20070617 Frederick Co. Landmarks Foundation Historic Barn Tour

Frederick Co. Landmarks Foundation Historic Barn Tour

Barnstorming Tour and "Paint Out"

Hat Tip: “A dozen historic barns to be featured on annual tour” Thursday, June 14, 2007 by Gazette Staff Writer Elizabeth A. Stoltz

News from the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation:

June 23, 2007

Visit and tour historic barns of the Middletown Valley.

The Frederick County Landmarks Foundation is inviting the public to visit and tour the barns of the Middletown Valley in a one-day “barnstormers” tour. The self-guided tour will be held on Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will feature twelve beautiful and unique barns – some built more than 200 years ago!

This rare tour of older and outstanding barns offers clues to our past. This is where we stored and produced what we now use every day, from milk, to tobacco, corn, and wheat. The buildings themselves still hold clues to Frederick’s nostalgic past. On the tour, careful observers can spot tractors, seed drills, wagons, a sleigh, and even a 1940s pick-up truck.

The barn tour includes: Hawk Wood Farm, the Gilligan Barn, the Hoover Barn, High Cirrus Farm, Joe Brown’s Stone Barn, the South Mountain Barn, the old barn at the Surreybrooke Garden Center, the Stone Manor Barn, Well Intended Farm, the Ramshorn Farm, the Segal Farm, and Ostertag Vistas.

A few of these barns have new uses. Weddings and receptions take place at Ostertag Vistas and the Hawk Wood Farm is home to a woodworking shop.

“The public has never been able to tour most of these barns before,” said Birch Hotz, Landmarks committee chairperson. “Walking into them is like walking into the past. They have a majestic feel, wide open spaces, and a language all their own. They have queen posts, fore-bays, and milking parlors.”

The self-guided, one-day tour follows the scenic country roads of Frederick County’s Middletown Valley. The ticket will be a brochure with a detailed map and descriptions of the barns.

Tickets will be available on May 7 for $15 and will be sold at Schifferstadt, 1110 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick; at the Tourism Council of Frederick County, 19 East Church Street, Frederick; and at the Grapevine, 117 East Patrick Street, Frederick. Children 16 years and under are free. For more information call 301-293-2215.

The tour will raise funds for Landmarks Foundation efforts to increase public awareness, create understanding, and inspire a passion for the older barns of Frederick County and their heritage.

BARN TOUR FEATURES “PAINT OUT”

June 23 Tour of Middletown Valley Barns Will Include Artists Painting Barns and a Sale at the End of the Day

On June 23, the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation is showcasing twelve older and unusual barns during a one-day, public “Barnstormers Tour.” Organizers have announced that the day will also feature a “Paint-Out” at the barns, so the public can watch artists capture the beauty of each grand old building on canvas.

Artists will be at each of the barns, working in the “plein air” or “open air” style that was a central feature of the French Impressionists. The public is invited to watch the artistic process. The artists’ creative vision and devotion to their art will help preserve the barns when the paintings are sold at the end of the day and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Landmarks Foundation efforts to save the barns of Frederick County.

At the end of the day, the artists will gather at the Ramshorn Farm with their paintings for a “Paint-Out” show and sale, from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Newly created barn paintings will be on display and available for sale. Admission to the show and sale is free for Barnstormers tour ticket holders, or $5 per person.

“We invite you to join us after the barn tour to celebrate the art which the painters have created, and perhaps purchase a barn painting to grace the walls of your home,” said Paula Rubin-Wexler, chairperson of the Paint-Out.

The Paint Show and Sale will feature refreshments by the Home at Braddock Inn, live music by the band, Out of the Blue, and an opportunity to meet and chat with artists.

Local artist Walt Bartman, whose original painting is featured on a promotional poster for the Barnstormers Tour and Paint-Out, and who is an internationally renowned artist, will be on hand to personally sign posters. In addition, Ira Wexler, a nationally known advertising and architectural photographer, will share his vision of these wonderful old barns with a display of special Giclee prints.

Any artists interested in participating should contact Rubin-Wexler to register for event. Rubin-Wexler can be reached at 301-371-3420 or via email at paularw@earthlink.net.

Docents will be at each barn, providing information and escorting people to areas of interest. Tickets to the event include a brochure with a detailed map and descriptions of the barns.

The tour will raise funds for Landmarks Foundation efforts to increase public awareness, create understanding, and inspire a passion for the older barns of Frederick County and their heritage.

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http://www.frederickcountylandmarksfoundation.org/index2.html

20070618 A "Lady Godiva" has her day in New York’s courts

A "Lady Godiva" has her day in New York’s courts

Image credit: Lady Godiva by John Collier, ca 1897

De minimis non curat lex?

June 18^th, 2007

I must note that the Pillage Idiot is on quite a roll these days. He must be younger than me or perhaps I wanna know what coffee he drinks to maintain the energy; but his post, “De minimis non curat lex?” wins the Dayhoff Dr. Pepper award.

Or perhaps his post warrants a new category, the “Reductio ad absurdum award”

Of course it all reminded me of the 1966 song by “Peter and Gordon, “Lady Godiva:”

Of “Lady Godiva,” Wikipedia notes:

Godiva (or Godgifu) (c. 990?–September 10, 1067) was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in England in order to gain a remission of the oppressive toll imposed by her husband on his tenants. The name "peeping Tom" for a voyeur comes from later versions of this legend in which a man named Tom watched her ride and was stricken blind.

Anyway, the Pillage Idiot writes:

The New York tabloids are having a field day with a settlement between an East Village artist and the City over her arrest for going out topless on the street.

New York Post: "'Bust'ed Gal Payoff."

New York Daily News: "Bra-vo! $29G in topless suit"

The artist, Jill Coccaro, "who now goes by the name Phoenix Feeley" (no immature jokes, please), relied on a 1992 decision of the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, which held that prohibiting women, but not men, from going topless violated equal protection.

Read the rest here – after you safely secure all liquids…: De minimis non curat lex?

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20070618 Anchorage Daily News: Mat Maid What a confusing mess

Anchorage Daily News: Mat Maid What a confusing mess

http://www.adn.com/opinion/view/story/9028315p-8943905c.html

June 18, 2007

Mat Maid What a confusing mess

The Matanuska Maid state-owned dairy has had a good run -- 71 years, from the time the new Matanuska farm colony organized a cooperative and opened a creamery in 1936.

With losses mounting, though, it sounds like it may be time to let Mat Maid go. The dairy lost more than $1.3 million since 2005, according to Mac Carter, chair of the Creamery Board that runs Mat Maid. That includes a $700,000 debt from this year alone.

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A string of troubling, sometimes goofy incidents further undermines confidence in Mat Maid's management.

Just a few weeks ago, Mat Maid was asking for $600,000 from the state to help keep the dairy going while it explored ways to make the operation profitable. Now, even before getting the $600,000, management has decided that Mat Maid must close, and right away.

Kaladi Brothers Coffee Co. said it called multiple times to try to do a million dollars' worth of business with Mat Maid and did not get a return phone call from the milk factory.

And there's unexplained friction between Gov. Sarah Palin and the Creamery Board. Mat Maid execs agreed, despite little advance notice, to take the governor on an informal tour of Mat Maid. When she showed up, the dairy wouldn't let her go without the chief executive there.

Later, there was some explanation of "security" concerns, and not having anyone there to get her to put on sanitary booties and a hair net. Come on, folks, the governor is not going to jump into a milk vat.

Read the entire editorial here: Mat Maid What a confusing mess

20070618 Stacking the deck against Justice Thomas by Pillage Idiot

Stacking the deck against Justice Thomas by the Pillage Idiot

June 18, 2007

Attila at the Pillage Idiot has obviously spent considerable time and energy in penning an excellent review – of a review of "Supreme Discomfort, The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas" to Orlando Patterson.

Mr. Attila’s post is certainly well worth the time and I highly recommend it and want to thank Mr. Attila for taking the time to pull it all together so that others may benefit from his insights.

In a feeble attempt to add to Mr. Attila’s excellent commentary I call the readers attention that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas actually answered this book eloquently in a speech before the National Bar Association in Memphis, Tenn., on July 29^th, 1998.

{A note to Mr. Crablaw, he mentions Marvin Gaye's album, What's Going On?}

See my article on “Soundtrack,” “20070423 What Going On?”

And see the end of this article…

Supreme Court Justice Thomas said a number of poignant things, including:

I'd like to thank the members of the Judicial Council of the National Bar Association who have been so courageous and forthright and kind to invite me to join you this afternoon. As has become the custom, a wearisome one I admit, this invitation has not been without controversy. Although this is unfortunate, this controversy has added little value in the calculus of my decision to be here.

[…]

Unlike the unfortunate practice or custom in Washington and in much of the country, the court is a model of civility. It's a wonderful place. Though there have been many contentious issues to come before the Court during these initials years of my tenure, I have yet to hear the first unkind words exchanged among my colleagues. And quite frankly, I think that such civility is the sine qua non of conducting the affairs of the Court and the business of the country.

[…]

With respect to my following, or, more accurately, being led by other members of the Court, that is silly, but expected since I couldn't possibly think for myself. And what else could possibly be the explanation when I fail to follow the jurisprudential, ideological, and intellectual, if not anti- intellectual, prescription assigned to blacks? Since thinking beyond this prescription is presumptively beyond my abilities, obviously someone must be putting these strange ideas into my mind and my opinions. Though being underestimated has its advantages, the stench of racial inferiority still confounds my olfactory nerves.

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Of course there is much criticism of the Court by this group or that, depending on the Court's decisions in various highly publicized cases. Some of the criticism is profoundly uninformed and unhelpful. And all too often, uncivil second-guessing is not encumbered by the constraints of facts, logic, or reasoned analysis. On the other hand, the constructive and often scholarly criticism is almost always helpful in thinking about or rethinking decisions.

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I have found during my almost 20 years in Washington that the tendency to personalize differences has grown to be an accepted way of doing business. One need not do the hard work of dissecting an argument. One need only attack and thus discredit the person making the argument. Though the matter being debated is not effectively resolved, the debate is reduced to unilateral pronouncements and glib but quotable clichés.

[…]

The summer of 1971 was perhaps one of the most difficult of my life. It was clear to me that the road to destruction was paved with anger, resentment, and rage. But where were we to go? I would often spend hours in our small efficiency apartment in New Haven pondering this question and listening to Marvin Gaye's then new album, What's Going On? To say the least, it was a depressing summer.

What were we to do? What's going on?

[…]

Read the entire speech here: 19980729 Clarence Thomas Answers His Critics by Clarence Thomas

Meanwhile, Mr. Attila begins his piece by noting:

A book-review editor can elicit a positive or negative review of a book (and the subject of the book) simply by choosing a reviewer with known views.

You know all you need to know about the New York Times's feelings toward Justice Clarence Thomas (as if you didn't know it already) when you see that the Times Book Review assigned the review of "Supreme Discomfort, The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas" to Orlando Patterson. Patterson, a respected black intellectual, is a sociologist, not a lawyer. If the Times had had any interest in examining Justice Thomas's legal views, it would not have offered the review to a non-lawyer.

Why is that relevant? Justice Thomas has been a member of the Supreme Court for 15 years and, contrary to the ever-present sneers about his taking orders from Justice Scalia, he has developed a strong and individual jurisprudence over that time. You'd barely know this from reading Patterson's review.

Please read the rest of the article, “Stacking the deck against Justice Thomas” by the Pillage Idiot

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Marvin Gaye "What's Going On / What's Happening Brother"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KC7uhMY9s

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20070618 Don’t mess with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

Don’t mess with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

June 18, 2007

Hat Tip: Colonel B5

Readers who follow “Soundtrack” are aware that I try to keep up with all-things-Alaska. So I was a bit amused when it was called to my attention by “Anchorage Colonel B5” that in the midst of discussions over the “troubled Matanuska Maid diary:

“Gov. Sarah Palin has dismissed all seven members of the Alaska Board of Agriculture and Conservation, the group that ultimately has authority over the creamery board, and the troubled Matanuska Maid dairy.”

It gets better: “when she showed up wanting a tour of their Anchorage dairy, officials refused to let her in and made her wait in the lobby for an hour.”

What were they thinking?

Read on…

Palin dismisses entire state agriculture board

Anchorage Daily News By KATIE PESZNECKER kpesznecker@adn.com June 18, 2007

MATANUSKA MAID: Action is first step to shaking up creamery board that decided to close state's dairy.

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Gov. Sarah Palin has dismissed all seven members of the Alaska Board of Agriculture and Conservation, the group that ultimately has authority over the creamery board, and the troubled Matanuska Maid dairy.

The governor will begin announcing replacements to serve on the board today, said Meghan Stapleton, Palin spokeswoman.

The appointments will be made quickly, Stapleton said Sunday, "So this board ... can at least start looking at the creamery board information and perhaps find some alternative solution. (Palin) recognizes and knows that it may mean that ultimately Mat Maid shuts down. But there's not been enough discussion ... about why all of the sudden doors are closing July 7."

Annual revenue at the state-owned dairy has been about $15 million in the past couple of years, but escalating debt led the board that runs the dairy to vote this month to close the dairy for good this summer.

Palin offered to intervene, wanting to avoid the sudden closure.

That didn't go well.

First, the creamery board that runs the dairy rejected her offer. Then, when she showed up wanting a tour of their Anchorage dairy, officials refused to let her in and made her wait in the lobby for an hour. She eventually left for a scheduled meeting.

Read the rest here: Palin dismisses entire state agriculture board

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20070618 The Citizens of Bethulia Complain about the Lack of Water

20070618 The Citizens of Bethulia Complain about the Lack of Water

ca. 1430 The Citizens of Bethulia Complain about the Lack of Water

What a great piece of art. In consideration to the current challenges in the availability and access to water in Maryland; this art reminds me that the more things change - the more they stay the same.

Azor masters ca. 1430

Art and the Bible

The Citizens of Bethulia Complain about the Lack of Water

illumination (52 × 88 mm) — ca. 1430 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague

Azor masters biography

Art and the Bible:

Bethulia is situated on high hills and easy to defend against attackers, even if they are 180,000 Assyrians in all. The Assyrian warlord Holophernes decides it is probably smarter to not attack but to cut off the town's water supply.

After several days, thirst strikes. The town inhabitants go to Ozias, ruler of the town, and complain about his unwillingness to negotiate with the Assyrians. Ozias decides to wait a further 5 days – if no divine intervention takes place, he will try to make peace with the Assyrians after all.

This work is linked to Judith 7:13

The story of Judith as mediaeval cartoon (historical Bible):

The return of the delegation | Holophernes burns down a city | The altar is covered | Achior before Holophernes | Liberation of Achior | Shortage of water | Judith takes action | Head in the bag | Judith shows the head | Judith is praised | Holophernes on the wall

20070618 RNC’s WEAKLY REPORT

RNC’s WEAKLY REPORT

June 18^th, 2007

Democrats Plagued By Week Of Disappointment, Defeat, Gaffes

And Politics As Usual

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Latest Poll Finds Americans Disappointed By Democrats In Congress:

Public Approval Of Congress Is At "Its Lowest Level In More Than A Decade." "Fueled by disappointment at the pace of change since Democrats assumed the majority on Capitol Hill, public approval of Congress has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll." (Noam Levey, "Approval Of Congress Lowest In A Decade," Los Angeles Times, 6/12/07)

"Just 27% Of Americans Now Approve Of The Way Congress Is Doing Its Job, The Poll Found, Down From 36% In January, When Democrats Assumed Control Of The House And The Senate." (Noam Levey, "Approval Of Congress Lowest In A Decade," Los Angeles Times, 6/12/07)

"And 63% Of Americans Say That The New Democratic Congress Is Governing In A 'Business As Usual' Manner, Rather Than Working To Bring The Fundamental Change That Party Leaders Promised After November's Midterm Election." (Noam Levey, "Approval Of Congress Lowest In A Decade," Los Angeles Times, 6/12/07)

"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), The First Woman To Hold That Position, Has Also Failed To Impress Many Americans. Only 36% Approve Of The Way She Is Handling The Job, The Poll Found." (Noam Levey, "Approval Of Congress Lowest In A Decade," Los Angeles Times, 6/12/07)

Rep. David Obey (D-WI) Was Forced To Abandon His Slush Fund For Earmarks:

"House Appropriations Chairman Dave Obey (D-Wis.) Yesterday Opened The Earmarking Process To Public Scrutiny After Taking A Drubbing Over Plans To Keep Member Projects Under Wraps Until Bills Have Passed Both Chambers." (Mike Soraghan and Jackie Kucinich, "Obey Shines Light On Earmarking Process, But GOP?Labels Move A Hollow Gesture," The Hill, 6/12/07)

• Obey's Original Plan Would Have Made Passage Of Earmarks "All But A Done Deal." "Obey originally said House earmarks would be kept secret until they were inserted into the conference bill. By then, members cannot change them and can only vote up or down on the bill. Since the passage of earmarks is then all but a done deal, critics refer to it as 'air-dropping.'" (Mike Soraghan and Jackie Kucinich, "Obey Shines Light On Earmarking Process, But GOP?Labels Move A Hollow Gesture," The Hill, 6/12/07)

• "Critics Of The Move Say It Will Create A 'Slush Fund' Of Pork-Barrel Spending With Little Transparency Or Accountability." (Eric Pfeiffer, "Hill GOP: Earmark Reforms 'Gutted'," The Washington Times, 6/13/07)

Wisconsin State Journal : "In Six Months David Obey Has Gone From Hero To Villain." (Editorial, "Pork-Barrel Reform Should Stay On Track," Wisconsin State Journal, 6/7/07)

FLASHBACK: In 2006, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Called For Greater Transparency In The Earmarking Process. Pelosi: "[A]nything that is in any bill, any provision, whether it's an earmark or not, should be -- there should be transparency, so that ... before members vote on the bill, there should be an appropriate time for people to be able to read it, that it be a matter of public record." (Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Press Conference, 3/17/06)

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Requested Free Taxpayer-Funded Travel For Adult Children Of Members Of Congress:

"Pentagon Officials Are Bracing For A Fight With House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Over Her Desire To Allow Lawmakers' Adult Children To Tag Along On Taxpayer-Funded Travel For Free." (Mike Soraghan, "DoD Braces For A Fight With Pelosi," The Hill, 6/14/07)

"Pentagon Officials Say The Policy Is That The Treasury Must Be Reimbursed At Commercial Rates For Children Who Accompany Members On Such Trips, Often Called Codels." (Mike Soraghan, "DoD Braces For A Fight With Pelosi," The Hill, 6/14/07)

• Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Legislative Affairs Robert Wilkie: "We were told that the Speaker would expect that members' children (of married and unmarried [members of Congress]) would not have to reimburse the Treasury ... We expect future challenges from the House leadership on this policy." (Mike Soraghan, "DoD Braces For A Fight With Pelosi," The Hill, 6/14/07)<>

"[M]ost Executive-Branch Officials Either Do Not Bring Family Members On Military Aircraft Or Reimburse, [Former Assistant Secretary Of Defense] Stanley Said." (Mike Soraghan, "DoD Braces For A Fight With Pelosi," The Hill, 6/14/07)

In A Phone Call With Liberal Bloggers, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Called Military Leaders "Incompetent":

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Called Marine Gen. Peter Pace, The Outgoing Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff, 'Incompetent' During An Interview ... With A Group Of Liberal Bloggers..." (John Bresnahan, "Reid Labels Military Leader 'Incompetent'," The Politico, 6/14/07)

• "Reid Made Similar Disparaging Remarks About Army Gen. David Petraeus, The Top U.S. Commander In Iraq..." (John Bresnahan, "Reid Labels Military Leader 'Incompetent'," The Politico, 6/14/07)

Chicago Sun-Times Reported That Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) Provided Political Favors To Tony Rezko After Claiming He Had "Never Done Any Favors For Him":

"As A State Senator, Barack Obama Wrote Letters To City And State Officials Supporting His Political Patron Tony Rezko's Successful Bid To Get More Than $14 Million From Taxpayers To Build Apartments For Senior Citizens." (Tim Novak, "Obama's Letters For Rezko," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/13/07)

The Letters Show That Obama Did Do A Political Favor For Rezko Who Was Indicted On Federal Charges Last Fall. "Obama's letters, written nearly nine years ago, for the first time show the Democratic presidential hopeful did a political favor for Rezko -- a longtime friend, campaign fund-raiser and client of the law firm where Obama worked -- who was indicted last fall on federal charges that accuse him of demanding kickbacks from companies seeking state business under Gov. Blagojevich." (Tim Novak, "Obama's Letters For Rezko," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/13/07)

Letters Contradict Earlier Statements By Obama. "The letters appear to contradict a statement last December from Obama, who told the Chicago Tribune that, in all the years he's known Rezko, 'I've never done any favors for him.'" (Tim Novak, "Obama's Letters For Rezko," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/13/07)

NOTE: Obama Gave The Son Of A Rezko Business Associate An Internship In His Senate Office. "In addition to a land deal, Sen. Barack Obama's ties to indicted dealmaker Antoin 'Tony' Rezko include an internship the Senator provided the son of a contributor at the request of Rezko, an Obama spokesman confirmed ..." (Frank Main, "Internship Also Links Obama, Rezko," Chicago Sun-Times, 12/24/06)

20070618 Quote of the Day - Teach your children

Quote of the Day – Teach your children

Monday, June 18^th, 2007

“It's the little things you do day in and day out that count. That's the way you teach your children.”

Amanda Pays Actor

Thanks TC

20070617 Wherligig Summer Solstice Concert June 21

Wherligig Summer Solstice Concert in Westminster on June 21, 2007 at 7 PM

Posted June 17^th, 2007

A good friend of mine, an artist colleague, and former neighbor from Patapsco, Kenny Koons has, since 1985, performed traditional music from the Celtic and Nordic lands with his family in a group called Wherligig.

Kenny recently called to my attention that Wherligig will be performing this Thursday in Westminster.

He wrote:

Wherligig, the traditional Celtic and Nordic music trio, will perform a Summer Solstice Concert on June 21 at 7 pm at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster Maryland.

Wherligig is a family ensemble composed of Ken, Stephanie and Ryan Koons of Westminster, Maryland.

Since 1985, they have performed traditional music from the Celtic and Nordic lands on handmade acoustic instruments including the hammered dulcimer, neo-Celtic harp, fiddle, nyckelharpa, hurdy-gurdy, psaltery, Appalachian dulcimer, tin whistle, and guitar. Ken has built or restored the instruments that Wherligig uses in performance.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for CCAC members, Seniors 60+, and students 18 and younger. Tickets may be purchased or reserved at 410-848-7272.

The Carroll Arts Center is located at 91 West Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157.

Come experience a versatile ensemble performing centuries old music. For more information please go to www.wherligig.com or www.carr.org/arts.

I’ll look forward to seeing you there!

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20070617 Happy Father’s Day

Happy Fathers Day

June 17^th, 2007

In case you missed it, the Carroll County Times ran a number of excellent articles today on Father’s Day.

One of the pieces is about a gentleman with whom I have worked very closely with for a number of years, Jimmy Bangerd.

When you look up in the dictionary, what it is to be a good husband, Dad and contributing member of the community, a picture of Jimmy Bangerd appears and although I was not aware that he would be one of the Dads featured today, I’m thrilled for the entire Bangerd family.

And yes, the Carroll County Times does not use permalinks. If you are accessing this at a later point in time and dealing with dead links, please call it to my attention… and e-mail me…

Dads' involvement varies throughout decades

The history of fatherhood over the last century is complicated and doesn't necessarily match conventional wisdom. In each generation, we hear a story that says the previous generation's men were distant, uninvolved in childrearing and absolutely neve…

Like father, like sons: Teenagers plan to pursue careers that they're well acquainted with

By Diane Reynolds

In the James Bangerd family of Westminster, both teenage sons are following in their father’s footsteps. All three are members of the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co., a volunteer organization, and like their father, the sons want to become…

Dad faces son going to war

He was a young hippie during the Vietnam War era, born too late for the draft. Instead, Michael Heimbach of Manchester became a Baltimore County police officer, a job he's held for 25 years. Now his son, Justin Heimbach, 18, is off to war, as part of…

Like best buddies: He's 68 and single with a 5-year-old son. but despite the age gap, Ernie Fredrikis says he and Jayson are 'Like best buddies'

Ernie Fredrikis of Littlestown, Pa., has been full-time dad to his 5-year-old son Jayson since the child was born. His story is a window into what fatherhood might look like if men were released from some of their traditional stresses. Fredrikis is 6…

A father faces his son’s deployment

He was a young hippie during the Vietnam War era, born too late for the draft. Instead, Michael Heimbach of Manchester became a Baltimore County police officer, a job he’s held for 25 years. Now his son, Justin Heimbach, 18, is off to war, as p…

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20070617 Daily Photoblog - "Up in your grill"

Daily Photoblog – “Up in your grill”

June 15^th, 2007 by Kevin Dayhoff

20070617 Lori G’s 1919 Carroll County motorcycle

Lori G’s 1919 Carroll County motorcycle

June 17^th, 2007

20070616 Westminster “A month of Sundays” Summer Concert Series

“A MONTH OF SUNDAYS” – 2007 Summer Concert Series

Westminster City Park

July 1, 2007 229^th Army Band of the Maryland Army National Guard

Ceremonial, Concert, Rock & Jazz

July 8, 2007 The Van-Dells

Oldies, Rock & Roll Show Group

July 15, 2007 Yesterday’s News

Rock Band - 60s, 70s, 80s music through today

July 22, 2007 The Brandy Stills Band

Pure Country, Southern Rock Variety, Top 40 Country

July 29, 2007 Rich Clare – PENTAGON

Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues…from then until now!

(Concert info: call 410-876-6639, 410-848-6962, 410-876-5407, 410-386-2103, 443-286-2367)

Linda W. Silfee, Program Coordinator says:

We have a great series line-up of musical entertainment (5 bands listed on the flyer) for this July's concert series...also adding a nice community touch of having someone local (or from our surrounding area) be in the spotlight and sing our "National Anthem" at each summer concert opening!

For 3 of our weeks, we're also showcasing cars for display from 2 clubs...Street Cars of Desire and Classic Corvette Club of Maryland...plus touring motorcycles from the Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA).

This is quality entertainment that's free for the public...and a chance to make donations of personal care items to the Human Services Programs of Carroll County, Inc. to help the homeless and low-income families served by their agency.

Bring your lawn chairs or your blankets, and a picnic lunch, if you'd like. Come out to join us for an evening of entertainment! We also have a couple of vendors on hand for the purchasing of food, beverage, or delicious snowballs!

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We cordially invite you to join us at the Westminster City Park each Sunday in July at 6:45 pm for a variety of great music. Join us in celebrating our 13^th summer of bringing great entertainment to the public. Concerts are Free and Open to the Public.

Food and beverages will be sold. Donations of personal care items for all ages, baby food, diapers, formula, paper goods or cleaning supplies will be collected to help the homeless & low-income individuals served by the Human Services Programs, Inc. of Carroll County.

(The concert series is presented in joint cooperation with the City of Westminster Recreation Department, the Carroll

County Department of Recreation & Parks, and the Human Services Programs of Carroll County, Inc.)

July 1, 2007 229^th Army Band of the Maryland Army National Guard

Ceremonial, Concert, Rock & Jazz

This 45-member band is dedicated to preserving the legends and music that transcends generations…from the sounds of the big band era of yesteryear right up through today’s Jazz and Rock & Roll. Have your heart swell with patriotism and your toes & fingers tapping along with the music! Join us for an evening you’ll treasure for a very long time!

http://bands.army.mil/ Click on “Bands” tab & Click “National Guard” & Click “229”. Our “National Anthem” will be sung by Audrey Cimino, a Westminster local talent, businesswoman, and active person in our local community.

(Join in the excitement as Street Cars of Desire will be present in the City Park at 5:30 pm displaying their cars!)

July 8, 2007 The Van-Dells

Oldies, Rock & Roll Show Group

The Van-Dells are an oldies show group that specializes in 50’s and 60’s Rock & Roll and are billed as “the Nation’s #1 Rock & Roll Review!” Come join us at the Westminster City Park and be entertained by a cross section of oldies

combined with a unique blend of comedy, choreography, tight harmonies and costume changes. www.van-dells.com

Our “National Anthem” will be sung acappella by 9 year old, Christopher Nusbaum, a third grader at Runnymeade Elementary, who is blind. (Join us in the City Park as Classic Corvette Club of Maryland will be showcasing their cars at 5:30 pm!)

July 15, 2007 Yesterday’s News

Rock Band - 60s, 70s, 80s music through today

Yesterday’s News is a 4-piece rock & roll band dedicated to musical greatness. Each member was born shortly after the death of John Lennon. Yesterday’s News gives the 21^st century a band that is a tribute and throwback to the roots of rock and roll, but challenges those who would ignore those roots. The band takes elements from their idols, while playing for respect, and adds adrenaline to keep up with our fast-paced world. The band also performs some of its original works. Their recently released CD features great melodies and vocals, solid rhythm, and terrific musicianship. Come along for a “memory ride” and enjoy listening to some of your favorite cover tunes of yesterday with a 2007 added flavor…hence-forth their band name, Yesterday’s News … “Lovely Rita”, “Up on Cripple Creek”, “Listen to Her Heart”, “Day Tripper”, “Got to Get You Into My Life”, “Ballroom Blitz”! www.yesterdaysnewsmusic.com

Our “National Anthem” will be sung acappella by Miss Charity Smith, a 25 year old resident and employee of Cactus Willies Restaurant here in Westminster.

July 22, 2007 The Brandy Stills Band

Pure Country, Southern Rock Variety, Top 40 Country

Brandy Stills evolved from a band called “Silvertone”, which played music with the piano and saxophone. In 1974, changing directions toward country rock, The Brandy Stills Band was born! The band is comprised of 7 multi-talented performers who will not only have you on your toes, but will bring tears to your eyes with a well-delivered song from lead singer, Michelle Dupwe. The music is defined as pure, unadulterated country & southern rock variety. They will have you relishing in the songs of George Jones, Martina McBride, Travis Tritt, along with memorable lyrics and infectious melodies, to some of the hottest tunes by many of today’s greatest artists. The band also performs some of its original works. Top musicians comprise this group, playing instruments as the pedal steel guitar, fiddle, mandolin, dobro, drums and keyboard, lead and bass guitars. www.brandystills.com

Our “National Anthem” will be sung acappella by Doug Lester, a 30-year veteran performer in the music world.

July 29, 2007 Rich Clare – PENTAGON

Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues…from then until now!

Pentagon is a 6-piece show band that plays Rock & Roll and Rhythm & Blues from the time it started until now, showcasing the music from Wilson Picket to Smash Mouth…from Buddy Holly to U2! They will conjure up a memory, make you laugh along the way! Pentagon is best known for their 6-part vocal harmonies & unique brand of humor. The band has performed in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and Puerto Rico. Pentagon has been a mainstay at Hershey Park in the Amphitheater for the past 29 years! (This concert may last until 9:30 pm.) www.richclarepentagonbandfanclub.com

Our “National Anthem” will be sung acappella by Jim Botelle, a newspaper man, & President of The Old Line Statesmen Chorus. (Join in the festivities and vote for your favorite touring motorcycle as the Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) will be displaying their bikes starting at 5:30 pm!)

20070616 Old Natty Boh commercials present Maryland history lessons

Old National Bohemian Beer commercials present Maryland history lessons

June 16th, 2007

(Image Credit: Atomic TV)

I had meant for this to be posted last Friday, for a ‘Thank God It’s Friday’ feature and life got in the way…

Anyway, please enjoy Maryland history lessons by way of some very old National Bohemian Beer commercials. These will take ya back to the very early days of television.

Many of the younger readers of “Soundtrack” may remember their first computer or first cell phone. Well, I remember life before television – and although very young, I remember our first TV. I found it quite fascinating. We could only get 4 channels: 2, 11, 13 and 5. And the TV went off the air in the late evening…

Also – for the younger readers, please note that the commercials were approved by the Maryland State Board of Censors [1] (Folks like Mr. Crablaw will appreciate this Supreme Court case:

GROVE PRESS, v. MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF CENSORS, 401 U.S. 480 (1971), 401 U.S. 480, GROVE PRESS, INC., ET AL. v. MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF CENSORS, APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND, No. 63., Argued November 10, 1970, Decided March 8, 1971)

Enjoy

National Bohemian Beer "Natty Boh" Commercials Part 1




National Bohemian Beer "Natty Boh" Commercials Part 2

[1] Maryland State Board of Censors

In 1916, the General Assembly created the Maryland State Board of Censors to scrutinize "all films, reels or views" to be exhibited in the state (Chapter 209, Acts of 1916). The board consisted of a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary. Each was appointed to a three-year term by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

The board approved only those films that they deemed "moral and proper." Approved films received the board's official seal, which was required to be displayed on every film shown in Maryland. Films that the board judged sacrilegious, obscene, indecent, immoral, or tending to debase or corrupt morals did not receive the required seal. Exhibiting disapproved films was illegal. The board enforced its own rules. Members of the board and its employees were authorized to enter any theater to prevent the exhibition of films that did not display the board's seal.

Although it had no power of arrest, the board organized police raids on offending theaters. Persons who submitted films to the board for examination, if dissatisfied with the result of the first judgment, could, upon appeal, submit the same film to the board for reexamination, and then to the City Court of Baltimore. Some censorship cases reached the Maryland Court of Appeals.

In 1970, administration of the Maryland State Board of Censors was assigned to the newly created Department of Licensing and Regulation (Chapter 402, Acts of 1970).

20070616 Petula Clark, Commissioner Minnich, Steve Powell, and Dave Roush sing “Our Barn.”

Petula Clark, Commissioner Minnich, Steve Powell, and Dave Roush sing “Our Barn.”

Saturday evening, June 16^th, 2007

I just filed my next Westminster Eagle column and in it Commissioner Dean Minnich, commissioners’ chief of staff Steve Powell, and Dave Roush are speculated as dancing in a chorus line singing “Our Barn” to the tune of Petula Clark’s November 1964 hit, “Downtown”

Hmmm.

Well, you should have read the first draft… Enough said.

This week’s column will be on the continuing efforts to relocate the historic Marlin K. Hoff log barn to the Carroll County Farm Museum.

Meanwhile, for the younger folks reading the blog, this is Petula Clark singing her November 1964 hit, “Downtown:”

Here – you can sing along with the lyrics:

DOWNTOWN lyrics

And for a bonus, here’s “Petula Clark - This Is My Song”

I had wanted to post “Don’t Sleep in the Subway Darling,” but came across this and liked the video better...

An intelligent comment noted, “this song was originally written for the feature film "A Countess From Hong Kong" (starring Sophia Loren & Marlon Brando), with music and lyrics by Charlie Chaplin, who produced and directed the movie as well [his final film]. This performance came from "THE HOLLYWOOD PALACE" around the time the film was first released, in January 1967.”

Oh what the heck… here’s Don’t Sleep in the Subway Darling

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