May 13 2008

[Matt Duffy-3]

This past Wednesday I woke up disoriented for a moment before
remembering where I was. Questions like "where are my pants" and "who
are you" flashed in my head until the quick realization hit me that it
was actually someone I've known for a while. Whew!

After breakfast we drove back to my house which was covered in 8-10
inches of powder. No one had yet used the trailhead behind the house,
snow was still falling and life was good. We took our sweet time
skinning to the top of my backyard. After two hours, we were staring
down some sickness covered in 12-14 inches of fluff. Afterward we made
the big traverse back to town, checked the mail with skis still
underfoot, went inside and celebrated. Pretty freakin' sweet. The
video shows the rest:

http://www.uvm.edu/skivt-l/image_upload/World/51308_0001.wmv

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[Scott Braaten]

On Thu, 15 May 2008 16:17:34 -0600, Matt Duffy <mapadu@...> wrote:

>http://www.uvm.edu/skivt-l/image_upload/World/51308_0001.wmv

And all the sudden Nosedive doesn't look like much fun.

Awesome video, Matt!

-Scott

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[Sam Lozier]

sick video, i wish my dog had that much energy. what's with the music  
though?
On May 15, 2008, at 6:17 PM, Matt Duffy wrote:

> This past Wednesday I woke up disoriented for a moment before
> remembering where I was. Questions like "where are my pants" and "who
> are you" flashed in my head until the quick realization hit me that it
> was actually someone I've known for a while. Whew!
>
> After breakfast we drove back to my house which was covered in 8-10
> inches of powder. No one had yet used the trailhead behind the house,
> snow was still falling and life was good. We took our sweet time
> skinning to the top of my backyard. After two hours, we were staring
> down some sickness covered in 12-14 inches of fluff. Afterward we made
> the big traverse back to town, checked the mail with skis still
> underfoot, went inside and celebrated. Pretty freakin' sweet. The
> video shows the rest:
>
> http://www.uvm.edu/skivt-l/image_upload/World/51308_0001.wmv
>
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[Benjamin Kulas]

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Sam Lozier <selozier@...> wrote:

sick video, i wish my dog had that much energy. what's with the music though?

Yeah, Duphph,  WTF?!

Can't you find some Gogol Bordello or something?

;->

(Sam, listen to the lyrics..:->)

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[Matt Duffy-3]

has to do with my dog's name more than anything... who, at 6, has been
rejuvinated back into her 2 year old self. with carefully watching her
diet (much easier since i moved out of a house full of bbq grillers)
and dosing her with glucosamine every day for a year, she's dropped 20
pounds (!) and shows no signs of the arthritis she had a year ago...

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Sam Lozier <selozier@...> wrote:
> sick video, i wish my dog had that much energy. what's with the music
> though?

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[Sam Lozier]

yeah i did, the lyrics are relevent, it doesn't make the song any less strange though. 

On May 15, 2008, at 7:48 PM, Benjamin Kulas wrote:

Yeah, Duphph,  WTF?!

Can't you find some Gogol Bordello or something?

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[Sam Lozier]

I've got a seriously mellow 7 (8 now, wow) year old ridge back who is  
pretty hesitant about charging down anything but a groomer. It just  
looks like fun to have a dog nipping at your heels the whole way down  
like that.
On May 15, 2008, at 7:54 PM, Matt Duffy wrote:

> has to do with my dog's name more than anything... who, at 6, has been
> rejuvinated back into her 2 year old self. with carefully watching her
> diet (much easier since i moved out of a house full of bbq grillers)
> and dosing her with glucosamine every day for a year, she's dropped 20
> pounds (!) and shows no signs of the arthritis she had a year ago...
>
> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Sam Lozier <selozier@...> wrote:
>> sick video, i wish my dog had that much energy. what's with the music
>> though?
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[Marc Chrusch]

Sam wrote:
>....it doesn't make the song any less strange though.

Strange? Are you a youngster perhaps?

That's The Bangles doing a cover of Simon and Garfunkle's "Hazy Shade
of Winter". Spend some quality time with Wikipedia and YouTube if
you're unfamiliar with either band.

It was certainly a great choice for Matt's vid, and far better than
the vastly overused and abused "These Are The Days" from Natalie
Merchant/10K Maniacs or U2's execrable "I Still Haven't Found What
I'm Looking For" piece of dreck.


 From the Wiki entry for HSoW:


"Hazy Shade of Winter" is a song written by
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Simon>Paul Simon and recorded by
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel>Simon & Garfunkel
in 1967 for their 1968 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album>album,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookends>Bookends (although it also
appeared on their
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_from_New_York_City%2C_1967>Live
from New York City, 1967). It peaked at #13 on the
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100>Billboard Hot 100,
making it the second most popular song on the album after
"<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Robinson>Mrs. Robinson", which
earlier reached #1.

The lyrics evoke the passage of the
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasons>seasons, but (as the title
suggests) focusing on the gloominess of
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter>winter.

A harder-edged cover of "A Hazy Shade of Winter" was performed by
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles>The Bangles for the
soundtrack to the 1987 film
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less_Than_Zero_%28film%29>Less Than
Zero. The Bangles version exceeded the popularity of the original,
reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. This version was commonly used
as <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumper_music>bumper music for late
night radio talk show
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_AM>Coast to Coast AM
hosted by <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Bell>Art Bell in the mid
to late <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990s>1990s.

German <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal>thrash metal band
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom>Sodom did a cover of the song for
their 1997 album
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Til_Death_Do_Us_Unite>'Til Death Do
Us Unite. However, they credited the song as a cover of The Bangles.

Japanese punk band <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine>Nicotine do
an upbeat almost <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska>Ska version.
Australian pop punk band
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodyjar>Bodyjar produced a popular
version of the song in 1999.


The lyrics:


Time, time, time, see what's become of me
While I looked around
For my possibilities
I was so hard to please
But look around, leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hear the salvation army band
Down by the riverside, its bound to be a better ride
Than what you've got planned
Carry your cup in your hand
And look around, leaves are brown now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hang on to your hopes, my friend
That's an easy thing to say, but if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend
That you can build them again
Look around, the grass is high
The fields are ripe, its the springtime of my life

Ahhh, seasons change with the scenery
Weaving time in a tapestry
Wont you stop and remember me
At any convenient time
Funny how my memory slips while looking over manuscripts
Of unpublished rhyme
Drinking my vodka and lime

But look around, leaves are brown now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Look around, leaves are brown
Theres a patch of snow on the ground...

-marc

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[roger Klinger-2]

Awesome. 

Nice to know you're getting some.

And the choice of music was good too.

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Matt Duffy <mapadu@...> wrote:

This past Wednesday I woke up disoriented for a moment before
remembering where I was. Questions like "where are my pants" and "who
are you" flashed in my head until the quick realization hit me that it
was actually someone I've known for a while. Whew!

After breakfast we drove back to my house which was covered in 8-10
inches of powder. No one had yet used the trailhead behind the house,
snow was still falling and life was good. We took our sweet time
skinning to the top of my backyard. After two hours, we were staring
down some sickness covered in 12-14 inches of fluff. Afterward we made
the big traverse back to town, checked the mail with skis still
underfoot, went inside and celebrated. Pretty freakin' sweet. The
video shows the rest:

http://www.uvm.edu/skivt-l/image_upload/World/51308_0001.wmv

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[Marc Chrusch]

Oops. Here's the wiki entry without all the annoying embedded links:

 From the Wiki entry for HSoW:


"Hazy Shade of Winter" is a song written by Paul Simon and recorded
by Simon & Garfunkel in 1967 for their 1968 album, Bookends (although
it also appeared on their Live from New York City, 1967). It peaked
at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the second most popular
song on the album after "Mrs. Robinson", which earlier reached #1.

The lyrics evoke the passage of the seasons, but (as the title
suggests) focusing on the gloominess of winter.

A harder-edged cover of "A Hazy Shade of Winter" was performed by The
Bangles for the soundtrack to the 1987 film Less Than Zero. The
Bangles version exceeded the popularity of the original, reaching #2
on the Billboard Hot 100. This version was commonly used as bumper
music for late night radio talk show Coast to Coast AM hosted by Art
Bell in the mid to late 1990s.

German thrash metal band Sodom did a cover of the song for their 1997
album 'Til Death Do Us Unite. However, they credited the song as a
cover of The Bangles.

Japanese punk band Nicotine do an upbeat almost Ska version.
Australian pop punk band Bodyjar produced a popular version of the
song in 1999.

-marc

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[Sam Lozier]

On May 15, 2008, at 8:16 PM, Marc Chrusch wrote:

> Sam wrote:
>> ....it doesn't make the song any less strange though.
>
> Strange? Are you a youngster perhaps?
>
>

20, so yeah, in comparison to the rest of the list, pretty young. I  
did grow up listening to the mom's tapes of simon and garfunkle and  
the bengals in the car though, so i'm familiar with both. i just  
didn't think the song fit the video, besides of course the lyrics.  
It's pretty clear that i'm the odd man out on this one though so i'll  
tuck my tail and run from any further debate.

sam

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[roger Klinger-2]

I forgot that the Bangles had done that for Less Than Zero.  One of my favorite movies with a young version of one of my favorite actors.  The book is even better. 

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Marc Chrusch <marc801@...> wrote:

Oops. Here's the wiki entry without all the annoying embedded links:

From the Wiki entry for HSoW:

"Hazy Shade of Winter" is a song written by Paul Simon and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1967 for their 1968 album, Bookends (although it also appeared on their Live from New York City, 1967). It peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the second most popular song on the album after "Mrs. Robinson", which earlier reached #1.

The lyrics evoke the passage of the seasons, but (as the title suggests) focusing on the gloominess of winter.

A harder-edged cover of "A Hazy Shade of Winter" was performed by The Bangles for the soundtrack to the 1987 film Less Than Zero. The Bangles version exceeded the popularity of the original, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. This version was commonly used as bumper music for late night radio talk show Coast to Coast AM hosted by Art Bell in the mid to late 1990s.

German thrash metal band Sodom did a cover of the song for their 1997 album 'Til Death Do Us Unite. However, they credited the song as a cover of The Bangles.

Japanese punk band Nicotine do an upbeat almost Ska version. Australian pop punk band Bodyjar produced a popular version of the song in 1999.

-marc

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[Skip King]

At 08:27 PM 5/15/2008, Sam Lozier wrote:
>It's pretty clear that i'm the odd man out on this one though so i'll
>tuck my tail and run from any further debate.

Many of us feel we know Winter almost in person based on Duph's
posts, stills and vids of the four-legged lass. She's one hell of a
dog, and arguably the love of Matt's life to date.  Considering what
they've been through together, I understand why.

Matt, it's good to see her back in form!

Oh, and Sam.... Winter wouldn't tuck tail and run.  Be inspired.  8->

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[Benjamin Kulas]

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 5:47 PM, roger Klinger <rogerklinger@...> wrote:

I forgot that the Bangles had done that for Less Than Zero.  One of my favorite movies with a young version of one of my favorite actors. 

Yeah, although he's put on a ton of weigh, huh?

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[Rachel Rose]

pretty freakin' sweet!

Matt Duffy <mapadu@...> wrote:

This past Wednesday I woke up disoriented for a moment before
remembering where I was. Questions like "where are my pants" and "who
are you" flashed in my head until the quick realization hit me that it
was actually someone I've known for a while. Whew!

After breakfast we drove back to my house which was covered in 8-10
inches of powder. No one had yet used the trailhead behind the house,
snow was still falling and life was good. We took our sweet time
skinning to the top of my backyard. After two hours, we were staring
down some sickness covered in 12-14 inches of fluff. Afterward we made
the big traverse back to town, checked the mail with skis still
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video shows the rest:

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[Scott Braaten]

On Thu, 15 May 2008 20:53:17 -0400, Skip King
<sking@...> wrote:

>Many of us feel we know Winter almost in person based on Duph's
>posts, stills and vids of the four-legged lass. She's one hell of a
>dog, and arguably the love of Matt's life to date.  Considering what
>they've been through together, I understand why.

And some of us have been lucky enough to ski with her.  Watching Winter
haul-ssa through the glades of Loveland Pass during her puppy years just
made everyone smile; she was having more fun than any of us!  Glad to see
she's getting back out there, Mapadu.

-Scott

ps: She gets my vote for best ski dog.  She runs next to you, not trying to
get run over or trying to bite your ankles like most dogs.  Plus, she can
hike several thousand verts and then still run all the way down.

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[Marc Chrusch]

Sam wrote:
>I did grow up listening to the mom's tapes of simon and garfunkle and
>the bengals...

Um, that's the BAngles. I don't think any tigers or football teams
were involved.
:-)

-marc

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[Sam Lozier]

i'm still running from this one....
On May 16, 2008, at 11:20 AM, Marc Chrusch wrote:

> Sam wrote:
>> I did grow up listening to the mom's tapes of simon and garfunkle and
>> the bengals...
>
> Um, that's the BAngles. I don't think any tigers or football teams  
> were involved.
> :-)
>
> -marc
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[Garry Waldeck]

sweet video!  Good to hear/see from you.

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[Rachel Rose]

IMatt, How old is Winter? My dog, PIper, is almost nine, and she's had hip and knee problems since she was four. We do all those same things...watch her diet and glucosamine...but she still can't hike for more than three miles and that's if it's mostly flat. It's sad when your best friend can't adventure with you. You're lucky! Love your pup!

Rachel

Matt Duffy <mapadu@...> wrote:

has to do with my dog's name more than anything... who, at 6, has been
rejuvinated back into her 2 year old self. with carefully watching her
diet (much easier since i moved out of a house full of bbq grillers)
and dosing her with glucosamine every day for a year, she's dropped 20
pounds (!) and shows no signs of the arthritis she had a year ago...

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Sam Lozier wrote:
> sick video, i wish my dog had that much energy. what's with the music
> though?

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