#Gary Wadley

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Three Fish / Gary Wadley

From the summer issue of 3rd Wednesday. Three Fish, a drawing by Gary Wadley. Three Fish, Drawing / Gary Wadley / Louisville, Kentucky

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P⬤21 Score Dune Hans Zimmer The Green Knight Daniel Hart The Lost Daughter Dickon Hinchliffe Luca Dan Romer Minari Emile Mosseri No Time to Die Hans Zimmer The Power of the Dog Jonny Greenwood Supernova Keaton Henson Swan Song Jay Wadley Soundtrack The Harder They Fall Judas and the Black Messiah Luca Nomadland Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Swan Song Canción “Akh Lar Gayee (ft. Surinderjit Singh)” — Prem-Hardeep Prem-Hardeep, Surinderjit Singh The White Tiger “Dos Oruguitas” — Sebastián Yatra Lin-Manuel Miranda Encanto “Fight For You” — H.E.R. Gabriella Wilson, Tiara Thomas, Dernst Emile II Judas and the Black Messiah “The Harder They Fall” — Koffee Shawn Carter, Jeymes Samuel, Mikayla Simpson The Harder They Fall “Lead the Way” — Jhené Aiko Jhené Aiko, James Newton Howard Raya and the Last Dragon “No Time to Die” — Billie Eilish Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell No Time To Die “Rain Song” — Han Ye-ri Stephanie Hong, Emile Mosseri Minari “Run It (ft. Rick Ross & Rich Brian)” — DJ Snake William Sami Étienne Grigahcine, Brian Imanuel, Christian Dold, Rick Ross, SIM  Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings “Speak Now” — Leslie Odom Jr. Leslie Odom Jr., Sam Ashworth One Night in Miami... Mezcla de Sonido Dune Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Alan Meyerson, Thomas J. O'Connell , Mac Ruth, Don White Encanto David Boucher, Scott Curtis, David E. Fluhr, Gabriel Guy, Doc Kane, Paul McGrath, Alvin Wee In the Heights Vinny Alfano, Ryan Collison, Lewis Goldstein, Eric Gotthelf, Drew Kunin, John Marquis, Connor Nagy, Aaron Southerland, Jerrell Suelto, Tami Treadwell No Time to Die Mark Appleby, Al Clay, Simon Hayes, Stephen Lipson, Paul Massey, Adam Mendez, Mark Taylor Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Sona Balam, Onnalee Blank, Jason Butler, Peter J. Devlin, Richard Duarte, Lora Hirschberg, Doc Kane, Yung Q, Fred Runner West Side Story Doc Kane, Tod A. Maitland, Shawn Murphy, Andy Nelson, Frank Rinella, Gary Rydstrom Edición de Sonido Dune David Bach, Clint Bennett, Theo Green, Mark A. Mangini, Ryan Rubin, Dave Whitehead The Green Knight Christopher Barnett, Richard Gould, Chris Manning, Johnny Marshall, Greg J. Peterson, Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz Luca Barney Jones, Justin Doyle, André Fenley, Pascal Garneau, Samuel Lehmer, Justin Pearson, Larry Oatfield, Christopher Scarabosio, Lodge Worster No Time to Die Hugo Adams, Christopher Benstead, Bryan Bowen, Michael Fentum, Dawn Gough, James Harrison, Eilam Hoffman, Michael Maroussas, Becki Ponting, Oliver Tarney A Quiet Place Part II Erik Aadahl, Nancy Allen, Ramiro Belgardt, Malte Bieler, Chris Diebold, Brandon Jones, Vanessa Lapato, Nancy Nugent, Jim Schultz, Del Spiva, Ethan Van der Ryn Raya and the Last Dragon Chris Frazier, David C. Hughes, Shannon Mills, Samson Neslund, Steve Orlando, Brad Semenoff, Jim Weidman

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Tramps Like Us – ep64 Live from the Rock’n’Pod Expo 2018

Tramps Like Us – ep64 Live from the Rock’n’Pod Expo 2018

We had a rock’n’roll party in Nashville last month at the 2018 Rock’n’Pod Expo. I recorded throughout the day with fans, podcasters, musicians and friends. Talkin about Springsteen and rock’n’roll and whatnot. For this episode I bring you music and conversations with Joseph Wren, Tuk Smith, Craig Smith, Courtney Cronin Dold, Sean Cullen, Gary Corbett, Brian Jacobs, BJ Kramp, Eric Miller, Ian…

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Penn State’s season-defining stretch starts now

Here’s how the Nittany Lions shape up for their White Out game against Michigan (7:30 pm ET, ABC).

You’ve got to give Penn State credit for one thing: the Nittany Lions won their bye week. While much of the top 10 was stepping on land mines, James Franklin’s squad was regrouping for a three-week stretch that will define their season. And thanks to Syracuse’s defeat of No. 2 Clemson, they strolled up to the No. 2 spot in the AP poll, their highest ranking in this century.

In the first six games of the year, Penn State did exactly what it needed to do. The Nittany Lions built early leads, dominated in the field position battle, and headed off all but one upset bid before they could even begin.

They were up on Pitt, 14-0, after 10 minutes and cruised, 33-14.

They led Akron and Georgia State by a combined 70-0 at halftime and won by a combined 108-0.

Thanks in part to two return scores, they led Indiana 28-0 after one quarter and glided to a 45-14 win.

They took a bit more time with Northwestern, leading the Wildcats 10-0 at halftime in Evanston before putting the 31-0 win away with two third-quarter touchdowns.

1. As you shift from being the hunter to being the hunted, fast starts are incredibly important.

The defending Big Ten champion prepared all offseason to take everyone’s best shot in the league. So far, the Nittany Lions have been mostly ready.

The lone exception: their trip to Iowa City. They trailed Iowa 7-5 at halftime, took the lead in the third quarter, and gave it back on a 35-yard Akrum Wadley touchdown run with 1:42 left. But quarterback Trace McSorley drove PSU the length of the field and hit Juwan Johnson with a seven-yard touchdown pass on the game’s final play to sew up a 21-19 lead.

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Juwan Johnson catches the game-winner in Iowa City

Even that game proved something. The Nittany Lions controlled the game from a stat perspective; they won the field position battle, they created three more scoring opportunities, they dominated in terms of success rate, and they even did better than the stats would have expected from a turnovers perspective.

Only two missed PSU field goals and two long Wadley touchdowns made this a game. Still, they rallied and avoided the land mine.

2. This is all well and good, but Penn State’s season officially begins on Saturday evening.

Over the next three weeks, Franklin’s team will host Michigan (16th in S&P+) then visit Ohio State (No. 1) and Michigan State (No. 20). And despite the Nittany Lions currently ranking No. 3 in S&P+, S&P+ win probabilities give them just a 14 percent chance of going 3-0 in this stretch and a 38 percent chance of losing at least two of three.

3. Between now and November 4, we’ll find out whether Penn State is a national title contender, a Big Ten contender, or a “10 wins and a spot in the Capital One Bowl” contender.

First things first: beating Michigan.

Jim Harbaugh’s Wolverines are as frustrating to play as they are to watch right now. On one hand, you think they’re vulnerable, and they are. On the other hand, they still have one of the nation’s best defenses. That will almost always keep you in a game no matter what your offense is doing.

Michigan can’t pass even a little bit. With starting quarterback Wilton Speight out, John O’Korn has completed 26 of 55 passes for 256 yards, no touchdowns, and three picks over the last two weeks, and only half of those passes were thrown in a monsoon. In perfectly fine weather against Indiana last week, he was 10-for-20 for 58.

Michigan is reliant on an all-or-nothing run game that has produced a decent number of big plays but ranks only 99th in rushing success rate.

4. Of course, if you’re going to move the ball on Penn State, it’s probably going to be on the ground, so this works.

Michigan is coming off of by far its best rushing day of the year. The Wolverines produced 271 rushing yards in the OT win; Karan Higdon produced 200 of them in 25 carries. Still, the yardage came mostly in bursts, and after scoring 13 points on their first three possessions of the game, the Wolverines punted on nine of their final 10 possessions in regulation, with seven three-and-outs.

The Nittany Lion defense ranks 44th in Rushing S&P+ and fifth in Passing S&P+. PSU has an incredibly active secondary — 45 percent opponents’ incompletions have been due to either interceptions or breakups, second-most in the country — and it’s unlikely that O’Korn and a young receiving corps will figure out how to do much damage, so Higdon and the ground game will have to carry the day.

5. Turnovers and big plays — whatever produces easy scores — will likely carry the day.

Penn State has a more efficient, less ridiculously exciting offense in 2017. The Nittany Lions’ success rate is up from 80th in 2016 to 25th in 2017, and while some of that has to do with non-conference success, they posted a 53 percent success rate against Iowa, 42 percent against Indiana, and 41 percent against Northwestern. Their 2016 success rate was 41 percent, so they’re clearly raising the bar in efficiency.

They also aren’t producing as many big plays. They have fallen from second to 25th in my primary explosiveness measure (IsoPPP), and after posting 48 gains of 30-plus yards in 2016 (third in FBS), they have only 17 (32nd) through six games.

This is a trade you are okay with making. Big plays are the 3-pointers of football — they’re super fun and useful, but they’re also random. Consistent offense is almost always built around efficiency, and PSU has that this year.

The last couple of games have been at least a little bit disconcerting, however.

Despite the ease of victory, PSU struggled to get September Heisman winner Saquon Barkley rolling. He rushed 20 times for 56 yards against Indiana and needed a late burst to get to even 75 yards in 16 carries against Northwestern. Only 33 percent of his carries gained five yards (the national average is closer to 40 percent), which meant a lot of work for McSorley on passing downs.

McSorley was brilliant against Northwestern (9-for-10 on passing downs for 112 yards, albeit with two sacks), but against an attacking IU defense, he was just 5-for-9 for 61 yards and four sacks on passing downs.

Michigan’s defense is more like Indiana’s than Northwestern’s. The Wolverine defense ranks first in Passing S&P+ — an incredible feat considering the talent they lost in the offseason — and, perhaps as importantly, ninth in Adjusted Sack Rate. Against both run and pass, they wreck your line of scrimmage with tackles Maurice Hurst (who has taken part in 14 run stuffs) and Rashan Gary (eight) and underrated end Chase Winovich. Penn State’s offensive line has been, at times, wreckable.

Still, if PSU can simply avoid disaster, the Nittany Lions’ offensive upside should win the day because their defense has a larger advantage over Michigan’s offense. But the turnover battle will loom large, and with so few defensive breakdowns likely, every big play will almost count double.

6. An X-factor: tight end play

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Mike Gesicki and Franklin

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Sean McKeon

The tight ends could play a huge role in both efficiency and big plays. O’Korn’s best game by far this year came against Purdue, when he completed five of five passes to sophomore TE Sean McKeon for 82 yards. Junior Zach Gentry has eight catches for 134 yards this year, and sophomore Nick Eubanks, who caught two balls for 61 yards in the season opener against Florida, might be ready to return after suffering a head injury against Purdue.

It feels like Penn State has been holding Mike Gesicki in reserve, waiting to break glass in case of emergency. The senior from Manahawkin, N.J., caught 48 balls for 679 yards and five touchdowns last year, second on the team in all three categories. But while he's been a nice red zone threat (four touchdowns already), he's caught only 22 balls for 176 yards.

Gesicki injured his lower back against Indiana and didn't do much against Northwestern, but he's healthy and rested, and he might be more capable of beating a Michigan linebacker one-on-one than any of PSU's receivers are of beating Michigan DBs.

7. S&P+ projects a 29-18 Penn State win.

Big plays, turnovers, and tight ends could shrink or expand the margin from there.

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The Red Lion by Patrick Marber – Trafalgar Studios

Retired English footballer and sports broadcaster Gary Lineker OBE will lead an exciting post-show panel on Monday 20th November, discussing the football themes of Patrick Marber’s The Red Lion. Set in the dressing room of a semi-professional football club in the North East, this powerful, funny and touching locker room drama reaches beyond the beautiful game, exploring contrasting ideas about loyalty, ambition and what it takes to win, from the perspectives of three different generations.

Lineker comments, “I look forward to seeing this new version of The Red Lion at Trafalgar Studios. It’s a premier league play about non-league football and you can join the cast and me for a post-show discussion on the play and the importance of these leagues in the wider game.”

The Red Lion is hoping to attract new young theatre fans by working with some of London’s major football clubs and inviting players from their Academy and Youth Education programmes to come and see the play.

Amy O’Brien, Head of Development at Fulham Football Club Foundation, comments, “We’re delighted that our Football & Education participants can take advantage of this opportunity. In addition to football training, the character and social development of our student-athletes is an integral part of our programme, and team building activities such as this add tremendous value.”

The production, directed by Max Roberts, is brought to life by Stephen Tompkinson (Spamalot, West End; DCI Banks; Drop the Dead Donkey), John Bowler (It Just Stopped, The Orange Tree; Operation Elvis, RSC/Almeida; DCI Banks) and Dean Bone (The Terminal Velocity of Snowflakes, Live Theatre; The Savage, Live Theatre; Vera, ITV) who will be reprising their roles after a run at Live Theatre.

Through Marber’s own personal experiences with non-league football, The Red Lion goes far beyond the pitch to look at hope, obsessions and the desperation of humanity to be a part of something. It is a piece that resonates in contemporary society – the two older characters are conflicted representatives of a pre and post 1980s, one possessing a sensibility formulated by a before-Thatcher England, the other by its aftermath. In the middle a youngster is dealing with that fall out.

The Red Lion Performance Dates Wednesday 1st November – Saturday 2nd December 2017

Monday – Saturday 7.45pm Thursday and Saturday matinees 3pm

Running time 95 minutes Twitter @theredlionplay, @TrafStudios, #theredlionplay Facebook @theredlionplay Instagram @theredlionplay Cast Stephen Tompkinson John Bowler Dean Bone Director Max Roberts Designer Patrick Connellan Producer Live Theatre and Trish Wadley

Location Trafalgar Studios, 14 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DY

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Fish in Fish / Gary Wadley

“Fish in Fish“, drawing by Gary Wadley / Louisville, KentuckyFrom the spring issue of 3rd Wednesday Magazine

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When Love's in the Kitchen / Gary Wadley

When Love’s in the Kitchen / Gary Wadley

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Banana Wars / Gary Wadley

Banana Wars / Gary Wadley

There is a long history of Gog and Magog: some say they were individuals, some say peoples, some say lands, but this is the truth and Magog would tell you the truth hurts .Gog lived in a valley and Magog lived on a nearby mountain. They weren’t much to look at – hairy and stinking with bad teeth, but they lived mostly outside and had to hustle to stay alive. Their mates looked about the same,…

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3rd Wednesday Poem of the Week

We can’t resist those really short, pithy poems that come our way from time to time.  Here are two from our Summer Issue by poets Mingzhao Xu and Gary Wadley:

The Launch “Where are we going? I asked the rickety roller-coaster, edging upwards. The old boards winked, “home,” then launched me into the sun. Mingzhao Xu San Diego, California

Cat it is morning the first day it is always the first day Gary Wadley Louisville, Kentucky

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Two Short Poems

We can’t resist those really short, pithy poems that come our way from time to time.  Here are two from our Summer Issue by poets Mingzhao Xu and Gary Wadley:

The Launch “Where are we going? I asked the rickety roller-coaster, edging upwards. The old boards winked, “home,” then launched me into the sun.

Mingzhao Xu San Diego, California

Cat

it is morning the first day it is always the first day

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