Blessed Hope Community Church in Webster, New York was started in September 2002 by Pastor Linda A. Wurzbacher, published author, speaker, playwright and poet. BHCC is a non-denominational, purpose driven church which reaches out to people in the Rochester, New York community no matter where they are in their spiritual journey.
On Palm Sunday 2007, Blessed Hope Community Church moved their service to Loews Movie Theatres in Webster becoming known as the Church at Movies. Since making the move to the theatre, Blessed Hope's congregation has more than doubled in size.
BHCC's worship style is casual, contemporary and up beat. The praise and worship team is led by Pastor John R. Wurzbacher and consists of electric guitar, drums, bass, acoustic guitar, and both male and female vocalists.
On Palm Sunday 2007, Blessed Hope Community Church moved their service to Loews Movie Theatres in Webster becoming known as the Church at Movies. Since making the move to the theatre, Blessed Hope's congregation has more than doubled in size.
BHCC's worship style is casual, contemporary and up beat. The praise and worship team is led by Pastor John R. Wurzbacher and consists of electric guitar, drums, bass, acoustic guitar, and both male and female vocalists.
Since it opened in 1923, Yankee Stadium has changed its dimensions several times. The information contained herein may seem to be simply a list, but it has several uses in studying the evolution of modern major league baseball.
First, the Stadium's dimensions can serve as a yardstick against other ballparks of the various time periods covered. Since the 1970s in particular, starting around the time that most of the "classic" ballparks were being razed, there have been various books written about major league ballparks. Many of them make the same points. Baseball is unique among other major American sports, in that the size and shape of the field of play can vary a great deal from venue to venue, and thus have a strong influence on the game.
During the "dead ball era" that persisted through the years of World War I, the outfield dimensions of ballparks, although known and commented about anecdotally in contemporary newspapers, were not a major conversation piece unless they were exceptionally small (or large) and affected the outcomes of games. Home runs were relatively rare. This changed dramatically with the advent of the "lively ball" and the sports boom of the 1920s. Baseball's hitting style changed from the "inside game" to the "power game", and suddenly ballpark dimensions took on much greater significance - probably nowhere so visibly as at Yankee Stadium.
The Stadium and its power-hitting star, Babe Ruth, converged to begin the lengthy baseball dynasty of the New York Yankees. The Yankees have always been noted for stacking left-handed power hitters, and they had none greater than Ruth. While the short right field area certainly helped him (it was not called "Ruthville" for nothing), the expansive left and center fields may have hurt him as well.
In the book, The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs, by Bill Jenkinson, the author argues that in spite of the already-considerable accomplishments of Ruth as a power hitter, he could have reached even loftier home run totals had it not been for the cavernous center and left-center areas of the Stadium, which this list reveals. The secret is that, although Ruth is thought of as a pull hitter, Jenkinson's analysis shows that his longest home runs were actually hit toward straightaway center field and left-center. And as Yankee Stadium had an exceptionally deep outfield in that area, a number of potential home runs went for doubles or triples instead, or even outs.
Although the "Death Valley" area was shortened somewhat in 1937, right-hand power hitters like Joe DiMaggio likely had their home run totals reduced due to the still very deep power alley. The classic example is Al Gionfriddo's catch of DiMaggio's deep fly ball in left field in front of the bullpen, in the 1947 World Series. That occurred right in front of the 415 sign, and it unquestionably would have been a game-reversing home run in the Dodgers home, Ebbets Field, as there was no place in the Ebbets playing surface that was that deep, and certainly not left field, which was roughly 50 feet closer.
This chronology is derived from a variety of sources. Green Cathedrals, by Phil Lowry, is a good basic reference. Baseball annuals, starting with editions in the 1920s, routinely gave dimensions of the major league ballparks. Photos are also a good source, as the Yankees were among the first to post distance markers on the outfield walls. Among the many book sources of photos are Yankee Stadium: Fifty Years of Drama, by Joseph Durso; and Yankee Stadium: 75 Years of Drama, Glamour and Glory, by Ray Robinson and Christopher Jennison.
1923-1936
*Left Field Line - 285 ft.
*Straightaway LF, corner of main stand - 395 ft.
*Straightaway LF, corner of bleachers - 460 ft.
*Center Field - 490 ft.
*Right Center - 429 ft.
*Straightaway RF, bleacher gate - 350 ft.
*Right Field Line - 295 ft.
1937-1973
*Left Field Line - 301 ft.
*Straightaway LF, corner of main stand - 402 ft. - left of bullpen
*Straightaway LF, corner of bleachers - 415 ft. - right of bullpen
*Deep Left Center - 457 ft.
*Center Field - 461 ft.
*Right Center - 407 ft.
*Straightaway RF, corner of bleachers - 367 ft. - left of bullpen
*Straightaway RF, near corner of main stand - 344 ft. - right of bullpen
*Right Field Line - 296 ft.
*Backstop - 82 ft.
1974-1975
*Renovation of Yankee Stadium. The Yankees spent these two seasons at Shea Stadium.
1976-1984
*Left Field Line - 312 ft.
*Straightaway LF - 387 ft.
*Deep Left Center - 430 ft.
*Center Field - 417 ft.
*Right Center - 385 ft.
*Straightaway RF - 353 ft.
*Right Field Line - 310 ft.
1985-1987
*Altered to make Monument Park accessible to fans
*Left Field Line - 312 ft.
*Straightaway LF - 379 ft.
*Deep Left Center - 411 ft.
*Center Field - 410 ft.
*Right Center - 385 ft.
*Straightaway RF - 353 ft.
*Right Field Line - 310 ft.
1988-present
*Altered to make Monument Park more accessible; also dimensions for Legends Field and New Yankee Stadium
*Left Field Line - 318 ft.
*Straightaway LF - 379 ft.
*Deep Left Center - 399 ft.
*Center Field - 408 ft.
*Right Center - 385 ft.
*Straightaway RF - 353 ft.
*Right Field Line - 314 ft.
First, the Stadium's dimensions can serve as a yardstick against other ballparks of the various time periods covered. Since the 1970s in particular, starting around the time that most of the "classic" ballparks were being razed, there have been various books written about major league ballparks. Many of them make the same points. Baseball is unique among other major American sports, in that the size and shape of the field of play can vary a great deal from venue to venue, and thus have a strong influence on the game.
During the "dead ball era" that persisted through the years of World War I, the outfield dimensions of ballparks, although known and commented about anecdotally in contemporary newspapers, were not a major conversation piece unless they were exceptionally small (or large) and affected the outcomes of games. Home runs were relatively rare. This changed dramatically with the advent of the "lively ball" and the sports boom of the 1920s. Baseball's hitting style changed from the "inside game" to the "power game", and suddenly ballpark dimensions took on much greater significance - probably nowhere so visibly as at Yankee Stadium.
The Stadium and its power-hitting star, Babe Ruth, converged to begin the lengthy baseball dynasty of the New York Yankees. The Yankees have always been noted for stacking left-handed power hitters, and they had none greater than Ruth. While the short right field area certainly helped him (it was not called "Ruthville" for nothing), the expansive left and center fields may have hurt him as well.
In the book, The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs, by Bill Jenkinson, the author argues that in spite of the already-considerable accomplishments of Ruth as a power hitter, he could have reached even loftier home run totals had it not been for the cavernous center and left-center areas of the Stadium, which this list reveals. The secret is that, although Ruth is thought of as a pull hitter, Jenkinson's analysis shows that his longest home runs were actually hit toward straightaway center field and left-center. And as Yankee Stadium had an exceptionally deep outfield in that area, a number of potential home runs went for doubles or triples instead, or even outs.
Although the "Death Valley" area was shortened somewhat in 1937, right-hand power hitters like Joe DiMaggio likely had their home run totals reduced due to the still very deep power alley. The classic example is Al Gionfriddo's catch of DiMaggio's deep fly ball in left field in front of the bullpen, in the 1947 World Series. That occurred right in front of the 415 sign, and it unquestionably would have been a game-reversing home run in the Dodgers home, Ebbets Field, as there was no place in the Ebbets playing surface that was that deep, and certainly not left field, which was roughly 50 feet closer.
This chronology is derived from a variety of sources. Green Cathedrals, by Phil Lowry, is a good basic reference. Baseball annuals, starting with editions in the 1920s, routinely gave dimensions of the major league ballparks. Photos are also a good source, as the Yankees were among the first to post distance markers on the outfield walls. Among the many book sources of photos are Yankee Stadium: Fifty Years of Drama, by Joseph Durso; and Yankee Stadium: 75 Years of Drama, Glamour and Glory, by Ray Robinson and Christopher Jennison.
1923-1936
*Left Field Line - 285 ft.
*Straightaway LF, corner of main stand - 395 ft.
*Straightaway LF, corner of bleachers - 460 ft.
*Center Field - 490 ft.
*Right Center - 429 ft.
*Straightaway RF, bleacher gate - 350 ft.
*Right Field Line - 295 ft.
1937-1973
*Left Field Line - 301 ft.
*Straightaway LF, corner of main stand - 402 ft. - left of bullpen
*Straightaway LF, corner of bleachers - 415 ft. - right of bullpen
*Deep Left Center - 457 ft.
*Center Field - 461 ft.
*Right Center - 407 ft.
*Straightaway RF, corner of bleachers - 367 ft. - left of bullpen
*Straightaway RF, near corner of main stand - 344 ft. - right of bullpen
*Right Field Line - 296 ft.
*Backstop - 82 ft.
1974-1975
*Renovation of Yankee Stadium. The Yankees spent these two seasons at Shea Stadium.
1976-1984
*Left Field Line - 312 ft.
*Straightaway LF - 387 ft.
*Deep Left Center - 430 ft.
*Center Field - 417 ft.
*Right Center - 385 ft.
*Straightaway RF - 353 ft.
*Right Field Line - 310 ft.
1985-1987
*Altered to make Monument Park accessible to fans
*Left Field Line - 312 ft.
*Straightaway LF - 379 ft.
*Deep Left Center - 411 ft.
*Center Field - 410 ft.
*Right Center - 385 ft.
*Straightaway RF - 353 ft.
*Right Field Line - 310 ft.
1988-present
*Altered to make Monument Park more accessible; also dimensions for Legends Field and New Yankee Stadium
*Left Field Line - 318 ft.
*Straightaway LF - 379 ft.
*Deep Left Center - 399 ft.
*Center Field - 408 ft.
*Right Center - 385 ft.
*Straightaway RF - 353 ft.
*Right Field Line - 314 ft.
Medicant Downline is a Northeast United States-based industrial rock/coldwave band known for mixing standard industrial influences with the 8-bit sound of Nintendo or Genesis games. Due to their unique sound, they have performed at Connecticut's Connecticon anime and video convention twice; performing with in 2005 and headlining in 2006.
Influences and Style
Medicant Downline counts among its influences many different genres of music, each supplied by a different member of the band. Combining elements of late 80s synthpop (most notably bands such as Depeche Mode or Gary Numan) with the thunderous crash of the mid-90s industrial rock scene along with the synthesizer programming style of many 8-bit video games, Medicant Downline creates a style of music they gladly classify as Synthcore or .
Live Shows and Support
Throughout 2007, Medicant Downline played almost exclusively at the Webster Theater in Hartford, Connecticut. During this time, they shared the stage with bands such as Mindless Self Indulgence, Static-X, Powerman 5000, Shadows Fall, Paradise Lost, VAST, Kill Hannah, Zebrahead, Authority Zero, Bella Morte, Deadstar Assembly, Lennon, Pig, Crossbreed, Mindless Faith, Digital Mindy, and Circus of Dead Squirrels.
Outside of club acts, Medicant Downline has attracted a following playing at anime and video conventions such as Connecticon.
Covers and Tributes
A gimmick the band has since retired, Medicant Downline peppered sets throughout 2006 and 2007 with various cover songs. Particulary, the band paid tribute to Depeche Mode heavily, doing their own renditions of "It's No Good," "Blasphemous Rumours," "Stripped," and "Precious." This lead to an on-stage in-joke where keyboardist Dan Robinson renamed Medicant Downline "Violator," Connecticut's only Depeche Mode tribute band.
Other songs covered by Medicant Downline live include Danzig's "Mother," Gary Numan's "My Dying Machine," and Genesis' "Land of Confusion."
With the blessing of their lead singer, Medicant Downline has recorded a cover of the Shriekback song "Faded Flowers" to appear on their debut LP, Test Subject. The band often plays this song live to end sets played with quieter or acoustic bands.
Discography
Albums
* Demotion EP (2005)
* Test Subject (2007)
* Line of Sight (2008)
Influences and Style
Medicant Downline counts among its influences many different genres of music, each supplied by a different member of the band. Combining elements of late 80s synthpop (most notably bands such as Depeche Mode or Gary Numan) with the thunderous crash of the mid-90s industrial rock scene along with the synthesizer programming style of many 8-bit video games, Medicant Downline creates a style of music they gladly classify as Synthcore or .
Live Shows and Support
Throughout 2007, Medicant Downline played almost exclusively at the Webster Theater in Hartford, Connecticut. During this time, they shared the stage with bands such as Mindless Self Indulgence, Static-X, Powerman 5000, Shadows Fall, Paradise Lost, VAST, Kill Hannah, Zebrahead, Authority Zero, Bella Morte, Deadstar Assembly, Lennon, Pig, Crossbreed, Mindless Faith, Digital Mindy, and Circus of Dead Squirrels.
Outside of club acts, Medicant Downline has attracted a following playing at anime and video conventions such as Connecticon.
Covers and Tributes
A gimmick the band has since retired, Medicant Downline peppered sets throughout 2006 and 2007 with various cover songs. Particulary, the band paid tribute to Depeche Mode heavily, doing their own renditions of "It's No Good," "Blasphemous Rumours," "Stripped," and "Precious." This lead to an on-stage in-joke where keyboardist Dan Robinson renamed Medicant Downline "Violator," Connecticut's only Depeche Mode tribute band.
Other songs covered by Medicant Downline live include Danzig's "Mother," Gary Numan's "My Dying Machine," and Genesis' "Land of Confusion."
With the blessing of their lead singer, Medicant Downline has recorded a cover of the Shriekback song "Faded Flowers" to appear on their debut LP, Test Subject. The band often plays this song live to end sets played with quieter or acoustic bands.
Discography
Albums
* Demotion EP (2005)
* Test Subject (2007)
* Line of Sight (2008)
Party Crashing is a type of crash derby directly from Chuck Palahniuk's novel, Rant. To play, four people (a party) drive around in a car, crashing into other players on the city streets at night. Any players who are 'flying the flag' can be hit. The game is unique to Nighttimers, people who are only active at night. The flag is a common symbol among the cars or crashers. On Christmas nights the cars will have Christmas trees on top and the driver will dress as Santa Claus. On Honeymoon nights, there will be people dressed up as newlywed brides and grooms. The game is organized by an unknown group; they send out events trough the people around them. If a Party Crasher crashes too hard, it is considered a fault and the crasher is reported. Too many faults and a crasher won't get notified of future events.