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<button id="wpd-insert-source-code">Insert</button><input type="hidden" id="wpd-editor-uid"/></p> <link rel="stylesheet" id="wprm-public-css" href="https://www.kitchennostalgia.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-recipe-maker/dist/public-legacy.css" type="text/css" media="all"/> <link rel="stylesheet" id="yarppRelatedCss-css" href="https://www.kitchennostalgia.com/wp-content/plugins/yet-another-related-posts-plugin/style/related.css" type="text/css" media="all"/> <p></body></div> <p><script> !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '1229530790432994'); fbq('track', "PageView");</script></p> <p> Kitchen Nostalgia<br /> <br /><a href="https://www.kitchennostalgia.com/desserts/cakes/pumpkin-magic-cake.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pumpkin-magic-cake" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2025-10-06T06:43:00-07:00"><a href="https://reportwire.org/pumpkin-magic-cake/">October 6, 2025</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-1678802 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-orlando-florida-local-news tag-adventure tag-big-competition tag-big-pumpkin tag-circus tag-guide tag-josh-monin tag-kentucky-state-fair tag-large-pumpkin tag-magic tag-massive-gourd tag-melon tag-nick-mccaslin tag-ohio-county tag-pound tag-watermelon tag-weekend tag-west-wing-exhibit-halls tag-winner tag-year"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://reportwire.org/kentucky-state-fairs-largest-pumpkin-beats-last-years-by-nearly-500-pounds/" target="_self" >Kentucky State Fair’s largest pumpkin beats last year’s by nearly 500 pounds</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <div> <p><!-- article/blocks/poster-media --></p> <div class="article-poster-media-wrapper"> <div class="article-poster-media"> <p><!-- article/blocks/headline --></p> <section class="article-headline"> <p>Kentucky State Fair’s largest pumpkin beats last year’s by nearly 500 pounds</p> </section> <p><!-- /article/blocks/headline --></p></div> </div> <p><!-- /article/blocks/poster-media --></p> <p> WITH SOME BLUE RIBBON WINNERS. ALEX, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? ALEX: MASSIVE PUMPKINS. THEY’RE SO BIG THAT THEY HAVE TO PUT SIGNS OUT THAT SAY DO NOT CLIMB ON THE PUMPKIN. IMAGINE A PUMPKIN YOU CAN CLIMB ON. THESE ARE HUGE BUT NOT THE BIGGEST. THIS IS A 1,045.5 POUNDS. YOU’VE GOT TO TELL ME, WHAT IS THE SECRET TO GROWING A PUMPKIN LIKE THIS? >> THE BIGOTS SECRET, NOT — THE BIGGEST SECRET, NOT SO MUCH A SECRET BUT HAVING GOOD SOIL, GOOD SEED, HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER IS GOOD AND A LOT OF FERTILIZER. >> THERE’S SOMETHING YOU WEAR ON YOUR FEET THAT YOU THINK AFFECTS PUMPKIN GROWING? >> YOU’VE GOT TO WEAR CROCS. >> YOU’VE GOT TO WEAR CROCS, HAVE GOOD SOIL, GOOD WEATHER, ALL THAT. OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT THIS WEIGHT AND BE LIKE THERE’S NO WAY I CAN DO THAT. BUT I’M SURE THEY DON’T REALIZE THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS. EXPLAIN IS TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES. >> A LOT OF PREPARATION IN THE FALL. THEN YOU START GETTING YOUR SOIL READY AND IN THE SPRING YOU ALSO ARE FINE-TUNING YOUR SOIL. YOU’VE GOT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND MAKE SURE YOU GET EVERYTHING PLANTED AT THE RIGHT TIME. WHEN THE PLANTS GO IN THE GROUND, ARE THEY’RE STARTED IN THE HOUSE FROM SEED AND TRANSPLANTED ABOUT FOUR WEEKS LATER. IT’S WIDE OPEN FROM THERE. THEY DON’T SLOW DOWN. THEY GROW VERY FAST AND YOU’VE GOT TO STAY ON TOP OF THEM ALL THE TIME. >> YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE LINEAGE OF THE PUMPKINS? >> I’M PRETTY CAREFUL ABOUT PICKING MY SEED. OBVIOUSLY I LIKE AN ORANGE PUMPKIN. NOT ALL OF THEM ARE ORANGE. SOME ARE WHITE. THEY EVEN HAVE GREEN SQUASH COLORED PUMPKINS. I ALSO WANT A HEAVY ORANGE PUMPKIN AND THAT’S SOMETIMES HARD TO FIND. >> NICK IS FROM HANCOCK COUNTY. THIS IS HIS PUMPKIN, THE LARGEST AT THE STATE COUNTY FAIR. IT IS MASSIVE. THIS IS MY HAND, AND LOOK. ISN’T THAT CRAZY. THIS STUFF IS INTRESSIV </p> <div class="article-content--body-inner"> <div class="mobile"> <!-- blocks/ad.twig --></p> <p><!-- blocks/ad.twig --></p> <div class="mobile"> <p><!-- article/blocks/headline --></p> <section class="article-headline"> <p>Kentucky State Fair’s largest pumpkin beats last year’s by nearly 500 pounds</p> </section> <p><!-- /article/blocks/headline --></p> <div class="article-branding"> <p> Updated: 12:38 AM EDT Aug 19, 2025 </p> <p> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wesh.com/article/hearst-television-news-policy-statements/14471973" class="editorial-standards border-left" rel="noopener">Editorial Standards <span class="info-icon">ⓘ</span></a> </div> <p> <!-- article/blocks/byline --></p> <p><!-- /article/blocks/byline --></p></div> </p></div> <p> One of the Kentucky State Fair’s biggest competitions has named its winners.The bragging rights were handed out for the largest pumpkin and watermelon at the fair this weekend.This year’s largest pumpkin weighed in at over 1,621 pounds. It was grown by Josh Monin.Monin said it took 64 days for it to grow.That beat last year’s winning pumpkin by 488 pounds and the 2023 winner by 351 pounds.The winning watermelon was 258.4 pounds, 25 pounds heavier than last year’s winner. It was grown by Nick McCaslin.State fair visitors can see the massive gourd and melon in the West Wing Exhibit Halls. Check out a guide to the Kentucky State Fair here. Fair officials say this is a highly anticipated event each year. </p> <div class="article-content--body-text"> <p>One of the Kentucky State Fair’s biggest competitions has named its winners.</p> <p>The bragging rights were handed out for the largest pumpkin and watermelon at the fair this weekend.</p> <p><!-- article/blocks/side-floater --></p> <p><!-- article/blocks/side-floater --></p> <p>This year’s largest pumpkin weighed in at over 1,621 pounds. It was grown by Josh Monin.</p> <p>Monin said it took 64 days for it to grow.</p> <div class="embed embed-resize embed-image embed-image-center embed-image-medium"> <div class="embed-inner"> <div class="embed-image-wrap aspect-ratio-original"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <div class="zoomable-picture"> <p> <img decoding="async" class=" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view" alt="Kentucky State Fair 2025 biggest pumpkin and watermelon" title="Kentucky State Fair 2025 biggest pumpkin and watermelon" src="https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/untitled-design-53-68a334f0b208c.jpg?resize=660:*"/> </div> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> <div class="embed-image-info"> <p> <span class="image-photo-credit">Kentucky Department of Agriculture</span> </p> </p></div> </div> <p>That beat <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wlky.com/article/louisville-kentucky-state-fair-largest-pumpkin-watermelon-winner/61904059" rel="noopener">last year’s winning pumpkin</a> by 488 pounds and the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wlky.com/article/biggest-pumpkin-kentucky-state-fair-louisville-watermelon-contest/44866403" rel="noopener">2023 winner</a> by 351 pounds.</p> <p>The winning watermelon was 258.4 pounds, 25 pounds heavier than last year’s winner. It was grown by Nick McCaslin.</p> <p>State fair visitors can see the massive gourd and melon in the West Wing Exhibit Halls. </p> <p><strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.wlky.com/article/kentucky-state-fair-guide-2025-tickets-music-rides/65606881" rel="noopener">Check out a guide to the Kentucky State Fair here</a>. </strong> </p> <p>Fair officials say this is a highly anticipated event each year.</p> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> <p><a href="https://www.wesh.com/article/kentucky-state-fair-biggest-pumpkin-weight-watermelon/65814084" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2025-08-18T21:38:00-07:00"><a href="https://reportwire.org/kentucky-state-fairs-largest-pumpkin-beats-last-years-by-nearly-500-pounds/">August 18, 2025</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-1386044 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-orlando-florida-local-news tag-depressing tag-from tag-front-page tag-loss tag-magic tag-nets tag-nets-analysis tag-netsdaily tag-orlando tag-takeaways tag-to"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://reportwire.org/takeaways-from-nets-depressing-loss-to-orlando-magic/" target="_self" ><img src="https://reportwire.org/wp-content/uploads/https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3hGE5wRgTsOudmeuNzVnvdIXbIw=/0x0:4800x2513/fit-in/1200x630/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25310186/usa_today_22637845.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Takeaways from Nets’ depressing loss to Orlando Magic" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://reportwire.org/takeaways-from-nets-depressing-loss-to-orlando-magic/" target="_self" >Takeaways from Nets’ depressing loss to Orlando Magic</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <div> <p id="HyobTS">Fortunately, I had to miss the Brooklyn Nets – Orlando Magic contest last night.</p> <p id="O4cP05">Unfortunately, I am rewatching it now on Wednesday morning. From what I know, Brooklyn lost 108-81, and it was bad enough that most of my Nets-related Twitter/X timeline has spent the time since arguing about the direction of the franchise. So much for those good vibes in Memphis, I guess?</p> <p id="qdU3Sp">Let’s get into it.</p> <h2 id="doRpVN"><strong>First Quarter</strong></h2> <p id="eE2gtk">I have been a proponent of this lineup — Schröder/Twins/DFS/Clax — since the trade deadline (if the goal is truly to make the Play-In Tournament). For nearly a season — 2023’s deadline up until the point this season that Spencer Dinwiddie … you know — that lineup was quite effective. Obviously, this version has Schröder in Dinwiddie’s place, but the idea remains the same.</p> <ul> <li id="3lPf3m"> <em>10:00</em> — So far, this is why. Schröder is Brooklyn’s best downhill-driver and will both shoot and pass on his way to the rim. He’s gotten into the paint on just about every possession so far. </li> <li id="QG1mHv"> <em>9:00</em> — Already, the effort on the glass and closeouts is waning, and even when it’s not, how are the Nets already confused about coverages? (Johnson doesn’t know whether or not BKN is X-ing out on the weak-side?)</li> </ul> <figure class="e-image"> <span class="e-image__inner"></p> <p> <span class="e-image__image " data-original="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25310043/unsureX_ezgif.com_video_to_gif_converter.gif"></p> <p><img decoding="async" alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25310043/unsureX_ezgif.com_video_to_gif_converter.gif"/></p> <p> </span></p> <p> </span></p> </figure> <ul> <li id="VJ6IA4"> <em>6:00</em> — Poor Dorian. Brooklyn should have traded him to a serious team, if not to recoup assets and open up playing time for Jalen Wilson, then to allow DFS to play winning ball on a winning team. His boxing out/defensive awareness/toughness would be real valuable for a team like the Milwaukee Bucks, for example.</li> <li id="UzTnNp"> <em>4:00</em> — Day’Ron Sharpe shot 61% at the rim his first two seasons, up to 67% this year, per Cleaning the Glass. Still not great for a near-seven-footer, but much improved, and the difference is noticeable.</li> </ul> <figure class="e-image"> <span class="e-image__inner"></p> <p> <span class="e-image__image " data-original="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25310069/DRSmoveinside_ezgif.com_video_to_gif_converter.gif"></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="c-dynamic-image " alt="" width="600" height="348" data-chorus-optimize-field="main_image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs" data-cid="site/dynamic_size_image-1713944409_6520_274519" data-cdata="{" asset_id=""/><br /> <img decoding="async" alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25310069/DRSmoveinside_ezgif.com_video_to_gif_converter.gif"/></p> <p> </span></p> <p> </span></p> </figure> <ul> <li id="I4ez51"> <em>00:00</em> — I’ve often been asked, “what happened to the Nets’ offense?” considering their hot start to the season. And while it’s tempting to blame it solely on shooting regression and Dinwiddie’s down-turn, I think by the new year, the book was out on Brooklyn. In that first quarter, Orlando was so physical with Brooklyn off the ball, willing to rack up some personal fouls in order to set the tone. Sure, this one is a back-to-back, but for months now, defenses have realized they’re not going to pay for overt physicality when dealing with Brooklyn’s skinny, ball-handling-deficient roster. Think back to the Paris Game.</li> <li id="GkQBbG"> <em>00:00</em> — Also, it’s no secret that I love Trendon Watford’s game, but I need him to not 1) get shy from three 2) turn the ball over 3) get lost on defense. He’d play much more!</li> </ul> <h2 id="9fAJ79"><strong>Second Quarter</strong></h2> <ul> <li id="EEx3na"> <em>11:45</em> — Trendon Watford turnover on the first possession. <em>PLEASE!</em> </li> <li id="fWlDVV"> <em>10:45</em> — Is Wilson ever going to miss again? I didn’t do much draft scouting last year but he shot like 32% from three over four years at Kansas! This is nuts.</li> <li id="FjjUpQ"> <em>9:00</em> — Nic Claxton didn’t come ready to play after a dominant game in Memphis. We haven’t gotten one of these games from him in a while, I don’t know if it’s conditioning or what.</li> <li id="SiKiMQ"> <em>2:00</em> — Their defense honestly picked up after the first couple minutes. Lot of good possessions. Brooklyn just has too many 40-point halves to stay in ballgames, and it also allows their opponent to play in transition, which deflates their raw defensive numbers. But frankly, this is a pretty good (not great) NBA defense; you just need way more to win in this league.</li> <li id="0IvZ0P"> <em>00:00</em> — Their offensive process hasn’t been terrible, either. The Nets just can’t generate any looks at the rim, and with this roster, I’m not sure what Kevin Ollie is supposed to do about that. The threes aren’t falling; perhaps there are tired legs in the latter half of a B2B, but we’ve seen this movie before. I can’t say the Nets embarrassed themselves in this half, despite the 14-point deficit.</li> </ul> <h2 id="ocWnhf"><strong>Third Quarter</strong></h2> <ul> <li id="Sr3E9N"> <em>10:00</em> — Alright, this one is over. Two minutes of high-level shot-making from Orlando can just bury a team like the Nets. If it sounds like I’m going easy on Brooklyn, maybe I am — this roster just doesn’t inspire high expectations. A Cam Thomas heater might have made this one interesting, but alas.</li> <li id="8thx1A"> <em>00:00</em> — Yeah, that sucked. Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson obviously have to shoot better — plain and simple — if the Nets are going to compete in a game like this. I have an optimistic view of both in the long-term; this is just about the worst situation you could draw up for the two of them, a roster totally devoid of offensive talent, but I think they’ll be better for it in the long-run.</li> </ul> <p id="uYtb9g">Johnson needs to develop an even quicker trigger from three on this team. He’s a limited ball-handler and shot-creator even on a roster with scoring threats around him. On the (pipe?) dream roster Brooklyn eventually wants to assemble, Johnson is a plus-offensive player with positional size (AKA not at the 4) and shooting. On this roster, it’s tough sledding.</p> <p id="KwaYUW">I’m writing a longer article on Bridges’ season, but the way teams load up on him, he’d have to be an <em>exceptional</em> ball-handler and passer to get to the level many Nets fans expect him to be at. As in, Donovan Mitchell-level, who carried the Cleveland Cavaliers without Darius Garland for over a month. Bridges has to handle double-teams and traps better right now, but on a play like this, the pocket pass to Claxton or the skip across the court are each open for a half-a-second. His passing has improved greatly since he arrived in Brooklyn, but to this extent?</p> <figure class="e-image"> <span class="e-image__inner"></p> <p> <span class="e-image__image " data-original="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25310164/bridgesmisshigh_levelread_ezgif.com_optimize.gif"></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="c-dynamic-image " alt="" width="600" height="348" data-chorus-optimize-field="main_image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs" data-cid="site/dynamic_size_image-1713944409_9754_274520" data-cdata="{" asset_id=""/><br /> <img decoding="async" alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25310164/bridgesmisshigh_levelread_ezgif.com_optimize.gif"/></p> <p> </span></p> <p> </span></p> </figure> <h2 id="kv7F77"><strong>Fourth Quarter</strong></h2> <ul> <li id="EqAy34"> <em>10:00</em> — Sarah Kustok and Ryan Ruocco deserve better.</li> </ul> <hr class="p-entry-hr" id="cNaIB8"/> <p id="DFCGAZ">The Brooklyn Nets will try to save their season, or at least keep it interesting for another couple weeks, with two straight games at the Barclays Center vs. the Atlanta Hawks. Two losses should eliminate them from the Play-In Tournament chase, realistically, while two wins would give Nets fans a reason to keep tuning in.</p> <p id="8p5o71">Though after that loss to Orlando, after four blowout losses on a five-game road-trip, I’m not sure why you would want to. </p> </div> <p><a href="https://www.netsdaily.com/2024/2/28/24085951/takeaways-from-nets-depressing-loss-to-orlando-magic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2024-04-23T18:09:43-07:00"><a href="https://reportwire.org/takeaways-from-nets-depressing-loss-to-orlando-magic/">April 23, 2024</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-1306497 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-entertainment tag-death-spell tag-fbi tag-magic tag-murder tag-murder-for-hire tag-quimbanda tag-rick-crabtree tag-stephanie-russell tag-voodoo tag-witchcraft"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://reportwire.org/woman-allegedly-tried-to-buy-death-spell-for-ex-husband-then-resorted-to-murder-for-hire-perez-hilton/" target="_self" ><img src="https://reportwire.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kentucky-Pediatrician-Stephanie-Russell-Paid-Death-Spell-Ex-Husband-Murder-For-Hire.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Woman Allegedly Tried To Buy ‘Death Spell’ For Ex-Husband – Then Resorted To Murder-For-Hire – Perez Hilton" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://reportwire.org/woman-allegedly-tried-to-buy-death-spell-for-ex-husband-then-resorted-to-murder-for-hire-perez-hilton/" target="_self" >Woman Allegedly Tried To Buy ‘Death Spell’ For Ex-Husband – Then Resorted To Murder-For-Hire – Perez Hilton</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <div itemprop="articleBody"> <p>You know, even if this woman wasn’t going to prison we wouldn’t trust her as our pediatrician!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Stephanie Russell</strong> was a beloved small town children’s doctor in Kentucky. She had an office totally decorated in <strong>Disney</strong> themes. Sounds like a sweet woman… until she was charged in a murder-for-hire plot, that is. Dr. Russell was arrested way back in May 2022 after allegedly trying to hire a hitman to kill her ex-husband. Apparently she was furious her ex, <strong>Rick Crabtree</strong>, had been awarded sole custody of their two children. But the murder didn’t work out. Turns out the person she spoke to online — and agreed to pay $7,000 to kill Crabtree — was actually an undercover <strong>FBI</strong> agent. Oops! Now she’s charged with one count of <em>using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire</em>.</p> <p>But the case just took a very strange, magical turn…</p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://perezhilton.com/young-dad-beats-daughter-death-baby-not-real/" rel="noopener"><strong>Related: Young Dad Accused Of Killing Daughter Tells Cops Baby Was ‘Not Real’</strong></a></p> <p>Innerestingly, it was the defense who revealed this odd wrinkle in the case, per <em>Law&Crime</em>. They revealed a bevy of Whatsapp messages showing Stephanie didn’t jump right to a hitman. She first tried… voodoo? Witchcraft? We’re not sure which. But she reached out to the supernatural, in any case.</p> <p>In the messages, she speaks to someone going only by the name <strong>Mama</strong>, from whom she is discussing buying a “death spell” for her ex. She asks:</p> <blockquote> <p>“What is your success rate? Your price? Your guarantee?”</p> </blockquote> <p>“Mama” then responds with the disturbingly reassuring messages:</p> <ul> <li>“death success rates are 85%”</li> <li>“price depends on the number of people”</li> <li>“100% guarantee or money back”</li> </ul> <p>Ultimately they land on $580 for a death spell for just one guy. With the money back guarantee? Damn, that seems like a reasonable deal. But that wasn’t enough for Steph. The not-so-good doctor asks for more specifics about the spell, even referencing animal sacrifice and the Afro-Brazilian religious tradition known as Quimbanda. But Mama shuts her down, saying simply:</p> <blockquote> <p>“It’s a death spell my dear not a love spell. i can’t tell you inside details but i will do your job.”</p> </blockquote> <p>But Dr. Russell didn’t stop there. For someone willing to believe in spells she could purchase, she stayed dubious — seemingly determined not to be an easy mark. She may have been new to the sorcery game, but she did what any savvy buyer would do. She shopped around.</p> <p>She messaged someone just known as “<strong>Spiritual Healer</strong>” with the prompt that she was “looking for a death spell.” This one told her:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Yes I will cast death Spell for you.”</p> </blockquote> <p>She actually did get a better offer here, $430, only half up front, and the promise of “100% result in 6hours.” But Russell refused to pay up front at all, pleading with the Spiritual Healer, “Can I please pay after? I cannot afford to pay without results.”</p> <p>The Spiritual Healer actually drops to $150 up front, citing the need to pay for the ingredients for the spell. The doc haggles down to $50. Amazing. Finally getting the price she wanted, Stephanie gives the magician her ex’s name and photo. However, she wants one more assurance — that this won’t involve Quimbanda. Spiritual Healer answers that it will be Voodoo only.</p> <p>That seems to be that. But she reaches out to a third person going by “<strong>Sk</strong>” — this one tells her no, it’s not Quimbanda but rather “indian vedic magic.” But after Stephanie sends the name and photo, Sk actually advises her against using a death spell. Still, she tells them:</p> <blockquote> <p>“The only way we will have peace is if he dies.”</p> </blockquote> <p>But Sk warns her that “killing him etc is going to harm you and family as he has some type of protection on him.” They say he is actually “into black magic” — and as such suggest she purchase a “banishing spell only.” Dr. Russell forces the issue, asking:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Is there anything you can do to cause the death?”</p> </blockquote> <p>They don’t seem to want to touch it. And of course we know where she ended up after the magic didn’t pan out for her — hiring an undercover fed.</p> <p>So why did the defense offer all this? Doesn’t it kind of prove she was trying to pay someone to kill Crabtree, even if it was through unorthodox means? Well, they argue it proves Russell wasn’t in her right mind. They’re arguing she didn’t have the mental capacity to be convicted of the crime she’s charged with — essentially because she was crazy enough to try to use magic!</p> <blockquote> <p>“Ms. Russell’s mental health was severely disturbed, from both the empirical and clinical perspectives, when she engaged in the conduct alleged in the indictment… In March 2022, Ms. Russell reached out to self-described spiritualists for help, asking (with all credulity) for a ‘death spell’ on her ex-husband.”</p> </blockquote> <p>We appreciate the legal curveball, but… will it work? One <em>would</em> have to be out of their mind to believe a spell could actually work, but then again, enough people believe in all sorts of supernatural things and just call it having faith in their religion, so… if she’s crazy, are all religious followers? We’ll have to see what the court thinks. The trial is set to begin April 22 in Louisville.</p> <p>What do YOU think, Perezcious readers? Does this make her more guilty? Less? Mentally incapable? Or just eccentric? Tell us your thoughts in the comments (below)!</p> <p><em>[Image via </em><em>Oldham County Detention Center/<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMHFlD65hY4" rel="noopener">Netflix/YouTube</a>.]</em></p> </div> <p> Perez Hilton<br /> <br /><a href="https://perezhilton.com/kentucky-pediatrician-stephanie-russell-paid-death-spell-ex-husband-murder-for-hire-allegedly/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2024-03-08T18:55:20-08:00"><a href="https://reportwire.org/woman-allegedly-tried-to-buy-death-spell-for-ex-husband-then-resorted-to-murder-for-hire-perez-hilton/">March 8, 2024</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-1267399 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-philadelphia-pennsylvania-local-news tag-cannabis tag-entertainment tag-magic tag-magicians tag-marijuana tag-news tag-odd-news tag-performances tag-philadelphia tag-weed"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://reportwire.org/cannabis-themed-magic-show-smokus-pocus-comes-to-philly-this-month/" target="_self" ><img src="https://reportwire.org/wp-content/uploads/https://media.phillyvoice.com/media/images/021224-smokus-pocus-cannabis-m.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630-c0.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Cannabis-themed magic show ‘Smokus Pocus’ comes to Philly this month" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://reportwire.org/cannabis-themed-magic-show-smokus-pocus-comes-to-philly-this-month/" target="_self" >Cannabis-themed magic show ‘Smokus Pocus’ comes to Philly this month</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <div> <p>A cannabis-themed magic show is coming to Philadelphia later this month with a promise of dazzling feats of “dank debauchery.”</p> <p>Magician and marijuana connoisseur Ben Zabin is bringing “<a target="_blank" data-original-title="" href="https://www.smokuspocus.com/" title="" rel="noopener">Smokus Pocus</a>” to Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey St. in Rittenhouse, on Saturday, Feb. 24, as part of a seven-stop tour in the U.S. The performance is typically based in Las Vegas where recreational cannabis is legal and “Smokus Pocus” has a residency at performance venue run by one of that city’s dispensaries.</p> <hr/> <p><b>MORE: </b><a target="_blank" href="https://www.phillyvoice.com/philadelphia-condom-fashion-show-prevention-sex-education/" rel="noopener">Annual Condom Fashion Show puts designers’ creativity on display while educating about sexual health</a></p> <hr/> <p style="">In Philly — where recreational pot use is not legal but has been <a target="_blank" data-original-title="" href="https://www.phillyvoice.com/pennsylvania-marijuana-laws-cannabis-policy-united-states-decriminalization/" title="" rel="noopener">decriminalized</a> for possession of small amounts — “Smokus Pocus” will be an 21-and-over show that Zabin described as immersive — a combination of comedy, crowd interaction and magic tricks involving marijuana paraphernalia.</p> <p>“They can expect a lot of weed appearing here and there,” Zabin said. “They can expect to see bongs and vapes and one-hitters and drop bags do some pretty impossible stuff. And we’ll also kind of get into people there. I’ll really get to know folks in the room; they’ll get to know me. We’ll talk about people’s experiences, their first time smoking weed, some embarrassing weed experiences. It’s a really funny, lighthearted, just chill show.”</p> <p>Zabin has been performing magic for 20 years. Before the pandemic, he lived a “weird double life,” as a magician on cruise ships while also making money selling marijuana in Boston. The cruise ship work dried up during the pandemic and Zabin decided to pivot to different magical endeavors. </p> <p>“I wanted to combine my passions of magic and weed,” he said. “And the idea of a weed magic show was on the back burner for a while, but figured that that was the time. So in 2020, I moved down to Portland, Oregon, to launch ‘Smokus Pocus.’ That’s what I’ve been doing ever since.”</p> <div class="contain-richtext-image full-width" style="max-width: 704px;"><img class="richtext-image full-width" data-original="https://media.phillyvoice.com/media/images/021224-smokus-pocus-cannabis-magic-show-ben-za.width-704.jpg" width="704" height="469" alt="ben zabin smokus pocus philadelphia"/><span class="article-image-credit">Provided Image/Smokus Pocus</span></p> <p class="article-image-caption">The ‘Smokus Pocus’ magic show, which comes to Philly on Feb. 24, features jokes and cannabis-themed tricks.</p> </div> <p>The first show took place in a 60-person room rented inside a church. Over the next few years, he performed in bigger and bigger venues around the country. In April, Zabin’s “Smokus Pocus” began its residency in Las Vegas.</p> <p>With marijuana laws differing from state to state, Zabin said that the show slightly differs from place to place, and that some venues have even turned him down.</p> <p>“Like in Vegas, the day tickets went on sale, I got a call from the Nevada cannabis commissioner’s office just grilling me with questions about where the weed in our show is from, how long it’s been there, the quantities, and so each state is kind of different,” Zabin said. “And I won’t go into the magician’s secrets about how exactly the weed gets to the stage. But each show is so unique to the audience that no two shows are alike because of the people that are in the room at the time.”</p> <p>Zabin said he has previously brought “Smokus Pocus” to Philadelphia two years ago.</p> <p>“… (A)nd it was a blast. Northeast audiences are awesome, Philly audiences especially,” he said. “People really turn up to celebrate cannabis culture community. And it’s really an immersive show that brings the room and the community together.”</p> <p>Anyone planning to attend “Smokus Pocus” should note that smoking cannabis is not permitted inside Plays & Players, and there will not be THC products available for purchase at the venue.  Zabin said whether people in the audience show up “high AF” or stone-cold sober, is show will have something fun for everyone.</p> <p>“I’ve designed it so it’s equally as fun for the stoned and sober, so even if you only smoked weed once, 20 years ago, you’ll still have just as much fun as the everyday chronic,” Zabin said. “That’s the fun part; people come at all sorts of levels of intoxication. And so a lot of the tricks will play off of that. It’s really just a funny experience no matter what level people are riding high at or not.”</p> <p>Tickets for “Smokus Pocus” are available <a target="_blank" data-original-title="" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/smokus-pocus-a-420-magic-show-tickets-793607149347?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="" rel="noopener">online</a> currently at an early-bird discounted price of $30. Check out a <a target="_blank" data-original-title="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH3RN0ltikk" title="" rel="noopener">preview</a> of the show below: </p> <p> <iframe loading="lazy" title="SMOKUS POCUS | The World's Dopest Magic Show" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EH3RN0ltikk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </p> <hr/> <h3><a target="_blank" data-original-title="" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/smokus-pocus-a-420-magic-show-tickets-793607149347?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="" rel="noopener">Smokus Pocus</a></h3> <p>Saturday, Feb. 24<br />8 p.m. | Tickets start at $30<br />Plays & Players Theatre<br />1714 Delancey St., Philadelphia, PA 19103</div> <p> Franki Rudnesky<br /> <br /><a href="https://www.phillyvoice.com/magic-cannabis-marijuana-philadelphia-ben-zabin-smokus-pocus-feb-24/?utm_source=pv-rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pv-site" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2024-02-15T12:08:24-08:00"><a href="https://reportwire.org/cannabis-themed-magic-show-smokus-pocus-comes-to-philly-this-month/">February 15, 2024</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-1152764 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education tag-fundraising tag-hypnosis tag-magic tag-mindreading tag-non-profit"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://reportwire.org/maryland-performing-duo-set-to-help-non-profits-raise-100000-in-2024/" target="_self" ><img src="https://reportwire.org/wp-content/uploads/https://cdn.newswire.com/files/x/96/30/dae97329303dd9ca0229615e614d.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Maryland Performing Duo Set to Help Non Profits Raise $100,000 in 2024" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://reportwire.org/maryland-performing-duo-set-to-help-non-profits-raise-100000-in-2024/" target="_self" >Maryland Performing Duo Set to Help Non Profits Raise $100,000 in 2024</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <div id=""> <p> <span class="ai-category">Press Release</span><br /> <span class="dash">•</span><br /> <span class="ai-date"><br /> Dec 13, 2023 06:00 EST </span> </p> <p class="content-summary"> The mind reading and hypnosis duo, Between 2 Minds, aims to help non-profits and school groups raise money by offering an easy to book and no-risk fee program for these groups. </p> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.newswire.com/assets_v3/css/components/content-share.css?id=b7b38a2f11903377764d63cfacf2a9e6"/> <nav class="content-share"> </nav> <p> <a target="_blank" href="https://cdn.newswire.com/files/x/06/6d/84ec313b083d10e97797ab13b347.png" class="use-lightbox feature-media feature-media--thumbnail" data-alt="Between 2 Minds Logo" data-caption="" content="https://cdn.newswire.com/files/x/06/6d/84ec313b083d10e97797ab13b347.png" title="Between 2 Minds Logo" rel="noopener"></p> <p> </a></p> <div class="pr-html"> <p> <strong class="date-line"><br /> ELKTON, Md., December 13, 2023 (Newswire.com)<br /> –<br /> </strong>Mind reader Bernardo Rodriguez and Hypnotist Judge Mentalist began the journey of giving back in July of 2023. They kicked off the first run of their now hit show, Between 2 Minds, as a fundraiser for the local Boys and Girls Clubs. Raising over $6,000 for the group in just one night, the duo decided that they needed to make this a regular part of their show strategy.</p> <p>“It’s really great to be able to perform for a great audience, but even better when the proceeds are supporting a great cause” -mind reader, Bernardo Rodriguez.</p> <p>The duo has already begun to book a series of fundraiser shows in 2024, currently on the books are events for a local high school, a community college sports team, as well as an event in Atlanta, Georgia in coordination with the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity at Georgia Tech, an effort to benefit the Serious Fun Camps.</p> <p>The duo continues to take inquiries from non-profits and school groups, and aims to help these organizations collectively raise over $100,000 in 2024.</p> <p>“I think the goal is attainable, in fact, my hope is that we have to adjust that goal to a new number come mid year” -Hypnotist, Judge Mentalist when asked about the challenge of raising such a large amount of money.</p> <p>Booking or press inquiries can be made by calling 443-877-2800 or by e-mailing <a target="_blank" href="https://stats.newswire.com/x/html?final=bWFpbHRvOmp1ZGdlQGJldHdlZW4ybWluZHMuY29t&sig=wf4gI9kLlCif0dtFLNs-AYrLb7ZWYI5CDywaduqxSGqgw9D-JgBtrIKENTLr7ikh14HzgBQ5sQ5flPcwiraEkg&hit%2Csum=WyI0NGU3OHMiLCI0NGU3OHQiLCI0NGU3OHUiXQ" rel="noopener">judge@between2minds.com</a></p> <p> <!-- DEPRECATED. We have now removed most scraped content --></p> <p class="text-alt">Source: Between 2 Minds</p> </p></div> </p></div> <p><a href="https://www.newswire.com/news/maryland-performing-duo-set-to-help-non-profits-raise-100-000-in-2024-22195669" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2023-12-13T03:00:02-08:00"><a href="https://reportwire.org/maryland-performing-duo-set-to-help-non-profits-raise-100000-in-2024/">December 13, 2023</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-1138146 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-pop-culture tag-60-songs-that-explain-the-90s tag-explain tag-front-page tag-magic tag-music tag-of tag-podcasts tag-pop-culture tag-ringer tag-s tag-santeria tag-soaked tag-songs tag-sublime tag-sun tag-that tag-the"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://reportwire.org/60-songs-that-explain-the-90s-the-sun-soaked-magic-of-sublimes-santeria/" target="_self" ><img src="https://reportwire.org/wp-content/uploads/https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LI85qfPQ9nMMjF7z7M6dfRDF0nw=/0x0:1200x628/fit-in/1200x630/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25136203/sublime_getty_ringer.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: The Sun-Soaked Magic of Sublime’s “Santeria”" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://reportwire.org/60-songs-that-explain-the-90s-the-sun-soaked-magic-of-sublimes-santeria/" target="_self" >‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: The Sun-Soaked Magic of Sublime’s “Santeria”</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <div> <p id="MUEtX6">60 Songs That Explain the ’90s<em> is back for its final stretch run (</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rob-harvilla/songs-that-explain-the-90s/9781538759462/?lens=twelve" rel="noopener"><em>and a brand-new book!</em></a><em>). Join </em>The<em> </em>Ringer<em>’s Rob Harvilla as he treks through the soundtrack of his youth, one song (and embarrassing anecdote) at a time. </em><a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0njxeKJKFtoJhCRF1ShmL4" rel="noopener"><em>Follow and listen for free on Spotify</em></a><em>. In </em><a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/41zvIoigULqDdDJLixiyLo?si=5244a0aaf96c4a5e" rel="noopener"><em>Episode 110</em></a><em> of </em>60 Songs That Explain the ’90s—<em>yep, you read that right—we’re covering Sublime’s “Santeria.” Read an excerpt below. </em></p> <hr class="p-entry-hr" id="WnMXRo"/> <p id="Ig43m4">All the way up to the mega-huge self-titled <em>Sublime </em>record in ’96, the album that comes out two months after Bradley Nowell dies, Sublime are never famous in real time. When you listen to Sublime, the dudes singing and playing for you, those dudes aren’t famous yet. They don’t know that they’re gonna be famous. They don’t know that the ’96 <em>Sublime</em> record is gonna sell 6 million copies in America. It’s a little heartbreaking, listening to Sublime, what you know that they don’t. Sublime’s first official-official album comes out in 1992. It’s called <em>40oz. to Freedom</em>. We got a super-important Sublime collaborator, Marshall Goodman, a.k.a. Ras M.G., playing drums on a lot of it because Bud Gaugh’s got his own problems. This record’s famous—it sells 2 million copies in America—but it doesn’t blow up right away. Or, really, it doesn’t blow up fast enough to do Bradley Nowell any good. </p> <div id="ITNvzf"> <p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Badfish" width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9HfbZdadoZQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> </div> <p id="vX5Kkg">This song is called “Badfish.” This is a top-tier Sublime hit, actually. This is maybe, probably, presumably a song about Bradley battling heroin addiction. “Badfish” is also the song that makes me think, if only for a split second, of Jimmy Buffett. Bradley and Jimmy. The clown princes of Margaritaville. Two barefoot bards of good-time partying, all libido and id and conspicuous overconsumption, but with a not-so-hidden soulfulness, a grace to them even at their bawdiest. Shrewd songwriters with hidden depths. Bradley and Jimmy—and Jimmy’s still present tense too—they don’t specialize in super-sad songs that deceive you by sounding all happy; they write happy and anthemic songs where the shrewd undercurrent of sadness somehow only amplifies the happiness, the anthemicness. The pain, the struggle driving “Badfish” doesn’t make it sound painful. The struggle just makes it sound better. </p> <div id="rwDhbf"> <p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Badfish" width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9HfbZdadoZQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> </div> <p id="lC3q72">Yasi really likes that line: <em>Ain’t got no quarrels with god</em>. The use, the deployment of the word <em>quarrels </em>there. Yes. Great word. But don’t skip over <em>Ain’t got no time to grow old</em>. That’s—OK, that one’s a little painful. </p> <div id="Hhezct"> <p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Badfish" width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9HfbZdadoZQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> </div> <p id="aOAcRJ">Despite the fact that, again, Sublime are very much not huge or even “successful” yet—they’re not even on a major label yet—even so, <em>40oz. to Freedom </em>has Greatest Hits energy. It feels monumental if only in retrospect. “Badfish” and “Ball and Chain” (love that one) and “Let’s Go Get Stoned” and “Don’t Push” are all back. Sublime’s covers of “Hope” by the Descendents and the Grateful Dead’s “Scarlet Begonias” are here, and this is the only record I’m aware of that covers both the Descendents and the Grateful Dead. “Smoke Two Joints” is here. “Smoke Two Joints” is a cover, also. “Smoke Two Joints” was written and recorded by the Toyes, a reggae band that started in Hawaii but later moved to Oregon. Tough break. Great song, great cover. When Bradley Nowell sings, “I smoke two joints before I smoke two joints / And then I smoke two more,” you believe him. But then again, you believe him when he sings anything. </p> <div id="D1gFup"> <p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Sublime - KRS-One (Visualizer)" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FcvDqQfajDs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> </div> <p id="1INRVd">This might be my favorite song on <em>40oz. to Freedom</em>, if you want the truth. Ask him how he knows about hamburgers and Elijah Muhammad and the welfare state. Go ahead, ask him: He wants you to know why he knows. The song is called “KRS-One.” It is probably the best quote, unquote rock song about a rapper, ever. Just the delicacy of this song. The sweetness. The earnestness. Bradley just loves listening to KRS-One and wants to shout out everything he’s learned about by listening to KRS-One. And I love listening to him talk about why he loves listening to KRS-One; I even love when Bradley slips back into reggae patois while he does it. </p> <div id="ZdzqJK"> <p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Sublime - KRS-One (Visualizer)" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FcvDqQfajDs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> </div> <p id="NeENQT">He knows. He knows you know he just sang the words, <em>We don’t want to pay no money fi hear the same old sound</em>. He sells the <em>fi </em>there, somehow, maybe. Or maybe not. Or maybe you could also ask, <em>Who’s “we,” Bradley?</em> in the line <em>Watch and we’ll take hip-hop to a higher ground</em>. But even here, there’s a difference between wrapping yourself in the flag of KRS-One, so to speak, and simply waving KRS-One’s flag on KRS-One’s behalf. Not that this is the song on this record that unnerves everyone. At first, <em>40oz. to Freedom </em>isn’t a disaster, exactly, but it doesn’t sell a ton. It doesn’t push Sublime to the next level. It doesn’t work, really, and it especially does not help Bradley Nowell in his very public battle with drugs. The next Sublime record is called <em>Robbin’ the Hood</em>. It’s from 1994, it’s four-track recordings, it’s lo-fi in the extreme, it’s experimental, it has a theoretically visionary sample-heavy beat-tape vibe, it’s got Gwen Stefani for less than two minutes, and it features several interludes from a schizophrenic gentleman named Raleigh that unfortunately last way longer than two minutes. There’s a lot going on, and pretty much all of it is baffling, but it’s all more intriguing than maybe you remember. Here’s a little throwaway tune called “Lincoln Highway Dub.”</p> <div id="39RUMO"> <p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Lincoln Highway Dub" width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wiEngaQNHdU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> </div> <p id="HxFuJT">Huh. That sounds familiar. I may actually not get around to “Santeria” here today. Is that OK? Are people gonna get pissed at me? They might. Sublime’s biggest songs are so huge, are so ubiquitous, that I never need to hear them again, externally, because they’ve been stuck in my head for 30 years. In a broader sense, I’m never <em>not </em>listening to Sublime. I don’t know if there’s any point to elaborating on that, but—OK. So, look: <em>Robbin’ the Hood</em> is not designed to push Sublime to the next level, to put it mildly. What pushes Sublime to the next level, in August of 1994, is that a famous DJ named Tazy Phyllipz plays “Date Rape” on the famous L.A. rock station KROQ, and the phone lines blow up, and soon “Date Rape” is the biggest song on KROQ, which means that rock radio stations nationwide pick up on it, which is how I hear it in fuckin’ Ohio, and <em>that’s </em>what pushes Sublime to the next level. Yeah, this is a story of a single DJ at a single radio station plucking a random song from obscurity, and that song blows up in a manner so absolute that we even remember the DJ’s name now. </p> <p class="c-end-para" id="BEti99">Sublime get signed to a major label, to the MCA subsidiary Gasoline Alley, but also Bradley goes to rehab. Sublime start recording in Redondo Beach with David Kahne, who’s worked with Fishbone and Tony Bennett (separately), but that flames out, so they also record with Paul Leary, he of the Butthole Surfers, at Willie Nelson’s Pedernales Studios in Austin. Sublime nail down their biggest, most enduring hits—“Santeria,” “Wrong Way,” “Doin’ Time,” “What I Got”—but they also leave a trail of destruction and consternation. Sublime’s self-titled album comes out in July 1996, and those songs slowly but surely make Sublime super-famous, finally, but Bradley is already gone, and we’ll spend the rest of our lives listening to Bradley singing about himself in the present tense.</p> <p id="P03vnW"><em>To hear the full episode, </em><a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/41zvIoigULqDdDJLixiyLo?si=5244a0aaf96c4a5e" rel="noopener"><em>click here</em></a>. <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0njxeKJKFtoJhCRF1ShmL4?si=4f8f5ecb9d7a4389" rel="noopener"><em>Subscribe here</em></a><em> and check back every Wednesday for new episodes. 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Distributor Asmodee, which was purchased by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.polygon.com/23963744/embracer-group-layoffs-tomb-raider-lotr-restructure" rel="noopener">Embracer Group</a> in 2021 for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.polygon.com/22839476/asmodee-board-games-sale-embracer-video-games" rel="noopener">$3.1 billion</a>, announced Thursday that it will fund the game via a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23552590/kickstarter-top-10-largest-most-backed-board-games-campaigns-2022" rel="noopener">Kickstarter</a> campaign. And while an early demo shown to Polygon at this year’s Gen Con proved that the mechanics are engaging, the unique technology layer and business model could change the entire TCG industry.</p> <p id="91jLbK">Anyone who has tried to pick up booster packs for <em>Disney Lorcana</em> lately is well aware that cards are extremely hard to come by, with unopened boxes selling for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.polygon.com/23934699/disney-lorcana-reprint-plans-scalpers" rel="noopener">more than twice the manufacturer’s suggested retail price</a>. But that scarcity is only partially organic. It has also been artificially inflated by speculators, who snatch up large quantities of product to flip for a profit, or to cellar in the hopes that they’ll rise in price over time. Entire websites, subreddits, and YouTube channels are dedicated to the hobby of profiting from, not playing with, these cards, and it’s clear to see how TCG trading has evolved from a side hustle into an elaborate get-rich-quick scheme — much the same way that day trading and, later, cryptocurrency have done the same.</p> <p id="AJUG7O">Intelligence on the price of these trading cards, as well as the marketplace through which to trade these unique goods, has become so valuable that eBay acquired industry leader TCGPlayer in 2022 for nearly $300 million. (Its employees have since <a target="_blank" href="https://www.polygon.com/23561476/tcgplayer-union-ebay-cwa-announcement" rel="noopener">organized</a>, and their union is negotiating its first contract.) eBay even offers a secure, environmentally-controlled warehouse to store the cards in. Like gold speculators, now <em>Magic</em> card traders <a target="_blank" href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516586&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fvault&referrer=polygon.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.polygon.com%2F23982455%2Faltered-trading-card-game-kickstarter-announcement-release-date-price" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" has-subtag="true" data-cdata="{" rewritten_url="">need never take possession of the items that they own</a>.</p> <p id="KuRtS8">Meanwhile, my 13-year-old would just like to get <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/510163/disney-lorcana-the-first-chapter-tinker-bell-giant-fairy-alternate-art?Language=English" rel="noopener">that fourth Tinker Bell card</a> to complete her Steel decks, thanks.</p> <p id="bxxUjh">But what if a card game could box out marketplaces like eBay’s TCGPlayer entirely? </p> <p id="PK6DMS">What Equinox is proposing with its design for <em>Altered</em> is that every card pulled from a pack is, in reality, a kind of proxy for the digital token which actually represents the value of the card. While developers assured Polygon in August that its technology does not involve blockchain tech, a kind of token is created and locked to a player’s digital account using a QR-style code. The value to consumers, Equinox says on its website, is that if they lose that card they can order a new one to be printed on demand and mailed to them anywhere in the world, even in a different language. But the unstated value for Equinox and Asmodee is absolute visibility, and control, of the marketplace for their cards. </p> <p id="Aovjcc">From its website:</p> <blockquote> <p id="YH7Bo3">Download our app and scan an entire booster in seconds. Your cards are secure, and now you can enjoy a host of features that will enhance your Altered experience. Explore the story behind each card and delve into a deeply positive, inspiring, and inclusive universe. […]</p> <p id="Hxaxkh">Trade, sell, or buy from collectors worldwide using your smartphone. At any time, select cards from your collection and have them printed and delivered to your doorstep, brand new and in your preferred language. Print decks for yourself and your friends. Stolen or lost cards, proxies — the possibilities are endless.</p> </blockquote> <p id="igryah">The value to Asmodee of this partnership with Equinox is that by creating its own centralized, digital marketplace for its “cards” it is therefore able to profit from secondary and tertiary sales of those same cards. They will be able to achieve a profit both at the initial point of sale — when consumers purchase that blind pack off the store shelf — and also in perpetuity, each time the card moves from player to player. </p> <aside id="qpHVrS"> </aside> <p id="PkwAv7">As an example: Rapper Post Malone recently purchased The One Ring — a singular card created for <em>Magic: The Gathering</em>’s <em>The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth </em>— <a target="_blank" href="https://www.polygon.com/23817181/mtg-one-ring-card-post-malone" rel="noopener">for $2 million</a>. The owner of that card walked away with all of that money, less <a target="_blank" href="https://www.polygon.com/23780343/mtg-where-was-the-one-ring-found-taxes-canada" rel="noopener">a hefty sum paid in taxes</a>. Publisher Wizards of the Coast earned nothing. If it had been a card for <em>Altered</em>, publisher Equinox would have been able to profit from that transaction as well.</p> <p id="sSEv1f">If Equinox is successful, it’s possible that other TCG publishers would be compelled to follow suit with similar digital platforms. How this will play out in independently owned gaming shops around the world, however, which depend on the sale of individual cards as a profit center, is currently unclear. </p> <p id="pHUsL9">A Kickstarter campaign for the game will begin on Jan. 30, 2024. Equinox currently offers <a target="_blank" href="https://www.altered.gg/en-us/downloads/print-and-play" rel="noopener">six full decks</a> on its website to print and play at home for free. </p> </div> <p> Charlie Hall<br /> <br /><a href="https://www.polygon.com/23982455/altered-trading-card-game-kickstarter-announcement-release-date-price" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2023-11-30T09:40:56-08:00"><a href="https://reportwire.org/what-the-altered-tcg-means-for-magic-lorcana-independent-retailers/">November 30, 2023</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-818308 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-pop-culture tag-book-review tag-dragons tag-fantasy tag-fourth-wing tag-magic"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://reportwire.org/enter-the-world-of-dragons-and-magic-fourth-wing-by-rebecca-yarros-is-cultural-phenomenon/" target="_self" ><img src="https://reportwire.org/wp-content/uploads/https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8zNDY1ODM1My9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTcxODc0MjEwNH0.BcsyuD-htqDiDskkkUXQ6JhyT9dHFY3OYYxJtOlDfoU/img.jpg?width=1200&height=600&coordinates=0,1437,0,1437" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Enter The World Of Dragons And Magic — FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros is Cultural Phenomenon" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://reportwire.org/enter-the-world-of-dragons-and-magic-fourth-wing-by-rebecca-yarros-is-cultural-phenomenon/" target="_self" >Enter The World Of Dragons And Magic — FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros is Cultural Phenomenon</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <p></p> <div> <h4><em>“A dragon without a rider is a tragedy. A rider without a dragon is dead”</em></h4> <p> I’m not one to brush past a fantasy book. Although<br /> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.popdust.com/harry-potter-tv-show-2659874796.html" rel="noopener"><em>Harry Potter</em></a>, <em>Game of Thrones</em> and <em>Lord Of The Rings</em> are some of my lifetime-favourite reads, there have been a very few misses. And then . . . there’s the bottom-of-the-barrel <em>Twilight</em>. series. </p> <p> Fantasy books are my safe haven, so I’m very careful about those I add to my book pile. So, when my Instagram algorithm — which currently only gives me book recommendations — sent rave video reviews for<br /> <em>Fourth Wing</em>, I knew I <em>had </em>to check it out. </p> <p> Written by Rebecca Yarros,<br /> <em> Fourth Wing</em> is the first book in her Empyrean Series. It has magic, dragons, adventure and a war college — all my favourite things in one book. Yes, please. </p> <p> This is Yarros’ first time writing fantasy and the book has been out of stock in bookstores worldwide. Hard to believe, but when I popped into 4 bookshops around Dublin, every single one just says SOLD OUT! That only made me more curious — come on, a sold-out book with a 4.7 rating on Goodreads. It had to be outstanding! </p> <p> I finally received my copy and dove right in. And let me just warn you…<br /> <strong/></p> <h4/> <p style="color:#FF0000"><em>SPOILERS AHEAD!</em></p> <p> So if you’re thinking of giving this book a try… stop reading this review and pick up the book! </p> <hr/> <p><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=popdust-presents-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B0BGDM197Q&asins=B0BGDM197Q&linkId=d18effa0f58f5c0a86b049a6825cb074&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="width:120px;height:240px;"></iframe></p> <p> The thing with fantasy is that you have to relinquish your hold on the “real” and immerse yourself in the rules of a whole new world, a new system, its history and how magic works within this realm. Depending on the writer, this strange new world can be either ill-defined and hazy or highly detailed and very well explained. Yarros lays out the parameters very quickly so you know precisely what’s allowed and what<br /> <em>isn’t </em>in Navarre. From the start, it’s establablished that humans simply do not understand dragons. The reptiles have their <em>own </em>laws, rules and history that we’re yet to explore. </p> <p> Yarros gets you hooked right at the get-go. It’s all about Violet and how mom expects her to live her life. It’s been decided that Violet will walk the parapet and join the rider’s quadrant. For someone who was at a massive disadvantage due of her height and health, she manages to beat all the tasks set out for her. And successfully become a rider of not one but two dragons — the only person in history to have two dragons. </p> <p> Let’s not forget the cool signets you gain once you bond with a dragon. Being able to wield lightning — I’d be happy with that. </p> <p> The characters are super multi-dimensional and you find your favourites right from the start. There’s Violet, obviously, a young girl trying to survive and prove herself. She beats everyone’s expectations while growing into a strong female character. Her friend group: Ridoc, Sawyer, Rhiannon and let’s not forget Liam — the guy who diligently protected her until the end, and turned into one of her closest friends. </p> <p> On the other hand, you have Xaden, one of the wing leaders at Basgiath. He’s put forward as a traitor’s son who seeks revenge on Violet because her mother had his father executed. But it turns into so much more. With their dragons being mates you ask the question, did their friendship — and eventual romance — blossom naturally, or was it due to the stratagems of their dragons’? It’s a slow burn that tracks the typical enemies-to-lovers format and you love every minute of it. </p> <p> Then there’s the siblings. Mira is a top-notch rider and although Brenden is dead he still plays a huge role in Violet’s success at Basgiath. </p> <p> The book is only as good as its heroes and villains. And Yarros gives us some really cracking villains. Jack Barrow, the guy who tries to kill Violet from his first introduction, Dain who’s somewhat a friend but has his own ideas about what needs to be done. And, of course, all the thrilling challenges outside the castle walls. </p> <p> Apart from the characters and dragons, what makes<br /> <em>Fourth Wing</em> truly special is the plot. There are traitors whose children all bear a mark that sets them apart. They aren’t treated right but they stick together due to Xaden’s sacrifice. </p> <p> Beyond that intriguing slow-burn romance, the overall plot has you wondering what’s happening outside of the walls of Basgiath. But it’s within the college walls where all the drama happens. </p> <p> The final<br /> <em>war game</em> — if we can even call it that — is when everything unravels and you finally put the puzzle together. The Venin do exist! And he’s alive. Wow, I totally never saw that coming. </p> <p> It’s a total page-turner and one you will not put down. The epitome of gripping,<br /> <em>Fourth Wing</em> is packed with breadcrumbs for you to follow. While reading it — in one weekend! — I kept thinking this is so fantastic I’ve got to tell all my friends to give it a read.</p> <h4/> <p> While I swore to keep this review short, I could go on raving about Rebecca Yarros’ spectacular<br /> <em>Fourth Wing</em> until the sequel comes out. November can’t come quick enough. In the meantime, I’m in my third reading and living vicariously through Violet’s awesome adventures. </p> <div class="around-the-web"> <p>Related Articles Around the Web</p> </div> </div> <p> Nitanti Alur<br /> <br /><a href="https://www.popdust.com/fourth-wing-review-2662331206.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2023-07-24T09:35:58-07:00"><a href="https://reportwire.org/enter-the-world-of-dragons-and-magic-fourth-wing-by-rebecca-yarros-is-cultural-phenomenon/">July 24, 2023</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-646615 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-video-gaming tag-australia tag-benjamin-ee tag-culture tag-entertainment tag-games tag-gaming tag-human-interest tag-kotaku tag-magic tag-magic-the-gathering tag-mind tag-nerd-culture"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://reportwire.org/im-so-infuriated-right-now/" target="_self" ><img src="https://reportwire.org/wp-content/uploads/https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/d3b0326ce1025e24b37c424372d61e08.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="I’m So Infuriated Right Now" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://reportwire.org/im-so-infuriated-right-now/" target="_self" >I’m So Infuriated Right Now</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <p>Benjamin Ee is an artist from Melbourne, Australia who is currently art director at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.summerfallstudios.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Summerfall Studios, the team working on <em>Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical</em></a>.</p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://kotaku.com/summerfall-stray-gods-magic-gathering-concept-art-ee-1850463937" rel="noopener">Read more…</a></p> <p> Luke Plunkett<br /> <br /><a href="https://kotaku.com/summerfall-stray-gods-magic-gathering-concept-art-ee-1850463937" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2023-05-22T19:20:00-07:00"><a href="https://reportwire.org/im-so-infuriated-right-now/">May 22, 2023</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-212634 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lifestyle tag-child tag-children tag-christmas tag-magic tag-recording tag-reindeer tag-roof tag-rooftop tag-santa tag-sled"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://reportwire.org/macadins-company-and-santa-on-the-roof-celebrate-25-years-of-fulfilling-dreams-and-christmas-magic/" target="_self" ><img src="https://reportwire.org/wp-content/uploads/https://cdn.newswire.com/files/x/df/49/3ebf019417781d36787544ebe364.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Macadins Company and Santa on the Roof Celebrate 25 Years of Fulfilling Dreams and Christmas Magic" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://reportwire.org/macadins-company-and-santa-on-the-roof-celebrate-25-years-of-fulfilling-dreams-and-christmas-magic/" target="_self" >Macadins Company and Santa on the Roof Celebrate 25 Years of Fulfilling Dreams and Christmas Magic</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <div> <p> <span class="ai-category">Press Release</span><br /> <span class="dash">–</span><br /> <span class="ai-date"><br /> Dec 13, 2022 </span> </p> </p></div> <div itemprop="articleBody"> <p> <strong class="date-line"><br /> WETHERSFIELD, Conn., December 13, 2022 (Newswire.com)<br /> –<br /> </strong>25 years ago, Macadins Company created and released a recording of what it might sound like to hear a magical rooftop visit from Santa on Christmas Eve. This recording has become a holiday tradition for many families and in its 25th year of production, “Santa on the Roof” is easily downloadable to any Computer, Tablet or Cellphone and is certain to continue rewarding listeners with joyous memories of Christmases past and present. “Santa on the Roof” is available for purchase and download now at <a target="_blank" href="https://stats.newswire.com/x/html?final=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2FudGFvbnRoZXJvb2YuY29t&hit%2Csum=WyIzcjV3d3ciLCIzcjV3d3giLCIzcjV3d3kiXQ" rel="noopener">www.santaontheroof.com</a>.</p> <p>Your child will hear Santa’s sled landing with a thump and gliding to a gentle stop. His footsteps as he walks around the roof, his playful antics with his team of Reindeer and of course Santa enjoying his cookie snack left by the children. And more.</p> <p>An introductory story sets Santa’s visit not as a true recording but as a storybook-like magic fairy tale that took place long-long ago, thus preserving the Santa legend and mystique. This story also allows “Santa on the Roof” to be played for a child anytime during the Holiday Season. More adventurous adults start the recording after the story and get somewhat creative late at night on Christmas Eve.</p> <p><strong>Spreading Memories</strong></p> <p>For 25 years, parents have been able to provide their children with a magical Christmas Eve rooftop visit with “Santa on the Roof.” Watch and enjoy your child’s eyes twinkle and dance in delight with awe as their dream to hear the sounds of Santa unfold for the very first time.</p> <p>This Christmas season capture the magic and wonder of Christmas as you share a very special childhood moment with your children. Celebrate memories of what was and help keep alive a historic and delightful Christmas tradition that is as enchanting and awe-inspiring as the event itself. </p> <p><strong>Customer Comments</strong></p> <p>Feedback from customers is always sincere and heart-warming with one customer commenting they played it at midnight through hidden speakers and their kids were at the window screaming they saw Rudolf’s red nose. Another stated they played it at 2 am as an excuse to go downstairs and get the skis Santa had left him. And finally, an elderly Lady ordered “Santa on the Roof” because she always wondered what it would sound like to hear a sled landing on her roof.</p> <p>For anyone who loves the Santa tradition and wants to share it with their child or grandchild this recording is a must have.</p> <p>Macadins is a mail order company headquartered in Wethersfield, Connecticut and has been in business since 1997.</p> <p class="text-alt">Source: Santa on the Roof</p> </p></div> <p><a href="https://www.newswire.com/news/macadins-company-and-santa-on-the-roof-celebrate-25-years-of-21898277" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2022-12-13T07:00:07-08:00"><a href="https://reportwire.org/macadins-company-and-santa-on-the-roof-celebrate-25-years-of-fulfilling-dreams-and-christmas-magic/">December 13, 2022</a></time></div> </div> </li></ul> <div class="wp-block-group 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