#John MacEachern

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Found more unopened hockey cards mixed packs in my bookshelves. I'm partial to the 91-92 Upper Deck cards cause those are the first hockey cards I was ever given back when I was a kid.

Also, this pack had 16 cards instead of 15. Yay XD

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PIN (1988) – Episode 253 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

“Where did you learn to do that?” Learn to do what? Oh…that. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Ralph Miller – as they visit another strange twist on the ventriloquist/dummy subgenre called PIN (1988).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 253 – PIN (1988)

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Isolated by his strange parents, Leon finds solace in an imaginary friend, which happens to be an anatomy doll from his father-the-doctor’s office. Unfortunately, the doll begins to take over Leon’s life, and his sister’s life as well.

  Directed by: Sandor Stern

Writing Credits: Sandor Stern (screenplay); Andrew Neiderman (based on the April 1981 novel by)

Selected Cast:

David Hewlett as Leon

Cynthia Preston as Ursula (as Cyndy Preston)

Terry O’Quinn as Dr. Linden

Bronwen Mantel as Mrs. Linden

John Pyper-Ferguson as Stan Fraker (as John Ferguson)

Helene Udy as Marcia Bateman

Patricia Collins as Aunt Dorothy

Steven Bednarski as Leon – Age 13

Katie Shingler as Ursula – Age 11

Jacob Tierney as Leon – Age 7

Michelle Anderson as Ursula – Age 5

Joan Austen as Nurse Spalding

Jamie Stern as Eddie Morris (as James Stern)

David Gow as Officer Wilson

Terrence Labrosse as Dr. Bell

Aline Vandrine as Mrs. Shaver

Joanna Noyes as Mrs. Henry

Andrew Carter as Andy

Leif Anderson as Dave

Joel Johnson as Jack

Shawn Johnson as Tim

Robin MacEachern as Richie

Jonathan Banks as PIN (voice)

Beware the anatomy doll! Ralph Miller III joins Jeff, Bill, and Chad for a look back at PIN (1988) from director Sandor Stern. The cast includes David Hewlett (Scanners II: The New Order, Cube), Cynthia Preston (The Brain, Prom Night III: The Last Kiss), and Terry O’Quinn (Silver Bullet, The Stepfather, Lost). While it struggled to find an audience upon its initial release, critics praised PIN as well-made, bizarre, and disturbing. Fangoria would later feature it in its “101 Best Horror Films You’ve Never Seen.” Now, it’s time for the Grue-Crew to revisit the film and share their thoughts.

At the time of this writing, PIN is available to stream from YouTube.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, moving into our Grue Believer Celebration Shenanigans month and chosen by guest host Scott Wells, will be The Queen of Black Magic (1981), an Indonesian horror film quoted as being an inspiration to modern-day Indonesian filmmakers such as Kimo Stamboel and Joko Anwar. You can check this one out on YouTube.

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.

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Sewell Street, 1968 Ian MacEachern

[incorrectmulti]

Vince Dunn: [all lights on in the kitchen, standing in front of the open refrigerator in just his briefs and holding his phone out] Sammy Blais: (enters) Hey, man...what you doing? Vince Dunn: Oh, uh, this fridge has good light and like I said, I’m trying to get this Tommy John sponsorship. Sammy Blais: You want me to take the photo? Vince Dunn: That’d be great. Thanks, man! Sammy Blais: All right. Obviously, you want the underwear in there, right? (Vince poses leaning against the open door fridge door) That’s... No, that’s... (Vince adjusts position) Yeah, there. That’s better. Mackenzie Maceachern: (enters) Huh. Vince Dunn: Sammy Blais: Mackenzie Maceachern: Selfie for that Tommy John thing? Vince Dunn and Sammy Blais: Yeah. Mackenzie Maceachern: I think you need a fill light (grabs a lamp, angles it toward Vince) Sammy Blais: Oh, yeah! Vince Dunn: Yeah, that’d be dope! Sammy Blais: (holds phone back up and kneels) I’m gonna get low. Mackenzie Maceachern: Here we go. Vince Dunn: Should I open, like (moves his hips) Sammy Blais: Yeah, open up, but just relax. Robert Thomas: [enters] Robert Thomas: Is this for that Tommy John thing? You know, this is gonna look too stages. I’ll be the candid in the back. (grabs an apple and leans casually against the counter) Sammy Blais: Good call! Sammy Blais: (to Vince) Just relax. Everything’s normal. Now, think about the underwear. Three, two, one: Laugh. (Vince, Robby, and Mac laugh, Sammy snaps the picture, turns to Mac) Why are you laughing? Alexander Steen: [watched all this happen and is very confused and concerned for the future]

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Manitouwadge Mayoral Recount Closes Gap Further

@Manitouwadge Mayoral Recount Closes Gap Further #ONmunicipalElxn #NorthernOntario @AMOPolicy @ONmunicipal @TheWadgeLibrary @NWMOCanada @fonom_info

MANITOUWADGE, ON – November 6, 2018 the recount of mayoral ballots in Manitouwadge resulted in the difference, originally just four votes , between the two leading candidates (MacEachern 351; Ruel 347) shrink even further.

Click to visit the AMO website’s 2018 municipal election page for results from across the province and more interesting stats.

Voter turnout in Manitouwadge where 50.6% of…

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Top 10 AHL Playoff Goal Leaders: Week 10

10: Mackenzie MacEachern, Springfield (6)

9: Zac Dalpe, Charlotte (7)

8: John-Jason Peterka, Rochester (7)

7: Danick Martel, Laval (7)

6: Justin Kirkland, Stockton (7)

5: Stefan Noesen, Chicago (7)

4: Jack Drury, Chicago (7)

3: Will Bitten, Springfield (7)

2: Arttu Ruotsalainen, Rochester (8)

1: Josh Leivo, Chicago (10)

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2020 Nova Scotia municipal election results roll in

With polls closing on Saturday evening for Nova Scotia's 2020 municipal election, votes are being counted and winners are being announced. CTV Atlantic will update this article as new results are announced.

Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Mayor

Chris Abbass

Cecil Clarke

Kevin MacEachern

Archie MacKinnon

Amanda McDougall (Elected)

John Strasser

For the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Amanda Mcdougall is the new mayor. Mcdougall won with a vote count of 24,319. Incumbent Cecil Clarke came in second with 20,789 votes. Mcdougall becomes the first female mayor of CBRM.

Councillors

District 1

Andrew Doyle

Danny Laffin

Gordon MacDonald (Elected)

Daniel Pero

Shara Vickers

District 2

Jim Dunphy

Earlene MacMullin (Elected)

District 3

Cyril MacDonald (Elected)

Esmond Marshall

Glen Murrant

John Whalley

District 4

Steve Gillespie (Elected)

Yianni Harbis

Donalda Johnson

District 5

Christina Joe

Nigel Kearns

Shawn Lesnick

Eldon MacDonald (Elected)

Scott MacQuarrie

District 6

Barbara Beaton

Keith MacDonald

Glenn Paruch (Elected)

Todd Riley

Joe Ward

District 7   

Ivan Doncaster

Kevin Hardy

Steve Parsons (Elected)

Adam Young

District 8

James Edwards (Elected)

Tracey Hilliard

Diane MacKinnon-Furlong

District 9

Steven James MacNeil

Clarence Routledge

Kenny Tracey (Elected)

District 10

Darren Bruckschwaiger (Elected)

Matthew Boyd

District 11

Dale Cadden

Jennifer Heffernan

Jeff McNeil

Johnny Miles

Arnie Nason

Chuck Ogley

Darren O'Quinn (Elected)

Laura Scheller Stanford

District 12

Trevor Allen

Gary Borden

Donald Campbell

Lorne Green (Elected)

Kim Sheppard

  Halifax Regional Municipality

Mayor

Mayor Mike Savage (Projected winner)

Max Taylor

Matt Whitman

Councillors

District 1 (Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley)

Cathy Deagle Gammon (Projected winner)

Stephen Kamperman

Steve Streatch

Arthur Wamback

District 2 (Preston - Chezzetcook - Eastern Shore)

David Boyd

David Hendsbee (Projected winner)

Nicole Johnson

Tim Milligan

District 3 (Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage)

Vishal Bhardwaj

Clinton Desveaux

Lloyd Jackson

Becky Kent (Projected winner)

George Mbamalu

District 4 (Cole Harbour - Westphal)

Ryan Burris

Marisa DeMarco

Kevin Foran

Darryl Johnson

Jerome Lagmay

Jamie MacNeil

Tania Meloni

Chris Mont

Trish Purdy (Projected winner)

Jessica Quillan

John Stewart

Caroline Williston

District 5 (Dartmouth Centre)

Sam Austin (Projected winner)

Mitch McIntyre

District 6 (Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East)

Douglas Day

Tony Mancini (Projected winner)

Ibrahim Manna

District 7 (Halifax South Downtown)

Richard Arundel-Evans

Waye Mason (Projected winner)

Jen Powley

Craig Roy

District 8 (Halifax Peninsula North)

Virginia Hinch

Dylan Kennedy

Lindell Smith (Projected winner)

District 9 (Halifax West Armdale)

Bill Carr

Shaun Clark

Shawn Cleary (Projected winner)

Stephen Foster

Gerry Lonergan

District 10 (Halifax - Bedford Basin West)

Andrew Curran

Mohammad Ehsan

Renee Field

Sherry Hassanali

Christopher Hurry

Debbie MacKinnon

Kathryn Morse (Projected winner)

Kyle Morton

District 11 (Spryfield - Sambro Loop - Prospect Road)

Stephen Chafe

Matthew Conrad

Bruce Cooke

Patty Cuttell (Leading as of 10:37 p.m.)

Bruce Holland

Kristen Hollery

Jim Hoskins

Ambroise Matwawana

Lisa Mullin

Hannah Munday

Dawn Edith Penney

Pete Rose

In district 11, the election is too close to call. According to Halifax's unnoffical results, as of Sunday morning, Patty Cuttell lead the race with 1,634 votes; however Bruce Holland trailed behind with 1,605 votes.

District 12 (Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park - Wedgewood)

John Bignell

Eric Jury

Iona Stoddard (Projected winner)

Richard Zurawski

District 13 (Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets)

Tom Arnold

Derek Bellemore

Tim Elms

Robert Holden

Nick Horne

Darrell Jessome

Pam Lovelace (Projected winner)

Iain Taylor

Harry Ward

District 14 (Middle/Upper Sackville - Beaver Bank - Lucasville)

Lisa Blackburn (Projected winner)

Greg Frampton

District 15 (Lower Sackville)

Mary Lou LeRoy

Anthony Mrkonjic

Jay Aaron Roy

Paul Russell (Projected winner)

David Schofield

District 16 (Bedford - Wentworth)

Tim Outhit (Acclaimed)

  Town of Amherst

Mayor

Ed Childs

David Kogon (elected)

Vaughn Martine

Councillors

George Baker (Elected)

Vince Byrne

Sheila Christie (Elected)

Hal Davidson (Elected)

Lisa Emery (Elected)

Paul "Skippy" Farrow

Dale Fawthrop (Elected)

Darrell Jones

Leon Landry (Elected)

Wayne "Butch" Mackenzie

Roy T. Pettigrew

Terry Rhindress

  Town of Yarmouth

Mayor

Charles Crosby

Gregory Doucette

Pamela Mood (Elected)

Angie Romard

Councillors

Don Berry

Steven Berry (Elected)

Byron Boudreau

Timothy Clayton

Wade Cleveland (Elected)

Gil Dares (Elected)

Brandan Gates

Heather Hatfield (Elected)

Clifford Hood

Mark Hubbard

Derek Lesser (Elected)

Daniel MacIsaac

Neil Mackenzie

Sean MacLellan

Jim MacLeod (Elected)

James Ogden

  Truro

Mayor

W.R. “Bill: Mills (Elected)

Terry Baillie

Councillors

Ward 1

Wayne Talbot (Elected)

Alison Graham-Fulmore (Elected)

Gregor Archibald

Cheryl Fritz

Ward 2

Jim Flemming (Elected)

Bill Thomas (Elected)

Terry Matheson

Jessica Frenette

Vince Roberts

Ward 3

Cathy Hinton (Elected)

Juliana Barnard (Elected)

Danny Joseph

District of Lunenburg

  Mayor

Carolyn Bolivar-Getson (Elected)

Caleb Wheeldon

Councillors

District 1

Leitha Haysom (Acclaimed)

District 2

Martin E. Bell (Elected)

Morgen Reinhardt

District 3

Lee E. Nauss

Wendy Oickle (Elected)

David Sutherland

District 4

Pam Hubley (Elected)

Bud Webster

District 5

Cathy Moore (Acclaimed)

District 6

Claudette Garland

Sandra Statton (Elected)

District 7

Wade S. Carver

Michelle Greek (Elected)

District 8

Kacy DeLong (Acclaimed)

District 9

Frank Fawson

Reid A. Whynot (Elected)

District 10

Josh Healey

Chasidy Veinott (Elected)

Ann Westhave

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Live Picks: 2/14-2/18

Opeth

BY JORDAN MAINZER

Ridiculous metal and ridiculously-stacked folk! All-star level hip hop!

2/14: The Exile Follies, Old Town School of Folk Music

The name “The Exile Follies” refers to the touring combination of three artists experiencing self-imposed exile from the band they became known for, way back in 2002: Grant-Lee Phillips (from Grant Lee Buffalo), John Doe (from X), and Kristin Hersh (from Throwing Muses). Eighteen years later, the trio is reuniting for a tour, with a solo set from each, some collaborations, a lot of banter, and perhaps new songs.

2/14: Opeth, Riviera

The most recent album from the Swedish progressive metal band, September’s In Cauda Venenum, was released in both English and Swedish. There’s not much difference between the two versions. “Garden of Earthly Delights” contains a synthy hum with the band’s trademark prog instrumentation, as does “Heart in Hand” and the loud-quiet-loud “Next of Kin”. “Lovelorn Crime” is a slow burn. “The Garroter”, a song about inequality and apathy under a dictatorship, starts with flamenco guitar and piano, turning into a dark, jazzy ditty. In general, the band is as usual great at composing instrumentals that mirror the song’s subject matter. “Continuum”, for instance, is about the loneliness felt after the dissolution of a relationship; the echoing hi hats are emptiness, manifested. Yet, “Universal Truth”’s title translated into Swedish is “no truth is universal,” a cheeky move from a smart band who sings about the things that divide us politically and socially, not to be cynical but recognizing of the oppression that plagues many across the world.

Swedish hard rockers Graveyard open.

2/15: Machine Head, Metro

We previewed Machine Head’s set at Concord Music Hall two years ago:

“Oakland thrashers Machine Head enjoyed somewhat of a critical renaissance towards the beginning of the decade. While their early material was as authentically heavy as can be, their late 90′s and early 2000′s albums unfortunately delved into the realm of Limp Bizkit-like rap/nu metal. On 2011′s Unto the Locust, thankfully, they rediscovered their hard and experimental edge, as did they on the sweeping 2014 epic Bloodstone & Diamonds (the first with new bassist Jared MacEachern).

Unfortunately, the record they released earlier this year, Catharsis, falls back into the same rap trap as 1999′s The Burning Red and 2001′s Supercharger, the worst stereotypical metalcore swinging riffs with overzealous delivery from lead singer Robb Flynn. One can only hope that these songs are more tolerable live. Either way, thankfully, judging from the band’s recent set lists, it seems they know that their best music was the one-two-three punch of the Grammy-nominated 2007 album The Blackening, Locust, and Bloodstone.”

Since then, they’ve released two non-album singles, “Do Or Die” and “Circle The Drain”, the latter released today. This tour celebrates the 25th anniversary of their seminal debut Burn My Eyes, which they’ll play in full at some point during the night.

Wolf Parade; Photo by Pamela Evelyn & Joseph Yarmush

2/16: Chance the Rapper & Common, United Center

The two team captains for tonight’s All-Star Celebrity Game will also be part of the main festivities. Common will introduce the players before tip-off, while Chance is set to perform at halftime, unfortunately including material from his latest and lamest, The Big Day.

Common is also performing at Offshore, a rooftop on Navy Pier after the Slam Dunk and 3 Point Contest, with DJs Aktive and Dummy.

2/16: 2 Chainz, PRYSM

Known originally for the strength of his undeniably goofy singles, over the past few years, 2 Chainz has proved he can release some truly great albums. 2017′s Pretty Girls Like Trap Music did what Migos’ Culture thought it was doing, presenting buoyant lyrical flow over trap beats, while last year’s Rap Or Go To The League was a look inward at the man himself while still offering plenty of turn-ups. He’s stayed busy in 2020, too, dropping a new track with Future (2-minute banger “Dead Man Walking”) and curating a compilation of artists signed to The Real University (T.R.U.), his imprint, entitled No Face, No Case. He features on 6 tracks, including the unexpectedly soulful state pride anthem “Georgia”.

2/16: Wolf Parade, Thalia Hall

At one time a dynamic five-piece, the Wolf Parade that made Thin Mind, released last month, is a trio, after multi-instrumentalist Dante DeCaro amicably left the band last year. The combination of the aesthetic whittled down to guitar, keyboards/synthesizers, and drums and the idea behind the record--exploring technology and what it’s done to our minds--makes Thin Mind the first Wolf Parade record that feels like it’s been done before. 

Lyrically, there are constant references to glass, a cover that allows us to immerse ourselves in screen, a mirror by which to reflect, but not a symbolism that ascends above the aforementioned oft-explored dichotomy. “They pull you one way / They push you back again, I know / To sow division / Poisoning minds,” sings Dan Boeckner. He’s right! But the point at which he sings, “Nobody knows what they want anymore,” it goes from an astute observation to one generated from the type of person to refer to social media as “The Twitter.” Other times, Thin Mind is on-the-nose political. “The Static Age” is inspired by a collection of short stories about a leader out of touch with his populace, as if the band is trying to say, “Sound familiar?” Instrumentally, even a funny song like “Julia Take Your Man Home”, a self-aware dirge about toxic masculinity, is hobbled by a plodding groove.

Still, Thin Mind is a Wolf Parade record, which means it’s undoubtedly got some great songs. Drummer Arlen Thompson’s work stands out, his electronic drums providing the backbone to the zooming “Forest Green”, his synth and drum fills lending a quintessentially spooky quality to the theatrical “Against the Day”. And when the band talks about the isolating nature of technology not as it relates to some generic conception of humanity, but themselves, it comes across as personal and true. “Tuning into static and my mind is frayed / I could’ve been asleep by now,” Boeckner sings on the catchy “Wandering Son”, a song about the ebbs and flows of a touring musician’s closeness to his family. Perhaps the most genuine sentiment on the whole record comes courtesy of Spencer Krug. “Be as kind as you can,” he sings on the emotional centerpiece. Unlike much of Thin Mind, it’s a far-from-novel idea that never gets old.

Bedroom rockers Jo Passed open.

2/16-2/18: Shakey Graves, SPACE

We previewed Shakey Graves’ set at the Riviera in 2018:

“If you first heard Shakey Graves through his overblown single 'Dearly Departed', you were probably as skeptical as I was to hear that his new album Can’t Wake Up was supposed to be a revelation. Well, it’s not album of the year, but it’s a very impressive transformation from earnest folk singer to indie rock curator for Alejandro Rose-Garcia. Using a choir of voices on many songs to convey his mental monologues, Garcia creates a world where he’s 17, and then 27, having existential crises and feeling invincible at the same time. Tracks are breezy ('Kids These Days', 'Backseat Driver') and dreamy ('Counting Sheep', 'Dining Alone'), and the wide array of instruments on the record, including lo-fi synthesizers, like on the drum-machine-addled ‘My Neighbor' and 'Big Bad Wolf' and buzzing 'Foot Of Your Bed', add to the chaos that makes the record so ultimately effective.”

Since then, he’s released a cover of Roger Miller’s “A World So Full Of Love”, but he’s been playing new songs at his shows. Expect to hear some of them during his three-night stint at SPACE for his For The Record acoustic tour.

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THE BLACKENING TURNS 10 YEARS OLD!

The Album Of The Decade turns a decade today, and while it’s not quite ready to move out of the house like TMTC, at 10 years old, it’s ready to start doing chores! Released on an unsuspecting world back in 2007, it contains such live staples as “Aesthetics Of Hate”, “Beautiful Mourning”, Now I Lay Thee Down”, and the almighty “Halo” The Blackening Fun Facts: - Writing for the album began in August 2005. - The Blackening was recorded at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA, by Robb and engineer Mark Keaton. - The absolutely crushing mix was done by long-time MH producer Colin Richardson at Strongroom Studios and Metropolis Studios in London England. -  The intro to “Clenching” was musically assembled at VIP studios with BME engineer Vincent Wojno and became it’s own song due to the fact that it had 90 tracks!  Quad-guitars of 3 part harmonies, 20 tracks of snare, and many other things made it one of the most challenging pieces on the album. - The middle eastern-sounding vocal line that opens the album was recored during mixing with Colin in London while Robb was on a quick press tour of England. - While The Blackening is now-known for epic 10-minute-long metal anthems, bizarrely the first 4 songs written for the record were the 4 shortest songs on the album. In order:  “Slanderous”, “Beautiful Mourning”, Aesthetic Of Hate”, and "Now I Lay Thee Down”.  For the first half of the writing process there was no indication that there would be any songs over 5 minutes. - Fans from the bands “message board” (The Frontliner’s) were invited to sing the “fight’s” on Clenching The Fists Of Dissent.  Machine Head through a party at Sharkbite and recorded many drunken folks losing their voice screaming “FIGHT”.  The German metalcore band Caliban also sang some “fights” when they rolled through town. - The first 2 shows for The Blackening were warm-up/headline dates in Salt Lake City, Utah and Denver, Colorado on the way to a tour with Lamb Of God, Trivium tour where MH were 2nd of 4, and a then-unknown band called Gojira opening . - “Halo”, often viewed as the album masterpiece, took nearly 6 months to finish and went through so many lyrical, musical, and arrangement changes that by the time the band was done, they were essentially burnt-out on it.  Upon finishing recording, Phil Demmel infamously exclaimed “we will never play this song live!!!" - “Halo” debuted live in both Utah and Denver, but amazingly, was retired for the next 5 months and 2 tours.  A decision almost unimaginable now! - Reviews at the time were insanely positive with most music press unanimously giving it the highest marks possible.  Only Revolver magazine (4 out of 5 stars) and the comical Rolling Stone magazine (who gave it 2 out of 5 stars) were the standouts. - The first video and single for The Blackening was supposed to be “Now I Lay Thee Down” but at the last minute, the boys decided to switch it to “Aesthetic Of Hate”.  It was quickly assembled and filmed while on tour over 2 days in Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia.  Tour mate John Campbell from Lamb Of God brought the boys to various dilapidated buildings in the Richmond, VA area and arranged a warehouse to shoot in.  The outside crowd shots were filmed in the parking lot next door to The NorVa and featured Wille Adler’s then-13 year old son Tres. - On this day 10 years ago, the boys were playing at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC. - Nearly 3 1/2 years of touring included:  Opening slot for Heaven & Hell (Black Sabbath w/ Dio) and Megadeth, a co-headline tour with Arch Enemy, Throwdown and Sanctity.  The Black Crusade: a massive Europe /UK arena tour with Trivium, Dragonforce, Arch Enemy and Shadows Fall.  Main support to Hell Yeah in the US, Mayhem Festival, various european headline slots atop Wacken, Hellfest, and Rock In Rio.  . Another round the world jaunt with Hatebreed and Bleeding Through that led through Japan, Australia, and Europe and is where Phil met future wife Marta. - Interestingly, there was only 1 headline tour of the US:  The Black Tyranny co-headline with Arch Enemy, MH would play no more than 1 hour a night. - The opening band of Machine Head’s U.S. headline tour for the album was Sanctity, fronted by Jared MacEachern.  Due to an ankle injury that had side-lined there bassist-at-the-time, they hired local Hostility bassist Brandon Sigmund for the tour and Jared sang all of the harmony vocals.  In a strange twist, 6 years later Jared would join Machine Head. - James Hetfield heard “Aesthetics Of Hate” on Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal, and, being so inspired by the album, Metallica invited MH to support them in eastern Europe and Wembley Arena in London.  The friendship that ensued led to Machine Head becoming main support to Metallica through the U.S. and Europe for the next 6 months for the Death Magnetic tour cycle. - The cover art was an old woodcarving Robb found available in the public domain.  The album design team of Paul Brown and Deanna Alcorn changed and altered various aspects of it to make it Machine Heads own creation.  The words "The Mirror Which Flatters Not” were reversed at the last minute so not to confuse people about the album title. - The first 30,000 copies of the US edition contained a flaw in the album art and was later corrected.  The "squiggle" on one side of the title was blown out by a piece of lint on the printing press - The album debuted at #16 in the UK, #14 in Australia, and #54 in the USA selling 16,000 copies it’s first week.  It would go on to sell 350,000 worldwide. - While certainly the best selling album of latter-day Machine Head, The Blackening sits as Machine Head’s 4th best selling album, with 1999’s "The Burning Red", "The More Things Change", and "Burn My Eyes" still outselling it worldwide.  Stranger still, in many Scandinavian countries “Supercharger" has still outsold The Blackening. - After finishing the Mayhem festival in the US with Slipknot, the boys embarked on a massive 9 week tour around the globe in support of Slipknot, with dates in Japan, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. - The tour cycle was not without it’s low points.  Phil Demmel lost his father, and Dave McClain lost his mother within a 3 month period… both while on tour. - Following the passing of Phil’s dad, Machine Head’s Black Crusade tour-mates volunteered to play the shows while Phil went home from Switzerland.  Matt and Corey from Trivium played, Fredrique from Dragonforce, and Christopher Amott from Arch Enemy all contributed guitar. - Following the passing of Dave’s mom, Machine Head’s tour mates volunteered to play the show while Dave went home from Green Bay, WI.  Robb Rivera of Nonpoint, Mark Castillo of Bury Your Dead and Vinnie Paul all played songs.  Vinnie played the slowest version of “Halo” ever performed to date! - The band received their first Grammy nomination for the track “Aesthetics Of Hate”, ultimately losing out to a b-side on the special edition re-release of Slayer's - Christ Illusion.  A bizarre snub from the Grammy academy, as it was the same album Slayer had one a Grammy for the previous year. - The Blackening was certified Silver in the UK in 2010, their 4th album to achieve that status. - Upon hearing the lyrics to many of the album strong anti-war, anti-religion themes, The Disney Corp. appallingly banned Machine Head from performing at the House Of Blues (located on Disney property) 2 days before the tours opening night in Anaheim.   After being threatened to "not to go public", the band went public, and Disney banned them from the 2nd HOB date on the tour in Orlando (also on Disney property).  10 years later the ban still remains... - 3 video were filmed for the album, “Aesthetics”, “Now I Lay Thee Down”, and “Halo”. The water scene at the end of “Halo” was filmed in Debbie Abono’s backyard pool in Concord, CA. and Dave’s then-wife Shelly was the lead heroine in the Romeo and Juliet-inspired video for “Now I Lay Thee Down”. - A 4th video was filmed for a Kerrang! magazine sponsored tribute to Iron Maiden, with the boys filming an absolutely insane crowd at the Rock In Rio in Portugal for their cover of “Hallowed Be Thy Name”. - When the tour cycle was over, Machine Head had toured for 3 years and 3 months, performing over 372 shows. - In 2010 Metal Hammer declared The Blackening “Album Of The Decade”. How does The Blackening hold up for you?  Does it deserve the accolades it achieved?  Many fans at the time complained of the overly-long songs and increased melody, how does it stand the test of time for you?  Did you see Machine Head on this tour cycle? Share your stories with us!!

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WFS 121 - Classic Wet Flies & Fly Tying with Fred Klein - Ray Bergman, American Angler, Brook Trout, Maine, Davie McPhail

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/121

Fred Klein breaks down some great tips on tying classic wet flies and sheds some light on the history of wet flies.  He is the Grizzly king on Instagram and is breaking out beautiful pics for everyone to see out there.

Fred talks about the history of classic flies and some of the great books you can check out.  We also touch on brook trout and some of the flies that Fred uses.  Don't miss this as Fred describes the 6 top must have books for classic flies.

  Fly Fishing Trip Giveaway:

https://wetflyswing.com/giveaway

  Show Notes with Fred Klein

(updated links/time:  https://wetflyswing.com/121)

Ray Bergman was the editor for Outdoor Life.  The Book Trout from 1938 was Ray's biggest book with flies from pre WWII era.

Grizzly King Fly on instagram is Fred's main outlet where he shares all of his over 350 custom wet fly patterns.

We talk about the pathfinder as seen on Ray Bergman's book and tied here by Fred.  Fred describes a little about wet wings and how to tie them correctly.

Fred notes two books here and how tips up and tips down changed over the years.

The Silver Doctor has a married wing and can be seen below.  Died goose is very typical for this fly pattern.

Fred is an ambassador for Partridge Hooks

The Parmachene Bell was noted here and on the podcast with John Shewey in episode 16.

NW Fly Fishing Magazine and Classic Steelhead Flies are both products from John Shewey.

Here is the Harliquin below from Ray Bergman's book and on Instagram through Fred's feed.

Joseph Bates, Leonard wrote Flies from 1950 which had a huge number of flies.  Carrie Stevens were all big names back in the old days.

Piscator Flies and Darren MacEachern was behind Streamers 365 which was a huge project.

The Alexadra fly and Carrie Stevens Boston Blackie which is an unknown fly but are Fred's goto flies for brook trout.

The must read books are as follows:

Thadeus Norrus:  The American Angler Charles Orvis:  Fishing with a fly from 1883, Favorite Flies and there History by Marry Orvis Trout by Ray Bergman Flies: 2200 Wet Flies and Streamers Joseph Bates:  Streamers and Bucktails

Davie McPhail is one of the best fly tyers on Instagram.  You can check out his youtube channel here.

The Silver Stork was noted here.

H&H Vises were noted here.  Here's what H and H stands for.

The Quack Doctor was discussed here in relation to mylar and other silver and gold tinsels.

Here's a link to the new Tesla Truck.  Leave a comment if you like the look of this baby?

You can find Fred Klein at Grizzle King Fly on Instagram.

Resources Noted in the Show

Videos Noted in the Show

Here's a Classic Davie McPhail Video

  The Alexandra Wet Fly

Conclusion with Fred Klein

Fred Klein shares some of his best classic wet flies and the resources to help you get started.  He talks about the importance of thread size, why he loves Davie McPhail and why you should follow him.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/121

Check out this episode!

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Kraft Snack Bites from Tendril on Vimeo.

Five hilarious spots for Kraft Snack Bites we lovingly created with Taxi Toronto. These are some next level SNACK WARS.

CREDITS:

Client: Kraft

Agency: Taxi Canada

CCO: Jeff MacEachern

Art Director: Stefan D’Aversa

Writer: Phil Coulter

Producer: Hanna Bratt

Production Company: Tendril

Director: Daniel Pommella

EP: Kate Bate

Creative Directors: Christopher Bahry, Alexandre Torres

Live Action Director: Patrick Coffey

Producer: Mary Anne Ledesma

Production Coordinator: Priscila Conde

Storyboard: Daniel Pommella

Art Direction and Design: Daniel Pommella, Leandro Beltran

TD: Ben Pilgrim

Modelling: Leandro Beltran, Carlos Torres, Marcelo Souza, Rodrigo Rezende

Jr. CG Generalist: Tyrel Scott

Layout: Florent Arnould

2D Animation: Daniel Pommella, Samuel Bohn

3D Animation: Florent Arnould, Will Sharkey, Matt Walker

FX: Alasgar Hasanov, Rafael Santos

Photogrammetry: Christian Hecht, Rob Moggach

Light & Render: Brad Husband, Alexandre Veaux, Marcelo Souza

Compositing: Brad Husband, Alexandre Veaux, Rob del Ciancio

Food Styling: Niko Hook

Edit: John Gallagher

Colour: Andrew Exworth @ The Vanity, Astrid Cardenas @ Tendril

Music and Sound Design: SNDWRX

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@Manitouwadge To Re-Count Ballots Cast for Office of Mayor #ONMunicipalElxn @ManitouwadgeHS @TheWadgeLibrary @ManitouwadgeT @peterruel MANITOUWADGE, ON - At the Council meeting of October 24, 2018, a request was made for a recount of the ballots cast for the office of Mayor which had resulted in a difference of just four votes with John MacEachern receiving 351 votes and Pastor Peter Ruel receiving 347 votes.

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Ramblings: Updates on Klefbom, White, Karlsson; Koskinen Extended; Hronek – January 22

  The Carolina Hurricanes have started to lock up their core and the next addition to the list is Teuvo Teravainen. He signed a five-year deal with an average annual value of $5.4-million and it doesn’t appear to include movement/trade protections.

Teravainen has really flourished in Carolina to the tune of 145 points in 211 games, or a 56-point pace per 82 games. It helps playing alongside Sebastian Aho, but Turbo has really found his game with the Hurricanes.

Just as an aside to the contract, I do wonder where Teravainen fits in long term. It seems like the team will move forward with Teravainen, Nino Niederreiter, Andrei Svechnikov, and Micheal Ferland (I’m assuming they sign him) in their top-6. But this precludes re-signing Justin Williams after the season, or possibly bringing in another top winger in free agency this summer (there are a lot of them). And there are always the swirling ‘defenceman for a scoring winger’ rumours surrounding the ‘Canes every year.

I say all this because there’s good evidence that Teravainen is a better defensive forward than he is an offensive one. It’s not to say he’s devoid of offensive talent; I mentioned above he’s played as a 55-plus-point guy since getting to Carolina. But maybe he slides down to the third line once this team is really loaded, filling in the role currently occupied by Williams? A reliable two-way forward who they can use all over the lineup, including special teams. It’s to say that I’m not entirely convinced he’ll be the long-term winger for Aho.

But that’s a year or two down the road. In all, it’s a good contract for the team and gives Teravainen security, and the chance for another multi-year contract when this new one runs out.

Just a fun Teravainen fact: since the start of the 2016-17 season, he has the same assists/60 minutes at 5v4 as Patrick Kane.

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It appears Erik Karlsson will not return for the Sharks until after the All-Star Game, which would also include him not playing in the midseason classic itself. It makes sense from San Jose’s perspective; this is a true Cup contender and there is a pretty big gap between the Big Three in the Pacific and the rest of the division. They need him healthy in April, not January.

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If you haven’t picked up your copy of the 2019 Dobber Hockey Midseason Fantasy Guide from our Dobber Shop, there’s no time like the present! We only have a couple days of hockey before the break, and that’s the best time to digest all the information necessary to make a run for a league title this year, or set your keeper/dynasty teams up for the future.

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It looks like Oscar Klefbom will return for the Oilers after the All-Star break. This is huge for the Oilers if they truly want to make a run for the playoffs as he’s easily their best defenceman and the team has looked near-dead since his injury. Good news, fantasy owners!

Speaking of the Oilers, they have put both Ty Rattie and Ryan Spooner on waivers. I’ll admit, I got sucked into Rattie’s performance alongside Connor McDavid at the end of last year and in the preseason. I didn’t end up drafting him anywhere, but I have used him a lot in DFS. It, uh, hasn’t gone well. Maybe these guys can catch on elsewhere.

Thus concludes the Jordan Eberle trade tree. Outcome: not great!

The last bit on the Oilers: they signed goaltender Mikko Koskinen for three more years with an AAV of $4.5-million. That seems like a pretty big gamble on a 30-year old goalie (31 next season) with 31 career NHL games. Not to mention the team needs to completely overhaul their winger depth from top to bottom, needs another top-4 defenceman, and already has $73-million committed to next season. This should be a team looking to spend as little as possible in goal to try and upgrade elsewhere and this… this is not it.

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The Blue Jackets have added Martin St. Louis as a special teams consultant. Presumably, this means he’s helping the team with their power play. As Aaron Portzline noted, the Columbus power play has been absolutely abysmal for two years, ranking last in the league since January of 2017. Special teams aren’t everything, but teams that score on fewer than 1 in 6 power play opportunities are going to struggle to win games, especially at a rate of a Cup contender.

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Calgary has some new lines, aside from leaving the top line together:

  #Flames at practice today:

Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm Frolik-Backlund-Neal Tkachuk-Jankowski-Bennett Mangiapane-Ryan-Hathaway

Giordano-Brodie Hanifin-Hamonic Kylington-Andersson

Czarnik, Valimaki, and Prout extras.

— Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) January 21, 2019

  It’ll be interesting to see for just how long this configuration lasts. It seems like breaking up the second line, which has been one of the best in hockey for a few years now, isn’t a long-term move, more something to get some balance right now.

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On the topic of lines and news, Mike Babcock has broken up the duo of John Tavares and Mitch Marner:

  #Leafs at practice: Marleau-Matthews-Marner Hyman-Tavares-Kapanen Brown-Kadri-Nylander Lindholm-Gauthier-Holl

Rielly-Hainsey Dermott-Zaitsev Marincin-Ozhiganov

Andersen Sparks

No Gardiner (back spasms), Johnsson (concussion).

— Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) January 21, 2019

  The Leafs haven’t looked like themselves for a little while now, though it seems much of the issue is a shooting percentage drop on the power play and the injury to Frederik Andersen. Like the Flames, we’ll see how long this actually lasts. I’m skeptical it’ll be for very long.

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On the Ottawa front, Sens forward Colin White says he should be back in the Ottawa lineup after the All-Star Game. He had been playing very well on a line with Brady Tkachuk and Mark Stone. I’d like to see him get another chance there.

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Drew Doughty scored in Monday afternoon’s 4-3 win over St. Louis, his fifth goal of the season. It’s been a tough season for almost every Los Angeles Kings player, but Doughty is averaging over two hits a game for the first time in years and is on pace for 46 points. Other areas have sagged (plus/minus and shots, notably), but there’s still been enough here to maintain solid fantasy relevance. That feels like an amazing statement given Doughty’s fantasy performances in his career, but it’s more a testament to the team than to himself as a player.

Mackenzie MacEachern scored his first NHL goal in the loss. You can read his Dobber profile here.

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The Nashville Predators got scoring from the blue line in the form of Roman Josi’s eighth goal and Ryan Ellis’s fifth en route to a 4-1 win over Colorado. That makes 36 points for Josi, who is now on pace for 58 on the year. He’s doing that despite having just nine PPPs. It’d be fun to see what he could do in a season with heavy minutes on a top-tier PP unit.

Pekka Rinne stopped 35 of 36 shots in the victory for Nashville.

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Both Max Pacioretty and Alex Tuch scored in Las Vegas’s 4-2 loss to Minnesota on Monday. Despite the team loss, the second line for Vegas shone once again. This trio has been truly elite in their time together. When Reilly Smith returns, it’s going to be a big decision for the coaching staff as to whether or not they put Pirri on the second or third line. With the way Stastny-Tuch-Pacioretty are rolling, and how good the top line normally is, I don’t know how either of those two trios get split.

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Florida received goals from each of Aaron Ekblad, Keith Yandle, and Michael Matheson, and Frank Vatrano had a four-point night as the Panthers toppled the Sharks 6-2. Vatrano now has 21 goals and 34 points in 63 career games with the Panthers. He’s doing that while averaging about 14 minutes a night.

For Ekblad, it was his 10th goal of the season. That gives him double-digit goals in every season of his career so far, and 63 goals overall. The lack of assists are an ongoing concern but the goal scoring is about as consistent as it gets from the blue line.

Aleksander Barkov had three assists, snapping a four-game pointless streak. He’s also just shy of a point per game with 47 in 48.  

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I wanted to get some input from the Dobber community. I have a home keeper league (10-team, keep 8) where I made a somewhat-blockbuster trade recently. Let me give you the specifics of the league first:

Points league, categories for skaters are: goals, assists, PIMs, plus/minus, SOG, PP points.

The pool of players I’m considering for keepers for next year include: Vladimir Tarasenko, Mark Scheifele, Nathan MacKinnon, Leon Draisaitl, Alexander Radulov, Evgenii Dadonov, Viktor Arvidsson, Brent Burns, Kris Letang, John Gibson, and Thatcher Demko. Remember, it’s only a keep-8, so three players from that list would miss the cut.

We don’t divide forward positions, they’re all listed as ‘forward’ so positions are irrelevant.

There are four people at the top of the league standings clustered very close together, me being one of them, and then there’s a big gap to 5th place. I think I have an edge because of fewer games played than the other three teams. In that sense, yes I’m going for it this year.

Last week, I completed the following trade:

I received: Andrei Svechnikov and Mika Zibanejad

I sent: William Nylander and Nico Hischier

My reasoning was that with the uncertainty around Taylor Hall, I think Zibanejad will out-produce Hischier the rest of the season in our format. Also, I am in the running for a league title without Nylander having done anything basically all year. I wouldn’t be keeping Hischier and it’s doubtful I’d keep Nylander. I won’t keep Zibanejad but as I said I think he’s an upgrade for the next 30 games on Hischier. I will definitely be keeping Svechnikov. He’s a guy I peg to be an absolute superstar in this league in a couple years.

I look at it as an upgrade on one guy for this year, and the other is a lock as a keeper for many seasons to come. What do you guys think?

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Last week I took a bit of a dive on Will Butcher to see how he’s performing this season, so far in his career, and what it could mean for the future. In those Ramblings, I also discussed other young defencemen like Thomas Chabot and Henri Jokiharju. There is another young defenceman I want to discuss briefly and that’s Detroit blue liner Filip Hronek.

As I’ve stated before, I’m not a prospects writer. I leave that stuff to the good people over at Dobber Prospects. I mostly form my opinion based on their writing, the writing of some other people around the industry, and my own brief observations. All this is to say that going into the 2018-19 season, I knew who Hronek was but didn’t know much about him. I knew he had a good age-20 season in the AHL, I knew he might push for an end-of-roster spot on the Wings, and that’s about it.

He’s opened a lot of eyes, including both of mine, since.

Hronek has only played 22 games, so it should be said we’re not working with a lot of information. That said, here’s where he ranks in various categories among Red Wings rear guards:

Adjusted 5v5 shot share percentage: 1st

Adjusted 5v5 on-ice shots for: 1st

Individual 5v5 expected goals: T-1st

Penalties drawn per 60 minutes: 1st

That’s, uh, pretty good.

Other metrics aren’t as flattering (he’s about break-even in expected goal share) but for just 22 games on a lottery team, he’s standing out.

It might take a year or two once all those awful contracts on the Red Wings blue line start running out before guys like Hronek and Dennis Cholowski can really take over. With that said, I’ve been impressed with Hronek and look forward to what he can do in the future. He’s had a good start, now it’s about building off that and taking the next step.  

from All About Sports https://dobberhockey.com/hockey-rambling/ramblings-updates-on-klefbom-white-karlsson-koskinen-extended-hronek-january-22/