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Washburn Guitars

Washburn Guitars is an American brand and importer of guitars, mandolins, and other string instruments, originally established in 1883 in Chicago, Illinois. The Washburn name is controlled by U.S. Music Corp., a subsidiary of Canadian corporate group Exertis|JAM.

1864-1940

Lyon & Healy began in 1864 as a partnership of businessmen George W. Lyon and Patrick J. Healy, acting as the Chicago outlet for Boston sheet music publisher Oliver Ditson and Company. By 1865, Lyon & Healy had expanded into reed organs and some small instruments. The company achieved independence by 1880, and around 1888 the company launched fully into fretted and plucked instruments (guitars, mandolins, banjos, ukuleles and zithers) under the "George Washburn" brand, which was Lyon's first and middle name. Lyon & Healy 1898 catalog listed 28 different styles of "Washburn" guitars, ranging from $15 to $145.

Tracing the history of any particular instrument of this period presents many obstacles. Not only did the Lyon & Healy company often change designs to follow the rapidly evolving consumer demand, but the company also repaired instruments, and offered engraving services, including decorating instruments that it retailed but did not actually manufacture. As well, they built instruments for other retailers and distributors under various house brands, and outsourced construction of some models.

In 1912, Washburn introduced the Lakeside Jumbo guitar, which some consider the first dreadnought-sized guitar. It bridged the gap between smaller-bodied "parlor" guitars of the late 19th and early 20th century and modern-day dreadnought and jumbo acoustic guitars.

George Lyon retired from the company in 1889 (died 1894). Patrick Healy then led the company into a period of major expansion, beginning with a larger new factory and improved mass-production techniques, and soon dominated the domestic market. Their 1892 catalog claimed to manufacture 100,000 instruments annually. Healy died 1905.

By the 1920s, Lyon & Healy faced growing competition from other instrument manufacturers as well as from the rise of other forms of entertainment, particularly film and the gramophone. Lyon & Healy gradually shifted manufacturing chores onto wholesaler Tonk Brothers, to whom they sold the guitar portion of the business in 1928, continuing to produce their own lines of harps, pianos, and organs.

Tonk Brothers turned to manufacturer J.R. Stewart Company to purchase and operate the massive factory, but this transition proved problematic and Stewart went bankrupt in 1930. Some of the Stewart assets were acquired by the Regal Musical Instrument Company, which had purchased the "Regal" brand name in 1908 from Lyon & Healy (who acquired it in 1905). Regal was chosen to reopen the Washburn factory (producing Regal instruments as well). Though the Washburn brand was preserved, it never regained its preeminence, and by the early 1940s had declined to nothing.

Revival
An unbroken lineage is often alluded to by Washburn International, in press releases and advertising materials, and on the company website: "Washburn has been building stringed instruments since 1883. … 130 years of history is at the root of our strong foundation building high quality instruments. " However, there is no direct connection between the original Washburn brand and the modern Washburn International.

In the early 1960s, retail store The Chicago Guitar Gallery hired Rudolf "Rudy" Schlacher, a young German violin builder, as a repair technician. A few years later, Schlacher opened The Sound Post in Evanston, Illinois, to focus on guitars. He soon realized the sales potential for quality instruments of modest cost.

Tom Beckmen and his wife Judy Fink Beckmen in 1972 left careers as music salesman and teacher (respectively) to launch a wholesale music business in Los Angeles, Beckmen Musical Instruments. It was Beckmen Music that resurrected the Washburn name, and beginning in 1974 applied it to a series of quality imported acoustic guitars, made in Japan by Terada, as well as a selection of mandolins and banjos.

Fritz Tasch, Rudy Schlacher and Rick Johnstone, as Fretted Industries, Inc., acquired the Washburn name in 1977 (for $13,000) when the Beckmens took their business a different direction, and so the Washburn name was returned to Chicago. With assistance from Ikutaro Kakehashi (founder of Roland Corporation), Schlacher was able to find instrument factories in Japan that could meet the desired standards.

Fretted Industries acquired other lines as well, such as Oscar Schmidt autoharps.

Schlacher bought out Johnstone in 1987, and changed the company name to Washburn International. A stateside manufacturing operation was opened in 1991 for higher-end, short-run, and one-off instruments, as well as development and prototyping. That year, a Chicago Tribune article confidently places Washburn "among the top three guitar manufacturers in the world," behind only Fender and Gibson.

On December 15, 2002, Washburn International announced that it had completed acquisition of U.S. Music Corporation, and would be rolling its assets into that company in a reverse merger. Schlacher remained as CFO, appointing Gary Gryczan to COO; Gryczan had been Washburn's CFO from 1995 through 1998. The new USM's headquarters were in Mundelein (440 E. Courtland Street), which also housed the stateside Washburn luthiery, "the USA Custom Shop," previously located at Elston and Springfield avenues.

Schlacher announced completion of selling USM to JAM Industries on August 24, 2009, and that he would be stepping away from his company after fully four decades. "We are pleased to join forces with a strategic partner like Jam Industries, that has a long, successful history in the music industry and has been a long-term business partner with U.S. Music for more than 20 years. It has been a thrilling and rewarding 40-year ride that has allowed me to realize my dreams and goals." As R S Consulting he remained a consultant to the musical-instrument industry and was an executive producer for a small-budget film

The corporate offices of U.S. Music were relocated to Buffalo Grove, Illinois in 2012.

Production
Very few modern Washburn instruments have been built by the company itself. It has relied on outside factories and luthiers to fulfill their designs and meet public demand.

The first modern Washburn instruments were full-size acoustic guitars imported from Japan by Beckmen Music. The 1974 range included one folk-style guitar (W-200) and eight dreadnoughts of increasing quality and decoration: W-240-12, W-250, W-260, W-280, W-300, W-300-12, W-500, W-600.

Under Rudy Schlacher, most Washburn models were ordered in runs of 200 units, rather than ongoing production; if sales went well, further runs might be ordered. This application of just-in-time manufacturing (or lean manufacturing) kept the company from needing to warehouse and liquidate overproduction, improving profitability. As a result, Washburn models (acoustic or electric) sometimes became difficult to locate between production runs.

The first Washburn electric guitars were the Wing Series models, offered 1978–1984. These instruments featured innovative push-pull split humbuckers, brass hardware and inlays, and neck-through construction. Some early Wing Series were produced by Yamaki, one Japanese manufacturer of Washburn acoustic guitars.

By 1991, production of Washburn instruments had shifted almost entirely to Korea, built by Samick. When Samick opened their Cileungsi, Indonesia, facility in 1992, this factory also began to produce Washburn-branded instruments, generally identifiable by an "SI-" serial number prefix.

From 1992 to 2000 Washburn housed the USA Custom Shop in a factory at Elston and Springfield avenues. Grover Jackson ran production for the first half of the 1990s and Larry English ran production for the second half of the 1990s.

Between 1994 and 2001, ten models of acoustic guitar were built for Washburn in the United States, five by Tacoma Guitars (Tacoma, Washington) and five by Bourgeois Guitars (Lewiston, Maine).

Washburn brought out a line of four USA-made dreadnoughts, available from 2002 to 2008. These were the D-78, D-80, D-82, and D-84. (All had the "-SW" suffix, for "solid wood," indicating that no laminate wood was employed.)

In 2012, when JAM Industries declined to renew the lease on the Mundelein facility, the Washburn luthiery closed. At the time, the Washburn facility was the ninth-largest employer in the village (the third-largest business), providing 180 jobs. The stated intent was to reopen at a smaller building in Buffalo Grove (1000 Corporate Grove Drive) but this did not materialize. A few Washburn models (particularly the N4) are produced in Cincinnati.

As of 2017, primary production has largely shifted from Korea to factories in Indonesia and China.

Innovations
Most widely known for its guitars (both electric and acoustic), Washburn also makes electric basses, acoustic basses, banjos, mandolins, travel guitars, ukuleles, and amplifiers, as well as accessories including guitar cases, clothing, tuners, and straps.

In the 1980s, Washburn introduced the Festival Series of acoustic/electric guitars (the EA series, for "electrified acoustic"). They were thinner than standard acoustic guitars and less acoustically resonant by design, thereby reducing susceptibility to feedback, a significant problem using acoustic or electrified acoustic guitars in large-venue performances. The addition in later models of sound slots (rather than the traditional round soundhole), a patented innovation, further reduced the possibility of feedback, and the guitars quickly became the go-to stage acoustic for artists such as Jimmy Page, George Harrison, and Bob Dylan. In the early 1990s when MTV introduced their Unplugged series, hardly a show went by without seeing a Festival Series guitar. The design also lent itself well to acoustic basses, and Washburn's AB Series quickly became popular both for its look and its tone, whether amplified or unplugged.

In recent years, Washburn licensed several guitar construction features:
 * the Buzz Feiten Tuning System — a corrected temperation tuning formula, using a compensated nut and saddle to minimize the inherent intonation problems of the Western tuning formula. The BFTS was first used by Washburn in 1995 on a very few models, then increasingly with the introduction of the WI-64 (1999), and was entirely phased out after the 2010 production year. At its peak, this system came standard on U.S.-made Washburn guitars and basses and the better imports.
 * Stephen's Extended Cutaway — a unique bolt-on neck joint invented by luthier Stephen Davies to allow greater unrestricted access for a guitarist's fretting hand. Used primarily with the Nuno Bettencourt signature models, the SEC has also been employed with acoustic guitars, and remains on some current (2017) models of the Parallaxe line.
 * Voice Contour Control (VCC) — a special potentiometer and wiring, intended to allow access to the entire range of tones "between" the one-coil ("single-coil" mode) and two-coil sounds of a humbucking pickup, rather than one or the other.
 * VCC is similar to coil splitting, in that it changes the tone of a humbucking pick-up to that of a single coil, but it does it by turning the tone knob … without the hum normally associated with single coils.
 * Designed by Trevor Wilkinson, the VCC is no longer in use by Washburn, but is available in various models of Vintage (UK) guitar as the "Roll Control" knob.

Model number suffixes
Over the past 40 years, Washburn has accreted a system of identifying some of the most pertinent features in many of its acoustic instruments and some of the electric. Additional letters may be used to indicate the instrument's finish. While imperfectly applied, and sometimes awkwardly long, this can often be useful in identifying a given guitar. This often combines with the prefix to tell a guitar's story. For example, the WLG110SWCEK indicates that it's part of the Woodline series (WL-), likely top of the line (110), Grand Auditorium (G) size, all solid wood, cutaway, piezo pickup, and originally included a case.
 * suffix —
 * C - cutaway
 * DL - deluxe (generally, a standard model with a few upgraded features)
 * E - electric (i.e., built-in pickup)
 * K - kit (i.e., includes case or gig bag)
 * LH - left-handed
 * M - mahogany top
 * Q - quilt maple top
 * R - rosewood
 * S - solid-wood top (rather than laminate)
 * SP - spalt maple top
 * SW - solid wood used throughout
 * V - vibrato (on electric guitars)

Past and present models
Any given series may have as few as only one model.

Endorsers
Washburn uses the mechanism of endorsements, where:

 * Manufacturer provides custom-shop instrument that suits the artist best, for free (or even paying artist).
 * Artists promotes his or her usage of that instrument and advertises manufacturer company.

The current list of Washburn Signature endorsers.

Standard Washburn Endorsers.

2017 Signature Lines

 * Nuno Bettencourt models are flagshipped by the American hand-made N4. The N4 is a small reverse-headstock "super-strat" that features the Stephen's Extended Cutaway neck joint for easy access to the higher frets. It is outfitted with a Bill Lawrence and a Seymour Duncan pickup, and a licensed Floyd Rose-type tremolo. The N1 and N2 are production (budget) models of this line, factory-built in Korea, and feature standard bolt-on necks and lower-grade pickups and tremolo systems. The N3 (discontinued) was also produced in Korea and sported the Stephen's Extended Cutaway but used lower-grade pickups. Bettencourt has endorsed several Washburn acoustic models as well. There is the N7 7-string model, and an acoustic/electric based on the Festival Series, the EA20SNB.
 * Ola Englund Solar (2013/2014): Signature model announced by Washburn in 2013 for Swedish guitarist Ola Englund of Six Feet Under, Feared, and The Haunted.

 * Warren Haynes - vocalist and guitarist, Gov't Mule, The Allman Brothers, and the Warren Haynes Band. The Washburn WSD5249 acoustic guitar is based on the original Washburn Solo Deluxe from 1937, which is similar in size to the popular OM shaped guitars on the market today. Adirondack Spruce top with period-correct vintage sunburst finish. Hand-shaped scalloped Adirondack Spruce bracing, solid rosewood sides, 2-piece back with vintage-inspired 1930s zipper-style inlaid herringbone stripe. The top has 3-ply ivoroid binding and the sound hole is finished by a ringed herringbone rosette.

Previous signature instruments

 * "Dimebag Darrell" Abbott Washburn's Dean-ML-style Dime 333 and radical Explorer-like Dime Culprit models were the most popular. The Dime 333 had a Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo; the 332 variant featured a stop-tail bridge. The Culprit, with its sliced-up Explorer-style body, featured a Floyd Rose tremolo, a mirror pickguard and a pair of hot ceramic humbucking pickups with chrome cover.

 * Paul Stanley Models for 2014 were the PS2014, PS2012, PS 12 and PS10. Previous models have been the PS600 and PS800 (extensively used while touring with KISS), as well as the "Preacher" PS7000/PS7200/PS9000/PS9200 (used during the 2006-2007 tour to promote his solo album Live to Win). Stanley's line also includes the PS9 and PS11E acoustic guitars that feature his image on the front and come bundled with a custom gig bag.
 * Jennifer Batten — three guitars based on the WM (the USA version of the Maverick BT Series guitars). All had three single-coil pickups: JB-80 (Korea), JB-100 (USA), JB-100 MIDI (USA) with installed Roland GK-2A divided pickup system.
 * Steve Stevens Signature Model (1993) — SS80 and SS100 models made at Washburn's Chicago custom shop, the SS40 mass-produced in Korea. The SS80 was produced in black with gold hardware, a Schaller-licensed Floyd Rose tremolo, and Seymour Duncan JB humbucking pickups. The SS100 featured black hardware and Frankenstein monster graphics.
 * George Washburn / Stephens Extended Cutaway electric models — introduced in 1987, designed entirely by Stephen Davies. The series comprised the EC-26 Atlantis, the EC-29 Challenger, and the EC-36 Spitfire. The EC-29 and EC-36 were the first mass-produced guitars that had over 27 frets. The 26-fret EC-26 was made in the United States and is a very rare model.
 * Nick Catanese Signature Model (1999) — Idol Series (WI) models for Nick Catanese.
 * Stu Hamm - signature electric basses designed with Stu Hamm.

 * Dan Donegan Signature Model/Maya Series (2003) — six-string electric guitar series for Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan and named after his daughter Maya: the Maya Standard (DD-70) and the Maya Pro (DD-75). Both use Seymour Duncan pickups.
 * Bootsy Collins Space Bass (2006): model for Bootsy Collins. Features Fender Jazz Bass pickups.

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Kazuya Ichijō

Kazuya Ichijō (一条 和矢) is a Japanese voice actor. He is married to Minami Hokuto, better known by her stage name Hitomi. He also provided the voice of adult video games.

Anime
2024
 * 1994
 * Nintama Rantarō (Terai-Mawa, Hachimijiogan, Takuro Seppa)
 * 1995
 * Zenki (Inugamiro)
 * Juu Senshi Gulkeeva (Greyfus)
 * 1996
 * B'tX (Fou Raffine)
 * 1997
 * Hikarian - Great Railroad Protector (Seven)
 * Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (Takashi Inukai)
 * Chō Mashin Eiyūden Wataru (Dream)
 * 1998
 * Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san (Machahiko Kondo)
 * Ojarumaru (Aobee, Makoto Tamura, Icchoku Honda, Sam, Cow)
 * If I See You in My Dreams (Youhei Kaizuka)
 * 1999
 * Crest of the Stars (Kahyul)
 * Iketeru Futari (Chief Kuroki)
 * To Heart (Hiroyuki Fujita)
 * Jubei-Chan The Ninja Girl - Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch (Tenryō Tsumura, Makojiro Hattori)
 * Puppet Master Sakon (Tsutomu Saeki)
 * Di Gi Charat (Mister Manager)
 * 2000
 * Mushrambo (Gitai)
 * Brigadoon (Saiban-chou)
 * Gear Fighter Dendoh (Gurumet, Keisuke Kusanagi, Meteor)
 * 2001
 * Gekito! Crush Gear Turbo (Godboy)
 * Banner of the Stars II (Kahyul)
 * 2002
 * Digimon Frontier (Baromon)
 * Witch Hunter Robin (Kazuya Misawa)
 * Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Guru Guru)
 * 2003
 * Ashita no Nadja (Dancho)
 * Di Gi Charat Nyo! (Michel Usada)
 * 2004
 * Yugo the Negotiator (Shekin)
 * Burst Angel (Jei)
 * Beet the Vandel Buster (Bruzamu)
 * Kakyuusei 2 (Sukekiyo Kôdaiji)
 * Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (Shiro Takamachi)
 * ToHeart - Remember my memories (Hiroyuki Fujita)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Captain Todaka)
 * 2005
 * Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's (Zafira)
 * Hell Girl (Koichiro Kisaragi)
 * Beet the Vandel Buster Excellion (Hangu)
 * 2006
 * Going Wild (Mondo)
 * Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge <3 (Captain Wing)
 * Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (Daimonji, Shinnosuke Tsuji)
 * 2007
 * Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z (Aji Monster)
 * GeGeGe no Kitarō (Hiruda)
 * My Bride Is a Mermaid (Sword Master)
 * Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (Zafira)
 * Lovely Complex (Principal)
 * Suteki Tantei Labyrinth (Echigo)
 * 2008
 * Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de (Assassin)
 * Bus Gamer (Maezono)
 * S.A (President)
 * Chaos;Head (Yasuji Ban)
 * 2009
 * Fairy Tail (Hot Eye, Wally, Wonderful Gotch)
 * 2010
 * Dance in the Vampire Bund (Takashi Saijo)
 * The Legend of the Legendary Heroes (Count Klasbel)
 * And Yet the Town Moves (Usher)
 * Togainu no Chi (Motomi)
 * Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku (Masanori Aoto)
 * 2011
 * Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko (Maekawa's father)
 * Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital (Kyōkotsu)
 * 2012
 * Natsume's Book of Friends (Rokka)
 * 2013
 * Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman (Oya, Nagai, Kuroda Kanbee)
 * DD Hokuto no Ken (Raoh)
 * Gifū Dōdō!! Kanetsugu to Keiji (Fake Keiji)
 * Outbreak Company (Prime Minister Zahaa)
 * One Piece (Breed)
 * Re:_Hamatora (Natsukawa)
 * 2015
 * Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid (Zafira)
 * 2017
 * One Piece (Charlotte Moscato)
 * Magical Girl Ore (Kokoro-chan)

 * The Fable (Master)
 * Rinkai! (Headmaster Sawamitsu)
 * The Ossan Newbie Adventurer (Snape Resurrect)

OVA and Movies

 * 1997
 * Jungle Emperor Leo (Alan)
 * 2002
 * Animation Runner Kuromi (Go, Nonki Hayama, Seiichiro Haryu)
 * 2003
 * Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever (Shirō Takamachi)
 * 2004
 * Animation Runner Kuromi 2 (Seiichiro Haryu)
 * 2012
 * Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's (Zafira)
 * 2017
 * Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection (Zafira)
 * 2018
 * Servamp -Alice in the Garden- (Mikado Alicein)

Drama CD

 * Amai Tsumi no Kajitsu (Kazuomi Toudou)
 * GENE Tenshi wa Sakareru (Baruto)
 * Gouka Kyakusen de Koi wa Hajimaru series 4, 5, 7, 8 (Rin)
 * Kizu (Yuusuke Ariga)
 * News Center no Koibito (Masahiko Sashou)
 * Pearl series 2: Yokubari na Pearl (Reiji)
 * Pearl series 3: Wagamama na Pearl (Reiji)
 * Pearl series 4: Kimagure na Pearl (Reiji)
 * Trinity Blood (Abel Nightlord, Cain Knightlord)
 * Ze (Waki Yoshiwara)
 * Romeo (Diager)

Video games

 * 1999
 * The King of Fighters '99 (Jhun Hoon)
 * 2000
 * The King of Fighters 2000 (Jhun Hoon)
 * 2003
 * The King of Fighters 2003 (Jhun Hoon)
 * 2009
 * The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match (Jhun Hoon)
 * 2020
 * The King of Fighters All Star (Jhun Hoon)

Eroge

 * 2002
 * Floralia (Shigeru Sawatari, Koichi Tamura)
 * Enzai (Evan)
 * 2003
 * Sore ga Bokura no Renai Seikatsu (Toshihiro Hakushou)
 * Take Off! (Shiro Sagami)
 * Clover Heart's (Saionji-sensei)
 * 2004
 * Yin-Yang! X-Change Alternative (Renji Saotome)
 * Fanatica (Curtis Lindstrom, Bertrand)
 * 2005
 * Togainu no Chi (Motomi)
 * Zettai Fukujuu Meirei (Lawless Streich)
 * 2007
 * Gekkou no Carnevale (Guglielmo)
 * Touka Gettan (Hiroto Kaga)
 * 2008
 * Fortune Arterial (Masanori Aoto)
 * 2010
 * Axanael (Jaburu)
 * 2011
 * Aiyoku no Eustia (Varrius Meisner)

General

 * 1995
 * 3x3 Eyes: Kyuusei Koushu (Varanasi)
 * 2002
 * Natsuiro no Sunadokei (Gahaku Saeki)
 * Groove Adventure Rave: Mikan no Hiseki (Lance, Aniki)
 * Unlimited Saga (Bel Bend, Clyde)
 * 2005
 * Angel's Feather (Shingo Souma)
 * 2008
 * Chaos;Head (Yasuji Ban)
 * 2009
 * Chaos;Head Noah (Yasuji Ban)
 * Touka Gettan: Tsuki no Nai Kao II (Hiroto Kaga)
 * 2010
 * Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces (Zafira)

Tokusatsu

 * 2014
 * Ressha Sentai ToQger (Soap Shadow (ep. 21))
 * 2015
 * Kamen Rider Drive (Gamma Assault (ep. 48))
 * Kamen Rider Ghost (Narration)
 * 2019
 * Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (Narration)

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Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed (born April 2, 1949) is an American actress. She is known for playing Arnold Schwarzenegger's hypoglycemic police partner in the 1990 film Kindergarten Cop and portraying the matriarch Gail Green in Jericho. She appeared as Marlene Griggs-Knope on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. She is also well known as the exasperated wife in Bean.

Early life and education
Reed was born in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Vernie and Norma Reed. She received her B.F.A. at the University of Washington.

Career
Reed earned a Drama Desk Award for the off-Broadway play Getting Out and an Obie Award for "sustaining excellence in performance in theater". She was a regular in the cast of the 1977 CBS drama The Andros Targets. She had minor film and television work in the 1980s. She won a CableAce Award for Best Actress for the HBO series Tanner '88 (1988). She also co-starred with Daryl Hannah in the film.

Her notable film roles include The Long Riders (1980),, , Kindergarten Cop (1990), , , and Proof of Life (2001).

Reed played Janice Pasetti in the quirky NBC sitcom Grand, and then played a judge and single mother in the short-lived NBC sitcom The Home Court. She has provided the voice for the character Ruth Powers in 4 episodes of the animated TV series The Simpsons and guest-voiced in an episode of the 1994–1995 animated series The Critic. She played a main role in Jericho and portrayed the mother of main character Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) on Parks and Recreation.

In 2005 Reed portrayed executive producer Esther Shapiro in Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, a fictionalized television movie based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty.

Reed has also worked for Storyline Online, reading Stellaluna.

Personal life
Reed met Sandy Smolan when he directed her in Rachel River. They married in 1988 and have two adopted children, Reed and Lily.

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Pine Crest School

Pine Crest School is a private preparatory school with campuses in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida. It was founded in Fort Lauderdale in 1934 by Mae McMillan, who also served as the school's first president. The Boca Raton campus, originally Boca Raton Academy, was absorbed by Pine Crest in 1991 and hosts students in pre-kindergarten through grade 8. The Fort Lauderdale campus hosts students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12.

History
Mae McMillan founded the school in 1934 in rented rooms in downtown Fort Lauderdale. In 1939, when there were 100 students, the school moved to a former hospital building on an eight-acre site on East Broward Boulevard in 1939, and student boarding began. A nearby site was purchased for an elementary school. The school was incorporated in 1959, and it moved to the current 49-acre site on NE 62nd Street in 1965. The Boca Raton campus for pre-kindergarten to grade 8 students, originally Boca Raton Academy, became part of Pine Crest School in 1991. The boarding program ended in 2001.

Fort Lauderdale campus
The Mae McMillan campus has expanded since it first opened. A building campaign at the start of the 21st century saw the construction of a new middle school building, Findeiss Auditorium, a parking garage, and the Huizenga Family Science Center. Athletic facilities include a new health and fitness center constructed in the original Lane Hall boys’ dormitory, a number of locker room facilities, two gymnasia, three pools, Banks Field, Elliot Track, and ten tennis courts. Additionally, the adjacent Freidt campus, commonly referred to as “West Campus,” has a number of playing fields, a boathouse for the crew team, and a nature trail centered on Lake Leone. Fine Arts facilities include the Stacy Chapel and Auditorium, Palmer Dance Studio, McMillian Fine Arts Center, Stacy Arts and Activities Center, and Egan Auditorium. As of 2010, the LEED Gold certified Chiller Plant Building has been completed, providing a chilled water feed to the entire campus.

As of 2011, the new Upper School Academic Center has been completed, consolidating the academic functions of the Upper School, which were previously scattered among various buildings, into a single complex. The center of the campus has the Bell Tower, which houses both the Admissions and Administrative Offices. In 2015, state-of-the-art Innovation Labs opened on both campuses and for each division of the school.

Boca Raton campus
For many years, the Boca Raton campus functioned out of the original Boca Raton Academy buildings, which were eventually wrapped with loggias in true Pine Crest character to match the Silvers/Rubenstein Library Media Center, Rochelle Levitetz Fine Arts Building, Parents' Association Performing Arts Center, and replication of the Fort Lauderdale campus bell tower, which were built by Pine Crest. As of 2009, the Boca Raton Campus has a new middle school building and dining hall extensions, and the Parents' Association Performing Arts Center was rebuilt after the roof collapsed in the summer of 2004. As of 2010, Pine Crest Boca has finished construction on the new lower school replacement building, which achieved LEED for School Gold Certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

Organization
Pine Crest is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), and it is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), The Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), and the Florida Kindergarten Council (FKC).

Academics
Pine Crest School offers 32 Advanced Placement and 15 Post-AP courses in the Upper School.

Pine Crest has also been named a "Blue Ribbon School" by the United States Department of Education. In the 2004–2005 school year, three students were named presidential scholars by the U.S. Department of Education, the first time more than two students in Florida were given the award; usually two students per state are awarded (six total were awarded to Florida students in 2005). In October 2006, 21 members of the Class of 2007 were named National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, the second most semifinalists of any school in Florida's history. Pine Crest is consistently among the top 25 private schools in the nation for its performance in the competition. In 2016, Pine Crest School 7th graders won "Best in the Nation" in the Verizon App Challenge, which includes a $20,000 grant.

Reputation and rankings
According to The Washington Post in 2012, Pine Crest School ranked second in the nation based on its index. According to the 2017 Niche Rankings, Pine Crest School is the #1 Best Private School in Florida.

Student life
The total enrollment for Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton is 2,688 students.

Each year, Pine Crest awards a student the competitive Coleman Prize, which pays for half of the recipient's senior year tuition, and is not based on financial need.

Publications
Pine Crest School students produce publications including the school newspaper The Paw Print, a literary magazine The Scribbler, the Institute for Civic Involvement newsletter The ICI Newsletter, and the nationally award-winning school yearbook, The Crestian. Pine Crest also publishes an alumni publication, The Magazine.

Pine Crest has two television stations, PCNN for middle school, and PCTV for upper school. PCTV and PCNN have won numerous national awards from Student Television Network (STN), Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA) and more.

Performing and visual arts
Pine Crest's arts program covers visual and performing arts. Facilities include the Palmer Dance Studio and the Stacy Auditorium, which hosts the annual ballet, musical, and several jazz and music performances. Practice facilities for music also exist, along with art studios and facilities for photography. Art is taught from an early age, and students can opt out of physical fitness classes for formal ballet training.

Pine Crest acknowledges its best fine arts students through its annual Founder's Council awards. The Founder's Council was established by Pine Crest School founder Dr. Mae McMillan in 1968. The council's mission is to support the arts at Pine Crest, which is done through the Student Cultural Arts Series, which includes the Upper School play, ballet, band, choral and strings concerts, the musical, and the art exhibit. Every year, students who have demonstrated excellence in these categories are recognized in the Founder's Council assembly as a tribute to Dr. McMillan.

Debate
Members of the Pine Crest policy debate team were the 1976 National Forensics Champions and the Florida Novice State Champions in 2004, 2008, and 2009. Members of the team were also in the quarterfinals of the prestigious Wake Forest Debate Tournament in 2008 and 2009. The team has placed in the quarterfinals of the Tournament of Champions and recently qualified two teams to the Tournament of Champions in 2011 and 2012, one team in 2013, three teams in 2014, and were state champions in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Members of the team also won the Florida Blue Key debate tournament in 2010, and the Wake Forest University National Earlybird Tournament in 2013.

Athletics
Pine Crest has varsity, junior-varsity (JV) and middle school sports teams, including football, cheerleading, lacrosse, golf, crew, cross country, track & field, soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball, swimming & diving, tennis, weightlifting, and sailing. Athletics are divided into fall, winter, and spring sports, with some programs holding practices during all three seasons.

In basketball, two-time Gatorade National Boys' Basketball Player of the Year Brandon Knight led the team to Class 3A state titles in 2008 and 2009. In July 2010, Knight was also named the National Player of the Year at a ceremony prior to the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles.

The Pine Crest boys' lacrosse team was the SFHSL champion in 1994 and FHSLA champion in 2002. The swim team won a national championship in 1993. Both boys’ and girls’ teams won 2A state titles in 2019 and the girls’ repeated in 2020. The girls' tennis team won the state title in 2015, and girls' cross country broke The Bolles School's dynasty, taking the crown in 2016 and 2017 and 2019.

The crew team attends regattas most weekends from February through May and sends over 20 rowers each year to the preliminaries for the CRASH-B Sprints. In 2010, the varsity women's team placed second at the SRAA (Scholastic Rowing Association of America) championships. and in 2012 the varsity men's team placed second in the lightweight eight event at the SRAA (Scholastic Rowing Association of America) championships. In 2017, the men's and women's varsity crew teams attended the Head of the Charles regatta in Boston, Massachusetts.

State champion teams

 * 29 Girls' Swimming & Diving (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2019, 2020)
 * 17 Boys' Swimming & Diving (1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2019)
 * 9 Girls' Crew (1994, 1995 (2), 1996 (2), 1997, 2003, 2004, 2015)
 * 7 Boys' Crew (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2012, 2013)
 * 4 Boys' Basketball (2008, 2009, 2012, 2021)
 * 3 Girls' Cross Country (2016, 2017, 2019)
 * 3 Girls' Volleyball (2001, 2002, 2003)
 * 2 Boys' Lacrosse (1994, 2002)
 * 2 Girls' Tennis (1981: co-champion, 2015)
 * 1 Boys' Golf (1996)
 * 1 Boys' Tennis (2012)

Notable alumni
Notable alumni include:

 * Reed Alexander, actor
 * Amir Arison, actor
 * Jayne Atkinson, actress
 * Mary Ellen Cook, adult film star
 * Kevin Boothe, football player
 * Andy Buckley, actor/stockbroker
 * Mary Carey, entertainer/reality TV persona
 * Bernadette Castro, businesswoman/politician
 * Michael Cohen, composer
 * Stephen F. Cohen, professor
 * Jonathan Cohn, journalist
 * Andy Dean, talk show host/political commentator
 * Frederick A. de Armas professor
 * Bethenny Frankel, talk show host/author
 * Mark Gilbert, Major League Baseball player/ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
 * Marshall Godschalk, world champion Dutch rower
 * Dan Goldman, writer/artist
 * Jack Goldsmith, law professor
 * Kelsey Grammer, actor/singer
 * Ariana Grande, actor/singer
 * Frankie Grande, reality television personality/dancer/actor
 * Max Greyserman (born 1995), professional golfer on the PGA Tour
 * Farris Hassan, activist
 * Wayne Huizenga, businessman
 * Brandon Knight, basketball player
 * Kira Kosarin, actress
 * Jeff Marx, composer
 * John Medeski, composer
 * Haley Moss, artist/author/attorney
 * Diana Nyad, marathon swimmer/author
 * Lance Oppenheim, filmmaker
 * Robin S. Rosenbaum, U.S. Circuit Court judge
 * Vesna Stojanovska, swimmer
 * Matt Rubel, businessman
 * Amen Thompson, basketball player
 * Ausar Thompson, basketball player
 * Laurel Touby, journalist/businesswoman
 * Frederic Wakeman, professor
 * Jonathan Weil, journalist
 * Sam Young, football player

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Image
an image would be nice. Kingturtle 03:44, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Tallest from 1977-1992
OK, so what is the tallest building in Sydney now? Darcyj 23:05, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * To roof: World Tower (230.1 m)
 * To spire: Chifley Tower (244.1 m)
 * The MLC is 2nd tallest to roof, but only 5th tallest to spire (actually the same figure, (228 m), because it doesn't have one). We need to pick a consistent figure in all Australian skyscraper articles.
 * - ҉ Randwicked ҉ 00:17, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I'm a bit confused why the height of the building has been readjusted again to contradict the data from the official website of the MLC Centre itself! The official website at says the structure is 244 metres (800 feet) high. The Emporis website that has been cited to support the contrary height of 228 metres  belongs to a 3rd party company in Germany, who happen to have got the number of floors incorrect (they state 60, it is actually 67). If the official MLC Centre website data is erroneous, surely contradictory information should be cited from a more reliable source.. for example, the architects, or a structural engineer from a Sydney based government body, university, or firm. Bezapt 01:49, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Emporis is the most authoritative web source, they're recognised as the official database of the Council for Tall Buildings which is the (self-appointed) body that crowns 'world's tallest' buildings. Their database is updated by people who work in construction and in local government. The 244 m figure is according to multiple sources both the height above sea level (not relevant here) and the height from street to the top of the antenna. Antennas aren't counted in building heights by the Council of Tall Buildings. The property managers will of course pick the tallest number to make their building sound impressive, that doesn't make it the official figure. And you will notice that Emporis says there are 60 floors OG, meaning over or above ground. There are presumably 67 floors if you count the basement levels. Again, the owners are picking the more impressive figure. - ҉ Randwicked ҉ 02:02, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * BTW, it's apparently just a coincidence that the building's roof height above sea level is the same as the antenna height above the street, and not someone confusing the figures. Who knows which figure the official website is treating as the real height? You can see why this always leads to arguments. - ҉ Randwicked ҉ 02:19, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Criticism
Shouldn't this article include the criticism for ruining the streetscape of Martin Place? I've heard that many architects hate this building because it's set so far back and interrupts the line created by the surrounding buildings. Anyone who has visited the building would be likely to notice this quite easily. (Huey45 (talk) 10:57, 20 May 2010 (UTC))

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Old Dan's Records

Old Dan's Records is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's eighth studio album, released in 1972 on the Reprise Records label. The album reached #1 in Canada on the RPM national album chart on November 5, 1972, and remained there for three weeks. In the U.S., it peaked at #95 on the pop chart.

The album marks a continued evolution in Lightfoot's sound as he begins to add country influences to his standard folk sound with the help of the banjo, dobro and steel guitar. Lightfoot would continue to use these country influences in his music until the early 1980s.

Despite its 1972 year of initial release, the album was nominated for and won the 1974 Juno Award for "Folk Album of the Year". Lightfoot also won a Juno that year as "Folk Singer of the Year".

Track listing
All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot

Side 1

 * 1) "Farewell to Annabel" – 2:59
 * 2) "That Same Old Obsession" – 3:46
 * 3) "Old Dan's Records" – 3:05
 * 4) "Lazy Mornin'" – 3:43
 * 5) "You Are What I Am" – 2:37

Side 2

 * 1) "Can't Depend on Love" – 3:12
 * 2) "My Pony Won't Go" – 3:50
 * 3) "It's Worth Believin'" – 3:24
 * 4) "Mother of a Miner's Child" – 3:18
 * 5) "Hi'way Songs" – 3:37

Personnel
"Special thanks to Bill Richards and Guido Basso and members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra"
 * Gordon Lightfoot - vocals, guitar, vibraphone
 * Red Shea - lead guitar, classical guitar, Dobro
 * Terry Clements - lead guitar
 * Rick Haynes - bass
 * Barry Keane - drums, percussion
 * Dave Brown - percussion
 * Bruce Good - autoharp
 * Larry Good - 5-string banjo
 * David Bromberg - slide Dobro ("My Pony Won't Go")
 * Nick De Caro - piano, orchestral arrangements
 * Ollie Strong - steel guitar
 * Technical
 * Lee Herschberg - engineer
 * Ed Thrasher - art direction
 * John Reeves - photography

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Robby Gordon

Robert Wesley Gordon (born January 2, 1969) is an American former auto racing driver. He has raced in NASCAR, CART, the IndyCar Series, the Trans-Am Series, IMSA, IROC and the Dakar Rally. While no longer an active stock car racing driver, he is active in top-tier off road motorsports such as BITD, NORRA, and SCORE International.

Gordon owns and competes in the Stadium Super Trucks (SST), a series he formed in 2013 and whose championship he won in 2013 and 2014. He also operates the Speed family of brands, which includes the energy drink Speed Energy that has sponsored his racing efforts since 2010.

Off-road racing
Gordon, the son of off-road racer "Baja Bob" Gordon, started out competing in off road racing. He won five consecutive SCORE International off-road class championships from 1986 to 1990, a sixth championship in 1996, and a seventh championship in 2009. Gordon also won two championships in the Mickey Thompson stadium series, three Baja 500 in 1989, 1990, and 2005, and three Baja 1000 in 1987, 1989, and 2006. Gordon also participated (and won) the last SCORE International off road race at the now closed Riverside Raceway in 1988.

Gordon has continued off-road racing throughout his career in Champ Car and NASCAR. In 2005 Gordon took part in the famous 16-day Dakar Rally, driving for the Red Bull sponsored Volkswagen team. He became the first American to win a stage in the car division. He won two stages in total and a 12th place division finish. In 2006, Gordon took part in the Dakar Rally in a Hummer H3. Team Dakar USA did well until stage 9, when a damaged radiator caused late arrival at Atar, Mauritania, and subsequent disqualification. Gordon and co-driver Andy McMillin won the trophy truck class in the 2006 Baja 1000, finishing second overall in the race. After that, Gordon competed in his third Dakar Rally in 2007, driving the Monster Energy Hummer H3 for Team Dakar USA. He finished in the 8th position, his best finish in this race. His current trophy truck sponsor is Speed Energy and drove his Monster Energy truck in the 2007 Baja 500 with a second overall finish. Gordon's sisters Beccy Gordon and Robyn Gordon competed in the 2006 Baja 1000 on the all-woman team All-American Girl Racing.

Gordon raced in selected Traxxas TORC Series events, including the 2010 AMSOIL Cup World Championship race at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. He led the first lap of the race before retiring with mechanical difficulties.

Gordon finished 3rd in the 2009 Dakar Rally in South America, where the event was moved after terrorist threats led to the cancellation of the 2008 event. He finished 8th in the 2010 Dakar Rally in South America with his Monster Energy truck. He was excluded from the 2012 edition after stage 10 for illegal modifications of his engine.

Stadium Super Trucks
In June 2012, Gordon announced that he was founding and owning a stadium truck racing series of his own, titled the Stadium Super Trucks, based on the stadium truck racing concept developed by Mickey Thompson. The series ran its first season in 2013.

A lot of drivers affiliated with Gordon's closed Cup Series NASCAR team such as P. J. Jones for example, followed Gordon to race in the Super Trucks.

Gordon won the inaugural Stadium Super Truck championship in 2013, by seven points following a year-long battle with former Mickey Thompson Off-Road teammate Rob MacCachren.

Gordon's series was renamed to Speed Energy Formula Off-Road in 2014. He won a second championship that year with six wins and a 75-point advantage over Sheldon Creed. That year, the series also made its X Games debut as part of X Games Austin 2014, where Gordon finished third and won a bronze medal. He medalled again in 2015 as he scored a silver.

Since 2015, the series started expansion overseas, hosting a race in Australia at the Adelaide 500. Later in the year, Gordon also participated in the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Britain.

During the 2017 and 2018 seasons, SST and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) clashed on various instances. In June 2017, the night following an SST race at Hidden Valley Raceway in Australia's Darwin, Northern Territory, Gordon took a truck to a local nightclub and began to perform donuts. A day later, he was summoned to court for violating the city's anti-hooning laws and was fined $4,150 after pleading guilty on four traffic charges. Gordon defended his action, stating he had asked security guards if it was allowed, to which they agreed. CAMS subsequently revoked Gordon's competition visa for future events, indefinitely prohibiting him from racing in Australia. Four months later, Gordon issued an apology to CAMS and donated $10,000 to the Australian Road Safety Foundation, resulting in his visa ban being lifted. In 2018, the series was banned by CAMS for safety reasons following a wreck at Barbagallo Raceway that sent a truck's wheel into a vacant pedestrian bridge; despite legal action from Gordon, SST lost the case. CAMS ended the ban in 2019 as the sanctioning body and Gordon formed a three-year commercial rights agreement, branding the series' Australian operations the Boost Mobile Super Trucks; the new Australian championship began in 2020.

IMSA
In 1990, Gordon began racing sports cars. He won races in both Trans-Am and IMSA Camel GT, where he had four consecutive class wins in the 24 Hours of Daytona from 1990 to 1994, and three consecutive 12 Hours of Sebring class wins.

Open-wheel racing
Gordon's first start in the CART IndyCar series came in 1992. His first full season and Indy 500 start would come in 1993 with A. J. Foyt's team. He raced for Derrick Walker from 1994 to 1996. With Walker, he captured his first career pole in 1994 (Toronto), and both his CART career wins in 1995 (Phoenix and Detroit). For 1999, Gordon fielded his own team in the series with little success as the Toyota power the team used was still sub-par in performance.

Gordon raced 10 times in the Indy 500 from 1993 to 2004 fielding his own team in 1999, 2000 and 2004. He, along with John Andretti, Tony Stewart, and Kurt Busch are the only four drivers to race in the Coca-Cola 600 and Indy 500 in the same day. In 1999, Gordon came within one lap of winning the Indianapolis 500, driving his own car sponsored by John Menard. He inherited the lead by virtue of not stopping for a final pit stop and tried to conserve enough fuel to last until the end of the race. His fuel ran out coming out of turn 3 on the penultimate lap and he had to give up the lead to Sweden's Kenny Bräck.

During his time in open-wheel, Gordon earned a reputation as a tough and sometimes overly aggressive racer. According to Gordon, though his decision to leave open wheel was based largely on "safety concerns", significantly more plausible an explanation to Gordon's estrangement from top-tier opened-wheel racing in North America is directly attributable to a high-profile incident during the 1996 Grand Prix of Cleveland, where Gordon was evidenced to have exited his vehicle mid-race, after a mechanical failure, and while standing atop his car, Gordon kicked the Ford Motor Company logo on live national television. Gordon and Ford would not make amends until 2007, when Gordon's NASCAR team switched to the manufacturer.

In 2001, Gordon, following his departure from Morgan-McClure Motorsports, re-joined Foyt's team for the Indianapolis 500. The team was a joint venture between AJ Foyt Racing and Richard Childress. With the car, Gordon qualified on the front row and dominated early on before strategic pit stops shuffled him to mid-pack by the time the race was over. It was one of Gordon's best performances at the Indianapolis 500, and it later opened up the doors for Gordon to join Childress' Busch team later that year.

Stock cars
Gordon made his debut in stock car racing in November 1990 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, driving for Junie Donlavey in the Automobile Racing Club of America season finale; he finished 21st, but turned heads by winning the pole for the event.

Cup Series
Gordon's Winston Cup debut came in 1991, driving two races, including the Daytona 500 for Junie Donlavey in the No. 90 Ford. In 1993, Gordon drove the No. 28 Texaco-sponsored Ford for Robert Yates Racing at Talladega in the team's first race after the death of driver Davey Allison. In 1994, Gordon drove in one race for Michael Kranefuss starting and finishing 38th at Michigan. In 1996, Gordon raced at Charlotte in what was one of the first starts ever for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. He also raced at Rockingham and Phoenix for Felix Sabates. Gordon's first full-time ride came in 1997 with Felix Sabates' Team SABCO. Gordon raced in 22 starts with SABCO, and captured the pole at Atlanta. He also finished fourth at Watkins Glen, his only Top 10 finish of the year. In 1998, Gordon ran only one race, in the #96 CAT car for Buz McCall, at Sears Point. He returned to NASCAR full-time in 2000, attempting to run his own team. Again, the results were disappointing; he failed to qualify for several races and finished with only two Top 10s in 17 starts.

Gordon started the 2001 season driving for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in the No. 4 Kodak-sponsored Chevrolet, but was replaced by Kevin Lepage after only five races. Gordon returned to racing in a one-off agreement with Ultra Motorsports, where he replaced the team's regular driver Mike Wallace in the No. 7 NationsRent-sponsored Ford for the June race at Sears Point. Gordon was leading that race near the end, but was passed by Tony Stewart, when Gordon repeatedly fought to hold off a lapped Kevin Harvick, which gave Stewart the chance to overtake Gordon and win the race.

Later in the same season, he joined Richard Childress Racing as a replacement for an injured Mike Skinner. In the rescheduled season finale at New Hampshire, Gordon was engaged in a closing-laps battle with eventual champion Jeff Gordon (no relation). With 16 laps to go, leader Jeff Gordon (who ended up leading 257 of the 300 laps) was stuck behind the 12th place No. 77 car of Robert Pressley trying to stay on the lead lap, with Robby right on his tail. In the middle of turns three and four, Robby gave a bump to Jeff while he had slowed down to try and pass the lapped car of Mike Wallace, sending him into Wallace's No. 12 car and inflicting damage on the 24 car. Jeff was black flagged while attempting to retaliate under caution, and Robby went on to earn a controversial first career victory. The race, which had originally been scheduled for September, was postponed after the September 11 attacks, and after the event Gordon announced he would donate all his winnings to the victims of the 9/11 attacks.

Gordon continued to race for Richard Childress Racing in 2002. He crashed in the Daytona 500 and had a string of poor finishes in the spring. He performed well at Sonoma and led the most laps at Watkins Glen with 21 and finished third. He had a Top 10 run at the Bank of America 500 but crashed in a 10-car pileup which also collected teammates Jeff Green and Kevin Harvick. Gordon finished 20th in the final points standings, which was, at the time, his highest finishing position in his career.

In 2003, Gordon broke out and compiled his best season statistically. He finished sixth in the Daytona 500 and finished 10th in the Aaron's 499. He also led 29 laps at Richmond and finished fourth in the rain-shortened race. Then, he earned his first road course win at Infineon Raceway, after a controversial but legal pass under caution of his then-teammate, Kevin Harvick. Gordon continued running well during July, finishing seventh at Chicagoland, and then sixth at the 2003 Brickyard 400. Gordon took his third career win later in the year at Watkins Glen. He, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, and Kyle Busch are the only drivers to win both road course events (at Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen) in one season since the two became part of the current Sprint Cup schedule. Part of the reason for Gordon's success in 2003 was his pairing with Kevin Hamlin, a veteran crew chief. Despite his success with Hamlin, RCR replaced Hamlin with crew chief Chris Andrews for 2004.

2004 was a big disappointment after the 2003 campaign. With Andrews, Robby Gordon had a string of races in which he finished at the back of the field. His first Top 10 finish of the season was the spring race in Darlington, and then had a series of DNF's. His best races, as expected, were at the road course races and the restrictor-plate races. He led 22 laps at Talladega before finishing fifth, and then led 16 laps at Watkins Glen, racing Tony Stewart for the win late in the race. He then was involved in a controversial incident with Greg Biffle at Loudon that led to NASCAR slapping the No. 31 team with a two-lap penalty, a $15,000 fine and a 50-point deduction in the point standings, and also led to the team putting Gordon on probation.

While having a bad Cup Season in 2004, Robby Gordon and John Menard restarted their own Xfinity Series team, Robby Gordon Motorsports, in which they fielded the single No. 55 Fruit-of-the-Loom-sponsored Chevrolet, supplied by Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines. The No. 55 Busch Series team, which competed in 25 of the 34 scheduled races, performed so dramatically well, that Robby and Menard decided to field the team in Cup for 2005. Despite Richard Childress asking Gordon to stay on RCR, Gordon announced in late 2004 that he would be operating his own Nextel Cup team, the No. 7 Jim Beam-sponsored Chevrolet.

For 2005, Gordon moved his Busch Series team up to the Nextel Cup, and was the only owner/driver left. Gordon's primary sponsor was Jim Beam Bourbon; his crew chief was originally Bob Temple before he was replaced by Greg Erwin. Fruit of the Loom was the primary sponsor for nine races in the 2005 season. His friend John Menard had his hardware corporation, Menards also become sponsors, as well as Harrah's. Gordon again struggled as an owner/driver, finishing with only two Top 10s in 29 starts and failing to qualify for several races. In 2006, Gordon's team used engines from Dale Earnhardt, Inc., and showed slight improvement over the previous year's performance over the first few races. He performed well at Sonoma and Watkins Glen, qualifying and finishing in the Top 10 in both races. For the 2007 season, Gordon switched to the Ford Fusion, with engines supplied from Roush-Yates. He started his season with a 15th-place finish in the 2007 Daytona 500, and picked up a few Top 10 finishes, before he had a break-out race at Sears Point in which he qualified second, led a race-high 48 laps, and finished 16th. He had two Top 10s by year's end, and finished 26th in points.

On February 1, 2008, Gordon said he would go to Dodge in 2008, marking his 4th change in as many years. He also announced a technical, manufacturing and marketing services agreement with Gillett Evernham Motorsports. After dropping to 33rd in points, Gordon announced he would be running Toyotas in 2009, which would be his fifth change in as many years.

Gordon competed in fewer races in 2010, as Jim Beam did not renew its contract. In October, he founded Speed Energy as a means to generate funding for RGM. The team finished 34th in 2009 owner's standings. In January 2010, Gordon formed an alliance with BAM Racing, his sixth change in six years. In 2010, with Ted Musgrave driving, his team failed to qualify at Pocono, the first time since the 2005 race at Texas. He performed well at Sonoma in the Toyota Save Mart 350 and ended up second to Jimmie Johnson, which secured some part-time sponsorship for RGM. A penalty involving another team moved the No. 7 back into the Top 35. Due to a commitment in Argentina, Bobby Labonte drove the No. 7 at Loudon. P. J. Jones and Kevin Conway have also shared the No. 7; Gordon entered a No. 07 car for a number of races.

He secured a sponsorship to compete in the 2012 Daytona 500, but poor performance resulted in Gordon racing only at Phoenix and the road-course race at Sonoma. He failed to qualify for early-season races at Las Vegas and Fontana. At that point, sponsorship money dried up, and Gordon's team made no further starts in 2012. By 2013, Gordon's NASCAR career ended, as he was unable to attract sponsorship for any more NASCAR seasons. The No. 7 was taken by Dave Blaney of Tommy Baldwin Racing. In 2013, Gordon officially closed his NASCAR team in Charlotte and changed his shop to form the Stadium Super Truck series.

Xfinity Series
Gordon's first Busch Series experience came in 2001 when he ran 3 races for Richard Childress Racing in the No. 21 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet. His best finish was 5th at Watkins Glen International.

In 2004, after a 4-year hiatus, Robby Gordon and longtime partner John Menard, Jr., started their own program, Robby Gordon Motorsports, letting Gordon return to team ownership for the first time since their failed Cup team in 2000. The primary sponsor was Fruit-of-the-Loom, and the team was supplied by Richard Childress Racing, Gordon's Cup team at the time. The brand-new team selected the #55 and Gordon would drive in 25 NBS races. With the #55, Robby Gordon earned numerous top-ten finishes, nearly won the restrictor plate Busch races that year, and earned one win which came at Richmond in the #55 Fruit-of-the-Loom Chevrolet. From 2004 to 2010 drivers that have driven for Robby Gordon Motorsports included PJ Jones, Bobby Labonte, David Gilliland, Kevin Conway, Scott Wimmer, Reed Sorenson and Johnny Sauter. The #55 performed so tremendously well that, even though the original plans for 2005 was to run a full Busch Series season, Gordon chose to move the team up to the Cup Series with support from Ultra Motorsports owner Jim Smith. In 2005, Robby Gordon Motorsports participated in 4 Busch Series Races with two races being on the road courses in Mexico City, and Watkins Glen, and two being on oval tracks. The primary sponsor of the team for 2005 was Red Bull Energy Drink, although Red Bull would depart at year's end.

Robby Gordon participated in several Busch races in 2006, including a few for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Nationwide team (JR Motorsports). The most notable highlight of his season was a thrilling second-place finish at Watkins Glen on August 12. Driving his own No. 7 Chevy, Gordon went door-to-door with Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 39 car for Penske South Racing, for the final few laps. Gordon gained ground in the chicane, almost catching Busch. The two cars went wildly into the grass and dirt, almost wrecking each other. Gordon was able to save his car, as Busch went down the final straightaway to win the race. While being interviewed in victory lane, Busch gave Gordon praise for a great race and said it reminded him of his race with Ricky Craven at Darlington in 2003.

In 2007, Gordon only had a few top tens in the NBS and came near to a win at Montreal before being disqualified by NASCAR for ignoring a penalty. He was further in trouble when he reacted to the penalty by intentionally crashing Marcos Ambrose to retaliate for a previous crash – an action that denied Ambrose (who dominated the race) the win and got Gordon suspended from the Sprint Cup Race at Pocono the next day. A backup driver and one of Gordon's friends, P. J. Jones took over for Gordon upon his suspension. Gordon, to make up for the incident, gave Ambrose a free race for RGM at Watkins Glen International the next weekend to make his first Sprint Cup start but because of rain, Ambrose did not qualify. Gordon, his sponsors and fans have said to this day that he won the 2007 NAPA 200 but nonetheless have accepted the penalty. In 2010, Gordon announced that he made himself a banner and makeshift trophy similar to the NAPA 200 trophy saying he won the 2007 NAPA 200 and when asked by reporters about how he was going to recover in 2010's Montreal race Gordon chuckled and said "You mean since I won? We've still got the banner hanging on our wall. We came back for redemption, and we'll do the best job we can."

On March 28, 2008, Gordon and the No. 22 Supercuts Dodge Team of Fitz Motorsports joined forces for a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series after driver Mike Bliss left the team to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet owned by James Finch. As of the press release Gordon is slated to drive both the Phoenix and Texas Nationwide Series events in the No. 22 car.

While driving part-time for Fitz, Robby Gordon also drove a couple races for RGM. Gordon drove his No. 55 Mapei/Menards Dodge in the Chicagoland Race in July. He also started the Watkins Glen race in his No. 55 Jim Beam Dodge in 2nd place and finished in 19th position.

In 2009, Gordon cut his Busch season to just one single race, at Watkins Glen. There, he drove his No. 55 Hard-Rock Hotel car at the 2009 Zippo 200. Starting 3rd, he was briefly in contention for the win, until he tangled with Joey Logano with 7 laps to go. He finished 14th.

In 2010 he drove the No. 07 Menards Toyota in the Nationwide series at Montreal as part of his alliance with John Menard for RGM. It was the first time since 2007 that he drove at Montreal due to his altercation with Marcos Ambrose (see below) due to having made amends by skipping the next races at the track. He dominated the last 20 laps of the race but ran out of fuel with two laps to go handing the win to colleague veteran Boris Said and resulted in the top 20 in the finish.

In 2011 he drove his No. 77 Mapei car at Montreal. He led 5 laps but broke down from engine failure, finishing 31st.

Craftsman Truck Series
Gordon has run 4 career Craftsman Truck Series races with one top-5 and 2 top-10 finishes. He has run for Team SABCO, Bobby Hamilton Racing, and Morgan-Dollar Motorsports.

Other racing
Gordon competed twice in the Race of Champions, first in 2001 in Gran Canaria, where he broke the lap time record. In 2014, Gordon competed in the Nations Cup for Team Americas alongside 2014 World Touring Car champion José María López.

In May 2017, while the Stadium Super Trucks were at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, Gordon made his Aussie Racing Cars debut. He shared the No. 57 car with fellow SST driver Sheldon Creed; the car was usually run by Bill Hynes, but Hynes wished to focus on SST. Gordon finished eighth after starting last.

Controversies
Robby Gordon has been involved in numerous controversies throughout his racing career. In the 2001 New Hampshire 300 the race was postponed due to the 9/11 attacks and Jeff Gordon clinched the 2001 Cup championship the previous week at Atlanta. The race was held the day after Thanksgiving in 2001 and Gordon driving the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing car, after Mike Skinner chose to retire from RCR for the rest of the season due to injuries sustained at Chicagoland and Richmond, won his first race in the Cup series after an incident with Jeff Gordon: with 16 laps to go Jeff was leading and hoping to make his points lead bigger in his inevitable margin against Tony Stewart by winning the race but Robby in the No. 31 drove up to second place and made slight contact, getting Jeff Gordon loose, and therefore giving Robby the lead. Jeff was angered and rushed up to Robby under caution and retaliated by trying to cut down Robby's tire but was black-flagged before he could make a second attempt to get to the No. 31's tire. Jeff served a one lap penalty, still won the championship and managed to race in the middle of the pack. Jeff would eventually work his way back up to a 15th-place finish. Robby on the final restart pulled away from Sterling Marlin and won his first cup race and first victory on an oval in the NASCAR Cup series. This win gave Robby the No. 31 RCR car for a multi-year deal after 2001. Jeff when interviewed maintained that he should have not been penalized and publicly retorted to Robby that he should have been embarrassed to have won in the way that the finish was; Robby said in reply that he Jeff "should be embarrassed for retaliating like he did."

In the 2003 Dodge/Save Mart 350, Gordon was eager to try for his second cup win in the No. 31 RCR Chevrolet. Prior to the race, Gordon was vomiting from food poisoning yet still ended Jeff Gordon's streak of domination at Sonoma for 6 years by dominating the race. Coming to the caution with 38 laps to go, Robby Gordon took advantage of his teammate and friend, Kevin Harvick by passing Harvick in turn 11 under caution and in the final laps was able to hold off Jeff Gordon for his second cup win in the No. 31 RCR team and his first cup win on a road course. Harvick ultimately finished 3rd. His pass under caution was ridiculed by Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick and several other drivers because while the pass was legal it was considered "ungentlemanly". However, NASCAR declared Robby Gordon as the winner and in reply to the ridicules he received from Jeff Gordon, NASCAR fans and Robby said "He's won enough of these things, and I guess he doesn't like it when someone else rains on his parade." This comment led NASCAR to give Robby Gordon and Jeff Gordon warnings to resolve their differences.

During the 2005 Daytona 500, NASCAR penalized 10 race teams. Gordon's new No. 7 team was among them. His crew chief Bob Temple was fined $50,000 and Robby was deducted of 25 driver & owner points for an illegal unapproved installation on his racecar. With no owner points to fall back on, as his team was brand-new, Gordon didn't qualify for the 2005 Daytona 500 due to the penalty.

During the 2005 running of the Sylvania 300, Gordon was involved in a wreck with Michael Waltrip, the driver of the No. 15 NAPA Chevrolet. The angered Gordon got out of his totaled car and threw his helmet at the No. 15 car as it was passing by. Tony Stewart's No. 20 missed the helmet just seconds after it hit Waltrip's car. When TNT interviewed him about the crash, he stated "You know Michael, everybody thinks Michael's a good guy. He's not the good guy like he actually is. The caution was out and he wrecked me and he's a piece of shit." TNT apologized for his language, and Gordon apologized after the race, but Gordon was fined $50,000 and docked 50 drivers points. When asked by some people for the helmet, Gordon decided to auction it for the benefit of the Harrah's Employee Relief Fund, a fund that provides aid to Harrah's employees displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The helmet fetched $51,100, and was purchased by GoldenPalace.com.

During the 2006 Bass Pro Shops 500, he brought controversy by allegedly throwing roll bar padding onto the track at Atlanta Motor Speedway, drawing a caution flag that had a significant impact for the end of the race, especially drivers in pit road, most notably NEXTEL Cup contender Jeff Burton who wound up finishing 13th. Video from the race was not conclusive as to whether he did in fact put debris on the track but NASCAR reacted by docking Gordon 50 points (each in the Driver and Car Owner categories) and a $15,000 fine. Gordon has denied he intentionally threw the debris.

During the inaugural NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2007, Gordon was involved in an on-circuit altercation with fellow driver Marcos Ambrose. Gordon passed Ambrose to take the lead at the same time as a multi-car wreck was unfolding behind them; Ambrose spun him, under a yellow flag, to reclaim it seconds later. After an unusually long delay in sorting out the field for the restart, NASCAR eventually determined that Gordon would restart in 13th position. Gordon, who had a strong race all day, refused to go to that position, and was black flagged after the restart, and after spinning out Ambrose. Gordon did not come in for his penalty and was then given the black flag with diagonal white cross, meaning that his subsequent laps were no longer being scored. As a result, he finished 18th. Following the race, Gordon proceeded to do burnouts on the front straightaway as if celebrating his victory, alongside race winner Kevin Harvick. He announced in a post-race interview that he would appeal the result of the race. However, NASCAR suspended Gordon for the following race at Pocono. In a statement released soon after the NASCAR announcement, Gordon apologized for his actions but maintained that NASCAR made a mistake in telling him to line up in the 13th position.

Gordon was docked 100 driver and owner points as a result of rule infractions during Speedweeks of 2008 at Daytona. Gordon's car was found with an unapproved front bumper cover. His crew chief Frank Kerr was suspended for 6 weeks until April 9, 2008, was fined $100,000, and placed on probation until December 31, 2008. Gordon was not fined. Gordon appealed the penalty issued by NASCAR in February, 2008. Gordon issued a press statement. "This was an innocent mistake made by someone not even on our race team. They accidentally sent us the new Dodge noses that haven't yet been approved by NASCAR." According to NASCAR Gordon's Dodge nose says Charger, but it is actually an Avenger and it had the approved nose's part number. On March 5, 2008, the National Stock Car Racing Commission restored the points lost in the penalty and rescinded the suspension of Crew Chief Kerr. In their ruling, the commission also increased the fine to $150,000.

Gordon's off-road finishes have also been the source of controversy. His second-place finish in the San Felipe 250, March 2009, was overshadowed by allegations that in a very remote area he veered off course and drove down a cliff. The maneuver let him bypass a difficult section of the course, get ahead of another competitor without having to pass, and was a four-mile shortcut. Trophy Truck competitor Ed Herbst filed a protest, which was supported by evidence from a pit crew known as the Baja Fools who had set up a pit stop in that section of the course. On investigation, two sets of Toyo tire tracks (identical to those on Gordon's truck) were found which established the four-mile shortcut. The protest was denied based on the fact that given Gordon's average speed, the four-mile shortcut would not have changed the results. After initially filing an appeal of the decision, Herbst, who shares a sponsor with Gordon, elected to withdraw the appeal and the results were deemed final.

Likewise, Gordon was initially declared the winner of the 2009 Baja 500 on June 6, 2009. However, he was stripped of the title and moved to seventh place after it was determined that he violated two rules: one a fueling violation, the other a highway speed violation. A total of 100 minutes in penalties were assessed: 90 minutes for the more serious fueling violation where an amateur video proved that he illegally received fuel on the highway, and 10 minutes for the speed violation.

Gordon's troubles with NASCAR rules continued in 2009. He was caught with excessive rear toe (angle of the wheels to the car) after the May 27, 2009 Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. This illegal adjustment permits the car to carry more speed into the corner. Gordon was docked 50 points and his crew chief was fined $50,000. Gordon elected not to appeal the infraction.

In 2010, the car Gordon owns and drives was found to have illegal parts during inspection on May 7, 2010 before a race at Darlington Raceway. Gordon was docked 25 owner points and 25 driver points. His crew chief, Samuel Stanley was fined $25,000 and placed on NASCAR probation for the rest of the year. This fine brought Gordon's five year total to $290,000 paid to NASCAR.

On March 4, 2011, Gordon was placed on indefinite probation in NASCAR due to an altercation he had with driver Kevin Conway in the garage area the night before. According to published reports, the two were involved in a scuffle over lawsuits each has filed against the other. Las Vegas police confirmed that Conway filed a criminal complaint charging Gordon with misdemeanor battery.

After the August 2011 Bristol race, Gordon admitted that he is now a "start and park" driver and will do so for most of the remainder of the season. "Start and park" is a controversial practice whereby a driver starts the race but then immediately parks his car, collecting last place prize money and protecting his car from any on-track incidents. At Bristol, Gordon completed only 10 laps but pocketed $85,960.

Although in 2012, Gordon made remarks against past-champion Terry Labonte for "starting and parking" after 12 laps at the Daytona 500 qualifying race. As a past champion whose team was not in the Top 35 in 2011 owner's points, Labonte was guaranteed a start regardless of how he finished. Gordon stated: "It's just not right. Why take a free ride when the rest of us have to bust our butts to get into the 500?" Labonte responded that his team had only one car and they needed it for the race.

Controversy continued to plague Gordon in 2012. While participating in the Dakar Rally, Gordon was running a strong second after nine stages before being disqualified after stewards ruled that the tire inflation system on his Hummer was illegal after another competitor made an anonymous suggestion to the tech inspectors along the rally route, where it was called into question. Gordon stated that if there was a problem with the system, he would plug it and still win stages. He did so the following day, winning the stage by more than 15 minutes in front of the second-place finisher. Gordon was permitted to continue while the ruling was appealed to the French Automobile Sport Federation (FFSA). Gordon's Hummer crashed and rolled over in the sand dunes of Peru in the penultimate stage of the rally (January 14, 2012), but was set back on its wheels by spectators and Gordon continued on to a 10th-place finish of that stage. He then won the final stage the following day, finishing the rally in 5th place overall. The appeal to the FFSA was denied two months later. After Gordon's disqualification was upheld, he was stricken from the race results.

Personal life
Throughout his racing career, Gordon preferred to keep his private life private, and shared few details about his personal life. Though he has never married, he has a son, Max Gordon, from a previous relationship. In 2016, eight-year-old Max competed in a UTV at the Bluewater Desert Challenge with Gordon as his co-driver; later in the year, he became the youngest driver to ever compete and finish the Baja 1000. At the age of 12, Max raced against his father in the Stadium Super Trucks race at Road America in 2020.

In addition to Speed Energy, Gordon owns various companies under the Speed umbrella such as the UTV manufacturer Speed UTV, remote-control off-road truck brand Speed RC Cars, and racing tool maker Speed Tools. Gordon co-operates Speed UTV with Todd Romano with consultation from Gordon's former engine builder Tony Cola; the brand's vehicles receive inspiration from SST and IndyCar. Speed RC Cars has appeared as a sponsor in SST for drivers like Max.

Significant victories

 * 7 SCORE International championships (1986–90, 1996, 2009)
 * 3 time Baja 1000 winner (1987, 1989, 2006)
 * 4 time Baja 500 winner (1989, 1990, 2005, 2013)
 * 9 Dakar Rally stage victories
 * 4 time 24 Hours of Daytona winner
 * 3 time 12 Hours of Sebring winner
 * 3 NASCAR Winston Cup Series wins (New Hampshire 2001, Infineon and Watkins Glen 2003)
 * 1 NASCAR Winston Cup Gatorade 125 Win (2003)
 * 1 NASCAR Busch Series win (Richmond 2004)
 * 2 CART wins (Phoenix and Detroit 1995)
 * 1 2008 Central Europe Rally Special wins (Stage 5 Scratch 1 winner (1/2 stage) Hummer)

NASCAR
(key) ( Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. )

Craftsman Truck Series
* Season still in progress

1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series
(key) ( Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. )

American open-wheel racing
(key) ( Races in bold indicate pole position )

International Race of Champions
(key) ( Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led. )

Stadium Super Trucks
(key) ( Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led. )

$1$ Season in progress.

$1$ Standings were not recorded by the series for the 2020 season.

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Metric Today

Metric Today is the bi-monthly newsletter of the US Metric Association. It features the latest developments in US metrication efforts. It has been published continuously since 1966, and is distributed to each member of the US Metric Association as a benefit of membership. In the spirit of international standardization, it is published in the dimensions of the A4 paper size.

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Diffuser (band)

Diffuser is a rock band from Long Island, New York, that was formed in 1994 by Tomas Costanza (guitar/vocals), Anthony Cangelosi (guitar), Lawrence Sullivan (bass) and Billy Alemaghides (drums).

History
Originally the band was called Flu Thirteen and released a 7-inch entitled Edgar's Airwaves and an album entitled Spin Cycle before being signed to The Medicine Label. After being signed they released their second album titled In the Foul Key of V.

The band signed with major label Hollywood Records in 2001 and changed their name to Diffuser. In 2001 the band released their first album on Hollywood Records titled Injury Loves Melody. Their single "Karma" was included on the Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack; it peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 26 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Sullivan and Alemaghides left the band in 2003 and were replaced by Peter Schojan and Dan Leo on bass and drums respectively. In March the band toured the country with Simple Plan, Gob and Madcap. Their second album, Making the Grade, was released in July of that year. The songs "I Wonder" and "Get It On" were used in the 2003 movie Freaky Friday. The song "Get It On" also appeared on the soundtrack for the Outlaw Volleyball video game. The first 150,000 copies of the video game contained a bonus music sampler from Diffuser.

In the fall of that year the band joined Hoobastank and The All-American Rejects on the Nokia Unwired Tour. The band did their final US tour in January 2004 with Spitalfield and Silverstein, followed by a tour in Japan in March. In April Hollywood Records dropped them, and they disbanded shortly after. Dan later joined Action Action with ex-members of The Reunion Show and Count the Stars. Diffuser has recently gotten back together and, according to their Myspace, plan to release a new album in spring of 2008 and re-release some Flu Thirteen albums. Diffuser has recently started recording their album Sincerely, Wasting Away, posting this on their MySpace page:

Hello friends, long time no talk. I hope everything is well by you. We just wanted to give everyone an update that we are currently in the studio recording our next record. Things have been going great, and we're stoked for it. We just finished tracking drums and some guitars, and it's been a blast. We will keep you updated...so for now, enjoy your holidays and stay safe!

On May 24, 2008, Diffuser uploaded two new songs from the upcoming album on their MySpace page, entitled "Falling Down" and "Free".

Band members
Current lineup:
 * Tomas Costanza - Guitar/Vocals
 * Anthony Cangelosi - Guitar
 * Peter Schojan - Bass
 * Dan Leo - Drums
 * Additional Musician - Keith Hille - Guitar

Former members:
 * Lawrence Sullivan - Bass (1994–2003)
 * Billy Alemaghides - Drums (1994–1995; 2000–2003)
 * Brian Fawcett - Guitar (Flu Thirteen)(1994–1998)
 * Chris Sanchez - Drums (1998–2000)

Discography
Flu Thirteen:
 * Edgar's Airwaves 7-inch - 1995
 * Spin Cycle - 1996
 * In the Foul Key of V - 1998

Diffuser:
 * 35/Leaving With A California Tilt 7-inch - 2000
 * Injury Loves Melody - January 23, 2001
 * Making the Grade - July 15, 2003
 * Sincerely, Wasting Away - August 19, 2008

Videography

 * "Karma" (2001)
 * "Get It On" (2003)

Other projects
Costanza played bass for The Never Enders from 2005 until the band split in 2006. They released one album, Air Raid Romance, on Indianola Records and shot one video for the single "Broken". The Never Enders are currently working on their new album.
 * The Never Enders website
 * The Never Enders' MySpace

Leo joined Action Action in 2004 and is still currently in the band. They are currently working on their follow-up to 2006's An Army of Shapes Between Wars which was released on Victory Records.
 * Action Action website
 * Action Action's MySpace

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Lee Janzen

Lee McLeod Janzen (born August 28, 1964) is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the U.S. Open twice in 1993 and 1998. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions, and was an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour.

Early years and amateur career
Janzen was born in Austin, Minnesota, and spent most of his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played Little League baseball. When Janzen was 12, his father's company transferred him to Florida and his parents started him in golf and tennis, and he continued playing baseball. Janzen liked golf best and started playing that sport exclusively. He won his first tournament at age 15 as a member of the Greater Tampa Junior Golf Association.

Janzen chose to attend a small college – Florida Southern. In 1985 and 1986, Florida Southern won the NCAA Division II national team championship. Janzen was the individual champion in 1986. He turned professional later that same year.

Professional career
In 1989, Janzen joined the PGA Tour. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour, most notably the 1993 and 1998 U.S. Opens. In 1993, Janzen defeated Payne Stewart at Baltusrol in Springfield, New Jersey, en route to tying the 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record of 8-under-par. Five years later, he again beat out Stewart to win his second U.S. Open, this time at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. He overcame a five stroke deficit on Sunday, marking the best final-round comeback in a U.S. Open for 25 years since Johnny Miller's win in 1973.

Janzen also notched a victory at The Players Championship in 1995. The Players is a premiere event on the PGA Tour and includes the largest purse of the season. He has been featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Janzen had several opportunities to win additional major golf championships. In 1996, he was in contention at both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship before finishing in the top-10 in both events. He finished fourth at the 1997 PGA Championship after sharing the 36-hole lead at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, New York.

Janzen also played on two American Ryder Cup teams, in 1993 and 1997.

Janzen has lived in various places in Central Florida since becoming a professional golfer. He is a Republican.

PGA Tour wins (8)
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

U.S. Golf Tour wins (2)
Sources:

Space Coast Tour wins (2)

 * 1988 Wedgewood tournament
 * 1989 Poinciana tournament

Other wins (2)
Other playoff record (0–1)

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–0)

Results timeline
{{legend|lime|Win}} {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

 * Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1994 Open Championship – 1996 U.S. Open)
 * Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

Results timeline
{{legend|lime|Win}} {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in World Golf Championships
1Cancelled due to 9/11 {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied NT = No tournament

U. S. national team appearances

 * Ryder Cup: 1993 (winners), 1997
 * Dunhill Cup: 1995
 * Presidents Cup: 1998
 * Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 1993, 1995, 1999

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Mutha's Day Out

Mutha's Day Out was an American rock & heavy metal band formed in November 1991 from the town of Batesville, Arkansas. The band consisted of: Mikal Moore (vocals), Brice Stephens (vocals), Chuck Schaaf (guitar), Jeff Morgan (bass), and Rodney Moffitt (drums). They released one album, My Soul is Wet, in 1993 for Chrysalis Records before breaking up.

Early days (1991-1992)
Mikal Moore (born Michael Morehead) and his cousin Randy Cross conceived Mutha's Day Out one night in November 1991 while listening to Luke Skyywalker as a way to “get chicks.” The band initially consisted of three vocalists (Mikal, Randy, and Brice Stephens). The name was thought up by Brice and came from a daycare center in Batesville that kids could go to for pre-school in Methodist churches. Jeff Morgan had just been kicked out of a band he and Chuck Schaaf were in when Mikal asked him to be in a band that would sound like "Faith No More, Beastie Boys, and Ozzy Osbourne." The band was rounded out by Matt Baker, who played drums, and Lance Branstetter, who played guitar, with Chuck serving as his guitar tech. When the band first came together, Lance was 21 years old, Mikal was 20, Brice was 18, Chuck was 17, and Jeff was 15.

In late January 1992, the band traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, in search of a cheap recording studio. They found one belonging to recording engineers Doug Easley and Davis McCain. After producing Mutha's Day Out's first demo tape on January 28, which consisted of 3 tracks ("Dry Water", "Love is a Hate Situation", and "What U See/We All Bleed Red"), Doug booked the band to play in the Crossroads Music Festival that week. In the same performance, Mutha's Day Out's first, a representative from Chrysalis Records, Karen DuMont (who, to this day, still works with Mikal), was present to see and sign another band. After seeing MDO's performance, she offered them a chance to go to the studio the next day, while receiving a record contract as well. Soon after the band signed a songwriting agreement with leading independent music publisher, Hit & Run Music Publishing, being championed by Joey Gmerek and Dave Massey in the New York and London offices.

My Soul is Wet (1993)
The day after Mutha's Day Out received their record contract, Randy Cross left the band due to their sudden rise in the music industry as well as the increased responsibilities he would now be faced with. Matt soon followed as well and the band was later forced by Chrysalis to fire Lance. However, they had already recorded 15 tracks with Lance for Chrysalis, which is the reason he receives a writing credit on many of the finished album's tracks. The band replaced Lance with Chuck and Matt briefly with BJ Rogers before going forward with Rodney Moffitt, who was also 17 years old.

Halfway through the production of the album, Greenforth Pham, a Vietnamese boy who was a close friend of Mikal and Brice's, committed suicide. Afterwards, Mikal decided to dedicate the album in his memory. They also commissioned a tribute song entitled "Green". In January 2024, it was voted “Best Song” on the Mutha’s Day Out Facebook page.

The album was later finished and released on cassette, CD, and, in certain markets, limited-edition/numbered vinyl on October 19, 1993. Chrysalis released four singles from the album: "Locked", "My Soul is Wet", "Green" and "We All Bleed Red". The first three singles were accompanied by music videos, with "Locked" being used on a segment of Beavis and Butt-Head in the episode "Crisis Line". In addition, on March 5, 1994, Mikal and Brice appeared on an episode of Headbangers Ball with Riki Rachtman to promote the album and the "Locked" music video was shown.

Tour (1993-1994)
Mutha's Day Out toured the United States and Europe from Fall 1993 to September 1994. They opened for such acts as I Mother Earth, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Prong, Jackyl, Rollins Band, Terrorvision, Sugartooth, and BulletBoys. Jeff, at one point during the tour, was in a leg brace having dislocated his knee the night before at a club gig in Birmingham, Alabama, but was still insistent on playing. During their tour in the United States, they stayed in cheap hotels to lower the cost of the record company's tour bill.

Notable shows from the American leg of their tour include their performance on October 9, 1993, in front of 600 fans in their hometown of Batesville, which was recorded and used in the music videos for “Locked” and “Green”. Their show in Boise, Idaho, at Bogie’s is also notable for being the only video available for viewing on YouTube that shows a full live performance. Their final live performance occurred on September 17, 1994, in Nyack, New York, at an unknown venue.

In the European leg of their tour, however, the band gained great notoriety, especially in France. There are many diehard fans to this day that are concentrated around Paris. Their only live record (EP) was recorded on May 12, 1994, at the L’Arapaho inside the (now-defunct) Virgin Megastore in Paris to a strong audience of loyal fans and contains 5 tracks. The band also performed at major rock festivals such as Winterthur in Switzerland and the Roskilde Festival in Denmark.

Breakup (1994)
After the final show of their tour, Mikal left the band, but this had been discussed and dealt with already with Chrysalis before the album even came out. He was obligated to do the tour, however, and couldn't leave until that part of the deal was fulfilled. After Mikal left, the band decided to call it quits rather than continue forward with a new singer. The main reason the band broke up is that they were all going in different directions musically and it ripped apart the band. Had the band stayed together, Chuck and Jeff would have done most of the writing and gone in a much darker direction (with a sound similar to Kreator). In the aftermath, Mikal obtained the rights to Mutha's Day Out and still owns the rights to this day.

Mortal Kombat (1995)
Mutha's Day Out appeared in the 1995 movie Mortal Kombat. The band received a call while on tour and were asked to take a few days to go to an old bomb shelter in Hollywood and film their scene. According to legend, Christopher Lambert, who is French, liked the band and recommended them. They appear in one of the opening scenes where Sonya is searching for Kano at a nightclub in Hong Kong amongst a large crowd moshing to them.

Their song, "What U See", is featured on the movie's soundtrack (listed as "What U See/We All Bleed Red") and is looped three times to form a four-minute song. It also features a short cowbell intro and the removal of the foul language the song originally contained, although some copies of the soundtrack still have the profanity. The movie grossed over 100 million dollars and the soundtrack was certified platinum within 6 months of its release. Due to having 50% songwriting credits alongside Mikal, Lance received a RIAA platinum certification plaque; Mikal never received his.

Today
Mikal is married with three daughters and is the lead vocalist for the Christian rock band Circa 71. Brice owned a restaurant and coffee shop in Batesville called “The Pinto Coffee and Comida” with his wife; he has two daughters. Jeff lives in Little Rock and plays for two bands: bass guitar for Deadbird and drums for Rwake; he is married with a son and daughter. Chuck played in Rwake until 2002 and was one of two founding members of Deadbird along with his brother, Phillip; Chuck is married with two kids and works in accounting. Rod lives in Batesville and worked for the city mowing yards, and now works for a contractor hanging dry wall and is married. Lance died in June 2021 at the age of 51 but previously was a chicken farmer and owned a recording studio. Randy is currently a loan officer at a bank in Batesville and teaching banking and accounting classes at a local college.

Reunion
In January 2012, Mikal announced via his Facebook account that a Mutha's Day Out reunion was in the works, with Chuck and Jeff returning to the band, as well as adding a new drummer and removing the back-up singer. However, further details never emerged.

In November 2019, it was announced that a special Mutha's Day Out encore featuring Mikal, Brice, Chuck and Jeff would be taking place following Deadbird's performance at the Mutants of the Monster Festival in Little Rock, Arkansas in June 2020. This marks the first time all four have been on stage together in over 25 years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the reunion event is postponed indefinitely.

Former

 * Mikal Moore - lead vocals (1991-1994)
 * Brice Stephens - vocals (1991-1994)
 * Randy Cross - vocals (1991-1992)
 * Chuck Schaaf - guitar (1992-1994)
 * Lance Branstetter - guitar (1991-1992; died in 2021)
 * Jeff Morgan - bass (1991-1994)
 * Rodney Moffitt - drums (1992-1994)
 * Matt Baker - drums (1991-1992)
 * BJ Rogers - drums (1992)

My Soul is Wet (1993)

 * Produced by Eli Ball at The Warehouse Studio in Memphis, Tennessee
 * Released October 19, 1993

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This article has some great content, but its structure is really hard to read. It has a lot of potential, but it needs some work, and some news ideas to make it a feature article.--Brendanfox 03:52, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... that structure could definitely do with a going over. I'm thinking that there should be a secitn calld "History", and then a whole new section that deals with the songs. The songs are amazing, by the way. Two of my favourites are "Shark Attack" and "I See Red"! I own the Enzo album - it's pretty amazing. I'm a fan, though not as big as others. However, that said: the article needs some NPOVing and a good copyedit. Also, I'd like to know what references we are using here! - Ta bu shi da yu 02:07, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)