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We discussed a time when buying and listening to an vinyl record was an actual experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dad would drive me to Town & Country Music, a local record shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometime I knew exactly what I wanted, sometimes not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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After my purchase, I’d get into the car and immediately tear off the shrink-wrap.</div>
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Maybe it was a “concept” album, or contain something other than music?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe.</div>
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Would there be lyrics, a poster, a booklet?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Sometimes there was even a T Shirt iron on, like in the case of CHICAGO VIII! )</div>
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Needless to say, I would have all these questions answered out before getting home, slapping on the KOSS headphones and listen to all the cuts, both sides, to “experience it”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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After multiple plays, even with all the slight cracks and pops in the background, they somehow became a part of the song itself after a while. </div>
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I love the immediacy of iTunes, but the ease of disposability bothers me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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This is probably why I can’t part with my vinyl from growing up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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They somehow are and will always be a part of me.</div>JUST SHOOT IT! Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005871950509769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954910729816416226.post-68359696826303265902010-12-17T11:39:00.000-08:002010-12-17T11:39:21.301-08:00ELTON JOHN LUNCHBOX AUCTION: THE FOOD BANK OF NY<a href="http://eltonjohnnews.blogspot.com/2007/12/eltons-lunchbox-reaches-750.html">http://eltonjohnnews.blogspot.com/2007/12/eltons-lunchbox-reaches-750.html</a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBd86YwcThG2GuNolQuTraACo0zhSLHa7v-m8WSwZIFQf2U-0YvU_wD1Hu_Fibp4RB3O6LGYecn5ed-FElKZD_Xhw6C-4gNOdKGA0Kzr-znyUlYgL4FQ1r7AW3BKPbbNeYlTWwPPOGoJ0/s1600/tiki1.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBd86YwcThG2GuNolQuTraACo0zhSLHa7v-m8WSwZIFQf2U-0YvU_wD1Hu_Fibp4RB3O6LGYecn5ed-FElKZD_Xhw6C-4gNOdKGA0Kzr-znyUlYgL4FQ1r7AW3BKPbbNeYlTWwPPOGoJ0/s400/tiki1.bmp" width="280" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Polynesian Style Chinese Restaurants were among my favorite places to eat out in back in the 1970s-80s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were extremely popular all over the <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">US</place></country-region>, but here in the northern NJ area there were a few spectacular ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One such place… </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">THE ORIENTAL LUAU in Old <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Tappan</city> <state w:st="on">NJ</state></place>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">WOW.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I could only get into a time machine, that is one place I’d want to go back to!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I know it closed years ago surrounded by rumors of health department violations and tax issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>In trying to search it out online as I was certain I’d find some photos on the web… but the closest thing I could find was a posting <a href="http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=37684&forum=2&vpost=551391&hilite=tappan">HERE</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>It seems as though the name may have been changed to TIKI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The drawing (above) was a dead giveaway, and the vintage looking menu (below) was so typical of the way the menus looked in those days.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The restaurant was decorated with tribal masks and bamboo hut booths complete with thatched roofs were all around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Waiters were dressed in uniforms and linen tablecloths and napkins decorated the tables.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This was the first Chinese restaurant that offered a smorgasbord. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course you could order off an a la carte menu, but why would you?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Don’t even think it was similar to the millions of Chinese Buffets of the current day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one was amazing to say the least.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was made up mostly of your typical Chinese-American dishes but also some with a very upscale twist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I couldn’t get enough of there “HAWAIIAN STEAK” which was cubed tips of beef that were marinated in a pineapple juice and white pepper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have tried to mimic this recipe but with no luck whatsoever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barbeque spareribs by the truckload, batter dipped colossal fantail shrimp, succulent egg rolls and the best fried rice ever! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">These were just a few standout items.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">At $11.95, which was really expensive in 1975(!) THE ORIENTAL LUAU was reserved for special occasions like birthdays… </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">But my Dad did get his moneys worth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I surely ate more than enough for one person!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">If anyone has any vintage photos of this great restaurant, please send them to <a href="mailto:klimari@gmail.com"><span style="color: #1b608a;">klimari@gmail.com</span></a>, and I’ll post them here.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">PS-I did find something funny on the web.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A comment from a woman that reads:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="answerbagvibrant"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: black; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“When I was a child, my parents would take me out to this restaurant in Old <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Tappan</city>, <state w:st="on">NJ</state></place> called The Oriental Luau. Back then if you were 10 years old, they charged you the "adult" rate of $11.95. Since it was a buffet, my father felt that I should eat </span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: black; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">what he thought was $11.95 worth of food (this was in the mid-1970's) One time, he told me I did not eat enough and I better eat more or he would not bring me back. So I ate more, proceeded to feel sick, went to the ladies room and barfed.<br />
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This was the only and only time. I don't allow anyone to bully me into excess, it hurts too much.</span></i><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: black; font-family: Arial;">”<br />
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</div>JUST SHOOT IT! Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005871950509769230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954910729816416226.post-83091494202098163952010-11-22T08:37:00.000-08:002010-11-24T05:13:13.842-08:00CHER IN CEMENT AT GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-S1SsVsxSBWM1ElKypKGV_n2PdMXPAk3Mr7kmLF9sTHWef5-SE6iRVY2fPuWQNVm1BxromTiXIYSJTR8fEZWz2GRLHu-9-cho_cYCDmqjgajkBcRcvNWQNUFuuF1pW1OKPwVDYcPA4Lo/s1600/CherGraumansCeremony7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-S1SsVsxSBWM1ElKypKGV_n2PdMXPAk3Mr7kmLF9sTHWef5-SE6iRVY2fPuWQNVm1BxromTiXIYSJTR8fEZWz2GRLHu-9-cho_cYCDmqjgajkBcRcvNWQNUFuuF1pW1OKPwVDYcPA4Lo/s400/CherGraumansCeremony7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<address w:st="on"><span style="color: white;">Hollywood Boulevard</span></address></street><span style="color: white;">when she sunk her hands and feet into the cement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Thursday. </span></div><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;">Her mother Georgia Holt and son Chaz Bono witnessed the ceremony.</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;">"This is more special than you can possibly imagine because when I was 4 years old my mother and I came to this theater, actually my dad too, saw 'Cinderella,'" <place w:st="on">Cher</place> said, recalling her childhood experience. "I said to my mother, 'When I grow up I'm going to do this.'"</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;">The <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">El Centro</city>, <state w:st="on">California</state></place> native is a recipient of an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes as well as a Cannes Film Festival Award and a People's Choice Award for her work in film, music and television.</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;">Her latest film "Burlesque" will hit theaters six days later in <place w:st="on">North America</place> movie theaters. She plays a club owner and star-maker opposite the heroine -- played by up-and-coming singer Christina Aguilera as a small-town girl who strives to make her way up to a <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Los Angeles</place></city> burlesque club to pursue her dreams.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;"><a href="http://www.cherstyle.com/news_src.htm##"></a><place w:st="on"><span style="color: white;">Cher</place> rose to stardom in 1965 as one half of the pop rock duo Sonny & Cher with the success of their song "I Got You Babe." She then worked as an established solo recording artist and is the only female solo artist to reach the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in each of the previous four decades.</span></span><br />
<place w:st="on"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;">Cher</span></place><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;"> was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1984 when she played in "Silkwood," a drama based on the harrowing account of whistle blower Karen Silkwood. She played a lesbian in love with the heroine played by Meryl Streep, and her first-rate portrayal marks the beginning of her Oscar career. She also starred in a number of popular films including "Mask" and "The Witches of Eastwick" for which she was crowned the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1988.</span></span><br />
<place w:st="on"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;">Cher</span></place><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;"> hit the jackpot when she starred as Loretta Castorini in "Moonstruck," winning an Oscar for best actress.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;">She also appeared on small screen and was successful playing a star in 1971 with "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour," a variety show for which she won a Golden Globe.</span><span class="style201"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;"></span></span>JUST SHOOT IT! Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005871950509769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954910729816416226.post-44640133481629104542010-11-19T09:20:00.000-08:002010-11-19T09:41:54.343-08:00THE EXORCIST: LOCATION AT 3600 PROSPECT ST., GEORGETOWN<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have gotten a bunch of inquiries regarding my recent post where I showed some photos from my night in Georgetown. I ran across a blog which has some fantastic info on the film including this piece on the "MacNeil Residence" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The blog doesn't seem to have been updated recently though... CHECK IT OUT!</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Compare the above screenshot (appears at time code 28:49 in the "Special Edition" version of <i>The Exorcist</i>) of the "McNeil House" with the actual structure as it appears today (below), minus the built-on mansard roof and side wing created for the film. While the screenshot is a bit vertically compressed, the core of the house and portions of the front gate are easily recognizable in both images. <br />
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If you've seen the actual house in <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Georgetown</place></city>, you may wonder about the film's logistics regarding characters Burke Dennings and Damien Karras being flung from an upstairs bedroom window down the "Hitchcock Steps" - in reality, the windows are are a good 20 feet away from the fence surrounding the house! In addition, an early scene in the film is set in a full-height attic, which the actual building doesn't appear to be able to accomodate above its second floor.<br />
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That's where the made-for-the-movie side wing addition comes in. By extending the house closer towards the 'Steps,' and building a full attic height mansard roof, the film's creators built a visual setting faithful to the novel. [Top image © Warner Brothers Corp., lower image on Flickr under </span><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Creative Commons 2.5</span></a><span style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">.]</span></span><br />
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<strong>MY PHOTOS: A much creepier place at night!</strong><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Working in <state w:st="on">Maryland</state> was a good experience, especially since it is right on the outskirts of <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Washington</city> <state w:st="on">DC</state></place>. Unfortunately since I was there for work, there was no time during the day to do any sightseeing and an unusually mild rainy night made doing an evening tour of our nation’s capital something that wasn’t even a thought.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After my afternoon presentation and a short meeting, my boss and I decided to head into <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Georgetown</place></city> for dinner. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Georgetown</place></city> is an awesome college town with plenty of shops, clubs and restaurants. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gothic architecture is abundant and adds to the charm of this old place!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxsp6ic1ChlI67l-TwuBSM7XCIVE47rwL6j5HPjTUJeQMOm5NA3ZD3rkhIOc4CYu24ifijkIero-0xfdd0Q0IbfX6cVitMMGWdTCe-C56iSjwJiSa5lv3kSC1AzwMA0hFD4NuJ7Pq0QW6/s1600/CLYDES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxsp6ic1ChlI67l-TwuBSM7XCIVE47rwL6j5HPjTUJeQMOm5NA3ZD3rkhIOc4CYu24ifijkIero-0xfdd0Q0IbfX6cVitMMGWdTCe-C56iSjwJiSa5lv3kSC1AzwMA0hFD4NuJ7Pq0QW6/s320/CLYDES.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We went to <place w:st="on">Clyde</place>’s for dinner. A bustling, casual eatery with a great filet mignon special!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">While there, I asked one of the waiters about the location of the famous “Hitchcock Steps” as well as the house from the classic horror film THE EXORCIST. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was happy to find out that it was only a few blocks away! After dinner, we headed off to check it out. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It couldn’t have been a more perfectly spooky night for it. It had rained most of the day and an eerie yet mild wind was blowing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here are a few shots. </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pXsXgt3blg">CHECK OUT THIS COOL VIDEO</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The steps are located on M Street, adjacent to an Exxon gas station. In walking up the steep 75 stairs, it will bring you almost directly to </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3600 Prospect St.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> This is the location of the MacNeil residence in the film. It looks different than it did in 1973 as an extension was added for the film. In addition, the house is nearly 40 feet from the stairway. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ah, the magic of the movies!</span></b></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div>JUST SHOOT IT! Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005871950509769230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954910729816416226.post-92226295576622892122010-11-15T06:24:00.000-08:002010-11-15T06:24:17.887-08:00RINGWOOD MANOR: HAUNTED?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">OK, I’ve been coming up the beautiful Ringwood Manor for a few years now, and by recently stumbling upon this awesome website, I now fear, uh, I mean hear, it may be haunted!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WHAT FUN!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<strong>from: <a href="http://www.unquiettomb.com/index/abandoned/ringwood-manor/">http://www.unquiettomb.com/index/abandoned/ringwood-manor/</a></strong><br />
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<strong>THE HISTORY</strong><br />
This Victorian style mansion was originally built in 1740 by the <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Ogden</place></city> family and at this time, was much smaller than it is today. After many more portions were added on, George Washington’s photographer and head of the Iron Works, Robert Erskine, bought it. It was later sold to Martin Ryerson, who tore the original building down and rebuilt the current manor house that stands in 1807. In the 1830’s, Peter Cooper bought it and passed it on to his son-in-law, Abram S. Hewitt.<br />
There is much history behind Ringwood Manor and I’m sure a simple search would bring up a lot of information, but the best site that I know of dedicated to the history of the manor is <a href="http://www.ringwoodmanor.com/">this one</a>.<br />
<strong>THE HAUNTINGS</strong><br />
There are quite a few ghosts that are said to manifest themselves throughout the mansion and the grounds. The first one is said to be a housemaid who was allegedly beaten to death in a bedroom on the second floor where footsteps, objects falling, and soft crying can be heard. Also, the door has been found open and the sheets on the bed rumpled. I’ve heard that it’s quite common at the manor for the caretakers to close the doors and lock them up tight only to find them wide open in the morning when no one could have possibly opened them.<br />
Behind the Manor pond you’ll find a very old cemetery where it is rumored that hundreds of graves are, although many of the stones are missing. In one of these graves lies the remains of Robert Erskine who has been said to sit on his tomb at dusk and stare across the pond. Another claim is that if bricks are missing from his tomb, this signifies that Erskine is out wandering around. Some claim to have seen him around the grounds carrying a lantern.<br />
In this same cemetery, it is said that the remains of French soldiers from the Revolutionary War lie in an unmarked grave near the General’s resting place and sometimes during the night voices speaking French can be heard in the distance.<br />
Another well-known manifestation of the manor is that of a servant named Jeremiah, who was unhappy with how he was being treated.<br />
It has also been said that Mrs. Erskine also haunts the manor.<br />
The Ringwood Manor was given to the state of <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">New Jersey</place></state> in 1936 and has been opened as a museum. Vistors have claimed to have felt certain “presences” since it has been opened to the public. The park is open every day until dusk, so I would definitely recommend paying the manor a visit and seeing who…or what…you may meet. <br />
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</div>JUST SHOOT IT! Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005871950509769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954910729816416226.post-16259737270204248662010-11-15T05:30:00.000-08:002010-11-15T06:03:49.588-08:00THE GREAT FALLS , PATERSON & WEIS ECOLOGY, RINGWOOD NJ<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This weekend, despite a lot of errands, etc… because of the spring like weather in the northeast, I managed to get in some photo time.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Saturday, I went to the heart of <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Paterson</place></city> to The Great Falls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Paterson</place></city> used to be a beautiful city, but has fallen into much decay over the decades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Great Falls</place></city> provides a beautiful diversion and should not be missed!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have lived most of my life within a half hour of this amazing place and until Saturday was never there.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">After breakfast at a local diner on Sunday, camera in hand as usual, took a ride up local winding </span>Snake Den Road and ran across signs for the <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Weiss</placename> <placename w:st="on">Ecology</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Center</placetype></place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Along the route, passed the infamous “purple house” which must be seen to be believed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looks a bit like a small airplane hangar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out in front, a sign reads, “Please go slowly-Little Kitty & OLD WITCH CROSSING!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Driveway even houses a purple (of course!) Volvo!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Down the road a bit, The Weis Ecology Center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is one strange place!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Most of you all know how much I love abandoned places and in the off season, a bunch of ramshackled cabins were right up my alley!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I seriously hate to see who actually rents these out, but my guess is that most were extras from the cast of DELIVERANCE!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Here are the Cabin Rules/Rates:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 14.25pt;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The availability of furniture is not guaranteed by Weis.<br />
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The cabins are not heated. They also do not contain kitchen or bathroom facilities. It is suggested that camp stoves (such as Coleman) and ice chests be used for cooking and cold storage. Ringwood and <place w:st="on">West Milford</place> provide sufficient grocery stores, and restaurants in the area are adequate. Bathroom and shower facilities are located in the basement of the <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Reception</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Center</placetype></place>.<br />
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The cabins may not be sublet under any circumstances.<br />
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Only one person should be responsible for paying the rent each month so that one check is submitted for payment (for bookkeeping purposes).<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cabin Fee Schedule:</span></strong><br />
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Monthly Rates: April 1 through October 31 </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #111111; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">$225 per month for a one room cabin. Note: Two month minimum rental. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></li>
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</div>JUST SHOOT IT! Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005871950509769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954910729816416226.post-13894562403304516712010-11-10T12:29:00.000-08:002010-11-10T13:09:50.846-08:00HACHI: A DOGS TALE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrH37HjJPDy7KTUqueWzUrYBGORmwKOZeCCVxUU8WzwCF6m0wakVTlO8Lq36I-FH_qaLyC7cyy3OTs8QiCE_NRsi1iqlMHLfaIDhWQZl6VmkoIE-rfzLX7W2rN1_vDaJNkdPxDAn_QW55B/s1600/hachiko_a_dogs_story.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrH37HjJPDy7KTUqueWzUrYBGORmwKOZeCCVxUU8WzwCF6m0wakVTlO8Lq36I-FH_qaLyC7cyy3OTs8QiCE_NRsi1iqlMHLfaIDhWQZl6VmkoIE-rfzLX7W2rN1_vDaJNkdPxDAn_QW55B/s320/hachiko_a_dogs_story.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Not that long ago, my friend Sylvia told me about a DVD she rented, at the recommendation of her brother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hachi: A Dogs Tale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I had never heard of it, probably because it went straight to DVD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Usually when this happens, there is good reason… the film is a bomb and shouldn’t have probably been made in the first place!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Not the case with this one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was warned that it was a tear-jerker, but I never (well rarely) cry during a film but this one got to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In addition to being a fantastic story of love and loyalty, it is well directed, photographed and acted.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFw-ZZY5KZc">BEHIND THE SCENES WITH RICHARD GERE</a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here is a review from Christopher Lloyd at TheFilmYap.com.</span></div></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” is unapologetically a tear-jerker. You might resent being emotionally manipulated by this film, but I challenge even the most hard-hearted moviegoer not to spill some saltwater while watching it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">“Hachi” is based on a true story that is very famous in Japan of an Akita dog that waited every day at the train station for its master — even years after the man had passed away.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">There’s an iconic statue of Hachiko at the station, and a Japanese film version came out in 1987, but the story remains largely unknown in the States.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Director Lasse Hallström teams up again with Richard Gere to tell an affecting Americanized version that retains many of the Japanese notes about loyalty and love between man and canine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Gere plays Parker Wilson, a music professor who stumbles upon the lost puppy while disembarking from a train at his quaint little town of Bedridge. Hachi was sent from a Japanese monastery, but his shipping tag was torn off. The befuddled station manager (Jason Alexander) refuses to accept the pup, saying he’d have to just take it to the pound.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">So Parker takes the little guy home, despite the stern warning of his wife Cate (the always-wonderful Joan Allen) that they not keep him. They’ve apparently recently lost a dog she was close to, and as middle-aged empty nesters, Cate isn’t eager to see a four-legged interloper.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Soon enough, of course, Hachiko (the name comes from the number eight, which was written on his collar tag) becomes a full-fledged member of the family.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The primary relationships is between the dog and Parker, but Allen has a great scene with Hachi where you can see the reluctance just melt away from her face.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Hachi is a loving but willful companion — for instance, he refuses to play fetch, despite Parker’s many training attempts. He also ignores his master’s instruction not to follow him to the train station for work every day. He even shows up again promptly at 5 p.m. to wait for Parker to step off the train again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I don’t think I’m giving anything away in saying that Parker dies about two-thirds of the way through the film — after all, it’s the dog’s behavior after his master’s death that made his story so unforgettable.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The film really amps up the pulling of heartstrings at this point, as the dog continues his increasingly grim journey to the train station every afternoon, eternally hopefully that his master — his friend — will greet him again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Eventually, a reporter hears the remarkable dog’s tale, and the town rallies around its most famous denizen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The breadth and depth of Hallström’s work (“Chocolat,” “My Life As a Dog,” “The Shipping News”) suggests he might represent Sweden’s finest cinematic export since the Bergmans — Ingrid and Ingmar. He and rookie screenwriter Stephen P. Lindsey manage to toe the correct side of the line between overt sentiment and mushy smarm.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiTRBAM8Y4DRBc15kRQmOuJ0hMwECKef0Rf5ov9WabJIDBbcbFsC_4xxJbb9fj7PshUA5yGyYpRGPDVRmmP0h4HOP1TDQBnBXQArAAK5GF6ykdsUg16P_t9RqDR44ZkAHQv7z65qpAePl/s1600/Hachiko.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiTRBAM8Y4DRBc15kRQmOuJ0hMwECKef0Rf5ov9WabJIDBbcbFsC_4xxJbb9fj7PshUA5yGyYpRGPDVRmmP0h4HOP1TDQBnBXQArAAK5GF6ykdsUg16P_t9RqDR44ZkAHQv7z65qpAePl/s320/Hachiko.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">“Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” is a great, big wet lick to the face, and a welcome one.</span>JUST SHOOT IT! Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005871950509769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954910729816416226.post-78413728543753899242010-11-10T05:07:00.000-08:002010-11-10T05:19:17.069-08:00ANDY WARHOL: AT AUCTION...<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What do you get when you combine soda pop with pop art?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">An eye-popping auction for $35.36 million.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klimari1/sets/72157622585624926/show/">WARHOL SET ON FLICKR</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbIHesJp02yKnLWzpqZ6JNGmxS_nymLp2I6sXW4ZcQM8asG06vOS5YWtFDbXkDNnAGKIEI-JC6jcjXYbdLRgHZsGr0L79T5aOo0z43Jinshp-kP1AzX9vhd95OQKPXZmjhGfPbt8vr7BW/s1600/r-ANDY-WARHOL-COCA-COLA-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbIHesJp02yKnLWzpqZ6JNGmxS_nymLp2I6sXW4ZcQM8asG06vOS5YWtFDbXkDNnAGKIEI-JC6jcjXYbdLRgHZsGr0L79T5aOo0z43Jinshp-kP1AzX9vhd95OQKPXZmjhGfPbt8vr7BW/s320/r-ANDY-WARHOL-COCA-COLA-large.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Andy Warhol's "Coca-Cola (4) (Large Coca-Cola)" easily exceeded expectations at Sotheby's on Tuesday. BBC reports that the black-and-white canvas painting was </span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11725032" target="_hplink"><span style="color: #6f6f6f; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">expected to fetch a mere $25 million</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. That would buy plenty of sugar water, but no Warhol.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">All together, sales of 54 contemporary and post-war paintings have pulled in $222.4 million in recent days. Tobias Meyer, Sotheby's worldwide head of contemporary art, </span><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A918320101110" target="_hplink"><span style="color: #6f6f6f; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">told Reuters</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">, "In this new market, it was a huge success." Meyer also served as auctioneer for the Warhol sale.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">No word who popped for this painting, but it's sure to be a welcome addition to any collection. After all, things go better with Coke.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">(from Huffington Post)</span>JUST SHOOT IT! Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005871950509769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954910729816416226.post-605174053609732972010-11-09T08:20:00.000-08:002010-11-10T04:52:15.220-08:00DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">OK, the original 1973 made for TV movie of the week, DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK with Kim Darby and Jim Hutton, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has to be one of my most favorite films of all time, so I was (and still am) skeptical about any sort of remake... Especially with Katie Holmes!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">However the buzz and trailer have piqued my interest. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It is set to open in theatres on 1.21.11.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</div>JUST SHOOT IT! Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005871950509769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954910729816416226.post-88272816275149404462010-11-09T06:05:00.000-08:002010-11-09T06:05:03.633-08:00ELTON JOHN: THE RED PIANOUnfortunately, the Vegas run has ended. I not only consider myself extremely lucky to have seen it back in 2006, but greatful to have gotten onstage during "Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting"... I still cannot believe what a rush that was! <br />
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<div align="left">He has survived the ups and downs of musical stardom for over 30 years. Commercially, creatively, on stage and on record, Elton John is a legendary artist — one who is still as relevant as ever.<br />
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Elton John's finely honed stage presence, a winning factor in targeting his tunes straight into the heart of America, is excess incarnate. In The Red Piano, the showy costumes are replaced by incredible video imagery and stage props, yet the end result is unmistakably classic Elton John.<br />
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Gregarious, show-stopping, outlandish and unforgettable. Words that could be Elton John as much as they are Vegas. Together with photographer <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgwIzrfpbKo">David LaChapelle</a>, Elton John has created The Red Piano — a career overview performance you won't soon forget.<br />
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The Red Piano takes the audience inside Elton John's world. LaChapelle creates a dreamscape dripping with rich imagery of Hollywood and Las Vegas icons — each moment created to give the viewer a new, three dimensional interpretation of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's most memorable recordings.<br />
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Don't miss your last chance to see this cultural and musical icon as he closes out his spectacular five-year run at Caesars Palace. One final engagement remains at The Colosseum in the show that USA TODAY called "the future of Las Vegas entertainment."<br />
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<i>Please note that The Red Piano is designed with a Vegas theme and mature audiences in mind. The video imagery that accompanies the music may at times be considered risqué, and includes montage style scenes that include brief frontal nudity. The Video content is designed within the context of the songs and overall theme of the show.</i></div>JUST SHOOT IT! Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005871950509769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954910729816416226.post-79890577018911225642010-11-08T08:30:00.000-08:002010-11-10T06:50:58.501-08:00SOMERSET COUNTY and NATIRAR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5NdWXQX4ict-VzRvLOab7LtmBwUeKXLKI6flJ5IXfuSsqSQ_0Zq8Z4j7Azo9bKcWbPJZ7SnngGGQb95cAzuJ_oIxaiYQDiHNmD3j3xs59PnC9Vixt0Ta0DdfW2bNzcDidwbN_LkxY_0n/s1600/5151507977_aa0e756c41_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5NdWXQX4ict-VzRvLOab7LtmBwUeKXLKI6flJ5IXfuSsqSQ_0Zq8Z4j7Azo9bKcWbPJZ7SnngGGQb95cAzuJ_oIxaiYQDiHNmD3j3xs59PnC9Vixt0Ta0DdfW2bNzcDidwbN_LkxY_0n/s400/5151507977_aa0e756c41_b.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My photo outing to NATIRAR <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.natirar.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">www.natirar.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> in <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Somerset</placename> <placetype w:st="on">County</placetype></place> turned out to be a bit of a bust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lot of this beautiful place in unreachable and off limits to the public, including the mansion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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Spanning a spectrum from vampish intrigue to retro glamour, celebrity and beauty photographer Matthew Rolston offers us a unique series of photographic portraits. With painterly skill, Warhol's protégé combines elements of style, staging, light and color to create indelible impressions of some of the world's most scintillating and talented people, such as Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Drew Barrymore and Salma Hayek. Rolston's photographs build a stage for his characters, imbuing them with the iconic power of vintage Hollywood at its peak. His distinctive work has been featured in such leading publications as Interview, Harper's Bazaar and Rolling Stone, among many others. </div>JUST SHOOT IT! Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005871950509769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954910729816416226.post-6562575668523639902010-11-04T05:26:00.000-07:002010-11-05T05:52:57.892-07:00SOME AUTUMN IMAGES...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xTwxIJ16TdhEii6bg1TdRC5JJ_1AmySHWa1QtWOhVaIQ7PnOem_6LKEGJIktHdODlHWSBbiJYobBwkot0Id17sNVaVHhy3_t9kF4Q9P-GPbfN72G77wXQdQChlO8ZavED3h8dOfG70xO/s1600/5108029839_86e446e175_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xTwxIJ16TdhEii6bg1TdRC5JJ_1AmySHWa1QtWOhVaIQ7PnOem_6LKEGJIktHdODlHWSBbiJYobBwkot0Id17sNVaVHhy3_t9kF4Q9P-GPbfN72G77wXQdQChlO8ZavED3h8dOfG70xO/s400/5108029839_86e446e175_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Candara;">This photograph of me is certainly the one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGwD4Yqgb0xKNQFoZhknJIUfjqiyFcokA26AvwlDfOhfscJD3ISqCB8W5H6boHe8xmAOrMPpyz4-89cJv2ioX_VTFu-crHbxQafGSxHS6yjh4fWDyjKNxkFzvBq5RxhrNtDbqURKm9Guz/s1600/5140306970_5ff587fe6f_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGwD4Yqgb0xKNQFoZhknJIUfjqiyFcokA26AvwlDfOhfscJD3ISqCB8W5H6boHe8xmAOrMPpyz4-89cJv2ioX_VTFu-crHbxQafGSxHS6yjh4fWDyjKNxkFzvBq5RxhrNtDbqURKm9Guz/s320/5140306970_5ff587fe6f_z.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Candara;">The year was 1983, and I was graduating college. Since I disliked how much my yearbook photo came out, I decided to commission a local photographer whom I heard very good things about.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Candara;">His name, Jean Deer, with a small studio in <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Westwood</city> <state w:st="on">NJ</state></place>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Candara;">I remember the day fondly. I went to his studio with a copy of Andy Warhol’s INTERVIEW magazine, known for its stunning photos by artists such as Herb Ritts and Bruce Weber. There was a great black and white layout of actor Timothy Hutton by <a href="http://matthewrolston.com/">Matthew Rolston</a>, and it was totally the look I wanted for my photo. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Candara;">When Jean and I met, I expressed the look I was after and I remember saying that I always felt that I come out “fat in the face”! He laughed, assured me that he’d keep that in mind and shot about 50 images with his Hasselblad portrait camera.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipS4XpqL-VuU9VpE_By7TcXe52dqNMeOmBWCQVyS8X_xDU5OWOyU3keZrRAnWUfmUBrB2KAL-xjj8oNZE_vb24K8lQGwAc2WmooiGDEV0R8YKvUCH4uOh9k-2LI2v-GnyTeehWvAt6gVru/s1600/5149149190_f90d241e37_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipS4XpqL-VuU9VpE_By7TcXe52dqNMeOmBWCQVyS8X_xDU5OWOyU3keZrRAnWUfmUBrB2KAL-xjj8oNZE_vb24K8lQGwAc2WmooiGDEV0R8YKvUCH4uOh9k-2LI2v-GnyTeehWvAt6gVru/s320/5149149190_f90d241e37_z.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Candara;">When I went back the following week to see my proofs, I was very excited with the results. I thought, if I could only look like this all the time!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Candara;">In hopes of getting a copy struck from the original negative, I found in searching the internet, that this talented man had suffered a stroke over twelve years ago, making it necessary to leave his then profession.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Candara;">Please see his website to read about his courage. <span style="font-family: Candara;">I hope to meet up with this artist again sometime in the future…</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://jeandeer.com/the_life_of_an_artist.html">Jean Deer Website</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.erikadeer.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ERIKA DEER WEBSITE</span></a></div>JUST SHOOT IT! Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005871950509769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954910729816416226.post-13183294611294782012010-11-01T12:38:00.000-07:002010-11-02T10:55:44.218-07:00OLYMPUS PEN EES-2<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today I just got some monochrome film developed from my “new” old OLYMPUS PEN EES-2 camera.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found it in <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Las Vegas</place></city> at a great store called <a href="http://lostvegas.vpweb.com/About-Us.html">LOST VEGAS ANTIQUES</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is right down the street from the GOLD & SILVER Pawn Shop made famous by the TV show PAWN STARS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are in Vegas, check out the famous shop, but then spend some $$$ at Lost Vegas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a great find, as was the cool <a href="http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/pen.cfm">Olympus Pen</a> from 1968 (a great buy at $27!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lA-lZYWMqMfakMFfHRB9G4jTnTg1G_97ks0ixcAdXsdacJtPGjO0ufnLmehiNZjvIfERqI9clufwJMHm4tTqAm8W7Ozg7SdC_5S4nvbVnTzI5Ca5bAEJPXrGTIv-gNuE9GKI12EwLuy5/s1600/5136799336_fe54a59e5f_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lA-lZYWMqMfakMFfHRB9G4jTnTg1G_97ks0ixcAdXsdacJtPGjO0ufnLmehiNZjvIfERqI9clufwJMHm4tTqAm8W7Ozg7SdC_5S4nvbVnTzI5Ca5bAEJPXrGTIv-gNuE9GKI12EwLuy5/s400/5136799336_fe54a59e5f_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPlqe5NA7SIxGAzvGM5qmhI_Ul6P9pxVBH91N8kf5XjZGi8B7XupLV1wLK3PgG5uNH0hb2sZODdppd52cOL3y_-RzelSjfMzmdZzOj31MNvmf7H3f0OYZGTzvZ_Ma5sFm6_XKOHrHAstt/s1600/5136918836_3f3f198ff5_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPlqe5NA7SIxGAzvGM5qmhI_Ul6P9pxVBH91N8kf5XjZGi8B7XupLV1wLK3PgG5uNH0hb2sZODdppd52cOL3y_-RzelSjfMzmdZzOj31MNvmf7H3f0OYZGTzvZ_Ma5sFm6_XKOHrHAstt/s400/5136918836_3f3f198ff5_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect, if anything but maybe a roll of black film, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t really know what a HALF FORMAT camera was until I had the roll developed, The bottom line is that 2 images that are on 1 frame separated by a black line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very COOL!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was happy with my results, but I need to experiment a whole lot more.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klimari1/sets/72157625164673637/show/">THE SET ON FLICKR</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Check out this very cool almost panoramic series of shots that I found on the web.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30655016@N08/5113706006/in/pool-olympuspen">AMAZING!</a></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now <country-region w:st="on">Ireland</country-region>, the <country-region w:st="on">United Kingdom</country-region>, and northern <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">France</place></country-region>, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other's fortunes. When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguI3nIQB3DI3NncVSmI_s1ZENDBIYDtErf_NF2OoXjxkITw19SUrOoq3EsLkdOmeJrLQiSIGDmI5ew0INmTWlnNqmpJp_-v5fC23yoBYbK8-dVTVD-4MBL9B3ifSQKDhQHIQ0oJ6pVKgtT/s1600/4035478056_98a7326153_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="259" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguI3nIQB3DI3NncVSmI_s1ZENDBIYDtErf_NF2OoXjxkITw19SUrOoq3EsLkdOmeJrLQiSIGDmI5ew0INmTWlnNqmpJp_-v5fC23yoBYbK8-dVTVD-4MBL9B3ifSQKDhQHIQ0oJ6pVKgtT/s320/4035478056_98a7326153_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>As European immigrants came to <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">America</place></country-region>, they brought their varied Halloween customs with them. Because of the rigid Protestant belief systems that characterized early <place w:st="on">New England</place>, celebration of Halloween in colonial times was extremely limited there. </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>It was much more common in <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Maryland</place></state> and the southern colonies. As the beliefs and customs of different European ethnic groups, as well as the American Indians, meshed, a distinctly American version of Halloween began to emerge. The first celebrations included public events held to celebrate the harvest, where neighbors would share stories of the dead, tell each other's fortunes, dance, and sing. Colonial Halloween festivities also featured the telling of ghost stories and mischief-making of all kinds. By the middle of the nineteenth century, annual autumn festivities were common, but Halloween was not yet celebrated everywhere in the country.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<small><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Barn Gallery, Ringwood Manor<br />
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We are partnering with the Plein Air Painters of the NJ Highlands and the Ringwood Manor Association of the Arts to present artworks inspired by the Highlands. The artists have graciously agreed to donate a portion of all proceeds from the sale to CLEAN.</span></small></div><div style="color: #003333; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="color: #003333; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.skyclean.org/"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">http://www.skyclean.org/</span></a></small></div><div style="color: #003333; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="color: #003333; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><small><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Come out and support!</span></small></div><div style="color: #003333; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I never tire of Vegas because it's always changing. I wont bore you with the details, just a few fun things I did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">CHER. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Amazing is all I can say. I kinda grew up with Cher. Music, TV, Movies. Shes been everywhere and with good reason. She is awesome. She is ending her run in Vegas, so if you can, by all means, get there.</span><br />
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CHECK OUT THIS FANTASTIC SITE!<br />
<a href="http://www.cherstyle.com/home.htm">http://www.cherstyle.com/home.htm</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">LIBERACE MUSEUM</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A friend of mine in NYC asked me the last time I was in Vegas if I was going to the </span><a href="http://www.liberace.org/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Liberace Museum</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and my reply was, "HUH? Are you kidding?!?"... This time I went. The main reason, after about 30 years, it is closing its doors for good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was amazed to see that is was way off the beaten track, far from the strip, surrounded by a bunch of strip malls and gas stations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Inside you'll find his incredible collection of pianos, automobiles and costumes. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable. <a href="http://www.liberace.org/UserFiles/File/LiberaceMuseumClosure_Sept2010.pdf">Sorry to see it go...</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On the day of the closing, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Review-Journal" title="Las Vegas Review-Journal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Las Vegas Review-Journal</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> reporter Doug Elfman noted that several overly enthusiastic fans attempted to remove some of the small mirrors decorating Liberace's Rolls-Royce, and another tried to steal a hood ornament from a car on display. At 4 PM, when the museum officially closed, a freak thunderstorm hit the valley and a </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_rainbow" title="Double rainbow"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">double rainbow</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> was seen in the sky.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/blogs/kats-report/2010/oct/18/sadness-disbelief-and-sign-above-mark-closing-libe/">Las Vegas Weekly Article</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This place is terrific. It is really the old style Vegas (my favorite kind!) that is made up of casinos, restaurants and gift stores all connected, and under a ceiling which is the worlds largest video screen (VIVA VISION). Live music is in abundence as well as characters of every kind. This is NOT to be missed! </span><a href="http://www.vegasexperience.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.vegasexperience.com/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The average Viva Vision light show is six minutes long. </span><br />
<ul class="noindent"><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Viva Vision’s projection surface is currently the largest screen in the world, spanning 1,500 feet in length (That’s the size of five football fields) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The screen contains 12.5 million synchronized LED lamps, including 180 strobes and eight robotic mirrors per block. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The lamp life of the bulbs is 50,000 hours. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Average daily attendance at the Fremont Street Experience is more than 25,000. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Last year, nearly 19 million people visited downtown Las Vegas </span></li>
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