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Many will tell say that boxing can't be compared to any other game and it is one of the most historic sports to exist.
If you are into the sport, you will often hear 'you don't play boxing', or you would be told how it's the 'loneliest sport in the world', yet it brings so much success and joy to those who participate.
To the uneducated eye, a sport that involves being hit and tirelessly working every part of your body can seem hard to enjoy. With the question often asked, how and why would you be involved in a sport so different to anything else?
For many, it's a family affair, for example Floyd Mayweather Jr, arguably the best boxer of his generation and undisputedly the richest, who followed in the footsteps of his father and uncles. This kind of family involvement can be echoed by London 2012 Olympian and former cruiserweight world title challenger Michael Hunter.
My dad was a boxer and boxing runs in my family. It's like two or three generations before me so it's in my blood. It was kind of inevitable for me to be a boxer,"
he said on explaining how he got into boxing.
Or Lee McGregor, a former Scotland amateur boxing representative who explained the guidance of his older brother brought him to the sport he now dedicates his life to.
I started boxing from a young age, it was more because my brother was a boxer and I just went to the gym with him, watching him do it then we've always been involved since. My dad used to love watching it on the TV, he used to get us on the pads at the end of each round and ask us what we learnt from that fight."
But there are other reasons to begin boxing, a sport that teaches discipline and respect. Former English middleweight title challenger Grant Dennis can vouch for this.
"When I was younger I got into street fights, getting into mischief and stuff like that," Dennis explains. "I had a local video man that used to come round and he told me to get into boxing so I went to my boxing club. When I got there they asked, 'so how long have you been boxing?' I was just a natural at it. It was just a way of keeping me out of trouble and dedicated to something positive."
But for boxers, who spend a lifetime under strict and maticlous training regimes and away from their family and friends, how do they relax after a fight when it's all over or after a gruelling session?
After a fight I'm always in the mood to go home and chill with my girlfriend and celebrate the win. Really I like to just go to sleep because I'm knackered,"
said McGregor.
Californian native Hunter said: "It can be a very lonely sport but you can get in a zone after training where you're okay with being alone, when you've been alone for a while you kind of get used to it. I like to chill out and I don't really do to much bar hang out with my friends and just have peace alone."
If boxing is all work no play, then a fighter must crave the moment they can relax and indulge in a life away from training and clean eating, and for many the opportunity to feast on an unhealthy meal is their main priority after a training camp.
"After a fight there's pizza involved, milkshakes that sort of stuff," said Chris Billam-Smith, an undefeated cruiserweight prospect. "I've got a chicken place back at home, sometimes I go there in camp as it's fairly decent, but when I'm out of camp I can have the better things like their milkshakes, chips, that sort of stuff- I can have a feast there."
The 34 year-old Dennis said: "Outside of camp I normally go for an Indian, that's always the first thing I go to eat. I stay away from stuff like McDonalds, I don't eat that, it's usually an Indian or a Chinese something like that."
For a boxer, it must seem impossible to think of a life away from the sport due to the dedication needed to succeed, but for many sporting heroes of the past can be used as an influence to carry on performing at the highest level.
"All sportsman that are dedicated to their craft are all their to be idolised. Anyone that is maticlous and puts 100 percent into everything they do I look up to," Dennis said. "In the past I'd say people like Michael Jordan- he was one of my idols. Closer to boxing I'd say Roy Jones Jr, I always looked to watch him."
Heavyweight Hunter looks at countrymen Lebron James and golfing legend Tiger Woods as inspiration.
"The people who are at the top of their game, like Lebron he's getting better every year so those are the kind of people you look up to. The people who are getting better every year and pushing their boundaries and competing at their highest, like Tiger Woods, when he was playing he was getting better and better and I enjoy watching that."
A big part of a boxers persona is to be fearless, tough and an overall warrior, but they are also human- which means they also suffer from guilty pleasures.
"My missus got me into 'First Dates' and things like that, to be fair that's quite enjoyable to watch when I'm at home," Billam-Smith said. "I love a little romcom film, Love Actually- those sorts of films but I don't think there is anything too embarrassing or shameful."
"Chocolate chip cookies are my favourite. Cookies, brownies and ice-cream I love," Hunter admits. Everywhere I go if there's a place that does cookies I've got to at least give them a go. 'Michael The Cookie Hunter' is what they call me."
While for Dennis, being a father can bring unusual perks, like being introduced to children's films he wouldn't otherwise even know, let alone watch.
"To be fair I'm a father so I spend time with my children, I like to watch some kiddy films with my youngest boy, he's into Trolls and the minute so I end up watching Trolls or something like that. Which is quite a good film to be fair."


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"I went home, downloaded the app, hit the stream button and it was an immediate connection." Branding herself as the "Meerkat Queen," Fratz is now one of the most popular personalities on the app with 35,500 followers and more than 500 videos that so far have been watched by 250,000 people. She is only one of a growing number of creators hoping to ride the post-YouTube wave of social video influencers emerging over the past nine months as mobile streaming has taken off. Only weeks after Meerkat was crowned the breakout star at this year's South by Southwest Interactive Festival, Twitter launched Periscope—which now has 10 million users who watch a staggering 21 million minutes of video every day. Facebook is also throwing its weight behind livestreaming with Mentions, a feature that celebrities including Miley Cyrus and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson use to talk to fans. Meanwhile, YouNow, a millennial-focused network founded in 2011, claims that its average user now spends 51 minutes watching live video each day. Leading brands like MasterCard, Taco Bell and Nestlé have hopped on the livestreaming trend by producing their own videos, but unlike the YouTube and Vine personalities they're accustomed to working with, livestreaming talent pose a slew of new challenges—namely, marketers can't control unscripted video viewed by thousands the minute someone hits play. Still, the similarity to live programming is why TV personality and early social media adopter Al Roker is betting big on livestreaming. His production company, Al Roker Entertainment, opened Roker Labs in July, an agency that finds the top streamers and figures out how brands can work with them. "Livestreaming is the missing link between television and social media," says Ronald C. Pruett Jr., Roker Labs' chief adviser. "It's scary because it's dynamic, it's not static, but it [hits] a global audience and it's instantaneous." Here, we profile eight of the most successful creators on Periscope and Meerkat that every brand getting into live video should know about right now.1The Artist Amanda Oleander 410,000 Periscope Followers Amanda Oleander is Periscope's first self-made hit. After finding YouTube's labor-intensive editing and production tools frustrating, she quickly showed people what it's like to be an artist in Los Angeles. Instantly, thousands of people started watching her paint, cook and drive around California. Unlike other creators, she didn't have a big social media presence on other apps and built her following from scratch. "When I started Periscope, I had under 1,000 followers on Twitter and 2,000 on Instagram—[the growth] was really organic on Periscope," explains Oleander. Today she boasts more than 410,000 Periscope followers—a huge audience compared to her 14,900 fans from Twitter and Instagram combined. Her social video clout proved to United Talent Agency that she has staying power. Last month, the agency signed on to represent her alongside its roster of big-name Hollywood clients. 2The Adventurer Geoff Golberg 15,900 Meerkat Followers / 10,500 Periscope Followers How did Geoff Golberg become more popular than Madonna on Meerkat? By giving free sightseeing tours of New York from his smartphone. The digital marketing consultant has built a following on both Periscope and Meerkat by regularly broadcasting from some of the Big Apple's biggest tourist attractions, like the Empire State Building and Times Square. Applebee's is one brand taking notice of the city-based streams. When the restaurant wanted to make a splash by promoting a new menu, Golberg and a handful of other creators made sponsored streams while standing in the Crossroads of the World. The videos were then embedded into Applebee's website so that people at home could watch. So, what makes a great livestream? "Provide value with content and interact with all viewers," Golberg says. Watch Golberg give a Periscope tour of some of NYC's hot-spots in the video below: 3The Media Vet Jon Erlichman 6,900 Periscope Followers After a 15-year career in television, covering news for Bloomberg, ABC News and HLN, Jon Erlichman saw the potential to turn livestreaming into a media business as soon as Periscope launched in March. "It just seemed like a no-brainer to explore this world because of the parallels to live television," Erlichman explains. "After months of experimentation and evidence that people are sticking around, it now feels like the next leg of this is ready." Erlichman hosts Tech Trivia, a daily show that quizzes viewers for a chance at winning prizes. Brands like Charmin and Expedia partner with him to plug their messages into the program. When Charmin wanted him to talk about toilet paper, he gave away a year's worth of the product while broadcasting from a bathroom. He's also the founder of Parachute, a cable TV-like account that pulls together livestreams from 40 creators everyday that specialize in niche content like comedy, food, music and talk programs. 4The Hollywood Host Victoria Fratz 35,500 Meerkat Followers Fratz's quick rise to fame has already grabbed the attention of brands like Gwen Stefani's perfume line Harajuku Lovers and Hollywood jewelry designer Kyle Chan, which have worked with her to shoot behind-the-scene footage at their events that she then shares with fans. For Stefani, the "Meerkat Queen" repped the app at an event promoting a line of five perfumes. While interviewing the singer, she streamed from Meerkat. Forking over the keys to social media for hours at a time is a risky move for brands, but Fratz says the extra time pays off. "Streaming lasts a lot longer, so you have a bigger opportunity to do a demo for the product," Fratz says. "I can talk a lot more about it than a Snapchat branded deal." 5The Songstress Katja Glieson 101,000 Periscope followers From filming songwriting sessions to showing people how she does her makeup before a concert, Katja Glieson is a modern-day pop star on Periscope. Filming daily slice-of-life snippets have made the app the Australian singer's No. 1 social platform with 101,000 followers, dwarfing her 66,500 Twitter and 35,000 Instagram followers. What's her secret to growing a fan base so quickly? Responding to the streams of rapid-fire questions and comments that pop up while she's filming. She's performed covers of songs that fans request. And during last month's MTV Video Music Awards, her followers picked which dress she wore to a party. "I like to get people involved in terms of asking what they want a song to be about and what resonates with them," Glieson tells Adweek. 6The Comedy Duo Gary and Lindsey Seevers 8,800 Meerkat Followers People will waste a few minutes watching practically anything on a smartphone, including two boozy puppets talking about pop culture. With backgrounds in improv comedy, Gary and Lindsey Seevers came up with the concept for their weekly "Drunk Puppets" sketch after receiving two plush dolls as wedding gifts in April. Now, they get anywhere from 800 to 1,000 people to watch them every Monday night on Meerkat. The puppets—dubbed Glenda and Barry—squabble about everything from HBO's decision to air Sesame Street to their Netflix guilty pleasures. The off-the-cuff banter is why Lindsey Seevers says that some of the best entertainers on Meerkat "seem to be people who can thrive in an improv environment and can keep a running dialogue." 7The Social Scientist Chris Hadfield 80,000 Periscope Followers A viral YouTube rendition of David Bowie's Space Oddity filmed onboard the International Space Station made astronaut Chris Hadfield a social media celebrity in 2013. Now retired—and back on Earth—the former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot is extending his social media chops to Periscope, where he talks about space and technology. A huge 1.42 million followers on Twitter gave him a quick 80,000 fans on Periscope. But it's not just a big Twitter fan base that's getting people to watch—Hadfield also creates custom videos for Periscope that help explain the latest space news to the masses. In May, Hadfield propped up a phone next to his laptop to livestream while watching a SpaceX flight online. He then explained to the audience why it was important for the future of space travel as he ate a bowl of Cheerios. 8The Foodie Matt Adlard 2,700 Meerkat followers When Matt Adlard isn't working as a senior planner at London's OMD International, he's moonlighting as Meerkat's "Topless Baker"—a biweekly show where he films himself shirtless whipping up treats like brownies and scones in the kitchen. The 24-year-old came up with idea for the food show earlier this summer when he decided to combine a passion for exercise with his family's cooking traditions (his dad is a former Michelin star-earning chef). Within one month of opening an account, Adlard's already racked up 2,700 followers, an impressive feat given that he only streams a few times each week. But with a background in advertising, don't expect to see any paid endorsements any time soon—unless a product meshes well with his quirky content. "I work in media myself, so I have quite a good understanding of how people work with brands," he says. "I would want to align with a brand that I had similar values to and provide utility to my fans." This story first appeared in the Sept. 14 issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe. Share http://adweek.it/1UNWXK2 copy Adweek Adweek


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September 15, 1903: Country Music Hall of Fame member and the "King of Country Music" Roy Acuff was born in Maynardsville, Tennessee. Roy came to the Grand Ole Opry in 1938 and he would remain an Opry member until his death in 1992. I think it is safe to say that Roy was the most influential member in the history of the Opry and the Opry hasn't been the same since he passed away.
September 13, 1911: The "Father of Bluegrass Music" Bill Monroe was born in Rosine, Kentucky. He came to the Opry in October 1939 and he would remain a part of the Opry until his death in 1996.
September 17, 1913: Hank Williams was born. Really nothing else needs to be added. While his time at the Opry would be short, it was very eventful.
September 26, 1925: One of the most popular members in the history of the Opry, Marty Robbins was born near Glendale, Arizona. Marty first came to the Opry in 1953 and shortly after that became an Opry member. His 11:30 Opry shows were legendary. Marty would remain an Opry member until he passed away in December 1982.
September 26, 1926: Jerry Clower was born near Liberty, Mississippi. Jerry joined the Opry in 1973 and was the last member to join the Opry prior to its move to the new Grand Ole Opry House. This great comedian remained an Opry member until his death in 1998. In the history of the Opry, there have been some great comedians and this is something that is missing at the Opry today.
September 1, 1931: Lecil Travis Martin, better known as "Boxcar Willie" was born in Sterratt, Texas. He made his Grand Ole Opry debut in 1980 at the age of 49 and a year later he became a member. He was one of the first country entertainers to have a theater in Branson, Missouri and in his later years he spent most of his time performing there. He passed away in 1999.
September 12, 1931: George Jones was born in Saratoga, Texas. George first came to the Opry and became a member in 1956. He would leave the show and return several different times and while his Opry appearances were few and far between, he was always proud of his Opry membership. George passed away in 2013.
September 5, 1945: Wally Fowler joined the cast of the Opry. Wally was the founder of the Oak Ridge Quartet, which eventually became the Oak Ridge Boys. After he joined the Opry, Wally was frequently featured on the Prince Albert Opry shows and would sing a gospel song. Later, Wally would have some financial issues and in 1957 he sold the rights to the name Oak Ridge Quartet. Wally passed away in 1994.
September 18, 1947: On this night, and the night following, Ernest Tubb, Minnie Pearl and a host of Opry members played two shows at Carnegie Hall in New York. Here is how Ernest remembered that night, "The radio and newspaper people ignored us the first night we were there, but we turned away six thousand people and the next night, every reporter was there." Billboard Magazine reported that, "such screaming and wild applause after each number hasn't been heard in town since Frank Sinatra brought out the bobbysoxers at the Paramount."
September 4, 1948: Eddy Arnold leaves as a cast member of the Grand Ole Opry. At the time he was the Opry's biggest star and he left to headline his own CBS network radio show. Eddy did an interview with Ralph Emery in 1991 and talked about leaving the Opry, "I thought I had done as much as I could do there. I had two network radio programs outside the Opry." It was said that Eddy had outgrown the Opry. On his final night as an Opry member, Eddy finished his set and stood on the stage looking out over the Ryman Auditorium. He thanked Harry Stone, WSM, and the Opry fans and then turned to walk away from the microphone. Harold Bradley, who backed Eddie on guitar that night, would say, "We went around the curtain and he and Minnie Pearl hugged and both of them cried like babies because he was leaving." Eddy created some controversy because he was the first "star" to leave the Opry. But Irving Waugh of WSM had this to say: "We hated to see Eddy leave. But, as I recall, it didn't make that much difference to the Opry. At that stage, people were lined up all the way around the block to get in. New people, including Hank (Williams), were coming all the time." By the way, after Eddy left the Opry, he never came back.
September 24, 1948: WSM began the Friday Night Frolics, later to become known as the Friday Night Opry. The show took place from Studio C at WSM and continued to be broadcast from that studio until 1964 when it was moved to the Ryman Auditorium. The show was originally started as part of the effort to keep Eddy Arnold on WSM radio.
September 25, 1948: George Morgan became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was brought to the show as a replacement for the recently departed Eddy Arnold. George would leave the Opry for a short amount of time, but then would return and remain an Opry member until his death.
September 13, 1952: Webb Pierce makes his first appearance on the Opry. He joined the show a year later to help fill the absence after Hank Williams left. Webb would remain an Opry member until February 19, 1957, when he left after a dispute with management over the paying of booking fees and commissions.
September 26, 1953: Skeeter Davis makes her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Skeeter would join the Opry's cast in 1959 and would be a part of the Opry until her death in 2004.
September 10, 1955: Justin Tubb joined the cast of the Opry. At the time, he was the Opry's youngest member. Justin, the son of Opry legend Ernest Tubb, was an Opry member until his sudden death in 1998 at the age of 62.
September 24, 1956: WSM radio fired Opry manager Jim Denny. He had started at the Opry back in the early days of the show and was involved behind the scenes in various including behind in charge for a time of the Opry's concession business where he saw how much money the Opry had the potential to make for WSM. He was not only the Opry's manager but was a powerful force at both WSM and the Opry. He was fired from the Opry because he would not give up his ownership of Cedarwood Publishing Company. In addition to Denny, Jack Stapp, another WSM executive was also dismissed.
September 25, 1956: Dee Kilpatrick was named the Grand Ole Opry's "general director." He was also named manager of WSM's Artists' Service Bureau, which was the Opry's own in-house booking agency. Dee was a former record company executive and he said at the time, "They asked me what I thought was wrong. We'll, back when I was working with Mercury Records I was at the opry almost every Saturday night I was in town, and I could look at the audience and see what was wrong. The Opry didn't appeal to the younger audiences that you have to have if you're going to keep growing. All I could see there were older people and little tweeny kids. There wasn't any teenagers." Kilpatrick would begin to add younger acts to the Opry's cast including the Everly Brothers and Porter Wagoner. What is interesting is that when you read that quote from 1956 about the Opry's aging audience, it sounds almost what Pete Fisher has been saying since 1999.
September 29, 1956: Rose Maddox joined the Grand Ole Opry. Rose did not stay at the Opry for very long as many of the Opry's members, including Roy Acuff in particular, didn't care for her.
September 13, 1958: Ben Smathers and the Stoney Mountain Cloggers joined the Grand Ole Opry. Most of their years at the Opry, they would be on an every-other week rotation as the featured square dancers. Ben Smathers passed away in 1990, while the Stoney Mountain Cloggers would remain a part of the Opry until 1993.
September 30, 1958: Opry member Marty Stuart was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Before beginning his solo career, Marty was a part of Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass and toured as part of Johnny Cash's band. His RFD-TV show is reportedly the highest rated show on that network.
September 25, 1962: Loretta Lynn joined the Grand Ole Opry. This will be her 52nd year as an Opry member.
September 27, 1963: The National Life and Accident Insurance Company purchased the Ryman Auditorium from the City of Nashville for an estimated $200,000. WSM, which operated the building, changed the name to the Grand Ole Opry House, even though everyone would still call it the Ryman. By becoming the building's owners, WSM was able to make long needed repairs on the structure.
September 15, 1965: In some of the Opry's historical records, and in some publications, this is the date listed as Connie Smith's Opry induction. Other dates have it listed in June or July of that year. Either way, this year will be Connie's 49th as an Opry member.
September 16, 1967: Jeannie Seely became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. This will be her 47th year as an Opry member. When Jeannie first joined the Opry, there were no female hosts and he was one of those that pushed for a change. Over time, Jeannie has become one of the Opry's more regular and popular segment hosts.
September 19, 1968: Former Opry member Red Foley passed away in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Red came to the Opry in 1946 and would remain with the Opry for about a decade, always as the host of the Prince Albert Opry show. After he left Nashville, he went to Springfield, Missouri and the Ozark Jubilee for ABC.
September 13, 1969: Earl Scruggs makes his first appearance on the Opry since splitting with Lester Flatt. He performed "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" with his sons Gary and Randy.
September 17, 1977: Reba McEntire made her first appearance on the Opry. Later she would join. Sorry to say and as popular as Reba is, she really doesn't come to the Opry any more.
September 6, 1984: Ernest Tubb passed away in a Nashville hosptial. Ernest had been in declining health for a number of years and had made his last Opry appearance in 1982. He joined the Opry in 1943 and was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1965. He is considered one of the Opry's greatest legends.
September 9, 1989: Del Wood made her final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. She first came to the Opry in 1952 and continued as a member until her passed away from a stroke in October.
September 4, 1991: Grand Ole Opry member Dottie West passed away in a Nashville hospital as a result of injuries suffered in an earlier car accident, which took place at Opryland prior to a scheduled appearance on the Friday Night Opry. Dottie had been an Opry member since 1964.
September 4, 1992: Former Opry member Carl Butler died in Franklin, Tennessee. Carl had first appeared on the Opry in 1948 and along with his wife Pearl, joined the cast in 1962. Not only a great singer, but Carl was also a fine writer. Dolly Parton would say that Carl and Pearl were instrumental in helping her out when she first came to Nashville and later in life, Dolly returned the favor. After they left the Opry, they continued to tour until Pearl passed away. After her death, Carl would occasionally perform at the Opry.
September 11, 1993: The Stoney Mountain Cloggers made their final appearance at the Grand Ole Opry. After Ben Smather's death in 1990, his wife Margaret continued as the group's leader.
September 9, 1996: Bill Monroe passed away after a period of declining health. Bill brought the bluegrass sound to the Opry when he joined in 1939. Personally, I find it hard to believe that it has been almost 20 years since he passed away.
September 6, 1996: Hank Snow made his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Hank was in a period of declining health and made the decision to retire from the Opry. He passed away in 1999.
September 20, 1997: During an appearance on the Opry, Johnny Paycheck is asked by Opry general manager Bob Whittaker if he would like to become an Opry member. Of course, he said yes and would be inducted as a member later in the year.
September 28, 2002: For the first time in ten years, Tanya Tucker makes an appearance on the Opry. She performed along with The Jordanaires.
September 13, 2003: The U.S. Postal Service unveiled a stamp featuring Roy Acuff during a ceremony at the Grand Ole Opry House.
September 20, 2004: Opry member Skeeter Davis passed away in Nashville at the age of 72. Skeeter had battled cancer and other health related issues for a number of years. She was always known for her bright outfits and her big smile while at the Opry. Nothing seemed to get her down and she brought a lot of joy to the show.
September 23, 2004: It was not a good week at the Opry as days following the death of Skeeter Davis, another Opry legend, Roy Drusky passed away. Roy had joined the Opry in the 1950s and had one of the smoothest voices you could ever find.
September 28, 2010: While performing with Trace Adkins at the reopening of the Grand Ole Opry House, Blake Shelton is asked to become the Opry's newest member.
September 13, 2011: Grand Ole Opry member Wilma Lee Cooper passed away. Wilma, along with her husband Stoney Cooper, joined the Opry in 1957, coming to Nashville from the Wheeling Jamboree. After Stoney's death, Wilma Lee continued as a solo artist, keeping the mountain music going. He last Opry singing performance was in February 2001, when she suffered a stroke while performing on the Opry. She did return to the Opry stage in 2007 for her 50th anniversary as an Opry member. Her last appearance at the Opry was in September 2010 as part of the reopening of the Opry House.
September 13, 2011: George Jones makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. He appears at a show to celebrate his 80th birthday, which featured Alan jackson, among many others.
September 27, 2011: Rascal Flatts were invited to become members of the Grand Ole Opry. They would be officially inducted several weeks later as part of the Opry's birthday celebration.
September 27, 2011: Johnny Wright passed away in Nashville. He was the husband of Kitty Wells and a former member of the Opry.
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What a big month at the Opry!ReplyDelete
Byron, your comment about Pete Fisher is in line with a point I've been making, that Dee Kilpatrick had said the Opry needed to change, and he was right. At the same time, while he added younger acts, he also maintained a lot of tradition--Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper and Curly Fox came to the Opry in his tenure, too, and no one could accuse Porter Wagoner of not doing traditional country music.
Margaret Smathers is still alive, remarried, and living, I believe, in North Carolina.
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2014 at 1:55 PM
I remember that Roy Acuff made mention of the passing of Carl Butler that weekend and Roy sang My Tears Don't Show, a song Carl wrote and Roy had recorded way back in the late 40's if memory serves me. This was nearing the end for Roy as well as we all know.ReplyDelete
Thanks for all the important dates Byron.
Knightsville, IN
Also, as we know, at the end, Mr. Snow suffered from dementia or Alzheimer's. I mention that because while he may have said he was retired, Jean Shepard said at one point around 1998 that she had spoken with him and he had said he hoped to get back to the Opry.ReplyDelete
By the way, I also used to think to myself, if Eddy Arnold never has done a guest appearance on the Opry, he really should. He did the Purina Grand Ole Opry on TV in 1956, but that wasn't the same.
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2014 at 9:13 PM
Fred, Bismarck:ReplyDelete
Eddy was a difficult case. I really disliked his 1960s elevator music, and when he said things like, "I'm not a country singer, I'm a singer of love songs," I thought hard thoughts. But, then, I had come to country too late -- 1954 -- to have got in on his Opry and country heyday. When, later on, I caught up with those old Victor sides -- including things like "Mommy, Please Stay Home with Me" -- I moderated my view considerably.
These days, I give Eddy credit for all the stuff I approve -- a considerable body of work -- and forgive the rest. Like most professional entertainers, he was trying to maximize, and tried to change with the fashions rather than be left behind. Or maybe his heart was even with pop in the first place, and country was only a stepping stone. Who knows?
With Eddy as with other country artists, I listen to the good and -- life being short -- skip over what I take for the bad.
Eddy Arnold was a superstar to say the least. I do enjoy his music. And all in all he was nothing short than a gentlemen from what I'm told. No carousing of sorts as many of his peers did and I think some of "them" looked at him as if he thought he was just a little better than anyone else. But his music of the 60's is really no different that that of Jim Reeves, The Browns and some Ray Price for that matter.ReplyDelete
I think one reason he never again appeared on the Opry is because some had the attitude; "Look The Opry made this guy and now he's too big for his britches and left us". To me he just simply left to advance his career. Others did as well and many of them are Hall of Famers: Pee Wee King, Jim Reeves, Red Foley and yes even Jimmy Dickens!. I saw an interview with Eddy at some point and he told the interviewer, quote: "If the Grand Ole Opry made Eddy Arnold an international star, why didn't they do it for The Fruit Jar Drinkers". And I see his point. While, he was the Opry's biggest star (so to speak) when he left, his empire only grew more with the career move to leave the Opry.
- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2014 at 1:40 AM
In the early 50s Eddy Arnolds 15 minute Purina Dinner Bell was on the radio each day as I came home from school to eat lunch. He made me a country music fan as much as anyone then. And I believe his office has always been open over the years if anyone needed his counsel. He was the first artist, as Ray Price so aptly put it on a 60s award show to demonstrate that country music could be pretty music. I am a traditionalist, but music also has to grow and get better.ReplyDelete
Dashmann - Flushing, Michigan
I think it was Ray Price who said something like this: Tony Bennett (bless him) made a career out of recording Hank Williams for pop audiences, and why shouldn't the country singers get those rewards for themselves? So, I don't mind if he and Eddy Arnold, so to speak, wanted to record "uptown" country music.ReplyDelete
I've told this before, but, anyway, there was a country music show on Fordham University's radio station hosted by a wonderful country fan named Paul Bain. Someone once complained to him about playing Randy Travis because it wasn't old enough music. He said the issue isn't young or old but whether it's country, and he put on a Gene Autry recording that was just an awful attempt to sound like a pop recording. He pulled it off the turntable in the middle--you could hear the needle go across as he did it--and he said Autry was great but he wasn't playing stuff that wasn't country.
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2014 at 8:57 AM
Agreed, Michael. As a good capitalist -- or, at least an aspiring capitalist! -- I cannot object to people ringing the cash register. However, as a shopper in the free market, it is up to me to decide whether I follow a given artist in his musical choices and help him ring that cash register.ReplyDelete
I try to remind myself that "real" country music was a minority music even back when a majority of people lived on the farm and in small towns. It only makes demographic sense that it is even more a minority music today. A few years ago, in an interview in Bluegrass Unlimited, Mac Wiseman recalled how he almost starved when country was swamped by rock and roll and the Nashville Sound -- and that was nearly 60 years ago!
Of course, most of us would require of a performer -- and a record producer! -- love of the music as well as love of money. It's when that equation gets too far out of balance in favor of the money that I lose interest. I would offer jazz as an example of a minority music that has stayed more or less true to itself, never mind the temptations of the market place.
I'm no student of that music, but to my knowledge it has never been overtaken by its equivalent of the Nashville Sound. That is, you won't hear lush strings, vibraphones and other funny instruments, Milly Kirkham and the like. Experimentation -- a constant in jazz -- is within limits that everybody, musicians and audience, understands.
Would it were so with our music.
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2014 at 3:48 PM
I agree with the first statement Byron made about Roy Acuff. After he passed it didn't take long for things to start changing. As we talked with Opry members at shows in the years shortly after he passed they often spoke of how quickly things were changing, "just not the same anymore" was often the comment. It's hard to believe that an east Tennessee hillbilly could have that much influence on an institution for that many years!ReplyDelete
I wonder what would have happened if he had lived to be 100 and maintained his watchful eye on things. Would it then have been too late to draw the young crowd they now play to? Would his continued rein on the show been the death of it? Would it have been sustainable in that form or would it have taken what we now have to survive? Will it survive? Was his passing timely for the survival of the Opry. I'd like to think otherwise.
All I know is at the time leading up to his passing the house seemed to always be full with maybe the exception of close to Christmas and the crowds seemed to enjoy and appreciate "the same old show". I know I did and I sure miss those days with Roy and Os on stage every weekend.
As I mention Oswald it just occurred to me how little dobro we hear on the Opry now. Os is gone, the Whites haven't used one for years, Tim Graves is out since Wilma Lee left the stage and Bobby Osborne dosen't use one anymore, remember Gene Wooten! That is a sad thought. Actually I think I enjoyed Oswald's dobro just as much as I did Roy Acuff himself. I still tear up every time I hear a live recording of Os starting of "the Bird". Okay, someone tell me Old Crow or another new act is using one regular. If so I'll have pay more attention!
Knightsville, IN
Jim, almost 10 years ago, we adopted a pair of kittens. The girl became Abigail Katherine, a duchess if ever there was one. Her brother was a big, goofy guy, and I had to explain his name to my wife. Durward Kirby was Garry Moore's big goofy sidekick. As for the other reason to call him Kirby, he seemed like a bashful brother at the time. With time, he's less bashful, but he's still a big, goofy guy, and still Abigail's brother. So ... he doesn't play dobro, but Beecher Ray Kirby's spirit lives on in our house. And occasionally, the boy makes some noise, and he's kind of a high tenor.ReplyDelete


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Are you having trouble managing your finances? The perfect way to control your finances is through budgeting. Still, many people avoid doing it because budgeting is time-consuming and requires additional work. There are some people who believe budgeting will stop you from enjoying the things you love. This is a misconception as it makes sure you enjoy things when you want to.
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Christmas and New Year are the perfect occasions to take glittery and brightly colored nails out of the way. Each year, the goal of the holiday season is also to put on his 31 from head to toe, passing through the nails of course. Do not forget that the manicure has become a real fashion accessory, it is also a nice way to have fun and be creative, so here are some nail art ideas that are easy to make yourself.
What nail art for Christmas?
The manicure has grown more and more over the years. Today, having nails made and / or extroverted has become a true fashion accessory. But it's especially during big events (Football World Cup, Halloween, Christmas and New Year) that we take out our most beautiful nails with their most beautiful nail art.
For Christmas, many nail arts are possible according to your desires and your personality. You can go into the most showy and fun as in the most neutral and basic. In addition it is quite possible to make a nail art yourself, just arm yourself with a few small tools, polish of course, a bit of patience and voila!
For a fun and colorful look, go for the red, green, golden or even glitter blue nail polish. On top, Christmas designs will perfectly finish the nail art: fir trees, snowmen …
For a chic and neutral look, a simple uniq and iridescent or large sequins polish will be perfect ! A discreet design can also finish the nail art very nicely as garlands of light, snowflakes …
To make the drawings, scotch or a fine brush to create the shapes will do the trick! But you can also opt for stickers to stick on the polish not yet dry or the stamping technique. Remember to always finish with a layer of top coat to protect your work.
Some ideas of Christmas nail art
This nail is rather easy to reproduce and requires few colors of varnish and tools. Santa's hat refers directly to Christmas and can finish your look in all simplicity and simplicity. For easier drawing the triangle and more details, you can stick tape on your nail triangle and put the red polish inside the shape. For white dots, use a very fine brush or even a toothpick.
Girls who want to match their nails at Christmas time but without doing too much, this nail art is for you. The glittery red nail polish and Santa's outfit only on one nail is really nice. It's up to you to add other drawings on the other nails if you wish. For this nail art, no need for many tools either, use a brush a little thicker than for the previous nail art.
For girls who do not want to have a common nail art with a Santa or reindeer, this manicure is for you! Green, red and gingerbread are very good references to the Christmas season. This nail art requires mastery and is made for girls are a little more experienced.
This manicure is rather easy and discreet if you do it on only one nail. Here the technique of putting several scotch tips is used and what makes this nail art simple. If you prefer to put red or blue in basic color, you can modify it according to your tastes!
At the head of the article you have a picture of our latest nail art selected with the link for its tutorial in modern Christmas all in dots !
That made you want festive nail art? In any case, think of matching your nail art with your Christmas sweater!
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'Hide' Chat should be the same as if you'd closed a skype window, the previous chat history should not be visible when the chat is reopened.
The chats should also be logged somewhere for audit purposes.
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In the Chat Window itself, there should be a "Hide" button.
Scenario: You are having a private (or group) chat. The Chat is "over" and there is no reason to keep it in your "Recents" since the topic was transient/time sensitive only. You should be able to "Hide" (Close) the chat right from the Chat window. Do not make the user click multiple times to get back to "Recents", then find the Chat, click again to get the option to Hide and then have to click "Hide".
Unnecessary clicks reduce productivity, reduction in productivity is an increase in expense which reduces overall company profits.


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You've got to feel for the 81-year-old grandma in Borja, Spain, who took it upon herself to restore a 120-year-old fresco on the wall of her local church. I mean, Jesus was starting to look a little worse for wear, what with the chipped paint and cracks in the wall. Another 100 years and "Ecce Homo" (which means "Behold the Man") would've looked more like Shower Mold Jesus.
So Cecilia Gimenez, who fancies herself an amateur painter, went to work giving Jesus a makeover. And, uh ... well, the painting's new nickname among parishioners: "Ecce Mono" (Behold the Monkey). Whoops.
In her defense, Gimenez says she "wasn't finished" with the painting (also in her defense, she's an 81-year-old Jesus-lovin' grandma! Don't be hating on an 81-year-old Jesus-lovin' grandma!). But she won't have the chance, as authorities are currently trying to determine if there's any way to return the painting to its pre-restoration state. (There's some question as to whether or not the priest gave Gimenez permission to alter the fresco in the first place.)
But is that really What Jesus Would Do? He's the one who said, "Judge not amateur attempts at art restoration, lest ye yourself be judged," and "Let the little old ladies come unto me," after all. (Or something like that.) No, I think Jesus would sign the online petition to leave the updated fresco as is. That's right, Gimenez has become something of an overnight folk art heroine -- over 10,000 people have signed that petition already!
Hey, I'd sign it. Even if the lofty language of the petition, which compares the restoration to the work of Goya and Munch, does go a little overboard:
The daring work of the artist spontaneously in Ecce Homo Mercy Shrine of Borja is endearing and a loving act, a clever reflection of [the] political and social situation of our time.
Ummm ... okay. Or how 'bout just: "Don't be hating on an 82-year-old Jesus-loving grandma!"
Do you think the Jesus fresco should be left as is?
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Death Mark targets April 4 release on Steam
Presenting a very literal meaning to the term "marked for death," PC players will soon be able to find out for themselves what console players have known for a while when the mature-themed visual novel-styled horror adventure Death Mark is released in April.
Death Mark takes place in "the shadows of Tokyo's H City," where "a mysterious disfigurement, like a grotesque birthmark, has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals." This blight is far from just cosmetic, however, as "anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes." Unfortunately for you, you're the latest victim to be branded by this curse, and now "deprived of your memories, you arrive at a mansion rumored to protect the bearers of the Mark. As the doors swing open, the countdown to death has already begun..."
Far from a traditional adventure game, Death Mark plays out more like a stylishly hand-drawn visual novel with exploration and survival elements. Promising a "quiet, slow-burning horror," the game nevertheless confronts players with moments of intense terror, in which "the wrong reaction can lead to a swift and sudden end." While exploring the mysterious manor, you will need to "engage in dialogue and action choices that affect the story's outcome. Some actions lead to instances of violence, with players using various items to defend themselves or attack enemy spirits." Even when victorious, however, "it's not enough to defeat the spirit that cursed you, it must be done in the right way." For those who aren't careful and observant along the way, you may just find that some fates are worse than death.
Originally released for the PlayStation 4, Vita and Nintendo Switch last Halloween, the Windows PC port of Death Mark is due to arrive on Steam on the 4th of April.


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It's Time That I Made Time For That 2
Some time ago I wrote an article called "its time that I made time for that", the main point I was attempting to make was that we all get caught up in getting ahead and at times can forget about the family at home and how our crazy lifestyles impact theirs. In this particular article I was talking about making time for the family and for those relationships that we all need and cherish but at times in our lives we might take for granted.
Really what the article was about was that thing that is called balance, which in the trucking can easily be written off as a group of people sitting in a circle holding hands and singing "Kumbaya my friend". Talking about a life balance Family, Career, Health, and Friends has not been something that makes much sense, given the lifestyle necessary to do the job for a typical truck driver. This has been the topic for folks with too much time on their hands and are overflowing with good intentions you know the folks who posses the very strong Human Resource gene that have left us all confused over what is politically correct and what is not!
So why do I bring this all back up again, I do it because it occurs to me that there might be something to this whole idea. I was asked recently to participate in a pilot program for a product that will be coming to market over the next three to six months called "The Healthy Trucker". I tell you some details on my goals and where I'm at with the program a little later. What occurred to me was that we all get lost in our own little worlds and sometimes just take the status quo as being etched in stone, it's just the way thing are. A little thinking outside the box leads me to this idea.
Forward thinking companies with nine to five workers, no matter what sector of the economy know that if their people have good life balance that they will get higher volume better quality longer lasting employees. A quote from Wikipedia reads, "Organizations play a large part in how their employees deal with work-life balance. Some companies have taken proactive measures in providing programs and initiatives to help their employees cope with work-life balance". When I look at typical business environment where people go home every night and live their lives, come in to work and do the same routine five days a week I can also understand employers discounting the efforts required to be effective on the is subject. It's your free time deal with it any way you feel fit want to be a couch potato, cool, want to be active and get involved with physical fitness, your family your community, fill your boots.
But when I think of a driver and irregularity of the work hours and the fact that in many cases there is no regularity in the workweek it starts to make sense to me that this is an area that needs to be explored to a greater extent. We all know that we as an industry are not attracting many young folks to trucking because of many reasons but one that would be right near the top would be lifestyle! ? Add to that all we have read and heard that the sedentary lifestyle of a truck driver is contributing to an array of health issues from high blood pressure to diabetes, sleep apnea, and premature death etc. I like many of you have a history of heart issues in my family, Dad fatal heart attack at age 50, Truck Driver, Grandfather heart attack survivor, Engineer on the New York Central, Wabash, Uncle died heart attack Engineer on the CPR, all heavy smokers, gee I wonder what's in my future if I don't start paying attention NOW?
I have done many seminars and the reoccurring theme when I discuss retention and recruitment has been the same and I close each session with simple quote "Create a positive company spirit, positive company culture with a sense of community in a value-driven organization and you will reap the benefits of low Driver Turnover. Obviously most of you drivers who are reading this have not had to endure one of my talks so I will break this down some for you.
What I am trying to tell folks who run trucking companies is that open door policies are great things if done right but most companies who say they have these scenarios actually have something quite different. What they have is an open front door and an open back door and many drivers walk right through and move on to the next opportunity. What they need to do is to create programs that make it difficult for you drivers to even consider leaving the company you're at, the best way to do that is to create a sense of community, of caring of services, and yes, that help establish a life balance for the drivers and Owner Operators.
Bringing drivers health and wellness options is the next logical offering to drivers and O/O's from trucking companies it makes perfect sense and might just bring the balance needed for a driver to be successful! This brings me back to the "Healthy Trucker" I am now in week11 of this program. I have lost 11 pounds, my goal is to get to 200 pounds by Jan 1, 2014 I am 6 foot tall and have been slightly overweight for what now feels like my whole life. So far I like the program, I record my meals every day, I have talked to a registered dietician and a physical fitness coach. I get text each day that are hints on how to make smart decisions on what I include in my diet and it seems to be working. I am also looking at how a driver on the road could use this and I can see how folks on the road could benefit from it. It is driver friendly; no doubt, I will keep you updated as my deadline approaches.
You can find more information on "The Healthy Trucker" at http://www.healthytrucker.com
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Ray great article as always also your article in this months OTR magazine, I always enjoy your articles.In the trucking industry today things have really changed. Except the hours that drivers have to work just to make a living and get by. Very few drivers want to do long haul any longer and the newbies certainly do not there is no life in it and certainly no money from where I live. The on the road expenses have gone through the roof. Like you said in your article Respect for this generation has gone out the window with technology this generation cannot converse with ours unless they text. We need to go back a lot of years when both countries did their own manufacturing of goods and the services will improve. Stop this 24 hour demand or sooner for consumer goods. Now Wal -Mart is offering same day delivery along with a few others. People have to have it NOW. No wonder there is no family time like the old days. and if you do not text you do not get to talk to your kids. What a shame.


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(SWEETWATER) – Local high school students had the opportunity to work side-by-side with Texas State Technical College Automotive Technology students during the college's first Auto Tech Day.
The event was focused on recruiting students to TSTC's Automotive Maintenance and Repair dual enrollment pathway – an educational initiative that allows high school students to take college courses.
"We want to make sure students are aware of the college opportunities available to them while still in high school," said TSTC Manager of Dual Enrollment for West Texas Rene Rolston.
Students at the event were treated to breakfast and got to hear from TSTC West Texas Campus Provost Eliska Smith, TSTC Automotive Instructor Henry Ortega, TSTC Automotive Division Director Mark Koslan and TSTC Automotive Advisory Board member and owner of J&M Automotive in Sweetwater Josh Waldon.
After presentations, the high school students were paired with TSTC students to get hands-on experience in areas such as air conditioning, diagnostics, brake repair and engine maintenance and repair.
"When choosing a career path it's important to know what you're getting into," said Rolston. "And there's no better way than having an event dedicated to exposing students to a field and giving them an opportunity to experience it hands on."
Rolston said she hopes this event will encourage students to pursue this pathway because there are benefits to enrolling in dual enrollment courses.
"When a student enrolls in dual enrollment they are saving themselves time and money in the future," she said. "When they complete the pathway they have one semester under their belt."
TSTC currently has 43 school districts that are utilizing the dual enrollment pathway for its junior and senior high school students in Sweetwater and surrounding counties, including nine online pathways for those who are too far to travel to campus.
Dual enrollment classes are typically offered Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the TSTC campus.
"We have students as far as 250 miles away taking dual enrollment courses through TSTC," said Rolston. "So our online pathways make dual enrollment a reality with us when students live too far but want to take advantage of this great partnership."
For more information on the dual enrollment Automotive Technology pathway call 325-235-7319 or go online at tstc.edu.


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Gamers on the go know that lugging bulky towers and CRTs to LAN parties can sure cut down on the fun. Falcon Northwest's 2.66GHz FragBox offers a capable and affordable solution. When combined with a small, 15-inch LCD, the FragBox is a light and portable gaming package, with a wireless keyboard and mouse to keep wires from tangling. It uses the same case as the decidedly more high-end Polywell Mini Qbox, and though the Qbox will attract a wider audience with its TiVo-like functionality, FragBox makers keep costs down by including features that serve the target audience precisely.
The handle on top is your first clue. The case's compact dimensions (9.5 by 8.3 by 12 inches) should serve as a second hint that the Falcon Northwest FragBox is made for mobile gaming. It includes touches that are sure to appeal to the gaming crowd: all of the internals are plainly visible through the windowed side panels and illuminated by neon-blue lighting.
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What makes the FragBox great for the LAN-party crowd, however, also makes it less ideal for sedentary gamers. Falcon offers just one FragBox configuration, and unlike the company's Mach V line, it's not customizable. Your expansion options are obviously limited due to the FragBox's small case. The AGP slot is easily accessed via the side panel, but you have to remove the graphics card that's installed there to get to the system's single PCI slot. Adding more memory to the remaining open DIMM slot requires some delicate maneuvers because the slots are tucked inconveniently toward the front of the case under the hard drive. The CPU and the RAM are not readily accessible.
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The small case still has room for a full-size graphics card.
Despite its small size, the FragBox offers an impressive number of rear ports, including those for PS/2 keyboard and mouse; two USB 2.0; 10/100 Ethernet; serial; two FireWire; audio connections (speaker out, line in, microphone); and integrated video. Two more USB 2.0 ports, an additional FireWire port, and audio jacks (including an S/PDIF connection) line the front panel, along with the DVD-ROM and floppy drives. The Nvidia GeForce FX 5600 Ultra AGP video card provides a 15-pin RGB port and a DVI port for flat-panel displays, such as the NEC MultiSync LCD 1560V+ included with our evaluation unit.
The Falcon Northwest FragBox, with its 2.66GHz Pentium 4 and 512MB of 333MHz DDR memory, offers capable, if not up-to-the-minute, performance. Its CFI-S96 motherboard uses Intel's aging 845PE chipset with a 533MHz frontside bus. If it had a more recent chipset, you'd definitely get better performance, but the FragBox's midrange scores show that it's still more than ready for today's apps.
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The FragBox covers the basics with drives for DVD-ROM and floppy.
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An LCD for gaming? If you plan on taking your first-person shooter skills on the road, it makes sense.
More important to the FragBox's target audience is the graphics card it uses: a 128MB GeForce FX 5600 Ultra manufactured by eVGA.com. It's Nvidia's newest midrange card and a solid performer for the price, hundreds less than Nvidia's high-end 5900 Ultra, allowing Falcon to keep the FragBox's price less than $1,000. (Our test system's peripherals--a 15-inch LCD, a keyboard/mouse, and headphones--are sold separately and push the price past $1,400.
Falcon's FragBox sticks with the essentials for LAN parties and eschews high-priced extras. Although there's no CD burner, for instance, the Sony DVD-ROM drive lets you perform basic tasks, such as audio-CD and DVD-movie playback (the latter supported by Nvidia's nvDVD 2.0 software), software installation, and gaming. The 7,200rpm, 82GB IBM hard drive offers ample storage for games, MP3s, and other downloaded files. Upgrading your storage space, however, means replacing the hard drive entirely; there's no room for a second one.
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Logitech's wireless MX700 mouse is sublime.
The optional components that come with the FragBox are intended to keep the system portable. Falcon wouldn't normally recommend an LCD for gaming, but the 15-inch NEC MultiSync LCD 1560V+ is a lot easier to haul than a CRT. In our informal tests, we saw no ghosting in games, and colors appeared rich and bright. The Logitech cordless MX Duo includes a shortcut-key-laden keyboard and the highly responsive and accurate MX700 optical mouse. The Andrea ANC-65 headset with microphone is a LAN-party essential for hearing game audio while talking smack to your cohorts.
One final word: You'll have to buy your software separately. The FragBox ships with Windows XP Home and the Nvidia DVD-playing software, and that's it.
Application performance
FragBox's gamer audience will care less about its application performance than it does about the way it runs 3D games. Nevertheless, the FragBox can ably handle any of today's applications. Its older Intel 845G/GL chipset might not be as peppy as Intel's latest mainstream chipset, the 865, but the system still posted solid midrange scores.
Application performance (Longer bars indicate better performance)
To measure application performance, CNET Labs uses BAPCo's SysMark2002, an industry-standard benchmark. Using off-the-shelf applications, SysMark measures a desktop's performance using office-productivity applications (such as Microsoft Office and McAfee VirusScan) and Internet-content-creation applications (such as Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Dreamweaver).
3D graphics and gaming performance
The Falcon Northwest FragBox uses Nvidia's latest midrange graphics card, the GeForce FX 5600 Ultra. It turned in impressive 3DMark2001 scores, as well as ample Quake III frame rates. The vast majority of gamers will be more than satisfied with this card, and all gamers will appreciate its cost savings compared to Nvidia's high-end 5900 Ultra. It edged out rival ATI's midrange Radeon 9600 Pro on our 3D graphics tests and is also a significant step up from Nvidia's previous-generation card.


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Star Wars - Episode III: Dark Force Rising
- New opening crawl
- Cut Anakin's lines about Grievous' ship and Vulture Droids, as well as Obi-Wan's response
- Cut Anakin's "This is where the fun begins"
- Cut the missiles and buzz droids
- Moved "Oh, I have a bad feeling about this" so it comes in response to Anakin's "General Grievous' ship is dead ahead"
- Cut the lines about the ship's shields still being up
- Cut Anakin unbuckling his seatbelts
- Cut the battle droid's "There they are!
- Cut Anakin's "I sense Count Dooku"
- Cut directly from "Spring the trap" to Grievous' introduction
- Cut the elevator sequence
- Added music to the duel with Dooku
- Cut Palpatine's "Get help" etc. and Obi-Wan's response
- Cut Dooku's jump from the balcony
- Cut Anakin's "My powers have doubled" and Dooku's response
- Cut the balcony falling on Obi-Wan
- Cut Palpatine urging Anakin to kill Dooku
- Cut from Palpatine's "You did well, Anakin" to the Star Destroyer attacking Grievous' ship
- Cut Anakin's "We're in a bit of a situation here"
- Cut Anakin's "Oops!"
- Trimmed the falling elevator scene
- Cut Grievous' "Activate ray shields!"
- Cut the "We're smarter than this" dialogue
- Cut bits of the dialogue of the Grievous confrontation
- Trimmed the fight on the bridge
- Replaced Grievous' "You lose, General Kenobi!" with "Time to abandon ship, jedi scum!"
- Cut Grievous launching the escape pods
- Cut Anakin's "The ability to pilot this thing is irrelevant"
- Trimmed the destruction and descent of Grievous' ship
- Cut Obi-Wan's "We're still flying half a ship"
- Shortened the shuttle landing sequence
- Trimmed the conversation between Anakin and Obi-Wan
- Cut reference to Grievous being a coward
- Cut Anakin's "Spare parts" line
- Cut bits of Anakin and Padme's reuinion
- Replaced venetian blinds transition with a straight cut
- Shortened the landing on Utapau
- Cut Sidious telling Grievous to send the separatists to Mustafar
- Cut balcony scene and Anakin's nightmare, going directly from Sidious' closeup to Anakin waking up
- Trimmed the conversation between Anakin and Padme
- Trimmed the conversation between Anakin and Yoda
- Trimmed the conversation between Anakin and Obi-Wan
- Replaced the strange transition used after the scene in Palpatine's office with a linear wipe
- Reinserted the "A Plot to Destroy the Jedi?" deleted scenes, with a few cuts and alterations
- Cut Anakin's whining to the Jedi Council when he's not made a master
- Trimmed Anakin and Obi-Wan's conversation in the hallway of the temple
- The scene in the gunship ends with Mace Windu's "So the prophecy says."
- Trimmed the balcony scene with Anakin and Padme, and ending it after "What is it?" "Nothing"
- Reinserted a trimmed version of the "Stirring in the Senate" deleted scene
- Shortened the opera scene, removing mention of midichlorians among other things
- Cut Yoda's "Quickly and decisively we must act"
- Trimmed the Anakin/Obi-Wan talk before Obi-Wan leaves for Utapau
- Reinserted the final "Birth of the Rebellion" deleted scene
- Obi-Wan's adventure on Utapau has been shortened, recut and altered quite extensively
- Cut the scene in the Jedi war room
- Tightened the scene in Palpatine's office
- Cut Anakin's "I wish I knew. I know there are things about the Force that they're not telling me."
- Shortened and reordered Palpatine's revelation, making Anakin catch on a bit quicker and removing the "Jedi are evil" subplot and Anakin wanting to kill Palpatine
- Cut from Grievous' death to Mace Windu's "A Sith Lord?"
- Changed the "venetian blinds" wipe to an iris
- Cut C-3PO walking up to Padme
- Cut Palpatine's "I take it General Grievous has been destroyed, then"
- Palpatine's attack and killing the three Jedi has been made faster
- Trimmed Palpatine vs. Windu
- Shortened and changed the Anakin/Palpatine/Windu confrontation, removing Palpatine's first lightning attack among other things
- Cut Palpatine's first "Good"
- Cut Palpatine's "To cheat death" etc.
- Cut Anakin's "Thank you, my master"
- Cut Palpatine's "along with all the senators" and replaced Anakin's reply with "I understand, Master"
- Cut Palpatine's "including your friend, Obi-Wan Kenobi"
- Cut Palpatine's "We must move quickly" etc.
- Reordered some reaction shots of Anakin
- The scene ends with Palpatine's "to save Padme".
- Cut the scene with Padme watching the burning Jedi Temple
- Cut the scene with Bail at the Jedi Temple
- Cut the scene with Obi-Wan swimming
- Cut the scene with AT-STs searching for Wookiees
- Cu t the scene with Yoda leaving Kashyyyk
- Replaced the "venetian blinds" transition from Obi-Wan's ship to Padme's apartment with a wipe
- Cut Anakin's "I'm fine. I'm fine. I came to see if you and the baby are safe."
- Cut Anakin's "I will not betray the Republic"
- Cut Anakin's "and with the Senate, and with you."
- Cut the dialogue between C-3PO and Padme
- Cut Yoda's "Hmm. Suggest dismantling the coded signal, do you?" and Obi-Wan's response
- Cut the scene with the separatists on Mustafar
- Cut the scene with the Tantive IV returning to Coruscant
- Cut Nute Gunray's "Welcome, Lord Vader. We've been expecting you."
- Cut Obi-Wan's "Not even the younglings survived."
- Cut Yoda's "Killed not by clones" etc.
- Replaced Yoda's "For the clones, to discover the recalibration, a long time it will take" with "Until the time is right, disappear we will"
- Cut the dialogue about having to destroy the Sith, and any mention of Yoda going to fight the Emperor
- Cut all dialogue in Padme's apartment before "I need your help"
- The scene ends with "Padme I must find him"
- Cut the scene with Padme's cruiser taking off and Obi-Wan sneaking aboard
- Cut Anakin communicating with the Emperor's hologram
- Shortened Padme's cruiser's landing on Mustafar
- Cut Anakin's "I saw your ship"
- A lot of dialogue between Anakin and Padme has been cut
- Added sound effects to Anakin choking Padme
- Cut Obi-Wan's "You have done that yourself" and Anakin's "You will not take her from me"
- Cut Anakin's "I see through the lies of the Jedi" etc.
- Cut "freedom" from Anakin's list of things he has brought to his new empire
- Cut Anakin's "If you're not with me"
- Cut the dialogue that follows "Then you're my enemy"
- Anakin and Obi-Wan now ignite their sabers nearly simultaneously
- The entire Yoda/Emperor duel has been cut
- Cut all dialogue during the duel except "This is the end for you, my master"
- The duel ends a bit differently than the original
- Cut all dialogue after Anakin's defeat except "You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you."
- Padme doesn't wake up on the cruiser
- The Emperor's arrival on Mustafar has been moved to after the first Polis Massa scene, and has been cut so Anakin appears to truly be dead when the Emperor finds him
- Cut Padme losing her will to live
- Cut the birth and naming of the babies
- Cut the entire "NOOOOO!!!!" scene
- Cut the entire scene on Tantive IV, making Padme's dying "There's still good in him" the last words to be spoken in the movie
- Added fan edit credits
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In his desperation to save Padmé, where he failed to save his mother, Anakin trusts the only friend he thinks he has, Palpatine. Like so many heroes before him, Anakin brings his own worst nightmares upon himself.
The brilliant reinsertion of Padmé as one of founders of the rebellion, adds a greater depth to her character, as well as her relationship with Anakin. It is only natural, given the previous two films, that Padmé would have doubts about the Republic. Anakin now not only fears Padmé's death, but also her betrayal.
The Finale is no longer Jedi against Sith, but friend against friend. Obi-wan's goal is not to kill Anakin, but to save him. Obi-wan's love for Anakin is an erie contrast to Anakin's hate. The battle is personal, paralleling well with their final duel in A New Hope.
Kerr's Dark Force Rising takes a good movie and makes it great. It is quick and fast paced, effectively removing or altering much of the unneeded dialogue. My only real complaint–it's a great movie that ends too soon.
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DVD was great quality. Editing was smooth but some of the audio felt unbalanced at times. It could have been my 2.0 setup, sometimes the sound would drop down dramatically and then back up like as if the music was cut from the front channels abruptly but kept in the rear.
This was a pretty excellent Episode 3 edit. Only complaint I have is that the first half felt off narratively, it's mainly a problem of the source movie though.
Emperor reveal was remarkable. That scene is now canon for me. I have officially forgotten how it happened in the theatrical.
A/V Quality - 9
Editing - 10 visual, 8 audio
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Enjoyment - 9 (original is 6)
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Review by darthscourge — October 8, 2011 @ 3:52 pm
Just finished it…and, man this was amazing. Everything worked so much better than the original, the deleted scenes insertions are well-timed and make a better story. The Yoda/Palpatine duel is not missed, yet I thought it would be. The agonizing decision that Anakin makes is tense and far more believable, and extremely emotional. It starts out in an upbeat way and ends on the darkest note possible, with just a glimmer of (A New) hope in those twin suns.
The shortened run time is perfect – now it plays more like an extended episode of The Clone Wars, which works so well. IMHO The Clone Wars series' far outclass all of the original prequels anyway.
An excellent way to prelude Adywan's ANH:R! Snaps and much respect to Kerr and all the other editors who directly or indirectly contributed. In the three or so years I've been a member here, I haven't watched any of the others, so I cannot make any comparisons. But, man, this effing rocks! 9.5 lightsabers, just want a Hi-def fully-sick 5.1 version now for that extra .5!