supposed to have a bunch of glottal stops, but I am too lazy to put them in right now.
Cowboy Flavor
A preview of this year's Monterey (CA) Cowboy Poetry and Music Fest. Wonder if the teevee cooking guy with the long moustache is doing the catering?
Iz Lives
Iz's ookelele willl go on display in LA for 2 years at the new Grammy museum.
Getting Lucky!
After too long, finally a release from one of Hawai'i's most beloved entertainers, Robert "Lucky" Luck, will hit the stores December 9th. Includes his classics "Magic Pua Dog" and "Mynah Bird", as well as his inimitable reading of "Numbah One Day of Christmas".
R.I.P. Odetta
(Folk Music Archive photo)
We lost "Mama Africa" a couple of weeks ago. Now her American counterpart has also departed.
Interestingly enough, in November of 2007 Odetta gave one of her final concerts at a church in Oswego, New York. She was introduced by "Mama Africa's" ex-husband Hugh Masekela, who noted that it was the first time in his 47-year career that he and Odetta had shared a stage...
Wednesday Music DIgest
Come sail away...
Uncle Tom's weekly gabfest from Kaneohe
A new orbit is out from the man of a thousand voices, Firesign Theatre's Phil Proctor-
A look at Elvis Costello's new music series, which starts tonight on cable!
And some rarely heard Oscar Peterson music...
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Brah Hugh Gets the Hiccups
Review of a jazz fest in Gabarone...
Gabby 1961
"Tracking down real roots music in Hawaii, amidst all the hotel lounge acts and tourist fare, is about as easy as finding a good surf spot in Bolivia. But if you persist, it can be done. I know, because I came back from the islands with a suntan and a stack of Gabby Pahinui records."
Surf's Up!
It's December, which means huge waves on O'ahu...
Includes some wild video!
The Last Witnesses of Hawai'i's Leper Colony
Kalaupapa in its twilight...
Tuesday Music Digest
Just say Los-a new PBS special celebrates Latin music
A roundup of new holiday music releases
A video of the Wellington Ookelele Orchestra
Using "Air Guitar Hero" to help amputees test out their new arms
And yet another "interesting" band name-Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion. Auwe!
Technical Difficulties-Please Stand By!
Monday, December 1, 2008
Surf's Down?
"What's expected to be the start of the biggest swell of the season churned out strong winds, choppy surf and rain…forcing surfers and beachgoers out of the water Saturday."
12/1 Music Digest
The Honolulu Symphony makes a rare trip to the Garden Isle
Wayne Shorter sighting
BB King visits Atlantic City
A new movie about the rich history of Chess Records
And Happy 75th B-day to Pat O'Brien's piano bar in New Orleans. I'll have a Hurricane to go!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
On The Air Again
WKRP is back on the air in Cincinnati — but this time it's teevee, not wireless.
A low-power TV station has changed its call letters to WKRP, the same as the fictional radio station in the 1970s hit series "WKRP in Cincinnati."
Herb: "I sold Les boat insurance."
Bailey: "Les doesn't have a boat."
Herb: "I sold him mine."
Les: "You never know when there's going to be a flood."
"Bah, Humbug!"
Hawai'i rejects a shipment of Christmas trees from Oregon. SLUGS.
Cheap Eats on Kaua'i
This tour visits 20 cheap eateries, and starts up in Hanalei, circling the island clockwise. Included: the best deal on the island, Sueoka's Snack Shop in Old Koloa Town, where I got a great teri-beef plate lunch in 2003 for the ghastly sum of $4.00
George Harrison-The Undercover Interview
Saturday was the 7th anniversary of George's passing. Here's an interesting interview he did with Paul Cashmere.
Not only does Hari talk about his rare "Wonderwall" album, but claims that he had Ray Charles' voice in mind when he wrote "Something"!
Sunday Music Digest
An interview with Marshall Crenshaw
A Mississippi blues tour
Speaking of blues music, a look at its African origins
Some new pop releases reviewed
And a look at the early touring years of the Fab 4
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Holiday Tune Alert
Public Service Announcement!
A couple of the music blogs I link to on my sidebar, namely Ernie (Not Bert) and also Music You (Possibly Won't) Hear have started to post holiday tunes as downloads.
LOTS of good stuff there, and be sure to follow their sidebar links to some of the other great Christmas Music blogs.
They are worth their weight in frankeincense, incense, myrhh, et al, yada yada, ad infinitum e. pluribus unum
CD Box Set Reviews Part 297
And the reviews roll merrily along...
Small But Dangerous
A visitor from Nevada has been critically injured at Kipu Falls on Kaua'i...this is a rather small waterfall (15 feet?) but has a rope swing which apparently was the root of the problem...
Surf's Up!
26 foot wave faces expected on Kaua'i...
Saturday Music Digest
A Stupid Musician makes the Grammy nominee list
Beatles music on iTunes? Delayed again...
Goon Show legend Spike Milligan's estate gets auctioned
R.I.P. to Bay Area jazz pianist and educator Rae Imamura
And in search of "authentic" New Orleans music
Friday, November 28, 2008
Aloha Airlines To Fly Again?
"Mesa Air Group announced Friday that it has settled an Aloha Airlines lawsuit and will license the name of Aloha if the former controlling shareholder can get it in a bankruptcy court auction."
New Hawai'i Stamp Unveiled
To be issued in 2009, the 50th anniversary of Statehood. Click on the post title for the story, and below to visit the stamp artist.
Roots Rhythm Project Adopts 'Ookelele Program
Teaching school kids music!
"And there's hamburger all over the highway in Greenwich, Connecticut"
From across the pond:
Part of the M42 has reopened after a six-vehicle crash sent marshmallows and beer spilling out onto the carriageway.
Reviewed-New CD Box Sets
Including the new "Box of Danger" set from Firesign Theatre, which the reviewer lovingly describes as "like a wet kiss at the end of a fist.".
Island Mele
Reviews of some new CDs from Hawai'i, including the new release from Kaua'i singer Leilani Rivera Bond. She's great!
Friday Music Digest
Jazz music in the movies
Best (and worst) of the new holiday CDs
"Radio Deluxe"
Remembering Steve Goodman
And Paul is still not dead
Thursday, November 27, 2008
"New" Randall Hall Update
Another Music Blog Sighted
For you fans of classic pop music vocalists, here's a great blog by "music fan" Kenny Harrelson. He's not to be confused with the former Boston Red Sox player, who's now a play by play announcer in Chi-town.
Hugh Says Farewell to "Mama Africa"
from London:
"The majestic presence of Hugh Masekela brought proceedings to a vibrant climax. Dedicating the concert to the memory of his late wife, Miriam Makeba, he unwound a smouldering set of intelligent jazz fusion, his flugelhorn sounding more burnished and imposing than ever. I have lost count of the number of times I have heard him perform Stimela, his homage to South Africa's migrant workers, yet this version, full of anguish and thwarted hopes, was the most haunting of all."
Happy Turkey Day!
Future Perfect
A lengthy interview with NRBQ's Terry Adams...
Turkey Day Music Digest
New Orleans music in Taiwan
Alabama Slim sighting
Former Car Greg Hawkes turns to the ookelele
New Orleans piano-pounder Henry Butler, whom we saw at Lowell a couple of years ago, has a new album:
And slack-key comes to Monterey!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
A slack key odyssey...
Sir Paul: "We Love Ringo"
Paul McCartney has defended Ringo 'the grumpy Beatle' Starr after the drummer refused to sign any more autographs for fans.
New York Dolls Heading to Hawai'i
Classic 1970s band The New York Dolls, who started a comeback 2 years ago, will travel to Kaua'i in January to start recording a new album at Todd Rundgren's North Shore studio...
Going To The Dogs
A new bike path on Kaua'i will soon allow canines.
Wednesday Music Digest
It's Wednesday, which means that Uncle Tom is gabbin' again...
Looking at this year's crop of Christmas TV shows
A Jamaican review of Taj Mahal's new album:
Another jazz school with a name that starts with "Berk"?
And a review of some gypsy guitar...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Poi Boy Blog
Just stumbled across Ron Jacobs' ono blog, and will include it as a link. Ron of course entertained us via K-POI Radio when we lived in Kailua in the early 1960s.
Up The Creek
Christmas On Saddle Hill
In honor of our first measurable snowfall (now being washed away by rain) here's a review of some new holiday music releases.
Tuesday Music Digest
A new radio documentary about New Orleans piano professor James Booker
Ray Davies has a new forum devoted to all things Kinky
An all star tribute to Doug Sahm is in the works
African music needs to listen to...Nashville?
And a chat with legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb
Monday, November 24, 2008
Natural Selection?
"The Natural History Museum in London recently opened a new exhibit that features mockingbirds that Charles Darwin collected during his travels around the Galapagos Islands in 1835. He observed they were unlike the mockingbirds in other South American regions."
Monday Music Video
They're nice people, they are!
Island Image
From the Honolulu Star Bulletin, a nice infrared photo of the volcano on the Big Isle.
Fast Food
A look at diners in Jersey...the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton was a fixture of my childhood visits to nearby Nutley!
Monday Music Digest
Monk-Fest reviewed
And another review-Aretha at the LA House of Blues
A rare copy of the Beatles' White Album sells
A chat with Dion
And a look at musical instruments on the International Space Station...
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Don't View Before Eating
Or you will lose your appetite!
from the NRBQ e-mail list:
"Some perverse Swede actually collects photos of the Swedish show bands of the 70's and their wonderfully hideous matching outfits....My favorite outfits and most questionable name : "The Schytts" "
Makahiki Mau'i Kine
Dat time of yeah.
Scorsese Does Hari?
Film director Martin Scorsese, fresh off his Rolling Stones movie, wants to do one about George Harrison...
Sunday Music Digest
Belly dancing time...
Nevilles sighted
Christmas Stupid Music in Texas
Elvis sighting
And acoustic blues in Maine
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Green Chri$tma$ Turns 50
A lengthy analysis of a Stan Freberg classic!
Good Read Alert
A great new book tells the true story of a scientist and a parrot...
Classic Music Video
Here's today's birthday boy (and Hawai'i resident) Jesse Colin Young and the Youngbloods, from the old "Hollywood Palace" teevee show. Enjoy!
Saturday Music DIgest
Ookelele babes in New Zealand
Monk meets Mingus
Jazz from Abu Dhabi
Lost George Harrison interview found:
And a review of some recent blues collections
Friday, November 21, 2008
Kaua'i Flood Indictment
Retired car dealer Jimmy Pflueger was indicted by a Kaua'i Grand Jury today on 7 counts of manslaughter in connection with the deadly Ka Loko flood.
Desert Island Flood Alert
The "Forbidden Island" of Ni'ihau, which is mainly desert, is currently under a flood advisory.
The Mother of All Stupid Music Box Sets
The best music Bob Wills ever did, the Tiffany Transcriptions, will be released in their entirety in January 2009.
Friday Music Digest
Concert Vault for iPhone reviewed
Layers of composition
Smooth jazz on the high seas
Tracing the spiritual path of George Harrison
And another great new band name-Frogs Gone Fishin'!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Current conditions 46 miles to my north...
Temperature -3.9°F
Wind 42.3 mph
Direction 296° (NW)
Wind Chill -34.8°F
Scary Flying Story
A flight attendant helped to land a 767 after the co-pilot had to be "relieved of duty" on a trans Atlantic flight...
Pass the Gumbo!
Coming to New Orleans in December-the 1st Annual Treme Gumbo Fest.
Disney Breaks Ground on New Hawai'i Resort
Complete with the traditional blessing...
Up a Tree
Popular Mechanics looks at some wild tree houses.
Thursday Music Digest
Demystifying classical music
Musicians bringing musicians home:
Unchaining African melodies
A tribute to a tortured soul singer
And a new music blog series from Nevada
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Global Warming
It was a balmy 16 degrees here on Saddle Hill this morning...warmed up to 23 this afternoon, but that's about it.
This is an outbreak of much colder than normal air-it's 15 degrees colder than usual here for this time of year.
Makahiki Time
Lono rules.
Hawaiian Law 101
Did you know that it's illegal to park your car on a roadway and advertise it for sale?
Wednesday Music Digest
A guitar man teaches "critical thinking"...
Speaking of guitars, a new carbon-fibre number:
Botswana remembers Miriam Makeba
Accordion invasion in Moklahoma
And film makers struggle to make music biopics:
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
They Travel The Spaceways
A lunar probe from India's first unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-1 has landed on the moon and started sending back its first images.
Standing Waves
Lockheed Martin will harness Hawai'i ocean thermals to generate power?
Pandolele, Anyone?
Exotic koa wood musical instruments...
We Travel The Spaceways
How decades-old NASA images of the moon are being brought back to life.
"Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of magnetic tapes."
The Greatest Layover in American History
A writer gets stuck on a 6 hour layover in Honolulu, so decides to visit Big Mo.
Tuesday Music Digest
A new music licensing firm in New Orleans
Another great band name-"The Old Spice Boys"
Arlo sighted
And Stupid Music pops the pond
Monday, November 17, 2008
"Carnival of Light"
An unreleased, experimental track by The Beatles could be made public 41 years after it was recorded at Abbey Road studios, ex-member Paul McCartney has said.
Honoring King David
The Patron Saint of Hawaiian music.
Monday Music DIgest
A slack-key sighting
The latest from Dave Alvin
Jazz Xmas music
Some new CD box sets:
And Stupid Music news from Arizona
Sunday, November 16, 2008
The Gold Coast
This article is a couple of months old, but explores the pricey real estate market on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Guitar Fest
Slack key, explained from a Bulgarian perspective...
Mama Africa Remembered
A major roundup from Jo-Burg.
Sunday Music Digest
New holiday releases
Allen Toussaint Brunch in New Orleans
Ookeleles in Spokane
Jazz made easy
And a sighting of blues great Charlie Musselwhite
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Saturday Music Digest
Music of the Americas
Vietnam hosts a European music fest
The sound of woodwinds
Jake gets Toys for Tots
And Monty Python meets George Harrison
Friday, November 14, 2008
Transparent Aluminum
Aerial Photography 102
Hints for taking pics from a helicopter.
We Travel the Spaceways
For the first time, astronomers have photographed individual planets from another solar system. Pics at the link.
Friday Music Digest
Tributes to Mama Africa continue
Belgian jazz in Vietnam
John Goodspeed pays tribute to Stupid Music
R.I.P. Stupid Musician Jody Reynolds
And new music from across the river
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Cooking on the Island
Season 5 of "Top Chef" started Wednesday night on the Bravo channel, and this season is set in New York City. Lo and behold, the show kicked off with all of the contestants hopping on the Governors Island Ferry, and then being herded into our old back yard behind Buildings 111 and 112 to compete to see who got to go home first.
This first episode, called "Melting Pot", will be repeated a few times this week, notably Friday Nov. 14 at 12 noon Eastern.
Python Ancestor Found
A direct ancestor of Monty Python's renowned "Dead Parrot" sketch has been found in a book of jokes dating back to Greece in the fourth century AD.
Pass the Spam
A review of the new release of the compleat Monty Python BBC series on DVD.
Non-Scary Flying Story
Coverage of a paper-airplane contest in the Big Apple!
O'ahu's Best Beaches
Including one of my faves, Malaekahana.
Thursday Music Digest
NRBQ's Terry Adams says "Meet Me in St. Louis"
Stupid Music review: Mark Kreitzer
Duke Ellington in Britain
Preview of the "Nearly Famous Festival" in Canada-
And Mac's back, and I don't mean Rebennack...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Heiau New Hampshire Kine
Air Kaua'i Gets Its Helicopters Back
Pau hana!
R.I.P. Mitch Mitchell
Mitch Mitchell, the drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was found dead this morning in his Portland OR hotel room.Mitchell, 61, apparently died of natural causes, the Multnomah County Medical Examiner said.
Air Kaua'i Grounded
Photo by Craig on Saddle Hill, on-location, May 4, 2003
Sad news from the Garden Isle-tour helicopter operator Air Kaua'i stopped flying last week, after the bank reposessed their two helos. The company has since filed for Chapter 11, which may allow them to keep flying. The hearing is today.
The two helos were new ones purchased last year.
UPDATE: AK got the helos back today. See my later post.
Weds. Music Digest
Caz gets cash:
Happy 90th to jazz great Bebo Valdes
KISS's Gene Simmons invents a new guitar toy:
Guns "N' Roses in China
And speaking of guitars, Heidi Klum gets whiplash!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Stupid Music For Your Health
Listening to music that makes you happy, especially if it's country music, may be good for your heart, a new study suggests.
Les Paul Week in Cleveland
93-year-young Les Paul, known as the "Father of the Electric Guitar," will be honored at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's annual American Music Masters series, a weeklong event that starts Monday.
The Beginnings of Kailua
Before the humans even got there!
R.I.P. Herb Score
(Baseball Almanac photo)
After a great career on the field, Herb had a just as great career as one of the best broadcast baseball play-by-play announcers of all time. Not many of those great announcers are left now...
Honolulu Monorail Update
Interesting how people voted...the project was approved by those living near the proposed route, but opposed by those from other parts of the island.
The Last State Quarter
The final US quarter paying tribute to a US state (Hawai'i) is finally in circulation.
Music Video of the Day
Not bad!
Tuesday Music Digest
Happy Veteran's Day!
The Man with the Golden Guitar
Another appreciation of Mama Africa, this one from Nigeria:
Bristol (the one in England, not the one here in New Hampshire) gets a new pipe organ:
Another preview of upcoming CD releases
And the Chicago Jazz Ensemble announces some "staff promotions".
Monday, November 10, 2008
"Hawai'i Calls" Goes Live
Soon come-a live concert paying tribute to a classic radio show.
Tributes Pour In For "Mama Africa"
Nelson Mandela:
"It was fitting that her last moments were spent on a stage, enriching the hearts and lives of others - and again in support of a good cause."
Monday Music Digest
Cab Calloway's Orchestra seen lurking about...
Playing calliope in the Big Easy
A new DVD from Merle Haggard shows his Stupid Music influence:
The first report from Uke-Stock in New Zealand
And an appreciation of T-Bone Walker
R.I.P. "Mama Africa"
South African songbird Miriam Makeba finished a concert in Italy Sunday, then collapsed as she was leaving the stage. She was 76.
Some friends and my brother and I were privileged to see Miriam in concert in the early 1990s in Portland Maine. She was backed that night, which was her birthday, by her ex Hugh Masekela and his great band, but she was even happier to have one of her nieces singing backup.
She will be missed.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Marketing Hawai'i Music
John Berger from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin explores some of the new ways local music companies are marketing their products.
Including candy maker Hawaiian Host, which is now including a music sampler with its candy sampler.
Koke'e Museum Turns 55
Writer Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin visits the top of Kaua'i. Believe it or not, there is actually trout fishing up there! The Natural History Museum there is celebrating its anniversary.
Koke'e of course is the Garden Isle's high-altitude region which includes the Kalalau Valley lookout, Alakai Swamp, and of course Waimea Canyon.
Return of The Fat Man
A new PBS documentary about New Orleans music legend Fats Domino will begin airing this month nationwide.
Pua'a Hunt
Up near the top of Kaua'i, the pigs are running.
Sunday Music Digest
Have a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator? Don't keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck.
Another one of those "new recordings" reviews:
Fresh thoughts on new music
Jazz in Cape May
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Donnie Yen acts really well in this movie!! In it, he portrays the challenges a Teacher faces in pursuit of his passion. How he protects his students when they get into trouble. And most importantly, the values he teaches to them.
And Yes! After the movie, if you are waving ur hands around in the air, nothing wrong about that... =p That's call "wing chung"
I'm so inspired by this movie that I wrote a short story! =p So, here goes...
There was this man who kept running...
He didnt know where to go. He only knew, he has to keep running
Because, he heard that there was a "Finish line" ahead.
So, he ran & ran.
One day, he ran into this village.
The villagers asked him "Hey! Join us for a meal!"
He replied. "Sorry, no time. Got to run."
And off he went... Running towards the Finish Line.
He couldn't see and didnt know where the finish line was
But he just kept running.
One day, he ran into another village.
The villagers asked him "Hey! Spend some time with us! Let's play together!"
He replied. "Sorry, no time. Got to run."
And off he went... Running towards the Finish Line.
After running for a long time, he saw an old man.
The old man said "Hey! Join me for some tea."
He replied. "Sorry, no time. Got to run."
Old man asked him. "Where are u running to?"
He replied "My finish line."
30yrs later. He finally reached the finish line. But, there was no one there to cheer him nor congratulate him. All of a sudden, he felt so lonely. As he looked back, he realised that he lost his family, friends and mentor.
Morale of the story:
Yes, it's important to chase after the "Ultimate Dreams" in life, be it materialise item or monetary items. But, spending time with your love ones, shouldn't that be our "Daily Dreams"?
Alot of times, Family & friends just wish to have a good dinner with us but often then not, we always gave the standard answer "Sorry. Cant. Busy." If you look back, what is it that you are really busy with? How much time can a dinner takes you? 45mins? 1hour? 2 hour?
Remember this. Money that's lost can always be earned back. Stuff that are spoilt can always be brought back. But time & youth lost with your love ones, that's something that will be lost forever.
Treasure your love ones before it's too late. =)
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This paper discusses the development history and economics of five fields in the Moxa Arch. Wells stimulated with Intermediate Strength Ceramic proppants in CO2 foam provide 50-60% increases in 20-year reserves compared to sand/water/gel treatments.
Despite difficult reservoir settings, low wellhead prices, and limited markets for currently undedicated prices, and limited markets for currently undedicated gas in the Rocky Mountains, the Frontier formation in the Greater Green River Basin has the potential to contribute significant new low cost gas reserves.
The Upper Cretaceous Frontier is predominantly tight and contains substantial volumes of gas. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has designated over 2,700 square miles of the Frontier formation in the Greater Green River basin as tight and eligible for economic incentives. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that the Green River Frontier/Dakota Formations contain between 220 and 490 Tcf of tight gas in place. Recent improvements in formation evaluation and stimulation designs, and its location in the Moxa Arch at the gateway of a pending, make the low permeability Frontier formation a desirable near term source of gas for the growing cogeneration and thermal EOR markets in California.
Despite similar technical challenges faced in many other tight settings (e.g. inadequate formation evaluation techniques, inaccurate fracture diagnostics, and the difficulty in reliably designing and delivering effective fractures), over 175 tight Frontier wells were drilled between 1981 and 1987. While Frontier development activity has declined with the market generally in the past few years, the continued availability of economic incentives, improved stimulation techniques and the opening of new markets have further renewed operator interest in development. Finally, the Gas Research Institute (GRI) has selected the Frontier as a possible site for field-based, cooperative R&D to improve tight gas formation and stimulation technologies.
This paper characterizes the formation and describes the technical challenges and development strategies needed to add reserves. First, the paper describes the geologic setting and reservoir characteristics that control potential. Second, it outlines the evolution of stimulation and production practices in tight Frontier wells. Finally, it compares the potential of the Frontier under current technical and market conditions with estimates of future potential based on recent advances in formation evaluation and fracturing techniques.
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Munmun Dutta was made a star overnight with her role of a Benagali Damsel in Ulta Chashma. She is a Bengali too. Munmun entered acting with serial Hum Sab Barati on Z TV and continued marching ahead with her music bvideosm ad films, Hindi and Tamil films. She is full of enthusiasm with her role in Ulta Chashma.
Munmun belongs to Durgapur, two hours drive from Kolkata where she was born and grew up. Her family members also are in singing and Munmun took formal training in classical music and is a Visharad. At the same time she is also a good dancer too. Munmun was also trained in Salsa and Latin American dance forms. Being the only girl child she is her papa's dearest.
Munmun has participated in many fashion shows and is an established model on the ramp shows. Talking about her education she told that she was admittted to a Pune college after doing her higher secondary to graduate in English. it was then that she got a chance to participate in Gladrags. At the age of 16 she was the only candidate selected from Pune. She came to Mumbai for participating in the show and stayed here. She is happy that she is a self made person and is thankful to her parents for encouraging her all along the way.
Like all other actresses Munmun also desired to enter Bollywood. Luckily she got a chance in Mumbai Express when Kamal Hasan gave her a chance to do a cong sequence in the film. Manisha Koirala was in the lead role in the film. As Puja saw her with Kamal Hassan in a photo published in an English newpaper she started looking for her and finally offered a shaded role in Holidays. Munmun says that she learnt a lot from Puja Bhatta during the shooting of this film. Unfortunately Munmun missed the bus as she was poor in PR. Though she remained busy in southern films. Munmun has worked with Shahrukh, Yuvraj Singh, and Akshay Kumar. She also worked with directors like Farah Khan, Pradip Sorkar, Nikhil Advani.
Munmun accepted the role of Babita in Ulta Chashma as it was better than doing C grade films. The sets for the serial resembles a family. Every artist feel belonging to a family and have developed friendship amongst them. Though she is busy with the serial she is also on the lookout for a main lead in a film.
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Interaction Stresses in Composite Systemsby Mohammad A. Iqbal, (A.M.ASCE), Asst. Proj. Engr.; E. D'Appolonia Consulting Engrs. Inc., Pittsburg, PA,
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Serial Information: Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division, 1970, Vol. 96, Issue 6, Pg. 825-845
Document Type: Journal Paper
The nature of stress distribution generated by the presence of inclusions and voids in an otherwise homogeneous matrix has been studied. A model has been developed idealizing the random nature of inclusions and voids in two-phase and three-phase composite materials. A finite element numerical method was adopted for the analysis of the previously unsolved problem of multiple inclusions and voids. Stress fields and stress concentration factors are determined as a function of elastic moduli, spacings, and Poisson's ratio. Stress distribution due to inclusions or voids and the interaction effect due to the presence of other inclusions or holes in the immediate vicinity are studied in detail. The interaction effects are more predominant with closer spacing. Comparison of results by the numerical method with experimental results shows good correlation. High stresses are found to be localized at the interface of inclusions, regardless of modular ratio and Poisson's ratio of inclusion.
Subject Headings: Stress distribution | Voids | Finite element method | Composite materials | Spacing | Poisson ratio | Homogeneity | Matrix (mathematics)
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Published on September 13th, 2017 | by Alan Cross8
A Couple of Careful Sober Thoughts About Apples's New God Phone
As someone who has far too many Apple products around the house and on my person, I got sucked deep into the reality distortion field with the reveal of the iPhone X. "Must. Have. Price. No. Object," I slobbered.
But that was then. Now I'm not so sure. Here's why.
The Price is Stupid
It starts at $1,319? Wow, that's…a lot. And if you want to upgrade memory from 64GB to 256GB (there is no 128 GB option), you'll pay $1,529. That's like…more. Just two hundred bucks less than a MacBook Pro. Or, to put it another way, close to four basic Windows laptops.
Sure, it looks great, feels great in the hand and has all kinds of sci-fi features to go with the bigger better screen and better camera capabilities, but runs the same iOS and is powered by the same chip as the cheaper iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. That should make all three models equally fast, right?
Unless you really need the X's cutting-edge features, it somehow sounds prudent to go for the lower-priced models. But then again, people tend to buy Apple products like they buy sports cars: with their hearts instead of their heads.
And before we leave the issue of price, it's sad to see the spread between what the new iPhones will sell for in Canada compared to the US. The basic iPhone 8 will retail for $699 in the US but $919 in Canada. I just checked the exchange rate and $699 US converts to $847 CAD. What's with the $72 premium?
Now let's move up to the X. The small one will be offered for $999 US or $1,215 CAD. Why are we being asked to pay $1,319? WTF, Apple?
Unlocking by Facial Recognition
This is almost tinfoil hat thinking, but not quite. If a cop or a border guard demands to get into your phone, all they have to do is hold it up to your face and they're in. Let's think about the privacy implications of that.
If you're in a meeting, on a date or in class and you want to sneak a look at your phone, you'll apparently have to hold it up in front of your face. So much for being subtle.
It's Still Just a Mobile Phone
Yes, it's a device you use dozens, hundreds of times a day. But in a year or two, it'll have depreciated into something that's just going to sit on a shelf or left in a drawer. We need reminding every once in a while that mobile phones are in the end disposable commodities.
If the better screen and camera are worth it to you, then the X is worth considering. For everyone else, though, why bother?
I'm not gonna lie, though. The first time I see one in the wild in the hand of a stranger, I'm gonna be insanely jealous.
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8 Responses to A Couple of Careful Sober Thoughts About Apples's New God Phone
Totally with you on everything here—including the way too many devices 😉
One thing though: Face ID is still new and unknown but it apparently will not unlock unless the user is actively looking at the screen—to specifically prevent simply pointing the phone at someone's face in order to gain access. Not sure this helps for subtlety however…!
Now the prices…urgh.
Good point about the police, but you don't have to hold the phone up to your face to unlock it – it can see your face from an angle. Plus, you can still unlock it with a 4 or 6 digit passcode. Just a phone for sure, but a purrrdy one. 🙂
Face ID was new several years ago. Let's stop pretending Apple invented ANYTHING. Genius marketers, yes. Inventors, No.
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On point as usual, AC. I definitely cannot justify the cost of a laptop to buy a phone. I'm really pleased with my 6Plus (first iPhone after years in the Android wilderness), and will replace it with whatever is slotted below the X. I'm becoming much more cynical about these disposable pieces of tech, but they are a necessary evil these days.
I'll just leave this here while you figure out how to pay $1,000 for a stupid cell phone.
This would be an awful lot of money to pay for a phone, but the fact is that the device you're paying for is much more. It's an extremely capable camera, a music and entertainment centre, a social media hub, a calendar and PDA, a GPS … the list goes on. It's a thing that does all this other STUFF, but it also happens to be a phone. And really, it's no more or less disposable than any other similar tech in your home. Most people replace their computers every few years, and I'd consider this device more analogous to that than to anything else.
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Wed, 2013-04-17 21:36
Central New Jersey residents helped push for America's highest civilian honor to be presented to Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus. "Muhammad Yunus, widely known as the 'banker to the poor,' is one of the world's great humanitarians and an economic genius," Holt said. "He and those who have followed in his footsteps have made it possible for the working poor to transform themselves into an entrepreneurial middle class and for beggars to become business people. We honor his achievements and his extraordinary vision."


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Drift downstream on this eight mile route between the villages of Saranac Lake and Bloomingdale. Spot abundant wildlife, enjoy the distant mountains, and take pictures while your canoe or kayak floats along the Saranac River to your destination! Easy road access for putin and takeout.
Start at the boat launch behind the Saranac Lake town hall (pictured above)
Put in at the boat launch at the intersection of Pine and Route 3 (map location below.)
Takeout at the Low Bridge:
via NY-3 E it is 8 min, 5.2 miles from Visitor Center, 193 River St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Head east on Brandy Brook/River St toward Lake Flower Ave
Continue to follow Brandy Brook, 0.1 mi, turn left onto Pine St 0.6 mi. Turn right onto NY-3 E.
Destination will be on the left
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Saranac Lake kayak park photo courtesy of Bike the Byways.


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In the Dug Out!!!
Right Field, by the Bleacher Creatures!
Derek Jeter!
We are so glad we took the time to go! Over the years we have watched games in Kansas City, Minnesota and now New York! Mariano Riveria and Andy Petite are the nicest guy's ever, not to mention a strong Christians. The boys have gotten their autographs along with Johnny Damon and Joe Torre. What a lot of great memories!
I did get an email Friday, regarding our I600A's from our state office, saying they are now in the mail, with our app't for finger printing for the I171's! Finally, another answered prayer!
This week we are hoping to hear if Marcus got out little package?
Look at what B4 did while I took at nap!Have a terrific Week and maybe we will have to blog some fun informations soon!


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My writer's group has decided that this week is character's week. Enjoy a character interview or the author musings! Links at the bottom, or in the main side bar under Fellow Authors.
Character Creation: The Evolution of Pony from Through Rain and Missing Mantaurs, and the Early Concepts of a Female Centaur
One often hears write what you know. That is usually my starting point. I use pieces of myself or my own experiences. New encounters are the most fun. From these puzzle pieces, I allow the plots, characters, and setting to find their own way.
Off the top of my head, there are three characters in my writing universe that are the most like myself. Two of them exhibit portions of my own personality. Acanthus Breese from the Seasons of the Phoenix saga, and Louise Darrow from the Infinity 8 urban fantasy series. Whether these traits just crept into Acanthus when I wasn't looking, or if they were deliberate, I can't provide a concrete answer. His character has been around for far too long. Louise I can say for a fact that she was an avatar for me to rid myself of the out of body (astral projection) torments I experienced as a child. Louise is also one of the original constructs of the Infinity 8 idea/storyline.
The third character is Pony. Pony is from the dark fantasy novel Through Rain and Missing Mantaurs (TRAMM). I talk about her in my Hammering Out a Second Edition blog series.
Pony is a bipedal half-centaur mail carrier. Who can barely read. She's been raised by two foul-mouthed human men who barely tolerate her. When one guardian dies, she inherits his job–at the tender age of eight. Yet the skills and wisdom he drummed into her head before his death guides her through many of the tough spots she finds herself in when dealing with the rest of the world. He taught her to survive–mentally and physically.
She lives and works in a gritty, almost steampunk-like fantasy realm full of elves, humans, gods, priests, and of course, centaurs. She has the body of a human, with a horse's tail growing out of her lower back. Keeping that albatross of an appendage braided, wrapped, and hidden around her waist like a belt allows her to pass as human most of the time. A centaur's crest sprouts atop her head that she also often keeps bound up. Her human legs have a light coat of short horse-hair, and her toenails are striped like some horse hooves.
Pony matches the characters I mentioned above in the opposite way. Her personality is a chaotic blend of traits I'd be tickled to have. Her humor is dark; her wit can be quick and snappy. And for the most part, she's comfortable in her own skin, even if she resents her centaur's tail from time to time.
How Pony Came To Be
Before Pony, there was a full-blooded female centaur named Penelope Danae. Penelope's character did not manifest beyond 500 words/two pages. And half of that was just scattered notes and character lists.
Penelope was the building block to Pony. While they were never the same character, they do share some similarities. Striped hooves became striped toenails. And while Penelope was an ambassador delivering official documents, Pony became a mail courier who had to deal with the dregs of society, and the everyday reminder that she's a half breed. Pony even notes that may be why her sense of humor is so colorful.
Digging through archive files specifically for this blog post, I find Penelope is dated back to at least 2009. I also see that Pony might have surfaced around 2010.
It was also fun to discover that Tobias (a male centaur in TRAMM) was created alongside Penelope. While Penelope was just the springboard of an idea, I'm pleased that Tobias survived the years and ended up in Pony's novel. Because of this, I feel a renewed urgency to make his presence in TRAMM really work.
Note: The name Penelope may be recycled in TRAMM and in the end, may or may not end up the same 2009 character mentioned here.
Blog Hop!
I hope you found Pony as fascinating and complex as I have. But we're not done yet. Grab another cup of coffee, put your feet up, and check out posts from these creative and talented authors.
Amelia Bishop offers a character chat with Alex and Theron! Night Vision is a paranormal gay romance that subtly reminds you Theron is not human. Amelia does not take short cuts with the relationships here. She respects them and provides wonderful layers of character depth and maturity.
Hector Kopczynski delves into the epic fantasy romance, The Piety of Others. Set in a realm rich with detail and characterization, we meet the mysterious Lord General.
Sarah Kay Moll gives us a look into her contemporary dark fiction novel about Ras, the most dangerous man in the whole fucking city, and Nate, a broken drug dealer.
Kate Whitaker explores tropes, and introduces the werewolf Matty from her Monsters of Pittsburgh urban fantasy series. Monsters of Pittsburgh and Uncommon Animals can be found on Amazon.
If you've enjoyed this hop, let us know in the comments below. Feel free to say hello to the authors, and sign up with their mailing lists if they have one. Also, follow their blogs for general updates, and characters that catch your eye just might pop up again.


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Dance Preview: The Power Co.'s "A Circus of Sorts"
"A Circus of Sorts" is the title of The Power Company's weekend production at CMFA ArtSpace.
"We always try to chose some sort of theme that ties all of the pieces together," said Stephanie Wikins, a company choreographer and dancer.
But that doesn't mean any of the pieces have anything to do with the circus. There will, however, be circuslike interludes between the dance pieces by company apprentices.
"A Circus of Sorts" will most certainly feature modern dance performances. And it will be in a setting quite unfamiliar to dance-goers. The seating will be cabaret, with round tables. Beer, wine and light food will be served, included in the ticket price.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday.
Several pieces of new choreography will be featured. Wilkins, an adjunct professor of dance at Columbia College, choreographed "Last Fairy Standing," a contemporary jazz number that centers on demented fairies who dance themselves to death.
It's a group piece for eight dancers set to "The Clock," a song off Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke's solo debut, "The Eraser."
The dancers will wear wings, black corsets and crinoline skirts.
"It's supposed to be urban, gothic fairies," Wilkins said. "I don't want to give too much away."
Briefly, the other dances:
- A collaboration with Natalie Williams of Delirium Tribal Belly Dance Company. Williams will also have a solo dance.
- Marcy Yonkey-Clayton, a visiting professor of dance at Columbia College, has a group piece and a solo. Her group dance, "Now See Here," is a performance-art piece for a quintet.
- Erin Bailey, a graduate of Columbia College who teaches dance in public schools, will perform a duet.
- Rayni Collins, a recent graduate of Columbia College, will debut her first choreography for The Power Company.
Modern and contemporary dance can expand themes and interpretations with long-winded performances. But The Power Company will get to the point in its fall debut.
"Our pieces are shorter than some you might be used to," Wilkins said. "We're doing shorter vignettes. This show is probably only going to last an hour and a half."
But it should last longer in your memory.
"We would just like people to be open to expanding their horizons when it comes to dance," Wilkins said.
"Branch out and come see something different."
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday
WHERE: CMFA ArtSpace, 914 Pulaski St.
TICKETS: $18 for one, $30 for two


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Musical acts including Lorde, Weezer and Solange will be part of Bumbershoot 2017. The three-day festival in Seattle released its entertainment lineup Tuesday morning. The entertainment and cultural festival will run from Sept. 1-3 at the Seattle Center.
Other acts that will be sure to draw a crowd are Flume, Odesza, The Roots, Spoon and Flo Rida.
In addition to musical performers, the festival will include comics such as Margaret Cho, Todd Barry, Judah Friedlander and Jacqueline Novak.
Among the arts and culture opportunities will be Sub Pop Pop-Up Store, Theatre Puget Sound, SIFF Short Film Fest, Laser Dome at the Pacific Science Center, a poster contest and a pinball arcade. There also will be a Battle of the Word Poetry Slam, The Bushwick Book Club and a panel discussion of Seattle music.
Among the food options will be offerings from Matt's in the Market, The White Swan, 100# Clam, Gracia, Adana, Jarr Bar and Pike Place Fish Guys.
Since it began in 1972, Bumbershoot has been an arts festival focused on showcasing the best of music, comedy, dance, film, literary arts, performing arts, theatre, visual arts and more.
For full details on this year's lineup, go to bumbershoot.com.
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Event pass information
Passes for Bumbershoot go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday (April 28). Three-day passes start at $235, VIP passes start at $425 and Emerald Passes start at $725. Prices will increase as the festival dates approach.


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But not all that glitters is gold, so if you're attending CES, we've gone ahead and made navigating the show floor a little easier on you. This self-guided tour will walk you through the most innovative, important tech that was announced thus far, including some cool demos from guys like Corning and Lexus.
If you like, download a PDF version of the tour, which includes a map with all the stops. Happy touring!
1. Stop by Huawei ("wah-way"), where the Chinese company is placing its bet on phablets. Taking the spotlight is the Ascend Mate, a smartphone with a whopping 6.1-inch HD display. Most enticing, though, is the phablet's 48-hour battery life. South Hall, 30323
2. Nvidia surprised us this year with Shield, a handheld gaming device that looks like a controller with a screen attached. It runs Android games, but it will also stream games, video, and audio from your PC. South Hall, 31269
3. More than ever, Intel is pushing for devices that can be lighter, more dynamic, and faster thanks to its chips. Check out the Ivy Bridge processor, which draws only 7 watts of energy, eye-tracking 3D cameras, and ultrabooks, laptops, and hybrids that take advantage of its efficient technology. Central Hall, 7252
4. Take a quick peek at the Dish booth, where the broadcaster is showing off the latest version of Hopper, now with Sling built in. The DVR lets you stream your recorded programs to your mobile device. Central Hall, 8143
5. At LG, what was once a myth is now reality. Go ahead and marvel at the gorgeous 55-inch OLED TV, a product that will debut in March for about $12,000. Also take a look at smart home appliances, like washing machines and vacuums that can be operated with a smartphone. Central Hall, 8204
6. Corning is demoing Gorilla Glass 3, a scratch- and break-resistant material that is now three times tougher than its predecssor and can be produced in curved shapes. After the demo, you'll be begging for Gorilla Glass 3 on your mobile devices. Central Hall, 14813
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Hard to believe it's the First of December already, but the weather made sure to remind us in SW MT. Crushing winds and snow made me dream of the great hopper fishing this past summer. Here are a couple of hook sets from the Beav this past August. Hopefully this cold is just the beginning of things to come though, as the snow now equals water in August, and hopefuly a great hopper summer next year!
Good friend T-Craig putting the smack down on a brown we spotted eating hoppers.
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Mayor and City council examines security arrangements at Stabroek Market – 11th Dec 2012
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council is examining the security arrangements of the Stabroek Market, days after the robbery of a jewellery store.
Town Clerk, Carol Sooba, today told Capitol News, that she met with stallholders who spoke of their dissatisfaction with the security provided by the city constabulary. She said, one of the issues that were raised by the stallholders is that when creditable information is provided to the constable they are slow to act.
Some stallholders have employed private security to protect their interest, but not all stallholders are in favour of that move.
According to Sooba, the majority of the stallholders do not want the private security firm at the market. Sooba said, another issue raised by the aggrieved stallholders, is the opening hours and the access to the market by persons using wielding materials and cutting torch.
The Town Clerk said, that the municipality is examining the systems that are in place.
Just last week a stallholder claimed that he was robbed in excess of 9million dollars in cash and Jewllery.


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