Covington - Update 61 "Chestnut Hills and South River Bend"

[bat]

Welcome to page 25!

Your university looks excellent! Wonderful work there on that area and the areas around it!
Fantastic pictures of this great university there! And nice new update...

Looking forward to more...

[sebes]

Wow Jon - the UNCC realy is something excellent. 

The lots, the bats, but also the total layout of the complex are realy done very well. You're a star man.

Oh, and thanks for remembering that some of us are picky on the term football. If you show a footballfield its a footballfield, not a soccerpitch (pulling long noose to Pat

[Jmouse]

Jon, UNCC is everything anyone could hope for in an established school. The buildings are beautiful and the commons make for a stunning overview. The details included in the buildings could and should serve as a benchmark for less-experienced BATters.

At the moment I'm looking at the clock tower in 29.5. Things like the elaborate entryway and concrete date plate might not be missed if they weren't there, but the fact that they are there adds so much to the old-world atmosphere. Of course the night shots are just icing on the cake.

Wonderful update...
Joan

[threestooges]

Astounding mosaic, and the Swan building looks like it will be a great building too. The university looks excellent too. It's great to see how all of your work has come together, and it has come together well. The campus takes good advantage of the space available to it. I still love how the DeBussy school turned out. They're all amazing, but there is something about the angles on that one that just looks good. Did you ever end up finishing that law school building? that one looked interesting. Also, next time you're up in the air around there, would it be possible to get an overview of the whole university? Nice work Jon.
-Matt

[paroch]

As 2008 draws to a close you deliver a fine way to close out both OSITM and the year.

I can only imagine the length of time you must have spent on Clayhurst and as Joan points out, you extended that time by adding in so many little details that just make the bats and lots PERFECT.  The UNCC really is a jewel in Covington's crown and as usual you showcase it with a storyline that is very believable.

The DeBussy Engineering Centre really is a cleverly designed building and the detail visible in the night lights is another of those JBS touches that make it stand out.

And as we go into 2009 Covington is poised to break the 500 posts mark and enter the Classics - where you will most certainly be at home.

Happy New Year Jon,

Paul

[thundercrack83]

What a college campus there, Jon!

The Clayhurst set is one of the best things that I've played around with in a long time and to see the creator creating with them only makes me want to play with them even more!

I hope you and yours have a very happy and safe New Year, my friend!

Dustin

[JBSimio]

Pat:  Thank you!  There's a Covington in Indiana, too?!?  And I originally thought I just made the name up...

Bat:  Thank you, my friend!

Sebes:  Thank you!  I thought it was only fair that I showed my uses for it...

Joan:  Thank you very much!  There are some extremely kind thoughts in your comment and it truly means a lot to me.

Matt:  Thanks!  I'm very proud of the DeBussy building as well.  I haven't quite finished off the law building yet.  It's very close, but there are a couple things I want to change before I call it finished.  I'll get a full campus overview next time.   

Paul:  Thank you!  But I'm not quite done, yet...   I honestly couldn't even begin to guess how much time the University of Clayhurst project has taken so far.  I stopped and started so many times, it would be nearly impossible to say.  As far as my use of it here... well, I guess I've just had a little more time to play with it than everyone else!    Happy New Year to you as well!

Dustin:  Thank you!  I'm so glad you like the end results so much.  Happy New Year!

Update Time!!!

Well... being it is the last day of 2008, and the last day for me in this wonderful section known as OSITM, I thought I'd try a little something different.  Sort of a year in review, if you will.  It's my first attempt at this, but I'm fairly happy with how it turned out.  "Turn it up..." 

http://www.youtube.com/v/XLGX_AN9r4k&hl=en&fs=1

Thanks for reading... I mean watching!!!

Happy New Year to everyone!  I wish you all the happiness you can possibly stand.  Please be safe if you're out and about tonight.
JB

[Jmouse]

I love all the "Year in Review" features, and this one was no exception. Brought back several forehead-slappers of the, "Hey, I remember that!" ilk.

I've always been fascinated by your ability to capture the rural spirit of the Deep South in an imaginary setting. I'm not there yet, but I'm working on it!

And a Happy 2009 to you and your family, too...
Joan

[bat]

Great video there! And the review is nice! A lot of wonderful pictures there! And your region is looking fantastic!

Looking forward to more in this year...

[paroch]

WOW - brilliant vid there Jon - looks like you didn't need any help after all!

Great music selection for the subject - which really adds to it.  As Joan said, great to see so many old favourites again and the Covington developing sequence was fantastic.  I've got a good idea howmuch time and effort went into that Jon, well it was certainly worth it.  And I loved the choice of colours for the titles sequence - looks to me that you're a closet Hammers fan as well 

The time you actually posted the vid it was already 2009 here in the UK, so I think I can safely say "What a great start to 2009 for Covington".

All the best

Paul

[sebes]

Great Video Jon! It's a pleasure to see one year of progress in Convington in almost 5 minutes - a big joy to watch this. And, not only because of the excellent choice of music to go with it

Happy 2009!

[threestooges]

Very classy way to close out 2008 Jon. Welcome to 2009, and hopefully another amazingly successful year for Covington, and yourself of course. Great selection of pics and a good choice of music too. I wish I would have taken pics of my region's development as I went along. That last bit showing the growth was very interesting to watch. I hope there will be more of these in the future, you did a fine job with this one. Well done.
-Matt

-edit: Just noticed, it looks like you are closing in on the Classics. Well done, and no surprise.

[Pat]

Jon wicked closer to 2008 and what a way to ring in 2009!!! BTW here is Covington IN 

[thundercrack83]

What a way to close your month in OSITM, and to put a close on 2008, my friend! Superb video!

2009 is going to be a fantastic year in Covington, I can feel it!

[JBSimio]

Joan:  Thank you!  It was a lot of fun looking through all the pictures to find these... brought back a forehead slaps of my own! 

Bat:  Thanks so much!

Paul:  Thank you!  I won't go so far as to say I didn't need help, though.  That was little more than a slide show set to music... I'm sure there is plenty to learn.  (I really wasn't even sure what the best image size would be for this)  It did take a while to get it right... mostly getting the song and the images to end at the same time!  I'm glad you liked it.

Sebes:  Thank you!  I thought it was a fun song... kind of expected, but then not really what you think it's going to be after all. 

Matt:  Thanks!  The growth sequence at the end was really the main reason I wanted to do the whole video in the first place.  My only regret is that it ended up so small and blurred... oh well, better luck next time!

Pat:  Thank you!

Dustin:  Thanks!  I have a feeling that Covington is in for a lot of changes this year.

Well, I got a little sidetracked by some of my other doings around the site this month.  My apologies for the sudden lack of updates lately.  I guess it just goes to show that I honestly can't always keep up with my BAT threads and an MD all at once.  Most of the delays here are due to a couple things I really need to finish before I can continue growing Covington the way I really want to.  Until those things are done, I'm at a bit of a stand still.  What little I have done just isn't enough to warrant an update yet.  But in the meantime, I came across another article that I thought might interest a few people...

Thanks for reading!!!
JB

[threestooges]

It may have been a bit blurred, but that's not too bad since the full images have been there from the beginning, so it was fairly easy to mentally replace them. For a first attempt too, not bad at all. I'm looking forward to how you do the stadium here, and handle the eminent domain issues (is it a bad sign that's the first place I went while reading the article? Or that I'm hoping Kelo v. City of New London isn't used?). At any rate, I'll look forward to seeing what you have in store next.

Also, it looks like you're closing in on the Classics section. Congratulations on that, and I look forward to the updates to come.
-Matt

[art128]

Nice newspaper there and great video Jon.  
I'll taken a pure pleasure to watch it 
Ps -> 4 post before the Classic 

[bat]

Nice article there! And looking forward to more...

[Jmouse]

JB, there's no doubt in my mind that whatever progress you make in Covington will be an excellent example of your outstanding rural work, and will be warmly welcomed by your many readers.

I do understand your wanting to do things as planned, though. Sometimes compromise isn't an option. Meanwhile, you still create a "mean" front page! Looking forward to a new update but willing to wait as long as it takes.

Later...
Joan

The Classic Thread edges closer... 

[Pat]

Jon I will set you up for the next bump up to the Classic section here!!!

BTW dont worry Ive slacked in waterfalls lately myself, so dont feel bad... Its hard to do when your busy working on many of other things at once... Hey its good to hear though that the city and the Uni and the Prirates all win