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Saturday, November 17, 2007

20071115 Bartel watch


Bartel Watch

November 15th, 2007

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The unexpected peril of using Wikipedia

Ever try Googling yourself? Try Wikipeding yourself. It may not sound as catchy as Googling, but it can sure lead to some surprising results. I admit it: I'm a Googling myself fan. I do it almost every day. Hello, I'm Jordan and I'm a Googlingmyselfa... Nov. 2, 2007

Holiday flicks: Old English, sci-fi, indies, hooray!

The year in film has been kind of a let down for me. Granted, I haven't seen much. But not much has interested me enough to warrant a trip to theaters. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was one of the highlights this summer. As was "The Bou... Nov. 15, 2007

Time to lighten up: With the holidays right around the corner, Maryland wastes no time kicking off festivals

During the holidays, nights just aren't the same without lights. Thankfully, venues across the state offer light festivals this year. So don those winter sweaters, bring some hot cocoa and prepare for a Santa cameo or two. Here are some highlights (g... Nov. 15, 2007

TV characters taking their personalities online

Nowadays, everyone seems to have a blog, from 11-year-olds spilling video game secrets to 81-year-old Grandma Jenny, who must tell the world about her bridge club. So it's easy to dismiss most blogs. Mostly, they are either: a) boring, b) interesting... Nov. 2, 2007

Out & About

ON STAGE: FIVE HOT REGIONAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS "Cinderella," now through Dec. 2, Cumberland Get thee to the ball and don't forget that glass slipper. Cumberland Theatre, 101 N. Johnson St. 2 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays, 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Sat... Nov. 15, 2007

Best Bets for Nov. 15-21

Music for a cause There's a full slate of performers on tap for the annual concert "With One Voice," benefiting the Carroll County Domestic Violence Safe House and held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at St. John Catholic Church in Westminster. Among the musici... Nov. 15, 2007

Q&A with Howard Hemler: World's fastest omelet maker

Forgot about breakfast on the run: Howard Helmer's breakfast is made with lightning speed. Just how fast? Helmer can turn out 427 omelets in 30 minutes. That's roughly 14 omelets a minute. No wonder he's a two-time Guinness world record holder. Yup, ... Nov. 15, 2007

Novel gift ideas

McDaniel College librarian offers list of books suitable to be holiday presents When it comes to gift-giving, a good book never goes out of style. That’s why Jane Sharpe, McDaniel College’s associate librarian, wants to keep people in fas... Nov. 13, 2007

Best Bets for Nov. 8-14

Daughtry set to rock Annapolis Everyone's favorite chrome-domed "American Idol" finalist Chris Daughtry and his band will perform at the United States Naval Academy at 8 p.m. Nov. 10. Daughtry's debut album has been one of the top sellers of the year... Nov. 14, 2007

Timely exhibit sheds light on the Black Panther Party

BALTIMORE - It's an image of the Black Panther Party ingrained in historical memory: dark clothing, darker stares, raised fists. But, as a new exhibit at the Maryland Institute College of Art demonstrates, underneath the black attire and the percepti... Nov. 14, 2007

Too-soon celebrity memoirs lining shelves

The recent slew of celebrity memoirs reminds me of that odd middle school English assignment: writing your autobiography. I understood the purpose of honing your language skills at a young age, but when you're 12, what are you supposed to write about... Nov. 14, 2007

Bounty of books: Featuring author Katy Kelly, the Random House fair kicks off at Carroll college

If you want to know about author Katy Kelly, peer into the life of her endearing protagonist, fourth-grader Lucy Rose. Lucy is growing up on Capitol Hill with a dog named Gumbo. So did Kelly, whose parents are similar to Lucy's grandparents, Madam an... Nov. 14, 2007

Fearless Discoveries

Despite its rather bookish name, the Discovery Channel isn't your father's - or grandfather's - science programming. In fact, the popular cable outlet has created a new identity for the television it produces: natural history for the 21st century. An... Nov. 14, 2007

Tackling difficult topics

In “Playing Gender,” McDaniel College’s advanced theater lab production that opens tonight, society is the star and gender is a prop. Man, woman, gay, straight, somewhere in between there is something you recognize on the stage. A... Nov. 14, 2007

Political figures linked by Mormonism

It was his 1844 campaign for United States president that probably got Mormon leader Joseph Smith killed. And now, more than 160 years later, while another Mormon, Mitt Romney, heads a strong campaign for the Republican presdiential nomination, filmm... Nov. 5, 2007

The Illusionist

Designer Lee Snijders has built his career on transforming both large and small spaces. Now he wants to show you how it's done this weekend at the Maryland Home & Garden Show. When he was a Walt Disney Imagineer, it was Lee Snijders' job to create il... Nov. 2, 2007

Best Bets for November 1-7

Carroll author makes the rounds If you haven't read Laura Bowers' young adult novel "Beauty Shop for Rent," take note. Bowers, who lives in New Windsor, will make multiple appearances at Carroll County library branches this week. Bowers will talk abo... Nov. 2, 2007

Out & About
On stage: Five hot regional theater productions "The Pillowman," Nov. 1-3, Towson The award-winning play centers on Katurian, a writer living in a police state who is interrogated about the content of his gruesome short stories. So bring the entire f... Nov. 2, 2007

Recalling when Halloween was a holiday just for kids
Remember that Halloween? You know the one, when your costume was perfect, you got the best candy, you trick-or-treated with your best friends. Yeah, that one. Everyone seems to have one particularly fond Halloween memory. Mine was when I was 2 or 3 a... Nov. 2, 2007

Media focusing too much on sensationalism
Lately, the media has been partying like it's 1994. And why not? The latest O.J. Simpson drama is making it easy to slap together live reports and call the whole thing "news." Yes, Simpson's arrest is news. But it's not nearly as important as the med... Nov. 2, 2007

Thursday, November 15, 2007

20071115 “Half Japanese” from Uniontown named Number 94 on “Blender’s” best 100 indie albums

Half Japanese from Uniontown named Number 94 on Blender’s best 100 indie albums

Half Japanese, Jad and David Fair, are from Uniontown Carroll County Maryland is Number 94 – “Half Japanese - Greatest Hits” on “Blender picks the best 100 indie rock albums ever” posted November 14th, 2007 1:56 am by Jeff Skruck

Hat Tip: “Nov. 15: Top TV icons Thursday, November 15, 2007 [And please report dead links…]

Although, for the uninitiated, “Half Japanese – Greatest Hits” is a great album, for really enjoying “Half Japanese,” the “Greatest Hits” 1995 album is like kissing your sister.

My two favorite “Half Japanese” albums are “Charmed Life” from 1988 and “the Band That Would Be King,” (with tracks like, “Daytona Beach,” “Africans Built the Pyramids,” and “Horseshoes,” from 1989.

More “About Half Japanese” – (Content by Craig Randall | Designed and Hosted by WebGrafix) from Article taken from MP3.com:

Few of punk rock's founding fathers could have anticipated the extreme to which Half Japanese took the music's do-it-yourself ethos.

Founded by brothers Jad and David Fair, Half Japanese was quite probably the most amateurish rock band to make a record since the Shaggs, all but ignoring musical basics like chords, rhythms, and melody.

However, the brothers made that approach into a guiding aesthetic, steadfastly refusing to progress in their primitive musicianship over a career that lasted decades.

David Fair's article "How to Play Guitar" outlined the Half Japanese philosophy: if you rejected conventional ideas about fingering, tuning, and even stringing a guitar, there were no limits on how you could express yourself on what was, after all, your instrument.

The band's proponents (who included Kurt Cobain) saw them as the epitome of a pure, unbridled enthusiasm for rock & roll, the ultimate expression of punk's dictum that rock should be accessible to anyone who wanted to pick up an instrument and play.

Detractors found them gratingly noisy, borderline unlistenable, and too self-conscious and willful about their naïveté. That naïveté extended to their lyrical outlook too, not just their technical abilities; when they weren't singing about horror movies or tabloid headlines, most of their songs were about girls…

Early on, with less outside influence, their work was more chaotic and cathartic; as time passed, David Fair became a sporadic contributor, and the prolific Jad built a core of semi-regular backing musicians who brought a rudimentary sense of songcraft to the proceedings.

Jad and David Fair formed Half Japanese in their bedroom in the mid-'70s. Accounts differ as to exactly when (somewhere around 1975-77) and where (either Michigan or their eventual base of Maryland; the family apparently moved around a lot). It is known that the brothers made their first home recordings in 1977, issuing their debut EP that year, Calling All Girls, on their own 50 Skidillion Watts label.

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Read the entire piece here: About Half Japanese

For a great interview please go to: http://youtube.com/watch?v=kcu2ONECf_8

About This Video: Some say Half Japanese were the world's greates... (more) Added: July 20, 2006 Some say Half Japanese were the world's greatest underground band. Jad and David Fair started the band HALF JAPANESE in their bedroom in Uniontown, Maryland in 1975. Though neither could play a single note on any instrument, they went on to record one of the greatest albums of all time.

HALF JAPANESE - The Band That Would Be King

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

20071029 Jordan Bartel watch


Jordan Bartel watch

October 29, 2007



I have enjoyed many writers for the Carroll County Times over the years, but I have especially appreciated Jordan Bartel’s work in the last year or so he has been writing for the paper.

He is the Arts and Entertainment writer who is also featured in the “Encore,” and “In Focus” sections of the paper…[1]

Here is a recent sampling of his work. Enjoy:

Fearless and bold history to be unveiledFor many, homecoming means three things: football, beer and more football. But James Lightner is hoping that McDaniel College alumni will take a break from this year’s usual revelry for a history lesson about their alma mater. “Fearless a...Oct. 27, 2007

Buy Weblo, sell highHis market's bubble may be bursting, but Mike Jameson is doing just fine. In fact, he's more than fine. He's great. He has property down the East Coast, from Connecticut to Florida. He's safely set up shop in places with picturesque names like Siesta...Oct. 28, 2007

Strange, engrossing world of inflight magazinesKeeping yourself entertained 30,000 feet in the air is hard work. If, like most people, you do not chose to fly one of those special airplanes with comfy beds, ever-flowing champagne and individual televisions, options are limited. I'm a big fan of t...Oct. 18, 2007

Indie film makes its public debut in WestminsterWhen making a low-budget independent film, director Brian Pennington always keeps one thing in mind: feed the crew well. Sure, a good script is handy. String music adds a dash of legitimacy. Actors willing to travel and go unpaid for their time is cr...Oct. 26, 2007

Magnolia House: Couple opens 'different kind' of shopUNION MILLS It is usually a bit brighter in Magnolia House. Last Thursday afternoon, the electricity to the new arts store inexplicably went out, so the tiny lights that usually illuminate the paintings on the walls and make the jewelry sparkle wer...Oct. 16, 2007

Maryland embraces eerie eventsGrim grinning ghosts aren't the only ones who can socialize during Halloween. Maryland abounds with spooky spectacles for every holiday taste this weekend. So whether it's trick, treat or both, try one of the following: Carroll County Children can sh...Oct. 25, 2007

Best Bests for Oct. 25-31Keep this 'Secret' In "Edward Maiello: Secrets of the Wind," the Rhode Island-born and Maryland Institute College of Art educated artist's paintings reflect his relationship with the world and the people around him. The exhibit goes on view Oct. 28 a...Oct. 25, 2007

Out & AboutON STAGE: FIVE HOT REGIONAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS "A Shayna Maidel," now through Nov. 4, Columbia Set in 1946 Brooklyn, an exploration of one family's attempt at healing during the aftermath of the Holocaust. Black Box Theatre at Rep Stage, 10901 Littl...Oct. 25, 2007

Towson explores the flourishing art of vietnamTOWSON - As Brigitte Le walked through Towson University's Asian Arts & Culture Center last week, where paintings by a new breed of Vietnamese artists lined the floor waiting to be hung, she saw the cultural rebirth of her former home. She also can i...Oct. 25, 2007

Recalling when Halloween was a holiday just for kidsRemember that Halloween? You know the one, when your costume was perfect, you got the best candy, you trick-or-treated with your best friends. Yeah, that one. Everyone seems to have one particularly fond Halloween memory. Mine was when I was 2 or 3 a...Oct. 25, 2007

Overcoming life's scarsELDERSBURG - The first thing you notice is his scar. It starts as a small nick on Darnell Brockington's right ear lobe, extends down to his neck where it widens like a swollen river and then goes further down his skin, almost to his clavicle. He said...Oct. 21, 2007

Out of Africa: Teenager’s Kenyan photography comes to community collegeMembers of the Maasai tribe who “adopted” Becky Walter when she was 11 years old call her Naduboi. The name means “good fortune” and Walter has had a lot of it, especially when it comes to her photography. The 17-year-old Fran...Oct. 19, 2007

The IllusionistDesigner Lee Snijders has built his career on transforming both large and small spaces. Now he wants to show you how it's done this weekend at the Maryland Home & Garden Show. When he was a Walt Disney Imagineer, it was Lee Snijders' job to create il...Oct. 19, 2007

Best Bets for Oct. 18-24Fire in the belly Chili and autumn go together like peanut butter and jelly. So check out the third annual Chili Cookoff, sponsored by the Junior Woman's Club of Westminster, from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Carroll County Agriculture Center's Shipley...Oct. 18, 2007

Spooky fun for everyone: Area offers array of events for those who love a good scare, and some for those who don'tDo you enjoy haunted houses but the screaming teens and fake gore ... not so much? Check out a ghost walk, tour or talk. They're spooky ways to discover hidden history of towns and are usually family appropriate. So if you like being scared but not t...Oct. 18, 2007

Gustafer Yellowgold: The little guy from the sun bringing all ages of music lovers togetherGustafer Yellowgold is an odd fellow. For one thing, he came to Earth from the sun, inexplicably landing in Minnesota, where he built a cottage in the woods. Gustafer's best friend is a dapper pterodactyl named Forrest Applecrumbie. Gustafer has a pe...Oct. 18, 2007

Out & AboutOn Stage: Five hot regional theater productions "Ten Little Indians," now through Oct. 28, Cumberland Moral of this classic Agatha Christie murder mystery: Going to a secluded castle with a gaggle of strangers = bad idea. Cumberland Theatre, 101 N. J...Oct. 18, 2007

Carroll News Briefs for Friday, October 19, 2007McDaniel grad ready for next challenge Greg Wagner, a 2007 McDaniel College graduate who conquered a disability to run in the Baltimore Marathon last week, is gearing up for his next challenge: the prestigious Boston Marathon. Wagner, 22, who lives i...Oct. 19, 2007


[1] Jordan Bartel brief Carroll County Times web site bio
Arts and Entertainment, encore, In Focus
October 29, 2007

Jordan Bartel is a reporter for the Carroll County Times.

Before coming to the Times, he worked as a beat reporter for The Chapel Hill Herald in Chapel Hill, N.C.

He graduated with a B.A. in journalism from The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in May 2004. While there, he was assistant features.

He lives in Westminster.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

20070619 Jordan Bartel Watch

20070619 Jason Bartel Watch

Jordan Bartel WatchCarroll County Times

June 19th, 2007

The Carroll County Times does not use permalinks… Ya run across a dead link – e-mail Mr. Bartel. Grouch at him and leave me out of it… It isn’t my zeitgeist. I am not responsible for the fact that the Carroll County Times does not use permalinks… Take it up with them. Leave me alone. I’m tired, and I need a snack.

Oh, the photograph does not belong to me. I ripped it off from the Carroll County Times under the delusion that according to fair use I may use it for the purposes of illustrating for “Soundtrack” readers that a decent photograph of a Carroll County Times journalist can be accomplished as opposed to the horrific mug shot that Jamie Kelly keeps using. After ya go here - - go here and scroll down…

We were concerned for the safety of our bunnies in the back yard earlier in the spring. We were fearful that cats, and birds of prey or the occasional hyena would mistake them for a snack. We posted pictures of Jamie Kelly about the yard and have had no problem with mountain lions or any other predators…

Where was I? Oh, Jordan Bartel watch – enjoy:

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Class acts are back by Jordan Bartel’s June 13th, 2007

“Elizabeth van den Berg was all smiles. Sitting in the theater, toward the back, at McDaniel College’s WMC Alumni Hall, van den Berg was watching a complex choreographed scene centerstage. This year’s Theatre on the Hill company, returning...”

Fine Arts League due for some Exposure’ in exhibit
After retiring four years ago from the United States government, Mary Decker knew exactly how she’d spend her time. Decker, who lives in Sykesville, wanted to pursue her lifelong love of art, especially creating watercolor paintings. So when sh...
Jun. 7, 2007;

Exhibit explores art created with unusual materials
It could be time for mothers everywhere to change their rules of etiquette. Gum chewing may not just be a disgusting habit - it could be an art form. Just ask Jamie Marraccini. For 17 years, the Sterling, Va., artist has created what he calls GumArt,...
Jun. 7, 2007;

Sculpting sand
Randy Hofman used to make sand sculptures in private because he was unsure just how they'd turn out. Now, his works of art are out there for the masses to see. And the masses like what they are seeing. Hofman, who lives in Ocean Pines, is well known ...
Jun. 7, 2007;

Class acts are back
Elizabeth van den Berg was all smiles. Sitting in the theater, toward the back, at McDaniel College’s WMC Alumni Hall, van den Berg was watching a complex choreographed scene centerstage. This year’s Theatre on the Hill company, returning...
Jun. 13, 2007;

Prints reveal letters with hands
When Aim e Kidd was installing her work “Revealing” at Carroll Arts Center, it caught the attention of one mother and child. “The mother said to her child, Hey, you know what that is,’” Kidd said. “ That’s a...
Jun. 15, 2007;

Roland with the times
He may be only 30 years old, but Roland A. Remnant is getting a face-lift. The perpetually hardworking carpet installer perched on the roof of Traynor’s Floors & Carpets since 1977 has been restabilized with hundreds of pounds of concrete and i...
Jun. 14, 2007;

Stitches of history: Exhibit chronicles one community's tradition of quilting
BALTIMORE - Gee's Bend, Ala., is a horseshoe-shaped stretch of land 5 miles across and 7 miles long. It's isolated from the rest of the state, a humid, mostly swampy area with muddy dirt roads and a population of about 750. The people of Gee's Bend h...
Jun. 14, 2007;

'Fotos' from Central Europe
The stunning photography on display in a new exhibit at Washington, D.C.'s National Gallery of Art is made even more extraordinary simply because of the time when it was produced. "Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945," on view through Sept. ...
Jun. 14, 2007;

How to escape doldrums of summer television
Last year I wrote a column about the awfulness that is summer television. So this time around I'm going to try to remain positive. Good news: I found some cool summer television watching for everyone this year. Summer TV doesn't have to be all cheesy...
Jun. 14, 2007;

Reversing the trend of a celeb-obsessed culture
Remember back in February when Paris Hilton and Britney Spears were BFFs for about two weeks? It seemed like some kind of new sign of the apocalypse. Their antics contributed to Newsweek running a cover that month called "Girls Gone Wild," about just...
Jun. 7, 2007;

Inside look at Hershey Park
HERSHEY, Pa. - Sitting under the shade of a canopy, John Tshudy seemed to smile at every laugh, every giant splash of water. Tshudy, Hersheypark's head of operations, was silently watching over The Boardwalk, the park's newest attraction. Starting ou...
Jun. 10, 2007;

Diplomas in hand, Winters Mill pupils look to next step
Kim Thomas told herself she wasn’t going to cry anymore. A week before her son Tony Isreal’s graduation from Winters Mill High School, Thomas found herself sitting alone at home crying. Isreal would come home from school and pat her shoul...
Jun. 9, 2007;

Carroll News Briefs for Friday, June 15, 2007
Woman takes third in 'Hon' competition Anne Dimiceli of Finksburg took home third place in the "Bawlmer's Best Hon" competition Saturday at HonFest in Baltimore. Dimiceli, appearing as "Peg," wore a lace shirt with a feather boa and pants decorated w...
Jun. 15, 2007;

Best Bets for June 7 through June 13
The grass will turn blue at the Carroll County Farm Museum when it hosts the 2007 Fiddlers Convention Sunday in Westminster. The event, which begins at 9:30 a.m. and ends with the last performance, includes music contests ($3,000 is up for grabs...
Jun. 7, 2007;

Out & About
On Stage: Five hot regional theater productions "Beauty and the Beast," Friday through June 16, Bel Air Harford Community College's Chesapeake Theater. 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, June 14 to 16; 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, June 16. $9 to $16. www...
Jun. 7, 2007;

Out & About
On Stage: Five hot regional theater productions "Little Shop of Horrors," tonight through Aug. 19, Columbia The seedy (and musical) side of plant care. Thursday through Sunday evenings, Wednesday and Sunday matinees. $28.50 to $47. Toby's ...
Jun. 14, 2007;