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Meteos' method: Analyzing the veteran's return to the NA LCS
The Cloud9 veteran returned to the NA LCS stage, facing off against his old friends.
Grey Hester
When Cloud9 fans heard that William "Meteos" Hartman would be suiting up to play against their beloved team, the reaction was mixed. Some Cloud9 fans still love Meteos, others dislike him for his performance at last season's World Championship, but none were sure how to react when he was sitting on the other side of the stage.
Meteos was on the original Cloud9 roster, for the miraculous, nearly perfect first season in the summer of 2013. While he entered and exited the starting roster, Meteos never left the organization and never played for another team. His reputation had high highs, once being considered as one of the top junglers in the world, but the lows came, and fans sometimes turned against their star.
In the summer of 2016, Meteos was back in favor with the fans. Cloud9 finished third in the regular season, lost in the playoff finals 3-1 to Team SoloMid, and qualified for the World Championship by taking down Immortals 3-1 in the regional qualifier. Hopes were high for Cloud9 going into Worlds, as the team looked to be hitting their stride at just the right moment.
But, things went sideways at the event. Cloud9 managed to advance out of its group, beating out I May and Flash Wolves, but the team looked weak. The entire squad visibly struggled in every game, only making it out of the weak group with a 3-3 record. As is typical, fans shifted all of the blame onto the jungler. After Cloud9's ugly exit in the quarterfinals to eventual finalists Samsung Galaxy, there were calls for a change.
Heading into the 2017 Spring Split, Cloud9 brought up Juan "Contractz" Arturo Garcia from its recently promoted Challenger Series squad and put Meteos on the bench. Contractz had a reputation as a jungle prodigy, unable to compete in the LCS until this split due to age restrictions. He was supposed to return Cloud9 to its Summer 2013 glory. In the casual eye, he did help make that happen, as the team went undefeated in the first four weeks of play. In week five, however, Cloud9 had to take on Meteos as he subbed in for Phoenix1 for the week.
Kelsey Moser of Yahoo Esports recently did a fantastic article about Meteos' career, and touched on Cloud9's current performance without him. Comparing Cloud9 with Meteos to Cloud9 with Contractz, many of the same problems still persist and are actually worse with Contractz on the squad. Cloud9's early game is somewhat laughable, and Contractz is noticeably less aware of where the enemy jungler is on the map. He also lacks chemistry with his solo laners. All of this implies that Meteos was not the problem. Cloud9's issues persist, they are just less evident because the NA LCS is weaker right now than it was last split. These issues were taken advantage of in week five by Team SoloMid, and even more so by Phoenix1 and Meteos.
Meteos has historically been a jungler focused on farming, building himself up, and then destroying the enemy team in the late game. Last split, he still farmed quite a bit and kept up one of the best KDAs in the league, but there was a shift in his approach. Meteos still didn't really gank all that often or set his lanes up for success, but he stayed on top of the enemy jungler's positioning, tracking his opponent. Being aware of where the other jungler was, Meteos was able to protect his lanes form ganks and effectively counter jungle, keeping the enemy behind. Because of his prowess in the late game and ability to avoid fights earlier on, Meteos dominated opponents by assisting his team and just not dying.
Fast forward to last weekend, as Meteos entered his first game for Phoenix1 against Team EnVyUs. The meta has shifted since Meteos last played, so his style of play wasn't going to be as effective. He picked Kha'Zix, a strong jungler in the current meta, but not one that is effective with Meteos' style of play; which was evident. Nam "LirA" Tae-yoo's Elise dominated Meteos in the early game, setting him behind by almost 1,000 gold by the 10-minute mark. LirA out-farmed Meteos, impacted his lanes, and just looked like the stronger jungler. There were a few instances when LirA ganked a lane, got his team one or two kills, and Meteos smartly responded by invading and counter-jungling, but the impact was low. Compared to other Kha'Zix players around the world this split, Meteos was far below average in pretty much every statistical category. Yet, he still helped the team. In terms of dragon control, Meteos was the man in charge, securing three dragons for his team while LirA was on the other side of the map. He also secured both Barons taken in the game, one a 50/50 and one a steal. He took three dragons, secured one Baron and stole another, so despite hardly impacting his lanes, Meteos still had a decent game. It was far from perfect, and he died a few more times than he should have, but it was an okay performance and Phoenix1 came out with the victory.
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For game two, Meteos returned to a jungler that he knows well: Elise. With a trademark Meteos move, great pathing and trickery allowed him to steal an early blue buff and gromp from LirA's Rengar. Meteos stuck around a bit too long, however, and caused a bit of a commotion in the river and bot side jungle. It wasn't entirely his fault, but the fight ended with two Phoenix1 members dying, including Meteos. Throughout the game, Meteos attempted a few ganks, failing the majority of them. Around 10 minutes in, LirA and the rest of EnVy ganked the top side of the map, and Meteos quickly responded by taking the Ocean Dragon. There were a few more skirmishes and fights, but Phoenix1 took control of this game and Meteos wasn't really needed all that much. In the final teamfight, however, Meteos made a great play, sacrificing himself to initiate the fight and kill one of EnVy's major damage dealers, giving Phoenix1 the room they needed to push into EnVy's base and close out the game.
In his post-series interview, Meteos clearly knew that his performance was far from perfect, even stating that he "was doing a moderate bit of feeding" in the two games. This is all pretty understandable though, as Meteos has not been playing League of Legends very much since last split ended and has mainly been playing champions that are not currently in meta. He himself said that his mechanics are pretty rusty, but that macro-wise, his skill is still high and the macro in the current meta is not different than when he last played. The series was mediocre from Meteos. He had great control over Baron and the dragons, which helped his team greatly, but he did not impact lanes very much. His style of play is so different from that of Rami "Inori" Charagh's, Phoenix1's starting jungler, that someone had to take over the carry role. In game one, Noh "Arrow" Dong-hyeon and Adrian "Adrian" Ma dominated the duo lane and brought that dominance into the latter stages of the game, effectively carrying Phoenix1 to victory with pure damage. In game two, Derek "zig" Shao was given Gangplank and destroyed EnVy, despite not getting a kill, by consistently putting out a massive amount of damage with the help of Yoo "Ryu" Sang-wook's Syndra and Arrow's Jhin. Meteos was almost a non-factor in game one, outside of his objective control, though game two was more serviceable overall. Meteos' return was just okay, but for a substitute who had barely touched the game in the last few months, it was pretty admirable.
The expectation going into Phoenix1's match against Cloud9, even before Meteos was announced as the team's sub, was that Cloud9 would easily win the series. Even after Cloud9 lost to Team SoloMid, they were expected to beat Phoenix1. But, Meteos and company had other plans.
Despite his poor performance on Kha'Zix against EnVy, Meteos walked into game one against Cloud9 with Rengar, an assassin, completely out of Meteos' style of play. It was clear, however, that he was not aiming to be the carry; zig was given Rumble, Ryu was on Orianna, and Arrow was on Jhin. In a turn of events that surprised everyone, Meteos destroyed Cloud9. Likely using his knowledge of the team's tendencies and Contractz's pathing, Meteos controlled the map. Within five minutes, Meteos ganked the duo lane and burned Zachary "Sneaky" Scuderi's heal to put him at a disadvantage in lane. Two minutes later, he almost assassinated Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen in the mid lane, forced Jensen's flash, and Jensen died soon after due to his disadvantage. Shortly after the 10-minute mark, Meteos ganked the top lane and killed Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong. This type of play persisted throughout the entire game, as Meteos moved through the jungle like an expert, getting solid farm and ganking a lane every couple of minutes.
Meteos dominated the game, out-jungling Contractz by a mile and striking fear into the hearts of his old teammates. All of this ganking did not take away from his farm or dragon control, either. It was total domination. With pick after pick, fight after fight, and dragon after dragon, Meteos was a driving force behind Phoenix1's lead in game one. To cap it off, just after the 42-minute mark, Meteos engaged the game-winning teamfight. At the exact moment that Impact used Jensen's Ryze ultimate to flank Phoenix1, Meteos flanked Cloud9, splitting the team up into three parts. Impact was alone, behind all of Phoenix1; Andy "Smoothie" Ta, Sneaky, and Contractz were all dealing with Meteos and taking heavy damage for it (with the help of an Equalizer from zig); and Jensen was forced out, unable to impact the fight. With the separation, Phoenix1 was able to easily take down Sneaky and Smoothie before turning their attention and killing Impact. As this happened, Meteos did so much damage to Contractz that he had to exit the fight and become a non-factor. Meteos went down and had to pop his Guardian Angel, but his job was done. Phoenix1 had five men standing, while Cloud9 only had two. An absurd call from Cloud9 led to a base race two-on-five, and Phoenix1 took the game.
Meteos ended 2/2/10, paving the way for zig and Arrow to output an immense amount of damage, and for Arrow to have a perfect 5/0/6 performance.
In game two, Meteos took things a little slower with an Olaf pick. Contractz's Rengar got the solo kill on Meteos in Phoenix1's jungle just after the six-minute mark, and Contractz was off to a massive lead. He dominated the early game, but the rookie was unable to do much with his advantage. At the eight-minute mark, just minutes after getting solo killed, Meteos hunted Contractz down for a solo kill of his own. Contractz was 3/0 at the time while Meteos was 0/1, but Meteos waited in the brush until Contractz's abilities were on cooldown while fighting the scuttle crab. Once Contractz used his abilities, Meteos went in, using everything in his arsenal to get the solo kill while taking minimal damage. Jensen attempted to save his young jungler, but Ryu also rotated over, so Jensen was caught in a two-on-one. Meteos eventually fell, but not before he ensured that Ryu was able to kill Jensen and get a lead in lane. Phoenix1 was trailing up to this point, but this play brought them right back into the game.
The rest of the game, for Meteos, played out much like game one. He roamed, farmed, ganked, killed, and was involved in just about every major fight around the map. He went a little too far at times and died for it, but Meteos was once again the catalyst to Phoenix1's victory. Just before the 24-minute mark, Cloud9 attempted a Baron bait. The bait failed, however, and the team pulled off. In a major mistake, Jensen separated himself from the rest of his squad was picked off, while Meteos chased down the other four members. He was able to catch and kill Sneaky, leading Phoenix1 to take the Baron while two of Cloud9's major damage dealers were down. Using that advantage, Phoenix1 dominated the map, also taking the Mountain Dragon at 25:30. The game was over before the 28-minute mark, as Phoenix1 shoved into Cloud9's base with the Baron buff. Meteos forced his way through the base and the rest of Cloud9 to take down Sneaky, and without his damage, Cloud9 crumbled. The team's damage this game was not led by zig, Arrow, and Ryu. This time, Meteos and Ryu decimated Cloud9, and the rest of the team supported.
Meteos starred in this series. In the post-series interview, Meteos said that this series was "just a fun match against my friends" and a "low pressure situation," so it's safe to say he does not have a vendetta against Contractz or anyone on Cloud9. This performance was not emotionally driven; it was just good League of Legends. Meteos joked that he "came bot both games early just for [Sneaky]." Whether this was a joke or not, the impact was obvious. Phoenix1's duo lane is already very strong, but the early ganks from Meteos set Arrow up to succeed in both games, and he did not disappoint. For a sub, Meteos had impressive synergy with his team and was able to play to the strengths of his teammates around the map, while providing his own skill and style of play.
Looking back at Meteos' overall performance, the difference between the series against Team EnVyUs and the series against Cloud9 is sizable. Meteos was decent against EnVy, the worst team in the league. His increase in performance from game one to game two was noticeable, but not large. Against Cloud9, thought of as the No. 1 team going into the weekend, Meteos dominated. This may have been hype and adrenaline because he was playing his former team, or Meteos may have just knocked off all the rust in his series against EnVy and we got to see how good he really is. It's a small sample size, but this was a promising weekend for Meteos. Whether he continues to play for Phoenix1 or not, that information is currently unknown. It is assumed that Inori will be returning and Meteos will no longer play, but nothing is certain. If this is the last time we see Meteos in competitive play, or at least the last time we see him this split, it was an admirable final performance.
How do you think Meteos performed in his return to the LCS? Do you want him to return full-time?
Let us know your thoughts by tweeting us @GAMURScom.
Spencer Hester is an editor for GAMURS and can be contacted by email at [email protected] or on Twitter – @SpenceGAMURS.


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In this volume, Richard J. Clifford seeks to make the biblical wisdom literature intelligible to modern readers. It is easy to quote the occasional proverb, say a few things about "the problem of evil" in Job, or quote "vanity of vanities, " but far more rewarding to read the whole book with an appreciative and informed eye. Opening chapters of The Wisdom Literature comment on the striking similarities between ancient and modern "wisdom literature" and on the comparable literature from ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Canaan. Thereafter, a chapter is devoted to each biblical book (Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Sirach, and Wisdom of Solomon), studying not only its content but also its rhetoric--how it engages the reader.


We understand that having your first skin check might feel like a daunting experience, so it may help to know more about the process.
During a skin cancer check or melanoma check, we will check your skin, scalp and nails, but rest assured patients keep their underwear on, and we use a sheet to cover you as much as possible. Were patients have skin cancers or melanomas, we may also need to check for lymph gland (lymph node) enlargement – usually in the neck, armpits, abdomen and groin areas.
Dermoscopy involves using a dermatoscope to examine suspicious lesions and look for clues to cancer or melanoma. Using a dermatoscope is painless, and greatly assists the doctor in deciding if a spot or mole is or is not of concern.


The year 2015 seems to have another festive surprise in store for astronomy lovers across the globe. After the Halloween asteroid's close flyby in October, another object will pass by our planet on Christmas Eve. Asteroid 2003 SD220 will fly by Earth at a safe distance on December 24, 2015 and will be visible only to professional or advanced amateur astronomers.
The asteroid was discovered on September 29, 2003 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search (LONEOS) program in Flagstaff, Arizona.
The object will unfortunately not be easy to see unless you have professional telescope equipment: "Only professional and advanced amateur astronomers are likely to capture optical images of this space rock," astronomer Eddie Irizarry said.
NASA's scientists from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California have obtained high-resolution images of the asteroid between December 17 and 22 thus providing the astronomers with an early Christmas gift. The images have been generated by the Deep Space Network's 70-meter (230 foot) antenna at Goldstone in California. At the time, the object was observed at a distance of about 12 million km (7.3 million miles).
Radar observation techniques have already been used to observe over hundreds of asteroids and study their size, shape, rotation, surface features, orbit parameters and roughness.
2003 SD220 is at least 1 100 m (3 600 feet) long and highly elongated, said Lance Benner of JPL the leader of NASA's asteroid radar research program: "The data acquired during this pass of the asteroid will help us plan for radar imaging during its upcoming closer approach in 2018."
The relative speed of the object at its closest approach was estimated at 7.84 km/s (4.87 miles/s) while its absolute magnitude is 16.9. The eccentricity of the asteroid is 0.2 which indicates an elliptical orbit. Its rotation is very slow with a period of approximately one week.
There is no cause for any concern, as the closest flyby distance of the asteroid will be about 28 times the distance between Earth and the Moon, Paul Chodas, manager of NASA's Center for Near Earth Object (NEO) Studies at JPL explained.
Asteroid 2003 SD220 will safely fly past our planet once again in 2018, this time closer, at the distance of approximately 2.8 million km (1.8 million miles). This particular flyby will see the closest approach to Earth until 2070 when it will fly pass it at a distance of about 2.7 million km (1.7 million miles).
Astronomy lovers, enjoy your Christmas!


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iCandy The Event: A mystical unveiling of the new collection
Taking place in the uber cool Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, it was a mystical occasion. Entering in near darkness, there really was not much to see at the beginning, full of intrigue. With a room packed full of people, there was a buzz in the air, everyone wanted to find out (and see) more. We were taken through to a huge room that was set out like a catwalk with a huge screen behind it. We must admit, we did take front row seats!
One by one key personnel from iCandy took it in turns to tell us about the exciting developments (did you know that every 12 seconds iCandy sells a product across the World) at iCandy HQ and of course see the new products! The Midnight Collection was the first to be revealed by some very on-brand models. The photos of this pushchair are great but it really is beautiful to behold in person, every small detail has been defined - in rose gold. Then came the new changing bags and the Style collection for the Strawberry, new editions which have definitely upped the glam stakes for this pushchair. We sense iCandy fans will love the stylish new items on show - look out for them in stores soon!
After seeing the new lines up close, we were treated to the most brilliant evening of entertainment. Once again, we entered the evening in relative darkness with some mystical creatures greeting us along the way. The whole evening felt like a nod to Midsummer Nights Dream. What followed was a delicious three course meal and a bidding war amongst retailers to get their hands on one-off iCandy pushchairs, colourways that no one else has or will have. A whopping £32,000 was raised for Great Ormond Street Hospital (the Company's official charity) and a representative from the world-renowned hospital gave a talk on why fundraising is key and how the money raised helps patients.
Once the auction hammer struck for the last time, the night hit a different chord as Sophie Ellis-Bextor got everyone up and on the dancefloor!
In usual iCandy style, it was a glossy and classy affair with a few surprises thrown in for good measure. We're not quite sure how they will top this year's event but one things for sure, we look forward to finding out...

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The Geological Society Plate Tectonics
Pioneers of plate tectonicsWhat is a plate?Plate marginsPlate tectonics of the UK
What is a Plate?
Chemical composition - 'crust' and 'mantle'
Mechanical properties - 'lithosphere' and 'asthenosphere'
How do plates move?
Teachers' zoneTest your knowledge
The surface of the Earth is the top of the 'crust' - whether one is under the sea or on land! By and large, the portions of the crust that poke above the sea to form land consist of 'continental crust'. If you were to drill into this, you would find rock with an overall composition similar to granite - a rock rich in the minerals feldspar and quartz (aluminium and silicon).
Continental crust is thick - but after about 35 km of drilling, you would finally come to a different layer with a different chemical composition at a boundary called the Mohorovicic Discontinuity or Moho (named for the Croatian seismologist who discovered it). Below this boundary the rock changes to one rich in iron and magnesium, and the main rock type is called peridotite. This rock is characteristic of the upper parts of the Earth's mantle.
Chemical layering of
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If you were to take a drillship and drill through the crust of the ocean floor, however, you would encounter a very different type of rock. Oceanic crust is made of a rock called basalt, which is darker and more dense than continental crust. You would only have to drill for about 7 km before crossing the Moho and entering the upper mantle.
Below the Moho, the mantle extends to the surface of the Earth's outer core - about 2890 km down.
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Born in Yeovil, UK, Stefano Brunesci first began photographing women at the age of 13, inspired by the timeless portraits of Hollywood greats such as Rita Hayworth, Greta Garbo and Marilyn Monroe. After a short diversion into travel and landscape photography in his late teens Stefano returned to his first passion, editorial fashion, in 2007. Although a convert to digital and a strong supporter of its benefits, Stefano, who now lives near Bath, UK, prefers to keep his use of postproduction to a minimum and often publishes entirely un-retouched work in the belief that passion and connection with the subject is the most important aspect of any photograph. As he says, "When you photograph a woman you're capturing a moment in her life and you can't fake that with any software." His photos have been published by many international and important publications and, being followed by thousands of people in the art and fashion industry, he's considered quite influential.
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4 Inspirational Tennis Mamas
Take a lead from these tennis aces who achieved their dreams during young motherhood.
With the Australian Open fever in full flow we wanted to share our top tennis mums with you. Women who not only give us inspiration as athletes but as mothers too. These ladies are a reminder that if you have a goal, then keep working at it and push past the challenges because you might just surprise yourself with the results.
In a true example of following your heart, Kim returned to tennis in 2009 after retiring from the sport to have her baby girl Jade Elle who was born in 2008. Even during the early stages of motherhood Kim trained tirelessly and went on to win her second US Open title in 2009. That's not all, Kim was also the first mother to win a Major since 1980.
Margaret Court
Talk about business as usual - Margaret Court played professional tennis even during pregnancy and was narrowly defeated by Evonne Goolagong at the 1972 Wimbledon Championship match while carrying her son Daniel. A year later she came back fighting and won the 1973 US, Australian and French Opens. What a woman.
Evonne Goolagong
In 1977 Evonne took a rest from tennis to have her baby girl Kelly. In 1980 she came back swinging (literally!) and landed a Wimbledon Grand Slam title. This became her seventh major win, alongside a clutch of single and doubles triumphs at the Australian Open.
This is one tennis mama who's career has accelerated since becoming a mum to baby boy, Blake in 2013. She's often talked about the positives and challenges of being a young mum and a professional tennis player, saying, "suddenly our world changed where it became all about Blake, and it became about what was best for him. I think that only helped my tennis, because from that moment on my priorities definitely changed. I'm out here to provide for my family, and I absolutely love the game and I love working hard." In 2014 Casey made it to the quarter final of the BNP Paribas Open.
So good to have amazing women like these to inspire us. And to all the mamas out there - however you're keeping active and fit this tennis season we salute you!
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Tottenham have quite a daunting task on their hands tonight when they take on mighty Barcelona in their own den.
Harry Kane and co. had only accumulated a solitary point from their opening 3 Champions League group fixtures but fighting wins in their last two matches against PSV Eindhoven and Inter Milan have propelled them to second spot behind the Spanish giants, who have already qualified to the knockout stages.
If Spurs manage to conquer Messi and co, and Inter beat their Russian opponents- which they are expected to-, both the teams will have the same number of points but it'll be the North London club which will progress due to a superior head-to-head record.
With so much at stake, Tottenham will need their talismanic striker Kane to put in a special performance in order to stun their formidable hosts.
Their fans who've travelled to Barcelona already seem quite charged up despite the enormity of the task and were spotted dishing out a Harry Kane chant in front of a restaurant called "Kane Room".


There's nothing better than a refreshing drink on a hot summer day. Try a Minty Lemon Lassi. The Mint is rich in vitamins A, C, and B12. Lemons are also an excellent source of vitamin C and this drink has plenty of both! This Minty Lemon Lassi recipe is in honor of DreamWorks Pictures' charming new movie The Hundred-Foot Journey starring Helen Mirren!
Food Network star Chef Bar Arneson was inspired to create 6 absolutely delicious dishes after she saw the film. Check out the Minty Lemon Lassi recipe below and then click the links at the bottom of this post for the other great recipes!
More great recipes from Food Network star Chef Bar Arneson.
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HomeMovie TheatersCinderella Theatre
Cinderella Theatre - Detroit MI
Address: 13305-09 E Jefferson Ave
Owner History: United Detroit Theatres
Number of visits to this page: 17694
Designed by Christian W. Brandt, the nearly 1900-seat Cinderella on the East Side of Detroit was one of the larger of the city's neighborhood houses. Built in Spanish Colonial style, the Cinderella made for an impressive sight in its early years along East Jefferson Avenue with its white terra-cotta facade and red Spanish-tile roofing.
The theater contained a Mighty Wurlitzer organ which was removed from the Cinderella in 1966. It is now housed in the Music House Museum, near Traverse City. Once host to both vaudeville and movies, the Cinderella was built for J.N. Robinson and opened in 1924. In 1953 it was sold to United Detroit Theatres, which modernized the Cinderella, replacing the seating and installing new projection equipment.
After the 1950 Walt Disney film "Cinderella" came out, the side walls of the theater were painted with scenes from that movie. The Cinderella was closed in the mid 70s, and was demolished just a few years later.
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5/15/2018 - Chauncey Chapman
Inside there was a mural at the top wrapping around the theater telling the Cinderella story in 8 paintings.
3/28/2012 - walt slaughter
My recollection is the Cinderella closing in 1971 not 1975. I remember the fare on my last two visits: Sam Pekinpah's The Wild Bunch, and the adaptation of John Updike's breakthrough novel, Rabbit Run, starring James Caan and Carrie Snodgress. (whatever happened to the lady?) The second level was already being dismantled. There were boxes and boxes of reel cannisters spilling out of the storerooms. Eschucheons and decorative cornices had been ripped from the walls. Perhaps the palace did undergo one more resurrection, but I for one never returned. Too many memories being desecrated and trashed.
2/12/2008 - Beth Gallo
I have a china set that my grandmother said she collected over the years while visiting a movie theater. I later ran into another fellow detroiter that had the same china set as I did and said it came from the Cinderella Theater. Does anyone have any more info about the theater giving out china? Thanks!!!!
2/3/2008 - JerryD
The Cinderella was owned and operated by UDT (United Detroit Theates) during the 50's, until 1961, they closed it and it was taken over by Bill Brown & Norman Cohen, parters in the Fox Theatre operation. Norn Cohen , was the producer of (I was a Teenage Werewolf) and several other 5o's SiFi Hits. They ran the "Cindy" until 1967 or 68. Paul Widdis was one of, maybe the last Manager's of the " C indy".
2/1/2008 - Cynthia Provost
When I was young I found a box of reel to reel movies in our house, my mom said they were from the Cinderella theater which my grandfather owned when she was a teenager. His name was John Brioc. That would have been in the 1940's and possibly early 1950's. She said he owned the whole block and had a barber shop in that area.
3/29/2004 - John M. Heyka
As the Cinderella Ballroom theatre, it was a rock and roll palace in the late 60s early 70s. The J. Geils Band recorded their first live album FULL HOUSE there.
From Matt
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1. I noticed people on the forums use little images under their username and I want one too. I just don't know how to put one there. Can you help me?
The little images are called avatars and you can use them by going in the UserCP under "Edit Avatar" and choose one on the list you will find there. After you are done don't forget to click on "Save Changes" or the changes won't be saved.
2. I saw other people use avatars they made (custom avatars) and I want to use one too, but I can't find any options which would allow me to use one. How can I use one?
If you can't see it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. In the UserCP click on "Edit Avatar". At the bottom of the page you will find an option which says "Custom Avatar" with two possibilities. The first one is to use an avatar which is already somewhere on the internet and you will have to paste there it's URL address (be sure you paste in it's full address). The second possibility allows you to upload an avatar from your computer. Just click on "Browse" and select the avatar you want to use, but be sure the image matches the specifications set in the NOTE line.
3. Now I know how to upload my own avatar, but I don't have any to upload. Is there any way I can use a pre-made one?
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4. I really like the idea to make avatars for users to use on the sites and I want to contribute on it too. How can I do that?
This is really simple, check this out. There you will find all the information you need to contribute. We also have other graphic sections to contribute to. Check out the Signature section, the Wallpaper Section and the Banner Section too.
5. What about those little images under your message every time you post. Do you have to be a mahoutsukai to put something there?
Go in the UserCP and click on "Edit Signature". At the bottom of the page you will find an option which says "Upload Signature Picture" with two possibilities. The first one is to use a signature which is already somewhere on the internet and you will have to paste there it's URL address (be sure you paste in it's full address). The second possibility allows you to upload a signature from your computer. Just click on "Browse" and select the signature you want to use, but be sure the image matches the specifications set in the NOTE line. After that paste "[sigpic][/sigpic]" in the box in the "Edit Signature" option.
Click on Gallery and select "Add Album". Wait the page to open, then put in the information about the gallery's title, it's description and gallery type and press "Save Changes". In the next window, find the option "Upload picture" and click it to open a pop-up window. In the pop-up click on "Add files" and after that on "Select files". This will open a new window where you can select the signature from your computer. Once you've selected the signature click on the "Upload files" in the "Add files" interface. This will upload the image on the site. After it's done click on "Done" at the bottom of the window. The pop-up will close and you will be back in the gallery with a new page where you will have to select the signature's name, it's description and if you want it as the album's cover. When you've entered all the info click on "Save changes" and you will be redirected to the gallery. Find the pic you uploaded and copy the "BB Code IMG" tag. After that go in the UserCP under "Edit Signature" and paste the IMG code in the box under "Edit Signature". Click on "Save Changes" and you are done.
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France and Italy are over the hill.
France's team is in shambles – at this point they need a miracle just to salvage dignity. Locker room fights, federation officials quitting, scoreless in 2 games – the French have lost and looked bad doing it. Italy has better results, but in typical Italian fashion has cheated their way to two draws. Unless the Azzurri can put things together in their last group stage game, the two teams that made the finals in 2006 are going to be going home early.
England needs to blow its team up.
First it was Sven-Göran Eriksson. Then it was Steve Mclaren. Now it's Fabio Capello. The only common thing between these three managers is that they've been in charge of a squad that has consistently underperformed at the world stage. Hopefully the FA will be smart, keep Capello, possibly one of the stars (my vote would be Gerrard), and blow the rest of the team up. If there's anything we've learned in this World Cup, it's that teams that are well organized and lack talent can beat super stars who don't play well together.
South American teams are ?????
To listen to the pundits, we're looking at an all South American final. Maybe for the next 50 years. European football, they say, is in serious trouble, and South America is on the rise. I'm not jumping on the bandwagon at this point, but I'll reserve a ticket just in case.For my money, the facts just don't add up to South American dominance just yet. Brazil – South America's #1 ranked powerhouse – beat the worst team in the tournament 2-1, and didn't look terribly impressive doing it. Portugal – a currently highly ranked but generally middle of the road European team – put 7 goals on the same team. Uruguay only managed a draw with the dysfunctional French, Argentina looked marginal at best against a Nigerian squad that Greece beat worse, Chile escaped with a 1-0 win against a ten man Swiss team, and Paraguay only managed a draw against the impotent Italians. Sure, the Argentinians took South Korea apart, and Brazil did well against Ivory Coast (if you don't count their young players losing their temper when the Ivorians got nasty), but those have been the only two real bright spots for South America.
And those European teams? The Dutch, Spanish and Germans have all looked great against their opponents, and for the two losses endured by those teams, Germany lost to Serbia playing with ten men for most of the match, and even a man down looked dominant with plenty of scoring changes. Spain's loss against Switzerland was a display of bad luck if ever there were one – Spain simply couldn't catch a break. And by the way both of those losses were against European, not South American, teams. Sure, Europe has a couple of dogs in the tournament. Yeah, the Slovaks haven't looked so good, but nobody really expected them to contend anyway. France and Italy may be big news, and England isn't really giving a great account for the continent at the moment, but at the moment, I like European teams deep into the tournament over South American ones.
For all of the supposed South American success, it seems to be beating up against weak African or Asian sides.
African teams are not contenders.
We wanted an African contender on African soil, but it's not happening yet. African football is getting better, but it has a ways to go before it can really compete against the powerhouses of the international game.
No matter who you are, if the result didn't go your way, you have a legitimate case to blame the officials.
This is probably rule number 3 of soccer. There have been some poor calls in this cup to be sure – Kaka, Cahill, Kewell, and Klose being sent off certainly merit some big question marks. Italians diving in the box, yellow cards for borderline challenges, and yes, even the non-foul foul called against the American team. In soccer, perhaps more than any other sport, the referee has the power to change the game, and the unfortunate reality in soccer is that, for the most part, he only has the power to ruin the game. The fact of the matter is that every game, no matter how well officiated, is full of borderline calls. Some go your way, and some go against you. It's just a part of the game. Fans can (and will) always complain, but at the end of the day, the team's job is to play in such a way that they're not at mercy of a bad call – at least as much as possible.
There's certainly a lot more excitement to come – shaping up to be a great third round of games.


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Understanding North Korea
Taking a History and Testing Hypotheses
By Dr. Robert Rennebohm
Global Research, December 23, 2017
Global Research 21 August 2017
Theme: History, Media Disinformation, Police State & Civil Rights, US NATO War Agenda
In-depth Report: NORTH KOREA
When there is conflict between two parties, it is best if each party tries to understand and think from the other's point of view, as opposed to thinking only from their own point of view and perpetuating misconceptions regarding the other's view.
When a physician is confronted with a problem, the first step is to take a complete and accurate history; the second step is to test hypotheses generated by that history and the physician's background knowledge and experience.
Let's start by taking a history of what has occurred in Korea over the past century or more:1
In 1871 Japan began plans to occupy Korea for its own economic and military purposes. By 1905 Korea had become a Japanese protectorate. By 1910 it had become a colony of Japan. For centuries the social structure on the Korean peninsula had consisted of a privileged aristocratic landowning class (a tiny minority of the population) who ruled over the rest of the people, almost all of whom were peasants. In the years following 1910 Japan ruled Korea by conspiring with and providing privileges for opportunistic Koreans who were members of this aristocratic landed class.
Over the next three decades the Korean people suffered many atrocities under the brutal, oppressive rule by Japan and its Korean aristocratic collaborators. During this ruthless Japanese occupation the Korean language and culture were suppressed. Koreans were forced to take Japanese surnames. Precious Korean cultural artifacts were destroyed. And, resistance to the Japanese occupation was met with brutal force. For example, during the non-violent March 1st Movement of 1919 the Japanese police and military killed 7,000 peaceful demonstrators.
Japanese repression in Korea accelerated during the 1930s, after Japan invaded Manchuria (in 1931-32) and established Manchukuo. During the 1930s Japan and its aristocratic Korean collaborators subjected Korean men to forced labor. Other Korean men were forced to join the Japanese military. Up to 200,000 Chinese and Korean women (the vast majority being Korean) were forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military, serving as "comfort women" while Japanese officers and soldiers occupied Korea and Manchuria
By the mid-30s Kim Il Sung had become the main leader of the resistance against Japan's brutal occupation of Korea and Manchuria.
Former Premier of North Korea Kim Il-Sung (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Then came WWII (1939-1945), during which the Japanese were driven out of Korea and Manchuria. Korea was finally liberated from Japan's oppressive rule. By 1945 the people of Korea could finally start planning for their own governance, according to how they wanted to proceed as a society. Kim Il Sung, who was inspired by socialist concepts, had great support among the Korean people (except, of course, for those of the privileged aristocracy who had collaborated with the Japanese). Independent of Kim Il Sung's movement were indigenous "People's Committees" that developed throughout the southern parts of Korea. These "People's Committees" were local groups of workers (factory workers, e.g.) who organized themselves to run factories and farms in a cooperative, democratic way that respected the rights, dignity, and health of the workers. The People's Committee movement represented an alternative to the unjust social system that privileged the aristocracy/business class.
But, these early hopes of creating a new, free, independent, and just Korean society were smashed when the USA and its Allies, without any consultation with the Korean people (other than with members of the opportunistic aristocratic class that had shamelessly collaborated with Japan), divided Korea into North and South Korea at the 38th parallel. The USA occupied the South, while the Soviet Unionwas awarded the North. In the South, Japanese occupation was replaced by USA occupation. The USA soon installed the corrupt, unscrupulous Syngman Rhee as the leader of South Korea. In 1948 the Republic of Korea (ROK) was officially established, with Rhee at the helm. The Soviet Union had allowed Kim Il Sung to become the leader of North Korea—the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
From 1945-1950 the USA/Rhee regime conducted a reign of terror against the "People's Committees" that had spontaneously and indigenously developed throughout the southern parts of South Korea. The social ideas and plans of these committees represented an enormous threat to the capitalistic thinking and plans of the USA and privileged business elite of South Korea. Although these People's Committees had nothing to do with Kim Il Sung, Chinese communism, or Soviet communism, the USA considered these committees to be "communists" who must be rooted out. Factory workers who participated in the People's Committee movement were terrorized, often killed.
The reign of terror conducted by the USA/Rhee regime is best exemplified by the Cheju Insurgency in 1948-49. Cheju is an island off the southern coast of South Korea. n 1945 there were about 300,000 people living on the island. About two thirds of these 300,000 had a progressive "moderate leftist" approach to their social thinking. After WWII ended in 1945 the vast majority of the Cheju people favored the development of the People's Committee movement as a way to organize social and work life on the island. The USA/Rhee regime saw this as a threatening development. The police force on the island was populated and controlled by the Rhee regime, and it deliberately colluded with ultra-rightist terrorists to oppress and destroy the People's Committee movement—all with the full knowledge of the USA. The USA helped Rhee to develop a Counter-Intelligence Corp (CIC) and a right wing Northwest Youth Corps (NWY), which was a fascist youth group. The CIC and the NWY were mobilized to terrorize and "reorient" supporters of the People's Committee movement. Those who resisted "reorientation" were killed, usually brutally.
The NWY reportedly "disemboweled pregnant women, ran bayonets through little kids, burned down people's homes, and smashed open the brains of opponents." Women were "serially raped, often in front of villagers, and then blown up with a grenade in the vagina." These atrocities occurred with the full knowledge of the USA/Rhee regime. They were part of a deliberate terror campaign against the People's Committee movement.
Understandably, in 1948 the people of Cheju Island rose up to resist this pathological violence. They rebelled, primarily against the police. The USA/Rhee regime responded with a massive counter-insurgency campaign, even bringing back Japanese officers and soldiers to help root out the insurgents. Villages were indiscriminately burned and destroyed; civilians were massacred. By August 1949 the insurgency (the People's Committee movement) had been eradicated, much to the delight of the USA/Rhee regime. More than 70% of the island's villages had been burned. It is estimated that 30,000-60,000 islanders were killed, many of them butchered. Another 40,000 islanders fled the country, for safety. After the defeat of the People's Committee movement, Cheju Island was run by the CIC and the NWY, who continued to treat the remaining islanders with contempt and cruelty.
This USA-directed reign of terror (throughout South Korea, not just on Cheju Island) took place from 1945-49, before the Korean War even started (in 1950). During that reign of terror approximately 100,000 South Korean people (mostly progressive leftist-thinking people) were killed by USA/Rhee forces.
That brings us to 1950, when the Korean War began. By 1950 South Korea was controlled by the USA/Rhee regime. Most of the leaders of South Korea were former collaborators with Japan. In fact, by 1950 the USA had enlisted Japan as an ally in its war against North Korea. By 1950 the USA/Rhee regime had ruthlessly eliminated the People's Committee movement throughout South Korea. Now it was time to eliminate the "communists" in North Korea, who were led by Kim Il Sung. Who actually "fired the first shot" is a matter of controversy. Early in 1950 North Korea appeared to be prevailing over the South Korean Army. This alarmed the USA and prompted the sending of American troops to Korea—to heroically save the Korean people (and the rest of Asia) from communism.
Once the USA entered the Korean War in 1950 it set out to totally destroy North Korea. The USA carpet-bombed North Korea with virtually no concern for civilian casualties. 32,000 tons of napalm were dropped on the North Korean people. Whole cities were demolished. 75% of Pyongyang was leveled. The USA threatened several times to drop nuclear bombs on North Korea, and terrorized North Korea by deliberately sending lone B-29 bombers on simulated atomic bomb runs, during which they dropped "dummy" atomic bombs (heavy TNT bombs). Each time, the North Koreans would be unsure whether these planes were going to drop a real atomic bomb (as the USA had needlessly dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki) or just a dummy.
The USA would have prevailed over North Korea were it not for China's intervention (under Mao Tse Tung). A stalemate eventually occurred, and an Armistice Agreement was signed in 1953 to cease hostilities and create the demilitarized zone (DMZ). This Armistice represented only a cease-fire agreement, not a peace treaty or an official end to the war. The Korean War was never officially ended. It has continued in a suspended state ever since. The USA has preferred it that way, because it justifies American bases in South Korea and allows the USA to continually pose as an existential threat to North Korea.
It is extremely relevant, today, that the USA/South Korea has continued (since 1953) to intermittently send lone B29 bombers on simulated bomb runs near North Korea (without dropping "dummy" bombs), just to remind North Korea that the USA could annihilate North Korea with a nuclear bomb whenever it chooses. North Korea has never been able to relax in this regard. It has needed to stay vigilant. It has felt an appropriate need to develop protection from an American first strike.
So, that is a brief history of Korea, before, during, and after the Korean War. If accurate, it raises the question of who the "good guys" were/are. According to the USA, the people who were attracted to the Peoples Committee movement were the bad guys—-so bad that they needed to be terrorized and killed, by the thousands. According to the USA, the "communists" in North Korea were the bad guys, including Kim Il Sung, who had led the resistance against the ruthless Japanese reign of terror (1910-1939). According to the USA, Rhee was a good guy, as were the other financially and politically powerful South Korean elite, most of whom had collaborated with the Japanese during Japan's brutal occupation of Korea and Manchuria. According to the USA, the ruthless CIC and the fascist NWY were the good guys on Cheju Island.
Understandably, the North Korean people who support Kim Il Sung do not see the USA as the good guys. Understandably, they fear and distrust the USA.
Today, the American peoplestill assume (as they did in 1950) that the USA was on the right side of history in 1950 and has been on the right side ever since. And, they assume that North Korea was (in 1950) an evil empire and has been ever since. According to the American understanding, North Korea is one of the most evil, if not the most evil, countries on earth. It is viewed as a ruthless dictatorship, in which there are no freedoms, no human rights—only suffering, starvation, fear, torture, and death (for those who dissent). The perception is that the Korean people's adoration of Kim Jong Un (and his father and grandfather) is due to either brainwashing, fear, delusion, or combinations of these. It is thought that Kim Jong Un is dangerously deranged and deluded and represents an existential threat to the USA.
If the above history of Korea is accurate, and if we try to think from North Korea's point of view, we are likely to conclude that instead of waging a nuclear war to annihilate the North Korean people, the USA should, at the very least, critically examine its behavior in Korea over the past 72 years. At the very least, the American people should consider hypotheses about North Korea that differ from the US narrative that Americans have unquestioningly accepted.
Instead of ignorantly dropping nuclear bombs on North Korea, without taking a complete history or testing any hypotheses, maybe it would be better to not only critically review the above history, but also consider the following hypothesis about North Korea:
Hypothesis: Maybe, somehow, the North Korean people, as a group, have deeply grasped and are appreciatively practicing a highly evolved concept of Natural Duty that Jose Marti, Che Guevara, and Victor Hugo advocated—a concept that most Americans know little about and many have never experienced.
At the very heart of the social philosophy of Jose Marti, Che Guevara, and Victor Hugo is the concept that the "real aim in life" is to follow the path of Natural Duty, and that the greatest satisfactions in life stem from following that path—from "being on Duty," being available and being able to help our fellow human beings. By "Duty," Marti, Guevara and Hugo meant physician-like Duty; not an onerous contrived guilt-driven duty, but an exhilarating Natural Duty. They suggested that we celebrate and enjoy the fact that a huge part of Human Nature is a natural, free flowing, brimming capacity and desire to follow the path of Natural Duty—the path of looking after others. Good physicians regularly experience the uplifting meaningfulness of being on duty. They appreciate the privilege of being trained and given the opportunity to provide health care. Good physicians are not motivated by an onerous sense of obligation, imposed from within and/or without, that "forces" them to help patients; Good physicians are naturally inclined to compassionately help patients; it is part of the natural flow of their hearts, minds, and lives. The experience of being on duty brings meaning and satisfaction to their lives, and they are appreciative that Medicine has afforded them an opportunity to practice the very best of their human nature.
Maybe the North Korean people have been helped to understand and practice this concept of Natural Duty. Maybe they are willingly devoted to the Marti-Guevara-Hugo concept of Natural Duty because they have recognized that participation in such Duty is the most satisfying experience in life. Maybe the North Korean people have grasped the concept of Natural Duty to a greater, fuller extent than has any society on earth, perhaps even in History.
Maybe the North Korean people have somehow figured out that participation in vast Public Activity (including a free public health care system, free public education, and a completely Public Economy that is designed to meet Human needs, rather than to make profit) leads to far greater satisfaction and far greater collective human spirit than does participation in capitalism.
Maybe the North Korean people, including their leaders, have focused on creating vast opportunities for people to discover and practice the real aim of life, which is devotion to Natural Duty, devotion to caring for others—and have found this to be a far more satisfying approach to life, individually and collectively, than becoming entrepreneurs or being exploited by entrepreneurs.
Maybe the North Koreans, each in their own way, have learned to appreciate "being on duty" in the same way that devoted physicians and nurses have learned how uplifting and satisfying and freeing it is to be "on duty" to help their fellow human beings.
Maybe the North Koreans have figured out what the Cheju People's Committees intuitively understood—that it is more satisfying to look after each other than to look after one's self—that following the path of Natural Duty is more uplifting than following the path of self-interest.
What a beautiful thought—to have an entire society made up of people who fully grasp and enthusiastically practice the concept of Natural Duty (of "being on duty") that was suggested by Marti-Guevara-Hugo and has been exemplified by so many devoted physicians, nurses, and teachers world-wide, for many decades.
Maybe when the North Korean people are seen in mass demonstrations of homage to their leaders, they are really paying homage and giving thanks to the concept of Natural Duty that they have learned and have been given ample opportunity to practice. Maybe they primarily view their leader as a symbol and protectorate of the concept of Natural Duty. Maybe they particularly appreciate the fact that Kim Il Sung, caring enough to risk his life to resist the brutal Japanese and American occupations, proceeded to develop a society that is based on Natural Duty and creates vast Public Activity for its practice. Maybe they appreciate Kim Jong Un's commitment to protecting and perpetuating that society.
Maybe the North Korean people feel wonderfully free, precisely because of their understanding and practice of Natural Duty. Maybe that understanding has resulted in their being as self-motivated and altruistic as our best physicians, nurses, and teachers—who do not need to be told or forced to do what their natural inclinations and natural compassion guide them to do.
Maybe North Korea is, thereby, the most free, loving, compassionate, enthusiastic, and emotionally healthy society on earth.
North Korean kids
And, maybe, too, the North Korean people are appropriately fearful that the USA intends to ruthlessly annihilate them, as they tried to do during the Korean War years of 1950-53. Maybe the North Koreans fear that American-directed fascists, like those on Cheju Island, will serially rape their women, then blow them up with grenades in their vaginas. After all, the USA has committed such heinous crimes many times before. And now an ignorant racist American Commander-in-Chief, like the ignorant, racist American Commander-in-Chief during the Korean War era, is threatening to attack North Korea "with fire and fury like the world has never seen before." Maybe North Korea believes that possession, or at least the threat of possible possession, of a nuclear deterrent is the only way to protect themselves from a ruthlessness that the USA has exhibited many times over, not only before and during the Korean War, but in dozens of countries since.
The American hypothesis is that North Korea is the most evil and oppressive society on earth, run by a ruthless dictator—a society in which the people have no freedom, are brainwashed, live in fear, and worship their leaders with either deluded loyalty or fear for their lives.
Which hypothesis is closer to the truth? Which country is the greater threat to humankind and the environment? Which people understand the real aim of life? Which people have the best understanding of Natural Duty and the importance of it? Which country is on the right track?
Maybe the American hypothesis is closer to the truth. Maybe the above-recounted history of Korea is inaccurate. Maybe the truth is somewhere in-between these two hypotheses and between the above history and the accepted American narrative. But, the point is, we do not really know, because we have not critically examined the history of Korea or either hypothesis. A good physician does not prescribe dangerous chemotherapy "for cancer" without first taking a history and proving the hypothesis that the patient truly has cancer. That would be malpractice. And, yet, the USA is threatening to "nuke" a North Korean "cancer" without taking an accurate history and without testing its own or any other hypotheses about North Korea.
Rather than drop nuclear bombs on North Korea, should we not, first,study history and test the above hypotheses? That is what physicians do. That is how physicians learn; that is how physicians correct mistakes and avoid making further mistakes.
The American people owe it to the North Koreans, to Humanity, and to the Earth itself, to take a complete history of the Korean War and think from North Korea's point of view, as opposed to thinking only from the American point of view and perpetuating narratives about Korea that may not be true.
1The history summarized in this essay is based predominantly on Bruce Cumings' excellently written and thoroughly annotated book, The Korean War: A History, published by Modern Library in 2011.
Copyright © Dr. Robert Rennebohm, Global Research, 2017
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Magnetic Music presents Dehlia Low for 3 shows at The Magnetic Field: November 2nd, 9th &16th!
Posted in Asheville, Dehlia Low, tagged Aaron Ballance, Americana, Anya Hinkle, Asheville, bluegrass, Bryan Clendenin, country, Dehlia Low, dobro, fiddle, Greg Stiglets, harmonies, Live recording, Magnetic Music, mandolin, Mountain Music, Music, NC, north carolina, November, pickers, residency, River Arts District, stacy claude, The Magnetic Field, vocal harmonies, vocals, Western North Carolina on September 21, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Tickets available for each show individually ($8), or purchase the 3-Show Bonus Package & come see all 3 shows, plus get a signed poster and a live recording of one of the shows ($24)!
www.themagneticfield.com
Glen Rock Depot, at 372 Depot Street, in the River Arts District of Asheville, NC.
Get tickets here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2211941978
Dehlia Low formed in late 2007 as part of Asheville, North Carolina's roots music renaissance. Singers Anya Hinkle (from Blacksburg, VA on fiddle) and Stacy Claude (from Atlanta, GA on guitar) pulled together a group of talented pickers from the region: Aaron Ballance on Dobro (Winston-Salem, NC), Bryan Clendenin on mandolin (Hurricane, WV) and Greg Stiglets on bass (Jackson, MS).
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"The group has taken off like a skyrocket…and deservedly so: in a musical world that doesn't always treasure creativity, Dehlia Low has staked out a good piece of ground all its own." ~ Nashville Scene, Jon Weisberger
"Dehlia Low is going to be a force to be reckoned with in the musical world for some time to come!" ~ Music News Nasheville, Chuck Dauphin
Dehlia Low is a band riding high on a wave of musical accomplishment and heartfelt performance. Fans of Americana, bluegrass, or just good country-tinged music would do well to seek them out" ~ Pop Matters, David Maine
"…relying on the warm tones of acoustic guitar, mandolin, upright bass, slide guitar, and not to mention fiddle thumpin', strummin' and pickin' underneath honeysuckle vocal harmonies — the Asheville, N.C., quintet seems like it has rolled straight off a mountainside and right onto a wraparound wooden porch in some summer-grass valley." ~ Style Weekly, Mike Hilleary
"Dehlia Low's "Ravens & Crows" is carefully crafted to lure traditional, country, bluegrass and Americana fans. They are generally appealing to all of these genres without alienating anyone, which is hard to do." ~ Boone Mountain Times, Ashley Wilson
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Free Download of the Title Track of Dehlia Low's 'Ravens and Crows' Which Releases Through Rebel Records on Aug 2, 2011
Posted in Dehlia Low, tagged Aaron Ballance, Al Shusterman, album release, Americana, Anya Hinkle, Appalachiagrassicana, Appalachian, Asheville, August 2nd, Blue Ridge Mountains, bluegrass, Bryan Clendenin, california, CD release, chord progressions, country, Dehlia Low, early country, fiddle, Folk, Free download, Georgia, Greg Stiglets, Infamous Stringdusters, KCBL, melodies, michigan, Music, new release, north carolina, Ohio, original songs, Pennsylvania, Ravens and Crows, Rebel Records, roots music, roots music renaissance, songwriting, South Carolina, stacy claude, State of Jefferson, stringband, tennessee, TOUR DATES, Travis Book, Virginia, vocal harmonies, vocal harmony, West Virginia on July 20, 2011| 1 Comment »
Newly signed to Rebel Records, Dehlia Low echoes the sounds of early country with a strong bluegrass flavor, crafting a fresh originality that feels like home in the flourishing roots music soundscape. Their new release 'Ravens and Crows' was produced by the Infamous Stringdusters' Travis Book and hits the streets on August 2nd…
Dehlia Low's vocal harmony and instrumentation reflect a deep connection to traditional music with modern arrangements and relevant, smart songwriting. The band combines their gripping, rustic-flavored vocal style with extraordinary instrumental prowess in original songs that feel at once both old and new pushing their sound into the emerging Americana genre. The group's sound is focused on original music rooted in bluegrass but with a distinctive country/folk feel true to their southern Appalachian roots.
Dehlia Low's eagerly-anticipated Rebel Records debut 'Ravens & Crows' is released August 2nd. Produced by Travis Book of The Infamous Stringdusters, this album helps to firmly establish Dehlia Low as one of the most compelling and distinctive young groups on the acoustic music scene today. With their tasteful, sometimes moody blending of different styles, the group has created a unique sound that already seems fully mature and established.
Here is what the press is saying about Dehlia Low's Ravens and Crows:
"Heavenly lead & harmony vocals…superb original songs…musical prowess." ~ Al Shusterman, Backroads Bluegrass on KCBL
"…bittersweet vocal harmonies and spirited picking…Dehlia Low promises to bring the sounds and soul of the Blue Ridge Mountains …" ~ Art News New Orleans
"The real highlight on Ravens and Crows is the vocal harmony. Lead singer Anya Hinkle, guitarist Stacy Claude, and bassist Greg Stiglets' voices blend beautifully on songs like the album's title track." ~ Americana Music Examiner, Chris Griffy
"…really special. I have added them to my "must see" list permanently." ~ The Bluegrass Blog, Diane Farineau
In 2011, Dehlia Low will be taking their "Appalachiagrassicana" sound across the U.S. in support of the new album:
Sun, July 24th – Mast Farm Inn – Banner Elk, NC
Fri, July 29th – North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center – Nevada City, CA
Sat, July 30th – Sutter Creek Theatre – Sutter Creek, CA
Sun, July 31st -Freight & Salvage – Berkeley, CA
Tues, August 2nd – House Concert – Bear Valley, CA
Wed, August 3rd -The Abbey at Hopmonk Tavern – Sebastopol, CA
Thurs, August 4th – The Red Fox Tavern – Eureka, CA
Fri, August 5th – Dead on the Creek Festival – Willits, CA
Sat, August 6th – Oaksong Music Society at Gray Pine Farm – Oak Run, CA
Sunday, August 7th – House Concert | Berkeley, CA
Sat, August 13th- Stecoah Valley Center -Robbinsville, NC
Mon, August 15-21st – Northern Lights Bluegrass Festival |- Big River, SK
Fri, August 26th – Bacchus Bistro – Marshall, NC
Sat, September 3rd – The Station Inn – Nashville, TN
Thurs, September 8th – The Evening Muse – Charlotte, NC
Sat, September 10th – Mountain Song Festival – Brevard, NC
Fri, September 23rd – Hendershots Coffee Bar – Athens, GA
Sat, September 24th – Jammin' at Hippie Jack's – Crawford, TN
Mon, September 26th Abbeville County Career Center – Abbeville, SC
Tues, September 27th – The Basement – Nashville, TN
Sat, October 1st – The Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center – Asheville, NC
Sat, October 8th – Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival – Silk Hope, NC
Fri, October 14th – Private Event – Seneca, SC
Sat, October 15th – Private Event – Candler, NC
Sun, October 16, 2011 – Poplar Knight Spot – Aberdeen, NC
Thurs, October 20th – Cafe Nola – Frederick, MD
Fri, October 21st – The Purple Fiddle – Thomas, WV
Sat, October 22nd – Elk Creek Café – Millheim, PA
Sun, October 23rd – Puck Live – Doylestown, PA
Sat, November 12th – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
Fri, November 18th – Ashland Coffee & Tea – Ashland, VA
Sat, November 19th – Southern Cafe and Music Hall – Charlottesville, VA
Tues, December 6th – Wilbert's | Cleveland, OH
Wed, December 7th – Circus – Ann Arbor, MI
Thurs, December 8th – Salt of the Earth – Fennville,MI
Stay tuned to DehliaLow.com for more tour dates TBA!
Americana Bluegrass Band, Dehlia Low, tours around New release this weekend in New Orleans, Mississippi, and Nashville!
Posted in Dehlia Low, tagged Aaron Ballance, acoustic music, Americana, Anya Hinkle, Blue Canoe, Bluebird Café, bluegrass, Bryan Clendenin, country, Dehlia Low, Greg Stiglets, Hal & Mal's, Jackson, MS, Music, NAshville, New Orleans, Ogden After Hours, ravens and Corew, Rebel Records, stacy claude, stringband, Sunday Spotlight, TN, Tupelo, vocal harmonies on July 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Dehlia Low pushes bluegrass music squarely into the emerging Americana genre, combining their gripping, rustic-flavored vocal style with extraordinary instrumental prowess in original songs that feel at once both old and new. The band's Rebel Records debut Ravens & Crows is the eagerly-anticipated follow up to their acclaimed 2009 independent studio release, Tellico. Produced by Travis Book of Grammy-nominated and IBMA Emerging Artist winners The Infamous Stringdusters, Ravens & Crows will help firmly establish Dehlia Low as one of the most compelling and distinctive young groups on the acoustic music scene today. With their tasteful, sometimes moody blending of different styles, the group has created a unique sound that already seems fully mature and established.
The band will be touring around the new album throughout the Summer and Fall with stops this weekend in New Orleans, Mississippi, and Nashville!
Thurs, July 14th ~ Ogden After Hours ~ New Orleans, LA
Fri, July 15th ~ Hal & Mal's ~ Jackson, MS 39201
Sat, July 16th ~ Blue Canoe ~ Tupelo, MS
Sun, July 17th ~ Bluebird Café's Sunday Spotlight (Free show!) ~ Nashville, TN
For more tour dates visit: http:www.dehlialow.com
"Dehlia Low is rapidly becoming a musical force to watch for." ~ Bluegrass Unlimited
"The heartfelt mountain sounds of this new band recall the Carter Family and the Stanley Brothers." ~ Diane Amov, Bluegrass Spotlight on MerleFest
"One of those kinds of bands that I just really fall in love with" ~ Iaan Hughes, No Depression
Dehlia Low formed in late 2007 as part of Asheville, North Carolina's roots music renaissance. Singers Anya Hinkle (from Blacksburg, VA on fiddle) and Stacy Claude (from Atlanta, GA on guitar) pulled together a group of talented pickers from the region: Aaron Ballance on Dobro (Winston-Salem, NC), Bryan Clendenin on mandolin (Hurricane, WV) and Greg Stiglets on bass (Jackson, MS). The group's sound is focused on original music rooted in bluegrass but with a distinctive country/folk feel true to their southern Appalachian roots.
Live at Merlefest
Live at the Mockingbird
Acoustic Syndicate plays post-Thanksgiving shows Nov 26th & 27th
Posted in Acoustic Syndicate, Asheville, Sanders, tagged Acoustic Syndicate, Asheville, banjo, Billy Cardine, Blue Mountain Artists, bluegrass, bryon McMurry, Cleveland County, dobro, Fitz McMurry, folk rock, Green Acres, Green Acres Music Hall, guitars, Hugh Southard, Jay Sanders, Jeremy Saunders, Lincoln Theater, mandolin, McMurry, NC, orange peel, Raleigh, rock, Shelby, SmileFest, Snake Oil Medicine Show, Steve McMurry, Steve Metcalf, Sugar Hill Records, Syndicate, Thanksgiving, vocal harmonies, vocals on November 5, 2010| 1 Comment »
Acoustic Syndicate
The Lincoln Theater ~ Raleigh, NC
The Orange Peel ~ Asheville, NC
Acoustic Syndicate is:
Steve McMurry: Acoustic guitars, mandolin, vocals.
Bryon McMurry: Banjos, electric guitar, vocals.
Fitz McMurry: Drums, vocals.
Jay Sanders: Acoustic upright bass, electric bass.
Billy Cardine: Acoustic and electric dobros.
Acoustic Syndicate was born in December, 1977 when Joe and Fitzhugh McMurry, a couple of brothers from Cleveland County, NC got together and decided to get their kids bluegrass instruments for Christmas that year. The kids were brothers Fitz Jr. and Bryon McMurry, and their cousin Steve McMurry. Fitzie, as he was known back then, got a Gibson Hummingbird guitar. Bryon got an Eagle banjo and Steve got a fiddle from Sears & Roebuck. All were excited and happy. The trio was nicknamed the "The Maple Creek Three" by Fitzhugh Sr. They learned a few songs, mostly church songs from the Methodist hymnal, and threw in a couple of country and bluegrass numbers and before long they were playing whenever they could…mostly serving at the pleasure of the parents at family gatherings and church functions. Joe and Fitzhugh, taking great delight in the results of their scheme, had unwittingly laid the foundation of what was to become Acoustic Syndicate. The boys spent the remainder of their childhood and adolescence singing, playing, living and working together on the family farm in Cleveland County.
After high school the trio drifted on separate paths for a while…moving off to college, taking jobs, getting married and so on. But the boys would always make time to get together and go see some good, live music…anything from bluegrass to punk rock. One could find them at a reggae festival on Lake Norman as easily as you could see them at the Milestone in Charlotte to see the Bad Brains, or in DC at a Grateful Dead show. In 1992 the three landed back in Cleveland County, quite by coincidence, and started playing again. In 1993 the trio added Doug Rogers to the group on upright bass. The band played their first gig as The Mint Jubilee Blues at the suggestion of a friend. After some debate on the topic, the band decided on "Acoustic Syndicate" over dinner at the old El Cancun Mexican restaurant in Shelby, NC in October of that year. Bryon actually came up with the name.
Photo by Bright Life Photography
The Band started out pretty much as any other, playing at parties, bars and alike. In 1994 the band caught the attention of Steve Metcalf of the world famous Green Acres Music Hall, in Bostic, NC. He featured them at "The Acres" on a couple of big bills like David Grisman and Bela Fleck. In 1997, the Syndicate added Nashville bassist, Jay Sanders, formerly of the Snake Oil Medicine Show to their line up to complete the Syndicate core. The rest is a matter of record. From there, with the help and connections of Steve Metcalf and the booking of Hugh Southard at Blue Mountain Artists, the band went on to tour the country extensively for the next eight years, completing six recording projects, two of them for Sugar Hill Records.
In 2001 they added long time friend and collaborator, Jeremy Saunders on saxophones. With their distinct brand of folk rock, bluegrass and reggae, coupled with their romper room, ultra high-energy, live performances they went on to be regulars at the biggest music festivals in the country, playing Bonnaroo, Farm Aid, High Sierra Music Festival, Telluride Music Festival, Merle Fest, Magnolia Fest and many more. The band played most of the A list rooms in the country and continued to tour and record until 2005.
The collapse of the record industry along with growing family needs at home forced the band to either commit to a long term tour schedule, or stop playing. The band decided to call it quits at Smilefest in May of 2005. The decision to disband would not stand. After only a two year break, the people called for the music to continue, and at the frequent and steadfast urging of Blue Mountain Artists, the Syndicate decided to play again.
From the very beginning the band resolved to play honest, good music with emphasis on musicianship and vocal harmonies. The mission was to provide good music to the masses as an alternative to the cookie cutter, self-centered industry standards of the day. Their body of original material always conveyed a positive message of coexistence, peace, conservation, sustainability and happiness. They opted to leave the sappy love songs to those who take no exception to wasting the precious time and minds of the body politic.
Acoustic Syndicate plays on with its message of peace, earth, unity and family. The Syndicate will enter the studio this winter to begin work on their 7th recording. They can be found out and about in the South East touring with their new music and their newest addition to the group, dobro player Billy Cardine.
Biography: Lyle Cordova.
Archive: Dehlia Low interview with the Take Five for their CD Release Party
Posted in Asheville, Dehlia Low, tagged Aaron Ballance, acoustic, album, Americana, Anya Hinkle, Asheville, bluegrass, Bryan Clendenin, cd releae, Celtic jam, community, concert, country, Dehlia Low, dobro, fiddler, Greg Stiglets, Grey Eagle, Jack of the Wood, live, Live Album, live performance, mandolin, Music, musician, roots, roots music, stacy claude, string band, The Get Down, upright bassist, vocal harmonies, West Asheville on November 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Dehlia Low officially release "Dehlia Low – Live" tonight (Nov 5th) at the Get Down in West Asheville! Check out this excerpt of an interview with them in the Asheville Citizen Times' Take Five:
Dehlia Low celebrates live CD with West Asheville show
by Michael Flynn • published November 5, 2010
ASHEVILLE – At traditional bluegrass gatherings, people sometimes ask members of Asheville's Dehlia Low why the five-person string band has no banjo player. Guitarist and singer Stacy Claude has come up with an answer.
"I tell people that we had only five seats in the van," she says with a laugh, "so someone had to go."
Judging by the band's growing audience and recognition, Dehlia Low's blend of bluegrass, country and Americana music sounds just right as is.
The band is playing tonight at West Asheville's new Get Down to celebrate its latest release, a live album that includes songs from a May gig at The Grey Eagle.
"We've been talking about it for a while," Claude says about recording live. "We feel our studio albums are different than our live performances, and we wanted to capture some of that live energy."
Along with Claude, the band features vocalist and fiddler Anya Hinkle, dobro player Aaron Ballance, mandolin picker Bryan Clendenin and upright bassist Greg Stiglets. The group came together about three years ago, sparked by connections from Jack of the Wood's Celtic jam sessions.
The members' blend of vocal harmonies, acoustic picking and country dobro creates a classic Asheville take on traditional music.
"We like to say we have a foot in bluegrass and a foot in Americana and roots music," Claude says.
Look for the group to continue to grow its fan base next year, with more touring and another album written and ready to record. Asheville, Claude says, is the perfect launching pad for the band.
"Living in a community with so many acoustic musicians of this caliber keeps you on your toes," she says.
"It's an amazing place to be a musician."
Michael Flynn writes about entertainment for take5. E-mail him at mickfly@bellsouth.net.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20101105/ENT/311050017/1291/ADVERTISING


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