By the time the Colorado Central Railroad extended its tracks into Boulder County in 1873; much of the land along the foothills was already under cultivation. As rails were laid between Boulder City and Longmont to the northeast; they crossed land belonging to settlers who had first come to the region as prospectors with the Pikes Peak Gold Rush of 1858. At that time; the area was still the hunting and fishing grounds of Southern Arapaho Indians and their tribal leader; Chief Niwot; translated as ldquo;left handrdquo; in the Arapaho language. Two ranchers; Porter Hinman and Ambrose Murray; whose land was traversed by the new railroad; platted the town of Niwot in 1875 as a shipping point for transporting local farm goods and livestock to distant markets. Thus the only authentic railroad town in Boulder County was founded.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Prepare. Practice. Perform. Plod On...By D. KaniganThe book consists of 40 "snappy". two to three page QA interviews with actors. comics. politicians. athletes. academics and other major performers - - and discusses how they deal with stage fright. My takeaways were not necessarily "ah-ha" moments. They include - prepare (a lot). practice (a lot). perform (a lot) and plod on when you get anxious as it eventually gets easier (you hope). That being said. there was considerable comfort reading about great performers wrestling with our same anxieties. If I had any criticisms of the book. it might have preferred fewer interviews that went deeper. I also found the 30 page intro and summary of limited utility for me. My favorite excerpts:Robin Williams: "Then theres having faith in what you do: You know the lines. you know the place. youre prepared. True stage fright happens when people are caught totally off guard. If you havent prepared. the idea of trying to con your way through a performance is like the thoughts of a kid who didnt do his homework"Mark Schiff: "And Id like to meet the man that overcomes stage fright permanently. I dont think it can be done. I think you gotta learn to live with it your entire life. and deal with it - or else get some lousy job where its not going to bother you.Bob Sarlatte: "I cant believe these people are getting on stage. They get on stage and they have nothing prepared. They think this stuff is just going to fall down like manna from heaven or something."Kevin Rooney: "Stage fright is an illusion. Its made up. It is in your head. Your sense of where you are. what you want out of that crowd. how youre going to get it - its all in your head. You should think of a performance just as something you do. like in the Zen notion: before success. chop wood. carry water; after success. chop wood. carry water."Ron Paul: "Dont memorize speeches. A lot of people do...I feel more comfortable speaking spontaneously. knowing the issue. and just remembering to make the several points that Ive decided are important.... Know your subject. Be excited about your subject. And really believe in the program youre presenting. If you know the subject and youre comfortable with it. and if you have an intense belief and conviction in it. you will be a good speaker."Larry Miller: "Its disrespectful to yourself and the audience not to prepare."Maria Mason: "There are two types of nervousness...One type is when you think. `Oh my God. I am not prepared at all. And I should have been. Thats a very guilty type of nervousness. And its really hard to trick yourself out of it. Basically your psyche is mad at you and you know you screwed up...The other kind of nervousness is when something is new and the outcome is very important to you. Youre putting pressure on yourself to be scintillating."Kevin Kataoka: "the number one thing for me is preparation. You have to be so prepared and confident in what youre doing that youre almost sick of doing the material...I think most performers - I would say over 95% - get nervous...you have to keep performing over and over and over again so its just second nature. And thats the only way I think you can get over being nervous."Dan Hicks: "The only way is to plod through it. Perhaps after 10 minutes on stage you might realize that things are getting better. Things are feeling better. Its like the audience is getting it. The only way. I think. is just to do it. Just do it. There are no tricks...just plod through it.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great read.By summerThis is a great book because you can relate to others who have had stage fright. It helps give you hope and peace because famous people. like Jason Alexander. were interviewed and shared their stories. If they can overcome stage fright so can you. and I did. It helps you also to identify the source of why you have this fear and gives you the tools to stop that compulsive behavior. This was a great book.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Good for an overview. not really therapeuticBy Karla McNeeseWhile I enjoyed reading how others have conquered this phobia. it was a little light on therapeutic value. I would recommend "The New Talkpower" and "Performance Anxiety" for step by step instructions on overcoming the fear.
