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Season 3, Episode 5: "Daddy's Girlfriend Part 2"
We talked to Parker Posey about her two-episode guest-starring role on Louie, in which she goes on a one-of-a-kind date with the star. Click here to read the first part about last week's episode.
ESQUIRE.COM: Do you think that your character would have said yes to Louie if he hadn't been so bumbling when he asked her out?
PARKER POSEY: She tells him in the bookstore, "I don't go for guys with looks. I did it for a while — it was a nightmare." So I think she thinks he's funny. And needs help. I think she wants to show him an energy, you know, the potency of Don't think about anything, just walk. She wants to show him, as someone who's open and free and nice, and then you see that there's something deeper going on by the end of it. You know, there are many layers to her, and to people. And I think the vulnerability in her takes him by surprise. There's the mask that everyone puts on, the theatricality of New York City, the reinvention of yourself for other people. I think she has lots of secrets.
ESQ: I never knew when to believe what she said. Even "Oh, I don't date guys for looks." Which, at first, I took at face value, but it became questionable.
PP: Oh, that's great.
ESQ: And I wondered if she finds these men who are sort of complacent and a little bit scared —
PP: Lost.
ESQ: Yeah, lost. And then she takes them on this crazy, magical journey. Is that something she makes a habit of, or is Louie special?
PP: You know, that's to be thought about. I didn't really make a choice there, but I think you're right on. She opens up to him because there's an instant connection, as he reminds her of someone, which is why she laughs at him. And she reminds him of an ideal. So she's a projection of what he's seeing. That's the other layer to playing a woman on Louis C.K.'s show. He created my character, so the projections change in the writing. It's his show. There's an unreal quality to it, too. She's going to be who he thinks she is, and then the layers come off. Does she really feel seen by him? Did she help him? Is he in a drama? And then there's another interpretation, where this is a woman that needs to have a drink. Because she has so much pain, and she's about to crumble. She opened up, and now she's deeply ashamed.
ESQ: That great performance from the bartender not giving her the shots of Jagermeister seemed to set off the whole manic episode. And I wondered how much of it was her trying to prove to him, and to herself, that she was fun and awesome and didn't need booze.
PP: It can totally be looked at in that way. But then I think there are layers to that show that are interesting, too.
ESQ: Louis is notorious for having these really tight scripts and having everyone stick to them. But your part felt like some of it might have been improvised.
PP: No. I just read my lines. It's all id. It's all Here I am, right in front of you.
ESQ: Well, she says that: "We're not lying to each other tonight."
PP: What does she say?
ESQ: She says something like, "If you lie to me tonight, I'm going home."
PP: Oh. "Let's be honest with each other." It's not if you lie. It's about being honest.
ESQ: Right.
PP: It's different than a betrayal.
ESQ: It's more positive, I guess.
PP: Yeah, because she wants to meet the real person. She doesn't want to play that game. She's tired of it. She's going, This is how I want this encounter to be. I'm taking control of the moment, and this is how it's going to play out. And then it changes. People need to do that more with each other.
ESQ: Have you ever had a date like that?
PP: No!
ESQ: No, of course not. What was I thinking? Gorging at a deli, almost killing yourself. Just a typical New York night. I sort of interpreted the scene where they're in the deli as though she's like the food. She's a little too rich for Louie's blood. He can't handle that much of her.
PP: I like that.
ESQ: Because Louie is always saying things like, "I just eat a pint of ice cream and jerk off." And then the rest of his life is junk food, and she's...
PP: She's like, "This is to be savored," right? Life is to be savored. It's not cheap. It's not empty. If these amazing people give you this incredible food at this place, take it in. Life is short. She feels she has a time limit. Everyone's moving at a different pace. He's in ice cream mode. She probably fasted the week before. Keep walking, keep moving. And she's still compelled to save that guy.
ESQ: A lot of times I felt like she was trying to push him to try new things, but then I also felt like she was just trying to make him prove he liked her.
PP: Yeah. I think she's making a story, a memory. I'm from the South, and someone talked about this idea that your life should be remembered. The encounter is about I'm going to make an impression. I may never see this person again, but they'll never forget this moment. Now look at Nora Ephron. Right? I mean, this is a woman that — every encounter was so A-plus. A-game. Not many people can have the capacity to do that.
ESQ: Did you ever meet Nora Ephron?
PP: Yeah. She gave me my first job. My first Hollywood job in a movie called Sleepless in Seattle. My scene was cut, and she wrote me a beautiful card saying how she was sorry, and it had nothing to do with me. And then she cast me in Mixed Nuts. I was rollerblader number two to Jon Stewart's rollerblader number one. I had $1.75 in my bank account. When I went to work, she gave me a hundred dollars. I had no money. And then I was in You've Got Mail, and we would have lunch every so often. I'd reach out to her for advice. She was a very special woman. She loved Louie.
ESQ: I've taken up so much of your time.
PP: I'm at the vet, so it's perfect timing.
Anna Peele is a culture writer and editor who has written features for Esquire, GQ, The Washington Post Magazine, and New York Magazine.


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Assembling in the late '90s, in the town of Kilmarnock, near Glasgow, Scotland, Biffy Clyro featured a three-piece lineup, fronted by vocalist and guitarist Simon Neil along with James Johnston (bass) and drummer Ben Johnston. Playing loud combinations of pop/rock, inspired by the music of bands like Weezer, Biffy Clyro first started by playing their aggressive pop tunes in the nearby Glasgow club scene, eventually enjoying a stable and enthusiastic response from their audiences. After releasing their first EP, Thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow, via the Electric Honey record label, the band managed to secure some airplay on Scotland's BBC, which opened the way for even more exposure within the Scottish music scene. Not long after, the trio signed a recording contract with Beggars Banquet and offered their first single, "27," in October 2000. During the following months, the group played numerous live shows, including one opening slot for their longtime idols Weezer. In February 2002, the crew offered yet another single, simply titled "57," before the release of their long-awaited debut full-length, Blackened Sky, issued in March of that same year.
A year later, the more elaborate The Vertigo of Bliss appeared. Constant touring to support the album kept the band busy until mid-2004 when they recorded Infinity Land, which was released late in the year. Three years later the successful single "Saturday Superhouse" announced the coming of their fourth album, Puzzle. In 2009, Biffy Clyro released their fifth studio album, Only Revolutions. Featuring such singles as "Mountains," "Bubbles," and "Many of Horror," the album was both a critical and commercial success, going platinum in 2010 and earning several accolades including a Mercury Music Prize nomination. In 2012, Biffy Clyro released an online video trailer announcing their forthcoming sixth studio album, Opposites. A sprawling, ambitious work balancing prog rock with mainstream, radio-ready pop, Opposites was released in 2013.
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A total of 16 former IHRA World Champions will make up this year's field of top three finishers on the Summit Pro-Am Tour, including six of last year's seven world champions. 47 drivers are in the tournament for the second year in row while 10 drivers will have more than one opportunity to take home a championship by qualifying in multiple classes. Those drivers competing for a championship in multiple classes are Steve Dweck, Brett Nesbitt, Chad Traylor, Darcy Clarke, Mark Faul, Jimmy Hidalgo Jr., Mark Miles, Laramie Reid, Vernon Rowland and Mike Shannon.
A complete breakdown of each class, qualified drivers and their respective divisions can be found below.
TOP SPORTSMAN – IHRA's premier doorslammer class will once again be led by defending world champion Mike Thompson. After taking last year's championship over Donny Urban, Thompson returns in 2013 with another strong resume, having won Division 2 and reaching three finals with one win. His biggest challenge will come from Mark Payne who led all drivers in Division 1 with 461 points on his way to the TS divisional title. Payne has three wins this season, joining Division 4 TS champion Kamron Wright. The rest of the division champions are Rube Allman (D3), Stacy Hall (D9) and Pat McNally (D6). Other drivers to watch out for in this class include Leslie Dugas and Scott Wasko who had two wins each in 2013 and last year's third place finisher at the TOC Rick McDonough, a tough draw for any competitor.
Top Sportsman Qualifiers
Rube Allman (D3), Jim Cairnes (D9), Mark Claypoole (D1), Leslie Dugas (D4), Graham Foster (D6), Stacy Hall (D9), Kendal Hampton (D4), Mike Koontz (D1), Shawn Lachambre (D6), Rick McDonough (D2), Pat McNally (D6), Mark Payne (D1), Calvin Snow (D9), Fred Sommer (D3), Mike Thompson (D2), Scott Wasko (D3), Norman Williams (D2), Kamron Wright (D4)
TOP DRAGSTER – The field appears to be wide open in Top Dragster this season. Defending world champion Wesley Washington Jr. will lead the field into Memphis fresh off of a divisional title in Division 1 with two wins and a runner-up this season. Matt Levatino also had a strong season in 2013 with three Top Dragster finals and two wins to take Division 4, while Michael White and Trevor Ritchie both had two wins apiece in taking the D9 and D6 championships respectively. Other division champions included Chris Cadle (D3) and Steve Dweck (D2). Two other former IHRA world champions are in the Top Dragster field as seven-time divisional finalist in 2013 Brett Nesbitt and multi-time world champion Gary Bingham throw their name into the mix. Others to watch in Top Dragster include Division 2 runner-up Victor Fera, who reached three finals this season, and Division 1 runner-up Chad Traylor who did the same.
Top Dragster Qualifiers
Gary Bingham (D9), Ron Biondo (D3), Chris Cadle (D3), Austin Cowan (D3), Larry Cox Jr. (D1), Claude DeBonis (D2), Steve Dweck (D2), Victor Fera (D2), David Johns (D4), Matt Levatino (D4), Brett Nesbitt (D9), Darryn O'Connor (D6), Trevor Ritchie (D6), Andy Scheu (D6), Dave Senio (D6), Ed Smith (D3), Chad Traylor (D1), Wesley Washington Jr. (D1), Michael White (D9)
SUPER STOCK – Multi-time IHRA world champion Michael Beard leads the high-flying Super Stock class into the 2013 IHRA World Finals, although the Ohio native barely snuck into the field via a third place finish in Division 3 this season. Instead, a collection of heavy hitters from all corners of the country will enter as favorites this season including Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. (D4), Marvin Dunahoo (D9), Mark Faul (D6) and Scott Stillings (D3). All four took a divisional championship this season and the quartet combined for 12 wins and 24 finals in 2013. The other division champions were Nick Chiles (D1) and Michael Crumpler (D2). Mark Nowicki provided one of the best seasons of the non-champions, recording three wins in four finals in finishing runner-up to Stillings in D3. Other drivers to watch in Super Stock include Art Congdon, Mark Young and Pete D'Agnolo.
Super Stock Qualifiers
Michael Beard (D3), Nick Chiles (D1), Darcy Clarke (D1), Art Congdon (D6), Tony Cowell (D4), Michael Crumpler (D2), Pete D'Agnolo (D1), Robbie Draughon (D2), Marvin Dunahoo (D9), Mark Faul (D6), Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. (D4), Brian Martel (D1), Jeffrey Miller (D4), Mark Nowicki (D3), Cody Phillips (D2), Jim Reynolds (D9), Scott Stillings (D3), Mark Young (D9)
STOCK – Three of the top five finishers from last year's Tournament of Champions return for another go-round in Stock this season. Defending world champion Brent Darroch returns fresh off of the heels of a divisional championship in D3, while last year's runner-up B.J. Bianchi also brings a divisional title into this year's fight with the win in D2 on the strength of two wins and three finals. Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. is the other strong returning competitor, racking up seven total finals this year in two classes. Of the new faces, Stephen McGrath, the Division 1 champ, and Terry Taylor, the Division 9 champ, bring the strongest resumes. Mark Faul (D6) and Wes Neely (D4) are the other Stock divisional champions from 2013. Other drivers to watch out for in Stock include Gil Carty Jr. who had two wins this season, joining T.C. Morris. Jeff Longhany, Casey Plaizier and Michael Lee Truell who are also not to be overlooked.
Stock Qualifiers
B.J. Bianchi (D2), Gil Carty Jr. (D1), Jason Clark (D3), Darcy Clarke (D6), Brent Darroch (D3), Mark Faul (D6), Jeffrey Gardiner (D1), Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. (D4), Jeff Longhany (D9), Stephen McGrath (D1), T.C. Morris (D3), Wes Neely (D4), Ricky Pennington (D2), Casey Plaizier (D6), Sam Pourciau (D4), Kevin Riner (D2), Terry Taylor (D9), Michael Lee Truell (D9)
QUICK ROD – Perhaps the most competitive class in this year's Tournament of Champions is in Quick Rod. Defending world champion Corey Manuel leads this year's field after having another standout season with one win and two runner-up finishes. Of the divisional champions, all six have proven their worth with 18 wins among them. Mark Miles (D2), Laramie Reid (D4) and Mike Shannon (D6) made the most noise this season with four wins apiece, while John Dustin (D1), Brett Nesbitt (D9) and Vernon Rowland (D3) had two wins apiece. Nesbitt and Shannon reached 14 finals in 2013 between the two of them, while Mark Miles burst onto the scene with four wins in five finals. Reid's four finals toughen up the field. The runner-up in this class from last year was Patrick Forster, who returns after finishing second in Division 3 with two wins. Other drivers to watch out for in Quick Rod include Jake Levatino, Chris Scarlata, Dale Scates and Chad Traylor – although anyone in this year's field is capable of coming away a champion.
Quick Rod Qualifiers
John Dustin (D1), Jamie Farrell (D9), Patrick Forster (D3), Eric Goulden (D6), Gerald Dale Harrison (D9), Otis Henry (D2), Jake Levatino (D4), Corey Manuel (D2), Jeremy Mason (D3), Mark Miles (D2), Brett Nesbitt (D9), Mike Pople (D6), Laramie Reid (D4), Vernon Rowland (D3), Chris Scarlata (D1), Dale Scates (D4), Mike Shannon (D6), Chad Traylor (D1)
SUPER ROD – The only class that doesn't have the 2012 world champion back in the field is Super Rod. Instead, a collection of two former world champions and a host of divisional champions will look to become the new king of 9.90. Easily the biggest favorite is Ohio's Jacob Elrod. The defending Sportsman Driver of the Year is back and leading the Pro-Am Tour in final rounds for the second year in a row. The multi-class driver considers Super Rod his bread and butter and will bring seven finals and four wins into this year's tournament. Double division champion Laramie Reid, who also qualified in QR, will bring his four total wins into the tournament, joining seven-time finalist Mike Shannon from Division 6. Other divisional champions include Ernie Knight (D9), David Marcus Jr. (D2) and Gerald Pierce (D1). Mark Miles will be one to watch this year with four wins in five finals this season in two classes, while former Super Rod world champion Tommy Maedgen will look to return to the winner's circle. Others to watch in SR include Donald Webb, Greg Slack, Vernon Rowland, Darius Poitier and Clayton Nance.
Super Rod Qualifiers
Brian Baker (D9), Dale Dryden (D6), Jacob Elrod (D3), Ernie Knight (D9), Mike Lagos (D3), Tommy Maedgen (D4), David Marcus Jr. (D2), Mark Miles (D2), Clayton Nance (D4), Kevin O'Brien (D1), Tom Patterson (D6), Gerald Pierce (D1), Darius Poitier (D2), Laramie Reid (D4), Vernon Rowland (D3), Mike Shannon (D6), Greg Slack (D9), Donald Webb (D1)
HOT ROD – Defending Hot Rod world champion Patrick Forster made the TOC this year, just not in the 10.90 class. That means the championship in Hot Rod is once again back up for grabs! Leading the way at this year's tournament is without a doubt Mark Mullen. The Division 2 champ led all drivers on the 2013 Pro-Am Tour with 504 points off the strength of three wins in four finals. Two-time Hot Rod champion Keith Mayers also has an upper-hand as the Division 1 champion this year with three wins. Mike Frederick Sr. also had a big year in taking the Division 4 crown with three wins, while the only driver – yes, the ONLY driver – from last year's top 10 in the TOC in Hot Rod to return this year is Daryl Griffin, who had four runner-ups to take the Division 9 crown. Other divisional champs were Warren Neitsch (D6) and Ricky Roe (D3). Others to watch out for in Hot Rod include Steve Dweck, Kevin McLamb, Doug Wood and Michael Schiberl.
Hot Rod Qualifiers
Joseph Bagwell (D9), Tommy Costales (D4), Steve Dweck (D2), Mike Frederick Sr. (D4), Ken Goldade (D6), Daryl Griffin (D9), Dale Koncen (D1), Keith Mayers (D1), Kevin McLamb (D9), Mark Mullen (D2), Warren Neitsch (D6), R.Steed Robertson (D1), Ricky Roe (D3), Michael Schiberl (D3), Jacob Slinger (D6), William Stepp (D2), Scooter Wilkins (D4), Doug Wood (D3)


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Frances Schultz: Something tells me there's a serious cook in this kitchen.
Nicole Hough: We're all pretty serious about cooking. My husband and I both cook, and so do our four- and seven-year-old daughters.
What do they make?
Oh, they bake bread, make pizza dough...they're learning a lot at a really young age.
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Our house is a 1905 American foursquare. We've been working on it for years, to bring it back to its former glory. I designed the kitchen to bring it back in line with the period of the house — while updating with modern conveniences — and to make it family-friendly and highly organized. I wanted the pots hanging and the dishes exposed. This way everything is at your fingertips and is easy to put away. It drives me crazy to be digging around looking for something when I'm cooking.
You've hung your pots and pans in an unusual and striking way.
I started with the idea of a pot rack over the island, but I realized it would be too crowded with pots and pans hanging there, since the kitchen isn't very wide. So we hung them on the walls — a little like Julia Child did when she outlined them on pegboard.
But what about the stuff you do want to hide?
I designed the large armoire for that. The top part is for food supplies and pantry items, and the lower area contains cookie cutters and baking stuff in clear boxes. Drawers are for napkins, place mats, and aprons, and then there are 20 apothecary drawers for keys, sunglasses, and odds and ends. There's a bottom row of drawers for the kids. This is family-central all day.
Is the armoire freestanding?
It's built-in but made to look freestanding.
The legs on the cabinets give them the look of furniture, too. And it's interesting how you've mixed painted and stained woods.
The house's original woodwork is chestnut, but it's impossible to find anymore. The armoire, the floor, and the door and window trim are oak with a chestnut stain.
That's a pretty sizable island.
It's nine by three feet, so yes, it's big. The seating on one side is great for kids and guests, and on the other side there are four pull-out baskets for produce, a mixer stand on a lift that I use nearly every day, a slot for trays and cutting boards standing up, my knife drawer, and a second oven, a Viking.
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Ikebukuro Tobu is Tokyo's largest depachika with over 200 food stalls. The depachika is spread out over two floors and two buildings, and is worth a careful peruse. The restaurant floors on the upper five floors of the department store offers tempura, tonkatsu, sushi, unagi, and much more. The restaurant floors are packed on weekends, but a great option for weekdays. The unagi shop, Aji no Miyagawa, grills the fresh water eel and glazes it with a sauce that is not sweet. It is a nice change from the cloying sweet soy that is often found at unagi-ya. The unajū box of rice topped with grilled eel and sauce, but on this day, the lunch set called out to me, including sashimi, and simmered vegetables. The clear soup includes the eel liver. This lunch is about 4,000 JPY. Aji no Miyagawa's main shop is at Tokyo Station. There are a few branches in the city.
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Is anyone interested in the Switch? Or have you even purchased one yet?
It's nice to see another high spec handheld released, although in reality it's a bit bulky to carry outside and an easy target for theft. Plus I'm not sure I would end up playing it much as a portable and just leave it docked as a home console.
It's hardware specs don't look that amazing compared to ps4 and xbox one, as it's tech is firmly based on smartphone hardware, but the initial releases look to be traditionally well polished first party games.
One advantage of the hardware is that many developers already know it from mobilephone development, but then the other consoles have the big advantage of pc based tech, which is a lot more powerful and there is a lot more experience.
The obvious release game I'm interested in is Zelda, and it does look really nice. However it's also a swansong release on the outgoing Wii U. I still don't own one of those either, however there were a couple of games I wanted to play on that so I'm wondering if i would be better off buying a cheap Wii U and playing Zelda on that for now.
Are you tempted by the Switch?
Or do you think it's a bit of a pointless hybrid that's not quite a home console and not really a truly portable system either?
Have portable gaming systems had their day now we have smartphones?
Or do we play the waiting game and see how this system does?
I'm probably going to do the latter and wait and see. The ps4 and xbox haven't really had that many exclusives to really make them must have systems for anyone with a decent gaming pc. The Switch however might end up being one that does thanks to Nintendo always producing great first party games. If the Switch doesn't do well I can see this being their last home console and maybe changing to software development. It wouldn't be the worst thing to happen. I've always liked Nintendo hardware and they have been at the forefront in terms of controller design and ideas from most generations, but I don't see that as being so relevant now that PC, PS4 and Xbox hardware are all so mature and powerful. They could still develop controller hardware, even if not actual consoles.
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I think the CD should be sold in ASDA. I don't know if you have an ASDA in America but if you're selling it in supermarkets in the UK I would cry with happiness.
15 to 25 is the best market to target. All these young people who love music and want to spend their money!
I would have thought there would be more girls, but apparently not! Crazy days!
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Joined: 22 May 2006 | Posts: 151 | Location: Blazingstoke, UK
1. to me its ok if its made available, as long as i can it get online. itd be much easier for me to just walk into a store and buy one, but i cant seem to find any here in malaysia. :(
2. i think eisley's aiming for the teens-young adults market, as they're music covers stuff that one in the said age bracket would find to be interesting. plus, they seem to be a lot interests in bands with a female vocalist lately, at least here. also, more and more people are turning to music genres such as eisley's.
3. id say most of the fans are made up of males, simply due to the fact that there are attractive and talented girls in the band. i know im one of them. ahem. it could be around 60%, i guess.
Joined: 13 Sep 2006 | Posts: 79 | Location: cyberjaya/kuala lumpur, malaysia
1) sure,why not.eventhough there's no walmart or k-mart here but it wouldn't hurt for their albums to be made as available as possible.i just hope their new album will be distributed here in malaysia cause otherwise i'm gonna have to get it online and i'm just not sure about the whole process yet..lame,i know
2) i think the age group is somewhere between 15-35
3) maybe there's just a little bit more guys than girls..about 60% to 40%.having 3 beautiful ladies in the band probably is the main reason for this but eisley is definitely more than just about looks and the fans go way beyond this fact
Joined: 20 Jul 2006 | Posts: 52 |
1. I buy my cd.s at small shops, where they are less expensive, but you might consider selling at Wal/K mart, so others who aren't even aware of Eisley's existence can get into them.
2.Eisley os a very unique sort of music. My guess is that younger kids can't appreciate the uniqueness, yet and that the older folk aren't that used to listening to CRAZINESS in music. (I hope I didn't offend anyone by the generalization of age)
3. It looks pretty even on the male/female percentage. I think it's pretty well-balanced.
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Joined: 19 Nov 2006 | Posts: 15 | Location: New Mexico, US
1. I'd say no to wall-mart, kmart. They never carry good music, so putting eisley in the mix would be horrible, because eisley is so good.
2. I started listening to eisley when i was 13 or 12. And I was the youngest eisley fan I knew of. I'm now fourteen, but still, most eisley fans I know are age 15-25.
2. I would think more females. But, it's just a guess.
Joined: 08 Nov 2006 | Posts: 54 | Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Joined: 08 Nov 2006 | Posts: 54 | Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Wal-Mart...yes. My reason sort of answers your second question as well. I am 39..absolutely fell in love with Eisley when I stumbled across you all from a friend's myspace. I am a youth worker and have been for about 11 years. I love teens and their zeal for life. I never want to grow old and stale. However, with all that said, you probably wont find me in a small record store and even though I frequent the mall, I absolutely hate record stores in malls. I get all my CD's from either Wal-Mart or the huge chains that sell audio/video stuff. Anyhow, thats my 2 cents worth.
Joined: 24 Nov 2006 | Posts: 1 |
Wal-mart? Well, depends on how bad you want to make money. Honestly. I don't think any kind of integrity would be sacrificed, even if you guys/gals don't shop there. I know a lot of folks that buy music there.
I am 24 years old and all my friends listen to Eisley. Although, I spun the first record for my mother and she liked it. I would say the 16 - 25 age group mostly.....only because their parents give them money to buy stuff and they go to shows.
The nice part about Eisley is that they appeal to these kids, but they don't have any of the annoying traits that most pop/rock groups have, so older folks don't feel like douche bags listening to them.
Wouldn't surprise me to say guys only because that is my own personal experience. I love this band as do most all my guys friends. The cool thing is, most guys I know don't like bands with girl singers. They feel sort of girly singing along. With Eisley, it's just damn good songwriting and that makes the guys I know say..."Screw it! I love Eisley!" Maybe...65% men/35% women
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 | Posts: 17 | Location: Dayton, Ohio
It might be a little late to resurrect this thread, but since it's been done...
The more available the album is, the better. I can't think of a reason not to put it in Wal-Mart, etc., unless there are major business reasons that I am not familiar with. I imagine you might not get as much profit margin on Wal-Mart sales, so you may make more money in the long run by only selling it through iTunes or mom-and-pop stores. On the other hand, for such a relatively unknown band (grr) it may be worth the low profit margins in order to increase the volume, and in so doing to exponentially increase sales through word of mouth.
I'll concur with the popular consensus that it's about a 50/50 split.
As for gender, I don't know if this website will give a very accurate picture, since I imagine that male fanboys are more likely to spend a lot of time on the band's website than female fanboys. (That may not be the case, and I may be operating on stereotypes that are about a decade old, back when only nerds spent time on bands' websites.) The shows themselves have been fairly balanced, as far as I've seen. I would expect the audience to skew slightly masculine, since the band is mostly comprised of beautiful girls.
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Joined: 22 May 2006 | Posts: 120 | Location: Dallas, TX
1. Walmart... Sure, why not (I don't have a walmart within traveling distance, though.. Target, more like)
2. I'd guess anywhere from 12- 55; i know i'm a teenager and my friends mom listens to eisley.
3. I'd guess there'd be [i]way[/i] more girls than guys, just because of some of the themes, as well as guys just don't listen to girl singers a whole, though girls will listen to both girls and guys. It's really a shame, sine they could learn so much.. hee hee, plus an evil grin
Percentage: well it's arbritrary, but say, guys 27% and girls 110% (Okay you caught me; 73% girls)
Joined: 06 Apr 2007 | Posts: 803 | Location: wherever
1) I went to wal*mart for Combinations, they didnt have it. I had to go to BestBuy. I really couldnt care, at least itsoutthereand its selling good.
2) Im thinking like 12-25
3) maybe like 60% girls, and 40% guys
4) Ihave no idea, Im a guy and I love the band, but I just see more chicks liking em, maybe Im stereotyping; chicks like "chick-ish" bands, but..whatever.
Joined: 18 Aug 2007 | Posts: 369 |
1. I personally would never buy an Eisley record at Wal Mart because of certain convictions I have about never shopping there, ever. Because they are horrible people.
2&3. All the people I know who listen to Eisley are mostly college aged girls.
Joined: 30 Aug 2007 | Posts: 2 | Location: Leicester, England
1. I never buy albums there. I'm all about the local record stores so I guess I would say no? But I feel like you'd be reach a different group if you sold the stuff there.
2. As far as age goes....the girls I babysit for like Eisley and they're 10 and 11. So I'd say.. 10-35? I'm not really sure, I feel like there is a very broad age range.
3. If I hadn't been to any Eisley shows, I would have guessed more girls than guys.. but having been to shows, definitely about 50/50.
Joined: 13 Sep 2007 | Posts: 23 |
Joined: 27 Dec 2007 | Posts: 2 |
1. Should Eisley's LP be in Walmart/K-Mart, and why?
- Is more distribution better than less distribution? Don't know-tough call. Don't have the industry expertise to answer that one. I live in Dallas, and get all my music from Good, Bills, e-music and Rhapsody (in order of preference). Last ditch used to be Tower and Virgin, but they closed, and now last ditch is Amazon. I personally wouldn't shop at Walmart under any circumstances, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't take money from those who do. In fact, you should take as much of their money as possible before they use it to do evil! If your strategy involved maintaining "indie cred" (so to speak), there MIGHT be a concern. Given the major label and corporate endorsements, though, I'm guessing not. Frankly, one of the things I like so much about Eisley is that they make intelligent, interesting, innovative music without the tiresome scenester pretense and affectation. I could live without filling Warner's pockets to get it (and without the over-slick, homogenizing, musak-like production and questionable track/single selection judgment that comes along with that) but what do you do. Seriously though, I think significant segments of your potential market (people who are going to connect with Eisley) shop at Walmart. Don't be too snobby to give them their Eisley.
2. In terms of age, who is Eisley's market? Support your opinion
best you can? (like, you know, 2 - 80 or whatever)
Thats a mystery to me. Probably depends on whether the question is who IS the audience, or who could/should the audience be? I'm guessing the audience nationally, beyond those who were in touch with local music around North Texas and Austin a few years ago and would have come to know (and love) Eisley as they are, is dominated by teenage girls, mostly those in evangelical youth groups, and emo kids. But that would be a shame, and a function of the narrow genre stereotype imposed on the band (at least initially) by the record company, track selection, choice of singles, the facile angle imposed by lazy journalists more focused on back-story than music, prejudice from taste-makers, etc.
I'm 37 and male. Is that wrong? Well, I'm not ashamed. Probably not your target demographic, but I think Eisley's music is incredibly broad in its range and appeal, and some of it is as sophisticated as anything out there and more so than most. I don't buy the "the band finally matured on Combinations" bit either. I don't think, for instance, that I could ever hear Memories, Just Like We Do, or Mr. Pine too many times, and still don't understand why Golly Sandra wasn't promoted all over mainstream radio. On the other hand, some of the material does appeal to me less. I don't find that Trolleywood or Telescope Eyes, for instance, speak to me much (though it's talented enough stuff), and, to be quite blunt, would live a long and happy life if I never heard Brightly Wound again (which I find borderline insipid- had to cut it out and re-burn the album so I could play it with friends over). Different strokes for different folks. Honestly, I love some of Combinations but some of it connects a bit less well for me, ironically. I have Come Clean, I Could Be There For You, Go Away and Ten Cent Blues in tight rotation. The first three tracks, somewhat less so.
In terms of range and versatility, the Like the Actors EP is simply showing off- its plain immodest (but I love it). The song is a tour de force. I'm sure Warner hates it. And I was ecstatic to finally have an official release of Sunfeet- its a fantastic song (one of the best) that I always thought should have been a single. Head Against the Sky is a good old fashioned shoegaze/emo-esque romper, great for cooking up a live show, though its pretty straight forward and wears off with repeat listens (except when seen live). It could have have been an outstanding single too. I have always (rightly or wrongly) thought of this track as written just to prove that Eisley was perfectly capable of epitomizing that genre (if not exhausting it), complete with all the stock mandatory devices, in one song, and are thereafter bored with it and have no more to say on the matter (whereas some bands have spent a decade or more moving around in that small circle). In other words, showing off again.
You hear comparisons/references/influences cited that Eisley's presumed audience will know (most of which I'm not that familiar with), but for people my age, Eisley's music connects with lots of earlier references. People who grew up on noisy, cathartic, atmospheric stuff like the Cure (esp. Disintegration era), Souxie, Yo La Tengo, Throwing Muses, Church, Sonic Youth, JMC, DCD, Sisters, and the Cocteau twins (especially the Cocteau Twins) are gonna find nostalgia (but not imitation) in Eisley's better stuff. They'll appreciate their proggy/neo-psy key and time-signature departures, their etherialism over the driving bass, the tribal toms and the occasional "steve morris shuffle" from Weston that is instantly recognizable to every balding, receding former new-waver. They are totally at home with the artful, non gratuitous application of feedback and distortion-laden chord wash. When the tune resolves back into a solid, throbbing mod/ska downbeat structure just as it was threatening to dissolve into ethereal goo, it feels like going home to guys of my generation. In fact, I always thought Eisley would have fit in great on 4AD!
Point is, with a band with a range like like Eisley's, audience's demographics are gonna be more responsive to single (and track) selection than for most bands. Your potential audience is whatever you want it to be. You have to choose!
It strikes me as almost kafkaesque, though, that Warner would manipulate/limit your market for four years, and then come and ask you who your market is so they can push you further into the pigeonhole they have been jamming you into based on the (inevitable) answer.
As an aside, as someone involved in social sciences research, I've gotta warn you (as you probably know already) that there is a huge difference between surveying a representative sample of the people who listen to Eisley and surveying a self-selected sample from among those who listen to Eisley who spend their time hanging out on the Eisley fan website and post to fan forums. Teens and early twenties would be probably overrepresented among those who are going to post here relative to the distribution of Eisley appreciators more generally. Also, youngsters are more likely to go to concerts than older folks. People my age think nothing of heading down to the Gypsy (when there was such a thing) or DaDa to catch a band they like (especially on an off-night), but are unlikely to bother with turning out at Smirnoff (or even HOB) unless they are taking their kids. Too much hassle. Especially if we have to buy tickets in advance. Its just not that much a part of our lives anymore. We still buy plenty of CD's though. So even the sense you get from shows might not be totally representative of the market, age-wise.
3. What would you guess the percentage of guys to girls to be? Give your
reasoning. (I guess I'm tipping the hat since you'll be able to see the %)
Really don't know on this one. Probably even split, or slightly more girls. Girls relate to girls, and identify them, but guys like to be sung to by girls. I'm a guy, and female vocals seem to have greater relative appeal to me as I get older. Depends on the kind of music. I'm not sure The Jam or The Clash would be quite the same with female vocals, but I'm not sure I would enjoy Paul Weller singing soaring, intertwining two-part harmony with Mick Jones quite as much as I enjoy listening to the Dupree girls.
*before any of the comments about the likely market are misconstrued as anti-religious; for the record, I am a presbyterian "in good standing" (whatever that means) -although that may be worse than a satanist to the Vinyard folks .
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The Ale Apothecary has been approved, licensed, granted, sanctioned, decreed, and authorized to manufacture malt beverages by numerous Big Brothers. If it hadn't been so difficult and costly, I'd think we were getting away with something. The brewery was fired up for the first time last week and produced wort for yeast propagation…our first fermentations are on track for next week. After spending the last 8 months envisioning and designing this brewery, it was pretty dang cool to finally see and smell mash in an oak barrel, to feel the familiar weight of responsibility that all brewers share on a brew day. The best part was realizing that everything actually worked, that I don't have to go back to the drawing board with my unconventional ideas…I just need to trust them.
I can trust you, too, right? You've signed on to this adventure, and we've reached the first major goal: a functioning legal brewery. What's next?
In past posts, I've compared this brewery to a old-school sailing ship. A galleon, perhaps. We've officially set sail. The water laps at the hull, the hemp ropes creak as the ship follows the rise and fall of the sea. The sails are ready, but there is no wind. We are all standing on the top deck looking in different directions for it. Which direction will it come from? The direction the wind will determine how we set our sails, will determine how we move forward. In brewery terms, the wind represents how we will sell our beer and how we can share the brewery with you. The sails and how we set them represent the physical brewery and our family; our methods for guiding us to our destination. Regardless of how much wind is out there, we have limited ourselves in our ability to catch it. This is on purpose, mind you…and not for financial gain. Stability, hopefully, and sanity. I'd digress here and delve into 'tortured artist syndrome', but we'll leave that for a personal visit to the brewery. Where was I???
2 Flagship Ales to be in year-round production, targeting June for initial release(s):
SAHALIE. One of the most unique beers in the world. There. I said it.
THE SAHALIEN. The bizarro version of Sahalie, similar in appearance yet very different in flavor.
3 Specialty Ales in limited production, available to our yet-to-be-defined beer club members:
*UNNAMED ALE #1* Blended test batches, aged in a pinot barrel on wild black currants for over a year with wild yeast. Fermented with 11 yeast strains.
*UNNAMED ALE #2* Unhopped crystal malt ale aged in brandy barrels for over a year with wild yeast. Fermented with 5 yeast strains.
*SAHATI* Inspired from the ancient Finnish ale, we will cut down an 85 foot tall spruce tree and turn the trunk into a traditional mash tun. The boughs will be used as the mash filter, and the fresh tips for aroma.
Other specialty ales may be produced, but dependent upon brewery capacity and consumer consumption.
Beer Club:
Mixed case to include all of the above ales at a discount from retail price as well as a few knick-knacks. Pre-ordered and probably delivered at 3 bottles per quarter. State laws on shipping beer are strange, so be prepared if you live outside of Oregon.
We are investigating 3 ways to make available our flagship ales:
Selected specialty bottle shops, selected specialty restaurants, direct sales from brewery. Due to not knowing which way the wind blows, we'll see about this. Our existing relationships (yes, you qualify) will get first chance at our beer. Initially, we'll focus on our local (Bend) market, but are willing to go further afield for the customer with initiative. We will make every effort to get our beer to you if you want it…some states allow direct shipment to individuals, some allow direct shipment to retail outlets.
Brewery Kick-Off & Beer Release(s):
Investigating a few different options for these…one up at The Ale Apothecary in the next month or so, and another at a local establishment. Info will be made available here and on facebook.
Brewery Visits:
Will be by appointment only…we're limited by Deschutes County on this one, but we'll make them worthwhile. Barrel tastings, multiple vintage sampling, as well as a rotating tap dispensing beer from Central Oregon breweries. Our flagship ales will be made available for purchase at the brewery.
Label and official website forthcoming. All the details for the beer club and specifics about locations where you can obtain our beer will be made clear at that point (I think). I intend to offer anything and everything to you folks following the blog and to our facebook friends first, so stay in touch.
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"One of the first difficulties in defining the word ekklesia is determining whether there are two different definitions for the word when it is applied to Christians. All agree the word is used for both a secular and a spiritual group. What about when the ekklesia is talking about the people of God? Does the New Testament Scripture use the word ekklesia two distinctly different ways or only one way? Almost all theologians since the time of the Reformation have spoken of the 'universal' (or invisible) and the 'local' (or visible) ekklesia and have given different definitions to both concepts. Different groups have emphasized one or the other of these two ideas.
The Plymouth Brethren magnify the universal/invisible concept. They insist the ekklesia is 'an organism' and not an 'organization.' They have no church membership (on paper), and no 'ordained clergyman.' Roman Catholicism and Landmark Baptists emphasize the local/visible concept of ekklesia. In their view the ekklesia is a visible physical organization, instead of an invisible organism, instituted by Christ and left in control of duly authorized leaders here on earth. Landmark Baptists call the universal ekklesia concept the 'doctrine of the great spiritual whore,' and Rome insists that one of the four marks of 'one the true church' is that the true church is 'visible.' Here are two quotes setting forth the Landmark position:
The New Testament usage of the term [ekklesia] denotes an assembly or a gathered group, a congregation . . . . . The words church and assembly are therefore synonymous. It is, therefore, essential for a church to church before it can be a church! That is, an 'assembly' must assemble before it can be an assembly. A church that has never assembled or met together in an organized fashion and for a specific purpose, never having been functional, would certainly not be a church in the scriptural sense! From: New Testament Church, by Dr. W.R. Downing, pp. 3 and 16.
As you can see, such a definition eliminates any possibility of a so-called 'universal/invisible' ekklesia. The ekklesia must be visibly assembled before it is an ekklesia. Any idea of the redeemed people of God bowing their hearts in worship all over the world being construed as the ekklesia is ridiculous to these people. There must be a visible gathering of individuals bound together under some form of constitution with leadership ordained by God and given authority to rule the ekklesia. This same group of individuals is not considered the ekklesia when they finish assembling and go their separate ways. It is only when they are 'assembled' that they are considered the ekklesia.
Mr. Downing uses the typical Landmark Baptist caricature of the 'universal church' to establish his position when he writes . . .
A "universal, invisible church" could have: No address or location, yet every church in the New Testament was located at a particular place… No pastor, elders or leaders that were functional…No deacons or property…No treasurer…No prayer meetings…No missionaries… etc. Ibid 18, 19.
It may seem strange that the Romanist and the Landmark Baptists are both so adamant against any idea of a 'universal' church. However, when we see that their respective concepts of authority are almost identical, it becomes very clear why they are kinfolk. Every group that emphasizes 'God ordained authority' for either their particular church practices or the authority of their 'duly authorized leadership' will always emphasize the so-called 'local/visible' church as the true ekklesia of Christ. Baptists who do this can be just as tyrannical as Roman Catholics. We will say more about this later. For now, I intend to argue that there is only one definition of the word ekklesia in the New Testament Scriptures even though there are two applications of the one definition.
The Definition of Ekklesia
The first question we must ask is, "What is the best way to translate the Greek word ekklesia."? Some people go into the various words used to define the meaning of 'church' in many different languages, Scottish kirk etc. This may explain history but it does not help us at all to grasp Scripture. The Plymouth Brethren use the word assembly and some other groups use congregation, but nearly everyone uses the word church which means nothing. I personally, until recently, would have said that 'assembly' was probably the best way to translate ekklesia. I would no longer do that. I would now translate it so that it clearly expresses exactly what everyone agrees is the actual meaning of the word. I would translate ekklesia as "the called out ones" since that is precisely what the word means. This is not only the true and accurate translation of the word ekklesia, it also demonstrates the first major truth, namely, that the ekklesia of Christ is they, meaning people, and not an it, meaning an organization. If you cannot speak of the ekklesia as 'they' but constantly think and speak in terms of 'it' you have not totally come out of Romanism!
Usually the first thing we do in trying to understand a specific doctrine in Scripture is translate the actually meaning of the word itself as clearly as possible into our language. We do that with words like justification, sanctification, and regeneration, etc. However, when we come to the word ekklesia we use the word church instead of actually translating the word ekklesia into its English equivalent. Ekklesia literally means 'the called out ones' and should be so translated. In failing to do that we ignore the first basic step that we otherwise always follow when trying to understand any specific doctrine. We always try, whether it is a Greek or a Hebrew word, to translate the word as closely as possible to an English word, or words. We try to stick as closely as we can to the original Greek or Hebrew. If we did that in the case of ekklesia we would say without hesitation, "the word ekklesia means 'called out (ones).'"
If everyone had a clear view of the true meaning of 'the ekklesia of Christ' issues like who should take communion, who should be baptized, when and how should discipline take place, the authority of eldership, etc., would all be looked at differently. All agree that the word Greek word ekklesia is a compound of two Greek words. The first word is "ek," and means "out," and the second is, kaleo (kal-eh'-o) and means 'to call.'
All agree that the word kaleo means 'to call' or 'called ones,' and the word ekklesia literally means the same thing except of the addition of the word 'ek.'' That means we merely add the word 'out' and it becomes 'the called out ones.' Ekklesia has nothing to do with 'calling an individual to join a local congregation.' In fact, biblical calling is totally spiritual and has nothing to do with the physical. We need only note a few verses where the word is used to clearly understand its meaning. These verses show that the 'kaleoed' and 'the Christians' are the same people.
Gal 1:6 "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel . . ." Does joining a local congregation have anything at all to do with being called (kaleoed) into the 'grace of Christ'?
Gal 1:15 "But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace . . ." Did this calling have anything to do with Paul joining a local congregation or in any way coming under the authority of a local congregation?
A shorter form, klesis (klay'-sis), of the same word, is often used. Here are a few instances.
Rom 11:29 "For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance." What does that text have to do with membership in a local congregation? What do any of the following texts have to do with anything other than spiritual effectual calling?
Eph 4:4 "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling . . ." Phil 3:14 "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." Heb 3:1 "Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling…"
Did any local congregation, or any, or all, of the other apostles, or anyone else have anything to do with God calling Paul in the following verse? Remember this is the same word used in ekklesia. Rom 1:1 "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle…"
What does the calling in the following verses have to do with the concept of a local congregation? These verses are talking about regeneration, about being joined to Christ. The word ekklesia is talking about being 'called out' of death and being brought into Christ. The word has nothing to do with either defining or joining a local congregation.
Rom 1:6 "Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ…"
Rom 1:7 "To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints…"
Rom 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
Is Romans 8:28 assuring us that all is well because one is a member of a local congregation or because one is part of the ekklesia of Christ? I am sure you know the answer. I am also sure you realize that the two things just mentioned, membership in a local congregation and being a part of 'the called ones' (ekklesia) of Christ is two totally different things. It is understanding just why these two things are so radically different that opens up the biblical doctrine of the ekklesia.
Eklessia Is Another Word for Christian
I think it is easy to see that the words 'the called ones' are nothing less than another name for a Christian. A child of God is called, a 'believer,' a 'sheep,' an 'elect one,' a 'brother,' a 'saved one,' etc., and the same person is often labeled or addressed as a 'called one.' The above texts are clear. The ekklesia is Christians. All Christians are in the ekklesia and no one but chosen sheep are a part of the ekklesia. All of the ekklesia have been 'called out' to Christ Himself. It is the experience of being kaleoed out of the world that makes them Christians. They did not join the ekklesia¾they were joined to the ekklesia by the Holy Spirit.
Let's take that descriptive name, 'called out ones', and ask these obvious questions:
(1) Who is included in this group described by the Holy Spirit as the ekklesia, or 'called out ones'?
(2) Who is the Person who is calling, or has called, the ekklesia?
(3) To where or to what have the ekklesia been called?
(4) From where, or what, have the ekklesia been called out from?
(5) Why have these particular ones been 'called out' to the exclusion of others?
(6) What is the exact nature of this calling?
(1). 'The called out ones' are the people of God. They are the 'sheep who hear my voice' and gladly respond. They are the saved, the justified, and the born again who have been baptized into the living body of Christ. Simply put, 'the called out ones' is a synonym for the word 'Christian.' The ekklesia is another name for saved people¾all saved people, but only saved people. It is impossible to have a lost person in the ekklesia, or among the 'called out ones,' and it is just as impossible to have a saved person who is not a member of the ekklesia. Both of these things would be a contradiction in terms.
(2). The Person is doing the calling is God. We need only one glance at the texts above to see it is God Himself Who is the 'Caller' in every case. The calling is directly due to both God's purpose in unconditional election and His sovereign power in regeneration. It has nothing to do with man's will or an organization.
(3). We can say that ultimately they have been called to heaven itself. We can also say they are 'called to holiness,' 'called to peace,' 'called to life,' and many other things. For our purposes, we insist that the 'called out ones' are called into membership in the ekklesia of Christ. Each 'called one,' or each member of the ekklesia, has been effectually called out of sin and death into a living fellowship with Christ Himself.
(4). All of the 'called out ones' were once dead in sin. It was 'the call' that brought them out of death and brought them into life. Their calling is spoken of as a resurrection out from the dead as well as regeneration.
(5). The 'called out ones' are the same as the elect. All of the elect are 'called' and all 'the called' are the elect. All the sheep, the elect ones, will always 'hear' the voice of their Shepherd calling them and will gladly come. All of the 'called out ones' become part of the ekklesia simply because they, and they alone, are the objects of this special 'calling,' and they are the special objects because they have been chosen to be sheep. All the chosen are 'called' but only the chosen are 'called.' That is the same as saying, "All the elect are in the ekklesia, but only the elect are in the ekklesia." There is not a single exception to this fact, and we must again emphasize that being a 'called out one' has nothing to do with birth, baptism, or joining something.
(6) This calling is nothing less than effectual calling. The 'calling' extended to the elect sheep is actually regeneration. It is being born again and in no sense whatever is it "joining something." It is 100% spiritual and it is 100% the work of God, and in every case it is successful. The ekklesia, or 'called out ones,' will have no missing members. All without exception who are chosen to be in the ekklesia will be effectually called by grace and power and will become a living part of the ekklesia. Again this fact has nothing to do with any or all visible congregations. Someone has said, "THE Church will be found in the churches, but the churches are not THE Church."
I should not have to make this application, but I do so for clarity. The reality, or actual spiritual entity, that is created by this calling of the ekklesia is the spiritual Body of Christ and it cannot possibly have anything to do with a physical organization. We are talking about a spiritual calling. If the kaleo, or calling, that creates the ekklesia of Christ is nothing less than regeneration, then the thing created by that spiritual calling, namely, the true ekklesia, must of necessity be a God produced spiritual creation. It has to be first of all a living spiritual entity. The words 'called out ones' cannot possibly have anything at all to do with the physical organization or assembling of that which we today call a 'church.' The spiritual experience of effectual calling (kaleo) creates, in and of itself, the ekklesia of Christ and since that effectual calling (kaleo) is totally spiritual it follows that the thing created by that, calling the ekklesia, must also be spiritual and not physical.
What we will see as we proceed is that the whole 'visible/invisible' or 'local/universal' concepts expressed by those terms are simply not biblical ideas. They do express an element of truth but they are also loaded with error. At the most we may say, "The Word of God recognizes that the word ekklesia basically means 'Christians.' Sometimes an apostle will speak of all Christians, the elect, or all of the 'called out ones' of Christ, and other times he may speak of all the Christians, or all the 'called out ones' meeting in a given town or even in a house. However, in both cases the basic meaning of the word ekklesia remains the same. It means 'the called out (ones),' or Christians, in both cases." The difference is not a 'local/visible' versus a 'universal/invisible' concept where one is an organism and the other is an organization. The only difference is how many of the 'called out ones' are you talking about. In both cases the word means 'all of the Christians' either all for whom Christ died or all those in a given described area.
Men can, and do, create organizations and call them churches or fellowships, but only God the Holy Ghost can create the ekklesia of Christ. The ekklesia that God creates is the Body of Christ. Every person in that ekklesia is 'in Christ.' When man creates a physical organization and calls it a 'church' it will be a mixed bag. As long as we argue about 'visible/invisible' or 'local/universal' as a means of distinguishing between a 'spiritual' (universal) ekklesia and a 'physical' (local) ekklesia, we are missing the real problem. The real question is this: Does the New Testament Scripture conceive of the ekklesia, the 'called out ones,' as a spiritual organism created by the Holy Spirit or a physical organization created by men of like mind? Is the Body of Christ (which is never spoken of in the plural) ever conceived of as anything less than all of 'called out ones,' or 'the ekklesia of Christ'?
Let me mention another obvious implication. If any individual person evidences the spiritual marks of being one of Christ's sheep, or a 'called out one' can they be denied total acceptance in a group claiming to be a sheepfold of Christ? Dare we say, "I know that Christ, the great Shepherd, has put His mark of grace on you and sealed you with His Spirit. He has unconditionally accepted you as one of His 'called out ones,' however, before we will accept you into this sheepfold, or before we allow you to eat with us at His table, we must put our mark on you also."
Nothing I have said rules out the need for an organized local congregation of like-minded Christians, with a constitution, church officers, church discipline, and a lot of other things. I believe every child of God should be a part of a congregation of Christians and submit to the love and oversight of their brothers and sisters in Christ. However, that does not do away with either my personal responsibility to Christ or to all of my 'called out' brothers and sisters in other congregations. What it does mean is that in every thing connected with our idea of ekklesia, we have to make sure we do not believe and practice a lot of things that grow out of a totally wrong view of the ekklesia, or the 'called out ones.' John Reisinger: The Ekklesia .
If we understood the Biblical use of the word translated "church" as described by Reisinger above, then a great deal of error in the Landmark Baptist Identity movement would be avoided.
In His Grace,


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The key to career success for women in science boils down to three factors, according to several dozen alumnae gathered for "On the STEM Trail," one of this year's Reunion panels: receiving encouragement from a young age, gaining confidence to overcome gender bias in fields dominated by men, and being mentored in high school, college, and beyond.
A multigenerational panel of three distinguished alumnae in science assembled in Barnard Hall's Held Auditorium to talk about their career paths. Most of the audience members were also working in or retired from positions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Sonia Ortiz '08, a chemistry major at Barnard and now an analytical chemist at Novartis in Boston, moderated the discussion.
All three panelists said they knew at a young age they wanted to be scientists.
Saralyn Mark '83, an endocrinologist, geriatrician, and women's-health specialist, said her childhood goal in the late 1960s was to be a doctor and an astronaut, although she had no idea that women were not admitted to the space program at that time. During the admissions process, Barnard representatives told her, "We'll get you there." Mark said, "That was like candy to a child." She eventually became NASA's first senior medical advisor and a finalist for NASA's astronaut program; currently, Mark is president of medical-consulting firm SolaMed Solutions, and an adjunct associate professor at Yale and Georgetown universities' medical schools.
Physics major Bonnie Fleming '93 is now an associate professor of physics at Yale. She said her hunger for upper-level science classes at her girls' high school led her to take classes at the adjacent boys' campus, the only place they were offered. But when she came to Barnard, she found the science classes she wanted. "I'm a physicist, a scientist, because of Barnard—absolutely," she said. Fleming worked at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois before joining the Yale faculty in 2004, where she conducts research in particle physics and studies neutrinos.
Tiffany Mills '03, also a physics major with a BS in mechanical engineering from Columbia, manages a group of scientists and engineers for the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) in New Jersey; previously, she worked for a company leading tests of remotely operated weapons systems for the army. Mills knew as a teenager that she wanted to study science, but didn't know what kind. She said the "3-2 program," which allows Barnard students to earn a BS in engineering at Columbia, was perfect for her. "Through Barnard, I found amazing internship programs and got to explore science," she said. "The most important thing was exploring all the different paths I could take."
Ortiz asked the panelists how they overcame gender-bias in their fields; each said she had faced challenges as a woman in a scientific field.
Mark said she rarely saw gender-based discrimination in hospitals, but sees it in the business world. "I try to be as competent as possible, and use humor to defuse the situation," Mark said. "I have to be on my toes all the time, and when I do see it, at this age, I call them out on it."
Fleming noticed gender-bias later in her career. "Twice in job interviews I have been asked if I will have children," Fleming said. "I said 'no,' which was a lie. I have three children." Mills followed up, adding that in the military workplace it's important as a woman to "control emotions and stay level. In my area, we just try to act like a man."
The panelists said the Barnard environment had helped them overcome gender discrimination. Mark said, "At Barnard, you are being fed the tools to navigate the world." Fleming noted, "Barnard gave me a lot of confidence, which is key for women in science to succeed."
With input from the audience, the discussion moved toward how to encourage more women to follow the STEM path. Everyone agreed that mentorship is an important ingredient. "Passion alone is not going to get you there," said Fleming. "I do my best at Yale to encourage women in science. We bring in middle-school girls to show them that science is fun and that they can do science."
Mark said when mentoring young women in STEM, it's important to demonstrate how their skills can translate to many career paths, "so they don't feel pigeonholed at the age of 17." Mills stressed staying connected with other women in these areas, saying she found her job through the Society of Women Engineers. "Networks are critical to the success of women in these fields," she affirmed.
Both Mills and Fleming believe the small student-teacher ratios in Barnard STEM classes were important to them. "The 3-to-1 student-advisor ratio is the best-kept secret at Barnard," said Mills. "You have the professors at Barnard who are integrated into your life. At Columbia, I was one of thousands."
"Numbers make a huge difference," concluded Fleming. "I had the advantage of a small college and a large university," and being able to take advantage of both opportunities is a boon to STEM students.


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Tip #2: Do daily walk-throughs
April 20, 2006 at 9:33 pm Peter Bromberg 2 comments
Practical Tip #2: Do daily walk-throughs.
ZGirl beat me to the punch on this one when she commented on my last tip. Here's what ZGirl had to say, followed by my comments:
Another tip for creating a positive customer experience comes from past retail experience: do a daily walk-through of your library. Ideally, it should be done in the morning, before the library opens. Train yourself to walk through all areas while doing visual scans: what needs to be straightened, "fluffed", cleaned, restocked, etc.? Pick up any trash that may be lying around, push in chairs, straighten piles of handouts/bookmarks, check your signs for currency (I hate seeing outdated signs), check book displays for neatness and fill in books as needed, write down any major problems that you can't take care of immediately (repairs, lighting, IT issues, etc.) and report them to the appropriate person/department ASAP. If time allows, do more than one walk-through a day. Train others to do it. Pretty soon, you'll start to do these 'visual scans' automatically throughout the day, without even thinking about it.
Other than a hearty agreement, I don't have much to add to Zgirl's suggestions other than this point: It can also be useful to do a virutal walk-through (a "click-through"?) of your website. Clean up those broken or outdated links. View your website through various browsers and screen resolutions to make sure your websites are viewable and properly scaled. Every page doesn't have to be perfect, but it should be accessible and readable through the most common browsers (IE, Firefox/Mozilla, Safari) and screen resolutions (1024×768 is the most common, followed by 800×600. )
Next up, Walk Throughs… (no, that's not a typo. yes, I meant to capitalize.)
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The Wall Street Journal quotes NPD data on December video game sales:
Sales of videogame software in the U.S. jumped 36% during the month compared to last year, according to data from NPD Group released late Thursday.
Sales of game hardware grew 17%.
The Nintendo Wii ruled the day, coming in with sales of 1.35 million units for the month compared with 1.26 million units for the Xbox 360 and 797,600 units for the PlayStation 3.
The Wii finished the year as the top-selling console, with nearly 6.3 million units sold domestically. That compares to 4.6 million units for the Xbox 360 and nearly 2.6 million units for the PS3 for the year, according to NPD data.
Among handheld devices, the Nintendo DS fared even better, with 8.5 million in sales for the year compared to 3.8 million for the Sony PSP.
For game software, sales totaled more than $8.6 billion in the U.S. for the year, up 34% from the previous year.
The top-selling game of the month was "Call of Duty 4" from Activision Inc., which moved nearly 1.5 million units. Activision also had the No. 3 title for the month with "Guitar Hero III" for the PlayStation 2, which moved 1.25 million units.
Nintendo's "Super Mario Galaxy" claimed the No. 2 slot with 1.4 million units, while its "Wii Play" title sold more than one million units for the No. 4 slot. "Madden NFL 08" from Electronic Arts Inc. saw a resurgence in December with more than 655,000 units sold for the PS2.
For the year, "Halo 3" from Microsoft was the best-selling game title with more than 4.8 million units moved in the U.S. "Wii Play" moved more than 4.1 million units for the year while "Call of Duty 4" sold three million units.


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It's a trick of avant-garde storytelling to start at the end — thus, perhaps, the eschatological undercurrent to Sound Icon's season opener, also the first official presentation of Boston University's Center for New Music. The group, directed by Jeffrey Means, has become a prime local source for European musical imports, particularly larger essays opening out the nature of musical sound, pushing it to its limits; Sunday's concert coupled that to endpoints both psychological and existential.
Mark André's 2006 "ni" (the title is an acronym for the German "nach immer") in its American premiere, worked at extreme sonic frontiers, as if to see how long the 14 players could go without producing a traditional musical tone. Strained whispers of breath, key clicks, and scraping bow hair were the norm. (The performance had the full-immersion commitment of Sound Icon at its best.) André can summon lavish sounds as well; the outer of the seven movements encased those interstitial sounds in a more lush, otherworldly swirl. But the dominant mood was drawn-out and lean.
Felipe Pinto d'Aguiar Montt's "Una Vidita de Héroe (Ein Kleines Heldenleben)," winner of a BU/Sound Icon composition competition, was more fun, a takeoff on a self-examined Straussian heroic life, painting decadently woozy neo-Romanticism in buzzy microtonal shades. Where André critiqued sound by denaturing it, Montt shifted the hues, like seeing a familiar scene in Day-Glo colors.
The concert closed with the Boston premiere of the late Gérard Grisey's last work, "Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil" ("Four Songs for Crossing the Threshold"). Its fascination is hearing Grisey, who was an inherently theatrical composer, meld that showiness with a seemingly bleak subject. Each of the songs is steeped in death, be it of individuals, cultures, or the world itself. (One text excerpts a catalog of papyrus fragments — "Number 972: (almost entirely destroyed)" — a devastatingly bureaucratic witness to the fall of empires.) The music is both generously vibrant and oppressively implacable: a slow-building chain of melting-wax scales; a thumping, pizzicato-and-drone cortège glacially rotating about itself; a final berceuse, singing civilization to sleep with crystalline formality.
Soprano Jane Sheldon was musically solid but also often vocally distant, tone, and diction sometimes too ethereal. But the performance as a whole caught the work's strange, unforgettable dance between ravishment and ritual, rich sounds frozen
into challenging, mesmerizing tableaux. When time stops, it's also a chance to really take it
all in.
Matthew Guerrieri can be reached at matthewguerrieri


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Spot On! Pillow
Designer: Jenni Paige
- Large scraps of assorted cream batiks and prints (blocks)
- Scraps of black batiks (appliqués)
- 20" square muslin (lining)
- 17" square backing fabric
- 20" square lightweight batting
- Quilt basting spray
- 16"-square pillow form
Finished pillow: 16" square
Finished block: 8" square
Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width.
Measurements include 1⁄2" seam allowances. Sew with wrong sides together unless otherwise stated.
Cut Fabrics
Cut pieces in the following order. Click on "Download this Project" above for the Circle Pattern.
From assorted cream batiks and prints, cut:
- 4--3×9" rectangles for position 4
- 8--3×7" rectangles for positions 2 and 3
- 4--3×5" rectangles for position 1
- 4--5" squares
From black batiks, cut:
- 2 of Circle Pattern
Assemble Blocks
1. Sew together a cream batik or print 5" square and a position 1 rectangle (Diagram 1). Press seam toward position 1 rectangle.
2. Referring to Diagram 2, add a cream batik or print position 2 rectangle to top edge of pieced Step 1 unit. Press seam toward added rectangle.
3. Referring to Diagram 3, add a cream batik or print position 3 rectangle to right side of pieced Step 2 unit. Press seam as before.
4. Referring to Diagram 4, add a cream batik or print position 4 rectangle to top of pieced Step 3 unit to make a block. Press seam as before. The block should be 9" square including seam allowances.
5. Repeat steps 1–4 to make four blocks total.
Assemble Pillow
1. Referring to photo lay out blocks in pairs. Sew together blocks in each pair; press seams in opposite directions. Join pairs to make pillow top. The pillow top should be 17" square including seam allowances. Place a black batik circle on two cream batik or print squares; baste in place.
2. Layer pillow top, batting, and muslin lining.
3. Quilt as desired (be careful not to catch seam allowances so they can be clipped later). A spiral design is machine-quilted in each appliqué; parallel lines are stitched elsewhere.
4. Trim lining and batting even with pillow top edges. Machine-baste layers of pillow top 3⁄8" from outside edges.
5. To fray pillow top raw edges, make 1⁄4"-deep cuts 1⁄2" apart in the seams. Then machine-wash the pillow top in a warm-water-wash and cool-rinse cycle with a small amount of detergent; machine-dry.
6. With right sides together, layer pillow top and 17" square backing; pin. Sew together, leaving an opening for pillow form. Turn right side out and insert pillow form; slip-stitch opening closed.


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Domestic partnership bill passes committee
As a measure to give domestic partners many of the rights and privileges as married couples inches through the Legislature, supporters hope it becomes law this year — when Gov. Bill Richardson has said he will sign it.
That's because New Mexico next year could have a governor who would veto it.
According to a survey of the six gubernatorial candidates, only Lt. Gov. Diane Denish would sign the measure should lawmakers approve.
"I have fought to eliminate discrimination of any kind throughout my career and I support the domestic-partnership bill," said Denish, the only Democrat in the race. "This bill is about treating New Mexicans equally under the law. That means having the ability to take family medical leave when someone is sick, extending health insurance to your family, and making sure children are protected when a parent dies."
All five Republican candidates said they would oppose the measure, and several of them on Tuesday criticized the idea that Gov. Bill Richardson would ask lawmakers to consider the measure in a year with such a budget crunch. Several also said they see the measure as a stepping stone to gay marriage.
Allen Weh, former chairman of the state Republican Party, on Monday was the first candidate to come out against the measure, saying it "would likely change the way marriage is defined in our state."
"I oppose it. I believe marriage is the union between one man and one woman, and as governor would veto any legislation that could be used to redefine it," he said in a statement.
Doug Turner, who runs an Albuquerque public-relations company, said he wouldn't sign the bill if elected governor.
"This legislation sets forth simple contractual rights which individuals can already engage in. Today, the majority of Fortune 500 companies currently provide these benefits (to heterosexual and same sex couples) as do state entities such as UNM and cities such as Albuquerque," he said in an e-mail.
Pete Domenici, Jr. an Albuquerque attorney, called the measure "a poorly veiled scheme to redefine traditional marriage, an important institution that is under major attack and deserves protection.
"This legislation is virtually a repeat of the many contracting and property rights already available to consenting adults, but it attempts to intertwine them into the framework of a traditional marriage," he said.
"An honest analysis of this 816-page bill reveals it is a no-holds-barred attempt to enable people of the same gender to be married. This directly seeks to force on our state what most U.S. voters have rejected time and again."
At the same time, Domenici, Jr. said he would "work hard to protect the now-existing rights of all consenting adults to enter into legal agreements with each other."
Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones, R-Albuquerque, said the measure sounds too much like marriage to her.
"While I have not read SB183 the domestic partnership bill sounds an awful lot like marriage. I have voted to defend marriage as a union between one man and one woman as it is the covenant that anchors civilization. I will not support marriage by another name and would therefore veto this bill," she said.
Dona Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez also said she would veto the bill.
"I would not sign the domestic partnership bill. It is unnecessary and ill-advised, as most of the rights can be attained through contracts and by power of attorney. Rushing this bill through the Legislature demonstrates that the Richardson/Denish administration has its priorities misplaced," she said.
"In this short session, New Mexicans expect their leaders to solve the state's most pressing issues, such as record unemployment and the massive budget deficit."
The gubernatorial primary election is June 1; the general election is Nov. 2. The next governor would take office Jan. 1, 2011. Richardson is prevented by term limits from running again.
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The less you have, the less you have to lose
The other day a friend of mine made a comment that has been rolling around in my head ever since. "You know," he told me, "you're pretty recession-proof."
I didn't know how to respond. I was taken aback at first. I'd never thought of myself that way, but I guess I know what he means. What he means is that I don't live under looming debt.
Some years back I was able to pay off my house. Goodbye mortgage. I own an older vehicle that I finished loan payments on long ago. I am allergic to credit card debt. I hate to use plastic in the first place. There's something vaguely suspicious about the whole scheme that makes me wary. Every time I swipe a card, I can't help feeling I've been bamboozled. As a result, I don't think I've ever even made a late payment, and so what if my airline miles rack up at a glacial creep.
I don't know where this aversion to financial risk came from, but I've always hated owing money. I don't have any family history of debtor's prison, bankruptcy court, or fiscal mismanagement that I'm aware of, but even as a youngster, when I went into a financial hole, it really bothered me. I felt it as an oppressive, hovering weight that would bear down on me until I could make enough money mowing lawns or delivering papers or caddying on the local golf course to finally pay off that new bike or pair of skis. The liberation of that last payment has always been, for me, like breathing deep again after a long, chronic state of partial suffocation.
So what my friend was saying is that I'm invulnerable to the collapse of leveraged material wealth that this culture is so tragically addicted to -- expensive homes, new cars, entertainment centers, glitzy vacations. The stuff a lot of us want but can't actually afford. Lucky me. Of course, another way he could have put it is that when it comes to the tumble of recession, I don't have far to fall because I live close to the bone.
I admit to feeling a little pulse of pride when he said that. Yeah, recession-proof; I like the sound of that. But it didn't last long because while I may not be in immediate danger of being buried alive under mountains of debt, I can't say that I feel particularly secure, either. Because I'm not.
I live on a modest, mostly freelance, income. When magazine ad sales dry up in a recession, my assignments tend to dry up, too. I'm one of those 50 million Americans without health insurance. In terms of a savings safety net, mine is pretty frail.
I keep putting off buying the new garage door my house needs. I've been thinking about a new roof for several years now, and am about to gamble on another season in exchange for taking a summer canoe trip. If my car, or computer, or furnace goes out, I'll have to scramble. To say nothing of something really big, like heart surgery. A little slip of fate could tap me out tomorrow.
It's a conscious choice. I've decided that there are other things besides money that matter to me, and that make a certain level of vulnerability worth it. I value my flexibility, my independence, my time with the kids, my ability to go off on adventures, more than deep financial pockets and the brand of slavery that those deep pockets would require.
There is no way I would want to trade places with folks who have accumulated the trappings of wealth on the back of debt. It would feel desolate to live in a house of cards and feel the walls start to collapse around me. No thanks.
But I can't say I feel smug. Not in the least. It never occurs to me that I have it made in the shade. I can't remember a single time in my life when it did. But now that I come to think of it, that awareness might be the most recession-proof thing I have going.
Alan Kesselheim is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He is a writer in Bozeman, Montana.