Vertical Hold was an Adelaide band consisting of Mick Michalopoulos (guitar/lead vocals/songwriter), Jim Mountzouris (bass/vocals/songwriter), Noel Forth (drums) and Hilary Frost (cello). Forming in 1979 in Adelaide, South Australia the band quickly drew the attention of record giant RCA and was signed to label in 1980.
The group drew from a distinctly British influence, i.e. the music of the Beatles, Kinks, Electric Light Orchestra and The Move. The live cello sound onstage was at the time a unique addition to their catchy, melodic pop sound and provided a strong visual identity to the band in a market flooded with generic pub rock.
In December 1981, their first single "My Imagination" b/w "Baby You Send Me" went to number 1 in the South Australian charts, displacing Olivia Newton John's "Physical" and keeping the Rolling Stones "Start Me Up" from reaching the top charting position. The single charted nationally in the Australian top 50 and was aired at Midam and independent stations throughout the United Kingdom. The first airing of the "My Imagination" song nationally was a mimed performance on the #1 National ABC music program Countdown on December 6th 1981 alongside other (also in the studio performances) by Mental as Anything, UK's Simple Minds ( on their first trip Down Under) and Men at Work (coincidentally their first performance of their #1 hit "Down Under"). A national tour of Australia followed their No.1 single and the band was then poached by WEA records for a lucurative 5 single/3 Album deal.
The 4 musicians from Adelaide were now being courted by some record company people with some seriously famous friends. The signing of Vertical Hold to the Warner Bros/Elektra/Asylum stable was the sole decision of the Australian Head Of A&R Gibson Kemp, who, fresh from a stint with Polydor in Europe, was best known internationally as the drummer who replaced Ringo Starr in Rory Storm & The Hurricanes. Gibson later joined "Paddy, Klaus & Gibson" a band he formed with Klaus Voorman (who had, by this time, designed the Beatles' Revolver" LP cover, had left Manfred Mann and later of course, joined John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band). Gibson also had been married to and had children with, Astrid Kirschner, who was world famous for her Hamburg period photographs of The Beatles (see also her credit on George Harrison's "Wonderwall" Apple LP as, at that time, "Astrid Kemp"). At the time, Gibson's Kemp's secretary at WEA Sydney who looked after all of Vertical Hold's other promotional needs was non other than Joanne Peterson, ex-personal secretary for Brian Epstein and then wife of ex-Bee Gee drummer Colin Peterson (who, himself was well known as the Aussie child film star of all the 3 "Smiley" films in the 1950s).
Their first 45 for WEA "Tears Of Emotion" was produced, edited and mixed by a recent arrival to Australia, American musician Alan Mansfield, who had been Bette Midler's music director and frequent Robert Palmer collaborator ("Looking For Clues", "Johnny & Mary" etc). This 2nd single's film clip was shown on all music programs including "Countdown" and went to No.3 in Adelaide and No.52 on the national top 100. Vertical Hold were now the WEA "pop" act du jour alongside INXS, Mondo Rock, Icehouse, Richard Clapton, Jon English, Marcia Hines and they were featured in a large multi page feature in US music trade magazine "Billboard" on the burgeoning Australian Rock scene in 1982.
British producer and songwriter Jon Kennett was then contracted by WEA to produce Vertical Hold's debut album, recorded at Kent Town Studios, Adelaide and mixed at EMI's 301 studios, Sydney. Jon Kennet had a hit single in the UK (and a big hit in South Africa) on the Transatlantic label called "La Belle France" issued under the pseudonym "Sonny Worthing". Jon came to Australia principally to write songs and had 2 hits for WEA in quick succession, "Temporary Heartache" and "Lady, What's Your Name" both for Swanee (aka John Swan, who is Cold Chisel's Jimmy Barnes' half brother).
Their debut self-titled LP "Vertical Hold" was released to critical acclaim and a No.1 chart position. The 16mm film clip (not video) for their first single "Shotdown (In Love)" was scripted, produced and directed by now-internationally accredited film-maker Scott Hicks at other various locations in and around Adelaide.
In 1984 their third single, the anthemic power anthem "United States of America", mooted as the initial first single, was given significant airplay and in fact, was used by Australian TV for the broadcast of the Olympic Games that same year. Oddly, an album track (not a single) "Spotlight", was used by Qantas Airlines for all their international flights for a lengthy period during this time.
In negotiation for their second album "The Light Fantastic", Vertical Hold approached Roy Wood of The Move and Wizzard fame and he agreed to take on production duties, however Vertical Hold disbanded just as pre-production was underway and the 4 members have never reformed.
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With acclaimed films such as Glengarry Glen Ross, The Man From Elysian Films, Lakeboat, Price Of Glory, Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School and The Visit to his credit, Morris Ruskin has established a successful and esteemed career in the film industry.
Ruskin began his career as a development executive for Zupnik Enterprises, where he developed a number of projects with 'A'-list talent, including the likes of writers Terrence McNally, David Mamet and Tom Cole and directors Robert Wise, John Frankenheimer, Abel Ferrara and Irvin Kershner. He was duly promoted to Vice President of Zupnik Enterprises where he managed the productions and obtained financing for a series of independent films. In 1992, Morris garnered critical praise with Zupnik Enterprises by co-producing Glengarry Glen ROSS. Morris was instrumental in developing Glengarry from a stage play into a motion picture, packaging the talent and securing its financing. Written by David Mamet, the movie earned numerable awards, including an Academy Award Nomination for Al Pacino as Best Supporting Actor.
Following the success of Glengarry, Morris established his own company, Shoreline Entertainment. He envisioned an entity that would allow him to not only continue to develop and produce feature films but moreover enhance his professional horizons. His aspirations came to fruition when he expanded Shoreline to include a sales and distribution arm in 1997. By always working with prominent writers and directors and by developing and acquiring projects that are attractive to the major studios, mini-majors, and foreign markets alike, Morris has ensured for over a decade that Shoreline remain a stable yet versatile and ever-evolving organization.
The Man From Elysian Fields made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and its US premier at the Sundance Film Festival and was also theatrically released by Samuel Goldwyn. Directed by George Hickenlooper, Elysian Fields featured an outstanding cast, including Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Juliana Margulies, James Coburn, Olivia Williams and Anjelica Houston.
The David Mamet-penned drama, Lakeboat starring Robert Forster, Charles Durning, Denis Leary, Peter Falk, George Wendt and Andy Garcia, opened the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. The film also marked the directorial debut of Joe Mantegna.
Flight Of Fancy, starring Dean Cain, Talisa Soto and Miguel Sandoval, won Best Family Film at the Hollywood Film Festival. Harvey Keitel, Joey Lauren Adams and Ed Quinn starred in the exotic action thriller, Beeper, directed by Jack Sholder.
The Visit, starring Hill Harper, Obba Babatunde, Rae Dawn Chong, Billy Dee Williams and Phylicia Rashad, earned four Spirit Award nominations and won awards for Favorite Film, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Method Fest. The Visit was theatrically released by Urbanworld to rave reviews. Price Of Glory, starring Jimmy Smits, was honored as the closing film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival and was theatrically released by New Line Cinema.
Morris' productions have included the Sundance premiere Marylin Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School, starring Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman and Danny Devito; Dark Corners, an AFI Fest premiere starring Thora Birch; Everything's Gone Green, a Toronto International Film Festival premiere based on a Douglas Coupland screenplay, starring Paulo Costanzo; Barstool Words, adapted from the off Broadway play by Josh Ben Friedman; Voodoo Lagoon, with Ashley Hamilton, John Noble, Lara Cox; Shadow Puppets, starring Jolene Blalock, James Marsters, and Tony Todd; Weirdsville, which will open the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival and stars Scott Speedman, Wes Bentley and Taryn Manning; Senseless, based on the novel by Stona Fitch and starring Jason Behr; The Fifth Patient, starring Nick Chinlund, Brendan Fehr, Marley Shelton, Isaach De Bankole and Peter Bogdonavich; and The Signal, which will premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Amongst his many activities and honors, Morris has served as a Final Judge for the Cable Ace Awards, a panelist at the Hollywood Film Festival, a Judge at the Annual Manga Screenwriting Competition held in Tokyo, a Panelist for the Producer's Seminar of the Santa Fe Screenwriting Conference, a Guest Panelist for the Women in Film Symposium and the Chairman of the Peter Stark Screenwriting Competition. It goes without saying that Morris remains ceaselessly active in the world of film.
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Lonnie Ortega (born October 3, 1946 in California) is an American artist specializing in aviation art.
Lonnie Ortega was born in Southern California and is one of six children. He graduated from Western High School in Anaheim, California in 1964 and continued on to Cerritos Junior College in Cerritos, California to study art.
In 1966, Lonnie enrolled at Cypress Junior College in Cypress, California to play baseball. During his time at Cypress Junior College, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1967, he was offered a full athletic scholarship to play baseball at Chapman College in Orange, California. However, in the summer of 1968, Lonnie's baseball playing days ended with a serious knee injury.
The injury turned out to be a blessing in disguise - with his baseball dreams shattered, Lonnie chose to concentrate on his art.
Lonnie was hired in 1969 to work for the McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California (now known as The Boeing Company after a merger between the two companies in 2002). He completed his art education while working for the company and was the understudy of famed aviation artist Robert Grant (R.G.) Smith, who worked for the company as a design engineer. When Smith passed away due to complications related to Parkinson's disease, Lonnie was asked by Smith's daughter to do a portrait of her father - he was honored to do so for his famous mentor.
Lonnie retired from The Boeing Company in May 2002 to pursue his art career full-time. He is a member of the Commemorative Air Force and is part of Air Group One, which is stationed out of El Cajon, California. Each year, Lonnie contributes his time and money to the ongoing projects within the group by selling his artwork at the Gillespie Field Air Show and donating a percentage of the proceeds to Air Group One.
He and his artwork can also be found at various other air shows in the Southern California area and throughout the United States (i.e. the Oshkosh and Reno Air Races).
Lonnie lives in Long Beach, California with his wife Julie and their two children, Megan and John.
Official Website: http://www.lonnieortegaaviationart.com/
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WLTN AM is an American radio station in New Hampshire licensed to Littleton. On air it is known as Littleton's First Radio Station, Oldies 1400. It is licensed for 1 kw. Its transmitter is located in Littleton, New Hampshire. WLTN AM is a locally-owned, family-operated radio station managed by Barry P. Lunderville and sister station to WXXS (FM), WLTN (FM), and WMOU (AM).
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WLTN AM is a fully automated radio station. This means there are no DJ's and is no morning show, thus there is nothing to slow the flow of music. WLTN AM (along with WLTN FM "Mix 96.7") is affiliated with USA Radio Network News and airs a 5 minute newscast at the top of every hour.[1]
WLTN AM has been on the airwaves for several decades (over either 40 or 50 years) but has until 1996 been a local News/Talk AM radio station. In 1996, however, WLTN AM 1400 went satellite.[2] Programming on WLTN AM 1400 remained satellite-fed until 1999 when the station was purchased by Sharp Broadcasting in September of 1999.[3] WLTN AM 1400 remained in possession of Sharp Broadcasting until early 2003 when the station was divested into the private ownership of radio veteran, Barry P. Lunderville.[4] Shortly thereafter, WLTN AM 1400 dropped its News/Talk format for an Oldies format spanning the early 1950s through the early 1970s.[5] With that change came newest slogan for WLTN AM 1400, "Oldies 1400" which has stuck with the station ever since. Some believe that format switch had ties to the death of the station’s main anchorman and only DJ, Jim Clothey but no hard evidence has ever proved that speculation to be completely true.[6][7] WLTN AM currently airs 50'-70's Oldies with no DJ's and no morning shows and it is still known as "Oldies 1400".[8]
WLTN AM currently has no competition in its coverage area for its 50's-70's Oldies format.[9] A couple fortunate listeners who have good outdoor antennas installed on their roofs and live relatively high up with no mountains or hills in the way might be able to pull in Nassau Broadcasting's WWOD FM "Oldies 104.3" from Hartford, Vermont.[10] This concept also applies for listeners who want to hear Contemporary Hit Radio programming any hour of the day. For residents of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and Coos and Grafton Counties of New Hampshire, the closest Top 40 radio station is 97.1 WZRT FM "Z97", all the way from Rutland, Vermont. That station is also very week from those regions but can be received decently via hookup to a good outdoor/roof antenna.[11] This dilemma results from how there are no Top 40 radio stations serving those regions and the closest radio stations specializing in Contemporary Hit Radio serve areas that are distant to the Northeast Kingdom and Coos & Grafton Counties: 95.5 WXXX FM "95 Tripple X" in South Burlington, Vermont, WJBQ FM "Q97dot9" in Portland, Maine, and 97.1 WZRT FM "Z97" in Rutland, Vermont.[12][13][14]
Sources: Scott Fybush, www.Bostonradio.org, North East RadioWatch, Fybush Radio Report
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