Just the facts, Maam.. Just the facts!

Aeros win over a diminished (as one hears) Griffins 5-1.
With all 3 stars Aeros!
A good night for Hackett, who seems to be his old self, again.
And Taffe who scores again.
But most of the  kudos go to the youngsters on the team:
Fontaine, Foucault, Almond and Broda, even Fredheim.
And Cuma and Bagnall stepping up as defenders.
And there is another newbie: Rob Mignardiwearing the number 11.
So counting him, the Aeros Roster boasts of 7 players who have been called up from the minors.
While 13 of the 'old' sters remain or are being sent back form up North.
Some of whom are on the injured list (Penner, McKenzie).
2 recent newbies have been released from their PTO: Fischer and Montgomery.

Standings as of this date:

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	PTS
OKC	48	31	12	2	3	67
CHA	49	29	16	2	2	62
TOR	49	26	17	4	2	58
HOU	49	24	13	3	9	60
CHI	48	26	18	1	3	56
ABB	48	26	19	3	0	55
SA	48	26	20	2	0	54
RCH	49	22	18	6	3	53
MIL	47	24	20	2	1	51
PEO	48	24	21	2	1	51
LE	49	23	22	2	2	50
RFD	49	21	23	1	4	47
GR	46	19	19	4	4	46
TEX	48	21	23	2	2	46
HAM	47	20	22	1	4	45

We certainly hope so!

Health snobs bug me..

Perhaps being achy makes me cranky. More so than usual ;-)!
Smug people's sneering comments really p.... me off - but royally!
As if they are of an elite, and disparage others who are not.
So maybe they have great genes, and others have not.
So maybe they have the funds to buy their looks, and others have not.
So they eat healthy, exercise hours per day, and others do not, or cannot!
You know, growing up in a relative safe environment makes things too damn easy.
 

Getting a kinda 'nostalgia for the Bad old days' attack, here.

But, you know what? I say this (should you complain about this post ) in the ways of Vienna:

'Du kannst mir den Buckel 'runterutschen'.

'Du kannst mich wirklich gern haben'

Don't try to google translate this. It will not work.

Do google Das Goetz Zitat by Goethe, which kinda conveys the same idea. And it will increase your cursing vocabulary ;-)!


Growing up in a war torn city is not.

Bombed out Vienna Street..courtesyVienna.com

Modern Kachelofen in a living room.

No refrigeration, no central heat and cooling.
No imports from around the world.
One ate what was seasonal.
One ate what was filling, cheap,  and available.
One shopped every day.
Cooked for the meal in question, and repeated it all over the next.


On the other hand, storing fall's apples in the cellar for months for use later was possible. They did not rot. Yes, they shrunk and got dry, but soaking them in sugar water for a while plumped them back up and were usable for baking or cooking.

Eggs had very thin shells then, and needed to be carefully carried.
And then stored in jars with calcium rich water. For use later when hens were not laying! Sure they were not edible as 'sunny side up', 'easy over' or 'soft boiled'.
But they could be hard boiled and used for cooking.
Vegetable were eaten as they were available in their season.
Or dried and soaked before cooking - mostly to remove any worms which floated to the top, they were scooped off and the beans, lentils, peas were ready to be cooked for hours. No such things as frozen peas, green beans, spinach, etc.
Sauerkraut, came brined in barrels, servings were scooped out onto waxpaper to carry home by buyer.
Beef was expensive and not really very good for rare steaks, so it was boiled (Tafelspitz) and eaten with lots of spices and sauces.
Chicken was a Sunday delicacy.
And horse meat was also available. And still is in Vienna (below) but needs spicing up, tasting rather sweet but was lean.
Veal only for special occasions as Wiener Schnitzel, pounded paper thin, drenched in egg and flour then breaded and fried in (oh horrors) Schmalz.. that was what gave it that unmistakable flavor and crispiness.
Pork was most often the preferred entree as in roasts, chops, etc.
And if one had access to farmers and hunters one could get venison as well.
And fresh water fish-if one fished and fried it up immediately-as I said no fridge then!
Saltwater fish, shrimp, etc. only if one could travel to the coast somewhere...
When it comes to Salads...
well, there were Krautsalat, Erdaepfelsalat, Eiersalat,Gurkerlsalat, Paradersersalat,  Ruebensalat!
Very little lettuce, but lots of radishes and small wild greens if available (Vogerlsalat).
Romaine lettuce (aptly named Kochsalad mit Erbsen) was cooked with peas in a cream sauce with new jacket potatoes and perhaps a Debreziner (spicy paprika'd) pork sausage for flavoring.


But the breads and
desserts were phenomenal.
And filling.
AND FULL OF CALORIES, ANATHEMA TO HEALTH SNOBS, EH!
And relatively cheap.
Warm Breadpudding, Rice cooked in milk with raisins and cinnamon served warm, were often the main dishes in the winter. With, perhaps, garlic soup from bones (Knochensuppe), with breadslices floating in it as a starter!  All warm and filling during cold winters when only one room in most appartments was heated via a coke stove!

Summers, when on a farm vacations, we ate, warm from the cow, milk, left outside to turn into butter milk, with collected tiny wild strawberries and other berries. And collected mushrooms to be cooked with freshly laid scrambled eggs.


Or if the farmer was hunting, and willing to share, fresh venison and yes, it tasted wild  alright, but a good taste IMO!
And lots of fresh cheese made by hand on the farm, looking a bit lopsided, but tasted great! With woodstove baked farmer's bread with a hard crust and solid centers..
And fresh churned butter! The real thing!
We also dried the mushrooms to take back to the city in jars.
They were used later to flavor many dishes.
And we made jams of berries and other fruits. And canned stuff to take back, as well.
The butter was wrapped in huge green leaves and taken back and used for a week as a fresh spread, before becoming a bit rancid, then we used it for cooking still if some was left over :-)!


Well, enough of this nostalgia - an UNHEALTHY nostalgia for health snobs :-)!

But life seemed so GOOD then, and we were so Happy!

Once again ...

I saw "The Rape of Lucretia"!
Could it have been done any better I cannot fathom that ?
It was as stunning, if not more so, than earlier.
See blog on it of 2/2/12 below.
But you HAVE to go yourselves!
Music truly sublime and the message touchingly thought provoking.
And somehow so apropos in this time!
A rather elite kinda selection of words in the libretto did NOT detract from it at all. Especially as sung and enunciated so beautifully by the cast!
Yes, it is sung in English!!
But I have been to several sung in English and felt they were sung in some unidentifiable language ;-)!
So this was a real Ohrenschmaus of music and words! 
A snippet from the opera.... for your listening pleasure!

And a few others by Britten:

A Birthday Goal for McIntyre

A ballet by Hackett

McIntyre, in honor of his Birthday - no doubt, scored the First goal vs. the Monsters, almost single handedly..Broda's assist was added a bit later.
Then the Monstrous (8 over 6.3 ft tall guys) Monsters scored in rapid succession - three in the 1. 1 in the 2... while peppering Hackett with18 SoGs. But our 'third period' Aeros came bouncing back a bit with a PP goal by Genoway with Fontaine, Stretch at almost last minutes of the 2. And in the 3. two more goals by Taffe (maybe his dry spell is over now?), Reed (an other newcomer-for the 2nd time, methinks) and Rau, and Foucault with Stretch (he seems to work out rather well!) and Radja.

Mcintyre on defense

Coleman saves

Coleman a monster goalie at 6.5 and 215 pds and

Hacket at 6.2 but much thinner at 176 pds, seemed about equal in talent.

On Hackett 4 of 25. In the SO he stopped  all 4.

Aggression by Genoway

Fontaine Nr. 1 Star

On Coleman 4 of 34.  Coleman stopped 3 in SO but let in 2 by Fontaine and Stretch (again -he is 'stretching' towards a permanent position for the rest of the season, maybe?).

Something struck me tonight: 

most of the guys scoring points were under 6Ft... Rau, Fontaine, Genoway, Stretch for the Aeros and Mauldin, Mercier and Strong for the Monsters.

Mauldin tries again!

Force Foucault ;-)!

In the end after 4-4 in regulation - one was pushed in by Hackett-really! No goals in Ot and Aeros 'shot out' the Lake Erie Monster, to add points.

BTW

Wellman had an assist with the Whale!

And the Wild lost to Dallas in a Shoot out.. alas.

Winners everywhere

While the Aeros recorded their first at home win over the Texas Stars WITH Hackett in goal (more on that below), I was delighted to find out that three of IMO best singers won the Concert Of Arias (Eleanor McCollum Competition) last night.

A truly impressive line up of 9 finalists sang their hearts out in front of a full house and 3 judges (Tenor Griffey, Maestro Summers and HGO Managing Director Leech).
The slate included singers from as far away as Russia, South Wales, Canada and China.

Prize ($ 10,000) plus Audience choice award went to the 22 years old soprano

Andrea Carroll,
HGOs Assoc. Music Drirector Eric Melear was the accompanying pianist for all!

2. prize to Welch born Natalya Romaniw  (24) and

3. prize to Bass Chen Peixin (30) from Beijing.
Carroll sang with purity and an extraordinary expressive voice from Mascagni and Massenet.. proving her familiarity with Italian and French works.
Romaniw sang from Mozart and Gounod with flexible strength and a depth that showed off her big voiced soprano.
Chen, a huge bass, with room to spare, and great stage presence wowed most by his choice of Verdi and even more so Rossini, showcasing his grasp of comedy.

After hearing all 9, my Nr. 1 too,  was Carroll, but followed by Chen as Nr. 2.
Carolyne Sproule (23), a mezzo with, to me at least, interesting vocal shading in her Strauss, and a very impressive presentation of an aria from Julius Caesar by Handel, would have been my Nr. 3.
And Romaniw I had definitely pegged as the audience choice.
I got three right, just not in the final order, lol.

Now to the three goals last night: Wellman - a single handed goal in the 2., Genoway (Fontaine ,Wellman) on a power play, and Broda (Fontaine) in the 3 on the empty net!
Sure looks like a very lucky night for the Aeros.
And yet, a sad ending to this has to be reported: Wellman was traded by the Wild to the New York Rangers! 
They also re-assigned Rau to Houston.
And re-signed C.J.Stretch to the a PTO. Poor guy having to pack and unpack his satchel in such a short period!
Now they'll play in Houston Saturday Lake Erie, AND Sunday..at HIGH NOON Milwaukee-not to conflict with the Super Bowl Parties awaiting football fans LOL.

"The Rape of Lucretia",

Botticelli-Death of Lucretia

Chamber Opera by Benjamin Britten as performed by the singers of Houston Grand Opera under the Direction of Arin Arbus" (freely after Peter Weiss) and the Conductor Rory MacDonald with Sets by Jean-Guy Lecat, costumes Anita Yavich and lightening by Michael James Clark. I just felt the plain The Rape Of Lucretia was not title enough :-) for such BIG :-) yet intimate, though moralizing opera, albeit set to often beautiful lyrical music with the occasional thundering passages played by just 14 musicians who are getting star status on the program, and well earned IMO!

HGO has outdone itself with this relatively unknown Britten piece.  With just 8 singers, everyone needs to be outstanding, there is no hiding among a crowd. And indeed they are. Very good! Certainly a piece that will catch your imagination, engage your ears, and leave you wanting to hear more of the rather sublime music.

Casting the male chorus with tenor Antony Dean Griffey
(as Peter Grimes, Lenny) was a stroke of genius. Griffey,well known for his deeply felt characters, was superb. Ably matched by the female chorus soprano Leah Crocetto.

The 6 protagonists were sung and acted by Ryan McKinny, warm bass bariton=Collatinus,

Joshua Hopkins, fullvoiced bariton=Junius,

Jacques Imbrailo, bariton=Tarquinius, and
Michelle DeYoung, dramatic mezzosoprano=Lucretia.
A well matched set of voices, with the ability of expressing the pains and joys imagined by the composer.
Judith Forst, mezzosoprano=Bianca and
Lauren Snouffer, lyrical soprano=Lucia and the only high voice in the opera, completed the small cast.

For me it was gratifying to see 2 Studio alumni (McKinny and Hopkins) and 1 current member (Snouffer) shine on stage. Holding their own against the more veteran singers.
And as it is often with Britten, we come away from it with our imagination fired up, and questions. Perhaps more so with Turn of the Screw, Peter Grimes than with The Rape of Lucretia.
But one thing, to me essential to better understand and enjoy his works, is the need to revisit his operas another time, maybe even several times!

Quick Aeros Update

Fischer, Martin, Stretch gone.
Clackson #24 and Radja #10  released and resigned.
Also added (again!) Mike Montgomery

Chers readers will recall Montgomery was signed to a PTO in December and released shortly thereafter. Now he's back again. In the video he is Nr.6.

Tartuffe equals guffaws

Yes, it's true.
This comic opera really made us chuckle, laugh aroar. Too amusing by far!
But also has some rather lyrical pieces such as this one presented in recital.

University of Houston Moores School of Music presented American Composer Kirke Mechem (1925- )'s Tartuffe based on the play by Moliere. Sung by students of the School with real energy as seen 1/29 (last performance).

The composer/librettist was present at the pre-curtain talk. He admitted candidly inserting several phrases from operas and works of masters he admires: Mozart, Wagner, Beethoven to just name a few. He also mentioned in a chat with us later, that his time in Vienna in the 50's and a 60's  had influenced him immeasurably to compose and write this opera the way he did. Having a living and breathing (and he was incredibly YOUNG  looking at 78!) composer to ask questions of, was an extra bonus greatly appreciated. How else would I have found out that my Wiener Luft (Vienna's air) was so influential to him :-)! Mechem managed well to follow in Mozart's footsteps as comic music composer with tongue-in-cheek humor! At least with this piece.

And it worked!

Having young singers with considerable histrionic talents helped, too!

Most slapstick acting combined with impressive singing came from Brandon Grimes, the Tartuffe on Sunday. To huge approbation by the enthusiastic, mostly young, audience. Who seemed to truly enjoy this musical spoof.

Meghan Garvin, Marianne (Orgon's daughter), and Nicole Woodward, Elmire (Orgon's  second wife) sang AND acted beautifully throughout. 

Kelly Balmaceda was a chirpy coloratura soprano suited to the role of  Dorine, the wise maid (surely based on Blonde by Mozart from his ABDUCTION)...was she sorta channelling Kathleen Battle?

James Rodriguez as Orgon managed with sonorous aplomb the pomposity and stubbornness this role requires. And caused quite a few laughs while doing so.

Tyler Tucker (Damis-Orgon's son) and Nicholas DeMeo (Valere-Marianne's lover)

were more than adequate in their portrayals.

Madame Pernelle, (Orgon's Mother) sung by steely voiced Devyn Werner provided more comic relief!

Laurence, Tartuffe's, and Flipote, Mme Pernelle's servants were silent roles.

The small orchestra (just 14 members) half of them wind instruments was ably conducted by Jake Sustaita.

Stage Director, and former opera singer, David Ward directed the cast with a sensitive feel for comedy.

Set design and bright lighting by Thom Guthrie; Richard Walsh designed the modern (1920's era) costumes.

Mechem's music, is accessible, tonal though in a more modern way. 

Other works, primarily vocal music, are: 

The Operas: John Brown (drama inspired by abolitionists), The Rivals, (based on Sheridan's play) , Pride and Prejudice  (Jane Austin the inspiration for it)and choral works such as this

Love - Hate

Love it cold.
Hate it cold..

My mind loves cold weather.
Everything seems crisper, clearer and brisker!
Yes!

My body does not.
Every time the temperatures dip below 45 F it rebels.
The Nose itches, drips.
I sneeze. Too often.
The Eyes itch, water.
And get bloodshot.
I get chilled to Bones which have turned to jelly.
Teeth chatter.
Joints ache all over!
The Skin feels like a too tight garment, which itches like hell.
The Scalp itches.
And no relief by scratching since even hair hurts that much it cannot be touched.
Fingertips, palms and soles tingle.
And do so, even if not 'gone to sleep'.
Feeling like a damp, cold, limp washrag! :-)!
On the positive side---NO hives, as yet!
Allergic to cold?  Sure looks like it.

On the Aeros front...
Love it when they play well.
Hate it when they don't.
As in another loss on the road vs. Rampage last night at the ATT.
To the tune of 5-2.
Rampage scorers:
Rallo, Wright, Thomas, Repik and Kearns (empty net)
And all fans went home with a free chick filet coupon :-)!
The two Aeros goals in the 2. and 3. period by Di Salvatore (Fredheim, McIntyre)
and a PP by McIntyre (Ortmeyer, Cuma) .
Kuemper in net. Loosing must be catching?
Didn't see the game, so can't comment on HOW the guys played.
But it just hasn't sat well with me for a time now.
Something... just can't put my finger on it ... IS missing,
despite the painful gains of points in OT and SO losses.
Do I think they can make it to the play offs?
Just don't know.
Feel rather negative about it all.

Just for the sake of watching hockey I do go to games.
BUT even that has become something less exciting than in the years before.

It is:
Changes in rules?
Changes in players attitudes?
No real Soft Spots to root for? :-), ;-).
Change in my attitude-have I become too blase?
Am I bored? Is' ma fad?

I don't know.

'Nuf said.

Aeros loose to OKC

So, the curse now seems to have taken hold over OTR games as well!
Sad surprise upon coming home to hear about another loss. Aeros lost to OKC 2-5.
Correct me if I am wrong, but Aeros have yet to get a win vs OKC?

For 2 periods Aeros did not manage one goal. In the third (maybe after a talking to in the locker room?) the "Third Period" Aeros went back out and managed 15 SOG with 2 goals by Broda (McIntyre and Fontaine) and DiSalvatore (Wellman and Radja), but too late. BTW all the call ups were back in action plus the newbie Fischer!(previous post).
Who even had one SOG!
OKC had 4 goals in hand and got another one (of two SOGs) in the third to firmly lock in the win.
And remain in first place with 61 points!
Hackett was in goal for Aeros.
Danis for OKC.

David Fischer Aeros newest Dman

But for how long?
The newest man on the Aeros roster was signed to a PTO on January 26,
while C.J. Stretch was released on the same day.

Another Minnesota boy (born 19. Feb 1988)
Defenseman David Fischer was drafted by Montreal Canadiens. Earlier this season he skated for Florida Everblades, and fought!

David Fischer
Defense
Born Feb 19 1988  -- Apple Valley, MN 
Height 6.03 -- Weight 190 -- Shoots R
Selected by Montreal Canadiens round 1 #20 overall 2006 NHL Entry Draft

                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2006-07  U. of Minnesota             WCHA   42    0    5    5   14
2007-08  U. of Minnesota             WCHA   45    2   12   14   18
2008-09  U. of Minnesota             WCHA   31    2   11   13   16
2009-10  U. of Minnesota             WCHA   39    2    4    6   28
2010-11  Florida Everblades          ECHL   64    3   26   29   43   4   0   0   0   2
2011-12  Florida Everblades*         ECHL   37    4   21   25   36
2011-12  Houston Aeros               AHL    Statistics Unavailable
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rosemary for Remembrance

This morning the house smells like rosemary!

It is said: "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance." (Hamlet).

So I remember Rataplan.
Well, listening to La Forza del Destino (Verdi) helps.

Actually I think Verdi stole the idea from Donizetti :-) !

Opera lovers do remember Rataplan from
Fille du  Regiment!

Which Donizetti (1797-1848) composed and which was premiered in 1840.

Now comes Verdi (1813-1901) and his Rataplan from the Opera La Forza del Destino!

Which he composed in 1861 - 21 years after the premiere of Donizetti's Fille!

And that is surely plenty of time for Verdi to have heard, seen or otherwise discovered that tune and that idea!

Presenting this really rousing aria are :
Marianna Tarasova in 1990 (quite a favorite to my ears)

,

a modern version in set and costumes from Vienna with sexy Nadia Krasteva in 2008

and Elena Nicolai singing it in Milano (1954)

Somehow I think this one, too, was sneaked from Donizetti!

What do you say?

Maybe Donizetti sneaked it from the Czech folk song which is also often named as possible source for it!

But did he ever visit the lands in Moldavia, Bohemia, etc.?

To have heard it hummed, sung or played?

Who knows

"Wikipedia states: The Trapp Family Singers recorded a song titled "Carol of the Drum" (identified on the Decca record jacket as a "Czech carol") prior to their 1955 retirement. This song resembles "The Little Drummer Boy" in music and lyrics, except for replacing the lamb with an ass in the line "The ox and lamb kept time." This difference in lyrics may seem odd until one realizes that an ox and donkey are depicted in paintings of the Nativity going all the way back to ancient icons of the event. They recall the biblical prophecies of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 1:3: "The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib."

The one we all know and love, even if played continuously  ;-) during the X-mas seasons, was composed around 1958 by Katherine K. Davis (she, too, said it was based on a Czech folksong , but as classic music teacher she would have been as familiar with Donizetti and Verdi, wouldn't she?), H. Onorati and H. Simeone and became huge hits for many artists.

Soon I'll go and season a sauce with rosemary!

Talking or singing?

"Prose talks and poetry sings" as Franz Grillparzer stated.

I have known for some time now that I talk better than I sing ;-).
So I enjoy translating as a favor for friends.
Because every time I do, I research the subject to be sure the translation is as accurate as possible.
Even if the writing is in Kurrent, which - mumble years ago - I did know to write and read fluently.
Yes, even though it was not used generally after 1941.
But there were many relatives who wrote only that way in letters.

But have not practised for quite a while, of course.
Who still uses that now except as a hobby?
Plus individuals' handwritten versions are very hard to decipher.
Usually I am asked (as a favor) to translate from one language into another. 
Or actually compose a letter in another language following friends' suggestions re content.
Either one is fun to do.

Just because,  I  began {and quit :-)} to translate a favorite book of my youth!
I quit when I realized that my poetic talent was inadequate to do the great author justice. One's imagination/talent must take over to fluidly convey the meanings!
I do enjoy posting my scribbles here, but realize none are world shaking essays.
But-and that is important - it IS fun!
And it keeps those 'little grey cells' active
to use a phrase  often spoken by Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie )

Some things just cannot be translated as written, as computer translations do.
Which so often are a huge source for mirth, and truly make my day.
Since idioms and slang expression are non translatable.
Living languages evolve through daily use and inclusions of foreign phrases which may be adapted rather informatively :-)!
Monde und Jahre vergehen und sind auf immer vergangen , aber ein schöner Moment leuchtet das Leben hindurch.

Basta.. Blame it on this rainy day in Houston  :-)!

Monde und Jahre vergehen und sind auf immer vergangen , aber ein schöner Moment leuchtet das Leben hindurch.

A point gained

a game lost..
that's our AEROS!  :-)
With Hackett in goal.
But the rather 'Caliente' Rampage won this one as well

 

It's gonna be a long up and down road to play offs! 

Painstakingly accumulating points!

Look, I can hear already the excuses....

So many call ups.
Tired players in 3 back to back games.
You name and it will be said.
And I can hear the coaches remarks...
for confirmation I need only go read the quotes - in the official press.
They might as well just replay them!
Enuf said!

So another point is gained..

even though they lost to Texas Stars last night. Stars 4 and Aeros 3..SO Loss!
In their 8th shoot out loss. Which is a season (thus far) record in the AHL.
Only one other team, The Connecticut Whale has 5 SOL - a bit smaller!
And yet, the Aeros (53 games played) remain in 2nd place after OKC Barons (59) and ahead of Abbotsford Heat (53). Aeros Numbers thus far: W 21, L 9, OTL 3, SOL 8.
The miracle of last night's game was the huge number of saves made by Sunshine Kid Kuemper. Of the 49 sogs by the Texas Stars he stopped 45 which earned him the Nr. 3 Star.

Kuemper saves-no goal for Brule(artandhockey)

And despite the loss Mike Radja (a sorta Aeros newbie) made it to Nr. 1 * (2 goals).
Now if just all of those newbies the Aeros have hired on lately could be as examples to the 'old gang'?
Joel Joey Martin (goal), C.J. Stretch
and the newest newby Chris Clackson, all had assists lately.
Morin of Texas was the 2.*

We were not at Cedar Park, just listened, off and on, to the voice of the Aeros.
And how about  Kuemper getting 2 penalties for delay of game!
Someone please explain that - someone who actually saw what went down!
On the other hand he also got a 2. assist on the Fontaine goal in the 2. period.
Wayyy to go Kuemper!
And does he,  or does he not, channel a younger Barry Brust?
While Genoway's and Garbutt's penalties in OT did not result in PP goals for either side.
BRAVO, Kuemper for doing a yeoman's job last night!
But do practice a bit more on your shoot outs!
As all players ought to!
8 SOLs is nothing to be prouid of, just saying.