#Joel Clifton

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Joel Smith: 8 Keys to Athleticism in a Training Program

Perhaps one of the most defining aspects of training like an athlete, is working the body for multiple qualities of performance.

When people start a fitness journey, they often work on only one quality, such as burning fat, or gaining strength.  This certainly can make one's initial goals easier to see and achieve.  This being said, athletic movement encompasses much more than a single quality.  

Being athletic requires a balance of strength, speed, elasticity, movement quality + skill, endurance (yes, someendurance), and finally, doing meaningful things in one's movement/training regime.

This doesn't mean that all of these elements are going to have equal time and share, or emphasis in a program, but they should be accounted for. 

To make the spectrum of athletic movement capabilities easier to define and train, I wanted to highlight 8 concepts for training "athleticism", in today's email.

They are as follows. 

Move at High Velocity

Catch (and Throw) Flying Weights

Build Your Springs

Prioritize the Gait Cycle

Roll and Dive

Move With Rhythm

Express Variability

Use Sports and Tasks to Drive Adaptation

8 Keys to Making a Training Program More Athletic

1.Move at High Velocity

Despite the debate on how much endurance/conditioning an athletic performance program should ultimately have, we know for sure that moving at high velocity in the form of sprinting, throwing, swinging, jumping, and re-directing momentum in sport and in training, is a requirement for achieving one's ultimate potential and adaptations as an athlete. 

Moving at high velocity, particularly in sprinting, represents the most intensely coordinated effort the body can produce.

For anyone who has spent any significant chunk of time simply lifting, "conditioning", or both, and not performing high velocity movement, you quickly realize just how large the divide is between typical gym/conditioning elements, and moving at high velocity in sport. 

2. Catch (and Throw) Flying Weights

There is a pretty regular debate on whether or not Olympic lifts should be in an athletic performance program.  To me, this shouldn't be so much a debate, as it should be focusing on the general role of catching and throwing (often) medium to heavy objects. 

We can catch and throw objects for athleticism in the form of medicine balls (likely the easiest, and also highly athletic).  

We can swing kettlebells, which also involves a "catch and throw" mechanism.  We can also do Olympic lifts which is the throwing and catching of heavier weights. 

To me, instead of spending time trying to validate using, or not using, one tool, we should spend more time understanding the nature of ballistic movements, and ensuring that regardless of the specific method utilized, that they are performed well.

I definitely lean towards using Olympic lifts for athletic populations, when appropriate (i.e. I generally use them for track, but not for tennis, for example), but at the same time, if I was relegated to Medicine Balls and Kettlebells, or even sandbags (which are great, by the way) my program wouldn't suffer, as I'd ensure athletic ways to experience the catching and releasing of these implements.  

Sometimes the shift itself from one to the other (KB/Med Ball to Olympic, or vice versa) can actually be a novelty that induces athletic gains as well. 

3. Build Your Springs

If you want to learn a fundamental aspect of the "spring-like" nature of athletic ability, watch children play on the playground, and watch them skip and gallop (things they do naturally). Outside of skipping around as a kid just being a fun thing to do, I also see this type of motion in children as learning how to manage and utilize elastic energy in a rhythmic manner on an instinctual level. 

Jumping rope and hop-skotch are other basic spring-like qualities that are written into the play of children all over the world, building feet and ankles, alongside laughter, smiles and community play. 

So much of the plyometric training we see in high school, college and pro populations are iterations and basic intensifications of many of these general child-hood activities. 

Take for example, the quick-foot ladder work that Mac McClung did in his basement growing up, or the hop, gallop, bound basics that John Garrish uses with his high school team sport and track and field groups.  

These can all be traced back to even more basic "spring-like" activities that we see happening from an early age. 

4. Prioritize the Gait Cycle

The feet and lower leg need to be able to return energy well to be athletic. At the same time, "plyometric" exercise is only part of the equation, when it comes to maximizing our spring and speed.  One of the most potent speed and elasticity exercises available is also the most simple:

This is the gait cycle.  Walking.  Running.  Sprinting.

In my time coaching and training, I've found that the overall elasticity and speed of the body is easily and effectively trained, via sprinting and running variations.

This is a primary reason that "long sprint" variations are such a non-negotiable in my training programs for those who seek to maximize their elastic abilities.  Playing team sport also offers an exposure to the gait cycle that is also extremely potent, and variable in nature (curvilinear running, accelerations, changes of direction, etc.). 

Ultimately, not all running is created equally.  Athletes "slogging" through a long sprint workout is going to have a drastically different impact than a highly rhythmic, springy execution of the training. There is an element of art to it.

We can complement and build on the elasticity found in the sprinting pattern with plyometric work, but the more we foundationally understand acceleration, sprinting, and sprint variations/mechanics, the more we can derive from basic human locomotion, to maximize our overall athletic ability.  

5. Roll and Dive

If you watch skillful, high level athletes on the field, what is the major thing you notice that might separate them from their competitors?  

In a "skill heavy" sport, such as basketball, you could have an extremely skilled shooter.  In tennis, you could have an individual with an incredible touch with a racquet.  

At the same time, in any sort of "invasion" sport, and sports with contact and collisions as part of the nature of movement, the ability to roll and dive safely and effectively, not only can help keep an athlete safer in the midst of chaos, but also create play-making opportunities (such as in the case of touchdown-flips in football). 

Beyond even the mechanics of the game, the ability to dive and roll represents a fearless nature.  It shows movement ability in the form of controlled risk-taking to score points and make plays.  It also requires body and trunk control to manage the impending impact of the ground, and the control needed to do so filters into many athletic activities. 

You see this, not only in team sport, but in the "diving" nature of limbs in sport outputs, such as javelin throw, or high jumping.  Take Johannes Vetter, for example, who has produced the #2 javelin throw in history.  The leading action of his leg, into the throw, represents a "dive" forward, which takes a combinations of fearlessness, body awareness, and extreme skill.  The way a high jumper sets their leg into the plant for the takeoff is similar.  

With all of this in mind, taking some time to program safe and simple rolling, and basic dive-roll progressions, that allow athletes some "air time", and ability to "catch" their bodies in potentially awkward, or dis-advantageous positions against the ground, is another important aspect of global athleticism, and athletic qualities. For more dynamic work (like javelin or high jump) a plyometric progression that sets an athlete up to engage with collisions in more dynamic ways can help athletes get more out of their bodies, but is beyond the scope of this article. 

6. Move With Rhythm

If you want an illuminating experience, put music on for your next warmup, and see how you, or your athletes can "sync up" to the music for your skips, marches, hops, crawls and medicine ball throws.  

What I've found, is that the better sense of rhythm an athlete possesses, the better they can adapt to movements in training overall.  They can use rhythm to work their way through a challenging training session more easily, and can find the rhythm present in explosive movements to achieve a better outcome. 

I also find rhythm showing up in the scope of team sports.  One of the things I really love about basketball is the rhythmic nature of dribbling and moving with a ball.  Having a ball to bounce is an "automatic timer" by which we coordinate our every move.  There are many other sport situations where rhythm is clear and present, but basketball is on the forefront. 

At the end of the day, being able to find the rhythm present in a variety of sport movements, and at the very least, paying attention to it, is an important aspect of the total athletic equation. 

7. Express Variability

One of the things that good athletes do well is creatively find ways to accomplish their sporting task, and use variability in a masterful way.  

The most skilled individuals in sport will display "functional", or "controlled variability" in their movement, where as less skilled individuals do not have enough control of their movements to "play" with the ranges.  Poorer athletes tend to have "uncontrolled variability". 

For example, a skilled blacksmith will consistently strike his target with a hammer (control), but at the same time, he will actually bring the hammer back in a subtly different way with each swing (variability) in Bernstein's original experiment.  

With "good variability" skilled basketball players will find various ways to angle the ball off of the backboard in their layup lines, or different arcs to hit their shot from (and they usually make them).  The less skilled players are often simply trying to find the "right angle" to conservatively make their layup each rep, and don't have the skill to play around with different angles and still make the shot.  If they do try various angles, it might be a helpful practice, but they will also often miss the shot. 

We can see this type of variable adaptation in explosive sport skills as well, such as the greatest "height over head" high jumper of all time, Stefan Holm, and his "6 Degrees of Jumping", where he showed proficiency at jumping over a high jump bar using a wide-variety of techniques.  We see elite sprinters like Usain Bolt exploring different rhythmic variations of sprint acceleration. 

In addition to the natural creativity and robust skill development, having a level of controlled variability in each repetition of a mundane movement can actually make us more resilient against injury, since we "spread the load" more widely by diversifying the movement pattern subtly (it's not a broad and obvious difference from rep to rep, but subtle and variable enough to get the job done).

What this means for athletic ability in training, is that, rather than constantly drilling into a "perfect form" with our exercises and drills, we can encourage the exploration and variability within movement (like Holm's jumping, or Bolt's accelerations) to help athletes find a more athletic, and fluid technique that can fit either a single output (track and field) or the needs of team sport.  

This concept is even more important once athletes have a solid working ability with a given skill, as "chasing one perfect technique" won't give them their ideal improvements as much as giving them the needed exploration.

8. Use Sports and Tasks to Drive Adaptation

It's no secret that we perform tasks more effectively, and more powerfully in a social, or competitive environment.  We also do them better when there are external objectives,rather than a barrage of instructions on how to move our limbs in space. 

In other words, keeping training more task oriented, with lower technical barriers to entry is a huge key to effective sessions, as well as athlete experience. 

These task orientations could be things like setting out a series of rubber dots, or low boxes, on the ground to teach bounding.  It could be playing low-net volleyball with a medicine ball to teach explosive trunk rotation.  It could mean low-rim dunking to teach variety and efficiency in a one or two leg jump takeoff.  It could mean a small-sided game with a long rectangular field to encourage breakaway sprints and pursuits.  There are a great variety of possibilities here that can complement more traditional training setups extremely well.

This past weekend, I was helping my brother-in-law move into his new condo and was pulling a massive 8 foot credenza up a set of stairs with a narrow ceiling.  By the time I got to the top and realized the ceiling was too low to get the piece into the condo, my shirt was completely covered in sweat.  I was so immersed in the task, however, that I had no idea how hard I was working until it all caught up to me.  In this sense, I spent no "willpower" achieving a high cardiovascular output, but let the task bring my body to a very high metabolic level.  (The credenza eventually had to go back down the stairs, and then down more stairs, into my other in-laws house nearby, and had me remembering the value of measuring twice before moving a large and awkward object).  For athleticism, letting tasks give us our conditioning is a much more effective and efficient way than slogging miles or doing brutal workouts designed for the purpose. 

In conclusion, we are absolutely wired for athleticism as human beings, and the more we can infuse these qualities into our training sessions, the more balanced we are as elastic-explosive movers, and the better our sport play and outputs are as a result. 

It also makes training a lot more fun, in my opinion. 

This week's podcast is with coach Clifton Harski, who has a mind-blowing level of experience both learning and teaching strength and movement practices.  Clifton dunks a basketball well at age 41 (at 6'1" tall) with athletic, kettlebell style training being a large part of his training regime.  

Clifton's combination of the "movement" and "S&C" worlds, is something that any coach or athlete can benefit from, and in the podcast, he speaks on how to combine a fundamental strength foundation with movement and athletic adaptability, in a training program.

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Scream Factory has revealed the specs for its Phantoms 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, releasing on July 16. The 1988 sci-fi horror film is based on Dean Koontz’s 1983 novel of the same name.

Joe Chappelle (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers) directs from a script by Koontz. Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Clifton Powell, and Michael DeLorenzo star.

Phantoms has been newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative, approved by Chappelle, with Dolby Vision. Special features are listed below.

Special features (on Blu-ray disc):

Interview with producer Joel Soisson (new)

Interview with director of photography Richard Clabaugh (new)

Trailer

TV spot

In the small village of Snowfield, Colorado, something evil has been awakened from its centuries-long slumber … something with the power to wipe out humanity as we know it. The unsuspecting Dr. Jennifer Pailey (Joanna Going) brings her sister Lisa (Rose McGowan) to Snowfield, only to find the town empty but for a few survivors. As the tension and terror mount, only the few who have been left behind — the Pailey sisters, a noted journalist (Peter O'Toole), the town sheriff (Ben Affleck), and his deputy (Liev Schreiber) — stand between the mysterious entity that lurks beneath Snowfield and the rest of mankind … if they can survive.

Pre-order Phantoms.

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Tigerland (2000)

The other free film tickets I got from school and, since it was a war movie, I had to bring my big brother Ben who’d introduced me to Platoon and Apocalypse Now. This was not only my first Colin Farrell film (I have always liked him even though he is so handsome) but it was also the first time I’d see the talents of Clifton Collins Jr and Shea Whigham - at the time I was simply rooting for the handsome protagonist but both of these supporting characters stayed with me. In fact, After Yang, a film that I enjoyed on the flight to my honeymoon, reconnected Farrell and Clifton Collins Jr briefly and I wondered if they were friends in real life. I hope so.

My first modern war movie was this grainy-looking film shot almost like a documentary with an enigmatic but compassionate (did I mention handsome?) protagonist. But despite being a modern movie, it didn’t depict a modern war - they don’t even make it to Vietnam. This was a more muted, low budget offering compared to previous films from director Joel Schumacher (RIP), whose work has appeared once on this list and will appear once more but I will leave you to figure out which movies. A bit of fun, or not. Your only clue is that Jim Carrey is in both.

If I had a tiger for every film I watched in 2000 with ‘tiger’ in the title that didn’t actually contain any tigers, I’d have two tigers, which isn’t a lot but it’s still weird that it happened twice, right? On second thoughts, two tigers is a lot of tigers to have. I take it back.

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Drugscrimineel Bordo wordt mogelijk uitgeleverd aan Frankrijk

Er is een reële kans dat de in Brazilië gearresteerde Joel ‘Bordo’ Martinus wordt uitgeleverd aan Frankrijk. Dit heeft advocaat Irvin Kanhai opgemerkt in gesprek met D-TV Express. Terwijl “de Facebook sensatiemaker” en gewezen hoofdbestuurslid van de ABOP in Suriname nog de status van verdachte heeft, staat hij bij de Franse justitie wel geregistreerd als een drugscrimineel. Hij wordt al enkele jaren gezocht door Frankrijk, waar hij bij verstek tot acht jaar gevangenisstraf werd veroordeeld wegens het organiseren van drugstransporten en het ronselen van drugskoeriers in 2019. Advocaat Kanhai denkt dat de Brazilianen gevolg hebben gegeven aan de red notice van Interpol. “Er zijn twee dingen die spelen. Er moet ooit een veroordeling zijn geweest van Frankrijk. Het openbaar ministerie van Suriname heeft hem op de Interpollijst geplaatst. Brazilië heeft op basis daarvan die aanhouding verricht en kennelijk op verzoek van Frankrijk die de uitlevering heeft gevraagd.” Kanhai merkt op dart er een uitleveringsverdrag bestaat tussen Brazilië en Frankrijk. “Brazilië heeft geen redenen om hem daar vast te houden. Naar ik weet heeft hij geen strafbare handelingen gepleegd op Braziliaans grondgebied. We kunnen gevoeglijk aannemen dat hij aan Frankrijk wordt uitgeleverd, want wij hebben niet om zijn uitlevering gevraagd.” “In het internationaal recht geldt de regel: wie het eerst komt, het eerst maalt volgens de advocaat”. “Zelfs als hij een burger is van Suriname. Bovendien gaat het om een veroordeling bij verstek in Frankrijk.” Kanhai verdedigt Bordo in de zaak rond een vliegtuig dat in het district Marowijne begraven lag. Hiermee is vermoedelijk 450 tot 500 kg drugs vervoerd volgens de politie. In deze strafzaak staat Bordo terecht met Clifton ‘Keppie’ Jongaman, Prachand ‘Moena’ Phoeli, Ramesh ‘Rampie’ Phoeli en Albert Gau-Gau. Tegen de voortvluchtige Bordo werd er op 21 november 2022 een opsporingsbevel uitgevaardigd door het openbaar ministerie. Hij wordt gezocht voor mogelijk moord, doodslag, deelname aan criminele organisatie, drugshandel en witwassen. Kanhai geeft aan dat hij recentelijk geen contact heeft gehad met zijn client in Brazilië. “Ik heb hem nog niet gesproken en weet niet als het nog gaat lukken. Ik weet niet in welk verband zij advocaten daar gaan inschakelen om hem bij te staan”, aldus de rechtsgeleerde. Kanhai laat doorschemeren dat hij Bordo had geadviseerd om naar Suriname te komen en via het rechtssysteem zijn onschuld te bewijzen. “Ik ken het dossier, maar zoals het een advocaat betaamt heb ik hem geen informatie gegeven uit dat dossier. Ik heb hem gezegd “als je komt dan krijg je de informatie.” De Braziliaanse politie heeft eerder aangegeven dat met de arrestatie het uitleveringsproces bij de Hoge Raad wordt voortgezet. “Het gaat om een Surinaamse man die in Brazilië woonde, met een red notice uitgevaardigd door zijn land van herkomst en Frankrijk, en een arrestatiebevel tot uitlevering uitgevaardigd door het Federaal Hooggerechtshof. Met de arrestatie wordt het uitleveringsproces bij onze Hoge Raad voortgezet, zodat deze in zijn land van herkomst kan worden afgehandeld”, aldus de Braziliaanse politie. Read the full article

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From April 29th to May 2nd, 2024

29-04-2024

GUIDED BY VOICES “Sweating The Plague”; CAN “Flow Motion”; MICHAEL McGOLDRICK “Wired”; BILLY JOEL “52nd Street”; MIKE OLDFIELD “QE2”; SEBADOH “Bakesale”; THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS “Come With Us”; BILL RYDER-JONES “Iechyd Da”; LEE PERRY “Voodooism”; THE BEACH BOYS “Surfer Girl”; SQUAREPUSHER “Ufabulum”; ORBITAL “Orbital (1991)”; BELLOWHEAD “Hedonism”; GUIDED BY VOICES “Space Gun”; SONNY CLARK “Cool Struttin'”; LA DUSSELDORF “La Dusseldorf”; BILLY BRAGG “Workers Playtime”

01-05-2024

EARL HINES & HIS ORCHESTRA “Earl Hines 1942-1945”; NIRVANA “In Utero”; SUPERGRASS “Diamond Hoo Ha”; SERGE GAINSBOURG “Aux Armes Et Caetera”; DAVID BOWIE “Hunky Dory”; CARTER THE UNSTOPPABLE SEX MACHINE “30 Something”; MIKE OLDFIELD “Ommadawn”; DIRE STRAITS “Woburn Abbey 20-06-1992”; CLIFTON CHENIER “Frenchin' The Boogie”; L.L. COOL J “Walking With A Panther”; HOUSE OF LOVE “A Spy In The House Of Love”; VAN DYKE PARKS “Clang Of The Yankee Reaper”

02-05-2024

DE DANNAN “Jacket Of Batteries”; COMMON “Be”; LOUIS JORDAN & HIS TYMPANY FIVE “Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five”; THE FALL “The Light User Syndrome”; THE DELGADOS “Hate”; JOHN CARPENTER & ALAN HOWARTH “Halloween III: Season Of The Witch”; JOHNNY COPELAND “Texas Party”; THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS “Dig Your Own Hole”; THE DREAM SYNDICATE “The Days Of Wine And Roses”; DUBSTAR “Disgraceful”; VIC REEVES “I Will Cure You”; SMOG “Dongs Of Sevotion”; ERICA NOCKALLS “Dark Music From A Warm Place”; RICHARD THOMPSON “13 Rivers”

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All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Tupac Shakur: Demetrius Shipp Jr. Afeni Shakur: Danai Gurira Jada Pinkett: Kat Graham Biggie Smalls: Jamal Woolard Suge Knight: Dominic L. Santana Kidada Jones: Annie Ilonzeh Leila Steinberg: Lauren Cohan Hatian Jack: Cory Hardrict Faith Evans: Grace Gibson Street Entrepreneur: DeSean Jackson Ted Field: Brandon Sauve Tom Whalley: Josh Ventura Daz: Azad Arnaud Big B: Sean Baker Dr. Dre: Harold “House” Moore Queen Latifah: Khadija Copeland Aunt Linda: Chanel Young Shock G.: Chris Clarke Money B.: Money-B Ronnie: Hamid-Reza Benjamin Thompson Legs: DeRay Davis Black C.O.: Bruce Davis Atron: Keith D. Robinson Attorney: Gary Weeks Snoop Dogg: Jarrett Ellis Floyd: Clifton Powell Set: Rayven Symone Ferrell Scott Whitwell: Scott Hunter Ray Luv (uncredited): Johnell Young Treach (uncredited): Rayan Lawrence Mall Patron (uncredited): Sheril Rodgers Film Crew: Costume Design: Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Director: Benny Boom Screenplay: Jeremy Haft Screenplay: Eddie Gonzalez Producer: L.T. Hutton Producer: David Robinson Producer: James G. Robinson Screenplay: Steven Bagatourian Art Department Coordinator: Shauna Williams Assistant Art Director: Shawn D. Bronson Key Makeup Artist: Patrice Coleman Music: John Paesano Tattooist: Dennis Dago Ceelo Key Makeup Artist: Mi Young Casting: Michelle Wade Byrd Hair Department Head: Taylor Knight Art Direction: John Richardson Construction Coordinator: Wally Mikowlski Casting Associate: Lavonna Cupid Tailor: Carl Ulysses Bowen Production Design: Derek R. Hill Editor: Joel Cox Key Hair Stylist: Charles Gregory Ross Casting: Winsome Sinclair Key Hair Stylist: Vincent Gideon Property Master: Ian Roylance Researcher: Deborah Ricketts Director of Photography: Peter Menzies Jr. Casting: Andrea Craven Set Decoration: Merissa Lombardo Costume Supervisor: Tom Bronson Set Costumer: Korii Young Assistant Costume Designer: Jennifer Leigh-Scott Costume Supervisor: K. Drew Fuller Casting: Mary Vernieu Key Costumer: Heather Sease Key Costumer: Earl Tanchuck Makeup Department Head: Carol Rasheed Movie Reviews: Gimly: In terms of perspective, it’s pretty much exactly what I was afraid _Straight Outta Compton_ would be. As a movie itself though, it’s a disjointed, cheap-looking, paint by numbers biopic that did not manage overcome its niche at all… Fuck that kid looks the part though. _Final rating:★½: – Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._

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i am so obsessed with this i had to do my own verizon lol enjoy!

1. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Shattered Dreams by Johnny Hates Jazz

4. Bowen Byram: HOT TO GO! by Chappell Roan

8. Dennis Gilbert: New Religion by Duran Duran

9. Zach Benson: De Selby (Part 2) by Hozier

10. Henri Jokiharju: Pressure by Billy Joel

12. Jordan Greenway: Zero by The Smashing Pumpkins

17: Jason Zucker: Eat Your Young by Hozier

19: Peyton Krebs: Killshot by Magdalena Bay

20: Jiri Kulich: Tear You Apart by She Wants Revenge

22: Jack Quinn: Daylight Again by Crosby, Stills, & Nash

23: Mattias Samuelsson: Is This Love? by Whitesnake

24: Dylan Cozens: Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl by Chappell Roan

25: Owen Power: Would That I by Hozier

26: Rasmus Dahlin: Imaginary Lover by Atlanta Rhythm Section

29: Beck Malenstyn: As It Was by Hozier

48: Tyson Kozak: Bigmouth Strikes Again by The Smiths

71: Ryan McLeod: Casual by Chappell Roan

75: Connor Clifton: Almost (Sweet Music) by Hozier

77: JJ Peterka: Black Cow by Steely Dan

78: Jacob Bryson: Place to Be by Nick Drake

81: Sam Lafferty: Feather - Sped Up by Sabrina Carpenter

89: Alex Tuch: Take Me to Church by Hozier

96: Nicolas Aube-Kubel: Would? by Alice in Chains

my favorite is definitely cozens, like yes, he is in fact a super graphic ultra modern girl thank you

other ones i like are upie, byram, joki, greenway, and op

Buffalo Sabres and their number correspondent to my wrapped: enjoy my music taste

1. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: cabinet man by lemon demon

4. Bowen Byram: unattractive by SOFIA ISELLA

8. Dennis Gilbert: Good Heart by Indigo De Souza

9. Zach Benson: A House In Nebraska by Ethel Cain

10. Henri Jokiharju: Good Kid by the Percy Jackson Musical

12. Jordan Greenway: Happy Hare by Yaelokre

17. Jason Zucker: Family Tree by Ethel Cain

19. Peyton Krebs: Sunday by The Cranberries

20. Jiri Kulich: Home Team by Indigo De Souza

22. Jack Quinn: Opening by Wishing

23. Mattias Samuelsson: Brand New City by Mitski

24. Dylan Cozens: Stick Season by Noah Kahan

25. Owen Power: Hard Times by Ethel Cain

26. Rasmus Dahlin: Biblical Love by Flower Face

29. Beck Malenstyn: Ptolemaea by Ethel Cain

47. I will not disrespect flower face like that (maybe by flower face)

48. Tyson Kozak: Susan Smith by wych elm

71. Ryan McLeod: I Am The Dog by Sir Chloe

72. I will not disrespect jann like that (what do you want from me? by jann)

75. Connor Clifton: Monster by Jorge Rivera-Herrans

77. JJ Peterka: Unpublishable by Ethel Cain

78. Jacob Bryson: Northern Attitude by Noah Kahan

81. Sam Lafferty: Knuckle Velvet by Ethel Cain ft. YAH WAV

89. Alex Tuch: Butchered Tongue by Hozier

96. Nicolas Aube-Kubel: Homesick by Noah Kahan

lol, I love that only 2 of these work. In my opinion those two are: krebs and cozens

[e-devotion]

simple challenge

It is not a simple day.  But I want to share with you something simple.  

Often things get complicated, and we might even complicate what is not complicated.  That even happens with our faith.

Thus, a challenge is ahead from this e-devotion.  Take some time today to simplify and think about connecting with God, trusting God, continuing with God and allowing His way to be yours.

Two passages of Scripture stand out in my mind.  And then a closing verse.  So let’s get to it…

Psalm 139:23-24  NLT  

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24  Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Pray this prayer.  Trust the answers God gives you.  Then walk it out no matter what God says.

What did God say to you?

Psalm 23:1-3  NLT  

The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. 2  He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. 3  He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.

I shared Psalm 23 with the youth at The Community Fellowship last night.  God opened my eyes in several ways.  It was simple truth too.  Ask God to reveal this to you.

I have all that I need… that is what the sheep said.  Why?  Because the Shepherd was present.  The shepherd provided.  The shepherd protected.  The shepherd led.  The shepherded cared.  And more.

We are the sheep.  He is the shepherd.  Apply that.  And wow, that is good.

One last verse.  Don’t complicate it.

Colossians 3:2  NLT  

Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. 

I’m praying for:

Pray for Pastor Dan Caraway as he has surgery today.  Pray for the family of Pastor Clint Clifton as his funeral is this weekend.  Pray for the Brannock family as their mom passed away.  Pray for the MHC warming center and need for a full time homeless shelter.  Pray for your  spouse.  Pray for your children.  

My prayer list:

Anita Sparks, Tammy Booth, Elizabeth Foley, Christy Woods, Joel McPherson, Peyton Moore, Susi Depoy, Chris Cocks, Martha Pennington, Timmy Howell, Raye Anne Thore, Amy Southers, and Danny and Kathy Wilson.  Pray for those battling cancer Frances Compton, Steve Markland’s father, Ken Hancock, George Keith, Joan Norman, Debra Mosley, Dionna Cameron, Leah Riddle’s sister Lori, Ron Harris and Jon Morris.

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Instagram Intros (Rachel Bolan’s Kids)

Peyton Manuel Southworth (@peytonsouthworth)

DOB: December 14th 1990 Age: 33 years old Hometown: Clifton, New Jersey Nicknames: Pey, Manny S/O: Freya Atkins Kids: John, Olivia, and Madeliene Friend(s): Brian Cushing and Liam Benson Aesthetic: Football player and such a dad. He defently got hit in the head too many times with a football but he's extremely kind. Like a big teddy bear, and a huge himbo at that. Very strong Jersey accent as well, ever since he was a kid.

Ethan Joel Southworth (@ethansouth)

DOB: April 24th 1992 Age: 31 years old Hometown: Clifton, New Jersey Nicknames: Eth, and EJ S/O: Emma Lane Kids: Noah Friend(s): Benjamin Lance Aesthetic: Into shit like sc-fi and all that techy stuff. Was very smart for his age and even skipped a couple grades into his brothers class. Not really a know it all tbh. He was a very lazy student but just knew everything at the top of his head.

Lily Morgan Southworth (@litty=)

DOB: October 30th 1997 Age: 26 years old Hometown: Clifton, New Jersey Nicknames: Lils S/O: Nala Banks Kids: None Friend(s): Michelle Wensons and Lucas Riley Aesthetic: Loves that white trash aesthetic she grew up around. LOVED Jersey Shore when she was a kid and used to watch it with her cousins all the time. She loved reality tv when she was young and it really helped her discover her vibe. And she owns that shit, makes everything look good.

Zara Daphne Southworth (@zaragirl-notstore)

DOB: February 6th 2000 Age: 23 years old Hometown: Clifton, New Jersey Nicknames: Zar, Zary, and Zarla S/O: No One Kids: None Friend(s): Ashley Thomas and Noah Cyrus Aesthetic: Literally the funniest person ever. She is the youngest in the MCU cast and they all treat her like she's their daughter. Has a thing going on with Tom Holland but it's not official nor publicized...yet.

Summer Rose Southworth (@summer.com)

DOB: December 16th 2004c Age: 19 years old Hometown: Clifton, New Jersey Nicknames: Sum, Summy, and Flower S/O: Natalie Evans Kids: None Friend(s): Millie Bobby Brown Aesthetic: The quiet girl in your class. She's a big animal person and had a bunny she adopted when she was 5 with her dad, and ever since then she's loved animals. Wants to go to school to be a vet and loves just helpping people.

David Cole Southworth (@davidsworth)

DOB: December 16th 2004 Age: 19 years old Hometown: Clifton, New Jersey Nicknames: Dave and Davey S/O: Yasmin Dean Kids: None Friend(s): Alexander Haney, Isaiah Rios, Elijah Shaw, and Dillan Canteu Aesthetic: Your typical teenage boy. He plays hockey and has loads of friends he always hangs with. He grew up with all of them and his mom even calls them her long lost sons. They are all very respectful towards her and absolutly adore her cooking.

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Joel Clifton

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I'd really like to know what it was like for Clifton and Colin working together in "after Yang" 21 years after having met in "tigerland". With everything they have seen by now, i wonder what's the biggest difference they see in each other.

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📖 fantasy au 👀👀

The blonde woman was dragging her worn out brother along a busy trail. "Come on! If we wait any longer the village will be out of the ingredients!" The man sighed, this is a bit much."All this for damn fennel silk.." Mike mumbled as he continued to be dragged. "Gengko brush, mandrake root.. Verdant nettle too." Victoria was shaking her head. "We could have gone tomorrow." Mike just wanted to stay home for once. "But they would have had different things tomorrow! They change stock every single day." Another sigh from the man as he shook his head. "You're lucky I put up with your chaotic whims, Vicky."

The teen was sneaking through some castle, blank book in hand as she was listening in on conversations and writing what was said. Someone had to get the actual warriors their adventure to start, er sometimes. One of the goons did spot her. "Ah, gotta go, see you around!" She stuck her tongue out before bolting it, digging hurriedly and that was the sound of a bottle falling, dammit- Out the window without aid that means, a stone from her bag was chucked at one as the glass shattered, and soon her jumping out of it.

The two women were walking, Kenzie grumping a bit with the other being taller. Every single person, just her luck.. "So.. Just wander till something happens. That doesn't have many results, right?" Madelyn questioned it a bit, that seriously can't be how easy it is. "Yes, normally alone." She gave the taller one a look. "You can always do it solo too." She just wanted to go off on her own but damn her for having a heart and preventing this woman's death, fucking bandits..

Joel and Tess were walking into the tavern, a rough week of going out and working. There's that teen with more things to do but right now? What the two wanted was just a drink and a spot to sit. "We are never clearing out a cave again." Joel could only nod in agreement, the heavy bag was placed down near his seat. "Goblins on giant rats? Ugh..." Tess waved the tavern barkeep over for two drinks. "You think we missed any of those rats?" The man thought for a moment before shrugging.

The young adult snorted as she's running off holding a big rat, right past two siblings who were confused as they watched her go. "New rat for the rat house!" She adored rats, small or big, they were just downright adorable! Her small hidden home, built right into some rocky mountain's side, home sweet home, the door was opened by a small nook for her foot for these moments as the scattering of feet can be heard. "I brought a new sibling, everyone say hello to McRatty!" The rat got placed down as the others looked confused, the place is safe and they get food.. So what more could a rat ask for?

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Slightly changed common forenames

Aaron Ada Adam Adrian Adrienne Agnes Alan Albert Alberta Alberto Alex Alexander Alexandra Alexis Alfred Alfredo Alice Alicia Alison Allan Allen Allison Alma Alvin Alyssa Amanda Amber Amelia Amy Ana Andre Andrea Andrew Andy Angel Angela Angelica Angelina Angie Anita Ann Anna Anne Annette Annie Antoinette Antonia Antonio Antóny April Arlene Armando Arnold Artúr Ashley Audrey Barbara Barry Beatrice Becky Belinda Ben Benjamin Bernadette Bernard Bernice Bertá Bessie Beth Betsy Betty Betány Beulah Beverly Bill Billie Billy Blanca Blancé Bob Bobbie Bobby Bonnie Brad Bradley Brandi Brandon Brandy Brenda Brent Brett Brian Bridget Brittany Brooke Bruce Bryan Byron Calvin Camille Candace Candice Carl Carla Carlos Carmen Carol Carole Caroline Carolyn Carrie Casey Cassandra Cathy Catérine Cecelia Cecil Cecilia Celia Chris Christian Christie Christina Christine Christopér Christy Cindy Claire Clara Clarence Claude Claudia Clayton Clifford Clifton Clinton Clyde Cody Colleen Connie Constance Cora Corey Cory Courtney Craig Cristina Crystal Curtis Cyntûa Cád Cárlene Cárles Cárlie Cárlotte Célsea Céryl Céster Daisy Dale Dan Dana Daniel Danielle Danny Darla Darlene Darrell Darren Darryl Daryl Dave David Dawn Dean Deanna Debbie Deborah Debra Delia Della Delores Denise Dennis Derek Derrick Desiree Diana Diane Dianna Dianne Dixie Dolores Don Donald Donna Dora Doreen Doris Dorothy Douglas Duane Dustin Dwayne Dwight Earl Ebony Eddie Edgar Edith Edna Eduardo Edward Edwin Eileen Elaine Eleanor Elena Elisa Elizabeth Ella Ellen Elmer Eloise Elsa Elsie Elvira Emily Emma Enrique Eric Erica Erik Erika Erin Erma Ernest Ernestine Essie Estelle Estér Etél Eugene Eula Eunice Eva Evelyn Everett Faith Fannie Faye Felicia Felix Fernando Flora Florence Floyd Frances Francis Francisco Frank Franklin Fred Freda Freddie Frederick Gabriel Gail Gary Gayle Gene Geneva Genevieve George Georgia Gerald Geraldine Gertrude Gilbert Gina Ginger Gladys Glen Glenda Glenn Gloria Gordon Grace Greg Gregory Gretcén Guadalupe Guy Gwen Gwendolyn Ian Ida Inez Irene Iris Irma Isaac Isabel Ivan Jack Jackie Jacob Jacqueline Jacquelyn Jaime James Jamie Jan Jana Jane Janet Janice Janie Janis Jared Jasmine Jason Javier Jay Jean Jeanette Jeanne Jeannette Jeannie Jeff Jeffery Jeffrey Jenna Jennie Jennifer Jenny Jeremy Jerome Jerry Jesse Jessica Jessie Jesus Jill Jim Jimmie Jimmy Jo Joan Joann Joanna Joanne Jodi Jody Joe Joel John Johnnie Johnny Jon Jonatán Jordan Jorge Jose Josefina Joseph Josepûne Josúa Joy Joyce Joánna Juan Juana Juanita Judith Judy Julia Julian Julie Julio June Justin Kara Karen Kari Karl Karla Kate Kathleen Kathryn Kathy Katie Katrina Katérine Kay Kayla Keith Kelley Kelli Kellie Kelly Ken Kendra Kenneth Kent Kerry Kevin Kim Kimberly Kirk Krista Kristen Kristi Kristie Kristin Kristina Kristine Kristy Krystal Kurt Kyle Lana Lance Larry Latoya Laura Lauren Laurie Laverne Lawrence Leah Lee Leigh Lela Lena Leo Leon Leona Leonard Leroy Leslie Lester Leticia Lewis Lila Lillian Lillie Linda Lindsay Lindsey Lisa Lloyd Lois Lola Lonnie Lora Lorena Lorene Loretta Lori Lorraine Louis Louise Lucia Lucille Lucy Luis Lula Luz Lydia Lynda Lynette Lynn Lynne Mabel Mable Madeline Mae Maggie Mamie Mandy Manuel Marc Marcella Marcia Marcus Margaret Margarita Margie Marguerite Maria Marian Marianne Marie Marilyn Mario Marion Marjorie Mark Marlene Marsá Marsáll Marta Martin Martá Marvin Mary Maryann Mattie Mattéw Matéw Maureen Maurice Max Maxine May Megan Megán Melanie Melba Melinda Melissa Melody Melvin Mercedes Meredith Micáel Micéal Micéle Micélle Miguel Mike Mildred Milton Mindy Minnie Miranda Miriam Misty Mitcéll Molly Mona Monica Monique Morris Muriel Myra Myrtle

Nadine Nancy Naomi Natalie Natasá Natán Natániel Neil Nellie Nelson Nettie Nicole Nicólas Nicóle Nina Nora Norma Norman Olga Olive Olivia Ollie Opal Ora Oscar Pam Pamela Pat Patricia Patrick Patsy Patti Patty Paul Paula Paulette Pauline Pearl Pedro Peggy Penny Perry Peter Phyllis Priscilla Pûlip Pûllip Racáel Racél Rafael Ralph Ramon Ramona Randall Randy Raquel Raul Ray Raymond Rebecca Regina Reginald Rene Renee Ricardo Rick Ricky Ricárd Rita Robert Roberta Roberto Robin Robyn Rocélle Rodney Roger Roland Ron Ronald Ronnie Rosa Rosalie Rose Rosemarie Rosemary Rosie Ross Roxanne Roy Ruben Ruby Russell Ruth Ryan Rónda Sabrina Sadie Sally Salvador Sam Samantá Samuel Sandra Sandy Sara Sarah Scott Sean Sergio Seth Sidney Silvia Sonia Sonja Sonya Sopûa Sopûe Stacey Stacy Stanley Stella Stepánie Stepén Steve Steven Sue Susan Susie Suzanne Sylvia Sáne Sánnon Sári Sáron Sáwn Sáwna Séila Sélia Sélley Sélly Séri Sérri Sérry Séryl Sûrley Tabitá Tamara Tami Tammy Tanya Tara Tasá Ted Teresa Teri Terrance Terrence Terri Terry Tiffany Tim Timothy Tina Todd Tom Tommy Toni Tony Tonya Tracey Traci Tracy Travis Tricia Troy Tyler Tyrone Télma Téodore Téresa Tómas Valerie Vanessa Velma Vera Verna Vernon Veronica Vicki Vickie Vicky Victor Victoria Vincent Viola Violet Virgil Virginia Vivian Wade Wallace Walter Wanda Warren Wayne Wendy Wesley Willard William Willie Wilma Winifred Wûtney Yolanda Yvette Yvonne Zacáry Ánnah Árold Árriet Árry Árvey Áttie Ázel Éatér Éctor Éidi Élen Énrietta Énry Érbert Érman Ólly Ópe Óward Úgh Ûlda

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Vermiste man in Bordo-zaak liep boos weg uit politiebureau

De graafmachineoperator die vermist raakte eind 2021, was kort voor zijn verdwijning geïrriteerd weggelopen uit het politiebureau van Richelieu (Commewijne). Dit gebeurde nadat een politieman hem vragen had gesteld over foto's die verband hielden met een drugslanding in Marowijne. De politieman heeft dat maandag onthuld tijdens zijn getuigenis in de strafzaak tegen Joel 'Bordo' Martinus en vier anderen. Naast Bordo staan ook Albert Gaw Gaw, de gebroeders Ramesh en Prachand Phoelie, en Clifton Jongaman terecht. De aanklachten variëren van moord en doodslag tot deelname aan een criminele organisatie, witwassen en overtreding van de Wet Verdovende Middelen. Eerder was in de zaak is naar voren gekomen dat de operator tegen de instructies van 'Bordo' in foto's van een drugsvliegtuig had gemaakt en verspreid, en mogelijk ook van de lading. Deze foto's zijn ook bij de politie beland. Het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) legt een verband tussen de verspreiding van de foto's, de vermissing van de man en het vliegtuig en de drugs.De politieman verklaarde in de rechtszaal dat hij op het bureau een foto had gezien op het mobieltje van een van de broers. Hij maakte van die foto een kopie. Naar aanleiding van de belangrijke informatie op de foto had hij de graafmachineoperator opgeroepen om naar het politiebureau te komen. Tijdens het gesprek, toen de politieman vragen stelde over wat er op de foto te zien was, stond de operator geïrriteerd op en vertrok. Hoewel de wetsdienaar het niet gezegd heeft, was er op dat moment kennelijk geen reden om die man aan te houden voor zijn mogelijke rol in de zaak, zoals pas later zou blijken.De politie-inspecteur, bij wie de politieman melding maakte van de foto, is maandag ook als getuige gehoord. Hij bevestigde dat zijn aandacht werd gevraagd voor de informatie. Vervolgens nam hij contact op met de inlichtingendiensten die op passende wijze onderzoek zouden doen. Hij bemoeide zich verder niet met de zaak. Een derde getuige verklaarde maandag dat hij een dieplader had verhuurd voor 'Bordo', die had laten doorschemeren dat hij daarmee een graafmachine zou laten overbrengen naar de omgeving van Patamacca (Marowijne). De graafmachine zou volgens de informatie worden ingezet voor de schoonmaak van een locatie waar de vicepresident een grote vergadering wilde gaan houden. Volgens het politiedossier had de operator op bevel van Bordo het vliegtuig dat bij de landing defect was geraakt, begraven. Kort nadat Bordo erachter was gekomen dat hij beeldmateriaal over het vliegtuig naar anderen had gestuurd, raakte de man vermist. Dit blijkt uit getuigenissen van een politie-inspecteur die eind vorig jaar in de rechtszaal informatie over de zaak had gedeeld. De politie heeft sterke aanwijzingen dat er ongeveer 400-450 kg cocaïne met het vliegtuig is aangevoerd. De verdere behandeling van de zaak is uitgesteld tot begin maart. Dan zal nog een politieman worden gehoord voordat de verdachten gedetailleerd worden ondervraagd. Read the full article

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Some Curious Tales About Cincinnati Streets And How They Were Named

Over the years, Cincinnati’s streets have been named, renamed, abandoned and vacated. The origin of some of our street names is lost in the mists of time and mythology. Here are a few attempts to sort the facts from the folderol.

Now That’s Plumb Curious

On the very earliest Cincinnati maps today’s Plum Street is labeled as “Filson Strret,” honoring the first local surveyor (and coiner of the name “Losantiville”) John Filson. By 1802, however, Filson Street had become – mostly – “Plumb Street.” There was enough confusion on this and other street names that City Council officially named the downtown streets on 12 February 1814, codifying that spelling, with a “B” at the end. One hundred years later, the Cincinnati Post [25 November 1914] claimed that it was “Plumb” Street “because other streets were platted plumb, or square, with it. While this may have been the case, there does not appear to be a contemporary record to support this theory. To the contrary, it seems that Cincinnati’s streets were “plumbed” westward from Broadway, originally known as Eastern Row. Additionally, it must be noted that the sweet purple fruit was known equally well as “plums” or “plumbs” up to around 1850. Whether by coincidence or not, all city maps after 1850 refer to “Plum Street.”

Beware The Indian Maiden!

As a useful rule of thumb, if you run across an origin story featuring an otherwise unidentified Indian Maiden, consider that legend – no matter the source! – to be unmitigated poppycock. For example, the Cincinnati Post [24 November 1914] claimed that Race Street got its name because two Indian braves raced down that primeval avenue to win the hand of a beautiful Indian Maiden. In reality, Race Street (and Vine, Walnut, Sycamore, etc.) was named by surveyor Israel Ludlow when he created to first official plat of the town. Ludlow used street names borrowed from Philadelphia. Be likewise suspicious of nostalgic old ladies. Mrs. Mary Lawton, aged 80, told the Enquirer [23 June 1929] that her own father, Nicholas Hoeffer, named Race Street after a racing track he owned at Washington Park. Not so, Mrs. Lawton, not so.

Don’t Touch That Name!

Cincinnati street names accrue sentimental ties in curious ways. In 1860, Rosetta Cobb, an elderly Irish Immigrant, sold off a plot of land in the ravine between Clifton and Clifton Heights. She filed a plat with the county naming all the subdivision’s streets for her daughters – Laura, Eveline, Christiana and Julia Ann. Over the years, property sales and redevelopment eliminated all of those streets except for Julia Ann. In 1992, the owners of Clifton Colony Apartments, located at the end of Julia Ann Street, petitioned the City of Cincinnati to change the name of the street because no one could find their apartment buildings. The city reasoned that Julia Ann Cobb and her mother were long past caring. Rosetta Cobb had gone to her reward in 1872 and Julia Ann had married Franklin Underwood in 1855 and moved to Memphis where she remained for the rest of her life. Hearing no objections, the city renamed Julia Ann Street to Clifton Colony Drive. One year later, Ronald Meyer, the city official in charge of street names, got an irate letter from a woman named Julia Ann, demanding Cincinnati change that street name back! Her parents – apparently no relation to the Cobb family – had named their daughter after that street and she considered it to be her very own street.

No Glory For Secretaries

If you can find them, Cincinnati named two streets to honor secretaries. Amthauer Street in Fairmount is sandwiched between Tremont and Harrison and runs eastward from Adler to Pinetree. Until 1908, that little lane was named Spruce Street, but was changed to honor Louise Amthauer, a secretary in the city clerk’s office, during a wholesale street retitling by the Boss Cox machine. Miss Amthauer was a dedicated Republican and later married the county GOP chairman. There is no signage for Amthauer Street, and no pavement – it’s only a paper street. Peggie Lane in Lower Price Hill is at least paved, but also lacks signage. In 1956, Margaret “Peggie” Funk was a secretary in the City Engineer’s Office. The City Engineer needed a name for the driveway abutting Oyler School. “Peggie” was brief, easy to spell, impossible to mispronounce and didn’t conflict with any other names in the system. But the cheapskates couldn’t spring for a sign to recognize Miss Funk.

Got You Under My Spell

Street names appear on street signs, obviously, but also on maps, directories, driver’s licenses and mailing lists. Sometimes discrepancies arise. Copelen Street in Walnut Hills marks the location of Fireside Pizza in the old Company 16 Firehouse. In 1930, the Cincinnati Post [17 December 1930] printed a “gotcha” story claiming the street sign was wrong because the city directory called it Copeland Street. The Post had to eat crow a few days later when Eugene Schellinger, city draughtsman, uncovered the 1855 ordinance naming that thoroughfare in honor of pioneering resident Isaac Copelen, insurance magnate and distinguished Mason, who once lived nearby. The Post got snookered again in 1964, complaining that Wolfangel Road in Anderson Township should be spelled “Wolfangle.” Tell that to the descendants of pioneer settler Gottfried Wolfangel! Not so easy to explain were the manifold misspellings of Whetsel Avenue, honoring Madisonville farmer and military hero Henry Bramble Whetsel. That road winds through three political jurisdictions. In the mid-1990s, an observant commuter noticed the correct spelling on Cincinnati’s signs, but Madeira spelled it Wetsel and Hamilton County opted for Whetzel.

That’s No Lady! That’s A Surveyor!

Jo Williams, born 1981, is a British speed skater and Jo Williams, born 1948, (now Dame Josephine Williams) is a British social worker. Neither of these ladies has anything to do with Jo Williams Street in Northside, which has been connecting Colerain Avenue and Blue Rock Road since 1853. “Jo” in this case is Joel Williams, one of Cincinnati’s earliest settlers. Williams competed with Israel Ludlow to draw up the official plat of Cincinnati. The town fathers chose Ludlow’s plat. Williams attempted to claim the Public Landing through a curious application of squatter’s rights but lost in court. He was more successful as an innkeeper, real estate investor and operator of Cincinnati’s first ferry. A stint as a surveyor has proven effective at getting a street named for you. Jo Williams’ nemesis, Israel Ludlow, is recognized by Clifton’s main drag, while (John) Filson Street, (Joseph) Gest Street and (Eli) Elder Street honor other local surveyors.

Not All Streets Have Happy Endings

Few people give a thought to Northside’s Gulow Street. It’s a short stretch of pavement with a few nondescript buildings and a parking lot, but it has an odd-sounding name. The street honors the memory of August E. Gulow, a merchant tailor who kept a dry goods shop at Knowlton’s Corner for many years. The little byway had been known as Oak Street, but City Council changed the name to Gulow in 1870. By 1900, Mr. Gulow was slipping into insanity, distraught after two daughters died from tuberculosis. The family did all they could to keep the old man out of an institution, but on 5 December 1901, he grabbed a razor and repeatedly slashed his stomach. He died six days later and is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery. His name lives on in that little street.