#Bob St. Cyr

[gacougnol]

Bob St-Cyr

Big Stump

2020

#bob st-cyr

[sweetdreamsjeff]

25 Years Of Grace: Christopher Dowd On His Friend Jeff Buckley

Twenty-five years ago today, Jeff Buckley released his debut/swan-song masterpiece, Grace. A forthcoming book entitled 25 Years Of Grace pays tribute to this beautiful album with a lush coffee table book, featuring hundreds of photos from Merri Cyr and Buckley historian Jeff Apter. The book offers insights from those who were there during the making, a hefty chapter including most of the photos from the Grace album cover and promotional photo shoot, and a section of modern musicians discussing the album and how it influenced them. When we planned this excerpt, the book was within a week or two of release, and though its release has been pushed back to October, we’re proud to present this excerpt, featuring Christopher Dowd of Fishbone discussing his friend and his roommate. 

25 Years Of Grace: An Anniversary Tribute To Jeff Buckley’s Classic Album will be released October 21st. You can preorder the book here.

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Jeff Apter:How did you first meet Jeff?

Chris Dowd: One night Carla Azar [Dowd’s girlfriend and a classmate of Jeff’s at the Musicians Institute in LA] called me and said she was going for a ride and her friend Jeff was in the car. I was burned out from touring with Fishbone; we toured nonstop for two and a half years. I was drunk as shit, it was raining, I had my head out the window, and it rained all over Jeff. He just sat there quietly, didn’t say shit. Carla called me and told me to call Jeff and apologize—I did, and we became friends. Jeff lived with me for like a year and a half, and I knew him as a guitar player only. I had no idea he could even sing.

JA: What kind of roomie was Jeff?

CD: He was an awesome housemate. We just had fun, man, had a good time, being open, honest, talking for hours. The Jeff I knew was as funny as hell, but completely socially awkward at times. You know, like: “Jeff, this may not be the best time to say that, dog.” But he was also one of those people who was loyal to a fault, until it hurts. And as far as his legacy goes, if he’d known how it played out, he would have given away every-fucking-thing with his name on it. That’s how he was. He was a truly selfless person.

A thing that blew my mind about Jeff was this mimic thing he had; he was freakish. I heard him play “Giant Steps” on the guitar once and he was exactly like John Coltrane. I don’t idealize motherfuckers, I’m not that guy, but he was the exception to the rule.

JA: Did he ever mention his father, Tim Buckley?

CD: He never came up. I only heard about him after St. Ann’s. He explained it to me: “It’s just a thing for my dad.” The first thing that came out of my mouth was: “Who the hell was your dad?”

JA: “Last Goodbye” started to come together when you and Jeff lived together in LA, is that right?

CD: “Last Goodbye” is about Carla Azar, especially that line “Kiss me out of desire not consolation.” Every guy at that time was in love with Carla. She played drums, she was pretty, she was the coolest girl you ever met in your entire life. Carla was the perfect girlfriend, but they were never a couple.

JA: How did you react when Jeff signed with Columbia, Fishbone’s label? Was it a good fit for Jeff?

CD: I think the one lucky thing with Jeff was that he got to be around my ass and watch something really cool implode [Dowd’s band was encountering extreme turbulence at the time], so when it came time for him to do his shit, he knew what to do. And he had Donnie [Ienner, Sony label boss] wrapped around his finger, because Donnie knew what they had: the new Bob Dylan.

JA: Do you think Columbia treated him well?

CD: Columbia definitely treated him with respect. More than anything, they couldn’t have plotted the level of reception he got from the musical hierarchy. It blew my mind. I’m sitting there with him and Elvis Costello calls—you know what I’m saying? He’s hanging out with Chrissie Hynde. Growing up in LA, this is the kind of stuff you dream about.

But I know that the idea of him being a star made him incredibly uncomfortable—being written up in the tabloids, with Courtney Love and shit, that freaked him out. He wanted to buy every newspaper and burn it, because he was embarrassed. He was kind of like this reluctant rock star.

JA: What’s the background to the time Radiohead came to see Jeff play, around the time of Grace?

CD: It was Thom Yorke; he came to see him play and left the show early. Jeff came back and told me about it. Jeff was highly sensitive in a lot of ways, especially when it came to music. He would be completely not secure when it came to his talents; at times, he didn’t recognize he had this thing. As far as artistic respect goes, well, Thom Yorke was a contemporary, and when he walked out, Jeff was like: “I must have sucked.” I said, “If anything, you freaked him out.” If OK Computer doesn’t sound like Jeff singing, I don’t know what does, but he went to his grave thinking that Thom Yorke hated his voice.

JA: Michael Tighe spoke about the recording of “So Real” and how spontaneous Jeff could be in the studio: Is that how you remember it?

CD: It was exactly like that. Also keep in mind I had never seen Jeff in process. I had no idea I was witnessing this as being “the take.” It is such a process to capture “the take” that I don’t think until Michael told you that story did I realize that he had done that spontaneously perfect take. It is such a rarity to see that happen in the flesh. But knowing Jeff and his process, he had done it and thrown it all away,torn it down a thousand times in his head, before he actually shared it with us. Then also thinking back we had such a close relationship and were so protective of one another it was also him sharing with me and saying, “I got this! You don’t have to be scared for me anymore. I have become the artist you always wanted and helped me become.” We would slide in and out of those roles for the entire relationship: Friend, brother, loved one, father, brother.

JA: What’s the magic of Grace; why does it connect with so many people?

CD: It had timing—that universal timing thing happened. Jeff wanted a second guitar player and Michael Tighe was there. He needed someone to follow what he did. It was very strategic the way he picked those guys—who are seasoned musicians now. And they sounded fucking great on Grace.

JA:How do you best remember Jeff?

CD: I can tell you what he was to me and what he stood for. How he had no filter, which was both hilarious and priceless. And rare. He had no agenda—he was air and earth unfettered! Tell me, how many people in your life you have known like that, that still have a childlike innocence? A Zen-like understanding of human beings. And a heart as big as a whale.

#jeff buckley #chris dowd #fishbone #25 Years Of Grace: Christopher Dowd On His Friend Jeff Buckley #interview #twenty five years of grace #grace #2019 #joseph kyle

[bybdolan]

In theory I know that Miss Americana is Taylor and The Heartbreak Prince is her lover, but that will NOT stop me from associating the terms with various people from american pop culture.

#miss americana is joan baez/marilyn/nina simone/whitney/aretha/lillian m. st-cyr/... #the heartbreak prince is springsteen/bob dylan/kurt cobain/jimi hendrix/leadbelly/...

[papermoonloveslucy]

JOHNNY CARSON

October 23, 1925

John William Carson was a television host, comedian, writer, and producer best known as the host of “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” (1962–1992). He was born in Corning, Iowa, and moved to Nebraska at age 8. Carson joined the Navy in 1943. He attended the University of Nebraska and studied journalism but with a keen interest in comedy writing. 

His first on camera credit was an afternoon television show called “The Squirrel’s Nest” in 1949 in Omaha. Carson also wrote the program. 

Carson’s first brush with Lucille Ball came in February 1961 as a panelist (along with Betsy Palmer, Harry Morgan, and Bess Myerson) on “I’ve Got a Secret”. Guest Lucille Ball was then starring on Broadway in the musical Wildcat. Moore tells Lucy that her secret will be to get the panel to imitate her based on words that appear on the screen. During Carson’s turn, the word is “ROMANTIC” and then “TIPSY.”  

In May 1962, Carson is host of the 14th Annual Emmy Awards, at which Lucille Ball is a presenter. 

They would also be host and presenter for the 23rd Annual Emmy Awards in 1971. Lucille Ball is not nominated for “Here’s Lucy”, despite the fact that there were only three nominees in her category. Gale Gordon lost to Edward Asner (”The Mary Tyler Moore Show”) and the writers were nominated for “Lucy Meets the Burtons” but lost to “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Lucy attended the Awards with her husband Gary, her daughter Lucie, and her then son-in-law Phil Vandervoort.

At the 36th Annual Emmy Awards in 1980, Lucille Ball was again a presenter, but this time Carson was a nominee, not the host. The hosting duties were taken by Tom Sellek. 

A few weeks later, Carson and Ball are on hand at the 14th Anniversary of “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Lucille Ball makes a cameo appearances riding atop an elephant!  

In “Jack Benny’s Carnival Nights” (March 1968), Benny’s all-star cast includes Johnny Carson as a carnival barker introducing Luscious Lucille (Lucille Ball), the red-headed bombshell.  

Barker: “The girl who made Little Egypt surrender to the Israelis, Luscious Lucille is the most fantastic dancing girl in all history. When Lucille made her first appearance, Gypsy Rose Lee retired, Lily St. Cyr burst her bubble, and Sally Rand grabbed her fans and flew back to Capistrano.”

Later in the special, Carson plays Jack Benny’s son, Jackie, an aspiring TV comic. Lucy played Jackie’s worn-out mother, Agnes. 

In July 1968 Lucille Ball made her first appearance on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” having already been a guest on the show hosted by Jack Paar. She was there to promote her new show, “Here’s Lucy.” 

She returned to the guest chair in August 1969, and November 1969, where she brought rehearsal footage of Carson on “Here’s Lucy.”  

“Lucy and Johnny Carson” (HL S2;E11) aired on December 1, 1969.  

Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon play themselves as Lucy Carter goes to see “The Tonight Show”.  In fact, the episode was not shot at the set of the “Tonight Show,” but one replicated by “Here’s Lucy” on their soundstage at Paramount. 

Lucy Carter is picked to play Stump the Band, a staple audience interaction sequence of “The Tonight Show.” Lucy sings “Snoops the Lawyer” a song she says she learned from her father.  

Speaking of parents, sitting just across the aisle from Lucy is her real-life mother, Dede Ball. Carson even directs some of his lines toward her. 

After the show, Harry and Lucy see Johnny and Ed at the Brown Derby restaurant. The Brown Derby scene is very similar to the Brown Derby scene in “Hollywood at Last!” (ILL S4;E16) aka “L.A. at Last!”.  

In “Lucy and Johnny Carson,” Lucy jumps up when she sees Gregory Peck and causes the waiter to spill a tray of drinks on Carson. 

In “Hollywood at Last!” Lucy jumps up when she sees Gregory Peck and causes the waiter to spill a tray of cream pies on William Holden.  

The episode opens with a spoof of the TV series “Mission: Impossible” (1966-73), which was a Desilu / Paramount series.

In 1970, Lucille Ball made two more appearances on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”: in February and November. 

In between, in September 1970, Carson, Ball and other stars helped Dean Martin kick off the sixth season of “The Dean Martin Show.”

Lucile Ball made several more appearances on “The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson” throughout the 1970s:

1971 ~ May and August

1973 ~ November

1974 ~ March (with surprise guest Desi Arnaz Sr.)

1975 ~ December

1977 ~ April and November

1980 ~ February

In 1976, Carson was happy to participate in "CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years” recalling his time on her show in a segment titled “Being Upstaged.”

In 1978, Carson and Ball did two tribute shows: “A Tribute To Mr. Television Milton Berle” and “Happy Birthday, Bob!” a celebration of Bob Hope’s 75th birthday at the Kennedy Center. 

On May 6, 1979, Johnny Carson received an award from the Friars Club during a testimonial dinner at Waldorf-Astoria and friends such as Lucille Ball was accompanied by her husband Gary Morton and daughter Lucie Arnaz.

In 1980, Lucille Ball made the momentous decision to break with CBS and sign a contract with NBC. The event was publicized by a fact meets fiction special titled “Lucy Moves To NBC” in which the NBC stars welcome Ball to the Peacock Network. Carson played himself. Lucy’s Secretary announces Carson’s entrance into her office just as Ed McMahon did on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”: “Heeeeeere’s Johnny!” Carson comes in with the “Tonight Show” theme music playing. Breaking the fourth wall, he cuts off the studio audiences’ applause with a sweeping gesture and they instantly fall silent, just as he did on his talk show. Carson delivers some one-liners about his favorite target, Burbank. There is also some innuendo about Johnny Carson’s work schedule at NBC. In 1980,after more than a year of speculation, Carson finally re-negotiated his contract with the network for a shorter work week, only doing one hour a night, four nights a week. Perhaps not so coincidentally, the evening this special aired, Johnny’s guest was Bob Hope, who will be the next NBC star through Lucy’s office door.

Although Lucy’s tenure at NBC yielded very little, she did join Bob Hope on numerous specials, including “Bob Hope Buys NBC?” in May 1985. Ball and Carson both have cameos in the tongue-in-cheek program.

As years went on, Ball and Carson were often part of tribute shows for other celebrities:

“AFI Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder” ~ March 6, 1986

“America’s Tribute to Bob Hope” ~ March 5, 1988

“AFI Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Jack Lemmon” ~ March 10, 1988

Their final appearance on screen together was for “The Fifth Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame” on January 23, 1989, just a few months before Ball’s death. She inducted her friend Red Buttons into the Hall of Fame. Both Lucy and Johnny were former honorees.  

Johnny Carson was married four times - twice to his second wife Joanna. He had three children. He died in 2005, age 79, of emphysema.  He will forever be known as “The King of Late Night”. 

Carson received six Emmy Awards, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.

[kikiskeysgame]

History of Chicago Blackhawks' trade picks: 1950s

Hello, Blackhawks fans! Today's "History of Chicago Blackhawks' Trade Picks" will focus on the 1950s.

July 13, 1950 The Blackhawks acquired Pete Babando, Al Dewsbury, Harry Lumley, Don Morrison & Jack Stewart from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for defenseman Bob Goldham, goaltender Sugar Jim Henry, forward Metro Prystai & forward Gaye Stewart

September 19, 1950 The Blackhawks acquired defensemen Steve Hrymnak & Jean-Paul Lamirande from the New York Rangers in exchange for cash

October 4, 1950 The Blackhawks acquired cash from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Ralph Nattrass

December 2, 1950 The Blackhawks acquired forward Steve Black & defenseman Lee Fogolin Sr. from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forwards Bert Olmstead & Vic Stasiuk

August 20, 1951 The Blackhawks acquired forward George Gee, defenseman Clare Martin, forward Jim McFadden, forward Max McNab, forward Jim Peters Sr. & defenseman Clare Raglan from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for $75K cash and future considerations (Hugh Coflin); they also acquired cash from the Boston Bruins in exchange for forward Adam Brown

September 18, 1951 The Blackhawks acquired defenseman Max Quackenbush from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Doug McCaig

November 1, 1951 The Blackhawks acquired forward Pete Horeck from the Boston Bruins in exchange for cash

December 28, 1951 The Blackhawks acquired cash from the New York Rangers in exchange for the rights to defenseman Clare Martin

July 22, 1952 The Blackhawks acquired forward Sid Abel from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for cash

August 14, 1952 The Blackhawks acquired forwards Fred Glover & Enio Schlisizzi from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for cash; they also acquired defenseman Ed Kryzanowski from the Boston Bruins in exchange for cash

September 11, 1952 The Blackhawks acquired forward Cal Gardner, forward Ray Hannigan, defenseman Gus Mortson and goaltender Al Rollins from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for goaltender Harry Lumley

September 22, 1952 The Blackhawks acquired forward Gerry Couture from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for cash

September 23, 1952 The Blackhawks acquired cash from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for goaltender Red Almas, forward Guyle Fielder & defenseman Steve Hyrmnak

October 15, 1952 The Blackhawks acquired the loan of Guyle Fielder for the remainder of the 1952-53 NHL season in exchange for the loan of Ray Hannigan for the remainder of the 1952-53 NHL season

October 31, 1952 The Blackhawks acquired cash from the Boston Bruins in exchange for defenseman Ed Kryzanowski

January 9, 1953 The Blackhawks acquired cash from the New York Rangers in exchange for the rights to Pete Babando

May 4, 1954 The Blackhawks acquired forward George Dusty Blair, forward Jack Leclair & defenseman Frank Sullivan from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Brian Cullen

August 10, 1954 The Blackhawks acquired forward Bob Hassard from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for cash

September 10, 1954 The Blackhawks acquired forward George Red Sullivan from the Boston Bruins in exchange for cash

October 4, 1954 The Blackhawks acquired forward Ray Timgren from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Jack Price; they also acquired defenseman Frank Martin from the Boston Bruins in exchange for forward Murray Costello

October 9, 1954 The Blackhawks acquired forward Dick Gamble from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Bill Shevtz & cash

October 13, 1954 The Blackhawks acquired forward Lorne Davis from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Ike Hildebrand & future considerations

November 9, 1954 The Blackhawks acquired forward Metro Prystai from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward Lorne Davis; they also acquired cash & the loan of Paul Masnick from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for the loan of Al Dewsbury

November 16, 1954 The Blackhawks acquired forwards Dave Creighton & Bob Hassard from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for cash

November 23, 1954 The Blackhawks acquired Rick Lamoreaux, Nick Mickoski & Allan Stanley from the New York Rangers in exchange  for Pete Conacher & Bill Gadbsy

December 10, 1954 The Blackhawks acquired forward Ed Litzenberger from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for cash

May 27, 1955 The Blackhawks acquired forward Tony Leswick, forward Glen Skov, forward Johnny Wilson & defenseman Benny Woit from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward Dave Creighton, defenseman Gord Bucky Hollingworth, center John McCormack & forward Jerry Toppazzini

July 3, 1955 The Blackhawks acquired forward Fred Burchell from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Max Quackenbush; however, the trade was later voided when Quackenbush retired from the NHL

October 4, 1955 The Blackhawks acquired forward Norm Corcoran from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward Wally Blaisdell; however, the trade was voided when Blaisdell was unable to report to the team

October 24, 1955 The Blackhawks acquired Ed Sanford from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for the loan of forward Metro Prystai

January 17, 1956 The Blackhawks acquired forward Norm Corcoran from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for cash & the loan of Gord Pennell

May 17, 1956 The Blackhawks acquired Bud MacPherson & Ken Mosdell from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for $30K cash; however, the players returned to Montreal due to the Canadiens holding right of recall

May 21, 1956 The Blackhawks acquired Eric Nesterenko & Harry Lumley from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for $40K cash

May 24, 1956 The Blackhawks acquired Eddie Mazur from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for $5,000 cash; however, the player returned to Montreal due to the Canadiens holding right of recall; they also acquired forwards Ed Kachur & Forbes Kennedy from the Canadiens in exchange for $50K cash

June 19, 1956 The Blackhawks acquired forward Wally Hergesheimer from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward George Red Sullivan

August 1, 1956 The Blackhawks acquired cash from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward Tony Leswick

October 8, 1956 The Blackhawks acquired cash from the Boston Bruins in exchange for defenseman Allan Stanley

February 14, 1957 The Blackhawks acquired forward Bob Hassard from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for defenseman Al Dewsbury

July 23, 1957 The Blackhawks acquired goaltender Glenn Hall & forward Ted Lindsay from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for goaltender Hank Bassen, forward Forbes Kennedy, Bill Preston & forward Johnny Wilson

December 17, 1957 The Blackhawks acquired forward Billy Dea, forward Bill Dineen, forward Lorne Ferguson & forward Earl Dutch Reibel from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward Bob Bailey, forward Hec Lalande, forward John McIntyre & forward Nick Mickoski

June 3, 1958 The Blackhawks acquired defenseman Dollard St. Laurent from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for cash & future considerations (the loan of Norm Johnson)

June 6, 1958 The Blackhawks acquired forward Tod Sloan from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for cash

September 3, 1958 The Blackhawks acquired future considerations from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for defenseman Gus Mortson

December 21, 1958 The Blackhawks acquired forward Phil Maloney from the New York Rangers in exchange for $7.5K cash, future considerations & the loan of Ray Cyr

April 1, 1959 The Blackhawks acquired Bill Hay from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for cash

June 9, 1959 The Blackhawks acquired Murray Balfour from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for cash

September 10, 1959 The Blackhawks acquired Eddie Johnston & Claude Pronovost from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for cash

#chicago blackhawks #history of blackhawks trades

[weirdletter]

32 White Horses on a Vermillion Hill: Volume One, edited by Duane Pesice, Planet X Publications, 2018. Cover art by Mutartis Boswell, info: Facebook.

Planet X Publications is proud to present this charity anthology, benefitting our friend, horror writer Christopher Ropes. It features stories & poems generously donated from members of the weird fiction & horror communities. Christopher has a condition called dentinogenesis imperfecta, which causes discolored, brittle teeth, and has been a lifelong source of pain & distress for him. All the profits from this book will go directly to Christopher to help cover the costs of some long-needed dental work so that he can smile easy for the first time.

Contents: Introduction – Nadia Bulkin 1. Farah Rose Smith – Blue Broken Mind 2. Matthew St. Cyr – An Incident on a Cold Winter’s Afternoon 3. Douglas Draa – Fishing Boots 4. Frank Coffman – Chindi/Night of the Skinwalker 5. Norbert Gora – How to live without meds? 6. Calvin Demmer – Nothing Else Matters 7. Jo-Anne Russell – The Denturist 8. Russell Smeaton – The Tooth 9. Paula Ashe – To Anne 10. James Fallweather – I Can’t See the Bottom 11. KA Opperman – Forbidden Knowledge 12. Bob Pastorella – Outlaws 13. Christopher Slatsky – Project AZAZEL 14. E.O. Daniels – Prototype 15. Maxwell Ian Gold – Eton’s Last Will and Testament 16. Kathleen Kaufman - Last Call at the Overlook 17. Scott Couturier – Reflection in Blood 18. Shayne Keen – Four Ropes 19. Brian O'Connell – Vore 20. John Claude Smith – "Hotel California" is the Devil 21. Jill Hand – Spare Parts 22. John Boden – Salten 23. Matthew M. Bartlett – The Fever River 24. Brandon Barrows – Verdure 25. Sarah Walker – Ink 26. Robert S. Wilson – Twitching and Chirping 27. Charles P. Dunphey – Denizens of Mortuun 28. John Linwood Grant – Hungery 29. Jeffrey Thomas – Chrysalises 30. Sam L Edwards – I Keep It in a Little Box 31. Jake Wyckoff – Trace of Presence 32. Donald Armfield – Thirty-Two Wisdom Tooth - Frederick J. Mayer – Insanity’s Steed

#book #anthology #charity #weird fiction #dark fiction #horror fiction

[overlord-off-record]

I was getting heat stroke at work, so I wrote this.

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Tarvek breathed deeply of the morning air. Paris. Here he would find art, culture, sophistication. Here he could keep his finger on the very pulse of fashion. Here, he would never have to look at his father's loathsome face.

He smiled around at all the shopfronts, taking particular note of a millinery on the corner and a bakery farther on. He felt lighter, having left the baggage of his father's ridiculous obsession back in Sturmhalten. Here in Paris, absolutely anything was possible. He slowed his steps to admire a display of the most marvelous boots he had ever seen.

The wall just ahead of him exploded outward.

"Désolé! I've got it!" called a voice from beyond the rubble, bobbing between French and Romanian in a fluid way that tugged at the edges of Tarvek's memory. No call for alarm, apparently. Everything was fine. Though the words aimed to reassure and diffuse possible crowds, the Sparky notes thrummed in Tarvek's blood, calling him to action, pulling him forward.

He actually had his hands on the fallen bricks before he shook himself free of the impulse. What was he doing? He was no low-level Spark, destined only to serve and assist those with greater power. Shaking his head, he took a step back.

An ungainly Clank burst through the ruined wall, scattering a fresh shower of rubble in every direction. Shielding his eyes from debris, Tarvek saw a lone figure clinging to the command module at its fore. The crowd behind him gasped.

The Spark on the Clank swung himself up astride the command module. He moved with a wildness that felt oddly familiar. Here was a man who had grown up never once suffering an adult telling him to take care not to fall. Transfixed, Tarvek watched him smash the command module open with his fist and yank the drive impulse manifold free of the machine. Juddering against its own joints, the Clank sank down on itself.

The Spark hopped down, landing on the street before his conquered adversary just in time for the cheers and applause to start. Tarvek had to admire his showmanship.

His head swung around, as though scenting out the one person not celebrating his triumph. When his gaze settled on Tarvek, however, his bright grin faded and his eyes widened.

Looking into those eyes felt like taking a kick to the solar plexus.

"Tarvek Sturmvoraus," he said, confirming what Tarvek already knew.

"Gilgamesh Holzfäller." His mind reeled, and his heart hammered in his chest. How many years had passed? How could he know this man on sight, when they had parted as children? Tarvek had imagined this reunion hundreds of times, in myriad settings, but facing the reality of it now, he felt oddly tongue tied. What could he say to this man? You dealt me the most painful in the endless stream of betrayals that constitutes my life, but I continued your quest to discover your parentage anyway? He had neither anger nor joy, the responses he had thought most probable for such a moment. He felt nothing but deep, gaping shock.

"I… um…" Gil rubbed a hand over the back of his head, a nervous gesture Tarvek remembered well. "How've you been?"

"How've I been?!" The words exploded out of Tarvek in a wave of frustration. How dare he. "How have I been? You sent me back home! To wither in isolation with those miserable…" He choked back the rest of that accusation before any spies could carry it away, perhaps as far as Sturmhalten. "You know how I've been!"

"Oh." Gil shuffled his feet on the pavement. "I can't really—"

"GIL!" Bursting out of the crowd, a young woman in a scandalously torn dress threw herself into his arms.

Tarvek lurched backward as though taking the brunt of the impact himself. A hot spike of jealousy stabbed right through him, pinning him within that moment. He saw Gil gently remove the girl's hands from his person, saw him keep hold of her wrist. He saw their lips forming words, but he heard nothing over the rushing in his ears. Every cell in his body burned with a white-hot fury, screaming out a single question: Why do you touch her instead of me?

Oh.

Oh, no.

He loved his betrayer.

Clearly, his family had done greater damage to him than he had ever guessed.

"Gil," the girl was saying, "your friend looks ill."

Ill was rather an understatement. Tarvek struggled for command of his respiration. Surely he was mistaken. Surely he had confused a warm rush of nostalgia and an unwelcome twinge of attraction for something more.

In all fairness, Gil had grown into an unreasonably attractive man. No one needed to look like that, all long limbs and powerful muscles and guileless smiles. Guileless. The nerve. Tarvek felt his composure fall entirely away, and he knew his heart must show on his face. He tried to swallow the dryness in his mouth. This would end badly.

The girl slipped free of Gil's grasp. She stepped forward, one hand reaching out.

"Tiffy, wait," Gil said, and Tarvek's whirlwind of emotions slammed to a halt.

"Tiffy?" Tarvek repeated, incredulous. "You're cavorting around Paris with—your pardon, mademoiselle, I mean no offense—a girl called Tiffy?"

Gathering her dignity as much as a person in a state of semi-undress could, Tiffy presented her hand to him. "Téofania St. Cyr," she said.

"A pleasure, Mademoiselle St. Cyr," Tarvek said, bowing over her hand. He kept his expression neutral, kept his surprise private. The St. Cyr family had allegedly died out three generations ago. Perhaps she used a pseudonym, but seriously, who would choose Tiffy?

"Likewise, Monsieur… Sturmvoraus, was it?"

"Prince," Tarvek corrected mildly. He watched, fascinated, as Tiffy tried to manipulate him. Her hand flew to her mouth, her cheeks flushed just a little, and she gave a startled gasp—all fake, but artfully done. What did she want from him? Or from Gil?

"Oh! I beg your pardon, Prince Sturmvoraus!" Her hand to her bosom, Tiffy leaned into his personal space. As she did so, she dropped both her voice and her mask of coquettish alarm. "He's available, you know," she murmured, her gaze flicking toward Gil. She bobbed upright again. "I do hope you can forgive me, Your Highness!"

Interesting. As clever as Gil had always been, he seemed not to notice that this Tiffy girl played him false. How could he be so obtuse?

"Oh, is that the time? Oh, no, I'm late!" Tiffy took charmingly clumsy leave of the both of them, turning at the last to say to Gil, "Will I see you backstage?"

"Backstage?" Tarvek repeated after she had dashed away. Gil nodded.

"Tiffy is an apprentice costumer at—"

"Oh, Gil," Tarvek interrupted, his voice heavy with despair. "Come on. There may yet be time to rehabilitate you."

Gil snatched his arm away as Tarvek reached for it. "Why should I need rehabilitation?" he demanded, scowling.

"Heavens, man, you've fallen in with thespians!"

"You don't get to choose the company I keep," Gil snapped. His resentful tone stung more than his words did, and Tarvek felt his lip curling in response.

"No," he said, "I never did."

He turned away, away from the rubble in the street, away from the disaster that was Gilgamesh Holzfäller, away, he hoped, from his own senseless infatuation.

"Hey."

Gil's voice froze him in place, and he cursed himself for it.

"I guess I'll probably see you in classes?"

Of course. After that spectacular display of Sparkiness, it stood to reason that Gil had come to Paris for schooling. They would have no chance of avoiding each other.

Unable to trust his voice, Tarvek nodded.

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Snowpiercer Season 2 Episode 8 Review: The Eternal Engineer

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This Snowpiercer review contains spoilers.

Snowpiercer Season 2 Episode 8

Andre Layton has had to give up a lot for the greater good. He’s lost friends and lovers in the intrigues prior to the war, and more once the conflict turned bloody. He’s given up food to maintain Strong Boy. He’s struggled and scrapped, cashed in favors and given out new ones. He’s done everything he can do to get control of Snowpiercer and build a better world on Wilford’s train. And yet, when his revolution is about to turn full democracy, Wilford shows back up and kicks off an ersatz constitutional crisis, forcing Layton to declare martial law and become the very thing he overthrew: a benevolent dictator. Sure, things are different, but a dictator is still a dictator, and Andre Layton is just a Tailie; Mr. Wilford is the great engineer.

One of the good things about Snowpiercer is the ability the show has to create tension using its environment. Just watching workers scrambling to emergency positions, pushing through hallways and past rooms to get to the subtrain, is harrowing. I’ve been on trains and on cruise ships, and whenever I saw someone on the crew moving faster than a leisurely walk, it was concerning. I’ve been lucky and I’ve never seen someone running while alarms blare and lights flash in warning. No wonder everyone looks terrified; this is the first time Snowpiercer has ever had to be manually shut down for repairs.

Fortunately for the train, and unfortunately for Layton, the only person who can repair the damage to the train and make sure it keeps rolling down the track is Mr. Wilford. That he caused the damage he’s repairing isn’t really common knowledge; he’ll make sure the world knows about his repair, though. Wilford giveth and, as the train will undoubtedly figure out by the end, Wilford taketh away whether you were on his side or not.

In the first season, most of the focus was on Layton as he went around solving the murders and planning a revolution. When the revolution hit, it was shocking and violent, even if pretty much everything else stayed the same aside from the change in leadership. First Class might have to rub elbows with the occasional Pike, but they’re still eating on white linen tablecloths with actual silverware while Third Class is still eating noodles and hardboiled eggs. Only the Tail seemed to improve their station very much, but after the death of the breechmen and the fallout of the attack on Lights, they’re back in their familiar hiding spot like everyone else. We got a little of Melanie’s view on things, but she was harder to relate to than Layton, because Layton is the underdog.

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To watch the other shoe drop is a lot less satisfying when it’s landing on someone who is only trying to save humanity from a despot, and Renee St. Cyr’s script makes the hopelessness of Layton’s situation all the more apparent even before Wilford gets on the horn and announces to the train that he’s saved them all a second time. Audrey makes a good point in her brief conversation with Josie; you sleep a lot better when people aren’t depending on you to tell them how to survive. That stress is clear on Layton’s face, and in the wake of Wilford’s triumph, Daveed Diggs nails that look of relief and fear.

Layton is relieved because the train has survived; he’s afraid because that means the people who have been agitating for Wilford’s return will be able to put themselves into position to make that happen, and everything his friends fought and died for will have been in vain. Sean Bean also deserves credit for being able to go from convincingly scared for survival in one moment to the smug, preening Wilford a moment later when the crisis is averted. The performances of those two actors, and a committed performance from Mike O’Malley as the caught-in-the-middle Roche, help carry the story forward.

Everyone has something to live for, to fight for. Roche has his children, Layton has his baby on the way, Alex has her mother, Josie has her people in the Tail, and Wilford has his train (and his life). Those things that hang in the balance are made all the more obvious without the light on them, with Rebecca Rodriguez using the red emergency lights of the shut-down train as a great way to heighten the tension on Daveed Digg’s face in the final moments prior to his arrest. He’s saved the train, but he might have just lost everything; the cascading restoration of lights and power will only hurt Layton and the Tail’s chance at becoming a full-fledged part of Snowpiercer’s ecosystem.

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Wilford describes it, as he turns the power back on, as games on games. With a little help from sleeper agents on the inside and Icy Bob on the outside, Wilford has taken back his train, and the people who helped Layton (or stayed neutral and had the misfortune of working alongside him) are going to face serious repercussions for their actions. As the flare Layton fired from the front of the train stains the night sky red, it’s already too late. The warning is meaningless. For the moment, at least, Wilford has won the day. But if there’s one thing we know about Layton, it’s that he doesn’t give up, and he’s got friends plural on Big Alice.

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This weeks arrivals!

New releases from E^ST "I'm Doing It", Faithless "All Blessed", Icehouse "Plays Flowers: Live", Kylie Auldist "This Is What Happiness Looks Like", Orville Peck "Show Pony" EP, Paloma Faith "Infinite Things", Powderfinger "Unreleased", Smashing Pumpkins "Cyr" a new album from Sun Ra Arkestra "Swirling", The War On Drugs "Live Drugs" and Wil Wagner "Spiralling" in both Yellow and Clear wax versions.

A few Record Store Day Black Friday Releases arrived, with more coming such as Alice In Chains, Drive By Truckers, Baroness, Chris Cornell & George Harrison

In the lead up to Xmas, a whole bunch of reissues, represses and legacy releases such as Magic Dirt "What Are Rockstars Are Doing Today", The first album from Vika & Linda is now on vinyl for the first time! UFO, Jonathon Richman, The La's, Skegss, Keith Richards, JJ Cale, The Lost Boys Soundtrack! and finally after many months we have some Arctic Monkeys albums available once again!

Also want to make a special mention of the Adelaide punk band Skunks and their 7" reissue of the 1982 Killed By Death style Punk banger "Scratch And Sniff". A couple of friends of Prehistoric Sounds have put this together and we are honoured to be one of a handful of record shops to carry it. Only 199 copies pressed!

AC/DC - PWR UP [LP] Adam Lambert - Velvet [2LP] Alice In Chains - Sap [EP] Amy Winehouse - Back To Black [LP] Amy Winehouse - Frank [LP] Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures [2LP] Arctic Monkeys - AM [LP] Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See [LP] Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not [LP] Bad//Dreems - Doomsday Ballet [LP] Baroness - Live At Maida Vale BBC Vol. II [LP] Billie Eilish - Don't Smile At Me [LP] Black Sabbath - Paranoid [LP] Blake Scott - Niscitam [LP] (sold, more soon) Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' [LP] Bon Iver - 22, A Million [LP] Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You [2LP] Chris Cornell - Patience [7"] Crocodylus - Enjoy [LP] Crowded House - Crowded House [LP] Deftones - Ohms (Gold) [LP] Dinosaur Jr. - Bug [LP] Dinosaur Jr. - Dinosaur Jr. [LP] Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me [LP] Doja Cat - Hot Pink [LP] Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - Once Upon A Christmas [LP] Drive By Truckers - Plan 9 Records July 13, 2006 [3LP] Drive-By Truckers - Live From Austin, Tx [2LP] E^ST - I'm Doing It [LP] Edikanfo - The Pace Setters [LP] Faithless - All Blessed [LP] Fatboy Slim - Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars [2LP] Fleetwood Mac - Rumours [LP] Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters [LP] Foo Fighters - The Colour & The Shape [2LP] George Harrison - My Sweet Lord [7"] Gorillaz - Presents Song Machine, Season 1 (Orange) [LP] Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion II [2LP] GWAR - Scumdogs Of The Universe [2LP] Icehouse - Plays Flowers: Live [2LP] IDLES - Ultra Mono (Vortex) [LP] Japandroids - Massey Fucking Hall [2LP] (sold) Jeff Beck - Wired (Blueberry) [LP] JJ Cale - Travel~Log (Mimosa Marble) [LP] Jonathan Richman - I, Jonathan [LP] Josh Teskey / Ash Grunwald - Push The Blues Away (Cream) [LP] Keith Richards & The Xpensive Winos - Live At The Hollywood Palladium (Red) [2LP] King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - 12 Bar Bruise (Green) [LP] King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Eyes Like The Sky (Orange) [LP] Kylie Auldist - This Is What Happiness Looks Like [LP] Led Zeppelin - IV [LP] Magic Dirt - What Are Rock Stars Doing Today (White) [LP] Mariah Carey - Music Box [LP] Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Dirt And The Stars [2LP] Massive Attack - Blue Lines [LP] Michael Jackson - Bad [LP] Michael Jackson - Dangerous [2LP] Michael Jackson - Thriller [LP] Miles Davis  - Bitches Brew [2LP] Miles Davis - Double Image: Rare Miles From The Complete Bitches (Red) [2LP] N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton [LP] Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Return To Greendale [CD] (sold) Nirvana - Nevermind [LP] Orville Peck - Show Pony [EP] Paloma Faith - Infinite Things [LP] Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up [LP] Pearl Jam - Ten [LP] Pink Floyd - A Foot In The Door: The Best Of Pink Floyd [2LP] Powderfinger - Unreleased [LP] Rex Orange County - Apricot Princess [LP] Skegss - Holiday Food + Everyone Is Good At Something [LP] Skunks - Scratch 'N' Sniff (Pink) [7"] Skunks - Scratch 'N' Sniff [7"] Smashing Pumpkins - Cyr (Orchid) [2LP] Soundgarden - Superunknown [2LP] Sticky Fingers - Land Of Pleasure / Caress Your Soul [2LP] (sold, more soon) Sticky Fingers - Westway (The Glitter & The Slums) [LP] Sun Ra Arkestra - Swirling [2LP] Tame Impala - Currents [2LP] Tame Impala - Live Versions [LP] The Beatles - Abbey Road (2019 Mix) [LP] The La's - 1986~1987: Callin' All [LP] The War On Drugs - Live Drugs [2LP] TISM - For Those About To Rock (Brn) [7"] (sold) Tyler, The Creator - Igor [LP] Tyler, The Creator - Scum Fuck Flower Boy [2LP] UFO - Strangers In The Night [2LP] Various - The Lost Boys OST (Red) [LP] Vika & Linda - Vika & Linda (Red) [LP] Wil Wagner - Spiralling (Clear) [LP] Wil Wagner - Spiralling (Yellow) [LP] Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang Clan (36 Chambers) (Yellow) [LP] (sold) Yes - Magnification [2LP]

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"S t. Fiesta Cyr ”. Bar Harbor, Maine, 1914.

Jean HE Saint-Cyr, "El caballero francés", es el hombre de la puerta. Robert B. Swemm es probablemente el hombre frente a él.

Fecha: 1914

Autor: Servicio de Noticias Bain, Ciudad de Nueva York

Jean Harold Edward Saint-Cyr era un playboy rico y famoso, ahora olvidado. Las fiestas que organizó en los años 20 en Hollywood fueron las más populares, a las que asistieron todos los ricos y famosos de la costa oeste. También afirmó ser de una antigua familia aristocrática francesa.Jean Saint-Cyr comenzó su fortuna con su matrimonio en 1909 con una viuda millonaria, Caroline Redfield. Murió en enero de 1916, dejándole su riqueza. Tres meses después, se casó con la viuda de un especulador de acciones que se dice valía 60 millones de dólares, Annie Armstrong-Stewart Smith. Desafortunadamente, murió en 1925.En 1939, se casó con la viuda de un ex gobernador de Hawái, George Robert Carter, pero ella sobrevivió a esta unión, ya que la pareja se divorció.Jean Saint-Cyr murió en 1966 a la edad de 91 años en una casa de retiro en La Jolla, California.Algunos especulan que su nombre real era Jack Thomson, que era originario de Waco, Texas, que no tiene nada que ver con Trouville, y que comenzó su vida como subastador de periódicos. luego recepcionista de hotel y vendedor en una mercería en la ciudad de Nueva York, antes de intentar convertirse en un "corista" en Broadway.En apoyo de esta tesis, entre los beneficiarios de su testamento, establecido en 1948 e inaugurado en 1967, se encontraba un tal Hugh Thomsom, residente en Sherman, Texas. Y ya habíamos pensado en el pasado que era su hermano.El mismo Hugh Thomson había escrito en 1916 al New York Times , cuando surgieron las primeras dudas en la prensa sobre la identidad de Jean Saint-Cyr: “Nuestra familia ha visto al Sr. St. Cyr y niega categóricamente cualquier conexión. con él. Que yo sepa, mi hermano no está en este país. Exijo que al menos publique esta negación. Esta publicidad para mí y para mi familia es una vergüenza. HM Thompson Jr., Sherman, Texas, 3 de febrero ".

----------------Uno de los hechos considerados más significativos por los conocidos de St. Cyrs aquí es que, aunque St. Cyr afirmó ser francés, no podía hablar ese idioma. Una destacada mujer de la alta sociedad contó ayer cómo, cuando estaba sentada entre St. Cyr y su amigo íntimo, el Sr. Schwemm *, en una cena, se había dirigido a St. Cyr en francés. Schwemm la tomó del brazo y susurró rápidamente en voz baja:“No debes hablar francés con St. Cyr. Su esposa no lo entiende y está terriblemente celosa porque es mayor que él. Ella pensará que estás tratando de coquetear con él y se pondrá furiosa ".[ New York Times , 4 de febrero de 1916.]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(* Baron Robert “Bob” von Schwemm, nombre real Robert B. Swemm, hijo de un operador de telégrafo de Nueva Jersey. Había conocido al Sr. Thomson / St. Cyr en la ciudad de Nueva York alrededor de 1906. La pareja luego vivía en el mismo apartamento y los que les rodeaban lo apodaban "los hermanos siameses").

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From Thomas F. Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH – January 6, 2020

Monday night Goffstown hockey was back at it again, and playing their fifth consecutive Division I opponent. It was the Saber Titans from Nashua North-Souhegan (NNS) that came calling on the Grizzlies at Sullivan Arena. This time the home team moved the puck efficiently and erupted for four goals on their first eleven shots on goal on their way to a 7-1 victory.

The Grizzlies line up for the National Anthem, sung by world record holder, Alan St. Louis. (Jen Webber Photography)

The final score may have been 7-1 in favor of Goffstown but the final score doesn’t tell the entire story. If Goffstown freshman goaltender, Jake Webber, didn’t bring his ‘A-game’ to the rink the outcome could have been very different. The Saber Titans piled up 35 shots on goal, hitting double digits in each period of the game. Webber held the shutout until he let the 32nd shot that he faced get past him. The Grizzlies had a 7-0 lead when this happened, but the home team and crowd were all pulling for Jake to get the shutout. With a 7-goal differential after two periods, the final period was running time on the clock. Even then, NNS managed 11 shots on goal and Webber was tested often. On the other end of the ice, Colin Duckless allowed 7 goals on 21 shots, but you’d be hard pressed to say that he had a bad night because at least 4 of Goffstown’s goals were tremendous passing plays leading to near perfect shots.

Jake was smiling with Colby and Melanie, and he had reason to with 34 saves in the win. (Jen Webber Photography)

Overall, the Grizzlies are now 5-4 on the season, with a 5-1 record in NHIAA League play. The Grizzlies are still without two players that are in their top twelve or so. Goffstown is young overall, especially on the defensive side of the puck. The inexperience has shown through quite clearly at times. They have had a difficult time getting out of their own end on a regular basis which is compounded by the lack of offensive zone time that the Grizzlies are able to maintain. After the last two seasons which boasted maybe the best cycling line in NH, this year is a stark difference. Now, having just completed 5 consecutive games against Division I opponents who regularly have more depth and speed than most Division II programs, the learning curve has been steep. It’s still early and the youth is getting more experience every single night. Melanie Riendeau is the only senior in the defensive group and she is getting significantly more ice time this season. Eric DesRuisseaux and Eric Purcell are both juniors and have seen their time on ice way up too. This is isn’t just about age, experience, or what grade these players are in, but also about the team chemistry on the ice. Getting to know where your defense partner will be, how they skate, what their tendencies are, etc. Colby Wright (So.) as well as Xavier Bibaud (Fr.) and Brennan Pierce (Fr.) are also getting lots of ice time and getting better every week. Isaac McGregor (So.) would be in the middle of all this as well but he’s been out for 3 weeks now, and hopefully healthy soon.

Luke Chase and the Grizzlies were able to capitalize on scoring chances early in the game to play with a lead. (Jen Webber Photography)

Personally, I think that the Goffstown goaltending rotation (Madeline Sage, James Amorelli, and Jake Webber) has been nothing short of outstanding so far. Given the fact that the Grizzlies are being outshot by an almost 2-1 ratio through nine games this season, Goffstown has a team save percentage of 89.47%. That is astounding based on the quality of shots they have faced not to mention the sheer quantity of shots. If the goaltenders can maintain this level of goaltending while the group in front of them improves and gels together, this could be a very interesting season right into March. A pair of freshmen, Landon Wilson and Ethan Santoro are also goaltenders in the Goffstown program that will get some minutes in practices and JV scheduled games.

(Jen Webber Photography)

Up front Goffstown lost their program’s all-time leading scorer and the number three scorer of all-time who combined for 100 points (40g-60a) by themselves last season. Don’t feel too bad though because Colby Gamache and Grady Chretien are back and they had 85 points (46g-39a) on their own last season. Add in Theo Milianes who has plenty of skill with the puck, with a host of freshmen, and the Grizzlies could still pile up some goals. Jackson Burke, David Martineau (injured), Jack Wilkinson, Drew O’Brien (Sr.), Corbin Huntley, Jake Klardie, and Brandon Bograd are all first year players in the program and are showing lots of promise. Anne St. Cyr is another freshman among the alternates in the program. Luke Chase (Jr.), Sean Hunter (Jr.), and Calvin Sage (Jr.) are all back and contributing in various ways. They are not afraid to mix it up, or to be difficult to play against. Lucas Ouellette is the only sophomore forward and has already shown a great deal of growth since last season.

Chretien scores for the Grizzlies in the second period with Wilkinson on the doorstep. (Jen Webber Photography)

Monday night Goffstown started slow as Nashua North-Souhegan rattled off a few shots at Webber before they had even broken a sweat. NNS would get shots and opportunities throughout the game. All game. But it was Goffstown that executed on a very high level in the offensive end. The Grizzlies drew a penalty that was a borderline penalty shot scenario. Tripping was the call and Goffstown needed only 37 seconds of power-play time to take a 1-0 lead. Colby Wright moved the puck from low to high, back to Colby Gamache at the point. Gamache made a pass instead of taking a shot and found Grady Chretien for the goal at the far post at 8:45. Less than two minutes later Luke Chase pounded a rebound home that was set in motion by Xavier Bibaud. Then at 12:34 of the period Jackson Burke fed a pass ahead to Theo Milianes who made a gorgeous pass to Eric DesRuisseaux at the back door for a tap in goal. Before the opening period ended, the Grizzlies were killing a penalty when Gamache feathered a pass from his own end out through center ice which allowed Chretien to skate onto the puck. Chretien gathered and shot all in one motion just before reaching the opposing net and put the puck in the top corner to make it 4-0 at 14:15 of the period.

The second period began with the Grizzlies still shorthanded and a Jake Webber right pad save turned into a goal for the Grizzlies. Webber faced a shot from his left and made a great right pad save that rebounded all the way to center ice where Grady Chretien snatched it up. Chretien did the rest, and sniped a goal at the other end to give Goffstown a 5-0 lead at 0:38. Theo Milianes walked in and scored a beautiful goal of his own at 4:34 of the period. Then Chretien capped off the Goffstown scoring with his 4th goal of the night when Eric DesRuisseaux set him up at 12:04.

(Jen Webber Photography)

With the clock running for the entire third period, it passed quickly but NNS never stopped skating and working. Finally, at 10:03, on the power play, Peter Lennox scored for the Saber Titans. I am sure that Jake Webber would like that shot back, but one finally got past him. Webber had made several good saves on the night, even in the third period against a 2-on-1. Jake also had 3 straight rapid fire saves in the first period at 6:35 of the period. But the save everyone was talking about came in the second period at 7:14 when he made a sensational save at the short side post after a flurry in front of him. So, Goffstown improved to 5-1 in the standings and set themselves up for the rest of the week. The Grizzlies play three more home games this week, against the #1, #3, and #5 teams in the standings, in Dover, Keene, and Somersworth-Coe-Brown. Goffstown hosts Keene at 5:00 pm on Wednesday (1/8/2020).

NHIAA Hockey:

Updated records.

Goffstown (5-4-0) vs. Nashua North-Souhegan (1-2-1)

Thomas F. Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH

Monday, January 6, 2020. 5:17 PM Start:

Summary:

Goals:

Goffstown: 4-3-0 = 7

NNS: 0-0-1 = 1

Shots:

Goffstown: 11-10-00 = 21 NNS: 10-14-11 = 35

Scoring:

1st Goffstown at 8:45. PPG. Grady Chretien (9) from Colby Gamache (8) and Colby Wright (5).

1st Goffstown at 10:26. Even. Luke Chase (2) from Xavier Bibaud (4).

1st Goffstown at 12:34. Even. Eric DesRuisseaux (1) from Theo Milianes (4) and Jackson Burke (4).

1st Goffstown at 14:15. SH. Grady Chretien (10) from Colby Gamache (9).

  2nd Goffstown at 0:38. SH. Grady Chretien (11) unassisted.

2nd Goffstown at 4:34. Even. Theo Milianes (2) unassisted.

2nd Goffstown at 12:04. Even. Grady Chretien (12) from Eric DesRuisseaux (6).

3rd NNS at 10:03. PPG. Peter Lennox unassisted.

  Special Teams:

Goffstown Power Play: 1 for 1.

NNS Power Play: 1 for 4.

  Saves:

Goffstown: Jake Webber 34 of 35. (45:00)

NNS: Colin Duckless 14 of 21. (45:00)

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(Jen Webber Photography)

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The beginning of every article. (C) 1inawesomewonder 2017.

  The thoughts and opinions expressed here are those of the individual contributors, mostly mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the schools, coaches, players, or characters listed in any of these blog posts. Or, maybe they do, but you would have to ask them directly. Either way, “It’s a great day for hockey” ~ the late “Badger” Bob Johnson.

Hockey: Goffstown 7 vs. Nashua North-Souhegan 1 From Thomas F. Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH - January 6, 2020 Monday night Goffstown hockey was back at it again, and playing their fifth consecutive Division I opponent.

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Original Owner Still Enjoys His Unrestored 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28

Darn Mick Yonkers! Leave it to that rascal to go and buy the exact car Joe Koski wanted a 1967 L79 Chevelle, down to the color and all. Both gearhead guys ran together on the loud streets of Chicago, growing up during the 1960s. Among their friends and Chevy-lovin’ crew, there was one take on performance: small-block. “They seemed to deliver lots of horsepower without breaking as much as the big-blocks,” explains Joe, who still lives in the Windy City. “Of course, we all knew the great things Grumpy Jenkins and Dave Strickler were doing with them at the dragstrip.”

When 1967 rolled around, Joe was ready to buy his own car (returning his dad’s 1965 Impala). He searched high and low for what he wanted most, a 1965 L79-equipped Chevelle. “I liked the power, and a lot of that was due to the cam, pistons, and the Holley on an aluminum high-rise manifold,’ he says. “Those small-block motors sound and perform great. I still dig the sound of a car with a performance camshaft at idle.”

Shortly after buying the hot car, Joe Koski added an alarm, complete with mercury switches and an ignition cutoff. Gas station staff were foggy on the Z’s equipment, but thieves weren’t. “I didn’t want to lose the car to burglary or somebody with a tow truck,” says Joe. “Chicago’s nice, but I wanted to feel secure parking it on the streets.”

Turns out, he wasn’t alone. Even used, those special Chevelles were few and far between, leaving Joe no choice but to pony up and order one new. “I finished the spring college semester, returned home, and was all prepared to go place my order,” he says. His family’s dealership of choice was nearby Brigance Chevrolet, home of Chicago muscle car sales icon Mr. Ed Schoenthaler.

Then came the news of Mick Yonkers and his shiny new ride, and Joe’s plan screeched to a halt. “I always took Mick for a Mopar man since he drove and raced his father’s 1965 426 Wedge Coronet,” says Joe. “Turns out, he liked Chevys, too.”

Mick’s move ended up being a blessing in disguise. It led Joe to the car he would come to cherish for life.

Wanting to be different from his pal, Joe waited to see what the 1968 Chevelle redesign would bring. His hopes rose when news broke that they’d have the L79, but those hopes dropped fast when he learned it would lack the aluminum intake and Holley carb. “Back to the drawing board I went, thinking, How else I could get that combo?” Ruling out the pricy Corvette, within the Chevy lineup those power parameters zeroed his search to just the Camaro Z/28.

Any time the car needed maintenance, Joe easily got it in the Brigance Chevrolet service department. “Several mechanics were buds, but no motor work was ever done. It has never been apart.” Joe estimates that there’s around 15,000 miles on the car. The odometer broke at 11,780, and he never bothered to fix it.

Joe was in a great spot to see those cars up close. That summer (and the summer of 1969), he worked at Brigance. Most days he could be found in the parts department, then the service department, answering customer calls, bringing cars to mechanics, and occasionally filling in as a service writer and drafting work orders. The daily tasks changed but not the high-powered machines constantly around. “All day long I was surrounded by nothing but performance,” he recalls. “The dealership was moving 435-horse Corvettes and 396/375-horse Chevelles, Camaros, and Novas all day long. I’d come to work on Monday, and first thing in the morning we’d be loaded with cars that had been to the track on Sunday and already needed repair.”

One of the guys responsible for moving that Chi-town muscle was salesman Len Dudas. He was the Koski’s go-to guy, and naturally, Joe sought him to order his 1968 Camaro Z/28. Joe was all of 19 that May, with his birthday just around the corner.

This photo, dated July 1968, shows Joe’s Camaro still wearing its window sticker. He took delivery of his Camaro on Memorial Day, which means he either left the sticker in the window for weeks or, more likely, it took a while to finish the roll of film.

Black was his first choice of paint color, but because it was unavailable, he selected his second favorite, Cordovan Maroon. “That matched Dad’s Impala, also ordered from Len,” says Joe.

Most of his limited teenage budget was taken up by the car’s base price, but he dug deep and tacked on a few options, including tinted glass and an AM radio. Like most heavy right footers buying these cars, Joe left off power steering. “Any added belt on the drivetrain was robbing horsepower,” he recalls with a smirk. “That’s not something I wanted.”

The sports car was delivered on a glorious Memorial Day weekend. Right away, Joe saw firsthand how little people knew about the new Chevy offering. “Driving home, I pulled into a Shell station to refuel.” A curious attendant came out and recognized the car, but because of the stripes he couldn’t figure out just what in tarnation it was. “He walked around and around then finally saw the fender badge,” Joe says. “He paused, looked up at me, and said, ‘What’s a Z-2-B?’”

While many folks Joe encountered sought to know what the car was, many more cared to know what it could do. “People constantly wanted to see how fast it was on the street. I always made sure the motor was in tune, just in case something came up.”

He got plenty of street time to dial it in, but even more on sanctioned strips. On any given warm weekend, he’d be at Oswego Dragway in Oswego, Illinois, competing in the E/Pure Stock class. “You’d remove the hubcaps and trim rings, pop on your seatbelt, and with street tires and closed exhaust, you’d be off and running.” The gearhead was constantly lining up against 400 Firebirds, Road Runners, Super Bees, and ram air 4-4-2s, fighting to be competitive.

“The Z’s tires weren’t wide enough for getting off the line well,” Joe remembers. “I’d pop the clutch at 3,000 rpm and feather and dance with the throttle. Once they hooked and I got going, I’d be fine.”

Although they were close to home, the track’s pits weren’t paved and were quite dusty. “It was never fun lying under the car in dirt.” After hearing of Union Grove, Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Dragaway and its asphalt-coated lots, Joe started frequenting there, as well as the US 30 Drag Strip, just over the state line in Indiana.

His biggest boost in top-end power came from a trip back to the dealership. “Once the car had its 1,000-mile warranty check-in, off came the smog pump and belt,” says Joe. “The parts department sold plugs that fit perfectly into the exhaust manifold.” Another trick he did was swapping in six-cylinder distributor springs, which were stiffer and kept better timing.

When Joe slowed down, he’d be found cruising to the local Topps Big Boy on Ogden Avenue. “I’d back in with the parking lights on and watch the other muscle cars parade through.” The joint was known for juicy burgers, but Joe would instead grab a steaming-hot pie from down the street at Villa Nova, a pizzeria still in business today.

Summertime in the Z was splendid, but come those frigid winters things got dicey. “With those skinny tires, that engine power, and rearend, I’d spin on frost,” Joe recalls. Helping him further take it easy was the 4.88 gear he installed in the rearend. He did it to own stoplight romps, but it did make his highway drives more relaxed. So much so that on December 22, 1969, Joe was interstate cruising, heading home from college, when his mirrors lit up blue and red. “The officer pulled me over for going under the speed limit. I explained the situation and the state trooper laughed, letting me go with a warning.”

Joe would go on to get his degree, leaving Brigance Chevrolet and moving on to his teaching career. His first position was teaching math at the Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heights. Now with a 30-mile commute, Joe sourced a well-loved 1957 Chevy Nomad to drive daily.

Decades haven’t changed Joe’s passion for his Z-2-B (as some called it).

Wedding bells tolled for Joe in 1975, followed by four kids in the years to come. The new dad kept the Camaro around, always figuring out a way to keep it garaged. “My single buddies, like Mick, would go from one fast car to another, kidding me that it was time for something,” says Joe. “I’d always reply that my kids are going to drive my car. Sure enough, it’s been around long enough for that to happen.”

Special thanks to model Eva Le Rouge and car owners Mark Knecht, Chuck Casey, Bob Cyr, and Mike Kohanski for taking part in our photo shoot.

At a Glance 1968 Z/28 Owned by: Joe Koski Restored by: Unrestored Engine: 302ci/290hp V-8 Transmission: Muncie M20 4-speed manual Rearend: 3.73 gears with Positraction Interior: Standard black vinyl bucket seat Wheels: 15-inch steel Tires: P215/60R15 Goodyear Eagle ST Special parts: Sun Super Tach

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Photographies et vente aux enchères au Château de la Messardière samedi 20 mai

Photographies : depuis le 29 avril 2017, les photos des lauréats du GrandPrix Photo de Saint-Tropez sont exposées dans le village. Le samedi soir 20 mai aura lieu la vente aux enchères de ces oeuvres au Château de la Messardière. Moment propice pour les acheter au meilleur prix.

Photographies et son jury

Les photographies ont été sélectionnées par un jury composé de professionnels et d’artistes. Nous y trouvons Francis Dagnan, président du jury, du Studio Harcourt, l’actrice Mireille Darc, Bob Swaim, réalisateur et metteur en scène, Agnès Grégoire, rédactrice en chef du magazine Photo, Anne Meaux, présidente de l’agence Image Z, Didier Bizos, photographe, Hervé Pain, co-fondateur de l’atelier Fotodart Paris, Hans Silvester, Photographe et Pacha Bensimon, responsable créative sur la communication Hermès.

(Lauréat 2017, catégorie « Premium Class », Frédéric Pasquini)

Photographies pour la Chaîne de l’Espoir

L’intégralité du bénéfice de la vente des photographies est reversée à l’association « La Chaîne de l’espoir ». Créée en 1994 par le professeur Alain Deloche elle a pour but de donner un accès aux soins et à l’éducation aux enfants dans plus de trente pays. Grâce à cette association, plusieurs milliers d’enfants sont opérés et soignés.

Photographies et vente aux enchères

La photographie prend une place de plus en plus importante dans le marché de l’art. Cette vente aux enchères sera l’occasion d’acheter des œuvres d’art à un meilleur prix que dans les galeries. La vente sera réalisée par Maître Cornette de St-Cyr.

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Nathan's Famous Makes Donation to The Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club

Nathan's Famous, the official hot dog of Major League Baseball (MLB) and of the St. Louis Cardinals, has delivered special gifts to the Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club and its families.

A youth-serving organization, the Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club offers direct-service programming to 3,000 children and indirect programming to more than 10,000 in athletics, education, arts, healthy living, leadership and professional development annually.

Nathan's Famous invited youth members to enjoy the games and activities of its Coney Island-themed mobile unit at the club. During a special presentation, the hot dog brand gave the children and their families free tickets to an upcoming St. Louis Cardinals game, and provided the Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club with free hot dogs for a year, along with a $1,000 gift card to Schnucks.

The gifts from Nathan's will help the club fulfill its mission of producing well-educated, physically active and hopeful scholar-athletes. Every year nearly 500 young people, ages five to 18, play baseball for Mathews-Dickey. Most recently, the agency has partnered with the Cardinals and Baseball Tomorrow Fund to build a new Adam Wainwright Field in its nearby Bob Russell Park. Located at St. Cyr and Bellefontaine Roads, the facility is in phase two of a three-part restoration geared to build opportunities for children to enjoy recreational activities and develop sportsmanship, character and leadership.

"We are proud to support organizations such as the Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club that benefit our youth," says Wayne Norbitz, Nathan's Famous executive board member and former 26-year president. "Our partnership with Major League Baseball extends beyond the stadiums and into our communities to help keep our children active and give them a safe and fun place to enjoy the game of baseball."

The world-famous hot dog brand is a sponsor of the PLAY BALL initiative, which is MLB's collective effort to encourage young people and communities to participate in baseball- or softball-related activities, including formal leagues and events, as well as casual forms of play. In particular, the initiative highlights the many ways the game can be played, including activities outside of traditionally organized baseball and softball leagues and tournaments, ranging from playing catch, stickball and participating in skills competitions like "Pitch, Hit & Run."

Smithfield Foods is the licensee of Nathan's Famous pre-packaged hot dogs, selling a wide variety of beef franks at supermarkets across the country including natural casing, skinless, bun-length, 50-percent reduced fat, angus and more.

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Nathan's Famous Makes Donation to The Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club

Nathan's Famous, the official hot dog of Major League Baseball (MLB) and of the St. Louis Cardinals, has delivered special gifts to the Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club and its families.

A youth-serving organization, the Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club offers direct-service programming to 3,000 children and indirect programming to more than 10,000 in athletics, education, arts, healthy living, leadership and professional development annually.

Nathan's Famous invited youth members to enjoy the games and activities of its Coney Island-themed mobile unit at the club. During a special presentation, the hot dog brand gave the children and their families free tickets to an upcoming St. Louis Cardinals game, and provided the Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club with free hot dogs for a year, along with a $1,000 gift card to Schnucks.

The gifts from Nathan's will help the club fulfill its mission of producing well-educated, physically active and hopeful scholar-athletes. Every year nearly 500 young people, ages five to 18, play baseball for Mathews-Dickey. Most recently, the agency has partnered with the Cardinals and Baseball Tomorrow Fund to build a new Adam Wainwright Field in its nearby Bob Russell Park. Located at St. Cyr and Bellefontaine Roads, the facility is in phase two of a three-part restoration geared to build opportunities for children to enjoy recreational activities and develop sportsmanship, character and leadership.

"We are proud to support organizations such as the Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club that benefit our youth," says Wayne Norbitz, Nathan's Famous executive board member and former 26-year president. "Our partnership with Major League Baseball extends beyond the stadiums and into our communities to help keep our children active and give them a safe and fun place to enjoy the game of baseball."

The world-famous hot dog brand is a sponsor of the PLAY BALL initiative, which is MLB's collective effort to encourage young people and communities to participate in baseball- or softball-related activities, including formal leagues and events, as well as casual forms of play. In particular, the initiative highlights the many ways the game can be played, including activities outside of traditionally organized baseball and softball leagues and tournaments, ranging from playing catch, stickball and participating in skills competitions like "Pitch, Hit & Run."

Smithfield Foods is the licensee of Nathan's Famous pre-packaged hot dogs, selling a wide variety of beef franks at supermarkets across the country including natural casing, skinless, bun-length, 50-percent reduced fat, angus and more.

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