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I knew Alex J. Hart; he was a customer in my Los Gatos antiques store and longtime friend of my late husband's mother. Mr. Hart was the epitome of a gentleman, with elegance and class, Mr. Panache, I called him—and he always smiled his inimitable, shy smile. I recently learned that he died last August, just shy of 90. Alex Hart had achieved a sad kind of fame at thirteen—a fame that put his family on banner headlines of America's front pages. He was the younger brother of Brooke Hart who was kidnapped and killed on November 9, 1933 for ransom; an angry crowd of San Jose townspeople, still raw after the Lindbergh baby kidnapping—publicly lynched the two captors.
The kidnappers had demanded $40,000 for his safe return, an enormous sum during the Great Depression, even after they had already murdered Brooke within an hour of the abduction. They had watched his movements for weeks and snatched him at the parking garage behind Hart's Department Store, then drove him ten miles south to a rural road, switched cars and took him to the San Mateo Bridge.
In the days before San Jose's urban sprawl and shopping malls, Hart's Department store, at the corner of Market and Santa Clara Streets, was a retail giant where everyone shopped, where everyone knew and everyone loved the Hart family. The Hart kidnapping was to become a California landmark case; when an angry mob seeking vigilante justice took vigorous action and lynched the pair of kidnappers at midnight from trees, swinging side by side, in San Jose's St. James Park on a chilly November Sunday in 1933.
I had wanted to write of the historic lynching for a long time. I had saved yellowed newspapers for years. I perused the 1933 time-yellowed crumbling papers: San Jose News blared a banner headline HART KIDNAPPED; San Francisco Chronicle KIDNAPPERS KILL HART—Crime Confessed by Pair, Youth Bound, Tossed in Bay; The San Francisco Examiner blasted the boldest—HART BODY FOUND, San Jose lynching threatened—November 27.
Upon reading the actual November 1933 newspaper reports, unfiltered and undiluted, and not tinged with modern-day moral relativity opinion—reported in a time when political correctness, neutral attitudes and the use of alleged did not exist, it is clear how the media inflamed the crowds to become so bloodthirsty, so desirous of justice—albeit devoid of even a constitutional right to a fair trial. The Examiner's headline about a threatened lynching was taken as a serious suggestion. Revisionists would argue otherwise. Radio stations broadcast the kidnapping and the captors' confessions, announcing that angry mobs were seeking justice at the Santa Clara County jail across from St James Park—promising "to be broadcast as a 'live' event."
There was never good reason for such deplorable extrajudicial action, but it must be understood that in 1933 during the Great Depression, there was intense economic stress in a period of unrest and disillusionment; people had no jobs or money and people were hurting, hungry and angry. They vented their simmering fury to a boiling point, four years into the country's worst depression—the lynching may be seen as a social catharsis of taking control, and taking justice into their own hands with electric mob action galvanizing their sense of immediacy, camaraderie and potency.
Alex Hart, Sr., Brooke's father, was one of San Jose's most beloved business owners, having founded and operated the landmark Hart's Department Store in 1902. The first 1866 operation started as a dry goods store in the Valley of Heart's Delight. The Hart family was involved in the San Jose community and had generously supported many causes, including the later donation of their historic family home on The Alameda at Naglee to the YMCA. The Harts were a respected and well-known family in the Jewish and Catholic community—Alex was Jewish, his wife Nettie was Catholic. The kidnappers could not have chosen a more beloved high-profile family to target, as the public lynching so dramatically had demonstrated by the citizens' collective wrath.
Brooke Hart had graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory and Santa Clara University—his parents supported school programs and knew everybody. Brooke's stunning good looks, athletic build, blond wavy hair and blue eyes added to his dashing popularity and 'the town's most eligible bachelor' attracted the valley girls. "They went to Harts just to look at him…" Marie Venezia, four years younger than him, told me many years ago. "Everyone loved him, everyone was shocked…everyone wanted to go to the park…"
After Brooke graduated from SCU, he was groomed to head the family business. His father Alex Sr. never drove an automobile so Brooke bought a 1933 Studebaker Roadster to drive his dad to and from work. It was the same green roadster he was retrieving from the parking garage when the kidnappers grabbed him. No one ever saw the twenty-two year old man alive again. A phone call that night to the family home confirmed that their son was kidnapped. "We have your son; we want $40,000 for his return, drive the money to Los Angeles and you will get him back." Ransom notes had also been mailed from Sacramento and San Francisco to send the police off the track. One note demanded that the number 1 be placed in Hart's store window if they agreed to pay for their son's safe return. The kidnappers nonchalantly strolled by the store and saw the sign, believing the $40,000 ransom money would be paid (millions by today's standards), and the men waited it out.
The San Jose News printed an overture from the family on the front page on 14th November, 5 days after the kidnapping: "To the kidnappers of Brooke L. Hart, we are anxious for the return of our son Brooke. We desire to negotiate for his return personally through any intermediary who may be selected. When contact is made we will want evidence to prove Brooke is held by you. All negotiations will be considered confidential and we will allow no interference from outside sources; signed Alex J. Hart, Nettie Hart."
Guards were placed in front of the family home and telephones were tapped. When Thurmond made calls from a hotel and a pay phone in a parking garage, police nabbed him. He squealed and fingered Holmes as his accomplice.
The details of the abduction, as confessed by the pair were reported by newspapers spelling out the gruesome scenario; Thomas Harold Thurmond and John M. Holmes had driven with Brooke from the San Jose garage around six o'clock on the 9th of November to rural Evans Road 10 miles south—now Milpitas—Holmes in the Studebaker with Brooke and Thurmond following. Brooke was transferred to the rear seat of a 'long-hooded sedan'. A woman had seen them; the green roadster was in front of her house, lights still on—that night her husband reported the incident; the police now had proof that Brooke Hart was abducted.
The confession to interrogators by Thurmond and Holmes explained that as Brooke Hart was exiting the garage, Holmes opened the passenger door poking his hand in his pocket as if he had a gun. Thurmond followed and they drove to Evans Road, switched cars and drove through Irvington to the San Mateo Bridge. They asked Brooke for his wallet and split the $7.25 take. The kidnappers were prepared; Holmes had already bought a brick, two 22-lb concrete blocks and 55 cents worth of bale wire from a San Jose cement company.
"We planned the kidnapping for six weeks," Holmes confessed. The town was shocked that two cold-blooded killers lived among them; Holmes had attended Lowell High School and lived on Bird Avenue with his wife and two children; Thurmond was a Campbell High School drop-out.
The kidnappers confessed that they drove to the San Mateo Bridge, bound Brooke Hart's hands with bale wire up to his shoulders and attached the two cement blocks to sink him. Holmes beat his head with the brick, Brooke screamed for help, he hit him again and grabbed his upper body, Thurmond held the knees and they placed him on the railing. "He was still struggling when we threw him off the bridge; it was low tide so we shot him." The shell casing was found but no bullet actually penetrated Brooke's body, police reported. Thurmond returned to San Francisco and called at 9.30, then again at 10:30 for the ransom. The plan was not going well, they had told Alex Hart to drive to Los Angeles with the money. Alex Hart could not drive.
The San Jose community went berserk when the news first broke about the kidnapping; one of their own beloved citizens had been taken for ransom and then when they heard about the murder, anger erupted. Everyone knew the family; they all shopped at the store, the Harts were part of their town and besides, people were still raw from the recent kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby.
Radio news broadcast the plot, told of the death—stations in Los Angeles and San Francisco spurted retaliation and the media composed a mob. Reporters and camera operators flocked to the city of 60,000, newsreel cameras were set up in St James Park across from the Courthouse. It was to be a show of shows.
When the Hart family was informed on November 14th by the police about Brooke's death, Mr. Hart collapsed to the floor—the family went into mourning. Guards were removed from The Alameda home. The City of San Jose went into shock.
Thurmond and Holmes signed confessions, each blaming the other, and were jailed in the Santa Clara County police station across from St James Park near the Courthouse on November the 14th. When angry crowds gathered in the park, the pair was to be sent to the San Francisco Potrero Hill police station. Searchers dragged the San Francisco Bay for the body, rewards were offered for his discovery. Then on November the 26th, seventeen days after the November 9th kidnapping, two Redwood City duck hunters found Brooke's partially-dressed crab-eaten decomposing body south of the bridge. Radios blared that a lynching would take place in St James Park across from the Courthouse at 9:00 p.m. on that Sunday and would be broadcast 'live'. Scores of reporters staked out positions, and by sundown over 5,000 people, including children, had gathered for the event.
The fury had been fueled all week when the Santa Clara County District Attorney advised that unless the confessions could be corroborated by independent evidence of the crime, the confessions were not admissible in a court of law, hinting the murderers may be innocent, hinting they may not get the death penalty. The Court required that the kidnappers be inspected by psychiatrists to possibly plead not guilty by reason of insanity. The crowds went berserk—they wanted blood. Sheriff William Erig requested that Governor Rolph deploy the National Guard to protect the prisoners. He refused. Agnew State Hospital sent their psychiatric experts to preclude the insanity defense and found the pair to be sane, able to stand trial. Holmes' father paid San Francisco attorney Vincent Hallinan $10,000 to defend his son and he also asked the governor to send out the Guards. He refused again. "I will pardon the lynchers." He said.
By the evening of Sunday the 27th November, the park crowd had swelled to an estimated 5,000; some reported 10,000. Over 3,000 cars, some with motors still running, jammed the surrounding streets. Near midnight the heated crowd was chanting "Lynch them, lynch the murderers…" The police fired tear gas into the crowd, thus inflaming their already boiling fury. People ran to the Post Office—now the San Museum of Art—to get materials for a battering ram. The police, unable to control the mob, sought safety in the higher floors; the prisoners were in cells below. The mob broke down the doors, stormed the jail, dragged the kidnappers to the park, strung them up—Holmes on the elm and Thurmond on the mulberry tree—and hanged them. Jackie Coogan, the precocious child star, Brooke's school chum pulled one rope. The hanged men swung half naked from the trees, photographed by the press, their corpses taunted and sworn at—people jockeying for position to get a close view, onlookers wanting to be present at the midnight hanging, perceived as justice for the death of one of the city's most beloved.
When I lived in San Jose, I saw photographs and had heard many firsthand accounts forty odd years after the lynching by those who were present in 1933, men who lived a generation or two before me—reminiscing in a matter-of-fact manner, as if it were a film on a screen, like an outdoor movie played in the dark park at a midnight show. "After midnight it was all over, and then everyone left and we walked home to Hobson Street…" For decades people boasted of their presence in the park that historic night—the night that vigilantes got justice, the night that people took collective control, the night that amplified their madness and put pre-hyper grown San Jose on the map of notoriety.
The newspapers blasted the story, doubling issues to 1.2 million. When images of the half-naked hanging men made the front pages, faces in the crowd were purposely smudged so as not to identify the perpetrators. There is no doubt that the lynching was a media-fueled event with inflammatory reporting, protecting those who murdered the kidnappers without a fair trial. I read the reports in the original 1933 editions, devoid of neutrality, devoid of unbiased opinion—it is clear that the lynching was not subtly orchestrated—it was blatant; yellow journalism at its best.
The elm and mulberry trees were later destroyed and removed by the City because souvenir hunters tore up the park ripping off branches, twigs and leaves and scraped bark from the infamous "gallows trees". Seven lynchers were tried in court, but there were no convictions. The City could not afford to host another riot.
In tragic irony, 1934 was the first year that Nazis imprisoned Jews in concentration camps; Hitler used the images of the San Jose lynching in his despicable propaganda to show that 'lawless mobs in California protected the Jews'. The 'frontier justice' lynching made international headlines and heated up telegraph wires. Lynching was not rare per se; public hangings victimized Blacks and Whites in the post-Civil War South, but there were near equal numbers of Whites lynched in New York, Pennsylvania and Colorado. In The West during the Gold Rush, White cattle rustlers and horse thieves were hanged as were Chinese in California and Mexicans in Texas— and in late 19th century New Orleans, 20 Italians were lynched.
Historians tell that lynchings happen mostly late at night and during colder winter months when crops are dormant, no agriculture revenue is coming in and money is scarce—in short, economic strife adds frustration and with no ethical qualms; mobs victimize the defenseless. Their awful unlawful actions may be defined by poverty, uncontrolled hate and volcanic anger as depicted in numerous films, including four about the San Jose incident; Fury, 1936; The Sound of Fury, 1950; Night Without Justice, 2004; Valley of Heart's Delight, 2006.
Alex Hart, Brook's younger brother, was 13 at the time of the kidnapping and was sent to San Rafael Military School and Santa Clara University, and then pursued a music career writing scores for Paramount Pictures. When his father died in 1943, Alex returned to head Hart's Department store—switching from music composer to haberdasher. When I moved from Italy to San Jose, we shopped at Hart's for shower gifts and children's clothes and Alex often walked across the store just to say hello. We both supported St Elizabeth's Day Home and he attended meetings. After Hart's closed, Alex headed the I. Magnin fine jewelry department at Valley Fair where my mother-in-law, Marie worked in cosmetics. "The family sponsored San Jose's first traffic light at Market and Santa Clara Streets, so customers could safely cross the street…" Marie told me.
It was the way things were in San Jose, nestled among blossoming orchards, The Valley of Heart's Delight— before it burgeoned to The Valley of Silicon—times when people made phone calls, wrote letters, and chatted about family and unimportant things. Alex Hart was one of those Garden City people; always caring with elegant humility. Fame had come uninvited to the Hart family, and fame had come with great heartache—may I bid farewell to Mr. Panache, farewell to a forgotten era.

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SoccerTimesfront page
Dempsey, Donovan absent as foreign-based players dominate squad for Bosnia and Herzegovina game.
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Donovan is catalyst again, powering U.S. past Honduras to Gold Cup final against Panama.
Donovan shines, leading U.S. past El Salvador into Gold Cup semifinals.
Johnson save is prelude to Shea's winner as U.S. edges Costa Rica in Gold Cup.
Corona, Wondolowski complete U.S. comeback to beat Cuba, advance to quarterfinals.
Wondolowski hat trick propels U.S. to Gold Cup romp past Belize.
U.S. nears World Cup qualification after Altidore strike beats Honduras.
Altidore, E. Johnson lead U.S. past Panama, to first in qualifying group.
Evans' first international goal saves U.S. in road victory over Jamaica.
Altidore, Dempsey spark U.S. to rousing victory over Germany.
Americans look for improvement against Germany after rout at hands of Belgium.
FIFA rejects Costa Rica protest of U.S. victory; Orozco Fiscal replaces injured Jones.
In driving snow, Dempsey sends Americans past Costa Rica for much needed qualifying win.
Schedule for American's five home World Cup final-round qualifiers is completed.
Injuries leave American defense shorthanded for next two Cup qualifiers.
Howard has fractured bones in back, appears out for next two U.S. World Cup qualifiers.
U.S. looks bad, losing lead and qualifying opener to Honduras.
U.S. men
By Robert Wagman
(Wednesday, August 14, 2013) -- Striker Jozy Altidore continued his torrid pace in 2013, assisting the first goal, then scoring three of his own, leading the United States men from a two-goal deficit at halftime to a 4-3 triumph over host Bosnia and Herzegovina before a capacity crowd of about 24,000 at Asim Ferhatovic Hase Stadium in Sarajevo.
Altidore became the first American to score in five straight matches, while the U.S. increased its record winning streak to 12, five more than its previous best.
"I think (U.S. coach) Jürgen (Klinsmann) has always said even if we go down a goal to keep responding, Altidore said. This time we went down two goals, so it was a challenge for us. But I think you saw in the game, we were never outplayed. It was just a matter of ironing out the mental errors, which we did, and we created a lot of chances."
In the first half, the U.S. was flat and a bit disorganized, while Bosnia and Herzegovina dominated, getting goals from a pair of forwards -- Edin Dzeko, who plays for Manchester City of the English Premier League and Vedad Ibisevic, who grew up in St. Louis and now toils for VfB Stuttgart of the German Bundesliga.
What a win. It was a tale of two halves, U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard said. We didnt play well the first half and the second half we were awesome. We deserved the win.
Bosnian coach Safet Susic made four changes after intermission. Even though one of those substitutions was to introduce midfielder Miralem Pjanic, one of his best players and a member of Italys AS Roma, his team seemed to lose its rhythm. The Americans began to gain confidence, and over the final 35 minutes, Altidore produced probably his best effort for his national team.
At the same time, Klinsmann made a key move, shifting Eddie Johnson from the midfield to the front line for the second half. Edgar Castillo was inserted as left back, sending Fabian Johnson to left midfield and removing Mix Diskerud.
"We conceded the two goals and we knew that Dzeko and Ibisevic are such a threat, especially from set pieces, Klinsmann said. But we already had chances to score and I said to the guys at halftime, There's a game to play and we can come back in this game. It was wonderful to see the energy and dynamic of the whole group. We pushed and pushed, kept the tempo higher than Bosnia did and absolutely deserved the win."
The results were immediate, Just 10 minutes in, Altidore settled a long pass in stride, using his first touch to send the ball to his right to Johnson. With Bosnian keeper Asmir Begovic racing out to defend Altidore, Eddie Johnson, who had been running parallel to Altidore, deposited an 16-yard right-footer into the empty net, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
Four minutes later, Altidore took a short pass from defender Fabian Johnson and finished beautifully to tie the score at 2-2.
A couple of late moments of industriousness from Altidore gave the match to the U.S. In the 84th minute, he faced the left post from 30 yards out and laced a curling free kick into the top near corner to give the Americans their first lead.
Two minutes later, Altidore ran onto a deft touch from midfielder Michael Bradley and blasted home an eight-yarder under Begovic for a 4-2 advantage.
We see Jozy understanding the demands at this level, to be consistent and always focused, Klinsmann said. He went through a lot of maturing the last couple years. The ups and downs are normal, but he really understands when it counts and how he has to be there with his presence. He makes everybody around him a better player and its real enjoyable, real fun.
Altidores third goal turned out to be important because Dzeko easily shook the mark of 20-year-old German-American central defender John Brooks, making is U.S. debut, and scored his second goal in the 90th minute for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Despite conceding the late goal, the U.S. defense was improved over the closing 45 minutes.
The two Johnsons caused all kinds of problems for the Bosnians in the second half. Fabian slashed in from the outside into the middle, upsetting the static opposing midfield. Before departing in the 63rd minute, Eddie continually ran at the defense, distracting it from Altidore, which gave him more room to operate.
A big plus for the U.S. was its offensive efficiency, finding net four times on six shots on goal, better finishing then it has exhibited in the past. The improvement could basically be attributed to Altidore, who converted three of his four shots on target.
The U.S. next resumes CONCACAF World Cup qualifying September 6 at Costa Rica. Four days later, the Americans host Mexico in Columbus, Ohio. A victory and a draw would assure the U.S. a place in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
"Everybody has confidence and tonight shows the depth we have in this team,Altidore said. Guys can step in at any time and put in a good performance. It makes us all better and demands the best out of each other. I think for the qualifiers we will look good."
Goalkeeper Tim Howard - 6: He might have done better on both Bosnian goals, but, in the second half, he came up big twice, helping settle his defense down.
Defender Fabian Johnson - 6.5: Did OK as a defender in the first half, but did much better in the midfield over the second 45 minutes. In the midfield, he cause all kinds of problems and helped open up the game for his teammates.
Defender John Brooks - 5.5: The match was obviously a learning experience for the 20-year old in his first international appearance. He made some very good plays, but also made his share of mistakes, some coming, no doubt, because of his lack of even training time with his new teammates.
Defender Geoff Cameron - 5.5: He did not distinguish himself on the two Bosnian goals, but overall was reasonably competent, considering he faced a world-class striker in Dzeko.
Defender Brad Evans - 6: He was the most consistent U.S. defender over the whole match. He was able to get forward from time to time and was rarely beaten defensively. All in all, he had a good match.
Midfielder Michael Bradley - 7: As he usually is, he was the heart of the U.S. midfield. He was tenacious on defense and made key passes on attack in a strong effort.
Midfielder Jermaine Jones - 5.5: He made mistakes, giving the ball up several times, but often it was in situations when he was up against three Bosnians. He took a hard knock in the first half and generally looked tired after playing a hard club match on the weekend.
Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya - 5.5: He did fine defensively in the middle. Offensively, he was able to get a couple of crosses in, but his own shooting was woeful.
Midfielder Mix Diskerud - 5: Far from his best U.S. effort. The opponent was a clear step up from the CONCACAF Gold Cup foes against which he did well. He made one very good move in the opening 20 minutes and might have deserved a penalty kick, but otherwise was ready to come out at the interval.
Midfielder\forward Eddie Johnson - 6: He finished well for the first U.S. goal and, in the second half, when he was playing higher with Altidore, he caused Bosnia and Herzegovina all kinds of problems, taking a lot of pressure off of Altidore. He is a better forward than a midfielder..
Forward Jozy Altidore - 8: He simply did everything, scoring three goals, each in a different way. He nice touch to Johnson for the Americans first goal ignited the comeback. He really could not have done more.
Defender Edgar Castillo (46th minute for Diskerud) - 5.5: He was solid enough on defense. His presence allowed both Eddie Johnson and Fabian Johnson to move forward which helped turn the match around. His run toward the penalty area set up Altidores free kick for the tiebreaking tally.
Midfielder Joe Corona (63rd minute for Bedoya) - 5.5: He did not add much to the attack, but he did have a couple of fine moments. He was solid enough and he added to the overall U.S. effort in the late going.
Forward Aron Johannsson (63rd minute for E. Johnson) - 6: In his international debut, he played a fine 30 minutes. He didnt score, but put himself in position to do so several times and he looked very dangerous. He also combined well with Altidore. He looks like a keeper.
Midfielder Sacha Kljestan (69th minute for Jones) - 5.5: He was a good substitution for Jones when the defensive midfielder ran out of gas. He was able to get the ball from back to front at key times as part of a positive 20 minutes.
Defender Michael Parkhurst (79th minute for F. Johnson) - 5: He had little impact over the final minutes.
Defender Bobby Wood (88th minute for Evans) - no rating: A token appearance to earn his first cap and a game check, and to waste a bit of clock.
SoccerTimes U.S. Player of the Match: Jozy Altidore.
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February 11, 2013 - submitted by Anna, United States of America
Q. Hi Oracle! While in church one Sunday, we sang a hymn titled My Song is Love Unknown. Some of the lyrics like "my song is love unknown" and "love to the loveless shown" sounded awfully familiar. I am very curious, were these lyrics used in the song A Message on purpose of is it merely a coincidence?
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The words from the hymn were used deliberately - it totally inspired A Message.


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Phils to host the Dodgers for three games starting tonight.
Now a game and a half out of first place in the NL East and a game behind in the Wild Card race, the Phils (62-49, 2nd East) will start a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park, facing their NLCS opponent of the last two years, the Dodgers (58-54, 4th West).
In the first game, which will start at 7:05 pm tonight, the Phils will send to the mound their fifth starter, Kyle Kendrick (7-4, 4.37), who is coming off a win against the Marlins on August 4, as he pitched six innings, giving up two runs on eight hits, as he struck out five, in the Phils' 7-2 rout of the fish. In his last three starts, his record is 2-0 with a no-decision, as he had pitched nineteen and a third innings, giving up just four runs on eighteen scatterd hits and four walks, while striking out thirteen. After being shelled by the Cardinals on July 19, he has pitched three straight good starts since coming back from Lehigh Valley to replace the injured Jamie Moyer, as he plans to make it four excellent starts in a row as he faces the Dodgers. The Dodgers will counter with former Phil Vincente Padilla (5-3, 3.09), who is coming off a complete game win against the Padres on August 4, as he gave up just two hits and two walks, while striking out nine, in the Dodgers' 9-0 win. In his last three starts, his record is 1-1 with a no-decision, as he had pitched twenty innings, giving up three runs on twelve hits and four walks, while striking out twenty. He will trying to do his best tonight against his former teammates.
The Phils have added Antonio Bastardo, who is presently throwing a hot hand in Lehigh Valley, to the bullpen to help against the Dodgers' lefty bats.


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Sawatch Range > Holy Cross, Mount of the > Climber's Log
Holy Cross, Mount of the Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Halo Ridge
Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007
|Ascended N Ridge of Holy Cross first on my way to Notch Mtn. Perfect weather.
|Posted Sep 10, 2007 4:41 pm
|did the cross couloir late in the spring of last year. Quite a fun experience. we took the normal route back down. I want to go back to that area and do the 13er that is just to the SE of Holy Cross. I forget the name of it right now. That couloir that you can see from the bottom of the cross couloir looks like a real trip. steep and fun.
|Posted Sep 5, 2007 1:19 pm
|Holy Cross
|Easy hike up the North ridge, my climbing partner and I took our girl friends on their first 14ner and all made it without any problems.
|Posted Sep 5, 2007 12:46 pm
|Great day on Halo Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2007
|My regular climbing partner Mark and I traversed the Halo on his b'day...
A beautiul day on a beautiful mountain.
|Posted Aug 26, 2007 7:32 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007
|This is such a gorgeous peak! And we started with headlamps under a half moon... Four and a half hours on the ascent which was pretty intense due to the fact that one has to gain treeline 3 times.
|Posted Aug 21, 2007 6:15 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2007
|A very demanding ascent, but the rain on the hike out was a nice cool-off.
|Posted Aug 19, 2007 11:48 pm
|Autumn Bliss
Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2005
|Beautiful, cool, sunny, perfect autumn day! Unfortunately, it was also the same day that Michelle Vanek mysteriously disappeard from the peak. We may have been some of the last folks to speak with her (she started before us and asked where the trailhead was). I climbed it with 3 other teachers from the school where I worked, and none of our pics or videos helped with the search. Maybe years from now, the mystery will be solved.
|Posted Aug 15, 2007 1:38 pm
|Peak Baguette
|Route: North Ridge via Half Moon
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
|Uphill both ways with some snow? Wait... isn't this the route that my Grandpa took to school? My first CO 14er - amazingly beautiful and the friendliest climbers I've ever encountered.
|Posted Aug 7, 2007 12:24 am
Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2006
|We knew in the parking lot at 6am that we were in for a day hike with no summit.... it was raining:( We hiked anyways in the rain (no thunderheads) and made it all the way to 45 minutes away from the summit before we turned around. We have to go back. (See my July 14,2007 summit via Halo Ridge)!:-)
|Posted Aug 6, 2007 9:49 pm
|halo not so good for dogs and ankles
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
|I sure liked the portion of the trip from Half Moon TH to the summit of Holy Cross, but I stopped having fun on the Halo Ridge. The footing is pretty bad, on loose, often large talus. Fell down a few times when rocks came loose. My 40-lb, two foot tall dog really didn't like contouring on the rocks, and that put a damper on the day; if my baby isn't happy, I'm not happy!
|Posted Aug 6, 2007 11:37 am
|Halo Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
|With ktiffany22: Halo Ridge route up, North Ridge down
|Posted Jul 17, 2007 1:53 am
|LONG trip over Halo Ridge!
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
|Beautiful flower-filled talus hopping LONG hike! Donned full packs to Halo Ridge shelter where we stayed the night (zero sleep- who can sleep at 13,080 feet?!). Summited the following day- WOW, the "bowl of tears" and views of the Cross were astounding... worth every pain in my legs at the days end! "Descended" the standard route... 14.25 miles roundtrip loop hike.
|Posted Jul 16, 2007 1:45 am
|Angelica and the Halo
Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2007
|Hit Angelica in the morning around 7am, snow was still good, even a little hard in the upper shaded region. Topped out with no one in site on a crystal clear day. Then descended the Halo Ridge back over Notch Mt to the Halfmoon TH. Great hike, awesome views, lots of wild flowers on the ridge. Beware the mosquitos.
|Posted Jul 6, 2007 12:35 am
|Halo Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2007
|3rd ascent of Holy Cross, second time via Halo.
|Posted Jul 5, 2007 10:35 am
|North Ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2007
|Beautiful day and great mountain! Would love to go back and climb the couloirs!
|Posted Jul 1, 2007 8:48 pm
|Scott Rogers
|Fun Hike
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2006
|Went up this one with my old man. Nice view from the top.
|Posted Jun 25, 2007 8:21 pm
|Cross Couloir
Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007
|Sustained angle on snow...great climb with great people...awesome day!
|Posted Jun 25, 2007 12:38 pm
Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2006
|Great hike, cloud ceiling was about 15K and made things look interesting. Hiked in the first 3 miles in the dark and camped over. Some snow above 13K. One of the best hikes I've done!
|Posted Jun 19, 2007 12:48 pm
|Holy Long Day
Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2007
|Well, it was an exhausting long day. Beautiful area and scenes. Unfortunately the day my partner and I went, it was overcast and snowing. The ascent of N. couloir was really good, bomber snow pack and was certainly steeper near summit. Plenty of picking. Surging winds and snow made descent interesting. 18hrs later, arrived at park entrance and car.
|Posted Jun 8, 2007 2:07 pm
|Standard North Ridge Route
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2006
|Beautiful mountain, gorgeous surrounding scenery, and a fun hike. Started out around 7 and summitted around 11am. The view of Mt. of the Holy Cross from the top of Half Moon Pass was absolutely stunning. The only downside to this route was having to climb 900 or so vertical feet on the return up Half Moon Pass- it made for very tired legs at the end of the day.
|Posted May 25, 2007 1:27 pm


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OCEAN CITY — Worcester County Tourism named the 2013 Worcester Green Award winners during the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association dinner meeting April 18.
Worcester Green awards are given to area businesses and individuals dedicated to sustainable environmental practices, such as water conservation, wastewater management, alternative transportation and transit, recycling, energy conservation, on-site renewable energy production, use of local products and food sources and the purchase of renewable energy.
"We're really pleased to see more and more nominations each year," Worcester County Tourism Director Lisa Challenger said. "With the growing demand for green travel, there will be an increased number of businesses fostering green initiatives. I'm really proud of this program and of all the nominees and winners."
The Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) was named the Worcester Green Award Community Organization. The OCDC established and manages a green building initiatives program that offers financial assistance to business owners to install new long term energy efficient products and methods within the designated OCDC target area in Downtown Ocean City.
Superfun Eco Tours was named the Worcester Green Award Business. Superfun Eco Tours advocates stewardship for wilderness areas and through community partnerships and outreach efforts promotes adventure, exploration and discovery of Assateague Island while educating participants about the complex eco-system of the Lower Shore.
Park Place Hotel, the first hotel in Ocean City to install solar panels to heat water, was named the Worcester Green Award Lodging for a second consecutive year. The hotel has grown its green initiatives from a modest office waste recycling program into a way of doing business. Since installing solar panels on their roof in 2008 to heat water, they have gone on to use compact fluorescent light bulbs throughout the hotel, placed Low E sliding glass doors and water-saving shower heads in all the guest rooms, instituted a guest trash recycling program and a towel conservation program, utilizing eco-friendly detergents and low energy washers and dryers to conserve water and power and much more.
Fish Tales of Ocean City was named the Worcester Green Award Restaurant. Fish Tales is helping to lead the way in environmentally friendly practices, including the use of solar power, water conservation practices, oil recycling and many other environmentally friendly practices.
Emily Taylor, a science teacher at Snow Hill Middle School, was named a Worcester Green Award Teacher. Taylor has demonstrated leadership in teaching others about the environment, extending a Life Science plant-unit curriculum into a social action project, implementing organic gardening to teach students about the benefits of sustainable gardening and its role in promoting healthy lifestyles.
Worcester Green is sponsored by Worcester County Tourism, Comcast, OceanCity.com, the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association and Maryland Green Travel. The purpose of the program is to encourage Worcester County businesses and community leaders to engage in environmentally sustainable practices, learn more about such practices and grow their businesses at the same time.


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Basic Information
Name: Percy Jackson
Nickname: Son of Poseidon, the Water Demigod, Seaweed Brain, Hero of Camp Half-Blood, Idiot!, Bee-boy >.>'
Age: 20
Looks: With sea green eyes and dark, jet black hair, Percy is often seen wearing jeans and a t-shirt, dressing as a normal person most times. He generally is seen with a carefree expression, almost bordering on 'stupid-look-on-face' status. Muscular from his various trainings, he is quite attractive to women, despite his young age. Personality: Percy is brave and righteous, a natural leader, willing to risk his life to save friends, strangers, and even enemies, which naturally shows off his stupidity. He has earned the respect of many Olympians, including Dionysus (who hates most heroes), Artemis (who hates men), and Hades (who hates people in general). Despite this recognition, Percy remains humble. Percy can also be sarcastic and moody, and he suffers from a mild case of claustrophobia, presumably because the sea is so open. Percy's favorite color is blue, and his favorite drink is his mom's special blue cherry coke. He dislikes being restrained or forced to obey.
Percy's greatest and most widely known trait is his stupidity and lack of common sense, bordering on the point of rudeness. Often blurting the first thing that comes to his mind, Percy is often seen as annoying when he speaks, unable to shut up for a small second and babbles on greatly, commonly losing his train of thought and forgetting what he was originally taking about. There is currently a debate on whether he is more annoying than Naruto in the Academy.
Village Information
Village of Birth: Kirigakure Village of Alliance: Konohagakure
Rank/Chakra Information
Ninja Rank: Kage Specialty:
WeaponryPercy, very much like the average ninja, several basic weapons in him (shurikens, kunais, paper tags, etc etc) and could summon more through the tattoos he had scattered through out his body. His most prized and famed weapon of choice is of course his sword, Riptide. Always in his pocket in pen form, it was handed down to him by his Father Poseidon. Percy is also capable of summoning his sword by to him by either scroll or his summoning tattoos shall Riptide ever be taken from his possession.
Rank: S
Type: Supplmentary
Range: N/A
Chakra Cost: N/A
Damage Points: N/A
Description: The legendary weapon used by Heracles himself, Anaklusmos, otherwise known as Riptide, is Percy's greatest weapon. Riptide is an indestructible katana molded in the depths of Atlantis by Poseidon himself, stolen by Heracles and later recovered and granted to Percy Jackson. As a reword for saving the earth from the Titan Lord Kronos, Poseidon recrafted the sword once more, this time allowing it to take a new form. Riptide draws its power from the ocean, which is why it works well for Percy. In its dormant form, it is a disposable ballpoint pen that reads "Anaklusmos" on the side when not in use. Once the pen is uncapped or clicked, it transforms into one of it's two forms: Sword Form or Trident Form. While in one form, the user can "click" Riptide to return it back to it's original pen form and "click" it once more to turn it into the desired form (However, the same restrictions apply to this). Its sword form blade is about 2 feet and a couple of inches,the hilt 4-6 inches. It's second form takes on the form of Percy's fathers Trident, with the staff's length being 4 feet and the two end prongs being 1 foot long themselves with the middle prong being slightly longer. In sword form, Riptide increases the user's water jutsus by +5 damage points if channeled through the sword. In trident form, the user gets the same boost as mentioned before and the user is able to cause an A-rank Earthquake as well as A-rank tsunami the size of a house when the earth or water is struck with the trident. Riptide is very territorial and will only obey Percy. If grasped by someone other than him, Riptide will revert to it's pen form.
*Trident's earthquake/tsunami effect lasts only one turn and can only be used thrice a battle. Counts as one of the user's three jutsus per turn. Must be a wait period of at least two turns before the user can cause an earthquake/tsunami again.*
*Cannot use abilities of both forms in one turn (i.e cannot use a jutsu with the sword than use the trident's effects/jutsus and vise-versa).*
*In trident form, if the earthquake/tsunami effect is used, the user can only use 3 water jutsus through the trident before it reverts to pen form. Afterwards, the user cannot use any of the trident's abilities for the duration of the fight other than simply turning into a trident.*
*Cannot create a tsunami and earthquake the same turn.
*Can only be used by Lord of Kaos.*
(Riptide's Return)♆Anaklusmos' Nostos
Rank: A
Type: Supplmentary
Range: N/A
Chakra Cost: 30
Damage Points: N/A
Description: During battle once Riptide somehow becomes out of the user's possession, be it by theft or is used as a projectile, Percy makes a one-hand handseal (index finger and middle finger pointed up with the other two fingers balled up with the thumb over those two) and then pulls out a summoning scrolland wipes blood across it or touches his summoning seals and summons Riptide back to his pocket. However, the enemy does not know this. As Percy touches the scroll, water erupts from the scroll and fills the area of short range of Percy with water, not doing any damage though. If Percy touches his summoning tattoo, he can direct the small water from his hand, still with not enough force to do damage. Percy can also choice to have Riptide appear in his hand if it's in sword form or on his back if in Trident form though if one of these options are used, Riptide can only be summoned twice a battle with a wait period of three turns in between.
*Can only be used three times a fight at the most.
*Can only be used by Lord of Kaos.
*After using, it takes a wait period of at least 2 turns in between before it can be used again.
*If the enemy is holding Riptide when this jutsu is in use, obviously they will be able to tell that it's not in their position any longer.
*If summoned into the user's hand or on his back, these two additional restrictions apply:
-Can only be summoned twice the entire fight
-Requires a wait period of at least three turns before it can be used again.
TaijutsuBeing trained by both Rock Lee and Might guy in the EIGs, Percy possesses immense strength and a prowess in the skill of taijutsu, being a Taijutsu master and EIG Master, mastering all standard ninjutsu and the advanced art of N Taijutsu, even going so far as to learn and master the restricted techniques such as Sixth Sense.
Leg WeightsA special training originally created by Might Guy to develop Rock Lee's running speed and strength. This harsh training method makes use of a set of weights (made through the use of Fuuinjutsu) that are strapped around the users ankles. The user then trains and moves like he would without the weights, growing costumed to them. As he is comfortable with that level of weight, its is increased further. While using the weights, the user eventually becomes able to move like a normal Taijutsu master would, were as when he drops or removes the weights he has a strong boost in his running speed. By using this method, the ninja increases his physical strength mainly in his legs. His body gets used to "wearing" such a high weight that once he takes them off, his speed is drastically increased due to the sudden lack of weight. The increased running speed however, doesn't mean the user becomes able to do any movement with increased speed; his running speed is greatly increased, but to be able to produce specific and intricate Taijutsu moves, the user will still have to count on his normal speed. This is clearly noticed when Rock Lee was attacking Gaara. Although he could run around Gaara barely noticed by him, when he was about to attack, he needed to reduce his speed to produce the attack.
(Katai Omori) Leg Weights
Type: Weapon/Supplementary
Rank: A-rank
Range: Short
Chakra: 30
Damage: N/A
The Leg Weights used for Special Taijutsu Training with Added Weights are made through the application of a sealing formula to ordinary leg weights. The sealing formula is used to, through the use of chakra, increase the weight of the leg weights to the desired level. The seal can't be applied to anything other than the leg weights and its use is restricted to its original purpose. One can remove the leg weights but the sealing technique in them stays active indefinetely and can't be released. Additionally, the Leg Weights and their unique seal calibration makes them only usable by the ninja to whom they belong. They can't be sealed or stolen.
(Katai Omori: Doroppu) Leg Weights: Drop
Type: Supplementary
Rank: A-Rank
Range: Short
Chakra: N/A
Damage: N/A (+20 to Kicks, 2x Running Speed)
The user stops, bends over to reach his legs and unstraps his leg weights, dropping them to the ground. As a result the user gains a drastic boost to his running speed (doubles) and +20 to all his Strong Fist Kick-related moves. However, this boost in strength and speed is completely nulified when releasing the EIG or when using any kind of movement speed enhancement technique or weight manipulation technique; they don't add up on each other.
FuuinjutsuPercy is well versed in the art of sealing, having many sealing tattoos located around his body and various others scrolls that he summons when needed, often times in the midst of battle. He also has the reverse four symbols sealing jutsu marked on his person, shall he ever meet his demise on the battlefield.
(Ura Shishō Fūinjutsu) - Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique
Rank: S
Type: Offensive
Range: Short – Mid
Chakra cost: 40
Damage points: 80
Description: This is a sealing jutsu that is placed upon the users body, setting it to activate on the users death. It seals everything within a large, nearby, spherical into the users body.
Note: Can only be activated upon the users death.
Note: The placement of this seal must be stated on the user's biography.
Water ReleasePercy is naturally Water-natured, meaning he can perform water jutsus with only one handseal when making water jutsus. To cover for his lack of Katon jutsus, Percy advanced his usage of suiton tremendously. His skill with the element is so advanced and proficient that he can create water without water sources, very much reminiscent to the Second Hokage. It is due to these reasons that Percy is feared for this element on the battlefield and many flee when he is seen using it.
Drunken Monkey FistBeing the creator and only user of Drunken Monkey Fist, Percy is obviously the best user of the style, effortlessly able to weave seemingly awkward attacks together with relative ease, confusing his foe greatly as he attacks them.
Liger SummoningAs the holder of the Liger contract, Percy is held in high esteem amongst the Ligers when they are discussing whether or not to drop him as their master due to his often shown stupidity. Capable of communicating telepathically with all Ligers, Percy is often helped by these great creatures, the largest of all the felines around.
BracersNot being a master in the actual art of Genjutsu (he actually is quite terrible at it), he makes up for this by the use of Bracers. He wears one on both arms, under his clothing, making them un-noticeable to the enemy. Percy obtained these bracers due to being a member of Caliburn's Guard. The ability or effect is below (All made by Caliburn and approved by Rei-chan. )
It are leather bracers with shark-like metal teeth in the interior. Normally the just lay flat so that the interior remains smooth, however they react on the users chakra flow. When this flow is distorted by genjutsu the blades immediately start piercing the users arm, thus making him get out of the genjutsu. How deep they pierce depends on the rank of genjutsu: E-rank will only make a scratch, but with S-rank they pierce the arm till just before the bone.
It works up to S-rank genjutsu (not on Tsukyomi) and it doesn't pierce the main artery, however it hurts like hell. The advantage of this is speed as it works immediately after the genjutsu is cased, the user doesn't even have to realize he was in a genjutsu, while normally you would have to grab a kunai and stab yourself. You only have to wear one bracer and it is strong enough to defend against an incoming sword attack on the arm.
Hidden underneath the bracers are blades that can retract to hide it even more. Often used in hand-to-hand combat, Percy would swing a punch, aimed to miss and as the enemy grabs his fist, allow the blade to slide out quickly and impale their wrists, making jutsu usage harder for them. Ability below:
A metal retractable blade. It's a blade consisting of three parts which can be retracted via a mechanism. Just by doing a certain motion with your arm or just by focusing normal chakra in it, the blade can be retracted. It's attached to the inside of your forearm. The first part is rectangular with the mechanism and is attached to your arm. The second part slides out of it and the third part is blade which slides out of the second part. This is done extremely fast. Because it's hidden and it can be retracted extremely fast it's ideal for assassinations, though it can be used for normal combat too. You can carry two hidden blades: one on each arm. Even though the hidden blade is a separate part, it can be used in conjunction with the genjutsu-bracers, which would cover it up even more.
Hidden between the blade and the bracers is a small tube that conceals needles. Abilities below.
A very small tube hidden in the bracer parallel with the hidden blade. It has a small mechanism which allows the user to shoot needles out of the tube, one at a time, and it can hold a maximum of five needles. By pulling the mechanism backwards and then make a flick with your arm it shoots the needle. The mechanism only needs to be pulled backwards once, which then retreats for a small part every time a needle is shot. When the fifth needle is shot, the mechanism is back on its original place. The strength and speed of the needle when shot is just a bit more than when you would throw it. It can fire needles up to long range.
Background Information
Percy Jackson was born in the Mist to a man by the name of Poseidon from Konoha and a lady who wasn't rather important so we're gonna ignore her completely. His father, born John, fashioned himself after the Olympian God of the Sea, Poseidon. This would have proven to be smart if it wasn't for the fact that his father had Lightning Affinity.
A few years later, he met a woman of unimportance and forced her into marriage swept her off her feet and married her. She later gave birth to the Hero of our story, Percy Jackson. From this, we assume either the father or mother had the last name Jackson though that is equally as unimportant as the mother and father at this point. We can also assume that his mother was the member of the Hozuki Clan since anytime Poseidon spoke of her, he said she was always wet. :shrug:
Percy was then raised in Kirigakure by Poseidon until his accidental death by wrapping himself in lightning and diving into the ocean trying to fry fish quickly. Percy's mother had already died from neglect by her son and husband, who had simply forgotten she existed after giving birth to Percy.
With no parents and no house to live in, Percy then began wandering around the village looking for ways to get food. After getting directions from a local sushi seller of where to find some food, Percy began making his way to Camp Half-Blood.
Upon arriving in Camp Half-blood, Percy is shown around the camp that is soon to be his new home. He was shown the barracks, the cafe, the archery field, the dungeons, the sex slaves cabins, the sweatshop, everything. His guide, Roku, saw something in him. Roku helped him find his otherwordly patron to help guide him through the hardships of growing up in the rough camp by teaching him ninjutsu.
Teaching Percy to mold his chakra to create elemental jutsus proved to be one of the hardest things for Roku to do due to several reasons. The main reason is that during the first lesson when roku put the piece of paper in Percy's hand, Percy accidentally set it on fire with a cigarette lighter he stole from Roku's pocket. Roku, thinking Percy did that on his own, began to teach the Water natured youth Fire jutsu, which would take forever to accomplish. It was during this time that Percy gained a love of the Greeks after witnessing one of Roku's training sessions with his other students Emperor and -NU- (more on Emperor later). After Roku found out that Percy wasn't quite as smart as he thought due to his IQ test results coming back as 17.5 when the lowest possible score is 100, Roku led him to a mountain and kicked him off to his sure death below.
While falling, Percy began to wonder aloud if he left the stove on at home and whether or not he washed his clothes. He then hit water after falling for three days (or three minutes as Percy is not good with time he cannot tell), Percy hit the water hard. Apparently the water does not like to be hit because it hit back and threw him back into the sky a the top of the mountain where Roku threw him off. Roku then knocks him off once more by means of a walking cane to the face. While falling once more, Percy remembered that he had indeed left the stove on but this was at Roku's house so it doesn't matter. Preparing for a hard hit with the water again, Percy was caught off guard when a Large Falcon came under him and swept him up before he could hit the ground. The falcon then took him to her summoner, Izuna Uchiha.
Izuna, seeing what had happened with Roku and Percy, then decided that he would teach him Water jutsus to help him get better as a ninja but first, Percy had to do something for him. Tasked with a rather difficult challenge, Percy pushed forward, looking for the man they called Goro Kaguya.
Finding him, Percy issues his challenge: fight him in a battle to the death. Lucky for him, Goro didn't take his challenge seriously in the fight. After having every bone in Percy's body broken twice, Goro took pity on this boy who had no skill in taijutsu whatsoever and took him under his wing. Teaching him fuuinjutsu, Earth release, the EIG and taijutsu in an attempt to make him stronger, Goro helped Percy out tremendously in other areas as well. It was here that Percy learned how to become a better fighter in general and learned the rules of engagement in fights, making him a worthier opponent. He felt he was finally ready to return to Izuna.
After returning to Izuna, Percy showed him a journal he kept of his travels, many pages soaked with the blood Goro often made him bleed in battles. Feeling as if he had came a long way, Percy was sent on one final journey before he could receive training: help him egg Roku's house. Percy happily accepted, after being kicked out of Camp Half Blood so disgracefully.
Arriving back in Camp Half Blood, Percy opened several scrolls, summoning several piles of eggs that he threw at the targets with great speed, hitting Roku's door, completely making it look like the Sun took a piss on his porch. Excited at his actions, he looked over to Izuna to find him using his MS to burn the entire Camp to the grounds and enslaving the campers, all thanks to Percy. Percy then made like an egg and beat it. Or like a penis, similar concept.
After a few months, Percy snuck back into camp under disguise and spoke to Izuna in private, revealing himself, and Izuna finally agreed to teach Percy the art of the water. After spending many years with Izuna, performing several deeds for one water jutsu each, Percy became a excellent user of the water element, with skills reaching mastery at a quick level. Percy also discovered the sword Riptide amongst the various items his father left him in before dying, which for some reason was unbeknownst to Percy until then. Seeing this, Izuna became greatly proud of his student and sent him on a trip to the Leaf to handle business for him (i.e. sent him to pick-up Jiraiya's new sex mail-in order blow-up dolls).
While traveling Percy meets Ace, the rubber guardian of NB, who tried to sell some condoms to Percy. After Percy declined, Ace explained that he was trying to raise money to get a science lab for this new element he was working on. Percy helped him by telling him about this formula he stumbled on while working in Roku's lab for something called Heaven's Earth. When Percy was explaining it, Alucard also gave a large part to the idea, pushing Percy's idea of coloring the earth white to make it seem like Heaven out the gate. After it got approved and Ace got a Nobel War Prize, Percy also "persuades" Ace to teach him Wind element jutsu, as a way to beat Roku's fire jutsu. Apparently it seems Roku picked up many foes over the years, go figure...Ace then explains that Wind powers Fire jutsu, making them stronger. Percy asks him does that mean he's gonna teach them to him.
Percy makes an attempt to leave the village but he then sees this mysterious store by the village gates, called arnes n Nobles. Thinking it had farm items and regal clothing, Percy approached it. Upon entering the store, he sees on display a book by Scary Yamato called Yamato's Day Out. He then puts the book in his pocket and tries to walk out before being grabbed by none other than Yamato himself. Pulling a flashlight out and the rest of the surronding mysteriously go black, Yamato threatens Percy with Wood jutsu. Unaffected by the flashlight, Percy asks why would he use a penis related technique. Yamato says nevermind and asks him where he is going. After replying that he is going back to his sensei Izuna, SY cuts him off and enters a long conversation about his friendship with Izuna.
Several hours later, Percy wakes to find SY still talking of the friendship and some how agrees to teach Percy how to use Lightning, which got no objections there. After several burned limbs and being paralyzed multiple times, Percy finally masters the element before leaving in search for another teacher, one who could teach him the techniques of the mind, like genjutsu and thinking.
After several years of having no training, Percy wanders across Akiza whom he persuades to teach him Genjutsu and more taijutsu in exchange for being her Sempai. Agreeing to these terms, Akiza takes part in a training session where everything from rain dances to chuck norris appears. Feeling as if his genjutsu was more skilled than the Sharingan master, Percy challenged her to a fight, losing numerous times due to her genjutsu catching. After finally tricking her into making a mistake, Percy finally overpowered her, winning in the process. Unable to bear her defeat, Akiza became inactive (yeah, that's right I said it lol:p).
With his basic training now complete and suffering a loss to the dark flames of Amaterasu from Akiza and losing in the past to Roku's Dark Fire, Percy decides to create an element to combat the power with a power all it's own, just as hot. Realizing that Dark Fire was the result of pumping dense, chakra into the flame and manipulating the yin/yang ratio within it, Percy set out to create the polar opposite, a blindingly white flame with the same power of Amaterasu. Reaching out to Fire expert Scary Yamato, Percy got a greater understanding of the process but still lacked the yin/yang knowledge necessary to attempt such a task. Percy then turned to a Uchiha by the name of Rei of the Butterflies. Teaching Percy how to divide the yin/yang ratio to create this effect, Percy then met back up with Scary Yamato and now Izuna, who had one of the greatest collections of forbidden scrolls that he obtained from various ninja he killed. Finally, after months of nothing, the crew finally discovered a way to acheive what they saught and emerged with a very hot Fire element they branded White Fire. As Percy was underage and they wished to showcase their element, they submitted it in the grand Custom Element Bureau, giving it wide spread recognition.
Perhaps the elemental creation that deserved the most acclaim for it's creation is Raging Thunder, or Raijingu Sanda. After watching Sasuke try to nuke his own brother with Kirin, Percy noted how the element seemed to be very different from the normal lightning jutsus created. It had a brighter color and the heat from it was very hot. Being geniunely stupid, Percy figured it was because he was mad and his anger made it look like it was mad too. Having a discussion with -Naruto Uzumaki-, Percy realized that it was instead Lightning pulled directly from the sky, positive lightning, which is numerous times hotter than regular raiton jutsus. To emulate this type of lightning, Percy first created some raiton chakra. He then adds a massive amount of pure chakra to it followed by a large amount of fire chakra to it, to increase the power and heat of it. Passing it on to Riku.. and ~Hasashi~, Percy continued to work with Hasashi, coming up with two more Custom Elements, Divine Wind and Corundum.
While Divine Wind can be seen as one of the ultimate defenses of wind, an electric wind that can burns and explode on contact, Corundum is one of the solidest earth elements around, registering a 9.0 on the Mohs scale, with only Diamond and Boron being stronger than it. Feeling as though these were two worthy elements, they were passed on to KeotsuEclipse and Jinbei for Divine Wind and Drizzy (Drizzeh ?) for Corundum.
Having finally finished all his training, Percy decided that maybe it was time for him to finally settle down in a village. Chosing Kirigakure as it was the original home of his clan, Percy settled down with plenty of new comers that he recognized, some being Izuna, -NU-, Naruto.., Alucard, Lili-Chwan, Goro Kaguya, ~Hasashi~, Akiza, and numerous more. After being there for quite some time, the villagers decided that the First NB Ninja World War must start. Reaching out to their close neighbors Kumo for comradeship, Kiri and Kumo attacked Iwa. As the war raged on, Suna and Konoha later came to the defense of Iwagakure. As difficult as the war was, Kirigakure later emerged the victors when -NU- defeated Bishamonsama on the battlefield and the tactical plans of Lili-Chawn were carried out.
As terms of the treasty signed, Kiri forced Iwa into becoming an ally, wanting no further conflicts with them. As time started to become peaceful around the ninja world, the sounds of war were ringing loud and clear within Kiri once more. As the 7SMs of Nb became well known and were willing to rent themselves out in times of conflict, Kiri hired 6 of the 7, and along with their new alliance with Konoha and Iwa and head out to attack Suna and Kumo, whom Kiri's past had been ignored as times were getting tense between one another.
Kiri, being the bloddy village that she was, was planning on the ultimate betrayal. Ben-sama, being a Zetsu, traveled aronud the village of Konoha, where the war was being launched, setting up four tags. As the four tags were set up, ~Hasashi~ was in Suna, destroying the village. Percy, however, was looking for his pen Riptide, that someone had sealed in a pickle jar, hiding it from him. By the time Percy found Riptide, Kiri had betrayed every village in the war and tried to reverse summon themselves back home, killing everyone on the field. With the entire ninja world made at Kiri, Nexus had to step in and end the war, forcing a mandatory time of peace upon everyone.
In this time of Peace, Percy joined Caliburn's Varanian Guard, earning amazing Bracers that were stuck on his arms that he couldn't get rid of. After ****ing up the current Mizukage's office looking for a knife to get the bracers off, Percy was allowed to leave the village, going to Iwa where there were talks between Scarface, the past Kage and Nexus to make Percy the Kage of the village. Declining more than once, Toku was chosen to lead the village and the village was led forward into a time where little conflict arose and inter-village communication was at an all-time high. It was during this time that Percy reached back out to his former Sensei, Roku in an attempt to make the communications between them better. Roku initially wanted to kill Percy but remembered that if Percy was his student again, he could start back performing rather inhumane experiments on him. Roku then agreed to teach Percy the Music Arts, an art Roku perfected in their days at Camp Half Blood.
Feeling as if Iwa wasn't the place to call his home, Percy set out to leave once more, this time coming to rest in Amegakure. As he traveled, he noticed he was constatly followed by a man with weird looking eyes, almost as if he was eternally dizzy. He also noticed a man he hadn't seen for many eons, by the name of Goro Kaguya. Goro was now the leader of Kusagakure but had taken an extended vacation in Amegakure. While there with Goro, Percy learned the rain element, promising to use it efficiently. Especially when he's traveling and has no place to shower.
After leaving Amegakure, Percy made his way back to his original village of Kirigakure, wanting to be back with his old village once more. Upon arriving in the Water Country, Percy traveled to the Mt. Othyrasis, the Liger Summit and signed the Liger contract, after much debate over whether they're more lion or more tiger. Feeling as if he would come to regret this one day, Sinbad them introduced Percy to each Liger individually: Odysseus, the Liger of the Mist, an incredibly intelligent Liger known for his incredibly thick mist; Heracles, not to be confused with the retarded guy from the Disney movie, was the earth expert amongst Ligers with a scar he has across his left eye from Sinbad himself; Achilles, capable of transforming into a set of armor that boosts the wearer's strength and armor. After signing the contract, the Ligers began to acknowledge Percy as their master, the first person to sign the Liger contract. After he gained the rights to summon all ligers, Percy allowed two others to sign the contract, Jinbei and Mathias. Mathias gained such a friendship with the Ligers that one decided to become his own personal summon, Icarus, a Liger cub that exclusively only allowed himself to be summoned by Mathias and those he lets.
After many bad fights at the Bloody Tavern, Percy decided to create a fighting style that utilized being drunk or pretending to be drunk in order to throw wide attacks that seem to miss and still hit, which he branded Drunken Monkey Style. Capable of confusing even a 3-tomoe sharingan, the Drunken Monkey Fist became a specialty of Percy, with him becoming well known for using it.
After a rather short time in Kiri, percy realized that it was not as enjoyable as when he first was there with several of his old friends no longer there. He then began to pack his items and head back to Camp Half Blood one last time before finding a new home. It seemed the orphanage was tired of helping him out. =/
After staying at Camp Half Blood for a while, Percy then left to go to Konoha, a village rebuilding themselves and wished to be part of the rebuilding process. After helping the village to bounce back, Scary Yamato granted full citizenship to Percy, making him a Konoha Citizen. Shortly after this, Lili-Chawn and Migualon J.J. approached Konoha and attacked with a giant Mushroom while Scorps, Zanji, and Scary Yamato himself went to combat them. After they turned out to be merely clones, Scary declared that it was time to take the war to coast of Kiri and Konoha launched forward with assaults, aimed at destroying Kirigakure. As Konoha attacked Kiri, they pressure became too great and Kiri was forced to call in Kumo for help. Kumo, though in an alliance with both nations, chose to sever its ties to Konoha and help them. Konoha's allies, Amegakure, came to their aid and fought against the Kumo ninja. After multiple encounters and fights, the two Kages agreed to end the combats and proposed a temporary stalemate between the two villages. Konoha agreed to end the fighting within Kiri and went back to Konoha. However, they were not ready to accept Kumo's betrayal laying down.
Konoha then prepped an offensive takeover of Kumo, sending wave after wave to the Lightning country, each group with it's own mission. Percy, being confined to soup duty the last war, actively engaged, leaving after paying a Samurai with gold dust he received from the Kazekage. Percy and the Samurai, Fox left, heading to the Island turtle, after percy killed the giant squid in their way. After activating the Satsui no Hado he learned from Akuma, percy launched himself into the air, killing the turtle with a poweful blow to the skull that Fox mirrored, using his sword to deal the damage. Waiting on Mcrazor to catch up, percy and his group continued onwards to Kumo after percy made a few clones that split up and came at Kumo from the other side.
Upon arriving at the border of the village, Percy then causes half the village to explode before engaging in battle with Shisui Uchiha. While his battle raged on, his clones attacked the other side of the village, causing the entire village to be wiped from the map. From a strategic standpoint, Konoha was winning the battle, yet the Village summoning summoned all the attackers back to Konoha, effectively ending the skirmish.
After the war ended, Percy then went back to his room, training his Drunken Monkey Fist to the extreme.
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"Steaks will be added soon," Finley promised.
"I really want to enjoy what I am doing," said Finley, who spent the past few years learning about high-quality, locally sourced foods while managing farmers markets for Bay Bread of San Francisco. "I've had a long-standing desire to have my own food business." At the farmers markets he rubbed elbows with the area's cutting-edge growers and ranchers.
Steak Out's beef is raised by Morris Grassfed in San Juan Bautista. Morris Ranch practices "holistic" management of its grasslands, which, its website claims, improves land health with rotational grazing and no-till organic farming.
Finley buys whole animals and has them butchered and dry-aged for two weeks, which reportedly adds to the meat's flavor profile. Every part of the animal is ground and used except for the offal. That might not sound appetizing but it is. The beef is juicy but not fatty, tender yet firm and dense enough to hold its shape, and loaded with rich, robust flavors. It should be a crime to douse these burgers with ketchup and mustard.
Morris Grassfed is a seasonal business — cows take their time. Finley is talking to North Bay organic-beef ranchers to supply him during winter months.
Besides top-notch beef, the bun is what distinguishes a great burger from the run-of-the-mill. Finley, with his bakery experience, has developed an exceptional bun that is baked by the Palo Alto Baking Company.
"It's a two-day process," he said. "The yeasted rolls are made from a natural starter."
On a recent visit, I found all the beef burgers, which each weigh a third of a pound, dense and delicious.
The euphoric eUtopia burger ($8.50) was dressed with caramelized onions, horseradish mayo and sharp cheddar cheese. The exceptional eXperience burger ($8.50) came with sharp cheddar cheese, house-made sauce, lettuce and tomato. Meanwhile, the uber-Undressed burger ($8.50) featured a choice of cheese or no cheese, with sides of tomato, pickle, lettuce, red onion.
There were non-meat sandwiches as well. The "crab cake burger" ($9.25) was excellent: a deep-fried cake with shaved fresh fennel, chickpea spread and spicy harissa aioli (hot Tunisian chilies and spices). The veggie burger ($6.75) was a deep-fried chickpea patty topped with onion, cabbage, tzatziki sauce and roasted-red-pepper spread.
Sausages came with options: caramelized onions, roasted sweet or spicy peppers, sauerkraut and tomatoes, plus an array of mustards from the condiment bar. With the delicious andouille sausage ($5.95), I chose the harissa aioli and sauerkraut. The bun was fat with tender meat and fixings.
While the price was right, the grilled cheese tomato sandwich ($4.50) was nothing special. Grilled cheese sandwiches, chicly referred to as "melts," are hot items right now amongst foodies with exciting cheeses and fabulous breads, often grilled in panini machines. The grilled cheese at Steak Out was something most people could concoct at home in less than five minutes. No "melt" here.
Good and plentiful were the sweet-potato fries ($3.50) with chipotle dipping sauce. Regular fries ($2) sat too long in the warming tray: saltless, brittle and, because they were not made to order, flavorless.
I am not much of a beer drinker and can't comment much on the quality of Steak Out's labels. I love the names of the microbreweries, though: Rogue Dead Guy Ale (draft), Mad River Steelhead Pale Ale (bottle), Lost Coast Great White (bottle), Wandering Aengus apple cider (bottle) and Spaten Optimator (draft). In all, there are two dozen choices.
For sweets, the vanilla-bean-gelato milkshake was good but not worth $4.50 -- and please don't use dispenser whipped cream as an ooze-over-the-sides messy topper. For that price I expected more shake and less ooze.
But the beef was well worth it. The restaurant offers the choicest of full-flavored, grass-fed beef, with all the attendant environmental appropriateness, in a fast-food setting. Eating can be a quick or leisurely experience depending on how much time one has.
If Steak Out ever launches a marketing campaign, I might suggest its slogan should be "Save the planet: Eat a burger."
Steak Out
383 Castro St., Mountain View
Open daily: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Reservations: no
Website: www.steakout.us
Credit cards: yes
Parking: small lot
Alcohol: beer and wine
Children: yes
Outdoor dining: yes
Party facilities: no
Noise level: low
Bathroom cleanliness: good
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White Mountains (NH/ME) > Mount Garfield > Climber's Log
Mount Garfield Climber's Log
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|AT SoBo
Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008
|Southbound thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail.
|Posted Aug 22, 2008 10:10 pm
|Mount Garfield
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2007
|Climbed with Galehead via the Garfield Trail from Gale River Road. Beautiful trail leading up to Garfield's rocky and exposed summit. Great views of the Franconias, Twins and of the greater Pemigewasset Wilderness.
|Posted Aug 12, 2008 4:49 pm
|Icy in May
Date Climbed: May 29, 2008
|Moderate snowpack and the regular freezing and thawing made the steep ascent fun but exciting. Enjoyed a chance to use the crampons in late May.
|Posted Jun 13, 2008 11:46 am
|Mt. Garfield trail
Date Climbed: May 13, 2008
|There was still some snow on the higher elevations. It was not a nice well packed down snow either, making things interesting. This was my 20th NH 4000er.
|Posted May 22, 2008 3:27 pm
|hut to hut trip
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2006
|Climbed with wife at end of our hut to hut trip from Madison Springs to Greenleaf huts
|Posted Mar 19, 2008 1:20 pm
|North to Maine
Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2000
|I really don't remember Garfield specifically, but since it's along the Appalachian Trail I must've hiked up it.
|Posted Dec 1, 2007 10:02 am
|Garfield Trail/Garfield Ridge Trail
|Very nice hike. Camped at the Garfield Ridge campsite on my way to Galehead.
|Posted Oct 25, 2006 6:14 pm
|Backpack to peakbag
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2000
|Came from the north and stayed at tentsites.
|Posted Oct 11, 2006 9:01 pm
|Pemmi traverse
Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2006
|Climbed it as part of a four day Pemmi wilderness traverse from Lincoln woods to Crawford notch. This was the first peak of the trip of the trip where the summit wasn't foggy.
|Posted Sep 2, 2006 8:25 pm
|my first 4,000 footer
Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2002
|great day, great hike
|Posted Aug 6, 2006 11:52 pm
|nice views
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006
|great hike of the garfeild/franconia ridges
|Posted Jul 27, 2006 6:16 pm
|Very cold day
Date Climbed: Jan 10, 1976
|Drove in part way, had to push jeep out on return
|Posted May 15, 2006 10:04 pm
|Matt Worster
|Stormy day
|Wanted to continue on to Galehead, but thunder and a raging heel made the decision for me.
|Posted Mar 29, 2006 7:05 pm
|Route Climbed: Garfeild Ridge Trail Date Climbed: 30 August 2005
|Day one of the Fanconia to Pinkham Hike. In the clouds and raining. Brutal trail.
|Posted Sep 5, 2005 10:19 am
|Route Climbed: From the north Date Climbed: 7/18/05
|Garfield is an amazing summit to me ~ being able to look over and see Lafayette, Lincoln and Little Haystack looming in the distance. I had a clear day with spectacular views on the 4th day of our 5 day adventure. We stopped for over an hour on Garfield and had lunch. As promised, I said hello to my friends "Uncle John" whose ashes had been scattered there years ago.
|Posted Aug 25, 2005 10:33 pm
|Route Climbed: Garfield Ridge from Mt lafayette Date Climbed: May 2005
|A fine day, made it to the shelter just in time to avoid hail and snow.
|Posted May 23, 2005 12:45 pm
|Route Climbed: Traverse from Lafayette Date Climbed: June 1988
|Hiked Garfield in conjunction with Lafayette many years ago. Was unprepared for a freak snow 'storm' in June and got pretty cold!
|Posted Feb 6, 2005 9:42 am
|Route Climbed: Applachain trail from Camp 13. Date Climbed: Late May, 1996
|A side trip off the Pemi ring backpack. Nice steep climb with hard-crusted snow. Great views on top and a nice rock shelter.
|Posted Mar 22, 2004 10:45 am
|Route Climbed: Garfield Campsite ... Lincoln Parking lot. Date Climbed: 05
|Clear skies, great views ... fun hike.
|Posted Jul 7, 2003 9:48 am
|Route Climbed: AT
Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2000
|Hit this one on my 2000 AT thruhike. Made the summit at dusk and slept in the Garfield shelter.
|Posted Mar 3, 2003 6:24 pm


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Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by mswood, Sep 14, 2012.
^^^ And
Spoiler: Karofsky
promptly got shot in the head for being a douche.
Uhm.. i think you misunderstood. They didn't break up.. they just had a fight (and if everyone breaks up after fight there wouldn't be any long lasting couples at all).
Kurt and Blaine are on the rocks.. as Blaine said he's got no idea if they broke up or not.
The only couples that really broke up and i think they did it for the right seasons. Like Finn or not he really was an ass.. he's got a good girl and he basically vanishes for months at a time.. enough time for her to realize that while she loves him it's no way to be treated.
And Santana realized that long distance relationships rarely work.. i've been in one and no matter how much you love the other one that distance is really putting on pressure. So she did the hard choice and ended it before it hurt even more.
Songwise it was quite a good episode.. the ratio of pop songs was a bit high but especially the last number was really good. While Glee lost much of its sparkle season 4 so far proves indeed watchable.
But what's up with the 4 week break? You don't do such a big break so soon after the season has started!
^ Between baseball and the presidential debates, there won't be time for Glee on Fox in October.
Only the last song really "grabbed" me, but I thought all the songs were terrifically staged, something Glee continues to excel at.
While the level of the melodrama whizzed past me, I really enjoyed Blaine's rendering of Teenage Dream as a heartfelt ballad. Just him at the piano delivering the song without any other instrumental backing gave the song a buliding tension as it slowly became apparent that he was not just singing a tribute to Kurt.
The break-up song sung by Blaine, Kurt, Rachel, Phinn, looked like a fantasy. The singers giving their emotional "testimony" mostly to us rather their respective partners made it seem like they were each trying to make their individual cases with us as judge.
The final song, the one that started out with just Phinn but ended with all of the warring couples, was the cherry on top of the sundae (Phinn's singing notwithstanding). Even Brit got into the action. Just very well done and borderline moving.
I thought that was brilliant, absolutely loved it.
Blaine's performance in New York was amazing.
The break-up conversation between Santana and Brittany is pretty much exactly the same one I had with an ex.
I thought the fight between Emma and Will felt a bit too manufactured, they both seemed to overreact.
The only bits that brought the episode down were with the new characters. NuQuinn is just annoying.
I'm assuming that Finn is going to take over New Directions while Will is away, which I think fits the character nicely.
Finally got around to watching the last episode. Why is Will such an asshole? His character just gets to be more and more unlikable.
Where do these McKinley kids get hundreds and hundreds of dollars for plane tickets with no jobs?
How do Rachel and Kurt afford that huge apartment again???
Spoiler: about Finn
He got out of the army after shooting himself in the leg while cleaning his rifle which he had named Rachel. This is a pretty blatant metaphor for his relationship with Rachel don't you think?
They made some vague reference to the apartment being cheap because is in a bad neighborhood back when they moved in. But that apartment is HUGE. The neighborhood must be be like Dodge City in the 1800's.
What would be hilarious is if it wasn't an apartment but just empty factory space and they were renting it off criminals who claim to own it but don't. Although honestly, it is empy factory space and probably illegal for people to live there, as much as it isillegal for bad people to rent it was a human's habitat.
This is why you pay a security guard minimum wage to look after your property even if you're not using it.
I'm starting to think that Will is becoming his ex-wife. I mean he's not bat shit crazy like Terri was, but she only cared about her desires and didn't care about what Will wanted. Now Will wants Emma to give up her life and do what he wants.
Meh, this kind of thing has been going on from the beginning. During season one the show made it seem like it was nothing to travel between McKinley (Lima) and Carmel High (Akron). In reality those cities are on opposite sides of Ohio.
Glee has been back for a couple of weeks now, are people still watching?
We have evil Sue back, and I kinda sympathise because what Finn said was horrible, but it's hard to forget all the abuse she's hurled out at various people over the past few seasons.
We also have a new character who seems alright so far. NuQuinn strikes me as very evil.
Again Tina gets shafted, but it was good to see Santana. I'm glad Finn is the new leader of Glee, and I liked the final scene he and Rachel had. I also liked how they worked the two of them into "You're The One That I Want".
I love Kate Hudson's character too.
I quit watching. I might catch up later when I'm absolutely bored out of my mind, but I just can't suffer through this show anymore. The writing is just absurd.
Okay, I missed the first episode of the latest batch. (What, Glee was back? Why did nobody tell me?) But I caught this week's "Grease"-themed ep. A couple questions:
1) What's the story with Finn and Sue? He insulted her baby or something? Is there something wrong with her baby?
2) Finn is in charge of Glee club now?
3) Who is the new guy, the one playing Danny in "Grease"?
Ditto. (And I am very rarely ever bored out of my mind.)
I'm not sure exactly what, but Sue's baby has a condition and during an argument Finn called her baby retarded.
Finn was directionless and pretty much had nowhere to go, so he was helping out Will with the club and then once Will's new position came through he suggested that Finn take over.
The new guy is someone Finn recruited from the football team because nobody else wanted to play Danny in Grease.
I've been watching and if I suspend belief, I've been enjoying this season. It's already better than Season 3, for what that's worth.
Missed the last two weeks but finally caught up online. Loved Grease and how they found a way to incorporate all the returning cast members into one scene together. Love the girl who played sandy and her interaction with the guy playing Danny. I'm Still trying to figure out Kitty's motivation in making the other girl sick, because that seemed way beyond jealousy for not getting the lead and could have serious repricussions health wise.
You know I understand she was hurting from the betrayal of her new love interest but it seems to me the 'new' Rachel is a real witch with a b, and has dragged Kurt down with her. She's stuck up and snobby and basically everything she was before magnified ten fold. Finn and Blaine didn't ask them to come yet they both acted like spoiled divas when confronted, and Finn seemed as if he still cared for her as a friend before her outburst. New York hasn't done either Rachel or Kurt any favors, both have turned even more unlikable than previous seasons if possible.
my gf and i watched the grease episode together. little back story, we dated when we were late teenagers and where broken up for almost 10 years when we got together again. so...
watching the whole finn/rachael scene she commented on how bitchy rachael was and how it was very unrealistic. i came right back at her and said "i can definitely understand how finn felt and that it was pretty spot on when you learn your ex is "dating" someone".
she wasnt a bitch, she was a typical person. after being with someone everyday and then not, learning that that person now has this whole other life sucks. although she didnt mean to drive the point home, the "now its just sad" comment meant more then just the situation. it also meant she thought of finn as sad too. will be interesting to see that played out.
Unless retarded is suddenly no longer a technical term, what Finn actually said that was the baby was retarded because Sue is a horrible bitter person, or words to that effect.
Sue's baby is supposed to have Down's, which is why Finn said "retarded." He was saying that, with all Sue has gone through, including having a retarded baby, he thought she would be more supportive of Unique and the Glee Club in general.
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Yes, that quote thing can be confusing because it doesn't actually show you the quote box until after you've posted, so you don't know if you've accidentally put your own response within the box. You just have to be sure to return a couple of times so you are for sure below it. You should be able to go back and edit to pull your own text back up if you have pushed it to far down.
It drives me crazy because, I accidentally do that all the time. Especially when I am trying to divide the quote up. You have to know html. It's one of the things we are looking to improve to make more user friendly. SO SORRY!
The other thing: that you don't have formatting options/no toolbar when you just hit reply shouldn't be normal here. So I am going to post to everyone and see how many others are having the same problem.
Can you tell me if you have a mac or pc and what net engine you normally use? If you use more than one like I do (Modzilla and IE), then let me know.