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myosotisa · 1 year

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idk what to ask for but Steve in the car smut?

so anyway roadhead

Car Madness - s.h.

ǁ summary: Two horny young adults and the last 2 hours of a long roadtrip. What's a girl to do?

ǁ tags: smut, oral (m receiving) with swallowing, roadhead is dangerous y'all don't do as i do, do as i say. no pronouns, no y/n, afab!reader, nickname for you is baby.

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It’s been 11 hours so far in the car and there are 2 more hours to go.

You and Steve had switched off shifts of driving – him taking the majority just because he felt more comfortable that way – but it still was a long fucking day in the car. Passenger seat naps were attempted by you and Steve, and he had even attempted a laying-down-in-the-backseat nap, but actual shut eye had ended up few and far between. The road from Hawkins to New York had been full of almost nothing to look at and it got to the point where even the mixtapes you prepared for the trip weren’t enough to keep the boredom at bay.

Now, sun long past down as Steve speeds down the sparsely lit asphalt of Interstate 76, you’re both half stir-crazy and half asleep. It had been foolish pride that insisted you both could make the 13 hour drive in one day without stopping – and now it was too late to back out. So foolish pride continued as you tried to think of things to talk about to keep Steve and yourself awake.

Half sideways in your seat, the sight of your boyfriend and the warmth radiating off him was a maddening mix of soothing you closer to sleep and getting you into some kind of sleepy-horny state that was making the skin on the back of your neck crawl. He was just in a loose t-shirt and jeans – why did he look so fucking hot? Sunglasses abandoned in the middle console, left hand firmly on the lower edge of the steering wheel, right hand clenching and unclenching his grip on the gear shift just to move a little. The movement made the muscles in his forearm flex in a way that made his veins more visible.

Why are veins attractive? What if women being attracted to how veins look on men was what created the very first vampire myth?

“Baby?” The warm, heavy rasp of his voice pulls you out of your lustful daze, glancing over at you with a smug smile. “I think you’re drooling a little.”

While you’re tempted to retort something to try to bring his cockiness down a peg, because he’s a sexy and charismatic bastard, you offer a syrupy sweet smile instead. “And what if I am? Can you really blame me?”

His eyebrows shoot up, sparing another surprised but pleased glance in your direction before focusing on the road. With a teasing lit to his tired voice, he politely informs you, “I think you’ve succumbed to car madness, my love.”

My love. It’s almost like he wants you to crawl across the center console and eat him alive.

“Mmmm,” you hum, intentionally high pitched like a moan and rejoicing him when clenches his strong hand around the gear shift again, along with a muscle rolling in his tightened jaw. “Car madness is giving me a lot of ideas, it seems.”

“Oh yeah?” He asks, the word slightly choked off at the end. “Like what?”

By way of answering, you shift closer to lean on the center console, chest brushing his elbow as the warmth of his skin bleeds through your comfy hoodie. “How hard would it be for you to wiggle those jeans down around your thighs, handsome?”

He says your name in a stern rumble, a warning and an encouragement. “I’m not sure if that’s a very good idea.”

“Come on, Steve-o,” you use the hand not holding up your chin to run feather light fingertips down his arm, smile growing when he shivers slightly. “I’ll be real gentle – and if you feel like it’s too unsafe after I start, you can tell me to stop. But I really, really want your cock in my mouth.”

“Jesus Christ,” he mutters to himself, pulling his arm away from your trailing touches to run a hand through his messy hair. “Fuck… Okay, fu– Jesus, grab the wheel for a sec, will you?”

Stomach twisting in excitement and anticipation, you settle yourself in your chair and grab a hold of the wheel, keeping your eyes out the windshield to keep within the lines as a lot of shuffling goes on beside you. While you want nothing more than to watch him shimmy his jeans down over his thick ass and thighs, you know he’s already a little nervous about the idea and don’t want to let your horny monkey brain take over too much.

When his hand brushes against yours to take the wheel again a few moments later, you waste absolutely no time in feasting your eyes on the new picture beside you.

Shirt slightly hiked up to show off his belly button and the trail of hair that leads down from it, you lick your lips when you follow the line to his half hard erection. Thick as ever, getting longer by the second, and just starting to blush the same pink that’s spreading across his cheeks. With his hair mussed, his hands in white knuckle grips in their places, his clothes disheveled just far enough to free his cock and balls…

“I think it’s safe to say I’m definitely drooling now.”

And his dick twitches in his lap at the same time a breathy chuckle puffs out of his parted lips. Another smug smile in place, and he momentarily tilts his head toward you to say, “That should help, huh? Why don’t you put it to use, baby?”

A firm grip around the base of him is enough to wipe the smile off his face, abs flexing as he lets out a shaky sigh. “Y’know what? I think it will help plenty.”

It’s a bit of an awkward adjustment, but without too much discomfort you manage to drape yourself across the console, right elbow resting between his thighs as you use that hand to pump the velvet skin a few times, harden him the rest of the way before you tilt down and tongue into the slit at the top of the head.

“Oh, shit,” he groans, the hand from the gearshift draping across your back while he heaves a breath in and out. Not hearing a complaint yet, you keep your hand in a firm grip around the base as you take the tip into your mouth and suck. His dick twitches in your hand and mouth right when you circle your tongue around the head before releasing him.

Lips brushing the skin on the side of his shaft, you murmur, “Still awake up there, handsome?”

“Definitely,” he confirms with another breathless laugh, warm palm dragging up your spine and resting on the nape of your neck. “So fucking awake. Please keep going.”

“Well, since you said please.” You momentarily release your grip to lick him from base to tip before taking him back into your mouth, settling down about halfway before suckling again.

“Jesus,” he repeats, fingers flexing on your scalp but still not making any move to grab your hair or push you down. It seems he is taking your promise of ‘gentle’ to heart – allowing you to control the bob of your head as you take more and more of him into your mouth.

A little rivulet of spit runs across your fingers and down to his balls, another shaky groan pouring from his throat at the feeling. With the signal, you pull off again, using your hands to spread the collected saliva down the entirety of his shaft and to a soft roll of his balls in your palm. He jumps at the sudden attention to the sensitive area, yelping a quick, “Not there!”

You completely pull away, concern creasing your forehead as he basically pants into the now heated air between you. “Sorry just…” He flashes you a sheepish smile. “Too sensitive for the car, baby. Gonna make me drive us off the road.”

“Okay, that’s fine.” You reassure at the same time his fingers, still woven into the hair at the nape of your neck, do a gentle scratch at your scalp. “But I can keep going?”

“Yeah, ‘course.”

Steve laughs again at how quickly you’re ducking back down to get your mouth around him. In your haste, you press further than you’re ready and activate your gag reflex, throat squeezing the head of his cock as he lets out a surprised moan, grip on your head tightening. “Fuck, that feels so good.”

Entirely too encouraged by his praise and sounds, you press down to lightly gag around him to a very similar reaction. Your own spit starts to hit your fingers again, and the twist up motion you do to meet your lips makes his hips flex up, pressing further into your mouth. A small whimper leaves his parted lips, making the steadily increasing throb between your legs near unbearable. Shifting your foot beneath you, you swallow any of your shame and roll your hips down to rub your clit against the heel of your foot.

“Are you…?” His grip in your hair tightens into a near fist, another moan leaving him as his hips flex again. “Christ, baby, you’ve got me so close already.”

You take as much down your throat as you can and let out a hum of approval, delighting in the way his thighs tense up around your forearm. Determined to push him over the edge as quickly as you can, your traitorous fingers release the base to brush against his balls again.

His answering moan is loud but the grip on your hair yanks you up just high enough that your lips barely brush the tip of him. “Come on baby, be good, or I won’t let you have my cum.”

The threat has you whimpering, eyebrows tipping up as you press featherlight kisses to the head of his cock and whisper, “I’m sorry, so sorry, I’ll be good, just wanna make you feel good, wanna make you cum.”

“Fuck me– You’re so good baby, so sweet for me.” He loosens his fist in your hair and gently scratches your scalp again. “Go on then, make me cum.”

You waste no time in taking him as far as you physically can, throat muscles seizing around the head as he moans again. You move to pull back but his hand keeps your head in place, his hips moving into a gentle rock of barely a few millimeters in and out of your mouth. Closing your eyes, focusing on breathing through your nose and relaxing your throat, you allow him to gently fuck your mouth until he uses your hair to pull you halfway off again.

“I’m so close, baby, please– Feels so fucking good,” he starts to babble as you return your hand to the base of his cock and go back to the upward twisting motion to meet your lips that remain suctioned tight around the top half of his cock. The additional stimulation has him moaning high, hand once again fisting in your hair as he gently thrusts up into the feeling once, twice, and then he’s cumming – abs and thighs seizing and trembling as his cock twitches in your mouth, salty cum laying out across your tongue as you continue to suck him down with a backing track of his breathless moans.

Though your hand stops, you don’t stop sucking and licking at his softening cock until you’re sure you’re cleaned off each drop of his cum, and even then he has to use his grip to pull you off so you stop overstimulating him.

Now getting a full view again, you feel nothing but pride at the heave of his flushed chest, the pants leaving his swollen, bitten lips, the muscles in his abdomen still recovering as his heavy cock falls off toward his hip as it softens. “You were right, all the drool really came in handy.”

His hand releases your hair to grip on his own, another breathless chuckle leaving him as he shakes his head. “You’re gonna fucking kill me one day and I’m gonna love every second of it.”

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aawesomepenguin · 5 years

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After seeing some Tier List posts around on YouTube, I thought “Why not do something with the franchise Comic Book I love the most?”

Here it is, my Tier list for every Pre-Reboot Archie Sonic saga. Keep in mind that I’m considering the Mecha Sally saga as how it was presented in Archie Sonic Online.

Also, if you want to do your own Tier list, here you go.

I also organized the sagas in my own way. If you want to understand the way I organized them-- click on Read More.

Keep in mind, I messed up the order of the Tommy Turtle “Saga”, so you should count it as “Saga 11B”.

And also, the House of Cards Saga is supposed to come after the Eggman Empire saga, sorry for that. So the numbers are switched up.

1- The Freedom Fighters Saga, it goes from:

-Sonic Miniseries: 0-3

-Sonic the Hedgehog 1-10

2-The Cosmic Interstate Saga:

-Sonic the Hedgehog 11-18

-Sonic: In Your Face

-Sonic the Hedgehog 19-20

-Princess Sally Miniseries: 1-4

-Sonic the Hedgehog 21-24

3-The Robotropolis Saga:

-Sonic the Hedgehog 25

-Sonic and Knuckles

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 26

-Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 27: “A Scrambled Hedgehog”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 28

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 29: “Growing Pains: Part 2 of 2”

-Tails Miniseries: 1-3

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 29: “Steel Belted Sally”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 30: “Knuckles’ Chaotix Sneak Peak!”

-Knuckles Chaotix: “The Chaos Effect” and “Tag! You’re It!”

-Super Sonic v.s. Hyper Knuckles: “Crash of the Titans”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 30: “The Return of Uncle Chuck”, “Who Keeps Stealing my Chaos Emeralds?!”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 31: “A Robot Rides the Rails”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 31: “Tundra Road: Part 1”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 32: “Tundra Road: Part 2”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 32: “Blast From the Past”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 33: “Let’s Get Small!” and “Sonic Shot”

-Knuckles Chaotix: “The Hunt is On!”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 31: “Lost… and Found”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 32: “Prisoners”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 33: “The Big Picture”

-Super Sonic v.s. Hyper Knuckles: “Fathers & Sons”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 34: “A Sense of History: Part 1”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 35: “A Sense of History: Part 2”

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 36: “A Sense of History: Part 3”

-Knuckles Miniseries: 1-3

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 34: “To ‘Bot or Not To ‘Bot”

Sonic the Hedgehog: 35: “Ring of Truth”

Sonic the Hedgehog: 36: “Heart of Darkness”

Sonic the Hedgehog: 37-38

Sonic the Hedgehog: 39

Sonic and Knuckles: Mecha Madness Special

Sonic the Hedgehog: 40

4 - Endgame Saga:

-Sonic the Hedgehog: 41 -Sonic Quest: 1-3 -Sonic the Hedgehog: 42 -Sonic the Hedgehog: 43-44 -Sonic Blast -Sonic the Hedgehog: 45 -Sonic Super Special 5: Sonic Kids: “Stop… Sonic Time!” -Sonic the Hedgehog: 46 -Sonic Super Special 1: Sonic v.s. Knuckles Battle Royal -Sonic the Hedgehog: 47-50 -Knuckles the Echidna: 1-3

5 - King Acorn Returns Saga

Knuckles the Echidna: 4-6 (“Lost Paradise”) (Takes place during Sonic the Hedgehog: 51-52) Sonic Super Special 4: Return of the King: “Down and Out in Downunda” Sonic the Hedgehog: 51-52 Sonic Super Special 2: Brave New World Sonic the Hedgehog: 53 Sonic Super Special 5: Sonic Kids: “Total Re-Genesis” (Takes place sometime between Sonic the Hedgehog: 51-56) (Released after Sonic the Hedgehog: 59) Sonic the Hedgehog: 54-55 Knuckles the Echidna: 7-9 (“Dark Vengeance”) (Takes place during Sonic the Hedgehog: 54-55) Sonic the Hedgehog: 56 Sonic Super Special 4: Return of the King: “The Return of the King” Sonic Super Special 7: Exiles Crossover

6- The Search for Ixis Naugus Saga

Sonic the Hedgehog: 57 Knuckles the Echidna: 10-11 (Part 1-2 of “The Forgotten Tribe”) Sonic the Hedgehog: 58: “Friendly Rogues and Foul Villains” Knuckles the Echidna: 12 (Part 3 of “The Forgotten Tribe”) Sonic the Hedgehog: 58: “The Living Crown” Sonic the Hedgehog: 59 Sonic the Hedgehog: 60: “The Ultimatum” Knuckles the Echidna: 13-15 (“The Chaotix Caper”) Sonic the Hedgehog: 60: “Arsenal of the Iron King” Sonic the Hedgehog: 61 Sonic the Hedgehog: 62: “On His Majesty’s Secret Service: Part 2” Sonic the Hedgehog: 62: “Icon” Sonic the Hedgehog: 63: “Icon 2: Cult of Personality” Knuckles the Echidna: 16 (“Reunions”) Knuckles the Echidna: 17-18 (“Deep Cover”) Sonic the Hedgehog: 63: “On His Majesty’s Secret Service: Part 3” Sonic the Hedgehog: 64: “On His Majesty’s Secret Service: Part 4” Sonic the Hedgehog: 64: “In Search of…” Sonic the Hedgehog: 65: “The Fellowship of the Rings” Sonic the Hedgehog: 66: “A Friend in Deed”

7-Dr. Eggman Saga

Knuckles the Echidna: 19-21 (“The Forbidden Zone”) (Takes place during Sonic the Hedgehog: 66-67) Sonic the Hedgehog: 65: “Tales of the Freedom Fighters – The Library” Sonic the Hedgehog: 67: “Lupe and the Wolf Pack: Part 1- Shadows in the Dark” Sonic the Hedgehog: 68: “Lupe and the Wolf Pack: Part 2- Survival of the Fittest” Sonic the Hedgehog: 69: “Lupe and the Wolf Pack: Part 3- Weathering the Storm” Sonic the Hedgehog: 67: “Tomb Raider” Sonic the Hedgehog: 68: “Surprise!” Knuckles the Echidna: 22-24 (“Dark Alliance”) Knuckles the Echidna: 25 (“Childhood’s End”) Sonic Super Special 8: Giant Special Sonic the Hedgehog 70: “Statue of Limitations” Sonic the Hedgehog 69: “A Day in the Life” Sonic the Hedgehog 70: “Saving Nate Morgan” Sonic the Hedgehog 71: “Retro Activity” Sonic the Hedgehog: 71: “In the Beginning…” Sonic the Hedgehog: 72: “Tales of the Great War: Part 1: The Shot Heard ‘Round the World” Sonic the Hedgehog: 73: “Tales of the Great War: Part 2: The Big Bad One” Sabrina the Teenage Witch: 28 (Released after Sonic the Hedgehog: 72) Sonic Super Special 10: Chaos Crossover (Released after Sabrina the Teenage Witch: 28) Knuckles the Echidna: 26-28 (“The First Date”) (Released simultaneously with Sonic the Hedgehog: 73-75) Knuckles the Echidna: 26: “Friend in Need” Knuckles the Echidna: 27: “Those Were the Days…” Knuckles the Echidna: 28: “Below the Belt” Sonic Super Special 12: Sonic and Knuckles Visa Versa: “Turnabout Heroes” (Released sometime in Spring 2000 – Sonic the Hedgehog: 80-82) Sonic Super Special 14: Best of Times: “Law of the Land” (Released after Sonic the Hedgehog: 87) Sonic Super Special 9: Sonic Kids 2 (Sonic looks through the photo album) Free Comic Book Day 2011 (Sonic’s Flashback) (A remake of Sonic Super Special 15: Naugus Games: “Naugus Games”) Sonic the Hedgehog: 72: “I, Robotnik” Sonic the Hedgehog: 73: “The Truth is Out There…” Sonic Super Special 11: Girls Rule!: “Princess Sally: Ascension” (Released after Knuckles the Echidna: 30 and Sonic the Hedgehog: 77) Sonic the Hedgehog: 74: “Don’t Call it a Come Back!” Sonic the Hedgehog: 75 Sonic the Hedgehog: 74: “Tales of the Great War: Part 3: Enter… Robotnik” Sonic the Hedgehog: 76-77 Sonic the Hedgehog: 78: “Tales of the Great War: Part 6: What Really Happened” Sonic the Hedgehog: 79: “Tales of the Great War: The Conclusion: Life Under-Ground” Knuckles the Echidna: 29 (“My Special Friend”) (Released after Sonic the Hedgehog: 75) Knuckles the Echidna: 30-32 (“King of the Hill”) (Released after Sonic the Hedgehog: 76) Knuckles the Echidna: 30: “Hiding in Plain Sight” Knuckles the Echidna: 31: “The Best of Friends” Knuckles the Echidna: 32: “The Worst of Enemies” Sonic Super Special 11: Girls Rule!

8- Sonic Adventure Saga

Sonic the Hedgehog: 78: “Changes” Sonic Super Special 12: Sonic and Knuckles Visa Versa: “Zone Wars: Giant Robotno” (Released sometime in Spring 2000 – Sonic the Hedgehog: 80-82) *Sonic Super Special 15: Naugus Games: “Naugus Games” (Considering that Sonic travels all the way to the Southern Tundra, this is more likely to occur prior to Sonic being stripped of his Knighthood and confined to Knothole. So it must take place before Sonic Adventure.) (Remade in Free Comic Book Day 2011) (No Longer Canon) Sonic Super Special 15: Naugus Games: “Sonic Spin City” Sonic the Hedgehog 79: “The Discovery: A Sonic Adventure Tie-In” Sonic the Hedgehog 80: “If Wishes Were Acorns” (Continues immediately after Amy wishes on the Ring of Acorns.) Sonic the Hedgehog 79: “The Chaos Factor” Sonic the Hedgehog 80: “Land Fall” and “Swallowing Trouble” Sonic the Hedgehog 81 Sonic the Hedgehog 82: “Door to the Past” and “Double-Crossed Circuits” (Chaos is still a blob in these stories and not in the form of Chaos 0, which Sonic fights at the beginning of the issue.) Sonic the Hedgehog 82: “Night of Chaos” Sonic Super Special 13: Sonic Adventure Sonic the Hedgehog: 83-85 Sonic the Hedgehog 86: “Heart of the Hedgehog: Part 1” Sonic the Hedgehog 87: “Heart of the Hedgehog: Part 2” Sonic the Hedgehog 86: “Against the Haunted Past: Part 1” (This Monkey Khan story is probably happening simultaneously with Sonic’s meeting with Metal Sonic) Sonic the Hedgehog 87: “Against the Haunted Past: Part 2”

9- Chaos Knuckles Saga:

Sonic Super Special 14: Best of Times: “The Best of Times, The Worst of Times” Sonic the Hedgehog 88: “Family Matters” Sonic the Hedgehog 89: “Thicker than Water” Sonic the Hedgehog 88: “Picking up the Pieces” Sonic the Hedgehog 90: “Sword of Omens” Sonic the Hedgehog 91: “Crash!” Sonic the Hedgehog 92: “The Wrath of Khan” Sonic the Hedgehog 89: “A Matter of Self Interest” Sonic the Hedgehog 90: “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” Sonic the Hedgehog 91: “Hired Guns” Sonic the Hedgehog 93: “Crime ‘N Punishment” Sonic the Hedgehog: 92: “A Sonic Shuffle Tie-In Premonition” (More likely to occur after Sonic’s return to Knothole than while travelling back from Station Square, so this would have to be after Sonic’s arc with the stolen Sword of Acorns finishes) *Video Game: Sonic Shuffle (On Sega Dreamcast) Sonic the Hedgehog 93: “Bagging the Big One” Sonic the Hedgehog 94: “The Best Laid Plans…” Sonic the Hedgehog 94: “New Order” Sonic the Hedgehog 95 Sonic the Hedgehog 96: “The Chosen One” Sonic the Hedgehog 97: “To the Brink” Sonic the Hedgehog 96: “The Messenger” Sonic the Hedgehog 97: “My Secret Identity” Sonic the Hedgehog 98: “Sonic Adventure 2” Sonic Universe: 2 (The Flashbacks) Sonic the Hedgehog 99: “What Goes Around Comes Around” (This could come right after Sonic the Hedgehog 97: “The Brink”, as Dimitri and Lien-Da witness Knuckles’ fight with Tails, but then Sonic’s stories get left in the dust a bit, making this work best while Sonic and Tails are returning to Knothole) Sonic the Hedgehog 100: “Welcome to the Dark Side!” Sonic the Hedgehog 99: Blow by Blow” Sonic the Hedgehog 100: “Reunion” Sonic the Hedgehog 101: “Reboot” (Although it’s mostly happening simultaneously, this story starts prior to the start of Sonic the Hedgehog 101: “Altered States”, so it should come first) Sonic the Hedgehog 102: “Life’s Realities” (Continues directly with Knuckles playing with time) Sonic the Hedgehog 101: “Altered States” Sonic the Hedgehog 102: “Family Dysfunction” Sonic the Hedgehog 103: “Freedom Fighters of the Galaxy: Part One” Sonic the Hedgehog 104: “Freedom Fighters of the Galaxy: Part Two” Sonic the Hedgehog 103: “Myth Taken Identity: Part One” Sonic the Hedgehog 104: “Myth Taken Identity: Part Two” Sonic the Hedgehog 105: “Myth Taken Identity: Part Three” Sonic the Hedgehog 105: “You Say You Want a Revelation?” Sonic the Hedgehog 106: “Crouching Hedgehog, Hidden Dragon: Part One” Sonic the Hedgehog 107: “Crouching Hedgehog, Hidden Dragon: Part Two” Sonic the Hedgehog 106: “Reunification: Part One” Sonic the Hedgehog 107: “Reunification: Part Two” Sonic the Hedgehog 108: “Reunification: Part Three” Sonic the Hedgehog 109: “Reunification: The Conclusion” Sonic the Hedgehog 108: “Robotnik x2 = Trouble!” and “…A Girl Named Hope!” Sonic the Hedgehog 109: “I Herd it Through the Pipeline” and “…the Crush!” Sonic the Hedgehog 110-112 Sonic the Hedgehog 114: “Twice Told Tails!” and “Young at Heart” Sonic the Hedgehog 115: “Meanie in a Bottle” Sonic the Hedgehog 116: “Off Switch!” and “Bat Fight!” Sonic the Hedgehog 117: “Cyber Race!” and “The Tortoise and the Hedgehog” Sonic the Hedgehog 118: “Robotnik’s Return” and “Heart to Heart” Sonic the Hedgehog 114: “Ultimate Power: Part One” Sonic the Hedgehog 115: “Ultimate Power: Part Two” Sonic the Hedgehog 116: “Ultimate Power: Mid-Logue: The Lesson” Sonic the Hedgehog 117: “Ultimate Power: Part Three” Sonic the Hedgehog 118: “Ultimate Power: Part Four”

10- The Xorda Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 119 – 120 Sonic the Hedgehog 121: “The Prince and the Revolution” and “Songbird” Sonic the Hedgehog 121: “Afterlife: Part One” Sonic the Hedgehog 122: “Afterlife: Part Two” Sonic the Hedgehog 123: “Afterlife: Part Three” Sonic the Hedgehog 124: “Afterlife: Part Four” Sonic the Hedgehog 122: “Heart Held Hostage: Part One” Sonic the Hedgehog 123: “Heart Held Hostage: Part Two” Sonic the Hedgehog 122: “When There Was Only One Guardian” Sonic the Hedgehog 123: “The Last Robian” Sonic the Hedgehog 124: “Sonic Adventure 2.5: Alpha” Sonic the Hedgehog 125 – 129

11 - Back to Mobius Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 130: Home: Part 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 131: “Home: Part 2: The Gathering” Sonic the Hedgehog 132: “Home: Part 3: A.D.A.M. & Evil” Sonic the Hedgehog 133: “Home: Part Four: Finale” Sonic the Hedgehog 134: “Home: Epilogue: Say You Will”

11B - The Tommy Turtle Trilogy

Sonic the Hedgehog 135-137

12- Return to Angel Island Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 138: “Return to Angel Island: Part One: The Message” Sonic the Hedgehog 139: “Return to Angel Island: Part Two: The Avatar” Sonic the Hedgehog 140: “Return to Angel Island: Part Three: How Many Echidnas Does It Take to Protect the Master Emerald?” Sonic the Hedgehog 141: “Return to Angel Island: Part Four: Ultimate Hero”

Sonic the Hedgehog 142: “I Want to be a Freedom Fighter!” Sonic the Hedgehog 142: “The Original Freedom Fighters: Part One” Sonic the Hedgehog 143: “The Original Freedom Fighters: Part Two”

13- Mobius: 25 Years Later Saga

Sonic the Hedgehog 131: “Mobius 25 Years Later: Prologue” Sonic the Hedgehog 132: “Mobius 25 Years Later: The Unveiling” Sonic the Hedgehog 133: “Mobius 25 Years Later: Midnight in the Garden” Sonic the Hedgehog 134: “Mobius 25 Years Later: In Transit” Sonic the Hedgehog 135: “Mobius 25 Years Later: Dealing With the Devil” Sonic the Hedgehog 136: “Mobius 25 Years Later: Girl Talk” Sonic the Hedgehog 137: “Mobius 25 Years Later: Trouble in Paradise” Sonic the Hedgehog 138: “Mobius 25 Years Later: My Dinner With Sonic” Sonic the Hedgehog 139: “Mobius 25 Years Later: Slumber Party” Sonic the Hedgehog 140: “Mobius 25 Years Later: A Difference of Opinion” Sonic the Hedgehog 141: “Mobius 25 Years Later: Scenario” Sonic the Hedgehog 142: “Mobius 25 Years Later: Moment of Truth” Sonic the Hedgehog 143: “Mobius 25 Years Later: Father’s Day” Sonic the Hedgehog 144

14- Shadow Returns Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog: 145: “Shadows of Hope” and “Training Day” Sonic the Hedgehog: 146: “Out of your Shell” and “Circuit Me” Sonic the Hedgehog: 147: “Fox and the Hound” *Sonic the Hedgehog: 147: “Off-Panel: This Side of Parodies” (This is a bonus story) Sonic the Hedgehog: 148: “Playing Around” and “Destiny’s Child” Sonic the Hedgehog: 145: “Harbinger” Sonic the Hedgehog: 146: “The Good, the Bad & the Unknown: Part 1: Prototype” Sonic the Hedgehog: 147: “The Good, the Bad & the Unknown: Part 2: Ignition” Sonic the Hedgehog: 148: “The Good, the Bad & the Unknown: Part 3: Genesis” Sonic the Hedgehog: 149

15- Evil Sonic Multiverse Hopping and afterneath Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog: 150 to 156

16- Neo Metal Sonic Army Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog: 157-159

17- The True Blue Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog: 160 - 165

18- Alternate Mobius: 25 Years Later Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 166 and 167

19- A.D.A.M. Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 168 and 169

20- The Calm Before the Storm Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 170-173 Sonic Free Comic Book Day 2007 Sonic the Hedgehog 174

21- The Eggman Empire Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 175-177

22- House of Cards Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 178-179

23- Enerjark Reborn Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 180-184

24- Mammoth Mogul Strikes Back Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 185-188

25-King Scourge and the Supression Squad Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 189 - 197

26- The Shadow Saga:

Sonic X: Issue 40 Sonic Universe 1-4

27- The Dark Egg Legion Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 198-200

28- Mobius: 30 Years Later Saga:

Sonic Universe 5-8

29- Iron Dominion Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 201-209 Sonic Universe 13-16 Sonic the Hedgehog 210-212 Free Comic Book Day 2010

30- Knuckles Returns Saga:

Sonic Universe 9-12

31 - Tails’ Adventure Saga:

Sonic Universe 17-20

32- The Silver Saga:

Sonic Universe 25-28

33- Rise of the Grandmasters Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 213-218

34-Geoffrey St. John, the traitor:

Sonic the Hedgehog 219-223

35-Treasure Team Tango Saga:

Sonic Universe 21-24

36 - The Return of the Death Egg Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 224 Free Comic Book Day 2011 Sonic the Hedgehog 225

37- Scourge Lock Down Saga:

Sonic Universe 29-32

38- Genesis Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 226-229

39- Mecha Sally Saga:

Sonic the Hedgehog 230-231

Sonic Universe 33Sonic the Hedgehog 232Sonic Universe 34-36

Sonic the Hedgehog 233-234Sonic Universe 37-40Sonic the Hedgehog 235-240Sonic Universe 41-44Sonic the Hedgehog 241-243

Knuckles: Endangered Species 1-3

Sonic the Hedgehog 247(This takes place as normal, but certain events are retconned from happening. Eggman never mentions Albert, and he never fires the Genesis Wave. Additionally, after this point, Tails Doll’s transformation seems to use the redesign from the original Archie Comics post reboot.)

Sonic the Hedgehog Online:

248

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40- Chaotix Saga:

Sonic Universe 45-49

You might ask why the Mecha Sally Saga has some Sonic Universe issues, and the reason is that I believe those SU arcs are really interwoven with the main plot in STH, so I saw no point in separating them.

#Archie Sonic

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the-firebird69 · 3 years

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Shared route

From Glen Cove to Rosedale via NY-107 S and Northern State Pkwy.

6 hr 5 min (241 mi)

6 hr 5 min in current traffic

1. Head north on Glen Cove Ave

2. Turn right to stay on Glen Cove Ave

3. Keep left to continue on Pratt Blvd

4. Slight right onto the ramp to Hauppauge E

5. Merge onto Northern State Pkwy

6. Take exit 45 toward Sunken Meadow Pkwy North/Kings Park

7. Merge onto Sunken Meadow State Pkwy

8. Take the NY-25A W ramp to Huntington

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32. Turn right

33. Arrive at location: Suffolk County

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40. Turn left onto NY-114 S

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66. Take exit 46 toward Southern State Pkwy/Heckscher State Pkwy/New York/Heckscher Pk

67. Use the right lane to take the Southern State Parkway W ramp to New York

68. Merge onto Southern State Pkwy

69. Take the Belt Pkwy exit on the left toward Brooklyn

70. Take exit 24A toward Francis Lewis Blvd

71. Keep right to stay on Exit 24A

72. Turn right onto Laurelton Pkwy

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76. Arrive at location: Rosedale

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downordic-blog · 5 years

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Nightwolf Survive The Megadome Download – Full

About This Game

GUNS, LASERS, CARS & EXPLOSIONS

Inspired by cult classics such as Interstate ’76 or Twisted Metal, Nightwolf: Survive the Megadome is a fresh take on the vehicular combat genre. As a contender in this dark future’s most popular blood sport, you must battle the most dangerous motorized killers from around the world to the beats of an immersive synthwave soundtrack. You are a battle-hardened gladiator, your ride is your weapon, and your fame can mean the difference between death or glory.

NO GAME IS THE SAME

Fight in a variety of arenas against a host of different enemies. Each wave spawns varying enemies and therefore a different challenge every time.

GO BIG OR GO HOME

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Enemy fire is not the only danger present in the arena. Emergent environmental threats such as cybersandworms, laser walls, and incinerators, just to name a few, create additional hazards… but you can always use them to your advantage.

YOU LIVE, YOU DIE, YOU FIGHT AGAIN

There are only a handful of MEGADOME champions, so you are expected to die. A lot! While death means the end of the current playthrough, you still keep the fame points you have gained to upgrade your driver and your ride… Become an ever more menacing MEGADOME contender.

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rosssiler · 6 years

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Green Day

Every year I look forward to the photos from spring training of teams decked out in their St. Patrick’s Day jerseys and caps. I’m also more than a little jealous of the fans in attendance—not only are they enjoying baseball in the sun, they’re witnessing one of the sport’s great traditions.

This year I finally got to be that fan. A work trip took me to Arizona in the middle of spring training and I stuck around an extra day to catch the Indians and Reds in Goodyear. And, as they first did over 40 years ago, the Reds turned into the Greens to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

The Reds became the first team to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day in 1978 for a game against the Yankees. The players apparently had no advance notice and were surprised with the jerseys an hour before game time. A New York Times story from the game noted that the green jerseys were completely out of character for the Reds, who didn’t even wear stripes on their shoes.

Sparky Anderson, then the Reds manager, said of the uniforms: “That’s what people don’t understand. We’re not as old‐fashioned as people think. We can have fun, too. The Yankees will have to come up with another idea to upstage us. Steinbrenner won’t know what to do.”

The Yankees lost 9-2 to the Reds in that 1978 game. For his part, George Steinbrenner was quoted in the same story as saying: “I think the green uniforms matched my complexion after seeing the inadequacies of the team that is supposed to be world champion.”

What started with the Reds is now entrenched across baseball. MLB has a complete St. Patrick’s Day apparel collection for every team. The St. Patrick’s Day caps this year (for almost every team) were white with green bills and logos and a shamrock accent on the crown.

Some teams opt to wear their regular spring training jerseys with the caps (as the Indians did). My favorite St. Patrick’s Day look is similar to what the Reds did in 1978, with teams wearing their home white uniforms but changing the color of their logos, numbers, and striping to green.

The Reds opted for such a look last season, along with a “First Team to Wear Green” commemorative patch on the 40th anniversary of that 1978 game. This year, the Reds went with green jerseys and white lettering. They still looked great.

The game itself was terrific. With the bases loaded in the fourth inning, Yasiel Puig came up against former Cy Young winner Corey Kluber and crushed a grand slam to erase a 3-0 Cleveland lead. Everyone knew Puig would swing for the fences and yet he still connected.

Puig homered a second time in the fifth inning before leaving with the rest of the starters in the seventh. The Indians then staged a four-run comeback in the ninth inning and the game ended in a 9-9 tie. Given that the Reds and Indians share Goodyear, both teams’ fans went home happy.

Between the postcard-perfect afternoon (76 degrees at first pitch), Puig’s electrifying grand slam, and the green jerseys, it was about as good as spring training gets.

It also was my first game at Goodyear Ballpark, which is located 20 miles west of downtown Phoenix. The St. Patrick’s Day game was the 10th anniversary celebration of the Goodyear facility, which is almost shocking as it feels like Goodyear opened yesterday.

It’s hard to believe Goodyear has been around for 10 years considering how new the stadium feels and the fact that there’s still almost nothing around it. You see the ads on the outfield wall and in the program for supposedly nearby businesses and you wonder where they are.

There is nothing on the drive from Interstate 10 to the ballpark other than a nearby airport boneyard for planes no longer used. I found myself wondering where the Indians and Reds players live during spring training when there’s so little around the park.

Goodyear does have a great baseball sculpture in front of the stadium, and the park was very comfortable. I highly recommend the shaded club seats behind third base; they have attendants to deliver food and drinks, which helped on a crowded afternoon with endless lines.

There is a nice tribute to Frank Robinson, whose number 20 was retired by both the Reds and Indians, in left field. Goodyear had bounce houses and wiffle ball fields for the kids. It looked like you could get Skyline chili at one of the concession stands, but I couldn’t manage the line.

Goodyear wouldn’t be on my must-see list of spring training parks. But St. Patrick’s Day with the Reds was something special.

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getseriouser · 5 years

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20 THOUGHTS: Laser Hair Removal

MOTHERS’ Day – a day of celebration, acknowledgement and love.

We try and treat our Mums on Mothers’ Day, we catch up, we tell them how much they mean to us and often a gift is a part of that.

Some go down the cliché flowers and chocolates path, others look to the indulgent experiences, the massages, the spa treatments, etc.

Not Tim Kelly.

No, see the Cats’ midfielder got his partner Claire on the kids’ behalf some laser hair removal. Nothing says “I love you Mum” by addressing some unwanted forearm hair, or worst still... well you let you mind wander.

Happy Mothers Day! Let’s go onfield.

1. Let’s start with rule changes. Need to whack Steve Hocking one last time. Last September he said “our trials (of the rule changes) have indicated a 15 per cent increase in scoring”. 12 months ago when the footy world was amidst crisis teams were averaging 83 points a game. So far this year its 80 points a game. Where’d you do your trials Hocking? The Belle Gibson Institute for Honesty? The launch of Apollo One? Lance Armstrong’s back shed? Steven, do better man.

2. Right, so Dane Rampe was a nincompoop on Friday night, we all know that. The rule says intentionally shake the post and if we’re technical he did not, he climbed the post, or he unintentionally shook the post. Either way, play on... imagine if they’d paid it?!

3. But here comes Robbo, “we will look back on Friday night and remember it as the night the AFL failed the competition.” Ah, no, settle down, by tomorrow we would have all moved on,Mark, now take a breath, but this time without an entire deck of Marlboros.

4. Now to the other end of the spectrum, the one they call ‘Purple’, “Carlton's loss to second-placed Collingwood on Saturday was every bit as bad as Carlton's loss to 17th-placed North Melbourne in round seven…. In many ways, the narrow losses are worse than the big ones for Bolton. There's nothing gallant about them now….” Ah, what, no it wasn’t, clearly the Blues were better what a horrid thing to say, and if anything narrow losses replacing big losses shows progress, would it not, Damien?

5. “I think they keep performing like they did (on Saturday), his job is safe…I know it’s another L to his name but with performances like that, they keep Brendon Bolton in a job.” That’s Wayne Carey. Duck might not be safe around teammates’ wives, but his view is as on the money as Barrett’s isn’t. Blues are ok, very young side ‘breaking through’; it’ll be up and down before they nail it, relax.

6. Last one on Carlton, here are some facts: 17 of the 22 on Saturday had played less than 100 games. Cripps is 24, Charlie Curnow is 22, but then all of Dow, Walsh, Weitering, McKay, Petrevski-Seton are 21 or younger. Their second-best player after Cripps is out with a knee, Sam Docherty, but even he is still only 25.

7. And last one on Damo’s shocker of a Monday - “For the second consecutive year, a season being talked about as a premiership possibility is virtually over by round eight for Essendon.” Did we? Remember a lot of talk about tipping Melbourne for the flag, or Richmond getting back up there, but Essendon? Did we? Maybe you did Damien, not us sensible folk. My Lord…

8. If you’re 1-7 but with a % over 84, you’re not a real poor side. Melbourne is 2-7 with a % under 76. I’d rather Carlton in 2019 a million percent. Go on, say you’d sack Goodwin as well then, Damien…

9. What is the difference between Geelong and Melbourne – the Cats have the comp’s premier 'general defender' in Tom Stewart and premier 'general forward' in Gary Ablett – the Dees don’t and everything else is pretty much the same, but those two are super impactful and it’s about a five-win difference to this point.

10. That said, Melbourne played poorly Saturday and have for some time but the sorta thing last weekend’s win does, it would give them a massive boost around the club this week. Meanwhile, the Eagles are just going, not doing anything amazing. So this Friday night, don’t be surprised if the Dees get into the contest and if the home team isn’t watching maybe snatch it

11. Geez we all bagged the Giants for their game Sunday. Firstly, Clarkson was amazing but secondly we’re now going to question their premiership contentions? Whose top right now? Who is the only team to beat them this year? So either the Cats dropped a game to a dud team which is then a huge question mark, or the Giants had an off day on Sunday, they’re still a good side and the Cats only loss was to a good side…

12. Tell you what, with an injury list as long as an anaconda popping Viagra, Richmond can still put out some scary performances. They get relatively fit at some point later in winter, finishing anywhere in the eight, they’re mega dangerous for a second flag in three years no questions about that.

13. Violence at the footy – send some of the cops you had at Sydney Sunday night for the A-League to the AFL. The media is actually catching up, no longer soccer-bashing for a headline, but the cops need to get the balance right. Nowhere near enough security/cops for big MCG crowds,

14. But the heavy handed stuff at Kogarah Sunday night for Rory Carroll and his three girls, that’s nothing but shameful. No doubt the cops involved are probably all good people doing what’s otherwise a very tough job, but that situation was massively avoidable and nothing but a smear on the NSW Police Force. Shame.

15. Mother’s Day footy, especially in Melbourne, not great. Under 15,000 for the Hawks-Giants at the ‘G yesterday, 12 months ago Pies-Cats got 44,000, year before Richmond got 31,000. Seems to be not as much an issue interstate, so for the time being, keep footy out of Melbourne on Mother’s Day.

16. So conjecture about the Crows and Blues pick swap situation. Let’s lay it out and bare it for what it is, the Blues initiated whats essentially Pick 1 right now for Pick 19 in 2018 and whats now Pick 15 this year. First overall for 15 and 19. Yeah, pretty smelly.

17. Before we get into that time of the year we bag the fixture and try and conjure up Mensa-level solutions, easy – when we get Tassie and a 20th team, we drop three rounds and move to a 19 game season, allowing for a properly extended AFLW season too. Job done.

18. Concede the A-League did well this weekend; sure we mentioned the cops before but from a sporting perspective, did nicely. Exciting football. However, still work to do, NRL games on Sunday on Foxtel averaged 250k, AFL got around 150k, the Sydney-Melbourne final got 58k. Needs to be much better. Two biggest clubs in a primetime final, come on.

19. Peter FitzSimmons is a friend of this column, very rarely off the mark. Went on Channel Nine’s Today show Sunday morning and got in a tiff with Miranda Devine, who I concede I had to google (is a sometimes published Newscorp journo) so don’t feel bad for now knowing her either. Anyway, Fitzy’s Israel Folau position is that “you can’t do what he did… there is no other organisation in Australia that could possibly countenance one of their employees… posting that (on social media).” Old mate Devine disagreed, somehow, saying “I don’t understand how you can just crucify a man for his Christianity…. and you seem to think that it’s OK to destroy not just his job, but his livelihood”. Now Miranda, I’m sure you’re intelligent some of the time, but as FitzSimmons retorted, he wasn’t selectively referring to the bible, he was posting “homophobic slurs” so if you can’t understand that you need to find a way to be even more irrelevant please.

20. Daniel Ricciardo. He is getting paid really well I guess. But then again, whether you’re pushing hard for a podium or finishing mid-pack at best like his Renault is, is there a more boring, uninspiring sport right now than Formula Hamilton? Don’t think so.

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recordstorefanatic-blog · 6 years

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Record Seeking Road Trip

(Originally appeared in Automotive Traveler)

Without music, life would be a mistake.--Nietzsche

Two milk crates were tossed into the back of the Cayenne Red Nissan Juke, and the journey began. With a full tank of gas, a six-pack of bottled water, and a tight schedule planned, the whirlwind tour was greeted by a surprise October snow storm. The weather be damned, our intrepid travelers would not be stopped on their musical mission. Slowed, maybe... but not stopped.

The heroes of this story were embarking on a nearly record-book-worthy adventure. In about 14 hours, as the plan was, they would visit seven of the best record stores the American Mid-Atlantic has to offer. A circuitous route weaving through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland was intended to maximize the time in each store and cram everything into a single day.

While it seemed slightly counter-intuitive, the pair and their crimson coach would wander from west to east before heading north and then south. No, it's not how MapQuest, a GPS, or a strictly rational person would plan such a trip. But with some of the stores open earlier or later than others, travel time and retail hours dictated the route.

Opening earliest that morning, the Record Connection in Ephrata, Pennsylvania was first on the itinerary. Hidden in a quiet strip mall in Lancaster County, this indie record store opened in 1985 houses a remarkable inventory--providing a history of the music industry that should be a lesson to its executives. Artists were once given time to develop a following and find their sound. Today, pre-packaged products are foisted on the public as the "latest thing," even if they have nothing new to give us. But here at the Record Connection, we have a time capsule of an age when music was good, and artists were in charge of their own sound.

Racks and racks of records fill three rooms, in addition to the room overflowing with CDs. The "pop" room contains music from nearly every top-40 artist from the 1950s into the 1990s. In search of Donnie (and Marie) Osmond albums, 10 different records surfaced, priced at $3 or $4 with one $8 selection. Other finds included the 1984 comeback album from Slade (known for misspelling song titles, such as Cum On Feel the Noize and Mama Weer All Crazee Now) titled Keep Your Hands off My Power Supply and the relatively obscure British act Charlie's 1979 release Fight Dirty. Another room gathered soul, blues, and country, in addition to a small grouping of hard rock. Little records--once known as singles or 45s--populated the last area.

Friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable staff readily assisted in our search for that lost classic. Minutes from the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the Record Connection's only drawback is that it's hidden away in Amish country. For those vinyl fanatics looking for great-condition discs from the pre-CD period, this is a must-find shop.

A few dozen records placed into the milk crates, hatch closed, and the Juke was heading east toward the City of Brotherly Love. Even with freezing rain, the Nissan competently sailed across Interstate 76, otherwise known as the Schuylkill Expressway. A turn up the Vine Street Expressway leads to the Ben Franklin Bridge and then New Jersey, but exiting the highway before the bridge gets our music-loving travelers to the next stop.

Destination number two was A.K.A. Music on North 2nd Street, Philadelphia's largest independent record store. Although A.K.A.'s collection of music leans more toward CDs, they do have a wide selection of LPs. In the newer music, the store features alternative and local acts. Their used collection has some great finds and wonderfully tempting bargains. Among the rack of 99-cent to $3.00 CDs, were rare (rightfully so) pieces such as B-movie actress Kari Wührer's 1999 release Shiny and central Pennsylvania act the Badlees' 1995 River Songs (for two-bits!).

The hour devoted to A.K.A. Music on the day's schedule was nearly over, so the adventurers made their way to the front counter. Found among the collection here was the album Fickle Heart by Sniff 'n' the Tears with its classic road tune Driver's Seat. And perfect for Halloween was Mike Oldfield's legendary album Tubular Bells, with the title track instantly recognizable as the soundtrack to the horror film The Exorcist.

Quite possibly, the most significant find of the day came from this store. Among the 99-cent records was Cheech & Chong's second album Big Bambu. Noteworthy for the Sister Mary Elephant bit on track one and its nomination for a Grammy award (losing to George Carlin), this LP is notorious for its packaging. Designed to look like a pouch of rolling papers, Big Bambu came from the factory with an actual rolling paper about 10 inches square. Four decades later, finding a copy of this record is difficult. Finding one with the rolling paper intact is nearly impossible. Finding a complete one for under a buck makes the entire trip worthwhile.

Foreigner, Howard Jones, and Eddie Money joined the lot in the Sealtest crate, and the Juke box rejoined the highway. This time, headed north on I-95 as the rain comes down harder. Approaching the next stop, the Juke passed more and more vehicles whose drivers had overextended their cars' capabilities. One after another, drivers found their rides sliding onto the shoulder or into the median. With proper care, however, the Juke arrived in Bordentown, New Jersey unscathed.

Packed on the narrow streets of this little hamlet were dozens of cars and trucks. You'd think it was January--except that the snow- and ice-covered trees still had much of their fall foliage. Even with parking spots at a premium, the Juke's luck continued when a space right in front of the next stop opened.

Farnsworth Avenue is Main Street America. Little mom-and-pop shops fill the tree-lined street, and that's where you find The Record Collector. This indie music store so embodies the specialist retailer spirit that they even reimburse students for their public transportation costs if they purchase more than $25.00.

As we entered the store, the owner was on the phone trying to decide whether or not to cancel that evening's live in-store performance. Posters on the wall and racks of records up front illustrate the level of musicians who have performed at The Record Collector. From local acts to artists known around the world, they've played here among the vinyl.

Up the ramp into the rear of the store, records are organized alphabetically in stacked shelves, just like your local library keeps their books. Only here, the records are in amazing shape and run the gamut of music halls of fame the world over. It's among these shelves that big-buck records can be found. An original copy of Johnny Cash at San Quentin, for example, and the rare Prince box-set Royal Jewels. Even a 12-inch single of Prince's Purple Rain-era I Would Die 4 U/Another Lonely Christmas was snagged.

Still unsure about that evening's performance, the store's owner offered a fond farewell to the travelers as they added more loot to the treasure chests stashed in the tail of the frog-eyed crossover. The little Nissan Juke continued its journey north.

After the highway dumps the explorers off onto the surface streets, they slip through the campus of Princeton. Students roam around, on foot and on wheels, trying to keep clear of the thick, wet snow that has blanketed the hallowed halls of this Ivy League school. Avoiding more than one oblivious driver, the Juke made its way to Tulane Street (barely an alleyway, really), home to the Princeton Record Exchange.

The parking gods blessed the rosy vessel once more with the prime spot right in front of the entrance. For a Saturday afternoon with a football game and rowing competition in town, this 32-year-old indie music spot was surprisingly alive with customers. Crammed with records, CDs and even tapes, the Princeton Record Exchange moves music hunters up and down the aisles as they pleasantly excuse each other's gentle bumps.

Unfortunately, the storm took control of our featured duo's quest and shut down the power to that side of Tulane Street. Less-hearty souls quietly left the darkened shop, but the more determined fired up their cell phones for just enough light to read an album cover or three. This would bear fruit in the form of the neo-swing CD Hot from Squirrel Nut Zippers and Cheech & Chong's first LP to match the previously discovered sophomore release. With the electronic cash registers and credit card readers silenced, it was a cash-only day at the Exchange. One CD and one LP came to a grand total of five bucks and change.

Downing a slice at Iano's Pizza, topping off the tank, grabbing a box of Munchkins, and the refueling was complete. It's at this point that the weather finally took its toll on the music-themed road trip. With the freak snow storm now traveling rapidly up the East Coast, driving back into eastern Pennsylvania would have stalled the rest of the trip. For this reason, Double Decker Records in Allentown, Pennsylvania was bypassed. Perusing the wares at that indie retailer would require a dedicated trip.

Instead of heading north, the Juke pulled a 180 pointed south on I-95. Temperatures eased a bit and rose above freezing, changing the sleet into rain. Almost as suddenly, New Jersey gave way to Pennsylvania. With four stores and two states down, there was one more state and two more music vendors to go. Across the Mason-Dixon Line, the Juke wound its way to Baltimore.

In a nondescript building on Hickory Avenue resides The True Vine. Settled deep in a comfy chair was a man flipping through a lapful of old records. Record memorabilia plastered every wall, with the most prominent visual the 1960s-era three-record set that forms a three-foot long picture of a nightgown-clad blonde.

With its racks and racks of blues, soul, country, and rock albums, The True Vine looks like it could have been plucked out of a movie set where the script called for a "period record store." Selection and pricing are excellent, but it's the atmosphere at this indie music retailer that evokes the sense you've stepped back in time to when record stores formed the center of the hip culture universe.

Mixed in with the top-notch Sixties artists were some unexpected Eighties pop platters. Priced well, copies of records from Split Enz, Blondie, Heaven 17, and the Motels found new homes.

Back in the car, it was time to seek out the final destination of the day. Across town waited the one big record store on the list that was open until midnight. Saturday evening on Thames Street draws Baltimore's in crowd. Men and women dressed to the nines eschewed coats despite the particularly cold evening so as not to cover their best duds. With so many people parading across the cobblestone road, the nearest parking space was three blocks away.

Between Duda's Tavern and The Horse You Rode In On Saloon, The Sound Garden, in business almost 20 years, offers a wide selection of CDs. Stretching deep into the building, well-organized CDs in all genres are available for casual perusal. The college-town staff, complete with the requisite piercings and black nail polish, provide the kind of aloof attitude you would expect from such a store. If vinyl was the medium of choice--and it was--the place to be was the front section.

Up there, the room is filled with numerous modern vinyl releases. Vinyl records have been the odd highlight in an otherwise dour music industry, but annual national sales of just over one million records keep the discs hard to find. At The Sound Garden, the selection of high-quality records was impressive. The hard-core vinyl-phile will find a rare treasure here.As the day came to an end, the Juke's headlights pointed north on I-83 and Baltimore faded in the distance. A trunkful of records and CDs, rumbling bellies, and a gas tank begging for a refill were the remnants from a successfully productive day with a singular focus. The anticipation of spinning the black circles and dropping the needle pushes the pair homeward.

We remember so many events by the music that's playing. A road trip with a carload of friends or family belting out songs. Dad at the family piano tinkling out a tune on the ivories. The song playing on your first date, your first dance, or your first kiss. A great music collection helps keep those memories fresh. And stumbling across a great find in an independent record store can be like pulling a long-forgotten love note or photo out of a drawer. I remember when...

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TOPEKA, Kansas | Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez to rally Democrats in deep-red Kansas

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TOPEKA, Kansas | Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez to rally Democrats in deep-red Kansas

TOPEKA, Kansas — Two luminaries in the democratic socialist movement — one its national leader, the other its new star — are descending on solidly Republican Kansas on Friday, taking their emboldened liberal message to an unlikely testing ground before next month’s congressional primaries.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who rose to fame following her surprise win in last month’s New York congressional primary, see an opportunity to influence Democratic voters in Kansas ahead of the state’s Aug. 7 primary. They’re especially focused on a crowded congressional primary in the Kansas suburbs of Kansas City.

In an election year defined by energized Democratic voters seeking to send President Donald Trump a message, Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez are betting they can stoke the liberal march in places where the left rarely competes. Some liberal voters are welcoming the spotlight.

“Progressive voters and even some moderate voters have been disheartened by the lack of positive news from Kansas,” said Anne Black, a 43-year-old Democratic precinct committee member from suburban Kansas City.

The trip is unusual on several fronts. For one, Trump won Kansas in 2016 by 20 percentage points, making it seemingly inhospitable for Democrats, much less democratic socialists. Moreover, Sanders is a 76-year-old Jewish senator from Vermont, while Ocasio-Cortez is a 28-year-old Latina from the Bronx who is poised to become the youngest member of Congress.

This political odd couple is scheduled to headline an evening rally in Kansas City, Kansas, for Brent Welder, a labor lawyer running in a crowded Democratic primary in Kansas’ 3rd District. The district, represented by four-term Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder, is on Democrats’ target list as they aim to seize the GOP-controlled House in November. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton narrowly carried the district in 2016.

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez are also scheduled to campaign together in Wichita for Democrat James Thompson, a civil rights lawyer running in Kansas’ 4th District. Like Ocasio-Cortez and Welder, Thompson was an activist for Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign.

While organizers were forced to change venues for the Wichita event because of high demand for the Friday afternoon rally, the race in the 3rd District is considered more competitive. Still, Republicans are skeptical.

State Rep. Tom Cox, a moderate Kansas City-area Republican, said there are pockets of liberal Democrats in the Kansas City suburbs but questioned whether Sanders’ message will resonate more broadly. He said Democrats tend to be split between liberals and moderates, with some union members and supporters holding conservative views on social issues.

“Even our Democrats around here are not socialist democrats,” he said. “If someone would describe the 3rd District, I would say center right.”

Democrats, who have been shut out of statewide and congressional races since 2010, are having a similar debate among themselves. They must pick up at least 23 Republican-held seats to claim the House majority, and they are focusing on 25 districts where Clinton won, or Trump won narrowly.

Leading candidates in the Democratic primary for governor have said their party must rebuild its brand in rural, heavily GOP areas. And despite surging energy among lefist Democrats in the Trump era, it was unclear if there were enough votes in the 3rd District for a liberal Democrat to win.

In 2016, Clinton narrowly won in this urban and suburban district whose neighborhoods are out of keeping with the agriculturally rich prairies that make up much of that state. And before Yoder first won in 2010, it had been held for 12 years by centrist Democrat Dennis Moore, who relied on moderate Republicans during his tenure.

Yet Sanders and his brand of liberalism have proved popular. He won more than two-thirds of the votes in the state’s 2016 presidential caucuses, surpassing Barack Obama’s 2008 vote total.

But registered Republicans in the 3rd District outnumber their Democratic counterparts by more than 50,000, while unaffiliated voters also edge Democrats. Republicans outnumber Democrats by 2-to-1 in the 4th District.

Liberals argue that they are not just convincing moderate Democrats or disaffected Republicans but also engaging new primary voters, as Ocasio-Cortez did in New York this summer and as Sanders did in his insurgent 2016 presidential campaign.

“If you’re going to flip the district, you have to get new people involved in the political process,” said Sanders spokesman Josh Miller-Lewis. “There are so many people not involved.”

And candidates promoting Sanders’ agenda have won Democratic primaries in several of these districts, such as in Orange County, California, and suburban Philadelphia.

A race for Kansas Democrats to watch lies just 180 miles (290 kilometers) north on Interstate 29.

Democrat Kara Eastman won the May primary against moderate former Rep. Brad Ashford on messages much like Sanders’ in Nebraska’s 2nd District, which includes the city of Omaha and its suburbs.

She faces first-term Republican Rep. Don Bacon in this Republican-leaning district, where Trump won narrowly in 2016 but Obama won in 2008.

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JOHN HANNA, Associated Press

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10 Best Hotels To Stay In Phoenixville Pennsylvania – Top Hotel Reviews

Phoenixville Pennsylvania is beautiful and has lots of hotels. Ofcourse we are only looking for the best hotels in Phoenixville Pennsylvania. It’s important to compare them because there are so many places to stay in Phoenixville Pennsylvania. You’re probably wondering where to stay in Phoenixville Pennsylvania. To see which hotel sounds better than the other, we created a top 10 list. The list will make it a lot easier for you to make a great decision. We know you only want the best hotel and preferably something with a reasonable price.

Our list contains 10 hotels of which we think are the best hotels in Phoenixville Pennsylvania right now. Still, some of you are more interested in the most popular hotels in Phoenixville Pennsylvania with the best reviews, and that’s completely normal! You can check out the link below.

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10 Best Hotels In Phoenixville Pennsylvania:

Mainstay Inn

Description:

Just 15 minutes’ drive from the King of Prussia shopping centre, this inn is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Free WiFi access is available for guests throughout the hotel.Featuring a flat-screen TV, each room at the Mainstay Inn comes with air conditioning. An in-room microwave and refrigerator are also included and guests are provided with an en suite bathroom.A 24-hour front desk welcomes guests to the Mainstay Inn, which features an on-site bar and restaurant.Valley Forge National Historic Park is just 4.3 miles from the inn. Philadelphia International Airport is 23 miles away.

Reviews:

The front desk was very friendly. They were very friendly and professional. The room was very clean. The beds were small but comfortable.

Close to resturants, and fun things to do. Parking was right in the hotel lot. And pet friendly

The service was great, the staff was very accommodating.

My daughter and I came for a gymnastics competition, the price was great and the location was amazing.

Great deal for the price especially on New Years Eve!! So much within walking distance.

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Hampton Inn & Suites Valley Forge-Oaks

Description:

This Phoenixville hotel features a continental breakfast, outdoor pool, and free Wi-Fi. The hotel is a 10-minute drive from Valley Forge National Park which provides nature tours, hiking and fishing.Valley Forge-Oaks Hampton Inn guest rooms include an in-room coffee maker and a sofa chair. Cable TV and ironing facilities are also provided.Guests at the Hampton Inn Oaks Valley Forge can use the gym or full-service business center. A convenience store and laundry facilities are also available on site.The Hampton Inn and Suites Valley Forge-Oaks is a 5-minute drive from the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Downtown Phoenixville is a 9-minute drive from the hotel and Villanova University is within a 20-minute drive of the property.

Reviews:

The breakfast sausage was really good and love the fact you have a waffle maker!

Beds were comfy, housekeeping kept room clean and attentive to our needs, various tasty choices offered at continental breakfast, friendly staff and managers. Provided a quiet nights rest after busy days at a reasonable expense.

Breakfast was great. Room clean. Employees helpful

Excellent location for visiting our family in the area.

Staff were very professional and helpful. Breakfast buffet was very good with many choices. Quiet rooms, comfortable beds.

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The Conference Center at Valley Forge

Description:

The Conference Center at Valley Forge is located in Phoenixville, 20 miles from Philadelphia and 28 miles from Reading. Free WiFi is available throughout the property and free private parking is available on site.The rooms come with a private bathroom fitted with a bathtub.You will find luggage storage space at the property.You can play pool at the inn. Cherry Hill is 26 miles from Conference Center Valley Forge, and Doylestown is 23 miles from the property. The nearest airport is Philadelphia International Airport, 20 miles from the property.

Reviews:

The setting was nice and it was within 5 miles of the places we wanted to visit. The room we ended up in was nice and spacious

Super clean (VERY important) felt very homey, staff was so accommodating. Wished we had stayed longer but it was just a weekend trip for the Walker Stalker Convention. We plan to stay there EVERY TIME we visit the area.

All the bedding was white and the cleanest I have ever seen!

Groundskeeper was very helpful, remainder of the staff was never seen. We had a late check in and a key was just left on the counter for a room we had to then drive to. On check out at 8 o’clock there was still no staff and the groundskeeper had me write a note saying I was checking out and I left the key with him

Very comfortable clean rooms, very friendly front desk staff

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French Creek Inn

Description:

French Creek Inn is located in Phoenixville, 24 miles from Philadelphia and 24 miles from Reading.Every room at this inn is air conditioned and is equipped with a flat-screen TV. The rooms are fitted with a private bathroom.You will find a 24-hour front desk at the property.Cherry Hill is 31 miles from French Creek Inn, and Doylestown is 25 miles away. The nearest airport is Philadelphia International Airport, 24 miles from the property.

Reviews:

Very good value for the price. Cheap room but spacious, clean and worth the price.

A great little place to stay- very clean, comfortable room, wonderful staff, decent price. Breakfast is minimal but okay.

Compared to the other motels, this one is clean, quiet, friendly, no suspicious looking people around, no strange nighttime activities. The breakfast is very simple, but sufficient. The location is somewhat remote, as in not quite on the interstate, but easy enough to find and to notice from the road. The utilities look in need of some decorative repair, but everything worked, the water hot, the windows close properly (a rare thing for a motel around that area).

Limited breakfast menu but fine for my needs. Coffee was good. The room was quiet so I wasn’t disturbed when sleeping. I was surprised with them having Dish Network with many of the movie channels active! That was a bonus for the price of the room.

Old time INN feeling and very quiet. Those things are important to me. Thanks

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Hilton Garden Inn Valley Forge/Oaks

Description:

Located 1 miless from The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks‎, this hotel features an indoor swimming pool and free Wi-Fi. Valley Forge National Park is 5 miles away.A cable TV, microwave, refrigerator, and coffee maker are included in the rooms at Hilton Garden Inn Valley Forge/Oaks.The Valley Forge/Oaks Hilton Garden Inn provides luggage storage and 24-hour front desk services. There is also an on-site fitness center.Breakfast and dinner are served on-site at The Great American Grill.The Oaks Center Ice Hockey Rink is 1 mile from the hotel. King of Prussia Mall is a 10-minute drive away.

Reviews:

Everything was wonderful large room big bathroom super clean Everyone was so accommodating Comfortable Bed slept like u was home Loved that there was a bar and restaurant

The breakfast was good in the morning the bed was very comfortable

Location, we attended the National Dog Show which was held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center; it was within walking distance from the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel.

The bed was so comfortable! We had been out all day and just wanted to relax that night; it was so comfy in the room- the best thing about the hotel Was the location! We were surrounded by everything we could have ever needed! We’ll definitey be back next year!

This was one of the best hotels I have stayed at. I even extended my stay for another three days. The rooms were excellent staff was very nice the entire hotel was incredible. Everything you could want from a reasonably priced hotel, I honestly couldn’t find one thing that wasn’t excellent. The only thing I didn’t try was restaurant there, this was only because there were excellent places to eat and we would dine with other friends who reside in the area.

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Motel 6 King of Prussia

Description:

Motel 6 King of Prussia offers pet-friendly accommodations in King of Prussia.Each room at this hotel is air conditioned and features a TV. Every room has a private bathroom fitted with a shower.There is a 24-hour front desk at the property.Philadelphia is 15 miles from Motel 6 King of Prussia, and Lambertville is 31 miles from the property. The nearest airport is Philadelphia International Airport, 16 miles from Motel 6 King of Prussia.

Reviews:

Bed was uncomfortable and for was not the cleanest.

Room was clean. Even though it was smoking it smelled fresh

Wonderful quick and love that you don’t have to have credit card you can pay cash quick checkout quite and wonderful staff amout for price of room great thanks again will be back my new place to stay

Just the space in the room the room wasnt really clean it also stinked in there trash was on the floor covers was uncomfortable

Style & convenience of the room. Was thankful they heated the room ahead before we arrived

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Best Western Plus – King of Prussia

Description:

Located off of major roads like Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) and Interstate 276 (Pennsylvania Turnpike), this King of Prussia hotel is across from the King of Prussia Mall. Free Wi-Fi is accessible.Guests staying at the Best Western Plus – King of Prussia can enjoy in-room conveniences like a work desk and a pillow-top for the mattress. There is also a 42-inch flat-screen cable TV.A daily breakfast with eggs, waffles and more is served at the King of Prussia Best Western Plus. The hotel also showcases luxuries like a seasonal outdoor pool, fitness center and business center.The property is within a 3-minute drive of major offices for Lockheed Martin, AT&T and more. Villanova University is 4 miles away.

Reviews:

Exit from the property was difficult to navigate because of lack of light, but otherwise convenient enough. Liked little else, honestly.

My bf and I stayed two nights here during a snow storm and the room was very clean, bathroom was perfect and I’m a clean freak. I did all the test and sheets and pillows didn’t have on spot!!!!!!! We stayed for two nights. Location was great we ended up driving in the snow across to the mall to eat. We had no problems at all. A perfect stay.

Right across the street from the King of Prussia mall. Staff was friendly. Breakfast was good. Bed was super comfortable. Overall I’m satisfied with my stay.

It was completely quiet. The room doors did not slam so I didn’t hear people coming in at out of the rooms early in the morning or late at night.

The Wolfgang Puck coffee in the room was the best I’ve ever had!

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Homewood Suites by Hilton Philadelphia-Valley Forge

Description:

Ideally situated in the Valley Forge area of Pennsylvania, this hotel in Audubon offers spacious studios and suites as well as a variety of convenient services near attractions and corporate offices.Homewood Suites Valley Forge features studios and one-bedroom suites, which offer all the comforts of home. Appreciate fully equipped kitchens, 2-line phones and free high-speed internet.Wake up with a free hot breakfast at Philadelphia Homewood Suites. In the evening, stop by the lobby for the Welcome Home reception Monday through Thursday. Complimentary grocery shopping service and a 24-hour Suite Shop are also available.

Reviews:

Staff was very friendly. The hotel provided a complimentary dinner & breakfast!

I got a late check out and the staff was very friendly

Staff was very friendly. Seemed to actually enjoy working at Homewood Suites. Breakfast was well done offering a good assortment and had a nice presentation.

There was a complimentary light supper – burgers (veggie burgers, too!), salad, wine and beer! And cookies. Nice surprise.

Very clean. Staff was friendly and helpful. The train station into PHL was close. We liked the evening social get together with food, wine and beer.

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Radisson Hotel Valley Forge

Description:

One of our top picks in King of Prussia.Featuring free WiFi and a restaurant, Radisson Hotel Valley Forge offers accommodations in King of Prussia.A flat-screen TVwith cable channels, as well as an iPod docking station are featured. You will find a coffee machine in the room. Each room includes a private bathroom. Extras include free toiletries and a hairdryer.There is free shuttle service, gift shop, and shops at the property.The hotel also provides car rental. Philadelphia is 17 miles from Radisson Valley Forge, and Cherry Hill is 23 miles away. Philadelphia International Airport is 17 miles from the property.

Reviews:

Great price, friendly staff, clean fresh sheets, everything as expected!

The location. My partner and I liked the fact that the hotel was right next to the casino

Very nice casino inside the hotel and really good location to shopping mall

Located near the freeways so it was easy to move around

The rooms were very clean and beds were comfortable.

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SpringHill Suites by Marriott Philadelphia Valley Forge/King of Prussia

Description:

Less than 1 miles from Valley Forge National Historic Park, this hotel features a seasonal outdoor pool. Free Wi-Fi and a daily breakfast are provided.A flat-screen TV and an iPod docking station are found in each room at SpringHill Suites by Marriott Philadelphia Valley Forge/King of Prussia. A microwave, a small refrigerator and a coffee maker are also included.A fitness room and a business center are open to all guests of the Valley Forge/King of Prussia SpringHill Suites. A laundromat, vending machines and 24-hour front desk services are also available.King of Prussia Mall is less than 3 miles from the hotel. Elmwood Park Zoo is a 15 minute drive away.

Reviews:

Room 222 – Convenient parking, friendly staff, good breakfast, adequate exercise room, room was fixed and beds were made to perfection each day.

room was very nice and comfy, great breakfast and proximity to shopping was great!

The room was nice and had a great little sitting area, which is nicely divided from the sleeping space. The beds were comfortable and there was Free Wi-Fi and lots of outlets for plugging in electronic devices for charging.

I loved the coziness of this hotel. The room was clean and quiet, I enjoyed the hot breakfast and the complementary tea station.

Customer service,Peaceful,Close to Everything & Price Was Amazing

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Top Hotels In Phoenixville Pennsylvania Conclusion:

The above is a top selection of the best hotels to stay in Phoenixville Pennsylvania to help you with your search. We know it’s not that easy to find the best hotel because there are just so many places to stay in Phoenixville Pennsylvania but we hope that the above-mentioned tips have helped you make a good decision.

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Nailbiters: How your team fares in the close ones

AFTER four games in a single weekend decided by three points or fewer, many have hailed round 14 one of footy’s best.

The Swans, Dogs, Demons and Cats were the teams smiling after clinching the nailbiters, while the Dons, Roos, Eagles and Dockers were left to curse their luck and/or lack of composure.

AFL.com.au has gone through each club’s respective records in close contests. We’ve tallied up every match your team has played during the past five years with a final margin of 10 points or less, including draws. Then we’ve picked five of the nailbiters that really counted.

The results show who’s cool in the clutch and who’s quick to turn to water.

Matches: 19 Wins: 8 Losses: 11 Draws: 0

Having kept the core of their team together, the Crows have learned how to close out tight games. Since 2015, they have a 4-2 record in games decided by 10 points or fewer compared to 4-9 in 2013-14. However, the Crows have a mixed record in close games under Don Pyke. Since Pyke was appointed in 2016, the Crows have won one of three close games. They are yet to have a game decided by 10 points or fewer this season.

Five that matter

Hawthorn, round five, 2016, MCG, 17.7 (109) v 17.10 (112)

The Crows led by 15 points at the 18-minute mark of the final term before the Hawks rallied, Paul Puopolo kicking his fifth goal in the dying stages to secure victory.

Western Bulldogs, elimination final, 2015, MCG, 16.13 (109) v 14.18 (102)

Skipper Taylor Walker produced two crucial plays – kicking a clutch goal and setting up Charlie Cameron for the sealer – at the end of the game to ensure the Crows kept their season alive.

Carlton, round 10, 2015, MCG, 14.15 (99) v 14.6 (90)

After losing five close games in a row, the Crows were finally able to close one out for the first time since round 6, 2014.

North Melbourne, round 22, 2014, Blundstone Arena, 13.16 (94) v 14.17 (101)

The Crows slipped out of the top eight, and would ultimately miss the finals, as the Kangaroos stormed home with five goals to three in the last quarter.

North Melbourne, round nine, 2013, Etihad Stadium, 18.17 (125) v 19.10 (124)

Sam Kerridge was the unlikely hero, booting six goals as the Crows staged a remarkable comeback to rally from 30 points down at the last change. – Lee Gaskin

Matches: 16 Wins: 12 Losses: 4

For a club that has struggled so much in recent years, the record in close games is quite remarkable. In Justin Leppitsch’s three years in charge, the Lions won a total of 14 games, but were seven out of nine in the ‘close’ ones. They have often sprung surprises against top-eight calibre teams, including Geelong, Essendon, North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs. So, despite a lack of wins, the Lions can hang their hat on being a solid team under pressure.

Five that matter

Gold Coast, round one, 2017, Metricon Stadium, 15.8 (98) v 14.12 (96)

The Lions kicked the game’s first seven goals but had to steady in the final quarter after Gold Coast worked their way in front. What a start for new coach Chris Fagan.

North Melbourne, round 15, 2014, 10.10 (70) v 9.12 (66)

Champion forward Jonathan Brown retired earlier in the week and the Lions harnessed the emotion to win against a strong Roos outfit. This match will also be remembered for a post-siren altercation between Tom Rockliff and Brent Harvey.

St Kilda, round six, 2014, 10.12 (82) v 11.13 (79)

New coach Justin Leppitsch had to travel to New Zealand for his first win in charge. In the first match for premiership points outside Australia, Jack Billings missed a late chance to steal victory for the Saints, and the Lions clung on.

Geelong, round 23, 2013, 17.9 (111) v 15.22 (112)

Two weeks after Michael Voss was sacked, and fresh from Essendon being disqualified from playing finals, the Lions were a mathematical chance to make the top eight entering the final round. Despite a brave fight, a Ryan Lester snap on the siren fell agonisingly short of a great upset.

Geelong, round 13, 2013, 15.13 (103) v 14.14 (98)

Ash McGrath’s bomb from outside 50m after the siren completed a fairytale Lions comeback in his 200th game. The Gabba was rocking after the home team overturned a 52-point third quarter deficit. – Michael Whiting

Matches: 26 Wins: 10 Losses: 15 Draws: 1

The Blues have struggled to win many games in the past five seasons, particularly when the contest is close, but their record appears to be improving under Brendon Bolton. Since he took over at the start of last season, Carlton’s record in close finishes is 50 per cent (4-4). Their most recent wins against the Giants and Suns showed great character, coming from behind to snatch victory. Although there are plenty of youngsters in the team, the cool, experienced heads of skipper Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs, Kade Simpson and Matthew Kreuzer, along with emerging leaders Sam Docherty and Patrick Cripps, know what to do at the right time.

Five that matter

Greater Western Sydney, round 12, 2017, Etihad Stadium, 10.11 (71) v 9.16 (70)

Inspired by ruckman Matthew Kreuzer in his 150th game, Carlton fought hard to hold off the Giants and deny them top spot. Important to win at Etihad Stadium, where the Blues have not enjoyed much success.

Port Adelaide, round eight, 2016, Etihad Stadium, 14.9 (93) v 13.13 (91)

A wounded Kreuzer was again the hero, kicking the winning goal late in time-on of the last quarter after the Blues trailed for most of the match. Lost Levi Casboult early and showed grit with several other players battling injury.

Fremantle, round five, 2016, Domain Stadium, 10.12 (72) v 9.14 (68)

A rare victory on the road and the Blues’ first win under new coach Brendon Bolton. Skipper Marc Murphy and Patrick Cripps played starring roles.

Port Adelaide, round 12, 2015, MCG, 17.8 (110) v 16.10 (106)

After a horrible first half of the season, the Blues held on to score their first win under interim coach John Barker, who had taken over after Mick Malthouse was sacked about a month earlier.

Port Adelaide, round 23, 2013, AAMI Stadium, 15.14 (104) v 15.13 (103)

With a finals spot on the line, Murphy produced a virtuoso performance to help lift his side to victory after the Blues trailed by 29 points at the final change. – Howard Kotton

Matches: 18 Wins: 6 Losses: 12 Draws: 0

To succeed, teams generally need to win the close ones and have a good run with injuries. In the Nathan Buckley era, the Magpies have come up short in both areas. Their inability to seal the deal was never more evident than in a three-week patch in mid-2015 when they suffered narrow defeats to top side Fremantle (by seven points at Domain Stadium), eventual premiers Hawthorn (10 points) and Port Adelaide (three points at Adelaide Oval). A lack of composure at critical stages has continued to dog Collingwood. Though they upset Sydney in a cliffhanger at the SCG in round three, the Pies have been hurt by heartbreaking losses this year to quality opponents Greater Western Sydney and Melbourne.

Five that matter

Melbourne, round 12, 2017, MCG, 15.10 (100) v 15.14 (104)

Despite being without injured stars Jamie Elliott and Daniel Wells, the Pies surged to a 28-point lead in the second term and had their sights on a top-eight spot, only to concede eight of the last 12 goals.

Greater Western Sydney, round eight, 2017, Spotless Stadium, 15.9 (99) v 15.12 (102)

The Pies led by 26 points at quarter-time and were still three points in front when Steve Johnson’s brilliant crumbing goal with just 40 seconds left denied them what would have been a belief-building victory.

Sydney, round three, 2017, SCG, 11.14 (80) v 11.13 (79)

Collingwood led by a game-high 21 points at the first change and wasn’t headed until late in the last quarter, before Will Hoskin-Elliott’s exquisite long-range set shot proved the difference and avoided a disastrous 0-3 opening.

Richmond, round two, 2016, SCG, 13.9 (87) v 12.14 (86)

Pilloried for their insipid effort in an 80-point loss to Sydney at the SCG in their season opener, the Pies trailed by 17 points deep into the final term but slotted the last three goals, with Brodie Grundy nailing the matchwinner with just four seconds left.

Hawthorn, round 14, 2015, MCG, 12.19 (91) v 15.11 (101)

The Pies had the chance to leapfrog Hawthorn to reclaim a spot in the top four and despite blazing 2.9 in the third term, they kicked the first three goals of the last quarter to lead by nine points, only for the eventual triple premier to snare the last three goals. – Ben Collins

Matches: 22 Wins: 15 Losses: 6 Draws: 1

Essendon’s record in tight games is strong in the past five seasons. They were particularly good in the 12 months between round 16, 2014 and round 15, 2015, when they played in seven games decided by 10 points or less and didn’t lose any (one was a draw). The Dons have also had a surprisingly good record in tight games interstate. In their six tight games interstate in the featured period, the Dons have come home with the points on four occasions, including two at Domain Stadium.

Five that matter

Sydney, round 14, 2017, SCG, 11.20 (86) to 12.13 (85)

Friday night’s epic encounter saw Essendon somehow squander a 19-point lead with fewer than five minutes left in the game. Gary Rohan’s goal after the siren sank the Bombers in a shattering loss.

Hawthorn, round two, 2015, MCG, 12.6 (78) to 11.10 (76)

Cale Hooker pushed forward and snapped a brilliant goal in the dying moments to hand Essendon a famous victory in front of a joyous crowd. The Hawks were set to win the lead back before the siren rang.

Carlton, round 23, 2014, MCG, 13.12 (90) to 14.6 (90)

The first draw of 2014 took until the final round to come, when the fierce rivals met in a classic at the MCG. Both sides led by four goals at different stages before Blues defender Zach Tuohy’s shot levelled the scores with less than a minute remaining.

West Coast, round 14, 2013, Domain Stadium, 13.13 (91) to 15.8 (98)

Jobe Watson defied the jeers of West Coast supporters to lead his team to a strong seven-point win in Perth. Dyson Heppell sealed it with a goal late in the game.

Fremantle, round three, 2013, Domain Stadium, 10.12 (72) to 9.14 (68)

An emotional and stirring victory for the Bombers as the supplements scandal began to explode with revelation after revelation. Essendon trailed by 37 points in the second half and would have lost if Docker Chris Mayne’s shot didn’t hit the post in the final few seconds. – Callum Twomey

Matches: 18 Wins: 13 Losses: 4 Draws: 1

The Dockers have been masters of the nailbiting finish under Ross Lyon. Extending the timeframe out to the start of 2012 when Lyon took over, Freo has played in 22 games decided by 10 points or fewer and won 15 of them. A 10-point semi-final defeat in 2012 against Adelaide was a heartbreaker, but they say finals failure is required to steel a group and Fremantle reached a maiden Grand Final the next season. In 2015 when the Dockers finished on top of the ladder, they won all five of their close matches – including a close qualifying final against Sydney. Fremantle is in a rebuilding phase this season, but winning three of four narrow games has been positive for a developing group.

Five that matter

Geelong, round 14, 2017, Simonds Stadium, 10.14 (74) v 11.6 (72)

It looked mission impossible without Nat Fyfe or Aaron Sandilands but the Dockers – fielding their youngest team for 2017 with five of this year’s six debutants – were a straight Michael Walters kick from pulling off one of the great victories.

Melbourne, round 4, 2017, MCG 15.14 (104) v 16.10 (106)

Coming off a stunning upset of the Bulldogs, the Dockers booted nine goals in the third quarter, coughed up the lead and had to come from behind late with Cam McCarthy’s toepoke sealing a stunning win at the home of football to resurrect the season.

Sydney, Qualifying Final, 2015, Domain Stadium, 10.9 (69) v 7.18 (60)

After finishing on top of the ladder, Freo survived a gutsy effort by the undermanned Swans to book a second home preliminary final in three seasons.

Richmond, round 17, 2015, MCG, 10.18 (78) v 12.10 (72)

Trailing for almost the entire game, Freo snatched a heartstopper when Bachar Houli’s kick-in was intercepted and the ball eventually landed in the hands of David Mundy, who kicked the match-winner in the final minute. Mundy broke Tiger hearts again in round eight this year with an after-the-siren major.

Port Adelaide, round 23, 2014, Domain Stadium 16.9 (105) v 14.13 (97)

Needing a win to secure fourth spot and the finals double-chance ahead of Port, Fremantle kicked away by 38 points 12 minutes into the last quarter and then had to hold-on grimly as the Power surged but fell just short. – Travis King

Matches: 27 Wins: 19 Losses: 7 Draws: 1

The Cats have an enviable record in tight matches under Chris Scott. Luck has played a part, as it always does, in many of the wins but so has the decision making under pressure of experienced players as well as a commitment to fight out games until the very end that is part of the Cats’ DNA. They have won their past five games decided by less than a goal, and in two of those it has taken an inaccurate kick from the opposition to get Geelong over the line. However, with Joel Selwood and Patrick Dangerfield in the team, the Cats will always be hard to get past.

Five that matter

Fremantle, round 14, 2017, Simonds Stadium, 10.14 (74) v 11.6 (72)

Down to one fit man on the bench and with its skipper out of the game the Cats reeled in a 19-point lead then hung on, just, relying on a missed shot at goal from the Docker Michael Walters with one second remaining to win.

Port Adelaide, round 10, 2017, Simonds Stadium, 11.15 (81) v 11.13 (79)

A last-minute miracle from Patrick Dangerfield got the Cats over the line and it could be the difference between a final at home or interstate by season’s end.

Hawthorn, qualifying final, 2016, MCG, 12.13 (85) v 12.11 (83)

Isaac Smith’s missed set shot that gave the Cats’ victory pushed Geelong into a preliminary final and caused the Hawks to go out in straight sets after losing to eventual premier the Western Bulldogs. It meant the Cats came out of the season feeling better about themselves, despite losing to the Swans in the Preliminary Final.

Isaac Smith’s missed shot saw Geelong advance to 2016 preliminary final. Picture: AFL Photos

North Melbourne, semi-final, 2014, MCG, 13.14 (92) v 14.14 (98)

The Cats stormed home but fell short meaning they were out of the finals in straight sets. It gave the team the impetus to continue its resetting strategy.

Hawthorn, preliminary final, 2013, MCG, 14.18 (102) v 15.7 (97)

The classic Sliding Doors moment that set the Hawks on course for a three-peat, ending the ‘Kennett Curse’ and denying many current Cats a shot at the title. The loss still burns deep. – Peter Ryan

Matches: 17 Wins: 5 Losses: 11 Draws: 1

The Suns have a poor record in these matches, regardless of who coached or where they were played. There are no glaring capitulations and no trend of blowing leads, but with a young team for much of its existence, Gold Coast can point to a lack of cooler heads in some of these matches.

Five that matter

West Coast, round 11, 2017, Metricon Stadium, 11.14 (80) v 11.11 (77)

Peter Wright’s long-range goal inside the final two minutes proved the winner in this one. Gold Coast had surrendered the lead, but fought hard to win it back and keep its finals chances alive.

Brisbane Lions, round one, 2017, Metricon Stadium, 14.12 (96) v 15.8 (98)

A terrible way to start the season, the Suns conceded the first seven goals of the game and fell just short of a big comeback. A game that could haunt them at the end of the season.

West Coast, round 18, 2015, Metricon Stadium, 12.11 (83) v 11.17 (83)

On a wet night at Carrara, star forward Tom Lynch stepped up to tie the game with a set shot from 35m as the siren sounded. It was a great result for the home team against the Grand Final-bound Eagles.

Collingwood, round 16, 2014, Metricon Stadium, 11.14 (80 v 10.15 (75)

The best win in club history. Gold Coast overcame the dislocated shoulder to superstar Gary Ablett and played the final quarter with no fit players on the bench, but held on to keep its spot in the eight.

Collingwood, round 17, 2013, Metricon Stadium, 13.7 (85) v 11.12 (78)

A breakthrough win against a big club for the Suns, Ablett was a colossus, racking up 49 disposals and kicking two goals, including the match-sealer when he sidestepped Nick Maxwell to snap from 40m. – Michael Whiting

Matches: 20 Wins: 9 Losses: 11 Draws: 0

Getting hold of the tight ones has been something the Giants have significantly improved this season, especially when compared to what they achieved in 2016. They made it to the finals for the first time last year and finished in the top four but dropped four out of five for the season, including a heartbreaker to the Western Bulldogs in a home preliminary final. Compare that record to 2017 and Leon Cameron’s men have turned it all around, winning four out of five, with wins over Collingwood and Richmond at the death, and a huge win over the Eagles in Perth.

Five that matter

Western Bulldogs, preliminary final, 2016, Spotless Stadium, 12.11 (83) vs 13.11 (89)

GWS had a maiden Grand Final appearance in their sights but couldn’t hold off the Dogs in the last term, and lost a thriller to the eventual premiers.

West Coast, round 10, 2017, Domain Stadium, 14.14 (98) vs 14.6 (90)

The injury-riddled Giants knocked off the Eagles for the first time, inspired by Toby Greene’s last-term heroics in the west.

Hawthorn, round six, 2015, Spotless Stadium, 16.12 (108) vs 14.14 (98)

Arguably the club’s most significant win at the time, Jeremy Cameron’s seven goals helped the home side to a stirring win over the soon-to-be three-time reigning premiers.

Collingwood, round eight, 2017, Spotless Stadium, 15.12 (102) vs 15.9 (99)

Another half dozen from Cameron, 36 touches for Josh Kelly, and a piece of Steve Johnson magic on the siren helped GWS to a stunning win.

West Coast, round 21, 2016, Spotless Stadium, 14.12 (96) vs 14.13 (97)

A late Nic Naitanui goal stole the game for the Eagles and cost the Giants a home qualifying final at Spotless Stadium, although it proved inconsequential when they smashed the Swans across the road. – Adam Curley

Matches: 22 Wins: 15 Losses: 7

With one notable exception, the Hawks have been pretty good in the clutch. A series of close losses at the start of the decade, with the 2011 preliminary final the most painful, sparked the Hawks into action and it was during a fact-finding visit to the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs one summer that coach Alastair Clarkson came up with the idea of installing a countdown clock at Waverley Park in order to practise what to do in the final minutes. The preliminary final win over Geelong in 2013 ensured it was worth every cent they paid.

Five that matter

Geelong, preliminary final, 2013, MCG 14.18. (92) v 15.7 (97)

Shaun Burgoyne was magnificent in the final quarter as the Hawks finally snapped the ‘Kennett Curse’, coming from 20 points down at the final change.

Essendon, round two, 2014, Etihad Stadium 13.12 (90) v 12.14 (86)

Full house, closed roof and the Bombers a goal and bit clear with only two minutes to go. Yet quick goals to Luke Breust and Cyril Rioli stole it for the Hawks.

Sydney, round 17, 2016, SCG 11.9 (75) v 10.10 (70)

Goals in the last two minutes to Burgoyne and a monster from Rioli gave the Hawks a sweet win and sent them to the top of the ladder.

Geelong, qualifying final, 2016, MCG 12.11 (83) v 12.13 (85)

A titanic struggle against the Cats (as always) but after moving the ball swiftly from end to end in the dying seconds, Isaac Smith missed the set shot after the siren that would have seen the Hawks into another preliminary final.

Sydney, round 10, 2017, SCG 11.10 (76) v 10.10 (70)

New skipper Jarryd Roughead’s finest moment of his comeback season. A long kick from 50m out to sink the Swans in what was a heated, almost spiteful clash between the great modern rivals. – Ashley Browne

Matches: 16 Wins: 7 Losses: 9 Draws: 0

Simon Goodwin has made a point of declaring any past results irrelevant, including various hoodoos and hefty losses. However, with the Demons considered legitimate finals contenders this year, it’s pertinent to examine how the team has fared in tight tussles in recent matches, given numerous September contests are decided by less than a kick. Melbourne’s two-point loss to Fremantle in round four was deflating and the Demons then failed to overrun Hawthorn in round seven, going down by three points. Thankfully for Goodwin, Melbourne has found itself on the other side of the ledger in its past two close matches, beating Collingwood in round 12 by four points, and West Coast – thanks to Tom McDonald’s late heroics – by three points last weekend.

Five that matter

West Coast, round 14, 2017, Domain Stadium, 15.9 (99) to 14.12 (96)

Down by 16 points with only six minutes remaining, the Demons booted the last three majors of the match – including Tom McDonald’s stunning effort from the goalsquare – to win their fourth-straight game.

Collingwood, round 12, 2017, MCG, 15.14 (104) to 15.10 (100)

Jack Watts was the hero for Melbourne, kicking a pressure-filled goal with less than two minutes to go to give the Demons victory in a thriller at the MCG.

Hawthorn, round seven, 2017, MCG, 14.7 (91) to 14.10 (94)

The Hawks turned back the clock and built a 35-point lead early in the third quarter. Melbourne staged a late comeback but Hawthorn’s defence stood firm in the final frantic moments.

Ben Stratton offers a hand to Jordan Lewis after the Hawks’ round seven win. Picture: AFL Photos

Fremantle, round four, 2017, MCG, 15.14 (104) to 16.10 (106)

Fremantle outlasted a fast-finishing Melbourne, surging to a 22-point lead at three-quarter time. The Demons led by 27 points in the second term and appeared to have the game in their keeping, but allowed the Dockers back into the match.

West Coast, round 18, 2016, Domain Stadium, 8.12 (60) to 10.6 (66)

Melbourne should have won this game, there are no doubts about it. The Demons led at every change, led the inside-50 count (66 to 37) and had 20 scores to the Eagles’ 16. It was the Demons’ 17th straight loss at the venue, a streak finally broken by last Saturday night’s heroics. – Ben Guthrie

Matches: 22 Wins: 8 Losses: 14 Draws: 0

The Kangaroos’ horror run in tight matches this year – four defeats by under a goal – is a throwback to the 2013 season, when they had a 1-6 record in games decided by 10 points or fewer. They were a win short of finals that year, so it proved costly. The issue seemed to be solved when North went 7-4 in those matches between 2014 and 2016, although it lost the last two of those in what may have been a revealing precursor to 2017. Kangas coach Brad Scott has an unsightly 1-9 record overall in one and two-point contests.

Five that matter

Fremantle, round 5, 2017, Domain Stadium, 9.8 (62) v 9.13 (67)

A third loss by five points or fewer in four rounds consigned the Roos to an 0-5 record – the club’s worst start in 45 years – and was made worse by the fact they were 29 points up in the third term.

Sydney, round 22, 2016, Blundstone Arena, 10.16 (76) v 12.13 (85)

North’s 9-0 beginning was a long way in the rear-view mirror by this stage, but the match against the eventual grand finalist represented a wasted opportunity to kickstart its campaign on finals eve.

West Coast, round 10, 2015, Blundstone Arena, 13.7 (85) v 10.15 (75)

The Kangaroos took just a six-point buffer into three-quarter time and kicked into a strong wind in the final term, but hung tough to level their season ledger after consecutive defeats entering the contest.

Geelong, semi-final, 2014, MCG, 14.14 (98) v 13.14 (92)

This shouldn’t have been a nailbiter, with the Cats steaming home from 32 points down at the 14-minute mark to get within a goal of North Melbourne, which advanced to its first preliminary final since 2007.

West Coast, round eight, 2013, Domain Stadium, 13.10 (88) v 12.18 (90)

Two words: Nic Naitanui. The boys from Arden Street led by 15 points 11 minutes into the last quarter and Sam Wright hit the post on a potential sealer, but a huge Naitanui pack mark and goal with 30 seconds to go completed the Eagles’ comeback. – Marc McGowan

Matches: 29 Wins: 10 Losses: 19 Draws: 0

The Power will want to rectify their ability in close games if they are to be considered a genuine premiership contender. Coach Ken Hinkley has been in charge for the past five seasons. Of the biggest concerns is the Power’s recent record, with eight losses in their past nine games decided by 10 points or less. The only win in that span was a three-point victory over Collingwood in round 15, 2015 – the first game since the death of former assistant coach Phil Walsh.

Five that matter

Geelong, round 10, 2017, Simonds Stadium 11.13 (79) v 11.15 (81)

Cats superstar Patrick Dangerfield booted the match-winning goal with less than two minutes on the clock to deny the Power a famous victory.

Adelaide, round 16, 2015, Adelaide Oval 17.11 (113) v 18.8 (116)

On an emotional night, the Crows survived an epic fightback from the Power to win their first game since the death of coach Phil Walsh.

Taylor Walker after the Crows narrowly beat Port soon after Phil Walsh’s death. Picture: AFL Photos

Hawthorn, preliminary final, 2014, MCG 13.16 (94) v 15.7 (97)

The Power kicked five goals to two in the last quarter, but fell short against the reigning premiers.

Carlton, round 23, 2013, AAMI Stadium 15.13 (103) v 15.14 (104)

The Blues staged an amazing comeback, rallying from 39 points down in the third quarter to snatch a place in the finals.

West Coast, round five, 2013, AAMI Stadium 12.12 (84) v 10.19 (79)

The Power overturned a 41-point deficit to remain unbeaten after five rounds. – Lee Gaskin

Matches: 22 Wins: 8 Losses: 14 Draws: 0

Richmond’s inability to close out games under Damien Hardwick has received plenty of scrutiny and the Tigers have not won any of their last seven matches with a margin of 10 points or fewer. Their most recent tight win was against Sydney in round eight last year, when Sam Lloyd nervelessly slotted a goal after the siren to give his side a one-point victory. In 2017, four games have come down to the wire and three of those were against teams that made at least the preliminary final last year: Western Bulldogs, Sydney and Greater Western Sydney.

Five that matter

Greater Western Sydney, round nine, 2017, Spotless Stadium, 10.15 (75) v 11.12 (78)

Richmond coughed up a 31-point lead when the Giants went end-to-end, with Jeremy Cameron slotting a late goal to consign the Tigers to a third-straight close loss.

Fremantle, round eight, 2017, MCG, 10.10 (70) v 10.12 (72)

Brandon Ellis snapped a brilliant left-foot goal to put his side up with 21 seconds left but poor defending from the next centre bounce allowed Docker David Mundy to mark and boot a goal after the siren.

Sydney, round 23, 2014, ANZ Stadium, 10.8 (68) v 9.11 (65)

The Tigers recovered from a 3-10 record to win nine straight games, the last of which was against eventual grand finalist Sydney, to claim a finals spot.

Carlton, round 21, 2013, MCG, 14.12 (96) v 16.10 (106)

Kicking eight goals in the opening term is normally a sign a team will post a comfortable victory. The gritty Blues came back and the loss cost Richmond fourth spot and the crucial double chance in finals.

Gold Coast, round 16, 2013, Cazalys Stadium, 6.17 (53) to 6.8 (44)

In 2012, the Tigers produced what premiership coach Paul Roos described as the “worst 47 seconds in footy” to inexplicably lose to Gold Coast in Cairns. Damien Hardwick’s men returned to the venue the following year and despite wayward kicking on a windy day, redeemed themselves. – Nathan Schmook

Matches: 16 Wins: 6 Losses: 9 Draws: 1

The Saints haven’t made finals since 2011 so they have not been involved in many matches of significant consequence in recent times. However, they won 12 games last year and were on the cusp of finals, and sat in eighth spot ahead of round 15 this season. Interestingly, their closest game in a hotly-contested 2017 was against Collingwood, when they beat the Magpies by 14 points in round four. They will surely have closer matches against opponents also in the finals race, with Fremantle, Richmond, Essendon and Sydney to come in the next month.

Five that matter

Geelong, round 14, 2016, Etihad Stadium 14.9 (93) v 13.12 (90)

Not only was this the breakout game for Jade Gresham after he snapped a great late goal from the boundary, the win gave St Kilda a scalp against one of the best teams in the competition.

North Melbourne, round seven, 2016, Etihad Stadium 11.9 (75) v 11.16 (82)

This game is remembered for Roo forward Mason Wood exploiting the shot clock to run out time, but in hindsight, the eventual eight-placed team beat ninth. Only percentage split the sides at the end of the season.

Hawthorn, round four, 2016, University of Tasmania Stadium 13.6 (84) v 13.9 (87)

St Kilda looked like it would knock off the three-time reigning premiers when young forward Paddy McCartin took a brilliant pack mark from four-deep with a tick over four minutes left. However, his behind was the last score of the game.

Western Bulldogs, round six, 2015, Etihad Stadium 14.10 (94) v 13.9 (87)

Down by 55 points early in the third quarter, Jack Billings inspired the Saints with four second-half goals in what was the finest game of his career to that point.

Greater Western Sydney, round two, 2014, Etihad Stadium 15.5 (95) v 13.10 (88)

A clash between the eventual 16th and 18th-placed teams doesn’t exactly get the blood pumping but if St Kilda won one more game that season, it would have held the second pick in the NAB AFL Draft, instead of the No.1 selection it used on McCartin. – Dinny Navaratnam

Matches: 19 Wins: 8 Losses: 10 Draws: 1

The Swans haven’t won fewer than 16 games in a season since 2011 and that’s despite a reasonably poor record in the close games. They won 19 of 26 games last season but went 3-4 when it went down to the wire, but they’ve improved slightly this year at least, going 2-2. Perhaps the most alarming stat is their record at home, especially over the past two seasons, when they’ve won just two of six tight games at the SCG. Sydney look to have steadied this season however with two-straight comeback victories against Richmond and Essendon.

Five that matter

Fremantle, qualifying final, 2015, Domain Stadium, 7.18 (60) vs 10.9 (69)

With Lance Franklin, Luke Parker and Kieren Jack all missing, inaccurate kicking blew any chance of an upset and a week off, and the Swans crashed out in straight sets the following week.

Richmond, round 23, 2014, ANZ Stadium, 9.11 (65) vs 10.8 (68)

The shock loss on the eve of the finals stung the Swans who breezed in the decider with easy wins over Fremantle and North Melbourne, only to be wiped off the ground by the Hawks.

Essendon, round 14, 2017, SCG, 11.20 (86) vs 12.13 (85)

A host of Essendon howlers let the Swans in and they took full advantage, booting three goals in the last five minutes of the game, with Gary Rohan’s winner coming after the siren.

Western Bulldogs, round 15, 2016, SCG, 11.13 (79) vs 13.5 (83)

After a massive upset loss to the Dogs the previous season at home, Jason Johannisen torched the Swans again with a late winner.

Hawthorn, round eight, 2015, MCG, 11.7 (73) vs 9.15 (69)

The Swans kicked 3.0 in the last quarter to the Hawks’ 1.4, to gain the edge in another classic between two great modern day rivals. – Adam Curley

Matches: 24 Wins: 11 Losses: 12 Draws: 1

West Coast was ahead of the win-loss ledger in close games until recently. In losing four of their past five games, the Eagles have gone down three times by fewer than 10 points against GWS, Gold Coast and Melbourne. In a topsy-turvy season like this, winning one or even two of those games would put a whole new complexion on West Coast’s run home towards September. Last year the Eagles stole victories against the Demons at home and Giants away but just fell short of a top-four berth. Will losing to the Giants, Suns and Demons this year in games West Coast probably should have won prove costly?

Five that matter

Melbourne, round 14, 2017, Domain Stadium, 14.12 (96) v 15.9 (99)

The Eagles led by 16 points nearing time on in the final term – and could have been up by 21 but for a wayward Lewis Jetta set shot – before the Dees launched a thrilling fightback to end a 15-year hoodoo against West Coast in Perth.

Gold Coast, round 11, 2017, Metricon Stadium, 11.14 (80) v 11.11 (77)

West Coast coughed up a 10-point break in the final term against the struggling Suns and limped into the bye with a third-straight loss – a defeat which could come back to bite in the finals race.

Greater Western Sydney, round 21, 2016, Spotless Stadium, 14.12 (96) v 14.13 (97)

Nic Naitanui produced one of the greatest moments of individual brilliance in club history by snapping the match-winning goal from a stoppage in the final seconds, keeping the Eagles in the ultimately unsuccessful hunt for a top-four spot.

Gold Coast, round 18, 2015, Metricon Stadium, 12.11 (83) v 11.17 (83)

It might not have mattered that much in the context of the season given the Eagles made the Grand Final anyway, but Suns star Tom Lynch marked and goaled with four seconds left to snatch a draw, with those lost two points ultimately costing West Coast top spot and the McClelland Trophy which went to arch-rivals Fremantle.

Essendon, round 21, 2014, Etihad Stadium, 11.11 (77) v 11.8 (74)

West Coast looked set to jump into the top eight at Essendon’s expense after leading by 34 points early in the third term, but succumbed to a stunning Bombers fightback. The Eagles finished the season – Adam Simpson’s first in charge – in ninth spot, a win behind Richmond in eighth. – Travis King

Matches 32 Wins 18 Losses 14 Draws 0

The Bulldogs have a better than 50 per cent record of winning the close ones under Luke Beveridge, claiming victory in 11 of 19 matches under the premiership coach since the start of 2015. In their run to the flag last year, the Dogs saluted in six of seven games. On their home turf Etihad Stadium, the Dogs have won 10 of 19 games in that period.

Five that matter

North Melbourne, round 14, 2017, Etihad Stadium 15. 17. (107) v 16. 10 (106) With their premiership defence teetering at 6-6 going into last week’s clash with the Kangaroos, a last-gasp point from Jake Stringer secured them a much-needed win for the premiers.

Greater Western Sydney, preliminary final, 2016, Spotless Stadium 9. 19 (79) v 11. 9 (75) In one of the clashes of 2016, the Dogs fought back from 14 points down in the last quarter to end their prelim hoodoo and go on to win the flag.

The Dogs celebrate their gripping preliminary final win over GWS in 2016. Picture: AFL Photos

Sydney Swans, round 15, 2016, SCG, 13.5 (83) v 11.13 (79)

Jason Johannisen’s set-shot goal from outside 50 gave the Dogs a memorable win that Luke Beveridge declared was “worth about 10.”

Adelaide, elimination final, 2015, MCG 14.18 (104) v 19.13 (109) The Dogs had more of the ball, more of the play and more scoring shots, but couldn’t make the most of their opportunities.

Sydney Swans, round four, 2015, SCG 11.11 (77) v 10.13 (73)

Against a hardened Sydney outfit on a soggy SCG, the young Bulldogs announced themselves as a team rapidly on the rise. – Ryan Davidson

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6526 Palm Rd, Zionsville, PA

Price: $259900

Charming farmette in Southern Lehigh School District. Lower Milford Township cape on 1.5 acres surrounded by beautiful fields! Updated home with newer roof, hot water heater, siding, windows, kitchen and brand new carpet in living/ dining room! 1st floor master bedroom with built in shelves and adjacent full bath. Second floor features 2 bedrooms and large storage room that could be an additional bedroom or closet. Walk-up attic, full walkout basement. Large 2-car garage plus a large shed & small barn with stalls & electric. Home is wired for a whole house generator. USDA OK! Great loca tion! Come see it today!

6969 Yeakels Mill Rd, Zionsville, PA

Price: $315000

This stunning contemporary home offers the best of both worlds the serenity of a peaceful wooded setting, and the convenience of a location only minutes from routes 78, 309 and 22. The grand living room is comfortable and impressive, with a soaring cathedral ceiling and a chalet-style wall of windows. The kitchen features cherry cabinets, a double oven, a large island, and skylight. The kitchen opens to a large dining area with ceiling fan and double doors to one of the two decks. The large master bedroom has an ensuite bath with shower and jet tub. Two more bedrooms, another full bath and laundry complete the main level. The lower level features a comfortable gathering room with brick propane fireplace, full bath, mud room, and large storage room. There are two decks, an attached two-car garage, and new paint and carpet throughout. The home is in the desirable East Penn School District.

6311 Chestnut St, Zionsville, PA

Price: $192500

This Fabulous Property includes a 40 X 60 2 story outbuilding that is the perfect location for your business and is currently being used as RETAIL ANTIQUE SHOP. The Home has 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, a 3 season room, a first floor laundry room, a large over sized lot and much more! This superb property has many possibilities for a live in business owner and is worthy of your inspection.

6311 Chestnut St, Zionsville, PA

Price: $192500

6271 Batman Rd, Zionsville, PA

Price: $895000

Exceptional architectural design with a grand floor plan is the hallmark of this extraordinary home.The origins of the home are circa 1850s while recent additions blend the expansive living area to the original stone farmhouse.Measuring 76×48′,the grand living areas are graced with beautiful, custom carved wood columns from Thailand and an intricate dividing screen, crafted in China from vintage doors.Spacious kitchen,living room,and master suite round out the 1st floor.The second floor addition features living quarters,complete with kitchen and access to the deck, overlooking 6 acres. Uniting the original farmhouse, is another gallery room with vaulted ceilings, accentuated with an exquisite hand carved balcony railing.An additional 3 bedrooms,full bath and large rec room complete the second floor.Revel in the unforgettable indoor pool oasis with entertaining area, kitchenette, and changing rooms.Experience the magnitude of this home and its lush landscaping through our virtual tour.

5870 Chestnut St, Zionsville, PA

Price: $148000

Charming Cape in desirable East Penn School District! 3 bedrooms 1 ½ baths; Upon entering the living room, you will find a stone fireplace to keep you warm and cozy; large eat in kitchen with plenty of cabinets & counter space; formal dining room with plenty of room for entertaining; Main bath has been tastefully updated; family room with patio door that leads to a large fenced rear yard. Once out back, you will find a covered patio where you can relax and enjoy the peaceful setting. Other amenities include pond, utility shed, kennel, walk out basement; 2 car garage, 200 amp elect ric service. Come see what this home has to offer!

6864 Sigmund Rd, Zionsville, PA

Price: $59990

This Lot/Land located at 6864 Sigmund Road, Zionsville, PA is currently for sale and has been listed on theochomesearch for 26 days. This property is listed by RE/MAX Realty Group for $59,990. The property has a lot size of 1.26 acres. 6864 Sigmund Rd is in the 18092 ZIP code in Zionsville, PA.

5722 Kings Hwy S, Zionsville, PA

Price: $399000

Excellent location with great signage exposure and very high traffic counts. Property consists of 1st floor office/retail and 2nd floor apartment with separate entrance. A 2 bay detached garage with office space. Garage has apx. 16 foot ceilings. Potential uses would could be used car lot, detail shop, auto repair, accountant, attorney office, retail, or anything that may need a garage and office space. And the ability to live in 2nd floor apartment or rent it out for additional income. New 200 amp electric panels, new windows, and new water heater.3panels 200 amp each unit

6901 Sell Rd, Zionsville, PA

Price: $395000

Set on nearly 4 peaceful acres, this exceptional home has a distinctly rural feel yet is convenient to all of the necessities of life. Native plantings frame the home, providing 4 seasons of interest and beauty. The large step down family room invites you to relax and enjoy the views through two walls of windows while the adjacent sun room provides plenty of light. Spacious kitchen with wood burning fireplace and two eat-in areas provides an easy flow to bright living and dining rooms and access to covered front porch and back deck & patio. Relax in the master bedroom w/ tastefully reno vated ensuite dressing area and glass & tile shower room. Three additional bedrooms, all with great views and updated hall bath with tile tub/shower complete this 2nd level. There are new windows throughout & fully finished basement with outside access. Be charmed by this retreat with easy access to East Penn schools, parks & hiking trails, Hawk Mt, Velodrome and major routes!

6529 Stationview E, Zionsville, PA

Price: $91000

What an opportunity to have Anthony T. Koneski build your dream home on this incredible 1 plus acre cul-de-sac lot! A country feel in a beautiful East Penn rural setting, but minutes to all locations using Route 100 or Route 29 and only 20 minutes from I-78. Last remaining lot in the beautiful Old Station Estates!

4830 Scout Rd, Zionsville, PA

Price: $310000

Welcome to 4830 Scout Rd! Pride of ownership is evident throughout the pristine home and 1.32 acre property! Convenient location which feels away from it all but is close to major highways and turnpike. This move in ready home boasts a 25′ x 25′ addition gathering room with pellet stove, a fully finished basement, beautiful hardwood flooring, new ceramic tile kitchen counter and stainless appliances. You will fall in love with the property! Fish ponds, gazebo, storage shed, beautiful paver walkway and paver patio, oversized and detached 1 car garage with workarea, and so much more! Sche dule your showing today!

6431 Crown Ln, Zionsville, PA

Price: $240000

Country living in East Penn School District! Three bedrooms, 1-½ bath well-maintained single family home on a beautiful 1.35 acre lot. Great bonus room addition in lower level. Central air/heat pump recently installed in 2012. New pex plumbing, hot water heater. New ceramic tile floor in lower level installed in 2012. Neutral walls, newer carpet, open living space. Family room with wood stove in lower level. Large beautifully landscaped lot, with paver patio and garden shed. EP Henry retaining wall entranceway! Schedule your private showing today!

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