![]() Alex van der Tuuk’s essay, Clifford Gibson, illustrated by a Victor Test of Don’t Put That Thing On Me (CD #7) and an engaging photograph of Gibson and his performing dog, brings this accomplished St. Armenter “Bo” Carter was much more than that: he was an exceptional guitarist and very fine singer. To my recollection it did, but it was, back then, allied with Sam Charter’s glancing reference to him in The Country Blues (1959) as “Bo Carter… a ‘party blues’ singer”. Wardlow argues that this picture shaped “the contemporary image of Bo Carter in popular memory”. Wardlow offers these as an alternative to Paul Oliver’s picture (in Conversation With The Blues, Cassell, 1960) of the blind Bo Carter sitting alone with his steel guitar. ![]() It is Illustrated with informal and rather charming photographs of Carter playing for a group of white children (in 1958). The pre-war blues is further documented in “Memories of Tommy Johnson” (CD #6, Cool Drink Of Water), a compilation of reminiscences by Johnson ’s friends and family collected in the early 1960s by Gayle Dean Wardlow, who also contributes a poignant piece on the final years of Bo Carter. ![]() Not only does it document the life and death (by lightning strike!) of Walter “Pat” Rhodes, it also explores the role of the accordion in African-American music, the connection between Rhodes and Charlie Patton ( Banty Rooster Blues) as well as the biographies of Rhodes’ brilliant accompanists - Richard and Mylon Harney (Pet and Can). It’s a pleasure to learn so much more about their lives.Ĭrowing Rooster, an exhaustive investigation by David Evans, Bob Eagle and associates of an obscure record by Walter Rhodes (CD #8), reveals larger contexts. All of this gives context to the work of these pianists and singers which I’ve long admired and collected and which is illustrated by Rob Cooper’s splendid piano solo West Dallas Drag (CD #1). The article marries the vivid recollections of Buster Pickens and Robert Shaw, last survivors of the Santa Fee, with the facts rather starkly recorded in registers of births and deaths. One of the results is West Dallas Drag by Bob Eagle and Michael Hortig which sheds new light on the lives (and music) of “The Santa Fee Pianists”: Black Boy Shine, Pinetop Burkes, Andy Boy, Son Becky and Joe Pullum. ![]() It contains major research articles by some of most distinguished writers on early blues and jazz including David Evans, Dean Gayle Wardlow, Chris Smith, Bob Eagle, Michael Hortig, Alex van der Tuuk, David Butters, Ate van Deldon, Brian Goggin (of this parish) and the editor himself, Paul Swinton.Ī number of the major pieces here are the results of “forensic” research in official documents, especially census records, and the re-examination of older sources such as pioneering interviews from the 1960s. This current annual is the last of the series and it is a wonderful coda to a splendid project. Each annual is accompanied by a CD which showcases (in exemplary sound) some of the music discussed in the book and often made available previously unheard takes and test pressings, previously unreleased field recordings and vanity pressings. Even if it didn’t appear annually, it was always worth the wait because its editor, Paul Swinton, somehow always managed to gather together a fascinating miscellany of important primary research into early blues and jazz, with galleries of historic photographs (often hitherto unseen by the majority of collectors), contemporary advertising material and sheet music, as well historic newspaper articles, magazine pieces and reminiscences. Since 2010 when the first volume appeared, the Frog Blues And Jazz Annual has been eagerly anticipated. ![]() West Dallas Drag Short Dress Gal Butter-Finger Blues Fussin’ and Frettin’ Tomorrow Night Cool Drink Of Water Blues Don’t Put That Thing On Me Crowing Rooster Saturday Night Fish Fry Drag Cavernism Weary Weasel Whitewash Station Bumble Bee Blues Hometown Skiffle #2 Hometown Skiffle #3 Eaton Clan Slow & Easy At The Jazz Band Ball Mister Freddy Fragment & Slow Blues See My Baby Band Box Stomp Would Ya? State Street Jive Poor Boy Long Way From Home Ain’t Got No Mama Now. 6: MUSICIANS, RECORDS AND MUSIC OF THE 78 ERA. To submit material for review see our Contact page for contactīOOK & CD SET: THE FROG BLUES & JAZZ ANNUAL No. We welcome submissions from publishers and record companies for review. Popular feature of the 'hard copy' magazine for many years - its insightful andĪuthoritative reviews by our highly-respected, knowledgeable writers cover theīroadest spectrum of jazz and blues books, CDs, videos, periodicals and much more. VJM's Review pages have been a consistent and ![]()
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![]() ![]() The Pittsburgh Steelers threw another curve ball at us when it came to the edge defender position. Watt, Alex Highsmith, Malik Reed, and Derrek Tuszka There was simply no room for them on the roster. ![]() They still lost some decent depth at the position when they cut Carlos Davis, Khalil Davis, and Henry Mondeaux. By doing so, they didn’t have to decide between quality players like Isaiahh Loudermilk and Montravius Adams. Interior defensive line (7): Cameron Heyward, Larry Ogunjobi, Tyson Alualu, Chris Wormley, DeMarvin Leal, Isaiahh Loudermilk, Montravius Adamsįor the first time in exactly a decade, the Steelers have elected to keep a seventh interior defender. Fan-favorite OG John Leglue also narrowly missed the cut. The team traded for veteran Jesse Davis just before the deadline. I predicted OT Joe Haeg would make the roster and once again be the swing tackle, but both he and Trent Scott were released. I wasn’t surprised to see the Steelers search for some outside help. I don’t think anyone would have predicted this group of eight correctly. Offensive line (8): Dan Moore Jr., Kevin Dotson, Mason Cole, James Daniels, Chukwuma Okorafor, Jesse Davis, Kendrick Green, J.C. The third tight end spot came down to a fight between Kevin Rader and rookie Connor Heyward - one in which Heyward ultimately proved to be the victor. Pat Freiermuth and Zach Gentry were locks to make the team in 2022. Nobody should be too surprised by the results here. Tight end (3): Pat Freiermuth, Zach Gentry, Connor Heyward But as of now, the Steelers have seven receivers on their initial 53-man roster. If the Steelers need to cut back at some point during the season to add depth elsewhere, I would expect Steven Sims to be the odd man out. ![]() This could be because Calvin Austin isn’t healthy enough to go just yet. After rostering just five wide receivers last season, the Pittsburgh Steelers decided to keep not just six this year, but seven. Wide receiver (7): Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool, George Pickens, Calvin Austin, Gunner Olszewski, Miles Boykin, Steven Sims Derek Watt sticks around as the lone fullback on the roster in 2022. Anthony McFarland misses the cut despite a strong summer and a great opening preseason game. Running backs/fullback (4): Najee Harris, Jaylen Warren, Benny Snell, Derek WattĪs much as fans didn’t want to see Benny Snell stick around on the roster for the fourth straight year, that’s going to be the case, assuming there is no outside signing at the position. Rookie Chris Oladokun was gone during the first wave of cuts. Barring a trade involving Mason Rudolph, the Steelers were projected to keep all three of their top quarterbacks and they did exactly that. While waiver claims and post-cut signings could change things, here is the initial Steelers 53-man roster heading into the 2022 season: Steelers initial 53-man roster for 2022 season: Quarterback (3): Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett, Mason Rudolph Mike Tomlin and Omar Khan certainly had some difficult decisions to make regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers roster as over two dozen players were ultimately let go. The third wave of NFL roster cuts needed to be complete by 4:00 p.m. After NFL clubs spent most of the summer with 90 players on their roster, teams are forced to cut down to just 53 less than two weeks before the start of the season. The final roster cut-down day is always one of the most anticipated dates in football. The 2022 season is just around the corner and we now have our first look at the Pittsburgh Steelers initial 53-man roster. ![]() ![]() ![]() It meets the VPN needs of the vast majority of users, offering outstanding compatibility with most devices and impressive connection speeds. audiences, which will save up to 50% by switching to Peacock (unless you get the no-ads tier at $9.99 per month). International audiences will be pretty jealous of U.S. You’re using that Wi-FI network to cut down on data usage, but it opens up any non-secured activity to snooping, and a virtual private network will hide your online activities from other people on the same Wi-Fi network. While Peacock and the WWE Network (more on that below) is widely available and quite affordable, if you’re away from home and logging into public Wi-Fi to stream the PPV (which I’ve done in the U.K., among other places), you might want to check out a VPN. Here's everything you need to watch the WWE Fastlane 2021 live streams: How to watch Fastlane 2021 online with a VPN The latter challenged the former to meet her at the PPV, but we doubt WWE will actually have an intergender wrestling match, especially on its first night on Peacock. Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships doesn't seem to matter at all, except for building animosity for the latter team's WrestleMania match.Īnd that just leave the curious case of Randy Orton vs. Then, you've got a match between Drew McIntrye and Sheamus - which should be a fun brawl, but it has no stakes. While E's run is still in its infancy, Crews has lost too many times as of late, and needs a big win to make his new turn mean something. That said, since we all expect Reigns to retain and continue his run as The Head of The Table/Tribal Chief, it will take a lot of theatrics to get folks to believe Bryan has a chance.īig E's Intercontinental Championship defense against the newly-heel Apollo Crews also has our eye. In the years since, both have had to step away from active competition, so this is something of a treat. ![]() Yes, according to Cagematch, the last time these two had a one-on-one was Fastlane 2015. How to watch March Madness 2021 live streams onlineĪs for Bryan vs Reigns, we're just excited to see this match for the first time in six years.How to watch the Marvel movies in order.Hopefully Braun doesn't leave covered in green slime again. Braun Strowman vs Shane McMahon, which felt silly since we first figured out it was in the makings, has been taken off Fastlane and put back onto the card. Tonight has a huge matchup at the top of the card and a lot of space for makeshift surprises, so we're already set to expect the unexpected.Īnd we were kind of happy that this show has a short card, as one match had already been removed - or at least it seemed to be. The WWE Fastlane live streams are about to go live, as we've got the green light on the long and zagging road to WrestleMania 37. WWEs final pay-per-view before WrestleMania, Fastlane, is Sunday.The card for WrestleMania 37 is coming into focus and will be much clearer after Sunday’s show. Championship match between Riddle and Mustafa Ali. The Fastlane kickoff show starts at 6 p.m. The WWE Fastlane main card is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Please visit the Acceptable Donations section of our website for more information or use our Donation Pick Up Charity Directory to contact a charity directly. 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The teleporter tower on the most close to the exit spot (try keep the tier on that one low because sometimes range can interfere with spawn when the exit spot is too close to spawn).Īlso sometimes is it wise to first level up your lower towers with cards before going tier up with card packs. Set, (if possible) a slow tower before and a confuse tower behind the main DPS. Focus all damage bonus on DPS, obviously. Setup damage-up towers around your DPS (crit-up, damage-up, speed-up etc.) be aware some support towers synergize with others. ![]() Set weaken tower at start (place of gold one) with targeting strongest. However, an immense amount of strategy is required to play efficiently and place well against your peers on the leaderboards as the ultimate TD tycoon.Start the run always with gold oriented towers (saving the tower setups is handy to switch fast ingame), put the DPS tower (or 2 DPSers if you please so, one for backup for leakage later on, maybe), put all gold (but lvl 50 for the gold towers in the start to get you running) in upgrading the DPS tower. The game is an endless TD and can mostly auto battle and play itself without you watching. Idle Monster TD Evolved is the perfect blend of the Idle and Tower Defense genres. Idle offline progress and auto battle gold earnings reward you while the game is closed! Complete tons of daily missions and achievements. Tower defense and incremental TD game mechanics. Incremental clicker, tap tap, and tycoon idle auto battler game mechanics. Unlock, upgrade, and most importantly, EVOLVE your monsters to defend the portal from an infinite swarm of invading humans. Non-stop, endless, auto battle, and idle gameplay! Idle Monster TD: Evolved (2022) is an endless idle Tower Defense game filled with over 150 unique monsters and pets, ranging from cute and colorful flower creatures to epic fire breathing dragons. Several rewarding mini-games, such as Peasant Mobs, Tank Swordsman, and Necromancer bosses. Discover countless upgrades, research, spells, artifacts, technology, and more to level up with a variety of different resources. PvP tournaments and leaderboards give this casual game a competitive edge. Play through 6 different maps, each requiring different strategies to defend most efficiently. Determining the most effective combination of their elemental skills and passive boosts will keep you entertained and speculating for weeks! Strategize by placing up to 10 monster towers at a time. ![]() Each monster has 3 evolutions that provide massive upgrades to power. Unlock 40 unique monster towers, all of which have different skill sets that make tower synergy crucial to success. Sit back and relax while the endless, idle, auto battler does its thing. The enemy doesn't sleep - but neither do your monster towers. Let the game auto battle, then come back in a few days to claim idle gold and power up your tower defenses. Like any loyal pal, Idle Monster TD takes care of itself while you’re away. Discovering and evolving new creatures is part of the fun. Idle Monster TD Evolved is filled with awesome beasts, ranging from cute flower monsters to big metal robots to scorching fire dragons. Like other incremental clicker, tap tap, and tycoon idle games, defeating waves of invading humans gives you upgrades to bolster power, speed, and other stats - and the more humans you obliterate, the more monsters you’ll unlock. And if things get real dicey, just wipe the map clean with a "Rain of Fire" spell! Become the ultimate tycoon of Tower Defense! Strategically tap to place cute allies like "Sun Blossom" for increased auto gold-production, or use "Skeleton Mage" for heavier damage. This delightful take on tower defense flips the script, putting you in charge of helpful creepy-crawlies trying to stop human invaders from destroying your base. Management is crucial in this idle, tap tycoon, auto battler game! Strategize the most effective placement of monsters to optimize their powerful abilities. Unlock, upgrade, and most importantly, EVOLVE over 120 unique monsters to defend the portal from an infinite swarm of invading humans. Idle Monster TD Evolved is an endless idle Tower Defense game of epic monsters vs evil humans set in a cute 3D fantasy RPG world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Using electric mixer, beat butter and shortening in large bowl until light and fluffy. Spread each cookie with Maple Frosting and. You can find this on Amazon or at Whole Foods. Sift 3 cups flour, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Combine powdered sugar, milk, remaining 1/4 cup butter and maple flavoring in a medium bowl stir until smooth. The frosting does not call for maple syrup simply because you would need a lot of it in order to get a strong enough flavor and that would thin out the frosting too much. Switch to a whisk and whisk in 1/2 Tablespoon (8ml) of water. It will be very thick and almost impossible to stir. ![]() It calls for butter, cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar to create a creamy, rich frosting. Using a fork, stir the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, corn syrup, and 4.5 Tablespoons (67ml) of water together in a medium bowl. If a maple cake wasn’t good enough, this maple cream cheese frosting is making dessert even better. It’s a paste that I brush on this inside of my cake pans and every time the cakes magically come out of the pan without a crumb left behind.īoth methods work, so give either a try when baking this maple cake! How to make maple cream cheese frosting Instructions To make the dough: In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter, salt, sugars, and maple flavor. However, I do have a secret to greasing cake pans and that is my magic cake pan release. Tap the bottom and sides of the pan gently to remove any excess flour. Next, scoop a tablespoon or two of flour into the pan and tilt the pan around until evenly coated. I like to use a paper towel to remove any large globs. Use a pad of butter and slide it around the inside of your cake pan until evenly coated. One question that always comes up when people bake cakes is “How do you grease a cake pan?” Simple. No dense cakes here! How to grease a cake pan ![]() These steps ensure a light and flavorful cake. The only ingredients your really want to beat for a while longer are the butter and sugar (until light and fluffy). The cake batter calls for a whole cup of pure maple syrup as well as brown sugar to keep that wintry feel.īaking the cake calls for the typical steps-beating the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla together, then alternate adding in the dry ingredients with the wet.įor the most part, you want to beat in the ingredient just until combined. Both the cake and frosting are infused with maple flavor. The dough will be slightly soft and sticky. Add dry ingredients: In another bowl, combine the dry ingredients, then slowly add to the wet ingredients until a dough forms. Add maple syrup, egg, and vanilla, then mix until fully combined. How to make maple cream cheese frosting Also known as powdered sugar or icing sugar this type of sugar clumps very easily so its crucial to sift it first to remove any sugar lumps. Combine wet ingredients: In a bowl, cream together butter and sugars until smooth. ![]() ![]() ![]() This series has always tried to endear its characters to the player, hopeful that you'll be crushed if one is downed in battle with the permanent death option flicked on (as it should be), but Three Houses takes that commitment to another level. The result is an incredibly smart addition to Fire Emblem. The player takes on the role of Byleth, one of the teachers at the monastery. On some days they'll grind away in the classroom, while on others they'll head out to battle troublesome bandits out in the wilds. Each is the head of one of the school's houses, and the school is preparing them for life as a head of state. ![]() It's Hogwarts for the nobles of Fire Emblem's world - in fact, the three heirs to the three nations surrounding the monastery all attend it. That zone is the monastery, a school and religious hub that sits in a sort of neutral zone between the three major powers in the region. Three Houses is still this, but rather than a motoring story that shuffles you from battle to battle, this entry breaks it up with a hub zone that's probably best thought of as being like Mass Effect's Normandy or Dragon Age's Skyhold - a home for you and your elite squad of fighters, and a place where you can not only prepare for the next battle but also enjoy downtime getting to know your allies better. ![]() Think XCOM, Disgaea or Final Fantasy Tactics - grid-based, isometric battles with a focus on strategy, with character progression and growth influencing your available skill set. If you're not familiar, Fire Emblem is at heart a strategy game. What has been taken from Echoes feels more nebulous, but it is absolutely there - it's a sense of focus and understanding of what Fire Emblem is at its core, something perhaps only obtainable by returning to one of the oldest titles in the series. Here, players must choose between the titular Three Houses. In that game you're forced to choose between two regal families, with each path finding you brutally fighting familiar faces from the other on the battlefield. Both are fine games in their own right, but after playing Three Houses I now can't see them as much more than a stepping stone toward Three Houses, which is a better, more confident and tighter game despite a sprawling scope.įrom Fates the game inherits a deep focus on choice. We got an iterative sequel in Fates and then a remake, Echoes. What do you do with a storied series after a success like Fire Emblem: Awakening? To be honest, it always felt like Nintendo and Intelligent Systems were a bit unsure. With deeper RPG elements and a surprisingly intricate branching story, Fire Emblem: Three Houses feels like a true step forwards for Nintendo's strategy series. ![]() |
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