text: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428Sat, 27 Aug 2016 15:55:26 +0000obituariesLong John BaldryJoe CockerAlexis KornerBenny GoodmanElton JohnCount BasieGeorgie FameKeef Hartley BandMaynard FergusonWoody HermanBarbara DicksonChris FarloweGonzalezProcol HarumStan KentonDizzy GillespieFrankie MillerGary BrookerGeorge GruntzGerry MulliganGraham BondJohn MayallLighthouse All-StarsMiles DavisPaul CoxRick Wakemandeaths of musiciansBuddy RichFrank SinatraJames LastLeo SayerLionel HamptonRay CharlesRhythm Combination And BrassRoger ChapmanShorty RogersStan GetzTubby HayesAl StewartAshton LordBe SharpBig ChiefCharlie BarnetCharlie WattsChicken ShackChico HamiltonDusty SpringfieldElkie BrooksEric ClaptonGerry RaffertyGil EvansGraham BellIan GillanJ J JohnsonJo Ann KellyJohn MilesLinda RonstadtMainsqueezeMickey JuppRoger WatersShakin' StevensTerry Gibbsmusiciansmusicians olympusAirforceAlan PriceArt BlakeyArt FarmerAshman ReynoldsBad CompanyBenny CarterBernie MarsdenBillie DavisBillie HolidayBoys Don't CryBrand XBryan FerryBud ShankCarmen McRaeClark TerryCliff RichardColeman HawkinsDana GillespieDavid EssexDelaney and BonnieDr JohnEchoesElla FitzgeraldEric BurdonEverly BrothersFilthy McNastyFleetwood MacFlowerpot MenFoundationsFrankie ReidFreddie HubbardGilbert O'SullivanHall And OatesHookfootIan MatthewsJim MullenJohnny DankworthJon AndersonJuicy LucyLesley DuncanLouie BellsonMaggie BellManfred Mann Chapter ThreeMarianne FaithfullMarsha HuntMax RoachMike BaroneMike OldfieldMike WestbrookMilt JacksonPacific EardrumPaice Ashton LordPete AtkinPetula ClarkQuatermassRandy CrawfordRay MinhinnettRay RussellRoger DaltreyRonnie ScottRoxy MusicRoy YoungRuthless BluesSAS BandShelly ManneSlobsStan TraceyStealers WheelSteve HarleyStrawbsSupersaxTom JonesTonight Show BandVince EagerVinegar JoeYardbirdsAce KeffordAl PorcinoAlex HarveyAndy CortesAndy FraserAretha FranklinArthur BrownArthur LouisArtwoodsAshton Gardner DykeAverage White BandB B BlunderBandBanditBedlamBee GeesBell 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CurtisKurt EdelhagenLast ExitLee KonitzLee RitenourLena HorneLeonard CohenLes HumphriesLevon HelmLinda LewisLionheartLou DonaldsonLucky MillinderLuvversMadeline BellMaria MuldaurMarty WildeMatthews Southern ComfortMeat LoafMichael ChapmanMichel PetruccianiMick ClarkeMick TaylorMiguel RiosMike MainieriMorrissey-MullenMystic Knights Of The SeaNeil YoungNeoNero And GladiatorsNigel BaggeNight Of The GuitarNucleusOliver NelsonOlivia Newton-JohnOscar PetersonOscar PettifordOtis ReddingPat TraversPaul CarrackPaul RodgersPazPepper AdamsPete BrownPete JollyPete TownshendPibloktoPowerQuincy JonesQuiverRainbowRed Beans And RiceRed NorvoRhinoRichie MiltonRick NelsonRiverside Reunion BandRobert WyattRobin BibiRobin TrowerRutlesSarah VaughanScreaming Lord SutchSensational Alex Harvey BandShadowsSharksShawn PhillipsSilencersSimon and GarfunkelSlide HamptonSniff'n'TearsSonny RollinsSpinning WheelSteve MarriottStomu Yamash´taStorytellerSutherland BrothersSweetwater CanalTal FarlowTed HeathThelonious 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MooneyArt Of NoiseArtie ShawAshkanAtomic RoosterAudienceAvant GarageAvenue MAynsley DunbarB-52sBBMBC SweetBabe RuthBabylonBack DoorBad InfluenceBanzaiBarbara JayBarcodesBarefoot JerryBarney BigardBarney KesselBarrelhouse Blues OrchestraBarry GoldbergBarry HarrisBarry WhiteBattered OrnamentsBeat BoysBen VaughnBenny GolsonBenny MardonesBert JanschBert KaempfertBette MidlerBeverley CravenBig CountryBig Joe TurnerBig SleepBig ThreeBill BerryBill HendersonBill RussoBill WatrousBilly CobhamBilly EckstineBilly HectorBilly MayBilly SquierBilly VeraBlack AngelsBlack Cat BonesBlack SabbathBlind FaithBliss BandBlossom ToesBlueBlue MinkBlue Oyster CultBlue ThunderBlue WhaleBlues Brothers BandBlues CorporationBlues PatrolBluesologyBo DiddleyBo Street RunnersBo-KeysBob CooperBob CrosbyBob FlorenceBob JamesBob SchulzBob WelchBob WillsBobby HutchersonBogomasBonesBooker T And MGsBoomtown RatsBoyd RaeburnBrian AugerBrian ParrishBrian SmithBritish Rock SymphonyBroadcastersBroncoBronzBrotherhood Of 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LeePentagonPentanglePete HaycockPete YorkPeter AllenPeter BernsteinPeter VelkerPeter WolfPhil LynottPhil RamPhil WoodsPhilip QuastPhillip Goodhand-TaitPhilly Joe JonesPiano ConclavePink FloydPioneer OrchestraPiratesPlainsongPlastic PennyPointer SistersPoor-MouthPoppa ChubbyPracticePretty ThingsProcessionQuiet MelonRab NoakesRaining HorseshoesRamrodRamrodsRandy NewmanRandy WestonRangersRatsRay AnthonyRay MantillaRay McKinleyRed ConnorRed HollowayRed Hot Sunday BandRene ThomasRhinomenRichard O´BrienRichard StrangeRichard TeeRichie ColeRiff RaffRingo StarrRo RoRob Van Den BroeckRobert CrayRobert PlantRobin GibbRock FolliesRock Meets ClassicRocket 88RococoRod StewartRogMikEnzoRoger McGuinnRolling StonesRon WoodRonnie LaneRoomRory GallagherRory StormRosario FloresRoss TompkinsRoundaboutRoy BuchananRoy EldridgeRoy HillRoy OrbisonRufus ThomasRuss SaintyRussell WatsonSad CafeSadeSally OldfieldSam And DaveSam DonahueSantanaSantiago AuseronSassafrasSatisfactionSaturday Night LiveSax AppealScorpionsScott WalkerSecret AffairSect ManiacsSeven SoulsShaun CassidyShawn RoundsShe's FrenchShirley BasseyShootShotgunSidewindersSilver MetreSilverheadSilverstoneSimon TownshendSisyphusSkid RowSkip BiffertySkySmith And D'AboSnafuSnakesSnowy WhiteSo Long AngelSock Em JBSoft WindsSonja KristinaSonny BlackSoul AgentsSoul SearchersSoul TrinitySoulSurvivorsSouth BandSouthern ComfortSpace CaseSpaghetti HeadSparksSpencer DavisSpiders From MarsSpirit Of Life EnsembleSpongeSpontaneous Music EnsembleSpooky ToothSquare Dancing MachineStan WebbStanley TurrentineStateside StompersStealing Dan And DonStephen StillsSteppin-OutSteve EllisSteve GaddSteve GibbonsSteve GoodmanSteven Dale PetitStevie ZeeStingStone PoneysStone The CrowsStormStrabismusStreet NoiseStuffStuff SmithSubject2ChangeSuntreaderSupertrampSwing GuitarsSymbiosisT RexT RextasyTKO HornsTadd DameronTake FourTamla TigersTanita TikaramTeabagsTear GasTed CursonTeddy CharlesTelemacqueTen Years AfterTetradThey Might Be GiantsThin LizzyThom RotellaThree SoundsTime UKTobyTom RobinsonTom ScottTom WaitsTommy ReedTommy TuckerTonicsTony CoeTony DangerfieldTony HadleyTony KinseyTony OxleyTony O´MalleyTony RizziTony ScottTony SheridanTop TophamToshiko AkiyoshiTouchTrafficTrampTribeTrifleUFOUdo LindenbergUli Jon RothUmberto TozziUnited Nations OrchestraUpper Bohemia SixUriah HeepUsVSOPVal CowellVaneese ThomasVelveteenVerlainesVic DamoneVic LewisVido MussoVince CharlesVincent CraneViola WillsViolinskiWWIIIWages Of SinWarm DustWarriorsWes MontgomeryWest Coast All StarsWhitesnakeWho It IsWild TurkeyWilson PickettWishbone AshWolfie WitcherWonderwheelWoody ShawWorried MenWynder K FrogX-T-RexYoung BucksYoungbloodYusef LateefZacZalThe Musicians' Olympushttp://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (molympus)Blogger371125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-7824582002133416803Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:16:00 +00002016-08-26T11:58:08.941+02:00Rudy Van Gelder (engineer)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Probably the most mythical recording engineer for jazz albums, Rudy Van Gelder was born on November 2nd, 1924 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. A jazz passionate fan, he also tried playing trumpet, but he soon moved into sound engineering.Rudy Van Gelder passed away on August 25th, 2016. He was 91. His name appears in so many albums, probably thousands. Some of them are among the http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2016/08/rudyvangelder-engineer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-8785772271102158914Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:46:00 +00002016-07-28T19:47:29.432+02:00Alan SkidmoreEuropean Jazz EnsembleFree FairRob Van Den BroeckTony OxleyRob Van Den Broeck (keyboards)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Avantgarde jazz pianist, Rob Van Den Broeck was born on December 1st, 1940 in Hilversum, Netherlands. ALAN SKIDMORE GROUP This was the Alan Skidmore Group in January 1978: ALAN SKIDMORE GROUP #? 1978 Alan SkidmoresaxAli HaurandbassRob Van Den Broeck †keyboardsGerd DudeksaxFrank Kollgesdrums Other info on members of Alan Skidmore Group (I know up to 41 members) Old http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2016/07/robvandenbroeck-keyboards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-5202866184739058879Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:12:00 +00002016-06-29T14:16:32.062+02:00Bob FlorenceBuddy RichCarmen McRaeChuck MangioneEd ShaughnessyErnie WattsFreddie HubbardJohn AbercrombieLouie BellsonMaynard FergusonSarah VaughanShelly ManneTonight Show BandJoel DiBartolo (bass)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Great bassist, Joel DiBartolo was born in 1946. He had an extensive performing career which included 18 years with Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Band. DiBartolo, as did the whole band, left the show in 1992 when Carson retired. MAYNARD FERGUSON ORCHESTRA This was the personnel for Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra around 1973: MAYNARD FERGUSON ORCHESTRA #? 1973 http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2016/06/joeldibartolo-bass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-4341018457162886713Mon, 30 May 2016 09:39:00 +00002016-05-30T11:44:17.859+02:00Ashton LordBlue MinkChris FarloweDave ClarkDusty SpringfieldElton JohnJames Last OrchestraJohnny HallidayKPM AllstarsLesley DuncanMadeline BellMetropole OrchestraSAS BandMadeline Bell (vocals)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Madeline Bell is one of the most respected and prolific singers in the last decades. Her name was always a guarantee for an album. She was born Madeline Bell Brodus on July 23rd, 1942 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. GLOVERTONES This gospel group was formed probably around 1958, by Madeline Bell and Joanne Williams (who were cousins, being only 16 at that time): GLOVERTONES #? ?http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2016/05/madelinebell-vocals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-418073935042582729Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:11:00 +00002016-04-29T11:15:33.286+02:00Benny GoodmanCharlie VenturaCount BasieDoc SeverinsenDuke EllingtonGeorge ShearingJack TeagardenLucky MillinderTeddy CharlesTommy DorseyTonight Show BandEd Shaughnessy (drums)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Great drummer, Ed Shaughnessy was born Edwin Thomas Shaughnessy on January 29th, 1929 in Jersey City, USA.He started studying piano but soon switched to drums. His first gig was in 1948 with George Shearing Group. He played for a while with Bobby Byrne, and still in 1948, Ed joined Charlie Ventura Orquestra, until 1950.He toured Europe as part of Benny Goodman Sextet, also a http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2016/04/edshaughnessy-drums.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-8942396513719964713Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:30:00 +00002016-03-23T14:32:15.754+01:00Allan VacheBill WatrousFrank VignolaJoey DeFrancescoKenny DavernMark EganNoel ReddingJoe Ascione (drums)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Great, versatile drummer, Joe Ascione was born Joseph Ascione on March 14th, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York. He started playing drums at a very young age, playing mostly in jazz bands, but also playing with rock artists. For example, he was the original drummer in The New York Rock And Soul Revue, assembled by Donald Fagen.Joe Ascione appears in many albums, most of them associated http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2016/03/joeascione-drums.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-9219167666941168795Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:32:00 +00002016-02-29T13:35:19.815+01:00Barbara DicksonDr JohnGary WindoGerry RaffertyRab NoakesRichard Brunton (guitar)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Fantastic guitarist, there isn't many info about him, so I just put here what I know. Richard Brunton (sometimes credited as Richie Brunton) is superb, and I can't understand why he hasn't got more recognition; but this happens too often... The only biographical data I know is that he was born in Newcastle. THE EPIDEMIC The Epidemic is the first band I´ve been able to trace http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2016/02/richardbrunton-guitar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-397995641515460322Thu, 28 Jan 2016 20:48:00 +00002016-01-28T21:49:31.724+01:00Benny GoodmanChet BakerClarke-Boland Big BandGeorge GruntzGil EvansLighthouse All-StarsMaynard FergusonPepper AdamsRhythm Combination And BrassShelly ManneShorty RogersTubby HayesHerb Geller (sax / flute)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Great sax player (also a skilled flute player), Herb Geller was born Herbert Geller on November 2nd, 1928 in Los Angeles, California. He started studying and playing sax when he was 8, also studying clarinet and piano.His first professional combo was with Joe Venuti in 1946. In 1948 he played with Jimmy Zito.He moved to New York in 1949, hired for Jack Fina Orchestra. This was http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2016/01/herbgeller-sax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-7994816271754183244Wed, 30 Dec 2015 22:32:00 +00002015-12-30T23:33:45.436+01:00Barry HarrisBuddy ColletteCount BasieFrank SinatraFrank WessYusef LateefAlbert Aarons (trumpet)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Great trumpet player, Albert Aarons (also known as Al Aarons) was born on March 23rd, 1932 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He started studying trumpet when he was 15, moving to Detroit in 1955.He was in the Wild Bill Davis Group when he was spotted by Count Basie, who asked him to join his orchestra. Aarons stayed with Basie from 1961 to 1969. After that, Albert Aarons moved to LA, http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2015/12/albertaarons-trumpet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-3686270103932352770Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:14:00 +00002015-11-30T19:16:40.199+01:00Benny GoodmanColeman HawkinsDon ByasDon RedmanGlenn MillerJames MoodyKeny ClarkeRay McKinleyRhythm Combination And BrassRoy EldridgeTubby HayesNat Peck (trombone)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Great trombonist, Nat Peck was born on January 13th, 1925 in New York City.He played in Glenn Miller Orchestra during 1944 and 1945. KENNY CLARKE GROUP In 1949, Kenny Clarke and Pierre Michelot led an octet for some gigs in a club in Paris: KENNY CLARKE GROUP #? 1949 Kenny Clarke †drumsPierre Michelot †bassJean-Paul MengeonkeyboardsBill Coleman †trumpetJames Moody †saxDonhttp://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2015/11/natpeck-trombone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-2620305919454319836Sat, 31 Oct 2015 12:16:00 +00002015-10-31T13:26:22.166+01:00Art BlakeyCedar WaltonJ J JohnsonKenny DorhamMilt JacksonCedar Walton (keyboards)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Great jazz pianist, Cedar Walton was born Cedar Anthony Walton Jr in Dallas, Texas on January 17th, 1934. His father was a piano teacher, so he soon started playing that instrument. DAVID NOON BAND Cedar Walton played piano for David Noon, but don´t know any other details: DAVID NOON BAND #? ? David NoonCedar Walton †piano+ others unknown to me. Help! Other info on http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2015/10/cedarwalton-keyboards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-3632056322800265285Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:09:00 +00002015-09-29T18:14:57.755+02:00Alexis KornerAllan HoldsworthBig ChiefCCSCharlie WattsGeorgie FameGordon BeckKenny WheelerPazScott WalkerSpontaneous Music EnsembleRay Warleigh (sax, flute)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Superb sax and flute player, Ray Warleigh was born Raymond Kenneth Warleigh on September 28th, 1938 in Sydner, New South Wales, Australia. He moved to London in 1960, and soon started getting gigs and playing in lots of sessions.This page is on the works, I'm missing dozens of lineups and album credits, but I wanted to publish it anyway as my tribute to Ray. GEORGIE FAME BAND http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2015/09/raywarleigh-sax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-6353194027556764397Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:25:00 +00002015-08-03T19:25:59.282+02:00Cherokee CowboysDanny GattonErnest TubbEverly BrothersLinda RonstadtRick NelsonBuddy Emmons (steel guitar)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: A master of pedal steel guitar, Buddy Emmons was born Buddie Gene Ammons on January 27th, 1937 in Mishawaka, Indiana. He was not only a magnificent player, but he also was a pioneer at modifying and enriching the sound of pedal steel guitar, adding pedals and changing the usual tuning to the instrument (for a while, he also had a company for building steel guitars).Buddy Emmons http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2015/08/buddyemmons-steelguitar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-8836475476649929951Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:22:00 +00002015-07-30T18:22:55.213+02:00Barney BigardCharlie BarnetFreddie SlackLighthouse All-StarsStan KentonVido MussoHoward Rumsey (bass)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Jazz bass player and arranger, Howard Rumsey was born on November 7th, 1917 in Brawley, California. He studied piano, drums and contrabass in Los Angeles.His first pro band was Vido Musso Orchestra, where he met pianist Stan Kenton. Then, he joined the band for trumpeteer and vocalist (and actor) Johnnie Davis. STAN KENTON ORCHESTRA In 1941, Rumsey was called Stan Kenton who washttp://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2015/07/howardrumsey-bass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-7687118842164015512Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:47:00 +00002015-06-30T18:49:26.773+02:00Carly SimonDr JohnJames TaylorMike MainieriPaul SimonPetula ClarkTom ScottWonderwheelHugh McCracken (guitar)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Magnificent guitarist, also a skilled harmonica player, Hugh McCracken can be found in countless albums. He has worked with almost every great artist in music: from Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Paul Simon, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Dr John, B B King, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Petula Clark, as well as jazz and fusion artists, such as Ron Carter, Tom Scott, Bob James, http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2015/06/hughmccracken-guitar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-6823106023608890889Fri, 29 May 2015 17:32:00 +00002015-05-29T19:34:37.958+02:00Charlie PersipGeorge GruntzHarold McKinneyJ C HeardKirk LightseyLincoln Center Jazz OrchestraMarcus BelgraveMax RoachPioneer OrchestraRay CharlesTribeMarcus Belgrave (trumpet)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Jazz trumpeteer, Marcus Belgrave was born on June 12nd, 1936 in Chester, Pennsylvania, in a musical family (Cecil Payne was Marcus´ cousin). He was a member of Ray Charles Band for five years (1958 to 1963, although he played with Ray Charles again for a while from 1970 to 1971), along with other jazz greats such as Hank Crawford, Leroy Cooper and David ´Fathead´ Newman.After http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2015/05/marcusbelgrave-trumpet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-4443911048763531657Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:51:00 +00002015-04-29T17:52:43.060+02:00Alexis KornerAndy FraserFrankie MillerFreeJohn MayallPaul RodgersSharksTobyAndy Fraser (bass)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Andy Fraser was born Andrew McLan Fraser on March 7th, 1952 in Paddington, London. At a very young age, he was spotted by Alexis Korner, who acted as his musical grandfather (Andy was dating Korner´s daughter, the late Sappho Korner). It was Alexis who recommended Andy to John Mayall. 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Buddy started studying clarinet and sax, but he then changed for contrabass after an http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2014/11/buddycatlett-bass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-395037672293979260Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:00:00 +00002016-02-29T13:43:22.518+01:00Brand XDavid GilmourGerry RaffertyLegoverRoger ChapmanSally OldfieldWillie And The PoorboysRaphael Ravenscroft (sax)BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Great sax player, Raphael Ravenscroft (sometimes credited as Raf Ravenscroft) entered into music history for playing the famous sax riff on Gerry Rafferty's ´Baker street´ song.While a very prolific studio musician (he told me he had played in more than 700 recordings!), it has been hard for me tracing his live bands. So, as I know I'm missing lots of things, any help would be http://musiciansolympus.blogspot.com/2014/10/raphaelravenscroft-sax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (molympus)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-2329696679199063764Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:25:00 +00002014-09-30T20:05:27.217+02:00Al JarreauBig ThreeEpisode SixGordon GiltrapHard StuffIan GillanMerseybeatsPiratesQuatermassRoxy MusicShawn PhillipsJohn Gustafson (bass)(Also known as: Johnny Gustafson) BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: John Gustafson has been the finest British pop-rock bassists in England. He was a member of lots of bands, and he even had his own solo album, recorded in 1975, but unreleased until 1997. John Gustafson John Gustafson was born John Frederick Gustafson on August 8th, 1942 in Liverpool, England. 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Pressed Powders Review

I can't be without pressed powder (don't tell me about loose, it's too much of a mess), it just sets the makeup perfectly and I keep a compact in my purse for touch ups during the day. Oh, and I apply with a puff, not with a brush, because coverage is better this way especially on oily zone (I actually don't powder my dry zones).

There are 3 powders that I have been using and that I am going to review, and they're on different positions on the price scale, which is also interesting.

1. The high-end: T.Leclerc pressed powder.

Mr Leclerc was a French pharmacist at the end of the 19th century, who more or less invented the face powder as we know it. So you would think that brand know their stuff, and I think they really do, indeed!
The product comes in a nice compact with a real mirror and a little puff (which is quite cheap and thin, I must say). The shade range is really large, and there are also tinted powders that brighten different types of complexions, like a yellow one, purple one, pink one etc...
I have been using either the translucent or beige ones for several years. Even when using it daily, it takes me 6 months or more to hit pan. The finish looks very pretty and velvety, but quite matte. It lasts a good 6 hours on my combo skin and I can touch up without getting a cakey look.
Overall, it's an excellent product. The only downsize is the price: 35€.

2. The middle-end: Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural.
This powder comes in a compact with a transparent top and no mirror, and has a dome-shaped form, so it won't fit in a blush palette.
The color selection is good but not extremely large and I find there is quite a gap between some of the colors. I personally use Light-Medium (I'm NC15 in Studio Sculpt, for the record).
The finish is very pretty and has a light sheer, so it's mattifying but not flat matte and looks very good. It lasts a bit less than the T.Leclerc on oily skin but you can also easily touch up. Also I think I finish it off a bit faster.
The powder is finely melt but it is a mineral powder, so I know some people are very sensitive to it and break out from that product.
Price is very reasonable for that very good quality: 22€

3. The drugstore product: Bourjois mattifying powder.

This is a very pretty and solid plastic compact, which a real mirror in it - not so common for a drugstore product. It comes with a little puff that is very nice and soft.
The powder is very fine and extremely sweet, it leaves the skin matte and velvety.
It has a distinctive perfume, which can bother some people, but it fades away quickly once you have applied it.
Although I love all those product features, the product doesn't seem to last well on me and I need to touch up after 4 hours, which is a shame because it's otherwise perfect. Even the price is perfect : 11€, that's half the price of the Mac and less than 1/3 of the T.Leclerc!
Now considering this price, I think you get great value for your money, and on days when I am just out for a few hours instead of working 12+hours, it's certainly good enough.

So, which one to pick?

Very often, the truth lies in the middle :-) I would pick the MSF natural for most people, me included as I now use it most of the time over Leclerc (mostly because of the lower price, there's nothing else I don't like about Leclerc).
However, if you have a very oily skin or are sensitive to mineral powders, T.Leclerc will be a safer bet for you. And if you have normal skin or don't need long-lasting coverage, you'll be happy with Bourjois and won't be spending too much.

  1. I agree! MSF naturals are the best!

  2. Welcome, Kate! I totally understand why so many people love them, indeed!

I love getting comments, thanks for sharing your thoughts!

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Libya/Somalia: US special forces raid militants in Libya, Somalia

6th Oct 2013

FILE---In this file photo of Thursday, Feb.17, 2011, Hundreds of newly trained Shabaab fighters perform military exercises in the Lafofe area some 18 km south of Mogadishu, Somalia. A new al-Shabab video, called “The Path to Paradise,” promises more in a series spotlighting recruits from Minnesota who abandoned the comforts of home in order to wage jihad against foreign troops in Somalia. The video, which was originally available on YouTube but has since been taken down because it violates the website’s policy on violence, features masked men performing military drills in dusty camps as well as what appears to be footage of staged battles among Mogadishu’s ruined buildings.(AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh-FILE)

US special forces have captured a wanted al Qaeda operative in Libya. According to the New York Times, Navy SEALs also launched a raid in Somalia in retaliation for the Nairobi Westgate Mall massacre.

The United States launched raids against senior Islamist militants in Libya and Somalia over the weekend, capturing an al Qaeda operative linked to the 1998 twin bombings of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

US special forces captured Abu Anas al-Libi in broad daylight outside of the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The 49-year-old al-Libi has been wanted by the US since at least 2000, when a New York court indicted him for the East African embassy bombings. The FBI had put a $5 million (3.68 million euros) bounty on his head.

According to his brother Nabih, al-Libi was parking his car outside of his home after dawn prayers, when three cars encircled him. His car window was smashed in, his gun was seized and he was abducted. Al-Libi’s wife described the abductors as foreign-looking armed commandos.

Pentagon confirms raid in Somalia

Meanwhile, a Navy SEAL team targeted a senior member of the al-Shabab militant group during a raid on a house in the Somali coastal town of Barawe, the New York Times reported on Saturday, citing unnamed American officials.

The target of the predawn raid was believed to have been killed, one of the unnamed US officials told the Times. But the SEAL team was forced to withdraw before it could confirm the militant’s death, the official added.

“The Barawe raid was planned a week and a half ago,” an American security official told the Times on the condition of anonymity. “It was prompted by the Westgate attack,” the official said.

The Pentagon confirmed that the raid took place, but did not say if the target was killed or captured.

“I can confirm that yesterday, October 4, US military personnel were involved in a counterterrorism operation against a known Shabab terrorist,” Pentagon spokesman George Little said in a press release, according to the AFP news agency.

Barawe is a coastal town located 180 kilometers south of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. US special forces have launched at least one raid near Barawe in the past, assassinating senior al Qaeda member Saleh Ali al Saleh Nabhan four years ago.

Britain, Turkey deny involvement

Earlier on Saturday, al-Shabab claimed that British and Turkish special forces were behind the raid. But the British Defense Ministry and the Turkish Foreign Ministry denied the accusations.

“The bungled operation was carried out by white people, who came with two small boats from a larger ship out at sea…,” al-Shabab spokesman Abdulaziz Abu Musab told the AFP news agency. “One Shabab guard was killed, but reinforcements soon came and the foreigners fled.”

Kenya identifies Westgate Mall terrorists

The special forces raid in Somalia comes two weeks after al-Shabab militants laid siege to the Westgate Mall in Nairobi. The terrorist attack, Kenya’s worst in 15 years, left 67 people dead.

The al-Shabab militant group claimed responsibility for the massacre, saying it was in retaliation for Kenya’s troop presence in Somalia.

On Saturday, the Kenyan military indentified four of the militants involved in the assault on the Westgate Mall: Abu Baara al-Sudani, Omar Nabhan, Khattab al-Kene and Umayr. All four were killed in the attack.

Major Emmanuel Chirchir, a spokesman for the Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF), said al-Sudani was the ringleader. Al-Sudani was a Sudanese national and “an experienced fighter and sharpshooter” trained by al Qaeda, Chirchir said.

Nabhan was a Kenyan of Arab origin born in the coastal city of Mombasa. Al-Kene is believed to be from the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Both Nabhan and Al-Kene were known members of al Hijra, according to Matt Bryden, former head of the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea. Al Hijra is the Kenyan arm of the al-Shabab militant group.

The full name and background of Umayr are not yet known, according to Chirchir. Kenyan authorities have said that as many as 15 militants took part in the Westgate Mall attack and that nine of them were in custody.

slk/lw (AP, AFP, Reuters)

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e-condom: Electronic Reproductive Health Solutions?

Intelligent devices designed to help mankind in decision-making and support has been a counter intuitive subject for long in self-care and in general healthcare. We all know how much our lives have been improved by technology and how much the healthcare industry has been boosted by science and technology.

Designing is not a definitive answer to questions of health and wellness, but rather the scientific integrations of the state-of-the-art designs with human behavior.
My clinical practice in the area of reproductive health and knowledge in human sexual behavior doesn’t not seem to blend clearly on how to address unwanted pregnancies; is it the lack of efficaciousness of contraception methods or the lack of alertness when the impending technology is about to “go burst ”

Would I not be happy to know when my food stock will not be usable so I can plan what to cook out of my fridge? Yes, and the technology is already out there! You can even tell on how long a given perishable product will last in your stock, amount of calorie on our food item and of recent science being engineered..........

MobileHealth: Healthcare Getting More Portable for Developing World?

HealthApps and
 hospital workflow
Much that the mobile phone industry has caught attention of many  investors to think of  the developing world as a potential market,  the health sector sees this as a golden bullet to healthcare solutions especially in developing world. Mobile phone apps that could help in clinical decision support, data collection and sharing or  mobile-phone-sized and technology compatible gadgets that could be carried and synched on GSM, CDMA technologies widely available now in these countries are a promising solution.

A recent study has shown that there will be 1.4 billion people with smartphones worldwide by 2015, and 500 million of them will be using mobile health applications, (research2guidance).  Smartphones will be the catalyst to bring mobile healthcare (R2G).  Though the huge numbers of smart-phones are  in developed world, as compared to the emerging market, the solutions that the same applications can play are immense in the later especially in the rate at which the technology is now used and widely adopted.

Its to my view that the right market for healthcare investments in Africa should target this market. While most of the hospital equipments have been huge, expensive and almost imposible to deploy newer innovations like Mobisante's Smartphone-based ultrasound gives a promise to healthcare systems in developing world.
This gadget, a size of a mobile phone project to  cost USD 5,000-10,000 at its initial price is awaiting regulatory approvals is likely to be affordable to remote hospitals and would save more lives.

Healthcare solutions models that will be cheap to acquire, easy to deploy, aren't energy intensive or can exploit rapidly expanding mobile phone technologies offer an easy and clear way to healthcare delivery and access.

Its a matter of time before systems geared into exploiting this model will be deployed in Africa to solve our impending problems.

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There was an improvement in the quality of life as depicted by the change of CD4 T-cell count, decrease in the frequency of opportunistic infections and weight gain. The life threatening infections were controlled by the use ARV which .........!

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Health IT: Data and Sample Ownership in a Research Study,

Who owns research samples after they are obtained?
My views on Clinical Informatics Ethics:- Havasupai Medical Genetics study.
The research group can hardly own sample in a research that involves biospacimen that can be traced back to the owner. This fact I think, sets boundaries to what should define the relationship of each part in the study; a researcher meant to answer the research question and the subject willingly and knowingly consents to be a source of such information.
 These samples though they are known as body “parts” of the subject as blood and tissue, they carry more than the names attached to them; the blueprint “DNA” of the subject who is unique and distinct from any other beings. In this case I would think the fact that "no any human can own other human whole or in part" thence no consent should transfer human being ownership.

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My linguistic expertise might be the lowest of all the contributors on this topic yet the two words ashamed and embarrassed are merely synonymous..!

I wish you were neither embarrassed nor ashamed for one of these is the mother of the other at times but most of times these are Siamese twins and i can assure you they are inseparable,

One of my former teachers once said "If God gave you a lemon for a gift, make lemonade out of it" I can see being black is a God given lemon-gift to you, make a juicy man!
In-case being black makes you embarrassed/ashamed just use it as an asset; I can assure you there are lots lemonade thirsty people out there for a black-lemon-made-drink. We have lots of things to offer not only the acidic taste and the wrinkled peel the western media portrays.


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The locations related to OCBC Bank are represented by the flight path Superman would take between two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, OCBC Bank is located 24 metres from Popiah. OCBC Bank is located 25 metres from Harpers Cafe. OCBC Bank is located 35 metres from Tan Kim Seng Bridge. OCBC Bank is located 50 metres from Carpark along Sungei Melaka. OCBC Bank is located 56 metres from Cheng Ho Cultural Museum.

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Son to Follow in TV Steps of ‘Crocodile Hunter’

Terri Irwin, Australian-based animal activist and television personality, right, talks to reporter during an interview with daughter Bindi Irwin and son Robert Irwin in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

HONG KONG (AP) — The youngest Irwin is following in the TV hosting footsteps of late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin and big sister, Bindi.

Nine-year-old Robert Irwin will co-host “Wild But True” on Discovery Kids Asia, exploring parallels between nature and science.

He calls it a “really, really cool concept” for a television show. “… it’s about how science has gotten ideas and built from inventions from the natural world,” he said.

The siblings appeared regularly on their father’s show before he died from a sting ray injury in 2006 while shooting a documentary.

Bindi Irwin also has television shows of her own and a few film credits. She says Robert doesn’t need tips about being in front of the camera, but if there was one piece of advice that she could give him, it would be something from their father.

“I think that the greatest tip that dad gave myself when we started filming is that he said, ‘When you talk to the camera, just talk to it like you’re talking to a person, because that’s what you’re doing, you’re speaking to people in their living rooms,'” she explains.

Robert says although he was just 3 when his father died, he has vivid memories.

“He was really, really passionate in every single thing that he did. I think it’s really important to carry on for what he did, so I’m really glad that that’s what we’re doing,” he says.

“I think we’re really lucky too because so much of our lives together were filmed,” adds his mother, Terri. “We’ve got that family opportunity of always filming together, so we can look back on good times anytime we want.”

“Wild But True” is set to premiere across Asia in the third quarter of 2014.

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MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA -- 30 June 2015, I had the worse experience, around 1:30 p.m. I purchased a brownie batter blizzard and the spoon the employee gave me had visible dust on it. I asked if I could have a spoon that was in plastic. He looked at me and reached into the cup holder and handed me another dirty spoon. (I didn't used that spoon), but against my better judgment I ate the blizzard and fifteen, twenty minutes later I became very nauseated and sick. After that wave of sickness passed I called to Mobile Hwy Dairy Queen requesting complaint information to the District Manager.

The female employee told me to hold on, gave the phone to a male employee and when he came to the phone he pretended he didn't understand or know the answer to my question. The only reason I visited this place of business, because I was on that side of town running late for work. I tried to overlook their low health score and the location of the business that's not favorable. My co-workers BEGGED me not to go there, but I wanted to prove to them and myself that quality of service is always a must no matter the location of business. Unfortunately, I was proven wrong. For future dining, I will NEVER patronize another Dairy Queen.

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IOWA CITY, IOWA -- New Dairy Queen, opens next to a Wal-Mart on HWY 1 in Iowa City Ia. It's Wednesday the 13th of June. I just finished a 14 hour day at work, and my daughters called me to see if I could bring something home for dinner. I didn't see anything wrong with that. The youngest wanted ice cream and the oldest wanted chili fries. The new Dairy Queen opened late last fall and I had been there two other times. Yes their service was slow and the (16-18yr olds) that work there are most often polite do a good job.

Well until this time. I waited several minutes for the 4 employees to help me and take my order, I waited for them to come out from back 5 to 6 minutes. I ordered 2 burgers,1 chili fry and 2 ice cream treats $21.89.The ice cream treats were done in minutes while I waited another 15 minutes for them to complete the rest (so I thought). One handed me a bag that I thought had everything in it. And drove 15 miles home, my oldest brought it to my attention that there was only chili fries in the bag with napkins.

I grabbed the receipt to call the Dairy Queen, but they did not have their address or phone number on the receipt. At that time I called and ordered a pizza from a nearby pizza shack and gathered everything from Dairy Queen back up got in the car drove 15 miles back into town.

As soon as I walked through the door three of the employees saw me and walked to the back as soon as they could. One other employee came out after waiting 15 minutes for service. Explained the problem to her, she called for her shift supervisor, one of the original four that was working (there no work involved), ** was her name. She attempted to play it dumb as she didn't know anything about the order that she just got to work.

I told her to stop, that I knew for a fact she was there and helped with the order and quoted some of the conversation she had with the others while I waited. Then she fed me more of a lie saying she tried to catch me when I left with the burgers but I was already in my car and leaving. So I asked for the burgers then she tells me they threw them out and it would take 14 minutes to recook them. I told her fine and they should redo the rest of the order also.

I was told I would have to repay for everything, Dairy Queen's policy. I told her to refund me my money, I was told "we can't do that." That I needed to talk to the manager. I asked for the manager, and was told I could stop back in the next day and talk to him. I told her to call him and get him in here. "I can't and I don't like your tone, you need to leave," and she just left. The next day I stopped in, talked to the manager ** about this ordeal and was told she talked to ** last night. He would stand by her decision as how she handled it. So I'm taking even further action in a lawsuit and running down the Dairy Queen name.

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream

I love the blizzards from Dairy Queen, especially the strawberry cheesecake. My nephews and nieces love all of them as well. The problem is that the small size is still too large for them to finish in one sitting... and expensive. Those small sizes certainly aren't cheap by no stretch of the imagination. Now they came out with the mini blizzard, and the size is absolutely perfect for the youngsters. I loaded 'em all up in the back seat of the truck, and hit the local Dairy Queen. And for only $1.99 each! I'm not sure how long this promotion will last, but I'm glad they have it. Thanks Dairy Queen!

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ASHLAND, OHIO -- I recently visited the Ashland OH DQ branch. I usually customize my blizzards w/ others stuff, making it really my own form of art. Needless to say, I walked through the poor, immediately smelling the previously familiar cotton candy flavor, & I wanted it in my planned customized banana split, or blizzard. One lady worker in blue confirmed having me cotton candy blizzards. I was trying to plan a usual customization when another lady worker in black came out, lied about the cotton candy. When I actually caught her in that lie, she was trying to cover up after I told her that I know for a fact that yes they do have the cotton candy; I smelled it real strong as I came through the door.

I was ready to pay well for something customize, even had a $10 will ready to pay. I was about to redeem a coupon, but after a brief argument, about her out, I ended up leaving. I simply refuse to settle for less than I bargained for, especially when someone flatly denies that I obviously smelled the cotton candy as i entered. I had the same things before, even had it by itself once when it was new. The smell of the cotton candy flavor was an obviously fresh one, & the lady in black said they didn't have it anymore. I hate lying tongues, & I'm not likely to ever shop there again, & I live right near it on the next street over.

When I visited another ice cream shop, I got what I wanted, in the exact flavor I wanted. I told that shop why I visited them & what just happened to bring me there, & they were disgusted that such a reputable place would deny a customer something available, especially when it can be smelled in the air by all who enter their shop. The new shop I visited across town was happy to help me in any way they could. I'm now warning others about what DQ did. I plan on contributing to the complaint boards as much as I possibly can regarding this issue.

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WEST ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA -- I love mint m&m blizzards, and decided to grab a cheeseburger, french fries and blizzard on my way home tonight. So, I pulled into the West Asheville, NC Dairy Queen drive through & placed my order. Up to this point, there was no problem. When I got my mint m&m blizzard, I immediately noticed that it was not green, it was bright white! I politely requested more mint to the young girl at the window. I had had to ask for more mint before in other DQs, and never had a problem.

So, I was shocked when she told me she put the "required designated amount" in, and that she could make another one, but would have to charge me for that new one PLUS an additional charge for the extra mint! I told her 3 times the blizzard was white as snow, and mint is green. When I asked to speak to the manager, this young girl told me she was the manager on call (HUH? She was 19 to 22 years old). I put us both out of our misery by telling her to give me my money back & to cancel the entire order.

She wasn't rude, but she had no customer service, much less manager skills. There was no "I'm sorry", no smile, nothing. Just a young kid testing her authority in the wrong way. DQ lost a sale, plus had to throw the food away, in favor of retaining one extra mint flavored squirt! I don't blame DQ as per se as I have had other locations add additional flavoring when requested with no problem. I do, however, have a problem with any company that thinks a child is worthy of management position. It takes experience and age to understand bottom line profits and common sense.

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MADISON, ALABAMA -- Yesterday afternoon my family and I headed to DQ for some ice cream. We arrived and placed our order with an unfriendly employee who didn't even respond when I said "thank you" as she handed me my receipt. We received our order that consisted of two blizzards, two chocolate dipped cones, and a milkshake. We chose a table in the dining area, then sat down to begin eating. My daughter who is 8 years old started eating her chocolate dipped cone and it broke in half. At this time we discovered the cone hadn't been filled properly and all the ice cream had just been piled on top and hadn't gone down into the cone which was no big deal.

In attempt to salvage her ice cream I approached the counter and took a very small cup from a stack and returned to the table and put my daughter's ice cream into it. The ice cream was salvaged and we continued eating our desserts. About ten minutes later when we were almost finished a female employee approached our table and stood about five feet away. She said "excuse me ma'am but for future reference you cannot just take a cup because we charge .25 for them."

I showed her my daughter's broken cone and tried to explain what happened and said that of course I would pay for the cup, but that the cone was defective. She replies "well you should have stood in line and waited and I would have told you that the cup costs .25." She then accuses me of giving the cashier an "evil" look when I approached the counter. I told her I didn't know what she was talking about, but she kept insisting I gave someone a bad look. At this point I just said I will pay for the cone, I didn't give any look, and I want to speak with a manager.

She informs me that the manager is the owner of the franchise and will be there shortly. I said okay I will wait. So she leaves and comes back with a number on a paper and says the manager won't be in until after 5 (three hours away) and that I should call at that time. I called twice after 5 P.M. and there was never a manager/supervisor on duty. I left a message to be called back and haven't heard from anyone.

This afternoon I called yet again and still no manager. I contacted corporate headquarters and was told the franchise owner/operator who is also the absentee manager can basically do as he pleases. That it is "basically a mom and pop operation". I won't be giving any DQ my business in the near future.

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12510 VALLEY VIEW ST GARDEN GROVE, CA 92845-2006, CALIFORNIA -- We are loyal customers of Dairy Queen. We LOVE your ice cream; we are the biggest Dairy Queen fans in the world and never trade you for anyone else. Although, there has always been a bad experience when we go to this particular DQ location in Valley View, Garden Grove. We have given them so many chances to change but they are all the same. This time, today, I have to find some way to be heard by you, and I'm not going to stop until I'm heard. Today we had the most miserable experience and we are not coming back there even if it's the last DQ in the world.

First, when we came there the place was a mess. Something smelled there badly. It was unsanitary. But it was not the worst part. They could not give us the receipt because something was wrong with their machine. Then, the ice cream we got - it was banana cream pie and midnight truffle blizzards - our super favorites! Banana cream pie was pathetic; it was not a normal ice cream like in other DQ at all! But midnight truffle was even worse: it was actually a "midday" truffle - it was white! And there was hardly any chocolate in it! We could not believe it! The only thing we said to each other was "we are not coming back!" And believe it or not (and you better do!) IT RUINED our day!

But even this is not the worst part. We were driving home and my husband found a tiny broken pieces of red plastic when he was finishing his blizzard! I was very glad the he did not choke! We were too far to come back there, and this complaint is the first thing I'm doing when we got home. Something needs to be done. Please, Dairy Queen, protect your customers!

In this crazy fast life we all need to look forward to something - DQ ice cream is something we look forward to every day. Dairy Queen has always been a high standard for ice cream, and good service for their customers. What is happening in Valley view location destroys the reputation of DQ corporation. Dairy Queen, keep the standards in all locations, protect your customers!

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What the HELL are you people thinking? Isn't commercials about selling your product about just that - selling your product? And not about some cheap shots, degradation, etc.? You guys have really went to hell with these commercials with the waffle bowl. I think you owe the public in general an apology! Do you at Dairy Queen NOT get the messages that these commercials are conveying?

The one that frosts my ** the most is the most recent one. The one with "Ice Cream" and the "Waffle Cone" at the doctor's office. To find out if he is "lactose" intolerant, and they are told he is not and they should be able to "reproduce" just fine.

DO you know what infertility means? Do you know how it feels? You made infertility a joke. You mocked it. You used what is so damn painful to so many persons, out to be a gimmick to sell some ice cream. As for someone that has battled infertility for nearly 18 years. I find it very distasteful, a low blow, insensitive, cruel and so much more. To sit and "mock" a very painful and private thing such as infertility. And only a moron would create a commercial such as this one to generate a little revenue.

Do you know why you need to create such pathetic commercials to create revenue? Because Dairy Queen's food leaves a lot to be desired as does the prices! The food is overpriced and DQ is overrated. If you want to promote high cost food and ice cream. I would suggest sticking to the actual food items themselves and NOT on painful diseases such as infertility, and or promoting sexual innuendos.

Leave the smut to the soaps and late night television. And leave those who suffer from diseases such as infertility alone. The last several commercials have left a lot to be desired about Dairy Queen anyhow. And it definitely has caused myself and many others to consider other alternatives for "ice cream" needs. Dairy Queen is not the only one whom serves soft serve and or ice cream cakes. McDonalds ice cream tastes excellent and is a better bargain. Not to mention Kroger's has excellent ice cream cakes and at much better costs.

Try lowering prices, cleaning up the stores and the staff. Maybe, just maybe, sales will pick up. But by making customers infuriated at the poor choice of PR moves you stand to lose more than ever could be gained. Before I end this, I would suggest that you insist on giving the person (and I use that word lightly) some materials on infertility. Possibly talk to couples that have struggled for years, mounting financial costs, failure after failure etc. As it seems this person needs a dose of "lactose intolerant" reality...

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GREELEY, COLORADO -- I don't know if anyone else has to deal with being heavy and wanting an ice cream cone, but I walked into DQ and ordered a small cone. I overheard a group of silly girls in the corner laughing and looking at me. Then I overheard one say, "she's so fat, she shouldn't have anything to eat!" Well, admittedly I am on the heavy side but I shouldn't have to have it pointed out by a bunch of smart ass little girls. Really disappointed in the service, I would have complained to the manager but she was laughing with them.

I know I am opening up to all sorts of ridicule by writing this because there is always someone who feels it's necessary to belittle those of us who are not born perfect, but I have had enough rudeness. I am in the health care field and have never tried to make anyone feel bad about who they are.

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BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA -- I went to Dairy Queen located in Bellefonte, P. A. to get a birthday cake. I found one took it to the counter and paid for it. I asked the girl working if I could get happy birthday ** on it. She said sure. Took the cake and sat it on the counter behind her and walked away. About 20 minutes goes by and my cake is still sitting there. So I asked the guy working the counter about my cake. He said hold on... Comes back with my cake and says very rudely, "WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE ON YOUR CAKE." Sets the cake on the counter and walks away.

I would like to have someone take care of this. I should have gotten the cake for free. Now to add to the situation the cake was for my mother in law whose sister passed away on her birthday so we were trying to cheer her with a small party after arriving home.

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LOWELL, MICHIGAN -- Stay away from Harold Zeigler Ford service department. They just keep changing parts to try to find the problem and charge you top dollar for their mistakes. Then they never find the problem and send you on your way and say just keep driving until it gets worse.

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Cathedral Catholic stuns Vista Murrieta in San Diego; 35-28 – Broncos held under 50 Points for the first time this season.

The mighty Vista Murrieta (3-1) Broncos football team ran into a wall in San Diego and suffered their first loss of the season 35-28 against the Cathedral Catholic Dons (3-1). The Broncos were on a roll, dominating opponents by scores of 66-28, 52-13 and 69-21 in their first three games.

The Dons were huge underdogs with a 2-1 record and ranked 28th in the state. Vista Murrieta came into the game undefeated and ranked 6th. But just like David, the Dons rose to the occasion to slay Goliath. And they did it on Homecoming night.

“After last year, the returning players were confident we could play with them,” said Dons coach Sean Doyle of a 21-10 loss a year ago. “Rankings are rankings. Are they better than Oceanside or Helix? Who knows, but we knew they were good coming in.”

Cathedral Catholic wasted no time surprising the Broncos and jumped out to a 14-0 lead in first quarter. The Don’s running back Chris Moliga (32 carries, 169 yards, 4 TD’s) set the tone early in the game when he scored on 2-yard run on their first drive.

Later in the quarter, the Broncos’ Randy Beggs intercepted Dons’ QB Clayton Dale’s pass and was headed downfield for a sure touchdown. Moliga chased down Beggs, ripped the ball out of his arms and took the ball 85 yards in the opposite direction for a TD.

Vista Murrieta’s prolific offense found the Dons’ defense difficult to move the ball on. They scored only once in the second quarter and trailed 21-7 as the half ended.

The Broncos regrouped during halftime and came back to score twice in the third quarter. The game was tied 21-21 as the final quarter began. Coltin Gerhart’s 30-yd TD pass to Colin Baker tied the game at 21 at the end of the third quarter.

The Dons’ defense rose to the occasion and held the Broncos to one TD while the offense scored twice to come away with the victory in the final quarter. Dale engineered a 16-play, 80+ yard drive and capped it off with a masterful QB keeper that fooled the Broncos defense and gave the Dons a two-score lead. Vista’s final score was a 47-yard pass to Baker with two minutes left.

The Dons defense forced the Broncos to punt five times in one game. They had punted a total of three times in three games.

“We learned things about ourselves that I think will help us in the long run” said the Broncos All -League kicker, Aaron Ruth. “It was almost a bit of a wake up call, which is good. We’re ready to fix our mistakes and come back faster and hungrier than before”.

The Broncos will be home this Friday to host Crespi High School who lost to Westlake last week. The Celts bring a 3-2 record to Murrieta and are ranked 86th in the State.

2 Responses to "Cathedral Catholic stuns Vista Murrieta in San Diego; 35-28 – Broncos held under 50 Points for the first time this season."

  1. Chris Fore   October 5, 2013 at 12:50 am

    A real bummer that Fallbrook kids are leaving to play ball for other schools . . .

  2. Fallbrook Fan   October 5, 2013 at 11:20 pm

    Yeah Chris, I agree. But it speaks volumes, doesn’t it?

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Media Molecule’s New Project Revealed: Tearaway for PS Vita

Tearaway is kind of like a buddy movie. It stars iota, a messenger from a paper dimension, whose envelope head contains an urgent message to deliver… to you! It’s a very special message, and one that’s unique for each and every player. In order to read yours, you’ll need to take up the role of co-star and, together with iota, journey through the vibrant papery landscape — two buddies going on an epic adventure.

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cpayne931474d ago

First I thought it might look a little too kiddy, but I changed my mind after seeing gameplay. Looks brilliant.

Thatguy-3101474d ago

seriously i enjoyed this conference more because of all the new titles they announced. This title truly looks amazing and unique. They seriously know how to makelovable characters. Sucks they didn't announce a release date. SO PSYCHED !!

TBM1474d ago

wow now that's what i call creative. more games like this should inspire other developers to take risks.

this is day one for sure. awesome job MM

hulk_bash19871474d ago

Are you kidding me, I love the concept of this game. Sony if you're listening, the Vita NEEDS more games like this. Thank you Media Molecule.

VitaOwner1474d ago

This looked interesting. I wonder if it will support user created levels.

moparful991474d ago

Wow I'm convinced that media molecule is some of the most creative minds in our industry! Totally buying this!!!

forevercloud30001474d ago

Well said, and Bubbles for you sir as MM are amazing.

I was a bit skeptical in the begining, it was always going to be an uphill battle for the creators of LBP to out do themselves. Yet they surprised me with something cool and unique. I love it.

Oh and this should shut up a few of the haters. The ones who keep saying Sony has to have their big AAA devs working on Vita titles and stop pushing them onto their smaller devs. Now they have.

Qrphe1474d ago

OMG, they really showed how great those motion and touch controls can be

I'm sold

Rampaged Death1474d ago

Amazing ! Can't wait to see more.

Protagonist1474d ago

Agree, at first glimpse I was meh!, but it seems really innovative. I Hope it turns out really good.

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