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WMM Playlist from January 3, 2018
Posted on January 5, 2018 by Mark Manning
Tributes to Iris DeMent & David Bowie
+ Michelle Bacon & Katy Guillen of The Band That Fell To Earth
In our 1st hour, we celebrated the birthday of Iris DeMent, born January 5, 1961, in rural Paragould, Arkansas. She was the youngest of 14 children. At the age of 3, her devoutly religious family moved to California, where she grew up singing gospel music. During her teenage years, Iris was exposed to country, folk, & R&B, drawing influence from Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, & Joni Mitchell.
Iris moved to the midwest and after a series of jobs as a waitress and typist, she wrote her first song at the age of 25. She moved to Kansas City and played Harling's Upstairs and open-mic nights alongside Scott Hrabko and Howard Iceberg. Iris met producer Jim Rooney in Nashville, in 1988, who helped her land a record contract.
Iris Dement made her recording debut in 1992, with her independently produced album, "Infamous Angel." The record won critical acclaim and John Prine mentioned Iris in his list of favorite recordings of the year published in Rolling Stone. Despite a complete lack of support from country radio, the word of mouth praise for Iris DeMent's "Infamous Angel" earned her a deal with Warner Bros Records, which reissued "Infamous Angel" in 1993. We started the show with a song originally from that album called, "Let The Mystery Be" that was lovingly covered by her husband, the great folk singer songwriter – Greg Brown. "Let The Mystery Be" has also been covered by David Bryne, 10,000 Maniacs, Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick, and it was the theme song for the second season of The Leftovers.
from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979 [WMM's theme]
2. Greg Brown – "Let The Mystery Be"
from: Freak Flag / Yep Roc / May 10, 2011
[Iris Dement's song "Let The Mystery Be" from her debut Infamous Angel, from 1992. This song was covered by David Bryne, 10,000 Maniacs, Bun E. Carlos, and many others, it also became the theme song for the 2nd season of The Leftovers.While Greg Brown was recording this album, lighting hit the studio where Greg Brown he was recording songs for his 24th album: Freak Flag, the title track was all that remained of the lost original album. Greg wrote ten new songs, recording them at Memphis, Tennessee's legendary Ardent Studios. Produced by Bo Ramsey, the album also includes a cover of Pieta Brown's song "Remember the Sun."]
Full disclosure, I love Iris DeMent. I've seen her live, in-concert, over 8 times. I met Iris DeMent when I was working at Kinkos at 39th & Rainbow in 1992. Iris came in to copy press clippings, she was in the process of releasing her debut album. I wasn't familiar with her music until I saw her on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 1995, where she performed her song, "My Life." I was blown away. I had video-taped the show, and I would replay that song for everyone that came to visit. I wanted everyone to know about Iris DeMent.
I ran into Iris at Classic Cup in Westport. By this point I had become a big fan of her music and I was sort of star stuck, but she approached me and asked, "How do I know you?" Our friendship was able to continue because we shared a mutual friend named Anne Winter, who invited me to a holiday party in Iris Dement's River Market condo where we sang old fashioned hymns, with members of The Wilders. Anne Winter had become a close friend of Iris and even went out "on the road" with her at one point. Because of Anne, I stage managed a show at the Uptown Theatre with Michael Moore, Iris deMent and the Wilders all performing. Anne Winter also helped arranged for Iris to play one of our Big Bang Buffet shows in 1999 at The Hobbs Building. In 2002 Iris agreed to do a benefit show for Friends of Community Radio. At this point she was living in Coleman Heights in Kansas City and invited Linda Wilson and I to a home-cooked meal at her house, to talk aver the details of the show. In 2004 Iris and Greg Brown performed together in a show with Amy Goodman of "Democracy Now!" to raise over $10,000.00 for KKFI. Iris never took a penny from any of these shows, and has always been such a generous supporter of 90.1 FM. She recognized as a singer songwriter how important community radio is for independent artists like herself, and she has always given back, to help keep this radio station alive. Because of Iris DeMent's generosity, and in honor of our dear friend Anne Winter, who we lost in 2009, I vowed to pay tribute to iris on her birthday, each year, with this radio show.
3. Iris DeMent – "My Life"
from: My Life / Warner Brothers / 1994
10:12 – Influences of Iris DeMent
Iris DeMent represents that place in the road, where Country and Folk music merged with honest stories, of working class people, not afraid to tell the truth about the times they are living through. Iris DeMent grew up singing gospel music, but in her teenage years, she discovered other music through the radio: country, folk, and R&B, and the music of Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell.
4. Loretta Lynn – "You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man"
from: Legends of Country Music / Columbis Legacy / 1997
[Live performance for Austin City Limits taped in 1983. Loretta Webb was the second of 8 children; grew up in Butcher Holler, a section of Van Lear, a mining community in Kentucky. Growing up with such humble roots had a huge effect on Lynn's life and heavily influenced her music as an adult. Her autobiography describes how, during her childhood, the community had no motor vehicles, paved roads, or flush toilets. She married Oliver Vanetta Lynn, known as "Doo," on Jan. 10, 1948, at age 13. In an effort to break free of the coal mining industry, at 14, Lynn moved to the logging community Custer, Washington, with her husband. The Lynns had 4 children – Betty Sue, Jack Benny, Cissy and Ernest Ray – by the time Loretta was 18, and in her early 20s she then had twin girls, Peggy & Patsy. No stranger to controversy, Loretta Lynn possibly had more banned songs than any other country music artist, prior to The Dixie Chicks, including "Rated X," about the double standards divorced women face, "Wings Upon Your Horns," about the loss of teenage virginity, and "The Pill," lyrics by T. D. Bayless, about a wife and mother becoming liberated via the birth control pill. Her song "Dear Uncle Sam," released in 1966 during the Vietnam War, describes a wife's anguish at the loss of a husband to war. It has been included in live performances during the US – Iraq War.]
5. Merle Haggard – "Workin' Man Blues"
from: Oh Boy Classic Presents Merle Haggard / Oh Boy Records / 2000
[Originally released in 1969, a tribute to a core group of his fans: The American blue-collared working man. Backed by an electric guitar that typified Haggard's signature Bakersfield Sound, he fills the role of one of those workers expressing pride in values of hard work and sacrifice, despite the resulting fatigue and the stress of raising a large family. Included on Haggard's 1969 album "A Portrait of Merle Haggard." Included in this collection on John Prine's Oh Boy Records.]
6. Johnny Cash – "Ring of Fire"
from: 16 Biggets Hits / Columbia Legacy / 2007
[co-written by June Carter (wife of Johnny Cash) and Merle Kilgore. The song was recorded on March 25, 1963 and became the biggest hit of his career, staying at #1 on the charts for 7 weeks. "Ring of Fire" refers to falling in love – which is what June Carter was experiencing with Johnny Cash at the time. Some sources claim that June had seen the phrase, "Love is like a burning ring of fire," underlined in one of her uncle A. P. Carter's Elizabethan books of poetry. She worked with Kilgore on writing a song inspired by this phrase as she had seen her uncle do in the past. In the 2005 film, Walk the Line June is depicted as writing the song while agonizing over her feelings for Cash despite his drug addiction and alcoholism as she was driving home one evening. She had written: "There is no way to be in that kind of hell, no way to extinguish a flame that burns, burns, burns". Cash claims he had a dream where he heard the song accompanied by "Mexican horns". Four years after the song was released, Carter and Cash were married which Cash states helped to stop his alcohol and drug addictions. Cash's daughter, Rosanne has stated, "The song is about the transformative power of love and that's what it has always meant to me and that's what it will always mean to the Cash children.]
7. Bob Dylan – "I Shall Be Released"
from: The Essential Bob Dylan / Columbia – Sony / 2000 [Originally recorded October, 1971. ]
8. Joni Mitchell – "For The Roses"
from: For The Roses / Asylumn / 1972
[Released between her 2 biggest commercial and critical successes – "Blue" and "Court & Spark". In 2007 it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. "For the Roses" was Mitchell's farewell to the business; she took an extended break for a year after. The album was critically acclaimed with The New York Times saying "Each of Mitchell's songs on For the Roses is a gem glistening with her elegant way with language, her pointed splashes of irony & her perfect shaping of images. Never does Mitchell voice a thought or feeling commonly. She's a songwriter and singer of genius who can't help but make us feel we are not alone." A nude photograph of Joni Mitchell was included on the inside cover of the original LP and is included in the CD booklet. The photograph shows the singer from the rear & was taken from a considerable distance; she is shown standing on a rock and staring out at the ocean. This created some controversy at the time.]
10:28 – Collaborations with Iris Dement
9. Nanci Griffith w/Iris & Emmylou – "Are You Tired of Me Darling"
from: Other Voices Other Rooms / Elektra / 1993
[High Harmony – Iris / Low Harmony – Emmylou Harris] [Nanci Griffith's 10th album. Here she pays homage to other songwriters who have influenced her own career.]
10. John Prine w/ Iris Dement – "We're Not The Jet Set"
from: In Spite Of Ourselves / Oh Boy / 1999
[In 1968 country superstar George Jones witnessed a fight between Tammy Wynette and her husband Don Chapel. At Jones's urging, Wynette and her daughters drove away with him. Wynette and Jones married Feb. 16, 1969, and Wynette's 4th daughter, Georgette, was born in 1970. Jones and Wynette, were nicknamed the "President and First Lady" of country music, and they recorded a string of hit duets that seemed drawn directly from their volatile relationship, which resulted in their divorcing in 1975. Their classic recordings included "Two Story House," "Golden Ring," and the humorous "(We're Not) The Jet Set." ]
Iris DeMent's first three releases, all on Warner Brothers records, were critically acclaimed, and she received two Grammy nominations during this time, in the "Folk Music" category. Meanwhile country radio completely overlooked her original songs, and amazing voice, that has been compared to Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. For her 1992 debut record John Prine wrote the liner notes. [Read the liner notes from John Prine]
"One night after receiving a copy of "Let the Mystery Be," I was listening to the tape while frying a dozen or so pork chops in a skillet. Well Iris DeMent starts singing about "Mama's Opry," and being the sentimental fellow I am, I got a lump in my throat and a tear fell from my eyes into the hot oil. Well the oil popped out and burnt my arm as if the pork chops were trying to say, "Shut up, or I'll really give you something to cry about." Of course, pork chops can't talk. But Iris DeMent's songs can. They talk about isolated memories of life, love and living. And Iris has a voice I like a whole lot, like one you've heard before— but not really. So listen to this music, this Iris DeMent. It's good for you. And if pork chops could talk, they'd probably learn how to sing one of her songs. Then we'd all have something to cry about." – John Prine, Songwriter, musician & president Oh Boy! Records"
11. Iris DeMent – "Infamous Angel"
from: Infamous Angel / Warner Brothers / 1992 / 1993
[Debut studio album. In 1995, her song "Our Town" was played in the closing moments of the last episode of CBS TV series Northern Exposure. "Let the Mystery Be" became theme for the 2nd season of The Leftovers.]
10:40 – Greg Brown
Iris followed up her debut record with the autobiographical, "My Life," released in 1994 and quickly followed with her third Warner Brother's release, "The Way I Should," released in 1996, which contains some of Iris DeMent's most political songs.
In the 2002 Iris DeMent did a benefit concert for The Friends of Community Radio at Unity Temple on The Plaza. I remember when Iris asked us if it was okay that she have a musician friend open the concert for her, we agreed because Iris was donated her talent to the cause of community radio. And then she told us that this musician friend was Greg Brown, who at this point was know all over the country, but had never before played KC.
Later that year, on November 21, 2002 Greg married Iris DeMent in a private ceremony in the office of Rev. Sam Mann of St. Mark Church in East KC.
Grammy Nominated Greg Brown is one of the most respected singer songwriters working in music today. He started singing professionally at the age of 18 organizing early folk concerts in New York City, Portland, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. In the 1980s, he worked and toured extensively as musical director for Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion radio program. He also founded his own record label, named Red House Records after a home in which he lived in Iowa. Greg Brown has released over 30 recordings and has allowed much of his music to be used to raise funds and awareness for environmental and social causes. His songs have been performed by Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson, Carlos Santana, Michael Johnson, Ani DiFranco, Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Iris DeMent and Joan Baez.
12. Greg Brown w/Iris -"Jacob's Ladder"
from: Honey in The Lion's Head / Trailer / 2003
13. Greg Brown – "Bucket"
from: Evening Call / Red House / 2006
[The Washington Post writes, "The singer-songwriter from Iowa has a baritone as rough and chunky as Thanksgiving gravy with the turkey bits still in, and that's just how his words drip out on his album, "The Evening Call." on "Whippoorwill" he sing as sweetly as his lover down in KC. That's his wife, Iris DeMent, and on "Joy Tears," he tells her, "When you start your singing, honey, the heavens open up with grace."]
In 2015 Iris DeMent released her 6th album, with national acclaim, and a #5 spot on WMM's 115 Best Recordings of 2015. The Trackless Woods sets 18 poems by acclaimed 20th century Russian poet Anna Akhmatova to life. Hailed as one of Russia's finest poets, Akhmatova survived the Bolshevik Revolution, both World Wars and Stalin. When Iris randomly stumbled upon Akhmatova's work in a book of poetry a friend sent as a gift, she was immediately taken by the sorrow and burden of the poems. Iris recorded the album with co-producer Richard Bennett in her living room over a five-day period. The project also fulfilled a long yearned-for desire to connect with her adopted daughter's culture and history. Iris and her husband Greg Brown adopted their daughter from Siberia in 2005, when she was 6, and Iris says "I'd never have made this record were it not for her."
14. Iris DeMent – "Listening to Singing"
from: The Trackless Woods / FlariElla / August 7, 2015 [6th album from Grammy nominated Iris DeMent who NPR said was "one of the great voices in contemporary popular music." The Trackless Woods sets 18 poems by acclaimed 20th century Russian poet Anna Akhmatova to life. Hailed as one of Russia's finest poets, Akhmatova survived the Bolshevik Revolution, both World Wars and Stalin. She lost family, friends & fellow writers to political killings and labor in the gulags. When Iris randomly stumbled upon Akhmatova's work in a book of poetry a friend sent as a gift, she was immediately taken by the sorrow and burden of the poems, juxtaposed with Akhmatova's lightness and transcendence in the face of inhumanity. "Anna's gift of song is so strong, about alI I had to do was get really quiet and listen," says Iris. After reading that first poem the melodies began pouring out of her, and before she even fully understood what was driving her, Iris was gathering musicians & friends, including co-producer Richard Bennett (Emmylou Harris, Neil Diamond, Steve Earle), to record 'The Trackless Woods' in her living room over a 5-days. The result is a pairing of piano and voice in Iris' style with timeless melodies that are rooted in the American South.]
In his review for WHYY's Fresh Air, Entertainment Weekly Music Editor – Ken Tucker wrote: "Iris DeMent possesses one of the great voices in contemporary popular music: powerfully, ringingly clear, capable of both heartbreaking fragility and blow-your-ears-back power. Had she been making country albums in the '70s and '80s and had more commercial ambition, she'd probably now be considered right up there with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. Instead, she's lived a contemporary life, a somewhat private life. As she recently told an interviewer, "There's a lot that goes into life besides songwriting." And she's taken her time in composing songs that fit into no genre easily."
Iris released her 5th album, "Sing The Delta" in 2012, to glowing reviews from the UK publication UNcut, The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, and was #1 on WMM's 112 Best Recordings of 2012. And Because we have lost so many great folks in 2016, I find it fitting to end this hour long tribute with "Go On Ahead and Go Home" from Iris DeMent's album, Sing the Delta. Happy Birthday Iris DeMent. We love you!
15. Iris DeMent – "Go on Ahead and Go Home"
from: Sing The Delta / Flariella / Oct. 2, 2012
[Her first full-length release of original songs since 1996. Iris was our special guest on our Oct 10, WMM.]
Wednesday MidDay Medley Celebrates Bowie
16. Nico Gray's Bowie Story – "Thank you Bowie!"
recorded by Nico Gray, Sunday, February 28, 2016
17. James Murphy – "Golden Years"
rom: While We're Young (Original Soundtrack) / Power Elite / March 23, 2015
[Born February 4, 1970. James Murphy is a musician, producer, DJ, and co-founder of record label DFA Records. His most well-known musical project is LCD Soundsystem. James Murphy was influenced by Bowie and remixed songs for Bowie's The Next Day Extras, and is credited as a percussionist on Bowie's Backstar.] ["Golden Years" was written and recorded by David Bowie in 1975, and originally released in a shortened form as a single in November 1975, and in its full-length version in January the following year on, Station to Station. It was the first track completed during the Station to Station sessions, a period when Bowie's cocaine addiction was at its peak. "Golden Years" was more similar in style to the Young Americans funk/soul material from earlier in 1975 than the rest of Station to Station, that foreshadowed the Kraftwerk-influenced Euro-centric and electronic music that Bowie would move into with his 'Berlin Trilogy'.]
David Bowie seemed to be from another world. I thought he was immortal. His art kept coming. His influence so vast. He was a guide. So much of my journey, as a queer kid finding my way in the world, was influenced by Bowie.
David Bowie was born January 8, 1947. In school he studied art, music, and design before embarking on a music career in 1963. Over a span of 5 decades, he sold over 140 million records and released 27 studio albums, if count Tin Machine, which you should. His career is notable for his reinvention, his pushing of the boundaries of gender, art and music. He was the first to create a concert tour that was a big as a broadway touring show. He was also an actor in many influencial films including: The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Hunger, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Basquiat, and 20 other films. He also played John Merrick in The Elephant Man on Broadway. He influenced multiple generations with his music, films, music videos, and concert tours.
Bowie was a gateway to other discoveries: The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, T-Rex, Iggy Pop, Andy Warhol, Glam Rock, Electronica, Brian Eno, William S. Burroughs, Kraftwerk, Mick Ronson, Tony Visconti, Klaus Nomi, Bauhaus, Gender Expression, and much more.
A year ago on January 10, 2016, two days after he released his 25th solo album, Blackstar, on his 69th birthday, David Robert Jones passed away at home surrounded by his wife Iman, son Duncan Jones from his marriage to Angela Bowie, and daughter Alexandria from his marriage to Iman. David Bowie's death sent shock waves of grief across the world.
For his song, "Sweet Thing," Bowie first used the William S. Burroughs' "cut-up style" of writing. Sweet Thing was from Diamond Dogs, Bowie's 8th album, released May 24, 1974.
18. Joan As Police Woman – "Sweet Thing"
from: Real Life (B Sides) – EP / Cheap Lullaby Records / June 12, 2007
[Extra tracks from the solo debut recording of Joan Wasser, born July 26, 1970, known by her stage name, Joan As Police Woman. She is an American musician and singer-songwriter. She began her career playing violin with the Dambuilders. Throughout her career, she has regularly collaborated with other artists as a writer, performer and arranger. Kansas City artist Krystle Warren has toured around the world with her.] ["Sweet Thing" or "Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (Reprise)" is a suite of songs written by David Bowie for the album Diamond Dogs. Recorded in January 1974, the piece comprises the songs "Sweet Thing" and "Candidate" and a one-verse reprise of "Sweet Thing." In the opening line, "Sweet Thing" contains the lowest note Bowie had recorded in a studio album (C2) until "I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spacecraft" for the album "Heathen" (2002), where he growled the word "Well" (G1) towards the end of the song. Diamond Dogs was the 8th studio album from Bowie, was released May 24, 1974, after the 'retirement' of Bowies's Ziggy Stardust, character. Diamond Dogs featured a new lead character named Halloween Jack, "a real cool cat," who lives in the decaying "Hunger City". Bowie, however, still wore the Ziggy haircut on the cover of Diamond Dogs, and the first single, "Rebel Rebel" continues his glam rock sound. However, with the rest of the album, music writers noticed a new Bowie. For his song "Sweet Thing" / "Candidate"/ "Sweet Thing (Reprise)" Bowie first used the William S. Burroughs' cut-up style of writing. The song "1984" reflected the "plastic soul" sound of Bowie's next release, Young Americans, from 1975. The Diamond Dogs Tour of 1974 was one of the first huge Rock and Roll, bus and truck tours. Bowie produced the show with a giant set, like a big Broadway production.]
David Bowie's song "Lazarus" was released on December 17, 2015, making it the second single from his twenty-fifth studio album "Blackstar", as well as his last single released before his death on January 10, 2016. The track is used in Bowie's off-Broadway musical of the same name. "Lazarus" was Bowie's first top 40 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 in more than 28 years. According to Bowie's producer Tony Visconti, the lyrics and video of "Lazarus" were intended to be a self-epitaph, a commentary on Bowie's own impending death. In November 2015 during the week of shooting for the Lazarus video, doctors reportedly informed Bowie the cancer was terminal and that they were ending treatment. The video features Bowie, appearing with a bandage and buttons sewn over his eyes, lying on a deathbed and finishes with Bowie retreating into a dark wardrobe. In the scenes featuring the wardrobe, Bowie is wearing a diagonally striped suit referencing the back cover of the 1991 CD reissue of the Station to Station album, where he is pictured sitting on the floor drawing the kabbalistic Tree of Life.
19. David Bowie – "Lazarus"
from: Blackstar / ISO Records – Columbia / January 8, 2016
[Lazarus features David Bowie on vocals, acoustic guitar, and Fender guitar; Donny McCaslin on saxophone, flute, and woodwind; Jason Linder on piano, Wurlitzer organ and keyboards; Tim Lefebvre on bass; Mark Guiliana on drums. McCaslin and the rest of the jazz group recorded their parts in the studio over a period of about one week a month from January to March 2015, and until later in recording were unaware of Bowie's declining health. The song "Lazarus" is part of Bowie's Off-Broadway musical of the same name. The album has received universal critical acclaim and commercial success, reaching the number one spot in a number of countries in the wake of Bowie's death and becoming his first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 album chart in the U.S. Blackstar is the twenty-fifth and final studio album by musician, writer, actor, chameleon, David Bowie. It is the 27th when you count the Tin Machine records, which you should. The album was released worldwide on January 8, 2016, on Bowie's 69th birthday, and just two days later David Robert Jones passed away at home surrounded by his wife Iman, and his son Duncan Jones from his marriage to Angela Bowie, and daughter Alexandria from his marriage to Iman.]
[The Band Who Fell To Earth – A Tribute to David Bowie, is Saturday, January 6, at 8:00 PM, at recordBar, 1520 Main St.]
Katy Guillen & Michelle Bacon of The Band that Fell To Earth, on the January 3, 2018 edition o f Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM.
10:18 – Interview with Michelle Bacon & Katy Guillen
Multi talented, musician and writer, Michelle Bacon, is Content Writer at 90.9 The Bridge, where she helps to shine a light on area musicians and events. Michelle Bacon works as a freelance writer and has written for The Kansas City Star, The Deli Magazine KC, and Folk Alliance International. Michelle Bacon plays drums and sings harmony vocals with Chris Meck and the Guilty Birds. She also plays with Heidi Lynne Gluck. Last year she also performed and recorded music with, Erica Joy, The Blackbird Revue, John L. Johnson, and Nathan Corsi.
Michelle Bacon is the producer and organizer of The Band That Fell To Earth: A Tribute to David Bowie, Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 8:00 PM, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd, KCMO. A portion of ticket sales will benefit Harmony Project KC, a music education and mentorship program for children in underserved communities in KCMO
Michelle Bacon, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
Katy Guillen is known as one of Kansas City premiere musicians and the lead singer and guitarist for the critically acclaimed blues influenced roots rock trio, Katy Guilen and the Girls, formed in September of 2012. On November 11 Katy Guillen and The Girls released their newest full length release, "Remember What You Knew Before." a collection of reworked songs from the 2012 album Katy & Go-Go, the 2014 Katy & The Girls debut album, and from theoir 2016 "Heavy Days" with one new song.
Katy Guillen, thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.
The band was curated by musician/writer Michelle Bacon to pay homage to the groundbreaking artist while showcasing talent across Kansas City's vast musical spectrum.
The thir annual With Bowie's untimely passing only three weeks before the inaugural concert, the event garnered an attendance of more than 800 at the Uptown Theater, and generated press from KCPT, The Kansas City Star and various radio stations, along with high demand for an annual show.
Core members:
Alex Alexander – guitar
Michelle Bacon – bass
Nathan Corsi – vocals/guitar
Kyle Dahlquist – keys
Katy Guillen – guitar
Steve Tulipana – vocals
Stephanie Williams – drums
2017-18 auxiliary members:
Christine Broxterman – cello
Havilah Bruders – backing vocals
Betse Ellis – violin (2016-18)
Camry Ivory – backing vocals
Matt Ronan – percussion
Rich Wheeler – saxophone (2016-18)
20. David Bowie – "Boys Keep Swinging"
from: Lodger / RCA / May 18, 1979
[Written by David Bowie. It was released as a single from the album Lodger on April 27, 1979. During the Lodger recording sessions, Bowie had wanted to capture a garage band style for the track, and agreed with Brian Eno that the best way to achieve this sound was to get the band to swap instruments after this was 'suggested' by Eno's deck of 'Oblique Strategies' cards which supplied the suggestion "Reverse Roles". Guitarist Carlos Alomar played drums and drummer Dennis Davis played bass. RCA decided against releasing the single in the US, choosing "Look Back in Anger" instead. Bowie performed the track with a puppet body special effect on Saturday Night Live on December 15, 1979, joined by Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias as backing singers. During the broadcast NBC censors muted the lines "life's a pop o'the cherry" and "other boys check you out", but failed to notice the puppet's bouncing phallus at the close of the song. It was performed only during one tour, the 1995 Outside Tour. Interviewed in 2000, Bowie said the following about the song: "I do not feel that there is anything remotely glorious about being either male or female. I was merely playing on the idea of the colonization of gender."]
We are talking with Michelle Bacon & Katy Guillen about The Band That Fell To Earth: A Tribute to David Bowie, Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 8:00 PM, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd, KCMO. A portion of ticket sales will benefit Harmony Project KC, a music education and mentorship program for children in underserved communities in KCMO
Michelle Bacon & Katy Guillen, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
"Bowie is a reminder that art and music and life are about adaptation, change and exploration," said Steve Tulipana, one of the group's lead vocalists.
Production crew:
American Sign Language interpretation: E. Peige Turner
Video projections: Steve Gardels (XO Blackwater)
Sound engineer: Mark "Buzz" Collins
Lighting: Canyon McClung
Last year, on the second annual show on January 7, 2017, at recordBar, the sold-out raised nearly $1000 that was donated to the AIDS Service Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
Michelle Bacon & Katy Guillen thanks for being with us on Wednesay MidDay Medley
The Band That Fell To Earth: A Tribute to David Bowie 2017, Saturday, January 6, at doors open at 8:00, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd, KCMO.
21. David Bowie – "John, I'm Only Dancing"
from: John. I'm Only Dancing – Single / RCA / April , 1973 (sax version)
["John, I'm Only Dancing" is a single by David Bowie, released in two versions — entirely different recordings, but carrying the same catalogue number — in September 1972 and April 1973. Bowie later re-worked the song into the disco-influenced "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)," recorded in 1974, but unreleased until 1979. The song is widely believed to be concerned with a gay relationship, the narrator informing his boyfriend not to worry about the girl he's with because he's "only dancing" with her. Bowie had been 'out' as bisexual since an interview with Melody Maker in January 1972, and the subject matter did not affect the single's radio airplay in the UK, where it and the earlier "Starman" became his first back-to-back hits. However, the original video directed by Mick Rock, featuring androgynous dancers from Lindsay Kemp's mime troupe, was banned by Top of the Pops. The single was not released in America, being judged too risqué by RCA and did not officially appear stateside until it was finally issued on the compilation Changesonebowie in 1976. While the hook ("John, I'm only dancing / She turns me on / But I'm only dancing") has long been considered a gay tease, author Nicholas Pegg asserts that the song's narrator "could just as easily be a straight man reassuring the girl's lover". Alternatively, it has been suggested that Bowie wrote the song in response to a derogatory comment made by John Lennon about Bowie's cross-dressing. Musically in a light R&B style, the track was recorded on June 26, 1972, released as a single, and then re-recorded on January 20, 1973 during the Aladdin Sane sessions, in a slightly different arrangement featuring Ken Fordham on saxophone. Often called the "sax version", the second recording was issued as a single in April 1973 with exactly the same catalogue number as the first release, causing difficulties for collectors. Generally held to be superior to the original cut, the sax reworking also appeared on early pressings of Changesonebowie before it was replaced with the original single version. In 1974, a completely reworked funk-influenced version was recorded as "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)", made during the sessions for the album Young Americans. Released in December 1979, the re-recording featured a much more funk-influenced take on the track, and has some similarities with the song "Stay" recorded for the Station to Station album in 1976. Originally running at 6:57, the track was cut for a 7″ single release, but the full version was issued on 12″ vinyl – the first Bowie single to have a regular 12″ release in the UK. For the B-side, the original version of "John, I'm Only Dancing" was remixed. After the relative disappointment of the singles from Lodger on the charts, the single gave Bowie some greater degree of mainstream exposure during a period when his work was increasingly being perceived as esoteric and experimental. The long 12″ version was included as a bonus track on the 1991 Rykodisk/EMI remaster CD of Young Americans, on the 2007 collectors edition of the album, and on The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979. The 7″ single version was not released on CD until 2016's Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976).]
You are listening to Wednesday MidDay Medley's Tribute to David Bowie on 90.1 FM. Our next story comes from our talented friend, singer, songwriter, Krystle Warren, who has worked with some of the musical artists we've played today, including Joan As Police Woman. Krystle sent us her story from France, where she now lives.
22. Krystle Warren's Bowie Story – "Always be genuine in your expression"
recorded by Krystle Warren in Paris, February 2016
Our next story, about Bowie, comes from one of his biggest fans, Ben Grimes, founder of two influential KC bands: Soft Reeds and The Golden Republic. Ben Grimes now lives with his family in Los Angeles, where he recorded this story for us, along with sharing a special track, written by Bowie, from the 1977 album Low, of the Berlin Trilogy, and recorded by Ben's band Soft Reeds.
23. Ben Grimes Bowie Story – "You are Never Stuck In One Thing"
recorded by Ben Grimes, Sunday, February 28, 2016
24. Soft Reeds – "Sound and Vision"
from: unreleased track recorded during the sessions for Soft Reeds album 'Blank City'
[Blank City was Soft Reeds second album, released by The Record Machine on April 23, 2013. Produced at Element Recording with Joel Nanos. Soft Reeds is the brainchild of Ben Grimes (formerly of Astralwerks' The Golden Republic), a Chicago native whose roots grip firmly in the '77 Berlin sounds of Brian Eno, David Bowie and Iggy Pop, with Austin, TX native Josh Wiedenfeld on drums, Beckie Trost, a fellow Chicagoan and childhood friend of Grimes on bass, and KC native John Mitchell on guitar, saxophone, keys.]
We end the show with one of my favorite Bowie songs, from one of my favorite Bowie albums, from 1971's, Hunky Dory, here's "Kooks."
The Band That Fell To Earth: A Tribute to David Bowie, Saturday, January 6, at 8:00, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd, KCMO.
For Wednesday MidDay Medley I'm Mark Manning. Thanks for listening!
25. David Bowie – "Kooks"
from: Hunky Dory / RCA / June 11, 2002
["Kooks" is a song written by David Bowie, which appears on his 1971 album Hunky Dory. Bowie wrote this song to his newborn son Duncan Jones. The song was a pastiche of early 1970s Neil Young because Bowie was listening to a Neil Young record at home on 30 May 1971 when he got the news of the arrival of his son. British indie band The Kooks named themselves after the song. Hunky Dory is the fourth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 17 December 1971 by RCA Records. It was his first release through RCA, which would be his label for the next decade. Hunky Dory has been described by AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine as having "a kaleidoscopic array of pop styles, tied together only by Bowie's sense of vision: a sweeping, cinematic mélange of high and low art, ambiguous sexuality, kitsch, and class". The album has received critical acclaim since its release, and is regarded as one of Bowie's best works. Time chose it as part of their "100 best albums of all time" list in January 2010, with journalist Josh Tyrangiel praising Bowie's "earthbound ambition to be a boho poet with prodigal style". The style of the album cover, designed by George Underwood, was influenced by a Marlene Dietrich photo book that Bowie took with him to the photo shoot. With new bass player Trevor Bolder replacing Tony Visconti, Hunky Dory was the first production featuring all the members of the band that would become known the following year as Ziggy Stardust's Spiders From Mars. Also debuting with Bowie, in Visconti's place as producer, was another key contributor to the Ziggy phase, Ken Scott. The album's sleeve would bear the credit "Produced by Ken Scott (assisted by the actor)". The "actor" was Bowie himself, whose "pet conceit", in the words of NME critics Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray, was "to think of himself as an actor".]
Next Week on Wednesday, Jan 10, we present: "Remembering MLK" to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., born January 15, 1929. We'll play music from: The Isley Brothers, Curtis Mayfield, Mahalia Jackson, Sweet Honey in The Rock, Tramaine Hawkins, Ella Mitchell, Billy Porter, Solomon Burke, Nina Simone, Pops Staples, Mavis Staples, The Staple Singers, Thelonius Monk Septet, Pete Seeger, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Labelle, Darwin Hobbs & Karen Clark-Sheard, Bobby Watson & The I Have a Dream Project.
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Le silence vous gardera est un livre autobiographique écrit par Patrick Denaud et paru en 2013 aux éditions Les Arènes sous la direction éditoriale de Florent Massot. Le silence vous gardera a été élu en  meilleur livre du mois par les Fnac.

Ce livre autobiographique est le témoignage d'un journaliste devenu «honorable correspondant» (HC) puis agent secret. De 1994 à 2002, Patrick Denaud a ainsi travaillé pour les services secrets français.

Résumé

Le correspondant de guerre
Dans les années 1980, Patrick Denaud est reporter caméraman pour TF1 puis pour la chaîne américaine CBS News. De l'Afghanistan à l'Irak en passant par le Liban et le Chili ultra violent de Pinochet, il couvre pratiquement toutes les guerres et les catastrophes humanitaires de cette décennie fertile.

Les chocs émotionnels avec leurs répercussions familiales s'accumulent. Lentement cette confrontation quasi permanente avec la destruction, la mort, la douleur des survivants et surtout la haine et le terrorisme, minent l'image qu'il se fait de lui-même et de la finalité de son métier. Sa position de témoin permanent lui devient insupportable.

Lors d'un reportage au fin fond de l'Afghanistan avec Pierre, un ami journaliste, il comprend soudain que ce dernier est aussi en mission de renseignements pour les services secrets français. Horrifié, il rompt et décide de rentrer de son côté, laissant Pierre continuer obstinément vers son objectif malgré la douleur permanente d'une jambe gravement blessée au Vietnam. Cette rupture le marque.

, Patrick Denaud arrive rue de Rennes quelques minutes après l'attentat sanglant. L'horreur en plein Paris. « Dans le concert assourdissant des sirènes, devant ces gens hagards le visage couvert de sang, les habits déchiquetés, face à ces corps mutilés», il est indigné, sa vie bascule. Le  terrorisme ne peut plus le laisser indifférent. Il ne peut plus simplement comptabiliser les morts.
Ces images sanglantes qu'il connaît trop bien, la haine de tout ce qu'il aime qu'elles suggèrent lui font franchir le pas et écrire une proposition de collaboration aux services secrets français (la DGSE) pour lutter contre le terrorisme.

L'agent secret
Il a presque oublié sa lettre lorsqu'il est contacté quelques mois plus tard pour une rencontre informelle avec celui qui deviendra son  officier traitant  et dont, au cours des dix années qui vont suivre, il ne connaitra jamais que le prénom, sans doute faux : Jacques.
C'est un bonhomme à l'allure banale, transparente même, habillé sobrement sans excentricité, qui n'élève jamais la voix et écoute avec attention. Très vite s'impose comme le personnage central de la nouvelle existence de Patrick.
« Jacques » sait l'écouter et lui parler, être patient ou autoritaire.

Patrick suit un entrainement au cours duquel il apprend la filature mais aussi son repérage et son esquive puis les techniques qui permettent d'obtenir des renseignements dans l'action clandestines. Il y apprend surtout les principes intangibles de sécurité au nombre desquels le plus important : le silence.

Pour assurer ses missions, Patrick Denaud passe de la caméra à l'écriture de livres ; plus discret, moins dépendant d'un travail d'équipe et d'une chaine de télévision. C'est la couverture idéale. Même avec la meilleure formation, aucun agent de renseignement ne pourra jamais acquérir les réflexes, les codes et la culture journalistique que les années de terrain ont inculqués à Patrick Denaud.

Londres, Karachi, Bagdad, Kaboul… Toutes ses missions sont orientées vers le renseignement sur la mouvance islamiste radicale et les groupes terroristes. Les missions s'enchainent sous la couverture de livres d'entretiens dont certains trouveront un éditeur, ce qui renforce la couverture de journaliste indépendant spécialisé de Patrick Denaud. Le silence, le mensonge et la manipulation deviennent une seconde nature. Etre agent secret c'est accepter de vivre en marge de sa propre vie :

Les missions le plongent aussi dans un univers glauque de villes dangereuses pour les occidentaux et d'hôtels étranges où se croisent, et parfois disparaissent violemment, toute une faune de vrais et de faux espions, de journalistes aventuriers, d'humanitaires en quête de causes, de marchands d'armes ou de cinglés qui prétendent vendre avant l'heure des drones de surveillance à la résistance afghane.
On ne ressort pas indemne de ce cloaque et chaque retour vers le monde normal est d'autant plus difficile que Patrick Denaud est tenu au silence. En tout premier lieu vis-à-vis de sa famille qui a du mal à comprendre qu'il disparaisse si longtemps pour écrire des livres qui rapportent si peu d'argent. Mais il souffre aussi de ce silence vis-à-vis des copains qu'il a l'impression de trahir en permanence mais dont certains discours et analyses sont tellement loin de la réalité qu'il connait qu'il en vient à parfois les dédaigner.

Tout au long de ces années, sans jamais vraiment donner de prises sur sa propre histoire mais en suggérant par des allusions presque pudiques qu'il connait les mêmes affres, Jacques l'officier traitant va guider Patrick Denaud. Le débriefing des missions qui se tient toujours dans un café dès le retour sert évidemment à récupérer des renseignements qui seront analysés dans les bureaux mais surtout de sas d'un monde vers l'autre sans lequel Patrick Denaud décrocherait. Assumer la solitude est la qualité première chez un espion mais, le principal travail de  l'officier traitant est de maintenir la détermination et la motivation de son poulain. Jacques est un  personnage à la John Le Carré. Il a du talent, il sait choisir les mots qui conviennent face ses interrogations et ses doutes.

Patrick Denaud prend de plus en plus de risques dans ses missions. Il repère et signale des individus de plus en plus dangereux,  prêt au terrorisme le plus sauvage. Mais il sent que quelque chose a changé dans le traitement de ses informations. Jacques laisse paraitre un certain agacement sur le manque de réactions de sa hiérarchie aux pépites qu'il ramène.

Karachi, fin de partie

Patrick Denaud ne comprend ces signes que lorsque de retour d'une mission particulièrement délicate à Karachi au cours de laquelle il est prévenu que des attentats vont être dirigés contre les intérêts français dans cette ville. Plein d'impatience à transmettre cette menace imminente, il rentre dans un mur : Jacques a été remplacé et ne reparaitra pas. Véronique, son nouvel officier traitant semble en permanence faire un remplacement, occupée qu'elle est à d'autres tâches bien plus importantes que d'écouter les divagations d'un agent de terrain.

La DGSE a changé de mains. Elle est passée de celles des anciens militaires parfois un peu obtus mais fins connaisseurs des hommes, de leurs motivations et du terrain à des civils férus de renseignement électronique basé sur les écoutes des communications et les images satellites, les hommes de terrains jugés moins productifs et en en tous cas plus difficiles à gérer passent au second plan. Impulsé par la CIA avec sa passion du dernier cri, l'espionnage est passé du HUMINT (Human Intelligence) à l'ELINT (Electronic Intelligence). Elle le payera cher en ignorant les alertes bien réelles d'un vieil agent de terrain qui n'arrivera pas à faire croire à la réalité de la menace sur les tours du World Trade Center.

, un mois après le retour de Patrick Denaud, l'attentat de Karachi tue 14 personnes dont 11 techniciens français de la Direction des Constructions Navales dont les conditions de sécurité déplorables lors des trajets quotidiens et à heures régulières de leur hôtel au chantier naval n'ont jamais été remises en question alors qu'ils travaillaient sur des sous marins militaires vendus par la France au Pakistan. Cible parfaite.
Morts pour la France.

Patrick Denaud, sans doute classé à risque pour son insistance à parler du Pakistan et de la menace des intérêts français, voit dix ans de sa vie disparaître comme s'ils n'avaient jamais existé. Dans l'action, Patrick Denaud  a oublié que la première utilisation du renseignement est politique. Du jour au lendemain, sans explication, le Service qu'il ne connait qu'à travers les rencontres dans des bistrots avec Jacques rompt le contact. « Licencié » sans ménagement d'une « entreprise » qui ne l'a jamais officiellement employé.
Il reste seul avec sa rancœur, ses questions et pour tout interlocuteur, le silence.

La tentation du renseignement a toujours travaillé les journalistes, même les plus prestigieux comme Albert Londres qui non seulement a réellement effectué des missions de renseignement mais l'a écrit.
Cette tentation est la réponse au sentiment d'impuissance qui saisit face à des situations intolérables lorsque le rôle de simple témoin semble par trop insupportable.

Notes et références

Articles connexes
 Direction générale de la Sécurité extérieure#Agents publics connus ou supposés
 Liste d'espions (1.5.2) Agents.
 Correspondant de guerre
 Attentat du 8 mai 2002 à Karachi

Liens externes

Livre paru en 2013
Autobiographie française
Livre sur le renseignement
Direction générale de la Sécurité extérieure

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Things To Do In Dallas On Tuesday, April 18.
Central Track Staff April 18, 2017
Start From The Middle Out.
Aren't you glad you went to high school in an era when asking someone to prom meant simply walking up to them and saying it with words? It's not like today's kids, with their so-called promposals or outrageous stunts like faking a drug bust to land a date.
On the flipside, other things are easier nowadays, like finding out what to do on any given night. Your parents probably had find out through a combination of word of mouth and the newspaper. But you're lucky enough to live in an era with websites like ours. — Cory Graves
The Lone Bellow at Kessler Theater
While New York-made salsa might not fly here in the south — New York City!? — Brooklyn folk-pop outfit The Lone Bellow craft the kind of rich tunes even the most wary southern would find hard to deny. Further endearing itself to this part of the world, the band's sophomore LP, produced by The National's Aaron Dessner, finds the band heavily incorporating gospel elements into its sound, albeit in a big, string-filled, late period Elvis kind of way. They're playing here again tomorrow night, too. — CG
Bayside, Say Anything at Gas Monkey Live
Bayside is cool and you know that is true (know that is true). Say Anything is a band, and they're playing too (they're playing too). Oh, and Reggie & the Full Effect is still a thing, and they're opening the show. — CG
Anthrax, Killswitch Engage at House of Blues
Yesteryear thrash on the big stage, including 25 percent of the "Big Four." The Devil Wears Prada and Code Orange open. — CG
Suscon at Viva's Lounge
Dallas SusCon is a gathering of people that really love suspension. Not like suspense, they like being drug up into the air on fucking hooks dug into their body. And there'll be classes all week long to learn how to take your practice to the next level. — Paul Wedding
The WD Book Club: Universal Harvester at The Wild Detectives
If you've already read it, come discuss John Darnielle's new is-it-or-isn't-it a horr novel, and if you haven't, come pick up a discounted copy. — CG
Trans* Benefit at Independent Bar & Kitchen
Trans/gender non-conforming musicians and poets will raise money for the Trans Pride Initiative with tonight's performances. Mercury Rocket, Asukubus, The Mystiks, LLORA and Orion Centauri are all on the bill. — CG
Deep Ellum Mural Restoration and Tag Removal Day
Knuckleheads like this asshat have been upping their graffiti game of late, writing their bullshit signatures on every surface in sight. If you're feeling all "take back the neighborhood," there's a group of folks who'd appreciate your help painting over their handiwork. — CG
Silicon Valley Season Premiere w/ Livestream Q&A at Alamo Drafthouse (Cedars)
The Pied Piper boys don't return to HBO until this Sunday, but Victory members can catch the first two episodes tonight. Plus a bonus livestream Q&A with co-creator Mike Judge along with Gilfoyle and Jared. — CG
To find out what else is going on today, this week and beyond, check out our event directory.
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These are some lovely looking Silhouette Frames and a few Doodads too! These came from an Antique Type book. There are so many things that you can do with this set, if you use Photoshop you could turn them into Brushes and make all kinds of Borders and such. And for those of you that don't have Photoshop, I made a sweet Frame for you to use.
Also be sure and check out the French Transfer Printables HERE, that I just posted today, using this frame! I originally created them to transfer onto Pillow Cases, but you can use them however you like!
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Very Cute, Miss GFairy! Love the transfers on your DIY page.
These are great designs, I love them.


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Stadium Talk Top 25 High School Football Rankings: Week 1
The 2022 high school football season is underway.
The 2022 high school football season is underway. Two teams made leaps into the Top 10 in the first regular-season Stadium Talk Top 25 High School Football Rankings.
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)and Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nevada) posted blowout wins before their Top 10 battle on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas. Buford (Buford, Georgia) moved up following a win over Thompson (Alabaster, Alabama)in a battle between two teams coming off three consecutive state titles each. Thompson dropped in the ranking after the loss, while Centennial (Corona, Calif.) moved up following an 85-0 win over Corona Santiago.
Texas leads the way with four teams represented in the Top 25, followed by California and Florida with three each. Arizona and Georgia each placed two teams in the Top 25. Out of the 25 schools in the top 25, there are 15 defending state champions.
Weekly top 25 polls will be released every Tuesday morning throughout the season on Stadium Talk, with a national champion crowned after the last state championship games are completed across the country. Coaches are welcome to send National Player of the Week nominations to Stadium Talk's Tony Adame at tony.adame at bigedition.com.
25.Thompson High School (Alabaster, Alabama)
Stadium Talk Preseason Rankings
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 0-1
Last week: Lost to No. 15 Buford (Ga.) 38-7
Next game: Aug. 27 vs. Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee)
Bottom line: It was a rough start to the season for three-time defending Class 7A state champion Thompson High, which traveled to No. 15 Buford to start the season and lost 38-7.
Thompson only trailed 7-0 at halftime but got outscored 31-7 in the second half.
24. Cherry Creek High School (Greenwood Village, Colorado)
Previous ranking: 25
Last week: Off
Next game: Aug. 26 at Ralston Valley
Bottom line: Three-time defending state champion Cherry Creek High gets one tune-up against Ralston Valley on Friday before heading to Ohio for a matchup against No. 20 St. Edward on Sept. 3.
23. Skyridge High School (Leti, Utah)
Last week: Defeated Salt Lake City East 35-0
Next game: Aug. 26 vs. Herriman
Bottom line: Skyridge High rolled through its first two opponents, outscoring Fremont and Salt Lake City East by a combined score of 87-7, including the first shutout of the season with a 35-0 win over Salt Lake City East in Week 2.
Senior linebacker/defensive end Tausilia Akana, one of the nation's top-rated recruits, was recently named to the High School Butkus Award preseason watch list for the top high school linebacker in the nation.
22. Kahuku High School (Kahuku, Hawaii)
Last week: Defeated Wai'anae 41-6
Next game: Aug. 26 vs. Leilehua
Bottom line: Defending Open Division state champion Kahuku High was dominant in its first two games, defeating Kamehameha Kapalama and Wai'anae by a combined score of 90-6.
Kahuku should be 5-0 when it heads to the mainland to face No. 2 St. John Bosco (California) on Sept. 17.
21. Martin Luther King High School (Detroit, Michigan)
Next game: Aug. 26 at Warren Central
Bottom line: We will get our first 2022 glimpse at Detroit MLK quarterback Dante Moore on Aug. 26 as he and his team begin their quest for a second consecutive state championship.
Moore, who is committed to Oregon, is the nation's No. 2 overall recruit and has thrown for 7,488 yards and 103 touchdowns through his first three high school seasons.
MLK went 13-1 in 2021 on the way to winning the Division 3 state title.
20. St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio)
Last week: Defeated Toledo Central Catholic 23-20
Next game: Aug. 26 vs. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania)
Bottom line: St. Edward survived its season opener, defeating Toledo Central Catholic behind a huge game from senior linebacker and Coastal Carolina commit Wyatt Gedeon, who racked up 14 tackles and 3.5 sacks in the win and was named Northeast Ohio Defensive Player of the Week.
St. Edward has the advantage of playing its first three games at home and has two huge tests coming up against powerhouse Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pa.) on Aug. 26 before hosting No. 24 Cherry Creek (Colo.) on Sept. 3.
19. Cathedral High School (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Ranking last week: 20
Last week: Defeated Lafayette Jefferson 34-14
Next game: Aug. 26 at Brownsburg
Bottom line: Cathedral quarterback Danny O'Neil opened the season by going 15-for-25 passing for 160 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-14 win over Lafayette Jefferson.
O'Neil hooked up with Brennan Wooten for three touchdowns, and Wooten finished with eight receptions for 71 yards.
Cathedral is trying to win its third consecutive state championship.
18. St. Joseph's Preparatory School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Next game: Aug. 27 at No. 8 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)
Bottom line: All eyes will be on St. Joseph's Prep this week as they travel to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to take on No. 8 St. Thomas Aquinas, the three-time defending Class 7A state champion.
17. Grayson High School (Loganville, Georgia))
Last week: Defeated Marietta 32-12
Next game: Aug. 26 vs. Eagle's Landing
Bottom line: Senior running back Joe Taylor stepped up big for Grayson High in a 32-12 win over Marietta in Week 1, rushing for 110 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries.
Grayson's defense was especially tough in the win with four sacks, one interception and one forced fumble.
16. Guyer High School (Denton, Texas)
Next game: Aug. 25 vs. Rockwall-Heath
Bottom line: Denton Guyer gets to kick its season off with a featured game on Aug. 25 against visiting Rockwall-Heath.
Guyer quarterback Jackson Arnold is committed to Oklahoma and had almost 5,000 yards of total offense and 46 touchdowns in 2021.
15. Duncanville High School (Duncanville, Texas)
Next game: Aug. 27 at South Oak Cliff
Bottom line: Duncanville gets a featured game on Aug. 27 at South Oak Cliff as it starts its journey for a first state championship since 1998.
Duncanville has lost to the same school, Houston North Shore, three of the last four years in the state championship game.
14. Bergen Catholic High School (Oradell, New Jersey)
Next game: Aug. 27 vs. Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina)
Bottom line: Bergen Catholic gets one tune-up against Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.) on Aug. 27 before traveling across the country to face defending Arizona Open Division state champion No. 11 Saguaro on Sept. 2 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
13. Chandler High School (Chandler, Arizona)
Next game: Sept. 2 at Cathedral Catholic (California)
Bottom line: We still have to wait two weeks to see one of the most hotly anticipated debuts of the season with new Chandler High quarterback Dylan Raiola, the No. 1 player in the Class of 2024.
Raiola, who is committed to Ohio State, will get a big test right away by traveling to San Diego to face Cathedral Catholic.
12. Jesuit High School (Tampa, Florida)
Next game: Aug. 26 at Wharton
Bottom line: Tampa Jesuit is a definite dark horse candidate for a national championship one year after going 15-0 and winning the school's first state championship in 53 years.
One player to watch for Jesuit, which returns most of its lineup from last season, is 6-foot-2 215-pound senior linebacker Troy Bowles, who is committed to Georgia and led his team with 103 tackles in 2021.
11. Saguaro High School (Scottsdale, Arizona)
Next game: Sept. 2 vs. No. 14 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)
Bottom line: We've still got two weeks until Saguaro opens its defense of the Open Division state title with a huge home game against No. 14 Bergen Catholic (N.J.).
One of the reasons Saguaro has created so much buzz headed into this season is senior quarterback Devon Dampier, who racked up 1,429 yards of total offense and 17 touchdowns (10 rushing, seven passing) after sitting out the first five games of last season per transfer rules.
10. Centennial High School (Corona, California)
Last week: Defeated Corona Santiago 85-0
Next game: Aug. 26 at San Diego Cathedral Catholic
Bottom line: Centennial High put up video game numbers in an 85-0 win over Corona Santiago to open the season.
Centennial had 21 first downs on just 44 plays in the win over Santiago and gets one more tune-up against San Diego Cathedral Catholic before what should be a top 10 battle against No. 4 Mater Dei on Sept. 2.
9. Buford High School (Buford, Georgia)
Last week: Defeated No. 9 Thompson (Ala.) 38-7
Next game: Aug. 26 vs. Charlotte Mallard Creek (North Carolina)
Bottom line: Buford High had a signature win in its season opener, routing three-time defending Alabama Class 7A state champion Thompson High, 38-7, and making a leap up seven spots to the top 10.
Even more impressive for Buford? They were only up 7-0 at halftime.
8. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Next game: Aug. 27 vs. No. 18 St. Joseph's Prep (Pennsylvania)
Bottom line: National powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas opens up its quest for a fourth consecutive state championship with a high-profile Aug. 27 game against visiting No. 18 St. Joseph's Prep (Pa.).
If you're interested in the storied history of St. Thomas Aquinas, Stadium Talk ranked the school's top 10 players of all time.
7. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland)
Next game: Aug. 27 vs. East St. Louis (Illinois)
Bottom line: St. Frances Academy finished in the top 10 in both the USA Today and MaxPreps final national rankings in 2021.
This season, the team has arguably the toughest schedule in the nation in 2022, playing against large-class state champions Venice (Florida), Kahuku (Hawaii) and state runner-up Dutch Fork (South Carolina).
6. Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Last week: Defeated Corner Canyon 42-7
Next game: Aug. 26 vs. No. 4 Mater Dei (California)
Bottom line: All eyes will be on Las Vegas on Aug. 26 as Bishop Gorman hosts No. 4 Mater Dei (Calif.) in a Top 10 matchup.
Gorman made short work of Corner Canyon in a 42-7 win in its season opener behind three touchdown passes from junior quarterback Micah Alejado, who has offers from Hawaii and Portland State.
5. North Shore High School (Houston, Texas)
Next game: Aug. 25 vs. The Woodlands
Bottom line: Houston North Shore is trying to win its fourth state championship in five years — a stretch that included a national championship in 2018.
North Shore sophomore quarterback Kaleb Bailey could be one of the best players in the nation this season after he took over as starter midway through the 2021 season and brought home a state championship in the largest division in Texas, including offensive MVP honors in the state title game.
4. Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California)
Last week: Defeated Salt Lake City West (Utah) 42-0
Next game: Aug. 26 at No. 6 Bishop Gorman (Nevada)
Bottom line: Defending national champion and CIF Open Division state champion Mater Dei made short work of Salt Lake City West (Utah) in a 42-0 win in the season opener for both teams.
Mater Dei junior quarterback Elijah Bailey, the 2021 MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year, threw five touchdown passes to four different receivers in the win.
Mater Dei travels to play No. 6 Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas on Aug. 26. It's the first time the schools have met since a 42-0 Mater Dei win in 2018.
3. Westlake High School (Austin, Texas)
Next game: Aug. 26 vs. Ridge Point
Bottom line: Austin Westlake High rookie head coach Tony Salazar makes his debut on Aug. 26 against Ridge Point with a 40-game win streak on the line. Westlake is also coming off three consecutive state championships.
The player to watch for Westlake this season is 6-foot-2, 215-pound senior wide receiver Jaden Greathouse, a Notre Dame commit. Greathouse is already one of the greatest wide receivers in Texas high school football history with career numbers of 182 receptions, 3,134 receiving yards and 43 touchdowns headed into his final year.
2. St. John Bosco High School (Bellflower, California)
Next game: Aug. 26 at Allen (Texas)
Bottom line: St. John Bosco's pursuit of a fourth state championship in the last decade begins Aug. 26 with a high-profile matchup against Allen High School at 18,000-seat Eagle Stadium in Allen, Texas.
One player to watch for St. John Bosco is 6-foot-5, 265-pound defensive end Matayo Uiagalelei, a five-star recruit who is the younger brother of Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei.
1. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)
Next game: Aug. 26 vs. Miami Central
Bottom line: IMG Academy begins its quest for a second national championship in three years with a game against defending Class 5A state champion Miami Central on Aug. 26.
Then IMG will trek across the country to face De Smet Jesuit (Missouri) and Salt Lake City East (Utah) in back-to-back weeks.
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), Previous Ranking: 1
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), Previous Ranking: 2
Westlake (Austin, Texas), Previous Ranking: 3
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), Previous Ranking: 4
North Shore (Houston, Texas), Previous Ranking: 5
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.), Previous Ranking: 6
St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.), Previous Ranking: 7
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Previous Ranking: 8
Buford (Buford, Ga.), Previous Ranking: 16
Centennial (Corona, Calif.), Previous Ranking: 14
Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Previous Ranking: 10
Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.), Previous Ranking: 11
Chandler (Chandler, Ariz.), Previous Ranking: 12
Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.), Previous Ranking: 13
Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas), Previous Ranking: 5
Guyer (Denton, Texas), Previous Ranking: 17
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), Previous Ranking: 18
St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), Previous Ranking: 19
Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), Previous Ranking: 20
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), Previous Ranking: 21
Martin Luther King (Detroit, Mich.), Previous Ranking: 22
Kahuku (Kahuku, Hi.), Previous Ranking: 23
Skyridge (Lehi, Utah), Previous Ranking: 24
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.), Previous Ranking: 25
Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.), Previous Ranking: 9
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Dr. Ziady received his undergraduate education at Boston College in biochemistry in 1993. He completed his graduate studies on cell physiology and received his PhD degree in 1999 from Case Western Reserve University. Following his postdoctoral training at the Department of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University, he began a year-long externship at the Cleveland Clinic Proteomic facility in early 2002. In 2003, Dr. Ziady joined the faculty at the Case Western Reserve University Department of Pediatrics as assistant professor. In 2011, Dr. Ziady joined the faculty at the Emory University Department of Pediatrics as an associate professor and served as the associate director of Cystic Fibrosis Basic & Translational Research at Emory University.
In 2014, Dr. Ziady was recruited by the CF program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where he joined the faculty as associate professor of pediatrics within the UC College of Medicine in November. Dr. Ziady's research has been supported by the State of Ohio, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. His laboratory focuses on the differential regulation of Nrf2 signaling pathways in the inflammatory lung disease observed cystic fibrosis. Dr. Ziady's lab also has unique expertise in developing and characterizing DNA nanoparticles for nonviral gene delivery to the lung, liver, and brain. Finally, Dr. Ziady's lab has expertise in proteomic analyses for biomarker discovery and the examination of systems biology of various tissues. He is an inventor on five patents (2 USA, 2 EU, and 1 international) pertaining to DNA nanoparticles, and one provisional patent pertaining to modulation of inflammatory signaling. In the past 15 years, he has authored 33 manuscripts and book chapters, has an h-index of 19, and has been invited to present 42 talks on his work at national and international conferences and institutions.
Cystic fibrosis; redox mediated inflammatory signaling; nonviral gene transfer to the lung; biomarkers of disease severity and response to therapy.
BS: Biochemistry, Boston College, Boston, MA, 1993.
PhD: Cell Physiology, Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1999.
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Non-viral gene transfer, Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2002.
Externship: Proteomic analysis of redox mediated inflammation in CF, Cell Biology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2003.
Clinically approved CFTR modulators rescue Nrf2 dysfunction in cystic fibrosis airway epithelia. Borcherding, DC; Siefert, ME; Lin, S; Brewington, J; Sadek, H; Clancy, JP; Plafker, SM; Ziady, AG. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2019; 129:3448-3463.
Near Infrared Light- Triggered Drug Generation and Release from Gold Nanoparticle Carriers for Photodynamic Therapy. Cheng, Y; Doane, TL; Chuang, C; Ziady, A; Burda, C. Small. 2014; 10:1799-1804.
Interaction with CREB binding protein modulates the activities of Nrf2 and NF-kappa B in cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells. Ziady, AG; Sokolow, A; Shank, S; Corey, D; Myers, R; Plafker, S; Kelley, TJ. American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2012; 302:L1221-L1231.
Genetic Variation and Clinical Heterogeneity in Cystic Fibrosis. Drumm, ML; Ziady, AG; Davis, PB. In: Abbas AK; Galli SJ; Howley PM, Ed. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PATHOLOGY: MECHANISMS OF DISEASE, VOL 7. : Annual Reviews; Annual Reviews; 2012.
DNA Nanoparticles: Detection of Long-Term Transgene Activity in Brain Using Bioluminescence Imaging. Yurek, DM; Fletcher, AM; McShane, M; Kowalczyk, TH; Padegimas, L; Weatherspoon, MR; Kaytor, MD; Cooper, MJ; Ziady, AG. Molecular imaging : official journal of the Society for Molecular Imaging. 2011; 10:7290.2010.00053-7290.2010.00053.
Nucleolin-Mediated Cellular Trafficking of DNA Nanoparticle Is Lipid Raft and Microtubule Dependent and Can Be Modulated by Glucocorticoid. Chen, X; Shank, S; Davis, PB; Ziady, AG. Molecular Therapy. 2011; 19:93-102.
Acid-degradable cationic methacrylamide polymerized in the presence of plasmid DNA as tunable non-viral gene carrier. Ko, IK; Ziady, A; Lu, S; Kwon, YJ. Biomaterials. 2008; 29:3872-3881.
Compacted DNA nanoparticles administered to the nasal mucosa of cystic fibrosis subjects are safe and demonstrate partial to complete cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator reconstitution. Konstan, MW; Davis, PB; Wagener, JS; Hilliard, KA; Stern, RC; Milgram, LJ H; Kowalczyk, TH; Hyatt, SL; Fink, TL; Gedeon, CR; et al. Human Gene Therapy. 2004; 15:1255-1269.
Transfection of airway epithelium by stable PEGylated poly-L-lysine DNA nanoparticles in vivo. Ziady, AG; Gedeon, CR; Miller, T; Quan, W; Payne, JM; Hyatt, SL; Fink, TL; Muhammad, O; Oette, S; Kowalczyk, T; et al. Molecular Therapy. 2003; 8:936-947.
Functional evidence of CFTR gene transfer in nasal epithelium of cystic fibrosis mice in vivo following luminal application of DNA complexes targeted to the serpin-enzyme complex receptor. Ziady, AG; Kelley, TJ; Milliken, E; Ferkol, T; Davis, PB. Molecular Therapy. 2002; 5:413-419.


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Federal officials investigate cause of deadly Amtrak crash
By the CNN Wire Staff
Authorities find what they think is the cell phone of the truck driver involved in the crash
They have also obtained a short video recorded around the time of the collision
One passenger remains unaccounted for, Amtrak says
A train and tractor-trailer truck collided last week east of Reno, Nevada, killing six people
(CNN) -- Federal investigators are scheduled to meet Tuesday with representatives of the trucking company involved in last week's deadly Amtrak crash.
They hope to obtain records on the driver and to begin collecting information on the company itself, National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener told reporters.
The John Davis Trucking Co. of Battle Mountain, Nevada, has fallen under some early criticism as Weener has said previously that records indicate the company had 19 previous safety violations.
The company also had a fatal single-vehicle accident in May, he said.
Calls to the John Davis Trucking Co. late Monday were not immediately returned.
Also Monday, federal officials said they have located what they believe to be the cell phone of the truck driver involved in crash, which killed him and at least five other people.
The tractor-trailer slammed into a Chicago-to-California Amtrak train at a railroad crossing east of Reno, Nevada on Friday.
The phone will be sent to Washington D.C. to determine whether it was a possible factor in the accident, Weener said.
Also being sent to Washington is a video snapshot, recorded by Amtrak, of the moments around the collision.
Authorities do not believe the accident was caused by a problem with the safety measures at the intersection where the accident occurred. It has cantilevers, lights, crossing gates, signs and crossbar markings on the pavement.
Additionally, the light that warns of an approaching train is set to flash for a period that's longer than the federal standard.
"From what we saw in the video, the signal devices were operating as they were supposed to," said Weener.
Just one passenger remains unaccounted for, Amtrak said Monday night. At least 20 people listed on the manifest had not been accounted for by authorities previously.
The 10-car train was carrying 195 passengers and 14 crew members when the accident happened, according to Amtrak.


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Hopefully, the improvements to Grichuk's swing will have some staying power and he'll have a strong second half of the season like he did last year. The home run was just one hit. But even more troubling than the strikeouts Grichuk was racking up was the fact that they weren't punctuated by home runs. His shot Sunday was only his fifth of the year in the big leagues.
The Cardinals have guys like Jedd Gyorko and Dexter Fowler who can hit home runs here and there. But what they desperately need is a slugger who can strike fear into the heart of pitchers. Those sorts of guys create opportunities that make the guys around them in the batting order see better pitches to hit.
Whether it was a show of faith or a desperation move, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny took a guy who was buried at the bottom of the batting order before he was sent all the way down to Class A Palm Beach for a long climb back to the big leagues and immediately put him in the cleanup spot in the lineup.
And Grichuk isn't the only minor-league call-up who is being relied on heavily right now.
Three of the eight starting position players Sunday night, Grichuk, Tommy Pham and Paul DeJong, have all spent time this season at Class AAA Memphis. It's only a matter of time until Memphis center fielder Harrison Bader is invited to join the fray and third baseman Patrick Wisdom might soon get a shot to contribute, too. Then the Birds could reach down farther into Class AA Springfield where Magneuris Sierra is making a splash.
The Cardinals could use some major league-ready talent from outside the organization, but it's good seeing these kids get a chance to play. After all, the veterans weren't cutting it before the roster shuffling began. But if they're going to be in the major leagues, the prospects need to get a chance to play.
It doesn't do any good to stunt a young player's development by parking him on the bench. And if we're really lucky, the older players will be inspired to play a little bit better to keep one of these youngsters from taking their job away.
The Cardinals, who hit a season-low seven games under .500 Saturday, really don't have anything to lose. They're on the periphery of falling out of the playoff hunt all together. So, they can learn a little bit about which of the kids can play and try to find a spark to get the ballclub going at the same time.
If the prospects are able to right the ship, they may cement their careers in St. Louis for years to come.
But if they can't make things happen, some of the youngsters may find themselves involved in trades to try to get some veteran talent into Busch Stadium.
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Koninklijke Marine (Den kongelige marine) er Hollands flåde. Den Hollandske marine består af 3 dele: Flåden, marineinfanteriet og kystvagten. Fra den 1. januar 1996 har den hollandske og og belgiske flåde haft et fælles hovedkvarter ved flådebasen Den Helder.

På hollandsk er skibene givet præfikset "Hare Majesteits" ("hendes majestæts", forkortet "Hr.Ms.") eller "Zijne Majesteits" ("hans majestæts", forkortet "Zr.Ms."). På engelsk er præfikset "HNLMS" for "Her/His Netherland Majesty's Ship".

Historie

Starten
I begyndelsen bestod den hollandske flåde primært af private initiativer. Rige handelsmænd og lokale myndigheder i havnene langs Nederlandenes kyst udrustede skibe allerede i det 15. århundrede, for at beskytte sig mod pirater og bekæmpe konkurrenter. Beskyttelse kunne være i form af at lade handelsskibene sejle i konvoj eller lade handelsskibene bevæbne. Ved angreb ville man tage fjendtlige skibe med magt. Dette var meget benyttet af de hollandske myndigheder, som uddelte kaperbreve i krigstid. Dette tillod hollandske kaptajner, lovligt, at angribe fjendtlige skibe og hvis muligt erobre deres last. Denne kunne de så sælge for egen vinding.

De centrale myndigheder forsøgte, uden held, at holde opsyn med disse private flåder. Maximilian af Østrig udsendte et dekret den 8. januar 1488 hvorved forløberen for den hollandske flåde blev formet. Flådens rolle var dermed cementeret som et legalt middel for myndighederne, og landets forsvar til søs var flådens ansvar. Ansvaret for flåden blev lagt i hænderne på en admiral der var udpeget af regenten. Flere provinser fortsatte dog med at benytte deres egne private flåder uden admiralens vidende.

Stormagtstiden
[[Fil:Storck, Four Days Battle.jpg|thumb|Den kongelige prins og andre skibe ved firedagesslaget]]
Firsårskrigen (1568-1648) resulterede i en forbedret kommandostruktur i den hollandske flåde. Regeringen i den nyetablerede republik oprettede fem admiraliteter (de Maze, Amsterdam, Zeeland, Noorderkwartier og Friesland) som havde kontorer i Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Middelburg, Hoorn, Enkhuizen, og Dokkum (senere Harlingen).

I løbet af det 17. århundrede var den hollandske republik involveret i mange krige, adskillige til søs. Den hollandske flådes hovedopgave var at beskytte hollandske handelsruter overalt i verden, og hvis nødvendigt, forhindre invasioner fra søsiden på hollandske territorier.

Indtil 1648 var Spanien den største fjende. En hollandsk flåde ødelagde størstedelen af en stor spansk flåde, mens den stadig var under konstruktion i Gibraltar i 1607. Andre opgaver lød på at blokere havnen i Antwerpen og den flamske kyst for at forhindre forsyninger i at nå frem til de spanske soldater. Desuden var en vigtig opgave også at eskortere hollandske handelsskibe i Østersøen.

I løbet af det 17. århundrede blev hollandsk rigdom og maritime ekspansion kilden til stor misundelse omkring i Europa og især i England. Da de engelske navigationsakter i 1651 blev offentliggjort var det bestemt at kun engelske skibe måtte bringe varer til England og dets kolonier. Dette var et hårdt slag for Holland som stod til at miste meget handel. Resultatet var den første engelsk-hollandske krig 1652–54, hvor de engelske skibe koncentrerede deres kapervirksomhed mod den hollandske handelsflåde. Et eksempel herpå er slaget ved Dungeness i december 1652, hvor det lykkedes Maarten Tromp at holde kanalen åben for hollandske handelsskibe. I den anden engelsk-hollandske krig 1664-67 var der 5 store slag, næsten alle i engelsk farvand. Det var under denne periode at slaget ved Chatham fandt sted i 1667. Det omtales som et af de største nederlag til en engelsk flåde nogensinde. Den tredje engelsk-hollandske krig 1672-74 var faktisk en sammensværgelse mellem Frankrig, England, Køln og Münster om at angribe Holland og sætte en stopper for deres ambitioner til søs.

Selvom Hollands flåde var verdens største på det tidspunkt, fik den kombinerede franske og engelske flåde hurtigt den hollandske flåde til at fortrække til en mere defensiv position. På grund af Michiel de Ruyters dygtighed med ryggen mod muren, lykkedes det at tilføje så meget skade på begge flåder i tre efterfølgende slag, at en invasion blev afblæst. Traktaten i Westminster i 1674 markerede slutningen på handelskrigen mellem England og Holland. En ny æra begyndte i 1688 da en anglo-fransk alliance var nært forestående. Den hollandske statholder Vilhelm 3. satsede alt på et bræt og sejlede til England med en stor flåde. Han gik i land i Brixhan, Devon hvorfra han marcherede til London. I London væltede han sin svigerfar Jakob 2., som var i en svag position på grund af Vilhelms store styrker. Vilhelm udråbte sig selv som konge af England, og gjorde med et slag hans største rival til søs til sin allierede. I de næste 25 år bekrigede de hollandske og britiske styrker med stor succes Frankrig som var på sit højdepunkt under Ludvig 14. Krigen til søs skiftede fokus fra Nordsøen og den Engelske Kanal til den franske kyst og Middelhavet. Ved slutningen af den Spanske Arvefølgekrig i 1713 endte krigene med Frankrig.

Ved starten af det 17. århundrede var den hollandske flåde forstærket med handelsskibe der var tilpasset som krigsskibe i tidligere konflikter. Introduktionen af linjeskibstaktikken øgede behovet for skibe med større manøvreevne, fart og erfarne besætninger. I 1653 besluttede den hollandske regering at bygge 60 skibe, og ti år efter 60 mere. Republikkens flagskib De Zeven Provinciën blev udstyret med 96 kanoner, til sammenligning havde det britiske HMS Victory, som er bygget et århundrede senere, kun otte flere.

Med omkring 4.000 søfolk var den hollandske flåde en relativ lille arbejdsgiver i fredstid. I krigstid blev adskillige tusinde hvervet. Admiralerne og kaptajnerne var selv ansvarlige for at samle besætninger til deres skibe. Normalt blev en besætning kun hyret for et enkelt togt, bortset fra officererne. Siden det tidlige 17. århundrede ansatte den hollandske flåde erfarne kaptajner i længere perioder. De var ansvarlige for proviant og hvis de købte proviant for færre midler end hvad myndighederne tildelte, kunne de beholde resten. En skruppelløs kaptajn kunne på denne måde skabe sig en formue under fredstid.

Besætningerne var hovedsageligt indbyggere i de lokale havnebyer. I 1665 blev marineinfanterister placeret om bord på skibene, de blev senere til det berømte og berygtede Korps Mariniers.

 Nedgangstiden og fransk dominering

Den hollandske republik begyndte sin nedgangstid i 1713. I slutningen af 1800-tallet var flåden ikke længere i stand til at forsvare sig mod den franske flåde, og endnu mindre mod Royal Navy. Et ambitiøst nybygningsprogram i 1780 kunne ikke forhindre den fjerde engelsk-hollandske krig 1780-84 (1780-1784). Ved fredsslutningen i Paris måtte Holland tillade engelske skibe fri passage til Fjernøsten, hvilket betød at Storbritannien nu var den ubestridte stormagt på verdenshavene.

Adskillige reformer i den hollandske marine fandt sted efter den Bataviske Revolution i 1795. De føderale decentraliserede kommandoer blev erstattet af en central overkommando i Haag. De fleste krigsskibe forblev i tørdok, men et antal skibe fulgte dog den flygtende statholder Vilhelm 5. til Storbritannien. Andre, såsom skibene der sejlede i Østasien tilsluttede sig senere Vilhelm 5.'s styrker.

Efter en flådestyrke overgav sig ved Saldanhabugten (1796), nederlaget ved slaget ved Camperdown (1797), og overgivelsen af flåden ved Vlieter-episoden i 1799, var det enden for den Bataviske flåde.

 Kolonierne
I 1813 genvandt Holland sin selvstændighed fra Frankrig og den 7. december 1813 var den hollandske flåde endnu engang en del af Hollands væbnede styrker. Eftersom Holland var blevet et kongedømme var flåden nu berettiget til at bære prædikatet Koninklijke (kongelig), dette skete dog ikke før 1905. Den hollandske flåde havde i det 19. århundrede oplevet en konstant mandskabsmangel, hvilket gjorde det nødvendigt at hverve besætninger fra Hollands kolonier; dette forøgede mandskabet fra 5.000 mand i 1850 til over 10.000 i 1900. I 1917 indgik de første fly i flåden. De første kvinder blev ansat i 1944, men kunne først gøre egentlig kamptjeneste i 1980.

Efter linjeskibenes bortgang blev der skabt en hel række nye skibsklasser og -typer. Opfindelsen af skibsskruen resulterede i stor brug af dampdrevne skibe. Træ blev erstattet af stål. Udviklingen af kanonerne betød forbedret rækkevidde og nøjagtighed. Omkring 1900 tilføjede miner og torpedoer en ny dimension til søkrigsførelsen.

Mellem 1783 og 1789 var flådestyrker sendt til Asien for at støtte det Hollandske Ostindiske kompagni. Efter det Ostindiske Kompagnis konkurs ændredes flådens prioriteter og omkring 1850 var omkring tres procent af flåden i området. Udover koloniflåden var der også en regeringsflåde, der varetog administrative og civile opgaver.

 2. verdenskrig og tabet af kolonier

Efter Nazi-Tysklands besættelse af Holland i begyndelsen af den 2. verdenskrig var alle hollandske baser baseret i allierede lande. Den hollandske flåde havde dets hovedkvarter i London, og mindre hovedkvarterer i Ceylon og Australien.

Hollandske flådeenheder beskyttede overalt i verden troppetransportskibe. De stod eksempelvis for eskortetjeneste og angreb fjendtlige mål under Operation Dynamo (1940) og Operation Overlord (1944). Under krigen tog flåden store tab, specielt under forsvaret af Hollandsk Ostindien mod Japan i Slaget i Javahavet i februar 1942. Admiralen Karel Doorman gik ned med de fleste af sine skibe samt 2.300 mand.

Efter krigen, var relationerne mellem Holland og dets kolonier drastisk ændret. Etableringen af Republikken Indonesien to dage efter den japanske kapitulation ødelagde de hollandske ønsker om at genetablere deres autoritet i den tidligere koloni. Efter fire års krig anerkendte Holland endelig Indonesiens selvstændighed. I 1962 truede Indonesiens præsident Sukarno med invasion af den vestlige del af Ny Guinea, for at gøre landet til en indonesisk provins. Ny Guinea hørte på det tidspunkt under Holland, der var i gang med forhandlinger om Ny Guineas selvstændighed. Indonesien var til lejligheden blevet udstyret med moderne militærudstyr fra Sovjetunionen. Holland overdrog, efter pres fra USA territoriet til et midlertidig FN-organ (UNITEA), som i 1963 overdrog territoriet til Indonesien.

 Den kolde krig og NATO
I tiden omkring NATO's grundlæggelse, var fokus i Holland på hæren og luftvåbnet. Det var ikke før Koreakrigen (1950-53) at der kom mere opmærksomhed på marinen. Regeringen tillod oprettelsen af en alsidig flåde bestående af to eskadrer. Udover hangarskibet Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman bestod den hollandske flåde af to krydsere (De Ruyter-klassen), 12 destroyere (8 Friesland-klassen, 4 Holland-klassen), 6 fregatter (van Speijk-klassen), 8 ubåde og et stort antal minestrygere.

Holland udviklede sin forsvarspolitik i tæt samarbejde med andre NATO-medlemmer. Etableringen af Warszawapagten i 1955, gjorde våbenkapløbet mellem øst og vest tæt og intenst. Nye opfindelser dukkede op med korte mellemrum; udbredelsen af radar, sonar og missiler var især interessante fra et maritimt synspunkt. Den sovjetiskdominerede Warszawapagt var, på trods af fred, anset for at være en permanent fjende. Dette tillod NATO at deployere sine styrker i langstrakte strategier, da fjenden allerede var erkendt. Fra 1965 og frem bidrog Holland til NATO's stående flådestyrker såsom Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT). I 1960'erne ændrede Sovjetunionen dets traditionelle landbaserede strategi til fordel for en mere fleksibel flåde med mange ubåde og et hangarskib, der kunne slå til over alt i verden. NATO's flådestyrkers primære opgave var at holde forbindelseslinjerne over Atlanten mellem Nordamerika og Europa.

 Nutiden
Efter Berlinmurens fald i november 1989, ændredes den internationale militære situation sig drastisk. Overalt i verden udbrød nye konflikter og det tidligere ellers tydelige skel mellem ven og fjende begyndte langsomt at forsvinde. NATO omstrukturerede sine mål, og blev i stand til at yde langt større bidrag til FN's fredsbevarende styrker. Fra 1990 og frem har hollandske flådeenheder været involveret i konflikter i Cambodja, Eritrea, Etiopien, Irak, Afghanistan og Libanon. Desuden deltog de også i Golfkrigen og krigene i Jugoslavien. Den hollandske flådes mål var således ændret fra en decideret kampstyrke til en fredsbevarende og fredsskabende styrke.

 Struktur

Chefen for Koninklijke Marine er efter en reform i 2005 benævnt som Commandant Zeestrijdkrachten (forkortet: CZsk) og bærer rangen viceadmiral. Samtidig bærer han også titlen Admiral Benelux, hvor han er øverste chef i det tætte samarbejde mellem den hollandske flåde og Composante Maritime (den belgiske flåde). I fredstid hører den belgiske flådes operative styring til under den hollandske overkommando.

Under CZsk hører chefen for den caribiske marinekommando (Commandant der Zeemacht in het Caraïbisch Gebied) samt chefen for marinekorpset (Commandant van het Korps Mariniers).

 Eskadreskibe (Groep Eskaderschepen)
 4× De Zeven Provinciën-klassen
 4× Holland-klassen
 2× Karel Doorman-klassen
 2× Rotterdam-klassen
 A836 Amsterdam

 Ubådstjenesten (Onderzeedienst)
 4× Walrus-klassen

 Hydrografitjenesten (Dienst der Hydrografie)
 2× Snellius-klassen

 Minetjenesten (Mijnendienst)
 10× Alkmaar-klassen

 Marineflyvetjenesten (Marine Luchtvaartdienst)
Tjenesten blev nedlagt i 2008 og alle flådens og hærens helikoptere blev overført til Defensie Helikopter Commando (DHC), som fremover vil tage sig af alle helikopteroperationer og "låne" sine helikoptere ud til de forskellige værn alt efter behov. Flåden afleverede 21 maritime Westland Lynx til DHC. De 21 Lynx helikoptere skulle efter planen erstattes af 20 NHI NH90. Efter planen skulle helikopterne være leveret fra 2010, men forsinkelser i produktionen har udskudt leveringsdatoen en del.

 Marineinfanteriet (Korps Mariniers)
 2× Marineinfanteribataljoner (1+2MARNSBAT)
 1× Amfibiekampstøttebataljon (AMFGEVSTBAT)
 1× Logistisk amfibiebataljon (AMFLOGBAT)

 Kystvagten (Kustwacht)
Kystvagten er i Holland underlagt marinen. Den udfører opgaver for 7 forskellige ministerier, men er under marinens kontrol. Der er konstant to fly af typen Dornier 228 til rådighed, bemandet af piloter fra henholdsvis marinen og luftvåbnet. Det hollandske luftvåben er ansvarligt for vedligeholdelsen af flyene. Flyene bruges også til SAR-opgaver og andre opgaver for staten. Her kan også benyttes en privat Sea King helikopter.

Kystvagten ved de Nederlandske Antiller er en selvstændig enhed under den caribiske marinekommando.

 Baser
 Holland
 Amsterdam: Flådestation
 Den Helder: Flådens overkommando og flådestation
 Doorn: Hovedkvarter og kaserne for Korps Mariniers Rotterdam: Flådestation, Korps Mariniers-kaserne
 Texel: Korps Mariniers-kaserne
 Vlissingen: Flådestation, Kaserne for reservestyrker
 Caribien
 Aruba: Korps Mariniers-kaserne
 Curaçao: Flådestation og Korps Mariniers''-kaserne

Bonaire og Curaçao ligger tæt på Venezuelas kyst, men man har accepteret Venezuelas grænsedragning efter nye oliefund.

Rangorden

Officersgruppen

Sergent og meniggruppen

Referencer, kilder og eksterne links

 Koninklijke Marines hjemmeside (hollandsk)
 Bøger og videoer om hollandske ubåde (engelsk)
 Hollandske Forsvarsakademi (engelsk)

Flåder
Militær fra Kongeriget Nederlandene


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